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  • Dr Ashish N. Sawarkar

  • Associate Professor
  • Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
Publications 2007 - 2024

Publications

  • 34
    Journal Articles
  • 6
    Review
  • 1
  • 1
  • 2
  • 17

Citations / H-Index

1154 Citations
19 h-index
736 Citations

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Co-author Network


Expertise

Chemical Engineering

Biomass Utilization, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Biochar, Petroleum Residue/Heavy oil Upgrading

Personal Information

Dr Ashish N. Sawarkar

Male
Department of Chemical Engineering Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India - 211004


Experience

  • Associate Professor

    Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

  • Assistant Professor (Grade-I)

    Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

  • Assistant Professor

    Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad


Qualification

  • Ph.D

    Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai

  • M.Tech.

    Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), Nagpur

  • B.Tech.

    Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), Nagpur


Honours and Awards

2024

Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI]

Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI], Kolkata, INDIA

2023

Biotechnology Research Excellence Award

Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) and Society of Life Sciences (SLS), INDIA

2023

ONE OF THE PUBLISHED PAPERS TITLED "Pyrolysis of garlic husk biomass: physico-chemical characterization, thermodynamic and kinetic analyses" HAS FEATURED IN THE LIST OF MOST CITED ARTICLES IN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS, AN ELSEVIER PUBLICATION (THE LIST COMPRISES TOP 25 MOST CITED ARTICLES PUBLISHED SINCE 2020).

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2024

Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI]

Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI], Kolkata, INDIA

2023

Biotechnology Research Excellence Award

Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) and Society of Life Sciences (SLS), INDIA

2023

ONE OF THE PUBLISHED PAPERS TITLED "Pyrolysis of garlic husk biomass: physico-chemical characterization, thermodynamic and kinetic analyses" HAS FEATURED IN THE LIST OF MOST CITED ARTICLES IN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY REPORTS, AN ELSEVIER PUBLICATION (THE LIST COMPRISES TOP 25 MOST CITED ARTICLES PUBLISHED SINCE 2020).

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2023

Featured among the world's top 2% scientists on a list created by Stanford University, United States and Published by Elsevier, for the year 2023

Stanford University, United States

2023

Elected as Fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Kolkata, INDIA

2022

Awarded with a Certificate of Achievement and Medallion during 51st Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) National Annual Convention for having guided Best M.Tech.Thesis in Chemical Engineering (II Prize) titled "Kinetic and Thermodynamic Analysis of Pyrolysis of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Stalk" submitted by Mr. Nikhil Kirti.

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi

2022

Awarded with a Certificate of Achievement and Medallion during 51st Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) National Annual Convention for having guided Best M.Tech.Thesis in Chemical Engineering (I Prize) titled "Studies on Co-gasification of Petcoke and Biomass" submitted by Mr. Gajera Zavin R.

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi

2022

One of the published papers titled "Kinetics of co-gasification of rice husk biomass and high sulphur petroleum coke with oxygen as gasifying medium via TGA" has featured in the list of most cited articles in Bioresource Technology Reports, an Elsevier publication (The list comprises TOP 25 most cited articles published since 2019).

BITEB

2022

Best Paper presentation in one of the technical sessions of International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Material Sciences (ACMS-2022)

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Kolkata

2018

Chairperson of one of the technical sessions in 71st Annual session of IIChE (CHEMCON-2018) held at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar during December 27-30, 2018

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

2017

One of the published papers titled "Petroleum coke gasification: A review" has featured in the list of most accessed articles published in "The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering" (A Wiley publication)

CJChE

2011

International Travel Support for Presenting Paper at the 61st Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference

DST, GoI

2009

One of the published papers titled "Petroleum residue upgradation via visbreaking: A review" has featured in the list of Top 20 most accessed articles published during July, 2008 to June, 2009 in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (I&ECR), an American Chemical Society (ACS) publication

I&ECR

2009

One of the published papers titled "Petroleum residue upgrading via delayed coking: A review" in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJChE), a Wiley publication has featured in Virtual Issue of The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering on “Exploring the Diversity of The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering” published on August 14, 2009

CJChE

2001

UGC Fellowship for Doctoral Research

UGC, GoI

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Doctoral Theses Guided

2024

Pyrolysis of various millet agro-residues: A comparative assessment of physico-chemical characterization, kinetics, thermodynamic analysis, and prediction by artificial neural network modelling

Ankita Tagade, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

2023

Multi-objective optimization of economic, environmental, and safety criteria for ultrasound assisted and ionic liquid catalyzed in situ algal biodiesel process (co-supervised by Dr. Dipesh S. Patle as second supervisor)

Gunavant Deshpande, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

2022

Kinetics of pyrolysis of biomass via thermoanalytical methods

Rajnish Kumar Singh, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

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2024

Pyrolysis of various millet agro-residues: A comparative assessment of physico-chemical characterization, kinetics, thermodynamic analysis, and prediction by artificial neural network modelling

Ankita Tagade, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

2023

Multi-objective optimization of economic, environmental, and safety criteria for ultrasound assisted and ionic liquid catalyzed in situ algal biodiesel process (co-supervised by Dr. Dipesh S. Patle as second supervisor)

Gunavant Deshpande, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

2022

Kinetics of pyrolysis of biomass via thermoanalytical methods

Rajnish Kumar Singh, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

2021

Kinetics of pyrolysis of agricultural crop residue and co-pyrolysis of agricultural crop residue and plastic waste via thermogravimetric analysis

Sanjay Singh, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

2020

CFD study of fluidized bed reactor and kinetic analysis of pyrolysis of biomass (co-supervised by Dr. Shabih-Ul Hasan as second supervisor)

Pratap Singh, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

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Membership In Professional Bodies

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, INDIA

Life Membership (LM-78509)

Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI), Thiruvananthapuram, INDIA

Life membership (LM-2652)

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Kolkata, INDIA

Life Fellow (LF-39785)

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, INDIA

Life Membership (LM-78509)

Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI), Thiruvananthapuram, INDIA

Life membership (LM-2652)

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Kolkata, INDIA

Life Fellow (LF-39785)

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Membership In Committees

2023

Standing Committee of the IPR Cell

Member

2023

Departmental Masters Programme Committee (DMPC)

Convener

2023

Industry Institute Interaction (III) Cell

Faculty In charge

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2023

Standing Committee of the IPR Cell

Member

2023

Departmental Masters Programme Committee (DMPC)

Convener

2023

Industry Institute Interaction (III) Cell

Faculty In charge

2021

Departmental Masters Programme Committee (DMPC)

Member

2020

Departmental Training & Placement and Industrial Interaction Committee

Convener

2020

Departmental Doctoral Programme Committee (DDPC)

Member

2020

Departmental Under Graduate Committee (DUGC)

Member

2020

Departmental NBA and Infrastructure Committee

Member

2020

Departmental NIRF, National and International Collaborations and Chapters of Professional Bodies Committee

Member

2019

EBSB Club

Coordinator

2019

Voting Awareness Programme

Member

2019

Rabindranath Tagore Hostel

Warden

2019

Malaviya Hostel

Counselor

2017

EBSB

Faculty In charge

2017

Special Task Force, Training and Placement

Member

2017

Library and Learning Resource Committee (LLRC)

Member

2017

MNNIT Alumni Association (MAA)

Joint Secretary-I

2017

MHRD Events

Faculty In charge

2015

Departmental Under Graduate Committee (DUGC)

Convener

2011

Prospectus Preparation Committee at Anuradha Engineering College, Chikhli

Faculty In charge

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