Adarsh Penchala

Process Design Engineer- Technology Transfer Group at SRF Limited (2025-10 – Present)

Leading reviews of R&D process recipe documents, resolving operability issues, and driving engineering-based optimization.
Recommending safety study requirements (RC1e, DSC, ARC, ARSST) for cross-functional teams to perform, ensuring safe and compliant process design.
Preparing Design of Experiments (DoE) for process optimization and executing scale-up studies aligned with objectives.
Developing and evaluating process intensification strategies; designing and scaling up feasible flow chemistry processes.
Using Dynochem for mixing and heat transfer studies, and Aspen Plus for distillation column design and property estimation.
Executing process scale-up from lab to pilot and commercial scale; ensuring feasibility, reliability, and equipment mapping.
Preparing Basic Engineering Packages (BEP) and process design documents (PFD, P&ID, mass/energy balances, raw material norms).
Conducting HAZOP studies before execution; preparing interlock sheets, batch process sheets, and SOPs for safe startup.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams for smooth startup and execution.
Providing process engineering support during pre-commissioning and commissioning: monitoring, analyzing data, troubleshooting, stabilizing products, and enhancing yield/capacity.
Preparing process datasheets, customer documents, project updates, and campaign closure/technology transfer reports.

Process Engineer at Deccan Fine Chemicals Private Limited (2023-06 – 2025-10)

Managed complex reactions: catalytic hydrogenations, nitration, di-nitration, chlorination and Friedel-Crafts acylation.
Executed and successfully stabilizing three commercial products, ensuring reliable scale-up and smooth plant operations with automation (DCS).
Operated and optimized diverse equipment: Corning AFR G1 reactor, slurry flow reactor, Stolichem (SABR), Static mixers, Coils, Batch reactor, distillation columns, centrifuges, ANFDs, wiped film evaporators, dryers and pinched tube reactor.
Executed continuous flow processes in engineering lab; designed and implemented DOE studies to determine optimal experimental trials.
Contributed to flow process scale-up while resolving thermal degradation challenge.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams for smooth startups, process monitoring, troubleshooting, product stabilization, Solvent recovery and yield/capacity enhancement.

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