National Institute of Technology

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, India (July 2013) Thesis :Studies on adsorption of Cr (VI) from wastewater using biosorbents
M.Tech in Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy (RECT),2002,First Class with Distinction.
B.Tech in Chemical Engineering,NIT, Trichy (RECT),1999,First Class.

Professional Experience

Worked as Lecturer in Chemical Engineering Department, Thirumalai Engineering College, Kancheepuram from June 2002 to April 2004.
Worked as Lecturer in Biotechnology Department, Periyar Maniammai University, Vallam, Thanjavur from May 2004 to December 2008
Working as Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut, since January 2009.

Courses Handled

Process Instrumentation

Heat Transfer

Mass Transfer

Mechanical Operations

Process Equipment Design & Drawing

Membrane Technology

Bioseparation Technology

Biochemical Engineering

Environmental Biotechnology.

Reviewer For Journals

1. Chemical Engineering Communication,Taylor and Francis

2. Environmental Pollution,Elsevier

3. Desalination and water treatment,Desalination publishers USA

4.Environmental progress and sustainable energy,Wiley

Responsibilities Undertaken

M.Tech Programme coordinator (2019 to 2021)
Warden, LADIES Hostel,NITC (June 2013 to July 2021)
Department Library Incharge ( 2018 -2020)
Department Training and placement Incharge (July 2014 to June 2015)
Department Examination Incharge (June 2010-November 2012)
Department Annual Stock Incharge (2011,2012, 2013)
Department Audit Incharge (2011)
Member of convocation committee (from 2009 onwards)
Faculty Advisor
Class Committee Chairman
Member of student’s election committee (2011)
Final year Student’s Project Coordinator (2013-2014)
Anti ragging squad

