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Brajendra K. Sharma
Researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Publications - 113
Citations - 5288
Brajendra K. Sharma is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Pyrolysis. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 106 publications receiving 3698 citations. Previous affiliations of Brajendra K. Sharma include National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research.
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Chemical properties of biocrude oil from the hydrothermal liquefaction of Spirulina algae, swine manure, and digested anaerobic sludge.
Derek R. Vardon,Brajendra K. Sharma,John W. Scott,Guo Yu,Zhichao Wang,Lance Schideman,Yuanhui Zhang,Timothy J. Strathmann +7 more
TL;DR: Findings show the importance of HTL feedstock composition and highlight the need for better understanding of biocrude chemistries when considering bio-oil uses and upgrading requirements.
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Plastics to fuel: a review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the catalytic processes of converting waste plactics into fuels is presented, highlighting the remarkable achievements of this field and the milestones that need to be achieved in the future.
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Thermochemical conversion of raw and defatted algal biomass via hydrothermal liquefaction and slow pyrolysis
Derek R. Vardon,Brajendra K. Sharma,Grant V. Blazina,Kishore Rajagopalan,Timothy J. Strathmann +4 more
TL;DR: Two thermochemical processes, hydrothermal liquefaction and slow pyrolysis, were used to produce bio-oils from Scenedesmus and Spirulina biomass that were compared against Illinois shale oil, showing sharp differences in the mean bio-oil molecular weight and the percentage of low boiling compounds.
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Complete Utilization of Spent Coffee Grounds To Produce Biodiesel, Bio-Oil, and Biochar
Derek R. Vardon,Bryan R. Moser,Wei Zheng,Katie R. Witkin,Roque L. Evangelista,Timothy J. Strathmann,Kishore Rajagopalan,Brajendra K. Sharma +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the complete utilization of spent coffee grounds to produce biodiesel, bio-oil, and biochar, and evaluated the neat biodiesel and blended (B5 and B20) fuel properties against ASTM and EN standards.
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Bio-Based Chemicals from Renewable Biomass for Integrated Biorefineries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a survey of past and current strategies used to achieve a sustainable conversion of biomass to platform chemicals, such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), levulinic acid, furfurals, sugar alcohols, lactic acid, succinic acid, and phenols.