Prof. Chandan Das

Professor

Key Research Areas :Wastewater Treatment, Bioremediation, Membrane based Separation Process.

 


Dr. Chandan Das
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati,
Assam 781 039,INDIA
PHONE: +91-361-2582268 (O)
       +91-361-2564268 (R)
       +91-9957195218 (Mob)
FAX: +91-361-2582291

Research Projects

Sponsored

Title : Removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous medium by biochar adsorbent prepared from bio-sludge of Indian Standard Natural Rubber plant in Tripura under NECBH OUTREACH
Duration : 2019-2021
Funding agency : DBT, Govt. of India
PI : Dr. Ajay K. Manna, (NIT Agartala)
Co-PI : Dr. Chandan Das


Title : Nano-enhanced adsorptive microporous membranes for effective removal of heavy metals from water sources under ASEAN India Research Training Fellowship
Duration : 2019-2019
Funding agency : International Multilateral and Regional Cooperation Division, DST
PI : Dr. Woei Jye Lau, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 and Dr. Chandan Das


Title : Development of Anaerobic Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for the Treatment of Distillery Spent Wash, Starch and Tannery Industrial Effluents
Duration : 2016-2019
Funding agency : TSDP DST
PI : Dr. Chandan Das, Dr. S. Sridhar (IICT Hyderabad), Mr. S. Majumder (CGCRI, Kolkata), Dr. V. Srinivasan (CLRI, Chennai)
Co-PI : Dr. Senthilmurugan S, Dr. N. Sahoo (IICT Hyderabad)


Title : R&D work on assessment of corrosion of the steel liner of the water conductor system of Kopili H.E. Plant and suggestion for selection of corrosion resistance system for the steel liner including a model study
Duration : 2016-2018
Funding agency : NEEPCO
PI : Dr. Chandan Das
Co-PI : Dr. Sukhomay Pal (Mechanical Engineering)


Title : Concentration of biogas slurry to preserve microorganisms in the inoculum by novel separation techniques
Duration : 2010-2012
Funding agency : DRDO
PI : Dr. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Dr. C. Das


Title : Treatment of contaminated drinking water using electrocoagulation technique
Duration : 2010-2012
Funding agency : DRDO
PI : Dr. M.K. Purkait
Co-PI : Dr. C. Das


Title : Membrane based separation process for oily wastewater
Duration : 2008-2010
Funding agency : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
PI : Dr. C. Das


Consultancy

Title : Carrying out pollution measurement test on dummy insulator string of Badarpur Sub-station
Duration : 2020-2021
Funding agency : POWERGRID Corp. of India Ltd
PI : Prof. C. Das


Title : Mass Transfer Operations II under NPTEL-MOOCs
Duration : 2019-2019
Funding agency : MHRD
PI : Dr. C. Das


Title : Study of the reduction in acidity of the Kopili reservoir either by diversion of responsible stream or by taking up some chemical treatment to prevent damages of metal parts of Kopili HE Plant at Umrongso
Duration : 2014-2015
Funding agency : NEEPCO
PI : Dr. C. Das
Co-PI : Dr. S. Pal (Mechanical Engineering)


Title : Mass Transfer Operations II under the project entitled "Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-Learning -Main Phase
Duration : 2013-2015
Funding agency : MHRD
PI : Dr. C. Das
Co-PI : Dr. B.P. Mandal


Title : Mass Transfer Operations I (Web course) under PIC of NPTEL Phase II
Duration : 2010-2012
Funding agency : MHRD
PI : Dr. S.K. Majumder
Co-PI : Dr. C. Das


Title : Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Membrane Cleaning Characterization
Duration : 2010-2011
Funding agency : ABB Global Industries & Services Ltd., Bangalore, India
PI : Dr. G. Pugazhenthi
Co-PI : Dr. C. Das


Title : Development of membrane based technology for the separation of coal from organic solvent
Duration : 2008-2009
Funding agency : Tata Steel R&D
PI : Dr. M.K. Purkait
Co-PI : Dr. C. Das