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Mondal, S. and Majumder, S. K. " Mixing Characteristics for the single and air-water two-phase flows in multichannel-based miniaturized fixed-bed devices", AIChE Journal vol.68, no.4 ,pp.e17594 [2022] Balendu Shekher Giri, Ravi Kumar Sonwani, Sunita Varjani, Deepshi Chaurasia, Thivaharan Varadavenkatesan, Preeti Chaturvedi, Sudeep Yadav, Vimal Katiyar, Ram Sharan Singh, Ashok Pandey " Highly efficient bio-adsorption of Malachite green using Chinese Fan-Palm Biochar (Livistona chinensis)", Chemosphere vol.287, no.3 (132282) ,pp.1-11, [2022] Sharma A, Kakati A, Sakthivel S, Jadhawar P, Sangwai JS " Evaluation of ionanofluid for chemical-enhanced oil recovery for matured crude oil reservoirs", International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology vol.29, no.4 ,pp.329-342, [2022] M. Alam, R. Draksharapu and N.R. Peela " Catalytic co-pyrolysis of wet-torrefied bamboo sawdust and plastic over the zeolite HY: Synergism and kinetics", Journal of the Energy Institute vol.100, ,pp.76-88, [2022] Bhattacharya, S., Das P., Bhowal A., Majumder S. K. " Metal-oxide coated Graphene oxide nano-composite for the treatment of pharmaceutical compound in photocatalytic reactor: Batch, Kinetics and Mathematical Modeling using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network", Environmental Science and Pollution Research vol.Accepted, In press, [2022] Chowdhury, S., Shrivastava, S., Kakati, A., Sangwai, J.S. " Comprehensive Review on the Role of Surfactants in the Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Process", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research vol.61, no.1 ,pp.21-64, [2022] Shatrudhan Palsaniya, Komal Nehra and Ashok Kumar Dasmahapatra " Paper-based triboelectric nanogenerator and activities of salt ions", Engineering Research Express (IOP) vol.4, no.1 ,pp.015002 [2022] D.S. Chauhan, L. Sahoo, K. Mohanty " Maximize microalgal carbon dioxide utilization and lipid productivity by using toxic flue gas compounds as nutrient source", Bioresource Technology vol.348, [2022] B. Malakar, D. Das, K. Mohanty " Utilization of waste peel extract for cultivation of microalgal isolates: a study of lipid productivity and growth kinetics", Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery , [2022] R. K. Mishra, V. Kumar, P. Kumar, K. Mohanty " Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass for bio-crude production: A review on feedstocks, chemical compositions, operating parameters, reaction kinetics, technoeconomic study, and life cycle assessment", Fuel vol.316, [2022] PranabJyoti Sarmaa, KaustubhaMohanty " A novel three-chamber modular PMFC with bentonite/flyash based clay membrane and oxygen reducing biocathode for long term sustainable bioelectricity generation", Bioelectrochemistry vol.144, no.107996 [2022] A. Agarwalla, K. Mohanty " Comprehensive characterization and development of natural/Assam Kaolin based ceramic microfiltration membrane", Materials Today Chemistry vol.23, no.100649 [2022] R. Jain, S. Mishra, K. Mohanty " Cattle wastewater as a low-cost supplement augmenting microalgal biomass under batch and fed-batch conditions", Journal of Environmental Management vol.304, no.114213 [2022] Bhanupriya Das, Narendren Soundararajan, Sourav Pratim Kashyap, Jer-Huan Jang, Chin Tsan Wang, Anki Reddy Katha, Vimal Katiyar " Bioaugmented polyaniline decorated polylactic acid nanofiber electrode by electrospinning technique for real wastewater‐fed MFC application", International Journal of Energy Research vol.46, no.3 ,pp.3588-3601, [2022] Vikas Kumar Sharma, Rupak Bhowmik, Pankaj Tiwari, Anugrah Singh " Pore-scale investigation of immiscible fluid displacement process in randomly distributed bead-based porous micromodels using Micro-PIV", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering vol.212, ,pp.110301 [2022] Indra Bhusan Basumatary, Avik Mukherjee, Vimal Katiyar, Santosh Kumar " Biopolymer-based nanocomposite films and coatings: recent advances in shelf-life improvement of fruits and vegetables", Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition vol.62, no.07 ,pp.1912-1935, [2022] Prakash, R., Sangtam, B.T., Hembrom, K., and Majumder, S. K. " Bubble size analysis in a two-phase countercurrent flow in the narrow rectangular column", Physics of Fluids vol.34, ,pp.043305 [2022] Prakash, R., Hembrom, K., and Majumder, S. K. " Interpretation of Induction Time and Particle Recovery in a Microstructured Counter-current Flow