Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering.
Membrane Science and Engineering, Multicomponent Mass Transfer, Process Engineering and Modelling, Process Intensification, Resource Recovery, Sustainable Separations, Transport Phenomena, Water–Energy Nexus
BITS Pilani Dubai Campus. Room 322, Academic Block, Dubai International Academic City P.O. Box 345055, Dubai, UAE.
Mutto, K. Mahawer, R. Khanna, S.K. Gupta, “Analyzing multicomponent permeation and coupling effects in pervaporation of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol solutions using Maxwell-Stefan based modeling”, Journal of Membrane Science, 713, 123365, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123365
Mutto, K. Mahawer, A. Shukla, S.K. Gupta, “Identification of thermodynamic coupling phenomena and its relevance on flux coupling in pervaporation for bio-refining butanol from multicomponent Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) mixtures”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 481, 148682, 2024https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.148682
Mutto, K. Mahawer, A. Shukla, S.K. Gupta, “Understanding butanol recovery and coupling effects in pervaporation of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) solutions: a modelling and experimental study”, Journal of Membrane Science, 658, 120711, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120711
Mahawer, A. Mutto, R. Khanna, S.K. Gupta, “A modeling and experimental comparative study of a closed-loop forward osmosis-nanofiltration and standalone nanofiltration systems for fouling-prone wastewater treatment”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 481, 150283, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150283
Mahawer, A. Mutto, S.K. Gupta, “A modeling-based comparison study of data-driven and transport models for forward osmosis-nanofiltration hybrid system.”, Desalination, 574, 117251, 2024 , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.117251
Mahawer, A. Mutto, R. Khanna, S.K. Gupta, “Modeling and experimental analysis of the performance in a pressure-assisted forward osmosis-nanofiltration hybrid system”, Separation and Purification, 374, 133558, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133558
Mahawer, A. K. Tiwari, A. Mutto, M. Jain “Modeling and experimental investigation of factors responsible for maximizing the betanin concentration by spiral-wound FO module using Na2SO4-based draw solution”, Food and Bioproducts Processing, 152, 54-63, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2025.05.001
Conference Presentations:
Mutto, S.K. Gupta, “Modelling thermodynamic and kinetic coupling in multicomponent organophilic pervaporation: Extending binary models for multicomponent systems”,Euromembrane-2022, Sorrento, Naples Italy, 20th -24th November.
Mutto, S.K. Gupta, “Membranes for bio-fuel recovery: Deciphering membrane permeation in multicomponent pervaporation”, New Young Membrains, Naples, Italy, 17th -19th November 2022.
Mutto, S.K. Gupta, “Pervaporation for bio-refining of butanol from multicomponent fermentation broths”, ACS Spring 2022, San Diego, USA, 20th -24th March 2022.
Mutto, S.K. Gupta, “Compositional coupling phenomena in hydrophobic pervaporation of organics through various modelling methodologies: Effectiveness of statistical based modelling vs traditional OVAT based empirical modelling in gauging degree of coupling”,‘Physics of Membrane Processes’, Rennes, France, 29th -30th September 2021.
Mutto, S.K. Gupta, “Pervaporation for targeted extraction of bio-butanol from multicomponent fermentation broths: Effect of fermentation by-products on butanol recovery”,CHEMCON-2021, CSIR, Bhubaneswar, India, 26th -30th December 2021.