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Sengupta, Debalina Associate Director Center
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- Associate Director, Gas and Fuels Research Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A&M University
- Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Dr. Sengupta's research focuses on sustainability in the context of process systems engineering. She has worked on Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Supply Chain Design of Biofuels, Natural Gas, and Consumer Products, and decision-making in Sustainability using metrics and indicators. She has also been actively involved in the development of educational modules for sustainable manufacturing.
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Publications
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Al-Fadhli, F. M., Alhajeri, N. S., Sholapurmath, R., Ettouney, H., Sengupta, D., Holtzapple, M., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2023).
Optimizing cogeneration and desalination plants by incorporating solar energy. Desalination.
549, 116320-116320.
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Al-Fadhli, F. M., Alhajeri, N., Ettouney, H., Sengupta, D., Holtzapple, M., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2022).
Simultaneous optimization of power generation and desalination systems: a general approach with applications to Kuwait. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
24(7), 2129-2141.
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Guerras, L. S., Sengupta, D., Martn, M., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2021).
Multilayer Approach for Product Portfolio Optimization: Waste to Added-Value Products. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
9(18), 6410-6426.
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Lopez-Molina, A., Sengupta, D., Shi, C., Aldamigh, E., Alandejani, M., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2020).
An Integrated Approach to the Design of Centralized and Decentralized Biorefineries with Environmental, Safety, and Economic Objectives. Processes.
8(12), 1682-1682.
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Powell, J. B., Subramaniam, B., Sengupta, D., Hu, J., & Spivey, J. J.
(2020).
Preface for Special Edition covering 2nd Natural Gas Utilization Workshop (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) held at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (USA), 12-14 August 2018. Catalysis Today.
356, 1-2.
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Oke, D., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., Majozi, T., & El-Halwagi, M.
(2020).
Hybrid Regeneration Network for Flowback Water Management. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
59(29), 13143-13159.
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El-Halwagi, M. M., Sengupta, D., Pistikopoulos, E. N., Sammons, J., Eljack, F., & Kazi, M.
(2020).
Disaster-Resilient Design of Manufacturing Facilities Through Process Integration: Principal Strategies, Perspectives, and Research Challenges. Frontiers in Sustainability.
1, 595961.
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Oke, D., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., Majozi, T., & El-Halwagi, M.
(2020).
On the optimization of water-energy nexus in shale gas network under price uncertainties. Energy.
203, 117770-117770.
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Sengupta, D., & Yelvington, P.
(2020).
Modular, Intensified Processes Promote Resilient Manufacturing. Chemical Engineering Progress.
116(6), 25-25.
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Oke, D., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., Majozi, T., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2019).
Optimization of water-energy nexus in shale gas exploration: From production to transmission. Energy.
183, 651-669.
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Bhojwani, S., Topolski, K., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2019).
Technology review and data analysis for cost assessment of water treatment systems. Science of the Total Environment.
651(Pt 2), 2749-2761.
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Afzal, S., Sengupta, D., Sarkar, A., El-Halwagi, M., & Elbashir, N.
(2018).
Optimization Approach to the Reduction of CO2 Emissions for Syngas Production Involving Dry Reforming. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
6(6), 7532-7544.
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Agarwal, A., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M.
(2018).
Sustainable Process Design Approach for On-Purpose Propylene Production and Intensification. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
6(2), 2407-2421.
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Edelia, E. M., Winkler, R., Sengupta, D., El-Halwagi, M. M., & Mannan, M. S.
(2018).
A computational fluid dynamics evaluation of unconfined hydrogen explosions in high pressure applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
43(33), 16411-16420.
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Oke, D., Majozi, T., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2018).
Simultaneous Energy and Water Optimisation in Shale Exploration. Processes.
6(7), 86-86.
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Dickinson, S., Mientus, M., Frey, D., Amini-Hajibashi, A., Ozturk, S., Shaikh, F., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2017).
A review of biodiesel production from microalgae. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
19(3), 637-668.
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Sengupta, D., Huang, Y., Davidson, C. I., Edgar, T. F., Eden, M. R., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2017).
Using module-based learning methods to introduce sustainable manufacturing in engineering curriculum. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.
18(3), 307-328.
