Publications

Books/Monographs

Rajendran, K. Book of Abstracts. MaREI Annual Symposium 2018. ISBN: 9781999624002. Cork, Ireland (Link)
Rajendran K., Balasubramanian G. Waste textiles to biogas. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-659-69967-2 (Download)
Rajendran K (2015). Industrial bioprocess developments for biogas and ethanol production. University of Boras, Sweden. ISBN: 978-91-87525-71-1 (Download)

Book Chapters

Dhamodharan K., Ahlawat S., Kaushal M., Rajendran K. (2019). Economics and cost-analysis of waste biorefineries. In: Ramanujam P, Gnansounou E, Jegannathan KR, Gurunathan B. (eds). Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts. Elsevier (In Press).
Rajendran K., Lin R., Wall D., Murphy JD. Influential aspects in waste management practices. In: Taherzadeh MJ, Bolton K, Wong J, Pandey A. (eds). Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Wastes approaches. Elsevier, 65 – 78 (Link).
Rajendran K., Sudharsan Varma V., Mahapatra D.M., Kondusamy D. Economics of Solid Waste Management. In: Singhania R., Agarwal R., Kumar R., Sukumaran R. (eds) Waste to Wealth. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, 259-275. (Download)
Rajendran, K., Surendra, K. C., Tomberlin, J. K., Khanal, S. K. Insect-based biorefinery for bioenergy and biobased products, In: Pandey A, Bhaskar T, Lee DJ, Khanal S, Mohan V (eds) Waste Biorefinery: Potential and Perspectives. Elsevier, 657-669. (Download)
Varma V.S., Muthusamy S., Rajendran K. Organic Waste and Pollutants Reduction through Composting. In: Varjani S., Gnansounou E., Gurunathan B., Pant D., Zakaria Z. (eds) Waste Bioremediation. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, 141-164. (Download)
Muthusamy S., Govindaraj D., Rajendran K. Phytoremediation of Textile Dye Effluents. In: Varjani S., Agarwal A., Gnansounou E., Gurunathan B. (eds) Bioremediation: Applications for Environmental Protection and Management. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, 359-373. (Download)
Mahapatra D.M., Varma V.S., Muthusamy S., Rajendran K. Wastewater Algae to Value-Added Products. In: Singhania R., Agarwal R., Kumar R., Sukumaran R. (eds) Waste to Wealth. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore, 365-393. (Download)
Rajendran, K., Forgacs G. Biogas from Extremophiles. In: Sani R.K., Rathinam N.K. (eds) Extremophilic Microbial Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Biofuels, Value-Added Products, and Usable Power. Springer, USA, In Press. (Download)
Muthusamy S., Prabhakaran H., Rajendran K. Recent Trends in Biochar Production and Environmental Applications. In: Ibrahim EK., (eds) Advances in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Research India Publications, India, 211-221. (Download)
Taherzadeh M. J., Rajendran, K. Factors affecting development of waste management - experiences from different cultures. In: Ekström, K.M. (eds) Waste Management and Sustainable Consumption: The Problem of Post-Consumer Waste. Routledge, UK, 67-87. (Download)
Rajendran, K., Björk, H., Taherzadeh, M. J. Waste Recovery International Partnership: A Model to Transfer Technology and Create Local Development. In: Design, Waste & Dignity. CNPq, Olhares, Brazil, 295-305. (Download)
Rajendran, K., Taherzadeh, M. J. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Materials. In: Bisaria VS, Kondo A (eds) Bioprocessing of Renewable Resources to Commodity Bioproducts. Wiley, USA, 43-75. (Download)
Aslanzadeh, S., Rajendran, K., Taherzadeh, M. J. Pretreatment of lignocelluloses for biogas and ethanol processes. In: Pandey A, Larroche C, Singh (eds) Advances in Industrial Biotechnology. IK International Publishing House, India, 125-150. (Download)

