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Deepak Kumar Ojha
Assistant Professor
dojha[at]ch.iitr.ac.in
Chemical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
+91-1332824945
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Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis, Methane Pyrolysis for Hydrogen Production, Pyrolysis Oil Stabilization and Upgradation, Material Synthesis & Charecterizations
BioSketch
Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technoogy Madras
2017
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani
2012
M.E., Chemical Engineering
Sathyabama University, Chennai
2009
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering
Professional Background
Associate Professor
12 Sep 2025 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Assistant Professor
10 Jul 2020 - 11 Sep 2025
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Postdoctoral Associate
01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2020
University of Minnesota
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Clean hydrogen (Zero CO₂) production using methane pyrolysis in the molten salt reactor 01 Jan 2024 Reaction Engineering, Reactor Design 45 Lakhs ANRF former SERB, India Prof. RP Bharti
Design and Demonstration of Electrochemical, molten salt-based process for green ammonia synthesis 03 Jul 2023 Electrochemical Engineering 62 Lakhs THDC India, India Prof. A.K. Sharma
Fundamentals of reactive pyrolysis of biomass for value addition 15 Nov 2020 Biomass & Biofuel 20.0 Lakhs (INR) SRIC, IIT Roorkee




Collaborations
Ammonia Synthesis from Stranded Wind Energy
University of Minnesota
Resource Recovery from lignocellulosic Biomass and Plastics using Co-Pyrolysis
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Books

• Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass with waste plastics for resource and energy recovery, Pandey, A.; Bhaskar, T.; Mohan, S.V.; Khanal, S.; Lee, D.-J. (Ed.) Waste Biorefinery: Potential and Perspectives, Elsevier, 2018, ISBN: 978-0444639929

• Vinu, R.; Ojha, D.K.; Nair, V. Polymer pyrolysis for resource recovery. Elsevier Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences, and Chemical Engineering 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.11641-5

Publications
  1. Meena, M.K.; Bhaskar, T.; Gourishetty, A.K., Ojha, D.K.; Ionizing radiation as a pretreatment technique on the valorization of rice straw, Int. J. Green Energy, 2023 (Accepted)                                                    DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2023.2234988
  2. Goyal, I; Prasad, A; Kumar, S.; Ojha, D.K. Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrated Torrefaction and Pelleting Process, Int. J. Green Energy, 2023 (Accepted) DOI:10.1080/15435075.2023.2232857
  3. Meena, M.K; Anand, S.; Ojha, D.K. Interdependency of pyrolysis and combustion: A case study for Lignocellulosic biomass, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 2023, 148, 5509.
  4. Bariha, N.; Ojha, D.K.; Srivastava, V.C.; Mishra, I.M. Fire and risk analysis during loading and unloading operation in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plant, J. Loss Prev. Process Ind. 2023, 81, 104928
  5. Ojha, D.K.; Vangala, S.P.K.; Vinu, R. Analytical pyrolysis of bagasse and groundnut shell briquettes: Kinetics and pyrolysate composition studies, Bioresour. Technol. Rep. 2021, 15, 100784
  6. Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Fast pyrolysis kinetics of lignocellulosic biomasses of varying composition, Energ. Convers. Manage.:X 2021,10, 100071
  7. Ojha D. K.;…. Cussler E.L. Desorption in Ammonia Manufacture from Stranded Wind Energy, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2020, DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03154
  8. Mathew J.K.; Ojha D.K.;…. Cussler E.L. Optimizing Ammonia Absorbents for Sustainable Synthesis, ACS Appl. Energ. Mat. 2020, 3 (3), 2576–2584
  9. Ojha D.K.; Mathew J.K.; McCormick A.V.; Reese M.; Dauenhauer P.; Cussler E.L. Integrated Ammonia synthesis and Separation, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7(23), 18785-92.
  10. Ojha D.K.; Viju, D.; Vinu, R. Fast pyrolysis Kinetics of Alkali Lignin: Evaluation of apparent rate parameters and product time evolution, Bioresour. Technol. 2017, 241, 142- 151.
  11. Ojha, D.K.; Shukla, S.; Sachin, R.S.; Vinu, R. Understanding the interactions between cellulose and polypropylene during fast co-pyrolysis via experiments and DFT calculations, Chemical Engineering Transactions 2016, 50, 67- 72
  12. Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Fast co-pyrolysis of cellulose and polypropylene using Py-GC/MS and Py-FTIR, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 66861-66870
  13. Tripathi, A.K.; Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Selective production of valuable hydrocarbons from waste motorbike engine oils via catalytic fast pyrolysis using zeolites, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. 2015, 114, 281-292.
  14. Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Resource Recovery via catalytic fast pyrolysis of polystyrene using zeolites, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. 2015, 113, 349-359
  15. Suriapparao, D.V.; Ojha, D.K.; Ray, T.; Vinu, R. kinetic analysis of co-pyrolysis of cellulose and polypropylene, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 2014, 117, 1441-1451
Honors And Awards
Honors
IIT Madras
2016
DST Travel Grant
MemberShips
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
01 Jul 2011 - Present
Associate Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Process Integration ( CHE-511 )
Autumn
Transport Phenomena in Polymeric Solutions ( PEN 325 )
Autumn
Process Economics & Plant Design ( CHN-304 )
Spring
CHN-310 ( Process Utilities, Economics and Plant Design )
Spring
Bio- Polymers Engineering ( PEN-401 )
Spring
Polymeric Membrane Technology ( PEN-405 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Electrocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis, India
01 Jan 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Shashi Kant Prakash
Integrated biomass gasification & NH3 synthesis
15 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. NSM Reddy, Scholar: Ms. Anjali Prasad
Fundamentals of Reactive Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
15 Jul 2019 - 01 Aug 2023
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Mr. Mukesh Kumar Meena
Life cycle and impact assessment of ethanol blended petrol, India
03 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Chaitanya K Harde
Emission & Energy Analysis of combustion of Coal-RS Blend
02 Jan 2023 - 01 Jul 2024
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Singh
Methane Pyrolysis for H2 Production, India
02 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Akash Deepak
Modelling of Forest Fire Using Non-Conventional Technique
03 Jan 2022 - 28 Jul 2023
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Mr. Kunal Joshi
Carbon Based Slow Release Fertilizer, India
01 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Pramod Kumar
Miscellaneous
Events
21st International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
01 Jan 2016 - Present
CNRS, Université de Lorraine
AiChE National Meeting
01 Jan 2016 - Present
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Visits
Nancy, France
2016-05-08
To attend International Conference
San Francisco, USA
2016-11-12
To attend International Conference
Administrative Positions
Chief Warden
01 Oct 2020 - 15 Jun 2022
Himgiri Apartment, IIT Roorkee
Coordinator, Department Safety Committee
07 Sep 2021 - Present
Chemical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Warden
01 Jan 2025 - Present
Ganga Bhawan IIT Roorkee, India
Self appraisal
- US Patent, Integrated Apparatus for Producing Ammonia, Utility application no. 16/849,550 on April 15, 2020; and Provisional application no. 62/834,126 on April 15, 2019