Research & Consultancy

Department of Chemical Engineering

Sr no	Name of the faculty member	Research Specialization to be displayed on the R&C website	Any specific interesting research problems that the faculty member is working or intends to work upon
1.	Dr. Z. V. P. Murthy	Wastewater Treatment Separation Processes (membrane separations, Adsorption, Electrocoagulation etc.) Nanoscience/Nanotechnology	• Membrane distillation; membrane distillation-crystallization; membrane bioreactor; pervaporation separation
2.	Dr. P. A. Parikh	Catalysis in Refining and Petrochemical Processes Fuels Biofuels Decarbonisation Technology, Hydrogen Storage and Transportation, Ammonia as a Fuel, Ammonia Decomposition	• Obtaining important and value-added blending compounds for diesel and gasoline, lower alcohol and olefin oligomerization, olefin homologation • Remediation and sustainable catalyst. • Photocatalytic degradation of wastewater.
3.	Dr. M. Chakraborty	Green Chemistry (Ionic Liquid, Microwave synthesis) Separation Processes (Emulsion liquid membrane, Supported liquid membrane etc) Nanomaterials (Synthesis and application)	• Synthesis of biofuels and biofuels additive from lignocellulosic compounds. • Separation of Endocrine disrupting compounds from wastewater using hollow fibre supported liquid membrane technique. • Application of Nanofluid for different applications like drug delivery, heat transfer etc.
4.	Dr. Mausumi Mukhopadhyay	Nanomaterials/Nanocomposite Biomass to chemicals Separation/Waste water treatment	• Nanocomposite (SnO₂, RuO₂ and TiO₂) based electrode for supercapacitor (Energy Storage) • Nanocomposite (SeNPs based) as Reactive oxygen species (ROS) Sensor (electrochemical). • Nanocomposite (CeO₂ and FeO based) as Desalination Membrane. • Nanocomposite (TiO₂, CeO₂ and ZnO) based as Antifouling Membrane. • Nanocomposite (CeO₂ based) as Industrial Coating. • Biosynthesis of nanoparticles (using plants and microorganism resources) metal nanoparticles such as Tin oxide (SnO₂), Cerium oxide (CeO₂), Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Selenium, Cadmium oxide (CdO), and Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and Iron oxide (FeO) reported for production of valuable chemicals by catalytic conversion and membrane separation. • Remediation and sustainable catalyst. • Photocatalytic degradation of wastewater.
5.	Dr. Jigisha Kamal Parikh	Energy & Environment Energy Conservation and Efficiency Upgradation Waste to Energy Process Design & Evaluation Environment Audit Environmanagement System Colloidal Science & Surface Engineering	• Biomass carbohydrates to value added chemicals and fuel components through chemo-catalytic route. • Design and development of catalytic system/process for a given molecule. • Waste valorization through Integrated biorefinery approach (Lab to Pilot Scale). • Design and development of a pilot plant process including scale up studies. • Techno-economic evaluation of various processes and plants. • Design of controlled drug delivery system including drug-eluting devices mechanism and drug release kinetics. • Encapsulation of typical bioactive components. • Process development for selective extraction/separation of bioactive components from natural resources. • Application of Process intensified approach towards establishment of a typical process. • Agriculture and food processing (Biobased materials and technology development). • Design and evaluation of wastewater treatment strategies.
6.	Dr. Chetan M. Patel	Nanoparticles production (Wet Nanomilling) Modeling & Simulation of Particulate Systems Particle Technology (Powder/Particle Size, Shape & flow-ability Characterization, Shape analysis using Image processing, Powder compaction)	• Production of nano minerals, nano biomaterials on large scale. • Preparation of Nanostructured materials for Lithium ion batteries and supercapacitor. • Curcumin Nanoparticles / nanogel for drug delivery. • DEM simulation for Pharmaceutical powder filling process.
7.	Dr. Meghal A. Desai	Natural Products Extraction Hydrotropic Separation	• Application of Design of Experiments for optimization of various parameters in a Process. • Extraction of valuable chemicals like essential oil, phenolic extracts, pectin from various biomass. • Use of sonication and microwave radiation for improving the existing process. • Apart from above, facilities like microwave and ultrasound enabled vessel, HPLC, GC, etc. can be utilized for solving a problem upon collaboration.
8.	Dr. Arun Kumar Jana	CFD Based Modelling and Simulation Liquid-liquid and gas-liquid multiphase flows Drag Reduction in Pipeline Transportation Heterogeneous catalysis in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Packed and Expanded Bed Operations	• CFD Based Modelling and Simulation, Liquid-liquid and gas-liquid multiphase flows, Drag Reduction in Pipeline Transportation, Heterogeneous catalysis in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Packed and Expanded Bed Operations
9.	Dr. Jignasa V. Gohel	Advanced thin film Solar cells Nanomaterials/Nanocomposite Nanocatalytic degradation	• New generation photovoltaic solar cells with high efficiency and low cost. • Synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterials and thin films. • Investigation on stability, efficiency and degradation studies of hybrid solar cells. • Investigation on novel materials for Energy Storage. • Ab initio study of photoelectrochemical applications.
