M.Tech. (Chemical Plant Design & Fabrication), IIT Kharagpur, India
B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons.), Narendrapur Ramkrisna Mission Residential College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Work Experiences
Institute Research Scholar: Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal
1989 -1993
Research Associate (CSIR): Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT-Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal
1993-1994
Lecturer : Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.A.Technological University, Lonere
Dist.-Raigad, Maharashtra-402103
1994-1998
Assistant Professor : Department of Petrochemical Engineering, Dr. B.A.Technological University, Lonere
Dist.-Raigad, Maharashtra-402103,
1998-2007
Professor : Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Durgapur, Durgapur-713209
Since 2007
Research Interest
Multiphase Flow, Slurry Flow Modelling.
Projects
Title
Investigator
Co-investigator
Sponsered Agency
Duration
Status
Development of Flow Modeling Laboratory
K.C.Ghanta
DST FIST
2008-2013
Completed
Studies on Rheology of Coal and Mineral Ores in Water
K.C.Ghanta
AICTE
2000-2002
Completed
Treatment of Coke-oven Waste water using Hybrid Technology
K.C.Ghanta
S DUTTA
IICHE
2013-2014
Completed
Phyco-remediation of Cyanide from Coke-oven Wastewater and CO2 Sequestration from Waste gas using a Mixed Consortium of Green Algae and Cyanobacteria: An integrated approach
S DUTTA
K C GHANTA
DST
2014-2017
Completed
Teachings
Subjects taught (UG)
Environmental Engg., Mass Transfer Operations, Process Instrumentation, Chemical Reaction Engg., Chemical, Process Calculations,
Chemical Engineering Mathematics, Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Transport Phenomena and Optimization Techniques
Heat Transfer enhancement in a Finned Double Pipe Heat Exchanger using ANSYS FLUENT
Souradeep Bhowmik
(Completed)
Heat Transfer enhancement in a Finned Double Pipe Heat Exchanger using ANSYS FLUENT
Sriparna Saha
(Completed)
Flow Characteristics Studies of Slurry by using CFD
Sriparna Saha
(Completed)
Flow Characteristics Studies of Slurry by using CFD
Dipika Sinha
(Completed)
CFD Simulation of Bubbly Two Phase Flow in Horizontal Pipes
Dipika Sinha
(Completed)
CFD Simulation of Bubbly Two Phase Flow in Horizontal Pipes
Atanu Kr. Paul
(Completed)
Study of Slurry Rheology and pressure Drop with and without additives
Atanu Kr. Paul
(Completed)
Study of Slurry Rheology and pressure Drop with and without additives
Sagar Dnyaneshwar Pimple
(Completed)
Rheology and Transport Study of Coal-Water Slurry
Sagar Dnyaneshwar Pimple
(Completed)
Rheology and Transport Study of Coal-Water Slurry
Sateesh Kr. Ravutu
(Completed)
Hydrodynamic Study of Slurry Flow in Pipeline
Sateesh Kr. Ravutu
(Completed)
Hydrodynamic Study of Slurry Flow in Pipeline
Mattaparthi V krishna
(Completed)
Studies on Rheological & Transport Characteristics of Coal-water slurry
Mattaparthi V krishna
(Completed)
Studies on Rheological & Transport Characteristics of Coal-water slurry
Ponnala Rambabu
(Completed)
Removal of Hexavalent Chromium using Immobilized Cyanobacteria
Ponnala Rambabu
(Completed)
Removal of Hexavalent Chromium using Immobilized Cyanobacteria
Dipjyoti Roy
(Completed)
Hydrodynamic Studies on Two-phase Flow in Horizontal and inclined Pipeline using ANSYS FLUENT
Dipjyoti Roy
(Completed)
Hydrodynamic Studies on Two-phase Flow in Horizontal and inclined Pipeline using ANSYS FLUENT
Shilpi Chatterjee
(Ongoing)
