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  1. Intensified valorisation of waste marigold flower for green synthesis of reducing sugar through synergistic application of near-infrared radiation and photo-acidic catalyst: process optimisation and LCIA

    Article • Indian Chemical Engineer, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  2. Sustainable intensified conversion of waste corn cob to 5-HMF by synergistic action between infrared radiation and cellulase grafted nano-titania-silica bio-photocatalyst

    Article • Biochemical Engineering Journal, May 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  3. Sustainable Photocatalytic Valorization of Pork Lard to Fatty Acids and Glycerol through Energy-Efficient Hybrid Irradiations: LCIA and Cost Analysis

    Article • ACS Sustainable Resource Management, January 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  4. Sustainable Continuous Synthesis of Methyl Levulinate in a Rotating Catalytic-Bed Recycle Reactor: Reaction Kinetics, Process Scale-Up, Engine Performance, and Exhaust Emission

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, July 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  5. Intensification of valorization of cooked rice water through energy-efficient synthesis of drop-in biofuel (butyl levulinate): engine performance, emission profile, and environmental impact assessments

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  6. Review on progress in cellulase catalyzed saccharification of agricultural lignocellulosic biomass towards fermentable sugar and bioethanol: Kinetics & reactor configurations

    Article • Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  7. Environmentally sustainable ethyl levulinate synthesis from delignified sugarcane bagasse using ternary eutectic solvent under MW-xenon irradiation: engine performance and emission assessment

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  8. Exergy-efficient sustainable production of diesel additive in infrared energized continuous flow rotating real reactor: Optimization, heterogeneous kinetics, and life cycle analyses

    Article • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  9. Continuous drop-in-biofuel production from pretreated sugarcane bagasse in a microwave-visible irradiated continuous stirred slurry reactor: reaction kinetics & techno-enviro-economic sustainability analyses

    Article • RSC Sustainability, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  10. Energy-efficient and eco-friendly continuous production of 5-CMF in a UV-ultrasound irradiated catalytic packed bed reactor: heterogeneous kinetics, reactor simulation and LCA analysis

    Article • Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  11. Sustainable fermentable sugar production using a glass fiber supported gallium–molybdenum photocatalyst towards bioethanol production: LCA analysis

    Article • Energy Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  12. Barnacle carapace-chitosan supported highly-efficient nano Al-W alloy electrocatalyst for sustainable bio-glycerol valorization: Environmental impact and cost analyses

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, November 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  13. Methyl levulinate synthesis from rice husk employing e-waste derived silica supported nano CuO–CdSO4 photocatalyst: Assessment of production environmental impacts, engine performance and emissions

    Article • Renewable Energy, July 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  14. Intensification of autocatalytic methyl oleate synthesis in continuous flow rotating recycle reactor under hybrid radiation: Process optimization and Scale-up

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  15. Environmental impact assessment of sustainable methyl stearate (biodiesel) synthesis employing fly ash supported tin oxide catalyst

    Article • Cleaner Chemical Engineering, December 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  16. Sustainable Total Reducing Sugar Production by Waste Printed Power Board Derived Zn–Zr Photocatalyst

    Article • Waste and Biomass Valorization, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  17. Innovative Ingredients Fortified Nutrients Enriched Biscuits and Cookies: Quality and Sensory Analyses

    Article • Current Nutrition & Food Science, November 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    NILADRI CHAKRABORTY, Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  18. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY-EFFICIENT CONVERSION OF WASTE TEA LEAVES TO REDUCING SUGAR: OPTIMIZATION AND LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, May 2022, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  19. Life cycle assessment of waste printed wiring board–derived Ag photocatalyst for sustainable fermentable sugar production

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  20. Life cycle sustainability assessment of optimized biodiesel production from used rice bran oil employing waste derived-hydroxyapatite supported vanadium catalyst

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  21. LCA of sustainable biodiesel production from fried Borassus flabellifer oil in energy-proficient reactors: Impact assessment of multi fuel-additives on pour point, NOx and engine performance

