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Anshul Yadav
Assistant Professor
anshul.yadav[at]wr.iitr.ac.in
First floor, Department of Water Resources Development & Management
9473583417
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Research Interests
Water treatment, Wastewater treatment, Membrane bioreactor, Membranes, Adsorption, Computational fluid dynamics, Design of treatment systems
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Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
2017
M.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India
2022
PhD, Engineering Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
2017
B.Tech, Major: Mechanical Engineering; Minor: Electrical Engineering
Professional Background
Assistant Professor
17 Sep 2024 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Scientist
26 Apr 2019 - 13 Sep 2024
CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India
Assistant Professor
11 Dec 2017 - 10 Feb 2019
Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology Sultanpur, India
Project Associate
12 Jun 2017 - 07 Sep 2017
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Research
Publications
Advances in membrane distillation for wastewater treatment: Innovations, challenges, and sustainable opportunities
2025
R.V. Patel, A. Yadav, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Science of the Total Environment Pages: 178749 , Volumes: 966 ,
Chemical grafting of hydrophobic functional groups on polyvinylidene fluoride side chain for vacuum membrane distillation applications
2024
R.V. Patel, S. Chaubey, A. Yadav, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Pages: 112746 , Volumes: 12 ,
Carbon chain grafted polyvinylidene fluoride membranes for textile water remediation: Experimental and computational studies
2025
R.V. Patel , S. Chaubey, A. Yadav, B.G. Vyas, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal Pages: 160965 , Volumes: 509 ,
Carbon chain grafted polyvinylidene fluoride membranes for textile water remediation: Experimental and computational studies
2025
R.V. Patel, S. Chaubey, A. Yadav, B.G. Vyas, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal Pages: 160965 , Volumes: 508 ,
Adsorptive removal of norfloxacin from water using polyvinylidene fluoride-boron nitride nanosheets mixed matrix membrane: Insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulation
2025
P. Awasthi, A. Yadav, N. Sinha | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Pages: 115783 , Volumes: 13 ,
Side-chain grafted functional groups poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) anti-fouling fluorinated polymer membrane with tuneable hydrophobicity for distillation
2022
A. Yadav, K. Singh, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Desalination Pages: 115501 , Volumes: 525 ,
Investigations on the effect of spacer in direct contact and air gap membrane distillation using computational fluid dynamics
2022
A. Yadav, C.P. Singh, R.V. Patel, A. Kumar, P.K. Labhasetwar | Elsevier
Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Pages: 130111 , Volumes: 654 ,
Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets incorporated photocatalytic polyvinylidene fluoride mixed matrix membranes for textile wastewater treatment via vacuum-assisted distillation
2022
A. Yadav, R.V. Patel, P. Awasthi, N. Sinha, P.K. Labhasetwar | Elsevier
Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Pages: 653 , Volumes: 129955 ,
Recovery of CaSO4 and NaCl from sub-soil brine using CNT@MOF5 incorporated poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) membranes via vacuum-assisted distillation
2022
A. Yadav, R.V. Patel, B.G. Vyas, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Pages: 128918 , Volumes: 645 ,
Experimental study and numerical optimization for removal of methyl orange using polytetrafluoroethylene membranes in vacuum membrane distillation process
2022
A. Yadav, R.V. Patel, C.P. Singh, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Pages: 128070 , Volumes: 635 ,
Structural tailoring of ceria nanoparticles for fabricating fouling resistant nanocomposite membranes with high flux distillation
2022
A. Yadav, J.R. Mandal, A.B. Panda, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Pages: 127858 , Volumes: 633 ,
Computational fluid dynamics based numerical simulations of heat transfer, fluid flow and mass transfer in vacuum membrane distillation process
2022
A. Yadav, C.P. Singh, R.V. Patel, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | International WaterAssociation
Journal: Water Supply Pages: 6262–6280 , Volumes: 22 ,
Membrane distillation crystallization technology for zero liquid discharge and resource recovery: Opportunities, challenges and futuristic perspectives
2022
A. Yadav, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Science of The Total Environment Pages: 150692 , Volumes: 806 ,
Membrane distillation crystallization for simultaneous recovery of water and salt from tannery industry wastewater using TiO2 modified poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) nanocomposite membranes
2021
A. Yadav, K. Singh, A.B. Panda, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Water Process Engineering Pages: 102393 , Volumes: 44 ,
Novel MIL101(Fe) impregnated poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) mixed matrix membranes for dye removal from textile industry wastewater
2021
A. Yadav, R.V. Patel, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Water Process Engineering Pages: 102317 , Volumes: 43 ,
CNT functionalized ZIF-8 impregnated poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) mixed matrix membranes for antibiotics removal from pharmaceutical industry wastewater by vacuum membrane distillation
2021
A. Yadav, P. Yadav, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Pages: 106560 , Volumes: 9 ,
Photocatalytic TiO2 incorporated PVDF-co-HFP UV-cleaning mixed matrix membranes for effective removal of dyes from synthetic wastewater system via membrane distillation
2021
A. Yadav, P. Sharma, A.B. Panda, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Pages: 105904 , Volumes: 9 ,
Membrane distillation using low-grade energy for desalination: A review
2021
A. Yadav, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Pages: 105818 , Volumes: 9 ,
Fabrication and optimization of tunable pore size poly(ethylene glycol) modified poly(vinylidene-co-hexafluoropropylene) membranes in vacuum membrane distillation for desalination
2021
A. Yadav, P.K. Labhasetwar, V.K. Shahi | Elsevier
Journal: Separation and Purification Technology Pages: 118840 , Volumes: 271 ,
Books
Membrane-based point-of-use drinking water treatment systems
Year: 2023 , ISBN: 9781789062717
P.K. Labhasetwar, A. Yadav | International Water Association Publishing
Applications of two-dimensional nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment
Year: 2025 , ISBN: 9781779642967
A. Yadav, R. Yadav, P.K. Labhasetwar | AAP, CRC Press
Computational techniques for simulating and optimizing adsorption processes for (waste)water treatment
Year: 2026 ,
A. Yadav, P.K. Labhasetwar | International Water Association Publishing
Patents
  • Multi-pass concentric cylindrical module for membrane distillation (IN: 202411067163 filed on 05.09.2024)
  • A self-cleaning solar enabled smart device for real time surface water health monitoring (IN: 202511026994 filed on 24.03.2025)
  • Multi-pass helical submerged membrane distillation module (To be filed)
  • Membrane distillation module with twisted rectangular cross-section spacer (To be filed)
Honors And Awards
Honors
International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, India
2023
Young Scientist award
Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, India
2022
Best PhD thesis award
Indian Membrane Society, India
2022
Best PhD thesis award
International Sol-Gel Society, United States Of America
2022
Silver Medal for Ph.D. Thesis
MemberShips
Institution of Engineers (India), India
15 Dec 2017 - Present
Associate Member
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, India
01 Dec 2023 - Present
Life Associate member
Indian Water Resources Society, India
14 Nov 2024 - Present
Life member
Students
SuperVisions
Wastewater Treatment, India
15 Jan 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nikhil