Abhijit Dutta
MANAGER - BIOREFINERY ANALYSIS
Chemical Engineering
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States of America
Biography
Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Areas of Expertise: Techno-economic analysis, Process model development for existing and conceptual processes, Detailed heat integration, Economic analysis of integrated processes, Integration of process simulation learnings into control strategies, Process simulator development, Custom model development for deployment in integrated models.
Research Interest
Dutta is a senior engineer and the supervisor of the Biorefinery Analysis Section in the National Bioenergy Center (NBC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Dutta has more than 20 years of experience in process engineering, including expertise in process modeling. He led and/or contributed to analyses, detailed reports, and publications on biomass conversion, including many studies as the principal investigator for the Thermochemical Conversion Analysis task at the NBC from 2008 to 2014. Prior to joining NREL, Dutta worked at Bloom Energy and Aspen Technology on process control and simulator development.
Publications
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Dutta A, Talmadge M, Hensley J, Worley M, Dudgeon D, Barton D, Groendijk P, Ferrari D, Stears B, Searcy EM, Wright CT. Process design and economics for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol: thermochemical pathway by indirect gasification and mixed alcohol synthesis. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.; 2011 May 1.
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Anex RP, Aden A, Kazi FK, Fortman J, Swanson RM, Wright MM, Satrio JA, Brown RC, Daugaard DE, Platon A, Kothandaraman G. Techno-economic comparison of biomass-to-transportation fuels via pyrolysis, gasification, and biochemical pathways. Fuel. 2010 Nov 1;89:S29-35.
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Kazi FK, Fortman JA, Anex RP, Hsu DD, Aden A, Dutta A, Kothandaraman G. Techno-economic comparison of process technologies for biochemical ethanol production from corn stover. Fuel. 2010 Nov 1;89:S20-8.