    Article • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, April 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  22. Intensified wheat husk conversion employing energy-efficient hybrid electromagnetic radiations for production of fermentable sugar: process optimization and life cycle assessment

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  23. Preservation of Aloe vera and soybean flour fortified Granny Smith apple through optimised quartz–halogen radiated vacuum drying: kinetics and quality evaluation

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, December 2020, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  24. Optimisation of accelerated biodiesel production under near infrared radiation from de-oiled mustard and sunflower cakes

    Article • Indian Chemical Engineer, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  25. Quartz halogen radiated fast and energy‐efficient convective vacuum drying of green tea fortified Himsagar mango: Optimization, kinetics, and quality assessment

    Article • Journal of Food Process Engineering, May 2020, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  26. Quartz halogen‐ultrasonication integrated rotating reactor for efficient photocatalytic‐thermocatalytic synthesis of glyceryl monocaprin: Kinetics of heterogeneous esterification

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, December 2019, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  27. Efficient monooleoyl glycerol synthesis employing hybrid ultrasonic‐infrared‐wave promoted reactor: Concurrent catalytic and noncatalytic esterification kinetics

    Article • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, October 2019, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  28. Kinetics of combined noncatalytic and catalytic hydrolysis of jute fiber under ultrasonic–far infrared energy synergy

    Article • AIChE Journal, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  29. Heterogeneous esterification kinetics of isopropyl oleate synthesis under non-ionizing excitation using nano-anatase imbued mesoporous catalyst

    Article • Chemical Engineering Communications, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  30. Printed Circuit Board-Derived Glass Fiber-Epoxy Resin-Supported Mo–Cu Bimetallic Catalyst for Glucose Synthesis

    Article • ACS Omega, December 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  31. Cr impregnated ram-bone supported solid inexpensive catalyst for biodiesel production from waste oil

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  32. Waste Biomass to sugar by radiation

    Article • Waste and Biomass Valorization, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  33. Mutton bone derived hydroxyapatite supported TiO 2 nanoparticles for sustainable photocatalytic applications

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  34. Infrared radiation promoted preparation of cost-effective lamb bone supported cobalt catalyst: Efficacy in semi-batch monoolein synthesis

    Article • Catalysis Communications, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  35. Intensification of monostearin (phase change material) synthesis in infrared radiated rotating reactor: Optimization and heterogeneous kinetics

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, April 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  36. Effects of intermittent CO2 convection under far-infrared radiation on vacuum drying of pre-osmodehydrated watermelon

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  37. Optimal biodiesel-additive synthesis under infrared excitation using pork bone supported-Sb catalyst: Engine performance and emission analyses

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  38. Biofilm Reactor for Hg2+ Removal: Review with Challenges and A Study with Freeze Dried Bacteria

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering, September 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  39. Dehydration of Kiwi Fruit (Actinidia deliciosa) by Consecutive Osmotic Dehydration and Freeze-Drying

    Article • Indian Journal of Science and Technology, July 2016, Indian Society for Education and Environment

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty, NILADRI CHAKRABORTY

  40. Optimization of infrared radiated fast and energy-efficient biodiesel production from waste mustard oil catalyzed by Amberlyst 15: Engine performance and emission quality assessments

    Article • Fuel, June 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  41. Concurrent Osmotic Dehydration and Vacuum Drying of Kiwi Fruit (Actinidia Deliciosacv. Hayward) Under Far Infrared Radiation: Process Optimization, Kinetics and Quality Assessment

    Article • Journal of Food Process Engineering, April 2016, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  42. Far infrared radiated energy-proficient rapid one-pot green hydrolysis of waste watermelon peel: optimization and heterogeneous kinetics of glucose synthesis

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  43. Progresses in Waste Biomass Derived Catalyst for Production of Biodiesel and Bioethanol: A Review