Column", Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification vol.in press, [2022] N. AlZainati, S. Yadav, A. Altaee, S. Subbiah, S.J. Zaidi, J. Zhou, R.A. Al-Juboori, Y. Chen, M.H. Shaheed, " Impact of hydrodynamic conditions on optimum power generation in dual stage pressure retarded osmosis using spiral-wound membrane", Energy Nexus vol.5, ,pp.100030 [2022] I. Ibrar, S. Yadav, O. Naji, A.A. Alanezi, N. Ghaffour, S. Déon, S. Subbiah, A. Altaee, " Development in forward Osmosis-Membrane distillation hybrid system for wastewater treatment", Separation and Purification Technology vol.286, ,pp.120498 [2022] Al-Yaseri, A.Z., Yekeen, N., Mahmoud, M., Kakati, A., Xie, Q., Giwelli, A. " Thermodynamic Characterization of H2-Brine-Shale Wettability: Implications for Hydrogen Storage at Subsurface", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy vol.47, no.53 ,pp.22510-22521, [2022] Arindam Dutta, Shirsendu Mitra, Mitali Basak, Tamal Banerjee " A comprehensive review on batteries and supercapacitors: Development and challenges since their inception", Energy Storage , [2022] Nabendu Paul and Tamal Banerjee " Study on the Extraction of Acetamiprid and Imidacloprid from an Aqueous Environment Using Menthol-Based Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents: Quantum Chemical and Molecular Dynamics Insights. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , [2022] A Ganguly, P.Bairagya, Tamal Banerjee, D. Kundu " Application of nature‐inspired algorithms with generalized Pitzer‐Debye‐Hückel (PDH) refinement for liquid liquid equilibria (LLE) correlation in cyclic di‐ether systems", AIChE Journal , [2022] Nikhil Kumar, Tamal Banerjee " Molecular Mechanism and Solubility Performance Evaluation for Separation of Benzothiophene and Model Diesel Compounds through Deep Eutectic Solvents as Extractants", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res , [2022] Tooba Fatma, Tamal Banerjee " Wet Beneficiation Characteristics of Indian Bituminous Coal with Low Cost Choline Chloride based Deep Eutectic Solvents", International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization , [2022] T Ajeeth Prabhu, and Anugrah Singh " Rheology and Microstructure of Discontinuous Shear Thickening Suspensions", Journal of Rheology vol.66, no.4 [2022] Indrajeet Kumar, Bineet Kumar Tripathi, Anugrah Singh " Synthetic well log modeling with light gradient boosting machine for Assam-Arakan Basin, India", Journal of Applied Geophysics vol.203, no.104697 [2022] Nipu Kumar Das, Papu Kumar Naik, Dhileep N Reddy, Bhabani S Mallik, Suryasarathi Bose, Tamal Banerjee " Experimental and molecular dynamic insights on the thermophysical properties for MWCNT-Phosphonium based eutectic thermal media", Journal of Molecular Liquids vol.354, [2022] Dhirendra Kumar Mishra, Raghibul Hussain, Gopal Pugazhenthi, Tamal Banerjee " Catalytic Effect of Ionic Liquid Induced H2-Release from Morpholine Borane Complex: An Efficient Hydrogen Storage Carrier", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , ,pp.6157-6164, [2022] D Rammohan, N. Kishore and RVS Uppaluri " Reaction Kinetics and Thermodynamic Analysis of Non-Isothermal Co-Pyrolysis of Delonix Regia and Butyl Rubber Tubes", Bioresource Technology Reports vol.18, ,pp.101032 [2022] D Rammohan, N. Kishore and RVS Uppaluri " Insights on Kinetic Triplets and Thermodynamic Analysis of Delonix Regia Biomass Pyrolysis", Bioresource Technology vol.358, ,pp.127375 [2022] O. Fortunate and N. Kishore " Computational fluid dynamics study on hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolytic bio-oil model compound, guaiacol, in fluidized bed reactor", Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry vol.5, ,pp.100287 [2022] H.D. Kawale and N. Kishore " Thermochemical putrefaction of Delonix regia biomass and tube waste to produce high-quality pyrolytic bio-oil", Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry vol.147, ,pp.2969-2983 , [2022] K. Agarwal, A. Roldan, N. Kishore, and A. Logsdail " Dehydrogenation and dehydration of formic acid over orthorhombic molybdenum carbide", Catalysis Today vol.384-386, ,pp.197-208, [2022] K. Agarwal, A. Roldan, N. Kishore, and A. Logsdail " Hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over orthorhombic molybdenum carbide: a DFT and microkinetic study", Catalysis Science & Technology vol.12, ,pp.843-854 , [2022] K. Kumari, N. Kishore, S. Gupta, SV. Aravind and G Ahmed " Effect of Varying Fraction of Polypropylene Waste on Co-pyrolysis of Delonix Regia and Polyalthia Longifolia