Panneerselvam Ranganathan

Computational flow modelling of reactors/contactors for understanding hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer and chemical reaction; Process Intensification to Chemical Reactors: (Rotating Packed bed, Oscillatory Baffled Column, Swirling Fluidised Bed, Spinning Disc Reactor ) CO2 capture, storage and conversion to olefins through CO2 hydrogenation (CCSU) Development for advanced biofuels production from lignocellulosic biomass, microalgae, organic wastes by hydrothermal liquefaction for transportation fuel production. Development of integrated biorefinery concept for biofuels (bioethanol, bioLPG, biogasoline) from biomass through process design, techno-economic evaluation and life cycle assessment;