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ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5351-3980

 

1.    Hongloi, N., Jahromi, H., Rahman, T., & Adhikari, S. (2025). Pyrolysis oil upgrading via hydrotreatment to produce alternative fuel using ZrOâ‚‚-supported catalysts and isopropanol as a solvent. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 192, 107293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107293.

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2.    Wongsurakul, P., Rahman, T., Hongloi, N., Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, F., Aransiola, E., Bargiela, P., Zhang, L., Ammar, M., Baltrusaitis, J., Kiatkittipong, W., Assabumrungrat, S., & Adhikari, S. (2025). Renewable diesel and bio-aromatics production from waste cooking oil using ethanol as a hydrogen donor in the deoxygenation reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 509, 161170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.161170.

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3.    Hongloi, N., Rahman, T., Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, F., Prapainainar, C., Wongsurakul, P., Aransiola, E., Zhang, L., Bargiela, P., Baltrusaitis, J., Prapainainar, P., & Adhikari, S. (2025). Palm oil deoxygenation with glycerol as a hydrogen donor for renewable fuel production using nickel-molybdenum catalysts: The effect of support. Fuel Processing Technology, 270, 108196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108196.

 

4.    Bansode, A., Rahman, T., Carias, L., Asafu-Adjaye, O., Adhikari, S., Via, B. K., Farag, R., & Auad, M. L. (2025). Hydrothermal liquefied bio-oil from municipal sewage sludge as a reactive filler in polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (p-MDI) wood adhesives. Sustainability, 17(3), 1318. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17031318.

 

5.    Kemp, A., Rahman, T., Jahromi, H., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Production of aviation fuel-range hydrocarbons through catalytic co-pyrolysis of polystyrene and southern pine. Catalysts, 14(11), 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14110806.

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6.    Hongloi, N., Rahman, T., Biswas, B., Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, F., Prapainainar, C., Wongsurakul, P., Ivanchenko, P., Jaisi, D. P., Aransiola, E., Zhang, L., Ammar, M., Baltrusaitis, J., Prapainainar, P., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Biofuel production from palm oil deoxygenation using nickel-molybdenum on zirconia catalyst using glycerol as a hydrogen donor. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 24, 100781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100781.

 

7.    Rahman, T., Jahromi, H., Roy, P., Biswas, B., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Hydrothermal liquefaction of southern yellow pine with downstream processing for improved fuel-grade chemicals production. Energy Conversion and Management: X, 24, 100735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100735.

 
8.    Hartmann, D., Rahman, T., Carias, L., Auad, M. L., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Upcycling polyurethane plastics via thermochemical conversion pathways: A comparison of hydrothermal liquefaction and pyrolysis processes. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c05202.

 

9.    Biswas, B., Rahman, T., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Mono-and bi-metal catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of food waste: Screening the process parameters on product yield and characterizations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 471, 143398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143398.

 

10.    Sapkota, S., Ghimire, R., Bista, P., Hartmann, D., Rahman, T., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Greenhouse gas mitigation and soil carbon stabilization potential of forest biochar varied with biochar type and characteristics. Science of The Total Environment, 931, 172942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172942.

 

11.    Biswas, B., Sakhakarmy, M., Rahman, T., Jahromi, H., Adhikari, S., Krishna, B. B., Bhaskar, T., Baltrusaitis, J., Eisa, M., Taghavi Kouzehkanan, S. M., & Oh, T.-S. (2024). Selective production of phenolic monomer via catalytic depolymerization of lignin over cobalt-nickel-zirconium dioxide catalyst. Bioresource Technology, 398, 130517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130517.

 

12.    Biswas, B., Rahman, T., Sakhakarmy, M., Jahromi, H., Eisa, M., Baltrusaitis, J., Lamba, J., Torbert, A., & Adhikari, S. (2023). Phosphorus adsorption using chemically and metal chloride-activated biochars: Isotherms, kinetics, and mechanism study. Heliyon, 9(9), e19830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19830.

 

13.    Rahman, T., Jahromi, H., Roy, P., Bhattarai, A., Ammar, M., Baltrusaitis, J., & Adhikari, S. (2023). Depolymerization of household plastic waste via catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction. Energy & Fuels, 37(17), 13202–13217.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01706.

