National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Environmental Engineering [Environmental Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Waste Water Management, Air Pollution, Solid Waste Management, Water Quality, Biofuel

Kakoli Karar(Paul) Associate Professor & Associate Dean FW (Faculty Welfare)

Civil Engineering

kkpaul@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2318

32

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

1

CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

10

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Kakoli Karar(Paul)

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

Room Number: MS-112

Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur)

Study of suitability of iron waste products in GSB and locally available marginal aggregates (moorum) in CTB and CTSB for L&T Sambalpur Rourkela tollway Ltd.(SRTL) Road Projects L&T
  • Co-Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Characterisation and source apportionment of ambient air pollutants in a Steel city. DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Assessment for issue of no increase in pollution load certificate for upcoming projects-standby SRU and TGTU along with incinerator at Paradip refinery cum petrochemical complex, Paradip, Odisha Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  • PI
  • 12 Aug 2019 - 18 Nov 2019
  • Completed   Consultancy

Total Publications: 32

L. Mishra, K. Karar(Paul), and S. Jena,"Adsorption Isotherm, Kinetics and Optimization Study by Box Behnken Design on Removal of Phenol from Coke Wastewater Using Banana Peel (Musa sp.) Biosorbent", Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, Pleiadas Publishing, January 2023, 10.1134/s0040579522330041       Article

P. Das and K. Karar(Paul),"A review on integrated vermifiltration as a sustainable treatment method for wastewater", Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier, February 2023, 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116974       Article

M. Tamang and K. Karar(Paul),"Adsorptive treatment of phenol from aqueous solution using chitosan/calcined eggshell adsorbent: Optimization of preparation process using Taguchi statistical analysis", Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, vol.99(1):100251, Elsevier, January 2022, DOI:10.1016/j.jics.2021.100251       Article

G. Priyanjali, M. R. Tripathy, M. Rajagopal, K. Karar(Paul), and B. Tyagi,"PM2.5 estimation using multiple linear regression approach over industrial and non-industrial stations of India", Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, vol.12, pp.2975-2991, Springer, March 2021, 10.1007/s12652-020-02457-2       Article

P. Gogikar, M. R. Tripathy, M. Rajagopal, K. Karar(Paul), and B. Tyagi,"PM2.5 estimation using multiple linear regression approach over industrial and non-industrial stations of India", Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, vol.12, pp.2975–2991, Springer 2021, View Details       Article

A NationaWorkshop on Technological Emergence for Clean Water and Air (TECWA 2023) (HYBRID MODE) Civil Engineering (Workshop)
Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CE130 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CE1500 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CE2502 : Environmental Engineering {Theory}
  • CE331 : Environment Engineering {Theory}
  • CE451 : Environment Engineering {Theory}
  • CE6504 : Air and Noise Pollution {Theory}
  • CE6531 : Air Quality Management {Theory}
  • CH1400 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CE1701 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE171 : Engineering Drawing {Practical}
  • CE3706 : Environmental Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE378 : Environmental Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE4705 : Environmental Engineering Design Practice {Practical}
  • CE472 : Environmental Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CE6571 : Environmental Engineering Laboratory – I {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [7]
Source Apportionment and Forecasting of Aerosol of A Steel City - Case Study of Rourkela
Naga Chaitanya Kavuri
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  2017
Supervisor
Biodiesel Production from Waste Materials: Process Development and Performance Evaluation
Deepayan Priyadarshi
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor
Performance Evaluation of Eichhornia crassipes for Kitchen Wastewater Treatment
Rijwana Parwin
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  2020
Supervisor
Application of Biological and Adsorption Treatment Techniques for the Degradation of Phenol and COD from Coke Oven Wastewater
Lipsa Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2015
Graduated :  2023
Co-Supervisor
Adsorption and Oxidation Approach in Coking Wastewater Treatment: Material Synthesis and Process Optimization
Markus Tamang
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  2023
Supervisor
Integrated Biological Approach in Dairy Wastewater Treatment: Removal of Organics, Nutrients and Solids
Pragyan Das
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
MINE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Gattu Srikanth
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Sanjaya Kumar Panda
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Environmental Engineering
Subhadarsini Das
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Environmental Pollution Mitigation
Himanshu Dubey
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
Production of Biodiesel from Food Waste
Sipra Barik
Graduated :  2016
Supervisor
Utilization of Moringa Oleifera for Reuse of Treated Domestic Wastewater
Neha Shukla
Graduated :  2017
Supervisor