Publications

HAND BOOK, NAM and ENCYCLOPEDIA CHAPTERS

For Water Management in Industries, Municipal and Agricultural Sector

2013, 2023 ( Water in Industry and Agriculture)

1.         LienhardV J. H., Plappally  A. K, O’Sullivan F., 2013, Energy in water systems, in Water in the Energy Industry: An Introduction, Please refer to the British Petroleum Water Handbook, (https://www.ourenergypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BP_ESC_Riosmallpdf.com_.pdf)

2.     Bhandari, R., Plappally, A.K. (2023). Affordable ICT Solutions for Water Conservation Using Sensor-Based Irrigation Systems for Use in Arid Agriculture in Thar Desert Region of India. In: Pakeerathan, K. (eds) Smart Agriculture for Developing Nations. Advanced Technologies and Societal Change. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8738-0_8 

For Livelihood Skill based Manufacturing 

2020 (Area: Sustainable Materials)

         1.  A. Kaurwar, R. K. Satankar, L. Dave, S. Gupta, J. Oomen, M. Sharey, S. Bodhankar, A. K.   Plappally,     2020,   Use of clayey salty soils and its composite derivatives for construction and ceramics for household use in the  Thar Desert in India, in Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials Volume 1, Pages 936- 948 Elsevier. Source at https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581- 8.11150-6

BOOK CHAPTERS

2022 (Area : Mobile Communication and Geo-spatial Sciences)

2021 (Area: Engineering Education)

2020 (Area: Horticulture)

   1. P. Jakhar, L. Dave, M. Ahmad, H. Rathore, N. Gehlot, S. Gupta, R. Satankar, A. Nighojkar and A. Plappally, Acta Hortic. 1298. DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1298.60  

2019-20 (Area: Manufacturing)

        2. Madhvendra Tiwari, Devanshu Kathrecha, Kuldeep Meena, KA Desai, AK Plappally, Application of Low-Cost Natural Binders in Direct 3-D Printing of Sand Molds, Chapter 30 in Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Joining, Proceedings of AIMTDR 2018, Eds. M. S. Shunmugam, M. Kanthababu, Part of the Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering book series (LNMUINEN), Springer Nature, 16-Oct-2019 

2019 (Area: Recycle and Reuse)

3.      A. Kaurwar, L. Dave, S. Gupta, A. K.   Plappally, 2019, Effect of local industrial waste additives on the Arsenic (V) removal and strength of clay ceramics for use in water filtration, Reuse and Recycling of Materials, April 2019, River Publishers, Denmark. Source: https://www.riverpublishers.com/book_details.php?book_id=699

 2017 (Area: Animal Waste Management)

4.      R. K. Satankar, A. Kaurwar, S. Gupta, K. Usha, S T. Azeko, W. O. Soboyejo,  A. B.O. Soboyejo and A Plappally, Role of Equine Ordure in Enhancing Physical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Bio-active Composites, Thottathil, S. (Ed.), Thomas, S. (Ed.), Kalarikkal, N. (Ed.), Rouxel, D. (Ed.). (2017). Advanced Polymeric Materials for Sustainability and Innovations. New York: Apple Academic Press. Source at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351592055/chapters/10.1201%2Fb22326-10

 2017, 2023  (Agriculture, Storage, bio-fuel crops/ Transportation)

5.      Kevin Duemmel and Anand Plappally, 2017, Optimizing bio-energy crop farm profitability with spatial distribution of bio-fuel refinery sites, Bio-fuels and Bio Energy, Eds. Suresh, S., Kumar, A., Shukla, A., Singh, R., Krishna, C.M. (Eds.), Springer Proceeding in Energy ISBN 978-3-319-47255-3. Source : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-47257-7_16 

2013 (Energy for Water)

6.         LienhardV J. H., Plappally  A. K, O’Sullivan F., 2013, Energy in water systems, in Water in the Energy Industry: An Introduction, British Petroleum Water Handbook, (http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/pdf/sustainability/group-reports/BP-ESC-water-handbook-131018.pdf)

2006 (Metallurgy)

