Dr. Krishna Kumar Pandey

Designation: Scientist- F & Head

 

Qualification:  M. Sc. (Physics), Ph. D. (Physics)

 

Area of Specialization: 

  • Molecular Spectroscopy

  • Wood Technology

Research Interests: 

  • Characterization of wood polymers by spectroscopic techniques (FTIR, Raman, NMR, Fluorescence etc.)

  • Surface chemistry of wood

  • Weathering of wood and its prevention

  • Chemical modification of wood

  • Wood coatings

  • Photochemistry/Photophysics of wood constituents and dyes

Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognition:

  • UGC Junior Research Fellow, Kumaun Univ. Nainital (1984-1986).

  • UGC Senior Research Fellow, Kumaun Univ. Nainital (1986-1988).

  • CSIR Senior Research Fellow, Kumaun Univ. Nainital (1989-1990).

  • DST Young Scientist Research Project (SERCYS) (1990-1992).

  • MONBUSO Fellow, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan (1993-1994).

  • FAO Fellow, Forest Product Research Centre, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, U.K. (1999).

  • Ron Cockcroft Award (RCA) of International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG) (2004)

  • Visiting Fellow, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland (2006-2007)

Research Publication :

 

Number of Research Papers Published: 41

 

Details of Research Papers Published:

  1. K. K. Pandey and T. Vuorinen.UV resonance Raman spectroscopic study of photodegradation of hardwood and softwood lignins by UV laser. Holzforschung, 62 (2008) 169-175.

  2. K. K. Pandey and T. Vuorinen. Study of kinetics of reaction of lignin model compounds with propylene oxide. Holzforschung, 62 (2008) 183-188.

  3. K. K Pandey and H.C. Nagaveni Rapid characterization of brown and white rot degraded chir pine and rubberwood by FTIR. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 65 (6), 2007, 477-481.

  4. G.K. Prakash, K. K. Pandey, R K.D. Ram and K. M. Mahadevan: Dimensional stability and photostability of octanoylated Wood. Holzforschung, 60 (5) (2006), 539-542.

  5. K. K. Pandey and N. Chandrashekhar: Photostability of Wood Surfaces Esterified by Benzoyl Chloride. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 99 (5) (2006) 2367 – 2374.

  6. K.K. Pandey and N.K Upreti: Role of pretreatments in protection of wood surface and finishes in weathering of Pterocarpus marsupium wood. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 17(1) (2005) 141-150.

  7. K. K. Pandey:  Study of effect of photo-irradiation on surface chemistry of wood. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 90 (1) (2005) 9-20.

  8. K. K. Pandey: A note on the influence of extractives on the photo-discolouration and photo-degradation of wood. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 87 (2005) 375-379.

  9. U. Tripathy, P. B. Bisht and K. K. Pandey: Excitation energy transfer efficiency of dipole–dipole interaction in a dye pair in polymer medium. Research on Chemical Intermediates, Volume 31 (7-8), 2005, pp. 649-659.

  10. U. Tripathy, P. B. Bisht and K. K. Pandey: Study of excitation energy migration and transfer in DMOCI-RB in thin films of polyvinyl alcohol, Chemical Physics, 299 (2004) 105-112.

  11. K. K. Pandey and A.J. Pitman.  Examination of Lignin Content in a Softwood and Hardwood Decayed by a Brown-Rot Fungus Using the Acetyl Bromide Method and FTIR Spectroscopy. Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 42 (2004) 2340-2346.

  12. P. Oevering, A. J. Pitman and K. K. Pandey:  Wood digestion in Pselactus spadix Herbst - a weevil attacking marine timber structures. Biofouling, 19 (2003) 249S-254S.

  13. K. K. Pandey and A.J. Pitman: FTIR studies of the changes in wood chemistry following decay by brown-rot and white-rot fungi. International Biodeteriotation and Biodegradation, 52 (2003) 151-160.

  14. A Samani., K. K. Pandey and K.S. Reddy: Economics of Biomass Energy Conversion Systems. Wood News, 13 (2003) 22-23.

  15. K. K. Pandey and A.J. Pitman: Weathering characteristics of modified rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 85 (2002) 622-631.

  16. A Samani,. K. K. Pandey, D.P. Khali and K.S. Reddy: Energy and Chemicals from Biomass. My Forest, 37 (2001) 581-592.

  17. S.S Chauhan., A. Karmarkar, P.K. Aggarwal and K. K. Pandey: Moisture adsorption behaviour of esterified rubber wood. Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff, 59 (2001) 250-253.

  18. N. K Upreti, K. K. Pandey and A. K. Ananthanarayana: Prevention of extractive leaching by chemical treatments in Pterocarpus marsupium. Holzforschung, 53 (1999) 675 – 676.

  19. K. K Pandey: A Study of chemical structure of soft and hardwood and wood polymers by FTIR spectroscopy. J. Applied Polymer Science, 71 (1999) 1969-1975.

  20. K. K Pandey, S.S. Chauhan and P.K. Aggarwal: Reaction of wood with inorganic salts. Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff, 56 (1998) 412-415.

  21. K. K Pandey and D.P. Khali: Accelerated weathering of wood modified by chromium trioxide. Holzforschung, 52 (1998) 467-471.