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Lv, J., Jiang, X., He, G., Xiao, W. u., Li, S., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2017).
Economic and system reliability optimization of heat exchanger networks using NSGA-II algorithm. Applied Thermal Engineering.
124, 716-724.
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Sengupta, D.
(2017).
Incorporating low grade energy recovery in process integrated systems. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering.
17, 54-60.
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Al-Douri, A., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2017).
Shale gas monetization - A review of downstream processing to chemicals and fuels. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.
45, 436-455.
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Ingwersen, W., Gausman, M., Weisbrod, A., Sengupta, D., Lee, S., Bare, J., ... Ceja, M.
(2016).
Detailed life cycle assessment of Bounty (R) paper towel operations in the United States. Journal of Cleaner Production.
131, 509-522.
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Ivan Martinez-Guido, S., Sengupta, D., Napoles-Rivera, F., Betzabe Gonzalez-Campos, J., del Rio, R. E., Maria Ponce-Ortega, J., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2016).
Life cycle assessment for Ambrox production from different chemical routes. 130, 202-212.
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Ingwersen, W. W., Ceja, M., Weisbrod, A. V., Cabezas, H., Demeke, B., Eason, T., ... Gonzalez, M. A.
(2016).
Evaluating Consumer Product Life Cycle Sustainability with Integrated Metrics: A Paper Towel Case Study. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
55(12), 3433-3441.
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Garcia-Montoya, M., Sengupta, D., Napoles-Rivera, F., Maria Ponce-Ortega, J., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2016).
Environmental and economic analysis for the optimal reuse of water in a residential complex. Journal of Cleaner Production.
130, 82-91.
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Sengupta, D., Hawkins, T. R., & Smith, R. L.
(2015).
Using national inventories for estimating environmental impacts of products from industrial sectors: a case study of ethanol and gasoline. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.
20(5), 597-607.
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Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., & Sikdar, S. K.
(2015).
Sustainability in the context of process engineering. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
17(4), 833-840.
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Smith, R. L., Sengupta, D., Takkellapati, S., & Lee, C. C.
(2015).
An industrial ecology approach to municipal solid waste management: I. Methodology. Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
104, 311-316.
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Smith, R. L., Sengupta, D., Takkellapati, S., & Lee, C. C.
(2015).
An industrial ecology approach to municipal solid waste management: II. Case studies for recovering energy from the organic fraction of MSW. Resources, Conservation and Recycling.
104, 317-326.
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Sengupta, D., Abraham, J. P., Ceja, M., Gonzalez, M. A., Ingwersen, W. W., Ruiz-Mercado, G. J., & Smith, R. L.
(2015).
Industrial process system assessment: bridging process engineering and life cycle assessment through multiscale modeling. Journal of Cleaner Production.
90, 142-152.
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Sengupta, D., Mukherjee, R., & Sikdar, S. K.
(2015).
Environmental Sustainability of Countries Using the UN MDG Indicators by Multivariate Statistical Methods. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy.
34(1), 198-206.
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Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., & Sikdar, S. K.
(2013).
Parsimonious use of indicators for evaluating sustainability systems with multivariate statistical analyses. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
15(4), 699-706.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Harten, P.
(2012).
More on aggregating multiple indicators into a single index for sustainability analyses. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
14(5), 765-773.
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Al-Fadhli, F. M., Alhajeri, N. S., Sholapurmath, R., Ettouney, H., Sengupta, D., Holtzapple, M., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2023).
Optimizing cogeneration and desalination plants by incorporating solar energy. Desalination.
549, 116320-116320.
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book
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability, A Treatise for Engineers. Springer Nature.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability, A Treatise for Engineers. Springer Nature.
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chapter
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Challiwala, M. S., Afzal, .., Choudhury, H. A., Sengupta, D., El-Halwagi, M. M., & Elbashir, N. O.
(2020).
Alternative Pathways for CO2 Utilization via Dry Reforming of Methane. Advances in Carbon Management Technologies.
(pp. 253-272).
Taylor & Francis.
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Oke, D., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., Majozi, T., & El-Halwagi, M.
(2019).
USING ULTRAFILTRATION FOR FLOWBACK WATER MANAGEMENT IN SHALE GAS EXPLORATION: MULTICONTAMINANT CONSIDERATION. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.
