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Dr. Rawel Singh

Dr. Rawel Singh

Biography

Dr. Rawel Singh, an alumnus of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun and Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has experience in the field of Thermo-catalytic conversion of second and third generation of biomass, lignin valorisation, synthesis, activation and applications of bio-char, and catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value added chemicals. His primary research interest is hydrothermal liquefaction and pyrolysis of lignocellulosic and algal biomass. He has published 27 research articles and 13 book chapters..

Research

  • Lignin Valorisation
  • Pyrolysis and Hydrothermal Liquefaction of lignocellulosic and Algal Biomass
  • Bio-char Synthesis, activation and applications
  • Biomass conversion to functional and valuable chemicals
  • Cellulose conversion to fine chemicals

Group Member

  • Dr. Kaustubh C Khaire (Research Associate)
  • Dr. Bijoy Biswas (Research Associate)
  • Mr. Pulkit Khullar (JRF)
  • Ms. Mridusmitta Dutta (Trainee)

Lab

  • Lab Facility: BET surface area analyzer, Hydrothermal reactor, Rotary evaporator, Hot air oven, Muffle furnace.

    • Publications

    SCI Journal papers:

    • Bijoy Biswas, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumara, Raghuvir Singh, Piyush Gupta, Bhavya B. Krishna, Thallada Bhaskar, Pyrolysis behavior of rice straw under carbon dioxide for production of bio-oil, Renewable Energy 129 (2018) 686-694 (I.F. 8.634).

     

    • Bijoy Biswas, Aishwarya Arun Kumar, Yashasvi Bisht, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar,

    Thallada Bhaskar, Effects of temperature and solvent on hydrothermal liquefaction of Sargassum tenerrimumalgae. Bioresource Technology 242 (2017) 344-350 (I.F. 11.889).

    • Bijoy Biswasa, Rawel Singh, Bhavya B. Krishna Jitendra Kumara, Thallada Bhaskar. Pyrolysis of azolla, sargassum tenerrimum and water hyacinth for production of bio-oil. Bioresource Technology 242(2017) 139-145 (I.F. 11.889).

     

    • Bijoy Biswas, Nidhi Pandey, Yashasvi Bisht, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar. Pyrolysis of agricultural biomass residues: Comparative study of corn cob, wheat straw, rice straw and rice husk. Bioresource Technology 237 (2017) 57-63 (I.F. 11.889).
    • Ana F Miranda, Bijoy Biswas, Narasimhan Ramkumar, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Felicity Roddick, Anton James, Banwari Lal, Sanjukta Subudhi, Thallada Bhaskar, Aidyn Mouradov. Aquatic Plant Azolla as the Universal Feedstock for Biofuel Production. Biotechnology for Biofuels 9(2016)221-237 .

     

    • Zoltán Sebestyén, EszterBarta-Rajnai, ZsuzsannaCzegeny, Thallada Bhaskar, Bhavya B. Krishna, Zoltán May, Janos Bozi, ZsoltBarta, Rawel Singh, Emma Jakab. Thermoanalytical characterization and catalytic conversion of de-oiled micro algae and jatropha seed cake. Energy&Fuels30(2016)7982-7993 (I.F. = 4.654).
    • M.A. Sokoto, Rawel Singh, Bhavya B. Krishna, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar, Non- isothermal kinetic study of de-oiled seeds cake of African star apple (Chrosophyllum albidum) using thermogravimetry. Heliyon 2(2016) e00172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00172.

     

    • Rawel Singh, Bhavya B Krishna, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar. Opportunities for utilization of non-conventional energy sources for biomass pretreatment. Bioresource Technology 199(2016)398-407. (I.F. 11.889)
    • Rawel Singh, Bhavya B Krishna, Garima Mishra, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar, Strategies for selection of thermo-chemical processes for the valorisation of biomass. Renewable Energy 98(2016)226-237 (I.F. 8.634).

     

    • Bhavya B Krishna, Bijoy Biswas, Ohri Priyanka, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar, Pyrolysis of Cedrus deodara saw mill shavings in hydrogen and nitrogen atmosphere for the production of bio-oil. Renewable Energy 98(2016) 238-244 (I.F. 8.634).
    • Bijoy Biswas, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Adnan A Khan, Bhavya B Krishna, Thallada Bhaskar, Slow pyrolysis of prot, alkali and dealkalinelignins for production of chemicals, Bioresource Technology 213(2016)319-326 (I.F. 11.889).

