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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान
CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute
Dr. Sourja Ghosh
Principal Scientist and Associate Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
Leader, Membrane and Separation Technology Division
Contact Information:
Phone: (033) 2322 3468
Fax: +91-33-24730957
E-mail: sourja@cgcri.res.in
Dr. Sourja Ghosh
Dr. Ghosh joined CSIR-CGCRI on 21.04.2005Professional Career
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Position held |
Organization |
Duration |
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Principal Scientist |
CSIR-CGCRI |
21.04.2016-till date |
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Senior Scientist |
CSIR-CGCRI |
21.04.2012-20.04.2016 |
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Scientist |
CSIR-CGCRI |
21.04.2008–20.04.2012 |
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Junior Scientist |
CSIR-CGCRI |
21.04.2005-20.04.2008 |
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Lecturer |
Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata |
July, 2004 – March, 2005 |
Education
| Degree | Discipline | University; Year |
|---|---|---|
| B.E | Chemical Engineering | R.E College, Durgapur |
| M.E | Chemical Engineering | Jadavpur University |
| Ph.D | Chemical Engineering | IIT, Kharagpur |
Patents filed / Granted
Summary: Indian Patents: Applied–2
- Excellent paper award, 6th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, 2016.
- Best paper awards (oral and poster): 8 nos. in International and National Conferences
- Invited lectures: 6 nos.
- Mentorship in Women Scientist project (DST): 2 nos.
Research Interest
Water and wastewater treatment with special references to ceramic membrane development and applications, membrane bioreactor and photobioreactor, membrane contactor, CO2 sequestration, biomass and biofuel generation.
Notable Research Contribution
- Development of ecofriendly process using low cost ceramic membranes for treatment and recycling of toxic and hazardous industrial effluents.
- Ceramic membrane based photobioreactor process for microalgal biomass and biofuel generation with enhanced CO2 sequestration.
Selected Publications
Summary:
SCI Journals: 50
Conference Proceedings: 80
Book Chapters: 5
Summary:
SCI Journals: 50
Conference Proceedings: 80
Book Chapters: 5
Selected papers:
- Utilization of multi-metal laden spent biosorbent for removal of glyphosate herbicide from aqueous solution and its mechanism elucidation, Ramrakhiani, S. Ghosh*, A.K. Mandal, S. Majumdar, Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier) 361 (2019) 1063–1077. (Impact factor: 8.35)
- Immobilization of tannery industrial sludge in ceramic membrane preparation and hydrophobic surface modification for application in atrazine remediation from water, Mukherjee, S. Kar, A. Mandal, S. Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, Journal of the European Ceramic Society (Elsevier) 39 (2019) 3235–3246. (Impact factor: 4.03)
- Synthesis of ceramic ultrafiltration membrane and application in membrane bioreactor process for pesticide remediation from wastewater, D. Mukherjee, P. Bhattacharya, A. Jana, S. Bhattacharya, S. Sarkar, Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, S. Swarnakar, Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Elsevier) 116 (2018) 22–33. (Impact factor: 4.38)
- Ceramic membrane-based ultrafiltration combined with adsorption by waste derived biochar for textile effluent treatment and management of spent biochar, Santra, L. Ramrakhiani, S. Kar, S. Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering (Springer) (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-020-00520-w. (Impact factor: 2.18)
- Industrial waste derived biosorbent for toxic metal remediation: Mechanism studies and spent biosorbent management, L. Ramrakhiani, A. Halder, A. Majumder, A.K. Mandal, S. Majumdar, Ghosh*, Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier) 308 (2017) 1048–1064. (Impact factor: 8.35)
Current Projects (as Principal Investigator):
- Membrane based prototype development for higher yield of microalgal biomass and biofuel using industrial waste resources (DBT), 2019-2022
- Development of membrane-based methods to improve the recovery of pure water and valuable products from the waste (DST), 2019-2022
- Development of ceramic membrane based process for treatment and recycling of textile effluent towards zero discharge concept (DST), 2016-2019.
- Process development for tannery wastewater treatment involving membrane bioreactor (MBR) process integrated with micro-algal bioremediation (DBT), 2017-2020.
PhD Supervision:
Summary: 9; 4-awarded, 1 submitted, 4-on-going
Summary: 9; 4-awarded, 1 submitted, 4-on-going
M.Tech. Thesis Supervision: 5,
M.Sc. Thesis Supervision: 3
Last Updated on July 1, 2021
