Kishore Rajendran
About
Research area
Development of catalyst for conversion of biomass to aviation fuel.
Education
- Ph.D., Biomass to aviation fuel (2020 - Present)
- M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, NTNU, Norway (2018 - 2020)
- B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India (2013 - 2017)
Publications
2026
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Li, Zhihui;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Chen, de.
(2026)
Synergistic Co-Pyrolysis of Biomass and Plastic Waste for Sustainable Fuel Production: Catalyst Design, Mechanistic Insights, and Oxygen Transfer Pathways.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
2025
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Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Skjæveland, Jørgen;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Bergh, Tina;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Myrstad, Rune;
Chen, de.
(2025)
Influence of Metal-Support Interaction on Anisole Hydrodeoxygenation Activity on Noble Metal TiO2-Based Catalysts.
Topics in catalysis
Academic article
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Rajendran, Kishore;
Kanchan, Dipika Rajendra;
Samikannu, Ajaikumar;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Li, Zhihui;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Banerjee, Arghya;
Mikkola, Jyri Pekka;
Rout, Kumar Ranjan;
Chen, de.
(2025)
Lewis acid-base interactions of oxide support for enhanced C–C coupling and deoxygenation reactions.
Journal of Catalysis
Academic article
2024
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Tingelstad, Petter;
Peters, Robert Lennard;
Regli, Samuel K.;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Chen, de.
(2024)
Conversion of Acetic Acid Over Metal Oxide. Catalysts: An In-situ DRIFTS and Reaction. Pathways Study.
Catalysis Today
Academic article
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Rajendran, Kishore;
Samikannu, Ajaikumar;
Kanchan, Dipika Rajendra;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Li, Zhihui;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka;
Banerjee, Arghya;
Rout, Kumar Ranjan;
Chen, de.
(2024)
Carbon-carbon coupling and hydrodeoxygenation during beechwood hydropyrolysis gas upgrading on TiO<inf>2</inf>: Oxygen vacancies, lewis acidity and basicity.
Chemical Engineering Journal
Academic article
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Piazza, Veronica;
Junior, Roberto Batista da Silva;
Frassoldati, Alessio;
Lietti, Luca;
Gambaro, Chiara;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Chen, de;
Faravelli, Tiziano;
Beretta, Alessandra.
(2024)
Unravelling the complexity of hemicellulose pyrolysis: Quantitative and detailed product speciation for xylan and glucomannan in TGA and fixed bed reactor.
Chemical Engineering Journal
Academic article
2021
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Yeboah, Isaac;
Li, Yahao;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Rout, Kumar Ranjan;
Chen, De.
(2021)
Tandem hydrodeoxygenation catalyst system for hydrocarbons production from simulated bio-oil: Effect of C-C coupling catalysts.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Academic article
2020
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Samikannu, Ajaikumar;
Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Lee, Cheng Choo;
Shchukarev, Andrey;
Virtanen, Pasi;
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka.
(2020)
Highly dispersed NbOPO4/SBA-15 as a versatile acid catalyst upon production of renewable jet-fuel from bio-based furanics via hydroxyalkylation-alkylation (HAA) and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactions.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Academic article
Journal publications
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Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Skjæveland, Jørgen;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Bergh, Tina;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Myrstad, Rune;
Chen, de.
(2025)
Influence of Metal-Support Interaction on Anisole Hydrodeoxygenation Activity on Noble Metal TiO2-Based Catalysts.
Topics in catalysis
Academic article
-
Rajendran, Kishore;
Kanchan, Dipika Rajendra;
Samikannu, Ajaikumar;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Li, Zhihui;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Banerjee, Arghya;
Mikkola, Jyri Pekka;
Rout, Kumar Ranjan;
Chen, de.
(2025)
Lewis acid-base interactions of oxide support for enhanced C–C coupling and deoxygenation reactions.
Journal of Catalysis
Academic article
-
Tingelstad, Petter;
Peters, Robert Lennard;
Regli, Samuel K.;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Chen, de.
(2024)
Conversion of Acetic Acid Over Metal Oxide. Catalysts: An In-situ DRIFTS and Reaction. Pathways Study.
