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Dr. Rupam Kataki

Professor

Qualification: PhD
Contact Address:
Department of Energy,
Tezpur University,
P.O.- Napaam, Tezpur,
Assam - 784028, India

Phone: +91 3712275308 (Office); +91 3712275318 (Laboratory);
Fax: +91 3712 267005
E-mail: rupam@tezu.ernet.in; rupamkataki@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

Area of Specialization/ Research:

Research Publications (Recent Publications):

  • Athporia M, Saikia N, Kataki R. (2025). Thermochemical Conversion of organic-fraction of municipal solid waste for Bioenergy: Multicomponent Kinetic Modelling via Fraser-Suzuki Deconvolution in a Circular Economy Context. Fuel [Accepted].
  • Sohtun P, Deb D, Bora N, Goswami R, Choudhury PK, Sarangi PK, Boddula R, Kataki R, Kurniawan TA. (2025). Agriculture Biomass derived carbon materials for their application in sustainable energy storage. Carbon Letters, 35: 481–513, [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-025-00884-9].
  • Dev Choudhury N, Saha N, Phukan BR, Kataki R. (2025). Characterization and Evaluation of Energy Properties of Pellets produced from Coir pith, Saw dust and Ipomoea carnea and their blends, Energy Sources, Part A 47(1): 4517–4534 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1871446].
  • Baishya N, Bora N, Athparia M, Padhi P, Kataki R. (2025). Hydrothermal conversion of biomass for co‑production of carbon quantum dots and biofuels. Environmental Science and Pollution Research [In Press], [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35842-x].
  • Seth D, Athparia M, Singh A, Rathore D, Venkatramanan V, Channashettar V, Prasad S, Maddirala S, Sevda S, Kataki R. (2025). Sustainable environmental practices of tea waste – A comprehensive review, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32: 7449–7467 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30848-3].

Papers in Conference Proceedings:

  • Maheshwari S, Siswanto ID, Kataki R. presented a paper, Comparative evaluation of Valorization of Eucalyptus Bark and Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) conversion to Biochar for sustainability in totality, in the 2nd Biochar Malaysia Association International Conference 2024 (BMAIC2024), Malaysia, 13-14 August 2024.
  • Kataki R, Borkotoki B, Bora N, Maheshwari S. presented a paper, Valorization of Pulp and Paper mill bio-residues to biochar for environmental and business sustainability in totality, in the Indian Pulp & Paper Technical Association 59th AGM and National Seminar, Fostering the future of Energy & Environment in pump and paper industry, organized by the Indian Pulp & Paper Technical Association, Kolkata, India, during February 22-24, 2024.
  • Devi J, Kataki R. Bio-energy By-product as an enhancer of the biomethanation process, in the 76th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE – CHEMCON 2023) & International Conference on, Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India, during December 27-30, 2023.
  • Athparia M, Kataki R. presented a paper, Organic fraction of municipal solid waste as a renewable feedstock for biofuel and biobased materials: A circular economy approach, in the 76th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChe-CHEMCON 2023) & International Conference on, Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India, during December 27-30, 2023.
  • Bora N, Athparia M, Daimary N, Loganathan MK, and Kataki R. presented a paper, Optimization of Biogenic Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete prepared from East-Indian Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and Poultry Litter using Response Surface Methodology, in the 76th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE – CHEMCON 2023) & International Conference on, Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India, during December 27-30, 2023.

Other Publications (Books/ Book Chapters, etc.):

     Books:
    • Rupam Kataki, Ashok Pandey, Deepak Pant, Samir Khanal (2020).Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Sustainable Bioresources for Emerging Bioeconomy. Elsevier.
    • R. Praveen Kumar, B. Bharathiraja, Rupam Kataki, V.S. Moholkar (2019). Biomass Valorization to Bioenergy, Singapore: Springer (ISBN 978-981-15- 0409-9).
    • Rupam Kataki, Anil C Borah (2012). Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development,Guwahati: EBH Publishers (ISBN: 978 93 80261 78).
    • S C Patra, B C Kusre, R Kataki (2007). Renewable Energy and Energy Management, Lucknow:International Book Distributing Co. (ISBN: 81 8189 194 5).
     Book Chapters:
    • Padhi P, Bhuyan N, Bora N, Deka A, Athparia M, Borah B, Kataki R. Biocrude Oil through Hydrothermal and Pyrolysis Processes: A Comparative Assessment of Properties and Downstream Upgradation. In: Production and Biorefining of Biocrude Oil: Current Status and Future Development, (Ed. Aslam M), Springer Nature, 2025 [ISBN: 978-981-96-5197-9] [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5198-6_10].
    • Bora D, Bardhan P, Padhi P, Mandal M, Kataki R. Microbial production of Biocrude oil and its futuristic applications. In: Biocrude Oil Biorefinery: An Emerging Biorefining Approach, (Ed. Aslam M), Springer Nature, 2025, [ISBN: 978-3-031-85035-6] [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85036-3_13].
    • Gadling NB, Prasad S, Kataki R, Rathore D, Venkataramanan V, Singh A, Sevda S. Characteristics of Biomass: Composition, Source and Sustainable Applications. In: The Principles of Green Energy & Technology: Basic Concepts to Applications: Vol I, (Ed: Sevda S), CRC Press, 2025 [In Press].
    • Bardhan P, Bhuyan S, Saha D, Sohtun P, Kumar S, Jha AN, Mandal M, Kataki R. Bioremediation, mycoremediation and phycoremediation of wastewater: a promising approach for pollutant removal and bioresource recovery. In: The Principles of Green Energy & Technology: Basic Concepts to Applications: Vol I, (Ed: Sevda S), CRC Press, 2025 [In Press].
    • Borah D, Eldiehy KSH, Kataki R, Deka D. Circular bio-based economy of microalgae-based processes and products. In: Algal Bioreactors: Vol 1: Science, Engineering and Technology of Upstream Processes (Eds. Jacob-Lopes E, Deprá MC), Elsevier, 2025, pp. 39-67 [ISBN: 978-3-031-85035-6] [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-14058-7.00045-2].

Research Projects:

  • Developing a Climate Resilient Technology utilizing the indigenous Plant Growth Promoting Microbes (PGPM) for growing vegetables in the rice fallow land of Assam - Ongoing
  • Strategic development of materials and devices for clean energy production (PURSE Project) - Ongoing

Patent/ Consultancy/ Innovations, etc.:

     Consultancy:
    • A National Consultancy, Water quality baseline survey and follow-up monitoring assessment of hydrological and biological status of streams in upper watersheds for Water resource Conservation (COSFOM), Manipur, awarded by Govt. of Manipur (Rs. 58,98,820/-) – Ongoing
    • Waste biomass characterization & valorization through production of biochar and its application as soil amendment and other uses, awarded by PT. Tanjungenim Lestari Pulp and Paper (PT. TEL), Indonesia (US$ 15552) – Ongoing.

Awards/ Honours, etc.:

  • Indian Roads Congress Medal for the best paper, Towards sustainable asphalt binders: Evaluation of bio-asphalt binders and mixes with biochar, discussed during the 80th Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress at Patna, and awarded during the 81st Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress, October 8-11, 2022, Lucknow, India.
  • Served as an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, at Pullman, WA 99163, USA from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019.
  • Awarded the DBT Overseas Research Associateship in 2019
  • Top Reviewer Award 2017 from Bioresource Technology, Elsevier
  • 04 Best Poster awards in National and International Conferences/seminars