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Head : Dr. M. Velan The Department of Chemical Engineering, at A.C. College of Technology has a sound research tradition and kept itself abreast with the latest of the times by fostering research in the frontier areas of chemical engineering. One of the chief strengths of the department is the dedicated faculty who have been instrumental in establishing the department as one of the best in the country. The sophisticated instruments laboratory, housing several analytical instruments plays a major role in the characterisation experiments performed as part of industrial consultancy projects. Water and air quality analyses can also be carried out using the facilities in the department. The Dr. G.S. Laddha Process Simulation laboratory is the latest milestone in the development of the department and has the popular process simulation software ASPEN on a 15-terminal computer network, which is poised to serve as a powerful tool for students to master the modeling and simulation of chemical engineering processes. In addition, the laboratory can serve as an industry-institute interface where engineers and technicians can be trained to acquire software skills to simulate process behaviour that are becoming more and more indispensable. |
Faculty Profile |
| Name and highest qualification | Phone No. & E Mail | Expertise |
Dr.
K. Balu, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203522 kbalu@annauniv.edu |
Mathematical
Modelling, Simulation and Optimization |
Dr. T. Murugesan, Ph.D. |
91-44-2203507 tmgesan_57@yahoo.com |
Biomolecules extraction, Microwave drying |
Dr. M. Raajenthiren, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203520 mrajendran@annauniv.edu |
Thermodynamics and Industrial Management |
Dr. V. Ramamurthi, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203505 ramamurthi@annauniv.edu |
Mass Transfer, Process Control, Effluent
Treatment and Air Pollution |
Dr. M. Velan, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203500 velan@annauniv.edu |
Biosorption of Heavy Metals and dyes,
Hydrodynamics, Mixing in Gas-Liquid -Solid Systems |
Dr. N. Balasubramanian, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203545
Extn:22 nbsbala@annauniv.edu |
Environmental Engineering, Metabolic Engineering |
Dr. T. R. Kubendran, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203503 trkuben@annauniv.edu |
Transport Phenomena |
Dr. Lima Rose Miranda, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203533
Extn:3533 limarmiranda@yahoo.co.in |
Activated Carbon and Adsorption, High
Temperature Fluidization |
Dr. N. Nagendra Gandhi, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203515 n_nagendra2002@yahoo.com |
Heat and Mass Transfer, Environmental
Toxicology, Hospital Waste Management. |
Dr. K. Narasimhan |
Process economics, Total Quality Management |
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Dr. Rajamaniccam L. Sai, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203502 sai@annauniv.edu |
Field Induced Transport Phenomena |
Dr. G. Arthanareeswaran, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203530 arthanareeg@yahoo.com |
Synthetic Polymers, Membrane Preparation,
Characterization and Applications |
Mrs. P. Gomathi Priya, M.Tech. |
91-44-22203534
Extn:17 pgpriya78@yahoo.co.in |
Waste Water Treatment. |
Dr. K. Muthukumar, Ph.D. |
22203545
Extn:21 m_kumar77@yahoo.co.in |
Reaction Engineering, Environmental biotechnology. |
Dr. N. Partha, Ph.D. |
91-44-3534/3545
Extn:11 npartha62@yahoo.co.in |
Adsorption, Utilization of wastes |
Dr. B. G. Prakash Kumar, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203537 bgp_chemin@yahoo.com |
Activated-Carbon Preparation, Characterization
and Application. |
Mrs. K. V. Radha, M.Tech. |
91-44-22203539 radhavel@yahoo.com |
Decolourization Of waste water |
Dr. I. Regupathi, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203539 regupathi@yahoo.com |
Extraction |
Dr. S. Renganathan, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203516 rengsah@rediffmail.com |
Environmental Engineering |
Dr. T. Renganathan, Ph.D. |
91-44-22203548 renganathan@annauniv.edu |
Process modelling and simulation, Multiphase
systems, Computational fluid dynamics |
Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, Ph.D. |
91-44-3534/3545
Extn:12 sivavisv@yahoo.com |
Fluidization Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Mass Transfer. |
