EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Separation and Purification
Areas of Interest
- Gas separation/storage, Photocatalysis and chemical sensing, Membrane separation, Fuel technology, Distillation processes
Pradip Chowdhury
प्रदीप चौधुरी
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
chowdhuryp@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2269
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PUBLICATIONS6
DOCTORAL STUDENTSPERSONAL INFORMATION
Pradip Chowdhury
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Room Number: CH-231
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)
Total Publications: 16
S. S. Sahoo and P. Chowdhury,"Removal of toxic chlorpyrifos from agricultural effluents using highly porous biochar and its magnetic derivative", Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, Taylor & Francis, March 2026, 10.1080/03601234.2026.2640298 Article
S. S. Sahoo and P. Chowdhury,"Efficient performance of graphene oxide synthesised via the facile one-pot method from coal in treating toxic Atrazine from agricultural wastewater", Separation Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis, April 2026, 10.1080/01496395.2026.2656236 Article
P. Chowdhury, S. Pattnaik, B. Mathur, A. Desai, and A. Patel,"Biodiesel production from non-edible castor and sesame oils via homogeneous transesterification: comparative physico-chemical evaluation", Chemical Papers, vol.79, no.6, pp.3951–3961, Springer 2025, 10.1007/s11696-025-04047-y Article
S. S. Sahoo, R. K. Kale, and P. Chowdhury,"Removal of agricultural run-off water borne toxic pesticides using low-grade bituminous coal in a continuous column set-up", International Journal of Environmental Research, vol.19, no.276, Springer Nature, October 2025, 10.1007/s41742-025-00953-x Article
S. Pattnaik, A. Patel, and P. Chowdhury,"Production of biodiesel from oil blends: edible versus non-edible sources", Biofuels, Taylor and Francis, November 2025, 10.1080/17597269.2025.2580789 Article
- Chemical Process Calculations {Theory}
- Design and Analysis of Mass Transfer Applications {Theory}
- Fuel Technology {Theory}
- Fuels and Combustion {Theory}
- Mass Transfer Operations {Theory}
- Mass Transfer Operations - I {Theory}
- Mass Transfer Operations – I {Theory}
- Mass Transfer Operations - II {Theory}
- Mass Transfer Operations– II {Theory}
- Simulation Modeling and Optimisation of Chemical Process {Theory}
- Simulation Modeling and Optimization Techniques in Chemical Process {Theory}
- Value Education and Ethics {Theory}
- Chemical Process Technology Laboratory {Practical}
- Fuels and Combustion Laboratory {Practical}
- Heat and Mass Transfer Design Laboratory {Practical}
- Mass Transfer Applications Laboratory {Practical}
- Mass Transfer Fundamentals Laboratory {Practical}
- Mass Transfer Operation Laboratory {Practical}
- Mass Transfer Operations Laboratory {Practical}
- Process Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
- Product Development Laboratory {Practical}
- Product Development laboratory - I {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [5]
Effective Mitigation of Pesticides from Agricultural Wastewater using Indigenous Coal and its Derivatives
Smruti Smita SahooEnrolled: Jan 2020Graduated : May 2026Supervisor
Metal Organic Frameworks as Potential Candidates in Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing Applications
Prince GeorgeEnrolled: Jan 2014Graduated : Jun 2021Supervisor
Extraction and Recovery of Various Wastewater Contaminants using Liquid Membrane Techniques
Vikas KumarEnrolled: Jul 2012Graduated : Jan 2020Supervisor
FLUIDIZIED BED REACTOR
Pranati SahooEnrolled: Jan 2012Graduated : Jun 2015Co-Supervisor
Alternate Fuels and renewable sources of energy
Surya PattnaikEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Oil and gas related to clean fuels.
Chantibabu DattiEnrolled: Oct 2020ContinuingSupervisor
Memberships / Fellowships
- IIChE,The Institution of Engineers,



