Department of Chemical Technology

Departmental Profile: Department of Chemical Technology was established in 1994 with the financial assistance from Government of Maharashtra. The main objective of the department is to offer opportunity to students for acquiring knowledge and skill in the field of chemical engineering & technologies required by chemical and allied industries to develop their promising career.

Vision:
Highly committed to offer opportunity to students for acquiring knowledge, excellence in Research , innovation and skill in the field of chemical engineering and technologies required by chemical and allied industries to develop their promising career

Mission:
To Provide a high-quality education experience and research in specialized areas of Chemical Technology for the benefit of society through problem solving competencies

Special Features:
=> ‘A’ Grade to the Department by Directorate , Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra.
=> International and National level collaborations
=> Linkage with industries and other institutions.
=> Awarding winning faculty with international exposure
=> Renewable Energy Park
=> Gold medals by Industries for department.
=> Funding from UGC and Government Agencies under schemes such as major research projects, Special Assistance => Programe (SAP), Funds for Infrastructure Development (FIST), MODROB by AICTE, Innovative Programe etc.

Courses

Course Name	Duration	Intake	Admiss. Criteria	Course Structure	Fee Schedule	Syllabus
B.Tech (Chemical Technology) Food Technology Pulp & Paper Technology Oil & Paint Technology Petrochemical Technology	4 Yrs	15 for each Technology	After HSSC. The admission is made by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra through State level common admission procedure based on Entrance Examination merit. The course has approval of All India Council for Technical Education ( AICTE ) , New Delhi.	Click Here	B.Tech Ist.Yr	Direction No. 21 to 23 B Tech Sem I to VIII X of 2020
M.Tech (Chemical Technology) in Membrane and Separation Technology under Innovative Scheme of UGC and Approved by AICTE, New Delhi.	2 Yrs	10	The eligibility for admission to the course is Graduate in Chemical Engineering or Chemical Technology. The admission is made by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra through State level common admission procedure based on GATE Score.	Click Here	M.Tech- I st.Yr
Ph.D. in Chemical Technology	Students pursue Ph.D. degree through research in thrust areas using research facilities of the department.	-

Facilities

Research facilities in the department :- Major Equipments are
Research facilities available in the Department

SN	Name of Equipments	Modal/Make
1	FTIR Spectrophotometer	Bucker Alpha II
2	UV-VIS Spectrophotometer	1800 Shimadzu, Japan
3	Batch Fermentator	Sartorius, Germany
4	Oil seed Analyzer	Insta Lab, India
5	Membrane  Bioreactor	NAPRO Scientific India
6	MF/UF/NF/RO Membrane Plant	Permionics, India
7	Gas Phase Analyzer	NAPRO Scientific India
8	Densitometer	DMA-35 Austria
9	Conductivity meter	Metrohm, Switzerland
10	pH Meter	Metrohm, Switzerland
11	Digital Balance	Sartorius, Germany
12	Refractometer	Atago, Japan
13	Viscometer	Fungilab, Spain
14	Digital Bomb Calorimeter
15	Nano fluid interferometer	NF-10 Mittal,  India
16	NIR analyzer	Insta Lab-700
17	Multi frequency ultrasonic interferometer	M-81s India
18	Microscope	CH201
19	Lavibond Tintometer	England
20	Brook field Viscometer	LVDV I Prime
21	Automatic titration	Systronic, India
22	Bursting strength tester
23	Tensil strength Tester
24	ISO Brightness tester
25	Satflow slice crosflow system
26	Micro ultra filtration system	Permionics, India
27	Biostat B Plus Mo enrichment	Reland, UK
28	Folding Endurance Tester
29	Film Applicator
30	Cascade CSTR	K C Engg. India
31	Single effect evaporator
32	Solid liquid extractor	K C Engg. India
33	Stiffness Tester taber Type	Tappi Std, India
34	Soxoplus four place automatic solvent extraction system
35	Semi automatic sheet former
36	Smoothness & Porosity Tester
37	Membrane Reactor
38	Membrane Casting system
39	Membrane Reactor lab scale bioreactor
40	Calendering Machine
41	Integrated Lab Scale pilot System
42	Petrol Engine Test Rig	Honda, India
43	Fibre plus automatic fibre extraction system
44	Fraction Distillation Assembly sieve plate	K C Engg. India
45	Aerobic Digester Reactor vessel	K C Engg. India
46	Thickener	K C Engg. India
47	Universal Testing Machine	Enkay, India
48	Extraction Unit	K C Engg. India
49	Distillation Column	K C Engg. India
50	Fluidsed Bed Reactor	K C Engg. India
51	Fluidsed Bed Dryer	K C Engg. India
52	Multiprocessor control Trainer PC based	K C Engg. India
53	Refrigerated constant water Bath	Genaxy
54	Pervaportion set up
55	Plate Type Heat Exchanger System	K C Engg. India
56	BOD Incubator	Tempo, India
57	Orbital Shaking Incubator	Walometra, India
58	ICE Making Machine	Duncool, India
59	Precision Thickness Micrometer
60	Lab Base Micro Oven	HBS Technology
61	Dropwise & Filmwise condensation App	K C Engg. India
62	Membrane Gas Separation System	Napro, India
	Computational tools/Software
	Gaussian 09 Stimulation Software

