Chemical Engineering

About the Department

  • The department of Chemical Engineering was established in the year 2019 and offers four year B.Tech Chemical Engineering course. The department has highly qualified faculty members and the state-of-art laboratories and chemical engineering softwares (Matlab, ChemCAD, Aspen Hysys, Aspen Plus).
  • Chemical Engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the large-scale production of chemicals. Chemical Engineers apply both the knowledge of science and the principles of engineering in the chemical industry. They are involved in a wide variety of activities like equipment designing, process development, planning and testing various ways of production and treatment of by-products as well as the supervision of manufacturing activities.
  • The curriculum of the chemical engineer includes a strong sequence of chemistry courses in addition to mathematics, physics, and engineering sciences. Chemical Engineering curriculum consists of the following core courses: Fluid Mechanics, Process Calculation, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Mechanical Operations, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Transport Phenomena, Process Dynamics and Control, Process Economics Engineering and Management, Process Equipment design.
  • The department periodically organizes technical programs through Webinars, Workshops, IIT/NIT Lecture Series in many emerging areas. Industrial visits are arranged for the students to improve their technical skills. Students are also encouraged to undergo In-plant training/Internship/ project activities. Personality development training programs are conducted in third and final year of study so as to equip the students for placement.

Programmes offered

  • B.Tech. - Chemical Engineering - 4 Years

Vision & Mission

Vision

  • To become a nationally and internationally acclaimed department of higher studies and to prepare the students to meet new challenges faced by chemical and related industries through green technology.

Mission

  • To impart strong fundamental knowledge to the students to face the new world in a rapidly changing technological environment.
  • To carry out interdisciplinary research so as to address the needs of chemical engineering in particular and society at large.
  • To develop leadership qualities among the students to solve chemical engineering problems keeping in mind the safety and environmental concerns.

PEO, PO and PSO

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The Graduates of Chemical Engineering will:

  • PEO1: Apply knowledge to formulate, analyze, design and solve engineering problems and pursue higher learning, research and industrial practice.
  • PEO2: : Develop innovative and sustainable solutions in chemical engineering industry system for required engineering applications.
  • PEO3: Have opportunities to work as teams in multidisciplinary environment, communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, entrepreneur with ethical values and engage in long-term learning.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

The students will demonstrate the abilities

  • PSO 1:Graduates will apply knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology in the field of transfer processes for effective separation and purification of chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals and health care products.
  • PSO 2:Graduates will automate and control processes by applying mathematics, process control, instrumentation, simulation and process modeling.
  • PSO 3: Graduates exhibit integrity and ethical values so that they become responsible Engineers.

Program Outcomes (POs)

Chemical Engineering Graduates will be able to:

S.NO Graduate Attributes Program Outcomes
1 Engineering Knowledge Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2 Problem Analysis Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3 Design and Development of Solutions Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
4 Investigation of Problems Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
5 Modern Tool Usage Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
6 The engineer and society Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
7 Environment and Sustainability Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
8 Ethics Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
9 Individual & Team work Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10 Communication Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
11 Project Management and Finance Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
12 Lifelong Learning Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Advisory Committee

Department Program Advisory Committee (DPAC)

S.No Member Designation
1 Dr. N.Vinothkumar ASP & Head,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Mahendra Engineering College.
2 Dr.V.Shanmugam Dean,
School of Mechanical Sciences,
Mahendra Engineering College
3 Dr. Vidhya K Professor & HOD,
Department of Civil,
Mahendra Engineering College
4 Dr. Ashokkumar A ASP,
Department of Bio Technology,
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology.
5 Dr. Jeyajothi K Professor & Head,
Department of Petro Chemical Engineering,
Mahendra Institute of Engineering and Technology
6 Mr. Gopalakrishnan V Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Mahendra Engineering College
7 Ms. Nadachi K Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Mahendra Engineering College

Board of Studies

Members of the Board of Studies

S.No. Name of the Member Designation
1 Dr.Vinothkumar N,
Associate Professor & Head
Department of Chemical Engineering
Mahendra Engineering College
Chair Person
2 Dr. Shanmugam V,
Dean
School of Mechanical Sciences
Mahendra Engineering College
Academic Expert
3 Dr. Vidhya K,
Professor & HOD
Department of Civil
Mahendra Engineering College
Academic Expert
4 Dr. Prabhakaran D,
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Coimbatore Institute of Technology,Coimbatore – 641014
University Nominee
5 Dr.V.Chitra Devi
Professor and Head
Department of Food Technology
Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai
Academic Expert
6 Mr.D.Radhakrishnan
Manager – Pulpmill
Seshasayee Paper and Boards limited, Pallipalayam
Industry Expert

Laboratory

19CH24301 - FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY

   The course covers the hands on experience of working by conducting experiments on most of the basic unit operations like orifice meter, venturimeter, flow through notches, friction in a pipe, filtration equipment.

