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Dr. Vijaya Kumar Bulasara

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Chemical Reaction Engineering – I & II

Transport Phenomena

Chemical Process Calculations / Material and Energy Balances

Thermodynamics

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Energy Management in Process Industries / Energy Resources & Management

Chemical Reactor Analysis

Chemical Reaction Engineering

Advance Separation Processess

 

Organization

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End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), Patiala

01-Aug-2011

13-Jul-2018

Assistant Professor

Teaching & Research

C.V. Raman College of Engineering (CVRCE), Bhubaneswar

16-Jul-2018

07-Dec-2019

Associate Professor

Teaching & Research

National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh (NITAP), Tadepalligudem

09-Dec-2019

03-Jun-2020

Assistant Professor

Teaching & Research

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Harjot Kaur (901101003)

Preparation and characterization of composite membranes for ultrafiltration applications

2018

R.K. Gupta

Nitin Goyal

(901401014)

Studies on removal of emerging endocrine disruptor compounds from aqueous phase by synthesized nanozeolites

2018

S. Barman

Nisha Malik

(901609014)

Fabrication of composite membranes for filtration applications

2023

S. Basu

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[1]    V.K. Bulasara, R. Uppaluri, A.K. Ghoshal, Revamp study of crude distillation unit heat exchanger network: Energy integration potential of delayed coking unit free hot streams, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 29, p. 2271–2279 (August 2009).

[2]    R.K. More, V.K. Bulasara, R. Uppaluri, V.R. Banjara, Optimization of crude distillation system using aspen plus: Effect of binary feed selection on grass-root design, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Vol. 88, p. 121–134 (February 2010).

[3]    V.K. Bulasara, H. Thakuria, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Effect of process parameters on electroless plating and nickel-ceramic composite membrane characteristics, Desalination, Vol. 268 (1-3), p. 195–203 (March 2011).

[4]    V.K. Bulasara, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Manufacture of nickel-ceramic composite membranes in agitated electroless plating baths, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 26 (6), p. 862–867 (June 2011).

[5]    V.K. Bulasara, H. Thakuria, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Nickel-ceramic composite membranes: Optimization of hydrazine based electroless plating process parameters, Desalination, Vol. 275 (1-3), p. 243–251 (July 2011).

[6]    V.K. Bulasara, H. Thakuria, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Combinatorial performance characteristics of agitated nickel hypophosphite electroless plating baths, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 211, p. 1488–1499 (September 2011).

[7]    V.K. Bulasara, O. Chandrashekar, R. Uppaluri, Effect of surface roughness and mass transfer enhancement on the performance characteristics of nickel-hypophosphite electroless plating baths for metal-ceramic composite membrane fabrication, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Vol. 89, p. 2485–2494 (November 2011).

[8]    V.K. Bulasara, M.S. Abhimanyu, T. Pranav, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Performance characteristics of hydrothermal and sonication assisted electroless plating baths for nickel-ceramic composite membrane fabrication, Desalination, Vol. 284, p. 77–85 (January 2012).

[9]    V.K. Bulasara, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Effect of ultrasound on the performance of nickel hydrazine electroless plating baths, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 27 (2), p. 201–206 (February 2012).

[10]  V.K. Bulasara, Ch.S.N.M. Babu, R. Uppaluri, Effect of surfactants on the performance of electroless plating baths for nickel-ceramic composite membrane fabrication, Surface Engineering, Vol. 28 (1), p. 44–48 (February 2012).

[11]  V.K. Bulasara, R. Uppaluri, M.K. Purkait, Surface engineering characteristics of ultrasound assisted hypophosphite electroless plating baths, Surface Engineering, Vol. 29 (7), p. 489–494 (August 2013).

[12]  A. Garg, M. Mainrai, V.K. Bulasara, S. Barman, Experimental investigation on adsorption of Amido black 10B dye onto zeolite synthesized from fly ash, Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 202 (1), p. 123–130 (January 2015).

[13]  G. Singh, V.K. Bulasara, Preparation of low-cost microfiltration membranes from fly ash, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 53 (5), p. 1204–1212 (February 2015).

[14]  A.K. Ojha, V.K. Bulasara, Adsorption characteristics of jackfruit leaf powder for the removal of Amido black 10B dye, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, Vol. 34 (2), p. 461–470 (March 2015).

[15]  H. Kaur, V.K. Bulasara, R.K. Gupta, Preparation of kaolin-based low-cost porous ceramic supports using different amounts of carbonates, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 57 (32), p. 15154–15163 (March 2016).

[16]  R. Saxena, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of dilute alumina-water nanofluids in a pipe at different power inputs, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 37 (18), p. 1554–1565 (May 2016).

