Dr. Anoop Verma
Professor & Head
Specialization
Waste-water Treatment using Advanced Oxidation Processes
anoop.kumar@thapar.edu
Specialization
Waste-water Treatment using Advanced Oxidation Processes
Biography
Dr. Anoop Verma is working as an Associate Professor at School of Energy and Environment, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India. He completed his B.E. (Chemical Engineering) in 2000, the M.Tech (Env. Sc. & Tech.) in 2004 and Ph.D. degree (Env. Engg.) in 2014. He has executed various R&D projects in the area of waste water treatment using Advanced Oxidation Processes. His research group is actively involved in designing solar reactors employing dual effect of photocatalysis and photo-Fenton for the treatment of real industry effluents. He has been executing research collaborations with foreign universities in terms of joint PhD supervision, joint publications and research projects.
Research Tags/ Areas:
- Advanced Oxidation Technologies using novel composite materials
- Pilot-scale solar reactors for water treatment/disinfection
- Eco-sanitation
- Solid-waste Management
Research Projects
| Funding Agency | Title | Grant Amount | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UGC |
Sonophotocatalytic treatment of wastewater From pharma Industry |
Rs. 1,00,000 |
2008-2010 |
|
AICTE (co-PI) |
Demineralization studies of pesticides using Advanced Oxidation Processes |
Rs. 10, 00,000 |
2009-2011 |
|
DRDO |
Sonophotocatalytic treatment of pesticides over TiO2 photocatalyst using immersion well reactor |
Rs. 4, 00,000 |
2011-2012 |
|
IEI |
Fluidized bed catalytic reactor for the Degradation of Pharmaceutical active compounds (PAH) using batch reactor
|
Rs. 1, 00,000 |
2013-2014 |
Industry Research
| Title | Amount (in Lakhs) | Funding agency |
|
Pilot-scale studies for the removal of color from the tertiary treated trade effluent using Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) |
10.50 |
INDUSTRY SPONSORED: TRIDENT BARNALA |
|
Utilization of secondary sludge of leather industry for bricks/ paver blocks formation |
6.00 |
INDUSTRY SPONSORED: LEATHER INDUSTRY COMPLEX, JALANDHAR |
|
Applications of novel composites for the removal of color from tertiary treated effluent. |
5.00 |
INDUSTRY SPONSORED: SHREYANS, AHMEDGARH |
|
Design and development of graphene derived antimicrobial composite system to resist air and water borne infection in under-developed areas of India |
16.60 |
TIET-CEEMS |
|
Feasibility of using Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) as pre or post treatment option for treating industry waste water: An approach towards reuse of treated trade effluent for the industry |
4.48 |
INDUSTRY SPONSORED: TRIDENT BARNALA |
Consultancy
| Title | Funding agency | Year |
|
Environment Audit of the industry (Air, Water and Solid) |
M/s Punjab chemicals and crops protection Limited, Dera Bassi, Mohali. |
2023 |
|
Water Audit |
M/s Saurav Chemicals Ltd, Dera Bassi, Mohali. |
2021 |
|
Detailed Environment Audit w.r.t to Air, Water and Solid, ETP Adequacy |
ALM Food Products, Dera Bassi, Mohali. |
2023 |
|
Detailed Environment Audit w.r.t to Air, Water and Solid, ETP Adequacy |
M/s Punjab chemicals and crops protection Limited, Lalru, Mohali |
2022 |
|
Air Audit |
M/s Punjab chemicals and crops protection Limited, Lalru, Mohali. |
2022 |
|
Water Audit |
IOAL, Barnala |
2022 |
|
Feasibility Reports |
Rice Mills of the Region |
2021-22 |
|
Audit of Ash Handling |
M/S Nahar Industrial Enetrprise Ltd., Lalru |
2023 |
Membership of Professional Societies
- Life Member of The Indian Society for Technical Education
- Life Member of The Indian Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences (SECAS)
- Fellow member of IEI (membership no. M-146278-9)
Description of Research Interest
Current research envisages the investigation of inexpensive composite materials (Fe-TiO2 composite) incorporating in-situ dual effect by coupling photocatalysis and photo-Fenton for the degradation of pharmaceutical wastewater using waste materials like foundry sand and fly-ash as a substitute for iron source. Scale-up studies (pilot-scale reactors) with these composite materials with nano-catalyst coating for anti-bacterial properties subsequently used for water disinfection studies. Presently, the research groups at Thapar Institute, Patiala are also actively involved in the designing of bioreactors using engineering modifications to enhance fermentative productivity for validating the concept of producing value-added product from community food waste.