Publications

  1. Poulami Roy*, Hossein Jahromi*, Sushil Adhikari, Y Zou Finfrock, Tawsif Rahman*, Zabihollah Ahmadi, Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, Farshad Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, Tae-Sik Oh. 2022. Performance of biochar assisted catalysts during hydroprocessing of non-edible vegetable oil: Effect of transition metal source on catalytic activity. Energy Conversion and Management. Vol. 252, pg. 115131.
  2. Pixiang  Wang*,  Sarah Tyndall, Tawsif Rahman*,  Poulami Roy*, Hossein Jahromi*, Sushil Adhikari, Melissa Boersma. 2022. Sorption and recovery of phenolic compounds from aqueous phase from sewage sludge hydrothermal liquefaction using bio-char. Chemsphere. Vol. 287, pg. 131934.
  3. Phillip Cross, Kristiina Iisa, Anh To, Mark Nimlos, Daniel Carpenter, Jesse A Mayer, John C Cushman, Bishnu Neupane, Glenn C Miller, Sushil Adhikari, Calvin Mukarakate. 2021. Multiscale Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Grindelia Reveals Opportunities for Generating Low Oxygen Content Bio-Oils from Drought Tolerant Biomass. Energy & Fuels. Vol. 36, pg. 425-434. [Selected for the Cover Page of the Journal)
  4. Sanjeev, KC, Sushil Adhikari, RL Jackson and N Jain, 2021.  Friction and wear properties of biomass-derived oils via thermochemical conversion processes. Biomass and Bioenergy. Vol. 155, pg. 106269.
  5. Frank W Abrahamsen, Nar K Gurung, Woubit Abebe, Gopal P Reddy, Kim Mullenix and Sushil Adhikari. 2021. Effects of feeding varying levels of hempseed meal on dry matter intake, rumen fermentation, in vitro digestibility, blood metabolites, and growth performance of growing meat goats. Applied Animal Science. Vol. 37 (6), 681-688.
  6. Hossein Jahromi*, Sushil Adhikari, Poulami Roy*, Madison Shelley, Ehsan Hassani, Tae-Sik Oh. 2021. Synthesis of novel bio-lubricants from waste cooking oil and cyclic oxygenates through an integrated catalytic process. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Vol. 9 (21). pg. 13424-13437.
  7. Angelika S.Ouedraogo, Prakashbhai R.Bhoi, Christopher Gerdmann, Vivek Patil Sushil Adhikari. 2021. Improving hydrocarbons and phenols in bio-oil through catalytic pyrolysis of pine sawdust. Journal of the Energy Institute. Vol. 99. pg. 9-20.
  8. Archana Bansode, Mehul Barde, Osei Asafu-Adjaye, Vivek Patil, John Hinkle, Brian K. Via, Sushil Adhikari, Andrew J. Adamczyk, Ramsis Farag, Thomas Elder, Nicole Labbé, and Maria L. Auad. 2021. Synthesis of biobased novolac phenol−formaldehyde wood adhesives from biorefinery-derived lignocellulosic biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Vol. 9 (33), pg. 10990-11002.
  9. Asmita Khanal, Ashish Manandhar, Sushil Adhikari, Ajay Shah. 2021. Techno-economic analysis of novolac resin production by partial substitution of petroleum-derived phenol with biooil phenol. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. Vol 15 (6), pg. 1611-1620.
  10. Tawsif Rahman*, Hossein Jahromi*, Poulami Roy*, Sushil Adhikari, Ehsan Hassan, Tae-Sik Oh. 2021. Hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge: Effect of red mud catalyst in ethylene and inert ambiences. Energy Conversion and Management. Volume 245, pg. 114615.
  11. Naresh Shahi, Pixiang Wang*, Sushil Adhikari, Byungjin Min, and Vijaya K. Rangari. 2021. Biopolymers fractionation and synthesis of nanocellulose/silica nanoparticles from agricultural byproducts. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. Vol. 9 (18). pg. 6284–6295.
