CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. ANSARI KHURSHEED AHMAD BADRUDDIN

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh 200201, India
Mobile: +91-9967025731 / Whatsapp: +91-9045104440
Email: [email protected]
Official Website: https://www.amu.ac.in/dshowfacultydata.jsp?did=29&eid=10075698
Personal Website: https://ansarikh5.wixsite.com/mysite-1
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Tech.) Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India Degree Awarded: Feb-2015
M.Chem. Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India Degree Awarded: Jan-2010
B.E. (Chemical Engineering), Shivajirao S. Jondhale College of Engineering, Mumbai, India Degree Awarded: Jan-2007
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
✓ Assistant Professor (Contractual), Depart. of Chemical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
January, 2019 Till date
✓ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore June, 2016 to October, 2018
Project under investigation: A multiscale integrated approach to develop biomass pyrolysis technology
✓ Research and Development Scientist, Fossil Liquid and Mineral Exim Pvt. Ltd., India Sept, 2014 to Feb, 2016
Research activity: Bitumen Oxidation, Polymer Modified Bitumen, Bitumen Emulsion, Bituminous coatings
RESEARCH INTERESTS
✓ Pyrolysis of Biomass ✓ Hydrotropic Extraction
✓ Catalytic Upgradation of Bio-oil ✓ Adsorptive Separation of CO2 using Polymers
✓ Biochar application as soil amender ✓ ASPEN: Separation of Bio-oil Compounds
✓ Kinetic and Mathematical Modelling ✓ Reaction and Transport Modelling
✓ Hydrodynamic cavitation of petroleum crude oil

RESEARCH STATUS (Google Scholar Page: Dr. Ansari Khursheed Ahmad Badruddin)

Published papers: 13 Citations: 204 h-index: 8 i10-index: 7

PUBLISHED RESEARCH ARTICLES

1. Danish M., Ansari K.B., Rameez A. A., Mohammad Danish, Zaidi S., Thang Q.T. gPROMS-driven Modeling and
Simulation of Fixed Bed Adsorption of Heavy Metals on a Biosorbent: Benchmarking and Case Study. Environmental
Science and Pollution Research, 2021. (Impact factor = 3.056). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13207-y
2. Khan M.S., Muhammad A. Qyyum, W. Ali, A. Wazwaz, Ansari K.B., M. Lee. Energy Saving Through Efficient BOG
Prediction and Impact of Static Boil-Off-Rate in Full Containment-Type LNG Storage Tank. Energies, 2020, 13 (21),
5578 – 5592. (Impact factor = 2.702).
3. Husain Z., Ansari K.B., Chatake V.S., Urunkar Y., Pandit A.B., Joshi J.B. Valorization of biomass pellets to renewable
fuel and chemicals using pyrolysis: Characterization of pyrolysis products and its application. Indian Chemical
Engineer, 2020, 62 (1), 78 – 91.

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4. Ansari K.B., Arora J.S. Chew J.W., Dauenhauer P.J., Mushrif S.H. Fast Pyrolysis of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and
Lignin: Effect of Operating Temperature on Bio-oil Yield and Composition and Insights into the Intrinsic Pyrolysis
Chemistry. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2019, 58 (35), 15838 – 15852. (Impact factor = 3.573).
5. Arora J.S., Ansari K.B., Chew J.W., Dauenhauer P.J., Mushrif S.H. Unravelling the Catalytic Influence of Naturally
Occurring Salts on Biomass Pyrolysis Chemistry Using Glucose as a Model Compound: A Combined Experimental and
DFT Study. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2019, 9, 3504 – 3524. (Impact factor = 5.721)
6. Ansari K.B., Gaikar V.G. Investigating Production of Hydrocarbon Rich Bio-Oil from Grassy Biomass Using Vacuum
Pyrolysis Coupled with Online Deoxygenation of Volatile Products Over Metallic Iron. Renewable Energy, 130, 2019,
305 – 318. (Impact factor = 6.274)
7. Ansari K.B., Arora J.S., Chew J.W., Dauenhauer P.J., Mushrif S.H. Effect of Temperature and Transport on the Yield
and Composition of Pyrolysis-Derived Bio-Oil from Glucose. Energy & Fuels, 2018, 32, 6008 − 6021. (Impact factor
= 3.421)
8. Ansari K.B., Loke N.H., Pandit A.B., Gaikar V.G., Sivakumar R., Kumar R., Das S. Process Intensification of
Upgradation of Crude Oil and Vacuum Residue by Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Microwave Irradiation. Indian
Chemical Engineer, 2015, 57, 256 – 281.
9. Ansari K.B. and Gaikar V.G. Pressmud as an Alternate Resource for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals by Thermal
Pyrolysis. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014, 53, 1878 – 1889. (Impact factor = 3.573)
10. Ansari K.B. and Gaikar V.G. Green Hydrotropic Extraction Technology for Delignification of Sugarcane Bagasse by
Using Alkybenzene Sulfonates as Hydrotropes. Chemical Engineering Science, 2014, 115, 157 – 166. (Impact factor
= 3.871)
11. Yadav A., Ansari K.B., Simha P., Gaikar V.G., Pandit A.B. Vacuum Pyrolysed Biochar for Soil Amendment. Resource-
Efficient Technologies, 2016, 2, S177 – S185.
12. Kumar P., Ansari K.B., Koli A.C., Gaikar V.G. Sorption Behavior of Thiourea-Grafted Polymeric Resin toward Silver
Ion, Reduction to Silver Nanoparticles, and Their Antibacterial Properties. Industrial Engineering and Chemistry
Research, 2013, 52, 6438 – 6445. (Impact factor = 3.573)
13. Kumar P., Ansari K.B., Gaikar V.G. Selective Removal of Silver Impurity from Oxaliplatin by Sorption on
Functionalized Polymer. Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research, 2012, 51, 14209 – 14217. (Impact factor =
3.573).

