SANTHI RAJU P

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Education:

Ph.D in Chemical Engineering (2015), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
M.Tech in Chemical with specialization in Petroleum Refinery Engineering (2010), IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering (2006), JNTU Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Ph.D Thesis Title: “Extraction of Endocrine–disrupting Chemicals from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Predictions and Experimentations using Supported Liquid Membrane.”

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor (April 2018 to Till date) in Chemical Engineering, CAIT, Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Adhoc Faculty (July 2015 to May 2016) Dept. of Chemical Engineering, NIT Warangal, Telangana State, India, 506 004.
Temporary Faculty (April 2014 June 2015), at Dept. of Chemical Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, 620015.
Production Engineer (June 2006 to July 2008) at Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies and Allied Chemical Ltd., Gondiparla, Kurnool, A.P., India.
Research Scholar (July 2010 to March 2014) at Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India under the supervision of Dr. Kaustubha Mohanty and Dr. Tamal Banerjee.
Proposed title of Ph.D thesis: “Extraction of Endocrine–disrupting Chemicals from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Predictions and Experimentations using Supported Liquid Membrane.”
Postgraduate Scholar (July 2008 to May 2010) at Department Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
M.Tech Thesis Title: “Biosorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Hydrilla verticillata weed: Batch and Column studies.”
Teaching Assistant at IIT Guwahati Since 2008-2014
Office Barer for IIChE Guwahati Regional Center (2009-10)

Scholarships and Achievements

Honored with young scientist award in International Conference on Green Technology for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control (ICGTEPC-2014) at NIT Trichy on September 29^th 2014
Recipient of Travel Support from DST, Govt. of India to attend an international conference which was held in Seoul, South Korea on 18 to 23rd August, 2013
Qualified GATE–2008 and secured all India rank of 1113 (Score 245, percentile 70.86)
Certificate of appreciation from N.S.S (sponsored by Govt. of India) from Acharya Nagarjuna University, from 1997 to1999
Certificate of appreciation from N.S.S (Sponsored by Govt. of India and Govt. of A.P.) from Acharya Nagarjuna University, 1998 to1998

Research Areas:

# Ionic Liquids (applications in the separation of

pollutants and heavy metals)

# Molecular Modeling Ionic Liquids (COSMO-RS)

# Membrane Based Separations (membrane preparation and applications)

# Biological Wastewater treatment (biosorption, bioremediation and adsorption)

# CO2 Capture, Bio-Energy, Nano-Thin Films

About Research: We have started to work on ionic liquids, which are a class of green solvents. They are prepared by a combination of organic cations and inorganic or organic anions depending upon their need. Their properties can be greatly varied by appropriate combinations of different cations and anions. At ambient conditions, they remain as liquids with no detectable vapor pressure and are non-flammable. Therefore IL's can be regarded as clean and green solvents for chemical synthesis and catalysis. IL's are nonvolatile, non-corrosive, thermally stable and possess excellent solubility for both organic and inorganic compounds. However, the higher price of most of the IL's restricts its use even for lab-scale experiments. To overcome this, we have carried out the theoretical screening of IL's using COSMO-RS (COnductor like Screening Model for Real Solvents) model to select the best IL for a particular component that needs to be removed from the liquid phase. Key results of this theoretical approach include the screening of best ILs for the removal of pesticides from the water phase and the separation of transesterification products. These results were published in refereed journals and some are under consideration. More work on screening of suitable for IL for various organic pollutants is currently going on. We plan to use the best screened ILs in LLE, bulk as well as supported Ionic Liquid membranes. This work is going on under the guidance of Dr. K. Mohanty and Dr. T. Banerjee who have expertise in the area of molecular simulation of ILs along with statistical thermodynamics. This work is financial support funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2010-2013) under a fast track scheme for young scientists.