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Dr. Biswajit Debnath

I am a dedicated Sustainability and Circular Economy researcher with expertise in E-waste and Plastic Waste Management, focusing on industry-oriented research and environmental chemical engineering. With a background in Chemical Engineering, I apply engineering principles to drive sustainable solutions, advancing the field of Sustainable Chemical Engineering. Through Commonwealth Scholarship and UKIERI projects, I have collaborated with leading UK institutions, contributing to cutting-edge research and impactful publications. With over five years of experience in teaching, research, and industry engagement, I am committed to developing innovative solutions that bridge academia and industry for a more sustainable future.

  1. B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Heritage Institute of Technology
  2. M.E. in Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University
  3. Ph.D (Engg.), Jadavpur University
  1. University of Calcutta, Department of Chemical Technology, Kolkata, India

Visiting Lecturer, Fall 2023 – 2024 and Fall Sep 2024 – 2025

  1. Green Waves Environmental Solutions, Andhra Pradesh, India

Technical Advisor, Nov 2023 – March 2025

  1. Commonwealth Split-site Scholar, Aston University, UK

Doctoral Researcher with Dr. Amit K. Chattopadhyay 2019 – 2020

Subject: Supply Chain Optimization – Funded by Commonwealth Scholarships Commission

  1. Aston Business School Birmingham, UK

UKIERI Visiting Researcher with Dr. Prasanta Kumar Dey Winter 2014, 2015

Project: “Climate change issues & environmental performance of SMEs in UK & India” and “MSW to energy: DSS for supply chain design and planning” – funded by British council under UKIERI.

5.New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ, USA

Visiting Researcher with Dr. Boris Khusid Summer 2012

Project: Electrodeless electrohydrodynamic printing of aqueous nanosuspension for fabrication of unit dosages

Journal Publications

Sustainability and Circular Economy

  1. Das, A., Debnath, B., Sengupta, A., Das, A., & De, Debashis. (2024). Sustainability Analysis of FarmFox IoT device towards Agriculture 5.0. Environment, Development, Sustainability, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05356-0
  2. Sengupta, A., Debnath, B., Das, A., & De, D. (2021). FarmFox: A Quad-Sensor based IoT box for Precision Agriculture. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. (Impact Factor: 4.135)
  3. Debnath B., Chowdhury., R., and Ghosh S. K., (2018). Sustainability of Metal Recovery from E-waste. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 12(6), 2. (Impact Factor: 6.048)
  4. Ghosh, S. K., Debnath, B., Baidya, R., De, D., Li, J., Ghosh, S. K., Zheng, L., Awasthi, A.K., Liubarskaia, M.A., Ogola, J.S. & Tavares, A. N. (2016). “Waste electrical and electronic equipment management and Basel Convention compliance in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) nations”. Waste Management & Research, 34(8), 693-707. (Impact Factor: 3.9) (Editor’s Choice Paper for August 2016)

Supply Chain Sustainability

  1. Debnath, B., El-Hassani, R., Chattopadhyay, A. K., Kumar, T. K., Ghosh, S. K., & Baidya, R. (2022). Time evolution of a supply chain network: Kinetic Modeling. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 607, 128085. 2. Baidya, R., Debnath, B., Ghosh, S. K., & Rhee, S. W. (2020). Supply chain analysis of e-waste processing plants in developing countries. Waste Management & Research, 38(2), 173-183. (Impact Factor: 3.9)

Energy Engineering and Sustainable Energy Systems

  1. Debnath, B., Pati, S., Kayal, S., De, S., & Chowdhury, R. (2024). Pyrolytic Urban Mining of Waste Printed Circuit Boards: An Enviro-economic Analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17.

Debnath, B., Ghosh, S., & Dutta, N. (2022). Resource resurgence from COVID-19 waste via pyrolysis: a circular economy approach. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2(1), 211-220.

  1. Debnath, B., Mukherjee, A., Mullick, A., Ghoshdastidar, S., Ganguly, S., & Kargupta, K. (2019). Desublimation based separation of CO2 inside a cryogenic packed bed: Performance mapping with the spatiotemporal evolution of CO2 frost. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 146, 166-181.
  2. Ghosh, A., Debnath, B., Ghosh, S.K., Das, B., Sarkar, J.P., (2018). Sustainability Analysis of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Conversion Techniques for Efficient Resource Recovery in India through Case Studies. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 20(4), 1969-1985.

Machine Learning Approach

  1. Debnath, B.; Chattopadhyay, A.K.; Kumar, T.K. (2024). An Economic Optimization Model of an E-Waste Supply Chain Network: Machine Learned Kinetic Modelling for Sustainable Production. Sustainability, 16, 6491.

