Mehraj Fatema Mulla

Research Officer

Research Interests

I received my Ph.D. in food engineering and technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. I was felicitated with the Institute of Chemical Technology's 2012 Best Thesis Award. Since then, I have worked in the field of research and development. My expertise includes but is not limited to the production of biodegradable packaging films using solvent casting and extrusion; film characterization; product development; food analysis; high pressure processing; acrylamide determination and reduction in traditional Indian products; a kinetic study; and legume protein isolation and characterization, oil seed waste valorisation

Current Projects

The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) food waste challenge winner leaf no waste project (SFI '20/FIP/FD/8934P) https://leafnowaste.wordpress.com/

Education

PhD (Food Engineering and Technology)

Publications

Shonte, T. T., Mulla, M. F., Foley, L., & Pathania, S. (2024). Mechanisms of Action and Preservation Effects of Packaging Systems for Mushrooms: Novel Approaches to Preserve Irish Edible Mushrooms. Coatings, 14(2), 172.

Mulla, M. Z., Rostamabadi, H., Habibi, N., & Falsafi, S. R. (2023). Pullulan nanocomposites: Effect of nanoparticles and essential oil reinforcement on its performance and food packaging applications. Food and Humanity, 1, 887-894.

Mulla, M. Z., Ahmed, J., Vahora, A., & Pathania, S. (2023). Effect of pectin incorporation on characteristics of chitosan based edible films. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 17(6), 5569-5581.

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