     

    • Bhavya B. Krishna, Bijoy Biswas, Jitendra Kumar, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Role of Reaction Temperature on Pyrolysis of Cotton Residue, Waste Biomass Valor 7(2016)71-78. (I.F. = 3.449).
    • Bhavya B Krishna, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Effect of catalyst contact on the pyrolysis of wheat straw and wheat husk. Fuel 160(2015)64-70. (I.F. = 8.035).

     

    • Rawel Singh, Kajal Chaudhary, Bijoy Biswas, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Thallada Bhaskar, Hydrothermal liquefaction of rice straw: Effect of reaction environment. The Journal of supercritical fluids 104(2015)70-75. (I.F. = 4.514).
    • Rawel Singh, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Thallada Bhaskar. Hydrothermal liquefaction of macro algae: Effect of feedstock composition, Fuel 146(2015)69-74. (I.F. = 8.035).

     

    • Rawel Singh, Vartika Srivastava, Kajal Chaudhary, Piyush Gupta, Aditya Prakash, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Thallada Bhaskar, Conversion of rice straw to monomeric phenols under supercritical methanol and ethanol. Bioresource Technology 188(2015)280-286. (I.F. 11.889)
    • Rawel Singh, Aditya Prakash, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Thallada Bhaskar. Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of water hyacinth. Bioresource Technology 178(2015)157- 165. (I.F. 11.889)

     

    • Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Bhavya Balagurumurthy. Effect of solvent on the hydrothermal liquefaction of macro algae ulvafasciata. Process Safety & Environmental Protection 93(2015)154-160 (I.F.=7.926).
    • Rawel Singh, Aditya Prakash, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Raghuvir Singh, Sandeep Saran, Thallada Bhaskar. Hydrothermal liquefaction of agricultural and forest biomass residue: Comparative study. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 17 (2015) 442-452. (I.F. = 3.579).

     

    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Vartika Srivastava, Vinit, Jitendra Kumar, Bijoy Biswas, Rawel Singh, Piyush Gupta, KLN Shiva Kumar, Raghuvir Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Value addition to rice straw through pyrolysis in hydrogen and nitrogen environments. Bioresource Technology 188(2015)273-279. (I.F. 11.889)
    • Rawel Singh, Aditya Prakash, Shashi Kumar Dhiman, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Ajay K Arora, S K Puri, Thallada Bhaskar. Hydrothermal conversion of lignin to substituted phenols and aromatic ethers, Bioresource Technology 165(2014) 319-3222. (I.F. = (I.F. 11.889)
    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Rawel Singh, Twinkle S Oza, K L N Shiva Kumar, Sandeep Saran, G M Bahuguna, R K Chauhan, Thallada Bhaskar. Effect of Pressure and Temperature on the Hydropyrolysis of Cotton Residue. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 16 (2014) 442-448. (I.F. = 3.579).

     

    • Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Sambha Dora, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Catalytic hydrothermal upgradation of wheat husk, Bioresource Technology, 149 (2013) 446-451. (I.F. 11.889)
    • Sambha Dora, Thallada Bhaskar, Rawel Singh, Desavath V Naik, Dilip K Adhikari, Effective catalytic conversion of cellulose into high yields of methyl glucosides over sulfonated carbon based catalyst, Bioresource Technology 120 (2012) 318-321 (I.F. 11.889).

     

    Journal papers:

    • Rawel Singh, Bhavya B. Krishna, Thallada Bhaskar, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass Components: Effect of Alkaline Catalyst. In: Biofuels 2017, 69- 84. Springer Singapore.
    • Bhavya B Krishna, Bijoy Biswas, Jitendra Kumar, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Slow pyrolysis of jatropha seed de-oiled cake and estimation of kinetic parameters. Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability 1(2016) 34-39.
    • Bijoy Biswas, Bhavya B Krishna, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar, Slow pyrolysis of pine wood: Effect of CO2 and N2 atmosphere. Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2 (2016) 7-12:

     

    Book Chapters in International Books

    • Microwave-Driven Biorefinery for Utilization of Food and Agricultural Waste Biomass. In: waste Biorefinery: Potential and perspectives (2018) Shuntaro Tsubaki, Jun-ichi Azuma, Satoshi Fujii, Rawel Singh, Bhaskar Thallada, Yuji Wada, (Eds. Thallada Bhaskar, Ashok pandey, S. venkata Mohan, Duu-Jong Lee, Samir Kumar Khanal) Elsevier, pp-393-408. ISBN: 978-0-444-63992-9

