Chemical Engineering

Faculty Details

Manisha Bal Assistant Professor
Joined the Institute in July, 2022
mbal[dot]che[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Publication

31

Publications

1

Sponsored Projects

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Consultancy Projects
Education

1

Doctoral Students

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UG Students

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PG Dissertation
Education

PhD, Chemical Engineering (2019)

      Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

 M. Tech, Chemical Engineering (2014)

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

 B. Tech, Chemical Engineering (2012)

West Bengal University of Technology, West Bengal, India

Work Experiences

       Assistant Professor (July, 2022 – Till Date)

       Dept of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India

 

      Postdoctoral Research Associate (April, 2022 – July, 2022)

     

      Plasma Lab, Centre for Sustainable Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

 

      Adhoc Faculty (Sep, 2021 – April, 2022)

  Dept of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India

 Assistant Professor (Aug, 2019– Sep, 2021)

  Dept of Chemical Engineering, MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, India.

 

Research Interest
  •    Air Pollution Control
  •    Flue Gas Treatment   
  •    Computational Fluid Dynamics   
  •    Waste Water Treatment 
  •    Fluidization  
Teachings
Adavanced Mathematical Method in Chemical Engineering (PG)
Unit Operations II (UG)
Unit Operations Lab II (UG)
Process Modelling & Simulations Lab (PG)

UG Students

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PG Students

RAJESH KUMAR

RAJESH KUMAR

B. Tech Duel Degree Student
Nanocellulose synthesis and bioplastic production
RAJESH KUMAR

RAJESH KUMAR

B. Tech Duel Degree Student
Nanocellulose synthesis and bioplastic production

Doctoral Students

PAYAL DAS

PAYAL DAS

Research Scholar
SUSTAINABLE MICROALGAE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATION IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS
PAYAL DAS

PAYAL DAS

Research Scholar
SUSTAINABLE MICROALGAE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATION IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS

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 Green Approach for Extraction of Nanocellulose and its Potential Application in Waste Water Treatment MANISHA BAL Vanusha,Vanishree, Vinay BRC, IIChE Project Grant Sponsored Completed 2021-04-05 2021-09-03

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 Green Approach for Extraction of Nanocellulose and its Potential Application in Waste Water Treatment MANISHA BAL Vanusha,Vanishree, Vinay BRC, IIChE Project Grant Sponsored Completed 2021-04-05 2021-09-03

