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BITS PilaniHyderabad Campus

Department of Chemical

Engineering BROCHURE – January 2019

BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Department of Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus is

determined to develop new talents, leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs who can

bring high level value addition to the Chemical and Allied industries. Our mission is

to drive excellence in education and training for the creation of a common platform

for connecting academia and industry.

The Department offers programs in three tiers of Chemical Engineering i.e. Bachelors

(B.E), Masters (M.E) and Ph.D. Our B.E and M. E students are placed in reputed

companies such as Shell, Unilever, Honeywell, etc. We have 11 highly qualified

faculty members who are actively working in more than 20 diverse areas of research

such as Reaction Engineering,& Catalysis, Environmental Pollution Control, Material

Science, Nanoscience, Polymers, Electrochemical Engineering, Biomaterials,

Petroleum Engineering, Modelling and Simulation and so on. Currently, 13 research

scholars are working in our dept. The department has received funding from various

agencies such as DST, BIRAC (DBT), CSIR, ABSTC Mumbai, DRDO and BITS Pilani.

Our faculty members are also involved in teaching for Industry Professionals under

Work Integrated Learning Program (WILP). We regularly conduct conferences,

workshops and expert interactions for students.

About the Department


Chemical Engineers are the most versatile Engineers

amongst all disciplines. We are proud to be a rapidly growing

Department in this area with state of the art laboratory

infrastructure with excellent experimental and computational

facilities. The department currently has eleven young faculty

members from diverse research areas like Reaction

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Material Science,

Nanotechnology, Batteries and Fuel Cells and Polymer

Science & Technology. We are currently offering B.E

Chemical Engineering, M.E Chemical Engineering. We are

running Minor degree program in Materials Science and

Engineering. The department boasts around 85% placement

record for last three outgoing batches and more than 10 %

have opted for higher studies. Our students are unique in

two aspects. They undergo 7.5 months of industrial training

in 2 phases and do project work supervised by BITS faculty.

Message from HoD

Prof. Srikanta Dinda Head, Dept. of Chemical Engg.


Faculty: Chemical Engg.

Our faculty have extensive experience in both industry and academic

Prof. Ramesh B.

AdusumalliDr. D. Purnima

Prof. Balaji

KrishnamurthyProf. I. Sreedhar Prof. Srikanta

Dinda Prof. Karthik

Chethan V.

Dr. Vikranth K.

Surasani

Ms. Lakshmi

SirishaDr. Angan

SenguptaDr. Satyapaul A.

Singh

Dr. NandiniBhandaru


Technicians, Staff

Mr. P. Somi Reddy

Sr. Tech. Asst.

Mr. N. Bhaskara Raju

Jr. TechnicianMr. P. Appala Reddy

Technician

Mr. G. Surya Narayan

Office Assistant

Mr. MD.Mudassir Khan

Jr. Technician

Mr. A Naga Veerender Nath

Technician


Dr. Srikanta DindaAssociate Professor, Head of the Dept.

B.Sc. Chemistry : Vidyasagar

University, West Bengal

B.Tech. : Calcutta University

M.Tech. : Calcutta University

Ph.D. : IIT Kharagpur

Contact:-

Tel: +91-40-66303586

Email: [email protected]

pilani.ac.in

Research Interests

• Reaction Engineering & catalysis

• Petroleum Refining

• CO2 capture

• Synthetic & bio polymer

Latest Publications

❖ Premanath Murgea, Srikanta Dinda, Sounak

Roy, Adsorbent from Rice Husk for CO2 Capture:

synthesis, characterization and optimization of

parameters. Energy & fuels, 2018, 32, 10786-

10795.

❖ A Bhaskar Soman, Swapna Challagulla,

Soumitra Payra, Srikanta Dinda, Sounak Roy, A

probe on surface morphology and active sites of

TiO2 towards photo assisted catalysis, Research

on Chemical Intermediates, 2018, 44, 2261-

2272.

❖ Appala Naidu U., Srikanta Dinda, Hydroxyl-

Functionalized Resin: Preparation,

Characterization, Parameter Optimization and

Property Prediction, Pigment & Resin Technology,

2018, 47, 236-245.

❖ Poornima K., Appala Naidu U., Srikanta Dinda

Development of Resin Material from Cyclic–

Ketones for Coating Applications, Material Today:

Proceedings, 2018, 5, 16299-16304.


