Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012

Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Schedule of Technical Programme

Day 1: March 23, 2012

Inaugural
High Tea
Invited Lecture - 1
Invited Lecture - 2
Technical Session - 1 (Room 1 & 2 - 2 parallel sessions)
Lunch - 1
Invited Lecture - 3
Invited Lecture - 4
Tea Break
Poster Session - 1
Technical Session - 2 (Room 1 & 2 - 2 parallel sessions)
Cultural Programme
Dinner

0900-1000 hrs
1000-1030 hrs
1030-1100 hrs
1100-1130 hrs
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Day 2: March 24, 2012

Breakfast
Technical Session - 3 (Room 1 & 2 - 2 parallel sessions)
Tea Break
Poster Session - 2
Invited Lecture - 5
Invited Lecture - 6
Technical Session - 4 (Room 1 & 2 - 2 parallel sessions)
Lunch 2
Technical Session - 5 (Room 1 & 2 - 2 parallel sessions)
Tea Break
Technical Session - 6 (Room 1 & 2 - 2 parallel sessions)
Valedictory
High Tea

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

DAY 1 : March 23, 2012 : Oral Presentation

Technical Session 1: 1130-1300 hrs
Theme: Modeling, Simulation, Optimization and Control, Venue: Room 1
Paper
Id.
O113

Title

Author

Affiliation

Generalised modeling and simulation of

reactive distillation : esterification

Kuldeep B. Bhatt, Narendra M.

Patel

L. D college of Engg,
Ahmedabad

O119

Kinetic parameter estimation using genetic

algorithm

Akila M. Gandhi, Narendra M.

Patel

L. D college of Engg,
Ahmedabad

O154

Modeling and temperature profiling of sponge

iron processing rotary kiln with CFD package
(ansys 13.0)

Shabina Khanam, Tapash Ranjan

Majhi

NIT, Rourkela

O162

Application of neural network modeling for Cr

(VI) removal from aqueous system

Mohit Nigam, G. L Devnani, A.

K. Rathore

RBS College, Agra/HBTI,

Kanpur

O168

Artificial neural network modelling of

equillibrium relationship for partially miscible
liquid-liquid ternary system with salt addition

S. L. Pandharipande, Yogesh
Moharkar

LIT, Nagpur

O190

Optimization of raw material usage in

manufacturing of dye - a cleaner production
technique

S. K. Charola, C. G.
Bhagchandani

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahmedabad

O192

Networked warning and response system for

BC mitigation

P.M. Naik, Sayendra

Vishwakarma, Kulbhushan Rai

R&DE (E), Pune

O201

Simulation of possible explosion of isomax

reactor in shiraz oil refinery and study the
consequences of explosion

Fatemeh Kazemi, Nasir

Mehranbod, Mohammad Khoram,
Alireza Ghadreshenas

Shiraz University(Iran),
Zahedan University(Iran),
Shiraz Refinery(Iran)

O217

CFD simulation to validate the gas holdup in

two phase bubble columns

Shyam Kumar, Nannuri

Srinivasulu, Ashok Khanna

IIT, Kanpur

O236

CO2 absorption using aqueous amines solution

a simulation approach with help of aspen plus

Rajesh Tripathy, Abanti Sahoo

NIT, Rourkela

O257

Estimation of allowable internal pressure by

mathematical modelling of pipe bend with
ovality

P. Govindaraj, P. Ramaswami,
Senthil Velmurugan

Kongu Engg College, Erode

O268

Process simulation and techno-economic

assessment of two biodiesel production process
using Jatropha oil

Krunal Suthar, Milind Joshipura

Nirma University, Ahmedabad

O325

A comparative study of various optimization

techniques employed in optimal placement of
SVCs in power system

H. K. Verma, Arun Rathore,

Sunil Shukla

S.G.S.I.T.S, Indore

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 1: 1130-1300 hrs

Theme: Modeling, Simulation, Optimization and Control, Venue: Room 2
Paper
Id.