 7.         Plappally, A. K. Sharif, M. A. R. Bradt, R. C. “Removal of Inclusion Particles from Molten Steel in a Tundish with a Spinel Coated Zigzag Channel Insert”, in The Role of Computational     Methods in Materials Research and Development, Compiled by V. Tikare, T. Marechaux, D. Apelian, and M. Horstemeyer,: Fundamentals and characterization:        Volume 2, pp. 421-436,     Material Science and Technology -AIST, 2006, Cincinnati  OH. Source: http://digital.library.aist.org/pages/PR-259-067.htm

Peer Reviewed Journals:

Physics of Porous Ceramics (2011, 2017, 2019)

1.      A. Kaurwar , R. Satankar, S. Gupta , K. Usha, K. Kothari, A. Soboyejo; and A. Plappally, 2017, Functional Demarcation of Traditional Off-White Colored Water Pots Manufactured from Rajasthan Clayey Soils and Red Colored Water Pots from Gujarat Clayey Soils Using Spectrographic, Cooling and Strength Studies—A Case Study from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, MRS Advances, 2 (37-38), Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology XI, pp. 2027-2032.

2.      Plappally A K, I. Yakub, L C Brown, W O Soboyejo and A B O Soboyejo , 2011, Physical Properties of Porous Clay Ceramic-Ware, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, ASME, 113 (3):311004-1-311004-9. 

3.      Nighojkar K. A., A. K. Agrawal, B. Singh, S. Gupta, R. Satankar, J. M. Oommen, L. Dave, M. A. R. Sharif, A.B.O Soboyejo, A. K. Plappally, 2019, Establishing correlations between pore structure, surface roughness, compressive strength, and fracture toughness of ceramic water filters local to Rajasthan, India, Desalination and Water Treatment, 157(2019)332-341

Water Filtration Studies (2009, 2010,2012)

4.      Yakub, I., Plappally, A., Leftwich, M., Malatesta, K., Friedman, K., Obwoya, S., Nyongesa, F., Maiga, A., Soboyejo, A., Logothetis, S., and Soboyejo, W. (2012). ”Porosity, Flow, and Filtration Characteristics of Frustum-Shaped Ceramic Water Filters.” J. Environ. Engg ,ASCE, 139(7), 986–994.

5.      Plappally A, Soboyejo A, Fausey N, Soboyejo W and Brown L, 2010, Stochastic modeling of Filtrate Alkalinity in Water Filtration Devices: Transport through Micro/Nano Porous Clay Based Ceramic Materials, J Nat Env Sci 2010, 1(2):96-105.  

6.      Plappally, A K, I. Yakub, L C Brown, W O Soboyejo and A B O Soboyejo , 2009, Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Water Flow through Porous Ceramic Clay Composite Water Filter, Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, vol.5 no. 4, pp. 373-398.

 Adsorption - Specific Cases (2015, 2019)

7.      G Choudhary, RK Sharma, AK Plappally, 2015, Local material composite sintered systems for fluoride removal, Desalination and Water Treatment 55 (10), 2626-2637.

8.      A. K. Nighojkar, A. Vijay, A. Kumavat, S. Gupta, R. Satankar, A. Plappally, 2019 Use of marble and iron waste additives for enhancing structure and water filtering capacity of salty clay ceramics, Desalination and Water Treatment 157(2019)290-302.

Engineering Education (2018, 2020, 2021)

9.         S. Gupta, R. Satankar, A. Kaurwar, U. Aravind, M.Sharif, A. Plappally, 2018, Household Production of Ceramic Water Filters in Western Rajasthan, India, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship, 13(1), 53-66, Pennsylvania State University.

10. Nighojkar A, Plappally A. Teaching stress-strain behaviour of ductile and brittle materials using concept-context maps to mechanical engineering freshmen. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education. December 2020. doi:10.1177/0306419020981032

11. Nighojkar, A., Plappally, A. & Soboyejo, W.O. Animated concept-in-context maps as a materials science learning resource in an online flipped classroom. MRS Advances 6, 351–354 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-021-00069-2

Constructed Wetland Systems (2011, 2012, 2015)

12.  S Gupta, R Singh, PR Chakraborty, RK Sharma, ABO Soboyejo, X Wei, A Plappally, 2015,  Multi-variable approach to determine treatment efficiency of wetland: size effect and electro-kinetic effects, Desalination and Water Treatment 55 (13), 3576-3586

13.  R Singh, S Gupta, S Raman, P Chakraborty, P Sharma, RK Sharma,  Larry C Brown, X. Wei, A Plappally, Comparative analysis of hydrodynamics of treatment wetlands using finite volume models with empirical data, Desalination and Water Treatment 55 (13), 3587-3612.

