Department of Civil Engineering
जनपद विभाग

Dr. Neelanjan Dutta

Temporary Faculty

neel@nitsikkim.ac.in +91 9475986145

Research Interest : Ground Water and wastewater treatment, Solid Waste Management

Experience

Teaching: 5.9 years
Industry: 11 months

Teachings

Water Supply & Solid Waste Management, Environmental Science, Sanitary & Pollution Control Engineering, Surveying I, Fluid Mechanics

Education

Ph.D., IIEST Shibpur

Contact Address :

Civil Engineering Department, NIT Sikkim

List of Publications (National/International)

1. Neelanjan Dutta, Anirban Gupta (2022). Characterization and use of waste plastic char for removal of arsenic and COD from aqueous solution. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04394-3

2. Neelanjan Dutta, Anirban Gupta (2022). Development of arsenic removal unit with electrocoagulation and activated alumina sorption: Field trial at rural West Bengal, India. Journal of Water Process Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103013

3. Neelanjan Dutta, Pradip Mondal, Anirban Gupta (2022). Optimization of process parameters using response surface methodology for maximum liquid yield during thermal pyrolysis of blend of virgin and waste high-density polyethylene. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01392-y

4. Neelanjan Dutta, Barun Kumar Thakur, Md Nurujjaman, Kanish Debnath, Debi Prasad Bal (2022). An assessment of the water quality index (WQI) of drinking water in the Eastern Himalayas of South Sikkim, India. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2022.100735

5. Neelanjan Dutta, Arindam Haldar, Anirban Gupta (2021). Electrocoagulation for Arsenic Removal: Field Trials in Rural West Bengal. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 10.1007/s00244-020-00799-8

6. Neelanjan Dutta, Anirban Gupta (2021). An experimental study on conversion of high‑density polyethylene and polypropylene to liquid fuel. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-021-02121-z

7. Biswajit Debnath & Shiladitya Ghosh, Neelanjan Dutta (2021). Resource Resurgence from COVID-19 Waste via Pyrolysis: A Circular Economy Approach. Circular Economy and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00104-2

8. Neelanjan Dutta, Anaya Ghosh, Biswajit Debnath, Sadhan Kumar Ghosh. (2019). Climate change in Hilly region of India: Issues and Challenges in Waste Management. Sustainable Waste Management: Policies and Case Studies, Page no. 657-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7071-7_59

9. Neelanjan Dutta, Anirban Gupta; "Pyrolysis of HDPE for Production of Fuel: A Sustainable" Waste Management Paradigm towards Circular Economy"; ASCE Conference, 2020, Kolkata, India.

Achievements :

1. Received 3rd Position at Rural Drinking Water Technology, Hackathon, IIT Kharagpur.
2. Received INR 100000 by AICTE (INAE) to present a paper at Oklahoma University, USA.
3. Won 1st Prize in a national level paper presentation conference organized by FOSET.
4. Received INR 50000 by GAABESU for research work at IIEST, Shibpur.

1. Completed a Consultancy project on "Appraisal Report on DPR for Up-gradation and Modernization of Sewerage Scheme for Smart City Namchi, South Sikkim"
2. Completed a consultancy project on "Appraisal Report on Solid Waste Management DPRs in six towns and one landfill area in Sikkim (Singtam, Rangpo, Namchi, Geyzing, Mangan, jorethang & Shipsu)"