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Dr. Anil Kumar Sarma

Dr. Anil Kumar Sarma

Biography

Dr Anil Kumar Sarma is an M.Sc Chemistry (Gauhati University, 1997), M. Tech. in Energy Technology (Tezpur University, 2002) and PhD in Energy (Tezpur University, 2006) with specialization in Bioenergy. He worked 1-year (2007- 08) as a research associate in IIT Guwahati, and visiting researcher at Seikei University, Japan (2008-09) . Dr. Sarma is currently a Scientist- E at SardarSwaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, India and has published over 67 articles in Catalysis, Biomass resources, Biofuel Production and applications in IC engines, Enzyme and applications; biomass derived catalyst and applications for biofuel synthesis as in Google scholar citations. He has edited 4 books and 10 book chapters.

He has guided over 20 Master's thesis, 6 PhD thesis, and 7 postdoctoral fellows. He is a recipient of outstanding research achievement awards (OIRA 2022) from Oxford Research Awards in the field of Biofuels, Catalysis, and Applications of Biofuels in IC Engine.

Dr. Sarma is also a visiting faculty in the Centre for Energy and Environment, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar since 2020. Recently, he has extended his research horizon to activated carbon production from waste biomass such as corn cobs, carbon conversion to graphene and uses for fuel cell electrode fabrication, super capacitor applications etc.

Research

I. Research Area:
Bio-Energy and Biorefinery (biofuel: production, characterization and uses; biomass characterization; waste biomass to value added catalyst and materials, integrated process development from waste biomass to energy via different conversion routes)

Group Member

Dr. Arghya Datta

Research Associate

"Dr. Arghya Datta received his Ph.D from Thapar Institute of Technology, Patiala. He received a fellowship from Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, GoI during his PhD to work on residence time distribution studies in reactors with recirculation. He completed his masters from Thapar Institute of Technology, Patiala, and his bachelors from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur in Chemical Engineering.

He joined Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala as a research associate in 2022 and is working in a Central Power Research Institute, GoI sanctioned project in the area of complete ash analysis of different biomass residues under the supervision of Dr. Anil Kumar Sarma.

He has published four peer reviewed SCI indexed research articles, three national and two international conference presentations. His research interest includes waste to energy, gasification, process design, reactor engineering, biomass characterization, bio-hydrogen/bio ammonia production through biomass gasification, and removal of heavy metals from aqueous sources using reactive extraction.



Dr. Gurkamal Nain Singh

Research Associate

Dr. Gurkamal Nain Singh received his PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab. His research work focuses on Utilization of Renewable Alternative Bio-Fuels for IC Engines and Post-Combustion engine exhaust after-treatment technologies. He has also worked as Assistant Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering at different prestigious institutions like Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar and Punjab Technical University Campus.

He is also contributing as Reviewer in many reputed International Journals. He has published around 13 research articles, including book chapters in various International Journals and Books with Scopus, SCI Indexing.



Dr. Mamta Pal

Research Associate

Mamta Pal received her Doctoral degree from the Department of Biosciences, Manipal University, Jaipur in November 2021. Her PhD research work focused on the Microbial fuel cell technology, Dye decolorization, Analysis of biofilm and its development on the electrode surface and biological depolymerization of biomass. She served as an assistant development manager in a joint project of Jal Jeevan Mission and IIT Delhi at IIT.

She joined the electrochemical division as a research associate in August 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Anil Kumar Sarma (Scientist E). Her research interests are electrohydrogenesis, Microbial electrolysis and integrated approach of bio-hydrogen generation.



Bhautik Gajera

Junior Research Fellow

Bhautik obtained his B.Tech degree in Agricultural Engineering from Navasari Agricultural University, Navasari (Guj.) and M.Tech degree in Renewable Energy from MPUAT, Udaipur (Raj.). He worked on the pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis of biomass residues to develop a biofuel supply chain in his master’s thesis at MPUAT under the supervision of Dr. N. L. Panwar.

Presently, he is working as a Research Fellow under the supervision of Dr. Anil Kumar Sarma in the Chemical Conversion Division, SSS-NIBE, Kapurthala, and is working in Central Power Research Institute, Government of India, sanctioned project in the area of complete ash analysis of different biomass residues. He has pursuing his PhD degree from the Centre for Energy and Environment, National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. Bhautik enjoys playing badminton, traveling, and cooking.



Yogesh Kumar

Junior Research Fellow

Yogesh obtained his B.Sc degree from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana) and M.sc degree from Central University of Haryana. He has worked on the Isolation, Screening and Bio-chemical characterization of the bacterial strain isolated from hot springs of Western Himachal Pradesh in his master’s thesis at SSS-NIBE under the supervision of Dr. Sachin Kumar.