Muñoz, S. G., Laird, C. D., & Realff, M. J. (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design.
(pp. 347-352).
Elsevier.
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AlDouri, A., Sengupta, D., & ElHalwagi, M. M.
(2018).
A Multicriteria Optimization Approach to the Synthesis of Shale Gas Monetization Supply Chains. Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream.
(pp. 219-234).
Wiley.
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Oke, D., Majozi, T., Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M.
(2018).
Simultaneous Energy and Water Optimization in Shale Exploration. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.
13th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE 2018).
(pp. 1957-1962).
Elsevier.
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Sengupta, D., Huang, Y., Davidson, C. I., Edgar, T. F., Edene, M. R., & El-Halwagi, M. M.
(2018).
Sustainable Manufacturing Education Modules for Senior Undergraduate or Graduate Engineering Curriculum. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.
13th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE 2018).
(pp. 1657-1662).
Elsevier.
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Challiwala, M. S., Ghouri, M. M., Sengupta, D., El-Halwagi, M. M., & Elbashir, N. O.
(2017).
A Process Integration Approach to the Optimization of CO2 Utilization via Tr-Reforming of Methane. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.
27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering.
(pp. 1993-1998).
Elsevier.
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Afzal, S., Sengupta, D., El-Halwagi, M. M., & Elbashir, N.
(2017).
Minimizing CO2 emissions for syngas production units using Dry Reforming of Methane. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.
27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering.
(pp. 2617-2622).
Elsevier.
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Sengupta, D., & El-Halwagi, M.
(2017).
Incorporating Systems Thinking in the Engineering Design Curriculum: Path Forward for Sustainability Education. Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies.
(pp. 201-213).
Elsevier.
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Sengupta, D., & Pike, R. W.
(2017).
Biomass as Feedstock. Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
(pp. 1723-1775).
Springer Nature.
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Sengupta, D., & Pike, R. W.
(2017).
Chemicals from Biomass. Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
(pp. 1855-1901).
Springer Nature.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Engineering Methods for Decision Making on Relative Sustainability: Process Simulation Approaches. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 129-152).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Engineering Sustainability, Needs for Metrology and Standards. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 45-58).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability A Treatise for Engineers Preface. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. VII-IX).
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Scientific Sustainability. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 1-22).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Statistical Algorithms for Sustainability Measurement and Decision Making. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 153-184).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Sustainability Measurement for Technology and Business Systems: Use of Currently Available Tools for Quantification. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 93-127).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Sustainability and Innovation. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 23-44).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sikdar, S. K., Sengupta, D., & Mukherjee, R.
(2017).
Systems, Indicators, and Sustainability Assessment. MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: A TREATISE FOR ENGINEERS.
(pp. 59-91).
Springer International Publishing.
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Sengupta, D., & Pike, R. W.
(2015).
Chemicals from Biomass. Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
(pp. 1-38).
Springer Nature.
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Sengupta, D.
(2015).
Biomass as Feedstock. Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
(pp. 1-42).
Springer Nature.
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Mukherjee, R., Sengupta, D., & Sikdar, S. K.
(2015).
Chapter 12 Selection of Sustainable Processes Using Sustainability Footprint Method A Case Study ofMethanol Production from Carbon Dioxide. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering.
Sustainability of Products, Processes and Supply Chains - Theory and Applications.
(pp. 311-329).
Elsevier.
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Sengupta, D., Mukherjee, R., & Sikdar, S. K.
(2015).
Chapter 4 Moving to a decision point in sustainability analyses. Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impact and Sustainability.
(pp. 87-129).
Elsevier.
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Challiwala, M. S., Afzal, .., Choudhury, H. A., Sengupta, D., El-Halwagi, M. M., & Elbashir, N. O.
(2020).
Alternative Pathways for CO2 Utilization via Dry Reforming of Methane. Advances in Carbon Management Technologies.
(pp. 253-272).
Taylor & Francis.
Research
principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- ICPE631 Sustain Consid In Energy Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University - (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) 2010
- B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University - (Kolkata, India) 2003
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Debalina
has last name
- Sengupta
Other
- debalinasengupta@tamu.edu