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Prof.Shubhi Gupta

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering

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

Contact Number: 8791876288

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Research Interest: Thermochemical Conversion (pyrolysis, Gasification, Liquefaction, Torrefaction) Of Biomass And Plastic Wastes, Catalysis, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Technoeconomic assessment (TEA), Process simulation

Teaching

B.Tech courses:

Fine Particle Processing of Coal and Minerals

Elements of Mineral Engineering

Particle Technology

Fine Particle Processing of Coal and Minerals Lab

Particle Technology Lab

M.Tech courses:

Processing of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels

Processing of Liquid and Gaseous Fuels Lab

Academics

Theory course development:

Developed a new theory-course titled ‘Processing of Liquid and Gaseous Fuel’ for M.Tech (Fuel & Energy Engineering).

Lab development:

Developed a new lab titled ‘Processing of Liquid and Gaseous Fuel Lab’ for M.Tech (Fuel & Energy Engineering).

Position

Department Event Coordinator (October 2024 - Present)

Awards and Honors

1. Awarded IIT (BHU) Varanasi medal for standing first in Chemical Engineering at the M. Tech. Examination of 2018.

2. Received All India Rank (AIR) 125 in GATE Chemical Engineering Examination 2018.

Publications

Books Published

Book chapters:

Shubhi Gupta, Anil Kumar Varma and Prasenjit Mondal, "Catalytic upgrading of bio-oil and bio-crude oil to synthetic transportation fuels" Biomass to Bioenergy, Woodhead Publishing (2024): 155-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15377-8.00007-2

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

Shubhi Gupta, Goutam Kishore Gupta, and Monoj Kumar Mondal. "Slow pyrolysis of chemically treated walnut shell for valuable products: Effect of process parameters and in-depth product analysis." Energy 181 (2019): 665-676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.05.214
Shubhi Gupta, Prasenjit Mondal, Venu Babu Borugadda, and Ajay K. Dalai. "Advances in upgradation of pyrolysis bio-oil and biochar towards improvement in bio-refinery economics: A comprehensive review." Environmental Technology & Innovation 21 (2021): 101276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.101276
Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Catalytic pyrolysis of pine needles with nickel doped gamma-alumina: Reaction kinetics, mechanism, thermodynamics and products analysis." Journal of Cleaner Production 286 (2021): 124930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124930
Shubhi Gupta, Pushpraj Patel, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Biofuels production from pine needles via pyrolysis: Process parameters modeling and optimization through combined RSM and ANN based approach." Fuel 310 (2022): 122230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122230
Shubhi Gupta, Rahul Lanjewar, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Enhancement of hydrocarbons and phenols in catalytic pyrolysis bio-oil by employing aluminum hydroxide nanoparticle based spent adsorbent derived catalysts." Chemosphere 287 (2022): 132220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132220
Shubhi Gupta, Pushpraj Patel, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Catalytic Pyrolysis Using a Nickel-Functionalized Chemically Activated Biochar Catalyst: Insight into Process Kinetics, Products, and Mechanism." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2022): 5770–5780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08193
Shubhi Gupta, Pushpraj Patel, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Life cycle analysis (LCA) and economic evaluation of catalytic fast pyrolysis: implication of coproduct's end-usage, catalyst type, and process parameters." Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2022): 2970-2988. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE00079B
Shubhi Gupta, Pushpraj Patel, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Life cycle analysis (LCA) and operating cost assessment of carbon negative catalytic pyrolysis technique using spent aluminum hydroxide nanoparticle (AHNP) adsorbent derived catalyst: Insights into co-products utilization and sustainability." Energy & Fuels (2023): 2960–2971. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c03944
Shubhi Gupta, Pushpraj Patel, and Prasenjit Mondal. " Environmental footprints of the catalytic pyrolysis of pine needles through integration of nickel decorated chemically modified biochar catalyst." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07563
Pushpraj Patel, Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Modeling of continuous adsorption of greywater pollutants onto sawdust activated carbon bed integrated with sand column." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10.2 (2022): 107155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107155
Pushpraj Patel, Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Electrocoagulation process for greywater treatment: Statistical modeling, optimization, cost analysis and sludge management." Separation and Purification Technology (2022): 121327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121327
Pushpraj Patel, Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Modeling and optimization of process parameters of MB dye adsorption using waste-derived chemically activated biosorbents." Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2022): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02693-w
Pushpraj Patel, Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Life cycle assessment (LCA) of greywater treatment using ZnCl2 impregnated activated carbon and electrocoagulation process: A comparative study." "ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research" (2023): 2960–2971. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03353
Shubhi Gupta, Pushpraj Patel, Prasenjit Mondal. " Catalytic pyrolysis of pine needles using metal functionalized spent adsorbent derived catalysts: Kinetics, thermodynamics and prediction modelling using artificial neural network (ANN) approach. " Industrial Crops and Products (2024): 118481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118481
Navneeta Lal, Shubhi Gupta, Hemant Goyal, Prasenjit Mondal. "Energy generation from waste packaging plastic via thermo-catalytic pyrolysis using catalysts produced from spent aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles" Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (2023): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-023-02644-7
Pushpraj Patel, Ioanna Dimitriou, Prasenjit Mondal, Omvir Singh, Shubhi Gupta*. "Process optimisation and enviro-economic assessment of carbon-negative hydrogen production from biomass co-gasification" Energy Conversion and Management (2025): 119211

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

1. Shubhi Gupta, Prasenjit Mondal, Nand K. Saini and Chiranjeevi Thota. "Upgradation of pyrolysis bio-oil through hydrodeoxygenation using bimetallic Fe-Co/Al2O3 catalyst". "ACS spring 2021, American Chemical Society meeting and events". (April 2021)

2. Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Enhancement of bio-oil properties from catalytic pyrolysis of pine needles using iron doped gamma alumina catalyst". "Advances in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2021 (ACCE 2021) ". NIT Surat, India. (April 2021)

3. Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Enrichment of bio-oil fuel properties via catalytic pyrolysis of pine needles using biochar catalyst". "Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021)". NIT Surat, India. (August 2021)

4. Shubhi Gupta, and Prasenjit Mondal. "Phenols and hydrocarbons enhancement in pyrolysis bio-oil using metal doped alumina catalyst". "CHEMCON–2021, 71th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers". CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, India. (December 2021)

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Ph.D.

1. Vishak G (25DR0016) (2025-Present)

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1. Anshuman Verma (24MT0070) (2024-Present)

2. Aman Kumar Gupta (24MT0043) (2024-Present)

3. Praveen Kumar Soni (24MT0314) (2024-Present)

4. Rahul Kumar (24MT0332) (2024-Present)

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