  22. K. K. Pandey, N. K. Upreti and V.V. Srinivasan: A Fluorescence spectroscopic study on wood. Wood Science and Technology, 32 (1998) 309-315.

  23. K. K. Pandey and K.S Theagarajan: Analysis of wood surfaces and ground wood by diffuse reflectance (DRIFT) and photoacoustic (PAS) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic techniques. Holz Roh-und Werkstoff , 55 (1997) 383-390.

  24. K. K. Pandey and S. Hirayama: Enhanced excitation energy transfer in microdroplets - a study by time resolved microscopy. J. Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 99 (1996) 165-175.

  25. K. K. Pandey, M. Okamoto and S. Hirayama : A bell-shape dependence on solvent viscosity of fluorescence quenching of 9,10-dicyanoanthracene by oxygen in solution. Chemical Physics Letters, 224 (1994) 417-423.

  26. K. K. Pandey: Electronic excitation transport, diffusion and trapping. Chemical Physics, 165 (1992) 123-134.

  27. K. K. Pandey: UO22+  Sm3+ and UO22+  Pr3+, energy transfer in sodium borate glass : Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, 29 (1991) 362-367.

  28. K. K. Pandey and T.C. Pant: Migration Modulated donor-acceptor energy transfer in PMMA. Journal of Luminescence 47 (1991) 319-325.

  29. K. K. Pandey and T.C. Pant:  Solar energy concentrator based on uranyl-doped PMMA. Solar Energy Materials, 21(1991) 327-334.

  30. K. K. Pandey and T.C. Pant: Diffusion-modulated energy transfer. Chemical Physics Letters, 170 (1990) 244-252.

  31. K. K. Pandey, H.C. Joshi and T.C. Pant; Influence of donor-donor transport on excitation energy transfer. PRAMANA - Journal of Physics, 32 (1989) 63-72.

  32. K. K. Pandey, H.C. Joshi and T.C. Pant; Migration effects on excitation energy transfer by decay analysis using a nanosecond fluorimeter. Chemical Physics Letters, 148 (1988) 472-478.

  33. K. K. Pandey, H.C. Joshi and T.C. Pant: Excitation energy migration and transfer in a dye pair in PMMA. Journal of Luminescence, 42 (1988) 197-203.

  34. H.C. Joshi, K. K. Pandey, K.K. Pant, G.C. Joshi and T.C. Pant: Energy transfer from acriflavine to rhodamine B in cellulose acetate. Indian J. Pure & Applied Physics, 24 (1986) 513-514.

Papers Published in Proceedings of Symposiums/Conferences: 

  1. K. K. Pandey and T. Vuorinen. Kinetic studies on etherification of some lignin model compounds, Proceedings of 3rd European Conference on Wood Modification 2007, Cardiff, 57-64.

  2. K. K Pandey: Photodegradation of unmodified and chemically modified wood surfaces. Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Surfacing and Finishing of wood, Kyoto, Japan, (2004) 75-86.

  3. K. K. Pandey: Correlation between changes in colour and chemical composition during photo-degradation of wood surfaces. International Research Group on Wood protection. Document No. IRG/WP 05-40301, Stockholm, Sweden.

  4. K. K. Pandey: Photo-discoloration and Degradation of Wood and its Stabilisation by Modification with Benzoyl Chloride. International Research Group on Wood preservation. (2004) Document No. IRG/WP 04-40274, Stockholm, Sweden.

  5. K. K. Pandey: Natural and accelerated weathering of Rubber wood. Proceedings of Symposium on Advances in Polymeric Building materials POLY BUILT, Roorkee (2003) 130- 136.

  6. S. S Chauhan, A.Karmarkar and K. K. Pandey: Dimensional stabilisation of wood by chemical modification. Procedings of IPIRTI Conference, (1998) 164-168.

  7. K. K.Pandey, M. Okamoto and S. Hirayama : A study of diffusion effects on oxygen quenching of 9,10-dicyanoanthracene in solution. Proceedings of Symposium on Photochemistry, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1993, 469-470.

Completed Projects:

  1. Characterization and quantitative analysis of decayed wood by fluorescence and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy - (Funding agency - International Foundation for Science, Sweden).

  2. Weathering of Wood Surfaces, (Funding agency - CSIR New Delhi).

  3. Analysis of wood and its constituents by fluorescence and FTIR spectroscopic technique - a non destructive tool for rapid characterisation of wood (Funding agency – ICFRE, Dehradun).

  4. Energy Transfer in Laser dyes (DST New Delhi).

Current Research Projects:  

  1. Performance of Coatings on Modified Wood Surfaces (Funding agency- ICFRE, Dehradun).

Communication Address :

 

Dr. Krishna Kumar Pandey

Scientist- F & Head

Wood Seasoning and Preservation Division

Institute of Wood Science and Technology

18th Cross, Malleswaram

Bangalore- 560003,

Karnataka State, India

 

Tel: 0091-80-22190169(O)

      0091-80-22190200(R)

Fax:0091-80-23345029

E-Mail: kkpandey@icfre.org ; krishna_pandey@indiatimes.com