Dr. Prabu Vairakannu
Professor
Key Research Areas :Clean energy production, Pyrolysis, Combustion, Gasification and Liquefaction technologies, Energy and Exergy analysis, Carbon Sequestration
- Phone No: + 91 361 258 2279
- Email: v.prabu@iitg.ac.in
- Room No: 4
Phone: +91 361 258 2279
Mail ID: v.prabu@iitg.ac.in
Room No. 210, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Research Projects
Sponsored
Title : Development of Indigenous technology for extraction of critical minerals including rare earth elements from overlying strata of Northeastern coalfields
Duration : 2024-2026
Funding agency : CMPDI, Coal India Limited
Budget : 581.05 Lakhs (IITG Share: 365.75 Lakhs)
PI : Prof. Prabu V.
Title : Ultrasonic washing for desulfurization of coal
Duration : 2022-2025
Funding agency : CMPDI, Coal India Limited
Budget : 197 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Prabu V.
Title : Development of a Techno-Economic Model for the in-situ (underground) gasification of Indian Lignites
Duration : 2021-2024
Funding agency : SERB, Department of Science and Technology
Budget : 53.46 Lakhs
Co-PI : Prof. Prabu V.
Title : Experimental and power plant simulation studies on co-chemical looping combustion of coal and biomass in the context of clean fuel utilization
Duration : 2019-2023
Funding agency : SERB, Department of Science and Technology
Budget : 37.39 Lakhs
PI : Prof. Prabu V.
Title : Studies on Coalbed Methane Integrated Underground Coal Gasification in Indian Coals in the Context of Green House Gas Emission Control
Duration : 2014-2017
Funding agency : SERB, Department of Science and Technology
Budget : 25.4 lakhs
PI : Prof. Prabu V.
Title : Laboratory scale simulation on CO2 gasification of Indian Coals in the context of Underground Coal Gasification
Duration : 2013-2015
Funding agency : Start-up grant, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Budget : 5.0 lakhs
PI : Prof. Prabu V.
Consultancy
Title : Coal Sampling and Analysis
Duration : 2016-2017
Funding agency : Coal India Limited
Budget : 86 lakhs
Co-PI : Prof. Prabu V.
