Characterization of Battery Separators

The topics covered will be as follows:

• A brief about Batteries and separators
• Role of pore size distribution in battery separators
• Air and liquid permeability of battery separators
• Total porosity vs through porosity

Presenter:  Rahul Salunkhe

Dr. Rahul R. Salunkhe is an Associate Professor at IIT Jammu, specializing in solid-state batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and nanoporous materials for energy storage. With 106 publications, 4 patents, and over 14,500 Google Scholar citations (h-index: 57), he has guided six Ph.D. scholars and led three major projects. His prior roles include research positions in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, focusing on advanced materials for supercapacitors and batteries. A recipient of the Ramanujan Fellowship (2017) and INSPIRE Faculty Award (2014), he holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Shivaji University.