Dr. I. SreedharAssociate Professor

B.Tech. : NIT Warangal

M.Tech. : IIT Delhi

Ph.D. : BITS Pilani, Pilani

Campus, India

Contact:

Tel: +91-40-66303512

E-mail:

[email protected]

pilani.ac.in

Research Interests:

• Reaction Engineering

• Process Development

• Fluid Rheology

• Carbon Capture

Latest Publications

❖ A. Sailaja, B. Srinivas, I. Sreedhar, “Electro-

viscous effect of power law fluids in slit

microchannel with asymmetric wall zeta

potentials” Journal of Mechanics, Cambridge

University Press, 2018, DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/jmech.2018.25.

❖ I. Sreedhar, Krutarth M. Kamani, Bansi M

Kamani, B. M. Reddy, A Venugopal, “A Bird’s eye

view on process and engineering aspects of

hydrogen storage” Renewable and Sustainable

Energy Reviews, 2018, 91 838-860.

❖ B. Sreenivasulu, I. Sreedhar, A. Satyapaul Singh,

A Venugopal, “Calcination thermokinetics of

carbon capture using coal fly ash stabilized

sorbent”, Energy & Fuels, 2018, 32, 3716-3725.

❖ I. Sreedhar, Sneha Khaitan, Rajat Gupta, B.M

Reddy. A. Venugopal, “A Odyssey of the Process

and Engineering Trends in Forward Osmosis”,

Environmental Science: Water Research and

Technology, 2018, 4, 129-168.


Dr. Balaji KrishnamurthyAssociate Professor

B.Tech. : CECRI, Karaikudi,

Tamilnadu

Ph.D. : Univ. of South Carolina,

USA

Contact:-

Ph: +91-40-66303552


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Research Interests

• Batteries & Fuel cells

• Energy systems

• Electrochemical Engineering

• Mathematical modeling of

Electrochemical systems

Latest Publications

❖ Rizwan Kareemi and B. Krishnamurthy,

Modeling the concentration of gases in the

anode of a Direct Carbon fuel cells, Journal of

Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2019, 834, 167-

172.

❖ M. Bandapathi, P. Rewatkar, B.

Krishnamurthy and S. Goel, Functionalized

and enhanced HB pencil graphite as bio anode

for glucose oxygen bio fuel cells, IEEE sensors,

2019, 3, 802-811.

❖ B. Krishnamurthy Modeling the performance of

direct carbon fuel cells, International Journal of

hydrogen Energy, K. Maheshwari, A. Sen and,

2018, 43, 20077-20085.

❖ S. Jariwala and B. Krishnamurthy, Transport

equation in a enzymatic glucose fuel cell,

Chemical Physics letters, 2018, 692, 7-13.

❖ Vaideeswaran Ramesh and B. Krishnamurthy,

Modeling the temperature distribution in a

Direct Methanol fuel cell, Journal of

Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2019, 809, 1-7.

mailto:[email protected]


Dr. Ramesh B. AdusumalliAssociate Professor

B. Tech : CBIT College (Osmania

Univ.), Hyderabad

M.S : University of Applied

Sciences, Reutlingen, Germany

Ph.D. : University of Natural

Resources and Applied Life

Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

Contact :

Tel : +91-40-66303554

Email:

[email protected]

pilani.ac.in

Research Interests:

• Polymer Composites

• Wood, Pulp & Paper Technology

• Fibre Technology

Latest Publications

❖ Chandrakala Kunchi, Karthik Chethan Venkateshan,

NVN Deeksha Reddy, and Ramesh B. Adusumalli,

Correlation between Mechanical and Thermal

Properties of Human Hair, Int J Trichology. 2018,

10(5), 204–210.

❖ Chandrakala Kunchi, Karthik Chethan Venkateshan,

and Ramesh B. Adusumalli, Effect of Scalp Position

on Tensile Properties of Single Hair Fibers, Int J

Trichology. 2018, 10(5), 218–228.

❖ S. Aparna, D. Purnima, and Ramesh B. Adusumalli,

“A Review on Various Compatibilizers and its Effect on

Mechanical Properties of Compatibilized Nylon

Blends”, Journal of Polymer-Plastic Technology and

Engineering, 2017, 56(6), 617-634.

❖ Jakob Schwiedrzik, Rejin Raghavan, Markus

Rüggeberg, Silla Hansen, Juri Wehrs, Ramesh B.

