Kokkirapati V V Satyannarayana

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and International Research Professor at Yeungnam University, specializing in membrane technology for sustainable water/wastewater treatment and food processing. Strong publication record with expertise in interdisciplinary research and advanced characterization techniques. Committed to innovation and practical solutions for environmental sustainability and resource management.

Thesis Title: Indigenous Bentonite-Based Tubular Ceramic Microfiltration Membrane: Elaboration, Characterization, and Application in Clarifying Citrus Fruit Juices.

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Vinoth Kumar Raja, Assistant Professor and HOD, National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, India.

1. Dr. Vinoth Kumar Raja (My Doctoral Advisor)

Assistant Professor & Head, Chemical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, India – 534101. 

Email: vinoth@nitandhra.ac.in

2. Prof. Young-Ho Ahn, Ph.D. (My   Postdoctoral Advisor)

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of   Korea - 38541. 

E-mail: yhahn@ynu.ac.kr

3. Prof. K V Ramesh (M. Tech Advisor)

Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India - 530003.

Email: kvramesh69@yahoo.com

1. K.V.V. Satyannarayana, S.L.S. Rani, S. Baranidharan, R. Vinoth Kumar, Indigenous bentonite-based tubular ceramic microfiltration membrane: Elaboration, characterization, and evaluation of environmental impacts using life cycle techniques, Ceramics International, 48(19) (2022) 28843-28855. (IF: 5.532) DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.03.156

2. K.V.V. Satyannarayana, S.L.S. Rani, R. Vinoth Kumar, Clarification of citrus fruit juices using microfiltration technique equipped with indigenously developed novel ceramic membrane, Journal of Food Science and Technology, (2023): 1-11. (IF 3.117) DOI: 10.1007/s13197-023-05734-y

3. K.V.V. Satyannarayana, R. Vinoth Kumar, Tangential microfiltration of lime and pineapple juices using inexpensive tubular ceramic membrane and analysis of fouling mechanism, Applied Food Research, 3 (1) (2023) 100284. (IF 4.5) DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2023.100284

4. K.V.V. Satyannarayana, R. Vinoth Kumar, C.B. Mathaji, R. Singh, Y.H Ahn, S.S. Chen, Ceramic membranes for citrus fruit juice clarification: A systematic review, ChemBioEng Reviews, (2023). (IF: 6.2). DOI: 10.1002/cben.202200048

5. S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, K. V. V. Satyannarayana, R. Vinoth Kumar*, “Evaluation of fuller's earth clay ceramic membrane in treating raw rubber-processing wastewater”, Journal of Rubber Research, (2023). (IF: 1.208). DOI: 10.1007/s42464-023-00212-8

6. S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, K. V. V. Satyannarayana, R. Vinoth Kumar*, “Treatment of food processing industries wastewaters using a new clay-based inorganic membrane: Performance evaluation and fouling analysis”, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, (2024), 105439 (IF: 5.477).

7. K.V.V. Satyannarayana, Randeep Singh, S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, M. Sreekanth, R. Vinoth Kumar*, Young-Ho Ahn*, “A paradigm assessment of low-cost ceramic membranes: Raw materials, fabrication techniques, cost analysis, environment impact, wastewater treatment, fouling, and future prospects”, Journal of Water Process Engineering, (2024), 68, 106430. (IF 6.3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106430.

1. K.V.V. Satyannarayana , S.L.S. Rani, C.B. Mathaji, R. Vinoth Kumar, Fouling Mechanisms in Nanofiltration Membranes, Springer Nature , (2022), DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5315-6_11

2. K. V. V. Satyannarayana , Randeep Singh, I. Ganesh Moorthy, and R. Vinoth Kumar. "Microbial Biodiesel Production using Microbes in General." In Biodiesel Fuels Based on Edible and Nonedible Feedstocks, Wastes, and Algae, pp. 651-666. CRC Press, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9780367456207

3. Randeep Singh, K. V. V. Satyannarayana , R. Vinoth Kumar, I. Ganesh Moorthy, Membrane Technology in Bioprocess Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering for Bioremediation: Valorization and Management Techniques, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Springer Publishers, (2020) DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_505

1. K.V.V. Satyannarayana , S.L.S. Rani, R. Vinoth Kumar, Clarification of citrus fruit juices using tubular ceramic membranes, National Symposium on Ideation, Innovation, Development, and Technology Transfer of Industrially Scalable Processes , NIT Andhra Pradesh, 2023.

2. K.V.V. Satyannarayana , S.L.S. Rani, R. Vinoth Kumar, Clarification of mandarin and sweet orange fruit juices with bentonite tubular ceramic membrane: A study on membrane's performance and fouling, International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology, P.149 (2022), (organized by Elsevier & Beijing Membrane Society).

3. K.V.V. Satyannarayana , S.L.S. Rani, R. Vinoth Kumar, Tangential microfiltration of citrus fruit juices using inexpensive tubular ceramic membrane and analysis of fouling mechanism, International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology, P.OB7.08 (2022), (organized by Elsevier & Beijing Membrane Society).

4. K.V.V. Satyannarayana , S.L.S. Rani, R. Vinoth Kumar, Fabrication and characterization of low-cost tubular ceramic membrane using bentonite as inexpensive raw material, 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering, P-275 (2021).

5. S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, K.V.V. Satyannarayana , R. Vinoth Kumar*, Performance Evaluation of Fuller's Earth Clay Membrane for the Treatment of Food Processing Industries Wastewater, International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology (ISPT 2022), P-519 (2022) (organized by Elsevier & Beijing Membrane Society).

6. S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, K.V.V. Satyannarayana , R. Vinoth Kumar*, Fabrication of fuller's earth clay ceramic membrane for the treatment of dairy and edible oil processing industries wastewater, International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology (ISPT 2022), P-519 (2022) (organized by Elsevier & Beijing Membrane Society).

7. S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, K.V.V. Satyannarayana , R. Vinoth Kumar*, Treatment of food processing industries effluents using a new clay-based inorganic Membrane: performance evaluation and fouling analysis, 3rd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2022), 22CHEMBIOEN_1073 (2022).

8. S. Lakshmi Sandhya Rani, K.V.V. Satyannarayana , R. Vinoth Kumar*, Synthesis and characterization of novel low-cost ceramic membrane fabricated from fuller's earth clay by dry pressing method, 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2021), P-276 (2021).