Research Interest

Research Interest

Membrane Separation, Electrocoagulation, Adsorption
Water treatment: Treating arsenic and fluoride rich drinking water, industrial waste water such as oil industry effluent, steel industry effluent etc.
Membrane preparation: Preparation of inorganic membrane from industrial waste
Adsorbents: Adsorbent from food waste, nanoparticles, composite adsorbents
Packaging films, Hydrogels
Kinetic Modelling for Catalyst Deactivation, Extractive Desulfurization

Undergraduate students guided

Ongoing

RAHUL SITARAMAN, KEIARA NICOLE GOVEAS (Biotech)-Rheological studies of polymers(Laboratory Project)
RISHABH M SOMANI (Chemical)- Optimization of parameters for ion exchange membrane. (Laboratory Project)
KARTHIK SAIRAM M (Chemical)-Preparation of Intelligent films (Laboratory Project)
SHRIYEDITA RAMESH (Biotech)-Preparation of intelligent packaging films from natural sources (Laboratory Project)
SABREEN ZAMA (Chemical)-Intelligent Films from natural sources (Laboratory Project)

Completed

Kaeshaun Singh-Polymeric Membranes for water treatment (Laboratory Project)
Ummal Fahadha- Optimization of Hydrogel for dye adsorption. (Laboratory Project)
Swadha Rohit Garg-Preparation of Intelligent films (Design Project)
Swadha Rohit Garg-Preparation of packaging films from natural sources (Laboratory Project)
Kaeshaun Singh-Preparation and Characterization of Polymeric Membranes (Laboratory Project)
Ummal Fahadha-Preparation, characterization and Optimization of Hydrogel for adsorption application. (Laboratory Project)
Natasha Ranjan Basu-Formulation of an effective topical product with extracts of essential oils (Laboratory Project)
Yatik Mohan Thakwani- Preparation and Characterization of Biodegradable Packaging Films (Laboratory Project)
Siddhant Vinodkumar Singh- Oil-Water Emulsions Treatment by Adsorption Process (Study Project)
Swadha Rohit Garg- Extraction of Cellulose from Banana Peel to Produce Biodegradable Polymers (Laboratory Project)
Anisha Das- Preparation of Hydrogel for Treatment of Dye Water (Laboratory Project)
Karwa Anugraha Anand- Development and Application of a Biodegradable Film Enhanced by Date-Seed Extracts (Laboratory Project)
Gayatri Biju Manappully- Preparation and Characterization of Hydrogel for Absorption (Laboratory Project)
Natasha Kondatil Khader Shanavas- Water Treatment (Study Project)

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