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RESUME
Name
: Suresh Gupta
Address:
Correspondence
Phones
: Head & Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
PILANI – 333 031
(Rajasthan) INDIA
: +91-1596-515224 (Office)
+91-9772974342 (Mobile)
Fax : +91-1596-244183
E-mail
: sureshg@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
sureshg25@gmail.com
Homepage
: http://universe.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/sureshg/profile
Residential Address
Permanent
: 230/3, Dakshin Marg, Vidya Vihar Campus, BITS, PILANI
: C/o Vijay Gupta
Near Raghuvir Mandir, Jankikund
Chitrakot – 210204
Distt. Satna (M.P.) INDIA.
Educational Qualifications (Starting from Graduation Onwards)
Degree University/Institute Year Subject Class
B.E.
Ujjain Engineering 2000 Chemical
I
College, Ujjain
Engineering
M.Tech I.I.T. Kanpur 2002 Chemical
I
Engineering
Ph.D. B.I.T.S. Pilani 2008 Environmental
Engineering
Awarded
Date of Birth & Gender : 14/06/1978, Male
Academic Project Titles
PhD Thesis: Theoretical and Experimental Investigations for Removal of Pollutants using Adsorption
M.Tech: Adsorption of Chromium on Activated Carbon: Experimental and Modeling studies
B E Project: Removal of Phenol from aqueous solution using activated carbon
Professional Experience
Institution
BITS, Pilani
BITS, Pilani
BITS, Pilani
BITS, Pilani
Position
Head & Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering Department
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering Department
Lecturer
Chemical Engineering Department
Assistant Lecturer
Chemical Engineering Department
Period
From
September,
2012
To
Till date
August, 2008 August, 2012
Jan, 2004 July, 2008
Nov, 2002 Dec, 2003

Research Interests
• Environmental Engineering & Separation Processes
Removal of Pollutants Using Adsorption (Low-cost adsorbents, Nano-adsorbents)
Bio-based Pollutant Removal Techniques (Biofiltration, Biosorption)
Wastewater Treatment
CO 2 mitigation
• Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Processes
• Computational Transport Phenomena
• Environmental Management Systems (LCA, EIA)
• Energy Integration
Courses Taught:
S No Course Title Postgraduate or Undergraduate
1 Computational Transport Phenomena PG
2 Environmental Management Systems PG
3 Energy Integration Analysis PG
4 Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering PG
5 Advanced Separation Techniques PG
6 Bioremediation & Biometallurgy PG
7 Chemical Process Calculations UG
8 Selected Chemical Engineering Operations UG
9 Process Design Decisions UG
10 Process Equipment Design UG
11 Environmental Pollution Control UG
12 Separation Processes UG
13 Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers UG
14 Heat Transfer Operations UG
15 Mass Transfer Operations UG
16 Chemical Process Technology UG
17 Extractive Metallurgy UG
18 Measurement Techniques –II UG
Academic Committee
1. Member, Senate, BITS Pilani, 2012 onwards.
2. Ex-officio member and Chairperson, Departmental Research Committee, Department of Chemical
Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2012 – 2013.
3. Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Academics, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS
Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2012 – 2013.
4. Member, Library Committee, BITS Pilani, 2011.
5. Member, Research Board, BITS Pilani, 2009-2011.
6. Member, Standing Committee of Student Discipline, BITS Pilani, 2009-2010.
7. Member, Cross Campus Departmental Committee of Academics (CcDCA), 2010 – 2012.

8. Member, Institute Level Anti-ragging Committee, 2009 onwards.
9. Co-coordinator for the UGC Assistance to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Level-1 of
DRS under Special Assistance Program for year 2011 - 2016.
10. Member of Implementation Committee of DST FIST Support at the Level -1 for the Department of
Chemical Engineering for Year 2011 - 2016.
11. Co-coordinator, Program Committee- Process, Work Integrated Learning Program Division, BITS Pilani.
12. Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering
for the Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS
Pilani, June 21 - July 19, 2010.
13. Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering
for the Employees of Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd., Korba, Organized by Practice School Division,
BITS Pilani, June 25 - July 24, 2010.
