Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty
Professor
Key Research Areas :Biofuels, Biomass pyrolysis, Biological wastewater treatment, Heterogeneous catalysis, Microalgae biorefinery, Membrane based separations, Ionic liquid based separations, Waste management.
- Phone No: +91 361 258 2267
- Email: kmohanty@iitg.ac.in
- Room No: 202
Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty
Department of Chemical Engineering
IIT Guwahati
Assam 781039
Phone No: +91 361 258 2267
Email: kmohanty@iitg.ac.in
| Data Regarding Research |
- Total no. of papers in Referred Journals: 140
- Books (co-authored/co-edited): 03
- Book Chapters: 18
- Ph.D Supervision (Completed+Thesis Submitted): 12
- Ph.D Supervision (Undergoing): 16
- M.Tech/MS Supervision (Completed): 28
- M.Tech/MS Supervision (Undergoing): 02
- B.Tech Supervision (Completed): 27
- B.Tech Supervision (Undergoing): 02
- h-index*: 32
- i10-index*: 81
- Total Citations received*: 4275
(*Source: Google Scholar, as on 21-09-2020)
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. S. Saran
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: saran@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Green synthesis of magnetically separable nanoparticles and its catalytic applications
Current Placement: Institute PDF, Centre for Environment
Status: Current
Dr. Rahul Kumar Maurya
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: rahul.maurya@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Lab-scale and pilot-scale optimized process development for industrial (diary) wastewater treatment using potential algal strains
Current Placement: Research Associate, Indo-Denmark “InWAP†project
Status: Current
Doctoral Fellow
Sanjeev Mishra
Doctoral FellowEmail: m.sanjeev@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Microalgae based wastewater treatment and hydrothermal liquefaction towards fractional biofuels
Status: Current
Barasa Malakar
Doctoral FellowEmail: barasa@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Harvesting of microalgae on low-cost substrates: Process optimization
Co-Supervisor: Prof. D. Das
Status: Current
Sachankar Buragohain
Doctoral FellowEmail: sachankar@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass for biogas production
Co-Supervisor: Prof. P. Mahanta
Current Placement: Center of energy
Status: Current
Santosh Kumar Hotta
Doctoral FellowEmail: h.santosh@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Design and development of biogas engine & emission analysis
Co-Supervisor: Prof. N. Sahoo
Status: Current
Sounak Bera
Doctoral FellowEmail: b.sounak@iitg.ernet.in
Research/Project title: Phenol degradation using mixed microbial consortium
Status: Current
Bikashbindu Das
Doctoral FellowEmail: d.bikashbindu@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Heterogeneous catalysts from red mud and it’s applications
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Status: Current
Pranab Jyoti Sarma
Doctoral FellowEmail: s.pranab@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Plant Microbial Fuel Cell
Current Placement: Centre for Energy
Status: Current
Madonna Roy
Doctoral FellowEmail: madonna.roy@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Microalgae harvesting towards value added products
Current Placement: Centre for Energy
Status: Current
Munmi Bhattacharyya
Doctoral FellowEmail: munmi.2015@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Co-gasification of low-rank Indian coal with biomass
Co-Supervisor: Prof. P. Mahanta
Current Placement: Centre for Energy
Status: Current
Harsh Vardhan
Doctoral FellowEmail: harsh.vardhan@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Xylitol from low-cost substrate and process optimization
Co-Supervisor: Dr. S. Sasmal, NSUT, Delhi
Current Placement: Part-time Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering
Status: Current
Om Prakash
Doctoral FellowEmail: om.arya@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Biomass fractionation using subcritical water to value added chemicals
Co-Supervisor: Dr. I.D. Bhatt,
Current Placement: External Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering
Status: Current
Naveenkumar A Yaranal
Doctoral FellowEmail: navee176107022@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Identification, quantification and separation of microplastics from aquatic environment
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. Senthilmurugan
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Status: Current
Aanisha Akhtar
Doctoral FellowEmail: aanisha.akhtar@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Fouling and cleaning studies of textile Effluent treatment and Sugarcane Juice Filtration for Inorganic membrane
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. Senthilmurugan
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Status: Current
Ananya Bardhan
Doctoral FellowEmail: anany176107102@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Concentration of Tea extract using Forward Osmosis process