14.  Wei X., Plappally A. K., Brown L.C., Soboyejo A.B.O., Dong B., Mao Z., 2011, Numerical and Multivariate Stochastic Approaches to Characterize Guilin Wetland Dynamics, Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment, 25(8), DOI:10.1007/s00477-011-0520-6 

15.  Xiaohua Wei , Xiugui Wang , Bing Dong , Xinjian Li , Anand K. Plappally , Zhi Mao & Larry C. Brown, 2012, Simplified residence time prediction models for constructed wetland water recycling systems, Desalination and Water Treatment, Volume 51, Issue 7-9, February 2012, pages 1494-1502

 Rural Public Health (2011)

16.  Plappally, A., Chen, H., Ayinde, W.,  Alayande, S., Usoro, A. Friedman, K C. Dare, E., Ogunyale, T., Yakub, I., Leftwich, M., Malatesta, K., Rivera, R., Brown, L., Soboyejo, A., Soboyejo, W (2011). A Field Study on the Use of Clay Ceramic Water Filters and Influences on the General Health in Nigeria. Journal of Health Behavior and Public Health, 1(1): 1-14.

 Energy and Cost for Water (2012, 2013)

17.  A.K. Plappally and J.H. Lienhard V, 2012, Energy Requirements for Water Production, Treatment, End Use, Reclamation, and Discharge, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16(7):4818-4848.

18.  A.K. Plappally and J.H. Lienhard V, 2013, “Cost of Water Treatment, Distribution, End Use, and Reclamation,” Desalination and Water Treatment, 51:200–232-

19.  A. Hasija, M. Jhaver, J. Kusins, N. K.Singh, N.Kumar, K. Singh, N.Kumar, N. Katiyar, Y. Kumar, C. Meena, P. Jawalkar, G. R. Goutham, V. K. Verma, A. K. Alwaria, A. Kumar, G. K.Joseph, R. Singhal , A.K. Plappally, Water Use and Related Costs at Households in Western and Northern Parts of India, Hydro. Current Res. 2013, 4:158. doi: 10.4172/2157-7587.1000158.

 Fluid Flows- (2007, 2023)

20.  Plappally A K., M.A R. Sharif, and R.C. Bradt, 2007, Modeling the Flow of Molten Steel in a Tundish Containing an Inclusion Filtering trap, Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Volume 3, no. 2, pp 115-128.

21. Manvendra Sharma, Deepak Dandotiya, Kirankumar R. Hiremath, Anand Krishnan Plappally, Prodyut R. Chakraborty Hydrodynamic and Thermal Model for Gravity Driven Smooth Laminar Film Flow Undergoing Flash Evaporation Cooling: Case Study and Correlation, Physics of Fluids 1 September 2023; 35 (9): 093608. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0160883 

 Waste Water Treatment (2015, 2023)

22.        A Yadav, G Kumar, S Tiwari, RS Gaur, ABO Soboyejo, A Plappally, Empirical models for change in pH and temperature within gravity-based reactor columns, Desalination and Water Treatment 55 (12), pages 3195-3209.

23.        Nighojkar, A., Nagpal, J., Soboyejo, W. Anand Plappally, Shilpa Pandey. Prediction of organophosphorus pesticide adsorption by biochar using ensemble learning algorithms. Environ Monit Assess 195, 984 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11599-7 

24.        Nighojkar, A., Plappally, A. & Soboyejo, W. Neural network models for simulating adsorptive eviction of metal contaminants from effluent streams using natural materials (NMs). Neural Comput & Applic 35, 5751–5767 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-08315-4 

25.   Nighojkar, A., Pandey, S., Naebe, M, B. Kandasubramanian, Winston Soboyejo, Anand Plappally and Xungai Wang. Using machine learning to predict the efficiency of biochar in pesticide remediation. npj Sustain. Agric.(2023). Nature,  https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-023-00001-1 

 Natural Fibers (2017)

26.        Dave L., Jakhar P., Gupta S., K. Satankar R., Kaurwar A., Soyam D., Brown L., Plappally A., 2017, Application of Novel Fibres of Crotalaria Burhia for Rope, Rooftop Cover and Mat Production, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. 6(2), 36-39.

