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Dr. Priyanka Gupta
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DST INSPIRE Faculty |
Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
Ph: 06115-233-984 |
E-mail: priyanka[AT]iitp.ac.in |
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Research Areas |
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- Bio-electrochemical systems including microbial photo electrosynthesis and microbial fuel cells;
- Synthesis of value-added chemicals via CO2 reduction;
- Advanced oxidation processes including catalytic wet air oxidation and photocatalysis;
- Biodegradation;
- Synthesis of multi-functional nanomaterials
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Courses taught at IIT P |
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- CB 303: Mass Transfer II
- CB 424: Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
- CB 510: Advanced Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
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No. of PhD Students |
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Professional Experience |
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- DST INSPIRE Faculty (June 2023 - present)
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Awards & Honours |
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- INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship, 2022 call
Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
- Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis award, 2023
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
- Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship, IIT Kanpur
Ministry of Education, Government of India, Delhi, India
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Patent |
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- A packed bed microbial fuel cell (MFC) to treat wastewater in continuous mode
(Patent no. 429748, Application no. 202111038920, 24 April 2023; Inventors: Komal Pandey, Priyanka Gupta, Nishith Verma (IIT Kanpur), Shiv Singh).
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Book Chapters |
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- Gupta, N. Verma. Exploring carbon surface using electron microscopy: Applications to energy, environment and health, IITK Directions, Krishanu Biswas et al. (Eds): Electron Microscopy in Science and Engineering, ISBN 9789-8116-5100-7, Springer Nature, 6 (2022).
- Gupta. Recent advancements in photocatalytic materials for applications in photo-assisted microbial electrosynthesis, Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies, Elsevier (2024).
- T. Noori, P. Gupta, I. Das. Scaling up efforts and challenges in microbial electrochemical technologies for electricity, hydrogen, and volatile fatty acid productions, Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies, Elsevier (2024).
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Publications |
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- Gupta, N. Verma. Conversion of CO2 to formate using activated carbon fiber-supported g-C3N4-NiCoWO4 photoanode in a microbial electrosynthesis system, Chemical Engineering Journal, 446 (2022), 137029.
- Gupta, K. Pandey, N. Verma. Augmented complete mineralization of glyphosate in wastewater via microbial degradation post CWAO over supported Fe-CNF, Chemical Engineering Journal, 428 (2022), 132008.
- Gupta, N. Verma. Evaluation of degradation and mineralization of glyphosate pollutant in wastewater using catalytic wet air oxidation over Fe-dispersed carbon nanofibrous beads, Chemical Engineering Journal, 417 (2021), 128029.
- Gupta, K. Pandey, N. Verma. Improved oxygen reduction and simultaneous glyphosate degradation over iron phthalocyanine and reduced graphene oxide‒dispersed activated carbon fiber electrodes in a microbial fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources, 514 (2021), 230592.
- Gupta, M. T. Noori, A. E. Nunez, N. Verma. An insight into the bioelectrochemical photoreduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals, iScience, 24 (2021), 102294.
- Pandey, P. Gupta, N. Verma, S. Singh. CeO2 sprinkled graphitic novel packed bed anode-based single-chamber MFC for treatment of high organic-loaded industrial effluent in upflow continuous mode, Journal of Materials Chemistry: A, 9 (2021), 23106-23116.
- Awasthi, A. Arya, P. Gupta, R. Kumar, J. Singh, and D. Datta. Adsorption of reactive blue-13, an acidic dye, from aqueous solution using magnetized activated carbon, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 65 (2020), 2220–2229.
- Gupta, M. T. Noori, J. Jack. Microbial Photo Electrosynthesis for Efficient CO2 Conversion using MXenes: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2024).
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Conferences |
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- P. Gupta, N. Verma, Removal of glyphosate from water by catalytic wet air oxidation using Fe nanoparticles-dispersed carbon nanofibrous activated carbon beads, International Conference on Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development (CHEM-CONFLUX20), 14-16 February 2020, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India. (Best oral presentation award)
- P. Gupta, N. Verma, Efficient mineralization of glyphosate in wastewater by integrated air oxidation-microbial degradation over Fe-CNF supported beads, International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM), 6-8 August 2021, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat, India. (Best oral presentation award)
- P. Gupta, N. Verma, Efficient production of formate in microbial electrosynthesis system based on novel activated carbon fiber-supported nickel-cobalt tungstate and graphitic carbon nitride z-scheme photoanode, Indian Chemical Engineering Congress & 74th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON 2021, 27-30 December 2021, Bhubaneswar, India.
- P. Gupta, N. Verma, Efficient conversion of aqueous carbon dioxide to formate with solar to fuel conversion efficiency of 1.48%, 7th International New York Conference on Evolving Trends in Interdisciplinary Research & Practices, 1-3 October 2022, Manhattan, New York City.
- P. Gupta, N. Verma, An insight into semiconductor biohybrid nanomaterials and genetically engineered microbes for solar-driven CO2 reduction to carbonaceous products, Indian Chemical Engineering Congress & 75th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON 2022, 27-30 December 2022, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India.
- P. Gupta, Recent Advancements in Solar-Driven CO2 Bioelectrosynthesis, Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, An International Conference on Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities, IIChE-CHEMCON 2023, 27-30 December 2023, Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata, India. (Best oral presentation award)
- P. Gupta, Microbial Electrosynthesis: Sustainable Approach Towards CO2-neutral economy, Young Scientists Conference, 9th India International Science Festival 2023, 17th to 20th January, 2024, DBT THSTI - RCB Campus, Faridabad, India.
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