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BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
Department of Chemical
Engineering BROCHURE – January 2017
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Faculty: Chemical Engg.
Faculty have extensive experience in both industry and academic
Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli
Pulp&Paper Technology Dr. D. Purnima
Polymer Technology
Dr. Balaji Krishnamurthy
Electrochemical Engg. Prof. I. Sreedhar
Process Development
Prof. Srikanta Dinda
Petroleum Engg.
Dr. Karthik Chetan
Materails Technology
Dr. Asma Ahmed
Biochemical Engg.
Dr. Vikranth K. Surasani
Mathematical Modeling Mrs. Lakshmi Sirisha
Biochemical Engg.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Looking into the rapid change in the global industry environment, Department of
Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus is determined to nurture
new talents and create leaders and entrepreneurs who can bring high level value
addition to the Chemical and Allied industries. Our mission is to drive excellence in
Chemical Engineering education and training thereby lead to the creation of a
common platform for connecting academia and industry in the exchange of
knowledge.
Chemical Engineering department comprises of qualified faculty who have received
PhDs/Postdocs from IIT’s or universities abroad. The Department offers programs in
three tiers of Chemical Engineering i.e Bachelors (B.E), Masters (M.E) and Ph.D. Our
B.E students are placed in reputed companies such as Shell, Unilever, Honeywell,
etc. Currently 13 Research scholar & 3 project fellow are working in our dept.
Department has received funding from various agencies such as DST, BIRAC (DBT),
CSIR, ABSTC Mumbai, DRDO and BITS Pilani.
We invite experts to deliver talks to our students. Our faculty are also involved in
teaching for Industry Professionals under Work Integrated Learning Program (WILP).
We have conducted conferences & workshops namely GREEN 2012 – Race to
Innovation, Innovations in Chemical Engineering (2013), Advanced Materials for
Defence and Aerospace Applications (2014). Many faculty and students are members
of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE-HRC).
About the Department
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Welcome to the Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS
Pilani Hyderabad Campus. Though the department is only 9
years old, it is rapidly growing with state of the art laboratory
infrastructure with all experimental and computational
facilities. The department currently has nine young faculty
members from diverse research areas like Reaction
Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Petroleum
Engineering, Material Science, Batteries and Fuel Cells and
Polymer Science & Technology, etc. At present department
has sponsored projects of worth Rs. 1.2 crores. 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 75% placement record for last three outgoing batches
and 15 % have opted for higher studies. Our students are
unique in two aspects. They undergo 7.5 months of
industrial training in 2 phases (Practice School 1 & 2)
supervised by BITS faculty. They also enroll in lab oriented
project and/or thesis under faculty as a single course.
Message from HoD
Prof. Srikanta Dinda Head, Dept. of Chemical Engg
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
Technicians, Staff & Research Scholars
Sreenivasulu AppalaNaidu Chandrakala
P. Somi Reddy
Sr. Tech. Asst. N. Bhaskara Raju
Jr. Technician
P. Appala Reddy
Technician
B. Raju
Technician
Madhavi Aparna
Gouthami
Jr. Office Asst
Manasa Premnath
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
Ongoing Sponsored
Projects
Sl.
No
Project Name Principal
Investigator
Funding
Agency
Amount
(in lakhs)
Start date &
Duration
1. Treatment of Nitrogenous
Waste using Microalgae and
its Utilization for Production
of Biofuels and Other Value
Added Products
Dr. Asma
Ahmed
BITS-
Pilani
45 Feb. 2014
(36 months)
2. Biofuels from lignocellulosic
biomass waste:
Biosolubilization and
biomethanation of lignin
Dr. Asma
Ahmed
DST 27.2 July 2014
(36 months)
3. Nano-scale Characterization
of Human Hair Fibres by
using Indentation Technique
Dr. Ramesh
B.
Adusumalli
DST 29.9 August 2014
(36 months)
4. Studies on CO2 Capture
from Flue Gases using
Regenerable Solid
Adsorbents
Prof.
Srikanta
Dinda
CSIR 23 Oct. 2015
(36 months)
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
Completed Sponsored
Projects in last 5 years
Project Title Principal
Investigator
Funding
Agency
Amount
(in lakhs)
Start date &
Duration
Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Dr. Balaji
Krishnamurthy ABG 12 2011-2014
Increase in productivity of
monoclonal antibody by
upstream process
optimization
Dr. Asma Ahmed
Aryogen
Biophar
ma, Iran
4.05 2013
(12 months)
Development of Synthetic
Resin Product Prof. Srikanta Dinda DST 22 August 2013
(36 months)
3-D Printer Filaments that
are Biomaterial-Based and
Eco-Friendly
Dr. Karthik Chethan
V.
