Sarma Pisupati’s main areas of scientific research are chemical kinetics, mass and heat transfer in combustion of solid fuels; computational fluid dynamic modeling of combustion systems for emission reduction; extraction of geothermal energy integrated with CO2 sequestration, advanced power generation methods; oxy-fuel combustion; chemical looping combustion; slagging and fouling in gasification; coal and biomass co gasification and extraction of critical and rare earth elements from secondary sources. He was the Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on 65 externally funded scientific research projects and was involved in 15 other projects with specific responsibilities. He coauthored over 225 research publications and has one US patent.
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Recent Publications
Nanoengineered cellulose for sustainable selective separation of precious metals from electronic waste
Koshani, R., Yeh, S. L., Pitcher, M. L., Franz, L. L., Davis, M. R., Park, M. J., Al Qassabi, S. K. A., Alves, J. P. M., Shekarian, Y., Subasinghe, H. C. S., Pisupati, S. V., Rezaee, M. & Sheikhi, A., May 1 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 511, 160991.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Application of Liquidus Projections in SiO2-Al2O3-CaO Systems with Fe2O3 and V2O5 to Study the Dissolution of Alumina Crucibles in Gasification Slags Containing Vanadium
Banik, S., Sridhar, S. & Pisupati, S. V., Feb 6 2024, In: ACS Omega. 9, 5, p. 5345-5360 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Synthetic Pitch from Solvent Extraction of Coal as a Source for High-Quality Graphite
Gharpure, A., Vander Wal, R. L. & Pisupati, S., Jun 2023, In: C-Journal of Carbon Research. 9, 2, 56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of a chemical-free process utilizing ozone oxidative precipitation for the recovery of cobalt and manganese from acid mine drainage
Shekarian, Y., Hassas, B. V., Rezaee, M. & Pisupati, S. V., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10, 5, 108533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Selective recovery of high-grade rare earth, Al, and Co-Mn from acid mine drainage treatment sludge material
Vaziri Hassas, B., Shekarian, Y., Rezaee, M. & Pisupati, S. V., Sep 2022, In: Minerals Engineering. 187, 107813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Petroleum Coke Slag Viscosities under Reducing Conditions: Applicability of Predictive Models Using Factsage and Modified Urbain Model
D’Souza, S. A., Banik, S., Vuthaluru, H. B. & Pisupati, S. V., Feb 5 2021, In: Fuels. 2, 1, p. 37-47 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of various ligands on the selective precipitation of critical and rare earth elements from acid mine drainage
Hassas, B. V., Rezaee, M. & Pisupati, S. V., Oct 2021, In: Chemosphere. 280, 130684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A FactsSage Simulation Study on the Interaction of Synthetic Petcoke Slags with Alumina Crucibles
Karri, K., Banik, S. & Pisupati, S. V., Feb 26 2021, In: Fuels. 2, 1, p. 48-70 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modeling the Impact of Operating Variables on Ash Agglomeration in Chemical Looping Combustion of Solid Fuels
Kennedy, J. R., Khadilkar, A. B., Bhattacharya, S. & Pisupati, S. V., Dec 15 2021, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 60, 49, p. 17970-17979 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated modeling methodology for ash agglomeration in poly-disperse fluidized beds using particle population framework
Khadilkar, A. B., Kennedy, J. R., Rozelle, P. L. & Pisupati, S. V., May 2021, In: Powder Technology. 384, p. 368-378 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Partitioning behavior during coal combustion of potentially deleterious trace elements in Ge-rich coals from Wulantuga coal mine, Inner Mongolia, China
Pisupati, S. V., Dec 1 2021, In: Fuel. 305Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Mercer Clay in Pennsylvania as a Polymetallic Mineral Resource: Review and Update
Rozelle, P. L., Feineman, M. D., White, T. S., Crescenzo, N. A., Kump, L. R., Larson, A. R. & Pisupati, S. V., 2021, In: Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dispersion mechanism of coal water slurry prepared by mixing various high-concentration organic waste liquids
Wang, S., Liu, J., Pisupati, S. V., Li, D., Wang, Z. & Cheng, J., Mar 1 2021, In: Fuel. 287, 119340.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modeling char surface area evolution during coal pyrolysis: Effect of swelling and gasification at high pressures
Yang, H., Pisupati, S. V. & Hu, H., 2021, In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 38, 3, p. 4151-4159 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Modeling char surface area evolution during coal pyrolysis: Evolving characteristics with coal rank
Yang, H., Yang, Y., Pisupati, S. V., Jin, L., Li, Y. & Hu, H., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 156, 105110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review