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
Indexing

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Journals

ID Details Year
2025 1. Modeling and optimization study for microplastic removal from aquatic medium using Chroococcidiopsis species Payal Das , Manisha Bal Chemical Engineering Science SCOPUS Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.121085 2025
2024 2. Exploring nanocellulose's role in revolutionizing the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields Manisha Bal International Journal of Biological Macromolecules SCOPUS Elsevier's https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813024036420 2024
2024 3. Efficacy of exopolysaccharide in dye-laden wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review Sumona Show, Ramisa Akhter, Indrani Paul, Payal Das, Manisha Bal, Riya Bhattacharya, Debajyoti Bose, Amita Mondal, Shouvik Saha, Gopinath Halder Chemosphere SCOPUS https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=kj4LayEAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=kj4LayEAAAAJ:qxL8FJ1GzNcC 2024
2024 4. Advances in ionic liquids: Synthesis, environmental remediation and reusability Lohit Kumar Srinivas Gujjala, Debajyoti Kundu, Deblina Dutta, Ankit Kumar, Manisha Bal, Aman Kumar, Ekta Singh, Rahul Mishra, Sunil Kumar, Dai-Viet N Vo Journal of Molecular Liquids SCOPUS https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732223027034 2024
2023 5. Optimization of effecting parameters for flue gas desulfurization in a self-priming venturi scrubber using response surface methodology Manisha Bal Clean- Soil, Air, Water SCOPUS Wiley,https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/au 2023
2023 6. A critical review on remediation of microplastics using microalgae from aqueous system Payal Das,Manisha Bal Science of The Total Environment 898,166425 SCOPUS https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723050507 2023
2023 7. Performance of Bioremediation Strategy in Waste Lubricating Oil Pollutants: A Review Ipsita Dipamitra Behera Jaydeep Kanungo, Teyaswini Sahoo, Manisha Bal Geomicrobiology Journal SCOPUS Taylor & Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01490451.2023.2245395 2023
2023 8. Development of improved correlations for shell side heat transfer co-efficient in multi-tubular reactors network heat exchanger 14. Caitlyn Chetty, David Lokhat, Manisha Bal, BC Meikap Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 39,101733 SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101733 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451904923000860 2023
2021 9. Removal of Cement Dust Particulates via Fully Submerged Self‐Primed Venturi Scrubber Subhrajit Mukherjee, Amit Verma, Subrata Biswas, Manisha Bal, Bhim Charan Meikap Clean – Soil, Air, Water 2000241 SCIE Willey 2021
2020 10. Calcium and zirconium modified acid activated alumina for adsorptive removal of fluoride: Performance evaluation, kinetics, isotherm, characterization and industrial wastewater treatment Usha Kumari , Hammad Siddiqi , Manisha Bal , B. C. Meikap Advanced Powder Technology 31, 5,2045-2060. SCOPUS Elsevier 2020
2020 11. In depth physiochemical characterization and detailed thermo kinetic study of biomass wastes to analyze its energy potential Hammad Siddiqi, Manisha Bal, Usha Kumari, B. C. Meikap Renewable Energy  148, 756-771. SCOPUS Elsevier 2020
2020 12. Hydrodynamic study and particulate matter removal in a self-priming venturi scrubber Manisha Bal, Ipsita Dipamitra Behera, Usha Kumari, Subrata Biswas, B.C. Meikap Environmental Technology & Innovation 20, 101167 SCOPUS Elsevier 2020
2019 13. Process Optimization Study of Zn2+ Adsorption on Biochar-Alginate Composite Adsorbent by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Subrata Biswas, Manisha Bal, Sushanta Kumar Behera, Tushar Kanti Sen and B. C. Meikap Water 11, 325,1-15 SCOPUS MDPI 2019
2019 14. Design of self-priming venturi scrubber for the simultaneous abatement of HCl gas and particulate matter from the flue gas Manisha Bal, Hammad Siddiqi, Subhrajit Mukherjee, B. C. Meikap Chemical Engineering Research & Design 150, 311-319 SCOPUS Elsevier 2019
2019 15. Control of accidental discharge of radioactive materials by filtered containment venting system: A Review Manisha Bal, Remya Chinnamma Jose, B. C. Meikap Nuclear Engineering and Technology 51, 931-942 SCOPUS Elsevier 2019
2019 16. Modelling and optimization of process variables for HCl gas removal by response surface methodology Manisha Bal, Subrata Biswas, Sushanta Kumar Behera, B. C. Meikap Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 54:4,359-366 SCOPUS Taylor & Francis 2019
2019 17. Removal of HCl gas from off gases using self-priming venturi scrubber Manisha Bal, Tejaswini Thamatam Reddy, B. C. Meikap J of Hazardous Material 364,406–418 SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.10.028 Elsevier 2019
2018 18. Performance evaluation of venturi scrubber for the removal of iodine in filtered containment venting system Manisha Bal, Tejaswini Thamatam Reddy, B. C. Meikap Chemical Engineering Research & Design 138, 158–167 SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2018.08.019 Elsevier 2018
2017 19. Prediction of hydrodynamic characteristics of a venturi scrubber by using CFD simulation Manisha Bal, B. C. Meikap South African J of Chemical Engineering 24,222-231 SCOPUS Elsevier 2017