Peer Reviewed Articles

Bose, A., Lin, R., Rajendran, K., O'Shea, R., Xia, A., & Murphy, J. D. (2019). How to optimise photosynthetic biogas upgrading: a perspective on system design and microalgae selection. Biotechnology Advances, 107444. (Link)
Dhamodharan, K., Varma, V. S., Veluchamy, C., Pugazhendhi, A., & Rajendran, K. (2019). Emission of volatile organic compounds from composting: A review on assessment, treatment and perspectives. Science of The Total Environment, 133725. (Link)
Rajendran, K., & Murthy, G. S. (2019). Techno-economic and life cycle assessments of anaerobic digestion–A review. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 101207. (Link)
Awasthi, M. K., Sarsaiya, S., Wainaina, S., Rajendran, K., Kumar, S., Quan, W., ... & Zhang, Z. (2019). A critical review of organic manure biorefinery models toward sustainable circular bioeconomy: Technological challenges, advancements, innovations, and future perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 111, 115-131. (Link)
McDonagh, S., Deane, P., Rajendran, K., & Murphy, J. D. (2019). Are electrofuels a sustainable transport fuel? Analysis of the effect of controls on carbon, curtailment, and cost of hydrogen. Applied Energy, 247, 716-730. (Link)
Rajendran, K., O'Gallachoir, B., & Murphy, J. D. (2019). The combined role of policy and incentives in promoting cost efficient decarbonisation of energy: A case study for biomethane. Journal of Cleaner Production, 219, 278-290. (Link)
Rajendran, K., Browne JD., Murphy JD., (2019). What is the level of incentivisation required for biomethane upgrading technologies with carbon capture and reuse? Renewable Energy, 133, 951-963. (Link)
Mathimani, T., Baldinelli, A., Rajendran, K., Prabakar, D., Pugazhendhi, A. (2019). Thermochemical processing of microalgae to biofuels and bioproducts: Knowledge gaps and future prospects. Journal of Cleaner Production, 208, 1053-1064. (Link)
Kadhum HJ., Rajendran, K., & Murthy, G.S. (2018). Optimization of Surfactant Addition in Cellulosic Ethanol Process Using Integrated Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment for Bioprocess Design. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. In Press (Link).
Vo, T. T., Rajendran, K., & Murphy, J. D. (2018). Can power to methane systems be sustainable and can they improve the carbon intensity of renewable methane when used to upgrade biogas produced from grass and slurry? Applied Energy, 228, 1046-1056. (Link)
Prabakar, D., Manimudi, V. T., Sampath, S., Mahapatra, D. M., Rajendran, K., & Pugazhendhi, A. (2018). Advanced biohydrogen production using pretreated industrial waste: Outlook and prospects. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 96, 306-324. (Download)
Vo, T. T., Rajendran, K., & Murphy, J. D. (2018). Can power to methane systems be sustainable and can they improve the carbon intensity of renewable methane when used to upgrade biogas produced from grass and slurry?. Applied Energy, 228, 1046-1056. (Download)
Saravanan AP., Mathimani T., Deviram G., Rajendran K., Pugazhendhi A. Biofuel policy in India: A review of policy barriers in sustainable marketing of biofuel. Journal of Cleaner Production, 193, 734 - 747. (Download)
Rajendran K., Drielak E., Varma, S.V., Muthusamy S., Kumar G. Updates on the pretreatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy production–a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 38 (2) 389 - 397. (Download)
Sivamani, S., Selvakumar, S., Rajendran, K., Muthusamy, S. Artificial neural network-genetic algorithm based optimization of biodiesel production from Simarouba glauca. Biofuels, In Press. (Download)
Truc, T.Q.V., Wall, D.M., Ring, D., Rajendran, K., Murphy, J. Techno-economic analysis of biogas upgrading via amine scrubber, carbon capture and ex-situ methanation. Applied Energy, 212, 1191-1202. (Download)
Rajendran, K. Effect of Moisture Content on Lignocellulosic Power Generation: Energy, Economic and Environmental Impacts. Processes, 5(4), 78. (Download)
Rajendran, K., & Murthy, G. S. How does technology pathway choice influence economic viability and environmental impacts of lignocellulosic biorefineries? Biotechnology for biofuels, 10(1), 268. (Download)
Kadhum, H. J., Rajendran, K., & Murthy, G. S. (2017). Effect of solids loading on ethanol production: Experimental, economic and environmental analysis. Bioresource Technology, 244, 108-116. (Download)
Rajendran K, Rajoli S, Taherzadeh MJ (2016) Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrating First and Second-Generation Ethanol Production Using Filamentous Fungi: An Industrial Case Study. Energies, 9 (5): 359. (Download)
Sawatdeenarunat C, Nguyen D, Surendra KC, Shrestha S, Rajendran K, Oechsner H, Li X, Khanal SK (2016) Anaerobic biorefinery: Current status, challenges, and opportunities. Bioresource Technology, 215: 304-313. (Download)
M Senthil, K Visagavel, CG Saravanan, Rajendran K (2016) Investigations of red mud as a catalyst in Mahua oil biodiesel production and its engine performance. Fuel Processing Technology 149: 7 -14. (Download)
Rajendran K, Rajoli S, Teichert O, Taherzadeh MJ (2015) Impacts of retrofitting analysis on first generation ethanol production: process design and techno-economics. Bioprocess and biosystems engineering 38:389-397. (Download)
Kabir MM, Rajendran K, Taherzadeh MJ, Horváth IS (2015) Experimental and economical evaluation of bioconversion of forest residues to biogas using organosolv pretreatment. Bioresource technology 178:201-208. (Download)
Aslanzadeh S, Rajendran K, Taherzadeh MJ (2014) A comparative study between single-and two-stage anaerobic digestion processes: Effects of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 95:181-188. (Download)
Rajendran K, Kankanala HR, Lundin M, Taherzadeh MJ (2014) A novel process simulation model (PSM) for anaerobic digestion using Aspen Plus. Bioresource technology 168:7-13. (Download)
Rajendran K, Kankanala HR, Martinsson R, Taherzadeh MJ (2014) Uncertainty over techno-economic potentials of biogas from municipal solid waste (MSW): A case study on an industrial process. Applied Energy 125:84-92. (Download)
Aslanzadeh S, Rajendran K, Jeihanipour A, Taherzadeh MJ (2013) The effect of effluent recirculation in a semi-continuous two-stage anaerobic digestion system. Energies 6 (6):2966-2981. (Download)
Jeihanipour A, Aslanzadeh S, Rajendran K, Balasubramanian G, Taherzadeh MJ (2013) High-rate biogas production from waste textiles using a two-stage process. Renewable Energy 52:128-135. (Download)
Rajendran K, Aslanzadeh S, Johansson F, Taherzadeh MJ (2013) Experimental and economical evaluation of a novel biogas digester. Energy Conversion and Management 74:183-191. (Download)
Rajendran K, Björk H, Taherzadeh MJ (2013) Borås, a Zero Waste City in Sweden. Journal of Development Management 1 (1):3-8. (Download)
Rajendran K, Aslanzadeh S, Taherzadeh MJ (2012) Household biogas digesters—a review. Energies 5 (8):2911-2942. (Download)
Vijayaraghavan K, Karthik R (2010) Photohydrogen production by Consortium of Fresh Water Algal Biomass. eNREE 7(1):2-9. (Download)
Vijayaraghavan K, Karthik R, Kamala Nalini SP (2010) Hydrogen Generation from Algae: A Review. Journal of Plant Sciences 5 (1):1-19. (Download)
Vijayaraghavan K, Karthik R, Kamala Nalini SP (2009) Hydrogen production by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under light driven sulfur deprived condition. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34 (19):7964-7970. (Download)

