The department offers an academic programme leading to B.Tech degree in chemical engineering. The department has a highly qualified faculty to guide the students at every step. The department has strength of highly qualified faculty, which give their valuable guidance to the students.

The curriculum is fully updated and meets the industry requirements and trends in the industry. The electives provide an opportunity to the students to hone their practical skills and strengthen their practical and theoretical base.

The students who engage themselves in project work, seminars and have periodic visits at various research institutes.

Core curriculum :
It offers a well-planned and balanced curriculum to enable students to cope up with the latest knowledge and rigorous industrial trends.

Electives :
Along with inter-disciplinary core courses, the department offers some specialized courses that include Petroleum Refining Engineering, Fertilizer Technology, Hazard and safety analysis, design catalytic reactors, advanced Separation technique, high polymer technology, Surface coating And technology, oil technology, Biochemical Engineering.

Laboratories :
The department has many laboratories that are fully-equipped and well maintained. These laboratories not only enhance the practical skills, but also strengthen the theoretical concepts. The various laboratories in the department include:

  • Fluid mechanics and particle laboratory
  • Heat transfer lab
  • Mass transfer laboratory having computerized distilling column
  • Chemical reaction engineering laboratory having plug flow reactor
  • CSTR along with Batch Reactor
  • Process instrumentation lab with experiments on proportional controller, PI controller, PID controller etc.
  • CAD laboratory

For project reports, seminar works or for knowledge of latest developments, the students continuously visit CDRI, CMAP and CSIR. Every year a good percentage of students employed in reputed companies and pursue higher studies. With hard and proper guidance of faculty members, the students make their way to IISC, IITs and BARC.

In short these dynamic engineers, by their sheer labour and work to win attitude can stabilize the chequered markets and also can turn the stumbling blocks into the stepping stones to success.

Programmes Offered

Programme Specialization Intake Started In
Bachelor of Technology (CHE) (Regular) Chemical Engineering 60 1996

Regular Faculty

Name Designation E-Mail
Dr. R P Ram Associate Professor & HOD [email protected]
Dr. Dhananjay Singh Professor [email protected]
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Assistant Professor [email protected]

Contractual Faculty

Name Designation E-Mail
Dr. Priya Pal Assistant Professor (Contract) [email protected]
Dr. Vijay Singh Assistant Professor (Contract) [email protected]
Displaying 1 - 50 of 124 publications

2024

  1. Dhananjay Singh*, Sunita Singh, Deepak Singh, Jyoti K., Vinay M., SK Patel, S. Tewari, BS Giri Sustainable pathways for solar desalination using nanofluids: A critical review, Environmental Research, , vol. 11, pp. 117654, 2024. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117654 Impact Factor : 8.3

