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Mrs. B. Karuna

Assistant Professor
karuna.b@bvrit.ac.in
B.Tech.: Rajiv Gandhi University Knowledge of Technology (IIIT Basar), 2014
M.Tech.: University College of Technology, OU Hyderabad, 2017
Teaching Experience –  5 Years 
 

JNTUH Registration ID: 9135-190827-193249 

BVRITN Employee ID: 941

Publications Link: https://bvrit.irins.org/profile/170693 

  1. Chemical Reaction Engineering
  1. Heat transfer
  2. Reactive extraction
  1. Boppena Karuna, Murali Mekala, Lakshmi Prasanna Mallarapu, Rehan Wasi Mohammed, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Bhanu Radhika Gidla, and Vijay Kanth Addanki. “Extraction of rain water tree seed oil: Sustainable applications and management.” Bioresource Technology Reports (2023): Volune 24, 101657. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101657 .
  2. Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Srikanta Dinda, Vighneswara Rao Kakara, Karuna Boppena, Tejaswini Daida, Bhanu Radhika Gidla. Advances on value-added application of waste soot materials. Materials Today: Proceedings (2023), 72(1):425-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.08.310 Cite score 2.3
  3. Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Srikanta Dinda, BVS Praveen, Karuna Boppena, Bhanu Radhika Gidla. Preparation of Adhesive from Polymer Waste and its Property Enhancement. Abstracts of International Conferences & Meetings (AICM), 2021, 1(3): 25. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5051818.
  4. Bollakayala, Vijaya Lakshmi, Kiran Kumar Vuba, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Karuna Boppena, Bhanu Radhika Gidla, and Hrithika Ganta. “Enhancement of sustainable wood-plastic composite properties in presence of bio-based additive.” Materials Today: Proceedings (2023). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.08.024  
  5. Bollakayala, Vijaya Lakshmi, Kiran Kumar Vuba, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Karuna Boppena, Bhaskar Bethi, and Hrithika Ganta. “Compatibility studies of in-house prepared sustainable wood-plastic composites with commercial composites.” Materials Today: Proceedings (2023). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.07.348  
  6. Alka Kumari, B. Karuna, B. Satyavathi. A Comprehensive Study on Equilibrium and Kinetics of Morpholine Extraction from Aqueous Stream with CA in Toluene: Experimental Evaluation, Extraction model and Parametric Optimization employing Desirability Function. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Volume 133, Year 2018, Pages 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2018.03.027.
  1. Boppena karuna, A V Raghavendra Rao, Rompicherla Srividya, Anup Ashok, T Vijay Kumar. Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Delonix Regia Seed Oil for Biodiesel Production. Intellectual Property India. 2024 (Application number 202441080985 A)
  2. Vijaya Kumar Talari, Bijoy Kumar Purohit, T Srinivas, G Srinivas, Boppena Karuna. Development of iron nanoparticle-enhanced proton exchnage membrane for improved microbial fuel cells. Intellectual Property India. 2024 (Application number No.202441083975 A)
  3. Rompicherla Srividya, Boppena karuna, A V Raghavendra Rao, V Sravani Sameera, Anup Ashok. Sustainable pectin-based hydrogels for slow release of fertilizers. (Application 202441081713 A).
  4. Anup Ashok, Devarai Santhosh Kumar, A V Raghavendra Rao, Rompicherla Srividya, Boppena karuna, Malika Mudliar. Sustainable L-asparaginase Production from Agricultural Waste: A Method for Utilizing Spent Grain. (Application No.202441084060 A).
  5. A V Raghavendra Rao, Rompicherla Srividya, Anup Ashok, Boppena Karuna, KSNV Prasad. Microwave-assisted method for efficient chitosan extraction from shrimp shells. (Application No.202441080939 A).
  6. Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Kiran Kumar Vuba, Vijaya Lakshmi Bollakayala, Bhanu Radhika Gidla, Bhaskar Bethi, Hrithika Ganta, Meghana Bodhimisetty, Karuna Boppena. Wood plastic composite and method of manufacturing the same. Intellectual Property India. 2022, Application number: 202241070220.
  1. Siva Kumar A, Shivani Reddy Ch, Abdul Md, Varun Kumar E, Srimanth P, B. Presented a Paper “Optimization of drying characteristics of root vegetables using machine learning-A review”. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Developments: ICSEED-24 held during 13th -14th December 2024 at Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India. (Abstract ID: ICSEED24-015).
  2. Kiran Kumar Vuba Rasamadugu, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Bharadwaj Tamtam, Hema Manikanta Saidala, Karthik Kumar Rassika, Vinay Rao, Varun Karthik Reddy Singareddy, Karuna Boppena, Bhanu Radhika Gidla Ganta, Sarika Mani Saidala, Srikanta Dinda. Sustainable Approach for the Development of Wood-Plastic Composites Using Corn Husk and Polymer Waste in Presence of Recycled Nano Carbon. 2nd International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications February 17-18, 2024. (OP NO: GANMT00091)
  3. Purna Chand K, Ruthiwik Reddy N, Karthikeya Sarma P, Karuna B. Water Portability Prediction using Machine Learning. 2nd International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications February 17-18, 2024. (PP NO: GANMT00124)
  4. Karuna Boppena, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Bhanu Radhika Gidla, Kiran Sai Mothukuri, Murali Mekala. Rheological study of commercially available toothpastes. 3rd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2022), November 4-5, 2022, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak, Telangana, India. Page No: 74, (OP N0: 22CHEMBIOEN_1074).