14. Resource Person, Intensive Teaching Workshop, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, 2008.
15. Member, Committee for PhD Qualifying Examinations, BITS Pilani, 2005 onwards.
16. Member, Doctoral Advisory Committees, BITS Pilani.
Administrative Positions
1. Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, September 2012 onwards.
2. Professor-in-Charge, Chemical Engineering Association, BITS – Pilani, 2010 – 2011.
3. Non Residence Warden, Malviya Bhawan, BITS Pilani, July 2010 onwards.
4. Nucleus Member, Instruction Division, BITS Pilani, Jan 2007 to August 2012.
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Package Programs Organized
1. National Advisory Committee Member, Innovations in Chemical Engineering (ICE 2013), Department of
Chemical Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, November 15-16, 2013.
2. Chairperson of Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers
(WAICEE) during March 22-23, 2013, BITS Pilani.
3. International Conference Committee member for the International Congress on Chemical, Biological
and Environmental Sciences, held from January 08 to January 10 in Taipei, Taiwan in 2013.
4. Joint Organizing Secretary, Student’s Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON – 2012) during
September 21 - 22, 2012.
5. Local organizing committee member, Technological Advances in Chemical and Environmental
Engineering (TACEE-2012), BITS Pilani, March 23 – 24, 2012.
6. Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-
11 for the Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS
Pilani, June 21 - July 19, 2010.
7. Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering
for the Employees of Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd., Korba, Organized by Practice School Division,
BITS Pilani, June 25 - July 24, 2010.
8. Co-coordinator & Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-1
for the Employees of Bharat Aluminum Company Limited, Korba, Organized by Practice School
Division, BITS Pilani, February 26 - March 25, 2010.
9. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-10 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani,
August 13-September 09, 2009.
10. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-9 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, June
29–July 24, 2009.
11. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-8 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani,
March 14–April 10, 2009.

12. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-7 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani,
February 04–March 03, 2009.
13. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-6 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani,
January 07–February 03, 2009.
14. Expert Reviewer of The Eighth International Conference on Simulated Evolution And Learning (SEAL-
2010) 01 - 04 December 2010, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
15. Local organizing committee member, National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC -
2006), BITS Pilani, September 1-3, 2006.
16. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-5 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani,
January 12–February 13, 2007.
17. Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-4 for the
Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani,
December 08, 2006–January 09, 2007.
18. Resource Faculty, Academic Refresher Course Programme–III (Academic Development Programme in
Basic Process Engineering) for the Employees of Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by
Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, November 06–December 05, 2006.
19. Resource Faculty, Academic Refresher Course Programme–II for the Employees of Hindustan Zinc
Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, October 9–November 22, 2004.
20. Resource Faculty, Academic Refresher Course Programme-I for the Employees of Hindustan Zinc
Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, June 10-July 24, 2004.
Sessions Chaired in Seminars/Conferences
1. Session Chair of session "Separation Processes" in the Conference "Technological Advances in
Chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012)" held on March 23 - 24, 2012, BITS Pilani.
Invited Lectures/Talks Delivered
1. Delivered Lecture on “Design of Experiments” in the Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical
and Environmental Engineers (WAICEE) during March 22-23, 2013, BITS Pilani.
2. Invited Distinguished Speaker, “Computational Heat Transport” and “Separation Processes”, Staff
Development Programme on Innovative Teaching Techniques for Transport Phenomena organized by
ITM University, Gwalior, July 12-17, 2010.
Membership of Professional Bodies/Institutions
1. Life Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).
2. Fellow of International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (FICCE)
3. Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
Scholarship/Fellowship Awarded
1. Awarded Travel Grant to attend conference abroad (2008) by INSA-CICS, Chennai.
2. Awarded Travel Grant to attend conference abroad (2008) by CSIR, New Delhi.
3. GATE Scholarship for M.Tech Degree, 2001 – 2002.
Awards/Honors/Distinctions Obtained
1. The paper, “Removal of toxic metal Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions using sawdust as adsorbent:
Equilibrium, kinetics and regeneration studies” published in Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 150,
Issues 2-3, August 2009, Pages 352-365 and authored by Dr Suresh Gupta, Department of Chemical
Engineering (co-authored with Prof B V Babu) has been listed as one among the most cited articles in
the journal since 2008. The highly rated journal has an impact factor, 3.461.
