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Key Notes
- Journal(s): 11
- Conference(s): 4
- Book Chapter(s): 1
- PhD: Current - 5 Awarded - 4
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PUBLICATIONS9
DOCTORAL STUDENTS7
PROJECTSResearch Areas
Anaerobic digestion of waste materials
Industrial Waste Management
Life Cycle Analysis of Enviornmental Systems
Low cost water treatment technologies
Organic waste management
Resource recovery from waste
Wastewater treatment
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | BITS Pilani | 2011 |
| Master of Technology | Anna University | 2002 |
| Bachelor of Technology | Sri Venkateswara University | 1999 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Supply Systems(CE36003) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Environmental Impact Assessment and Management(CE36050) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Environmental Management(CE395) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Water Supply Systems(CE5302) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Life Cycle Analysis(CE5314) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Waste Processing Technologies(CE5851) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Environmental Impact Assessment and Management(CE5353) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Design of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems(CE5712) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Synergistic Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Parboiled Rice Mill Wastewater and Rice Straw: Influence of Particle Size and Inoculum-to-Substrate Ratio on Biogas Kinetics and Energy Balance,
By Nagarjuna K, Sridhar P, P Venkateswara Rao, R Satish babu and RD Tyagi,
Springer,
BioEnergy Research,
vol.18,
pp.1-16,
2025
Valorization of chicken offal waste to solid fuel by hydrothermal carbonization: Characterization, effect of process parameters on combustion behavior and reaction pathways,
By Shashank Srivastava, Pothireddygari Muralidhar Reddy, Polisetty Venkateswara Rao,
Elsevier,
Fuel,
vol.384,
pp.133983,
2025
Novel hybrid system for organic matter removal and energy production from dairy and textile wastewaters: anaerobic digestion and electrocoagulation approach,
By Subhamoy Ghosh, Bella Kunnoth, Sridhar Pilli, P Venkateswara Rao, Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi,
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery,
vol.,
pp.,
2024
Rice straw anaerobic co-digestion: Comparing various pre-treatment techniques to enhance biogas production,
By Sagarika Mothe, MJ Sukesh, P Venkateswara Rao, P Sridhar,
Elsevier,
Bioresource Technology Reports,
vol.,
pp.,
2024
Predictive modelling of methane yield in biochar-amended cheese whey and septage co-digestion: Exploring synergistic effects using Gompertz and neural networks,
By K Bella, Sridhar Pilli, P Venkateswara Rao, RD Tyagi,
Pergamon,
Chemosphere,
vol.,
pp.,
2024
Sustainable Management of Rice Mill Wastewater: An Approach towards Circular Economy,
By Nagarajuna, K., Pilli, S., & Tyagi, R.D ,
Elsevier,
Journal of Environmental Management,
vol.348,
pp.119248,
2023
Performance evaluation of hydrodynamic cavitation in combination with AOPs for degradation of tannery wastewater,
By Sneha Korpe, P Venkateswara Rao, Shirish H Sonawane,
Elsevier,
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,
vol.,
pp.,
2023
Sources, occurrence and toxic effects of emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),
By Y Manojkumar, Sridhar Pilli, P Venkateswara Rao, Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi,
Pergamon,
Neurotoxicology and Teratology,
vol.,
pp.,
2023
Composting of grease trap scum waste and green waste: Studying the effects of mix composition on physicochemical and biological process parameters,
By Santhoshi Chitthaluri, Polisetty Venkateswara Rao,
Islamic Azad University-Isfahan,
International Journal of Recycling Organic Waste in Agriculture,
vol.,
pp.,
2023
A comparison of ultrasonic, ozone, and enzyme pre-treatments on cheese whey degradation for enhancement of anaerobic digestion,
By Bella K, Sridhar Pilli, P. Venkateswara Rao,
Elsevier,
Journal of Environmental Management,
vol.340,
pp.117960,
2023
Biochar symbiosis in Anaerobic Digestion to enhance biogas production: A Comprehensive Review,
By Ranarup Kundu, Bella Kunnoth, Sridhar Pilli, Venkateswara Rao Polisetty, R.,D. Tyagi,
Elsevier,
Journal of Environmental Management,
vol.344,
pp.118743,
2023
Conference(s)
Extraction of Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) from Sludge and applications
By T. Siddharth, P. Venkateswara Rao, P. Sridhar, R. Satish Babu,
2nd International conference on Materials Science and Engineering,
2023
Energy Economics of the Municipal Solid Waste Process
By 2. S. Pilli, P.P. Pushkar, P.V. Rao, R.D. Tyagi,
International Conference on Solid Waste 2023: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK2023),
2023
Anaerobic co-digestion of cheese whey with cattle manure and goat straw bedding for methane production
By Manaswini N, P. Venkateswara Rao,
3rd Asia Environment and Resource Engineering Conference (AERE 2023),
2023
Arsenic Sequestration by the Use of Iron Fillings
By 4. Meghna, Shashank Srivastava, P. Venkateswara Rao,
4th International Conference on Waste Management,
2023
Book Chapter(s)
Anaerobic digestion of solid organic waste to generate biogas
By Bella K., Mothe Sagarika, Kommuri Ravi Chandra Reddy
and P. Venkateswara Rao in
Biological/Bio-Chemical Approaches for Solid Waste Management: The way forward – Volume II,
CRC Press,
Research Series,
2023
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Audit of the City Annual Action Plan for Nalgonda City
Role:
Joint-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoEFCC
Project Cost (INR): 600000
Date of Commencement: 11-01-2023 Date of Completion: 10-01-2026
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MoEFCC
Project Cost (INR): 600000
Date of Commencement: 11-01-2023 Date of Completion: 10-01-2026
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Completed
Conversion of Napier grass to sugars using hydrothermal pre-treatment.
