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Prof. Murali Mohan Seepana

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Room No: 317 +91-870-2462630
murali@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Batteries

 Energy Materials

 Fuel Cells

 Hydrogen Generation Electrolyzers

 Membrane separations

 Wastewater Treatment

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries(CH313)
  • Material Synthesis and Applications Laboratory(CH16009)
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems Laboratory(CH26004)
  • Heat Transfer Laboratory(CH258)
  • Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems(CH26002)
  • Fuel Cell Systems(CH5303)
  • Materials Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis Lab(CH5304)
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-II(CH251)
  • ORC ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-9441
  • SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55352158400
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0CHE0KkAAAAJ&hl=en


  • ZIF-8 decorated cellulose acetate mixed matrix membrane: An efficient approach for textile effluent treatment, By Surya Teja Malkapuram, Murali Mohan Seepana, Shirish H. Sonawane, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Edward Randviir, Elsevier, Chemosphere, vol.349, pp.140836, 2024
  • Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance of TiO2 Supported on Carbon Nanoparticles Towards Positive Half-Cell Reaction of Hydrogen-1,4p-benzoquinone Flow-Battery, By Irshad U Khan, KS Rajmohan, Murali Mohan Seepana, IOPSCIENCE, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol.170, pp.070506, 2023
  • Electrochemical activity of tungsten oxide doped carbon (WO3/C) catalyst for hydroquinone/benzoquinone redox flow battery, By Irshad U Khan, Murali Mohan Seepana, KS Rajmohan, Jay Pandey, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.353, pp.134355, 2023
  • Synthesis of Proton Conducting and Highly Stable PWA-ZRP-Doped Composite Membrane for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, By Jay Pandey, Murali Mohan Seepana, ASME, Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, vol.20, pp.02096, 2023
  • Model based evaluation of three different A2O processes in the presence of carbon and metal dosages, By Sheik Abdul Gaffar, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Springer Link, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol.20, pp.6575, 2023
  • Integrated supervisory and override control strategies for effective biological phosphorus removal and reduced operational costs in wastewater treatment processes, By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, VS Raghu Kumar Machavolu, Murali Mohan Seepana, Ambati Seshagiri Rao, Elsevier, Chemosphere, vol.287, pp.132346, 2022
  • A review on recent advances in the application of biosurfactants in wastewater treatment, By Surya Teja Malkapuram, Vikrant Sharma, Sarang P Gumfekar, Shirish Sonawane, Shriram Sonawane, Grzegorz Boczkaj, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol.48, pp.101576, 2021
  • Design of control strategies for nutrient removal in a biological wastewater treatment process, By Abdul Gaffar Shiek, VS Raghu Kumar Machavolu, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Springer Link, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.28, pp.12092, 2021
  • Synthesis of (Si-PWA)-PVA/PTFE high-temperature proton-conducting composite membrane for DMFC, By Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.45, pp.25851, 2020
  • Synthesis of highly stable PTFE-ZrP-PVA composite membrane for high-temperature direct methanol fuel cell, By Aruna Pagidi, G. Arthanareeswaran, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE), vol.45, pp.7829, 2020

Tackling textile pollution using a 3D printed hybrid process

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor The Royal Society, UK
  • Duration 40 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1258000
  • Status Completed

Development and Demonstration of hydrogen redox flow battery using nonprecious electrocatalysts

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor SPARC, Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt of India
  • Duration 54 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 4317813
  • Status Completed

Development and Demonstration of Pilot-scale Hybrid Wastewater Treatment System with Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Biosurfactant for Recycling of Textile Effluent

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor IMPRINT-II, MoE, Govt. of India
  • Duration 42 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 4142028
  • Status Completed

Studies on Electrodes for Redox Flow Battery

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor MHRD Research seed grant
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


A. Jyothipriya

  • Area of Research: Drug Synthesis & Delivery

L. Jyothi

  • Area of Research: Fuel Cells and Batteries, Co-Guide

M. Surya Teja

  • Area of Research: Hybrid Treatment Technology for Textile Wastewater, Co-Guide
  • Best Presentation Award, ICCME 2023, Canada
  • Life Member-IIChE
  • Patent-Wastewater Treatment Unit, 2024
  • Technology Transfer- Effluent Treatment Plant
  • External DPC member for Biotechnology Department (Continuing from October, 2023)
  • Professor in Charge Departmental Infrastructure (Continuing from July, 2023)
  • Professor in Charge Material Synthesis and Applications Laboratory (PG) (Continuing from July, 2023)
  • Coordinator, Asset tagging (Continuing from February, 2023)
  • Deputy Chief Warden, NITW Hostels (Continuing from January, 2023)
  • NBA Coordinator (Continuing from October, 2021)
  • Faculty advisor for Chemical Engineering Association (ChEA) and IIChE student chapter NIT Warangal (June, 2019 - October, 2021)
  • Member DAC-PG & R (Continuing from June, 2019)
  • Member DAC-UG (Continuing from June, 2019)
  • Placement and Internship coordinator (June, 2019 - July, 2023)
  • Professor in Charge Timetable (Department) (June, 2018 - June, 2020)
  • Warden NIT hostels (August, 2017 - November, 2020)
  • Professor in charge Mass Transfer Laboratory (UG) (May, 2015 - October, 2021)
  • Faculty advisor for IV B.Tech. Chemical Engineering (May, 2014 - November, 2018)