Sirisha Nallakukkala
B.Tech , M.S, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department Of Chemical Engineering
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Sirisha Nallakukkala, Assistant professor at Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar college of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Chennai. Have published 12 peer-reviewed journal papers, 8 conference papers, and 6 book chapters and a book.
Qualification
- B.Tech (Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, 2005)
- M.S (McNeese State University, Louisiana, USA, 2007)
- Ph.D(Univeristi Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, 2023)
Teaching Experience
- Have 9 years of teaching experience in chemical engineering, across various premier institutes during which I have taught a wide range of subjects and guided students. My focus has been on delivering conceptually strong and application-oriented education by integrating modern ICT tools into my teaching. I strive to make learning interactive, engaging, and aligned with industry trends, ensuring students are well-prepared for their professional journeys.
Industrial Experience
- Worked for 3.5 years at Dynamic Industries, Louisiana in EPCM
- Gas hydrate application, resource recovery, kinetics, separation techniques, machine learning in process engineering, optimization, wastewater treatment and phase behaviour.
- Evaluation of filter-based gas hydrate desalination process using green biodegradable promoter.
- CO2 and Natural gas hydrate-based produced water desalination
- Nallakukkala, S. et al., (2021). Kinetic and isothermal investigations in elimination of iron metal from the aqueous mixture by using natural adsorbent. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 18(7), 1761-1772 (IF 3.51)
- Nallakukkala, S., et al., (2021). Seawater and produced water treatment via gas hydrate. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(2), 105053. (IF 7.96)
- Nallakukkala, S. et al., (2022). Suitable Binary and Ternary Thermodynamic Conditions for Hydrate Mixtures of CH4, CO2, and C3H8 for Gas Hydrate-Based Applications. ACS omega, 7(13), 10877-10889. (IF 3.5).
- Nallakukkala, S. et al., (2022). Gas Hydrate-Based Heavy Metal Ion Removal from Industrial Wastewater: A Review. Water, 14(7), 1171. (IF 3.628).
- Nallakukkala, S. et al., (2023). Desalination of produced water via CO2+ C3H8 hydrate formation. Separation and Purification Technology, 315, 123711. (IF 9.13).
- Nallakukkala, S. et al., (2024). Desalination of produced water via carbon dioxide hydrate using a filter-based hydrate desalination reactor. Separation and Purification Technology, 332, 125849 (IF 9.13).
- Gas hydrate desalination system United States Patent US11912588
Book
Gas Hydrate in Water Treatment: Technological, Economic, and Industrial Aspects (1st ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-86614-5
Chapters
- Hydrate Promoters in Gas Hydrate-based Desalination (2022).
- Modeling of Seawater Desalination by Gas Hydrate Method (2022).
- Standard Analytical Techniques for Analysis of Wastewater Waste Brine Management (2022).
- Machine Learning for Scale Deposition in Oil and Gas (2023).
- Vegan leather from microorganisms and agricultural waste: Exploring sustainable and cruelty-free alternatives (2023).
- Graduate Academic Scholarship to pursue ME in chemical engineering in the USA.
- Graduate Research Assistant to pursue PhD at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
- Bronze medal in 47th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX) held at UTP for the project “Hydrate based desalination of seawater” held in October 2021, Malaysia.
- Best Research Paper Award at 1st International Conference on Applied Research and Engineering ICARAE2021 for the paper titled ” Influence of Water Volume on CO2 Hydrate-based Desalination of Brine Solution held on 26-28 November 2021 at Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
- Gold medal in virtual research and innovation exhibition UniMAP (EREKA) 2022 for the project “A gas hydrate process for high salinity water treatment” held in March 2022, Malaysia
- Bronze medal at Malaysia Technology Expo 2023 for the project “Innovative CO2 Hydrate-Based Desalination Technology” held on 16-18 March 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)