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Prof.Madhumita Patel

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Environmental Science and Engineering

Email: madhumita[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number: 9476315980

Office Number: +91-326-223-5553

Personal Page: Under Construction

About Me: Dr Madhumita Patel joined recently the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Dhanbad as an assistant professor. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta, Canada. She is having a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and an undergraduate also in chemical engineering from IGIT, Sarang, Odisha. She has received numerous awards for her research to include the Best PhD Thesis Award in the field of bioenergy research at the Canadian Society of Bioengineering (CSBE) conference, Vancouver, 2019. Her major area of research are municipal waste management, pyrolysis of waste to energy, development of process model, techno-economic and life cycle assessment, coprocessing of biofuel with refinery, thermochemical conversion methods. Her recent work on the conversion of plastic wastes to energy is funded by the IIT Dhanbad. The main goal of her research is to convert waste to valuable products not only with low carbon footprints but also at low production costs. Dr Patel has published her work in reputed high impact factor journals and the form of technical reports and book chapters to respective industries.

Research Interest: Municipal Waste Management, Pyrolysis of Waste to Energy, Development 0f Process Model, Techno-economic and Life Cycle Assessment, Coprocessing Of Biofuel With Refinery, Thermochemical Conversion Methods, Catalyst from Tailing Wastes, Cellulose Extraction from Biomass, Aspen Plus Simulation

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

Courses that I have already taught or are going on at IIT Dhanbad

1 Pollution Control and Management (ESO201) Monsoon 2021-22, 215 students Second-year Undergraduate Done

2 Solid Waste Management (ESC311) Winter 2021-22, 32 students Third-year Undergraduate Done

3 Solid Waste Management (Lab) (ESC357) Winter 2021-22, 32 students Third-year Undergraduate Done

4 Environmental Science (Modular Course) Monsoon 2021-22, 137 students First-year Undergraduate Done

5 Environmental Science (Modular Course) Winter 2021-22, 140 students First-year Undergraduate Done

6 Pollution Control and Management (ESO201) Monsoon 2022-23, 160 students Second and third-year Undergraduate Done

7 Solid Waste Management (ESC311) Winter 2022-23, 35 students Third-year Undergraduate Done

8 Solid Waste Management (Lab) (ESC357) Winter 2022-23, 35 students Third-year Undergraduate Done

9 Energy Auditing and Management (ESD513) Winter 2022-23, 29 students Second & Third Year Undergraduate and MTech & PhD Done

10 Pollution Control and Management (ESO201) Monsoon 2023-24, 145 students Second and third-year Undergraduate Done

11 Solid Waste Management (ESC311) Winter 2023-24, 37 students Third-year Undergraduate Going on

12 Solid Waste Management (Lab) (ESC357) Winter 2023-24, 37 students Third-year Undergraduate Done

13 Energy Auditing and Management (ESD513) Winter 2023-24, 41 students Second & Third Year Undergraduate and MTech & PhD Done

14 Pollution Control and Management (ESO201) Monsoon 2024-25, 297 students Second and third-year Undergraduate Done

15 Solid Waste Management (ESC311) Winter 2024-25, 36 students Third-year Undergraduate Going On

16 Solid Waste Management (Lab) (ESC357) Winter 2024-25, 36 students Third-year Undergraduate Going on

Academics

September 2012 –November 2018

University of Alberta, Canada

Ph.D. in Engineering Management (Sustainable Energy Research Lab), Department of Mechanical Engineering with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.83/4

Received Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in the field of Bioenergy Research at Canadian Society of Bioengineering Conference (CSBE), Vancouver, 2019

July 2009 - May 2011

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Postgraduate, MTech in Chemical Engineering with cumulative grade point average (CGPA) 9.22/10 (consistently topped the class all semester)

July 2003 – May 2007

IGIT Sarang (Govt. Engineering College), Odisha India

Bachelor of Technology in chemical engineering with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 8.23/10

 

Position

Assistant professor June 2021-present 

Awards and Honors

  • University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship
  • Shell Enhanced Learning Fund
  • Best poster presentation award in Biological Solutions Forum 2014
  • Graduate teaching scholarship, IIT Delhi
  • Ph.D. Research and Teaching Assistantship – University of Alberta
  • Graduate Thesis Award in CSBE/SCGAB conference, Vancouver, 2019
  • Institute Nominations for BIS Solid Waste Management Sectional Committee CHD 33
  • Institute Committee member to develop the holistic model for Net Zero Holistic Model for IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