He is currently working as a Junior Research Fellow in a CPRI project on “Composition analysis of different types of pellets/briquettes received from unknown sources” from the Punjab and Haryana region. He enjoys playing badminton, basketball, travelling and reading newspaper.



Akash Deep Singh

Junior Research Fellow

Akash Deep Singh obtained his B.Tech. degree in Civil Engineering and M.Tech. degree in Renewable Energy. During his master's project, he worked on a Life-cycle assessment of a sewage sludge-based large-scale biogas plant. He had industrial experience as an Assistant Engineer in civil construction and maintenance-related works. He is also a trained Rooftop Solar Grid Engineer. Akash Deep Singh joined Electrochemical Division (ECD) at SSS-NIBE as Research Fellow under Dr. Anil Kumar Sarma's supervision. His research focuses on synthesizing carbon materials from biomass for different applications.

Lab

1. Thermal Gravimetric analyser (Perkin Elmer, Model: STA 6000)
2. Liquid Gas Chromatograph (Agilent Technologies, Model: 7890A)
3. FTIR Spectrometer (Agilent Technologies, Cary 660 FTIR)
4. Oxygen Stability Apparatus (Dott. Gianni Scavini& C., AD2440-200)
5. Density Meter (Anton Paar, DMA 5000M)
6. Cetane Index Analyzer (Eraspec,  ES01)
7. Automatic Flash Point Apparatus (Tanaka, ACO-7)
8. Bomb Calorimeter (Toshniwal,
9. CHNSO Analyser (Elementar, vario Micro cube)
10. Electro-chemical Workstation (Metrohm,MultiAutolab M204 )

