Dr. Mahesh Ganesapillai

Designation : Professor Grade 2
School / Centre : School of Chemical Engineering
Department : Chemical Engineering

Educational Details

A.C. Tech. Anna University, Chennai

Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering
Graduated in 2010

Annamalai University

M.E.
Chemical Engineering
Graduated in 2002

Madras University

B.Tech.
Chemical Engineering
Graduated in 2001

Post Doctoral Experiences

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki- Greece


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Sustainable solid waste management
  • Nutrient recovery from Wastewater
  • Microwave Pretreatment in separation techniques
  • Circular Perspective in Sanitation and Food security
  • Biomass and Bio-energy research.

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Mineralogical studies on clay shale as supplementary cementing material: Investigation of thermal treatment, grinding, pigmentation, pozzolanic activity, and strength. FL Smidth &Co. A/S, Denmark. (Aug 2020- Jan 2022)

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Economic non-food sugar from variable mixed solid waste for high-value chemical products Newton Fund; UK-India Industrial Waste Challenge 2017. (2018-2021)

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
S.S. Ray, C.K. Deb, H.M. Chang, S.S. Chen, M. Ganesapillai, Fouling and Wetting: A Major Challenge for Membrane Distillation, Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 3. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 50. Springer, Cham, October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48973-1_6 Springer, Cham 2020
A. Singh, D. Sangeetha, Biochar Technology for Environmental sustainability, Environmental Biotechnology Vol 2, Part of the Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World book series (ECSW, volume 45), Springer Publications, Pages 1-21, May 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38196-7 1-21 Springer Publications 2020

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Best Platform Presenter (2017) - IWA Young water Professionals conference, POLAND

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Associate editor, Resource Efficient Technologies, Independent publishing network, United Kingdom and ISBN 978-1-78280-964-7 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-78280-965-4 (ebk).