Title

Author

Affiliation

O334

Simulation of a coal gasifier to optimize the hydrogen

productionusing aspen plus software

Nipun Chowrasiaa, Pratik N

Sheth

BITS, Pilani

O336

Kinetic modeling & simulation of pyrolysis of jatropha cake

waste

Rajeev Sharma, Nipun

Chowrasia, Pratik N Sheth

BITS, Pilani

O346

Fault tree analysis, methods and application- a review

Prashant Srivastava, Shishir

Sinha

IIIT, Roorkee

O348

Simulation and sensitivity analysis of selected chemical

processes

Ashish Sadaphal, Samarjeet

Singh Siwal, Ashish M Gujarathi

BITS, Pilani

O349

Analysis of selected complex chemical processes

Divya Kadiyan, Ashish M

Gujarathi

BITS, Pilani

O373

CO2 absorption using aqueous amines solution a simulation

approach with the help of ASPEN Plus

Rajesh Tripathy and Abanti

Sahoo

NIT, Rourkela

O386

Optimization of collection tree protocol

Harleen Kaur, Gaurang Raval

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

O392

Construction of a wind turbine distributed generation with

LFC control using PID controller in a two area network

Hitesh Datt Mathur, Neha

Mamidwar, Shivangi Mittal

BITS, Pilani

O396

Modeling and simulation of trickle bed reactor for

hydrodenitrogenation and hydrodemetallization of crude oil

Sukhleen Saini, Ashish M

Gujarathi

BITS, Pilani

O406

A comparative study on input-output pairing analysis of

multivariable systems

Pranjal Haridas, Amit Jain

BITS, Pilani

O409

Simulation and analysis of a reactive distillation column

Pranjali Priyadarshini, Basheer

Ahmed, Ashish M Gujarathi

BITS, Pilani

O419

A CFD based study of mixing phenomenon in stirred tank

fitted with single rushton impeller

Kumar Verma, Anurag Tiwari,

Richa Gopal

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 2: 1600-1800 hrs

Theme: Biochemical Engineering, Venue: Room 1
Paper
Id.
O116

Title

Author

Affiliation

Isolation of fungal strain for the defluoridation

of fluoride contaminated ground water by
biosorption onto fungal biosorbent

Shalini Koshle, S. Mahesh, S. Nanjunda

Swamy

Sri Jayachaarajendra
College of Engg, Mysore

O121

Removal of heavy metals from waste waters

using waste biomass as a low cost adsorbent

Shraddha R Singh,Mohit Nigam,

Satyendra Singh Tomar

RBS College, Jharkhand

O144

Sustainable anareobic digestion technology for

energy generation and pollution reduction

M. Selvamurugan, P. Doraisamy, M.
Maheswari

Tamil Nadu Agricultural

University, Coimbatore

O166

Applications of ionic liquids in the extraction of

organic acids: a brief overview

Saptak Rarotra, Kusuma Rajput, Sushil

Kumar

BITS, Pilani

O175

Degradation of PCBS using MRGEDO

Ajay Kumar, Neetu Singh, S. S. Gaurav

MIM, Ghaziabad/ CCS

University, Meerut

O180

Development in dyeability of wool fabric

technolgy treated by 172 nm VUV excimer
lamp

Santanu Basak, Deepti Gupta

IIT, Delhi

O243

Boiethanol production from brewer's spent

grain using mixed fungal cultures

Abhay Dinker, Madhu Agarwal, Ajay

Verma

MNIT, Jaipur

O256

Algae - a superior alternative for production of

biodiesel

Y. D. Wasu

RIT, Kharghar

O298

Integration generation of biodiesel and biomethane (sewage gas) from algae grown on
industrial kitchen waste

K. Gururag, Prakash Raju

St. Joseph's College of

Engg, Chennai

O299

Ultrasound assisted direct transesterification of

algae for biodiesel production: analysis of
emission characteristics

S. S. Prem Shankar, S. Rajakrishnan. V.

Ramachandran, K. P. Gopinath

Adhiparasakthi Engg
College, Melmaruvathur

O310

Gluconic acid production in continuous

bioreactor using soluble and immobilized
glucose oxidase

Abhijit Rathi, Pooja Nagwekar,

Annamma Anil, Arvind Lali

ICT, Mumbai

O343

Mycological remediation of heavy metal

contaminants by wood-rot fungi

Rafiqul Islam, Mohan Ch Kalita,

Flowerika, Vijay More, Pritam Deb,
Eeshan Kalita

Tezpur University,
Tezpur

O352

Bioremediation kinetics of Cu (II) using

acclimated mixed culture

Gayathri Gangadhara, Subhajit

Majumdera, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh
Gupta

BITS, Pilani

O357

Biological route for mitigation of CO2: a review

Somesh Mishra, Suresh Gupta, Smita

Raghuvanshi

BITS, Pilani

O362

Modeling metabolic networks of

microorganisms through the incorporation of
regulation to structured models

Lalit S. Khot, Sunil R. Sunkara, Arvind

M. Lali, Hyun-Seob Song,
Doraiswami Ramkrishna

ICT, Mumbai

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

O370

Experimental investigation of reaction kinetics

and mass transfer data for hydrolysis of
penicillin

Neerja Desai, Shuchen B. Thakore,

Gopal H Chaudhari, Jalpa Shah, Bharat
Jain.

O376

A performance study on microbial fuel cell

using xylose as substrate for the treatment of
industrial wastewater

H. Asodariya, P. Patel

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 2: 1600-1800 hrs

Theme: Catalysis and Reaction Engineering, Venue: Room 2
Paper
Id.
O115

Title

Author

Affiliation

Experimental investigation of adsorptive removal of

aqueous phase phenol by surface modified activated
carbon -kinetics modeling and hydrodynamic study

Piyush Kapse, Swapnil

Bhoyar, Dinesh Boyar, Smita
Patil, T. D. Deshpande

UCE, Jalgaon

O291

Desulpurization of Tire Pyrolytic oil-a photocatalytic

Approach

Dharm Pal, Amit Keshav, A.

B. Soni

NIT, Raipur

O321

Design of sulfonator for sulfonation of PNCB

Dipali D. Sankharia, M. G.
Desai

Vishwakarma Govt. Engg.

College, Chandkheda

O328

Production of synthesis gas by carbondioxide

reforming using perovskite catalysts

Amilka George, B. Sanjay S.