Adusumalli, Tanja Zimmermann & Johann Michler.

Identification of polymer matrix yield stress in the

wood cell wall based on micropillar compression and

micromechanical modelling. Philosophical Magazine:

Part A Materials Science, 2016, 96, 3461-3478.


Dr. Karthik Chethan V.Associate Professor

B.E. : University Of Mysore,

Karnataka

M.S. : University Of Utah, USA

Ph.D. : McMaster University,

Canada

Contact:-

Tel: +91-40-66303613


pilani.ac.in

Research Interests

• Biomaterials

• Encapsulation and composite

applications

• Protein denaturation

• Liquid-liquid phase separation

latest Publications

❖ Chandrakala Kunchi, Karthik Chethan

Venkateshan, NVN Deeksha Reddy, and Ramesh

Babu Adusumalli, Correlation between Mechanical

and Thermal Properties of Human Hair, Int J

Trichology, 2018, 10(5), 204–210.

❖ Chandrakala Kunchi, Karthik Chethan

Venkateshan, and Ramesh Babu Adusumalli,

Effect of Scalp Position on Tensile Properties of

Single Hair Fibers, Int J Trichology, 2018, 10(5),

218–228.

❖ Shubham Mishra, Chandrakala Kunchi, Karthik

Chethan Venkateshan, Ravi Chandra

Gundakaram, Ramesh Babu Adusumalli.

Nanoindentaion and Tensile testing of Human Hair

Fibres. Journal of Materials Science, 2016, 51(22)

10191-10204.

❖ Appala Naidu U, Srikanta Dinda, Pravallika K,

Karthik Chethan Venkateshan, Preparation and

charecterization of ketonoc polymer for coating

applications, Progress in Organic Coatings, 2016,

99, 251-262.



Dr. D. PurnimaAssistant Professor

B. Tech : Osmania University,

Hyderabad

M. Tech: Osmania University,

Hyderabad

Ph. D. : IIT Delhi

Contact:-

Tel :+91-40-66303554

Email : [email protected]

pilani.ac.in

Research Interests:

• Polymer Blends and Composites

• Natural Fibers

• Characterization of Materials

• Polymer processing

Latest Publications

❖ S. Aparna, D. Purnima, R. B. Adusumalli, Effect

of Compatibilizer on the Properties of Polyamide 6

Blend Based Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites,

Fibers and Polymers, 2018, 19(6), 1335-46.

❖ D. Purnima and Sourav Agrawal, Effect of

Treatment of Fly Ash on Mechanical Properties of

Polypropylene, Key Engineering Materials, 2018,

759, 20-23.

❖ D. Purnima and Somarowthu Srikanth,

Crystallization Kinetics of PP/Talc/Coir Hybrid

Composites, Nano Hybrids and Composites, 2017,

16, 3-8.

❖ S. Aparna, D. Purnima, and R. B. Adusumalli, A

Review on Various Compatibilizers and its Effect

on Mechanical Properties of Compatibilized Nylon

Blends, Journal of Polymer-Plastic Technology and

Engineering, 2017, 56(6), 617-634.


Dr. Vikranth K. SurasaniAssistant Professor

B. Tech: RV College, Bangalore

M.E.: Otto von Guericke

University, Germany.

Ph.D.: Otto von Guericke

University, Germany.

Contact:-

Tel: +91-40-66303633


pilani.ac.in

Latest Publications

❖ Gitin Tom, Debashis Panda, V. K. Surasani, Lattice

Boltzmann Simulations for Invasion Patterns during

Drying of Capillary Porous Media, Chemical

Engineering Science, 2019, 196, 310-323.

❖ Suresh P., V. K. Surasani, Sreeshar I.,

Investigations at an Industrial Scale on granule and

tablet attributes in high shear rapid mixer

granulator”, Particulate Science and Technology,

2018, 36, 457-463.

❖ Trishikhi Raychoudhary, V. K. Surasani,

Implication of Surface Modified NZVI Particle

Retention in the Porous Media with the Help of 1-D

Transport Model, Journal of Earth System Science,

2017, 126: 56.

❖ Sashank Srinivasan, V. K. Surasani, CFD Analysis

of Effects of Surface Fouling on Wind Turbine Airfoil

Profiles, International Journal of Energy and Power

Engineering, 2015, 4, 1-11.