Major Equipments:
  • Orifice meter setup
  • Venturimeter setup
  • V-Notch
  • Pipes and Fittings setup
  • Annulus Setup
  • Packed Column
  • Fluidized bed
  • Centrifugal pump setup
  • Viscometer
19CH24302 - STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY

   The objective of the strength of materials lab is to demonstrate the basic principles in the area of strength and mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the undergraduate students through a series of experiments.

Major Equipments:
  • Universal Tensile Testing machine with double shear attachment – 40 Ton Capacity
  • Torsion Testing Machine (60 NM Capacity)
  • Impact Testing Machine (300 J Capacity)
  • Brinell Hardness Testing Machine
  • Beam Deflection Testing Apparatus
  • Rockwell Hardness Testing Machine
  • Spring Testing Machine for tensile and compressive loads (2500 N)
19CH24402 - MECHANICAL OPERATIONS LABORATORY

   The course covers the hands-on experience of working by conducting experiments on most of the basic unit operations like hydraulic classifier, sedimentation, ball mill, jaw crusher, cyclone separator, filtration equipment, sieve analysis etc.

Major Equipments:
  • Sieve Shaker
  • Leaf Filter
  • Plate and Frame filter press
  • Sedimentation jar
  • Jaw Crusher
  • Ball Mill
  • Cyclone Separator
  • Roll Crusher
  • Elutriator
  • Drop Weight Crusher
  • Sieves
19CH24501 - HEAT TRANSFER LABORATORY

   The course provides the basic experimental analysis of major heat transfer operations and imparts the knowledge on designing heat transfer equipments and optimization of the cost of heat transfer operations used in process industries.

Major Equipments:
  • Thermal Conductivity Apparatus
  • Tray Dryer
  • Open Pan Evaporator
  • Boiler
  • Packed Bed
  • Double Pipe Heat Exchanger
  • Bare and Finned Tube Heat Exchanger
  • Vertical Horizontal Condenser
  • Stefan-Boltzmann apparatus
  • Helical Coils
  • Agitated Vessels
19CH24502 - COMPUTATIONAL PROGRAMMING LABORATORY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

   The course provides the understanding of mathematical correlations to solve chemical engineering problems through computer programming in real time applications.

Major Softwares:
  • MS Office (EXCEL)
  • MATLAB
19CH24601 - MASS TRANSFER LABORATORY

   The aim of the course is to provide a detail understanding of mass transfer operations and separation processes to accomplish knowledge and abilities to calculate mass transfer flux using diffusion coefficients / mass transfer coefficients in order to carry out the design of mass transfer equipments (Ex. Absorption, Distillation, etc.,).

Major Equipments:
  • Simple distillation setup
  • Steam distillation setup
  • Diffusivity Measurement Apparatus
  • Packed column
  • Liquid-liquid extractor
  • Forced draft dryer
  • Rotating disc contactor
  • Absorption column
  • Cooling Tower
  • Ion Exchange Column
  • Wetted Wall Column
19CH24602 - CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

   The course provides fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics and imparts the knowledge on reactors like batch reactor, continuous stirred tank reactor and plug flow reactor and their operations under different conditions like isothermal and non-isothermal conditions etc.

Major Equipments:
  • Batch reactor
  • Plug flow reactor
  • Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor
  • Sono chemical reactor
  • Photo chemical reactor
  • Packed bed reactor
19CH24701 - PROCESS CONTROL LABORATORY

   The course will provide the basics of temperature, pressure, flow, and level controls with the help of different control modes to verify the operations of control valve, I/P & P/I converters. It also stimulates the time domain specification for a second order system using PID controller.

