Department of Engineering Chemistry

The Department of Engineering Chemistry, Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Bhopal plays a vital role in shaping the scientific foundation of future engineers. Chemistry is the backbone of modern engineering and our department ensures that student understand both fundamental concepts and their real-world engineering application. We focus on developing analytical skills, problems-solving abilities and a research-oriented mindset from the very first year.

Infrastructure & Learning

During the passage of time as of now Department instructs courses in Chemistry and Environmental Science to undergraduate students of engineering and technology for an intake of 1620 students. Presently the Head of Department is Dr. Sangeeta Dhote. The department has adequate, qualified and well experienced faculty as per cadreratios. They have thorough knowledge in the field of Physical, Organic, Inorganic, Environmental, Drug and Applied Chemistry. The department encourages its faculty to attend academic workshops, training programs and to present paper in national journals, international journals and conferences to create academic and research-oriented environment.

Facilities available in Department of Engineering

Two well-equipped laboratories for experiments and mini projects.
Digital classrooms and access to e-resources for concept-based learning.
Department regularly organizes workshops, seminars and expert talks by industry professionals and academicians.
Currently department has following lab facilities.
1. Abel’s Apparatus
2. Pensky Martens Apparatus
3. Clevelend’s Apparatus
4. Cloud & Pour point apparatus
5. Redwood Viscometer-I
6. Redwood Viscometer-II
7. Muffle Furnace
8. Single Distillation Unit
9. Double Distillation
10. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
11. Water analysis Kit
12. Penetrometer
13. Conradson Apparatus

Faculty of Department of Engineering Chemistry

Full name	Dr. SANGEETA DHOTE (Head of Department)
Designation	Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Efficiency of Macrophytes in Removing Heavy Metals and Nutrients from Lake Ecosystem: A Case Study.
Specialization	Environmental Chemistry and Organic chemistry
Brief write-up about your research work	My research work is focused on determining efficiency of Macrophytes especially Eichhornea Crassipeus and Hydrilla verticilleta in removing heavy metals and nutrients from a lake eco-system. The research work was conducted mainly on Upper Lake, and SHAHPURA LAKE of BHOPAL CITY. Other than Ph.D. Work I have knowledge of water quality monitoring and working on sophisticated instruments Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, UV-VISIBLE Spectrophotometer, GC (trained from ITRC LUCKNOW) and wasteland project from AMPRI. Also guided Dissertation of M.Sc. Students at EPCO, Bhopal.
No. of research paper published national /international	15

Patents	02
Achievements other than above	i. Research Project granted (worth 8.5 Lakh from MPCST Bhopal) ii. Grant for National Science Day 2025 from MPCST iii. Grant for World Environment Day 2025 from MPCST iv. Grant for National Science Day 2026 from MPCST
Total work experience	22 years of experience in the area of research and teaching.
NPTEL/NEP Certification	10 NPTEL Certification with FDP / 2 NEP courses from MMTP

Full name	Dr. Anjali Tiwari
Designation	Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Impact of waste water effluents and pollution load assessment of drinking water quality at Vidisha city (M.P.)
Specialization	Organic (Drugs) & Physical Chemistry
Brief write-up about your research work	Major research area is environmental chemistry although some work has been done on natural products and organic chemistry also. In Ph.D. research work Environmental impact assessment has been done. Vidisha is densely populated city and to analyze the deterioration in water quality of Vidisha city, various physiochemical parameters of drinking water of different sources were analyzed for the period of two years. Finally correlation has been done between different parameters by correlation matrix.
No. of research paper published national /international	21
No. of books published	01 book and 02 book chapter
patents	04 Published, 01 design granted
Achievements other than above	SLET qualified, various FDP, STTP, Workshops, COURSERA and NPTEL courses also attended
Total work experience	25 Years
Award/ Project	“Utkrusht Shikshak Award” given by Akhil Vishwa Gayatri Parivar, Shantikunj Haridwar, Uttaranchal. Under the mentorship, student team “Mechaholic” won Smart India Hackathon 2020 – Hardware Edition for innovating “Water purifier by rice husk”. This innovation has been filed and published on Indian Patent Journal.