Patel

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

O331

Lacoo3 - perovskite type oxides synthesized by citrate

method as CO oxidation catalyst

A. Julie Pardiwala, B.
Femina Patel, Sanjay Patel

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

O354

Reaction mechanisms and kinetics of olefin

polymerization catalyzed by metallocenes: a review

Poornima Narayanan, Nikhil

Prakash, Arvind Kumar
Sharma

BITS, Pilani

O356

Synthesis and kinetic study of styrene by batch

emulsion polymerization

Akshay Jain, Sushant

Upadhyaya, Saurabh, Rajeev
Kr. Dohare

MNIT, Jaipur

O394

Comparison Of Catalytic Performance Of TPA And

MPA For The Production Of Biodiesel From Waste
Cooking Oil

Alpesh
Gade

JDIET, Yavatmal

O150

Thermal conductivity evaluation for alumina based

nano fluids

Kundan Lal, S. S. Mallick

Thapar University, Patiala

O186

Gold nanoparticles decorated polylactic acid-co-ethyl

cellulose nanocapsules for 5-fluorouracil drug release

Ganesh Karthik

SSN College of Engg

O228

Effects of ultrasonification on the size and shape of

TIO2 nanoparticles

Rohit S. Khedkar, S. S.
Sonawane, K. L. Wasewar

VNIT, Nagpur

O251

Treatment of synthetic dye waste water using magnetic

nano particles

Abhay Dinker, Madhu

Agarwal, Ajay Verma

MNIT, Jaipur

O306

Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles for

development of organic-inorganic nanocomposites

Sarita, Deepak Pathania,

Pardeep Singh Rajesh K.
Sharma Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences,
Bajhol

O344

Cellulosic nanoparticles (CNPS) from native rice husk

varieties for enhanced biosorption of fluoride watercontaminants.

Rafiqul Islam, Flowerika,

Vijay More, Pritam Deb
Eeshan Kalita

Tezpur University Tezpur,

Assam

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Giredkar, Sayali V.

Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

DAY 2 : March 24, 2012: Oral Presentation

Technical Session 3: 0900-1030 hrs
Theme: New Materials and Polymers, Venue: Room 1
Paper
Id.
O123

Title

Author

Affiliation

Polymer layered silicate nanocomposites (PLSN):

high performance polymeric material

Umesh Chandra Sharma,

Shashir Sinha, Sadhana Sachan

CSJM University/ IIT,

Roorkee/ MNIT, Allahabad

O125

Development of novel elastomeric hybrid composites

Dingse Esther Momin,

Madhuchahanda

IIIT, Roorkee/ RTG,

Reliance Industries Ltd.

O156

Study of thermal characterization of xyloglucan

(polysaccharide) and its copolymer

Praveen Bhai Patel, Sadhana

Sachan

UIET, Kanpur/ MNIT,

Allahabad

O176

Study of branching in batch free radical

polymerization of vinyl acetate and calculation of
molecular weight- long chain branching distributions

Tinkle Chugh , Anitha M.,

Saptarishi Majumdar

IIT, Hyderabad

O207

Foam development and factors impacting foam

stability

Pradipta Chattopadhyay,
Prateek Rastogi

BITS, Pilani

O220

Synthesis characterization of copper alumina metal

matrix composite by conventional sintering process

Ashutosh Tiwari, Aditya

Mishra, B. C. Ray

NIT, Raipur/ NIT, Rourkela

O258

Investigations on thermal storage system containing

phase change material with micro size conductivity
particles

S. Jegadheeswaran, S. D.
Pohekar

Tolani Maritime Institute,

Pune

O263

Erosion resistant cyclone designs for oil refinerys

fluid catalytic cracking unit

Abhishek Dwivedi, Rahul

Thapliyal, Jithu P. Thomas,
Tarun Solanki

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of

Petroleum Technology,
Raebareli

O280

Role of fillers on thermal stability of PVDF microporous membranes

Abhishek Yadava, Jayotpaul

Chaudhuria , C. Prabhavathy,
S. Sivaprakash

CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur

O281

Fabrication and optimisation of micro-porous pvdf

membrane for lithiumion rechargeable batteries

Ranjeet Nevea, C.
Prabhavathy,S. Sivaprakash

CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur

O285

Studies on effect of doping acids on properties of

PANI/ABS electrically conducting composites

Amit Kumar, Meenakshi

Chaudhary, Irfan Mir

Central Institute of Plastics

Engg & Technology

O293

Morphological study in hydrogen production through

corrosion of aluminum/silicon alloy

Anurag Tiwari, A. B. Soni

NIT, Raipur

O302

Microwave assisted synthesis of sunn hemp-gcopolymers for improvement of properties of sunn

hemp-polyhydroxybutyrate composites

Anil Kumar, Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences, Solan

O308

Grafting of synthetic polymers onto natural fibers: a

versatile means to develop fiber reinforced
composites with improved properties

Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences, Solan

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 3: 0900-1030 hrs

Theme: Energy Engineering, Venue: Room 2
Paper
Id.
O145

Title

Author

Affiliation

Construction of wind turbine distributed generation

with LFC control using PID controller in a two area
network

Hitesh Datt Mathur, Neha

Mamidwar, Shivangi Mittal

BITS, Pilani

O148

Performance analysis on diesel engine with biodiesel

and hydrogen in dual fuel mode with additives

P. Gokul Sriram, C.
Jagadheesan, N. Vadivel

Kongu Engg College,

Erode

O164

Nuclear power: man's savior or destroyer of worlds?

