Dr. Suraj K. Tripathy

Dr. Tripathy leads the Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Lab (CBEL) at KIIT which focuses on achieving sustainability in materials processing and utilization. CBEL explores opportunities in valorization of waste and secondary resources for applications in catalysis, water treatment and biomedical systems. CBEL collaborates with chemical and mineral industries to develop tangible solutions in industrial waste management.

PhD Materials Science & Engineering (2010) Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea

MPhil Chemistry (2005) Ravenshaw Autonomous College, Cuttack, India

MSc Chemistry (2003) Ravenshaw Autonomous College, Cuttack, India

• Advanced Oxidation Processes
• Adsorption
• Catalysis
• Resource recycling

1. India Ambassador, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), South Korea
2. Chartered Engineer (India) Metallurgy and Materials Engineering by Institute of Engineers, India
3. Life Member of Institute of Engineers, India
4. Life Member of the Powder Metallurgy Association of India
5. Life Member of National Environmental Science Academy, India
6. Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association

Transport Phenomena, Chemical Process Technology, Plant Design and Economics

January 2018-continue: Associate Professor, School of Chemical Technology, KIIT, Bhubaneswar, India

March 2013–December 2017: Assistant Professor (DST INSPIRE Faculty), KIIT, Bhubaneswar, India

August 2012–February 2013: CSIR Nehru Post-Doctoral Fellow, CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India

September 2011–June 2012: Research Professor, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

February 2011–August 2011: Visiting Researcher, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, South Korea

March 2010–January 2011: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chonbuk National University, South Korea

• Eminent Scientist of the Year award for 2021 by National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi
• DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2013), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
• CSIR Nehru Fellowship (2012), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India
• Reviewer for scientific projects in SERB, DST, DBT-BIRAC, UK-NERC.

1. Antibiotic resistance: Preventive measures and minimizing consequences in Community, Patients and the Environment through risk assessment and targeted interventions in the context of India: Environmental studies (2022-2025), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sweden.
2.Design and implementation of silver-based nanoparticles for combating antibiotic resistance (2023-2026), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sweden.
3.Mobilizing solutions for nitrogen recycling from air & water systems, UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (2019-2024), sponsored UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UK
4.Advanced recovery of the battery materials and REE from ores and wastes (2022-2025), Australia India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF), sponsored by DST, GoI
5. Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub (AICMRH) (2024-2027), sponsored by Ministry of Education, GoI under the SPARC programme

1. Production of Onyx grade ATH (sodium bicarbonate route) using low-grade bauxite from Kutch region of Gujarat (2022-2024), sponsored by Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India
2. Setting up of pilot cum demonstration plant for recovery of alumina and value-added products from fly ash (2024-2026), jointly sponsored by Ministry of Mines, GoI and NALCO
3. FIST Phase-I in Engineering Sciences (Chemical Engineering), sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

1.Feasibility studies for preparation of fused magnesia from Kimberlite tailings (2023-2024), sponsored by NMDC / CSIR-IMMT
2.Development of analytical protocol for qualitative and quantitative analysis of mineral phases of Bauxite and Bauxite residue (2023-2024), sponsored by NALCO
3.Kinetic studies on precipitation of Bayer process at NALCO Refinery (2023-2025), sponsored by NALCO
4.Downstream processing of high silica bearing bauxite liquor for recovery of silica with possible product based utilization (2023-2025), sponsored by NALCO

1. Completed Projects
   1. Photocatalytic decontamination of waste water: Phase-II (2018-2022), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sweden
   2. Development of solar-photocatalytic process for concurrent decontamination of antibiotics and bacteria from hospital effluent, (2016-2019), sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
   3. Photocatalytic Decontamination of Waste Water: Phase-I (2015-2018), sponsored by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sweden
   4. Fabrication of metal@ZnO anchored TiO₂ nanostructures for surface Plasmon assisted sonophotocatalytic deactivation of biologically active pharmaceutical residues, (2013-2018), sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

1. Lab testing of purifiers, field testing of water and urine samples and genotoxicity testing for HUL Limited (in collaboration with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) (2014-2015)
2. Consultant and Honorary Technical Advisor for Maiestas Technologies Pvt. Ltd (2014-2016)

Total Publications: 107; Citations: 3616 (SCOPUS); h-index-27 (SCOPUS); i-10-index-79