BIRAC 34 June 2014
(18 months)
Characterization of Fibre /
Matrix interface in
Advanced Composites
Dr. Ramesh B. A, ASL
(DRDO)
9.96 Aug. 2015
(12 months)
Bioconversion of Coal
Rejects to Biogas and
Humic Acid
Dr. Asma Ahmed
( Ardee Hi-tech Pvt
Ltd,)
BIRAC 1.8 June 2015
(12 months)
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
Research Scholars Details
Sl.
NO.
Name Category Supervisor Topic of Research
1 Mr. B.
Sreenivasulu
Full time Prof. I.
Sreedhar
Kinetics and Engineering of Carbon Capture
by Chemical Looping Combustion
2
Mr. U. Appala
Naidu
Full time Prof. Srikanta
Dinda
Polymerization and Kinetic studies of Ketonic
resin synthesized by Environmentally friendly
method
3
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.
4 Ms. K.
Chandrakala
Full time Dr. Ramesh B.
Adusumalli
Mechanical Characterization of Human Hair
Fibers
5 Ms. Madhavi Full time Dr. Balaji Modelling of Fuel Cells
6 Ms. S. Aparna Full time Dr. D. Purnima Polymer blends and Composites
7 Ms. S N Manasa
Dhakshayani
Full time
Dr.
Karthik Cheth
an. V
Development and Characterization of
Electrospun Nanocomposites
8. Mr. Premanath
Full time Prof. Srikanta
Dinda
Studies on CO2 Capture from Flue Gases
using Regenerable Solid Adsorbents
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
Research Scholars (part time) and Project Fellows
Sl.
NO.
Name Category Supervisor Topic of Research
1. Mr. Pathi
Suresh
Part time Prof. I.
Sreedhar
Experimental and Modeling Studies of
Continuous Wet Granulation
2.
Ms. P. Madhuri Part time Dr. Ramesh
Adusumalli
Study of Pulp Characteristics after Cooking
and Bleaching for optimization of Process
parameters
3. Mr.Venkata
Surendra Part time
Dr. Vikranth
Surasani Process system Engineering
4. Mr. Sundaraiah
Konda Part time
Prof. Srikanta
Dinda Development of Endothermic fuel
5. Mrs. M. Vasavi
Part time Dr. Karthik
Chethan. V
Electrospinning nanofibers for purification
applications
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Prof. Srikanta Dinda Associate Professor, Head of the Dept.
B.Sc. Chemistry : Vidyasagar
University, WB
B.Tech. : Calcutta University
M.Tech. : Calcutta University
Ph.D. : IIT Kharagpur
Contact:-
Tel: +91-40-66303586
Email:
pilani.ac.in
Research Interests
• Reaction Engineering & catalysis,
• Petroleum Refining,
• CO2 capture,
• Synthetic & bio polymer,
Latest Publications
• Srikanta Dinda, Vijay Ravisankar, Palak Puri,
Development of Bio-epoxide from Nahor (Mesua
ferrea Linn) Oil, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of
Chemical engineers, 2016, 65, 399-404.
• Srikanta Dinda, Nikhil S. Reddy V., Ramesh
babu A. Bio-epoxide and Bio-adhesive from Plant
oil, Korean journal of Chemical
Engineering, 2016, 33, 2915-2922.
• Appala Naidu U, Srikanta Dinda, Pravallika K,
Karthik C. V., Preparation and charecterization of
ketonoc polymer for coating applications,
Progress in Organic Coatings, 2016, 99, 251-
262.
• Chinthala Praveen K., Sukumar Mandal, Gopal
Ravichandran, Srikanta Dinda, Amit V. Gohel,
Ashwani Yadav, Asit kumar Das, Development of
a FCC catalyst/additive combination with high
tolerance to calcium contamination from lower
cost feedstock. Catalysis, PTQ, 2016, 21 57-63.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Prof. I. Sreedhar Associate Professor
B.Tech. : NIT Warangal
M.Tech. : IIT Delhi
Ph.D. : BITS Pilani, Pilani
Campus, India
Contact:
Tel: +91-40-66303512
E-mail:
pilani.ac.in
Research Interests:
• Reaction Engineering,
• Process Development,
• Fluid Rheology,
• Carbon Capture,
Latest Publications
I.Sreedhar, R.Vaidhiswaran, Bansi M Kamani,
A.Venugopal, "Process and Engineering Trends in
Membrane based Carbon Capture", Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 68, 2017, 659-
684.