Hydrodynamic and Thermal Study of Flow through Micro Channel
Shilpi Chatterjee
(Ongoing)
Hydrodynamic and Thermal Study of Flow through Micro Channel
Pabitra Mishra
(Completed)
Hydrodynamic Studies of Two Phase flow
Pabitra Mishra
(Completed)
Hydrodynamic Studies of Two Phase flow
Rahul Kumar
(Ongoing)
Flow through Micro-channel
Rahul Kumar
(Ongoing)
Flow through Micro-channel
Rahul Mishra
(Completed)
Hydrodynamics and Erosion Studies for Flow of Particulate Slurries
Rahul Mishra
(Completed)
Hydrodynamics and Erosion Studies for Flow of Particulate Slurries
Ganta Upendar
(Completed)
Phycoremediation of Cyanide and CO2 Sequestration Using Algae - An Integrated Approach
Ganta Upendar
(Completed)
Phycoremediation of Cyanide and CO2 Sequestration Using Algae - An Integrated Approach
Sandip Lahiri
(Completed)
Study on Slurry Flow Modeling In Pipeline
Sandip Lahiri
(Completed)
Study on Slurry Flow Modeling In Pipeline
Padma Seragadam
(Ongoing)
Bioremoval of Heavy Metals from Industrial Effluent using Algae and Cyanobacteria
Padma Seragadam
(Ongoing)
Bioremoval of Heavy Metals from Industrial Effluent using Algae and Cyanobacteria
Sudhangshu Mishra
(Ongoing)
Hydrodynamics and Thermal studies for Flow of Particulate Slurries
Sudhangshu Mishra
(Ongoing)
Hydrodynamics and Thermal studies for Flow of Particulate Slurries
Prantik Mondal
(Ongoing)
Hydrodynamic and Thermal Study on Two-Phase Flow
Prantik Mondal
(Ongoing)
Hydrodynamic and Thermal Study on Two-Phase Flow
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
Phyco-remediation of Cyanide from Coke-oven Wastewater and CO2 Sequestration from Waste gas using a Mixed Consortium of Green Algae and Cyanobacteria: An integrated approach
S DUTTA
K C GHANTA
DST
Sponsored
Completed
2014
2017
2
Treatment of Coke-oven Waste water using Hybrid Technology
K.C.Ghanta
S DUTTA
IICHE
Sponsored
Completed
2013
2014
3
Development of Flow Modeling Laboratory
K.C.Ghanta
DST FIST
Sponsored
Completed
2008
2013
4
Studies on Rheology of Coal and Mineral Ores in Water
K.C.Ghanta
AICTE
Sponsored
Completed
2000
2002
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
Phyco-remediation of Cyanide from Coke-oven Wastewater and CO2 Sequestration from Waste gas using a Mixed Consortium of Green Algae and Cyanobacteria: An integrated approach
S DUTTA
K C GHANTA
DST
Sponsored
Completed
2014
2017
2
Treatment of Coke-oven Waste water using Hybrid Technology
K.C.Ghanta
S DUTTA
IICHE
Sponsored
Completed
2013
2014
3
Development of Flow Modeling Laboratory
K.C.Ghanta
DST FIST
Sponsored
Completed
2008
2013
4
Studies on Rheology of Coal and Mineral Ores in Water
1. Sequestration of CO2 using microorganisms and evaluation of their potential to synthesize biomolecules. Avnish Nitin Mistry, Ganta Upendar, Sunita Singh, Jitamanyu Chakrabarty, Gautam Bandyopadhyay, Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Susmita Dutta Separation Science and Technology
55 (2) Pages 332-345
SCI
Taylor & Francis
2020
2019
2. Biomitigation of CO2 and extraction of biomolecules using Leptolyngbya sp. Upendar Ganta, Abhilasha Rai, Sunita Singh, Jitamanyu Chakrabarty, Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Susmita Dutta Journal of Environmental Engineering
145 (6)
SCI
American Society of Civil Engineers
2019
2019
3. Experimental and Numerical Prediction of Slurry Flow in Pipe: A Review. Mishra. R, Ghanta. K.C, Mullick. A.N, and Sinha. S.L International Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Research
46(2), 167-185
Others
Begell House Inc.