Conferences

ID Details Year
2023 1.Presented on Revolutionizing Packaging Sustainability: Harnessing Nanocellulose from Watermelon Peel Waste by Abhay Fate, Yash Maheshwari , Shashank Shekhar Tiwari , Manisha Bal at CHEMCON 2023 held at Kolkata Kolkata 2023
2023 2.Presented on Eco-Friendly Nanocellulose Synthesis for Efficient Chloramphenicol Removal from Pharmaceutical Effluent by Payal Das , Manisha Bal at CHEMCON 2023 held in Kolkata Kolkata 2023
2021 3.Presented on Modified nano cellulose as adsorbent in a waste water treatment-review at the “Recent Innovations in Cleaner Technologies” held in MNIT Jaipur, India on 8th-9th March 2021.  MNIT Jaipur, India  2021
2019 4. Presented on "Removal of Air pollutant from the off gases in a Submerged Self Priming Venturi Scrubber" at the “ICCGE -2019”  Milan, Italy organized by CBEES 2019
2019 5. Presented on  <!--[endif]-->Optimization of Process Variables for the Removal of Carbon dioxide from Flue Gas Using a Submerged Self Priming Venturi Scrubber  at the “ICCGE 2019” held at Milan, Italy organized by CBEES. Milan, Italy 2019
2017 6. Presented on Removal of Iodine by Venturi Scrubber in Filtered Containment Venting System  at “ASME Power &Energy Conference-2017” Charlotte Convention centre, Charlotte, USA. 2017
2017 7.   Presented on Performance Study and Model Development for the Removal of Iodine in Venturi Scrubber  “CHEMCON 2017” held at Haldia, West Bengal, India 2017
2016 8. Presented on Removal of Radioactive Material by a Venturi Scrubber at the “CHEMCON 2016” , held at Chennai, India, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE). Chennai,India 2016
2015 9. Presented on  Development of a Computational Model of Venturi Scrubber to Simulate its Performance for Filtered Vented Containment System  at the “International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering-2015”, held at NITK Surathkal, India. Surathkal,Karnataka,India 2015
2013 10.Presented on Hydrodynamics and Coal Particle Segregation in an Air Dense Medium Fluidized Bed  at the “Environment management on coal based thermal power plants in Indian perspective-2013”, held at Kolaghat Engineering College, West Bengal, India Kolaghat Engineering College, West Bengal, India 2013

Books

ID Title

Vikas B. Kabburi and Manisha Bal, “Graphene - Based Nanomaterial Conjugates: Importance, Classification and Applications”, Book name: Sustainable Nanomaterials for Biomedical Engineering Impacts, Challenges, and Future Prospects, ISBN: 9781774911990, AAP, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group),2022.

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Vikas B. Kabburi and Manisha Bal, “Graphene - Based Nanomaterial Conjugates: Importance, Classification and Applications”, Book name: Sustainable Nanomaterials for Biomedical Engineering Impacts, Challenges, and Future Prospects, ISBN: 9781774911990, AAP, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group),2022.

 Manisha Bal, B. C. Meikap, Development of a computational model of venturi scrubber to simulate its performance for filtered vented containment system. Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering, 2016, 247-255 [Springer Publication] 

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 Manisha Bal, B. C. Meikap, Development of a computational model of venturi scrubber to simulate its performance for filtered vented containment system. Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering, 2016, 247-255 [Springer Publication] 

Patents

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Awards and Recognitions

  • Awarded with “Best Paper Presentation Award” at the “ICCGE -2019” held at Milan, Italy organized by CBEES

  • Awarded with "Outstanding Contribution in Review" from "Journal of Hazardous Materials" on Oct, 2018

  • Performance study and model development for the removal of iodine in venturi scrubber " by Tejaswini Thamatam Reddy, Manisha Bal, B. C. Meikap has been awarded as "Best Poster" at the “CHEMCON 2017” held at Haldia, West Bengal, India, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).

Administrative Responsibilities
1.  Warden of  Sarojini Naidu Hall of Residence (Hall-13)  (Dec, 2022 - Till Date)
2.  Member of hostel rules & regulation committee

3. Coodinator of Departmental CHESS comittee

Contact
Dr Manisha Bal
Phone No: +91 8617469078
Email Id: mbal.che@nitdgp.ac.in/ chemmanisha1@gmail.com

Academic Identity

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-470X
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