     

    • Hydroprocessing challenges in bio-fuels production. In: Biofuels: Production and Future Perspectives (2016) Vartika Srivastava, Bijoy Biswas, Pallavi Yadav, Bhavya B Krishna, Rawel Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar (Eds. RS Singh, A Pandey and E Gnansounou) CRC Press, pp. 187-209. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4987-2360-2; Print ISBN: 978-1-4987-2359-6.
    • Microwave assisted pyrolysis of biomass for liquid biofuels production. In: Biofuels: Production and Future Perspectives (2016) Pallavi Yadav, Gaurav Mundada, Bijoy Biswas, Vartika Srivastava, Rawel Singh, Bhavya B Krishna, Jitendra Kumar, ThalladaBhaskar (Eds. RS Singh, A Pandey and E Gnansounou) CRC Press. Pp.163-182. eBook ISBN: 978-1-4987-2360-2; Print ISBN: 978-1-4987-2359-6

     

    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Catalysts for the thermo-chemical conversion of biomass, In: Recent advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass (Eds. Pandey A, Bhaskar T, Stöcker M and Sukumaran R), Elsevier, Chapter 4, pp. 109-132, 2015; ISBN: 978-0-44463-289-0
    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Rawel Singh, Priyanka Ohri, Aditya Prakash, Thallada Bhaskar, Thermo-chemical Biorefinery, In: Recent advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass (Eds. Pandey A, Bhaskar T, Stöcker M and Sukumaran R) Elsevier, Chapter 6, pp. 157-174, 2015; ISBN: 978-0-44463-289-0

     

    • Rawel Singh, Aditya Prakash, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Thallada Bhaskar, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass, In: Recent advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass (Eds. Pandey A, Bhaskar T, Stöcker M and Sukumaran R), Elsevier, Chapter 10, pp. 269-291, 2015; ISBN: 978-0-44463-289-0
    • Aditya Prakash, Rawel Singh, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Thallada Bhaskar, Ajay K Arora, S.K. Puri, Thermo-chemical valorization of lignin, In: Recent advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass (Eds. Pandey A, Bhaskar T, Stöcker M and Sukumaran R), Elsevier, Chapter 16, pp. 455-478, 2015; ISBN: 978-0-44463-289-0

     

    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Priyanka Ohri, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Thermochemical conversion methods for rural biorefinery, In: Biomass and Biofuels: Advanced Biorefineries for Sustainable Production and Distribution (Eds. Jose S and Bhaskar T) CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Chapter 5, pp. 103-118, 2015; ISBN: 978-1-46659-531-6
    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Azad Kumar, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Rural biorefinery in India: Case study, In: Biomass and Biofuels: Advanced Biorefineries for Sustainable Production and Distribution (Eds. Jose S and Bhaskar T) CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Chapter 16, In Press, Proof corrected, pp. 311-330, 2015; ISBN: 978-1- 46659-531-6

     

    • Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Feedstock Preparation and Handling techniques, In: Gasification for synthetic fuel production: Fundamentals, processes and technology (Eds. Luque R and Speight J) A volume in Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy (Elsevier), Chapter 3, pp. 57-71, 2014; ISBN: 978-0-85709-802-3
    • Rawel Singh, Thallada Bhaskar, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Hydrothermal Upgradation of Algae into Value-added Hydrocarbons, In: Biofuels from Algae (Eds. Pandey A, Lee DJ, Chisti Y and Soccol CR), Elsevier, Chapter 11, pp. 235-260, 2014; ISBN: 978-0-444-59558-4

     

    • Thallada Bhaskar, Bhavya Balagurumurthy, Rawel Singh, Mukesh Kumar Poddar, Thermochemical Route for Biohydrogen Production, In: Biohydrogen (Eds. Pandey A, Chang JS, Hallenbeck PC and Larroche C), First edition, Elsevier, Chapter 12, pp. 285- 316, 2013; ISBN: 978-0-444-59555-3
    • Thallada Bhaskar, Balagurumurthy Bhavya, Rawel Singh, DesavathViswanath Naik, Ajay Kumar, Hari Bhagwan Goyal, Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels, In: Biofuel Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes (Eds. Pandey A, Larroche C, Ricke SC, Dussap CG and Gnansounou E), Elsevier, Chapter 3, pp. 51-77, 2011; ISBN: 978-0-12-385099-7

    Open Position

  • Students having their own fellowship and/or JRF may apply for Research position