Research Interest: • Pore Network Modeling in Process

Engg

• Reactive transport in porous media

• Modeling of Biogeochemical

Interaction

• Numerical Simulation of Souring and

Desouring phenomena


Dr. Angan SenguptaAssistant Professor

B.Tech. :University of Technology.

West Bengal

M.Tech. :Indian Institute of

Technology, Roorkee.

Ph.D. : Indian Institute of Technology,

Bombay.

Contact:

Tel: 040-66303709Email: [email protected]

pilani.ac.in

Research Interest: • Continuum modeling of flames to study

its dynamic properties

• Molecular simulation of nano-confined

fluids

• Optimal safe layout of fuel tank farms

during fire spread

Latest Publications

❖ Angan Sengupta, A. K. Gupta, I. M. Mishra and S.

Suresh, One Dimensional Modeling of Jet Diffusion

Flame, Journal of Applied Research and

Technology, 2018, 16, 320 – 333.

❖ Angan Sengupta and Jhumpa Adhikari, “Fluid

phase equilibria of triangle-well fluids confined

inside slit pores: A transition matrix Monte Carlo

simulation study”, Journal of Molecular Liquids,

2016, 221, 1184 – 1196.

❖ Angan Sengupta and Jhumpa Adhikari, Prediction

of fluid phase equilibria and interfacial tension of

triangle-well fluids using transition matrix Monte

Carlo, Chemical Physics, 2016, 469-470, 16 – 24.

❖ Angan Sengupta and Jhumpa Adhikari, A grand

canonical Monte Carlo simulation study of argon

and krypton confined inside weakly attractive slit

pores, Molecular Simulation, 2015, 41, 402 – 413.


Dr. Satyapaul A. SinghAssistant Professor

B.Tech.: Bapatla Engineering

College, (Acharya Nagarjuna

University), Andhra Pradesh.

M.E. : Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore

Ph.D. : Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore.

Contact:

Tel: +9140-66303566Email: [email protected]

pilani.ac.in

Research Interest:

. Heterogeneous Catalysis

. Reforming

. Photocatalysis

. Reaction Kinetics

. Network Modeling

Latest Publications

❖ S. A. Singh, S. Mukherjee, G. Madras, Role of CO2

methanation into the kinetics of preferential CO

oxidation on Cu/Co3O4, Mol. Catal. 2019, 466,

167-180.

❖ N. Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, S. A. Singh, G.

Madras, Cooperative effect between BaTiO3 and

CaFe2O4 in a cocatalyst-free heterojunction

composite for improved photochemical H2

generation, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43,

22929-22941.

❖ N. Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, S. A. Singh,

G. Madras, HeterojunctionZnWO4/ZnFe2O4 compo

sites with concerted effects and integrated

properties for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen

evolution, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018, 8, 1083-

1093.

❖ N.K.R. Eswar, S. A. Singh, G.

Madras, Photoelectrocatalysis using high

photoconductive copper oxide and validation by

cyclic network model: A one step solution for

synergistic degradation of antibiotic and bacteria,

Chem. Eng. J., 2018, 332, 757–774.


Dr. Nandini BhandaruAssistant Professor

B.Tech. : GVP College of Engineering,

Visakhapatnam (JNTU

Kakinada)

M.Tech. : IIT Kharagpur

Ph.D. : IIT Kharagpur

Contact:-

Ph: +91-40-66303571


pilani.ac.in

Research Interests:• Soft Lithography • Polymer Thin Film Instability and

Dewetting• Polymer Blends • Superhydrophobcity

Latest Publications

❖ Poulomi Chakrabarty, Narendar Gogurla, Nandini

Bhandaru, Samit Kumar Ray, Rabibrata

Mukherjee, Enhanced performance of hybrid self-

biased heterojunction photodetector on Soft-

lithographically patterned organic

platform, Nanotechnology, 2018, 29, 505301.

❖ Palash Dhara, Nandini Bhandaru, Anuja Das and

Rabibrata Mukherjee, Transition from Spin

Dewetting to continuous film in spin coating

of Liquid Crystal 5CB, Scientific Reports, 2018, 8,

7169.

❖Meneka Banik, Nandini Bhandaru and Rabibrata

Mukherjee, Transfer printing of colloidal crystals

based on UV mediated degradation of a polymer

thin film, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 3484–3487.