Publications

  1. Kumar, H., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2021). Experimental investigation of 2-EHN effects upon CI engine attributes fuelled with used cooking oil-based hybrid microemulsion biofuel. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 19(11), 11051-11068.
  2. Graham, N. T., Gakkhar, N., Singh, A. D., Evans, M., Stelmach, T., Durga, S., ... &Sarma, A. K. (2022). Integrated analysis of increased bioenergy futures in India. Energy Policy, 168, 113125.
  3. Gajera, B., Tyagi, U., Sarma, A. K., & Jha, M. K. (2022). Impact of torrefaction on thermal behavior of wheat straw and groundnut stalk biomass: Kinetic and thermodynamic study. Fuel Communications, 12, 100073.
  4. Gajera, B. V., Sarma, A. K., & Jha, M. K. (2022). Assessment of thermal behavior and pyrolytic kinetics of selected agro-residues through thermogravimetric analysis.
  5. Singh, A. D., Gajera, B., &Sarma, A. K. (2022). Appraising the availability of biomass residues in India and their bioenergy potential. Waste Management, 152, 38-47.
  6. Kumar, H., Aslam, M., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2022). Performance, Combustion, and Emission Analysis of Green Diesel Derived from Mesua ferrea L. Oil on a CI Engine: An Experimental Investigation. In Green Diesel: An Alternative to Biodiesel and Petrodiesel (pp. 325-338). Springer, Singapore.
  7. Kaur, J., Aslam, M., Jha, M. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2022). Green Diesel: Integrated Production Processes, Future Perspectives and Techno-Economic Feasibility. In Green Diesel: An Alternative to Biodiesel and Petrodiesel (pp. 205-217). Springer, Singapore.
  8. Tyagi, U., Aslam, M., &Sarma, A. K. (2022). Characterization of Green Diesel: Existing Standards and Beyond. In Green Diesel: An Alternative to Biodiesel and Petrodiesel (pp. 249-263). Springer, Singapore.
  9. Aslam, M., Kumar, H., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2022). Current Status of the Green Diesel Industry. In Green Diesel: An Alternative to Biodiesel and Petrodiesel (pp. 265-283). Springer, Singapore.
  10. Evans, M., Graham, N., Sarma, A., Gakkhar, N., Deep Singh, A., Godara, R., ... & Wise, M. (2021, December). Sustainable bioenergy in India: Mitigating the impacts of increased bioenergy on water use, emissions, and food prices. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2021, pp. GC21D-05).
  11. Kumar, H., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2021, July). Renewable Energy: Alcohol based hybrid biofuel from used cooking oil (UCO) fueled in a CI engine. In Abstracts of International Conferences & Meetings (Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 4-4).
  12. Kumar, H., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2021, July). Experimental investigation of CI engine fueled with renewable heterogeneous catalyst-based biodiesel. In Abstracts of International Conferences & Meetings (Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 9-9).
  13. Kaur, J., Sarma, A. K., Gera, P., & Jha, M. K. (2021). Process optimization with acid functionalised activated carbon derived from corncob for production of 4-hydroxymethyl-2, 2-dimethyl-1, 3-dioxolane and 5-hydroxy-2, 2-dimethyl-1, 3-dioxane. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-12.
  14. Singh, D., Sarma, A. K., & Sandhu, S. S. (2021). An experimental investigation of injection timings and injection pressures on a compression ignition engine fueled with hybrid fuel‐1 derived from waste cooking oil. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, e13606.
  15. Kaur, J., Sarma, A. K., Jha, M. K., & Gera, P. (2020). Valorisation of crude glycerol to value-added products: Perspectives of process technology, economics and environmental issues. Biotechnology Reports, 27, e00487.
  16. Gabhane, J., Kumar, S., &Sarma, A. K. (2020). Effect of glycerol thermal and hydrothermal pretreatments on lignin degradation and enzymatic hydrolysis in paddy straw. Renewable Energy, 154, 1304-1313.
  17. Singh, D., Sandhu, S. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2020). A comprehensive study for setting up mini-biorefinery pilot plant for biodiesel, hybrid fuel, and hydroprocessed fuels derived from waste cooking oil. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 42(4), 432-445.
  18. Kaur, J., Sarma, A. K., Jha, M. K., & Gera, P. (2020). Rib shaped carbon catalyst derived from Zea mays L. cob for ketalization of glycerol. RSC Advances, 10(71), 43334-43342.
  19. Kaur, J., Gera, P., Jha, M. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2020). A Study on Conversion of Glycerol into Solketal Using Rice Husk-Derived Catalyst. In Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 2 (pp. 599-606). Springer, Singapore.
  20. Kumar, H., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2020). A comprehensive review on preparation, characterization, and combustion characteristics of microemulsion based hybrid biofuels. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 117, 109498.
  21. Kumar, H., Sarma, A. K., & Kumar, P. (2019). A novel approach to study the effect of cetane improver on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a CI engine fuelled with E20 (diesel–bioethanol) blend. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 14, 100185.
  22. Singh, D., Sarma, A. K., & Sandhu, S. S. (2019). A comprehensive experimental investigation of green diesel as a fuel for CI engines. International Journal of Green Energy, 16(14), 1152-1164.
  23. Singh, D., Deep, A., Sandhu, S. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2019). Experimental assessment of combustion, performance and emission characteristics of a CI engine fueled with biodiesel and hybrid fuel derived from waste cooking oil. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 38(4), 13112.
  24. Singh, D., Sandhu, S. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2018). An investigation of green diesel produced through hydro-processing of waste cooking oil using an admixture of two heterogeneous catalysts. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 40(8), 968-976.
  25. Brar, K. K., Sarma, A. K., Aslam, M., Polikarpov, I., & Chadha, B. S. (2017). Potential of oleaginous yeast Trichosporon sp., for conversion of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate into biodiesel. Bioresource technology, 242, 161-168.
  26. Konwar, L. J., Mäki-Arvela, P., Kumar, N., Mikkola, J. P., Sarma, A. K., & Deka, D. (2016). Selective esterification of fatty acids with glycerol to monoglycerides over–SO 3 H functionalized carbon catalysts. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 119(1), 121-138.
  27. Singh, D., Kumar, V., Sandhu, S. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2016). Process optimization for biodiesel production from indigenous non-edible Prunus armeniaca oil. Advances in Energy Research, 4(3), 189.
