BRAMHA GUPTA

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Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF), Centre for Sustainable Water Research, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

BRAMHA GUPTA


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I have perused my B. Tech (2011-2015) and M.Tech (2015-2017) from the Department of Civil Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, and Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad earning ‘Gold Medal’ and position of ‘Second Topper’ respectively. Subsequently, I joined as a Ph.D. scholar in 2017 under Professor Ashok Kumar Gupta of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, and has defended his Ph.D. thesis and awarded the degree in 2023. Currently, I am working as Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF) at Centre for Sustainable Water Research at IIT Guwahati. I have published 19 high quality research papers (Google Citations: 1346, H-index: 15, i10-index: 16) in top ranking journals in this field that include Environmental Research, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Chemosphere, Wiley Advanced Sustainable Systems, RSC Advances, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, RSC Material Advances, among others.

EDUCATION

I have perused my B. Tech (2011-2015) and M.Tech (2015-2017) from the Department of Civil Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, and Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad earning ‘Gold Medal’ and position of ‘Second Topper’ respectively. Subsequently, I joined as a Ph.D. scholar in 2017 under Professor Ashok Kumar Gupta of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, and has defended my Ph.D. thesis and awarded the degree in 2023. Currently, I am working as Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF) at Centre for Sustainable Water Research at IIT Guwahati.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Waste Management and Disposal, Water Science and Technology

FUTURE PROJECTS

Treatment of Contaminated Drinking Water.