I. Sreedhar, Y Kirti Kishan, "Process
Standardization and kinetics of Ethanol Driven
Biodiesel Production by Transesterification of
Ricebran Oil", International Journal of Industrial
Chemistry, 7 (2), 2016, 121-129.
B.Sreenivasulu, Ishan Vyas, Bansi M Kamani, I
Sreedhar, K V Raghavan, "Effect of Composition,
Synthesis Protocol and Pellet size of Cost Effective
Adsorbents doped with Flyash on Carbon
Capture", International Journal of Environmental
Science and Development", 7(11) 2016, 801-804.
B. Sreenivasulu, P. Suresh, I Sreedhar, K V
Raghavan, "Development Trends in the Porous
Adsorbents for Carbon Capture", Environmental
Science and Technology, 49(21), 2015, 12641-61.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Dr. D. Purnima Assistant 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
“A Review on Various Compatibilizers and its
Effect on Mechanical Properties of Compatibilized
Nylon Blends”, S. Aparna, D. Purnima, and R. B.
Adusumalli, Polymer-Plastic Technology and
Engineering. (Accepted - September 2016) .
“Interfacial Adhesion through Maleic Anhydride
Grafting of EPDM in PP/EPDM Blend”, D.
Purnima, S. N. Maiti, A. K. Gupta, Journal of
Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 102, 5528-5532.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Dr. Balaji Krishnamurthy Assistant Professor
B.Tech. : CECRI, Karaikudi,
Tamilnadu
Ph.D. : Univ. of South Carolina,
USA
Contact:-
Ph: +91-40-66303552
Email: [email protected]
pilani.ac.in
Research Interests
• Batteries & Fuel cells,
• Energy systems,
• Electrochemical Engineering,
• Mathematical modeling of
Electrochemical systems.
Latest Publications
An Empirical rate constant based model to
study capacity fading in lithium ion batteries,
Srivatsan Ramesh and Balaji Krishnamurthy,
International Journal of Electrochemistry,
Volume 2015, Article ID 439015;
A Mathematical model to study the capacity
fading in lithium ion batteries-formation and
dissolution reactions, Srivatsan Ramesh and
Balaji Krishnamurthy, Journal of
Electrochemical Society, 162(4), A 545(2015);
Modeling the effect of potential drop across the
SEI layer on the performance of lithium ion
batteries, Saksham Phul, Abhishek Deshpande
and Balaji Krishnamurthy, Electrochimica Acta,
164, 281 (2015).
A generalized mathematical model to study
capacity fading in lithium ion batteries-Effect of
Solvent and lithium transport, Journal of
Electrochemical Science and Engineering, 2015,
10.5599/jese.197.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Dr. Ramesh Adusumalli Assistant 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 :
pilani.ac.in
Research Interests:
• Polymer Composites,
• Wood, Pulp & Paper Technology,
• Fibre Technology,
Latest Publications
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;
DOI: 10.1080/14786435.2016.1235292
Aparna S, Purnima D, Ramesh Babu Adusumalli.
A Review on Various Compatibilizers And Its Effect
On Mechanical Properties Of Compatibilized Nylon
Blends. Polymer-Plastics Technology and
Engineering; DOI:
10.1080/03602559.2016.1233280;
Srikanta Dinda, Nikhil Sainath and R.B.
Adusumalli. Production of bio-epoxide and bio-
adhesive from non-edible oil. Korean Journal of
Chemical Engineering. 33(10), 2915-2922; 2016
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 51(22)
10191-10204; 2016
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Dr. Karthik Chethan Assistant Professor
B.E. : University Of Mysore,
Karnataka
M.S. : University Of Utah, USA
Ph.D. : McMaster University,
Canada
Contact:-
Tel: +91-40-66303613
Email: [email protected]
pilani.ac.in
Research Interests
• Biomaterials,
• Encapsulation and composite
applications,
• Protein denaturation,
• Liquid-liquid phase separation
latest Publications
Physicochemical Properties of Soy Protein:
Effects of Subunit Composition. Guangyan Qi,
Karthik Venkateshan, Xiaoqun Mo, Lu Zhang,
and Xiuzhi Susan Sun, J. Agric. Food Chem., 59,
18, 9958-9964 (2011),
Functional, Physiochemical, and Rheological
Properties of Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)
Protein. Yu, G., Liu, H., Venkateshan, K., Yan, S.,
Cheng, J., Sun, X. S. and Wang, D.
