Dr. Karthik Rajendran

Research Scientist
University of Boras, Sweden


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Resource Recovery from University of Boras, Sweden

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Biography

Dr. Karthik Rajendran is currently working as Research Scientist at University of Boras, Sweden. He received his Ph.D. in Resource Recovery from same University. He supervised 3 Masters thesis. He is life member of The Biotech Research Society, India, International Forum on Industrial Bioprocess, Korean Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and annual member of World Bioenergy Association. Dr. Karthik received honors includes Honours for best study performance in MS program, Research Grant from Aforsk, Research Travel Grant Powres, Sweden, and Doctoral Scholarship - Swedish Energy Agency. He is member of editorial board in Advances in Bioscience and Bioengineering, Journal of Energy and Natural Resources, and International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy. He is also serving as reviewer for journals such as Bioresources, Waste Management, Energies, Energy Conversion and Management , Applied Energy, and Environmental Technology. He has published 13 resercah articles in journals as well as 8 conference proceedings contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
Biogas
Wastewater Treatment
Biofuels
Solid Waste Management

Selected Publications

  1. Kabir, M.M., K. Rajendran, M.J. Taherzadeh and I.S. Horvath, 2015. Experimental and economical evaluation of bioconversion of forest residues to biogas using organosolv pretreatment. Bioresour. Technol., 178: 201-208.
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  2. Taherzadeh, M.J. and K. Rajendran, 2014. Factors Affecting Development of Waste Management-Experiences from Different Cultures. In: Waste Management and Sustainable Consumption: The Problem of Post-Consumer Waste, Ekstrom, K.M. (Ed.). Routledge, UK. ISBN: 9781138797260, pp: 67-87.

  3. Rajendran, K., S. Rajoli, O. Teichert and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2014. Impacts of retrofitting analysis on first generation ethanol production: Process design and Techno-economics. Bioprocess Biosyst. Eng., 38: 389-397.
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  4. Rajendran, K., H.R. Kankanala, R. Martinsson and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2014. Uncertainty over Techno-economic potentials of biogas from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): A case study on an industrial process. Applied Energy, 125: 84-92.
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  5. Rajendran, K., H.R. Kankanala, M. Lundin and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2014. A novel Process Simulation Model (PSM) for anaerobic digestion using Aspen Plus. Bioresour. Technol., 168: 7-13.
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  6. Rajendran, K. and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2014. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Materials. In: Bioprocessing of Renewable Resources to Commodity Bioproducts, Bisaria, V.S. and A. Kondo (Eds.). Wiley, USA., ISBN: 9781118175835, pp: 43-75.

  7. Aslanzadeh, S., K. Rajendran and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2014. A comparative study between Single-and Two-stage anaerobic digestion processes: Effects of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time. Int. Biodeterior. Biodegrad., 95: 181-188.
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  8. Rajendran, K., S. Aslanzadeh, F. Johansson and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2013. Experimental and economical evaluation of a novel biogas digester. Energy Convers. Manage., 74: 183-191.
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  9. Rajendran, K., H. Bjork and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2013. Boras, a Zero Waste City in Sweden. J. Dev. Manage., 1: 3-8.

  10. Jeihanipour, A., S. Aslanzadeh, K. Rajendran, G. Balasubramanian and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2013. High-rate biogas production from waste textiles using a Two-stage process. Renewable Energy, 52: 128-135.
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  11. Aslanzadeh, S., K. Rajendran, A. Jeihanipour and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2013. The effect of effluent recirculation in a Semi-continuous Two-stage anaerobic digestion system. Energies, 6: 2966-2981.
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  12. Rajendran, K., S. Aslanzadeh and M.J. Taherzadeh, 2012. Household biogas digesters: A review. Energies, 5: 2911-2942.
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  13. Vijayaraghavan, K., R. Karthik and S.P.K. Nalini, 2010. Hybrogen generation from algae: A review. J. Plant Sci., 5: 1-19.

  14. Vijayaraghavan, K. and R. Karthik, 2010. Photohydrogen production by consortium of fresh water algal biomass. eNREE J., 7: 2-9.

  15. Vijayaraghavan, K., R. Karthik and S.P. Kamala-Nalini, 2009. Hydrogen production by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under light driven sulfur deprived condition. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 34: 7964-7970.
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