Publications

Books Published

Book Chapters 

  1. Oyedun A, Patel M, Kumar M, Kumar A, The upgrading of bio-oil via hydrodeoxygenation. Book Chapter submitted to Chemical Catalysts for Biomass Upgrading for Wiley, Mark Crocker and Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez ISBN: 978-3-527-34466-6 (accepted).
  2. Madhumita Patel, K K Pant, Pravakar Mohanty ‘Renewable hydrogen generation by steam reforming of acetic acid over Cu-Zn-Ni supported calcium aluminate catalysts’ Book Chapter for AmericanChemical Society (ACS) Books, Nanocatalysis for Fuels and Chemicals, 2011
  3. Asish Bisai and Madhumita Patel, Recent advances in pretreatment of waste biomass” Elsevier book entitled “PROCESSING OF BIOMASS WASTE: TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADATION AND ADVANCEMENT

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Dhibar N, Reddy R and Patel M*. Investigation of kinetics, reaction mechanisms, thermodynamics, and synergetic effects in co-pyrolysis of wood sawdust and linear low-density polyethylene using the thermogravimetric approach, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024, 31: 56113 (Impact Factor 5.8)
  2. Agarwal K, Bardia M, Bhar R, Das A, Yadav B, Mahata S, Patel M*, Kumari A and Dubey B  Biofuel Production from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and their Environmental Implications via Life Cycle Assessment Approach: Turning Trash into Treasure (Under Review in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering)
  3. Rahman W, Patel M, Kurian V, Kumar A. A comparative techno-economic assessment of fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and intermediate pyrolysis of municipal solid waste for liquid transportation fuels production, Energy Conversion and Management, 2022, 267: 115877. (Impact factor 11.53)
  4. Patel M, Oyedun AO, Kumar A, Gupta R. What is the production cost of renewable diesel from woody biomass and agricultural residue-based on experimentation? A comparative assessment, Fuel Processing Technology, 2019, 191: 79-92. (Impact factor: 8.129)
  5. Patel M, Oyedun AO, Kumar A, Doucette J. The development of a cost model for two supply chain networks of the decentralized pyrolysis system to produce bio-oil, Biomass, and Bioenergy, 2019, 128: 105287. (Impact factor: 5.774)
  6. Patel M, Oyedun AO, Kumar A, Gupta R. Predicting the biomass conversion performance in a fluidized bed reactor using an isoconversional model-free method, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2018, 9999:1-11. (Impact factor: 2.500)
  7. Patel M, Oyedun A, Kumar A, Gupta R. A techno-economic assessment of renewable diesel and gasoline production from aspen hardwood, Waste and Biomass Valorization, June 2018, 1-16 (Impact factor: 3.703)
  8. Patel M, Kumar A. Production of renewable diesel through the hydroprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass-derived bio oil: a review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, 58:1293-1307. (Impact factor: 16.8)
  9. Patel M, Zhang X, Kumar A. Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic biomass-based thermochemical conversion technologies: a review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015, 53: 1486-1499. (Impact factor: 16.8)
  10. Madhumita Patel, Tarun K. Jindal, and Kamal K. Pant. 'Kinetic Study of Steam Reforming of Ethanol on Ni-Based Ceria–Zirconia Catalyst. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2013, 52 (45),15763–15771. (Impact factor: 4.326)
  11. Pravakar Mohanty, Madhumita Patel and Kamal K Pant. 'Hydrogen production from steam reforming of acetic acid over Cu–Zn supported calcium aluminate’ Bioresource Technology, 2012 123, 558-565. (Impact factor: 11.88)
  12. Singh R, Joshi A, Kundu T, Gupta M and Patel M*. Enhancing Cellulose Extraction Efficiency from Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Review of Current Techniques and Microstructural Dynamics. (Review proposal submitted to ACS Chemical Review Journal)
  13. Susheen A, Bisai A and Patel M*. Integrating GIS and FAHP for landfill site selection in Ranchi, India and sensitivity analysis of identified parameters. (to be Submitted to Waste Management)
  14. Dhibar N, Patel M* and Dewangan N. Hydrothermal Co- Liquefaction of Wood sawdust for the production of Bio-oil: Effect of Temperature, Solvent, catalyst and overall Reaction Mechanism. (To be submitted)