Horse Dung Management (2017)

27.        Satankar R. K., Kaurwar A., Gupta S., Plappally A., 2017 Horse Dung and Soil Based Composites for Construction of Aesthetic Shelves in Rural Homes of Western Rajasthan, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. 6(2), 43-47.

Sensing Quality (2017)

28.        Pragati R. Sharma, Vineet Kumar Soni, Shubham Pandey, Ganpat Choudhary, Anand K. Plappally, Rakesh K. Sharma, Dipicrylhydrazine: A versatile visual anion sensor, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 5 (3), 2017, 2232-2239.

 AGRICULTURE,  EXTENSION FACTSHEET and RUTAG NEWSLETTERS (2003, 2020, 2021, 2023)

29.  Nighojkar, A., Pandey, S., Naebe, M. Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian, Winston Wole Soboyejo, Anand Plappally, Xungai Wang,  Using machine learning to predict the efficiency of biochar in pesticide remediation. npj Sustain. Agric. 1, 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-023-00001-1 

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EXTENSION DOCUMENTS

 1.            P.M.V. Subbarao, Anand Krishnan, S.S. Dahiya and Raj Gupta, Integrated Use of Micro-hydro turbine and Resource Conserving Technologies in Rural Development, Rice Wheat information Sheet, RWIS, Issue 47, December 2003, pp. 11-12, CIMMYT, Mexico.

2. A. Plappally, Truncated Unglazed Percolative Clay Ceramic Ware as a Modified Pitcher Irrigation System RuTAG IITD News, Vol. 8, No. 2, pg 2 July 2020

3. A. Plappally, Mound Based Sub-Surface Irrigation, Rajasthan RuTAG IITD News, Vol. 9, No. 1, pg. 3, January 2021

THESIS AND DISSERTATION

1.      Masters: Plappally, A. K., 2006, Numerical Modeling of Molten Steel in a Tundish Equipped with a Spinel Coated Zigzag Channel for Removing Inclusion Particles, OCLC 78616377, Master Thesis, Department of Aerospace and Engineering Mechanics, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, pp. 262.

2.      PhD: Plappally, A. K., 2010, Theoretical and Empirical Modeling of Flow, Strength, Leaching and Micro-Structural Characteristics of V Shaped Porous Ceramic Water Filters, PhD thesis (Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Food Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus OH Retrieved from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

  Engineering Education (2016)

1.       A. Kaurwar and A. Plappally, "The effect of joint role of creative analogy and concept-in-context map on the learning interest and performance of first year mechanical engineering undergraduates," 2016 IEEE 8th International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEED), ,  2016, pp. 126-130. doi: 10.1109/ICEED.2016.7856057

Agriculture  

           ICT Based Technology and Sub-surface Irrigaiton (2014, 2015, 2021)

2.       A. Adil, V. Badarla, A. K. Plappally, R. Bhandari and P. C. Sankhla, "Development of affordable ICT solutions for water conservation in agriculture," 2015 7th IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS), Bangalore, 2015, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/COMSNETS.2015.7098716

3.       A. Adil. B. V. Ramana, A.K. Plappally, 2014, Comparative analysis of indigenous sensor nodes with commercial sensor nodes for use in soil moisture: Case study with eggplant productivity under a bed-plant based automated micro-irrigation framework, Proceedings of the International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry - ICOAF 2014, 10th-11th June 2014, Colombo, Srilanka.

4. P. Jakhar, D. K. Yadav, S. Duhan, S. Sunitha, A Plappally, 2021, Growth analysis of cassava in semi-arid region using novel subsurface porous vessel irrigation method 5th International Agronomy Congress, Agri Innovations to Combat Food and Nutrition Challenges, 23-27 November 2021, PJTSAU, Hyderabad, India, Extended Summaries Vol. 3, The Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi, 1326-1327. 

