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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Progression of chemical reactions often requires the presence of a substance called a catalyst that selectively accelerates the desired reaction(s) without itself being consumed. In this regard, enzyme catalysts are very selective towards specific reactions. However, their ability to tolerate a wide range of reaction conditions is poor. On the other hand, non-enzymatic catalysts (inorganic and organic) are robust and tolerant to a wide range of conditions, but they are not very selective. The long-term goal of my research program is to integrate (marry) desirable traits of both these catalysis systems in order to develop catalytic systems with novel functionalities.

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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4019 Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy

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5 Development Of Treatments And Therapeutic Interventions

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University of Peradeniya - (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

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Physiochemical properties of bio-oil produced at various temperatures from pine wood using an auger reactor.

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Review of the harvesting and extraction program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

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Iron-sulfur-based single molecular wires for enhancing charge transport in enzyme-based bioelectronic systems.

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Deoxygenation of Methanol over ZSM-5 in a High-Pressure Catalytic Pyroprobe

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Simultaneous separation of carboxyl functionalized cellulose and egg albumin using ionic polyelectrolytes in an aqueous-organic multi-phase system

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Effect of pressure on pyrolysis of algae to make hydrocarbons [p] [p]

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Identification of Fungicide Combinations Targeting Plasmopara viticola and Botrytis cinerea Fungicide Resistance Using Machine Learning.

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Mechanics of controlled release of insulin entrapped in polyacrylic acid gels via variable electrical stimuli.

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Preparation and Reaction Kinetics Studies of Na-based Mixed Metal Oxide for Transesterification

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Evaluation of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus Efflux Pump Inhibition by Antimicrobial Peptides.

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Potentiometric vs amperometric sensing of glycerol using glycerol dehydrogenase immobilized via layer-by-layer self-assembly

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Screening of transition metal/oxide-impregnated ZSM-5 catalysts for deoxygenation of biomass oxygenates via direct methane intervention

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Effect of hydrocarbon tail-groups of transition metal alkoxide based amphiphilic catalysts on transesterification

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Thermodynamic equilibrium analysis of glucose conversion to hydrocarbons

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Deoxygenation of biomass derived oxygenates to hydrocarbons via direct methane intervention

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Hydrogen production from glycerol: An update

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Antivirals for allosteric inhibition of Zika virus using a homology model and experimentally determined structure of envelope protein.

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Equilibrium analysis on methanol-to-hydrocarbon reaction by Gibbs free energy minimization method

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Binding behavior of spike protein and receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at different environmental conditions.

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Reforming glycerol under electro-statically charged surface conditions

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Enhancement and stabilization of biomass feedstock quality through utilization/recycling biological waste streams

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Identification of Fungicide Combinations for Overcoming Plasmopara viticola and Botrytis cinerea Fungicide Resistance

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Extraction of lipids from microalgae using monophasic-biphasic separation via hexane-acetone-water system

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Reaction Kinetics and Coking Behavior for Furan Deoxygenation via Catalytic Pyrolysis Using Methane

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Performance analysis of a bio fuel cell based on lactate dehydrogenase

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Performance of Methylococcus capsulatus based microbial and enzymatic proton exchange membrane fuel cells

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Catalytic Conversion of Glucose Micropyrolysis Vapors in Methane-using Isotope Labeling to Reveal Reaction Pathways

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Druggability assessment of precursor membrane protein as a target for inhibiting the Zika virus.

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Influence of Pyrolysis Operating Conditions on Bio-Oil Components: A Microscale Study in a Pyroprobe

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Performance of a Yeast-mediated Biological Fuel Cell

# publications[].publisher
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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An Approach for Zika Virus Inhibition Using Homology Structure of the Envelope Protein.

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A non-beta-lactam antibiotic inhibitor for enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4.

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Algal cell rupture using high pressure homogenization as a prelude to oil extraction

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ELIXIR-A: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Multi-Target Pharmacophore Refinement.

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Low-temperature biological activation of methane: structure, function and molecular interactions of soluble and particulate methane monooxygenases

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A polyelectrolyte-based system for separating charged particulates from aqueous biological suspensions

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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

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Montelukast and Telmisartan as Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant.

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THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS OF METHANOL CONVERSION TO AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS USING SAS: A PRELUDE TO BIOMASS DEOXYGENATION

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The use of polyelectrolytes for simultaneous dewatering and fractionation of microalgal proteins, lipids, and pigments

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Upgrading of syngas derived from biomass gasification: A thermodynamic analysis

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In silico and invitro evaluation of imatinib as an inhibitor for SARS-CoV-2.

