Expert Details
Membrane Desalination
ID: 739499
India
Expert can implement ideas from the laboratory to pilot plant level -- then, finally, to commercial desalination plants. He has maintained active involvement in bringing innovation and implementing it. He has imparted on-site, intra-organization training, as well as to various university students. His educational services have also covered members of the desalination industry, wherein he has designed and delivered workshops.
Expert has also participated in the technical speciation and tender document preparation of several SWRO desalination plants up to 1 million m3/d capacity.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Polymer Chemistry | Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: M.Sc | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: B.Sc | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Calicut, Kerala, India |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1993 to 2021 | Employer: Saline Water Conversion Corporation | Title: Research Specialist | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Expert conducts research on various aspects of seawater desalination using membranes. He troubleshoots the operational problems of SWRO plants belonging to the company and performs the same for outside the company -- mainly based on membrane autopsy.He designs various pilot plants required for this R&D work. He also performs various laboratory analyses required for R&D as well as troubleshooting works. Expert participates in the design of commercial SWRO plants up to capacity of 1 million m3/d. He designs and organizes workshops for students and workers. Finally, he is responsible for peer-reviewing research reports as well as journal articles. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1993 | Employer: Indian Institute of Technology | Title: Research Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert served as Research Associate in NBS (USA) project on Thermodynamics of Aqueous Solutions at IIT Bombay.During this period, Expert studied the effects of diluents containing hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties, on temperature and enthalpy of denaturation of biopolymers such as protein at various pH. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of International Desalination Association 2022 |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| KACST Al Marai Prize for Innovative Work in Engineering |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert holds a U.S. patent on Brine Concentration Systems, as well as two other patents. He also has a book chapter published. He has 25 scientific publications in peer-reviewed periodicals, as well as 28 publications in conference proceedings. |