Micro Hydro Turbo Power- Water Wheels (2004, 2009)

5.       Plappally A K, Tripathi R. S., Subbarao P M V, Brown L C., Soboyejo, A. B. O. and Gupta R K. (2009), Experimentation of New Resource Conserving Technology in synergy with Micro Turbo based Canal Irrigation system, ASABE AIM 2009, June 22, Reno, Nevada, Paper No. 097430

6.       P M V Subbarao and A K Plappally, “Modernizing Gharats to Revolutionize the Himalayas”, Hidroenergia 2004, International conference and exhibition on small hydropower at Falkenberg, Sweden, in June 2004.

7.       P. M.V. Subbarao and A K Plappally, “Integrating Micro-Hydro Turbine Systems and RCTs”, at 12th RTCC/RSC meeting of CIMMYT 2004, Islamabad, Pakistan February 7-9, 2004, pp 127- 132.

Constructed Wetlands- Agricultural Water Treatment (2009)

8.       Wei, X., Plappally A K, Mao J, Brown L. C., (2009) Simulation Analysis of Flow Hydraulics in Constructed Wetland Basins, ASABE AIM 2009, June 23, Reno, Nevada, paper No. 097461.

9.     Wei Xiaohua, Larry C. Brown, Anand K.Plappally, Dong Bin, Wang Xiugui, and Mao Zhi, Hydrodynamics approach to analyzing constructed wetland design. 2009.. Abstract p. 10, In: Proceedings of the 2nd Cross-Strait Constructed Wetland Conference between the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan. May 18-24, 2009. National Sun Yet-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 5 pp. 570.

   Water Filters (2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)

10.       Leftwich, M.C., Yakub, I., Plappally, A., Soboyejo, A.B.O., and Soboyejo, W.O. (2009) Understanding the Filtron Ceramic Water Filter, Disinfection 2009, Water Environment Federation, International Ceramic Pot Filter Workshop Proceedings, February 28 - March , 2009, Atlanta, GA, pp. 121-128.

11.   S. Gupta, A. Kaurwar, R.K. Satankar, K. Usha, M.A.R. Sharif, , A.K. Plappally, 2016, Flow, Microbial Filtration And Petrophysical Properties Of Ceramic Plate Ware Gravity Water Filter During Cyclic Water Loading Events, in the Proceedings of From Pollution to Purification (ICW 2016), Dec. 12-15, 2016, Organized by IUIC, ASCEED & School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

12.   Amrita Kaurwar, Sandeep Gupta, Raj Kumar Satankar, Anand Plappally, Marble slurry as a potential ceramic water filtration material: Comparative analysis with machined Fe powder and clay ceramics for effectiveness in As removal from water at point of use, 3rd International Conference on Desalination using Membrane Technology, 2nd-5th April 2017, Palacio de Congresos de Canarias, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain.

13.   Amrita Kaurwar, Lovelesh Dave, Sandeep Gupta, Anand Plappally, Effect of local industrial waste additives on the Arsenic (V) removal and strength of clay ceramics for use in water filtration, Fourth International Conference on Reuse and Recycling of Materials and their Products (ICRM-2018), 9-12 March 2018, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

14.    Meraj Ahmad Arti Sharma, Quadri S Mujtaba, Saurabh Yadav, Ritwik Kulkarni, Raj Kumar Satankar, Sandeep Gupta, Amrita K Nighojkar, Meenu Chhabra, Ambesh Dixit, Anand Plappally, 2022,  Clean drinking water solution for rural India: Portable sip-up, IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1084 012008. DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1084/1/012008


  Geospatial Studies (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

15. Puthukkulam A., S. Gaur, A. Plappally, Spatial Analysis of Mobile Communication Coverage in Rural and Urban areas of Jodhpur District, Rajasthan, India, 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG) in Sousse, Tunisia, 2-5 November 2020, Springer Nature. 

16. Himanchal, Aman Meena, Sunil Duhan, Meraj Ahmad, Pankaj Jakhar, Aswathy Puthukkulam, Vinayak Shedekar, Asmita Murumkar, Anand Plappally, 2021 Modelling of Jojari river in semi-arid western Rajasthan, India using the geospatial techniques and 1D flow model analysis, BRICS NUs: Water Resource and Pollution Treatment [WRPT-21] International Conference,  6th-8th July, 2021.

