Dr. Kawnish Kirtania
Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2014)
Monash University
Australia
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (2011)
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (2008)
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Specialization
Low carbon technology, H2 economy, thermo-catalytic conversion, bioenergy, CO2 utilization
Selected Publications
- Suprio Kamal, Md. Shahriar Hossain, Ummay Salma, Md. Saiful Islam, Kazi Bayzid Kabir and Kawnish Kirtania, “Pyrolysis kinetics of hydrochar using distributed activation energy model”, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining(2022), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2426
- Sadia Siddika Dima, Assame Arnob, Ummay Salma, Kazi Bayzid Kabir and Kawnish Kirtania, “Fate of nutrients during hydrothermal carbonization of biogenic municipal waste”, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 12 (2022), 71-80
- Flabianus Hardi, Erik Furusjö, Kawnish Kirtania, Akihisa Imai, Kentaro Umeki, and Kunio Yoshikawa, “Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass with K2CO3 for production of gasification feedstock”, Biofuels 12(2) (2021),149-160.
- Akihisa Imai, Flabianus Hardi, Petter Lundqvist, Erik Furusjö, Kawnish Kirtania, Selhan Karagöz, Kubilay Tekin and Kunio Yoshikawa, “Alkali-catalyzed hydrothermal treatment of sawdust for production of a potential feedstock for catalytic gasification”, Applied Energy 231 (2018), 594-599.
- Albert Bach-Oller, Kawnish Kirtania, Erik Furusjö and Kentaro Umeki, “Co-gasification of black liquor and pyrolysis oil at high temperature: Part 2. Fuel conversion”, Fuel 197 (2017), 240-247.
Ongoing Research Projects:
- 2023-2024 “Valorization of bio-slurry from anaerobic digestion via hydrothermal carbonization” funded by the Research and Innovation Center for Science and Engineering, BUET (PI)
- 2023-2024 “Life cycle and techno-economic analyses of multi-layer packaging recycling supply-chain for policy recommendations” funded by Unilever Bangladesh (Co-PI)
- 2021-2024 “Renewable hydrogen generation with carbon recycling (ReHyCaRe) from biogenic residues of Bangladesh” funded by USAID and implemented by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (PI)
- 2018-2021 “Integrated Concept for Converting Solid Waste to Energy (INCONSOLE) – Waste to Biocoal for Power Generation” funded by Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (BEPRC), Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Co-PI)
- 2018-2021“Eco-Friendly Bio-fuel Production from Municipal Solid Waste and Non-edible Seed” funded by Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Co-PI)