2023

  1. D. Thapaliyal, S. Verma P. Sen R. Kumar,AK Thakur, AK Tiwari, Dhananjay Singh, GD Verros, RK Arya Natural Fibers Composites: Origin, Importance, Consumption Pattern, And Challenges, Journal of Composites Science, , vol. 5067, pp. 1-44, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/ 10.3390/jcs7120506 Impact Factor : 3.3
  2. Manish Choudhary, *Dhananjay Singh SKJ SSS,DS,KS Kinetics modeling & comparative examine on thermal degradation of alkali treated Crotalaria juncea fiber using model fitting method, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, , , pp. xxx, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2023.100918 Impact Factor : 1.3
  3. Deepak Singh, Mukul Sengar Suresh Kumar Patel Dilip Kumar, Dharm Pal, BS Giri, *Dhananjay Singh Drying characteristics of thin layer of potato (Solanum tuberosum): experimental and computational studies, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, , , pp. 1-18, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25121-y Impact Factor : 5.8
  4. Archana Arya, Abrar Ahamad Pradeep Kumar Avinash Chandra A review on lignin based nanocomposites: Fabrication, characterization and application, Materials Today: Proceedings, , , , 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.569
  5. Anand Maurya, Shishir Sinha Pradeep Kumar Vijay Singh A review: Impact of surface treatment of nanofillers for improvement in thermo mechanical properties of the epoxy based nanocomposites, Materials Today: Proceedings, , , , 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.01.178
  6. Manish Choudhary, SKJ Dhananjay Singh KS, AKP, JM, BSG, MK Determination of thermal degradation behavior and kinetics parameters of chemically modified sun hemp biomass, Bioresource Technology, , vol. 380, , 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129065 Impact Factor : 11.4
  7. Mukul Sengar, RRS DS PKM, Dhananjay Singh, MK, BSG Drying kinetics, thermal and morphological analysis of starchy food material: Experimental investigation through an induced type solar dryer, Environmental Technology & Innovation, , vol. 312023, pp. 103221, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103221 Impact Factor : 7.1
  8. Sunita Singh, MS JK DS, AT, Dhananjay Singh* Hypolipidemic Activity of Standardized Crude Leaf Extracts of Morus nigra L., Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, , vol. 15(5), pp. 1086-1091, 2023.
  9. Mahendra Singh, DS PP SS, Dhananjay Singh, BSG Synthesis and performance evaluation of Beta vulgaris based dye-sensitized organic solar cell, Environmental Technology & Innovation, , vol. 312023, pp. 103220, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103220 Impact Factor : 7.1
  10. Anshuman Mishra, Dhananjay Singh* RSS DS, VM, BSG Effect of noble bacteria Ochrobactrum intermedium (Alhpa -22) on decolorization of methyl orange dye in a bioreactor, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, , vol. 2023, pp. 1-11, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0047 Impact Factor : 1.6
  11. Sunita Singh, MS DS VM, JK, BSG, Dhananjay Singh* Antidiabetic Activity and Biochemical Parameter Estimation of Morus nigra in SD Rat, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, , vol. 15(6), pp. 1150-1155, 2023.
  12. Deepak Singh, ,Mukul Sengar Suresh Kumar Patel Dilip Kumar, Dharm Pal, BS Giri, Dhananjay Singh Drying characteristics of thin layer of Potato (Solanum tuberosum): Experimental and computational studies, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, , , pp. 1-18, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25121-y Impact Factor : 5.190
  13. Manish Choudhary, Dhananjay Singh Sandesh K. Jain Shriram S. Sonawane, Deepak Singh, G L Devnani, Keerti Srivastava Kinetics modeling & comparative examine on thermal degradation of alkali treated Crotalaria juncea fiber using model fitting method, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, , vol. 100, pp. 100918, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2023.100918 Impact Factor : 0.243
  14. Mukul Sengar, Reeta R.S., Deepak Singh PKM, Dhananjay Singh, MK, BS Giri Drying kinetics, thermal and morphological analysis of starchy food material: Experimental investigation through an induced type solar dryer, Environmental Technology & Innovation, , vol. 31, pp. 103221, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103221 Impact Factor : 7.758
  15. MS, Deepak Singh P. Pal S. Singh, Dhananjay Singh, BS Giri Synthesis and performance evaluation of Beta vulgaris based dye-sensitized organic solar cell, Environmental Technology & Innovation, , vol. 31, pp. 103220, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103220 Impact Factor : 7.758
  16. Mahendra Singh, D. Singh V. Mishra V. Singh, S. Singh, R. Dev, Dhananjay Singh* Efficiency and environmental stability of TiO2 based solar cells for green electricity production, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, , , , 2023. Impact Factor : 1.6
  17. Dhananjay Singh*, Deepak Singh, Vinay Mishra, Jyoti Kushwaha, Rahul Dev, SK Patel, Ravi Shankar, BS Giri Sustainability issues of solar desalination hybrid systems integrated with heat exchangers for the production of drinking water: A review, Desalination, , vol. 566, pp. 116930, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116930 Impact Factor : 9.9
  18. Manish Choudhary, Dhananjay Singh* GL Devnani SK Jain, RK Arya, Deepak Singh, Vinay Mishra Sustainable Valorization of Rice Husk: Thermal Behavior and Kinetics after Chemical Treatments, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery , , , , 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04774-w Impact Factor : 4.0
  19. M Choudhary, Dhananjay Singh* SK Jain D Singh, GL Devnani, S Singh, AK Patel, RR Singhania, BS Giri, M Kumar Thermal and mechanical investigation of chemically treated hybrid biomass epoxy bio-composite: An approach of pyrolysis kinetics, Bioresource Technology Reports, , , pp. 101589, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101589
  20. Sunita Singh,, D. Singh, M. Choudhary, VM, SCP, AM, BSG, Dhananjay Singh* Phyto-Pharmacognostical and Hypocholesterolemic Activity of Morus alba L., European Chemical Bulletin , , vol. 1210, pp. 6525-6543, 2023. DOI : doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.10.466
  21. Anshuman Mishra, Dhananjay Singh Ram Sharan Singh Deepak Singh, Vinay Mishra and Balendu Shekher Giri Effect of noble bacteria Ochrobactrum intermedium (Alhpa-22) on decolorization of methyl orange dye in a bioreactor, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, , , pp. 1-11, 2023. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0047 Impact Factor : 1.636
  22. Sunita S., Mukul S. Jyoti K., Deepak Singh, AT, Dhananjay Singh Hypolipidemic Activity of Standardized Crude Leaf Extracts of Morus nigra L., Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, , vol. 155, pp. 1086-1091, 2023.