Transactions of the ASABE. 54(2), 555-561
(2011).
Book Chapter: Thermodynamic and microscopy
studies of urea-soy protein composites.
Venkateshan, K and Sun, X. S., ACS Symposium
Series: Green Polymer Chemistry: Biocatalysis
and Biomaterials, 1043, Chapter. 5, 59-70
(2010).
Mechanical and Thermal Properties, Morphology,
and Relaxation Characteristics of Poly (lactic acid)
and Soy Flour/Wood Flour Blends. Li, Y.,
Venkateshan, K. and Sun, X. S., Polymer
International, 59, 8, 1099 (2010).
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Dr. Asma Ahmed Assistant Professor
B.Tech. : CBIT College (Osmania Univ.,
Hyderabad
Ph.D. : Oklahoma State University,
USA
Contact:-
Ph: +91-40-66303618
Email: [email protected]
pilani.ac.in
Research Interests:
• Production of biofuels from biomass.
• Bioreactor design for solid state
fermentation.
• Cell Culture process optimization
• Biopharmaceutical production.
Latest Publications
• Improved Ammonium Removal from
Industrial Wastewater through systematic
adaptation of wild type Chlorella
pyrenoidosa. Ahmed, A. Nimmakayala, J.,
Ramesh, A (2016) Water Science and
Technology doi: 10.2166/wst.2016.507
• Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural
Residues by locally isolated
fungus Neurospora discreta. Pamidipati, S. &
Ahmed, A.(2016). Appl Biochem
Biotechnol doi:10.1007/s12010-016-2302-6
• Effects of Biomass-generated Producer Gas
Constituents on Cell-growth, Product
Distribution and Hydrogenase Activity
of Clostridium carboxidivorans P7T. Ahmed,
A., Cateni,B. G., Huhnke, R.L., Lewis, R.S.
(2006) Biomass and Bioenergy 30(7): 665-672.
• Fermentation of Biomass-generated
Synthesis Gas: Effects of Nitric Oxide.
Ahmed, A. and Lewis, R.S.(2007), Biotechnology
and Bioengineering 97(5): 1080-1086
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Dr. Vikranth K. Surasani Assistant 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
Email: [email protected]
pilani.ac.in
Latest Publications
V. K. Surasani, F. Kretschmer, P. Heidecke, M.
Peglow and E. Tsotsas, "Biomass combustion in a
fluidized-bed system: an integrated model for
dynamic plant simulations", Industrial &
Engineering Chemistry Research 50(17): 9936-
9943, 2011,
V. K. Surasani, L. Li, J. B. Ajo-Franklin, C.
Hubbard, S. S. Hubbard, Y. Wu, “Selective
Bioclogging and Permeability Alteration by L.
mesenteroides: a Reactive Transport Modeling
Study at Reservoir Scale”, Energy and Fuels 2013,
27 (11), pp 6538–6551,
Wu, V. K. Surasani, L. Li, S. S. Hubbard,
“Geophysical monitoring and reactive transport
modeling of bioclogging processes induced by
leuconostoc mesenteroides”, Geophysics 2014,
79(1), E61–E73,.
Sashank Srinivasan, V. K. Surasani, “CFD
Analysis of Effects of Surface Fouling on Wind
Turbine Airfoil Profiles”, Volume 4, Issue 5,
Pages:1-11, International Journal of Energy and
Power Engineering, 2015,
Research Interest: • Pore Network Modeling in Process
Engg.
• Reactive transport in porous media.
• Modeling of Biogeochemical
Interaction
• Numerical Simulation of Souring and
Desouring phenomena
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Ms Lakshmi Sirisha Lecturer
B. Tech: Chemical Engineering,
University of Mumbai, Mumbai.
M.E.: BioProcess Technology, UDCT,
Mumbai.
