Dr. Shirsendu Banerjee

Research Overview

Dr. Shirsendu Banerjee has 4 years of teaching and research and 1 year of industry experience. Dr. Banerjee has previously worked in KL Education Foundation and was an Assistant Professor. Currently working as an Assistant Professor in School of Chemical Technology in KIIT, he is guiding Undergraduate and Post Graduate students in the fields of Reactor Design, Fluid Mechanics, Waste Management and Flow Assurance. He has been working in KIIT since January, 2018 and has been an active and useful member of the institute.

Research Interest

Gas-Liquid Absorption, Adsorption, Reactor Design, Fluid Mechanics, Waste Management, Flow Assurance.

Course Taught

PG: Piping Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics
UG: Chemical Fluid Mechanics, Transport Processes, Transport Phenomena, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Process Equipment Design-1, Chemical Reactor Design

Ongoing Research Projects

1. Mobilizing solutions for nitrogen recycling from air & water systems, UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (2019-2024), sponsored UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UK (INR 79.00 lakhs)
2. National, Production of Onyx grade ATH (sodium bicarbonate route) using low-grade bauxite from Kutch region of Gujarat (2022-2024), sponsored by Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India.
3. Development of suitable binder for processing of calcined alumina (in the form of blocks/pallets) in Tunnel/Rotary Kiln without using Saggers for production of α-alumina (2021-2023), sponsored by NALCO

Project Details

1. Advanced Recovery of the Battery Materials and REE from Ores and Wastes, AUSTRALIA-INDIA STRATEGIC RESEARCH FUND, DST, GoI
2. Kinetic studies of precipitation of Bayer process at NALCO refinery, (2023-2025), NALCO, GoI.
3. Mobilizing solutions for nitrogen recycling from air & water systems, UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (2019-2024), sponsored UK Research and Innovation, (UKRI), UK.
4. Production of Onyx grade ATH (sodium bicarbonate route) using low-grade bauxite from Kutch region of Gujarat (2022-2024), sponsored by Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India.
5. Development of suitable binder for processing of calcined alumina (in the form of blocks/pallets) in Tunnel/Rotary Kiln without using Saggers for production of α-alumina (2021-2023), sponsored by NALCO.

Patents

1. Ragi-based Infant Nutritional Food and Preparation Method thereof, Patent Application Number: 201931033759.
2. Metal Doped Fecal Sludge Biochar for Treatment of Water, Patent Application Number: 202231000798.
3. Cellulose-ZnO Composite for wastewater treatment, USA, 18/417,583 (Applied for)

4. Ultrasound-Assisted Method for High Yield Cellulose Extraction from Raw Rice Straw without the need for Bleaching Step, USA, 18/429,102 (Applied for)

Recent Publications

1. Chemical activation of phosphogypsum exhibits enhanced adsorption of malachite green from aqueous solution due to porosity refinement, Panda, A., Upadhyaya, A., Kumar, R., … Chakrabortty, S., Tripathy, S.K. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2024, 18(11), 124

2. Intensifying inactivation strategies: Insights into the role of ultrasound on the inactivation of antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii via Photo-Fenton reaction
Pranjal, Chandra Mahapatra, G., Chakrabortty, S., … Stålsby Lundborg, C., Tripathy, S.K. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 497, 154670

3. Optimizing methanol synthesis from CO2 using graphene-based heterogeneous photocatalyst under RSM and ANN-driven parametric optimization for achieving better suitability, Kumar, R., Nayak, J., Chowdhury, S., … Chakrabortty, S., Tripathy, S.K. RSC Advances, 2024, 14(18), pp. 12496–12512, 00578

4. Two-Phase Crude Oil-Water Flow Through Different Pipes: An Experimental Investigation Coupled with Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach, Banerjee, S., Banik, A., Rajak, V.K., … Chakrabortty, S., Tripathy, S.K., ACS Omega, 2024, 9(10), pp. 11181–11193

5. Advancing pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review on application of catalytic membrane reactor-based hybrid approaches, Kumar, R., Awino, E., Njeri, D.W., … Chakrabortty, S., Tripathy, S.K. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024, 58, 104838

6. Intensification of absorption rate of carbon dioxide and ammonia in a simulated packed (Stephens–Morris) column using pulsed gas phase under optimized parametric conditions, Pattanaik, C., Chattaraj, S., Roy, S., … Chakrabortty, S., Tripathy, S.K.
Chemical Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification, 2023, 194, 109583

7. CuO/TiO2/ZnO NPs Anchored Hydrogen Exfoliated Graphene: To Comprehend the Role of Graphene in Catalytic Reduction of p-Nitrophenol, Behera, M., Alqahtani, F.O., Chakrabortty, S., … Jeon, B.-H., Tripathy, S.K., ACS Omega, 2023, 8(45), pp. 42164–42176

8. Transformation of agro-biomass into vanillin through novel membrane integrated value-addition process: a state-of-art review, Nayak, J., Basu, A., Dey, P., … Jeon, B.-H., Chakrabortty, S. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023, 13(16), pp. 14317–14340

9. Homogenous Sono-Fenton reaction can trigger long term bactericidal effect against Acinetobacter baumannii due to residual stress induced by reactive oxygen species
Pranjal, Ghosh, S., Habeeb Rahman, A.P., … Stålsby Lundborg, C., Tripathy, S.K.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 464, 142556

10. Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green using TiO2 and ZnO impregnated on fecal sludge derived biochar, Tiwari, N., Chakrabortty, S., Samal, K., … Banerjee, S., Tripathy, S.K., Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2023, 145, 104800

11. Application of membrane-integrated systems for industrial waste effluent treatment
Chakrabortty, S., Nayak, J., Pal, P., Behera, M., Banerjee, S., Resource Recovery in Industrial Waste Waters, 2023, pp. 23–43

12. Applications of Carbon-Based Heterogeneous Nanomaterials for Industrial Waste Treatment, Chakrabortty, S., Nayak, J., Banerjee, S., Tripathy, S.K., Harnessing Synthetic Nanotechnology-Based Methodologies for Sustainable Green Applications, 2023, pp. 263–276

The lab is engaged in developing the environmental and eco-friendly technologies by exploiting the primary and secondary resources available. It has an expertise in processing the materials/composites from waste materials (Flyash/Redmud/Gypsum/Biochar). The synthesis and surface modifications of metal oxide based composites are employed in environment and energy applications. Various investigations are performed to study the adsorption/photocatalytic behaviour of the composites (metal oxides impregnated/waste materials) in batch and continuous mode operations for adsorbing or degrading the organic/inorganic pollutants from wastewater.