❖ Nandini Bhandaru, Alamgir Karim and Rabibrata

Mukherjee, Directed ordering of phase separated

domains and dewetting of thin polymer blend films

on a topographically patterned substrate, Soft

Matter, 2017, 13, 4709 – 4719.



Ms. Lakshmi SirishaLecturer

B. Tech.: Chemical Engineering,

University of Mumbai, Mumbai.

M. Tech.: Bioprocess Technology,

UDCT, Mumbai.

Ph.D.: Pursuing


pilani.ac.in

Latest Publications

❖ Pamidipati, S. and Ahmed, A. (2018),

Cellulase Stimulation during Biodegradation

of Lignocellulosic Residues at Increased

Biomass Loading. Biocatalysis and

Biotransformation,

DOI:10.1080/10242422.2018.1508284

❖ Pamidipati, S. & Ahmed, A., Degradation of

Lignin in Agricultural Residues by locally

Isolated Fungus Neurospora discreta. Appl

Biochem Biotechnol, 2018, 4, 1561-1572.

❖ Koli, A. C., Subhedar, P. B., Pamidipati, S.

and Gaikar, V. G., Mathematical model for

reactive recovery of invertase by chemical

permeabilization of baker's yeast. J. Chem.

Technol. Biotechnol., 2016, 91, 1266–1273.

Research Interest:

Biofuels and other value added products

from lignocellulose biomass



Ongoing Sponsored

Projects

Sl.

No

Project Name PI &(Co-PI) Funding

Agency

Amount (in

lakhs)

Start date &

duration

1. Development of

superomniphobic surfaces for

self-cleaning and antimicrobial

applications

Dr. Nandini

Bhandaru

DST

INSPIRE

~ 28(total amount

35 lakhs &

first year was

spent at IITK)

April 2017

5 yrs

2. Composition of phenolic resin

from two sources for their

properties

Dr. Karthik

Chethan V. & ( Dr.

Ramesh B.

Adusumalli)

ASL 9.8 April 2018,

1 yr

3. Reactive transport modeling &

simulation of CO2 sequestration

in deccan volcanic province

Dr. Vikranth K.

Surasani & (Dr.

Balaji

Krishnamurthy)

DST 21.7 April 2018,

3 yrs

4. Cracking of hydrocarbon fuel for

a possible heat sink application

Dr. Srikanta Dinda DRDO ~ 40.7 (20.65 lakhs +

setup of

around 20

lakhs has

been provided

by DRDO)

September

2018,

2 yrs


Completed Sponsored

Projects in last 5 yearsProject Title PI & (Co-PI) Funding

Agency

Amount

(in lakhs)

Start date &

DurationBiofuels from lignocellulosic biomass

waste: Biosolubilization and

biomethanation of lignin

Dr. Asma Ahmed DST 27.2 July 2014,

3.5 yrs

Studies on CO2 Capture from Flue

Gases using Regenerable Solid

Adsorbents

Dr. Srikanta

Dinda & (Dr.

Sounak Ray)

CSIR 22.8 Oct 2015,

3 yrs

3-D Printer Filaments that are

Biomaterial-Based and Eco-Friendly

Dr. Karthik

Chethan V.

BIRAC 34 June 2014,

1.5 yrs

Characterization of Fibre / Matrix

interface in Advanced Composites

Dr. Ramesh B.

Adusumalli, &

(Dr. Karthik

Chethan V. &

Dr. Jalaiah N.)

ASL (DRDO) 10 Aug. 2015,

1 yr

Bioconversion of Coal Rejects to

Biogas and Humic Acid

Dr. Asma Ahmed

(Ardee Hi-tech

Pvt Ltd,)

BIRAC 1.8 June 2015,

1 yr


Completed Sponsored

Projects in last 5 yearsProject Title PI & (Co-PI) Funding

Agency

Amount

(in lakhs)

Start date &

DurationNano-scale Characterization of

Human Hair Fibres by using

Indentation Technique

Dr. Ramesh B.