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. Senthilmurugan
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Status: Current
M.Tech
Vishal Kumar Sandhwar
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Performance Characterization of Shear Enhanced Spinning Basket Membrane Module
Co-Supervisor: Dr. C. Das
Status: Current
Debanjan Dey
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Solid Liquid Equilibria Predictions of Gun Powder and Propellant Stabilizer Mixture
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Current
Methelesh Koul
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Thermochemical Conversion of Kusum Seed to Liquid Fuel
Status: Current
Jonnalagadda Suvardhan
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Development and Characterization of Biowaste-based Heterogeneous Catalyst for Non-edible Oil Epoxidation
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Current
Gourav Chatterjee
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Thermochemical Conversion of Non-edible Oil Seed towards Transportation Fuel
Status: Current
B.Tech
Sarthak Dube
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Preparation, characterization & application of metal doped heterogeneous catalysts
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Current
Akash Kumar Vikal
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Gas Solubility Predictions using Scaled Particle Theory
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Current
Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Somen Jana
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Composite Membrane Preparation, Characterization and Applications
Year of Complete: 2011
Co-Supervisor: Prof. M. K. Purkait
Current Placement: Dept. of Chemical Engg., Banasthali University, Rajasthan
Status: Completed
Dr. S. Murugavelh
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Studies on Bioreduction of Cr(VI) using Environmentally Significant Microorganisms
Year of Complete: 2013
Current Placement: CO2 Research and Green Technologies Center, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), TN
Status: Completed
Dr. S. Sasmal
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Simultaneous Production of Ethanol and Hydrogen from Agricultural Waste and Forest Residues Available in North-East India
Year of Joining: 00
Year of Complete: 2014
Co-Supervisor: Prof. V. V. Goud
Current Placement: Dept. of Biotechnology, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi
Status: Completed
Dr. S. R. Pilli
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Extraction of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Predictions and Experimentations using Supported Liquid Membrane
Year of Joining: 00
Year of Complete: 2014
Co-Supervisor: Prof. T. Banerjee
Current Placement: Dept. of Chemical Engg. & Technology, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Status: Completed
Dr. K. P. Shadangi
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Thermal, Catalytic and Co-conversion of Non-Edible Oil Seeds to Pyrolytic Oil
Year of Complete: 2015
Current Placement: Affiliation: Dept. of Chemical Engg., Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Odisha
Status: Completed
Dr. Samarpita Basu
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: CO2 Sequestration using Novel Microalga Scenedesmus obliquus SA1 isolated from Bio-diversity Hotspot Region of Assam
Year of Complete: 2016
Current Placement: Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Status: Completed
Dr. Amrita Difusa
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Studies on Cultivation Strategies and Biodiesel Production from Selected Microalgae Species of North-East India
Year of Complete: 2016
Co-Supervisor: Prof. V.V. Goud
Status: Completed
Dr. Himadri Sahu
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Preparation and Characterization of Bio-waste derived Metal Doped Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Production of Biolubricant
Year of Complete: 2017
Current Placement: Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Brahmapur, Odisha
Status: Completed
Dr. Madhusmita Dash
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass available in North-East India through Biochemical Route with Focus on Pretreatment
Year of Complete: 2017
Co-Supervisor: Prof. V. V. Dasu
Current Placement: RA, IIT Bhubaneswar
Status: Completed
Dr. Sanjukta Bhoi
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Dispersion and Dissolution of Coals in Ionic Liquids
Year of Complete: 2017
Co-Supervisor: Prof. T. Banerjee
Current Placement: Dept. of Chemical & Polymer Engineering, Tripura University, Agartala
Status: Completed
Dr. Kulbhushan Samal
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Development of hybrid membrane process for various applications
Year of Complete: 2018
Co-Supervisor: Prof. C. Das
Current Placement: Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior
Status: Completed
