Pankaj K Kanaujia

Research Interest

• Petroleum analysis with chromatography and low/high-resolution mass spectrometry
• Analytical method development for fuel quality control and adulteration measurement
• Environmental research involving characterization of vehicular exhaust emission, wastewater treatment and bioremediation
• Characterization of biomass derived pyrolysis liquids and chars and exploring the adsorption potential of biochars

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• Dr P K Ramachandran Best Paper Award for the year 2006, 2007 and 2008 at Defence R&D Establishment, Gwalior
• DRDO Technology Award, 2007 by DRDO, New Delhi
• Member of instrumental test methods subcommittee (PCD 1:1) for petroleum, petroleum products, gaseous fuels and lubricants sectional committee (PCD 1), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), New Delhi
• Empanelled assessor of ISO 17025:2017 for National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), New Delhi

Patents

Selected Publications

• BP Vempatapu, PK Kanaujia, Monitoring petroleum fuel adulteration: A review of analytical methods, TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 92, 1-11, 2017
• DV Naik, R Kumar, D Tripathi, PK Kanaujia, Energy Fuels, 31, 12297-12304, 2017
• PK Kanaujia, DV Naik, D Tripathi, R Singh, MK Poddar, LNSK Konathala, YK Sharma, Pyrolysis of Jatropha Curcas seed cake followed by optimization of liquid-liquid extraction procedure for the obtained bio-oil, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 118, 202-224, 2016
• SK Suman, M Dhawaria, D Tripathi, V Raturi, DK Adhikari, PK Kanaujia, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 112, 12-17, 2016
• PK Kanaujia, YK Sharma, UC Agrawal, MO Garg, Analytical approaches to characterizing pyrolysis oil from biomass, TrAC-Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 42, 125-136, 2013