2019
2019
4. Treatment of coke oven effluent using copper impregnated activated carbon: experiment and modeling Sabyasachi Pramanik, Farhan Ahamed, Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Susmita Dutta Indian Chemical Engineer
61 (4) Pages 342-360
SCI
Taylor & Francis
2019
2019
5. A cost-effective approach for abatement of cyanide using iron-impregnated activated carbon: kinetic and equilibrium study Shelja Agarwal, Sabyasachi Pramanick, Sheik Ajanur Rahaman, Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Susmita Dutta Applied Water Science
9 (4) pp 74
SCI
Springer International Publishing
2019
2018
6. Phycoremediation of cyanide from coke-oven wastewater using cyanobacterial consortium S Sen, K Bhardwaj, S Guha Thakurta, J Chakrabarty, KC Ghanta, S Dutta International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
15 (10) Pages 2151-2164
SCI
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2018
2018
7. Sequestration of carbon dioxide and production of biomolecules using cyanobacteria Ganta Upendar, Sunita Singh, Jitamanyu Chakrabarty, Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Susmita Dutta, Abhishek Dutta Journal of environmental management
218 Pages 234-244
SCI
Academic Press
2018
2018
8. Carbon Dioxide Biofixation using Microorganisms and Assessment of Biofuel Production Ganta Upendar, Avnish N Mistry, Rituparna Das, Sohini Guha Thakurata, Jitamanyu Chakrabarty, Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Susmita Dutta Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
37 (5) Pages 1594-1600
SCI
Willey
2018
2017
9. Numerical prediction of flow behavior and erosion prediction of coal water and copper ore water slurries Mishra. R, Ghanta. K.C, Mullick. A.N, and Sinha. S.L Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems
9(14), 2368-2388.
SCOPUS
Institute of Advanced Scientific Research
2017
2016
10. Numerical prediction of flow behavior of coal water and copper ore water slurries Mishra. R, Ghanta. K.C, Mullick. A.N, and Sinha. S.L International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
5 (6)
SCOPUS
IJENS
2016
2010
11. Slurry flow modeling by CFD SK Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly
16(4), 295-308
SCI
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
2010
2010
12. Artificial neural network model with parameter tuning assisted by genetic algorithm technique: study of critical velocity of slurry flow in pipeline Sandip K Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
5 (5) pp 763-777
SCI
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2010
2010
13. Development of a hybrid support vector machine and genetic algorithm model for regime identification of slurry transport in pipelines Sandip Kumar Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
5 (6) pp 847-861
SCI
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2010
2010
14. Regime identification of slurry transport in pipelines: A novel modelling approach using ANN & differential evolution Sandip Kumar Lahiri, KC Ghanta Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
16 (4) pp 329-343
SCI
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
2010
2009
15. Hybrid Support Vector Regression and Genetic Algorithm Technique – A Novel Approach in Process Modeling Sandip K Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Product and Process Modeling
4(1), Article 4
SCOPUS
De Gruyter
2009
2009
16. Genetic algorithm tuning improves artificial neural network models: The technique is illustrated by predicting hold-up of slurry flow in pipelines SK Lahiri, KC Ghanta Hydrocarbon processing (International ed.)
88 (1)
SCI
Hydrocarbon processing
2009
2009
17. Hybrid Support Vector Regression and Genetic Algorithm Technique – A Novel Approach in Process Modeling Sandip K Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Product and Process Modeling
4(1), Article 4
SCI
De Gruyter
2009
2009
18. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of solid-liquid slurry flow The resulting model's predictions showed reasonably good agreement with the experimental data SK Lahiri, KC Ghanta HYDROCARBON PROCESSING
88 (4) pp 99-104
SCI
GULF PUBL CO
2009
2009
19. Development of a hybrid artificial neural network and genetic algorithm model for regime identification of slurry transport in pipelines Sandip K Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Product and Process Modeling
4 (1)
SCI
De Gruyter
2009
2009
20. Support vector regression with parameter tuning assisted by differential evolution technique: Study on pressure drop of slurry flow in pipeline Sandip Kumar Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Korean journal of chemical engineering
26 (5) pp 1175-1185
SCI
Springer US
2009
2009
21. Hybrid support vector regression and genetic algorithm technique-a novel approach in process modeling Sandip K Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly/CICEQ
15 (2) pp 103-117
SCI
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly/CICEQ
2009
2009
22. A support vector classification method for regime identification of slurry transport in pipelines: Statistical analysis showed the proposed solution has an average … SK Lahiri, KC Ghanta Hydrocarbon processing (International ed.)
88 (8)
SCI
Hydrocarbon processing (International ed.)
