Gajanan Bhat

Gajanan Bhat

Dr. Bhat is the Georgia Athletic Association Professor of Fibers and Textiles at the University of Georgia (UGA) and the head of the department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors. Before joining UGA, he was a faculty member at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) for 26 years, where his research covered nonwovens - melt blown, spunbonded and biodegradable, plastics recycling, nanotechnology, sustainable materials, and high-performance fibers. He has been part of the Textiles and Nonwovens Development Center (TANDEC) at UTK from the beginning in 1990 where he collaborated with a large number of companies on research and development of nonwovens related products. At UGA, he has established a laboratory with multiple pilot lines to conduct research on N95 masks, other PPE and next generation filter media. In recognition of his fundamental research contribution to the field, Dr. Bhat was recognized with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Fiber Society in 1999. He is active in INDA, TAPPI and the American Filtration Society, World Filtration Institute (WFI), and received the TAPPI Technical Achievement Award in 2014. He is a distinguished instructor for WFI’s Nonwovens in Filtration course. In the past he has taught the Nonwovens tutorials and courses for multiple global organizations such as INDA, TAPPI.

Course outline

Nonwovens have a significant share of the filter media market, and their share continues to grow. Nonwovens are fairly easy to produce, and it is possible to produce highly engineered sophisticated products because of the flexibility to use a wide range of materials and processes that can be used. Also, they can be least expensive filter media. This course will provide a good understanding of what nonwovens are, how they are different from other fabrics and what processes can be used to produce them. With this knowledge you will be able to understand the role and importance of Nonwovens in Filtration industry as well as its advantages and limitations. You will be able to Engineer the products depending on your application demand. As nonwoven filters are used more commonly as disposable filter media, the challenges and opportunities to develop sustainable filter media will be discussed. The topics that will be covered include:

  • Introduction to Nonwovens
  • Nonwoven Applications in Filtration
  • Nonwoven Processes and Technologies
  • Materials for Nonwovens, and Manufacturing Processes
  • Structure and Properties of Nonwovens
  • Product Design and Development for Filtration
  • Recent Advances and Future Directions

 

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