National Institute of Technology Durgapur (2002-2004)
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
Regional Engineering College Durgapur (1996-2000)
Work Experiences
Associate Professor (16th October 2018 - Continuing)
Department of Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Assistant Professor (1st January 2008- 15th October 2018)
Department of Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Lecturer ( 16th December 2005 - 31st December 2007 )
Department of Chemical Engineering
Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chowbaga Road, Anandapur, P.O. East Kolkata Township, Kolkata 700107
Research Interest
1. Membrane and it's applications
Polymeric Membrane Synthesis and Characterization
Membranes in Water Treatment
Membranes in Fermentation and Downstream purifications
2. Catalysis
Photo-catalysis in water treatment,
Catalysis in fermentation
3. Production of Biofuels
Biodiesel (Enzymatic)
Bioethanol (Enzymatic)
Projects
Title
Investigator
Co-investigator
Sponsered Agency
Duration
Status
Forward-osmosis integrated membrane distillation coupled with solar-photocatalytic reactor for textile wastewater treatment: A sustainable approach for commercial exploitation
Amount proposed: Rs. 14.658 Lakhs
Dr.Jaya Sikder
Dr. Utpal Adhikari
Government of West Bengal, Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology,
03 year
Ongoing
Studies on Upgrading of Water Quality in Coal mining areas of Meghalaya and Eastern Coal mines by Chemisorption and Bioremediation towards Mitigation of Unscientific Coal mining
(17.95 lakhs)
Prof. Gopinath Halder
Dr. Jaya Sikder
Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Government of India
03 year
Completed
Title: Synthesis of Bioethanol in a membrane-integrated hybrid system-A green Technology Approach
Amount proposed: Rs.60.43 lakhs
Dr.Jaya Sikder
Prof. Gopinath Halder
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Department: International Cooperation (Bilateral, Indo-Brazil); Ministry of Science & Technology; Government of India.
03 year (April 2014- April 2017)
Completed
Teachings
Courses Taught (Since Joining):
Undergraduate Level (Chemical Engineering):
Process Utilities and Materials (ChE-403),
Energy Sources and Utilization (ChE-303),
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (ChE-401),
Mechanical Operations (ChE-403),
Safety and Environmental Engineering (ChE-703),
Safety and Environmental Engineering (CH-404),
Process Instrumentation (ChE-505),
Process Control and Instrumentation (ChE-601),
Membrane Separation Processes (ChE-718)
Present Academic Year
Mechanical Operations (CH -402),
Chemical Process Technologies - II (CH-702),
Process Control and Instrumentation (ChE-601)
Post Graduate Level (Chemical Engineering):
Novel Separation Processes (ChE-9019),
Environmental Engineering (ChE-1002)
Undergraduate Level (Biotechnology):
Unit Operation of Chemical Engineering-I (ChE-431),
Process Control and Instrumentation (ChE-631),
Undergraduate Level (All other department):
Open Elective-1 (Fuels and combustion),
Open Elective (Energy, Environment and Sustainability)
Sessional/Laboratory:Process Equipment Design- III, Process Equipment Design-II, Mechanical Operation Laboratory, Heat Transfer Laboratory, Seminar, Unit Operation Laboratory of Chemical Engineering-I.
UG / PG Students
Data Not Found!
Doctoral Students
UMA MAHESWARI R
PhD (Ongoing)
Production of Bioethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse in a Membrane Integrated Hybrid Reactor with the aid of Humic acid as the Pretreatment agent
UMA MAHESWARI R
PhD (Ongoing)
Production of Bioethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse in a Membrane Integrated Hybrid Reactor with the aid of Humic acid as the Pretreatment agent
JOYEETA BOSE
Ph.D. (Ongoing)
Synthesis of Nanocomposite Membrane and its Application in Water treatment.
JOYEETA BOSE
Ph.D. (Ongoing)
Synthesis of Nanocomposite Membrane and its Application in Water treatment.
KOEL SAHA
PhD (Completed)
Production of Bioethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse in a Membrane - Integrated Hybrid System
KOEL SAHA
PhD (Completed)
Production of Bioethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse in a Membrane - Integrated Hybrid System
JHILLY DASGUPTA
PhD (Completed)
Studies on Dye removal using Membrane Based Systems and Subsequent Dye Degradation by means of Visible Light Induced Photo-catalysis.
