Prof . Kumar patchigolla :  Leading  Researcher in Spre and post treatment requirements for desalination plants to protect the environment

Prof . Kumar patchigolla, Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, United Kingdom

Congratulations, Prof . Kumar patchigolla, on winning the prestigious Best Researcher Award from Sciencefather! Your dedication, innovative research, and scholarly contributions have significantly impacted the field of Spre and post treatment requirements for desalination plants to protect the environment. Your commitment to advancing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of research is commendable. Here’s to your continued success in shaping the future of academia and making invaluable contributions to your field. Well done!

 

Professional Profiles:

•     Scopus Profile
•     ORCID Profile
•     Google Scholar

Education:

• 🏅 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015-2016
• 🌐 National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) 2011-2012
• 🎓 PhD in Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University 2003-2007
• 🏛️ M.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India 1998-2000
• 🎓 B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India 1994-1998

Working Experiences :

• 🎓 Professor of Decarbonisation of Industrial Clusters, Teesside University (May 2023-)
• 📘 Reader in Low Carbon Energy Systems, Cranfield University (Oct 2020-April 2023)
• 👨‍🏫 Senior Lecturer in Low Carbon Energy Systems, Cranfield University (Oct 2017-Sept 2020)
• 👨‍🏫 Lecturer in Carbon Capture and Storage, Cranfield University (Oct 2012-Sept 2017)
• 📚 Academic Fellow in Process Energy Systems, Cranfield University (July 2011-Oct 2012)
• 🧪 Research Fellow in Carbon Capture, Cranfield University (July 2009-July 2011)
• 🌐 Net Zero Industrial Innovation Centre (NZIIC)
• 🧪 Research Associate in Process Systems, Loughborough University (May 2007-June 2009)
• 🧪 Research Associate in Process Systems (part-time), Heriot-Watt University (Sept 2006-April 2007)

Recent research interests/supported:

Since 2011, Dr. Patchigolla has demonstrated exceptional success in securing external funding, amassing a budget exceeding £13 million for various low carbon energy technology initiatives. The diversity of funded projects showcases Dr. Patchigolla’s commitment to advancing sustainable solutions across different domains.

1. ✅ Reducing Marine Emissions: Carbon and Sulphur Management
   • Funding Source: ASAYD via GUTech, Oman
2. ✅ Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Power Plants
   • Funding Source: US DoE via Siemens Energy
3. ✅ Thermal Desalination with Renewable Power
   • Funding Source: REWAISE via Solar Water & Desalination (Horizon)
4. ✅ Li Recovery from End of Battery Life – Microniser Design
   • Funding Source: Particle Reduction Systems Ltd
5. ✅ Renewable Heating and Cooling for Commercial and Public Buildings
   • Funding Source: Innovate UK and EGB Engineering
6. ✅ Sorbent Enhanced Steam Methane Reforming (HyPER I & II, Bio-HyPER)
   • Funding Source: BEIS
7. ✅ Green Hydrogen Modeling for Aviation Industry
   • Funding Source: TRIG via EGB Engineering
8. ✅ Solving Water Issues for Concentrated Solar Power Plants (WASCOP and SOLWARIS)
   • Funding Source: Horizon 2020
9. ✅ Waste Heat Recovery for Absorption Chiller and Desalination in Egypt
   • Funding Source: British Council and Newton Musharafa Programme
10. ✅ S-CO2 for Efficient Power Generation with Energy Storage
    • Funding Source: NetZero Research
11. ✅ Materials for Next Generation CO2 Transport Systems (MATTRAN)
    • Funding Source: EPSRC
12. ✅ Energy from Waste: Characterization of Waste Streams and Assessment of Technology Opportunities
    • Funding Source: ETI
13. ✅ Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar (MATS)
    • Funding Source: FP7
14. ✅ Nano-membrane Toilet – Phase II & III
    • Funding Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
15. ✅ CO2 Compression, Liquefaction, and Dehydration – CO2LIQUID
    • Funding Source: EPSRC

 

Publication :

1. A review of chemicals to produce activated carbon from agricultural waste biomass, 2019, in Sustainability
2. Comparison of particle size distributions measured using different techniques, 2005, in Particulate Science and Technology
3. A review of large-scale CO2 shipping and marine emissions management for carbon capture, utilisation and storage, 2021, in Applied Energy
4. Integration and evaluation of a power plant with a CaO-based CO2 capture system, 2010, in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
5. Critical evaluation of oil palm fresh fruit bunch solid wastes as soil amendments: Prospects and challenges, 2018, in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
6. Life cycle assessment of solar-aided coal-fired power system with and without heat storage, 2016, in Energy Conversion and Management
7. Process simulations of blue hydrogen production by upgraded sorption-enhanced steam methane reforming (SE-SMR) processes, 2020, in Energy Conversion and Management
8. Determination of non-spherical particle size distribution from chord length measurements. Part 2: Experimental validation, 2005, in Chemical Engineering Science
9. Thermal performance and economic analysis of supercritical Carbon Dioxide cycles in combined cycle power plant, 2019, in Applied Energy
10. Energy recovery from human faeces via gasification: a thermodynamic equilibrium modelling approach, 2016, in Energy Conversion and Management