Rakesh Agrawal
Citation name
Agrawal, R.
Affiliation
Purdue University
State
IN
Country
USA
RAKESH AGRAWAL, ScD, is the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue Univ. (Email: agrawalr@purdue.edu). His research includes novel processes for the fabrication of low-cost thin-film solar cells, energy systems analysis, shale gas processing, biomass-to-liquid-fuel conversion, synthesis of efficient multicomponent separation processes using distillation, membranes and adsorption, and basic and applied research in gas separations and liquefaction. He is director of the center for Sustainable Food Energy and Water Systems (SFEWS). He has received several awards and honors, including the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Inventors, and AIChE. He holds 126 U.S. patents, has published 222 technical papers, and has given more than 260 invited lectures.
Sessions chaired or co-chaired
Session 1: The transition to sustainable living 16th International Congress on Sustainability Science & Engineering
Authored
(195e) Minimum Energy of Multicomponent Distillation Systems Using Minimum Additional Number of Heat and Mass Integration Sections
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
(319b) Efficient Solar Thermal Hydrogen, Electricity and Fresh Water Coproduction Process Synthesis
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
(471a) Systematic Process Design Strategies for Efficient and Synergistic Integration of Solar Thermal Hydrogen, Electricity and Fresh Water Production Processes
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
(177c) Process Intensification of Multicomponent Distillation Configurations Using Minimum Additional Number of Heat and Mass Integration Sections
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
(374e) A Method for Minimization of Total Exergy Loss over the Complete Search Space of Regular Distillation Configurations
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
(176d) Solution Processed Inorganic Solar Cells
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
(102d) Improving Energy Efficiency of Distillation
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
Process Intensification in Multicomponent Distillation
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1098-4)
(165c) Reducing Energy Consumption by New Distillation Configuration2008 Spring Meeting & 4th Global Congress on Process Safety
(6f) New Energy-Efficient and Low-Cost Multicomponent Distillation Configurations2007 Spring Meeting & 3rd Global Congress on Process Safety
(97b) Synthesis and Quick Identification of Low-Energy Sequences for Multicomponent Distillation2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
(97d) Efficiency Comparison of Distillation Schemes: Heat Integrated Distillation Column (HIDiC) and Heat Pump Systems2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
(84c) Dynamic Modeling and Optimization of Thermally Coupled Dividing Wall Column Batch Distillation Processes2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
(9b) Novel Configurations Using Fewer Columns for Multicomponent Distillation2011 Spring Meeting & 7th Global Congress on Process Safety
(377a) A Method for Multicomponent Distillation Sequences with Fewer Columns2010 Annual Meeting
(248b) The Scope of Using Concentrated Solar Energy to Produce Liquid Fuels From Biomass2010 Annual Meeting
(377b) Finding Globally Optimal Minimum Heat Duty for Multicomponent Distillation Sequences2010 Annual Meeting
(382c) Process Intensification in Multicomponent Distillation
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(171g) A Tightly Constrained MINLP-Based Formulation for the Identification of Energy Efficient Distillation Configurations
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(178b) Meeting Challenges in a Land Constrained Solar Economy: Co-Production of Energy and Food Using Photovoltaic Systems over Farmland
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(474a) Global Minimization of Multicomponent Distillation Configurations’ Total Cost
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(775f) Solution Processed Thin Film Photovoltaics Using Amine-Thiol Chemistry
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(474b) A New Minimum Reflux Calculation Method for Multiple-Feed Distillation Columns Distilling Ideal Multicomponent Mixtures
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(639o) Upgrading Fast-Hydropyrolysis Products of Cellulose to Higher Molecular Weight Products Using Systems-Level Molecular Mapping
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(350d) Valorization of Natural Gas Liquids from Shale Gas
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(474c) An Easy-to-Use Rule Synthesizes Numerous New Dividing Wall Columns for Thermally Coupled Distillations
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(617e) Understanding the Chemistry of Thiol-Amine Solutions: Versatile Solvents for Solution-Processed Thin Film Photovoltaics
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(283d) On the Likely Competition for Land between Food and Energy in a Solar Economy
2017 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1102-8)
(197d) A Design and Computation Software for Separating Multicomponent Mixtures2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
(79a) Operable Version of Dividing-Wall Columns: A Control Perspective2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
(698f) Process Design of Gwh Level Renewable Energy Storage and Supply Using Liquid CO2
2013 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1110-3)
(416c) Fast Hydropyrolysis and Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass Model Compounds
2013 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1110-3)
(592e) Fast-Hydropyrolysis and Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation for Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuel
2013 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1110-3)
(24g) Fast Hydropyrolysis and Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Cellulose in a Micro-Scale Batch Reactor
2013 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1110-3)
(277a) Minimum Reflux Behavior of Multicomponent Mixture Separation Using Complex Distillation Columns
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(277d) Optimization of Heat-Integrated Multicomponent Distillation Sequences
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(474c) An MINLP Formulation for the Optimization of Heat-Pump Assisted Distillation Configurations
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(253e) On Piecewise Under- and over-Estimators of Fractional Terms
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(574g) Understanding the Formation and Pyrolysis of Metal Thiolate Complexes for Solution-Processed Thin Film Photovoltaics
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(262c) Evaluating Novel Semiconducting Materials for Photovoltaic Applications: A Case Study of Copper Arsenic Sulfide (Cu3AsS4)
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(475b) Origins of Char during Fast-Hydropyrolysis of Biomass to Fuels
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(93d) Efficient Hydrogen Production from Solar Thermal Energy Via High Temperature Water Electrolysis
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(30d) Land Availability, Utilization, and Intensification for a Solar Powered Economy
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(133f) Solution Phase Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticle, Films and Electronic Devices
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(80b) Overcoming Potential Land Constraint for Meeting Food, Energy and Water Needs in a Solar Economy