Book Chapters (Selected)

Sustainability and Circular Economy

  1. Debnath, B. (2022). Sustainability of WEEE recycling in India. In Re-use and recycling of materials (pp. 15-32). River Publishers.
  2. Debnath, B., Das, A., Das, A. (2022) Towards Circular Economy in E-waste Management in India: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. In: Stefanakis. (eds) Circular Economy and Sustainability Vol. II. pp. 523-543 Elsevier.
  3. Debnath, B., Saha S., Mukherjee, T., Mitra, S., Das, A., Das, A. (2020) Sorbent from Waste Materials: A Circular Approach. In: Nunez-Delgado. (eds) Sorbents Materials for Controlling Environmental Pollution (pp. 285-322). Elsevier.
  4. Debnath, B. (2020). Towards Sustainable E-waste Management through Industrial Symbiosis: A Supply Chain Perspective. In: Cecchin, A. et al. (Eds) Industrial Symbiosis for the Circular Economy: Operational experiences, best practices and obstacles to a collaborative business approach. (pp. 87-102). Springer, Cham. 5. Debnath, B., Chowdhury, R., & Ghosh, S. K. (2019). An analysis of e-waste recycling technologies from the chemical engineering perspective. In Waste Management and Resource Efficiency (pp. 879-888). Springer, Singapore.

Machine Learning Application

  1. Kumar, P., Bhattacharyya, S., & Debnath, B. (2025). Advancement in Machine Learning aided Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment. In Machine Learning Models for Water Purification and Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Exploration (In Press). Wiley.

Supply Chain Sustainability

  1. Debnath, B., Chattopadhyay, A. K., & Kumar, T. K. (2024). Cleaner Production in Multivariate Supply Chain Networks: Sustainable Business Future through a “Roll of Dice”. Circular Economy and Sustainable Development: A necessary Nexus for Sustainable Future, Springer (In Press).
  2. Debnath, B., Chowdhury, R. R., Acharya, C., & Guha, A. (2024). Sustainability Aspects of E-waste Supply Chain Network Role of New and Emerging Technologies. Technological Advancement in E-waste Management, 63-79.
  3. Das, A., Das, A., Debnath, B., Chatterjee, S., & Das, A. (2024). A Blockchain-Based Solution for Effective E-waste Management in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Supply Chain Perspective. In Technological Advancement in E-waste Management (pp. 80-89). CRC Press.
  4. Debnath, B., Das, A., Das, A., & Das, A. (2023). A Blockchain-Based Framework for Circular Plastic Waste Supply Chain Management in India: A Case Study of Kolkata, India. In Blockchain, IoT, and AI Technologies for Supply Chain Management (pp. 189-203). CRC Press.
  5. Baidya, R., Debnath, B., & Ghosh, S. K. (2019). Analysis of E-Waste Supply Chain Framework in India Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. In Waste Management and Resource Efficiency (pp. 867-878). Springer, Singapore.
  6. Debnath, B., Chowdhury, R., & Ghosh, S. K. (2019). Urban Mining and the Metal Recovery from E-Waste (MREW) Supply Chain. In Waste Valorisation and Recycling (pp. 341-347). Springer, Singapore.

Energy Engineering and Sustainable Energy Systems

  1. Debnath, B., Sardar, M., Birawat, K. K., Saha, I., & Das, A. (2021). State‐of‐the‐Art and Prospective in Biofuel Cells: A Roadmap Towards Sustainability. Biofuel Cells: Materials and Challenges, 423-447. Debnath, B., Ghosh, A., Prathima, B., Birawat, K. K., & Ghosh, S. K. (2019).
  2. Status of Composting for OFMSW Treatment in Karnataka and West Bengal: Case Studies and Sustainability. In Waste Valorisation and Recycling (pp. 225-236). Springer, Singapore.
  3. Debnath, B., & Ghosh, S. K. (2019). Hydrogen Generation from Biorefinery Waste: Recent Advancements and Sustainability Perspectives. In Waste Valorisation and Recycling (pp. 557-572). Springer, Singapore.
  4. Basu, A., & Debnath, B. (2019). Application of Carbon Nanotubes in Fluidic Waste treatment and Energy Harvesting. In Waste Management and Resource Efficiency (pp. 1273-1285). Springer, Singapore.
  5. Chowdhury, R., Ghosh, S., Debnath, B., & Manna, D. (2018). Indian Agro-wastes for 2G Biorefineries: Strategic Decision on Conversion Processes. In Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies (pp. 353-373). Springer, Singapore.

EDITED BOOKS

  1. Debnath, B., Das, A., Chowdary, P. A., & Bhattacharyya, S. (Eds.). (2023). Technological Advancement in E-Waste Management: Towards Smart, Sustainable, and Intelligent Systems. CRC Press.
  2. Debnath, B., Das, A., Chowdary, P. A., & Bhattacharyya, S. (Eds.). (2023). Development in E-waste Management: Sustainability and Circular Economy Aspects. CRC Press.
  3. Das, A., Debnath, B., Chowdary, P. A., & Bhattacharyya, S. (Eds.). (2022). Paradigm Shift in E-waste Management: Vision for the Future. CRC Press

COPYRIGHTS

  1. Debnath, B., Das, A., et al. (2023). Sustainable Internet of Biomass Things (S-IoWBMT) for Cleaner Production. Registration No: L-122596/2023. Copyright office, Government of India.

Das, A., Debnath, B., et al. (2020). Internet of Biomass Things (IoBmT) for Sustainable Smart Villages. Registration No: L-104955/2021. Copyright office, Government of India.

  1. Waste Valorisation and Management.
  2. Circular Economy.
  3. Sustainability.
  4. Environmental Chemical Engineering.
  5. Supply Chain Sustainability.

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