Source: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/chemical-engineering-journal/most-cited-articles/).

2. Chairperson of Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers
(WAICEE) during March 22-23, 2013, BITS Pilani.
3. External examiner for B. Tech (Chemical Engg.) students at Banasthali University, December 2012.
4. Vice-Chariman of Pilani Regional Centre of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).
5. Session Chair of session "Separation Processes" in the Conference "Technological Advances in
Chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012)" held on March 23 - 24, 2012, BITS Pilani.
6. Invited Distinguished Speaker, “Computational Heat Transport” and “Separation Processes”, Staff
Development Programme on Innovative Teaching Techniques for Transport Phenomena organized by
ITM University, Gwalior, July 12-17, 2010.
7. Technical Consultant for Sangam (India) Limited Textile Industry, Bhilwara, for Removal of Color, BOD,
and COD from Effluent Treatment Plant, 2009.
8. Reviewers of journals:
• International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (Berkeley Electronic Press)
• Desalination and Water Treatment (Desalination)
• Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier)
• Process Biochemistry (Elsevier)
• Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Journal of Advanced Research (Elsevier)
• Adsorption Science and Technology (Multi-Science)
• AIChE Journal (Wiley)
• Industrial Chemistry & Engineering Research (Wiley)
• International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Global Research)
• Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (Wiley)
• Journal of Food Processing and Technology (OMICS)
• Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier)
• Applied Water Science (Springer)
• African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Academic Journals)
• Bioremediation Journal (Taylor and Francis)
Industrial Training & Visits
1. Visited Ultra Tech Cement Kotputli Rajasthan, July 26, 2012.
2. Visited Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company (ABSTC), Mumbai and TRC (Thaluja and Ahura
Centre) for the possible collaborative research work during 25 th – 28 th June,2012.
3. Visited Reddipalayam Cements Works, Reddipalayam (March 15 - 16, 2012) and Central Leather
Research Institute, Chennai (March 19 - 20, 2012) as part of PS-I enhancement program taken by
Practice School Division.
4. Visited IndoGulf fertilizer plant for the discussion on short term training program for their employees,
December 15 – 17, 2011.
5. Visited ICT, Mumbai (March 27 - 28, 2012) and IIT Kanpur (April 23 - 24, 2012) for laboratory
infrastructure development as a member of cross campus departmental committee.
6. Visited Birla Cellulosic Kharach, Bharuch, Aditya Birla Group Company, to identify the research area for
collaborative research, June 19 – 24, 2011.
7. Visited Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd., Korba, for discussions on BITS Collaborative Programme on
Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering for their Employees, March 3 - 5,
2010.
8. Visited Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), Udaipur for discussions on BITS Collaborative Programme on
Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering for their Employees, 2008.
9. Visited Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur from Feb 20 th -23 rd , 2007 to give students training in the plant
and making them understand the relation between theoretical and practical approach.
10. Visited of Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur from January 1 - 3, 2007.

11. DLPD Contact Program of BITS for BS (Power Engineering), at various locations (Tanda, Unchahar,
Vindhyachal, Kawas, Korba) of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), July – December, 2005.
12. Practice School –I Faculty, Practice School Program of BITS, TISCO, Jamshedpur, May – July, 2003.
13. Practice School –I Faculty, Practice School Program of BITS, KLR Industries, Hyderabad & CMC Limited,
Hyderabad, May – July, 2004.
14. Two week industrial training in Polymerization Department Shree Synthetics Limited, Ujjain, M.P.
Working Computer Knowledge
1. Languages : BASIC, C & C++, Visual Studio
2. Professional Packages : HYSYS, ASPEN ONE, FLUENT, MATLAB, MS Office, ORIGIN
3. Operating Systems : DOS, WINDOWS
Seminars/Symposia/Workshops/Conferences Attended
1. Student’s Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON – 2012) during September 21 - 22, 2012.
2. 3 rd World Congress on Biotechnology, OMICS Group, HICC, Hyderabad, India, September 13-15, 2012.
