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Prof. Phanikumar Pentyala

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Chemical Engineering

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Room No: 305 +91-870-2462640 phanikumar@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 10
    • Conference(s): 6
    • PhD: Current - 1

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    PUBLICATIONS

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    DOCTORAL STUDENT

    Research Areas

    Computational Catalysis & Materials science
    Hybrid-MOF Materials
    Machine learning in Material science
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 2021
    Master of Technology Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2013
    Bachelor of Technology JNTU College of Engineering Anantapur 2011
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Molecular Thermodynamics(CH16042) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Process Instrumentation(CH255) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Polymer Technology(CH281) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Molecular Thermodynamics(CH5161) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Data Analytics and Machine Learning(CH16005) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Data Analytics(CH5252) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    A density functional theory study of Nix (x = 4-16) cluster impregnation effects in multi-metal (Ce, Ti) UiO-66 metal-organic frameworks, By Phanikumar Pentyala, Prakash Biswas and Prateek K. Jha, Royal Society of Chemistry, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.47, pp.8549, 2023
    Probing the surface active sites of Ce1-xNixO2-d for catalytic reduction of NO, By Reeshma Rameshan, Phanikumar Pentyala, Satyapaul A. Singh, Parag A. Deshpande, Sounak Roy, Elsevier, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol.10, pp.108966, 2022
    Insights into Pathway Selectivity during Anodic Formic Acid Oxidation over La1-xSrxCoO3, By Phanikumar Pentyala, Parag A.Deshpande, American Chemical Society, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.61, pp.4784, 2022
    Machine learning-assisted DFT reveals key descriptors governing the vacancy formation energy in Pd-substituted multicomponent ceria, By Phanikumar Pentyala, Vibhuti Singhania, Vinay Kumar Duggineni, Parag A. Deshpande, Elsevier, Molecular Catalysis, vol.522, pp.112190, 2022
    Computational analysis of feasibility of methane displacement by carbon dioxide during enhanced gas recovery from calcite-rich shale, By Phanikumar Pentyala, Pinak Bhusan Mohapatra, Parag A. Deshpande, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Science, vol.239, pp.116605, 2021
    Nanocoral CuCo2S4 thiospinels: Oxygen evolution reaction via redox interaction of metal ions, By Sethulakshmi, Narayanan, Subramanian Nellaiappan, Phanikumar Pentyala, Manu Sharma, Silvia Irusta, Parag A. Deshpande, and Sudhanshu Sharma, Elsevier, Electrochimica Acta, vol.370, pp.137701, 2021
    Dry reforming activity due to ionic Ru in La1:99Ru0:01O3: the role of specific carbonates, By Bhanu P Gangwar, Phanikumar Pentyala, Khushubo Tiwari, Krishanu Biswas, Sudhanshu, Sharma, Parag A Deshpande, Royal Society of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.21, pp.16726, 2019
    CO Oxidation over Ce1-xPdxO2-d Takes Place via Vacancy Hopping, By Phanikumar Pentyala and Parag A. Deshpande, American Chemical Society, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.58, pp.7964, 2019
    La0:8Sr0:2CoO3 as a noble-metal-free catalyst for the direct oxidation of formic acid under zero applied potential, By Bisht Anuj, Phanikumar Pentyala, Parag A. Deshpande, and Sudhanshu Sharma, Elsevier, Electrochemistry Communications, vol.99, pp.1, 2019
    Porous materials from oppositely charged nanoparticle gel emulsions, By Phanikumar Pentyala, Mohamed Shahid, Sashikumar Ramamirtham, and Madivala G. Basavaraj, Elsevier, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol.544, pp.172, 2018
    Conference(s)
    Insights into Ru-doped La2O3 By Phanikumar Pentyala, Parag A Deshpande, Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE), 2019
    Mechanistic insights of HCOOH on LaCoO3 (11 ̄20) By Phanikumar Pentyala, Parag A Deshpande, Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE), 2019
    Redox properties of dual-substituted Ceria By Phanikumar Pentyala, Parag A Deshpande, Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2019
    Computational insights into structure-property relationships in ceria-based catalysts By Phanikumar Pentyala, Parag A Deshpande, 10th World congress of Chemical Engineering, 2017
    Oppositely charged particles behavior in porous materials By Phanikumar Pentyala, Madivala G. Basavaraj, 2nd Soft matter Young Investigators Meeting, 2014
    Synthesis and characterization of degradable co-polymer of furfuryl alcohol and lactic acid By Phanikumar Pentyala, Vimal Katiyar, ANTEC® (Society of Polymer Engineering), 2012
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Ketan Ramesh Malkhede
    Area of Research: Synthesis of bio-based materials CO2 capture
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Faculty Advisor (Continuing from July, 2024)
     Last updated on October 22, 2025