Publications

Title of the Paper	Author(s)	Name of the Journal	Volume, Issue & Year
Separation of L-Glutamic acid using Emulsion liquid membrane techniques	S.Bhuvaneshwari, Meera Sherifa Begam, N.Anantharama	Journal of scientific and industrial research NISCAIR	Vol 62, 2003
Treatment of Distillery Effluent using Biomembrane Technology	S Bhuvaneshwari, Karthic, Sabarunisha Begum Senthilrani	Journal of Environment al Research & Development	Vol.2, 2009
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian	NITC Research Review	Vol.3 Issue 1, 2009
Development and characterization of chitosan film	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian, Suguna Bai	International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications	Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2011
Studies on production of lactic acid from various wastes using lactobacillus rhamnosus and lacto coccus lactis subsplactis	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian	International Journal of Modern Engineering Research	Vol.1, Issue1, 2011
Biosorption of chromium from aqueous waste water using chitosan and desorption of chromium from biosorbent for effective reuse.	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian	Research Journal of chemistry and Environment	Vol.1, 5(2), 2011
Regeneration of chitosan after heavy metal sorption	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian	Journal of scientific and industrial research, NISCAIR	Vol 71, 2012
Comparative studies for chitosan yield and chelating ability of Aspergillus Niger and Rhizopus Oryzae	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian	Indian Journal of Biotechnology, NISCAIR	Vol 12, 2013
Equilibrium, kinetics and breakthrough studies for adsorption of Cr (VI) on chitosan	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian	Chemical Engineering Communications, Taylor and Francis	Vol 201, 2014
Application of response surface methodology for adsorption of Cr(VI) from wastewater streams by chitosan	S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian, K Sankar, M Aswathi	Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, NISCAIR	Vol.22, 2015
Decolorization of Eosin- Y dye using Activated Carbon Electrode Prepared From Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) Shell	Mohanraj N, S.Bhuvaneshwari	Desalination and Water Treatment	Vol 65, 2017
Experimental Investigation on Microfluidic Reactive Extraction of Citric Acid Using Trioctylamine/1- Decanol System in Uniform and Non uniform Circular Microchannels	Eldho Abraham, Giri Nandagopal Mukunthan Sulochana, S.Bhuvaneshw ari and Selvaraju Narayanasamy	Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research ACS Publishers	56(38), 2017
Decolorization of synthetic dye wastewater using packed bed electro- adsorption column	Mohanraj N, Mohanraj.P, S.Bhuvaneshwari, Allwin Ebinesar J.S.S	Chemical Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification	Vol 130, 2018
Extraction of Cr (VI) By Pickering Emulsion Liquid Membrane Using Amphiphilic silica nanowires (ASNWs) as a Surfactant	Murugan.P, S.Bhuvaneshwari, Thazhathuveettil Vengara	Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology	VoL 40, Issue 7, 2018
Treatment of dairy wastewater and performance comparison of three different electrodes in microbial fuel cell system	D. Vidhyeswari, S. Bhuvaneshwari	Desalination and Water Treatment	Vol 122, 2018
Decolorization of anionic and cationic dyes by electro-adsorption process using activated carbon electrodes	Mohanraj N, Mohanraj.P, S.Bhuvaneshwari, Allwin Ebinesar J.S.S	Indian Journal of Chemical Technology- NISCAIR	Vol 26, 2019
Bio-composite based electrode for effective removal of Cr (VI) heavy metal via capacitive deionization	Mohanraj.P, S.Bhuvaneshwari, Allwin Ebinesar J.S.S, Amala J	Chemical Engineering Communications Taylor and Francis	207 (6), 2019
Bio-modified carbon paste electrode for the detection of Pb (II) ions in wastewater	P Mohanraj, S Bhuvaneshwari, MS Sreelekshmi	Water Science and Technology	80(11), 2019
Removal of cadmium heavy metal ions from wastewater by electrosorption using modified activated carbon felt electrodes	R Rajumon, SP Aravind, S Bhuvaneshwari, J Ranjitha	Water Science and Technology, 2020	82(7), 2020
Experimental Study on Influencing Factors of Microfluidic Reactive Extraction of Citric Acid Using TOA in 1-Decanol and Flow Schemes for Performance Improvement	E Abraham, A Prabhu, S.Bhuvaneshwari, Selvaraju	Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research	59(33), 2020
The extraction and process optimization of Cu(II) and Cd(II) using pickering emulsion liquid membrane	Murugan.P S.Bhuvaneshwari	Water Science and Technology, 2021	(83)8, 2020
Evaluation of power generation and treatment efficiency of dairy wastewater in microbial fuel cell using TiO2 – SPEEK as proton exchange membrane	D. Vidhyeswari, S. Bhuvaneshwari	Water Science and Technology,	Vol 84 No 10-11, 2021
Removal of lead ions using OA-Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles-based pickering emulsion liquid membrane: process optimization using box–behnken response surface methodology	Murugan.P S.Bhuvaneshwari	Environmental Technology	2021
Enhanced performance of novel carbon nanotubes-sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (speek) composite proton exchange membrane in mfc application.	Vidhyeswari, D., Surendhar, A., Bhuvaneshwari, S.	Chemosphere	Volume 293, 2022
Different treatment methodologies and reactors employed for dairy effluent treatment - A review	Rahul Krishna B, S. Bhuvaneshwari, Femin Majeed, Maneesha Manoj M, Elsint Jose,	Journal of Water Process Engineering	Vol 46, 2022
Electrochemical reduction of hexavalent chromium ions from leachate of leather industrial waste using modified carbon paste electrode	P Mohanraj, S Bhuvaneshwari	International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Springer science	2022
CuO/Cu based electrochemical sensor for the detection of CO2 gas	Aravind, S Bhuvaneshwari	Indian Chemical Engineer	2022