Adusumalli

DST 29.9 August 2014,

3 yrs

Treatment of Nitrogenous Waste

using Microalgae & its Utilization for

Production of Biofuels

Dr. Asma Ahmed BITS-Pilani 45 Feb. 2014,

3 yrs

Increase in productivity of

monoclonal antibody by upstream

process optimization

Dr. Asma Ahmed Aryogen

Biopharm,

Iran

4.05 2013,

1 yr

Development of Synthetic Resin

Product

Dr. Srikanta

Dinda

DST 22 August 2013,

3 yrs


Current PhD Research Scholars

Ms. Lakshmi Sirisha . P Ms. K.ChandrakalaMs. Madhavi Ms. S. Aparna

Mr. Premanath Mr. Nithin Bharadwaj.KMr. Y.Varun

Ms. P. MadhuriMr. Pathi Suresh Mr. K. SundaraiahMs. D. Shruthi Keerthi

Mr. Kalyan Vuchuru Mr. Punnam

Pradeep Reddy


Research Scholars Details

Sl.

NO.

Name Category Supervisor&

co-supervisor

Topic of Research

1

Ms. Lakshmi

Sirisha P.

Full time Dr. Asma Ahmed Development of an environmental friendly

process for the production of biofuels and

value added products from Lignocellulosic

biomass residues.

2

Ms. K.

Chandrakala

Full time Dr. Ramesh B.

Adusumalli & Dr.

Karthik Chethan

V.

Mechanical Characterization of Human Hair

Fibers

3

Ms. Madhavi Full time Dr. Balaji & Dr.

Vikranth K.

Surasani

Modelling of Fuel Cells

4

Ms. S. Aparna Full time Dr. D. Purnima &

Dr. Ramesh B.

Adusumalli

Polymer blends and Composites

5

Mr. Premanath

Full time

Dr. Srikanta

Dinda & Dr.

Sounak Roy

Studies on CO2 Capture from Flue Gases

using re-generable Solid Adsorbents

6Mr. Y. Varun Full time Dr. Satyapaul A.

Singh

Development of advanced nanomaterials for

waste to energy applications


SI.

NO.

Name Category Supervisor &

co-supervisor

Topic of Research

7

Mr. Nithin

Bharadwaj K.

Full time Dr. Angan Sengupta Thermo-chemical studies of CO2

capture from environmental point of

view

8

Mr. Kalyan

Vuchuru

Full time Dr. Srikanta Dinda Investigation of the decomposition

kinetics of endothermic fuel

9

Mr. Punnam

Pradeep Reddy

Full time Dr. Vikranth K.

Surasani

Reactive Transport Modeling and

Simulation of CO2 Sequestration in

Deccan Volcanic Province

10Mr. Pathi Suresh Part time Dr. I. Sreedhar & Dr.

Vikranth K. Surasani

Experimental and Modeling Studies of

Continuous Wet Granulation

11

Ms. P. Madhuri Part time Dr. Ramesh B.

Adusumalli & Dr.

Asma Ahmed

Study of Pulp Characteristics after

Cooking and Bleaching for

optimization of Process parameters

12Mr. K.

Sundaraiah

Part time Dr. Srikanta Dinda Development of Endothermic fuel

13

Ms. D. Shruthi

Keerthi

Part time Dr. Balaji

Krishnamurthy

Modelling of batteries and fuel cells

Research Scholars Details


PhD Alumni

Mr. B. Sreenivasulu

Mr. U. Appala Naidu

Supervisor: Dr. I. Sreedhar

Topic of Research: Kinetics and Engineering of Carbon

Capture by Chemical Looping Combustion

Completed in 2018

Supervisor: Dr. Srikanta Dinda

Topic of Research: Polymerization and Kinetic studies of

ketonic resin synthesized by Environmentally friendly method

Completed in 2018


Patents published by Department in

last 5 years

Patents Granted /issued

1. S. Goel, P. Rewatkar, M. Bandapati and B. Krishnamurthy, A system and method for electric power and

process thereof for manufacturing the system, 2018 Indian Patent application, 201711046160.

2. S. Dinda, P. K. Chinthala, A. Gohel, A. Yadav, S. Mandal, G. Ravichandran and A. K. Das, Process and

composition of catalyst/additive for reducing fuel gas yield in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)

process. 2017, Pat. No: US 9783743B2.

3. G. Ravichandran, P. K. Chinthala, T. Doshi, A. Gohel, A. Arusu, S. Mandal, A. K. Das, S. Dinda, A.

Parekh, Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) additive and catalyst preparation method, 2016, CN10381856B.


catalyst compositions / additive, for reducing the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)process in the fuel gas

yield. 2016, CN103703105 B.

