Dr. Sandip Singh
Also known as: Dr Sandip Kumar Singh
University of Kansas, University of Göttingen, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Montana State University
Research areas: Chemical Engineering · Process Chemistry and Technology · Lignin and Wood Chemistry · Biofuel production and bioconversion · Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
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About
Associate Researcher, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), University of Kansas, USA. Ph.D., CSIR-NCL Pune (AcSIR), 2017. Research: green chemistry-driven biomass valorization — ionic liquid catalysis, acetosolv fractionation, biomass demineralization, lignin-based bio-adhesives, vanillin synthesis, and biorefinery TEA/LCA. 42 publications (>3,200 citations; h-index 22); 11 patents (3 US-granted); >USD 11.6M competitive funding (PI + Co-PI). Co-author, Chemical Reviews 2026 biomass demineralization review (collaboration with MIT, Princeton, UW-Madison, and 4 US National Labs). Top 2% Scientists Worldwide, Chemical Sciences (Stanford–Elsevier, 2025). Guest Editor, Topics in Catalysis (Springer, 2024).
Employment
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The University of Kansas Research Scientist2023 - Present
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The University of Kansas Postdoctoral researcher2022 - 2023
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University of Göttingen Postdoc research associate2021 - 2022
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Montana State University Bozeman Postdoctoral Research Fellow2018 - 2020
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Indian Institute of Technology Indore Postdoctoral Research Associate2017 - 2018
Education
- 2008 - 2010
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (46)
- Facile preparation of amidated lignin as a biobased food packaging additive with life cycle assessment Save
- Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of a Corn Cob-based Biorefinery Save
- Biomass Demineralization: A Critical Need for Future Biorefineries Save
- Impacts of Sulfur Impurity and Acid Pretreatment on Catalytic Depolymerization of Corn Cob Lignin Save
- High-Performance Resin Formulations with Ozone-Pretreated Corn Cob Lignin and Lysine Save
- Extraction, recovery, and characterization of lignin from industrial corn stover lignin cake Save
- Lignocellulosic biomass analysis: acidic lignin recovery, characterisation, and depolymerisation Save
- Scale-Up of a Two-Stage Cu-Catalyzed Alkaline-Oxidative Pretreatment of Hybrid Poplar Save
- Applications of ionic liquid in green and sustainable chemistry Save
- Effect of Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Lignin Extraction Conditions on Lignin Properties and Suitability as a Phenol Replacement in Phenol-Formaldehyde Wood Adhesives Save
- Alpha-, Beta- and Gamma-Cellulose Quantification and Two-Stage Concentrated-Dilute Acid Lignin Recovery from Three Rice Husks: Lignin Characterization and Depolymerization Save
- Ionic liquids and lignin interaction: An overview Save
- Production of ionic liquids using renewable sources Save
- Environmentally sustainable, high-performance lignin-derived universal adhesive† Save
- Lignin properties and cell wall response to deconstruction by alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis in brown midrib sorghums Save
- Biological treatment of plant biomass and factors affecting bioactivity Save
- Determination of Alpha-, Beta- and Gamma- Cellulose in Bagasse and Wheat Straw: Lignin Recovery, Characterization and Depolymerization Save
- Dimension Controlled Polymeric Matrices and Graphene Filler-Based Nanofibres by Electrospinning Save
- Effective Biomass Fractionation through Oxygen-Enhanced Alkaline-Oxidative Pretreatment Save
- Electrospinning of Lignin Nanofibers for Drug Delivery Save