Sustainable Energy and Process Intensification
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
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PhD Scholar (2018-Present)
Research: Pyrolysis, Fluidization, Catalysis,Wastewater Treatment.
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PhD Scholar (2020-Present)
Research: Biofuel, Sonochemistry, Biohydrogen,green energy, molecular docking and simulation, system biology, Machine learning, chemical engineering
PhD Scholar (2020-Present)
Research: Integrated Route for Bioethanol Synthesis: Co-fermentation of Pentoses and Hexoses
PhD Scholar (2023-Present)
Research: Energy storage, Supercapacitor, Battery
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PhD Scholar (2023-Present)
Research: Biofuel, Sonochemistry, Biopolymer& Energy Storage Device
PhD Scholar (2023-Present)
Research: Biofuels, Bioprocess engineering, Waste valorization, Machine learning, Downstream processing
PhD Scholar (2024-Present)
Research: Fuel biotechnology
PhD Scholar (2025-Present)
MTech (2023-Present)
Project: Computer-Aided Process Optimization, and Reaction Kinetics Optimization ofSono-chemical synthesis of Petrochemicals
| Sr. No. | Name of the Student | Thesis Title and Other Details | Year | Current Position |
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| 1 | T. Sivasankar (Roll No. 04610703) |
Physical Features of Sonochemical Degradation of Recalcitrant Organic Pollutants Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: June 27, 2008 External examiner: Prof. A.V. Patwardhan, ICT Mumbai |
2008 | |
| 2 | Buljit Buragohain (Roll No. 05615104) |
Thermodynamic Optimization of Biomass Gasification (Co-supervisor: Prof. P. Mahanta) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: August 12, 2011 External examiner: Prof. B.C. Meikap, IIT Kharagpur |
2011 | |
| 3 | Amrita Ranjan (Roll No. 08615103) |
Butanol Production from Rice Straw: Process Development and Optimization Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: April 12, 2013 External examiner: Prof. Debabrata Das, IIT Kharagpur |
2013 | |
| 4 | Swati Khanna (Roll No. 08615105) |
Bioconversion of Glycerol by Immobilized Clostridium pasteurianum: Process Development, Optimization and Intensification (Co-supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: April 19, 2013 External examiner: Prof. Jayant Modak, IISc Bengaluru |
2013 | |
| 5 | Hanif A. Choudhury (Roll No. 08615106) |
Synthesis of Green Transportation Fuel: Investigations in Sonochemical Route to Biodiesel Production Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: May 26, 2014 External examiner: Prof. N.C. Pradhan, IIT Kharagpur |
2013 | |
| 6 | Shuchi Singh (Roll No. 09615103) |
Solid state fermentation of Parthenium hysterophorus for ethanol production: Process development, optimization and intensification (Main Supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: April 28, 2015 External examiner: Prof. Suparna Mukherjee, IIT Bombay |
2015 | |
| 7 | Sankar Chakma (Roll No. 11610705) |
Mechanistic Investigation in Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Degradation of Recalcitrant Pollutants Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: August 6, 2015 External examiner: Prof. A. B. Pandit, ICT Mumbai |
2015 | |
| 8 | Jaykumar B. Bhasarkar (Roll No. 11610715) |
Oxidative Desulfurization through Sono–Hybrid Techniques: Mechanistic Investigations Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: January 11, 2016 External examiner: Prof. Jayant Modak, IISc Bengaluru |
2016 | |
| 9 | Maneesh Poddar (Roll No. 136107036) |
Sonochemical Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites: Mechanistic Investigations Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: July 11, 2017 External examiner: Prof. A. B. Pandit, ICT Mumbai |
2017 | |
| 10 | Pritam Kr. Dikshit (Roll No. 126107033) |
Bioconversion of Glycerol to DHA: Process Development, Optimization and Intensification Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: November 28, 2017 External examiner: Prof. Mukesh Doble, IIT Madras |
2017 | |
| 11 | Shyamali Sarma (Roll No. 136151007) |
Biohydrogen Production from Crude Glycerol: Process Design, Optimization and Intensification (Co-supervisor: Prof. Vikash Kr. Dubey) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: December 8, 2018 External examiner: Dr. P. Binod, CSIR–NIIST, Trivandrum |
2018 | |
| 12 | Debarshi Mullick (Roll No. 11610336) |
Co-gasification of biomass/biomass and coal/biomass blends: Mechanistic investigations and pilot scale application (Co-supervisor: Prof. P. Mahanta) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: January 29, 2019 External examiner: Prof. S. K. Samdarshi, Central University of Jharkhand |
2019 | |
| 13 | Belaschew Zigale (International: Ethiopia, Roll No. 156107037) |
Biosynthesis of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse: Process optimization, modeling and intensification Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: February 15, 2019 External examiner: Prof. Sanjoy Ghosh, IIT Roorkee |
2019 | |
| 14 | Arup Jyoti Borah (Roll No. 126151008) |
Synthesis of alcoholic biofuels from multiple invasive weeds: Process design, optimization and intensification (Co-supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: April 16, 2019 External examiner: Prof. Rekha Singhal, ICT Mumbai |
2019 | |
| 15 | Ritesh Malani (Roll No. 146151011) |