Research

Ongoing Research Projects:

Sr. No	Name of the teacher	Program/ Project title	Name of funding agency	Duration of the project	Amount
1	Dr.V.S.Sapkal – PI Dr.R.S.Sapkal – Co-PI	Special Assistance Programe (SAP)	UGC	2011-16	Rs. 55.75 Lakh

Completed Research Project:

Sr. No	Name of the teacher	Program/ Project title	Name of funding agency	Duration of the project	Amount
1	Dr.V.S.Sapkal – PI Dr.R.S.Sapkal – Co-PI	FIST	DST	2008-13	Rs. 44.80 Lakh
2	Dr.V.S.Sapkal – PI Dr.R.S.Sapkal – Co-PI	DRS	UGC	2011-12	20.00 Lakh
3	Dr.V.S.Sapkal – PI Dr.R.S.Sapkal – Co-PI	MODROB	AICTE	2007-2009	12.0 lakhs
4	Dr.V.S.Sapkal – PI Dr.R.S.Sapkal – Co-PI	MRP	UGC	2008-2011	12.0 lakhs
5	N. B. Selukar	Lab Base Economical Cracking Unit	T.R.D.E.A. University General Fund	2002-2004 (2 years)	15,000/-
6	Dr. A. B. Naik	Studies the plant growth regulator and some physico-chemical investigations of substituted thiazoles & their complexes	SERB-DST	2014-16	12.0 lakhs
7	Dr. A. B. Naik	The studies in synthesis of antibiotic drugs such as substituted pyrazoles and pyrazolines & their physico- chemical properties	UGC, New Delhi	2004-06	45000/
8	Dr. A. B. Naik	Development of Herbal based disinfectant	TRDEA, Amravati University	2005-07	15000/-
9	P.A.PAwar G.M.Hend	Development of Weaning food based on sorghum	MFPI, New Delhi	2004-05	17.4 lakh
10	P.B.Shingwekar	Manufacture of Resins from Non-traditional oils	TRDEA	2002-2004	20,000/-

Students Centric Activity

=> Students Centric Activity Co-curricular/ Extra Curricular / Extension Activities:
=> NSS Activity
=> Handmade Paper Conversion Workshop
=> One Week Special NSS Camp
=> Two Days Handmade Paper Conversion Workshop was organized in the Department every year
=> Parent Teacher Meet was organized in the Department
=> One day workshop on “Holistic Care” was organized by Mr.Mohan Chute, Professional Trainer for B.Tech Students
=> NSS Unite of the department organizes blood donation camp every year

Prominent Alumni

Department of Chemical Technology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati India

Numbers of students are well placed in Industries; Asian paints, Indian Oil Corporation, Jazeera paints, Advance Paints, Balkrishan Paper Mill, Hindustan Polyamides and Fibers ltd, Mumbai, Amul Dairy, Infosys, Aryan Paper Mills, Pvt. Ltd., Essar Oil Ltd., Pedillite Industries ltd. etc. A good number of students from every batch have been converted into entrepreneurs. Some of them chosen Banking sector and R &D

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