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Methane as a hydrogen donor for the deoxygenation of biomass derived organics

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A Thermodynamic Equilibrium Analysis of Glucose Conversion to Hydrocarbons

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Analysis of Spirulina platensis microalgal fuel cell

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Catalytic valorization of glycerol for producing biodiesel-compatible biofuel blends

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Inorganic iron-sulfur clusters enhance electron transport when used for wiring the NAD-glucose dehydrogenase based redox system.

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Thermal conversion of glucose to aromatic hydrocarbons via pressurized secondary pyrolysis.

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Solvent Phase Algal Migration (S.P.A.M.) process: A technique for dewatering microalgae

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Study based on secondary cracking of glucose pyrolysis vapor

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Moisture displacement and simultaneous migration of surface-functionalized algae from water to an extraction solvent using ionic polyelectrolytes

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Harvesting microalgae using ionic polyelectrolytes in an aqueous-organic two-phase system: Screening of separation parameters using model algal particles

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Moisture displacement and simultaneous migration of surface-functionalized algae from water to an extraction solvent using ionic polyelectrolytes

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Evaluating apoenzyme-coenzyme-substrate interactions of methane monooxygenase with an engineered active site for electron harvesting: a computational study.

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Performance analysis of a proton exchange membraneless biological fuel cell based on lactate dehydrogenase

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Kinetics and Reactor Modeling of Hydrogen Production from Glycerol via Steam Reforming Process over Ni/CeO2 Catalysts

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Electrical Field Reversibly Modulates Enzyme Kinetics of Hexokinase Entrapped in an Electro-Responsive Hydrogel.

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Hydrogen Production through the Water-Gas Shift Reaction: Thermodynamic Equilibrium versus Experimental Results over Supported Ni Catalysts

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Towards Sustainable Hydrocarbon Biorefineries:  Deoxygenation of Biomass Oxygenates to Hydrocarbons via Methane

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Molecular-level design and development of catalysts and processes for biological systems applications

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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UNS: Enhancing Charge Transport in Enzymatic Bio-Electrodes Using an Iron-Sulfur-Based Synthetic Electron-Transport-Chain

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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A scalable bioassay for culturing CLas and high-throughput screening of novel antimicrobials for HLB management

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United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

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Nanoscale Biological Engineering Approaches for Biorenewable material Conversion to Energy

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Biological & Agricultural Engineering; 2117 TAMU

# schools[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# etdChairOf[].label
Almashhadani, Husam Ahmed Mohammed (2017-05). Catalytic Dehydration and Etherification of Alcohol and Glycerol to Produce Biodiesel Compatible Fuel Additives. Master's Thesis.

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Mahadevan, Aishwarya (2014-12). Comparison of Molecular-Wires for Enhancing Charge Transport of Enzymatic Electrode Assemblies: A Glycerol Bioanode Model. Master's Thesis.

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Kulkarni, Sayali V (2014-08). Use of Transition Metal Forms in Separation of Lipid Components. Master's Thesis.

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Carter, Seaborn B (2019-01). An Organic Solvent-Flocculant Based System for Chemical Dewatering of Algae. Master's Thesis.

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Imam, Tahmina 1983- (2012-11). Comparison of Biological and Thermal (Pyrolysis) Pathways for Conversion of Lignocellulose to Biofuels. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Gunawardena, Duminda Anuradh (2014-10). Deoxygenation of Biomass Oxygenates to Hydrocarbon Fuels via Direct Methane Intervention. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Longtin, Nicole Ann (2019-07). ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF SPIRULINA PLATENSIS MICROBIAL FUEL CELL. Master's Thesis.

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Samarasinghe, Nalin (2012-10). Development of an Algal Oil Separation Process. Master's Thesis.

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Santos, Bjorn Sanchez (2013-05). Liquid-phase Processing of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oil using Pt/HZSM-5 Catalyst. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Nawaratna, Gayan I (2013-04). Amphiphilic Phase-transforming Catalysts for Transesterification of Triglycerides. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Mahadevan, Aishwarya (2019-07). IRON-SULFUR BASED MOLECULAR WIRES FOR ENHANCING CHARGE TRANSPORT IN ENZYMATIC BIO-ELECTRODES. Doctoral Dissertation.