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Haritham Innovative Techn. LLP
Project Cost (INR): 561000
Date of Commencement: 02-01-2024 Date of Completion: 30-06-2024
Duration: 5 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: Haritham Innovative Techn. LLP
Project Cost (INR): 561000
Date of Commencement: 02-01-2024 Date of Completion: 30-06-2024
Duration: 5 Months
Status: Completed
Co-Digestion of STP secondary Sludge with organic wastes in urban/peri-urban areas; process optimization scale up and field demonstration
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST TDT
Project Cost (INR): 500000
Date of Commencement: 16-06-2020 Date of Completion: 15-01-2021
Duration: 7 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST TDT
Project Cost (INR): 500000
Date of Commencement: 16-06-2020 Date of Completion: 15-01-2021
Duration: 7 Months
Status: Completed
Investigating the effect of co-digestion and advanced sludge pre-treatment methods on anaerobic conversion potential of the organic wastes
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DBT
Project Cost (INR): 2742800
Date of Commencement: 08-07-2014 Date of Completion: 31-08-2018
Duration: 49 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DBT
Project Cost (INR): 2742800
Date of Commencement: 08-07-2014 Date of Completion: 31-08-2018
Duration: 49 Months
Status: Completed
Development of efficient bioleaching process for the metal recovery from spent catalysts
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DBT
Project Cost (INR): 2656600
Date of Commencement: 08-07-2014 Date of Completion: 31-07-2017
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DBT
Project Cost (INR): 2656600
Date of Commencement: 08-07-2014 Date of Completion: 31-07-2017
Duration: 36 Months
Status: Completed
Design, development and prototype production of ceramic pot filters for water treatment
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, NITW
Project Cost (INR): 400000
Date of Commencement: 24-09-2014 Date of Completion: 31-03-2016
Duration: 18 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, NITW
Project Cost (INR): 400000
Date of Commencement: 24-09-2014 Date of Completion: 31-03-2016
Duration: 18 Months
Status: Completed
Design, development and prototype production of ceramic pot filters for water treatment
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: BITS Pilani
Project Cost (INR): 500000
Date of Commencement: 01-05-2013 Date of Completion: 21-10-2013
Duration: 5 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: BITS Pilani
Project Cost (INR): 500000
Date of Commencement: 01-05-2013 Date of Completion: 21-10-2013
Duration: 5 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
ATCHALA MADHU SUDAN REDDY
Area of Research:
Energy Recovery from Slaughterhouse Waste
Bukke Lavanya
Area of Research:
Decentralized household Water Treatment systems
KARAM DEEPAK
Area of Research:
Energy Recovery from paper and pulp industry effluents
Saravanan J
Area of Research:
Sustainable design of systems using recycled materials.
Soujanya Jonnalagadda
Area of Research:
Energy recovery from urban wastes using sustainable methods
Previous PhD Students
M. Sagarika
(2023)
Area of Research:
Anaerobic co-digestion of lignocellulosic organic matter
Sneha K
(2023)
Area of Research:
Advanced Treatment Methods For Treating Tannery Effluent
K. Bella
(2023)
Area of Research:
Anaerobic digestion of dairy wastewater
M. J. Sukesh
(2021)
Area of Research:
Biogas from Agricultural and Municipal Organic Wastes
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Chairperson, Campus Waste Management Committee (Continuing from May, 2023)
- Chairperson, Campus Water Supply Committee (Continuing from May, 2023)
- Faculty Advisor (December, 2022 - December, 2024)
- Member of the committee for the Drinking water (August, 2021 - April, 2023)
- Member, Local Purchase committee (March, 2021 - May, 2022)
- Deputy Registrar (Purchase and Stores) (October, 2020 - July, 2021)
- Faculty In charge (Biogas Plant) (Continuing from June, 2020)
- Associate Dean (Planning and Development) (May, 2020 - May, 2022)
- Member Jal Shakthi Abhiyaan (Continuing from September, 2019)
- Member of Swachhtha Committee (Continuing from July, 2019)
- Coordinator, EMP (TEQIP-III) (January, 2019 - June, 2022)
- Warden, IFC-A (November, 2018 - November, 2020)
- Member: Plant Protection Committee (May, 2017 - April, 2020)
- Member: NITW-UBA Committee (April, 2017 - June, 2023)
- Faculty Coordinator Youth Red Cross (September, 2016 - August, 2021)
- National Service Scheme Coordinator (October, 2014 - September, 2018)
Last updated on November 20, 2025