SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEERING

Profile: aims and objectives, and brief history

Although the fundamental nature of the pollution problem has not changed significantly in very recent times, there have been important changes in control technology, in our understanding of the processes and interactions between various pollutants, and in admin1istrative and legislative instruments for regulation and abatement. The School of Advanced Studies in Industrial Control Pollution Engineering was set up in 2000 to approach environmental issues in this changed perspective.
The chief aims and objectives of the School are:
• To impart training to scientific and technical personnel working in various     industries
• To organise workshops and seminars on emerging areas of the subject
• To encourage experts in this field in writing notes, technical manuals and books     on various aspects of the subject
• To provide consultancy services on pollution matters to various industries,     especially small and medium-scale industries

Contact
International/National links
Infrastructural Facilities
Publications
Consultancy Services

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Contact

1. Address : Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032
Telephone & fax: (033) 473-1799
E-mail : sdatta_che@rediffmail.com

2. Date of establishment: 2000

3. Director : Professor S. K. Sanyal

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International/national links

National: with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board.

National/international recognition received by faculty:

Prof. S.K. Sanyal is a member of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board, and Dr Siddhartha Datta is a member of the Technical Expert Committee of the Board.

Major thrust areas within the subject in which research activities are being pursued.

Air pollution; water pollution; hazardous waste management

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Infrastructural facilities

High volume sampler, BOD incubator, COD apparatus, spectrophotometer

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Publications

7 since 2000 (6 international + 1 national).

International:

1. B. Chattopadhyay, S. Datta, A. Chatterjee & S.K. Mukhopadhyay, 'On the environmental impact of waste chromium of tannery agglomerates in the East Calcutta wetland ecosystem', Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists, UK, vol.84 no.2, March-April 2000, pp.94-100

2. P.Pal, S. Datta & P. Bhattacharya, 'Studies on the modeling and simulation of a sequential bienzymatic reaction system inmmobilised in emulsion liquid membrane', Biochemiocal Engineering Journal, Elsevire Science 5, 2000, pp.89-100.

3. B. Chattopadhyay, S. Datta, A. Chatterjee & S.K. Mukhopadhyay, 'Toxic contaminants in East Calcutta Wetland ecosystem: Tanneries' Participation', paper presented at the JULTCS Congress, Cape Town, 7-10 March 2001

4. A. Bhowal & S. Datta, 'A model for the prediction of extraction characteristics of strong acids/bases by liquid surfactant membrane', Separation Science and Technology, USA, 36(1), 2001, pp.17-30.

5. A. Bhowal & S. Datta, 'Studies on the transport mechanism of Cn(vi) extraction from an acidic solution using liquid surfactant membranes', Journal of Membrane Science, Netherlands, 188, 2001, pp.1-8.

6. S. Banerjee, S. Datta S.K. Sanyal, 'Analysis of leakage effect in coupled transport through liquid surfactant membrane', Separation Science and Technology, USA (in press)

National

1. B. Chattopadhyay, S.K. Mukhopadhyay, S. Datta and A. Chatterjee, 'Calcutta Wetland: past and present vis-a-vis Calcutta tannery agglomerates', Journal of the Indian Leather Technology Association, vol.L no.8, August 2000, pp.55-64.

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Consultancy services

The chief work of the School so far is to provide consultancy services to small units as a social service and for dissemination of appropriate technology, not to earn revenue.

The consultancy projects taken up (all in conjunction with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board) so far are as follows:

1. Pollution control measures for RSI (foundry unit), Howrah
2. Pollution control measures for 8 small lead smelting units in the Picnic Garden area, Kolkata
3. Suggesting pollution control devices for small goldsmiths in the Bowbazar, Kalighat and Kashipur areas of Kolkata

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