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1108-0)
(32c) Comparing Membrane & Distillation on an Equivalent Basis
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1109-7)
(341e) Process Intensification in Multicomponent Distillation
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(398b) Replacing Steam with Methane in Thermal Cracking Processes
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(200b) Innovative Processes Design for Value-Added Products from Natural Gas Liquids in Shale Gas
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(202c) Classification and Comparison of Dividing Wall Columns
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(258b) Process Conceptualization in a Carbon-Constrained World: Leveraging Optimization and Systems Engineering to Balance Multiple Objectives
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(756e) A Novel Methodology to Correctly Compare the Energy Efficiency between Membranes and Distillation
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(756e) A Novel Methodology to Correctly Compare the Energy Efficiency between Membranes and Distillation
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(596b) Facile Fabrication of Lead Chalcogenide Thin Films with Controlled Structure and Composition
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(388e) Synthesis and Ligand Engineering of Impurity Free Cu(In,Ga)S2 Nanoparticles for Slot-Die Coated Photovoltaics
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(304a) Chemical Engineering Innovations for a Renewable Economy
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1112-7)
(225b) Classification and Comparison of Dividing Wall Columns
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1113-4)
(486f) Process Synthesis and Intensification for Upgrading Natural Gas Liquids in Shale Gas
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(422d) Global Optimization of Multicomponent Membrane Cascade
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(251c) Synthesis and Characterization of Solution-Processed AgInSe2 Thin Films As a Candidate for Low-Cost, High Efficiency Printable Photovoltaics
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(454c) Photovoltaic Aglectric Farming for Meeting Local Food, Energy,Water and Chemical Needs
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(136d) Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles and Micro-Assemblies Using Facile Solvent Chemistry
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(135h) Solution Phase Fabrication of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin-Films Using Amine-Thiol Solvent System
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(177c) Energy-Efficient Distillation Configurations: Novel Formulation, Relaxations and Discretizations
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1114-1)
(59f) A NOVEL Configuration for Multicomponent Batch Distillation
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1115-8)
(59e) Improved Estimation of Constant Relative Volatilities to Identify Energy-Efficient Heat-Integrated Distillation Configurations
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1115-8)
(50a) Paradigm Shift of Process Framework for Light Olefin Production from Shale Gas
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1115-8)
(189f) Separation of Complex Mixture and Solvent Recylcing Using Dividing Wall Batch Column
2021 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1116-5)
(253c) The Potential of Solution Processed Silver Indium Diselenide for Photovoltaic Devices
2021 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1116-5)
(390c) Direct Solution Deposition of Metal Selenide Semiconductors Using Novel Metal-Selenium Complexes
2021 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1116-5)
(106c) Process Synthesis and Intensification for Shale Resources Valorization
2021 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1116-5)
(390e) Optoelectronic Characterization of Silver-Doped Cu3AsS4 for Photovoltaic Applications
2021 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1116-5)
(702b) Paradigm Shift of Process Hierarchy for Enabling Natural Gas Liquids Valorization
2021 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1116-5)
(4a) Identifying Energy-Efficient and Heat-Integrated Configurations for Multicomponent Distillation2022 Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety Proceedings
(145f) Relaxing the Constant Relative Volatilities and Constant Molar Overflow Assumptions in Distillation While Retaining Their Benefits
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(559d) Fabrication of High-Performance Solution-Processed AgInSe2 Semiconductor Thin-Films
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(657d) Developing Optimization Framework for Sustainable Co-Production of Food and Energy
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(327g) The Profound Impact of Transient Heat Transfer on the Photovoltaic Properties of Solution-Processed Cu(In,Ga)Se2
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(559e) Low Temperature Solution Processed Synthesis of Chalcogenide Perovskites Using Organometallic Precursors
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(328e) Low-Temperature Synthesis Approaches for BaZrS3
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(85c) Which Separation Method Needs Lower Power: Membrane or Distillation?
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(559f) A Facile, Catchall Pathway for Carbon Impurity Minimization Via Ligand Engineering of Colloidal Cu(InxGa1-x)S2 Nanoparticles for Thin-Film Photovoltaics
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(357a) Solution Deposited Synthesis of Chalcogenide Perovskites at Temperatures below 600°C
2022 Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1118-9)
(391h) Heat Pumps for Electrification of Multicomponent Distillation Trains: An MINLP Formulation
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1120-2)
(133f) Potential Benefits of Electrified Membrane-Distillation Hybrids over Individual Electrified Processes
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1120-2)
(124e) Which Separation Process to Use: Membrane or Distillation or Both?
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1120-2)
(209e) Rethinking the Synthesis of Chalcogenide Perovskites for Moderate Temperature Processing
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1120-2)
(479g) Comparing Capital Cost and Power Consumption between Cryogenic Distillation and Membrane Cascades for Ethane/Ethylene Separation
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1120-2)
(453b) Global Minimization of Power Consumptions for Multicomponent Gas Membrane Cascades
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1120-2)
Associated proceedings
2016 AIChE Annual Meeting
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety
2008 Spring Meeting & 4th Global Congress on Process Safety
2007 Spring Meeting & 3rd Global Congress on Process Safety
2009 Spring Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety
2011 Spring Meeting & 7th Global Congress on Process Safety
2010 Annual Meeting
2017 Annual Meeting
6th International Congress on Sustainability Science & Engineering
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
2013 AIChE Annual Meeting
2018 AIChE Annual Meeting
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting
2020 Virtual Spring Meeting and 16th GCPS
2020 Virtual AIChE Annual Meeting
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety
2021 Annual Meeting
2022 Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety Proceedings
2022 Annual Meeting
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting