Kaustubha Mohanty

About

Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty has obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute Technology Kharagpur and is currently working as a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute Technology Guwahati. His key research areas are biofuels, biological wastewater treatment, membrane technology, microalgae biorefinery and biomass pyrolysis. He has published more than 230 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and edited one book on Membrane Technology & Applications (Taylor & Francis, USA). He is Chief Editor of Journal of Chemistry (Hindawi); Associate Editor of The Journal of Institution of Engineers (India) Series: E (Springer); Associate Editor of Research Journal of Environmental Sciences; Review Editor of Frontiers in Bioenergy and Biofuel and Editorial board member of Renewable Energy (Elsevier). He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India, Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and Fellow of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. Currently, he is holding the post of Head, Chemical Engineering at IIT Guwahati.
Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=QOFTgxAAAAAJ&hl=en

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Professor
  2015 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Ph.D.
  2006 - Present

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (191)

• Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil produced from co-pyrolysis of Mesua ferrea L. oilseed and PET plastic
  Catalysis Today 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2026.115937
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• Mono and bimetallic Ni/Mg-modified red mud catalysts for co-hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella sorokiniana and sewage sludge: Product characterization and reaction mechanism insights
  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2026.108023
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• Two-stage nutrient-assisted CO2 modulation enhances microalgal carbon capture and bioenergy efficiency with auto-sedimented biomass harvesting
  Renewable Energy 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2026.126069
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• An explainable machine learning–integrated hybrid dynamic model for azithromycin removal by freshwater microalga Chlorella thermophila
  Algal Research 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2026.104895
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• Acid–metal synergy on FeNi-Y zeolite enables hydrocarbon-rich bio-oil and regenerable coking in Chlorella minutissima catalytic pyrolysis
  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2026.107831
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• Bio-oil as a Promising Product from Co-liquefaction of Dairy Wastewater Grown Microalgae with Dairy Sludge: Study on Synergistic Effect and Sustainable Energy Generation
  Renewable Energy 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2026.125574
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• Ex-situ catalytic co‐pyrolysis of microalgae and dairy sludge using H-ZSM-5 towards bio‐oil production
  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2026.107744
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• Tandem One-Pot Upgrading of Lignin Oil and Coprocessing with Hydrotreated Gas Oil over a Ni–Cu-Modified Red-Mud Catalyst
  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6c00454
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• Synthesis of bio‐lubricant from non‐edible Mahua oil through epoxidation and ring opening using sulfamic acid catalyst
  Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining 2026 DOI: 10.1002/bbb.70179
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• Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella sorokiniana for high quality biocrude production over Mg modified activated red mud catalyst
  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107384
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