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Dr. Kawnish Kirtania

Associate Professor
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Department of Chemical Engineering
Research area: H₂ economy, Biofuels, CO₂ Utilization
Life Cycle Analysis, Waste valorization, Techno-economics

kkdwip@che.buet.ac.bd

Research projects

2023-2024 "Life cycle and techno-economic analyses of multi-layer packaging recycling supply-chain for policy recommendations" funded by Unilever Bangladesh Limited
2023-2024 "Valorization of bio-slurry from anaerobic digestion via hydrothermal carbonization" funded by the Research and Innovation Center for Science and Engineering, BUET
2023-2026 "Production of Citric Acid and Gypsum from Biomass and Industrial Wastes using Fermenter Microbes" funded by Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
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
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
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
2016-2017 "Pre-study: Liquefaction and upgrading of industrial by-products, wastes and residues" funded by Swedish Energy Agency
2015-2019 "Advanced biofuel generation from biomass and waste via catalytic hydrothermal treatment and gasification" funded by Joint Japan-Sweden Research Collaboration by Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education
2014-2016 "LTU Biosyngas Centre Program - work package 2: Catalytic gasification" funded by Swedish Energy Agency and several companies
Subproject 2.1: Pilot scale catalytic gasification
Subproject 2.2: Fundamental study of catalytic gasification
Subproject 2.3: Catalytic gasification of solid biomass with techno-economic assessment
2014-2015 "Improving biofuel production efficiency by gasification of by-products from biodiesel and ethanol production" funded by LTU Area of Excellence in Research and Innovation: Renewable Energy
2013 "In-situ high temperature pyrolysis of algal and woody biomass - functional group changes in resulting char prior to gasification" funded by Infrared Microscopy Beamline, Australian Synchrotron