Ph.D.: Pursuing
Email: [email protected]
pilani.ac.in
Selected Publications
Pamidipati, S. & Ahmed, A. (2016),
Degradation of Lignin in Agricultural Residues
by locally Isolated Fungus Neurospora
discreta. Appl Biochem Biotechnol
doi:10.1007/s12010-016-2302-6
Koli, A. C., Subhedar, P. B., Pamidipati, S.
and Gaikar, V. G. (2016), Mathematical model
for reactive recovery of invertase by chemical
permeabilization of baker's yeast. J. Chem.
Technol. Biotechnol., 91: 1266–1273.
doi:10.1002/jctb.4716
Research Interest:
Research area: "Biofuels and other
value added products
from lignocellulosic biomass“
.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Patents by Dept. Faculty
Patents Granted /issued
1. 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.
2. S. Dinda, P. K. Chinthala, A. Gohel, A. Yadav, S. Mandal, G. Ravichandran and A. K. Das, Process and
catalyst compositions / additive, for reducing the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)process in the fuel gas
yield. 2016, CN103703105 B.
3. 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.
4. 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. 2015, Pat. No: EP 2729553 A4.
5. 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. 2015,
Pat. No: IN 2013MU02755 A1.
6. 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. 2014, Pat. No: US 20140116923 A1.
7. Hasnat Abul, Bhaskar Krishna Arumugam, Pamidipati Sirisha. Reactive Distillation Process for the
Preparation of Acetaminophen, US 20120065423 A1.
8. Mo. X., Liu, J. and Greenberg, M. (Wrigley, Inc.), Sun, X. S., Qi, G., Venkateshan, K. and Zhang, L. Chewing
Gum Elastomers from Soy Protein Fractions. US Patent Filed, 2012 Application No. 13420751.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Books/ Book Chapters published in last 5 years
1. 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.
2. 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; ISBN 978-981-10-3115-1.
3. Srikanta Dinda, Nihit Bandaru, Radhev Paleti, Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, ISBN-
9781771880770 CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), 2015.
4. I.Sreedhar, K.Radhakishan and K.V. Raghavan. “Industrial Catalysis and Separations:
Innovations for Process Intensification” CRC Press (2014). ISBN 9781926895963
5. Srikanta Dinda. Epoxidation of Vegetable Oils. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,
ISBN:978-3-659-31622-7 (2013)
6. Srikanta Dinda, Karthik Chethan V, Vikranth K. Surasani. Proceedings of National
Conference on "Innovations in Chemical Engineering (ICE 2013)", Nov 15-16, BITS, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad. BS Publications. ISBN: 978-81-7800-3290.
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
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 2
Energy and Environment Studies 2
Fuel Cells and Batteries 1
Paper and Pulp Technology 1
Petroleum Engineering 1
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Sl.
No.
Teaching Lab Title
1. Selected Chemical Engineering Operations
(Workshop2)
2. Transport Phenomena (Workshop2)
3. Process Control (D 226)
4. Chemical Reaction Engineering lab (D 228)
5. Petroleum Engineering Lab (D 227B)
Teaching labs
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Teaching labs
Transport Phenomena
Lab Selected Chemical
Engg Operations Lab Process Control Lab
Petroleum Lab
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Sl. No. Research Lab
1. Environmental Engineering lab - D 209
2 Advanced Separations Lab – D 210
3. Materials Science & Engineering Lab (D227A)
4. Multiphase System Lab (D212)
Research labs
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Sophisticated Equipment
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
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. Programme 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.
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
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)
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
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.
Thermodynami
• 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
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
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
BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
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
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
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
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
Invited talks
• 3D Printing of Metals: Challenges and Opportunities by Prof.
Upadrasta Ramamurthy from IISc, Bangalore, Nov. 24, 2016.
• Advances in size reduction operations in process industries by Dr.
D. V. Ramana Rao from Institute of Particulate technology
International, 29 Aug. 2016.
• Conventional zeolites and Hierarchical Materials for Methanol to
olifine and biotransformation by Dr. V. R. Reddy Marthala from
Erlangen catalysis Research Center, Germany, 22-Aug 2016.
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Placements
POLMON
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
CONTACT
Prof. Srikanta Dinda HoD, Department of Chemical Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar
Shamirpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District
Secunderabad, Telangana State - 500078
E-mail:- [email protected]
Tel.No.:- +91-040 66303586 (Office)