  5. Karuna Boppena, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Bhanu Radhika Gidla, Ruthiwik Reddy Nomula, Karthikeya Sarma Peri, Mounika Salana, Bhavani Thota, Sathvika Vorla. An overview on the potential applications of non-edible oil extracted from rain water tree seeds. 3rd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2022), November 4-5, 2022, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak, Telangana, India. Page No: 95, (OP N0: 22CHEMBIOEN_1096)
  6. Vinay Rao R, Hema Manikanta S, Karuna B and Mallaiah Mekala, A review on bioethanol production process at first, second and third generations. 3rd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2022), November 4-5, 2022, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak, Telangana, India. Page No: 74, (OP N0: 22CHEMBIOEN_1106)
  7. Bhanu Radhika Gidla, Kiran Sai Mothukur, Murali Mekala, Karuna Boppena. Kinetics and modelling of Palmarosa Essential Oil. International conference poste presentation on Student Regional Conference (SRC) hosted by an AIChE (Chenigma 2022), VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  8. Vinay Rao R, Hema Manikanta S, Karuna B, Appala Naidu U. Potential applications of bio-based materials in the preparation of green composites. (PRANATHI-2K23), February 16-17, 2023, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak, Telangana, India.
  9. Karuna Boppena, Murali Mekala, Lakshmi Prasanna Mallarapu, Alka Kumari. Recovery of Morpholine from Aqueous Strems by Reactive Extraction, international conference on “Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications” organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute o.f Technology & Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus, during 18th -19th February, 2022 (Paper ID: NMT038).
  10. Karuna Boppena, Kiran Sai Mothukuri, Rehan wasi, Kumari Alka. Recent Advances in Bio-Based Thermal Energy Storage Material: A Future Perspective. International conference on “Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications” organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute o.f Technology & Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus, during 18th -19th February, 2022 (Paper ID: NMT037).
  11. Karuna, and Alka kumari. Reactive Extraction of Morpholine from Aqueous Solutions Using para-toluoyl chloride in Toluene +MIBK; Equilibria and Temperature Effects. Fifth International Online Conference on Reuse and Recycling of Materials (Polymers, Wood, Paper, Leather, Glass, Metals, Ceramics, Semi-Conductors, Water etc) and their products (ICRM – 2020) on 11, 12 and 13 December 2020 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
  12. B. Karuna, Alka kumari b, V. V. Basava Rao, B. Satyavathi, T.Prathap Kumar. Poster presentation on 1st international congress on recent advances in chemistry and chemical engineering (ICRACACE) during 11-13th July 2016, organized by Department of chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru technological university Hyderabad, college of engineering, Hyderabad.
  13. B. Karuna, Alka kumari b, V. V. Basava Rao, B. Satyavathi. Reactive extraction of morpholine from aqueous stream using decanoic acid as extractant in toluene: Equilibrium studies and temperature effect. Two-Day national seminar on “Process Intensification in Process Industries-(PI)2 (Technosmania2k16) during 25th and 26th March 2016, organized by university college of technology, OU Hyderabad.
  14. Vijaya Lakshmi Bollakayala, Nagabhushan Etakula, Kiran Kumar Vuba, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Karuna Boppena, Hrithika Ganta. Compatibility Studies of In-house Prepared Sustainable Wood-Plastic Composites with Commercial Composites. 14th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC2023), 24-26 March, 2023, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. (Paper ID – 951).
  1. Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, Raghavendra AV, Anup Ashok, Karuna Boppena, Bhanu Radhika Gidla. Chapter 10: Plastic Waste Management in Construction Industry: Opportunities and Technological Challenges.
  2. Sravani Sameera, A.V. Raghavendra Rao, R. Srividya, B. Karuna, R. Prasanna Rani. Chapter 12 From Farm to Fuel: Animal-based Bioenergy and Bio products.
  3. V. Raghavendra Rao, Appala Naidu Uttaravalli, R. Srividya, Karuna Boppena, Anup Ashok, Bhaskar Bethi. Chapter: 39. Utilization of Waste Paper in Construction, Polymer Composites, and to Produce Fuels. accepted for publication in the DOI Index Book “From Waste to Wealth” from the Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Lean Six Sigma certificate

  1. Lean Six Sigma Training in B.V. Raju Institute of Technology, India (Jan 21st – Jan 23rd, 2025)  as Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Professional.

 

NPTEL Courses

  1.  “Introduction to Machine Learning” with 54% 12-week course from Jul-Oct 2024
  2. “Chemical Process Safety” with Silver Elite (83%) 12-week course from Jul-Oct 2024.

 

Coursera Certification

  1.  “Understanding Research Methods” an online non-credit course authorized by University of London and SOAS University of London and offered through Coursera.
  2.  “Experimental Design Basics” an online non-credit course authorized by Arizona State University and offered through Coursera.
  3.  “Factorial and Fractional Factorial Designs” an online non-credit course authorized by Arizona State University and offered through Coursera.
  4.  “Random Models, Nested and Split-plot Designs” an online non-credit course authorized by Arizona State University and offered through Coursera.
  5.  “Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Model Building” an online non-credit course authorized by Arizona State University and offered through Coursera.
  6.  “Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There” an online non-credit course authorized by University of Michigan and offered through Coursera.
  7.  “Material Processing” an online non-credit course authorized by Georgia Institute of Technology and offered through Coursera.