Editorial Board Members-- Industrial Systems

Dr. Sonil Nanda was a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering at Lassonde School of Engineering in York University, Canada. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Biology from York University, Canada in 2014. His Ph.D. study was multidisciplinary in nature with applied research in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Biotechnology pursued at University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Sonil completed his M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology from VIT University, India (2009) and B.Sc. in Microbiology and Biochemistry from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, India (2007). Sonil’s research was in the area of bioresource engineering, especially in the production of renewable energy, generation of biochemical and biomaterials for comprehensive applications pertaining to sustainability and environmentally-friendly livelihood. With special attention to various biogenic waste characterization and conversion, his expertise is in biomass pyrolysis, supercritical water gasification and fermentation. His research interests also reside in characteristic studies of lignocellulosic biomass and biochar, carbon sequestration, environmental waste remediation and agronomy. Sonil’s research has led to understanding the complex nature and conversion potentials of a broad range of waste biomass resources including forestry residues (woods), agricultural biomass (straws), energy crops (grasses), municipal solid wastes and industrial effluents for biofuel production. He has been focusing on producing next-generation biofuels such as bio-oil, bioethanol, biobutanol and synthesis gas by transforming the wastes resources through thermochemical (high-temperature and high-pressure conversion) and biochemical (enzymatic and microbial conversion) routes.

Biorefining; Waste valorization; Resource recovery; Waste-to-energy; Thermochemical/biological process development and optimization