I work on transforming carbon-intensive industries, especially cement, steel, and power trough next-generation low-carbon thermal technologies. My research combines combustion science, advanced thermochemical conversion, hydrogen synthesis pathways, reactor innovation, and sustainable fuels to enable low-carbon transition for industries.

What do we do?

Our work focuses on:

  Clean heat and pathways for industries: Biomass, Coal and waste derived fuels, advanced gasification systems, and low NOx technologies to generate high-temperature heat with minimal emissions.

  Hydrogen from thermochemical routes: Scalable synthesis of low-carbon Hydrogen using biomass and plastics, enabling decentralized green fuel production.

  Sustainable cement production: Design of novel flash calciner reactors to produce high-quality Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) with dramatically reduced CO2 emissions.

  CO2 capture ready combustion: Oxy-fuel and Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC) systems that generate concentrated CO2 streams for low-cost capture and utilization.

  Combustion Predictions and optimization: Combustion optimization and predictive tools for solid, liquid, and gaseous fuel combustion. 

  Cleaner aviation and transport: Gas turbine combustor design and contrail mitigation strategies.

  Fuel Science: Fundamental investigations on how solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels react, burn, and convert to deliver cleaner and more efficient energy.

Why It Matters?

Sectors like cement, steel, and power are responsible for some of the world’s highest CO2 emissions, yet they lack practical decarbonization solutions. Our laboratory bridges this gap by developing technologies that are:

   Scientifically rigorous
   Industrial-scale and deployable
   Economically competitive

Impact

By combining thermochemical conversion strategies, hydrogen synthesis, fuels research, intelligent diagnostics, and innovative reactor design, we are building pathways for deep decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors, accelerating a sustainable global energy transition.