Catalysis Today
Academic article
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Samikannu, Ajaikumar;
Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Lee, Cheng Choo;
Shchukarev, Andrey;
Virtanen, Pasi;
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka.
(2020)
Highly dispersed NbOPO4/SBA-15 as a versatile acid catalyst upon production of renewable jet-fuel from bio-based furanics via hydroxyalkylation-alkylation (HAA) and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactions.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Academic article
-
Yeboah, Isaac;
Li, Yahao;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Rout, Kumar Ranjan;
Chen, De.
(2021)
Tandem hydrodeoxygenation catalyst system for hydrocarbons production from simulated bio-oil: Effect of C-C coupling catalysts.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Academic article
-
Rajendran, Kishore;
Samikannu, Ajaikumar;
Kanchan, Dipika Rajendra;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Li, Zhihui;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka;
Banerjee, Arghya;
Rout, Kumar Ranjan;
Chen, de.
(2024)
Carbon-carbon coupling and hydrodeoxygenation during beechwood hydropyrolysis gas upgrading on TiO<inf>2</inf>: Oxygen vacancies, lewis acidity and basicity.
Chemical Engineering Journal
Academic article
-
Piazza, Veronica;
Junior, Roberto Batista da Silva;
Frassoldati, Alessio;
Lietti, Luca;
Gambaro, Chiara;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Chen, de;
Faravelli, Tiziano;
Beretta, Alessandra.
(2024)
Unravelling the complexity of hemicellulose pyrolysis: Quantitative and detailed product speciation for xylan and glucomannan in TGA and fixed bed reactor.
Chemical Engineering Journal
Academic article
Student thesis or dissertation
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Li, Zhihui;
Rajendran, Kishore;
Miro i Rovira, Albert;
Tingelstad, Petter;
Chen, de.
(2026)
Synergistic Co-Pyrolysis of Biomass and Plastic Waste for Sustainable Fuel Production: Catalyst Design, Mechanistic Insights, and Oxygen Transfer Pathways.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Outreach
2024
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Conference lectureMiro i Rovira, Albert; Skjæveland, Jørgen; Rajendran, Kishore; Myrstad, Rune; Chen, de. (2024) Influence of Metal Support Interaction on Product Selectivity during Anisole Hydrogenation. 20th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis
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LectureRajendran, Kishore; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Kanchan, Dipika Rajendra; Miro i Rovira, Albert; Li, Zhihui; Tingelstad, Petter; Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Banerjee, Arghya; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Chen, de. (2024) Influence of TiO2 Oxygen Vacancies on Hydrodeoxygenation and Carbon-Carbon Coupling during Beech Wood Pyrolysis Gas Upgrading. Nordic Symposium on catalysis
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Conference lectureTingelstad, Petter; Smith, Evangelos Harrison; Rajendran, Kishore; Miro i Rovira, Albert; Mavrikakis, Manos; Chen, de. (2024) Conversion of acetic acid over metal deposited TiO2 catalysts. 20th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis
2023
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Conference posterRajendran, Kishore; Li, Zhihui; Miro i Rovira, Albert; Tingelstad, Petter; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Chen, de. (2023) Two-step configuration of carbon-carbon coupling and hydrodeoxygenation catalyst for the upgradation of biomass-derived oxygenates. EuropaCat 2023
2022
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Conference posterMiro i Rovira, Albert; Tingelstad, Petter; Rajendran, Kishore; Herold, Felix; Rout, Kumar R.; Chen, de. (2022) Evaluation of coke formation for beech wood bio-oil upgrading at mini-pilot plant scale. 9th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, CarboCat–IX
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Conference lectureTingelstad, Petter; Miro i Rovira, Albert; Rajendran, Kishore; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Chen, De. (2022) Fast Pyrolysis Of Biomass With Catalytic Vapor Phase Upgrading: Process Design, Optimization, And Integration. TCBiomass
2021
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Conference lectureRajendran, Kishore; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Chen, De. (2021) HDO catalyst development. Kinetics and Catalysis yearly seminar