Department of Chemical Engineering

kannan

Dr. Kannan A




Professor

CHL205A

kannan@iitm.ac.in

+91 44 22574170


Research Areas


Mathematical modeling, simulation and optimization of chemical processes


Patent

Complete Indian patent application (No. 202341055300) titled ““PROCESS FOR PREPARING ACTIVATED CARBON FROM PROSOPIS JULIFLORA THORNBUSH PLANT AND APPLICATION OF THE ACTIVATED CARBON THEREOF” filed at the IPO on August 17, 2023. Inventors: Rajesh Chaudhary, T. Renganathan and Kannan A.


Dr. Kannan A, R. Bharathi Ganesan,(2022) “ACID MODIFIED AND MICROWAVE IRRADIATED ENHANCED ADSORBENT OPTIMIZED FOR REMOVAL OF MULTICOMPONENT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM AQUEOUS STREAMS USING MIXTURE DESIGN”.(India, Patent No.:412625, patent granted)


Publication

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2019

Thangaraj, V; Aravamudan, K; Lingam, R; Subramanian, S: Individual and simultaneous adsorption of Ni (II), Cd (II), and Zn (II) ions over polyamide resin: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 38 (s1), pp. S340-S351, 2019, ISSN: 19447442. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Gopinath, A; Aravamudan, K: A novel, initial guess free optimization algorithm for estimating parameters of batch kinetics model used to simulate adsorption of pollutant molecules in aqueous streams. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 275 , pp. 510-522, 2019, ISSN: 01677322. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2017

Muthukkumaran, A; Aravamudan, K: Combined Homogeneous Surface Diffusion Model – Design of experiments approach to optimize dye adsorption considering both equilibrium and kinetic aspects. Journal of Environmental Management, 204 , pp. 424-435, 2017, ISSN: 03014797. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2016

Sundar, A; Kannan, A: Analysis of energy consumption in industrial distillation columns. AIChE, 2016, ISBN: 9781510824881. (Type: Conference | Links | BibTeX)

2014

Aravamudan, K; Harikumar, V; Kumar, B; Philip, L; Bhallamudi, S M; Reddy, K S: Simulation of a cross flow wind aided evaporator. Desalination, 340 (1), pp. 18-29, 2014, ISSN: 00119164. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2013

Krishnan, S; Aravamudan, K: Simulation of non-Newtonian fluid-food particle heat transfer in the holding tube used in aseptic processing operations. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 91 (2), pp. 129-148, 2013, ISSN: 09603085. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2012

Durbha, K S; Aravamudan, K: Quantification of surface area and intrinsic mass transfer coefficient for ultrasound-assisted dissolution process of a sparingly soluble solid dispersed in aqueous solutions. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 19 (3), pp. 509-521, 2012, ISSN: 13504177. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
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Book chapter


  1. Saif, U M., and Kannan, A., Chapter 6 – Metal Organic Framework Adsorbents for the Removal of Emerging Pollutants and their Adsorption Mechanisms, Editors: Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Kharri, Inderjeet Tyagi, Sustainable Remediation Technologies for Emerging Pollutants in Aqueous Environment. Elsevier 2024, Pages 111-136, Massachusetts. ISBN: 9780443186189
  2. Kannan Aravamudan, Chapter 8 – Soft Computing Optimization Algorithms and Their Application in Parameter Estimation of a Rigorous Adsorption Kinetics Model, Editor(s): Rama Rao Karri, Gobinath Ravindran, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Soft Computing Techniques in Solid Waste and Wastewater Management, Elsevier, 2021, Pages 145-169, ISBN 9780128244630, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824463-0.00003-3.
  3. Hari, D., Kannan, A.. Synthesis of Pillared Clay Adsorbents and Their Applications in Treatment of Dye Containing Wastewater. In: Khadir, A., Muthu, S.S. (eds) Polymer Technology in Dye-containing Wastewater. Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry. Springer 2022, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1516-1_6