 

14.    Roy, P., Jahromi, H., Rahman, T., Baltrusaitis, J., Hassan, E. B., Torbert, A., & Adhikari, S. (2023). Hydrotreatment of pyrolysis bio-oil with non-edible carinata oil and poultry fat for producing transportation fuels. Fuel Processing Technology, 245, 107753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2023.107753.

 

15.    Roy, P., Rahman, T., Jackson, R. L., Jahromi, H., & Adhikari, S. (2023). Hydrocarbon biolubricants from hydrotreated renewable and waste-derived liquid intermediates. Journal of Cleaner Production, 409, 137120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137120.

 

16.    Rahman, T., Jahromi, H., Roy, P., Adhikari, S., Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, F., Oh, T.-S., Wang, Q., & Higgins, B. T. (2023). Influence of red mud catalyst and reaction atmosphere on hydrothermal liquefaction of algae. Energies, 16(1), 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010491.

 

17.    Roy, P., Jahromi, H., Rahman, T., Adhikari, S., & Oh, T.-S. (2022). Understanding the effects of feedstock blending and catalyst support on hydrotreatment of algae HTL biocrude with non-edible vegetable oil. Energy Conversion and Management, 268, 115998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115998.

 

18.    Jahromi, H., Rahman, T., Roy, P., & Adhikari, S. (2022). Hydrotreatment of solvent-extracted biocrude from hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge. Energy Conversion and Management, 263, 115719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115719.

 

19.    Roy, P., Jahromi, H., Adhikari, S., Finfrock, Y. Z., Rahman, T., Ahmadi, Z., Mahjouri-Samani, M., Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, F., & Oh, T.-S. (2022). Performance of biochar-assisted catalysts during hydroprocessing of non-edible vegetable oil: Effect of transition metal source on catalytic activity. Energy Conversion and Management, 252, 115131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.115131.

 

20.    Wang, P., Tyndall, S., Rahman, T., Roy, P., Jahromi, H., Adhikari, S., & Boersma, M. (2022). Sorption and recovery of phenolic compounds from the aqueous phase of sewage sludge hydrothermal liquefaction using bio-char. Chemosphere, 287, 131934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131934.

 

21.    Rahman, T., Jahromi, H., Roy, P., Adhikari, S., Hassani, E., & Oh, T.-S. (2021). Hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge: Effect of red mud catalyst in ethylene and inert ambiences. Energy Conversion and Management, 245, 114615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114615.

 

22.    Choi, S. K., Choi, Y. S., Han, S. Y., Kim, S. J., Rahman, T., Jeong, Y. W., Nguyen, Q. V., & Cha, Y. R. (2019). Bio-crude oil production from a new genotype of Miscanthus sacchariflorus Geodae-Uksae 1. Renewable Energy, 144, 153–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.043.

 

23.    Han, S., Choi, Y. S., Choi, S. K., Kim, S. J., & Rahman, T. (2017). Production of bio-crude oil from palm kernel shell by pyrolysis with a bubbling fluidized bed reactor and the characteristics of the biocrude oil. Journal of Korea Society of Waste Management, 34, 853–860. https://doi.org/10.9786/kswm.2017.34.8.853.

 

24.    Choi, Y. S., Choi, S. K., Kim, S. J., Jeong, Y. W., Soysa, R., & Rahman, T. (2017). Fast pyrolysis of coffee grounds in a tilted-slide reactor and characteristics of biocrude oil. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 36, 655–661. https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.12585
 

Conference Presentation

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  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi, Ashish Bhattrai and Sushil Adhikari, ‘Sustainable Fuel Production from Plastic Waste: Liquefaction of High-Density Polyethylene and Polystyrene’, 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 27-31 October 2024

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi, Poulami Roy, Bijoy Biswas and Sushil Adhikari, ‘Hydrothermal liquefaction of southern yellow pine with downstream processing for improved fuel grade chemicals production’, ASABE 2024, Annual International Meeting, Anaheim, California, 28-31 July 2024

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi, Poulami Roy, Ashish Bhattarai, Sushil Adhikari, ‘Depolymerization of household plastic waste via catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction’, ASABE 2023, Annual International Meeting, Omaha, Nebraska, 9-12 July ,2023

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi, Poulami Roy, Sushil Adhikari, Qichen Wang, Brendan T. Higgins, ‘Influence of red mud catalyst and reaction atmosphere on hydrothermal liquefaction of algae’, ASABE 2022, Annual International Meeting, Houston, Texas, 17-20 July,2022

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi, Poulami Roy and Sushil Adhikari,‘Effect of Catalyst and Ambience on Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Municipal Sludge’, ASABE 2021 Annual International Meeting, Virtual and On-Demand, 12-16 July 2021.