JHILLY DASGUPTA
PhD (Completed)
Studies on Dye removal using Membrane Based Systems and Subsequent Dye Degradation by means of Visible Light Induced Photo-catalysis.
TRIPTI DE
PhD (Completed)
Studies on Synthesis of Biodiesel in Enzyme Fluidized Bed Reactor
TRIPTI DE
PhD (Completed)
Studies on Synthesis of Biodiesel in Enzyme Fluidized Bed Reactor
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
Title: Synthesis of Bioethanol in a membrane-integrated hybrid system-A green Technology Approach
Dr.Jaya Sikde
Prof. Gopinath Halder
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Department: International Cooperation (Bilateral, Indo-Brazil); Ministry of Science & Technology; Government of India.
6,043,000
Sponsored
Completed
April 2014
April 2017
2
Forward-osmosis integrated membrane distillation coupled with solar-photocatalytic reactor for textile wastewater treatment: A sustainable approach for commercial exploitation
Dr.Jaya Sikder
Dr. Utpal Adhikari
Government of West Bengal, Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology,
1,465,800
Sponsored
Ongoing
3
Studies on Upgrading of Water Quality in Coal mining areas of Meghalaya and Eastern Coal mines by Chemisorption and Bioremediation towards Mitigation of Unscientific Coal mining
Prof. Gopinath Halder
Dr. Jaya Sikder
Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Government of India
1,795,000
Sponsored
Completed
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
Title: Synthesis of Bioethanol in a membrane-integrated hybrid system-A green Technology Approach
Dr.Jaya Sikde
Prof. Gopinath Halder
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Department: International Cooperation (Bilateral, Indo-Brazil); Ministry of Science & Technology; Government of India.
6,043,000
Sponsored
Completed
April 2014
April 2017
2
Forward-osmosis integrated membrane distillation coupled with solar-photocatalytic reactor for textile wastewater treatment: A sustainable approach for commercial exploitation
Dr.Jaya Sikder
Dr. Utpal Adhikari
Government of West Bengal, Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology,
1,465,800
Sponsored
Ongoing
3
Studies on Upgrading of Water Quality in Coal mining areas of Meghalaya and Eastern Coal mines by Chemisorption and Bioremediation towards Mitigation of Unscientific Coal mining
Prof. Gopinath Halder
Dr. Jaya Sikder
Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Government of India
1. Comprehensive analysis on sorptive uptake of enrofloxacin by activated carbon derived from industrial paper sludge Chowdhury, S., Sikder, J., Mandal, T., Halder, G. Science of the Total Environment
665, pp. 438-452
SCI
Elsevier
2019
2019
2. Cetylpyridinium bromide assisted micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration for treating enrofloxacin-laden water Chowdhury, S., Halder, G., Mandal, T., Sikder, J. Science of the Total Environment
687, pp. 10-23
SCI
Elsevier
2019
2018
3. Continuous production of bioethanol from sugarcane bagasse and downstream purification using membrane integrated bioreactor Saha, K., Maharana, A., Sikder, J., S, Curcio, S., Drioli, E. Catalysis Today
pp. 68-77
SCI
Elsevier
2018
2018
4. Synthesis of chitosan-cellulase nanohybrid and immobilization on alginate beads for hydrolysis of ionic liquid pretreated sugarcane bagasse Saha, K., Verma, P., Sikder, J., Chakraborty, S., Curcio, S. Renewable Energy
66-76
SCI
Elsevier
2018
2018
5. Extraction of lignin, structural characterization and bioconversion of sugarcane bagasse after ionic liquid assisted pretreatment Koel Saha, Ankita Ghosh, Poulami Dwibedi, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty and Stefano Curcio 3 Biotech
8:374
SCI
Springer
2018
2017
6. Modeling and optimization of polymer enhanced ultrafiltration using hybrid neural-genetic algorithm based evolutionary approach Jhilly Dasgupta, Jaya Sikder, Durbadal Mandal Applied Soft Computing
55: 108-126
SCI
Elsevier
2017
2017
7. Microwave-assisted modified polyimide synthesis: A facile route to the enhancement of visible-light-induced photocatalytic performance for dye degradation Jhilly Dasgupta, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, Utpal Adhikari, Aniruddha Mondal, Stefano Curcio ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
5: 6817–6826
SCI
ACS
2017
2017
8. Biodiesel synthesis using immobilised lipase enzyme in semi‐fluidised bed bioreactors-bioreactor design and performance analysis Tripti De, Jaya Sikder, CM Narayanan Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
36 (5); 1537-1545
SCI
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
