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.
Department
of Chemical Engineering
Contact
92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata - 700 009
Phone : (033) 2350 9937 / 8386 / 6387 / 6396 / 1397
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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 |
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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. |
| Name | Specialisation | Telephone No. | E-mail Address |
| Professors | |||
| Dr. Parameswar De | Transport Phenomena, Process Instrumentation and Control | 2350 1397 (O) 2511 1332 (R) 94330 10927 (M) |
parameswar_de@rediffmail.com |
| Dr. Basab Chaudhuri | Environmental Engineering, Catalysis, Separation Process | 2350 1397 (O) 2321 4327 (R) |
basabc@vsnl.net |
| Dr. Binay Kumar Datta | Environmental Technology, Newer Separation Processes, Modeling & Simulation | 2350 1397 (O) 2551 1143 (R) |
dutta_asc@vsnl.net |
| Dr. Paratha Sarathi Ray | Artificial Network, Membrane Technology, Thermodynamics & Modeling | 2360 1612 (D) 2350 1397 (O) 2556 5037 (R) |
praycuce@vsnl.com |
| Dr. Ajit Kumar Banik | Biotechnology & Food Processing | 2350 1397 (O) 2576 3253 (R) |
|
| Dr. Sitangsu Sekhar Pal | Multiphase Flow | 2350 1397 (O) 2548 6874 (R) |
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| Dr. Shekhar Bhattacharjee | Environmental Engineering, Pollution Control, Separation Processes | 2350 1397 (O) 2359 3990 (R) |
Sekharbhatta@rediffmail.com |
| Dr. Manas Das | Biotechnology & Food Processing, Material Technology, | 2350 1397 (O) 2683 3440 (R) |
Manas_das1948@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Ahindra Chandra Saha | Pneumatic Conveying | 2350 1397 (O) 2321 7439 (R) |
|
| Readers | |||
| Mr. Bibhuti Ranjan Saha | Heat Transfer, Process Equipment Design, Modeling And Simulation | 2350 1397 (O) 2571 8559 (R) |
|
| Dr. Ranjan Kumar Basu | Reaction Engineering , Process Development | 2350 1397 (O) 2511 1648 (R) |
cuce_ranjan_k_basu@yahoo.co.in |
| Dr. Sudip Kumar Das | Environmental Engg. Multiphase Flow, CFD | 2350 1397 (O) 2556 7650 (R) |
drsudipkdas@vsnl.net |
| Dr. Soumendra Nath Ash | Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics | 2350 1397 (O) 2667 0509 (R) |
Cuce_s_n_ash@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Amitava Bandyopadhyay | Mass Transfer, Fuel Technology, Environmental Engg. |
2350 1397(0) 98308-23946(M) |
amitava.bandy@gmail.com |
| Dr. Sampa Chakrabarti | Heat transfer, |
2350 1397 (O) |
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| Senior Lecturers | |||
| Mr. Kaushik Ganguly | Interphase Phenomena | 2350 1397 (O) 2551 2450 (R) |
Kaushik_ganguly_cal@yahoo.com |
| Mr. Bhaskar Chandra Das | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 2350 1397 (O) 95317457897 (R) |
|
| Lecturers | |||
| Dr. Asim Kumar De | Environmental Engineering | 2350 1397 (O) 2537 2894 (R) |
akdecuce@yahoo.com |
| Dr. Debasish Sarkar | Mathematical Modelling | 2350 1397 (O) 2522 3808 (R) |
deba_1s@rediffmail.com |
| Dr. Asit Baran Biswas | Environmental Engg., Multiphase Flow |
2350 1397 (O) 94331 61843(M) |
abbiswas@gmail.com |
| Dr. Paramartha Mukhopadhyay | Reaction Engineering, Process Instrumentation | 2350 1397 (O) 2485 1229 (R) |
mparamartha@yahoo.co.in |
Major Thrust Area in which Research Activities are being actively pursued in the department :
Transport processes in multiphase system
•
A solid-liquid heterogeneous reaction
•
Artificial Neural Network
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Fuzzy Logic Control
•
Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles
•
Interphase phenomenon
•
Fluidization and Inverse Fluidization
•
Bio pulping and utilization of biological wastes
•
Microbial production of Lipase and Protein - enzymes for agricultural
wastes
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Removal of heavy and toxic metals from industrial wastes
•
Removal of dyes from textile effluents by adsorption with agricultural
waste
•
Photocatalytic oxidation of refractory organics
•
Bioleaching of silica from Indian Pyrolusite, dolomite and chromite ores
•
Preparation of soluble protein from fish scales
•
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
•
Sonochemical synthesis of semiconductor nanoparticles
•
Environmental application of solar photochemistry
•
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 wastewater | 2009 -2012 | Rs. 9.61 Lakh | UGC |
| Utilization of zinc oxide semiconductor nanoparticles for wastewater treatment in presence of sunlight | 2009 – |
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
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