3. Technological Advancements in chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE – 2012), BITS – Pilani,
March 23-24, 2012.
4. Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering & Technology (RACET-2012), Cochin, March 12-14, 2012.
5. Chemical Engineering Congress - 2011 (CHEMCON-2011), Bangalore, December 27-30, 2012.
6. 5 th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment-2011(ICCE-2011), May 27-29, 2011 in Port
Dickson, Malaysia.
7. Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Management (Issues in Patenting), held at BITS, Pilani
organized by Entrepreneurship Development & IPR Unit, BITS, Pilani, on 9 th Sep, 2010.
8. Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Management, held at BITS, Pilani organized by
Entrepreneurship Development & IPR Unit, BITS, Pilani, on 25 th April, 2010.
9. Workshop associated with ‘National Mission Project on Education through ICT, initiated and sponsored
by MHRD (GOI), for developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers
and research in e-learning’, IIT Kharagpur-Kolkata Campus, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, October 8-9, 2009.
10. Chemical Engineering Congress- 2008 (CHEMCON-2008), Chandigarh, December 27-30, 2008
11. Chemical Engineering Congress- 2006 (CHEMCON-2006), Bharuch, December 27-30, 2006.
12. Summer School Programme on “Advance in Petroleum Refining Industry” held at Indian Oil Institute
of Petroleum Management, Gurgaon organized by Petrotech society, New Delhi from 3 rd to 8 th July,
2006.
13. International Congress on Chemistry and Environment-05 (ICCE- 05), Indore, Dec 24-26, 2005.
14. Chemical Engineering Congress- 2005 (CHEMCON-2005), New Delhi, December 14-17, 2005.
15. Advanced Summer Programme on “Synergy in Petroleum Exploration: Emerging Trends” organized by
Petrotech Society, New Delhi conducted at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun from 20 th June 2005 to
1 st July 2005.
16. Chemical Engineering Congress- 2004 (CHEMCON-2004), Mumbai, December 27-30, 2004.
Supervision of PhD Doctoral Work
S
No
Name of Candidate Title of Thesis Role Date of
Completion
1 Subhajit Majumdar Studies on Removal of Heavy Metals Supervisor Ongoing
(2009PHXF440P) from Wastewater using Biofiltration
2 Utkarsh Maheshwari Removal of Metal Ions from Wastewater Supervisor Ongoing
(2009PHXF441P) using Adsorption: Experimental and
Theoretical Studies
3 Somesh Mishra Experimental studies on bio-mitigation of Co- Ongoing

(2011PHXF007P) carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) supervisor
Supervision of ME Dissertation Work
S
No
Name of
Candidate
Title of the Project
Date of
Completion
1 Nitin Gautam Removal of metal ions from wastewater using low cost May, 2007
adsorbents
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 December, 2011
alumina based nanoadsorbents
4 Giridhar Removal of heavy metals from Industrial wastewater December, 2011
Vadicharla using Biofiltration
5 Gayathri
Gangadhar
Removal of heavy metal ions using biofiltration May, 2013
Member of Doctoral Advisory Committees
S
No
Name of
Candidate
Title of the Project
Date of
Completion
1 Pratik N Sheth Modeling, Simulation, and Experimental Studies on
2009
Downdraft Biomass Gasifier
2 Sushil Kumar Intensification of Recovery of Carboxylic Acids Using 2010
Reactive Extraction
3 Ashish M Pareto Optimal Solutions in Process Design Decisions Using 2010
Gujrathi Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
4 Ajaya Kumar Applications of Soft Sensors in Process Modeling and Ongoing
Pani
Simulation
5 Samarjeet Singh Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Steam Gasification Ongoing
Siwal
of Biomass
6 Rajeev Sharma Ongoing
PhD Thesis Examiner
Sponsored Research Project
S Title of the Project
No
1 Removal of Heavy Metals from
Industrial Wastewater Streams
using Nanoparticles as
adsorbents
2 Departmental Research Support
under special Assistance
Program (DRS-SAP) - I
Funding
Agency
DST
UGC
Participation
Principal
Investigator
Cocoordinator
Amount
(Lakhs)