  28. Kumar, P., Sarma, A. K., Bansal, A., & Jha, M. K. (2016). Formulation of SrO-MBCUS agglomerates for esterification and transesterification of high FFA vegetable oil. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 11(2), 140-150.
  29. Rastrogi, A., Jha, M. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2016). A comparative study of kinetics for combustion versus pyrolysis of Mesua ferrea husk, soya husk, and Jatropha curcas husk using thermogravimmetry and different methods. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 38(10), 1355-1363.
  30. Singh, N., Kumar, D., Sarma, A. K., & Jha, M. K. (2017). Exergy conceptual-based study for comparative thermodynamic performance of CI engine fueled with petroleum diesel and biodiesel blends. Journal of Energy Engineering, 143(1), 04016030.
  31. Gurau, V. S., Sandhu, S. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2016). Review and prospects of bitter apricot oil as an alternative feedstock for biodiesel production-an Indian perspective. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 12(4), 425-439.
  32. Kumar, H., Yadav, Y. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2016). Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engine Fueled with Alternative Fuel with Special Reference to Modification for Combustion: A Literature Review. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research (pp. 179-193). Springer, New Delhi.
  33. Zeeshan, M., Vasudeva, M., &Sarma, A. K. (2016). Biodiesel production from Moringa oleifera oil and its characteristics as fuel in a diesel engine. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research (pp. 149-157). Springer, New Delhi.
  34. Kumar, H., Konwar, L. J., Aslam, M., &Sarma, A. K. (2016). Performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a direct injection VCR CI engine using a Jatropha curcas oil microemulsion: a comparative assessment with JCO B100, JCO B20 and petrodiesel. RSC advances, 6(44), 37646-37655.
  35. Mishra, S., Singh, N., &Sarma, A. K. (2015). Assessment of a novel algal strain Chlamydomonas debaryana NIREMACC03 for mass cultivation, biofuels production and kinetic studies. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 176(8), 2253-2266.
  36. Singh, N., Kumar, H., Jha, M. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2015). Complete heat balance, performance, and emission evaluation of a CI engine fueled with Mesua ferrea methyl and ethyl ester’s blends with petrodiesel. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 122(2), 907-916.
  37. Kumar, P., Aslam, M., Singh, N., Mittal, S., Bansal, A., Jha, M. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2015). Characterization, activity and process optimization with a biomass-based thermal power plant's fly ash as a potential catalyst for biodiesel production. RSC advances, 5(13), 9946-9954.
  38. Aslam, M., Kothiyal, N. C., &Sarma, A. K. (2015). True boiling point distillation and product quality assessment of biocrude obtained from Mesua ferrea L. seed oil via hydroprocessing. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 17(1), 175-185.
  39. Aslam, M., Konwar, L. J., Sarma, A. K., &Kothiyal, N. C. (2015). An investigation of catalytic hydrocracking of high FFA vegetable oils to liquid hydrocarbons using biomass derived heterogeneous catalysts. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 115, 401-409.
  40. Kumar, P., Sarma, A. K., Jha, M. K., Bansal, A., & Srivastava, B. (2015). Utilization of renewable and waste materials for biodiesel production as catalyst. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 10(3), 221.
  41. Aslam, M., Saxena, P., &Sarma, A. K. (2014). Green technology for biodiesel production from Mesua ferrea L. seed oil. Energy and Environment Research, 4(2), 11.
  42. Singh, N., Jha, M. K., &Sarma, A. K. (2014). A critical review of enzymatic transesterification: A sustainable technology for biodiesel production. Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research, 3, 298-312.
  43. Sarma, A. K., Kumar, P., Aslam, M., & Chouhan, A. P. S. (2014). Preparation and characterization of Musa balbisianaColla underground stem nano-material for biodiesel production under elevated conditions. Catalysis letters, 144(7), 1344-1353.
  44. P Singh Chouhan, A., & K Sarma, A. (2013). Critical analysis of process parameters for bio-oil production via pyrolysis of biomass: A review. Recent Patents on Engineering, 7(2), 98-114.
  45. Chouhan, A. P. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2013). Biodiesel production from Jatropha curcas L. oil using Lemnaperpusilla Torrey ash as heterogeneous catalyst. biomass and bioenergy, 55, 386-389.
  46. Chouhan, A. S., Singh, N., &Sarma, A. K. (2013). A comparative analysis of kinetic parameters from TGDTA of Jatropha curcas oil, biodiesel, petroleum diesel and B50 using different methods. Fuel, 109, 217-224.
  47. Gogoi, T. K., Sarma, A. K., Misra, P. S., & Syed, T. H. (2013). Combustion Analysis of Jatropha methyl ester and its ethanol and acetone blends in a diesel engine. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 3(3).
  48. Chouhan, A. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2013). Bio-Diesel Production from Jatropha curcas Oil Using Advance Heterogeneous Catalyst. Renewable Energy Sources And Their Applications, 131.
  49. Sarma, A. K., & Chouhan, A. P. S. (2013). Green technology for biodiesel production using waste material based heterogeneous catalyst. Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research, 230.
  50. Chouhan, A. S., &Sarma, A. K. (2011). Modern heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production: A comprehensive review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 15(9), 4378-4399.
  51. Sarma, A. K., Vatsyayan, P., Goswami, P., &Minteer, S. D. (2009). Recent advances in material science for developing enzyme electrodes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24(8), 2313-2322.
  52. Sarma, A. K., Sarmah, J. K., Barbora, L., Kalita, P., Chatterjee, S., Mahanta, P., & Goswami, P. (2008). Recent Inventions in Biodiesel Production and Processing-A Review. Recent patents on engineering, 2(1), 47-58.
  53. Sarma, A. K., & Ryder, A. G. (2006). Comparison of the fluorescence behavior of a biocrude oil and crude petroleum oils. Energy & fuels, 20(2), 783-785.
  54. Sarma, A. K., &Konwer, D. (2005). Feasibility studies for conventional refinery distillation with a (1: 1) w/w of a biocrude blend with petroleum crude oil. Energy & fuels, 19(4), 1755-1758.
  55. Sarma, A. K., Konwer, D., &Bordoloi, P. K. (2005). A comprehensive analysis of fuel properties of biodiesel from Koroch seed oil. Energy & fuels, 19(2), 656-657.
  56. Sarma, A. K., &Barkataki, D. (2005). Feasibility Studies and Physico-Chemical Analysis of Water of a hot Spring at Jakrem of Meghalaya. Pollution Research, 24(1),

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