Niraj Singh Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

Project: Production of nano-cement Task: Develop new technology to reduce energy usage and environmental impact of conventional cement process.• Co-ordinated multidisciplinary teams to develop novel cementitious materials from laboratory to pilot scale• Tested the feasibility of the process on batch systems with new formulations of raw material and appropriate design of experiments.• Designed and developed lab scale to 100 kg/day demo scale continuous pilot plant.• Optimized the system in terms of fuel requirement, residence time and type of reactor.• Performed mass, energy balance and economic analysis for scale up of the process.

Project: Designing of pilot plantTask: Part of team involved in design and development of pilot plant scale bio-refinery working at a 3 TPD capacity to produce C5, C6 sugars, lignin and specialty chemicals.• Developed process flow diagrams for entire system• Performed a through mass and energy balance of pilot plant• Was involved in equipment sizing and costingProject: Demo Plant OperationsTask: To run 100 kg/day bio-refinery to produce C5 sugars, lignin & CG sugars. • Optimized the system as a team leader to ensure minimal ramp up time of feed heating to avoid degradation of biomass • Produced specialty chemicals like furfural, glycolaldehyde and was involved in solvent recovery.• Provided proactive day to day support to production and maintenance teams with respect to optimum, efficient and safe plant operation• Involved in technical monitoring and trouble-shooting of the utility systems• Monitored plant performance against approved targets on day to day basis and identified existing potential and technical problems• Participated in incident investigations and problem solving of plant systemsProject: Chemical conversion of biomass, such as corn cobs & wood flour using supercritical fluids.Task: Have worked on lab scale (15 ml) reactors for fractionation of biomass followed by cellulose cracking to obtain glucose.• Conducted experiments at near critical or super-critical conditions• Developed unique batch systems to perform reactions at different conditions• Analyzed samples using HPLC, GC-MS and UV spectroscopy• Prepared cost estimates for procurement of equipment and chemical reagents• Assessed technical data and prepared graphical representation of test data.• Prepared technical literature on industrial process, process economics ,product markets and overall commercial viability of processing facilities

Assistant Process EngineerProject: Mid-scale plant OperationsTask: Involved in optimization of 3 TPD plant capacity to develop wide range of high performance additives for plastics• Optimized the parameters needed for production of additives to be used in-situ polymerization & melt blending technique• Worked with process chemist to formulate the correct raw material needed to develop high performance additives for plastics which deliver aesthetic, physical and processing benefits that raise plastic performance • Evaluated mechanical, physical and performance of reinforced plastics.

Project: Study of Fluidized Catalytic Cracking UnitTask: Part of team responsible to study gasoline cracking technologies in F.C.C.U. • Worked with process engineering team to gain know-how on gasoline cracking technologies and energy recovery fundamentals• Designed an excel based simulation program used to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient in shell and tube heat exchanger• Performed material & heat balance of entire unit and also worked on as-built documentation for P&ID’s, PFD’s

M.S., Chemical Engineer

B.E., Engineering