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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2009

Kurian, V; Varma, M N; Kannan, A: Numerical studies on laminar natural convection inside inclined cylinders of unity aspect ratio. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 52 (3-4), pp. 822-838, 2009, ISSN: 00179310. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2008

Subramanian, M; Kannan, A: Effect of dissolved oxygen concentration and light intensity on photocatalytic degradation of phenol. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 25 (6), pp. 1300-1308, 2008, ISSN: 02561115. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Kannan, A; Sandaka, P.Ch.G.: Heat transfer analysis of canned food sterilization in a still retort. Journal of Food Engineering, 88 (2), pp. 213-228, 2008, ISSN: 02608774. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2006

Varma, M N; Kannan, A: CFD studies on natural convective heating of canned food in conical and cylindrical containers. Journal of Food Engineering, 77 (4), pp. 1024-1036, 2006, ISSN: 02608774. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)

2005

Kumaravel, M; Kannan, A; Gopalaswami, R: Solar photovoltaic powered seawater desalination plants. 4 , 2005, ISBN: 9781622762637. (Type: Conference | Links | BibTeX)
Varma, M N; Kannan, A: Enhanced food sterilization through inclination of the container walls and geometry modifications. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 48 (18), pp. 3753-3762, 2005, ISSN: 00179310. (Type: Journal Article | Links | BibTeX)
Kannan, A; Joshi, M R; Reddy, G R; Shah, D M: Multiple-steady-states identification in homogeneous azeotropic distillation using a process simulator. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (12), pp. 4386-4399, 2005, ISSN: 08885885. (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