Prof. Anjana P A

B.Tech Courses

Mass Transfer I (Even 2022-23, Even 2021-22), Chemical Reaction Engineering II (Odd 2022-23 Odd 2021-22, Odd 2020-21), Chemical Process Modelling (Even 2020-21), Process Equipment Design and drawing (Even 2019-20),  Energy Engineering (2018-19)      

Publications

Citations: 175, h-index: 7, i10 index: 6

Science Citation Indexed (SCI) Journals
9.    Effect of Ag loading on praseodymium doped ceria catalyst for soot oxidation activity, P Govardhan, Anjana P A* et al. (2022), Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 39(2), 328-342 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-021-0933-y
8.    Potential of Pyrochlore structure materials for solid oxide fuel cell applications, Anjana P A*, D. Hari Prasad (2021) Ceramics International 47 (4) 4367-4388 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.10.012
7.    Effect of Ionic Radius on Soot Oxidation Activity for Ceria-Based Binary Metal Oxides, Anjana P A, D. Hari Prasad et al.,Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 14 (3) 2316 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.2316
6.    Surface Morphology and Phase Stability effect of Ceria-Hafnia (CHx) Binary Metal Oxides on Soot Oxidation Activity, Anjana P A, D. Hari Prasad et al., Applied Catalysis A: General, 556, 181-189 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2018.08.019
5.    Ceria-Samarium Binary Metal Oxides: A Comparative Approach Towards Structural Properties and Soot Oxidation Activity, Anjana P A, D. Hari Prasad et al., Molecular Catalysis 451, 247-254 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2018.01.033
4.    Effect of Synthesis Method on Structural Properties and Soot Oxidation Activity of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria, Anjana P A, D. Hari Prasad et al., Chemical Papers 72 (12) 3179-3188 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-018-0532-5
3.    Soot Oxidation Activity of Redox and Non-Redox Metal Oxides Synthesised by EDTA– Citrate Method, Anjana P A, D. Hari Prasad et al., Catalysis letters, 147 (12) 3004- 3016 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-017-2181-7
2.    Studies on Biodiesel Production from Pongamia Oil Using Heterogeneous Catalyst and Its Effect on Diesel Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics, Anjana P A, Anantharaman N et al., Biofuels, 7 (4), 377-387 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2015.1138039
1.    Utilization of Limestone Derived Calcium Oxide for Biodiesel Production From Non-Edible Pongamia Oil, Anjana P A, Anantharaman N et al., Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 35 (6), 1758-1764 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.12384

Scopus Indexed Journals

1.    Synthesis, Characterization and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study of LaCeO3, Shravani Mangu, Vanessa Suares, Abhishek Gupta, Anjana P A* (2022) Materials Today: Proceedings 
2.    Numerical analysis of blood flow through COVID-19 infected arteries, Anupam Krishnan, Anjana P A* Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics (2022)

3.    Solubility Limits of RE-doped Ceria-Zirconia Solid-Solutions, Surendran Mythili, Abbas Zenab, Anjana P A, D. Hari Prasad et al., (2017) Materials Today: Proceedings 4, 9360- 9364

Patent Filed

“Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Material as Soot Oxidation Catalyst”. D. Hari Prasad, M P V Akhil, Anjana P A, (Application No: 201841028640) Date of filing: 30/07/2018

Book Chapter

1.     Heterogeneous catalysts for Pyrolysis and Biodiesel Production, Anjana P A, Niju S, (2020) Wiley-Scrivener, Scrivener Publishing LLC, Beverly, USA. ISBN: 9781119791980 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119793038.ch3)

 Ph.D Students

M.Tech Students

B.Tech Students

4 batches passed out, 2 batches on-going

Conference Organized

1. Two-Day International Conference on “Women Inclusive Network (WIN-2023)” Organised as a part of International Women’s Day Celebrations at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, during 17-18 March 2023. Role: Organising Secretary