10.	Dr. (Mrs.) Alka A. Mungray	Membrane separation process, Wastewater treatment, Forward Osmosis (FO), Osmotic Microbial fuel cell (OMFC), Seawater Desalination, Polymer and earthen membrane preparation, Urine treatment, Hydrogel preparation, Polymer blend and nanocomposite, Bio-polymer.	• Fabrication and testing of various different variety of Polymer and earthen membranes. • Development of effective draw agents for forward osmosis process. • Modification of Osmotic microbial fuel cell for water, bio-electricity and wastewater treatment. • Stacking of OMFCs. • Development and application of hydrogels for water production and agriculture. • Seawater desalination via forward osmosis. • Astronaut’s Urine converted to water and fertilizer for long Space mission for ISRO.
11.	Dr. A. K. Mungray	Wastewater Treatment (biological treatment); Sludge treatment; Aerobic, Anaerobic processes; Waste to Energy; Nanotechnology; Decentralization; Sustainability	• Testing of water and wastewater samples. • Decentralized wastewater treatment. • Bioelectrochemical Fuel Cells and their variants. • Electricity generation from wastewater by using Microbial Fuel Cells. • Electricity generation in the deep sea sediments. • Water and fertilizer recovery from human urine for Sustainable buildings. • Biomass to valuable products. • Recovery of water and fertilizer from Astronaut’s Urine for Space research for ISRO.
12.	Dr. Sanjay R. Patel	Ultrasound Assisted Separations Conventional Separations Polymer Processing	• Ultrasound combined with micro-milli channel assisted Crystallization/precipitation, Microfluidics, Nano medicine, Drug Delivery systems, Process intensification using microreactors, ultrasound, and membrane. • Quality by Design in Pharmaceutics, Optimization of Processes using Design of experiments. • Waste water treatment, Modelling and Simulation.
13.	Dr. V. N. Lad	Colloidal & Interfacial Engineering Process Intensification & Process Design Rheology of Complex Fluids Microfluidics Thin Film Multiphase Systems Nanotechnology Advanced Materials	• Development of waterproof surfaces. • Surface modification of textile. • Lab-on-a-Chip devices design and applications for biomedical requirement. • Soft materials and their improved flow properties for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. • Development of Multifunctional Nanomaterials for selected applications. • Chemical process design for energy efficient and environment-friendly production. • Development of Micro-sensors.
14.	Dr. Smita Gupta	Membrane separation techniques, Wastewater Treatment, Biochemical Engineering	• Organic-Organic separation by application of liquid membranes in pervaporation. • Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery.
15.	Dr. G. C. Jadeja	Neoteric Green Extraction Techniques (Sub/Supercritical and Pressurized Fluid Extractions Valuable Chemicals from Renewable Resources (Bio-refinery Concepts))	• Recovery of high value chemicals from Biomass (particularly fruit and vegetable wastes) employing neoteric solvents.
16.	Dr. S.K. Sundar	Drug delivery systems (Extraction/Encapsulation of bioactive compounds) Microfluidics and Nanotechnology Colloids and Interfaces / Surfactants / Rheology Modelling and Simulation Biochemical Engineering (Fermentation/Enzyme Technology) Energy/Environment	• Development of drug delivery systems for pharma, food and cosmetic applications. • Pickering emulsions for food applications. • Green synthesis of nanoparticles/nanocomposites. • Wastewater treatment.
17.	Dr. Jogender Singh	Process Intensification, Heat Transfer and Fluid flow Microfluidics, Micro-flow Extraction Processes Separation Processes, CFD, Modelling and Simulation Industrial Safety and Hazards Management	• Microfluidic devices. • Microflow extraction of precious metals from waste streams via process intensification. • Process intensification for enhanced efficiency of the cyclone separator. • Renewable energy technologies. • Process modeling and simulation: Modeling and simulation of the solar pond.
18.	Dr. Sarita Kalla	Membrane Separation Process and Membrane Fabrication Process Modeling and Simulation Desalination and Waste Water Treatment Process Optimization Adsorption	• Membrane Distillation. • Membrane fabrication for different membrane separation processes. • Membrane Gas Separation. • Wastewater treatment. • Microbial Fuel Cells. • Grey Water Treatment.
19.	Dr. Vineet Kumar Rathore	Contaminated Groundwater Treatment Nanotechnology, Electrochemical Processes Solid Waste Management, LCA and Sustainability Studies	• Synthesis of nanoparticles through various types of processes and their application for the treatment of water contaminated with dyes, heavy metals and other metalloids. • Management of waste generated post water treatment process and environmental assessment of the entire process to make it sustainable.
20.	Dr. Parag Pralhad Thakur	Nanotechnology, Nanofluidics, microfluidics, nanocomposites	• Enhancement of Heat transfer in solar panels, Car radiators, Boiling Processes using Nanofluids. • Enhancement of Mass Transfer in CO2 absorption processes using Nanofluids.