Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
The Sustainable Energy and Process Intensification Research Group at IIT Guwahati develops scalable technologies for supercapacitors, biofuels, biomass conversion, cavitation, and wastewater treatment by integrating cavitation physics, sonochemistry, and material science to tackle global energy and environmental challenges.
"We develop sustainable technologies in supercapacitors, biofuels, cavitation, and wastewater treatment by combining material science with cavitation and sonochemistry."
— Prof. Vijayanand S. Moholkar
Development of advanced materials and technologies for high-performance energy storage devices
Sonochemical synthesis of polymer nanocomposites
Mechanistic issues of energy efficiency of an ultrasonic process: Role of free and dissolved gas
Synergistic Effects in Gasification of Coal/Biomass Blends: Analysis and Review
Single step ultrasonic synthesis of biodiesel from crude Jatropha curcas oil
Fenton with zero-valent ion nanoparticles (nZnVI) processes: Role of nanomaterials
30 May 2025
Ms. Pushpita Das, PhD scholar at the School of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Guwahati, successfully defended her thesis titled Investigations in Biodesulfurization of Dibenzothiophene (DBT) and its Alkyl Derivative using Rhodococcus rhodochrous MTCC 3552 .
Rishiraj Purkayastha Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis for Gifu University
29 May 2025
Rishiraj Purkayastha, a Joint PhD scholar under the International Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Mechanical Engineering between IIT Guwahati and Gifu University, Japan, successfully defended his doctoral thesis for Gifu University
Prof. V. S. Moholkar Crosses 14,000 Citations
May 2025
Congratulations to Prof. V. S. Moholkar for achieving over 14,000 citations for his research contributions, reflecting his significant impact in the field of chemical engineering.