RESEARCH WORK SUBMITTED TO JOURNALS

1. Ansari K.B., Kamal B., Beg S., Waqil A., Khan M.S., Al Mesfer M.K., Danish M. Recent Developments in
Investigating Reaction Chemistry and Transport Effects in Biomass Fast Pyrolysis: A Review. Submitted to Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Review. (Impact factor = 12.11). Current Status: Review revision under process.
2. Ansari K.B., Gaikar V.G., Thang Q.T., Khan M.S., Banerjee A., Mesfer M K.Al, Danish M. Carbon Dioxide Capture
Over Amine Functionalized Styrene Divinylbenzene Copolymer: An Experimental Batch and Continuous Studies.
Submitted to Langmuir. (Impact factor = 3.557). Current Status: Under Review.
3. Rameez A.A., Zaidi S., Mohd. Danish, Sayed M. A., Ansari K.B., Mohammad D. Support Vector Regression-based
Model for Phenol Adsorption in Rotating Packed Bed Adsorber. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
(Impact factor = 3.056). Current Status: Required review completed.

BOOK CHAPTERS (PUBLISHED/ACCEPTED)

1. Quang Thang Trinh, Arghya Banerjee, Khursheed B. Ansari, Duy Quang Dao, Asmaa Drif, Nguyen Binh
Dang Thanh Tung, Phan Minh Quoc Binh, Prince Nana Amaniampong, Pham Thanh Huyen, Minh Thang Le.
Upgrading of Bio-oil from Biomass Pyrolysis: Current Status and Future Development. In: Nanda S., N. Vo DV.,
Sarangi P. (eds) Biorefinery of Alternative Resources: Targeting Green Fuels and Platform Chemicals. April 2020,
Springer Nature, Singapore. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1804-1_14

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2. Mohd Shariq Khan, Wahid Ali, M. A. Qyyum, Khursheed B. Ansari, Mashhood Hasan. Introduction to Particle
Swarm Optimization and Its Paradigms: A Bibliographic Survey. In, AI and Machine Learning Paradigms for
Health Monitoring System: Intelligent Data Analytics, Edited by Hasmat Malik, Nuzhat Fatema, Jafar A. Alzubi.
September 2020, Springer Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.007/978-981-33-4412-9_6

3. Quang Thang Trinh, Khursheed B. Ansari, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Phan To Nga, Pham Thanh Huyen, Dinh Thi Thuy
Hang, Nguyen Thi Le Anh. Perovskites Materials As Photocatalysts: From Fundamental Research To Practical
Applications. In: Nanda S., Van-Huy N., Dai-Viet N. Vo, Nanostructured Photocatalysts: From Fundamental To
Practical Applications. Submitted to Elsevier. September 2020, Accepted by Editor. Elsevier (ISBN:
9780128230077).

