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Dr. Suresh Gupta

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Research Interest

  • Environmental Engineering & Separation Processes
    • Wastewater treatment and Gas Separation (Advanced adsorbent materials)
    • Bio-based Pollutant Removal Techniques (Biofiltration, Biosorption, Bioleaching)
    • Industrial Flue gas fixation via microbial treatment
  • Hydrogen Separation from Gaseous Mixture via Adsorption
  • Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Processes
  • Environmental Management Systems (LCA, EIA)

Ph.D. Students

S No

Name of Candidate

Title of Thesis

Role

Status (Date of Completion)

1

Subhajit Majumdar (2009PHXF440P)

Studies on Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater using Biofiltration

Supervisor

Completed (March, 2016)

2

Utkarsh Maheshwari (2009PHXF441P)

Removal of Metal Ions from Wastewater using Adsorption: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

Supervisor

Completed

(August, 2015)

3

Somesh Mishra (2011PHXF007P)

Experimental Studies on Bio-mitigation of CO2 and its Utilization for Product Recovery and Process Development

Co-supervisor

Completed

(August, 2017)

4

Saswat Kumar Pradhan

(2013PHXF008P)

Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater

Supervisor

Completed

(June, 2020)

5

Shraddha Mishra

(2014PHXF001P)

Identification and Characterization Of Protein-based Arsenic Resistance Mechanisms in Pseudomonas Mendocina Smskvr-3 Isolated From Khetri Copper Mines

Co-supervisor

Completed, (January, 2022)

6

Shailee Gaur (2016PHXF023P)

Biosurfactant Production by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa using Waste Engine Oil (WEO) as a Substrate: Characterization, Optimization, and Soil Remediation Application

Co-Supervisor

Completed (July, 2023)

7

Abhishek Anand (2017PHXF0014P)

Integrated Process Development for Bio-fixation of Flue Gases (CO2, NO and SO2) Utilizing Microbial Route and Characterization of  Products

Co-Supervisor

Completed (May, 2023)

8

Anil Kumar K. (2018PHXF0438P)

Design and Optimization of Packed Bed Column for the Continuous Removal of Pollutants using Nanosized Sorbents Immobilized Porous Support

Supervisor

Completed (April, 2024)

9

Shobham

(2018PHXP0404P)

Microbial remediation of heavy metals and dye-contaminated wastewater.

Co-Supervisor

Ongoing (Admitted: August, 2018)

10

Jyoti (2022PHXP0453P)

Computational Analysis of Magnetic Targeting Nanoparticles Drug Delivery in Arterial Blood Flow for Ischemic Heart Diseases

Supervisor

Ongoing

(Admitted: January 2023)

11

Sudeep Mudhulu

(2023PHXP0416P)

Development of MOF and MOF based composites for the separation of hydrogen via pressure swing adsorption

Supervisor

Ongoing

(Admitted: January 2024)


M.E. Students

S No

Name of Candidate

Title of the Project

Date of Completion

1

Nitin Gautam

Removal of metal ions from wastewater using low cost adsorbents

May, 2007

2

D N V R Aditya

Nano-adsorbents for heavy metal removal from wastewater

May, 2011

3

R J Bhargavi

Removal of heavy metals and dyes from wastewater using alumina based nanoadsorbents

December, 2011

4

Giridhar Vadicharla

Removal of heavy metals from Industrial wastewater                 using Biofiltration

December, 2011

5

Gayathri Gangadhar

Removal of heavy metal ions using biofiltration

May, 2013

6

Amrita

Experimental and Theoretical Studies for Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater using Bioremediation

May, 2014

7

Saee Vyawahare

Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Industrial Waste Water using Metallic Nanoparticles as Adsorbents

May, 2014

8

Nori Uma Madhuri

Development of Nano-particles using Chemical Methods for the Recovery of Heavy Metals from Water

May, 2015

9

Sakshi Batra

Experimental and Theoretical Study for the Removal of Dye from Wastewater using Bioremediation

May, 2015

10

Kalyanee K Ambatkar

Experimental Study for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater using Bioremediation

May, 2015

11

Amrita Preetam

Experimental and Theoretical Study for the Removal of Dye from Wastewater using Bioremediation

May, 2016

12

Snehal V. Banore

Removal of Heavy Metal from Industry Grade Wastewater using Bioremediation Process

May, 2016

13

T. Princy Sharon

Modeling and Simulation of Different Chemical Processes

May, 2016

14

Yukti

Design and development of compact and economically viable nano particles fixed bed for treatment of industrial wastewater

May, 2017

15

Poornima K

Targeted Oral Drug Delivery of Nanoparticles for Colon Cancer

May, 2017

16

Rajput Arti Ayodhyaprasad

Development of a composite material for the removal of Arsenite and Arsenate from the aqueous solutions, theoretical and experimental investigation

May, 2018

17

Devesh Saxena

CFD Studies in Bioreactor: Experimental and

Theoretical Observations

May, 2019

18

G.Kameshwar Sharma

Development of  Nano-adsorbents for the removal of zinc

May, 2019

19

Balivada Kusum Kumar

Integrated approach (Nano-adsorbent & Bio-sorbent) for the recovery of Zinc from fibre industry effluent

July, 2020

20

M R Kuladeep

Utilization of Crop Residue for Development of Low-cost Functionalized Adsorbents- Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis

July 2021

21

Chunchu Deekshitha

Biopolymers for Heavy Metal Removal

from Industrial Wastewater

July 2022

22

Arpit Bisoi

Development of Metal-Organic Framework for Water

Remediation

July 2023