Research Scholar (MSc-PhD)
Environmental Science and Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
PhD Topic: Synthesis and Application of Electrospun Nanofibers from Organic Waste Materials
Supervisor: Prof. Tabish Nawaz
Assistant Professor IIT Bombay
Publications
Agrawal, S., & Nawaz, T. (2025). A closed-loop sustainable method for the fabrication of electrospun nanofiber using food waste for filtration of particulate matters (PMs) and volatile organic matter (VOCs) from air. Separation and Purification Technology, 358, 130416 (Impact Factor: 8.1 (2023))
Agrawal, S., Nawaz, T. A mechanistic mathematical model for the treatment of synthetic oil-field wastewater (produced water) by electrocoagulation process using aluminium electrodes. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 20117–20132 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32310-4 (Impact Factor: 5.8 (2022))
Agrawal, S. Ranjan, R. Lal, B. Rahman, A. Singh, S. P. Selvaratnam, T. and Nawaz, T. (2021). Synthesis and Water Treatment Applications of Nanofibers by Electrospinning. Processes, 9, 1779
Rahman, A., Agrawal, S., Nawaz T., Pan, S., Selvaratnam, T. (2020). Review of Algae-Based Produced Water Treatment for Biomass and Biofuel Production. Water, 12, 2351
Selvaratnam T, Pan S, Rahman A, Tan M, Kharel HL, Agrawal S, Nawaz T (2022). Bioremediation of Raw Landfill Leachate Using Galdieria sulphuraria: An Algal-Based System for Landfill Leachate Treatment. Water, 14, 2389
Awards
Best oral presentation under theme of nanotechnology, National Environmental Conference (NEC-2024), 4th edition, organized by Environmental Science and Engineering Department, IIT Bombay
Secured First Prize in oral presentation on Advanced Nano-material and Nanotechnology, ChEmference 2023 10th Chapter, organized by Department of Chemical engineering, BITS-Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa campus
Conferences
Agrawal, S. and Nawaz, T. (2024). Bio-Based Nanofibers from Food Waste for Enhanced Performance By Removal of Particulate Matter and VOCs and Its Comparative Analysis 2024. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA October 27 - 31, 2024. Oral presentation (in person) under Biopolymers I.
Agrawal, S. and Nawaz, T. (2024). Bio-based nanofibers from food waste: tailoring sustainable air filtration materials for enhanced performance by removal of particulate matter and VOCs and its comparative analysis, ACS Fall 2024 Denver, Colorado & Hybrid August 18 - 22, 2024. Oral presentation (in person) under Division of Environmental Chemistry.
Agrawal, S. and Nawaz, T. (2023). Synthesis of eco-friendly electrospun nanofibers from food waste material, Oral Presentation, National Environmental Conference (NEC-2024), 4th edition, ESED, IIT Bombay.
Agrawal, S. and Nawaz, T. (2023). Synthesis of eco-friendly electrospun nanofibers from food waste material, Oral Presentation, ChEmference 2023, BITS Pilani, K.K Birla Goa campus.
Agrawal, S. and Nawaz, T. (2022). A Mechanistic Mathematical Model for Treatment of Drill Site Wastewater by Electrocoagulation. Poster Presentation, ICESE-2022, IIT Bombay.
Agrawal, S. and Nawaz, T. (2022). Mathematical Modeling of Electrocoagulation System for Produced Water Treatment. Poster Presentation, STWTD-2022, NIT Calicut.
Publications (Under Review)
Saumya Agrawal, Saumya Yadav, Ayush Singh, Nikhila Kola, Alberto Baldelli, Unnati Rajubhai Prajapati, Srinidhi Balasubramanian, Amritanshu Shriwastav, Munish Kumar Chandel, Anurag Garg, Anubhav Pratap Singh, Sukalyan Sengupta, Tabish Nawaz. Environmental pollution and energy issues in food production: exploring a sustainable approach. Environmental Technology Reviews (Impact Factor: 7.5) (Under Review)