2017
2017
9. Optimization of lignin recovery from sugarcane bagasse using ionic liquid aided pretreatment Koel Saha, Jhilly Dasgupta, Sudip Chakraborty, Felipe Antonio Fernandes Antunes, Jaya Sikder, Stefano Curcio, Julio Cesar dos Santos, Hassan A. Arafat, Silvio Silvério da Silva Cellulose
24; 3191-3207
SCI
Springer
2017
2017
10. Membranes as a tool to support biorefineries: applications in enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and dehydration for bioethanol production Koel Saha, Uma Maheswari R, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, Silvio Silverio da Silva, Julio Cesar dos Santos Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
74: 873-890
SCI
Elsevier
2017
2017
11. Biodiesel synthesis using immobilised lipase enzyme in semi‐fluidised bed bioreactors-bioreactor design and performance analysis Tripti De, Jaya Sikder, CM Narayanan Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
36 (5); 1537-1545
SCI
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
2017
2016
12. Poly (sodium-4-styrenesulfonate) assisted ultrafiltration for methylene blue dye removal from simulated wastewater: Optimization using response surface methodology Jhilly Dasgupta, Anisha Singh, Sunny Kumar, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, Stefano Curcio, Hassan A. Arafat Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
4: 2008-2022
SCI
Elsevier
2016
2015
13. Optimizing the cross‐flow nanofiltration process for chromium (VI) removal from simulated wastewater through response surface methodology. Kumar Anupam, Jaya Sikder, Sayan Pal, and Gopinath Halder Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
34: 1332–1340.
SCI
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
2015
2015
14. Response surface-optimized removal of Reactive Red 120 dye from its aqueous solutions using polyethyleneimine enhanced ultrafiltration J. Dasgupta, M. Singh, J. Sikder, V. Padarthi, S. Chakraborty, S. Curcio Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
121: 271-278
SCI
Elsevier
2015
2015
15. Nanofiltration based water reclamation from tannery effluent following coagulation pretreatment J. Dasgupta, D. Mondal, S. Chakraborty, J. Sikder, S. Curcio, H. A. Arafat Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
12: 22-30
SCI
Elsevier
2015
2015
16. Reactive red 120 retention through ultrafiltration enhanced by synthetic and natural polyelectrolytes Jhilly Dasgupta, Jaya Sikder, Tamal Mandal, Utpal Adhikari Journal of Hazardous Materials
299: 192-205
SCI
Elsevier
2015
2014
17. The effects of thermally stable titanium silicon oxide nanoparticles on structure and performance of cellulose acetate ultrafiltration membranes J. Dasgupta, S. Chakraborty, J. Sikder, R. Kumar, Dipankar Pal, S. Curcio, E. Drioli Separation and Purification Technology
133: 55-68
SCI
Elsevier
2014
2014
18. Experimental analysis, modeling and optimization of chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solutions by polymer-enhanced ultrafiltration S. Chakraborty, J. Dasgupta, U. Farooq, J. Sikder, E. Drioli, S. Curcio Journal of Membrane Science
456: 139-154
SCI
Elsevier
2014
2014
19. Remediation of textile effluents by membrane based treatment techniques: A state of the art review
Jhilly Dasgupta, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, Stefano Curcio, Enrico Drioli Journal of Environmental Management
147: 55-72
SCI
Elsevier
2014
2014
20. Kinetic of lactic acid production from sugarcane juice using Lactobacillus plantarum NCIM 2912
S. Chakraborty, J. Dasgupta, U. Farooq, J. Sikder, E. Drioli, S. Curcio Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
9: 374-381
SCI
Curtain University of Technology and Wiley
2014
2014
21. Immobilized biocatalytic process development and potential application in membrane separation: a review Sudip Chakraborty, Handajaya Rusli, Arijit Nath, Jaya Sikder, Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, Stefano Curcio and Enrico Drioli Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
36 (1), 43-58
SCI
Informa healthcare (Taylor & Francis)
2014
2013
22. Computational and experimental study of chromium (VI) removal in direct contact membrane distillation Madhubanti Bhattacharya, Sajal Kanti Dutta, Jaya Sikder, Mrinal K. Mandal Journal of Membrane Science
Vol. No.: 450: 447-456
SCI
Elsevier
2013
2012
23. Fermentative lactic acid production from a renewable carbon source under response surface optimized conditions without alkali addition: a membrane-based green approach P. Dey, J. Sikder, S. Roy, P. Pal Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
14 (5) 827-835.