2009
2008
23. Artificial Neural Network Model with Parameter Tuning Assisted by Differential Evolution Technique: Study of Pressure Drop of Slurry Flow in Pipeline SK Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Product and Process Modeling
3 (1)
SCI
De Gruyter
2008
2008
24. Development of an artificial neural network correlation for prediction of hold-up of slurry transport in pipelines SK Lahiri, KC Ghanta Chemical engineering science
63 (6) pp 1497-1509
SCI
Pergamon
2008
2008
25. Prediction of Pressure drop of Slurry Flow in Pipeline by Hybrid Support Vector Regression and Genetic Algorithm Model Lahiri S.K and Ghanta K.C Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
16(6), 841-848
SCI
Elsevier
2008
2008
26. The Support Vector Regression with the parameter tuning assisted by a differential evolution technique: Study of the critical velocity of a slurry flow in a pipeline SK Lahiri, Kartik Chandra Ghanta Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
14 (3) pp 191-203
SCI
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
2008
2008
27. Minimize power consumption in slurry transport S.K.Lahiri, K.C.Ghanta Hydrocarbon Processing
87(12), 112-118
SCI
Hydrocarbon processing
2008
1999
28. Pressure Drop Prediction in Hydraulic Transport of Bi-dispersed Particles of Coal and Copper Ore in Pipeline, Ghanta, K.C. and N.K. Purohit Canadian J. Chemical Engineering
77(1),127-131
SCI
Wiley
1999
1997
29. Friction Factor for Flow of Bingham Plastics in Pipes Das, G., Ghanta, K.C., Mitra, A.K. and N.K.Purohit Indian Chemical Engineer
Sec. A, 39(2), T42-T45,
SCI
Taylor and Francis Inc.
1997
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
2020
1.Bioremediation of Hexavalent Chromium from Wastewater Using Bacteria-A Green Technology
International Conference on Water, Energy, and Environmental Sustainability 2020 (WEES 2020), National Institute of Technology Durgapur
2020
2019
2.Modelling and Optimization of cyanide and phenol removal from synthetic wastewater using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)
National Symposium on Waste Management and Resource Circulation (NSWMRC – 2019), NIT Durgapur.
2019
2018
3.Bioremediation of Thiocyanate from Coke-Oven Wastewater Using a Novel Cyanobacterial Strain and Synthesis of Biomolecules
2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications (ICGEA), Singapore
2018
2016
4.Carbon dioxide (CO2) Sequestration using Microalgae and Assessment of biofuel Production
3 day National Conference on Recent Developments in Chemistry (RDC), Durgapur
2016
2007
5.Computational Technique to Predict Velocity and Concentration Profile for Solid-Liquid Slurry Flow in pipeline, HYDROTRANSPORT 17,
8-10 MAY
South Africa
2007
2006
6.Velocity Profile of a Packed Bed for a Single Phase Liquid flow- A CFD Modeling
GNFC Township,. Narmadanagar, Gujrat
2006
2004
7.Pressure drop of multisized particulate slurries, Presented in CHEMCON-2004, 27-30th December
Mumbai
2004
2004
8.A Search for Novel Method, Presented in CHEMCON-2004, 27-30th December
Mumbai
2004
2003
9.An Efficient Method of Data Prediction, Presented in CHEMCON-2003, 19-22nd December, 2003
Bhubaneswar
2003
2003
10.Rheological Characteristics of Magnetite Ore Suspension in Aqueous CMC Solution, Presented in CHEMCON-2003, 19-22nd December Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
2003
2002
11.Effect of Particle Size Distribution (PSD) on the Viscosity of Suspension of Bi-dispersed Particles, Presented and published in HYDROTRANSPORT 15 held on 3-5th June 2002, organized by BHRA.
Banff, CANADA
2002
2000
12.A Study on Phenol Removal Using INDION-1014 MN Resin, Proceedings of the IIChE Congress, Vol 2, pp she71-74
Kolkata
2000
2000
13.An Efficient Use of Amberlite XAD-4 Resin for Phenol Removal, Proceedings of the IIChE Congress, Vol 2, pp she47-50,
Kolkata
2000
1998
14.The Effect of Drag Reducing Agent on the Flow Characteristics of Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluid-Presented in CHEMCON-98
Osmania University, A.P.