Year Status
21.47 2013 - 17 Ongoing
48.00 2011 - 16 Ongoing

3 Removal of Heavy Metals from
Industrial Wastewater using
Biofiltration
4 Modeling and Simulation of
Viscose Flow through Jetpack
Assembly
5 National Mission Project on
Education through ICT:
Developing suitable pedagogical
methods for various classes
(Process Design Decisions),
intellectual calibers and
research in e-learning Anchored
by IIT-Kharagpur
6 Studies on Adsorption Process
for the Removal of Metal Ions
from Waste Water and Volatile
Organic Compounds from Air by
using Suitable Adsorbents
UGC
Birla
Cellulosic,
Kharach
Co-
Investigator
Co-
Investigator
5.50 2012 - 15 Ongoing
5.52 2012 - 13 Completed
MHRD Co-Developer 10.00 2009 - 10 Completed
UGC
Co-
Investigator
7.11 2007-
2010
Completed
Publications
Journals
1. B. V. Babu, Suresh Gupta, Modeling and simulation of fixed-bed adsorption column: effect of velocity
variation. Journal on Engineering & Technology, Vol.1 (No.1), pp 60-66, 2005.
2. B. V. Babu, Suresh Gupta, Adsorption of Cr(VI) using activated neem leaves as an adsorbent: kinetic
studies. Adsorption, Vol. 14 (No. 1), pp. 85-92, 2008.
3. B. V. Babu, Suresh Gupta, Removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater using activated tamarind seeds as an
adsorbent. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, Vol. 7 (No. 5), pp. 553-557, 2008.
4. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Removal of toxic metal Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions using sawdust as
adsorbent: equilibrium, kinetics and regeneration studies. Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 150 (No.
2-3), pp. 352-365, 2009.
5. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Utilization of waste product (tamarind seeds) for the removal of Cr(VI) from
wastewater: equilibrium, kinetics, and regeneration studies. Journal of Environmental Management,
Vol. 90 (No. 10), pp. 3013-3022, 2009.
6. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Modeling, simulation, and experimental studies for continuous Cr(VI)
removal from aqueous solutions using sawdust as an adsorbent. Bioresource Technology, Vol. 100 (No.
23), pp. 5633-5640, 2009.
7. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Experimental and modeling aspects in column studies for removal of Cr(VI)
using activated tamarind seeds. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol. 2 (No. 8), pp. 706-715,
2010.
8. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Experimental-, kinetic-, equilibrium- and regeneration studies for adsorption
of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions using low-cost adsorbent (activated flyash). Desalination and Water
Treatment, Vol. 20 (1-3), pp. 168-178, 2010.
9. Dipaloy Datta, Suresh Gupta, Modeling and simulation of isothermal fixed-bed adsorption column:
comparison of pore and solid diffusion mass transfer. International Journal of Chemical Modeling, Vol.
3 (No. 3) 2011.
10. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Kinetic and equilibrium studies of Cr (VI) removal from aqueous
solutions using activated neem bark. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 15 (No. 2),
pp. 939 – 943, 2011.

11. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Biodegradation kinetics of Cr (VI) by acclimated
mixed culture. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 15 (No. 2), pp. 181 – 184, 2011.
12. D. Aditya, Rohan Parmar, Suresh Gupta, Nano-adsorbents for wastewater treatment: a review.
Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 15 (No. 2), pp. 1033-1040, 2011.
13. Amita Ummadisingu, Suresh Gupta, Characteristics and kinetic study of chitosan prepared from
seafood industry waste for oil spills cleanup. Desalination and Water Treatment, 44 (No. 1 – 3), pp. 44
– 51, 2012.
14. Gayathri Gangadhar, Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Application of Nanomaterials for the
removal of pollutants from effluent streams. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology – Asia, Vol. 2 (No. 2), pp.
