National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Transport Processes
Areas of Interest
  • Process Dynamics and Control, Multiphase Fluidization, Wastewater Treatment

Hara Mohan Jena Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

hmjena@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2264

Biosketch

68

PUBLICATIONS

9

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

4

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Hara Mohan Jena

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

Room Number: CH-025

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

Ph.D. (NIT Rourkela)

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 18
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Total Publications: 68
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A. Kumar and H. M. Jena,"Removal of methylene blue and phenol onto prepared activated carbon from Fox nutshell by chemical activation in batch and fixed-bed column", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol.137, pp.1246-1259, Elsevier, November 2016, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.177       Article

S. S. Patil and H. M. Jena,"Isolation and characterization of phenol degrading bacteria from soil contaminated with paper mill wastewater", Indian Journal of Biotechnology, vol.15, no.3, pp.407-411, NISCAIR-CSIR, July 2016       Article

A. Kumar and H. M. Jena,"Preparation and characterization of high surface area activated carbon from Fox nut (Euryale ferox) shell by chemical activation with H3PO4", Results in Physics, vol.6, pp.651-658, Elsevier, December 2016, 10.1016/j.rinp.2016.09.012       Article

A. Kumar and H. M. Jena,"High surface area microporous activated carbons prepared from Fox nut (Euryale ferox) shell by zinc chloride activation", Applied Surface Science, vol.356, pp.753-761, Elsevier, November 2015, 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.074       Article

S. Patil and H. M. Jena,"Statistical optimization of phenol degradation by Bacillus pumilus OS1 using Plackett–Burman design and response surface methodology", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol.40, no.8, pp.2141-2151, Springer, August 2015, 10.1007/s13369-015-1765-z       Article

Application of Fluidized Bed Technology for a Sustainable Environment (AFBTSE-2025) Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)
Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste via Homogeneous Catalysis (CRPWHC-2024) Chemical Engineering (Conference)
A National conference on Recent Trends in Fluid Dynamics Research (RTFDR-21) Chemical Engineering (Conference)
Conference on 13th Annual Session of Students' Chemical Engineering Congress SCHEMCON – 2017 Chemical Engineering (Conference)

  • CH2111 : Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
  • CH2113 : Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
  • CH212 : Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
  • CH221 : Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
  • CH225 : Chemical Process Calculations {Theory}
  • CH330 : Process Dynamics and Control {Theory}
  • CH3310 : Process Dynamics and Control {Theory}
  • CH3312 : Process Instrumentation {Theory}
  • CH334 : Process Dynamics and Control {Theory}
  • CH338 : Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control {Theory}
  • CH4112 : Fluidization Engineering {Theory}
  • CH415 : Fluidization Engineering {Theory}
  • CH422 : Fluidization Engineering {Theory}
  • CH611 : Advanced Fluid Dynamics {Theory}
  • EA1270 : Value Education and Ethics {Theory}
  • CH272 : Fluid Dynamics Fundamental Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH272 : Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH3271 : Chemical Process Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH3372 : Process Dynamics and Control Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH376 : Process Instrumentation Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH377 : Fluid Dynamics and Applications Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH378 : Process Dynamics and Control Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH4373 : Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH471 : Process Plant Simulation Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • CH475 : Process Dynamics and Control Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH6471 : Environmental Monitoring and Control Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [8]
Ferrimagnetic Nanoparticles and their Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery, Thermal Management of Lithium-ion Batteries, and Dye Removal
Abhishek Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  May 2025
Co-Supervisor
Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Based Adsorbent and Photocatalyst for the Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Wastewater
Dibya Ranjan Rout
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Jun 2023
Supervisor
Studies on Removal of Ammonia-Nitrogen from Industrial Wastewater Using Inverse Fluidized Bed Biofilm Reactor
Anup Kumar Swain
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  Aug 2021
Co-Supervisor
Biodegradation Study of Some Commonly Used Plasticizers (Phthalate Esters) and Development of a Vegetable Oil-based Plasticizer
Sangram Shamrao Patil
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Jan 2021
Supervisor
Herbicide Bioremediation using Hyper-butachlor Tolerant Microorganisms in Batch and Continuous Systems
Satya Sundar Mohanty
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Jan 2020
Supervisor
Preparation and Characterization of Novel Activated Carbons for Adsorption and Adsorption Assisted Biodegradation of Organic and Inorganic Water Pollutants
Arvind Kumar
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  Apr 2017
Supervisor
WASTE WATER TREATMENT, WASTE GAS REMOVAL FROM AIR AND CONVERT TO VALUE ADDED PRODUCT,PHOTO-CATALYSIS
Bidisha Majumder
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Waste water treatment
Pedina Sibakrishna
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Process Intensification
Santunu Pathy
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
CRYSTALLIZERS
Anis Bakhsh
Graduated :  Jan 2015
Supervisor
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER
Sangram Shamrao Patil
Graduated :  Dec 2014
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • LMIE (I), LMIChE, LMIPHE, LMISTE,