Kunwar Pal

About

Currently working as a Scientist at Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass Division at Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio Energy (NIBE) Kapurthala.He earned his PhD from Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar in July 2019 on “Studies on Performance of Biomass Cookstoves using Exergy Approach”. He also served as Assistant Professor for more than three years in the Department of Chemical Engineering, PKG College of Engineering & Technology Panipat (Affiliated to Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra). He has been awarded as National Post Doctoral Fellow in 2020 by Science and Engineering Research Board New Delhi. He joined IIT Delhi in February 2021 as a SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow to work on the Gasification of solid recovered fuel for the production of hydrogen.

Employment

• Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy Scientist
  2022 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Post Doctoral Fellow
  2021 - 2022
• R.N. College of Engineering & Technology, Panipat Assistant Professor
  2017 - 2021

Education

• Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Ph.D.
  2013 - 2019
• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar M.Tech
  2011 - 2013
• Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University B.Tech
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (34)

• Biomass densification pathways for India: An overview on technologies, characterization, testing, challenges and economics
  Energy for Sustainable Development 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2025.101878
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• Gasification technologies for agro-waste to energy conversion
  2026 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-34015-4.00008-2
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• Lignocellulosic biorefinery: Economic analysis and the associated challenges
  2026 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-34015-4.00004-5
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• Bioenergy crops: a source of renewable energy
  Agriculture-Bioenergy Nexus 2026 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-34015-4.00012-4
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• Valorization of rice straw via torrefaction and its effect on the physicochemical properties
  Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-024-06472-7
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• Harnessing pomegranate rind waste to develop novel bioactive packaging films using citric acid crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/starch-based polymer matrix
  Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-024-06019-w
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• Thermochemical Conversion of Agro-Waste for Green Hydrogen Production
  Current Natural Sciences and Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.63015/1h-2457.2.1
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• Bioenergy crops: a source of renewable energy
  Agriculture Bioenergy Nexus Transforming Waste into Wealth 2025 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-34015-4.00012-4
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• Briquette and biochar production from apple-pruned residue for energy recovery, soil fertility and water purification
  Discover Environment 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s44274-025-00367-8
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• Effect of Primary Air on Performance of a Natural Draft Dual-Purpose Gasifier Stove: An Experimental Study
  Bioenergy Research 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12155-025-10870-8
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