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Faculty details

Prof.Krishna Sandilya Durbha

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Chemical Engineering

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

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Personal Page: Under Construction

Research Interest: Process Intensification

Teaching

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Level

Biochemical Engineering

Biochemical Reaction Engineering

Bioprocess Technology

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics – II

Chemical Process Plant Design and Economics

Chemical Process Technology

Chemical Reaction Engineering – I

Chemical Reaction Engineering – II

Design and Analysis of Experiments

Introduction to Chemical Engineering

Multicomponent Separations

Numerical Methods

Process Control and Instrumentation

Process Engineering Principles

Process Modeling and Simulation

Thermal & Air Engineering

Transport Processes

Transport Phenomena

Postgraduate Level

Advanced Biochemical Reaction Engineering

Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering

Advanced Process Control

Term Paper and Presentation

Academics

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2011)

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Thesis: Intensification of Solid Dissolution Process using Power Ultrasound

Thesis Advisor: Prof. A. Kannan, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-M.

M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Plant Design (2004)

Osmania University (OU), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Thesis: Studies on Flow Structure of Liquid–Solid Circulating Fluidized Bed (LSCFB)

Thesis Advisor: Prof. V. V. Basava Rao, Department of Chemical Engineering, UCT, OU.

B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering (2000)

Swami Ramananda Tirtha Institute of Science and Technology, Nalgonda, Affiliated to JNT University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Position

Work Experience

Aug 2023 onwards : Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

May 2013 – Aug 2023 : Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

Aug 2011 – Apr 2013 : Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Vignan University, Vadlamudi, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Aug 2003 – Jul 2004 : Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, DVR College of Engineering and Technology, Kashipur, Medak (Dt.), Andhra Pradesh, India.

Professional Membership & Positions held

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE): LM-56059

Serving as a Member of the Executive body of the Dhanbad Regional Centre (DRC) of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) since July 2021.

Responsibilities undertaken @ IIT (ISM)

Institute level

Warden, Amber Hostel from 2^nd June, 2020 – 30^th June, 2022.
Faculty representative from the Department of Chemical Engineering in the Institute’s TimeTable Committee (TTC) from 1^st January, 2020 – 31^st December, 2022.
Coordinator for M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) program from Jan’2014 to Dec’2017.
Member from sister Department for DSC’s of JRF’s: Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Department of Environmental Science and Engineering.
Member from sister Department, JRF Selection Committee of Department of Petroleum Engineering.
Performed Invigilation duties at the institute level (2013-2014 & 2014-2015).
Served as a Micro Observer for General Elections at Targa, Jharkhand (May 2014) and for Assembly Elections at Akash Kinari, Jharkhand (December 2019).
Serving as a member of anti-ragging squad since 2013.
Tabulator for the Department of Chemical Engineering since Nov 2013.

Department level – present

Member, Departmental Faculty Screening Committee (DFSC) since 2^nd Jan, 2024.
Member, Departmental Undergraduate Committee (DUGC)
Faculty-in-Charge, UG Lab – III
Member, Departmental Library and Book Purchase Committee
Member, Departmental PG Laboratory Coordination Committee
Member, UG lab reorganization Committee

Department level – past

Chairman, Moderation Committee (MTech) from Jan’2014 to Dec’2017.
Convener, Board of Course Studies (BOCS) for MTech (Chemical Engineering) program from Jan’2014 to Dec’2017.
Secretary, Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC), Department of Chemical Engineering during 2013 – 2017.
Member, Departmental Postgraduate Committee (DPGC)
Faculty advisor for the BTech (chemical engineering) batch admitted in 2016.
Faculty advisor for the BTech (chemical engineering) batch admitted in 2012.
Member of Departmental Purchase Advisory Committee (DPAC)
Member of Departmental Tender Advisory Committee (TAC)
Member, Board of Course Studies (BOCS) for BTech (chemical engineering) program
Member, JRF Selection Committee, Department of Chemical Engineering

Member, Departmental Course Distribution & Time Table Committee

Awards and Honors

Publications

Books Published

Subbu, M., and D. K. Sandilya, “GATEway to Chemical Engineering,” Volume 1 of 5 (Process Calculations & Thermodynamics), Rishal Publications, Chennai, India (2018). ISBN: 978-81-935993-2-7.
Subbu, M., and D. K. Sandilya, “GATEway to Chemical Engineering,” Volume 4 of 5 (Reaction Engineering & Process Control), Rishal Publications, Chennai, India (2018). ISBN: 978-81-935993-5-8.