S. No	Sponsoring Agency	Title of the Project	Period	Amount (Rs)	Status (Completed / Ongoing	Principal Investigator /Faculty investigator
1	DST SERB New Delhi	Bio-modified carbon paste electrode for the detection and removal of heavy metals from wastewater	2019-2022	Rs.42.64 Lakhs	EEQ/2018/001261 (Ongoing)	Principal Investigator
2	KSCSTE, Trivandrum	Simultaneous Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Textile Wastewater using Bio - Electrochemical Cell	2017- 2020	Rs 14.40 Lakhs	ETP/16/2015/ KSCSTE Completed	Principal Investigator
3	DST New Delhi	Treatment of effluent using biomembrane techniques	2009- 2013	15.50 Lakhs	Fast Track Young Scientist SR/FTP/CS- 68/2007 Completed	Principal Investigator
4	NITC FRG Scheme	Development and characterization of biofilms	2010- 2013	5 Lakhs	Completed	Principal Investigator
5	KSCSTE, Trivandrum	Pickering Emulsion Liquid Membrane for Wastewater Treatment	2017	Ten thousand (Students project scheme)	69/SPS/60/2 016/ KSCSTE- Completed	Faculty Investigator
6	KSCSTE, Trivandrum	Study of desalination characteristics of activated carbon electrode from bilva fruit shell	2016	Five thousand (Students project scheme)	71/SPS 57/2016 /KSCSTE Completed	Faculty Investigator
7	TNSCST , Tamilnadu	Synthesis of green plastice	2007	Five thousand (Students project scheme)	TNSCST/STU.ORJ/RJ/20 07-08 Completed	Faculty Investigator

Conferences, Seminars and Training Courses Attended

Attended a Faculty Development Programme on Bioprocess principles at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam,Tamilnadu.
Presented a paper titled Separation of L-glutamic acid using Emulsion Liquid Membrane Techniques in the two day conference organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj college of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, Madurai District.
Attended five-days workshop on Instrumental Training ‘Gas Chromatography’ at Chemito Technologies pvt limited, Nasik.
Attended one day workshop on ‘Safety and Stress Management’ at NIT, Trichy.
Attended two-days workshop on ‘Challenges in Biotechnology’ at NIT, Trichy.
Attended three days conference on Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association(ISBA) Meet at Hyderabad.
Attended a workshop ‘Induced programme in environmental engineering’ AICTE sponsored programme conducted by Department of Civil Engineering, PMCTW.
Attended a workshop ‘Teaching and learning process’ conducted by Raj Consultancy, Singapore at PMCTW, Vallam.
Attended a workshop ‘Advance Teaching and learning process’ conducted by Raj Consultancy, Singapore at PMCTW, Vallam.
Attended a three days workshop on ‘Total Quality Management ‘conducted by Dr.Swaminathan Balachander, United States at PMCTW, Vallam.
Attended three days training on medicinal plant cultivations CIMAP at Hyderabad.
Attended three days conference on Engineering Education organized by ISTE and Anna University , Coimbatore.
Presented a paper titled Green Plastics in the one day seminar organized by the department of Biotechnology, P.R. Engineering College, Vallam, Thanjavur.
Presented a paper titled Biohydrogen at the international conference organized by the department of Biotechnology, Karunya university, Coimbatore.
Presented a paper entitled Production of lactic acid from various waste using lactobacillus casei at the international conference (International Society of Biotechnology 2008),Manipal University, Sikkim.
Presented a paper titled synthesis of green plastics from domestic waste at the international conference POLYMCON’09, National Institute of Technology,Calicut
Participated in one day workshop on Bioinformatics, Organized by Computer Science & Engineering Department at National Institute of Technology,Calicut
Participated in twelve days Faculty Development Programme on “ Research methods in Science, Engineering and Management “ ,Organized by Mechanical Engineering Department at National Institute of Technology,Calicut
Participated and presented a paper entitled Biosorption of chromium from aqueous waste water using chitosan and desorption of chromium from biosorbent for effective reuse in the International Congress of chemistry and environment - ICCE 2011, Malaysia, 27-29, May 2011
Participated and presented a paper entitled Comparitive studies for chitosan yield and chelating ability of Aspergillus Niger and Rhizopus Oryzae – IMMM 2010, International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum. ( January 2010)
Participated and presented a paper entitled Adsorption of heavy metal Chromium from wastewater using chitosan - National Conference on Chemical and Biological Waste Treatment processes for Green Environment, (June 2010)
Participated and presented a paper entitled Regeneration of microbial biosorbents after heavy metal desorption to national conference on Biological Waste Treatment processes for Green Environment, NIT Calicut(January 2011)
Participated and presented a paper entitled Bio-hydrogen: Fuel of the future - ICAECT 2010, International Conference on Advances in energy conservation technologies, Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka (January 2010).
Participated in seven days (28.06.2012 – 04.07.2012) Faculty Development Programme on “characterization techniques in nanotechnology “ ,Organized by School of Nano Science and Technology at National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Other activities

