Rajasekhar Balasubramanian‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Research interests

Publications

• Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries for a sustainable future: recent advancements

  Chemical Society Reviews · 2024 · https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00898c

• Hydrothermal Treatment of Biomass Feedstocks for Sustainable Production of Chemicals, Fuels, and Materials: Progress and Perspectives

  Chemical Reviews · 2023 · https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00673

• Impacts of climate change on the fate of contaminants through extreme weather events

  The Science of The Total Environment · 2023 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168388

• Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

  The Science of The Total Environment · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153555

• Bioretention systems for stormwater management: Recent advances and future prospects

  Journal of Environmental Management · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112766

• Biomass derived low-cost microporous adsorbents for efficient CO 2 capture

  Fuel · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.01.032

• Hydrothermal conversion of biomass waste to activated carbon with high porosity: A review

  Chemical Engineering Journal · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.014

• Is biosorption suitable for decontamination of metal-bearing wastewaters? A critical review on the state-of-the-art of biosorption processes and future directions

  Journal of Environmental Management · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.030

• Graphene/semiconductor nanocomposites (GSNs) for heterogeneous photocatalytic decolorization of wastewaters contaminated with synthetic dyes: A review

  Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.05.035

• Food waste-to-energy conversion technologies: Current status and future directions

  Waste Management · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2014.12.004

• 2013 Southeast Asian Smoke Haze: Fractionation of Particulate-Bound Elements and Associated Health Risk

  Environmental Science & Technology · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1021/es405533d

• Hydrothermal conversion of urban food waste to chars for removal of textile dyes from contaminated waters

  Bioresource Technology · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.087

• Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge for energy production with coal

  Fuel · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2013.04.052

• Upgrading of waste biomass by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and low temperature pyrolysis (LTP): A comparative evaluation

  Applied Energy · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.027

• Preparation and characterization of fuel pellets from woody biomass, agro-residues and their corresponding hydrochars

  Applied Energy · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.087

• Liquefaction of waste tires by pyrolysis for oil and chemicals—A review

  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2013.02.016

• Recent advances in the use of graphene-family nanoadsorbents for removal of toxic pollutants from wastewater

  Advances in Colloid and Interface Science · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2013.12.005

• Ammonia in the atmosphere: a review on emission sources, atmospheric chemistry and deposition on terrestrial bodies

  Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-013-2051-9

• Activated carbons derived from coconut shells as high energy density cathode material for Li-ion capacitors

  Scientific Reports · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03002

• Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) program

  Atmospheric Research · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.06.005

• Production of solid biochar fuel from waste biomass by hydrothermal carbonization

  Fuel · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2012.07.069

• Chemical, structural and combustion characteristics of carbonaceous products obtained by hydrothermal carbonization of palm empty fruit bunches

  Bioresource Technology · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.042

• Chemical characteristics of fine particles emitted from different gas cooking methods

  Atmospheric Environment · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.011

• Risk assessment of exposure to indoor aerosols associated with Chinese cooking

  Environmental Research · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2005.12.013

• Evaluation of the marine algae Ulva fasciata and Sargassum sp. for the biosorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions

  Bioresource Technology · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.01.010

Current projects

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