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Deepak Kumar Ojha
Assistant Professor
dojha[at]ch.iitr.ac.in
+91-1332824945
https://deepakojha86.wixsite.com/dojha
Research Interests

Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Process Integration: Ammonia Synthesis, Methanol Synthesis from Coal and Biomass, Application of Separation Process, Biomass Conversion: Gassification, Torrifaction, Reactive Pyrolysis
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
Assistant Professor
01 Jan 2020 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Postdoctoral Associate
01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2020
University of Minnesota
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Fundamentals of reactive pyrolysis of biomass for value addition 15 Nov 2020 Biomass & Biofuel 20.0 Lakhs (INR) SRIC, IIT Roorkee




Publications

12. 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

11. 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

10. Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Fast pyrolysis kinetics of lignocellulosic biomasses of varying composition, Energ. Convers. Manage.:X 2021,10, 100071

9. 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

7. 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.

6. 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.

5. 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

4. 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

3. 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.

2. Ojha, D.K.; Vinu, R. Resource Recovery via catalytic fast pyrolysis of polystyrene using zeolites, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrol. 2015, 113, 349-359

1. 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

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

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
Fundamentals of Reactive Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
15 Jul 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Mr. Mukesh Kumar Meena
Postprocessing of Pyrolysis Oil
15 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Mr. Amit Singh Saini
Integrated biomass gasification & NH3 synthesis
15 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. NSM Reddy, Scholar: Ms. Anjali Prasad
Modelling of Forest Fire Using Non-Conventional Technique
03 Jan 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Mr. Kunal Joshi
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
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