Ranjeet Kumar Mishra
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Catalytic thermochemical conversion of biomass towards value added products
Current Placement: IPDF, IIT Madras
Status: Completed
M.Tech
K. Srividya
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Biosorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Catla catla scales: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies
Year of Complete: 2009
Status: Completed
Biswakant Pradhan
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Biodegradation of Phenolic Wastewater using Indigenous Mixed Microbial Culture
Year of Complete: 2010
Status: Completed
Santhi Raju Pilli
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Biosorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Hydrilla verticillata weed: Batch and Column studies
Year of Complete: 2010
Co-Supervisor: Dr. V.V. Goud
Status: Completed
Hemant Kumar
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Biodegradation of Phenol using mixed microbial culture
Year of Complete: 2011
Status: Completed
Debashis Kundu
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Quantum and Statistical Mechanical Approaches for the Prediction of Pure Component and Phase Equilibrium Properties
Year of Complete: 2012
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Santosh Kumar
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Bioreduction of Cr(VI) by indigenous microorganisms
Year of Complete: 2012
Status: Completed
Kulbhushan Samal
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Development of Hybrid Membrane System for the Treatment of Pb bearing Wastewater
Year of Complete: 2012
Co-Supervisor: Dr. V.V. Goud
Status: Completed
C. V. Manohar
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Improving Separation Efficiency in Aromatic Extraction Processes using Ionic Liquid with Co-solvents
Year of Complete: 2013
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Kuntal Maiti
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Treatment of PVA-rich Effluent by Spinning Basket Membrane Module
Year of Complete: 2013
Co-Supervisor: Dr. C. Das
Status: Completed
Gautam Ganeshan
M.Tech
Research/Project title: Thermo-chemical Conversion of Mango Seed towards Value Added Products
Year of Complete: 2013
Status: Completed
B.Tech
Sidhartha Mohanty
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Separation of Phenol and Phenolic Compounds from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids: Prediction of Distribution Coefficients using COSMO-RS
Year of Joining: 2009
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
V. Venugopal
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Studies on removal of Hexavalent Chromium from aqueous solutions by using Parthenium Hysterophorous weed
Year of Complete: 2009
Status: Completed
Lalan Kumar
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Ionic liquid as a solvent for extraction of methyl phenols from their aqueous solution
Year of Complete: 2010
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Piyush Mittal
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Synthesis of low cost ceramic-polymeric composite membrane for treatment of oily waste water
Year of Complete: 2010
Status: Completed
Himank Khulbe
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Screening of ionic liquids for extraction of biodiesel from its reaction mixture using COSMO-RS model
Year of Complete: 2010
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Akash Anand
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Extraction of Ibuprofen from aqueous solution using ionic liquid
Year of Complete: 2011
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Dinesh Kr. Lahoti
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Screening of ionic liquids for the removal of recalcitraint organic compounds from their organic solutions
Year of Complete: 2011
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Abhishek Panigrahi
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Separation of Bisphenol A from aqueous solution using ionic liquids
Year of Complete: 2011
Status: Completed
Manish Saini
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Study on the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls from wastewater using ionic liquids
Year of Complete: 2012
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Sumit Hablani
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Extraction of Anthracene from wastewater using Ionic liquid
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Bikash Ranjan Mishra
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Theoretical predictions for extraction of drugs from aqueous solution using ionic liquids
Year of Complete: 2013
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
Bhuvnesh Jindal
B.Tech
Research/Project title: Ionic liquid Cosolvent mixtures as an extractant in liquid-liquid extraction
Year of Complete: 2013
Co-Supervisor: Dr. T. Banerjee
Status: Completed
