NIT Warangal

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Journal(s): 14
PhD: Current - 1

14

PUBLICATIONS

1

DOCTORAL STUDENT

2

PROJECTS

Research Areas

Carbon & Polymer based Nanomaterials

Energy Storage Devices

Microplastics

Photocatalysis

Separation of oil-water emulsions

Wastewater Treatment

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Degree	Institute	Year
Doctor of Philosophy	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	2019
Master of Technology	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	2012
Bachelor of Technology	Bapatla Engineering College, Acharya Nagarjuna University	2009

COURSES HANDLED

Course	L-T-P	Credit	Degree Level
Mechanical Operations(CH1203)	3-0-0	3	UG
Mechanical Operations(CH203)	3-0-0	3	UG
Novel Separation Techniques(CH16030)	3-0-0	3	UG, PG
Pollution Control in Process Industries(CH304)	3-0-0	3	UG
Process Instrumentation(CH255)	3-0-0	3	UG
Nanotechnology(CH316)	3-0-0	3	UG
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-I(CH204)	3-0-0	3	UG
Industrial Safety and Hazard Mitigation(CH257)	3-0-0	3	UG
Chemical Reaction Engineering-II(CH254)	3-0-0	3	UG

RESEARCH IDs

PUBLICATIONS

Journal(s)

Investigating the Effect of Various Experimental Parameters on Visible Light-Driven TiO2-based Photocatalysis for the Remediation of Aqueous Phase Polystyrene Microplastics, By Bhagya Lakshmi Chinnam, Ramya Araga, Springer, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, vol.236, pp.530, 2025

Optimizing the influential variables for enhanced photocatalytic performance of synergistic Ag-TiO2/FLG heterojunctions towards rapid mineralization of emerging polystyrene microplastics in water, By Bhagya Lakshmi Chinnam, Ramya Araga, RSC, Catalysis Science & Technology, vol.15, pp.6884-6898, 2025

ZIF-8 embedded Polystyrene nanofibrous composite membrane for water-in-oil emulsion separation, By Kamala Thota, Ramya Araga, Sarath Babu Anne, Manohar Kakunuri, Wiley, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol.142, pp., 2025

Performance evaluation of binder-free castor oil-derived carbon soot electrodes for supercapacitor application, By Shubham Kumar, Vikas Sharma, Manohar Kakunuri, Ramya Araga, Wiley, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol., pp., 2025

Novel superhydrophobic nanofibrous membrane grafted with silica nanopartciles for efficient oil/water emulsion separation, By Kamala Thota, Ramya Araga, Ramsagar Vooradi, Manohar Kakunuri, Springer Nature, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol., pp., 2025

Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of Ag-TiO2/CNT hybrid nanocomposite for the degradation of polystyrene microplastics under solar irradiation, By Bhagya Lakshmi Chinnam, Chandra Shekhar Dasagiri, Ramya Araga, Springer, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol., pp., 2024

Hierarchically structured carbon nanofibers with embedded MXene and coated with cobalt oxide as a high-performance electrode for supercapacitors, By Kiran Dontula, Ramya Araga, Naresh Thota, Ramakrishna Seeram, Sundararajan Subramanian, Manohar Kakunuri, Elsevier, Journal of Energy Storage, vol.83, pp.110686, 2024

Polystyrene nanofibrous membrane infused with TiO2 nanoparticles by a one-step electrospinning process for effective oil-water separation, By Kamala Thota, Ramya Araga, Manigandan Sabapathy, Manohar Kakunuri, ACS Publications, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.63 (32), pp.14249-14258, 2024

Flexible polyaniline/MXene/CNF composite nanofibrous mats as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes, By Kiran Donthula, Usha Rani Malothu, Ramya Araga, Ramsagar Vooradi, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni, MV Reddy, Manohar Kakunuri, WILEY, Polymer Composites, vol.44 (11), pp.7571-7584, 2023

Amine functionalized electrospun cellulose nanofibers for fluoride adsorption from drinking water, By Ramya Araga, Chandra S. Sharma, Springer, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, vol.27 (4), pp.816-826, 2019

Coconut-shell derived carbon/carbon nanotube composite for fluoride adsorption from aqueous solution, By Ramya Araga, Suresh Kali, Chandra S. Sharma, WILEY, CLEAN-Soil, Air, Water, vol.47 (5), pp.1800286, 2019

Low temperature catalyst assisted pyrolysis of polymer precursors to carbon, By Ramya Araga, Suresh Kali, Chandra S. Sharma, Springer, Bulletin of Materials Science, vol.40 (7), pp.1519-1527, 2017

Fluoride adsorption from aqueous solution using activated carbon obtained from KOH-treated jamun (Syzygium cumini) seed, By Ramya Araga, Shantanu Soni, Chandra S. Sharma, Elsevier, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol.5 (6), pp.5608-5616, 2017

One step direct synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes from coconut shell derived charcoal, By Ramya Araga, Chandra S. Sharma, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.188, pp.205-207, 2017

PROJECT / CONSULTANCY

Stearic acid blended polystyrene electrospun nanofibrous membrane embedded with exfoliated graphite for the separation of oil-water emulsions from produced water

Role: Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: NTTM, Ministry of Textiles
Project Cost (INR): 3906016
Date of Commencement: 13-12-2024
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Ongoing

Fabrication of cellulose acetate-metal doped TiO2 nanoparticles based reusable hybrid membrane for photocatalytic degradation of organic dye

Role: Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Research Seed Grant, MHRD
Project Cost (INR): 480000
Date of Commencement: 04-12-2020 Date of Completion: 03-12-2022
Duration: 24 Months
Status: Completed

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CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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Last updated on March 3, 2026

Prof. Ramya Araga

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Department of Chemical Engineering

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