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Personal Details
NameDr Balasubramanian Ragunathan
DesignationAssistant Professor
DepartmentPetroleum Engineering, School of Energy Technology
EmailBalasubramanian@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Educational Qualifications
  • M.Tech. (Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Anna University), 2013
  • Ph.D (Production of Biodiesel, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University), 2018
    Professional Affiliation
    Invited talk on "Process Control"
    Awards
    Received Best Presentation award in the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management held in PDEU during 1-2, March, 2024.
    Publications / Articles / Conference
    Articles/Chapters Published in the books
  • 'Algal Fuel Cell', , Feb 2018
  • 'Synthesis and Characterisation of surface functionalized Maghemite Nanoparticle for Biofuel Applications', , Feb 2017
    Published Papers in Journals
  • 'Kinetic and Thermodynamic Investigations of Phenol Removal from Refinery Effluent Using Agricultural Waste and its Activated Carbon', Topics in Catalysis, pp. 1-14, Feb 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-025-02052-9
  • 'Kinetic and Thermodynamic Investigations of Phenol Removal from Refinery Effluent Using Agricultural Waste and its Activated Carbon', Topics in Catalysis, pp. 1-12, Jan 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-025-02052-9
  • 'Application of Biopolymer in Enhanced Oil Recovery – A Review', Gradiva Review Journal, pp. 1093-1101, Jul 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.37897.GRJ.2021.V7I11.21.49998
  • 'Recycling and re-usage of oilfield produced water – A review', Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. 307-313, Nov 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.372
  • 'A systematic review – Chemical EOR using surfactants and polymers', Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. 7220-7223, Mar 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.602
  • 'Application of IOR techniques in fractured basement reservoirs – A case study', Materials Today: Proceedings, pp. 7189-7193, Apr 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.176
  • 'Nano-sulfated zirconia catalyzed biodiesel production from tannery waste sheep fat', Environtal Science and Pollution Research, Feb 2020
  • 'Production of biodiesel from dairy wastewater sludge: A laboratory and pilot scale study', Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, Feb 2018
  • 'Kinetic and thermodynamic studies on the extraction of bio oil from Chlorella vulgaris and the subsequent biodiesel production', Chemical Engineering Communications, Sep 2018
  • 'Conversion of bio-solids (scum) from tannery effluent treatment plant into biodiesel', Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Apr 2018
  • 'Production of Biodiesel from Siluriformes Fish Oil by Trans-Esterification', International Journal of Advanced Technology in Engineering and Science, Nov 2015
    Full Papers in Conference Proceedings
  • 'Characteristic Analysis of Oil Field-Produced Water', 2nd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management, ICAWTM 2023, pp. 303-312, Oct 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5955-2_9
  • 'Membrane Desalination of Waste Water for the Contaminant Removal and Reduction of Fouling', 2nd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management, ICAWTM 2023, pp. 129-140, Oct 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5955-2_20
  • 'Application of IOR techniques in fractured basement reservoirs – A case study', International Conference on Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials, Mar 2022
  • 'A systematic review - Chemical EOR using Surfactants and Polymers ', Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials, Oct 2021
    Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia

  • 'Advancement in Membrane Technology for Water Treatment and Desalination – An Overview', 4 International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management, mar 2025
  • 'A Comprehensive Review of Biodegradable Polymeric Coagulants for Water Treatment ', 4 International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management, mar 2025
  • 'An Overview of Microbial Processes for Sustainable Green Hydrogen Production', 7th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environmental and Sustainable Technologies, jan 2025
  • 'Fly Ash-Derived for the removal of Calcium and Magnesium ions from Hard Water', International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management (ICAWTM-25), mar 2025
  • 'Various methods for Recycling and Reuse of Industrial Wastewater - An overview', 4 International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management, mar 2025
  • 'Treatment of textile effluent by bio-sorption: kinetics and thermodynamic study ', 3rd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2023, mar 2024
  • 'Effectiveness of Various Biosorbent for Industrial Effluent Treatment - A Review', 3rd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2023, mar 2024
  • 'Membrane Desalination of Waste Water for the Contaminant Removal and Reduction of Fouling', 2nd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2023, mar 2023
  • 'Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Cr (VI) Bio-sorption for Tannery Effluent Treatment', 2nd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2023, mar 2023
  • 'Characteristics Analysis of Oil and Gas Industry Wastewater from Bakrol Field', 2nd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2023, mar 2023
  • 'Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies on Removal of Phenol from Stimulated Refinery Effluent', International Conference on Material for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Health - 2023, Dec 2023
  • 'Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Cr (IV) Bio-sorption for Leather Processing Effluent', International Conference on Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunites, Dec 2023
  • 'A Comprehensive Review on Different Treatment Methods of Oilfield Produced Water', 2nd International Conference on Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2023, mar 2023
  • 'A Comprehensive Review on Recycling and Reusage of Oil-field Waste Water', Advances in Water Treatment and Management - 2022, Mar 2022
  • 'Produced Water Treatment Methods - A Review', Sustainable Infrastructure with Smart Technology for Energy and Environmental Management 2022, Mar 2022
  • 'A Comprehensive Review on Application of Biopolymer in Enhanced Oil Recovery', Sustainable Infrastructure with Smart Technology for Energy and Environmental Management 2022, Mar 2022
  • 'Biodiesel Production from Tannery Waste using a Nano Catalyst (Ferric-Manganese Doped Sulphated Zirconia)', ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS (ICACSE), Dec 2018
  • 'Synthesize and Characterisation of surface functionalized Maghemite Nanoparticle for Biofuel Applications', NEW-2017, Feb 2017
  • 'Kinetics and Thermodynamic studies on Extraction and Production of Biodiesel from Microalgas Biomass', CHEMCON 2016, Dec 2016
  • 'Synthesize of Biodiesel from Industrial Waste using Nano Magnetic Catalyst', ICONMERIT - 2016, Mar 2016
  • 'Production of Biodiesel from Siluriformes fish Oil by Trans-Esterification', International Conference on Technologies for Sustainability - Engineering, Information Technology, Management and the Environment, Nov 2015