Arnav Kumar

BITS, Pilani

O200

Power generation from food waste leachate in

microbial fuel cell

Satish S. Rikame, Arvind K.,

Mungray, Alka A. Mungray

SVNIT, Surat

O224

Energy harvesting from variation in blood pressure

through deformation of arterial wall using electromagneto-hydrodynamics

Ch. V. N. Badrinath, G.
Abhishek Sharma

R. M. K. Engg College,
Kavaraipettai

O247

Utilization of solar energy in the production of

ethylbenzene

A. A. Al-Rabiah

King Saud University,

College of Engg., Saudi
Arabia

O254

A review on solar absorption refrigeration with

thermal storage

Kunal Gupta, Nikhil Gakkhar,

Manoj S. Soni

BITS, Pilani

O261

Knock and combustion characteristics of biodieselhydrogen with dee in dual fuel engine

R. Sivabalakrishnan, C.
Jegadeesan, A. Shanmugam

Kongu Engg College,

Erode

O270

Thermal lattice boltzmann methods: a review

Krunal Gangawane, R. P.
Bharti, Surendra Kumar

IIT, Roorkee

O333

A review: pyrolysis of biomass in a fluidized bed

reactor

Akshay Nipane, Pratik N.

Sheth

BITS, Pilani

O340

Production of hydrogen from glycerol via steam

reforming process

Akartik Avasthi, B. Narasimha

Reddy Ravuru

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

O407

Energy from municipal solid waste: a state-of-art

review

Usha Muppalla and Amit Jain

BITS Pilani

O408

A review on solar absorption refrigeration with

thermal storage

Manoj S. Soni, Nikhil Gakkhar

BITS Pilani

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 4: 1200-1330 hrs

Theme: Separation Processes, Venue: Room 1
Paper
Id.
O108

Title

Author

Affiliation

Citric acid recovery from

dilute solution

Amit Keshav

NIT, Raipur

O134

Adsorption of cationic
surfactant and subsequent
adsolubilization of organics
on silica gel waste

Suman Koner, Asok Adak

Jalpaiguri Govt. Engg. College,

Jalpaiguri/ Bengal Engg. and
Science University, Shibpur

O138

Investigation on sorption
equilibrium of nicotine acid
on low cost adsorbent(neem
leaves)

Mangesh Waghmare, Kailas Wasewar, Shriram

Sonawane

Priyadarshini Institute of Engg and

Technology, Nagpur/ VNIT,
Nagpur

O139

Phenol abatement from

aqueous solution using
granular activated
carbon(GAC) as adsorbent

Manoj Kumar Mahapatra, Arvind Kumar

NIT, Rourkela

O146

Studies on esterification of
acetic acid with n-Butanol by
packed bed reactive
distillation

B. Sarath Babu, J. Vijaya Santhi, P. Sreedhar

S. V. University College of Engg.,

Tirupathi

O147

Synthesis and charecterization

of -cyclodextrin embedded
hydrated iron oxide and its
adsorption behaviour from
aqueous solution

Indranil Saha, Shamsuzzaman Ahmed,Kaushik

Gupta, Shushanta Debnath, Krishna Biswas,Tina
Basu, Debabrata Nandi, Amit Kumar Kundu,
Ujjal Mandal, Ayan Das, Sandeepan Barman,
Sayan Bhattacharya, Uday Chand Ghosh,
Debashis Chatterjee

Sripat Singh College,

Murshidabad, Presidency
University, Kolkata; Kalyani
University, Kalyani, B. C. Guha
Centre for Genetic Engg. and
Biotech, University of Calcutta

O185

Extraction of antioxidant and

flavonoid from natural sources

Arvind Kumar, Madhu Agarwal, Sunny Soni

MNIT, Jaipur

O195

Performance of different inert

gases in production of
anhydrous ethanol by
diffusion distillation

Neetu Singh, Ram Prasad

CSJM University Kanpur/ HBTI,

Kanpur

O199

Review of silicon
manufacturing process

N. N. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, B. V. Raju

JNTU, Hyderabad

O206

A review on liquid-liquid
mass transfer in microchannel
system

Abhishek K., Chandra, Kushal Kishore, P. K.

Mishra, M. Siraj Alam

MNIT, Allahabad

O218

Separation of carbon dioxide

from flue gas using separation
technologhies and its
simulation

P. L. Sivayogavalli

Adhiparasakthi Engg. College,

Melmaruvathur

O225

Esterification of acetic acid

and ethanol with or without
using 'ultrasonication'

Nayan P. Alookar, Madhuri N. Meshram, Ajit P.

Rathod, Shriram Sonawane

VNIT, Nagpur

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

technique
O231

Extraction of cashew nut shell

liquid from cashew nut shell

Ellamparuthy Ganapathy, P. Gomathi Priya

Anna University, Chennai

O242

Separation of amino acids

with nano filteration :
permeation modelling and
batch system design

Trishool R .Gawai, Praful. G. Bansod

JDIET, Yavatmal

O260

Absorption of SO2 from coal

fired boilers to form sulphuric
acid using wet scrubber with
plc controller

R. Yasodharan, C. Maheswari, R.
Parameshwaran

Kongu Engg College, Erode

O266

Experimental design and

modeling of itaconic acid
reactive extraction using
response surface method

Dipaloy Datta, Suchith Chellappan, Sushil

Kumar

BITS, Pilani

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 4: 1200-1330 hrs

Theme: New Materials & Polymers; Separation Processes, Venue: Room 2
Paper
id.
O179

Title

Author

Affiliation

Extractive distillation: an effective method for

production of anhydrous ethanol - some experimental
findings

S. Kumar, R. Prasad

HBTI, Kanpur

O267

Effect of modifier on reactive extraction of glycolic and

glyoxylic acids

Dipaloy Datta, Sushil

Kumar, Suchith Chellappan,
Amritendu Ghosh

BITS, Pilani

O271

Experimental investigations of adsorptive removal of

aqueous phase phenol by surface modified activated
carbon- kinetics, modeling and hydrodynamics study