1998
1997
15.Application of Neural Networks to an Esterification Process, Proceedings of the IIChE Golden Jubilee Congress, Vol 2, pp 1019-1029
IIT Delhi
1997
1996
16.Effect of Particle Size Distribution on the Rheology of Coal-Water and Chalcopyrite-water Suspension-Presented in CHEMCON-96.
Ankleswar, Gujrat
1996
Books
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Patents
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Awards and Recognitions
Life member of IICHE( LM 9765)
Life member of ISTE (LM 33763)
EC member of IE (I), Durgapur Local Centre (2014-2018)
Chairman, IE (I), Durgapur Local Centre (2018-2020)
Fellow of IE (I) since 2017 (F-120987-2)
Member, BOS, MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi, Pune, as Nominee, Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University
Administrative Responsibilities
Nodal officer (Finance) of World Bank funded project TEQIP I (2007-2009)
Chairman, Transport & Accommodation Committee, (2017-2019)
Chairman, Staff promotion committee (2017)
Chairman, Continuing Education (Since 2018)
Co-ordinator, World Bank funded project TEQIP III (Since 2018)
Convener, Disciplinary Committee (Since 2018)
Contact
Mobile : +91-9434788020 Email : kartik.ghanta@che.nitdgp.ac.in
Miscellaneous
Short Term Courses/Workshop /Training/ SERC School attended
Short Term Course on Recent Advances in Water and Waste Water Treatment, Organized by School of water Sciences, Cranfield University, U.K. for Ion Exchange India at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere on 5th to 9th April, 1999.
Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights, Organized by Dr. B.A.Technological University, Lonere and Sponsored by MHRD, New Delhi at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere on 17th to 21st April, 2000.
Short Term Course on Sludge Treatment and Membrane Technology, Organized by Dr. B.A.Technological University, Lonere, and School of water Sciences, Cranfield University, U.K. at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere on 16th to 25th January, 2001.
4. SERC school onInterfacial Fluid Dynamics Sponsored by DST and conducted by Dept. of Chemical Engineering of IISc, Bangalore held during 22-27th September, 2003.
5. SERC school on Modeling and Optimization for Performance enhancement in Process Engineering Sponsored by DST and conducted by NCl, Pune held during 19-22nd January, 2004.
6. Management Development Programme on Procurement under TEQIP conducted by NIFM, Faridabad, during 8-13th March, 2004.
7.Management Development Programme on Financial Management under TEQIP conducted by NIFM, Faridabad, during 21-23rd April, 2004.
8. Introductory Fluent and Gambit Training conducted by FLUENT India Pvt. Ltd., during 29th August to 1st September, 2005.
9.Management Capacity and Vision Development conducted by IIT-Bombay, during 16-18th November, 2005.
10. Management Capacity and Vision Development conducted by NITIE-Mumbai, during 2-4th August, 2006.
Special Training
Undertaken training on teaching method ‘Synergogy’ .
Imparted training on Waste Water Treatment at Cranfield University, U.K. for 10 weeks under Higher Education Link Programme of The British Council with Dr. B.A.T.University, Lonere, India.
Other Significant Information
Played key role in the planning and infrastructural development of the University under TEQIP I
Academic Council Member of Dr. B.A.T.University from 1998 to 2002 and 2005-2007
Library Committee member of Dr. B.A.T.University
Visited Imperial College of London, University of Swansea, U.K. and University of Twente, Netherland.
Worked in Collaboration with BARC, Trombay; NCL, Pune and CLRI, Madras
Worked as consultant of EBPL and Kesar Petroproducts Ltd. of Maharashtra
Courses Conducted
1. Two days National Refresher course on Recent Advances in Environment Management during 27-28th January, 2006 at Dr. B.A.T.University, Lonere, M.S.
2.Two days workshop on Energy Conservation and Auditing in Chemical Process Industries during 15-16th December, 2006 at Dr. B.A.T.University, Lonere, M.S.
3. Five days Short Term Course on Zero Discharge: Recent Advancement and Sustainability during 30.9.16 to 4.10.16.
4. Five days workshop on Process Modelling and Simulation using AspenPlus and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Process Industries during
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