Recent Publications:
1.Pranjal, Mahapatra, G.C., Chakrabortty, S., Banerjee, S., Chowdhury, S., Khan, M.A., Kumar, R., Jeon, B.H., Mishra, A., Lundborg, C.S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2024. Intensifying inactivation strategies: Insights into the role of ultrasound on the inactivation of antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii via Photo-Fenton reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, p.154670.
2.Panda, A., Upadhyaya, A., Kumar, R., Acooli, A., Banerjee, S., Mishra, A., Khan, M.A., Chowdhury, S., Jeon, B.H., Chakrabortty, S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2024. Chemical activation of phosphogypsum exhibits enhanced adsorption of malachite green from aqueous solution due to porosity refinement. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 18(11), p.124.
3.Pranjal, Ghosh, S., Rahman, A.H., Chakrabortty, S., Banerjee, S., Kumar, R., Mishra, A., Jeon, B.H., Lundborg, C.S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2023. Homogenous Sono-Fenton reaction can trigger long term bactericidal effect against Acinetobacter baumannii due to residual stress induced by reactive oxygen species. Chemical Engineering Journal, 464, p.142556.
Behera, M., Tiwari, N., Banerjee, S., Sheik, A.R., Kumar, M., Pal, M., Pal, P., Chatterjee, R.P., Chakrabortty, S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2022. Ag/biochar nanocomposites demonstrate remarkable catalytic activity towards reduction of p-nitrophenol via restricted.

4.agglomeration and leaching characteristics. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 642, p.128616.
5.Sarkar, S., Tiwari, N., Basu, A., Behera, M., Das, B., Chakrabortty, S., Sanjay, K., Suar, M., Adhya, T.K., Banerjee, S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2021. Sorptive removal of malachite green from aqueous solution by magnetite/coir pith supported sodium alginate beads: Kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics and parametric optimization. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 24, p.101818.
6.Behera, M., Tiwari, N., Basu, A., Mishra, S.R., Banerjee, S., Chakrabortty, S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2021. Maghemite/ZnO nanocomposites: A highly efficient, reusable and non-noble metal catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Advanced Powder Technology, 32(8), pp.2905-2915.
7.Rahman, A.H., Dash, S., Mohanty, P.S., Mishra, A., Lundborg, C.S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2020. Sonophotocatalytic disinfection of Shigella species under visible light irradiation: Insights into its molecular mechanism, antibacterial resistance and biofilm formation. Environmental Research, 187, p.109620.
8.Rahman, A.H., Misra, A.J., Panda, S., Das, B., Bhol, P., Mohanty, P.S., Tamhankar, A.J., Mishra, A., Lundborg, C.S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2020. Sonophotocatalysis-mediated morphological transition modulates virulence and antibiotic resistance in Salmonella Typhimurium. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 6(7), pp.1917-1930.
9.Das, S., Misra, A.J., Rahman, A.H., Das, B., Jayabalan, R., Tamhankar, A.J., Mishra, A., Lundborg, C.S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2019. Ag@SnO2@ZnO core-shell nanocomposites assisted solar-photocatalysis downregulates multidrug resistance in Bacillus sp.: A catalytic approach to impede antibiotic resistance. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 259, p.118065.
Misra, A.J., Das, S., Rahman, A.H., Das, B., Jayabalan, R., Behera, S.K., Suar, M., Tamhankar, A.J., Mishra, A., Lundborg, C.S. and Tripathy, S.K., 2018. Doped ZnO nanoparticles impregnated on Kaolinite (Clay): a reusable nanocomposite for photocatalytic disinfection of multidrug resistant Enterobacter sp. under visible light. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 530, pp.610-623.

1.Detection method using colorimetric analysis, C. S. Han, D. Kim, S. K. Tripathy, Patent Granted (PCT/KR2012/002473, US20140199773, WO2013032095A1, EP2751560A1) (Technology is transferred for detection of heavy metals in industrial waste water)
2.Photocatalytic process for purification of waste water comprising of chemical and biological pollutants, S. K. Tripathy, S. Das, S. Sinha, A. Mishra, M. Suar, A. J. Tamhankar, C. S. Lundborg, Indian Patent Published (Indian Patent No. 375537)
3.Colorimetric composition for detecting Cu ion using Au nanoparticle and detection method using the same, C. S. Han, S. K. Tripathy, Korean Patent Granted (KR101324026B1)
4.Process for synthesis of semiconductor device and its application for in-situ detection and degradation of gases, S. Suar, S. Sinha, S. K. S. Parashar, S. K. Tripathy, Indian Patent Published (Application No. 1070/KOL/2015)
5.System and method for preservation of fluid dairy products, S. Das, N. Ranjana, S. Ghosh, A. Mishra, S. K. Tripathy, Indian Patent Published (Application No. 201631018008)
6.A photocatalytic nano-composition and system for water disinfection, Ananyo Jyoti Misra, Aradhana basu, Arpan Ghosh, Amrita Misha, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Suraj Kumar Tripathy, Indian patent filed (202131030117).