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

Ashwin Singh, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Alok Sinha, Srinivas Pasupuleti, Comparative assessment of fluoride and arsenic mobilization mechanisms among the groundwater of the major affected river basins of India. Water Supply, 24, 2024, 2969–2998. [DOI: 10.2166/ws.2024.196] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 1.90
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. [DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26177-0] 2022 Journal Impact Factor: 5.8
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. [DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.127] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 9.0
Paidinaidu Paluri, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic study for the adsorption of ethylene blue onto activated carbons prepared from the banana root through chemical activation with phosphoric acid. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 13, 2021, 10575–10594. [DOI: 10.1007/s13399-021-01883-2] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 3.5
Paidinaidu Paluri, Khwaja Alamgir Ahmad, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Importance of estimation of optimum isotherm model parameters for adsorption of methylene blue onto biomass mass derived activated carbons: Comparison between linear and non-linear methods, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 12, 2020, 4031–4048. [DOI: 10.1007/s13399-020-00867-y] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 3.5
Akash Pratim Bora, Dipanshu Prakash Gupta, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Sewage sludge to bio-fuel: A review on the sustainable approach of transforming sewage waste to alternative fuel, Fuel, 259, 2020, Article 116262. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116262] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 6.7
Veerendra Singh, Rajat Rautela, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, and Y. Rama Murthy, Study of the kinetics of the magnesium leaching from serpentine bearing chromite overburden rocks for mineral carbonation, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, 129, 2020, 282–289. [DOI: 10.1080/25726641.2018.1505206] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 0.9
Sudhakar Singha, Srinivas Pasupuleti, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Soumya S. Singha, Rambabu Singh, A. S. Venkatesh, An analytical hierarchy process-based geospatial modeling for delineation of potential anthropogenic contamination zones of groundwater from Arang block of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, Central India, Environmental Earth Sciences, 78(24), 2019, Article 694. [DOI: 10.1007/s12665-019-8724-z] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 2.8
Srinivas Pasupuleti, Sandilya D. K., Sudhakar Singha, Soumya S. Singha and Sarbani Saha, Delineation of groundwater potential zones utilising geospatial techniques in Kadiri watershed of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, Journal of Environmental Biology, 40(1), 2019, 61–68. [DOI:10.22438/jeb/40/1/MRN-935] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 0.6
D. Krishna Sandilya and A. Kannan, Quantification of surface area and intrinsic mass transfer coefficient for ultrasound–assisted dissolution process of a sparingly soluble solid dispersed in aqueous solutions, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 19(3), 2012, 509–521. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.09.008] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 8.7
D. Krishna Sandilya and A. Kannan, Intensification of the dissolution of a sparingly soluble solid from a spinning disk in the presence of power ultrasound, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50(23), 2011, 13083–13091. [DOI: 10.1021/ie101702u] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 3.8
D. Krishna Sandilya and A. Kannan, Effect of ultrasound on the solubility limit of a sparingly soluble solid, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 17(2), 2010, 427–434. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2009.10.005] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 8.7
V. V. Basava Rao, Ch. Sailu and D. Krishna Sandilya, An experimental study of liquid-particle flow in circulating fluidized bed, Chemical Engineering Communications, 194(3), 2007, 353–367. [DOI: 10.1080/15397730600830062] 2023 Journal Impact Factor: 1.9

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Akash Pratim Bora, Sriya Naik, Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Investigation of parametric optimisation for the extraction of rice bran oil with the aid of ultrasound and its synthesis to biodiesel, International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials 2020 (ICPEAM2020), 13 – 15 July 2021, Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Malaysia; E3S Web of Conferences, Volume 287, 2021, Article number 04014. [DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/202128704014]

Projects & Activities

Guidance

PhD

Completed

1. Paidinaidu Paluri, Agricultural Waste Derived Activated Carbons: Development, Characterization, and Application for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Synthetic Wastewater. (Date of thesis defense: 24^th May, 2021)

2. Akash Pratim Bora, Sono–assisted production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil using bifunctional catalysts. (Date of thesis defense: 21^st July, 2023)

Ongoing

1. Aparna Singh, Mitigation of groundwater contamination using hybrid techniques, joint-guidance with Prof. Srinivas Pasupuleti, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Prof. Hari Vuthaluru, Curtin University, and Prof. Gordon Ingram, Curtin University.

2. Rajshri Chaurasia, Delineation of groundwater contamination zones and remediation strategies using novel techniques, joint-guidance with Prof. Srinivas Pasupuleti, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

3. Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Application of geoinformatics for the demarcation of groundwater contamination zones and remediation strategies using novel techniques, joint-guidance with Prof. Srinivas Pasupuleti, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

MTech

Completed

1. Rajat Rautela (2016), Exploring the Usability of Serpentine Rock for CO₂ Sequestration and Magnesium Metal Extraction, Dr. Veerendra Singh (co-guide).

2. Himangshu Jyoti Gogoi (2016), Adsorption study of methylene blue onto raw and treated low cost egg shell as adsorbents.

3. Vivek Chaudhary (2016), Studies on adsorption of methylene blue using activated carbon prepared from sugarcane bagasse, joint-guidance with Prof. Paidinaidu Paluri.

4. Bhaskar Sharma (2017), Fluoride removal from drinking water by electrocoagulation process (joint-guidance with Prof. I. M. Mishra).

5. B. K. Tudu (2017), Studies on influence of power ultrasound on solubility limit of sparingly soluble solids.

6. Raju (2018), Studies on the influence of power ultrasound on the solubility limit of a sparingly soluble solid.

7. Dipanshu Prakash Gupta (2019), Lipid extraction from rice bran for the synthesis of biodiesel.

8. Sriya Naik (2020), Influence of ultrasound pre-treatment on rice bran oil extraction.

9. Rajlakshmi (2021), Kinetic modeling of tranesterification reaction.

10. Tushar Kashyap (2022), Development and characterization of nanocatalyst for biodiesel production using solid waste as a precursor.

11. Vishal Kumar (2023), Study on the influence of ultrasound on the flow behavior of polymer-cellulose (joint-guidance with Prof. Suresh Kumar Yatirajula).

12. Manas Singh (2024), Biodiesel from waste resources. (joint-guidance with Prof. Lutukurthi D. N. V. V. Konda).

Ongoing

1. Mohanish Bhakne (2025), Design and development of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel synthesis.

2. Samragee Akhanda (2025), Intensified recovery of critical and strategic metals from mine wastes.

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