    Article • Procedia Environmental Sciences, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  44. Effects of Bioglycerol Based Fuel Additives on Diesel Fuel Property, Engine Performance and Emission Quality: A Review

    Article • Energy Procedia, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  45. Fly ash supported Ni―Fe solid acid catalyst for efficient production of diesel additive: intensification through far-infrared radiation

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, September 2015, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  46. Alphonso Mango Enrichment with Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis) by Sequential Drying: Optimization, Kinetics and Quality Evaluation

    Article • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  47. Infrared irradiation aided fabrication of Mn impregnated-natural bone adsorbent: Efficacy evaluation in aqueous Cr(VI) removal

    Article • Journal of Water Process Engineering, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  48. Fast and energy efficient glycerol esterification with lauric acid by near and far-infrared irradiation: Taguchi optimization and kinetics evaluation

    Article • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  49. Prediction of Optimal Conditions in the Methanolysis of Mustard Oil for Biodiesel Production Using Cost-Effective Mg-Solid Catalysts

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, August 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  50. Optimization of biodiesel production from Indian mustard oil by biological tri-calcium phosphate catalyst derived from turkey bone ash

    Article • Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  51. Thermal Analysis of Semicircular Fins Considering Temperature-dependent Thermal Conductivity and Heat Transfer Coefficient

    Article • Indian Chemical Engineer, June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  52. Intensification of Freeze-Drying Rate ofBacillus subtilisMTCC 2396 Using Tungsten Halogen Radiation: Optimization of Moisture Content and α-Amylase Activity

    Article • Drying Technology, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  53. Intensification of biodiesel production from waste goat tallow using infrared radiation: Process evaluation through response surface methodology and artificial neural network

    Article • Applied Energy, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  54. Assessment of Thermal Performance of Semicircular Fin under Forced Air Convection: Application to Air-preheater

    Article • Energy Procedia, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  55. Conversion of slaughterhouse and poultry farm animal fats and wastes to biodiesel: Parametric sensitivity and fuel quality assessment

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  56. Optimization of biological-hydroxyapatite supported iron catalyzed methyl oleate synthesis using response surface methodology

    Article • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  57. Optimization of the production parameters of octyl ester biolubricant using Taguchi's design method and physico-chemical characterization of the product

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  58. Optimization of biodegradation of natural fiber (Chorchorus capsularis): HDPE composite using response surface methodology

    Article • Iranian Polymer Journal, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  59. Fish bone derived natural hydroxyapatite-supported copper acid catalyst: Taguchi optimization of semibatch oleic acid esterification

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  60. Optimization of Intensification of Freeze-Drying Rate of Banana: Combined Applications of IR Radiation and Cryogenic Freezing

    Article • Separation Science and Technology, December 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  61. Optimization of Biodiesel Synthesis from Waste Frying Soybean Oil Using Fish Scale-Supported Ni Catalyst

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, June 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  62. Prediction of optimal conditions of infrared assisted freeze-drying of aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) using response surface methodology

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, July 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  63. Infrared-Assisted Freeze Drying of Tiger Prawn: Parameter Optimization and Quality Assessment

    Article • Drying Technology, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  64. Application of calcined waste fish (Labeo rohita) scale as low-cost heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel synthesis

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  65. Efficiency Comparison Between Circular and Semicircular Fins Circumscribing Circular Pipes

    Article • Journal of Heat Transfer, January 2011, ASME International

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  66. Transesterification of soybean oil catalyzed by fly ash and egg shell derived solid catalysts

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  67. Prediction of Fuel Properties of Biodiesel Produced by Sequential Esterification and Transesterification of Used Frying Soybean Oil Using Statistical Analysis

    Article • Waste and Biomass Valorization, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  68. Waste Frying/cooking oil conversion to Biodiesel

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty

  69. Modeling and simulation of parametric sensitivity in primary freeze-drying of foodstuffs

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Rajat Chakraborty