Full name	Dr. Lisha Kurup
PhD. With Sub/topic	Removal of Hazardous Organic Dyes by Adsorption Technique
Specialization	Industrial Chemistry
Brief write-up about your research work	My work is of immense applied importance as we all are aware of the alarming deterioration of our water bodies due to the dumping from various industries. This happens because these factories are not having their individual treatment plants (mainly in India). The reason behind such negligence is that setting up of treatment plants is much expensive and moreover if these plants are making use of conventional adsorbents, then that will cost them more than synthesizing any drug. Usage of Adsorption technique has been done to impound the hazardous organic dyes from wastewater. Thus, in current scenario this work is much significant as here I am not only making potential use of waste resources as adsorbent but also trying to skirmish with the problems arising due to the disposal of these materials. My work has been published in refereed journals and is having citations of 4086 and h-index of 14.
No. of research paper published national /international	22
No. of books published	01 book, 2 chapters
Patents	03 patent published and 01 design granted
Achievements other than above	Awarded CSIR-Research Associateship (Post Doctoral Fellowship): Completed 02 years project Organized various conferences, seminars, webinars, orientation program, workshops. Life member of Indian Science Congress.
Total work experience	21 Years
Award/ Project	1. Appreciation Award for Poster Presentation in Water 2011-NEERI, an International Conference on Sustainable Water Resource Management and Treatment Technologies 2. First Prize for Poster Presentation in International Conference on Energy, Environment and Life Science for Sustainable Future. Swami Vivekanand University, Sagar (MP). 3. The product designed under my mentorship bagged second prize in Srijan 2018. 4. My team was also the winner of Smart India Hackathon 2020 – Hardware Edition.

Full name	Dr. Manisha Sonel
Designation	Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Impact of Solid Waste Disposal with special reference to its effect on Human Health in Bhanpura Bhopal.
Specialization	Drug Chemistry
Brief write-up about your research work	My Ph.D. research focused on “Impact of Solid Waste Disposal with Special Reference to Its Effect on Human Health in Bhanpura, Bhopal.” The study examined the environmental and public health implications of improper solid waste disposal practices in the Bhanpura area. It involved assessing waste management practices, identifying potential sources of environmental contamination, and evaluating their effects on air, water, and soil quality. The research also investigated the association between exposure to improperly managed solid waste and health issues among the local population. Based on the findings, the study proposed practical recommendations to improve solid waste management, reduce environmental pollution, and safeguard public health through sustainable waste disposal practices and increased community awareness.
No. of research paper published national /international	6 publications in International Journals
patents	One Design patent on “Portable Chromatographic Device for Flavonoids Extraction
Achievements other than above	3 NPTEL Certifications; Presented paper and attended several international conferences, FDP’s, workshops and Seminars.
Total work experience	19 Years
Award/ Project	Awarded for the best performance in Academics from Bansal Institute, Sagar Group and Corporate Institute Bhopal.

Full name	Dr. Mamita Panda
Designation	Associate Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Biosorption of Chromium (VI) by Tamarind Fruit shell(TFS) on Fixed bed and Rotating Packed Bed
Specialization	Environmental Chemistry/ Pollution Control Engineering
Brief write-up about your research work	The research work includes characterization of Biosorbent(TFS), investigation of removal mechanism of Cr VI by TFS, studied the influence of different experimental parameters on removal rate of CrVI, Feasibility of using RPB as an alternative and the design of equipment and investigation of advantages of RPB over continueous Packed Bed.
No. of research paper published national /international	1: International Publication in Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(19), pp. 8460-8466. Impact Factor-12.2 5 International conferences
No. of books published	nil
patents	01
Foreign visits	nil
Achievements other than above	GATE 2002(85.4%) and UGC –CSIR NET(AIR 22)/JRF (AIR 91) 2012
Total work experience	8+ years
Award/ Project	JRF and SRF

Full name	Dr. Prashant Pandey
Designation	Assistant Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Chemistry/Assessment of Seasonal Variations of Hydrochemistry of Water Sources in and around Bhopal
Specialization	Hydrology
Brief write-up about your research work	The study investigates the water quality assessment of water sources including ground and surface waters with sixteen physicochemical parameters. The work provides critical insights into the seasonal dynamics of water chemistry, highlighting potential risks to water security and public health.
No. of research paper published national /international	8
Achievements other than above	Publishing of Hindi stories, short stories, gazals, satire, essays etc in various magazines and newspapers since 1995. Having own blog for literary work.
Total work experience	18 Years
Award/ Project	Sistec Guru Award 2018

Full name	Nitin Nandlal Undirwade
Designation	Assistant Professor
patents	02
Total work experience	15 Years

Full name	Dr. Ankit Kumar Choubey
Designation	Assistant Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Synthesis, Physico-chemical Characterization and Biomedical Application of Some Bioactive Ligands and Their Metal Complexes.
Specialization	Inorganic Synthesis, Metallodrugs.
Brief write-up about your research work	My research focuses on Coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, and environmental remediation, with an emphasis on designing bioactive ligands and their transition metal complexes for biomedical and catalytic applications. During my Ph.D., I synthesized some novel bioactive ligands (CMAN and BMCN) and their Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) complexes. These compounds were comprehensively characterized using FT-IR, UV–Visible, NMR, ESI-MS, TGA, PXRD, cyclic voltammetry, and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to establish their structural and physicochemical properties. My research demonstrated that metal coordination significantly enhanced the antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and photocatalytic activities of the synthesized compounds. The metal complexes also exhibited promising efficiency in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye, highlighting their potential for environmental remediation and wastewater treatment. My long-term research goal is to develop multifunctional metal-based materials for biomedical, catalytic, and environmental applications by integrating synthetic chemistry with computational approaches. I aim to establish collaborative, interdisciplinary research that contributes to sustainable chemistry while mentoring students and promoting innovation in chemical sciences.
No. of research paper published national /international	04
Achievements other than above	Qualified MPSET
Total work experience	06 years
Award/ Project	· Awarded UGC Non-NET Fellowship (DHSGSU) · Numerous Best Paper/Poster presentation award. · Awarded Fellowship for Training of MP Young Scientist (MPCST)

Full name	Dr. Ravi Prakash Behere
Designation	Assistant Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Polymer Based Hybrid Materials and Their Applications
Specialization	Polymer Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Brief write-up about your research work	The research work spans in the design, synthesis, and application of advanced functional polymers, supramolecular systems, and nanomaterials. Key research contributions include developing vis-to-NIR electrochromic supramolecular polymers and selective fluorometric sensors for alkyl halides, engineering donor–acceptor organic nanostructures for visible-light photocatalytic wastewater remediation, and synthesizing luminescent conjugated polymers for optoelectronic devices. Additionally, expertise extends to polymer–nanoparticle hybrids (gold and palladium systems) for catalysis and plasmonics, as well as moisture-induced energy harvesting technologies. Technical proficiencies span a wide range of analytical methods, including NMR, FTIR, GPC, thermal analysis (TGA/DSC), electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), electrochemical techniques, and BET surface analysis. Overall, this work bridges fundamental polymer chemistry with application-driven innovations in smart materials, energy, and environmental remediation. Total Citation: 201 h-index: 5 i10 index: 5
No. of research paper published national /international	12
No. of books published	1 book chapter
Achievements other than above	Qualifies MPSET
Award/ Project	· Awarded Teach for BHU Fellowship. · Best Poster presentation award.

Full name	Dr. Shruti Bhardwaj
Designation	Assistant Professor
PhD With Sub/topic	Chiral drugs analysis in pharmaceutical industry / Enantiomeric resolution of chiral pharmaceuticals.
Specialization	Organic Chemistry
Brief write-up about your research work	My research focuses on the enantioselective analysis and resolution of chiral pharmaceuticals, addressing the challenge of distinguishing stereoisomers with identical physicochemical properties in achiral environments. The work is particularly relevant to understanding stereochemical purity, chiral recognition, and structure–activity relationships (SAR) of drug molecules. Development of efficient enantiomeric resolution strategies enables selective isolation of therapeutically desirable stereoisomers and effective control of the undesired enantiomer as a chiral impurity. From a pharmaceutical-analysis perspective, robust chiral methods are essential for API characterization, impurity profiling, formulation analysis, and batch-to-batch quality control. Such methods can provide critical information on enantiomeric excess (ee), stereochemical integrity, selectivity, sensitivity, and method reproducibility. The research also supports optimization of synthetic and purification processes by establishing suitable enantioselective separation conditions for complex pharmaceutical molecules. Understanding stereochemical behaviour during drug development can help minimize off-target activity, adverse effects, and variability in therapeutic response. Consequently, chiral analysis has an important role in drug discovery, process chemistry, pharmaceutical development, and regulatory assessment. Overall, this research bridges organic stereochemistry, separation science, and pharmaceutical chemistry to facilitate the development of safer, more selective, and high-quality chiral drug products.
No. of research paper published national /international	4
Total work experience	5 years
Award/ Project	● Awarded in International conference for poster presentation.