Piyush Kapse, Swapnil

Bhoyar, Dinesh Bhoyar,
Smita Patil, T.D. Deshpande

North Maharashtra
University, Jalgaon

O303

Graft copolymerization of poly(methyl methacrylate)

onto flax fibers under different reaction methods

B. S. Kaith, Deepak
Pathania, Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences,
Bajhol

O314

Performance of parallel feed multiple effect evaporation

and forward feed evaporation system for seawater
desalination

Sanjay Verma, Prabhat

Pandit

MNIT, Jaipur

O347

Application of forward osmosis membrane process in

desalination

Charu Chaudhuary, Amit

Jain

BITS, Pilani

O363

Extractive distillation of acetic acid from its dilute

solution using lithium bromide

R. P. Bhatt, S. B. Thakore

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahmedabad

O382

Role of ionic liquid in extraction of aromatic

compounds from aliphatic compounds

Sushil Kumar, Chhayakanta

Acharya , Sharvani Thakur

BITS, Pilani

O404

Production of ethyl acetate using reactive distillation: a

review

R. Reddy, B. Ahmed, A. M.
Gujarathi, H. K. Mohanta

BITS, Pilani

O324

Production of polymers from agricultural waste

D. Purnima, Ruheena Ansari

BITS, Pilani-Hyderabad

O350

Effects of operating conditions on ethylene-norbornene

co-polymerization catalyzed by cyclopentadienylphenoxytitanium catalysts: an artificial neural network
approach

Saket A. Ingle, Nikhil

Prakash, Arvind Kumar
Sharma

BITS, Pilani

O351

Effect of reaction parameters on propylene

polymerization with the me2si(2-me-ind)2zrcl2 catalyst:
an artificial neural network approach

Nikhil Prakash, Arvind

Kumar Sharma

BITS, Pilani

O364

Coupling agents used in natural fibre reinforced

polypropylene composites

D. Purnima, Jigyasa Kapoor

BITS, Pilani Hydrabad

O381

Modification of nylon 6,6

Vaghela V.R., R.N. Desai,

P.K Patel

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahmedabad

O384

Graft copolymerization of ethyl acrylate and binary

monomer mixture onto benzoylated sisal fibers a
kinetic study

Bandna Bharti, Sunil K.

Choudhary, Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University, Solan

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 5: 1430-1600 hrs

Theme: Environmental Pollution: Sources, Impact & Control, Venue: Room 1
Paper
Id.
O132

Title

Author

Affiliation

Recommendation for FGD system before chimney in

thermal power plants for removal of SO2 contained in
flue gas to sustainable green chemistry

Arun Kumar Sharma, D. S. N.

Prasad, Shveta Acharya,
Rashmi Sharma

P.G. Govt. College,

Jhalawar/ S.G Govt College,
Bewawar

O227

Removal of phenol from aqueous solution using

granular activated carbon(GAC) as adsorbent

Manoj Kumar Mahapatra,

Arvind Kumar

NIT, Rourkela

O246

Synthesis of magnetic microspheres and their

application for oil removal from waste water

Abhay Dinker, Madhu

Agarwal, Ajay Verma

MNIT, Jaipur

O249

Treatment of diary waste water by using

electrocoagulation

Deepak Sharma,
[Link]

IES, IPS Academy, Indore/

NIT Raipur

O255

Energy and environment: in search of a low - carbon

economy

Vrushal Ghoble

North Maharashtra
University

O338

Wood derived cellulosic nanobiosorbents for heavy

metal remediation

Vijay More, Flowerika,

Rafiqul Islam, Eeshan Kalita,
Pritam Deb

Tezpur University, Tezpur

O371

Radation pollution in human habitat

Amit Aroraa, Rohit Mehrab,

Rajeev Garga, Anand Kumar
Tyagic

Shaeed Bhagat Singh

College of Engineering and
Technlogy, Ferozepur

O375

Physicho-chemical analysis & environmental impact

assessment of textile industry effluent

Harshal Kharwadea, N. Arun

Prem Ananda, Smita
Raghuvanshi

BITS, Pilani

O377

Smart grid and its impact on environment

Manish Gurwani, Sanchit

Parakh, H. D. Mathur

BITS, Pilani

O378

Application of environmental impact assessment

method for integrated solid waste management
activities in Bangalore city

Bhanupriya Vaishnawa, Smita

Raghuvanshi

BITS, Pilani

O380

Risk management in a process plant

Sayendra K. Sharma,
Abhimanyu Sharma

BITS, Pilani

O385

Development of life cycle impact assessment tool for

impact assessment in process industries

Chhayakanta Acharyaa,
Manjunath Patila, Smita
Raghuvanshi

BITS, Pilani

O398

Novel techniques for prevention of air pollution from

petroleum refineries

Avinash Upadhayaa, Smita

Raghuvanshi

BITS, Pilani

O399

COD reduction in dyes and intermediate industry by

Adsorption by using activated carbon and lignite
powder.