  1. Miriam Hyman, Qichen Wang, Alan E Wilson, Sushil Adhikari, Brendan T Higgins. 2021. Production of Daphnia zooplankton on wastewater-grown algae for sustainable conversion of waste nutrients to fish feed. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127501
  2. MH Rahman, PR Bhoi, A. Saha, Vivek Patil*, Sushil Adhikari. Thermo-catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and high-density polyethylene for improving the yield and quality of pyrolysis liquid. Vol. 225. Pg. 120231.
  3. Pixiang Wang*, Yuriy Sakhno, Sushil Adhikari, Haixin Peng, Deb Jaisi, Temitope Soneye*, Brendan Higgins, Qichen Wang. Effect of ammonia removal and biochar detoxification on anaerobic digestion of aqueous phase from municipal sludge hydrothermal liquefaction. Bioresource Technology. Vol. 326. Pg. 124730.
  4. Kanokthip Pongsiriyakul*, Worapon Kiatkittipong, Sushil Adhikari, Jun Wei Lim, Su Shiung Lam, Kunlanan Kiatkittipong, Apiwat Dankeaw, Prasert Reubroycharoen, Navadol Laosiripojana, Kajornsak Faungnawakij, Suttichai Assabumrungrat. Effective Cu/Re promoted Ni-supported γ-Al2O3 catalyst for upgrading algae bio-crude oil produced by hydrothermal liquefaction. Fuel Processing Technology. Vol. 216. pg. 106670.
  5. Hossein Jahromi*, Sushil Adhikari, Poulami Roy*, Ehsan Hassani, Conner Pope*, Tae-Sik Oh and Yubaraj Karki*. Production of green transportation fuels from Brassica carinata oil: A comparative study of noble and transition metal catalysts. Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 215. Pg. 106737.
  6. Ravishankar Mahadevan*, Sushi Adhikari, Rajdeep Shakya* and Oladiran Fasina. 2021. Influence of biomass inorganics on the functionality of H+ZSM-5 catalyst during in-situ catalytic fast pyrolysis. Catalysts, Vol. 11, pg. 124.
  7. Sanjita Wasti*, Eldon Triggs, Ramsis Farag, Maria Auad, Sushil Adhikari, Dilpreet Bajwa, Mi Li, Arthur J Ragauskas. 2021. Influence of plasticizers on thermal and mechanical properties of biocomposite filaments made from lignin and polylactic acid for 3D printing. Composites B. Vol. 205. pg. 108483.
  8. Khalida Harun*, Sushil Adhikari, Hossein Jahromi*. 2020. Hydrogen production via thermocatalytic decomposition of methane using carbon-based catalysts. RSC Advances. Vol. 10 (67). pp. 40882-40893
  9. Hyungseok Nam*, Shuang Wang, Sanjeev KC*, Myung Won Seo, Sushil Adhikari, Rajdeep Shakya*, Doyeon Lee, Saravanan R Shanmugam*. 2020. Enriched hydrogen production over air and air-steam fluidized bed gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor with CaO: Effects of biomass and bed material catalyst. Energy Conversion and Management. Vol. 225. pg. 113408.
  10. Vivek Patil*, Sushil Adhikari, Phillip Cross*, Hossein Jahromi*. 2020. Progress in the solvent depolymerization of lignin. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Vol. 133. pg. 110359.
  11. Sushil Adhikari, Maria Auad, Brian Via, Ajay Shah, Vivek Patil*. 2020. Production of novolac resin after partial substitution of phenol from bio-oil. Transactions of the ASABE. Vol. 63(4). pg. 901-912. 
  12. Sanjita Wasti* and Sushil Adhikari. 2020. Use of biomaterials for 3d printing by fused deposition modeling technique: A review. Front Chem. Vol. 8. pg. 315. doi: 3389/fchem.2020.00315.
  13. Sourov K Sajib* and Sushil Adhikari. 2020. Effect of pyrolysis method on physical properties of activated biochar and its application as cathode material for lithium-sulfur battery. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(2): 485-493.
  14. Pixiang Wang*, Haixin Peng, Sushil Adhikari, Brendan Higgins, Poulami Roy*, Wei Dai, Xiaochong Shi. 2020. Enhancement of biogas production from wastewater sludge via anaerobic digestion assisted with biochar amendment. Bioresource Technology. Vol. 309. pp.