5. G. Ravichandran, P. K. Chinthala, T. Doshi, A. Gohel, A. Arusu, S. Mandal, A. K. Das, S. Dinda, A.

Parekh, FCC catalyst additive and a method for its preparation, 2015, US9067196 B2.



process. 2015, Pat. No: EP 2729553 A4.



process. 2014, Pat. No: US 20140116923 A1.


Books/ Book Chapters published in last 5 years

1. D. Purnima, S. Aparna, Namrata Verma, Karan Khubdikar, Anurag Patil, Anusha Iyangar, Tissue

Engineering: Thermoplastics for Scaffold, Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications, Taylor and Francis, 2019

ISBN: 978-135-10-1941-5.

2. D. Purnima and Sagarika Talla, Thermal Properties of Polypropylene Hybrid Composites, Polymeric and

Nanostructured materials: Synthesis, properties and advanced applications, Polymeric and Nanostructured

Materials, Apple Academic Press, 2018, DOI: 10.1201/b22428-2.

3. S. Dinda, Nikhil S. Reddy V., Appala Naidu U., S. Girish, Materials, Energy and Environment

Engineering, Springer nature, 2017, ISBN: 978-981-10-2674-4.

4. Srikanta Dinda, Nikhil S. Reddy V., Appala Naidu U., S. Girish, Materials, Energy and Environment

Engineering, Springer nature, 2016, ISBN: 978-981-10-2674-4.

5. Ramesh Babu Adusumalli, Karthik Chethan V, Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter. Micromechanics of Cellulose

Fibres and their Composites. Wood is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood Utilization;

2016, ISBN 978-981-10-3115-1.

6. Srikanta Dinda, Nihit Bandaru, Radhev Paleti, Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, ISBN-

9781771880770 CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), 2015.

7. I.Sreedhar, K.Radhakishan and K.V. Raghavan. “Industrial Catalysis and Separations: Innovations for

Process Intensification” CRC Press (2014). ISBN 9781926895963


Major Thrust Areas and Faculty Specialization

Specialization Number of Faculty Members

Separation Processes 3

Material Science and Nano Materials 3

Polymer Technology 3

Reaction Engineering and Catalysis 3

Modelling and Simulation 2

Biochemical Engineering 1

Energy and Environment Studies 2

Fuel Cells and Batteries 1

Paper and Pulp Technology 1

Petroleum Engineering 1


SI.

No

Name of the Labs Location

1. Selected Chemical Engineering Operations Workshop-2

2. Transport Phenomena Workshop-1

3. Process Control D-226

4. Chemical Reaction Engineering D-228

5. Petroleum Engineering D-227B

6. Environmental Engineering D-209

7. Advanced Separations D-210

8. Materials Science & Engineering D-227A

9. Multiphase System D-212

Department Facilities


Laboratory Equipment's

Transport Phenomena Lab

Selected Chemical Engineering

Operations Lab

Process Control Lab

Petroleum Lab

Chemical Reaction Engineering. Lab

Environmental Engg. Lab

Advance Separation Lab

Multiphase Systems Lab

Materials Science & Engineering LAB

Multiphase System LAB


Sophisticated Instruments

Analyzer


Conference/Invited talks/Other Activities during 2018

• Dept. of Chem. Engg. BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus & CSIR

NEERI Hyderabad regional center jointly organized one day

national symposium on ‘Emerging Environmental Challenges: An

Engineering Approach’ in February 2018.

• Invited talk on 'Challenges in Crude Oil and Natural Gas' by Mr.

R. V. Saradhi, Kuwait Oil Company.

• Invited talk on 'Challenges & opportunities of Chemical engineers'

by Prof. D.P. Rao, Retired Professor, IIT Delhi.

• Mr. P. V. Vidyadhara Rao, from ESD Control Systems, Hyderabad

delivered a guest lecture on ‘Hazards of Static Electricity in

Process Industries".

• Association of Chemical Engineers (ACE) organized talks on

Cataclysmic Deductions, and Industrial Automation and

conducted workshops on Ansys, ASPEN and MATLAB.


Programm

e Type

Programme

Name

Total

number of

courses

Breakup

Common

courses*

Disciplinary

core courses

Disciplinary

electives

First

Degree

(UG)

B.E.

Chemical

Engineering

43 courses

in seven

semesters

23 (including

3 humanities

and 5 open

electives)

15 courses

spread over

2nd and 3rd

year

5 courses

spread over

3rd year and

4th year

B.E. Programmed Structure

• Single degree students generally do practice school (PS) -1 and PS-2)

• Dual degree students generally do thesis (16 units) or thesis + electives (9+6

units) and PS-2 in 09th and 10th semesters.

