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Dr Vishal Bellie Subramani is a postdoctoral researcher specialising in chemical and bio-process engineering, with a strong focus on sustainable waste-to-energy conversion and advanced biofuels. With over a decade of experience across academia and industry, he brings extensive expertise in experimental design, data analytics, and interdisciplinary research. His current work centres on the co-liquefaction of biomass and plastic waste, upgrading of bio-oils, and the valorisation of process residues for energy storage applications. ________________________________________ • V. B. Subramani, C. Shi, L. Moghaddam, L. Atanda, J. Ramirez, J. C. del Río, et al., Cotton farming sustainability: Formation of trans-isoeugenol/ bio-aromatics, 5-chloromethylfurfural, C13–C17 liquid hydrocarbons & fertilizer from cotton gin trash, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 363, p. 132404, 2022/08/20/ 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132404 • S. Baskaran, V. B. Subramani, S. Detchanamurthy, and P. Rangasamy, Potential Application of Redox Mediators and Metabolic Uncouplers in Environmental Research – A Review, ChemBioEng Reviews, vol. 4, pp. 377-384, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.201600014
Dr Subramani has held research and academic positions in both Australia and India, where he has supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, and contributed to curriculum development.
Key research focus areas include:
• Biomass and plastic co-liquefaction
• Renewable fuels and chemicals
• Carbon materials for energy storage
• Bio-oil characterization and upgrading
• Process intensification and sustainability
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Education:
• Ph.D., Chemical & Process Engineering – QUT, Australia (2024)
• M.E., Energy Engineering – Anna University, India (2007)
• B.Tech., Chemical Engineering – Anna University, India (2005)
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Selected Publications:
• V. B. Subramani, G. W. Widanagamage, A. Baker, C. Shi, J. Ramirez, D. Rackemann, et al., Unveiling sustainable synergy and ageing stability of bio-oils from cotton gin trash and plastic waste co-liquefaction for an integrated waste-to-energy solution, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, vol. 181, p. 106606, 2024/08/01/ 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2024.106606
• V. B. Subramani, L. Atanda, W. O. S. Doherty, D. Rackemann, and L. Moghaddam, Co-liquefaction of cotton gin trash and low-density polyethylene wastes via supercritical ethanolysis for hydrocarbon-rich oil, Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 290, p. 117216, 2023/08/15/ 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117216