Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Jadavpur University,Kolkata 700 032, India Telephone/FAX: +91-33-2414 6378
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Curriculum Vita

Degree	Year	University
Ph.D.

Chemical Engineering/ Biochemical Engineering Kinetics Non-Conventional Energy, Bio-Chem.Engg., Pollution Abatement Technology.

Academic experience: Research(as Senior Research Fellow and Research Associate at C.G.C.R.I, Kolkata)-4.5 years Teaching and Research (as lecturer, Reader and Professor) - 19 Years (As Professor from April, 2003) Industrial experience: 2 years

Title of the paper Conference Year Role Vol Number-Page Name Studies on the Influence of Freeze-drying Conditions for the Assessment of Mercury Removal Activity of Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 2396) used for waste water treatment National Conference on Environment- Pollution and Protection (EPP-2014) 2014 Ishita Bhattacharya, Rajat Chakraborty, Ranjana Chowdhury - Bio-sequestration of CO2 using Thermal Power Plant Algae: Application of near-infrared freeze-drying for preservation International Conference on emerging trends in Biotechnology 2014 Ishita Bhattacharya, Lopamudra Pradhan, Rajat Chakraborty, Ranjana Chowdhury - Optimization of freeze-drying parameters of Bacillus subtilisMTCC 2396: Assessment of mercuric reductase activity International Conference on biotechnology for innovative applications 2013 I. Bhattacharya, R. Chakraborty and R. Chowdhury - Mustard press cake pyrolysis and product yield characterization International Conference on global innovations in technology and sciences (ICGITS) 2013 Aparna. Sarkar, SangeetaDutta, R. Chowdhury - National seminar on chemical industry: In quest for clean technology and sustainable development Jadavpur University 2013 B. Mondal, A. Sarkar, S. Poddar, R. Chowdhury - More

Title of the paper Journal of publication Year Role Vol Number-Page Name Process modelling and thermodynamic performance optimization of mixed Indian lignocellulosic waste co‐gasification International Journal of Energy Research 2021 Pati, S., De, S., & Chowdhury, R. 45(12)-17175-17188 Energy and environmental performance of a near-zero-effluent rice straw to butanol production plant Indian Chemical Engineer 2021 Dutta, S., Ghosh, S., Manna, D., & Chowdhury, R. 63(2)-139-151 Biofuel generation from high-fat effluent in a biofilm reactor with backwash Indian Chemical Engineer 2021 Roy, C., Chowdhury, R., & Bhattacharya, P. 63(2)-119-128 Studies on power plant algae: assessment of growth kinetics and bio-char production from slow pyrolysis process Indian Chemical Engineer 2021 Das, S., Nath, K., Gupta, V. K., & Chowdhury, R. 63(2)-129-138 Simulation on non-ideal behaviour of plug flow bioreactor based on the growth study of Lactobacillus species Indian Chemical Engineer 2021 Sarkar, S., & Chowdhury, R. -1-11 More

Book Title Publisher Name Year Role Urban Mining and the Metal Recovery from E-Waste (MREW) Supply Chain. by Debnath, B., Chowdhury, R., Ghosh, S. K. (pp. 341-347) Waste Valorisation and Recycling, Springer, Singapore 2019 An analysis of E-waste recycling technologies from the chemical engineering perspective. by Debnath, B., Chowdhury, R., Ghosh, S. K. (pp. 879-888) Waste Management and Resource Efficiency, Springer, Singapore 2019 Determination of yield coefficients of methane and carbon dioxide in methanogenesis to predict the overall performance of a biogas digester by Biswas, J., Chowdhury, R., & Bhattacharya, P. (pp. 21-27) Industry Interactive Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology Springer 2018 CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) in Coal-Fired Power Plants: Prospect of In Situ Algal Cultivation by Chowdhury, R., Das, S., & Ghosh, S. (pp. 231-254) Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies Springer 2018 Indian Agro-wastes for 2G Biorefineries: Strategic Decision on Conversion Processes by Chowdhury, R., Ghosh, S., Debnath, B., & Manna, D. (pp. 353-373) Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies Springer 2018 More

Awarded By Award Name Year University gold medal for standing first in M. Ch.E examination DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship for conducting research work at Karlsruhe University, Germany from May 97 to July 98 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship for conducting research work at Karlsruhe University, Germany from May 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003

Name Of The Scholar Title Of The Thesis Co-Superviser Status Year Shiladitya Ghosh Studies on commensalism and mutualistic growth in bioenergy systems Prof. Pinaki Bhattacharya Complete 2021 Debolina Banerjee Studies on Effects of Prebiotis on Viability and Antimicrobial activities of Microencapsulated Probiotics Prof. P. Bhattacharya Complete 2017 Reetuparna Bhattacharyya Effect of Different Chemical Treatments for Development of Fire-Retardant Jute Fabric Complete 2017 Saurav Poddar Studies on pyro-gas and pyro-oil from lignocellulosic wastes Prof. S. De Complete 2017 Ishita Bhattacharya Studies on stability characteristics of recombinant cells expressing α-amylase and the preservation of the strain by novel freeze-drying methodology Dr. R. Chakraborty Complete 2016 More

Project Title Worked As Funding Agency Amount Duration Period Status Development of efficient biomass conversion routes for biofuel production and utilisation (CONVER-B) DST (INDO-EU INNO-INDIGO) Project 73.92 2018 to  Ongoing Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Waste Water treatment and simultaneous generation of third generation Bio-fuel: Reactor Design Coordinator U. G. C -  to  Ongoing Biodetoxification of Mercury laden Effluent Sludge of Chloralkali Industries Principal Investigator U. G. C 10.60 (lakhs)  to 31.01.2012 Complete Studies on the anaerobic filter using immobilized cells for the treatment of high fat effluent of food industries Principal Investigator U. G. C 6.12 (lakhs) 3  to  Complete Studies on the Biogas Generation from Food/ Vegetable Wastes Principal Investigator U. G. C 3.57 (lakhs) 3  to  Complete More

Patent Name Year Arijit Nath, Ranjana Chowdhury, Chiranjib Bhattacharjee: Consortium of bacterium B. Safensis (JUCHE1) isolated from casein whey, its process of isolation and its industrial applications thereof, Application No. 755/KOL/2011, dated 06.06.2011. 2011

Title Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Course coordinated- 1. Processing, distribution and utilization of LPG, natural gas and coal bed methane, organised by IIPC, Jadavpur University and IIGE Kolkata, 3 weeks training course, April 18-May 10, 2005 2. Refreshers course entitled monitoring and analysis of fermentation data- principle and practice under Academic Staff College, (Jointly coordinated with Dr. P Chattopadhyay, Retired Professor, FTBE Department, JU). Journal Editorship: International Journal of Environmental Engineering ( Special Issue:Environmental and Industrial Waste Managemnet using Membrane Separation and Bioremediation) Published by: Inderscience Enterprises Limited, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 2, Nos. 1/2/3, 2010.Edited jointly with Prof. Sirshendu Dey, Prof. Sunando Das Gupta and Prof. Yung-Tse Hung Refereeing of research articles submitted to international journals(I&EC Research, AIChE journal etc.) of chemical engineering 1)Acted as Chair persons of technical sessions of National and International conferences. 2)Delivered lectures as Invited speakers at National and International conferences. 3)Acted as external thesis examiners of National and international institutions of repute.