Odedara Shila, S. A. Puranik

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahmedabad

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

O410

Presence of heterocyclic compounds (specially PAHS)

in ambient atmosphere of major cities of Madhya
Pradesh, India

R. K. Jain, P. K. Shrivastava,
Nisha Upadhyay

M.P. Pollution control

Board, Bhopal

Technical Session 5: 1430-1600 hrs

Theme: Transport Phenomena, Venue: Room 2

Paper
Id.
O130

Title

Author

Affiliation

Investigating pneumatic conveying charecterstics and

minimum transport velocity for fluidised dense phase
transport of fine powders

A. Bansal, G. Setia, S. S. Mallick

Thapar University,
Patiala

O141

Detemination of Henry's law constant in the design of

steam stripper for the recovery of p-cresol from effluent
water

Roma Doshi, Bhoomi Trivedi

L. D. College of
Engg, Ahemdabad

O143

Thermodynamic properties of some alkanol + water

binary mixtures: molar excess volume at 308.15K

Dayananda, Vijay Singh Yadav

MITRC, Alwar/ R. R.
College, Alwar

O198

Modeling of electerodialytic removal of Ca2+ ion from

synthetic solution

Shilpi Jain, Jogi Dattatreya,

Prasanth K Bhattacharya, Sujay
Chattopadhyay

IIT, Roorkee/IIT,
Kanpur

O216

Getting insight of bimolecular interactions through

thermodynamic and ultrasonic studies

P. R. Malasane, Amravati

Sipna's College of
Engg and Technology

O379

Integrating environmental thinking into agile

manufacturing

Pavan Kumar Potdar, Srikanta

Routroy

BITS, Pilani

O390

Universal features in dewetting of thin liquid films on

solid surfaces

Dhananjay Singh, R. Khanna

IIT, Delhi

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 6: 1615-1730 hrs

Theme: Green and Sustainable Technology, Venue: Room 1
Paper
Id.
O215

Title

Author

Affiliation

Partial replacement of cement in concrete by

rice husk ash- an eco friendly approach

G. C. Mishra

Lingaya's
University,
Faridabad

O219

Cleaner production in process of p-amino azo

4-benzene sulphonic acid

Kinjal Patel, B. H. Shah

LDCE,
Ahmedabad

O264

New design approaches to ultra-clean diesel

fuels by deep-desulfurization

S. A. Dharaskar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma,

D. Z. Shende, Sushil Kumar

VNIT, Nagpur

O265

Desulfurization of liquid fuels using ionic

liquids: novel techniques for developing
clean fuels

S. A. Dharaskar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma,

D. Z. Shende, Sushil Kumar

VNIT, Nagpur

O269

Strategies for sustainable product design for

mass customization

Priyank Sinha, Rajesh P. Mishra

BITS, Pilani

O279

Road map for the growth of electric vehicles

market in India

Ganneri Giridhar, A. K. Digalwar

BITS, Pilani

O288

Green technology for extraction of biocompounds using ionic liquids

Neha Chomal, Sushil Kumar, Anil Kumar

BITS, Pilani

O289

Heavy metal ions extraction using ionic

liquids

R. Timung, P. Kumar, A. Khanna

IIT, Kanpur

O295

An ecofriendly synthesis of 1,2,3thiadiazoles using ionic liquid as soluble

support

Manoj Kumar Muthyala, Anil Kumar

BITS, Pilani

O296

An ecofriendly one-pot synthesis of

substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines using
ytterbium triflate as green catalyst

Yash Chandresh Kothari, Venkata Abhisek

Manikonda, Ganesh M. Shelke,
Kasiviswanadharaju Pericherla, Anil Kumar

BITS, Pilani

O313

Electrochemical studies of the alkyl

derivatives of thiazine leucodyes with fe (iii)
on clean and modified electrodes.

Shamsuzzaman Ahmed, Indranil Saha

Sripat Singh
College,
Murshidabad

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

Technical Session 6: 1615-1730 hrs

Theme: Water: Resources, Quality & Treatment, Venue: Room 2
Paper
Id.
O136

Title

Author

Limnological and hydrobiological studies of lucknow jheel

Prayakarro Sukanya, Ketan

Kishor Wadodkar, A. A. Kazmi

IIT, Roorkee

O197

Performance of anerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor

treating dometic municipal wastewater

K. P Kannan, A. K. Mungray,
A. A. Mungray

SVNIT, Surat

O240

Removal of arsenic from contaminated ground water using

alumina and manganese oxide coated ceramic honeycombs

Aura Bhattacharjee, Madhuri

Chandra

BITS-Pilani,
Hyderabad

O272

Electrochemical coagulation (ECC) of textile waste

streams: cod removal, settleability and filterability aspects

Mahesh. S, Sahana M,
Thapaswini. M. R, Anitha S,
Sridhara. D. S.

S. J. College of Engg,
Mysore

O274

A study on the treatment strategies for the effluents of

recycled waste paper mills of malwa region of punjab

Bhajan Dassa, Dhiraj Suda,

Sangeeta Sharmab, Amit
Arorab

SLIET, Ferozepur

O277

A Study on MAP and CAACO process for the treatment of

wastewater

Krunal Suthar, Nikita Chokshi

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

O389

Comparative analysis of adsorption efficiency using low

cost adsorbents for removing cod of industrial waste water
containing phenolic compound

V. V. Rakholiya, S. A. Puranik

L. D. College of
Engg., Ahmedabad

O405

Desalination: a strategic review of methods, cost &

techniques in 21st century

Supreet Gupta, C. V. Shankar,

P. Hareesh Babu, Amit Jain

BITS, Pilani

O411

Water quality variation within a distribution network- a

case study

Kashfina Kapadia, S. M.
Narulkar

Prestige Institute of
Engg.& Sciences,
Indore

O420

Water disrtibution networks and modes of failures in a

city/town

Raghavendra Teja G. Vijay

Kumar K., Anupam Singhal

BITS, Pilani

O421

Water distribution & irrigation networks a case study

Tharun Kumar Reddy A. Tejit

Babu K, Anupam Singhal

BITS, Pilani

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Affiliation

Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

DAY 1 : March 23, 2012: Poster Presentation

Poster Session 1: 1530-1600 hrs
Paper
Id.
P332

Title

Author

Affiliation

Process intensification in vinyl sulphone industry

Beena Sheth, Gopal H

Chaudhari, Neerja Desai,
Bharat Jain

Vishwakarma Govt. Engg.

