DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT PROFESSOR B. N. THORAT B. Chem. Eng., M. Chem. Eng., Ph. D (Tech) D.H.S.T. (BITS) Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, University, Lonere. Prof. S.S. all with full scholarship from Bhagwat awarded for INSA Department of Atomic Energy, Best Teacher Award 2016. Department of Biotechnology, Prof. A.B. Pandit nominated CSIR, Department of Science as fellow of World Academy of and Technology, and several This year the chemicalScience 2015. Prof. P.K. Ghosh industry sponsored projects. engineering faculty members awarded by Honorary Fellow, Safety course conducted for published 159 papers in Indian Institute of Chemical all Master students. It covers International refereed journals, Engineers and Lifetime Process safety, Fire safety, 10 book Chapters, 34 patents, Achievement Award from Bio safety and radiation presented 16 papers in National Indian Chemical Council. Prof. safety which are taught by and International conferences M Lakshmi Kantam received Eminent faculties. Every year and 38 invited lectures were Eminent Scientist Award – Department is organising delivered in industry, symposia, Catalysis Society of India. Prof. Summer Training and In- and workshops. A.M. Lali was awarded as plant Training programmes for BIRAC Innovator Award 2016 Undergraduate students. The faculty members of by DBT & Chairman BIRAC, This year also saw a very good the Department received 2016 and he received UAA- placement for the Graduates of very prestigious awards ICT Distinguished Alumnus the Department. We have placed and recognitions for Awards in Academic, 2015. 100% of students in Industry their contributions to the Prof. V.K. Rathod was awarded through campus interviews profession. with Fellow of Maharashtra with minimum salary of 4 lakh, Academy of Sciences. Dr. Prof. G.D. Yadav honored a maximum of 13.8 lakh per P.R. Gogate felicitated by Padma-Shree by President annum. All these placements -Outstanding Professor Award of India in 2016. Prof. B.N. are in core manufacturing given by Indian Specialty Thorat was felicitated by sectors of chemical industry. Chemicals Manufacturing NOCIL award for Excellence Amongst post-graduates also Association. in Design of new Equipment 80% of the candidates placed Annual Report 2016-17 Annual Report and Process in 2015 and also In department 18 Ph.D. theses in Industry and 20 % students awarded by UKaid-FICCI, were submitted along with 40 have enrolled for PhD program Millennium Alliance Rs. 10 Masters theses. The number at the time of the report. lakhs US Dollars in 2016. Prof. of Ph.D. Candidates in the V.G. Gaikar joined as a Vice Department is 223 and the Chancellor in Dr Babasaheb number of M. Chem. Engg. Ambedkar Technological With M.Tech has reached to 77, 2 I Institute of Chemical Technology I 2 I Institute of Chemical Technology FACULTY PROFESSOR B. N. THORAT B. Chem. Eng., M. Chem. Eng., Ph. D (Tech) D.H.S.T. (BITS) Head, Department of Chemical Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering FELLOWSHIPS/ the elemental analysis of Indian household because MEMBERSHIPS OF the cake. It was found that of its hygroscopic nature. PROFESSIONAL BODIES: the CETP is not operating The importance of jaggery • President, World Forum for at the optimum conditions. as a sweetening agent has Crystallization, Filtration This data will enable us increased recently because and Drying (WFCFD) to intensify the CETP of its medicinal properties. operations and consequently Thus there is need to make HIGHLIGHTS OF minimize the operating jaggery available in free RESEARCH WORK costs. flowing powder form. This DONE AND ITS IMPART • Turmeric, traditionally study analyses strategies for (MAXIMUM TWO SINGLE- granulation of jaggery and SPACED PAGES WITH known as Haldi, an important medicinal plant difficulties encountered in FIGURES/DIAGRAMS ETC.) : upscaling of the process. • Although considerable and spice, is produced by 15 amount of techniques are lakh farmers on 5,00,000 acre • Slack coal, generated during developed to dewater waste of land. Traditional turmeric the process of mining, activated sludge not many processing is laborious, transportation, handling and ETPs and CETPs in India consumes 30 days and on exposure to the weather, are using them practically. costs Rs. 30,000/acre. The can be utilized effectively by The resources found in processing also leads to non- forming briquettes, which municipal wastewater availability of the land for the otherwise goes waste or sold treatment sludge, more next crop for considerable at low price. Briquetting of recently called bio-solids, are time period. HaldiTech is a slack coal involves binder, Chemical Engineering rich in nutrients and energy novel technology developed which is driving