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Faculty details

Prof.Lutukurthi D N V V Konda

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Chemical Engineering

Email: dnvvkonda[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5907

Personal Page: Under Construction

Research Interest: Photocatalysis, Synthesis And Characterization Of Functional Materials, Biodiesel, Wastewater Treatment, Solar Energy Utilization For Photo-chemical Processes

Teaching

Theory Courses Taught

Undergraduate Level:

Heat Transfer
Mechanical Operations
Elements of Biochemical Processes
Fluidization Engineering
Chemical Process Plant Design and Economics
Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
Modelling and Simulation
Chemical Process Equipment Design
Materials Characterization
Catalytic Reaction Engineering
Separation Processes

Postgraduate Level:

Optimization of Chemical processes
Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers
Introduction to Biochemical Engineering
Unit Operations for Pharmaceutical Science & Engineering
Reaction Engineering for Pharmaceutical Science & Engineering

Academics

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2021): Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad Jharkhand, India.
M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering (2011): National institute of technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.
B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering (2009): Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Position

March 2013 onwards: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
June 2012 – Nov 2012: Adhoc Lecturer, Department of Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering, JNTU, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Mar 2012 – May 2012: Trainee Project Engineer, R. P. Engineers & Project consultants Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Awards and Honors

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Hazarika, Manoj, DNVV Konda Lutukurthi, and V. K. Rai., Photocatalytic activity of Ho3+-Yb3+ activated BiVO4 upconverting phosphors, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1002 (2024): 175453. IF: 5.8 (Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175453
Akash Pratim Bora, Lutukurthi D. N. V. V. Konda, Paidinaidu Paluri & Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Valorization of hazardous waste cooking oil for the production of eco-friendly biodiesel using a low-cost bifunctional catalyst, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (2023), 55596–55614. IF: 5.19 (Q2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26177-0
Akash Pratim Bora, Lutukurthi D. N. V. V. Konda, Srinivas Pasupuleti, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Synthesis of MgO/MgSO₄ nanocatalyst by thiourea–nitrate solution combustion for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil, Renewable Energy, 190 (2022), 474-486. IF: 8.00 (Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.127
D.N.V.V.K. Lutukurthi, S. Dutta, D.K. Behara, Dual role of activated carbon as fuel and template for solution combustion synthesis of porous Zinc Oxide (ZnO) powders, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 104 (2021), 4624-4636. IF: 3.5 (Q1). https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.17841
D.N.V.V.K. Lutukurthi, S. Dutta, D.K. Behara, Effect of ignition temperature and fuel amount on photocatalytic activity of solution combustion synthesized ZnO, Ceramics International, 46 (2020), 22419-22428. IF: 3.83 (Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.05.324
Lutukurthi D N V V Konda, P Sivashanmugam, CFD Simulation of heat transfer characteristics in pilot plant scale bubble column, IUP Journal of Chemical Engineering, III (2011), 39-52.

Projects & Activities

Membership of Scientific Societies

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Institute level:

Chief Warden, Jasper Hostel from 1^st July, 2024 – till date
Warden, Jasper Hostel from 1^st July, 2022 – 30^th June, 2024
Faculty representative from the Department of Chemical Engineering in the Institute’s Time-Table Committee (TTC) from 1^st January, 2020 –1^st January, 2023
Member of Gymkhana election team-2019

Department level:

Currently, Member of various Departmental committees: DUGC, DAC, Space Committee, and CHES. Faculty-in-Charge of Advanced Functional Materials Lab.

Guidance

Ph. D. Supervision Ongoing:

1. Sanjeev Kumar, Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Applications.

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