Faculty Profile

About

I have 14 years of working experience in Department of Biotechnology and always strived for Excellence. This zeal drove me to complete my Ph.D. from Department of Chemical Engineering IIT Madras on the topic Low Temperature Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. With this working experience coupled with my academic background, I believe I can meaningfully work on societal issues using concepts of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology along with students.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - Low temperature vanadium redox flow batteries
  Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  Passed Year: 2022 | Program Type: FullTime
• M.Tech. - Chemical Plant Design
  National Institute of Technology Karnataka
  Passed Year: 2009 | Program Type: FullTime
• BE - Chemical Engineering
  M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
  Passed Year: 2004 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 11-07-2023
  Praphulla Rao, Sreenivas Jayanti
  Physics-Based Electrochemical Model of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery for Low-Temperature Applications
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• Journal | Published On : 21-09-2022
  Praphulla Rao, Ravendra Gundlapalli, Sreenivas Jayanti
  Assessment of hydrodynamic performance of vanadium redox flow batteries at low temperatures, Journal of energy storage, 2022
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• Conference | Published On : 01-12-2021
  Praphulla Rao, Sreenivas Jayanti
  Temperature-sensitive Electrochemical Model of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Cell, International Conference on Applied Energy 2021
• Journal | Published On : 08-08-2021
  Nandan Amol Merchant, Kavya TK, Rachana Srinivasa, Praphulla Rao, Prathibha Narayanan, Savithri Bhat
  Ginsenoside Rg1 Nanophytosome synthesis and their characterization: An initiative towards the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 2021 IEEE 21st International Conference on Nanotechnology (NANO), 319-322
• Conference | Published On : 19-01-2021
  Praphulla Rao, Ravendra Gundlapalli, Sreenivas Jayanti
  Performance evaluation of single cell VFB at low temperatures, International Flow Battery Forum, Jan 2021
• Journal | Published On : 03-10-2020
  Praphulla Rao, Sreenivas Jayanti
  Influence of electrode design parameters on the performance of vanadium redox flow battery cells at low temperatures, Journal of Power Sources
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• Journal | Published On : 10-09-2017
  Praphulla Rao, Shriya K Kota, Sanjana Manja
  Biosynthesis of Zinc Nanoparticles and their Applications, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation Vol 4, Issue 9, 97-100
• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 30-12-2015
  B. Prathima, Praphulla Rao and M.R. Mangala Mahalakshmi
  Biosorption of Copper from Wastewater Using Spirulina Species, Materials, Energy and Environment Engineering, 129-136
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• Journal | Published On : 28-02-2015
  Nandan Amol Merchant, Kavya T.K., Rachana Srinivasa, Praphulla Rao and Savithri Bhat
  Synthesis of Ginsenoside Nanoparticles and Insilico Docking of Ginsenosides to SOD1 and TARDBP Targets in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.7, No.2, 790-794
• Journal | Published On : 04-12-2014
  Prathima B, Praphulla Rao, Mangala
  Removal of Chromium (VI) from Synthetic Solution using dead Spirulina Species, International Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology, Vol 4, Issue 4, 244-248
• Journal | Published On : 12-02-2014
  Praphulla Rao, N Prathibha, Khushbu K Birawat, Shalaka Kankrej, Shreenavi Nayak, Varsha N
  Decolourisation of Synthetic Dyes Using Aspergillus Species, Journal of Chemical Engineering and Research, Volume 2, Number 1, 61-68
• Journal | Published On : 10-02-2014
  Praphulla Rao, Chandraprasad M S, Lakshmi Y N, Jahnavi Rao, Aishwarya P, Srinidhi Shetty
  Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Lemon Extract and its Antibacterial Activity, International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, Vol 2, 165-169
• Journal | Published On : 10-09-2013
  Praphulla Rao, Saisha V and Shashidhar S Bhavikatti
  Removal of Chromium (VI) from Synthetic Waste water using Immobilized Algae, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 157-160
• Conference | Published On : 01-08-2012
  Praphulla Rao
  Renewable Energy and Water Reuse: A complete solution for energy and wastewater management, IconSWM, July 30 – Aug 01, 2012

Other Information

1. Won 3rd prize for Poster Presentation at Bangalore Tech Summit 2023.
2. Won Best Hackathon Team Award (3rd Prize) for presenting working model on "Algae assisted microbial fuel cell: A sustainable solution for energy generation and
carbon capture " International Conference on Energy Storage and Conversion 2023, IIT Madras, 18th to 20th Jan 2023
3. Received Start-Up grant worth INR 500000 for the prototype development of "Algae assisted microbial fuel cell" under Nidhi Prayas Scheme through IKP EDEN,
Bangalore
4. Received FRPS grant worth INR 200000 for the project "Lithium recovery from spent LIBs" from BMSCE, Bangalore
5. Research grant on ‘Study on application of ginsenosides phystome nanoparticles for drug delivery system’ from TEQIP1.2.1 worth Rs. 116900.
6. Consultancy project on ‘Optimization of C/N and odor in sample’ from Aruna Green Ventures worth Rs.20000
7. Investigator for the project “Design and optimization of Algae assisted microbial fuel cell” funded with INR 8000 under KSCST in 2022.
8. Investigator for the project “Removal of Chromium (VI) from Synthetic Wastewater using Immobilized Algae” funded with INR 7500 under KSCST in 2013.

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