FACULTY PROFILE

Education
Ph D 2012 Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
M Tech 2008 Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
B Tech 2004 Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India 
Experience
August 2023 - Till Date Associate Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
April 2013 – August 2023 Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
August 2012 – April 2013 Assistant Professor, Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Bengaluru
May 2012 – July 2012 Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg, Germany
May 2008 – April 2012 Stipendium Student, Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg, Germany
October 2006 – March 2008 Research Assistant (HiWi), Max Planck Institute, Magdeburg, Germany
June 2005 - February 2006 Production Associate Trainee, Global Calcium Private.Limited
February 2005 - June 2005 Marketing Associate, Solaris Chemtech Private Limited and Solaris Biotech Private Limited, Bengaluru 
Research Interests
  • Separation Technology
  • Downstream Process Development
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • Coal Purification
  • Hybrid Separation Process Design
  • Pilot Plant Experimentation and Scale Up 
Research Projects
  • Development of hybrid crystallization and filtration process for p-xylene separation form xylene isomer mixture (a product stream from Heavy Naphtha)
    Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    2018-2019
  • Enhanced para xylene separation from xylene isomers by reverse osmosis based membrane assisted crystallization
    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
    2019-2021
Journal Publications

Purohit, B. K., Sistla, V. S., Studies on solution crystallization of  Na2SO4 .10H2O embedded in porous polyurethane foam for thermal energy storage application, Thermochimica Acta, 10 , 2018, 09-18.

B..Purohit, V S.Sista, Crystallization of inorganic Salt Hydrates in Polymeric foam for thermal energy storage, Journal of Energy Storage. 2017, 12, 106-201.

Sistla V S, Sharma Atul, Synthesis of CaCl2.6H2O by using phase diagrams and verification of its ability to remain as a hexahydrate at various thermal effects. Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies, 2015, 6(3): 60-71.

Sistla, V. S.; von Langermann, J.; Lorenz, H.; Seidel-Morgenstern, A.: Occurrence and Consequences of Differences in the Cation/Anion-Ratios during Classical Resolution: D-/L- Serine Benzyl Ester 2,3 toluyl-D-tartrate, Crystal Research and Technology, 2014, 49(7), 514-520.

Sistla, V. S.; Lorenz, H.; Seidel-Morgenstern, A.: Crystallization based resolution process for the 2,3-dibenzyl-D/L-tartrate salts of D-/L-serine benzyl ester, Crystal Growth and Design, 2013, 13(6), 2548-2556

Sistla, V. S.; von Langermann, J.; Lorenz, H.; Seidel-Morgenstern, A.:  Analysis and Comparison of Commonly Used Acidic Resolving Agents in Diastereomeric Salt Resolution – Examples for DL-Serine, Crystal Growth and Design, 2011, 11 (9), 3761–3768

Sistla, V. S.; von Langermann, J.; Lorenz, H.; Seidel-Morgenstern, A.: Application of Classical resolution for Separation of DL-Serine. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2010, 33, 780-786.

Dr Venkata Subbarayudu Sistla

Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
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