2022

  1. Deepak Singh, Sunita Singh Suresh Kumar Patel Shishir Sinha, Raj Kumar Arya, Dhananjay Singh* Experimental investigation of different‑shaped microwave‑heated potatoes: thermal and quality characteristics analysis for food preservation, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, , , , 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18473-4 Impact Factor : 5.8
  2. R. P. Bharti, R. P. Ram A. K. Dhiman Computational analysis of cross-flow of power-law fluids through a periodic square array of circular cylinders, Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, , , pp. 1-25, 2022. DOI : 03.02.2022 Impact Factor : 1.777
  3. Aradhya Dev Srivastav, Vireshwar Singh Deepak Singh Sunita Singh, Suresh Kumar Patel, Dilip Kumar, Sudeep Yadav, Balendu Shekhra Giri, Dhananjay Singh Nelumbo nucifera leaves as source of water-repellent wax: Extraction through polar and non-polar organic solvents, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, , vol. 99, pp. 100632, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2022.100632 Impact Factor : 0.243
  4. Pradeep Kumar, Tessy Vincent Ashok Khanna Application of response surface methodology with central composite design to evaluate the extraction of U(VI) into ionic liquids, Materials Today: Proceedings, , , , 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.377
  5. Manish Choudhary, Sandesh Kumar Jain GL Devnani Shri Ram S. Sonawane, Dhananjay Singh* Thermal kinetics and morphological investigation of alkaline treated rice husk biomass, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, , , , 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2022.100444 Impact Factor : 1.3
  6. DIVYA SHARMA, ET AL. Flexi-Grid Technology A Necessity for Spectral Resource Utilization, Sub-Micron Semiconductor Devices , , , pp. (pp.373-388), 2022. DOI : 10.1201/9781003126393-23
  7. Priyanka Yadav, Sudeep Yadav Dhananjay Singh Balendu Shekhar Giri Sustainable rural waste management using biogas technology: An analytical hierarchy process decision framework, Chemosphere, , , pp. 134737, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134737 Impact Factor : 8.8
  8. Sunita Singh, Aradhya D. Srivastav Deepak Singh Bharat Mishra, A.K. Chandra, Sudeep Yadav, Dhananjay Singh* Standardization and Hypoglycemic Activity of Hydro-Alcoholic Leaves Extract of Morus alba, Der Pharma Chemica, , , pp. 1-15, 2022. DOI : DOI: 10.4172/0975-413X.14.5.1-15 Impact Factor : 0.2
  9. Priyanka Yadav, Sudeep Yadav Dhananjay Singh Rimika M. Kapoor, Balendu Shekhar Giri An analytical hierarchy process based decision support system for the selection of biogas up-gradation technologies, Chemosphere, , , pp. 134741, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134741 Impact Factor : 8.8
  10. Deepak Singh, Sunita Singh Suresh Kumar Patel Shishir Sinha, Raj Kumar Arya, Dhananjay Singh Experimental investigation of different‑shaped microwave‑heated potatoes: thermal and quality characteristics analysis for food preservation, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, , , , 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18473-4 Impact Factor : 5.190
  11. Sunita Singh, Aradhya Dev Srivastav Deepak Singh Bharat Mishra, Abhishek Kumar Chandra, Sudeep Yadav, Dhananjay Singh Standardization and Hypoglycemic Activity of Hydro-Alcoholic Leaves Extract of Morus alba, Der Pharma Chemica, , , pp. 1-15, 2022. DOI : DOI: 10.4172/0975-413X.14.5 Impact Factor : 0.187
  12. Ram Pravesh, Amit Dhiman R. P. Bharti Thermal Features of mixed convection from an inline periodic array of circular cylinders in non-Newtonian power-law fluids, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, , , pp. 1-17, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102175 Impact Factor : 6.268
  13. AD Srivastav, V Singh D Singh S. Singh, SK Patel, D. Kumar c, S. Yadav, BS Giri, Dhananjay Singh* Nelumbo nucifera leaves as source of water-repellent wax: Extraction through polar and non-polar organic solvents, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, , , pp. 100632, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2022.100632 Impact Factor : 1.3
  14. Priyanka Yadav, Sudeep Yadav Dhananjay Singh Balendu Shekhar Giri, PK Mishra Barriers in biogas production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: A circular bioeconomy perspective, Bioresource Technology, , , pp. S0960-8524(22)01000-8, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127671 Impact Factor : 11.4
  15. Raj Kumar Arya, Devyani Thapliyal George D. Verros Neetu Singh, Dhananjay Singh, Rahul Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Anurag Kumar Tiwari On the Validity of a Linearity Axiom in Diffusion and Heat Transfer, Coatings, , , pp. 1582, 2022. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12101582 Impact Factor : 3.4

