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Research Interests: Paper Recycling- Contaminant removal, Wash water clarification and Deinking, Pulping modeling, In-situ measurements, Kraft pulping liquor regeneration, Brown-stock washing, Alternative Raw Materials for Pulp and Paper Manufacture

Appointments at Auburn University

Professor of Chemical Engineering (October 1996 to present)

Assistant Department Head, Department of Chemical Engineering (1993 – present)

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (October 1990 –September 1996)

Acting Director, Pulp and Paper Research and Educational Center (March 1990 – August 1991)

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering (June 1984 to September 1990)

Other Appointments

J.K. Paper Mills, India, (June 1979 - April 1984) Production Manager

Sehgal Papers, India (January 1978-May 1979) Production Manager

University of Maine, Orono, ME Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering (September1976-December 1977)

Instructor, Chemical Engineering (September 1974- August1976)

West Coast Paper Mills, India (January 1965- September1971)

Shift Superintendent, Paper Machine

Gwalior Rayons (Wood Pulp), India January 1964-December 1964) Shift Superintendent, Chemical Recovery

Recent Publications

“Dynamic Modeling of Carbohydrates Degradation in Kraft Pulping of softwood,” Appita Journal, 56(5): 391-396, 2003, with D. Yan.
“Potential of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) for papermaking,” Tappi Journal, 2(9): 9-12, 2003, with Duke, S.R., Gu, H., Reed, P.J., Morrison, T.A., and Bransby, D.I.
“Dynamic Modeling of Carbohydrates Degradation in Kraft Pulping of Hardwood,” Appita Journal, 55(5): 398-403, 2002, with V. Saucedo and W. Josephson.
“Kinetics of Conventional and Alkali Profiled Hardwood Cooks Using On-line Liquor Analysis,” Appita Journal, 55(3): 202-207, 223, 2002, with V. Saucedo.
“Effective Alkali Dynamics in Modified Cooking: Fundamental Modeling,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 41 (5): 1142 -1151, 2002, with V. Saucedo
“Systematic reallocation of aqueous resources using mass integration in a typical pulp mill,” Adv. Environ. Res., 5: 61-79, 2001 with G. Parthasarathy.
“Analysis of Delignification Dynamics in Profiled Pulping,” Appita Journal, 54(2): 221-225, 2001,with V. Soucedo.
“Modeling of Kraft Pulping Process Based on On-line Data from Near Infrared Analyzer, Fundamentals and Numerical Modeling of Unit Operations in the Forest Products Industries, AIChE Symposium Series 324, Volume 96, p36-41, 2001, editor, Brian N, Brogdon, with N. Meghanathan and V. Saucedo.
“Optimising Pulp Quality in Alkali Profiled Kraft Cooks,” Appita Journal, 53(4):305-311, 2000, with V. Varma.
“Partial Least Squares (PLS) Based Monitoring and Control of Batch Digesters,” Journal of Process Control, 10(2000): 229-236, with P. Kesavan, J.H. Lee and V. Saucedo.
“Application of In-Situ Near Infrared Analysis for the Measurement of Cooking Liquor Components During Kraft Pulping,” JPPS, 26(1): 25-29, 2000, with V. Saucedo.
“Modeling of a Modified Kraft Process,” Appita Journal, 53(1): 36-40, 2000, with S. Sen and V. Saucedo.
“Effluent Reduction and Control of Non-Process Elements Towards a Cleaner Kraft Pulp Mill,” Clean Products and Processes, (1999): 264-277, with G. Parthasarathy.
“Kinetics and State Space Modeling of Modified Kraft Pulping,” Fundamental Advances and Innovations in the Pulp and Paper Industry, AIChE Symposium Series 322, Volume 95, p7-13, 1999, Editor, Brian N. Brogdon, with V. Saucedo.
“Coagulation Pretreatment for Ultrafiltration of Deinking Effluents Containing Flexographic Inks, Progress in Paper Recycling 9(1): 46 – 55, 1999, with B. Chabot and S. Abubakr.
“Ultrafiltrative Deinking of Flexographic ONP: The Role of Surfactants,” Tappi Journal 82(11): 104 – 114, 1999, with B. Upton and S. Abubakr.
“Flexographic Newspaper Deinking: Treatment of Wash Filtrate Effluent by Membrane Technology,” Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 25(10): 337 – 343, 1999, with B. Chabot and S. Abubakr.
“Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for On-line Analysis of White and Green Liquors,” Tappi Journal 82(9):101-106, 1999, with R. Hodges.
“Influence of Mass Transfer Effects in Causticizing” Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 25(2): 60-65, 1999, with J. Sethuraman, P.K. Ramdoss and R. Vaidyanathan.
“Mass Integration Analysis: A Technique for Reducing Methanal and Effluent Discharge in Pulp Mills,” Tappi Journal, 81(10): 170-180, 1998, with A. Hamad, V. Varma and M. El-Halwagi.