17. Puthukkulam, A., Gaur S., Vinod T. R., Plappally, A, 2022, Establishing relationships of cellular communication coverage provided by governmental and non-governmental companies as a function of digital elevation, population density, and transport infrastructure in Jodhpur District, Rajasthan, in Livelihood Enhancement through Agriculture, Tourism and Health, (Advanced in Geographical and Environmental Sciences) Springer Nature, 10.1007/978-981-16-7310-8. 

18.  Himanchal, Deeptha Giridharan, Sunil Duhan, Aswathy Puthukkulam, Anugya Shukla, Deepika Bhattu, Venkata Ravibabu Mandla, Vivek Vijay and Anand K Plappally, "Temporal water resource assessment for last half decade with the aim of sustainable development of Kota, Rajasthan, India", International Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Geographical Sciences, in Aravalli International group of conference, 16-18 December 2023, Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India.


Carbon Footprint (2023)


18. Deep Gaudani, Nitish Jain, Mukund Kumar, Pradeep Dammala, Sudipta Das and Anand Plappally, 2023, The Carbon Footprint Calculations of IIT Jodhpur Campus for year 2019-2020, International conference on environmental sustainability and geographical sciences, Aravalli International group of conference, 16-18 December 2023, Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India.



NATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Water Survey (2013)

17.   P. Ram, A. Chee, A. Panditrao, J. S. Rao, S. Mishra, A. Budaraju, A. Ranjan, H. K. Pancholi, M. Firoz, N. K. Kokkisa, V. S. Susmith, A. Doharey, A.K. Arya, , A.Kumar, G. K. Joseph, R. Singhal, A. K. Plappally*Assessment of Household Water Use Based on Personal Values, Social Influence and Daily Routines of People at Jodhpur near Thar Desert in India, Watech-2013: OMICS International Exhibition and Conference on Water Technologies, Water Resource and Conservation: Water Short Regions and Drought, Feb 13-14 2013, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India.

Water Treatment (2013, 2016, 2018)

18.   Akash Yadav, Gaurav Kumar, Rashmi Singh Gaur, Shaligram Tiwari, Alfred Soboyejo and Anand Plappally, 2013, Variation in Electro-kinetic Parameters of Water Flowing through Unsaturated and Saturated Inorganic/Organic Layered Media Reactor Columns, 1st International Conference on Technologies for Sustainable Waste Management in Developing Countries -ICTW 2013, August 23-24 2013, Vignan University, Guntur, India. [Best Paper Award 2013 at ICTW 2013].

19.   Soyam D, Praveen S, Bhagyawardhan, Gupta S, Kaurwar A, Satankar RK, Kothari K and Plappally AK, G-Filters for Water Filtration: Technology for Individual Potter, UBA Pavilion, IISF 2016, Dec 7th -11th 2016, New Delhi. https://pibindia.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/cultivating-rural-technology-for-development/

20.   Satankar R. K., Kaurwar A., Gupta S., Plappally A.K., 2018, Point of Use Drinking Water Treatment Device for Households of Rural India by Traditional Potters, Workshop on the Interface of Science and Society, CSIR-NPL, New Delhi, India. [Aryabhatt Samman 2018]

  Applications in Engineering (2013, 2014)

21.   A Puthukkulam and A Plappally, 2013, Novel multi-variable models for predicting the tensile and brittle strength of polymers, ICAPM 2013, MG University, Kottayam, India.

22.   G. Jain, A. Plappally, S. Raman, 2014, InternetHDR: Enhancing an LDR Image Using Visually Similar Internet Images, In proceedings of the Image Processing, NCC IEEE Twentieth National Conference Feb 2014, pp 1-6.

 Water Energy Nexus in India (2016)

23.   S. Gupta, A. Murumkar, A. Kaurwar,R. K Satankar, J.Virat, G. Kumar, S. Hatte, K. J. Goerge, V. S. Shedekar, and A. Plappally, Identification of Matrix Framework to Study life cycle of water in India domestic Sector, Proceedings of Emerging Technologies & Opportunities in the Water & Wastewater Management session, Water Today , WATMAN 2016, 3-5 March 2016, Le Meridien, Chennai, India