Kasturi Dutta

About

Dr. Dutta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. . Her recent research focused on the production of industrial and therapeutic enzymes from low-cost industrial wastes or by-products, and the production of biodiesel from microbial lipids by utilizing wastes and wastewater.

Employment

• National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering Associate Professor
  2015 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Ph.D.
  2006 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (47)

• Comparative study on phenol degradation kinetics and lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloids and Rhodococcus opacus
  Environmental Sustainability 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s42398-026-00434-7
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• Investigating Coagulants Prepared From Locally Available Biomass for Surfactant Removal From Water: Preparation, Screening, and Characterization
  Environmental Quality Management 2026 DOI: 10.1002/tqem.70404
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• Fabrication of different magnetic biochar from Citrus limetta peels for Cr (VI) adsorption: Characterisation, and performance
  Resources Chemicals and Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.recm.2025.100118
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• Valorization and optimization of Pistachio Shell Biochar for Sustainable Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(Ⅵ)]
  Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.18006/2025.13(2).229.238
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• Introduction to Special Issue Microbial and Molecular Approaches for Environmental Remediation
  Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-024-04918-2
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• Optimized phenol degradation and lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloides using response surface methodology and genetic algorithm-optimized artificial neural network
  Chemosphere 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142971
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• Adsorption of azithromycin antibiotic from water onto biochar derived from Terminalia chebula and sugarcane bagasse
  Water Practice & Technology 2024 DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2024.140
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• Biodegradation of phenolic derivatives by Rhodosporidium toruloides: Effect on growth, cell morphology, lipid and biodiesel production
  Journal of Water Process Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.104961
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• Waste valorization for biofuel production by oleaginous yeast
  2023 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95449-5.00009-6
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• Surfactants in water and wastewater (greywater): Environmental toxicity and treatment options
  Chemosphere 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140082
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