SCI
Springer
2012
2012
24. Purification of lactic acid from microfiltrate fermentation broth by cross-flow nanofiltration J. Sikder, S. Chakraborty, P. Pal, E. Drioli, C Bhattacharjee Biochemical Engineering Journal
69, 130-137
SCI
Elsevier
2012
2011
25. Techno-economic analysis of a membrane-integrated bioreactor system for production of lactic acid from sugarcane juice Jaya Sikder, Mousumi Roy, Pinaki Dey, Parimal Pal Biochemical Engineering Journal
63, 81-87.
SCI
Elsevier
2011
2009
26. Process intensification in lactic acid production: a review of membrane based processes Parimal Pal, Jaya Sikder, Swapan Roy, Lidietta Giorno Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification
48, 1549-1559
SCI
Elsevier
2009
2008
27. Synthesis and characterization of cellulose acetate-polysulfone blend microfiltration membrane for separation of microbial cells from lactic acid fermentation broth J. Sikder, C. Pereira, S. Palchoudhury, K. Vohra, D. Basumatary, P. Pal Desalination
249, 802-808
SCI
Elsevier
2008
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
1.
Koel Saha, Abhishek Maharana, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, Stefano Curcio, Enrico Drioli, Continuous production of bioethanol from sugarcane bagasse and downstream purification using membrane integrated bioreactor, 11th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 29 July to 4 August 2017
Jaya Sikder, Koel Saha, Abhishek Maharana, Sudip Chakraborty, Continuous production and membrane-based purification of bioethanol produced from sugarcane bagasse, International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Biotherapeutics, held at Sathyabama University, Chennai, 8th to 10th March 2017
Koel Saha, Pooja Verma, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, Cellulase immobilization in alginate gel for ease of recycling during hydrolysis of pretreated sugarcane bagasse, International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Biotherapeutics, held at Chennai, 8th to 10th March 2017
Koel Saha, Felipe A.F. Antunes , Guilherme F. D. Peres, Gilda M. Silva, Jaya Sikder, Júlio C. Santos, Silvio S. da Silva, Extraction of lignin from sugarcane bagasse pretreated with alkaline solution and ionic liquid, II workshop do instituto de pesquisaem bioenergia – ipben guaratinguetá , bioenergy, renewable energy and green buildings, held at Sao Paulo, Brazil. 17th March 2016
Uma Maheswari R, Ayan Mondal, Koel Saha, Jaya Sikder, Extraction of Biopolymers from Sugarcane Bagasse using Humic acid , International Conference on Materials, Design and Manufacturing Process, held at Anna University, Chennai, India, 17th to 19th February 2016
Jaya Sikder, Jhilly Dasgupta, Sudip Chakraborty, Removal of reactive red 120 using polymer enhanced ultrafiltration membrane. International Conference on Green Technology for Environmental Pollution Prevention and control (ICGTEPC 2014), held at NIT, Trichy, India. 27th to 29th September 2014.
Jaya Sikder, Debashmita Mondal, Madhubanti Bhattacharya, Removal of Chromium (VI) from tannery effluents by membrane-integrated hybrid treatment process and solid waste minimization, 27th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, held at Philadelphia, USA, 11th to 14th March 2012.
J. Sikder, S. Saha, R. Kumar and P. Pal, Separation and purification of lactic acid: A study on cross-flow nanofiltration as the final down-stream process using different commercial membranes, Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON) – 2009, held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, 27th to 30th December 2009.
Jaya Sikder and Parimal Pal, Membrane-based Process Intensification in organic acid manufacturing industry for waste minimization, First International Conference on Energy Engineering and Eco-balance (ICEEE-2009), held at MITR Maharastra, India, 16th to 18th February 2009
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