Anuradda Ganesh

Anuradda Ganesh

aganesh@iitb.ac.in

Academic Background:

  • B. E degree(Chemical Engg.) from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1984
  • Doctoral degree from IIT Delhi in 1990.

Contact Address:

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai 400 076, India.

Phone (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7886
Phone (Internal(R)) : 8886
Office room no: ME 314
Fax: (0091 22) 2576 4890


http://www.ese.iitb.ac.in/ESE_old/people/faculty/ag.html

Research Interest:

  • Thermo chemical conversion of biomass
  • Biomass characterization
  • Charcoal and active carbon manufacturing process
  • Alternate fuels in engines
  • Fluidized bed combustion
  • Waste (solid and liquid) to Energy
  • Energy Management
  • Value added chemicals from biomass liquids
  • Reduction in emissions from engines

Courses Offered:

  • Waste to Energy
  • Non-Conventional Energy Sources
  • Energy Management
  • Biomass Energy System
  • Internal Combustion Engines and heat transfer
  • Fuel and Combustion

List of Publications:

  1. Rajesh N. Patel, Santanu Bandyopadhyay and Anuradda Ganesh, "Extraction of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) Nute Shell Liquid using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide", Biomass and Bioenergy, v97 (6), pp847-853, 2006.
  2. Piyali Das and Anuradda Ganesh, "Carbon Nano-chains from Cashewnut Shell- a Novel Route", International Congress of Nanotechnology 2005, October 31-November 4, 2005 San Francisco USA.
  3. Anuradda Ganesh and Rangan Banerjee, "Biomass pyrolysis for power generation-potential technology", RENEWABLE ENERGY, v 22, pp 9-14, 2001(selected paper from World Renewable Energy Congress-1999)
  4. K Raveendran and Anuradda Ganesh, "Adsorption characteristics and pore-development of biomass pyrolysis char", FUEL, v-77,n-7, pp. 769-781, 1998
  5. Principal Investigator for- Pyrolysis of solid waste including agro waste for oil to be used for energy purposes. (Sponsored by AICTE--- under Career Award for young Teachers-1998)
  6. K Raveendran and Anuradda Ganesh, `Heating value of biomass and biomass pyrolysis products' , FUEL, v-75, n-15, pp1715- 1720, 1996