Conference Contributions

Rajendran, K., Murphy JD. Is two-stage AD commercially viable? BioSD-2018, Hyderabad, India.
Rajendran, K., Murphy, J. D. How different energy vectors affect the profitability and sustainability of biomethane systems? 2^nd International Conference on Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability, Melia Sitges, Spain.
Rajendran, K., Murphy, J. D. Incentivizing biomethane in Ireland: Economics and avoided emissions. Energy in Agriculture, Tipperary, Ireland.
Kadhum, H. J., Rajendran, K., Murthy, G. S. Effect of Polyethylene glycol (PEG) on adsorption with lignin for enhanced conversion of lignocelluloses to ethanol. ASABE Annual Conference, Spokane, WA, USA.
Rajendran K, Murthy GS. Advanced biofuels and biochemicals from lignocelluloses: a systems analysis perspective. ASABE Annual Conference, Spokane, Washington, USA, 2017.
Rajendran K. Techno-economic potentials of biogas from municipal and forest waste. S-1041 Science and Engineering for a Biobased Industry and Economy, Albany, CA, USA, 2016.
Kabir MM, Rajendran K, Taherzadeh MJ, Horváth IS. Experimental and economical evaluation of bioconversion of forest residues to biogas using organosolv pretreatment, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, 2015.
Rajendran K, Taherzadeh MJ. Process simulation model for biogas production. Progress in Biogas III – Biogas production from agricultural biomass and organic residues, Stuttgart, Germany, 2014, p 21.
Rajendran K, Taherzadeh MJ. Techno-Economic Evaluation of an Industrial Biogas Plant. Green Gas Research Outlook, Gävle, Sweden, 2014.
Aslanzadeh S, Rajendran K, Taherzadeh MJ. A comparative study between conventional and two stage anaerobic process: Effect of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time. The Sixth Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering, Daegu, South Korea, 2013. CESE 2013, p 58
Rajendran K, Kankanala HR, Lundin M, Taherzadeh MJ. Process Simulation Model for Anaerobic Digestion. International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Hongkong SAR. PR China, 2013.
Rajendran K, Kankanala HR, Lundin M, Taherzadeh MJ. Process simulation model for biogas production. IPLA Global Forum 2013, Borås, Sweden, 2013.
Aslanzadeh S, Rajendran K, Jeihanipour A, Taherzadeh MJ. Waste textile processing into biogas using two-stage reactors. 13th World congress on anaerobic digestion, Santigo de Compostela, Spain, 2013.
Rajendran K, Jeihanipour A, Aslanzadeh S, Balasubramanian G, Taherzadeh MJ. Could it be Possible to Convert Waste-Textiles to Biogas? Yes! International Conference on Industrial Biotechnology, Patiala, India, 2012.

Invited Talks

Circular bioeconomy and product development, Department of Biotechnology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, 2019.
How to reduce research cycle, Prathyusha College of Engineering, Chennai, India, 2018.
Process design of advanced biofuels and biochemicals from lignocelluloses, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, India.
Cost-effective anaerobic digesters, Confederation of Indian Industries Summit, Bengaluru, India.
Business model on anaerobic digestion, Mahindra World City, Chennai, India.

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