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. Aanchal Susheen, Madhurupa Sahoo and Madhumita Patel. “A Review on Synthesis of Zeolite from Industrial Mining Mineral Waste” presented at IC4M-2025, 22-24th January 2025 at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar.
  2. Asish Bisai and Madhumita Patel* Recent development of biomass pretreatment technologies, presented at Recycle 2023, May 18-19 IIT Guwahati, India 
  3. Sebastian R, Patel M, Akbari M, Kumar A. Assessment of Renewable Jet Fuel Production Potential for Alberta. CIGR 2020, June 14-18, 2020, Quebec City, Canada.
  4. Bowen M, Oyedun AO, Patel M*, Kumar A. Prospects of renewable natural gas in North America: A review of feedstock availability, conversion technology, economic viability and emissions reduction potential. Abstract submitted to the CSBE/SCGAB AGM and Technical Conference, July 14-17, 2019, Vancouver, BC.
  5. Rahman W*, Patel M, Kurian V, Kumar A. Techno-economic assessment of introducing intermediate pyrolysis in small community landfills across Alberta. Abstract submitted to the CSBE/SCGAB AGM and Technical Conference, July 14-17, 2019, Vancouver, BC.
  6. Patel M*, Oyedun A, Kumar A, Gupta R.. Comparative experimental and techno-economic analysis of production cost of renewable diesel from woody biomass and agricultural residue, abstract accepted to the 15th International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining Conference, July 24 - 27, 2018, Guelph, Ontario.
  7. Patel M*, Oyedun A, Kumar A. A techno-economic comparison of centralized and distributed mobile pyrolysis systems for the production of bio-oil from hardwood, abstract accepted to the 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 22-25, 2017, Edmonton, AB.
  8. Patel M*, Oyedun AO, Kumar A. Production of renewable diesel from woody biomass and agricultural residue: a techno-economic analysis comparative study, abstract accepted for the ASABE 2017 Annual International Meeting, July 16-19, 2017, Spokane, Washington, USA.
  9. Patel M*, Oyedun AO, Kumar A. Techno economic analysis of bio-oil production from poplar hardwood for renewable diesel in Western Canada, abstract accepted for the ASABE 2016 Annual International Meeting, July 17-20, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  10. Patel M*, Oyedun AO, Kumar A, Gupta R. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and pyrolysis kinetic study of aspen and pine hardwood, abstract accepted for the ASABE 2016 Annual International Meeting, July 17-20, 2016, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  11. Patel M*, Kumar A. Review on production of hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel from bio-oil, presented at the CSBE/SCGAB Technical Conference and AGM 2015, Innovation in Water, Energy and Biosystems (iWEB) Positioning the Globe for 2050, July 5-8, 2015, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  12. Patel, M*, Kumar, A. .Techno-economic comparison of a centralized and distributed mobile pyrolysis system for conversion of hardwood, presented at the 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 26-29, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  13. Patel, M*, Zhang, X, Kumar, A. A review of economics and environmental footprints of lignocellulosic biomass thermochemical conversion technologies, presented at the 2015 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 26-29, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
  14. Madhumita Patel; Amit Kumar Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of renewable diesel production from lignocellulosic biomass in Western Canada poster presentation in Biological Solutions, Sept 30-Oct 2, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta.
  15. Patel M*, Kumar, A. A Techno-economic analysis of bio oil production from woody biomass for renewable diesel production in western Canada, abstract accepted for the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, July 13-16, 2014, Montreal, QC

Patel M*, Kumar A. Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel production from bio-oil: A review, presented at the 2013 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 21-24, 2013, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

DST(SERB)(342)/2022-2023/934/ES Catalytic/Non-catalytic Co-Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Integrated Plastic Wastes with Food Waste/Agricultural Residue to Produce Renewable Transportation Fuel (PI Madhumita Patel)

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

Pro Forma Invoice (PI) for conducting “Proximate analysis along with gross calorific value of Coal” of Moonidih washery

Cumulative Impact Assessment Study, Carrying Capacity Study and Ecosystem Services Study as per condition of terms of References (ToR) for Expansion of Nigahi Opencast Mining Project from 21 Mtpa to 25 Mtpa with increase in leasehold area from 3018.40 ha to 3582.732 ha.

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Institute Committee member to develop the holistic model for Net Zero Holistic Model for IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

Institute Nominations for BIS Solid Waste Management Sectional Committee CHD 33

Training Program for Empanelled Auditors for the Audit of PIBOs and PWPs in Compliance with EPR Guidelines: CPCB

Other Departmental activities  

  • DAC member of ESE department since June, 2021.
  • DPAC member of ESE department from 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2024
  • DPGC member of ESE department from 20/10/2022
  • DFAC member of ESE department from 25/08/2023 to till date
  • Committee member in VISION 2035 for ESE
  • Member of DSC committee for 6 Ph.D. students
  • Team Member in Auditor for CPCB

Guidance

PhD Scholar (Going on)

Nayan Chand Dhibar (21DR0115)

Ritambhara SIngh (22dr0203)

Aanchal Susheen (23Dr0001)

Digvijay Kumar 24 DR0071

Gargi Smita Bharali (24dr0076)

MTECH Scholar 

Going on 

Mona Singh 23MT0224

Harshit Mishra 23MT0152

Done

Shoaib Akhtar

Sumit Patle

Asish Bisai

Pawan Kumar

Shad Ahmad

Undergraduate (Going On)

Ayarika Chakrabarti

Prachi Tiwari

Alimpan Mandal 

Pritam Saha 

 

 

 

 

 

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