factor for along with some minor during Ph.D. work that economic consideration. components. Therefore, on- can process 10,000 kg of In Present study, efforts site filtration experiments turmeric (produce of 1 acre) are being made to develop were carried out at the local in 24 hrs with targeted Rs. cost effective binder CETPs. The consequences 15,000 as against traditional or sustainable binding of several operational process that takes 30 days technique. I 3 I Institute of Chemical Technology parameters such as effect of and costs Rs. 30,000. • Solar conduction dryer pressure, filtration media, HaldiTech targets Rs. 1500 (SCD) is a unique coagulant addition, etc. were crore annual market of technology that uses studied. The characteristic turmeric processing through conduction, convection and properties such as cake agri-waste based novel radiation mechanism of resistance, medium drying technology. heat transfer making it one resistance, cake porosity, • Jaggery is a traditional of the most efficient system. cake compressibility were Indian sweetener but has The SCD is one of the most also determined along with been replaced by sugar in effective piece of equipment and it has tremendous Gates Foundation, USAID : Drying Technology and potential in India and other and DBT]. In this project, Particle Handling, Process erstwhile nations where SCD was provided to 230 Development, Multiphase there is abundance of solar rural women farmers in reactors, Industrial insolation. The most cost- Aurangabad and Shahapur, Crystallization and Filtration. effective dryer which runs on Maharashtra, so that they NUMBER OF RESEARCH no electricity needs further can preserve seasonal STUDENTS CURRENTLY understanding for the produce, consume it during WORKING : improved performance. The lean period to overcome objective of the proposed malnutrition and earn P.D.F.- 01 Ph.D. (Tech.) is to understand the flow additional income through – 06 pattern, temperature profile sale of dehydrated food Ph.D.(Sc) – 01 M.Chem.Eng and impact of various products. Nutritional – 02 design parameters of SCD labeling of 20 fruits and Others (if any) - on drying. Based on the vegetables have been carried NUMBER OF RESEARCH experimental insights, CFD out to estimate the retention PUBLICATIONS: models has been developed of nutrients in SCD-dried INTERNATIONAL- 01 to quantify the effect of food as compared to fresh. NATIONAL- design and operating CONFERENCE TOTAL NO. OF conditions. ROCEEDING- 04 PUBLICATIONS (PEER PEER-REVIEWED- • Most of the drugs, REVIEWED) SO FAR : 65 neutraceuticals like BOOKS- vitamins, probiotics have TOTAL NO. OF PATENTS : 04 NUMBER OF PATENTS: their stability issue. They are TOTAL NO. OF International - 01 prone to thermal, oxidative, CONFERENCE Indian - 03 photolytic, acid degradation. PROCEEDINGS/PAPERS : 88 Number of sponsored projects : It is very necessary to Government- 01 Private- 04 TOTAL NO. OF SEMINARS/ deliver them on targeted Professional Activities LECTURES/ORATIONS site without degradation. (Membership of important DELIVERED : 04 Microencapsultion is Committees): the one of the technique TOTAL NO. OF PH.D.s Organizer 11th International used to increase stability, AWARDED AS SINGLE/ CO- Workshop on Crystallization, bioavailability and solubility GUIDE : 18 Filtration and Drying. Theme: of neutraceuticals. Spray Drying and Granulation TOTAL NO. OF MASTERS drying, extrusion, solvent Technology, Feb 2016, Mumbai. evaporation, fluid bedAWARDED AS SINGLE/ CO- SPECIAL AWARDS/ drying techniques are used GUIDE : 50 HONOURS: for microencapsultion. H-INDEX : 15 CITATIONS • Chief Guest at Lecture : 756 Annual Report 2016-17 Annual Report • Grand Challenges India at National Seminar Project “Ensure year- NAME : Bhaskar Narayan on ‘Challenges and wise nutritional food Thorat Opportunities in Food security to Indian Women Packaging’ held at IICPT through Community SUBJECTS TAUGHT on 23rd September 2016, level implementation of DURING 2016-17 IICPT, Thanjavur. Domestic Solar Conduction : Unit Operations, Perspective Dryer (SCD)” [Supported Of Society In Science And • Millennium Alliance under Grand Challenges Technology award by FICCI for India, funded by BIRAC, implementation of SCD in RESEARCH INTERESTS Nepal 4 I Institute of Chemical Technology I 4 I Institute of Chemical Technology • Millennium Alliance Labconco Freeze Dryer award by FICCI for implementation of CassavaTech in Kenya • Grand Challenges Agri- Nutrition award for implementation of SCD in Bangladesh Convective Hot Air Dryer Labultima Spray Dryer Solar Conduction Dryer PanAsia Heat Pump Dryer Chemical Engineering Brookfield Particle Flow Tester I Institute of Chemical Technology I 5 I Institute of Chemical Technology Puschner Microwave Dryer PROFESSOR S. S. BHAGWAT B.Chem. Engg, M.Chem.