4. Khursheed B. Ansari, Mohd. Danish, Arghya Banerjee, Shaeikh Z. Hassan, Daniel Vincent Sahayaraj, Quang Thang
Trinh. Progress in Biomass Fast Pyrolysis: An Outlook of Modern Experimental Approaches. In, Nanda S. and
Dai-Viet N. Vo. Innovations In Thermochemical Technologies For Biofuel Processing. December 2020, Elsevier.
Accepted by Editor.

5. Khursheed B. Ansari, Mohd. Danish, Arghya Banerjee, Shaeikh Z. Hassan, Daniel Vincent Sahayaraj, Quang Thang
Trinh. State-of-The-Art Practices to Upgrade Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Derived Bio-Oil. In, Nanda S. and Dai-Viet
N. Vo. Innovations In Thermochemical Technologies For Biofuel Processing. December 2020, Elsevier. Accepted by
Editor.

6. Khursheed B. Ansari, Arghya Banerjee, Saeikh Zaffar Hassan, Mohd. Danish, Iram Arman, Parvez Khan, Shakeelur
Rahman A.R., Qazi Naved Ahmad, Quang Thang Trinh. Two-Dimensional Based Hybrid Materials for
Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbon Fuels. In, Kishor K. S., Karthik K., Aboubakr M. A. Ali and
Bijandra K. Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials For CO2 Conversion Into Chemicals And Fuels. May 2021, Revision
submitted to editor, Royal Society of Chemistry.

JOURNAL REVIEWER
• ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering; Energy & Fuels; Frontier Energy Research; Journal of Environmental
Management; Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery; Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis; Waste and Biomass
Valorization

EDITOR ASSIGNMENTS
Guest Editor of “Frontiers in Chemical Engineering” under Research Topic “Advances in Unconventional Activation
Techniques in Green Chemistry Applications”. DOI: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14633/advances-in-
unconventional-activation-techniques-in-green-chemistry-applications

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. IIChE award: Sisir Kumar Mitra Memorial Award to the best second technical paper published in IIChE journal, issue-
2015, presented on 27th December-2016, at Anna University, India. Link: http://www.iiche.org.in/otherawards.php#4
2. IIChE NRC award: IIChE NRC Award for best second paper in Indian Chemical Engineer, presented on 27th December-
2016, at Anna University, India. Link: http://www.iiche.org.in/otherawards.php#4

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTION
• Worked as “Member of the Technical Team” NAAC Cycle-II SSR, Aligarh Muslim University, 2021.
• Departmental Coordinator for “Moodle Learning Management System”, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

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• Departmental Coordinator for “Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)” and “National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)” Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