 

  • Temitope D. Soneye, Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi and Sushil Adhikari,‘Production of renewable fuels from hydrothermal liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge followed by hydro treatment’, 2020 Thermal & Catalytic Sciences Virtual Symposium,5-7 October,2020

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Yeon Seok Choi, Sang Kyu Choi, So Young Han, and Seock Joon Kim, ‘Analysis of the Acetic Acid Concentration of Palm Kernel Shell Biocrude-oil by FTIR Method,’  2016 Annual Fall Meeting of the Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy, Gwangju, Republic of Korea, 2-4 November 2016.

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Yeon Seok Choi, Sang Kyu Choi, So Young Han, and Seock Joon Kim, ‘Influence of Reaction Temperature and Feed size on Biocrude-oil from Fast Pyrolysis of Palm Kernel Shell,’6th International Conference on Environment and Bioscience (ICEBS2016), Incheon, Republic of Korea,12-14 October 2016.

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Yeon Seok Choi, Sang Kyu Choi, So Young Han, and Seock Joon Kim, ‘Production and analysis of the characteristics of Biocrude-oil from Palm kernel shell by fast pyrolysis,’2016 Annual Spring Meeting of Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy, Jeju, Republic of Korea, 23-25 May 2016.

POSTER PRESENTATION

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  • Dale Hartmann, Tawsif Rahman, Sushil Adhikari, Quenton Quarterman, Maria Auad, Lucila Carias, ‘Upcycling of linear polyurethane plastic via thermal decomposition into useable building blocks for existing market infrastructure’, Fall 2023 Graduate engineering research showcase, 12 October 2023, Council of Engineering Graduate Students, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, AL, USA (Award Winner)

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi, Poulami Roy, Ashish Bhattarari, Sushil Adhikari, ‘Valorization of plastic waste by catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction’,2022 Graduate student research poster showcase, 20 October 2022, Council of Engineering Graduate Students, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University, AL, USA

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Manish Sakhakarmy, Sushil Adhikari, ‘Depolymerization of biomass by hydrothermal liquefaction process’, Printimber 2022 Annual Meeting, 10-12 May 2022, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Hossein Jahromi and Sushil Adhikari, ‘Effect of Red Mud Catalyst on Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Municipal Sludge’, 2020 Graduate student research poster showcase, virtual event ,29 O c t o b e r   2 0 2 0, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, AL, USA

 

  • Sang Kyu Choi, Yeon Seok Choi, Seock Joon Kim,Yeon Woo Jeong, Ramesh Soysa, and Tawsif Rahman, ‘Fast Pyrolysis of Coffee Ground to produce Biocrude-oil in a Tilted-slide Reactor,’ tcbiomass 2015 - The International Conference on Thermochemical Conversion Science, 2-5 November 2015, The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IL (USA).

Dissertation & Theses

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, ‘Biocrude production from biomass and mixed plastics via hydrothermal liquefaction for fuel and chemicals, ’Doctoral Dissertation, December 2022, Auburn University, AL, USA

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Production and the Properties Analysis of Biocrude-oil by Fast Pyrolysis from Palm Kernel Shell (PKS)’, Master Thesis, February 2017, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

 

 

  • Tawsif Rahman, Mohammad Rezwan Kabir, Mohammad Ashabul Haque ‘Design and Manufacturing of a Pedal Powered Generator’, Undergraduate Thesis, January 2012, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Invention Disclosure

 

Title: Engineered Biochar for Ammonia Capture from Animal Facilities.

Organization: Auburn University

Invention ID: 2021-071 / Inventors: Sushil Adhikari; Hossein Jahromi; Poulami Roy; Tawsif Rahman

Reviewing Activities

Elsevier:

  • Bioresource Technology

  • Bioresource Technology Reports

  • Chemical Engineering Journal

  • Chemosphere

  • Cleaner Waste System

  • Fuel

  • Fuel Processing Technology

  • Industrial Crops & Products

  •  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

  •  Journal of Cleaner Production

  • Waste Management

American Chemical Society

  •  Energy & Fuels

Springer:

  • Energy, Ecology and Environment

  • BioEnergy Research

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