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Karthik Rajendran

Karthik Rajendran

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
45
Citations
7807
World Ranking
6406
National Ranking
64

Overview

Karthik Rajendran is affiliated with SRM University-AP in India and has an extensive publication record in areas intersecting engineering and environmental science. Their research primarily focuses on biofuel production, bioconversion processes, and renewable energy technologies.

The scientist has a notable presence in several key scientific journals and publication venues. Frequent venues include Fuel, Bioresource Technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, SSRN Electronic Journal, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Rajendran's main fields of study span Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on bioenergy and biomass conversion technologies:

  • "Renewable biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass using fermentation and integration of systems with other energy generation technologies" (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "A state of the art review on the cultivation of algae for energy and other valuable products: Application, challenges, and opportunities" (2020), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Advancing anaerobic digestion through two-stage processes: Current developments and future trends" (2020), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Techno-economics and life-cycle assessment of biological and thermochemical treatment of bio-waste" (2021), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "A comprehensive review on thermochemical, and biochemical conversion methods of lignocellulosic biomass into valuable end product" (2023), Fuel

Karthik Rajendran collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Prabakaran Ganeshan, Sarath C. Gowd, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Raveendran Sindhu, and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh. The number of joint publications indicates sustained research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Household Biogas Digesters—A Review

    Karthik Rajendran;Solmaz Aslanzadeh;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Biofuel policy in India: A review of policy barriers in sustainable marketing of biofuel

    Azhaham Perumal Saravanan;Thangavel Mathimani;Garlapati Deviram;Karthik Rajendran;Karthik Rajendran

  • Renewable biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass using fermentation and integration of systems with other energy generation technologies

    Shashi Kant Bhatia;Sujit Sadashiv Jagtap;Ashwini Ashok Bedekar;Ravi Kant Bhatia

  • A critical review of organic manure biorefinery models toward sustainable circular bioeconomy: Technological challenges, advancements, innovations, and future perspectives

    Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Surendra Sarsaiya;Steven Wainaina;Karthik Rajendran

  • Anaerobic biorefinery: Current status, challenges, and opportunities.

    Chayanon Sawatdeenarunat;Duc Nguyen;K.C. Surendra;Shilva Shrestha

  • An overview on bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks.

    Manju Toor;Smita S. Kumar;Sandeep K. Malyan;Narsi R. Bishnoi

  • Updates on the pretreatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy production–a review

    Karthik Rajendran;Karthik Rajendran;Edward Drielak;V. Sudarshan Varma;Shanmugaprakash Muthusamy

  • Advancing anaerobic digestion through two-stage processes: Current developments and future trends

    Karthik Rajendran;Durgamadhab Mahapatra;Arun Venkatesh Venkatraman;Shanmugaprakash Muthuswamy

  • A novel process simulation model (PSM) for anaerobic digestion using Aspen Plus

    Karthik Rajendran;Harshavardhan R. Kankanala;Magnus Lundin;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • A comprehensive review on thermochemical, and biochemical conversion methods of lignocellulosic biomass into valuable end product

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  • Techno-economic and life cycle assessments of anaerobic digestion – A review

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  • Advanced biohydrogen production using pretreated industrial waste: Outlook and prospects

    Desika Prabakar;Varshini T. Manimudi;Subha Suvetha K;Swetha Sampath

  • A comparative study between single- and two-stage anaerobic digestion processes : Effects of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time

    Solmaz Aslanzadeh;Karthik Rajendran;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Techno-economics and life-cycle assessment of biological and thermochemical treatment of bio-waste

    Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Surendra Sarsaiya;Steven Wainaina;Karthik Rajendran

  • High-rate biogas production from waste textiles using a two-stage process

    Azam Jeihanipour;Solmaz Aslanzadeh;Karthik Rajendran;Gopinath Balasubramanian

  • Economic perspectives and policy insights on carbon capture, storage, and utilization for sustainable development.

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  • Mechanism and challenges behind algae as a wastewater treatment choice for bioenergy production and beyond

    Geetanjali Yadav;Sabarathinam Shanmugam;Ramachandran Sivaramakrishnan;Deepak Kumar

  • Experimental and economical evaluation of bioconversion of forest residues to biogas using organosolv pretreatment.

    Maryam M. Kabir;Karthik Rajendran;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh;Ilona Sárvári Horváth

  • Uncertainty over techno-economic potentials of biogas from municipal solid waste (MSW): A case study on an industrial process

    Karthik Rajendran;Harshavardhan R. Kankanala;Rakel Martinsson;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Experimental and economical evaluation of a novel biogas digester.

    Karthik Rajendran;Solmaz Aslanzadeh;Fredrik Johansson;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Impact of light on microalgal photosynthetic microbial fuel cells and removal of pollutants by nanoadsorbent biopolymers: Updates, challenges and innovations.

    Mohd Jahir Khan;Nikhil Singh;Sudhanshu Mishra;Ankesh Ahirwar

  • Insights into diatom microalgal farming for treatment of wastewater and pretreatment of algal cells by ultrasonication for value creation.

    Mohd Jahir Khan;Harish;Ankesh Ahirwar;Benoit Schoefs

  • The Effect of Effluent Recirculation in a Semi-Continuous Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion System

    Solmaz Aslanzadeh;Karthik Rajendran;Azam Jeihanipour;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Effect of solids loading on ethanol production: Experimental, economic and environmental analysis.

    Haider Jawad Kadhum;Haider Jawad Kadhum;Karthik Rajendran;Karthik Rajendran;Ganti S. Murthy

  • Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrating First and Second-Generation Ethanol Production Using Filamentous Fungi: An Industrial Case Study

    Karthik Rajendran;Sreevathsava Rajoli;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Materials

    Karthik Rajendran;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Impacts of retrofitting analysis on first generation ethanol production: process design and techno-economics.

    Karthik Rajendran;Sreevathsava Rajoli;Oliver Teichert;Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

  • Insect-Based Biorefinery for Bioenergy and Bio-Based Products

    Karthik Rajendran;K.C. Surendra;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Samir K. Khanal

  • High rate biogas production from waste textiles

    Karthik Rajendran;Gopinath Balasubramanian

  • Borås, a Zero Waste City in Sweden

    K. Rajendran;H. Björk;M.J. Taherzadeh

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
Mohammad J. Taherzadeh University of Borås
Samir Kumar Khanal
Samir Kumar Khanal University of Hawaii at Manoa

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