Dr. M. Alagar, Ph.D. |
22203543 mkalagar@yahoo.com |
Polymer nanocomposites, biopolymers, fuel
cells |
Dr. P. Gnanasundaram, Ph.D. |
22203528 gnanasundaramp@yahoo.com |
Polymers |
Dr. D. Mohan, Ph.D. |
mohantarun@yahoo.com
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Polymers, membranes |
Dr. S. Sivanesan, Ph.D. |
Environmental chemistry |
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Dr. M. Dharmendira Kumar, Ph.D. |
22203535 mdkumar@annauniv.edu |
Thermodynamics for environmental sciences |
Dr. T. Sivakumar, Ph.D. |
22203529 sivakumar@annauniv.edu |
Heterogeneous catalysis |
Dr. G. Ravikumar, Ph.D. |
grk66@annauni.edu |
Hydrology & Drought Analysis |
Mr. Charles Augustin, M.E. |
mvdcharles@yahoo.com |
I. C. Engines |
Mr. V. Pandiyarajan, M.E. |
pandiyarajan_v@yahoo.com |
Waste heat recovery, Engineering thermodynamics,
I. C. Engines |
Ms. C. Sharmeela, M.E. |
sharmeela20@yahoo.com |
Power quality study, harmonic filter |
Mr. R. Swaminathan, M.E. |
swami774@annauniv.edu |
Computational fluid dynamics, heat transfer,
thermodynamics |
List of sponsored projects carried out in the last three
years |
| Title of the Project |
Agency |
Development
of nanodispersed metal electrodes for electrochemical degradation of
toxic synthetic organic pollutants from industrial effluent |
Ministry of Environment & Forests |
Development
of hybrid clay – epoxy nano composites” |
DRDO |
Development
of hybrid epoxy layered nano composites” |
DST |
Hybrid
urethane corrosion resistant nanocoatings |
UGC |
Development
of radiation resistant siliconized cyanate ester – bismaleimide
hybrid matrices for advanced nanocomposites |
DST |
Development
of Hybrid expoxy layered silicate nanocomposites |
DST |
Studies
on functionalization of polysulfone based ultrafiltration membranes
for Industrial Effluent treatment and reuse of waste water |
UGC |
Development
of polymeric membranes for Industrial Effluent treatment and water recovery |
AICTE |
Studies
on separation of toxic heavy metal ions using liquid membranes |
UGC |
Aerated
packed bed reactors for organic industrial effluents |
UGC |
Modeling
& simulation of microwave drying of non conductive materials ceramics
– A case study |
DRDO |
Polyethylene
glycol based aqueous two phase systems for the extraction of value added
glycosamine glycons from hide/skins and related effluent streams |
CSIR |
Corrosion
resistant coating for marine application
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UGC |
Computer
Assisted Language Learning (CALL) |
UGC |
Increasing
the yield of cyclohexanone – an industrially important raw material
by catalytic conversion using Perovskite and Perovskite related oxides |
UGC |
Regio
selective alkylation and acylation reactions of some aromatic compounds
using mesoporous aluminosilicate supported heteropolyacids |
DST |
Intercalated
noble metal nanoparticles for selective hydrogenation of furfural to
furfuryl alcohol for space and defense research applicatons |
DRDO |
Hydrodenitrogenation
studies using Ni-Mo catalysts supported over mesoporous MCM 41 |
DRDO |
Investigation
on the formation of photochemical ozone and its reactivity with alkenes-
Laboratory and Field studies. |
DST |
Establishment
of environmental laboratory in the department of chemical engineering
under FIST programme |
DST |
| Value of Research Projects taken up during 2003 to 2007: |
| Completed Projects | Ongoing Projects |
| No | Value(Rs Lakhs) | No | Value(Rs Lakhs) |
| 19 | 217 | 4 | 81 |
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Brief Write up of Most Successful Research Projects:
Development of Caprolactam blocked Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate The objectives of the present project proposal is to synthesize caprolactam blocked methylenediphenyl diisocyanate by both solvent and melt method followed by the characterization of the product for its purity by spectral, chromatographic and determination of its melting point. Further the product synthesized in the proposed project will be made in the form of emulsion using appropriate emulsifier (sodium dioctyl sulpha succinate), in order to ascertain its utility towards application as adhesion promoter for the treatment of industrial polyester yarns and fabrics for tyre cord applications. Areas of application : For the treatment of industrial polyester yarns and fabrics for tyre cord applications. |
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