Suddhasatwa Basu
Sudhhasatwa Basu is the Director of Council of Scientific Industrial Research - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Adjunct Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai and Professor of AcSIR. He is a Fellow of National Academy Sciences of India. He has published more than 180 articles with H-index of 32 and undertaken many sponsored projects, several technologies transferred and 8 patents filed / granted. He has received many awards e.g., Herdillia Award, Excellence in Basic Research in Chemical Engineering, IIChE 2016, Dr. A. V. Rama Rao Foundation's Research Excellence Award in Chemical Engineering / Technology for the year 2016 etc. He is editor / Editorial board member of many international Journals e.g., Indian Chemical Engineer, WIRES: Energy & Environment, ACS Omega, Ionics, Int J Energy Research,, Carbon Resources Conversion.
Biography
Suddhasatwa Basu, born 5th January 1963, completed B.Tech from University of Calcutta in 1987 and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1993 in Chemical Engineering. Then he worked as Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Visiting Faculty in Dept. of Chemical & Material Engineering at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He worked on Oil Sands extraction technology at the University of Alberta and closely involved in various projects. After completion of the research, he joined IIT Delhi, New Delhi as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1998 and presently he is Professor, IIT Delhi, whereas worked as Head of the Chemical Engineering Department from 2012 to 2015 and Associate Dean of R&D, IIT Delhi from 2016 to 2017. Currently he is the Director of Council of Scientific Industrial Research - Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology since 2018 with Outstanding Professor, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, AcSIR and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai.He was visiting Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada in 2000 and 2002, University of Newcastle, Australia 2005, University Karlsruhe, Germany 2006 and University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 2008 and 2010. His broad research interests are in the area of Interfacial and Electrochemical Engineering and their application in hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology. He has addressed the issues coming out of nexus between energy and environment. His works on development of direct alcohol and glucose PEM and AEM Fuel Cells, PEMFC diagnostics, solid oxide fuel cells, as the source of renewable energy sources and removal ionic dyes from water by reverse micelles selectively, reuse of dye and solvent, CO2 conversion to chemical fuels and dye mineralization by photo catalysis, as environment benign technologies. He has published more than 180 articles in high impact factor journals, 28 conferences and 8 patents. He is recipient of many awards, visiting fellow of Royal Society, UK, DAAD fellow, UKIERI award, Distinguish Alumni Award from Chemical Engineering Department, Calcutta University, FITT award for best thesis at IIT Delhi.
Awards and Honors
- CHEMCON 2018 Distinguished Speaker Award organized at NIT Jalandhar
- Herdillia Award, Excellence in Basic Research in Chemical Engineering, IIChE 2016
- Dr A. V. Rama Rao Foundation's Best Ph. D. Thesis and Research Award in Chemical Engineering / Technology for The Year 2016 Jointly Awarded to Prof. S. Basu and his Student Dr. Jyoti Goel, for their work on Anode Catalyst Development for Direct Ethanol PEM Fuel cell
- Research Excellence Award, The Indus Foundation Inc., USA and India 2016
- Best paper award in International Conference of Electrochemical Society of India, IISc Bangalore, 7th - 9th August, 2014
- ISEAC Journal publication award 2012 – 1st prize publication in peer reviewed international journal
- Prof. R. D. Desai 80th Birthday Commemoration Medal & Prize, 2012, Indian Chemical Society Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society, 2012
- Prof. Bal Krishna Memorial lecture - International Year of Chemistry, 48th Convention of Chemists, Indian Chemical Society, Dec 4, 2011
- Fellow of Institute of Engineers, 2011
- FITT award for best M.Tech. / Ph.D. thesis 2010; prize money shared with student A. Awasthi
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University, 2010
- Visiting Fellow, Royal Society, UK, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2008
- DAAD faculty Research award on Fuel cell Technology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany 2006
Editor / Editorial Board Member
- Associate Editor, Wiley Interdisciplinary Journal, WIREs: Energy and Environment
- Editor, Indian Chemical Engineer, quarterly Journal of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2018 – present ; published by Taylor & Francis UK
- Editorial Advisory Board, ACS Omega, American Chemical Soc. 2018-present Editorial Editorial Board Member, Int. J Energy Research, Wiley Inc. 2017-present
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Physics Energy IOP Science UK
- Editorial Advisory Board, Ionics Journal published by Springer-Nature 2016- present
- Editorial Board Member, Carbon Resources Conversion, KeAi Elsevier 2017-present
- Editor, Global Challenges Energy and Environment, Wiley Inc. 2015 – present
- Editor, Special Issue, Chemical Engineering Sciences, Electrochemical Storage Systems, Elsevier, 2016
- Editor, Special Issue of Int J Hydrogen Energy, 36, 2011, Elsevier
Research Interests
- Electrochemical Storage and Renewable Energy Sources: Materials and Device development of PEMFC, DAFC, DGFC, SOFC, SOEC, Hydrogen generation – PEM electrolyzer and photochemical water splitting, Li-, Na- ion battery, super-capacitors and their application in portable electronic equipment and rural electrification in the off grid area.
