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
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| S. No | Post Held | Organization | Experience |
| 1. | Professor (HAG) | IIT Guwahati | Since 15 September 2022 |
| 2. | Professor | IIT Guwahati | Since 15 September 2015 |
| 3. | Associate Professor | IIT Guwahati | 15th February 2011 to 14 September 2015 |
| 4. | Assistant Professor | IIT Guwahati | 16th January 2006 to 14th February 2011 |
| 5. | Sessional Lecturer | McMaster University, Canada | 2006 |
| 6. | Postdoctoral Fellow | McMaster University, Canada | 2006 |
| 7. | Postdoctoral Fellow | Ben-Gurion University, Israel | 2005 |
| Data Regarding Research |
- Total no. of papers in Referred Journals: 225
- Books (co-authored/co-edited): 05
- Book Chapters: 25
- Ph.D Supervision (Completed+Thesis Submitted): 27
- Ph.D Supervision (Undergoing): 15
- M.Tech/MS Supervision (Completed): 37
- M.Tech/MS Supervision (Undergoing): 03
- B.Tech Supervision (Completed): 34
- B.Tech Supervision (Undergoing): 03
- h-index*: 58
- i10-index*: 172
- Total Citations received*: 11047
(*Source: Google Scholar, as on 17-01-2025)
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Research Projects
Sponsored
Title : Design and Development of a Demonstration Plant for Production of Marketable Grade Green Activated Carbon from Bamboo Dust
Duration : 2023-2026
Funding agency : NRL
Title : Development of a novel dual fluidized bed gasification technology package for effective utilization of biomass and NE coal for efficient energy harvesting
Duration : 2022-2025
Funding agency : Department Of Science & Technology
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Development of advanced biofuels and bio lubricants from high lipid producing microalgal strain through HTL and Co-HTL process
Duration : 2022-2025
Funding agency : GSBTM
Title : Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil produced from co-pyrolysis of agricultural residue and plastic waste, Waste Management Technology Program
Duration : 2021-2024
Funding agency : Department Of Science & Technology
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Prof. R. Vinu, IIT Madras and Dr. P. Kumar, Green R&D Centre, HPCL
Title : Innovative Algae Platform for Industrial Wastewater Valorization (InWAP), Indo-Danish Research and Innovation Cooperation in the area of Water
Duration : 2019-2022
Funding agency : DBT
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Prof. Irini Angelidaki, DTU, Denmark; Prof. S. Venkata Mohan, CSIR-IICT Hyderabad; Prof. Anil K Sharma, GBPUAT, Pantnagar
Title : Integrated solar-photocatalytic and biological treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater
Duration : 2018-2021
Funding agency : IMPRINT II (MHRD)
PI : Prof. A. Golder
Co-PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Mass Cultivation of Microalgae for the Production of High Value Bio-Fuel Fractions through Hydro-Thermal Liquefaction (HTL)
Duration : 2017-2020
Funding agency : IMPRINT I (MHRD)
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Prof D. Das and Prof. BC Meikap, IIT Kharagpur
Title : Low-cost Process Development for the Production of Xylitol from Waste Agricultural Biomass with Special Focus on Delignification and Downstream Processing
Duration : 2017-2020
Funding agency : DBT
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Dr. S. Sasmal, NSUT Delhi
Title : Development of Ceramic Membrane based process for treatment and recycling of textile effluent towards zero discharge concept
Duration : 2016-2019
Funding agency : DST (TSDP)
PI : Dr. S. Ghosh, Mr. S. Majumdar, CSIR-CGCRI Kolkata and Prof. S. Senthilmurugan, IIT Guwahati
Title : Development of Sustainable Cost Effective Process for the Removal of Nitrogen and Phosphorous from Wastewater using Microalgae coupled with Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Duration : 2016-2019
Funding agency : Research Project funded by CSIR
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Dispersion and Dissolution of Coal in Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Predictions and Experimentation
Duration : 2013-2016
Funding agency : CSIR
PI : Prof. T. Banerjee
Co-PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Assessment of Microbial communities and their biodegradation potentials in petroleum contaminated environments in Assam
Duration : 2012-2015
Funding agency : DBT
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Algal Route to CO2 Capture
Duration : 2012-2015
Funding agency : CSIR
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Novel Supported Ionic Liquid Membrane for the Extraction of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals from Aqueous Solutions
Duration : 2010-2013
Funding agency : DST
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Optimized Production of Bioethanol and Biohydrogen from Lignocellulosic Biomass in A Fluidized-Bed Reactor
Duration : 2010-2013
Funding agency : CSIR
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Prof. V.V. Goud
Title : Concentration of Biogas Slurry to Preserve Microorganisms in the Inoculum by Novel Separation Techniques
Duration : 2010-2011
Funding agency : Defence Research Laboratory (DRDO)
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Co-PI : Prof. C. Das
Consultancy
Title : Adequacy study of the ETP of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL)
Duration : 2019-2019
Funding agency : NRL
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Quantitative analysis of wastewater for Nonylphenol and baby products for Bisphenol-A
Duration : 2018-2018
Funding agency : Consultancy Project funded by Toxics Link
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
Title : Study on Environmentally Safe Drilling Practices in ONGC’s Assam & Assam Arakan Basin
Duration : 2010-2010
Funding agency : Consultancy Project funded by ONGC
PI : Prof. K. Mohanty
