National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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Faculty Profile

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

16

PUBLICATIONS

6

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL 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 Sahoo
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Graduated :  May 2026
Supervisor
Metal Organic Frameworks as Potential Candidates in Photocatalysis and Chemical Sensing Applications
Prince George
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Jun 2021
Supervisor
Extraction and Recovery of Various Wastewater Contaminants using Liquid Membrane Techniques
Vikas Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2012
Graduated :  Jan 2020
Supervisor
FLUIDIZIED BED REACTOR
Pranati Sahoo
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  Jun 2015
Co-Supervisor
Alternate Fuels and renewable sources of energy
Surya Pattnaik
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Oil and gas related to clean fuels.
Chantibabu Datti
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • IIChE,The Institution of Engineers,