•Biomass Conversion processes (Pyrolysis, gasification and fermentation) Biomass pretreatment techniques •Heterogeneous Catalysis •Biomass & Biofuels Characterization •13C & 1H NMR Spectrometry • FT-IR Spectrometry •Gas Chromatography (GC) •Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) •UV-Visible Spectroscopy •Organic Elemental Analysis • Thermogravimetric Analysis •Bomb Calorimetry • Karl Fischer Titration • Separation Techniques (Distillation, Rotary evaporation and Soxhlet extraction) • Statistical tools (SAS, JMP & Minitab)
Hands-on experience with the following instruments:
Gas Chromatography Elemental Analyzer Karl Fisher
Thermogravimetric Analyzer GC-Mass spectrometer
Stabinger Viscometer Bomb Calorimeter
FT-IR Spectrometer NMR-Spectrometer Pyroprobe