Contact		Faculty Members
	History and Background		Research Work
	Courses Offered		Facilities

History and Background

The University of Calcutta is a pioneering institute in introducing post-graduate studies in Applied Science in 1920's. At the initiative of the great educationist, Sir Asutosh Mukhopadhyay and Sir P.C.Roy, the department of Applied Chemistry came into existence in 1920 along with sister Technology departments. Professor H.K.Sen became the first professor and Head of the department of Applied Chemistry. It was a two year M.Sc course in Applied Chemistry with Chemical Engineering as its main subject. After continuous re-structuring and updating of courses, a three year M.Sc Tech course in Applied Chemistry was introduced in the department in 1951. Later it was further revised to a two year B.Tech. and one year M.Tech. course in Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology in 1959. In 1968, under the initiative of the Ministry of Education, the Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology course was re-structured to three year B.Tech. and two year M.Tech. courses. In 1977, the degree of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology was renamed as degree in Chemical Engineering with subsequent changes in course structure. In January 1982, the department of Chemical Engineering came into existence out of the parent department of Applied Chemistry with a student intake of 40. The department now offers a three year B.Tech. and four semester M.Tech. course in Chemical Engineering. The students after receiving sound training in this department have proved to be equal to the stringent technical man-power requirement of Indian Chemical Industries. Most of them are placed of highly responsible positions including several top-most administrative posts and some of the alumni have distinguished themselves in professional achievements abroad.

Courses Offered

Programme	Level of Study	Cut-off Mark at entry	Intake Capacity
B.Tech (3 year)	P.G.	Variable (In Order of Merit)	40
M.Tech (2-year) (4 Semester)	P.G.	Variable (In Order of Merit)	25
Ph. D.	Doctoral

Admission Eligibility

A candidate who has passed three years B.Sc. Examination with Chemistry (Hons), Physics & Mathematics from University of Calcutta or its equivalent is eligible for admission to three year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) course in Chemical Engineering of University of Calcutta.

A candidate who has passed the B.Tech. Examination in Chemical Engineering from University of Calcutta or an equivalent examination recognised by the University, is eligible for admission to four semester Master of Technology (M.Tech) course in Chemical Engineering of University of Calcutta.

Faculty Members

Name	Specialisation	Telephone No.	E-mail Address
Head of the Department
Dr. Asim Kumar De	Environmental Engineering	2350 1397 (O) 2537 2894 (R)	adchemengg@caluniv.ac.in akdecuce@yahoo.com
Professors
Dr. Parameswar De	Transport Phenomena, Process Instrumentation and Control	2350 1397 (O) 2511 1332 (R) 94330 10927 (M)	pdchemengg@caluniv.ac.in parameswar_de@rediffmail.com
Dr. Shekhar Bhattacharjee	Environmental Engineering, Pollution Control, Separation Processes	2350 1397 (O) 2359 3990 (R)	sbcheme@caluniv.ac.in Sekharbhatta@rediffmail.com
Associate Professor
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Basu	Reaction Engineering , Process Development	2350 1397 (O) 2511 1648 (R)	rbchemengg@caluniv.ac.in cuce_rkbasu@yahoo.in
Dr. Sudip Kumar Das	Environmental Engg. Multiphase Flow, CFD	2350 1397 (O) 2556 7650 (R)	sdchemengg@caluniv.ac.in drsudipkdas@gmail.com
Dr. Soumendra Nath Ash	Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics	2350 1397 (O) 2667 0509 (R)	sachemengg@caluniv.ac.in cuce_drsoumendranathash@yahoo.in
Dr. Asim Kumar De	Environmental Engineering	2350 1397 (O) 2537 2894 (R)	adchemengg@caluniv.ac.in akdecuce@yahoo.com
Dr. Sampa Chakrabarti	Heat transfer, Mass transfer, Environmental Engineering	2350 1397 (O) 2500 5070 (R)	scchemengg@caluniv.ac.in sampac.2008@gmail.com
Dr. Amitava Bandyopadhyay	Mass Transfer, Fuel Technology, Environmental Engg.	2350 1397(0) 98308-23946(M)	abchemengg@caluniv.ac.in amitava.bandy@gmail.com
Assistant Professor
Mr. Kaushik Ganguly	Interphase Phenomena	2350 1397 (O) 2551 2450 (R)	kgchemengg@caluniv.ac.in kaushikgangulycuce@gmail.com
Mr. Bhaskar Chandra Das	Chemical Reaction Engineering	2350 1397 (O) 95317457897 (R)	bdchemengg@caluniv.ac.in, bdascuce@yahoo.com
Dr. Debasish Sarkar	Mathematical Modelling	2350 1397 (O) 2522 3808 (R)	dschemengg@caluniv.ac.in deba_1s@rediffmail.com
Dr. Asit Baran Biswas	Environmental Engg., Multiphase Flow	2350 1397 (O) 94331 61843(M)	abbchemengg@caluniv.ac.in abbiswas@gmail.com
Dr. Paramartha Mukhopadhyay	Reaction Engineering, Process Instrumentation	2350 1397 (O) 2485 1229 (R)	pmchemengg@caluniv.ac.in mparamartha@yahoo.co.in

Research Work

Major Thrust Area in which Research Activities are being actively pursued in the department :