Conference presentation

9. Ajay Raj, Anjana P A, "Development of pyrochlore structured materials for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell applications", International conference on chemistry, chemical engineering and biology (ICCCB 2023), May 24-26, 2023 organized by AAN Research center, Bangkok, Thailand

8. Amala J, Anjana P A, "Performance study of the noble metal-based catalyst for efficient decomposition of H₂O₂", Second International Conference on Nanomaterials and Sustainable Applications (NANO-SA-2023), January 10-11, 2023 organized by ICT Mumbai, at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

7. Vishal Upare, Anjana P A, "Ag/CeO₂ nanocomposite as catalyst for catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide at low-temperature", Second International Conference on Nanomaterials and Sustainable Applications (NANO-SA-2023), January 10-11, 2023 organized by ICT Mumbai, at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

6. A Ajay Raj, Anjana P A, "Ionic conductivity study of Lanthanum Zirconate pyrochlore as electrolyte material for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (IT-SOFC)", Second International Conference on Nanomaterials and Sustainable Applications (NANO-SA-2023), January 10-11, 2023 organized by ICT Mumbai, at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

5.  Shravani Mangu, Vanessa Suares, Abhishek Gupta, Anjana P A, “Evaluation of the Physio-chemical properties of LaCeO3 Perovskite for the Catalytic Performance”, International Chemical Engineering Conference “100 Glorious Years of Chemical Engineering & Technology”, (2021) Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

4.  Anjana P A, Ceria Based Binary Metal Oxide Catalyst for Soot Oxidation Activity, French Conference on Catalysis (FCCat-2) (2019) Frejus, France

3.  Anjana P A, A Comprehensive Study on Effect of Ternary CeO₂-La₂O₃-MnO₂ Metal Oxides on Soot Oxidation Activity, CHEMCON–2018, 71th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (2018) NIT Jalandhar, India

2.  Anjana P A, Soot Oxidation Activity of Redox metal oxides (CeO₂, Pr₆O₁₁ and Mn₃O₄) The 2nd International Conference on Material and Chemical Engineering (2017) Singapore.

1.  Anjana P A,  Synthesis and Characterization of single metal oxide catalysts by EDTA Citrate method and its soot oxidation, Asia Pacific Conference on Catalysis-7 (APCAT-7) (2017) Mumbai, India.

Invited Talks

3.  Talk on the topic “Role of catalyst and electrocatalyst in Energy applications” on 25^th September, 2020 for FDP on Challenges and opportunities of energy and sensor applications organized by JNTUA College of Engineering, Ananthapuramu

2.  Talk on the topic “Heterogeneous catalytic reaction mechanism: From bulk to surface” on 19^th August, 2020 for Webinar at department of Chemical Engineering, Amal Jyothi Institute, Kerala

1.  Talk on the topic “Critical descriptors for heterogeneous catalysis” on 4^th July, 2020 for FDP on Nano Science and Technology (Energy, Environment and healthcare) organized by Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology in association with Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM) Kancheepuram

On-going

Completed 

 Awards

• ISRO RESPOND Project awardee (2021-23)
• DST, SERB Start-up Research Grant (SRG) awardee (2021-23)
• NITW Research Seed Money (RSM) Awardee 2020
• DST, SERB, International Travel Support awardee (2019)  for attending an international conference, FCCat 2019 at Frejus, France from 03-07 June, 2019
• Qualified GATE in 2013 and 2015

Membership in professional bodies

• Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) society

• Life member of Catalysis Society of India (CSI)

• Life member of Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)

Student Achievements

• Best oral presentation award at International Chemical Engineering Conference “100 Glorious Years of Chemical Engineering & Technology”, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (Student Name: Ms. Shravani Mangu)
• RSC best poster presentation award in 2nd International Conference on "Nanomaterials and Sustainable Applications" (NANO-SA-2023) organized by ICT Mumbai Marathwada Campus Jalna, India (Student Name: Mr. Ajay Raj A)

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