- Interfacial & Electro-Chemical Engineering and Micro-Fluid Mechanics and their application in micro fuel cell, bio-sensing, CO2 reduction to chemical fuels, dye removal from water by reverse micelles and reuse, dye mineralization by photo-catalysis and their application to rural sectors.
Patents
- Title: "An Improved Process for De-dyeing of Liquid Waste"; Inventor: Suddhasatwa Basu, Patent granted: No #271063; DEL/377/2003
- Title: "Direct Ethanol /Methanol alkaline fuel cell"; Inventor: Suddhasatwa Basu, Indian Patent: 1139/DEL/2010
- Title: "A composite electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction through electrolysis"; Inventor: Neetu Kumari, Suddhasatwa Basu, Ali Haider, T. P. Yuvraj, R.K. Kashyap; Indian Patent Application No.: 201611039740; Patent No. 335419
- Title: "Regeneration of carbon monoxide poisoned anode catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells"; Inventor: Harikrishnan, Suddhasatwa Basu, Indian Patent Application No.: 201611043064
- Title: "Microfluidic chip for neurotransmitter detection"; Inventor: Appan Roy Chowdhury, Suddhasatwa Basu and Sandeep Jha; Indian Patent Application No 201811000669
- Title: "Formation of thin film like assembly by solvent non-evaporative method using centrifuge"; Inventor: Suddhasatwa Basu and Ravi Tejasvi, US Patent application 16118949
- Title: "Bi-doped A-site deficient composite perovskite anode for methane based solid oxide fuel cells"; Inventor: Suddhasatwa Basu and Md. Shahid, Indian Patent Application No. 201911030199
- Title: Membrane-less microfluidic reactor with asymmetric electrolyte for water splitting and process for process for producing the same ; Inventor: Suddhasatwa Basu, Biswajit De, Neeraj Khare, Indian Patent Application no. 202011022122
Selected bibliography
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs
- Arya Das, Suddhasatwa Basu, Mamata Mohapatra, Transition Metal Oxalates as Potential Futuristic Materials for Efficient Energy Storage Capacity in Oxalate: Structure, Functions and Occurrence, Nova Science Publishers
- Das, A., Mohapatra, M., & Basu, S.. Recent Development in Cathodic Catalyst towards Performance of Bioelectrochemical Systems. In Novel Catalyst Materials for Bioelectrochemical Systems: Fundamentals and Applications. American Chemical Society. doi:
- Surya Kanta Das, Shivakumar I. Angadi, Tonmoy Kundu, and Suddhasatwa Basu, Mineral Processing of Rare Earth Ores, Ch 2, in Rare-Earth Metal Recovery for Green Technologies Methods and Applications, Ed. Rajesh Kumar Jyothi, Springer
- Smita S. Kumar, Vivek Kumar, and Suddhasatwa Basu, Electroanalytical Techniques for Investigating Biofilms in Microbial Fuel Cells pp 149-162 in Bioelectrochemical Interface Engineering, R.Navanietha Krishnaraj, Rajesh K. Sani, Wiley ISBN: 978-1-119- 53842-4 September 2019 560 Pages
- Ayan Mukherjee and Suddhasatwa Basu Direct Hydrocarbon Low-temperature Fuel Cell in Electrocatalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells - Fundamentals and Recent Trends, Ed. Viswanathan, Elsevier
- Smita S. Kumar, Sandeep K Malyan, Amit Kumar, Suddhasatwa Basu and Narsi R. Bishnoi Microbial Fuel Cells Technology: Food to Energy Conversion by Anode Respiring Bacteria in Environmental Concerns of 21st Century: Indian and Global Context, Ed. Sanjay Kumar, Masroor Ahmed Beg, Book Age Publications, pp.13-29, 2016
ISBN 978-93-83281 - 65-7 - Neetu Kumari, M. Ali Haider and Suddhasatwa Basu, Mechanism of Catalytic and Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Fuels and Chemicals in Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Fundamentals and Technologies, Ed. Jinli Qiao, Yuyu Liu, Jiujun Zhang, CRC Press 2016