Major Equipments:
  • Thermometer and Thermo well setup
  • U tube manometer (mercury and water)setup
  • Non-interacting System
  • Interacting System
  • Closed loop Level system
  • Closed loop flow system
  • Closed loop thermal system
  • Control valve setup
  • Tuning of controller
  • Control valve characteristic’s (linear, Equal percentage, On-Off controller)

Faculty & Staff

S.NO NAME OF THE FACULTY DESIGNATION QUALIFICATION
1 Dr.Vinothkumar N ASP & Head Ph.D
2 Dr. Marimuthu C Assistant Professor Ph.D
3 Mrs.Renuka S Assistant Professor M.Tech
4 Ms. Nadachi K Assistant Professor M.Tech
5 Mr. Minar Mohamed Lebbai S Assistant Professor M.Tech
6 Mr. Gopalakrishnan V Assistant Professor M.Tech
7 Mrs. Aatral G V Assistant Professor M.Tech
8 Mrs. Sasirekha S Assistant Professor M.Tech
9 Mr. Arunnathan L Assistant Professor M.Tech
10 Mr. Manikandan V Assistant Professor M.Tech
11 Mrs.Srinithi J Assistant Professor M.Tech
12 Mr.Sarfas Mohmmed T Assistant Professor M.Tech

Credentials

Students participated and secured Ist prize in poster presentation in the National level technical symposium (JFINAGLES 2022) at JCT College of Engineering and Technology

Details of Papers/Posters Presented in Symposium/ Conference

S.No Title of the Paper/Abstract Conference Details Name of the Student (s)/ Year Name of the Staff (s)
1 Dehydration of Ethanol Water Solution Using Activated Starch Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Barakathulla L / IVth Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
2 Extraction of Pectin from Goose Berry Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Dhanuskodi P / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
3 A Novel Synthesis Protocol for Copper Nano Catalyst and Their Catalyst Application Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Dheenadhayalan M / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
4 Desulphurization of Engine Oil byAdsorption Process Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Dhinesh S / IVth Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
5 Extraction of Oil from Water by Using Nickel Sponge Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Jawahar B / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
6 Superhydrophobic and Superoleophilic Lotus Fiber Membrane for Highly Efficient Oil-Water Separation Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Kavithenral S / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
7 Extraction of Theobromine from Cocoa Powder Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Muhammed Farhan V P / IVth Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
8 Effect of Biopesticide Preparation from Neem Seeds Kernels on White Mealy Bugs Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Pragatheeswari M / IVth Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
9 Plant based Natural Coagulants for Removal of Turbidity, COD and TSS in Domestic Borewell Water Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Rakesh P  / IVth Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
10 A Prototype Microbial Fuel Cell for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Bio-Electricity Generation Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Ruban S / IVth Minar Mohamed Lebbai
Vinothkumar N
11 Removal of Contaminants from Waste Water by Using Mint Nanoparticles Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering Santhosh Kumar A / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
12 Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater Using Neem Seed Husk Ash as a Biosorbent Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Vigneshwaran M / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
13 Photocatalytic Membranes from Banana Stem Fibers for Oil Water Separation and Degradation of Textile Dye Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Jawahar B / IVth Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
14 Photocatalytic degradation of PET waste to produce hydrogen Recent Advances in Mechanical & Petrochemicals Engineering - 2022 Yuvasri K,
Aruna P  / IIIrd
Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
15 Energy recovery and COD reduction of textile waste water by Bio-electro chemical method MEDINGERS – 2.0 (2022) Gayathri K,
Kowsalya N/ IInd
Minar Mohamed Lebbai S
Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
16 Photocatalytic bio-membrane from banana stem for organic pollutants degradation MEDINGERS – 2.0 (2022) Balaji M,
Sudhagar S   /IInd
Nadachi K
Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
17 Carbon Dots from Fruit Wastes for Microplastics Degradation CHEMERSATZ’22 Keerthivasan RD, Murali M, Shanmugarajan S / IInd Nadachi K
Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
18 Plastic waste to Hydrogen Fuel under visible light irradiation CHEMERSATZ’22 Muhammed Rihath A
Kishore R / IInd
Minar Mohamed Lebbai S
Gopalakrishnan V
Vinothkumar N