Applications Invited
34

Scopus Publications

3464

Scholar Citations

19

Scholar h-index

20

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Experimental realization of photo-induced degradation of diclofenac using sulfur-embedded carbon-nitride layered on ultrathin Bi-oxychloride nanosheet: Mechanistic and …
    L Kumar, B Gupta, MK Purkait
    Applied Surface Science, 166943 , 2026
    2026
  • Photocatalytic reactor for efficient removal of pharmaceutical contamination from water
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, L Kumar
    IN Patent 586,517 , 2026
    2026
  • Ways forward for BiOX-based photocatalysts in water treatment
    S Dhar, S Sonal, B Gupta
    BiOX-based Photocatalysts for Dual Applications, 349-357 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • Integrated System with Photocatalytic Reactor for Continuous Treatment of Wastewater
    MK Purkait, L Kumar, B Gupta
    IN Patent 575,758 , 2025
    2025
  • Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Wastewater
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Academic Press 65, eBook ISBN: 9780443344466 , 2025
    2025
  • Photo-induced degradation of toxic recalcitrant compounds from surface water: Insights into advanced nanomaterials, hybrid photocatalytic systems, and real applications
    L Kumar, B Gupta, MK Purkait
    Journal of Environmental Management 377, 124610 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 18
  • Understanding the role of oxidants for enhanced remediation of groundwater nitrate: An insight into surface modification
    S Sonal, AK Arya, A Srivastava, B Gupta, BK Mishra
    Materials Science and Engineering: B 313, 117872 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Photocatalytic reactor for efficient removal of pharmaceutical contamination from water
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, L Kumar
    IN Patent File d , 2025
    2025
  • Advancements in photocatalyst synthesis
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceutical Wastewater , 2025
    2025
  • Performances of conventional treatment techniques for the treatment of pharmaceutical contaminated water: Challenges and opportunities
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 65, 31-72 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Enhanced photocatalytic degradations of various pharmaceuticals: Analysis and degradation mechanisms
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 66, 1-33 , 2025
    2025
  • Case studies on photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in different countries
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 66, 85-98 , 2025
    2025
  • Integration of the photocatalytic system with other advanced treatment techniques
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 66, 53-70 , 2025
    2025
  • Kinetic modeling and rate of reactions for the photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 66, 35-52 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Economic aspects of photocatalytic pharmaceutical degradation
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 66, 71-84 , 2025
    2025
  • Advancements in photocatalysis: Basics, classifications, and controlling parameters
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 65, 73-104 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Physicochemical characterizations of the photocatalysts
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 65, 133-149 , 2025
    2025
  • An overview of global occurrences, physicochemical properties, and ecotoxic effects of pharmaceuticals
    MK Purkait, B Gupta, PP Das
    Advances in Chemical Engineering 65, 1-29 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Schwarzite-based 3D-printed carriers for enhanced performance of sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) for wastewater treatment
    A Srivastava, RS Ambekar, B Gupta, CS Tiwary, AK Gupta
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12 (1), 111794 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 25
  • ANALYSIS AND MODELLING OF PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEM REMOVING PHARMACEUTICALS FROM WASTEWATER
    B Gupta
    INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Recent advances on the removal of dyes from wastewater using various adsorbents: A critical review
    S Dutta, B Gupta, SK Srivastava, AK Gupta
    Materials Advances 2 (14), 4497-4531 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 1290
  • Emerging contaminants in wastewater: A critical review on occurrence, existing legislations, risk assessment, and sustainable treatment alternatives
    VK Parida, D Saidulu, A Majumder, A Srivastava, B Gupta, AK Gupta
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (5), 105966 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 412
  • Pharmaceutically active compounds in aqueous environment: A status, toxicity and insights of remediation
    A Majumder, B Gupta, AK Gupta
    Environmental research 176, 108542 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 331
  • Treatment of saline wastewater using physicochemical, biological, and hybrid processes: Insights into inhibition mechanisms, treatment efficiencies and performance enhancement
    A Srivastava, VK Parida, A Majumder, B Gupta, AK Gupta
    Journal of environmental chemical engineering 9 (4), 105775 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 211
  • A review on occurrences, eco-toxic effects, and remediation of emerging contaminants from wastewater: special emphasis on biological treatment based hybrid systems
    D Saidulu, B Gupta, AK Gupta, PS Ghosal
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (4), 105282 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 202
  • A comprehensive review on the synthesis, performance, modifications, and regeneration of activated carbon for the adsorptive removal of various water pollutants
    A Srivastava, B Gupta, A Majumder, AK Gupta, SK Nimbhorkar
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (5), 106177 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 197
  • A multivariate modeling and experimental realization of photocatalytic system of engineered S–C3N4/ZnO hybrid for ciprofloxacin removal: Influencing factors and degradation …
    B Gupta, AK Gupta, CS Tiwary, PS Ghosal
    Environmental research 196, 110390 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 108
  • Photo-induced degradation of bio-toxic Ciprofloxacin using the porous 3D hybrid architecture of an atomically thin sulfur-doped g-C3N4/ZnO nanosheet
    B Gupta, AK Gupta, PS Ghosal, CS Tiwary
    Environmental research 183, 109154 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 94
  • Recent advances in application of moving bed biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment: Insights into critical operational parameters, modifications, field-scale performance …
    B Gupta, AK Gupta, PS Ghosal, S Lal, D Saidulu, A Srivastava, ...
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (3), 107742 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 82
  • Lanthanum ions decorated 2-dimensional g-C3N4 for ciprofloxacin photodegradation
    SK Kuila, DK Gorai, B Gupta, AK Gupta, CS Tiwary, TK Kundu
    Chemosphere 268, 128780 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 80
  • Photocatalytic performance of 3D engineered chitosan hydrogels embedded with sulfur-doped C3N4/ZnO nanoparticles for Ciprofloxacin removal: Degradation and mechanistic pathways
    B Gupta, AK Gupta
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 198, 87-100 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 76
  • Hollow Polyaniline Microsphere/MnO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 Nanocomposites in Adsorptive Removal of Toxic Dyes from Contaminated Water
    S Dutta, SK Srivastava, B Gupta, AK Gupta
    ACS applied materials & interfaces 13 (45), 54324-54338 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 76
  • 3D printed materials in water treatment applications
    P Ghosal, B Gupta, RS Ambekar, MM Rahman, PM Ajayan, N Aich, ...
    Advanced Sustainable Systems 6 (3), 2100282 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 74
  • Development of a schwarzite-based moving bed 3D printed water treatment system for nanoplastic remediation
    B Gupta, RS Ambekar, RM Tromer, PS Ghosal, R Sinha, A Majumder, ...
    RSC advances 11 (32), 19788-19796 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 46
  • Effect of bioflocculants on the coagulation activity of alum for removal of trihalomethane precursors from low turbid water
    T Priya, A Tarafdar, B Gupta, BK Mishra
    Journal of environmental sciences 70, 1-10 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 43
  • Treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater using photocatalytic reactor and hybrid system integrated with biofilm based process: Mechanistic insights and degradation pathways
    B Gupta, AK Gupta, A Bhatnagar
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11 (1), 109141 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 34
  • Performance assessment of photo-controlled catalytic and moving biocarrier-based hybrid systems for the treatment of pharmaceuticals from municipal and industrial wastewater …
    B Gupta, D Saidulu, A Srivastava, A Rawat, A Singh, A Bhatnagar, ...
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11 (3), 110128 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 27
  • Schwarzite-based 3D-printed carriers for enhanced performance of sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) for wastewater treatment
    A Srivastava, RS Ambekar, B Gupta, CS Tiwary, AK Gupta
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12 (1), 111794 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 25
  • Augmentation of the coagulation activity of alum using a porous bio-flocculant for the remediation of trihalomethanes-generating hydrophobic natural organic matter
    B Gupta, T Priya, BK Mishra
    Environmental Engineering Research 26 (3) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 20
  • Photo-induced degradation of toxic recalcitrant compounds from surface water: Insights into advanced nanomaterials, hybrid photocatalytic systems, and real applications
    L Kumar, B Gupta, MK Purkait
    Journal of Environmental Management 377, 124610 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 18

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

I have also been associated with many consultancy and research projects related to water and wastewater treatment. I also presented my research work at various national and international conferences. I also collaborated with experts from Rice University (Houston, Texas, USA), University at Buffalo (New York), LUT University (Finland), and University of Campinas (Brazil) to work on diverse fields including 3D printing techniques, physical chemistry, nanotechnology, photocatalysis, filtration, etc., during my doctoral studies.