College, Ahmedabad

P403

Production of green diesel through transesterification of waste cooking oil

Mandeep Singh, Supriyaa,

Kshama , Rajwant Kaur,
Chetan Sharma, Amit Arora

SBSCET, Ferozepur

P213

energy efficient building infrastructure-a sustainable

approach

G. C. Mishra, Pradeep Rawat,

Tushar Adlakha

Lingaya's University,
Faridabad

P214

Aquatic resource management for sustainable

livelihood- a case study of makhana production in
Madhubani district of Bihar

Tushar Adlakha, Priya

Gautam, G.C. Mishra

Lingaya's University,
Faridabad

P223

Energy and environment- the life resource

Prachi D. Mandade, Ankita

Deshmukh

JDIET, Yavaymal

P259

Solar energy in India: environmental effects and

policies

Kunal Gupta, Nikhil Gakkhar,

Manoj S. Soni

BITS, Pilani

P275

Prospects and opportunities of renewable energy in

India

Neha Singh, G.C. Mishra

Ravinder Pal

Lingaya's University,
Faridabad

P335

Characterization of bio-oil generated from pyrolysis

of biomass: a review

Prashanth G, Purva Goel,

Rajeev Sharma, Pratik N Sheth

BITS, Pilani

P337

Biohydrogen: a renewable energy resource

Sanjay Bisht, Ashish Tiwari

Bt Kumaon Institute of
Technology, Uttarakhand

P361

Plastic injection in blast furnace with pulverised coal

L. P. Singh, P. K. Singh ,
Asheesh Kumar

UIETCSJM University,
Kanpur

P101

Study of atmospheric pollution induced changes in

certain biochemical parameters of various tree
species growing in virudhunagar,india

D. Sarala Thambavani, J.
Maheswari

Sri Meenakshi College for

Women, Madurai/
V.H.N.S.N. College,
Virudhunagar

P104

production of citric acid from molasses and

spergillius niger as a medium and seperation from
ultra and microfiltration membrane

Krishna Kumar , Roshan

Rahate

JDIET, Yavatmal

P189

Microbiological analysis of 1,3 bis (nsubstitutedthiocarbamido)- thiocarbamide

M. E. Shelke

Hvpm's College of Engg and

Technolgy, Amravati

P204

Treatment of wastewater using suspended media bioreactor

Ahilesh Vikram Singh, Mayuri

Madhav Daphale

P229

Fermentation of carding waste of textile mill for

preparation of levulinic acid

Vipul V. Nimje, Dinesh H.

Dorlikar, Pankaj D. Thakre

JDIET, Yavatmal

P250

Emerging polymer technology applications in tissue

Anjishnu Kumar

BITS, Pilani

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

engineering
P284

Biodiesel for microalgae

Rajvi S. Mehta

Nirma University,
Ahmedabad

P307

Remediation of hazardous anionic azo dye from

contaminated aqueous system using sustainable and
biodegradable fig bast fiber as biosorbent