Leaves", Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry vol.5, ,pp.100233 [2022] B. Baruah and P. Tiwari " Soaking and hydrous pyrolysis of Indian oil shale: Identification of produced hydrocarbons and moieties", Fuel , [2022] S Pannu, R Phukan, P Tiwari " Experimental and simulation study of surfactant flooding using a combined surfactant system for enhanced oil recovery ", Petroleum Science and Technology , [2022] S. Solanki, B. Baruah and P. Tiwari " Modeling and simulation of wood pyrolysis process using COMSOL Multiphysics", Bioresource Technology Reports vol.17, ,pp.100941 [2022] V. K. Sharma, R. Bhowmik, P. Tiwari and A. Singh " Pore-scale investigation of immiscible fluid displacement process in randomly distributed bead-based porous micromodels using Micro-PIV", Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering vol.212, ,pp.110301 [2022] P. Datta, P. Tiwari and L. M. Pandey " Experimental investigation on suitability of Surfactin for enhanced oil recovery: Stability, adsorption equilibrium and kinetics studies", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering vol.10, ,pp.107083 [2022] B. Baruah and P. Tiwari " Investigation of co-pyrolysis mechanism of oil shale and rubber seed shell, product yield and optimization of pyrolysis parameter using response surface methodology", Fuel vol.317, ,pp.123441 [2022] Fahad, M. K., Prakash, R. and Majumder, S. K. " Investigation of the Induction Time and Recovery in a Flotation Column: A Kinetic Analysis", Separation Science and Technology vol.in press,, [2022] Ahmed Al-Yaseri, Nurudeen Yekeen, Hani Salman Al-Mukainah, Abhijit Kakati, Dheiaa Alfarge, Matt Myers " Rock-Wettability Impact on CO2-Carbonate Rock Interaction and the Attendant Effects on CO2Storage in Carbonate Reservoirs", Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering vol.104, ,pp.104664 [2022]
Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty, Prof. Mihir K. Purkait, "A book entitled "Membrane Technologies and Applications",published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), ISBN 9781439805268", [2019] Prof. Mihir Kumar Purkait, Manish Kumar Sinha, Piyal Mondal and Randeep Singh, "A book entitled "Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Membranes",published by Elsevier, ISBN 9780128139615", [2018] Mondal, Sourav, Prof. Purkait, Mihir Kumar, De, Sirshendu, "A book entitled "Advances in Dye Removal Technologies", published by Springer, ISBN 978-981-10-6291-9", [2018] Prof. Mihir K. Purkait, Randeep Singh, "A book entitled "Membrane Technology in Separation Science", published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), ISBN 9781138626263 - CAT# K31834", [2018] C. Das and Kibrom Alebel Gebru,, "A book entitled "Fundamentals of Polymeric Membrane Synthesis, Modification and Applications: Electro-spun and Phase-inverted Membranes", published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), CAT# K377129", [2018] Dr. Vimal Katiyar, "A book entitled "Bio-based Plastics for Food Packaging Applications ",published by Smithers Rapra", [2018] Prof. Subrata Kumar Majumder, "A book entitled "Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in downflow slurry bubble columns",published by Apple Academic Press and CRC Press", [2018] Prof. Tamal Banerjee, Mr. Anand Bharti, Mr.Debashis Kundu and Dr. R. Rabari, "A book entitled "Phase Equilibria in Ionic Liquid Facilitated Liquid-Liquid Extractions", published by CRC Press", [2017] Dr. Chandan Das and Dr. Sujoy Bose, "A book entitled "Advanced Ceramic Membranes and Applications", published by CRC Press.", [2017] Prof. Subrata Kr. Majumder, "A book entitled "Hydrodynamics and Transport Processes of Inverse Bubbly Flow",published by Elsevier", [2016] S. De, C. Das and S. Das Gupta, "A book entitled "Treatment of Tannery Effluent by Membrane Separation Technology,published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc., USA, ISBN: 978-1-60741-836-8", [2009]
