TEQIP-III sponsored FDP on NPTMRAS- 2019

Novel Perspective in Technologies for Micro-pollutant Removal from Aqueous System

Organised by January 20-25, 2020 Department of Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology Calicut Coordinators NIT Campus P.O. - 673601, Dr Noel Jacob K Dr Prasanna Kumar S Mural

About the Department (Kozhikode), is known as the city of spices. Established in 2006, the Department of , beach where Chemical Engineering of National Vasco Da Gama landed, Thusharagiri Institute of Technology Calicut offers Waterfalls, Pazhassiraja Museum, Tali programmes leading to Bachelor’s Temple and Kuttichira Masjid are some of Degree, Master’s Degree as well as Ph.D. the local attractions. In addition to these regular programmes, this Department is also actively involved in About the course conducting International Conferences, Many emerging pollutants are constantly Faculty Development Programmes, Job- released to water sources due to their continued oriented Short-term Training Programmes and usage. Even in low quantities, they can cause Continuing Education Programmes for Engineering acute/chronic toxicity, disrupt endocrine functions, alter professionals and academic faculty. The R&D projects aquatic ecosystem and increase the resistance of bacteria. The undertaken in the past were sponsored by various agencies like removal of pollutants from aquatic environment is not the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), complete due to its persistent nature. The pollutants can be Department of Science & Technology (DST) and the traced to pharmaceutical products, personal health care State Council for Science, Technology and Environment products, pesticides, chemicals like preservatives, sweeteners (KSCSTE). etc. It is important to understand how these pollutants are transported by bulk transport or diffusion transport in order to About NIT Calicut mitigate the threat. The membrane based treatments are National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) is an Institution successfully matured to be employed commercially-especially of National Importance, centrally funded by MHRD and is the pressure driven processes. In addition, secondary governed by the NIT Act 2007. Institute has ten departments, treatments like photocatalysis, use of microbes for degradation three schools and nine research centres. It offers ten UG and and subsequent generation of electricity by use of microbial thirty PG programmes along with the Ph.D. programme in fuel cells, use of fluidized bed reactors etc. go a long way to various fields of Science, Technology and Engineering. Faculty degrade these pollutants into harmless by products like CO2 in the various Departments have an active collaboration with and water. Novel membrane techniques like membrane Universities and Elite Institutions both within and outside distillation and forward osmosis utilize low grade heat and has for research and also provide consultancy for industries. For theoretically 100 % rejection. Further, micropollutants can be details see the website:www.nitc.ac.in separated utilizing a superhydrophobic membrane prepared by an electrospinning technique. The process of preparing About Calicut microporous electrospun membranes is of great significance to Calicut is a major knowledge Hub of Kerala and is the address the growing concerns of micropollutants in aquatic hometown of Institutions of National Importance including sources. NITC, IIMK, DOEACC, CWRDM etc. Calicut is connected by direct trains/road/air to all major cities in India. NITC is located The FDP programme shall enable the participant (a) to acquire about 22 kilometers north-east of Calicut City. Calicut novel competencies for identifying emerging threats caused by TEQIP-III sponsored FDP on Novel Perspective in Technologies for Micro-pollutant Removal from Aqueous System

micropollutants to aquatic systems, (b) apply various recent details are given below for online transfer. Extra GST is technological tools for effective removal of micropollutants applicable for outside candidates. from the water bodies and (c) encourage participant to further Account Name: carry out research in the field of wastewater treatment for Director NIT Calicut, Continuing education programme addressing global water scarcity issue. Account No: 37618269594 Topics of the programme Branch: SBI NIT Calicut The training programme will briefly cover the following topics: IFSC code: SBIN0002207 1. Emerging pollutants in water 2. Mechanism of transport and transformation of pollutants Boarding & Lodging 3. Environmental modelling of pollutants All faculty and research scholars may be accommodated in the 4. Novel Secondary treatment of pollutants- Advanced hostel/international hostel on payment basis if they request oxidation processess, microbial fuel cells, fluidized bed bio- for it, subjected to availability. reactors Participants from industry/ research organizations may be 5. Membrane based separation- application of MF, UF, NF and provided lodging in the Institute Guest house on payment RO basis, subject to availability. Charges: 6. Advanced membrane synthesis techniques-Electrospinning International hostel : Rs. 500/Room/day 7. Potential membrane applications (low energy input)- Ladies hostel : Rs. 250/Room/day membrane distillation, forward osmosis, fuel cells, Boys hostel : Rs. 250/Room/day emulsion liquid membranes, adsorptive membranes, Guest house : Rs. 350/Room/day photocatalytic membranes and membrane reactors

Laboratory facilities available for the course: Endorsement of the Head of the Institution/Department nAdvanced Testing and characterization Laboratory Certified that Dr./Shri/Smt...... Resource Persons Experts from IISc Bangalore, NIT Karnataka Surathkal, CSIR- ...... Indian Institute of Chemical Technology and NIT Calicut will be Iis an employee of this institution and is hereby sponsored for delivering lectures, practical sessions. the training programme on Novel Perspective in Technologies for Micro-pollutant Removal from Aqueous System (NPTMRAS) Eligibility – 2019 during ……….……………….. .He/she will be permitted to Faculty members, Ph.D scholars, students from various AICTE attend the course, if selected. approved Engineering Colleges/Institutions, working professionals and practicing engineers from various Research Organizations and Industries and Research Scholars working in chemical/ environmental engineering/ electrochemistry/ Place ...... Name and Signature chemistry/ nanotechnology / civil can apply. Date:...... of the approving authority Certificate of participation will be issued to participants who have registered and attended the entire course. SEAL No refund policy of registration charges.

IMPORTANT DATES Participants are requested to e-mail this endorsement letter to the Last date for receiving applications by email: 4 Jan 2020 coordinators before the last date. Intimation to Participants by email: on or before 10 Jan 2020 Course Dates: 20 Jan – 25 Jan 2020

Registration Fee COORDINATORS Course Fee TEQIP Institutions Non-TEQIP Institutions Dr Noel Jacob K, Assistant Professor Faculty Rs 5000.00 Rs 3000.00 Dr Prasanna Kumar S Mural, Assistant Professor Technical staff & Scholars Rs 3000.00 Rs 1000.00 Department of Chemical Engineering National Students Rs 2000.00 Rs 500.00 Institute of Technology Calicut Industry Rs 8000.00 NIT Campus P.O. - 673601, Kozhikode Contact This includes only registration materials. Boarding and lodging +91-495-2285463 will be extra. No TA/DA will be paid for any participant. The 91-495-2285466, 9731083755 registration fee has to be paid through online transfer. The bank Email: [email protected], [email protected]

January 20-25, 2020