Ultrasound-assisted biodiesel production using heterogeneous catalysts and mixed non-edible oils feedstock (Co-supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: May 8, 2019 External examiner: Prof. S. N. Naik, IIT Delhi |
2019 | |
| 16 | Sumitha Banu J. (Roll No. 136151003) |
Process Design, Optimization and Intensification of Bioethanol Production using Recombinant Enzymes and Microbes from Lignocellulosic Waste (Main supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: January 21, 2020 External examiner: Dr. S. Venkata Mohan, CSIR–IICT Hyderabad |
2020 | |
| 17 | Amit H. Batghare (Roll No. 146107019) |
Mechanistic investigations in ultrasound-assisted food processing Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: June 11, 2020 External examiner: Prof. K.S.M.S. Raghav Rao, CSIR–CFTRI Mysore |
2020 | |
| 18 | Kuldeep Roy (Roll No. 156107033) |
Cavitation assisted hybrid advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for degradation of recalcitrant pollutants Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: March 12, 2021 External examiner: Prof. V. C. Srivastava, IIT Roorkee |
2021 | |
| 19 | Neha Singh (Roll No. 146151015) |
Microalgal biorefinery: Process optimization and intensification for production of lipids and other value-added products (Co-supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: March 18, 2021 External examiner: Prof. Meenu Chhabra, IIT Jodhpur |
2021 | |
| 20 | Niharika Kashyap (Roll No. 146152011) |
Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Mechanistic insights and intensification Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: March 31, 2021 External examiner: Prof. Shaikh Z. Ahammad, IIT Delhi |
2021 | |
| 21 | Harrison Hihu Muigai (Roll No. 176151012) |
Biochar production from pyrolysis of biomass blends: characterization, analysis and applications (Main supervisor: Dr. Pankaj Kalita) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: August 6, 2021 External examiner: Prof. R. Vinu, IIT Madras |
2021 | |
| 22 | Philip Bernstein Saynik (Roll No. 156151014) |
Insight into the effect of chemical pretreatment and role of alkali and alkaline earth metals in biomass pyrolysis Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: August 9, 2021 External examiner: Prof. B.C. Meikap, IIT Kharagpur |
2021 | |
| 23 | Bhaskar Jyoti Choudhary (Roll No. 166151010) |
Functional nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage in supercapacitors Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: November 24, 2022 External examiner: Prof. Kamal K. Kar, IIT Kanpur |
2022 | |
| 24 | Kaustubh C. Khaire (Roll No. 176151005) |
Sequential separation and characterization of cellulose, xylan and lignin from alkali pretreated sugarcane tops and utilization of cellulose for higher scale bioethanol production by response surface methodology based recombinant enzyme saccharification and fermentation (Main supervisor: Prof. Arun Goyal) Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: December 2, 2022 External examiner: Prof. Rekha Singhal, ICT Mumbai |
2022 | |
| 25 | Udangshree Boro (Roll No. 166107027) |
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(lactic acid) based Antimicrobial Bio-nanocomposites for Potential Food Packaging Applications Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: April 28, 2023 External examiner: Prof. Pradip K. Maji, IIT Roorkee |
2023 | |
| 26 | Kajal Ingtipi (Roll No. 166107029) |
Sustainable and Green Composite Functional Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Evaluation Date of Ph.D. viva-voce: May 13, 2023 External examiner: Prof. Bijay Prakash Tripathi, IIT Delhi |
2023 | |
| 27 | Karan Kumar (Roll No. 186151015) |
Investigations in enhanced production of bioalcohols and their derivatives using experimental and in-silico approach (Co-supervisor: Dr. Lepakshi Barborah) Date of Ph.D. viva voce: January 19, 2024 External examiner: Prof. K. V. Venkatesh, IIT Bombay |
2024 | |
| 28 | Aradhna Priyadarshini (Roll No. 176151002) |
Design, Optimization and Intensification of a Biological Gas to Liquid (BioGTL) Process for Methane Conversion to Methanol (Co-supervisor: Dr. Lepakshi Barbora) Date of Ph.D. viva voce: September 25, 2024 External examiner: Prof. S. Venkata Mohan, CSIR–IICT Hyderabad |
2024 | |
| 29 | Komal Verma (Roll No. 206107015) |
Industrial Wastewater Treatment with Cavitationbased Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes Thesis submitted |
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| 30 | Harshendra N. Shet K. (Roll No. 216151006) |
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Vehicles Powered by Clean Energy: An Indian Perspective Thesis submitted |
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| 31 | Rishiraj Purkayastha (Joint Degree Program with Gifu University) IITG Roll No. : 186151009 Gifu Roll No. : 1193922002 |
Sludge Valorization using Pyrolysis and Utilization of Char for Wastewater Treatment Joint supervisors: Prof. P. Mahanta (IIT Guwahati), Prof. Nobusuke Kobayashi (Gifu University) Thesis submitted |
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| 32 | Pushpita Das (Roll No. 176151101) |
Investigations in biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and its alkyl derivative using Rhodococcus rhodochrous MTCC 3552 (Co-supervisor: Dr. Lepakshi Barborah) Thesis submitted |
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| 33 | Avinash Anand (Roll No. 206107101) |
Biohydrogen synthesis from food waste: Process development, optimization and intensification Synopsis completed |