National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Sujit Sen is currently working as Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela. He completed his Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in 2011, prior to joining BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, as a Lecturer before moving to NIT Rourkela as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering in the same year. He has a versatile area of research interests, experience and expertise focusing on real industrial and environmental issues that address UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – starting from cradle-to-cradle solutions to industrial waste to value-added material, wastewater treatment, environmental catalysis, green and sustainable production of fine and platform chemicals, carbon capture and conversion, etc. He is a recipient of many high-value projects from DST, ISRO, CSIR, MHRD etc. He has published many high-impact journals and patents. He developed many patented technologies to produce low-cost Zeolites useful for Water treatment. He is a recipient of “Fast-Track Young Scientist Award” from DST in 2013 for his work in hydrogen sulfide gas capture and fine chemical synthesis and “2019 Class of Influential Researchers” in 2011 by American Chemical Society for his work on Arsenic remediation. He is also a recipient of high-value multi-institutional IMPRINT-2 project in 2019 where he has developed a prototype to treat real industrial wastewater. He is the founder faculty advisor of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) NIT Rourkela student chapter. He is actively involved in Institute's environmental sustainability matters and authored Institute's Annual Sustainability Report.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Material Research, Energy and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Synthesis of Zeolites and Zeolites-type material and their application
  • Synthesis of value-added Fine Chemicals and Petrochemicals from industrial waste materials.
  • Green Synthesis of Fine and Platform Chemicals.
  • Gas capture and utilization.
  • Water Research

Sujit Sen Professor

Chemical Engineering

sensujit@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2254

Biosketch

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PATENTS / COPYRIGHTS

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PUBLICATIONS

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

5

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sujit Sen

Professor

Chemical Engineering

Room Number: CH-207

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

2011

Ph.D.
Multiphase Catalysis/Gas Capture & Conversion/Fine Chemical Synthesis
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

2003

M.Tech
Chemical Engineering with Specialization in Petroleum Refinery Engineering
University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, University of Calcutta

2001

B.Tech
Chemical Engineering
University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, University of Calcutta

Teaching Experience
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering, Petroleum Refinery Engineering, Chemical Process Calculations, Green Technology and Engineering, Resource Recover from Waste etc.,  NIT Rourkela,   04 Jul 2011 - Present
  • Chemical Engineering: Reaction Engineering, Heat Transfer,  BITS Pilani, Rajasthan,   04 Apr 2011 - 30 Jun 2011
Laboratory Development
  • Catalysis Research Laboratory,  Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela,   Development of Phase transfer catalyst for fine chemical synthesis Development of Nanozeolite catalysts from industrial solid waste and its application in water research and fine chemical synthesis. (Funding from SERB, DST, ISRO)
  • Spectroscopy Laboratory,  Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela,   Liquid sample composition analysis in GC-FID along with identification in GC-MS.(Funding from SERB, DST)
  • Water Testing Laboratory,  Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela,   BOD Incubator, BOD sensor, COD Digestor, DO meter, Multiparameter, Probe Sonicator, Muffle Furnace, Ozone Generator, Ozone Analyzer, HPLC (Funding from SERB, DST)

Integrated Sonophotocatalysis with sulfate-based oxidation for reclamation of Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in waste water Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Remediation of microplastics from water resources with surface modified nanozeolite Y derived from aluminosilicate industrial wastes. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Development of Hybrid Polyhydroxy Urethanes for Aerospace Applications ISRO
  • Co-Investigator
  • 24
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of Low-cost-Lithium Zeolite adsorbents for fabricated PSA-based Oxygen concentrator. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Zeolite-based Low-cost Hybrid Membrane Photo-Bioreactor System for Treating Recycling of High Strength Industrial Wastewater. SERB - DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Two stage synthesis of aromatic thioethers using hydrogen sulfide and reusable phase transfer catalyst SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

S. Sen and D. Pal,"A PROCESS FOR MAKING FAUJASITE ZEOLITE USING DOLOCHAR FROM SPONGE IRON INDUSTRY",IN IN 537434, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2024       << Patent >>

S. Sen and M. Manna,"ZA@ZnO1-X NANOCOMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYST-COATED CERAMIC MEMBRANE-BASED HYBRID PROCESS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT",IN IN 542891, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2024       << Patent >>

S. Sen and M. Manna,"A PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ZEOLITE A FROM MIXED INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTES",IN IN 545784, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2024       << Patent >>

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 21
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 12
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 40
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M. Manna, B. K. Dutta, and S. Sen,"A hybrid ZA@ ZnO1-X nanocomposite-based tubular membrane process for enhanced degradation of organics: a bench scale study for Bismarck brown R effluent", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol.11, pp.110321, Elsevier, October 2023, 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110321       Article

M. Manna and S. Sen,"Tuning crystallization for controlled morphology of Zeolite A by an eco-friendly sonochemical precursor-less method", Material Chemistry and Physics, vol.309, pp.128378, Elsevier, September 2023, 10.1016/j.matchemphys       Article

M. Manna and S. Sen,"A mechanistic evaluation for total removal of toxic hexavalent and trivalent chromium from water by oxygen vacancy-engineered nanocomposite", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol.12, pp.111755, Elsevier, December 2023, View Details       Article

I. S and S. Sen,"Sono-assisted adsorption of As (V) from water by rice husk ash derived iron modified mesoporous zeolite Y: A Cradle to cradle solution to a problematic solid waste materials", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.58, pp.14073-14087, American Chemical Society 2019, 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01785       Article