[17]  N. Goyal, V.K. Bulasara, S. Barman, Surface modification of synthesized nano-zeolite NaX with TEAOH for removal of bisphenol A, Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 203 (10), p. 1374–1384 (July 2016).

[18]  N. Goyal, S. Barman, V.K. Bulasara, Adsorptive removal of Biochanin A, an endocrine disrupting compound from its aqueous solution by synthesized zeolite NaA, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 57 (43), p. 20608–20618 (September 2016).

[19]  H. Kaur, V.K. Bulasara, R.K. Gupta, Effect of carbonates composition on the permeation characteristics of low-cost ceramic membrane supports, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol. 44, p. 185–194 (December 2016).

[20]  N. Goyal, S. Barman, V.K. Bulasara, Quaternary ammonium salt assisted removal of genistein and bisphenol S from aqueous solution by nanozeolite NaY: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Vol. 224, p. 1154–1162 (December 2016).

[21]  G.S. Sokhal, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Performance of Alumina–Water Nanofluid in a Flat Vertical Tube of a Radiator, Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 205 (2), p. 257–268 (February 2018).

[22]  N. Goyal, V.K. Bulasara, S. Barman, Removal of emerging contaminants daidzein and coumestrol from water by nanozeolite beta modified with tetrasubstituted ammonium cation, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 344, p. 417–430 (February 2018).

[23]  K.S. Sokhal, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, Effect of bio-polymer and salt concentrations on the drag reduction and shear degradation properties of turbulent flow of water in a pipe, Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 181, p. 1017–1025 (February 2018).

[24]  N. Goyal, S. Barman, V.K. Bulasara, Efficient removal of bisphenol S from aqueous solution by synthesized nano-zeolite secony mobil-5, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 259, p. 184–194 (March 2018).

[25]  M. Rawat, V.K. Bulasara, Synthesis and characterization of low-cost ceramic membranes from fly ash and kaolin for humic acid separation, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 35(3), p. 725–733 (March 2018).

[26]  G.S. Sokhal, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, Experimental investigation on heat transfer and pressure drop performance of flat tube by using water based Al2O3 nanofluids, International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment, Vol. 19 (1-2), p. 1–17 (April 2018).

[27]  H. Kaur, V.K. Bulasara, R.K. Gupta, Influence of pH and temperature of dip-coating solution on the properties of cellulose acetate-ceramic composite membrane for ultrafiltration, Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 195, p. 613–621 (September 2018).

[28]  G.S. Sokhal, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, Influence of copper oxide nanoparticles on the thermophysical properties and performance of flat tube of vehicle cooling system, Vacuum, Vol. 157, p. 268–276 (November 2018).

[29]  K.S. Sokhal, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, Formation, stability and comparison of water/oil emulsion using gum arabic and guar gum and effect of aging of polymers on drag reduction percentage in water/oil flow, Vacuum, Vol. 159, p. 247–253 (January 2019).

[30]  A. Mahajan, V.K. Sohpal, V.K. Bulasara, The usage of Ricinus communis as a natural adsorbent for removal of dyes from an aqueous solution, Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Vol. 54(1), p. 111–123 (January 2019).

[31]  P. Saini, V.K. Bulasara, A.S. Reddy, Performance of a new ceramic microfiltration membrane based on kaolin in textile industry wastewater treatment, Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol. 206 (2), p. 227–236 (February 2019).

[32]  N. Goyal, V.K. Bulasara, S. Barman, Tailoring of nanozeolite NaX for enhanced removal of a phytoestrogen from its aqueous solutions, Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 54 (2), p. 224–232 (February 2019).

[33]  K.S. Sokhal, D. Gangacharyulu, V.K. Bulasara, An experimental investigation of heterogeneous injection of biopolymer (guar gum) on the flow patterns and drag reduction percentage for two phase (water-oil mixture) flow, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 102, p. 342–350  (April 2019).

[34]  P. Sharma, V. Kumar, G.S. Sokhal, G. Dasaroju, V.K. Bulasara, Numerical study on performance of flat tube with water based copper oxide nanofluids, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 21 (4), p. 1800–1808 (February 2020).

[35]  N. Malik, V.K. Bulasara, S. Basu, Preparation of novel porous ceramic microfiltration membranes from fly ash, kaolin and dolomite mixtures, Ceramics International, Vol. 46 (5), p. 6889–6898 (April 2020).

[36]  N. Goyal, V.K. Bulasara, G. Li, L. Liu, Rapid uptake of atrazine from aqueous phase by thermally activated MCM-41, Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 753, Art. 142091, p. 1–12 (January 2021).

[37]  N. Malik, V.K. Bulasara, S. Basu, Surfactant induced ultrafiltration of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions using a hybrid polymer–ceramic composite membrane, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Vol. 185, p. 407–417 (September 2022).

 

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Total Citations

 Google Scholar

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22

32

1092

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19 30 880

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