140 – 150, 2012.
15. Bhupendra K. Sharma, Suresh Gupta, V. Vamsi Krishna, R. J. Bhargavi, Soret And Dufour effects on an
unsteady MHD mixed convective flow past an infinite vertical plate with Ohmic dissipation and heat
source. Afrika Matematika, Published online April, 2013. DOI 10.1007/s13370-013-0154-6.
16. Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Growth Kinetics of Acclimated Mixed Culture for
Degradation of Iso-Propyl Alcohol (IPA), Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials, Published online,
S13:002. DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X.S13-002.
17. Bhupendra K. Sharma, Abhishek Mishra, Suresh Gupta, Heat and mass transfer in magneto bio-fluid
flow through a non-Darcian porous medium with Joule effect. Journal of Engineering Physics and
Thermophysics, Accepted, (In Press)
18. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Estimation of Bio-kinetic Parameters for
Bioremediation of Cr(VI) from Wastewater using Pseudomonas taiwanensis an isolated strain from
Activated Sludge. Bioremediation, Communicated.
19. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Experimental, Modeling and Optimization Studies for the
Removal of Cr(VI) from Wastewater using Activated Neem Bark as an Adsorbent. Environmental
Modeling & Software, Communicated.
Book Chapters
1. B. V. Babu, Suresh Gupta, Removal of heavy metal pollutants from wastewater using low cost
absorbents, In India’s Water Crisis, Edited by K R Gupta, Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi, pp. 79-123,
2008. ISBN: 978-81-269-0958-2 (March 2008).
2. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Simultaneous solution for solid waste management and waste water
treatment: Cr(VI) removal as a case study, In Waste Management: Research Advances to Convert
Waste to Wealth, Edited by A K Haghi, Nova Science Publishers, USA (2009).
3. Smita Raghuvanshi, Subhajit Majumder, Suresh Gupta, Biofiltration: Essentials, Research and
Applications. In Bioremediation and Sustainability: Research and Applications, Edited by Romeela
Mohee and Ackmez Mudhoo, Scrivener Publishing LLC., USA, March 2012.
4. H.K. Mohana, Suresh Gupta, Pratik N Sheth (editors), Proceedings of the 8 th Annual Session of
Students' Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON 2012) on the theme ‘Energy Efficient
Technologies for Green Environment’ held in BITS Pilani during September 21-22, 2012.
5. B V Babu, H K Mohanta, Basu Deb Munshi, Rakesh Angira, Madhusree Kundu, A K Jana, Suresh Gupta,
Pratik N Sheth, Smita Raghuvanshi, and Priya C Sande, Chemical Engineering Laboratory Manual,
Educational Development Division, BITS-Pilani, 2006.
6. "Chemical Engineering", Supplementary Lecture Notes compiled by B V Babu and Suresh Gupta,
Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering-8 for the Employees of Hindustan
Zinc Limited, Udaipur, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, 2009.
International / National Conference Proceedings
1. B. V. Babu, Suresh Gupta, Modeling and simulation for dynamics of packed bed adsorption,
Proceedings of International Symposium & 57th Annual Session of IIChE in association with AIChE
(CHEMCON-2004), Mumbai, December 27-30, 2004.

2. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Kinetic modeling of fixed bed adsorption column, Proceedings of
International Symposium & 58th Annual Session of IIChE in association with International Partners
(CHEMCON-2005), New Delhi, December 14-17, 2005.
3. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Modeling and simulation of fixed bed adsorption column: effect of operating
variables, Proceedings of International Congress Chemistry and Environment (ICCE-2005), Indore,
December 24-26, 2005, pp. 391-394, 2005.
4. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Adsorption of Cr(VI) by a low-cost adsorbent prepared from neem leaves,
Proceedings of National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC-2006), BITS-Pilani,
September 1-3, 2006.
5. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Adsorption of chromium (VI) by a low-cost adsorbent prepared from
tamarind seeds, Proceedings of International Symposium & 59th Annual Session of IIChE in association
with International Partners (CHEMCON), GNFC Complex, Bharuch, Dec 27-30, 2006.
6. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Removal of toxic metal Cr(VI) from industrial wastewater using sawdust as
adsorbent: equilibrium, kinetics and regeneration studies, Proceedings of 18 th International Congress
of Chemical and Process Engineering (CHISA-2008), Prague, Czech Republic, August 24-28, 2008.
7. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Economic feasibility analysis of low cost adsorbents for the removal of Cr(VI)
from waste water, Proceedings of International Convention on Water Resources Development and
Management (ICWRDM), BITS Pilani, October 23-26, 2008.
8. Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater using fly ash as an adsorbent,
Proceedings of International Symposium & 61st Annual Session of IIChE in association with
International Partners (CHEMCON-2008), Panjab University, Chandigarh, December 27-30, 2008.
9. Amita Ummadisingu, Suresh Gupta, Utilization of chitosan prepared from seafood industry waste to
clean up oil spills, Proceedings of International Symposium & 62nd Annual Session of IIChE in
association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2009), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam,
December 27-30, 2009.
10. Subhajit Majumder, Suresh Gupta, Biofiltration for heavy metals removal: a state-of-the-art review,
Proceedings of International Symposium & 63rd Annual Session of IIChE in association with
International Partners (CHEMCON-2010), Department of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University,
December 27-29, 2010.
11. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Kinetics and equilibrium studies of chromium (VI) removal from
aqueous solutions using neem bark as a low cost adsorbent, Proceedings of International Symposium
& 63rd Annual Session of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2010),
Department of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, December 27-29, 2010.
12. M. A. Jha, A. Chajjer, D. Aditya, Suresh Gupta, Removal of phenol from wastewater using ultrasonic
degradation, Proceedings of International Symposium & 63rd Annual Session of IIChE in association
with International Partners (CHEMCON-2010), Department of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai
University, December 27-29, 2010.
13. R. Kalia, A. Tomar, Suresh Gupta, Boundary layer flow over porous vertical parallel plates with heat
radiation, Proceedings of International Symposium & 63rd Annual Session of IIChE in association with
International Partners (CHEMCON-2010), Department of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University,
December 27-29, 2010.
14. Suman, N. K. Singh, Suresh Gupta, Total cost targeting of heat exchanger network by incorporating
piping cost using pinch design method, Proceedings of Conference on International Conference on
Recent Advances In Chemical Engineering And Technology, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers,
Chemical Engineering Group, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, India, 10-12 March
2011.
15. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Kinetic and equilibrium studies of Cr (VI) removal from aqueous
solutions using activated neem bark, Proceedings of 5 th International Congress of Chemistry and
Environment (ICCE-2011) in association with International Partners, Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson,
Negeri Senbilan, Malaysia, May 27-29, 2011.
16. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Biodegradation kinetics of Cr (VI) by acclimated
mixed culture, Proceedings of 5 th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (ICCE-2011) in

association with International Partners, Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson, Negeri Senbilan, Malaysia,
May 27-29, 2011.
17. Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Environmental impact assessment of metro rail project,
Proceedings of 5 th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (ICCE-2011) in association
with International Partners, Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson, Negeri Senbilan, Malaysia, May 27-29,
2011.
18. D. Aditya, Rohan Parmar, Suresh Gupta, Nano-adsorbents for wastewater treatment: a review,
Proceedings of 5 th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (ICCE-2011) in association
with International Partners, Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson, Negeri Senbilan, Malaysia, May 27-29,
2011.
19. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Batch studies for the removal of zinc from aqueous solution using
chemically activated neem bark, Proceedings of International Symposium & 64 th Annual Session of
IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2011), Department of Chemical
Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Banglore, India, December 27-29, 2011.
20. Subhajit Majumder, D. D. Biswas, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Biodegradation kinetics of Zn (II)
using acclimated mixed culture, Proceedings of International Symposium & 64 th Annual Session of
IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2011), Department of Chemical
Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Banglore, India, December 27-29, 2011.
21. Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, B. V. Babu, Application of biofilter system for removal of ethyl
acetate, Proceedings of International Symposium & 64 th Annual Session of IIChE in association with
International Partners (CHEMCON-2011), Department of Chemical Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute
of Technology, Banglore, India, December 27-29, 2011.
22. D. Aditya, R. J. Bhargavi, Suresh Gupta, Kinetics studies for the removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater
using aluminum based nanoadsorbent, Proceedings of International Symposium & 64 th Annual Session
of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2011), Department of Chemical
Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Banglore, India, December 27-29, 2011.
23. R. J. Bhargavi, V. Vadlamudi, Suresh Gupta, Optimisation of heat exchanger area requirement for a
natural gas processing plant using genetic algorithm, Proceedings of International Symposium & 64 th
Annual Session of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2011), Department of
Chemical Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Banglore, India, December 27-29, 2011.
24. Gayathri Gangadhar, Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Bioremediation kinetics of
Cu(II) using acclimated mixed culture, Proceedings of Technological Advancements in Chemical and
Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012), Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS-Pilani, Pilani
Campus, India, May 23-24, 2012.
25. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Bioremediation of Cr(VI) by acclimated mixed
culture: kinetic study, Proceedings of 3 rd World Congress on Biotechnology, OMICS Group, HICC,
Hyderabad, India, September 13-15, 2012.
26. Somesh Mishra, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Feasibility of Mixed Culture to Mitigate CO2,
"Proceedings of National Conference (TACEE – 2012) on Technological Advancements in Chemical and
Environmental Engineering, March 23-24, 2012, Pilani, India.
27. Suresh Gupta, Utilization of mixed microbial culture to mitigate carbon dioxide, Proceedings of 3 rd
World Congress on Biotechnology, OMICS Group, HICC, Hyderabad, India, September 13-15, 2012.
28. Subhajit Majumder, Gayathri Gangadhar, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Bioremediation of Cu(II)
Metal From Aqueous Solution by Acclimated Mixed Culture. Proceedings of 2012 Annual Meeting of
AIChE, Pittsburg, PA, USA, October 28- November 2, 2012.
29. Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, B.V. Babu, Biodegradation studies of methyl, ethyl and butyl
acetates by acclimated mixed culture. Proceedings of 2012 Annual Meeting of AIChE, Pittsburg, PA,
USA, October 28- November 2, 2012.
30. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Suresh Gupta, Equilibrium Studies for the Removal of Copper (II) using Activated
Neem Bark as a Low Cost Adsorbent, Proceedings of International Symposium & 65 th Annual Session
of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2012), Department of Chemical

Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, December 27-30,
2012.
31. Somesh Mishra, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Batch studies on biomitigation of Carbon dioxide
(CO2) using mixed culture , Proceedings of International Symposium & 65 th Annual Session of IIChE in
association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2012), Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, December 27-30, 2012.
32. Isha Nagpurkar, Somesh Mishra, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Mitigation of CO 2 Using microalgae
Chlorella minutissima, Proceedings of International Symposium & 65 th Annual Session of IIChE in
association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2012), Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, December 27-30, 2012.
33. Somesh Mishra, Suresh Gupta, Smita Raghuvanshi, A green approach to mitigate CO 2 using mixed
microbial culture. Proceedings of 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San
Francisco, CA, November 3 – 8, 2013. (Accepted)
34. Utkarsh Maheshwari, Bhuvanesh M., Suresh Gupta, Kinetic studies for the removal of copper from
industrial wastewater using activated neem (Azadirachta indica) bark. Proceedings of 2013 AIChE
Annual Meeting, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, CA, November 3 – 8, 2013.
(Accepted)
35. Subhajit Majumder, Gayathri Gangadhar, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Bioremediation of Cu(II)
contaminated aqueous solution using Acinetobactor Sp. Proceedings of 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting,
Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco, CA, November 3 – 8, 2013. (Accepted)
36. Gayathri Gangadhar, Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Biofiltration of Cu (II)
Using Acclimated Mixed Culture, Proceedings of 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting, Hilton San Francisco
Union Square, San Francisco, CA, November 3 – 8, 2013. (Accepted)