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Dr. Smita Raghuvanshi

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Process Engineering / Intensification (emphasis on Carbon capture
Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Pilani Campus.
Pin # 333031
Rajasthan. India.

Publication – Journals

  1. Abhishek Anand,  Kaustubh Tripathi, Amit Kumar,  Suresh Gupta, Smita Raghuvanshi, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Bio-Mitigation of Carbon Dioxide Using Desmodesmus sp. in the Custom-Designed Pilot-Scale Loop Photobioreactor, Sustainability, 9882, 13, 2021.
  2. Akshya Khandelwal, Abhishek Anand, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, ‘’Integrated approach for microbial carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation process and wastewater treatment for the production of hydrocarbons: Experimental studies”,  Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 105-116, 9, 2021.
  3. Shrinidhi Sambamurthy, Smita Raghuvanshi, Kuldip Singh Sangwan, Environmental impact of recycling spent lithium-ion batteries, 2021, Procedia CIRP, Procedia CIRP, 98, 2021. 631 – 636.
  4. Abhishek Anand, Smita RaghuvanshiSuresh Gupta, Trends in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fixation by Microbial Cultivations. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 40–47, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40518-020-00149-1
  5. Apoorv Lal, Apoorva Gupta, Smita Raghuvanshi, Application of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) in controlling biofilm growth over heat exchangers: theoretical & experimental approach. International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, Vol.8, pp. 71-75, 2020.
  6. Somesh Mishra, Smita RaghuvanshiSuresh Gupta, Carbon dioxide to bio-fuels by mixed and pure microbial cultures isolated from activated sludge: relative evaluation of CO2 fixation, biodiesel production, and thermodynamic analysis, Green House Gases: Science and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 1135-1157, 2019. 
  7. Smita Raghuvanshi, Vikrant Bhakar,  Ramakrishna Chava,  K S Sangwan, “Comparative study using life cycle approach for the biodiesel production from microalgae grown in wastewater and fresh water”, Procedia CIRP, 69, 568 – 572, 2018.
  8. Rajnish Prakash Singh, Somesh Mishra, Prameela Jha, Smita Raghuvanshi,  Prabhat Nath Jha, 2018. Effect of inoculation of zinc-resistant bacterium Enterobacter ludwigii CDP-14 on growth, biochemical parameters and zinc uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum) plant. Ecological Engineering,  116, 163-174, 2018.
  9. Somesh Mishra, Silabrata Pahari, Shiva, K, Suvrasoumya Mohanty, Suresh GuptaSmita Raghuvanshi, Investigation on CO2 bio-mitigation using Halomonas stevensii in laboratory scale bioreactor: Design of downstream process and its economic feasibility analysis. Journal of CO2 Utilization, Vol. 24, PP. 274 – 286, 2018.
  10. Smita Raghuvanshi, Vikrant Bhakar, Chelikani Sowmya, K.S. Sangwana, “Waste water treatment plant life cycle assessment: treatment process to reuse of water”, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 61, pp. 761-766, 2017.
  11. Somesh Mishra, Smita Raghuvanshi, Energyassessment and product evaluation studies”, Process Biochemistry, Vol. 55, pp. 133-145, 2017.Suresh Gupta, Kaushik Raj, “Application of novel thermo-tolerant haloalkalophilic bacterium Halomonas stevensii for bio mitigation of gaseous phase CO2
  12. Somesh Mishra, Piyush Chauhan, Suresh GuptaSmita Raghuvanshi, Rajnish P. Singh, Prabhat N. Jha, CO2 sequestration potential of halo-tolerant bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa SSL-4 and its application for recovery of fatty alcohols. Process Safety and Environment Protection, Vol. 111, pp. 582-591, 2017. (IF: 4.966)
  13. Subhajit Majumder, Vedansh Gupta, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Simultaneous sequestration of ternary metal ions (Cr6+, Cu2+ and Zn2+) from aqueous solution by an indigenous bacterial consortium, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol. 102, pp. 786-798. 2016
  14. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Application of a hybrid biofilter column for the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution using an indigenous bacterial strain Pseudomonas taiwanensis, Bioremediation Journal, Vol. 20, pp. 10-23. 2016.
  15. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, Sequestration of Zn2+ from aqueous solution using Klebsiella pneumoniae: Batch kinetics and continuous studies, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol. 12, pp. 89–104, 2016
  16. Somesh Mishra, Suresh Gupta, Smita Raghuvanshi, Pratibha Pal, Energetic assessment of fixation of CO2 and subsequent biofuel production using B. cereus SM1 isolated from sewage treatment, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 39, pp. 1247 – 1258. 2016.
  17. Vikrant Bhakar, D.N.S. Hemanth Kumar, Nitin Krishna Sai, Kuldip Singh Sangwan, Smita Raghuvanshi, Life cycle assessment of filtration systems of reverse osmosis units: a case study of a university campus, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 40, pp. 268 – 273, 2016.
  18. Majumder, Subhajit; Gangadhar, Gayathri; Raghuvanshi, Smita; Gupta, Suresh, “A comprehensive study on the behavior of a novel bacterial strain Acinetobacter guillouiae for bioremediation of divalent copper”, Bioprocess & Biosystems Engineering. 2015, Vol. 38 Issue 9, pp.1749-1760.
  19. Somesh Mishra, Rajnish P singh, Smita Raghuvanshi,  Suresh Gupta, Deducing the Bio-Perspective Capabilities of Fe(II) Oxidizing Bacterium Isolated from Extreme Environment, Biochemistry & Analytical Biochemistry, Published online (doi:10.4172/2161-1009.1000166). 2015
  20. Subhajit Majumder, Gayathri Gangadhar, Smita Raghuvanshi, Suresh Gupta, "Biofilter column for removal of divalent copper from aqueous solutions: performance evaluation and kinetic modeling", Journal of Water Process Engineering, 6:136-143, 2015 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2015.03.008).
  21. Subhajit Majumder, Smita Raghuvanshi,  Suresh Gupta, Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for Bioremediation of Cr(VI) from Wastewater using Pseudomonas taiwanensis an isolated strain from Enriched Mixed Culture, Bioremediation, Vol. 18, pp. 236–247, 2014.
  22. Majumder Subhajit, Raghuvanshi Smita, Gupta Suresh, "Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for Bioremediation of Cr(VI) from Wastewater using Pseudomonas taiwanensis an isolated strain from Enriched Mixed Culture", Bioremediation Journal, 18(3): 236-247, 2014.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Smita Raghuvanshi and B.V. Babu, 2010. Biodegradation kinetics of methyl iso-butyl ketone (MIBK) by acclimated mixed culture. Biodegradation, 21, 31 – 42.
  26. Smita Raghuvanshi and B.V. Babu, 2010. Biofiltration for removal of Methyl Iso Butyl Ketone (MIBK): Experimental Studies and Kinetic Modeling. Environmental Technology, 31, 29 – 40.
  27. Smita Raghuvanshi and B.V. Babu , 2009. Experimental Studies and Kinetic Modeling for Removal of Methyl Ethyl Ketone using Biofiltration. Bioresource Technology, 100, 3855 – 3861.
  28. B.V. Babu and Smita Raghuvanshi, 2006. Simulation Studies on Transient Model for Biofilter operated in Periodic Mode. Journal on Engineering and Technology, 1, 72-76.