- Suddhasatwa Basu, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Technology: India’s Perspective in Energy Material, in Science Based Technologies for Sustainable and Adequate Energy for India, Ed. I. Manna, B. Raj, K. Mudali, Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad 81, September 2015 pp. 865-890
- Surya Singh, Anil Verma, Suddhasatwa Basu, "Oxygen Reduction Non-PGM Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells – Recent Advances" in Advanced Materials and Technologies for Electrochemical Energy, Ed P. K Shen, C. Wang, X. Sun, S. P. Jiang, and J. Zhang, CRC Press
- Basu, S., Chokalingam, R., ‘Ceria based electro-ceramic composite materials for solid oxide fuel cell application’, In Advanced Organic-Inorganic Composites: Materials, Device and Allied Applications, Ed. Inamuddin Siddiqui, Nova Science Publications Inc., N.Y. 2011
- S. Basu, Recent Trends in Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Springer, New York Cited 288 times
- Basu, S., Fuel Cell Technology in India’s Roadmap to Hydrogen Economy, Ed. T. K. Roy and P. K. Mukhopadhya, Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2006
- Basu, S.''', Report on Challenges in Fuel cell Technology: India’s Perspective, Dec 1 & 2, 2006, New Delhi
Journals
Sl | Journal | Citation & Source: Scopus | Journal Impact Factor & Publisher |
1 | Appan Roy Chowdhury, Suddhasatwa Basu, Sandip K Jha, Dopamine biosensor based on surface functionalized nanostructured nickel oxide platform, Biosensors and Bioelectronics 84, 72-81 | 83 | IF=8.17 Elsevier |
2 | Tayal, J., Rawat, B., S. Basu, Effect of Addition of Rhenium to Pt-based Anode Catalysts in Electro-oxidation of Ethanol in Direct Ethanol PEM Fuel Cell, Intl J. Hydrogen Energy 37, 4597-4605 | 82 | IF=4.3 Elsevier |
3 | D Basu, S Basu, Performance studies of Pd–Pt and Pt–Pd–Au catalyst for electro- oxidation of glucose in direct glucose fuel cell Intl J. Hydrogen Energy 37, 4678-4684 | 92 | IF = 4.3 Elsevier |
4 | J Tayal, B Rawat, S Basu, Bi-metallic and tri-metallic Pt–Sn/C, Pt–Ir/C, Pt–Ir–Sn/C catalysts for electro-oxidation of ethanol in direct ethanol fuel cell, Intl J. of Hydrogen Energy 36, 14884-14897 | 153 | IF=4.3 Elsevier |
5 | Awasthi, A., S. Basu, K. Scott, "Dynamic modeling and simulation of a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer for hydrogen production" Intl J Hydrogen Energy, 36 14779-14786 | 99 | IF=4.3 Elsevier |
6 | D Basu, S Basu, A study on direct glucose and fructose alkaline fuel cell, Electrochim Acta 55, 5775-5779 | 106 | IF=52.4; Elsevier |
6 | A Verma, S Basu, Direct alkaline fuel cell for multiple liquid fuels: Anode electrode studies, J. of Power Sources 174, 180-185 | 80 | IF = 7.4; Elsevier |
7 | A Verma, S Basu, Direct use of alcohols and sodium borohydride as fuel in an alkaline fuel cell, J. of Power Sources 145, 282-285 | 137 | IF = 7.4; Elsevier |
8 | A Verma, AK Jha, S Basu, Manganese dioxide as a cathode catalyst for a direct alcohol or sodium borohydride fuel cell with a flowing alkaline electrolyte, J. of Power Sources 141, 30-34 | 131 | IF = 7.4; Elsevier |
9 | P Pandit, S Basu, Removal of ionic dyes from water by solvent extraction using reverse micelles, Environ Sci & Technol 38, 2435-2442 | 127 | IF=7.14; American Chemical Society |
10 | S. Basu, Recent Trends in Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Springer, New York | 288 | Springer, N.Y. |