Minimize energy consumption in water treatment with forward osmosis technology—Part 1

Dinesh Attarde is a Research Scientist in the refinery research and development (R&D) group of Reliance Industries Ltd. He holds a BTech degree in chemical engineering from Pune University in Pune, India and an MTech degree and PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi, India.

Asit K. Das is the Head of Refinery R&D and Process Development of Reliance Industries Ltd. in Jamnagar, India. He has more than 33 yr of research experience in refining and petrochemical segments. He has developed and commercialized many processes and has more than 80 patents, 70 publications and five book chapters to his credit. He has guided several PhD and MTech theses and board members in advisory council for several academic institutions. He is also the current President of the Engineering Science section to organize the Indian Science Congress 2020.

Surya Murali Racha is a Senior Research Scientist in the refinery R&D group of Reliance Industries Ltd. He holds a BTech degree in chemical engineering from Sri Venkateswara Engineering College in Suryapet, India and an MS degree and PhD from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. He has 8 yr of research experience in membrane technology and separation applications.

Dr. Swapan Ghosh is Assistant Vice President, heading the opportunity crude processing and advanced separations group at Reliance Industries Ltd. in Mumbai, India. He holds BTech and MTech degrees in chemical engineering from Calcutta University in Calcutta, India and a PhD from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Mumbai, India. He has 30 yr of industrial research experience in advanced separations, Merox catalyst development and commercialization, and commercialization of alkyl phenols and alkyl benzenes using ion exchange resin catalyst.