P. Jha, U. Mondal, D. Gogoi, G. Singh, and S. Sen,"Novelties of selective triphasic synthesis of bis-(p-chlorobenzyl) sulfide using hydrogen sulfide and reusable phase transfer catalyst", Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, vol.418-419, pp.30-40, Elsevier, July 2016, 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.03.030       Article

UNLOCKING INNOVATION:IPR AWARENESS, STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES Intellectual Property Innovation Centre (Workshop)
Advanced Oxidation Processes for Environmental Remediation [AOPER-2022] Chemical Engineering (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 04 Jan 2023 - 10 Jan 2023
  • Brochure
Advances in carbon dioxide capture and utilization for sustainable climate [ACCUSC-2022] Chemical Engineering (Workshop)
Online Workshop cum FDP programme On Technologies for Waste to Energy & Resources (eFDP-TWER-2020) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 09 Dec 2020 - 13 Dec 2020
  • Brochure
Conference on 13th Annual Session of Students' Chemical Engineering Congress SCHEMCON – 2017 Chemical Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 07 Oct 2017 - 08 Oct 2017
  • Brochure

  • CE1500 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CH211 : Chemical Process Calculation {Theory}
  • CH212 : Chemical process technology {Theory}
  • CH2210 : Chemical Reaction Engineering {Theory}
  • CH229 : Basic Chemical Engineering {Theory}
  • CH314 : Petroleum Refinery Engineering and Petrochemicals {Theory}
  • CH330 : Petroleum Refinery Engineering and Petrochemicals {Theory}
  • CH411 : Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis {Theory}
  • CH421 : Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis {Theory}
  • CH4216 : Polymer science and Technology {Theory}
  • CH4513 : Petroleum Refinery Engineering {Theory}
  • CH610 : Green Technology and Engineering {Theory}
  • CH6200 : Advanced Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design {Theory}
  • CH6430 : Green Technology and Engineering {Theory}
  • CH2471 : Biochemical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH270 : Materials Handling Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH271 : Process Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH272 : Fluid Dynamics Fundamental Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH3275 : Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH471 : Chemical Reaction Engg. Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH473 : Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH6472 : Energy Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH678 : Experimental Laboratory - II {Practical}
  • CH789 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}
  • EA2410 : Sustainable Living {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [9]
Dolochar Derived Zeolites: Optimal Synthesis and Adsorptive Removal of Water Pollutants
Deeptimayee Pal
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  Jul 2024
Supervisor
Aluminosilicate Waste Derived Novel Zeolite-A based Nanocomposite for Treating Wastewater
Madhumita Manna
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  Dec 2023
Supervisor
Novel Mesoporous Zeolites from Industrial Solid Wastes for Remediation of Textile Wastewater
Manisha Maharana
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  May 2023
Supervisor
Nanoscale Zeolite from Low-Cost Resources: Synthesis, Optimization and Application in Wastewater Treatment
Sivamani S
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Jul 2019
Supervisor
Phase Transfer Catalysed Synthesis of Organosulfur Fine Chemicals using Hydrogen Sulfide
Gaurav Singh
Enrolled: Jul 2012
Graduated :  Jan 2017
Supervisor
Chemoselective Reduction of Nitroarenes using Hydrogen Sulphide under Phase Transfer Catalysis
Ujjal Mondal
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  Feb 2017
Supervisor
Remediation of microplacstic with nanozeolite
Sreeshma Gopal
Enrolled: Mar 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Rupak Kumar Patnaik
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Nanomaterials, metal matrix composit, 2d electronics/photonics devices,membrane technology,corrosion
Priyanka Gupta
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Environmental Management in Mines
Meena Kumari
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [4]
Hydrogen Sulfide Capture and Utilization: Multiphase Catalysis in Synthesis of Symmetrical Aromatic Sulfides
Saroj Kumari
Graduated :  Nov 2017
Supervisor
Two Stage Synthesis of Aromatic Thioethers using Hydrogen Sulfide and Reusable Phase Transfer Catalyst
Preeti Jha
Graduated :  Feb 2017
Supervisor
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Meenakshee Pandey
Graduated :  Mar 2015
Supervisor
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
Priya Ganesh Nakade
Graduated :  Dec 2014
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Outstanding AIChE Student Chapter Mentor Award for Four successive years (2020, 2021,2022, 2023),   2024
  • 2019 Class of Influential Researchers, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (American Chemical Society),   2019
  • Recipient of IMPRINT-2 Award from MHRD-DST (Multi-institutional Project Award),   2019
  • Fast Track Young Scientist Award from SERB, DST, India for the year 2013,   2013
  • Doctoral Fellowship from Ministry of Human Research and Development (MHRD) : February 2009-January 2011,   2009
  • Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR): February 2007 - January 2009 at IIT Kharagpur.,   2007
  • Senior Research Fellowship (DST): October 2005-October 2006 at CSIR-CGCRI, Jadavpur.,   2005
  • Senior Research Fellowship (MHRD): April 2004 - April 2005 at IIT Kharagpur.,   2004
  • GATE qualification in 2003 and 2004,   2004
  • College Topper in B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons) from Bidhannagar College (Calcutta University),   1998
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Member, Universal Association of Civil, Structural And Environmental Engineers (UACSE), Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors,   2016
  • Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE),   2013
  • Member of American Chemical Society (ACS),   2012
  • Associate Member of Institution of Engineers India (IEI),   2012
  • Senior Member of Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES),   2012
  • Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE),   2011
  • Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG),   2011