• Out of 5 discipline electives 3 can be project type courses like Study oriented

project (SOP), Lab Oriented project (LOP), Design oriented Project (DOP).

• Discipline electives pool: Environmental Pollution Control, Transport

Phenomena, Process Plant safety, Modelling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering,

Chemical Process Technology, Biochemical Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Petroleum

refining and petrochemicals, Polymer technology, Paper and Pulp technology, Alternate

energy resources, Electrochemical Engineering, Introduction to Nanoscience, etc.


Minor in Materials Science and Engineering

Courses: 5 courses (min) Units: 15 (min)

Core Courses:

CHE F243 / ME F213/MF F213

Materials Science and Engineering 3 0 3 (2 0 2)

MST F331: Materials Characterization 3 1 4

(3rd year first semester)

MST F332: Materials Processing 3 0 3

(3rd year second semester)

Electives: Two from a pool of 15 electives

(4th year first semester or second semester)


M.E Chemical Engineering

Course Curriculum

To accomplish M. E. in Chemical

Engineering, student have to complete

minimum 64 credits.

Core Courses

• CHE G622 Adv. Chem. Engg.

Thermodynamics

• CHE G523 Math. Methods in Chem.

Engg.

• CHE G641 Reaction Engineering

• CHE G552 Advanced Transport

Phenomena

• BITS G661 Research Methodology 1

Year Semester I Semester II

I 4-5 courses

(16 credits)

4-5 Courses

(16 credits)

II Dissertation (32 credits)

Elective Courses (any three)

CHE C421 Biochemical Engineering

CHE C473 Advanced Process Control

CHE G512 Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals

CHE G513 Environmental Management Systems

CHE G522 Polymer Technology

CHE G524 Introduction to Multiphase flow

CHE G525 Chem. Process and Equipment Design

CHE G526 Nuclear Engineering

CHE G527 Energy Conservation and Management

CHE G528 Introduction to Nano Science & Technology

CHE G529 Paper and Pulp Technology

CHE G532 Alternate Energy Resources

CHE G533 Petroleum Product Characterizatio

CHE G551 Advanced Separation Technology

CHE G617 Petroleum Refinery Engineering

CHE G618 Petroleum Downstream Processing

CHE G619 Process Intensification

CHE G620 Energy Intergration Analysis

BITS F429 Nanotechnology for Renewable Energy and

Environment

BITS F418 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

CHE G553 Statistical Thermodynamics

CHE G554 Computational Fluid Dynamics

CHE G556 Electrochemical Engineering

CHE G557 Energy Systems Engineering

CHE G558 Chemical Process Optimization


The student has to

write a Qualifying

exam in any two of

these Research Areas:

• Transport Phenomena & Separation Processes

• Chemical Reaction Engineering &

Thermodynamics

• Material Science and Engineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Energy and Process System Engineering

• Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering

• Biochemical Engineering

Ph.D. qualifying

exam

Research

Proposal

Thesis

Presentation

Ph.D. at Our Department

Aspirant scheme; Full semester fee; MoU between company and BITS; no stipend.

Full time; Institute fellow or Project fellow

Part time; employee should be working close to the campus.

Ph.D. for

6-10

Semesters


Semester-wise Registration

Year First Semester Units Second Semester Units

I BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar 1 BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar 1

BITS C791T Teaching Practice I

1

BITS E661 Research Methodology-I BITS C799T Ph. D Thesis

1 10

(For part time students) BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar BITS E793T Practice Lecture Series I

1 1

(For part time students)

BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar BITS E661 Research Methodology-I

1 1

BITS C799T Ph. D Thesis 10

II BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar 1 BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar 1

BITS C799T Ph. D Thesis 10 BITS C799T Ph. D Thesis 10

III BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar 1 BITS C797T Ph. D Seminar 1

BITS C799T Ph. D Thesis 10 BITS C799T Ph. D Thesis 10


Placements

POLMON


CONTACT

Prof. Srikanta DindaHoD, Department of Chemical Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar

Kapra Mandal, Medchal District

Telangana - 500078

E-mail:- [email protected]

Tel.No.:- +91-40-66303586 (Office)

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