Nabin Aryal

Nabin Aryal

Associate Professor
Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology
Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences
Campus Porsgrunn
+47 31 00 93 86
Associate Professor Nabin Aryal specializes in groundbreaking research within the fields of anaerobic technology, gas fermentation, organic waste valorization, microbe-material interactions, and electrochemistry. With extensive hands-on experience, he contributes significantly to advancements in Power-to-X technologies, the development of anaerobic cultures, and carbon dioxide utilization for the production of biofuels and biochemicals. His work combines innovative approaches to sustainable energy and bioprocessing, positioning him as a key contributor to the field of renewable technology, Chemical and environmental engineering

Responsibilities

 

  • Teaching: Lecturing in PhD, MSc and Batchelor level in Renewable energy systems, life cycle assessment, and biomass conversion processes
  • Research and Development: Fundamental studies, reactor development, process optimization, and lab-scale reactor development
  • Supervision and Mentoring: Supervisor/co-supervisor for PhD candidates, MSc theses, bachelor’s students, and lab engineers
  • Scientific Communication: Editor and publisher of scientific articles and reports
  • Examiner: External and internal examiner for interdisciplinary scientific subject areas

CV

Publications

More than (50) scientific articles, including peer review, conferences, abstracts, and 3 books, have been published that received  H-index 20 ( https://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=J-o6FOQAAAAJ&hl=en )

Selected publication

1.      Chen, X., Wang, M., & Aryal, N. (2024). Advances in Nano-Electrochemical Materials and Devices. ISBN978-3-7258-1828-0

2.     Aryal, N., Feng, L., Wang, S., & Chen, X. (2023). Surface-modified activated carbon for anaerobic digestion to optimize the microbe-material interaction.  Science of The Total Environment ,  886 , 163985.

3.      Aryal, N., Zhang. Y., Bajaracharya, S., Pant, D., & Chen X. (2022) Microbial electrochemical approaches of carbon dioxide utilization for biogas upgrading, Chemosphere , 132-843

4.      Aryal, N., Odde, M., Pedersen, CB, Ottosen, LDM, & Kofoed, MVW (2021). Methane production from syngas using a trickle-bed reactor setup.  Bioresource Technology , 125183.

5.      Aryal, N. Ottosen LM, Michel W. & Pant D. (2021), Emerging Technologies and Biological Systems for Biogas Upgrading, 1st Edition, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128228081

6. Niels RBK, Aryal, N , (2020) Syngas production from straw gasification in different temperature profile, Fuel, 263, 116706

7.       Aryal, N., Wan, L., Overgaard, MH, Chen, Y., Tremblay, PL, & Zhang, T. (2019). Increased carbon dioxide reduction to acetate in a microbial electrosynthesis reactor with a reduced graphene oxide-coated copper foam composite cathode.  Bioelectrochemistry  128 (2019): 83-93.

8.       Kvist, T, Aryal, N., (2019), Methane loss from commercially operating biogas upgrading plants. Waste management, 87, 295-300

9.       Aryal, N., & Kvist, T. (2018). Alternative of biogas injection into the Danish gas grid system—A study from demand perspective. ChemEngineering, 2(3), 43.

10.   Aryal, N., Tremblay, PL, Lizak, DM, & Zhang, T. (2017). Performance of different Sporomusa species for the microbial electrosynthesis of acetate from carbon dioxide.  Bioresource Technology , 233, 184-190

11.   Aryal, N., Halder, A., Tremblay, PL, Chi, Q., & Zhang, T. (2016). Enhanced microbial electrosynthesis with three-dimensional graphene functionalized cathodes fabricated via solvothermal synthesis.  Electrochimica Acta ,  217 , 117-122.

12. Sharma, M, Aryal N. , Priyangshu S., Vanbroekhoven K., Lal B., Dominguez-Benetton X., Pant D. (2013). Bioelectrocatalyzed reduction of acetic and butyric acids via direct electron transfer using a mixed culture of sulfate-reducers drives electrosynthesis of alcohols and acetone. Chemical Communications . DOI: 10.1039/c3cc42570