CONTRIBUTION TO ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

1. Participated in “International Conference on Advanced Materials Behaviour & Characterization (ICAMBC)-2021”
conducted by Mattest Research Academy, Chennai, India. 24th – 26th April 2021.
2. Participated in Virtual International Conference on “Advances in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2021”
conducted by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat) India. 16th – 17th April 2021.
3. Attended: 2nd International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (PYRO ASIA 2020, E-SYMPOSIUM) held
in online mode. 11th – 13th December 2020. Link: https://pyroasia.org/welcome
4. Participated in “International Conference on Advanced Materials Behaviour & Characterization (ICAMBC)-2020”
conducted by Mattest Research Academy, Chennai, India. 18th – 23rd July, 2020.
5. Oral talk: Influence of Temperature on Bio-oil Yield and Composition and Understanding of Intrinsic Pyrolysis
Chemistry: An Experimental Study using Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and Lignin as Biopolymers. International Conference
on Advances in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering ACAPE 2020, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001,
India. 22nd – 24th February 2020.
6. Invited talk: An Advance Experimental Approach to Systematically Evaluate the Effect of Temperature and Transport
on the Yield and Composition of Pyrolysis Bio-oil” at the 1st International Symposium on Analytical and Applied
Pyrolysis in the Asian Region, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. 12th – 13th December 2019. Link:
https://web.iitm.ac.in/pyroasia2019/index.php/speakers/
7. Oral talk: An Integrated Experimental and Theoretical Approach to Investigate the Interplay of Reaction and Transport
within Biomass Particle during Fast Pyrolysis. 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference-2017, Edmonton AB,
Canada. Link: http://www.csche2017.ca/sites/default/files/csche2017-pdfs/CSChE2017Program1012.pdf
8. Oral talk (Departmental seminar): An Integrated Experimental and Theoretical Approach to Investigate Biomass Fast
Pyrolysis. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada. Link; https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-
engineering/events/seminar-integrated-experimental-and-theoretical-approach
9. Oral talk: Effect of Temperature and Transport on the Yield and Composition of Pyrolysis-Derived Bio-oil. AIChE
Annual Meeting-2018, October 28 - November 2, 2018, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Link: https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2018/meetingapp.cgi/Person/199962
10. Poster presentation: Development of Microkinetic Model of Pyrolysis Reactions: A Systematic Approach for the
Design of Pyrolysis Reactors. International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering
ACAPE 2020, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001, India. 22nd – 24th February 2020.
11. Poster presentation: Co-pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes and Biomass into Biofuel: An Effective Approach to Address Waste
Management and Sustainable Energy Demand. International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Petrochemical
Engineering ACAPE 2020, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001, India. 22nd – 24th February 2020.
12. Poster presentation: Pressmud as Alternate Resource to Hydrocarbon Fuel by a Novel Process of Thermal Pyrolysis
followed by Catalysis. 18th International Conference (Post ISCBC-2012), at Institute of Advanced Study in Science and
Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam, India.
13. Poster presentation: Renewable biofuels from ligno-cellulosic and waste biomass. Technology Day, March-2011, at
Institute of Chemical Technology, India.
14. Professional training: 9th technology led entrepreneurship program (TLEP) at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
(IICT), 15th -30th March-2012, Hyderabad, India.
15. Meet attended: 5th Science Conclave (Nobel laureates meet) at IIIT Allahabad, 8th -14th December-2012, India.
16. Conference attended: Second Indo-Norwegian Seminar on Advances in Separation Technologies, January-
2010, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India.
17. Conference attended: Changing Paradigm in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry: From Atoms to Molecular
Cluster” at University of Pune, December-2009, India.
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SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
1. Online Faculty Development Program on “Moodle Learning Management System” organized by Department of
Electronics Engineering, A.M.U., Aligarh, India. 11th – 28th January 2021.
2. Two days “FDP-AMU Online Training Teaching” conducted by P.M.N.F. Computer Centre, AMU, Aligarh, India. 28th
– 29th July 2020.
3. “One Week Online Faculty Development Program on “MOODLE: Learning Management System” organized by
Department of Electronics Engineering, AMU, Aligarh in association with Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay from
27th – 31st May 2020.
4. Orientation Programme: Online Teaching conducted by UGC Human Resource Development Centre Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh, 20th April – 8th May, 2020.
5. SWAYAM online learning programme entitled “Digital Transformation in Teaching Learning Process” sponsored by
TEQIP-3 Ministry of HRD, Government of India. 16th – 30th March 2020.
6. Course on “CFD Application and Engineering Analysis using Computer Softwares” conducted by Veermata Jijabai
Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai. 11th – 15th November 2013.
7. TEQIP sponsored “Laboratory Safety Workshop” conducted by Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical
Technology, Mumbai, India. 20th – 21st March 2013.
8. 9th Technology Led Entrepreneurship Programme (TLEP) of HRDG-CSIR jointly conducted by faculty of Indian
Institute of Management, Bengaluru and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. 15th – 30th March 2012.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1. Two (2) years of professional teaching (as Assistant Professor, Chemical Engg. Dept., AMU) at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. Subjects taught are Process Equipment Design, Process Instrumentation, Energy Engineering and
Management, Thermodynamics, and Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development
2. Experimental Labs at UG/PG levels: Mechanical Operation Lab, Unit Operation Labs I & II, Heat Transfer Lab, Mass
Transfer Lab, Design and Simulation Lab, Seminar Lab/Project
3. Teaching Assistantship for (i) Process System Engineering, Momentum and Mass Transfer (undergraduate level) (ii)
Advanced Mass Transfer, Advance Reaction Engineering (postgraduate level)

ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Good experienced with analytical tools like Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Gas Chromatography (GC),
Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS), High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Liquid
Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Thermogravimetric analyzer
(TGA), Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), UV spectrophotometer, Density Meter, Rheometer, Softening Point
Apparatus.

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS
gPROMS ver 4, Aspen ver 11.1, COMSOL Multiphysics ver 5.2,

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REFERENCES

1. Professor Vilas G. Gaikar

BPCL Professor in Chemical Engineering Department,
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +912233612013

2. Associate Professor Samir H. Mushrif

Faculty of Engineering, Chemical and Materials
Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +17804924872

3. Professor Aniruddha B. Pandit

Chemical Engineering Department,
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +912233612012

4. Professor Nasser M. Abukhdeir

Chemical Engineering Department,
University of Waterloo, Canada
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 5198884567, ext.31306