Seminars/Conferences/Short Term Courses Organized:
S.No.	From	To	Title of the Program			Sponsoring Agency
1	16/11/2020	20/11/2020	Online STTP on Electrochemical technology for environmental treatment and Clean Energy Conversion- ECTCEC 2020,			SERB New Delhi
2	22/04/2019	-	Coordinator of One Day Workshop on Electrochemical Solutions for Research & Education			Metrohm I	ndia	Limited
3	09/03/2018	10/03/2018	Coordinator of First international conference of Energy and Environment -Global challenges ICEE 2018			KSCSTE ,DBT,DST and HPCL
4	27/06/2016	02/07/2016	Coordinator of STTP on Theory and Application of Adsorption processes (TAAP 2016)			KSCSTE , MHRD and TEQIP II
5	14.06.2015	19.06.2015	Coordinator of FDP on Novel separation techniques NST 2015.			MHRD and TEQIP II
6	09 .06.2011	10.06. 2011	Coordinator of a 2 days National Conference on Recent trends in alternate energy RTAE 2011			MNRE,CSIR,DRDO And KSCSTE.
7	21.01.2009	23.01.2009	Coordinator of Conference on innovative fuel	3	days National Biohydrogen-An	Ministry Renewable New Delhi	of	New and Energy,
8	14.06.2008	16.06.2008	Coordinator of a 3 days FACE Programme on Entrepreneurial opportunities in Biotechnology			AICTE-ISTE
9	09.06.2008	13.06. 2008	Coordinator of a 5 days STTP on Modern Biotechnology, An			AICTE-ISTE

Membership in Professional Bodies

ISTE – Life Member

Industrial Experience

Trainee Engineer in Trichy Distilleries & Chemicals Ltd,Trichy.Tamilnadu (Six months)

Guest Lectures

1. Delivered Lecture on Effluent treatment using biosorption techniques in the National Conference on Recent trends in alternate energy RTAE 2011 at NIT Calicut.

2. Presented a paper on Novel Separation Techniques in IEI Chapter of BHEL.Trichy-14

3. Presented a paper on Biomembrane Techniques in IEI Chapter of BHEL.Trichy-14.

4. Presented a paper on Bioplastics in IEI Chapter of BHEL.Trichy-14

Awards and Recognition

Recipient of Fast Track Young Scientist DST New Delhi (2008)

Research Interests

Bioseparation processes

Environmental Engineering

Transfer operations

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Electrochemical Technology

PhD Guidance

Completed :05 nos, Ongoing : 02 nos

Studies on removal of cationic and anionic dyes from wastewater using electro- adsorption techniques (Completed/2018).
Amphiphilic silica nanowires stabilized pickering emulsion liquid membrane for extraction of heavy metal ions(Completed/2019).
Study on microfluidic liquid – liquid reactive extraction systems for separation of citric acid from aqueous solutions (Completed 2020).
Development of modified carbon paste electrode for the detection and removal of heavy metals (Completed 2021).
Studies on microbial fuel cell system for power generation from dairy industry wastewater (Completed 2022).
An electrochemical biosensor for detection of heavy metals from wastewater (Ongoing)
Treatment of dairy industry wastewater using electro coagulation methods (Ongoing)

Major Projects Guided

a.Biopolymers (Synthesis of Green Plastics)

b.Effluent treatment using Biomembrane

c.Electrosorption of heavy metals

d.Biosorption of heavy metals

DEPARTMENTS

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DEPARTMENTS

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Educational Qualifications

Professional Experience

Courses handled

Reviewer for Journals

Responsibilities Undertaken

Publications

Sponsored Projects

Conferences, Seminars and Training Courses Attended

Other activities

Membership in Professional Bodies:

Industrial Experience

Guest Lectures

Awards and Recognition

Research Interests

PhD Guidance

Major Projects Guided