Dr Anshy Oonnittan

Name:                          Dr Anshy Oonnittan

Designation                  Associate Professor

Email ID:                      anshy.o@saintgits.org

Areas of Interest:           Soil remediation, Wastewater treatment, Electrochemical Techniques for

pollution abatement

Education

DegreeInstituteSpecializationYear
Ph.D.Lappeenranta University of Technology, FinlandEnvironmental Technology2012
M.TechUniversity of Calicut, KeralaChemical Process Control2003
B.TechUniversity of Madras, Tamil NaduChemical Engineering2000

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, SAINTGITS College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kottayam (Oct 2024 – present)
  • Assistant Professor (Senior), Department of Chemical Engineering, SAINTGITS College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kottayam (Aug 2021-Sep 2024)
  • Project Officer, IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Dec 2013 – Oct 2014)           
  • Researcher, Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Finland (Apr 2006 – May 2012)      

Publications

1. Anshy Oonnittan, Pirjo Isosaari, Mika Sillanpää, Effect of polarity reversal on HCB removal during Electrokinetic Fenton process, Journal of Environmental Engineering 139 (2013) 1228–1232.

2. Anshy Oonnittan, Mika Sillanpää, Water treatment by electro-Fenton treatment, Current organic chemistry 16 (2012) 2060-2072.

3. Anshy Oonnittan, Pirjo Isosaari, Mika Sillanpää, Oxidant availability and its effect on HCB removal during Electrokinetic Fenton process, Separation and purification technology 76 (2010) 146-150.

4. Anshy Oonnittan, Reena Shrestha, Mika Sillanpää, Effect of Cyclodextrin on the Remediation of Hexachlorobenzene in Soil by Electrokinetic Fenton Process, Separation and purification technology 64 (2009) 314–320.

 5. Anshy Oonnittan, Reena Shrestha, Mika Sillanpää. Removal of hexachlorobenzene from soil by electrokinetically enhanced chemical oxidation. Journal of hazardous materials 162, (2009) 989-993.

 6. Anshy Oonnittan, Reena Shrestha, Mika Sillanpää, Remediation of hexachlorobenzene in soil by enhanced electrokinetic Fenton process. Journal of environmental science and health Part A, Vol. 43, No.8 (2008), 894-900.

 7. Oonnittan, A., Shrestha, R. and Sillanpää, M. Remediation of Hexachlorobenzene in Soil by Enhanced Electrokinetic Fenton Process. – Proceedings of EREM 2007, Vigo, Spain.

Book Chapter

Anshy Oonnittan, Mika Sillanpaa, Claudio Cameselle, and Krishna R. Reddy, Field Applications of Electrokinetic Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals, Chapter 29 in Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, Reddy, K.R., and Cameselle, C., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-470-38343-8).

Courses Handled –

  • Chemical Technology and Environmental Engineering

Funded Projects

  1. Treatment of Wastewater in Cement Industry using Electrochemical Methods Government of Kerala, India, – Completed
  2. Soil Remediation using Electrokinetic Technology, Government of Kerala, India- On going

Memberships

 Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Life Member

Responsibilities Held

Department IQAC Coordinator

Academic Coordinator