Shikha Sharma, Deepak

Pathania, Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences,
Bajhol

P368

Behaviour of pipe bend with respect to ovality

Johnney Mertens,
Ramaswami. P, Senthilvel
Murugan

Kongu Engg College

Perundurai, Tamil Nadu

P253

Oil refinerys fluid catalytic cracking unit: associated

enviromental problems & subsequent solutions

Abhishek Dwivedi, Kshitiz

Saini, Jithu P. Thomas, Tarun
Solanki

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of

Petroleum Technology,
Raebarli

P341

Cleaner production by using recent type of reactor in

chemical reactions

Jalpa Shah, Bharat Jain,

Neerja, Shuchen B. Thakore,
Dipali Sankharia, Gopal H
Chaudhar

L. D. College of Engg,
Ahmedabad

P103

A comparitive study of various optimisation

techniques employed in optimal placement of SVC's
in power systems

Arun Rathore, Bhavna Rathore

S.G.S.I.T.S, Indore, Delhi

Technological University

P112

Modeling adsorption process by artificial neural

network for dyes removal

Ganesh Gupta , Urvashi

Bhivgade

JDIET, Yavatmal

P126

Dynamic and control of MTBE catalytic distillation

column using aspen plus

Abhishek Gupta, Utkarsh

Maheshwari

IIT, Guwahati/ BITS, Pilani

P174

Indigo dye removal by using coconut shell adsorbent

and performance evaluation by artifical neural
network

Ganesh Gupta, Urvashi

Bhivgade

JDIET, Yavatmal

P127

Extraction of coal tar pitch volatiles during coking of

zirconium oxide briquettes

B. Varun, K. Ranjith Goud,

B.V. Raju

Padmasri Institute of
Technology, Narsapur

P287

Comparative study of CH4 emission from

hydroelectric reservoirs and thermal power in tropical
regions

Swati Kawade, M. P. Sharma,

Arun Kumar

IIT, Roorkee

P118

Maximum load assesment of river yamuna from

okhla to agra

Sameer Arora

Delhi Technological
University

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

DAY 2 : March 24, 2012: Poster Presentation

Poster Session 2: 1030-1100 hrs
Paper
Id.
P142

Title

Author

Affiliation

Scale up of API

Bhoomi Trivedi, Roma Doshi

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahemadabad

P181

Maximum power point tracking algorithms for

photovoltaic systems

Rishikesan Parthiban

BITS, Pilani

P244

Dehydration of inorganic solvent using pervaporation

technique

A. Manogna, P. Nirosha,V.
Pratyusha

B.V.R.I.T

P342

Statistical 18chiff18g of a cement mill using

multivariate regression for prediction of cement
fineness

Krunal G. Amin, Ajay Kumar

Pani, Hare Krishna Mohanta

BITS, Pilani

P365

Design, modeling and simulation of multiple effect

evaporators

Dhara Shah

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahmedabad

P286

Effect of primary dopants on morphology & optical

behavior of helical conducting polyaniline

Meenakshi Chaudhary, Amit

Kumar, Irfan Mir

Central Institute of Plastics

Engg and Technology,
Lucknow

P304

Surface modification of plant fibers using environment

benevolent methods for their use as reinforcement in
polymer composites

Kamini Thakur Pardeep

Singh, Rajesh K. Sharma,
Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences,
Bajhol

P305

Grafting of poly(ma), poly(ma+aac) and poly(ma+va)

onto flax fibers for the development of
polyhydroxybutyrate composites with improved
mechanical properties

Samriti Verma, Susheel Kalia

Shoolini University of
Biotechnology &
Management Sciences,
Bajhol

P320

applications of copper 18chiff base complexes a

review

Rishu Katwal

Shoolini uUniversity of
Biotechnology and
Managment sciences, Solan

P339

A carbon footprint assessment of the regularly used

materials in constructional activity

Rohan Shah

Sardar Patel College of

Engg, University of
Mumbai.

P353

Cassia fistula leaves and seed extract as corrosion

inhibitor for mild steel in acid media

Shaik Khasimvali Suja P.

Devipriya

Pondicherry University,
Pondicherry

P366

Modification of butyl rubber

Dhamecha Kavita K., B. H.

Shah, P.K. Patel

L. D. College of Engg.,
Ahmedabad

P205

Assessment of ambient noise level in the metropolitan

cities during diwali

Ritika Singh. A.K. Sinha,

Anubha Mandal

Delhi Technological
University, Delhi

P222

Dyes removal from textile industry waste using biochar

as low cost adsorbent

Pradip [Link], Mithun S.

Shende

J.D.I.E.T. Yavatmal

P326

A study on soil pollution in & around guwahati a case

study of pollution caused by the river bharalu

Angshuman Bharadwaz,
Chiranjit Bhattacharjee

Assam Engg College,

Guwahati

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Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and

Environmental Engineering (TACEE 2012), March 23-24, 2012
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) PILANI - 333 031 (Raj) INDIA

P402

Leachate treatment by using natural adsorbents

Navneet Sood, Rajeev Kumar

Garg, Amit Arora, M. K. Jha

NIT, Jalandhar

P135

Scenario of pollution load on river ganga by

cities/towns of uttarakhand state

Ketan Kishore Wadodkar,

Prayakarrao Sukanya, A.A.
Kazmi

IIT, Roorkee

P152

Mathematical modeling of flow of bile through human

bile duct under pathalogical conditions for easier
diagnosis of depositions in the duct

Aura Bhattacharjee, Madhuri

Chandra

BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad

P160

Underground tube for ahmedabad

Akhilesh Vikram Singh,

Mayuri Madhav Daphale,
Shubhangi Sadashiv Pawar

P212

De-siltation of inland water resource for micro-centric

development-a case study of madhubani district in bihar

Chaitanya Yadav, Dudhesh

Bhola, G. C. Mishra

Lingayas University,
Faridabad

P131

synthesis of silver nano particles using azadirachta

indica (neem) extract and their usage in water
purification

Amrutha S

SSN College of Engg.

P278

Synthesis of carbon nanomaterial from menthol

Ganesh Karthik, G.M. Eswar

Bharradwaaj

S. S. N. College of Engg.

P282

Protein concentration using thin film composite

nanofiltration membranes

Shalini Singh Chauhana, N.K.

Sahab, Anjali Devia

Central Institute of Pastic

Engg and Technology,
Lucknow

P292

Nanosatellite for earths electromagnetic disturbance

detection

Manan Trivedi, Pooja

Agarwal, Mohit Singh

Suresh Gyan Vihar

University, Jaipur

P312

Preparation and characterization of peek/pei

nanocomposites

Praveen Kumar, K. N.
Pandey, Vishal Verma, Vijai
Kumar A. K. Saxena

Central Institute of Plastics

Engg & Technology,
Lucknow

P400

Development of anodized al- oxide with coloured dies

in nanopores

Chetan Sharma, Ashish

Chopra, Abhinav Goel,
Mandeep Singh, Surinder
Singh

SBSCET, Ferozepur

P422

Study of corrosion inhibition efficacy of cordia

dichotoma extracts for mild steel in acidic media

R. Khandelwal, Amita
Choudhary, S. K. Arora, S. P.
Mathur

P322

Process optimization of losses at amul dairy and

compare it with several other dairies

Urvij B Dave, Dipak [Link]

B.V.M Engg. College,

Anand

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