Job title:
Researcher
Phone 0114 225 3261
Email A.Asthana@shu.ac.uk
Dr/ Ph.D., M.Eng., M.Phil., B.Eng.
I started my career as a chemical engineer and now I am more involved in energy and environmental engineering projects. Over the last seven years, I have worked on many multidisciplinary projects with international partners from several countries including UK, France, Belgium, Germany, USA and India.
Research interests
- wind energy
- energy efficiency
- energy from waste and incineration
- biomass, bio energy and co-combustion
- combustion, gasification and pyrolysis
- process simulation and optimisation
- pollution abatement in air, water and soil
Research collaborations
Most of my research has been applied to solve real world problems for industries. Some of my industrial partners include:
Newburgh Engineering, Cytec Specialty Chemicals, Iceotope, Group Rhodes, Beatson Clark, Sizer, T&T Vicker, F-Gen Power, Sretlaw Innovation, Rotary Engineering, Burntwood Sports, Craftsman Tools, Yorkshire Waters, Federal Mogul, Dext Heat.
Recent Publications
- Modeling On-Grate MSW Incineration with Experimental Validation in a Batch Incinerator, Abhishek Asthana, Yannick Me´nard, Philippe Sessiecq, and Fabrice Patisson, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2010, 49, 7597–7604
- Modeling Kinetics of Cd, Pb, and Zn Vaporization during Municipal Solid Waste Bed Incineration, Abhishek Asthana, Quentin Falcoz, Philippe Sessiecq, and Fabrice Patisson, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2010, 49, 7605–7609
- Thermodynamic study of heavy metals behavior during municipal waste incineration, Y. Ménard, A. Asthana, F. Patisson, Ph. Sessiecq, D. Ablitzer,Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 84 (B4) 290 -296, 2006.
- A 2-D mathematical model of on-grate municipal solid waste combustion, A. Asthana, Y. Ménard, F. Patisson, Ph. Sessiecq, D. Ablitzer, [Proceedings] Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials, San Diego, U.S.A., 2006.
- Thermodynamic study of heavy metals behavior during municipal waste incineration, Y. Ménard, A. Asthana, F. Patisson, Ph. Sessiecq, D. Ablitzer, [Proceedings] 1st International Conference on Engineering for Waste Treatment, Albi, France, 2005.
- Modélisation de la formation des NOx dans le lit d’un incinérateur d’ordures ménagères à grille, article accepted for publication in SFGP 2007, A. Asthana, Ph. Sessiecq, F. Patisson, D. Ablitzer([Proceedings] National Conference of the French Society of Chemical Engineering), Saint Etienne, France, 2007.