2021

  1. Aradhya Dev Srivastav, Vireshwar Singh Deepak Singh Balendu Shekher Giri, Dhananjay Singh Analysis of natural wax from Nelumbo nucifera leaves by using polar and non-polar organic solvents, Process Biochemistry, , , pp. 96-102, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.04.007 Impact Factor : 4.885
  2. Abrar Ahamad, Pradeep Kumar Mechanical and thermal performance of PEEK/PEI blend matrix reinforced with surface modified halloysite nanotubes, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, , , pp. 1–16, 2021. DOI : doi.org/10.1177/08927057211028629 Impact Factor : 3.3
  3. VIJAY SINGH, CHANDAN DAS Clarification of Citrus Fruit (Mosambi) Juice by Hybrid (Pretreatment and Membrane) Process, Materials Today: Proceedings -Scopus, Publisher: Elsevier, , , , 2021. Impact Factor : 1.25
  4. Suresh Kumar Patel, Sanjay Tewari G.L. Devnani Deepak Singh, and Dhananjay Singh Desalination and Water Purification Analysis Using Modified Double-Slope Passive Solar Still, American Society for Civil Engineers, , , pp. 14-30, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483466.002
  5. Aradhya Dev Srivastav, Vireshwar Singh Deepak Singh Balendu Shekhar Giri, Dhananjay Singh* Analysis of natural wax from Nelumbo nucifera leaves by using polar and non- polar organic solvents, Process Biochemistry, , , pp. 96-102, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.04.007 Impact Factor : 4.4
  6. Manish Choudhary, Dhananjay Singh G.L. Devnani Anshuman Mishra Impact of various surface modifications on agro waste rice husk and its reinforced polymer composites, Materials Today: Proceedings -Scopus, Publisher: Elsevier, , , , 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.01.187 Impact Factor : 1.4
  7. Deepak Singh, Suresh Kumar Patel Dhananjay Singh* Computational studies of drying characteristics in thin‑layer microwave‑heated Solanum tuberosum, Chemical Papers, , , pp. 2727-2735, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-021-01510-4 Impact Factor : 2.2
  8. Priyanka Yadav, Sudeep Yadav Dhananjay Singh Balendu Shekhar Giri An Analysis on Generic Barriers to Bioenergy Technologies Adsorption Context of rural India, Bioresource Technology Reports, , , pp. 100671, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100671
  9. Suresh Kumar Patel, Deepak Singh G.L. Devnani Shishir Sinha, Dhananjay Singh* Potable Water Production Via Desalination Technique Using Solar Still Integrated With Partial Cooling Condenser, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, , , pp. 100927, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100927 Impact Factor : 8.0
  10. Deepak Singh, Suresh Kumar Patel Dhananjay Singh Computational studies of drying characteristics in thin layer microwave heated Solanum tuberosum, Chemical Papers, , , pp. 2727-2735, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-021-01510-4 Impact Factor : 2.146
  11. Rajesh N., Dharm Pal Dhananjay Singh Abhinesh K. Prajapati Equilibrium & kinetic studies of reactive extraction of trans-aconitic acid using sunflower oil with tri-n-octylamine, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, , , pp. aop1-11, 2021. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2021-0107 Impact Factor : 1.6
  12. Suresh Kumar Patel, Vinay Kumar Singh, Mahendra Singh Deepak Singh, Dhananjay Singh Performance enhancement of modified double slope passive solar still using different water based nanofluids, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, , , , 2021. DOI : doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1146/1/012021
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