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MURUGAVELH SOMASUNDARAM

Also known as: S. MURUGAVELH

Vellore Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3275-1549
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About

I am a Professor in Chemical Engineering at VIT Vellore, with over 15 years of expertise in subjects such as heat transfer, mass transfer, and chemical process equipment design. My current research focuses on thermochemical conversion, anaerobic digestion, water treatment, transesterification, critical mineral reclamation, clean energy technologies, and the waste-to-energy nexus.

I actively collaborate with international universities across Australia, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, China, Thailand, the USA, South Korea, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and New Zealand.

Significant projects include serving as the Principal Investigator for a project on the "Co-pyrolysis of agro-biomass with plastic waste for bio oil production in a tubular reactor," funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India. I am also the Co-investigator for a project on developing direct injection technology for hydrogen-enriched CNG and biogas, funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

In addition to my research, I have been involved in two industrial projects, hold two granted patents, and have authored over 60 articles published in peer-reviewed journals

Employment

  • Vellore Institute of Technology PROFESSOR
    2014 - Present

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Ph.D.
    2008 - 2013

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