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Short-Term Courses


SHORT-TERM & VALUE-ADDED COURSES ORGANIZED IN THE ACADEMIC YEARS (2020-2021 & 2021-22)

S.NO Name of the Short-Term Courses /Value-Added Courses Number of students benefited
1 Design and Concepts of Zero Liquid Discharge System 28
2 Recent Advancement of integrated Membrane Technology 14
3 Plastic Waste Management 14
4 Waste Management and Energy Recovery 14

Events

EVENTS-SEMINARS, CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Events Organized in the Academic Year 2022-2023
S.No Type of Events Date Events Name Resource Person
1 IIC 03.11.2022 Overview of Petroleum and Petrochemical Processes Dr. Brinda Lakshmi A
ASP, Department of Chemical Engineering
Anna University, Chennai-600025
2 IIT-Lecture 01.11.2022 CO2 sequestration of sustainable Energy Solutions Dr. Jitendra Sangwai
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
IIT Madras, Chennai-600036
3 Guest Lecture 18.10.2022 Scope of Chemical Engineering based on 4.0 Industry Dr. Ashokkumar Annadurai
ASP & Head, Department of Bio Technology
Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology,Thanjavur-613403
4 Workshop 17.10.2022 “MS EXCEL” and “MATLAB” In-built tools to solve Chemical Engineering Problems Dr. Monash P
ASP, Department of Chemical Engineering, VIT,Vellore-632014

Events Organized in the Academic Year 2021-2022
S.No Type of Events Date Events Name Resource Person
1 Guest Lecture 29.07.2022 Innovation and startup ECO-Systems enablers from the regional level Mr. Ganeshkumar S
Founder & Director
Thayumanavar A2 Dairy Form Pvt.Ltd, Trichy-620013
2 Workshop 05.06.2022 Enhanced remediation of toxic pollutant by electro kinetic methods Dr.Krishna R Reddy,
Professor & Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Illionis, USA
3 Guest Lecture 06.05.2022 Critical thinking and creative thinking on modeling of process equipments Dr. Chithra Devi V,
Professor & Head,Department of Food Technology,
Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai-638060

Events Organized in the Academic Year 2020-2021
S.No Type of Events Date Events Name Resource Person
1 Guest Lecture 05.02.2020 Innovation and design Industry opportunities for Chemical Engineering Er. Subramanian S
Principal Engineer
Woodplc, Chennai-600113
2 Seminar 25.10.2021 Chemical Engineering Challenges and opportunities Dr. Anandalakshmi R
ASP, Department of Chemical Engineering
IIT Guwahati-781039

RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY WORK

Research Papers to be submitted

S.No Title of the paper Name of the Student (s) Name of the Staff (s)
1 Superhydrophobic and Superoleophilic Lotus Fiber Based Membrane for Highly Efficient Oil-Water Separation Kavithenral S Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N
2 Two Spotted Spider Mites (Tetranychus Urticae) and their potential to develop pesticide resistance Balakishore L, Jaffeer Ashraf A, Keerthana S Minar Mohamed Lebbai S
Vinothkumar N
3 Thermo-Chemical Conversion of Waste Plastics Into Commercial Fuel - Vinothkumar N,
Minar Mohamed Lebbai S,  Nadachi K,
Renuka S,
Gopalakrishnan V
4 Photocatalytic degradation of PET (Poly-) waste to produce hydrogen Yuvasri K Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
5 Effect of Biopesticide Preparation from Neem Seeds Kernels on White Mealy Bugs Pragatheeswari M Renuka S
Vinothkumar N

Details of Grants/ Research funding proposals submitted

S.No Funding Agency Title of the project Name of the Student Name of the Staff
1 TNSCST Removal of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from Water Source Using a Natural Coagulant (Okra Seeds) Dheenadhayalan M
Dhinesh S
Rakesh P
Vigneshwaran M
Renuka S
Vinothkumar N
2 TNSCST Photocatalytic Membranes from Banana Stem Fibers for Oil Water Separation and Degradation of Textile Dye Kavithenral S
Pragatheeswari M
Barakathulla L
Nadachi K
Vinothkumar N

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Contact

Department of Chemical Engineering

Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous),

Salem - Thiruchengode Highway, Mahendhirapuri,

Mallasamudram,

Namakkal-637503,

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