new Vishal Dhar, Pramod Madhukar Gawal, George Varghese P J and Dharanikota Naga Phani Sai, "Vishal Dhar, Pramod Madhukar Gawal, George Varghese P J and Dharanikota Naga Phani Sai are selected for PMRF (Dec 2021) under lateral entry", [2022] new Somen Mondal, "Somen Mondal, research scholar worked under the supervision of Prof. S. K. Majumder received the best PhD thesis award in Chemical Engineering in 23rd Convocation of IIT Guwahati held on 16th July, 2021", [2021] Jenasree Hazarika, "Jenasree Hazarika (Research Scholar working under the supervision of Dr. V. Prasanna) has been received the best paper award in IMME19 which was held at NIT Tiruchirappalli during 27th -28th December 2019.", [2019] Punampriya Borgohain, "Punampriya Borgohain (Research Scholar) has been received the best oral presentation award in Research Conclave 2019 which was held at IIT Guwahati during 14th March - 17th March 2019.", [2019] Dr. Prodyut Dhar, "Dr. Prodyut Dhar (Ph.D graduate under supervision of Prof. Vimal Katiyar), has been selected for 'Graduate Student Award' for his PhD research work on 'Cellulose Nanocrystals' by American Chemical Society (Cellulose Division). He has been invited by ACS to receive this award during ACS Spring Meeting 2019, in Orlando (USA).", [2019] Kushagra Agrawal, "Kushagra Agrawal, research scholar working under the supervision of Prof. Nanda Kishore has been selected for the best paper award (first position - research scholar category) at International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid and Thermal Sciences (iCRAFT 2018) held from 5-7th Dec 2018 in Dubai.", [2018] Gourhari Chakraborty, "Gourhari Chakraborty (Research Scholar, Supervisor: Prof. Vimal Katiyar) has been received the best poster award for "Development of Biobased Thim Film Sensor for Biochemicals" in Kathmandu Symposia on Advanced Materials (KaSAM-18) held at Nepal.", [2018] Pankaj Boruah, "Pankaj Boruah (Research Scholar, Supervisor: Prof. Vimal Katiyar) has been received the best poster award for "Enhanced Degradation of Oil Droplets Using Biopolymer as Dispersant for Oil Spill Treatment" in Kathmandu Symposia on Advanced Materials (KaSAM-18) held at Nepal.", [2018] Mr. Babul Prasad, "Mr. Babul Prasad (Research Scholar) has been received the best oral presentation award in Research Conclave which was held at IIT Guwahati during 8th March - 11th March 2018.", [2018] Department of Chemical Engineering, "has won the "PhD Premier League (Cricket)"", [2018] Satyannarayana Edubilli, "Congratulation to Satyannarayana Edubilli for receiving "Best Poster Award" in an International Conference on "Emerging Trends in Nanomaterials Science & Technology ( ICETNMST - 2017 )" held at NIT Nagaland during 4-6th January 2017. The title of the paper is "Scale Up Synthesis And Experimental Investigation Of Porous Metal Organic Frameworks In Gas Adsorption".", [2017] Ms Shymali Sarma, "Congratulation to Ms Shymali Sarma for being selected for the Newton-Bhaba award for which she would be getting an opportunity to spend a part of her research tenure at the University of Nottingham.", [2017] Mr. Sushobhan Pradhan, Mr. Arup Jyoti Borah, Mr. Pritam Dikshit and Mr. Maneesh Poddar, "Congratulation to Prof. V.S. Moholkar and his research team comprising of Mr. Sushobhan Pradhan, Mr. Arup Jyoti Borah, Mr. Pritam Dikshit and Mr. Maneesh Poddar for being selected for the National Award for Technology Innovation in the field of Petrochemicals and Downstream Plastic Processing. The prize comprises of Rs 2 lakhs cash award along with a shield and citation.", [2017] Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Pal, "Congratulation to Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Pal and his PhD supervisor Dr. Vimal Katiyar for being selected for Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards for 2017 which will be conferred during function at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 05th March", [2017] Binota Thokchom, "Binota Thokchom, IPDF has been awarded the best Oral Presentation for the topic entitled “Development and the Synthesis of multifunctional magnetic nanocatalyst for Sonoelectrolytic water treatment process” in the Nano Catalysis session at APCAT-7, 2017 event in Mumbai, India", [2017] Mr. Abhishek Shukla, "Congratulation to Mr. Abhishek Shukla (Research Scholar) for being selected for the Best Oral Presentation Award along with cash prize for his paper in the Technical Session "Food and Bio-Process Engineering" at ETAE - 2016 organized by Agricultural and Food Engineering Dept., IIT Kharagpur", [2016]
The research program in Chemical Engineering at IITG aims at training researchers in Chemical Engineering and Science to develop a value based and sustainable society.
IIT Guwahati offers a variety of continuing programs (short term course, workshops, online certificate courses, and internship programs) to students, academic, scientific and technical staff, professionals...
The department has been establishing outreach programmes at various levels and some of these have been already making a mark in the society.