Transport processes in multiphase system
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A solid-liquid heterogeneous reaction
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Artificial Neural Network
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Fuzzy Logic Control
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Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles
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Interphase phenomenon
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Fluidization and Inverse Fluidization
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Bio pulping and utilization of biological wastes
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Microbial production of Lipase and Protein - enzymes for agricultural wastes
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Removal of heavy and toxic metals from industrial wastes
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Removal of dyes from textile effluents by adsorption with agricultural waste
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Photocatalytic oxidation of refractory organics
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Bioleaching of silica from Indian Pyrolusite, dolomite and chromite ores
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Preparation of soluble protein from fish scales
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Production of bio-gas and organic fertilizer from waste hyacinth
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Microbial Desulphurization of Indian Coal
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Removal of heavy and toxic metals from industrial wastes
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Sonochemical synthesis of semiconductor nanoparticles
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Environmental application of solar photochemistry
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Photocatalytic oxidation of refractory organics

Sponsored Research Projects during Last Five Years

Application of ANN in Chemical Engineering	1996-1999	Rs. 5.00Lakh	AICTE
Studies on Liquid-Liquid and Solid-LiquidDispersion	1998-2003	Rs. 2.85 Lakh	UGC
Advanced oxidation of Refractory organics withUV /TiO2 /O2	2000-2002	Rs. 4.25Lakh	AICTE
Studies on Microbial Treatment of fish scale- a source of soluble protein and fertilization	1999-2002	Rs. 3.3 Lakh	Ministry ofFood Processing & Horticulture,Govt. of W.B
Studies on solubilization of Indian Rock Phosphates by A.Niger	1995-2000	Rs. 3.73Lakh	UGC
UV enhanced oxidative degradation of hazardous and refractory organics in process effluents	2000-2002	Rs. 4.5Lakh	DST, Govt.of India
Detoxification of hazardous solid wastes containing mercury and compounds by Chemical oxidation	1997-2000	Rs. 0.67Lakh	WBPCB
Microbial desulpharization of Indian Coal	1997-2000	Rs. 5.00Lakh	AICTE
Flow resin for gas liquid flow for small diameter inclined pipes	1998-2002	Rs. 1.4 Lakh	UGC
Development of a low cost washing system of waste plastics	1998-2000	Rs. 1.6Lakh	WBPCB
Detoxification of hazardous solid wastes containing mercury by Chemical oxidation with chlorine and its compounds	2003-2006	Rs. 2.95Lakh	AICTE
Robust Control Development for real time application in process control	2000-2003	Rs. 5.00Lakh	UGC
Phase inversion in Agitated Liquid-Liquid Dispersion	2002-2005	Rs. 4.75Lakh	AICTE
Photocatalytic degradation of P V C using Zinc Oxide as semi-conductor catalyst under Artificial/ Solar UV Irradiation	2 yrs 2006-2008 completed	Rs. 4.94 lakhs	AICTE
On the removal of hexavalent chromium from waste water	2009 -2012	Rs. 9.61 Lakh	UGC
Utilization of zinc oxide semiconductor nanoparticles for wastewater treatment in presence of sunlight	2009 –(max 3 years)	Rs. 2.0 Lakh per year + 1 Project Fellow	Centre for research in nanoscience & nanotechnology, C.U

Placement Scenario of Our Alumni in India and Abroad in Last 25 Years

Facilities

COMPUTER FACILITIES

For imparting effective teaching and practical training, the Department of Chemical Engineering is equipped with a large number of computers. There are about thirty computers, mainly PC's of which about half are 486 based machines. Moreover several Pentium machines are available in the Department. These computers are available to students, research scholars & teachers for teaching and research works. Teachers & students also have access to various scientific & design software packages, some of which have been developed in this very Department. The facilities are continuously updated in an effort to provide the students with latest machines & softwares. There is also a Central Computer Centre which provides computational facilities with modern computers and offers courses which are most essential in today standards. E-mail & partial internal connections are also available. In addition, work on library networking & full internet connectivity through VSAT for this campus (Rashbehari Prangan) is also available.

LIBRARY FACILITIES

The library complex caters to the needs of the students and faculty. It has maintained a good stock of text and reference books in Chemical Engineering and allied subject. Students also have the facilities of the central journal library of the university, which maintains a continuous flow of Indian & Foreign journals of repute. It has also a good collection of journals on related subjects. It also has reprographic facilities. Students & members of the faculty are entitled to use the libraries of the other departments in the campus such as Departments of Applied Physics, Radiophysics, Electronics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics & Applied Mathematics.

LABORATORY AND WORKSHOP FACILITIES

A well-equipped workshop is also available to cater to the needs of the students as well as research scholars. Analytical instruments such as gas-chromatograph, HPLC, UV-vis spectrophotometer, IR spectrometer, etc. are available for use in B.Tech. / M.Tech. Project and Research work.

Special Achievement
AICTE - INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor

AICTE & INAE jointly ventured the scheme a few years back. Ours is the only department in the University being awarded with a Visiting Professor under the scheme, during the academic session 2003 -04. We have the opportunity of having Dr. T. K. Ray, chairman, CMDC Design (P) Ltd., New Delhi in our midst as a Distinguished Visiting Professor.

For information contact:

The Head
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Calcutta
92 A. P. C. Road Kolkata -700 009