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Ph.D., University of Houston, USA
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Energy Science and Engineering
Bioenergy
The Bioenergy Group in the Department of Chemical Engineering uses a Systems Bioenergy approach for quantifying the production of lignocellulosic and algal biofuels. We perform tightly-coupled multiscale experimental and theoretical studies to understand the coupled effects of micro-scale reaction kinetics and meso-scale transport processes on the macro-scale yields of second and third generation biofuels. Non-linear dynamical studies are also performed to optimize the performance of biofuel systems far from equilibrium.
Pore-scale dynamics of enzyme adsorption, swelling and reactive dissolution determine sugar yield in hemicellulose hydrolysis for biofuel production by Dutta S. K., Chakraborty S. Scientific Reports 6: 38173 1-13 (2016)
Microreactor-based mixing strategy suppresses product inhibition to enhance sugar yields in enzymatic hydrolysis for cellulosic biofuel production by Chakraborty S., Singh P. K., Paramashetti P. Bioresource Technology 237, 99-107 (2017)
Two-scale model for quantifying the effects of laminar and turbulent mixing on algal growth in loop photobioreactors by Shariff S., Chakraborty S. Applied Energy 185 973-984 (2017)
Kinetic analysis of two-phase enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose of xylan type by Dutta S. K., Chakraborty S. Bioresource Technology 198 642-650 (2015)
Mixing and temperature effects on the kinetics of alkali metal catalyzed, ionic liquid based batch conversion of cellulose to fuel products by Gaikwad A., Chakraborty S. Chemical Engineering Journal, 240 109-115 (2014)
A multiscale three-zone reactive mixing model for engineering a scale separation in enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by Chakraborty S., Raju S. , Pal R. Bioresource Technology, 173 140-147 (2014)
A Kinetic Study of Pyrolysis and Combustion of Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris using Thermogravimetric Analysis by Agrawal A., Chakraborty S. Bioresource Technology 128 72-80 (2013)
Mixing Effects on the Kinetics of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Avicel for Batch Production of Cellulosic Ethanol by Gaikwad A., Chakraborty S. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 52 3988-99 (2013)
Multiscale analysis of simultaneous uptake of two reactive gases in the human lungs and its application to methemoglobin anemia by Sanyal T., Chakraborty S. Computers & Chemical Engineering 59 226-242 (2013)
Award of fellowship under national renewable fellowships MNRE
DBT Pan IIT Center for Bioenergy DBT, NEW DELHI
Development of suitable microalgae harvesting technology DBT, NEW DELHI
Optimal design and scale-up photobioreactor for high density algal cell production DBT, NEW DELHI
PK SINHA CENTRE PROJECT Dr. Prabhantkant Sinha
V Ramya
Area of Research: Microbial fermentation for energy production
Sajal Kanti Dutta
Area of Research: Bioenergy
Souvik Kumar Paul
Area of Research: Bioenergy
Arun Kumar Mehta
Area of Research: Algal Biofuel
Sourav Mondal
Area of Research: Bioenergy
Subhrajit Roy
Area of Research: Lignocellulosic Biofuel
