Green Energy and Technology / Biofuels

Performance of Thermo-Chemical Bio-Ethanol Production from Agricultural Waste Through Polygeneration: Multi Dimensional Assessment.- Development of a Novel Combustor For Low Emission Combustion of Biofuels.- Sustainable Production of Value-added Chemicals and Energy Fuel Precursors from Lignocellulosic Biomass Through Chemical Catalysis.- Microbial Electrochemical Platform: Biofactory with Diverse Applications.- Various Aspects of Pretreatment Strategies of Lignocellulosic Biomass Towards Ethanol Yield.- Role of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Processes in an Integrated Biorefinery.- Ultrasound-Assisted Biodiesel Synthesis: Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges.- Production of Biodiesel From Carbon Dioxide Concentrating Micro-Organisms.- Meta-Model Driven Multi-Objective Optimization in the Performance-Emission Trade-Off Paradigm of a Diesel-Hydrogen Dual Fuel Operation: A Case-Study.- Production of Biodiesel Through Hydrodynamic Cavitation  and Ultrasonic Energy and Its Performance in Diesel Engines.- Microalgae Based Biofuels: Challenges and Opportunities.- Effect of Blending Alcohols on Performance and Exhaust of Kerosene Fuelled 4-Stroke Genset.- Surrogates for Biodiesels: Review and Challenges.

Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal: Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. Prof. Agarwal was at ERC, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999 - 2001). His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, hydrogen, conventional fuels, lubricating oil tribology, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. Prof. Agarwal has published more than 200 peer reviewed international journal and conference papers. He is associate editor of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, and International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing. He has edited "Handbook of Combustion" (5 Volumes; 3168 pages), published by Wiley VCH, Germany. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), Fellow of ASME (2013) and a Fellow of INAE (2015). Prof. Agarwal is the recipient of Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2016 in Engineering Sciences.

Dr. Rashmi A. Agarwal: Dr. Rashmi A. Agarwal is a senior researcher at IIT Kanpur. She completed her doctoral degree in Inorganic Chemistry from IIT Kanpur in 2014. She completed her M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Rajasthan University, Jaipur in 2002 and B.Sc. in Chemistry, from Kanoria College, Rajasthan University, Jaipur in 2000. She has expertise in coordination chemistry, coordination polymers, organic synthesis, inorganic synthesis, crystal structure determination, supramolecular chemistry, porous materials, topology, florescence, SC (single crystal)-to-SC transformation, synthesis of nano-particles. Dr. Rashmi A. Agarwal has published over 20 research papers in leading international journals.

Prof. Tarun Gupta: Prof. Tarun Gupta is a PK Kelkar Research Fellow at IIT Kanpur. He completed his Doctor of Science (2004) in Environmental Health from Harvard University, USA. He has been involved in teaching and research activities at IIT Kanpur since June 2006. He has published more than