Praveen Kolar
Professor- Agricultural Waste Management

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- pkolar@ncsu.edu
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Dr. Praveen Kolar has a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Sri Venkateswara University, India), masters’ degrees in Aquacultural Engineering and Biological and Agricultural Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology and Louisiana State University) and a Ph.D in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Georgia. He had also worked for seven years in aquaculture industry in India, during which, his responsibilities were aquaculture water quality management, processing of seafood, and feed distribution. His current research interests include conversion of agricultural wastes into energy and value added products including heterogeneous catalysts and adsorbents. Kolar teaches courses in Food Process Engineering and Heterogeneous Catalysis.
He has professional memberships in the Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE) and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).
Education
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
University of Georgia
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Louisiana State University
Aquacultural Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
Civil Engineering
Sri Venkateswara University, India
Research Description
Catalytic Conversion of Animal Manure into Biochar and Liquid Oils, Catalytic Oxidation of Lignin Into Value-Added Aromatics - CBERD Core Project, Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from Swine Facilities via Adsorption: Technical and Economical Evaluation, Manure Belt Collection System and Energy Recovery System, Modeling Airflow in the Brooks Gasification Process, Spawning Activity of Mud Minnows (Fundulus heteroclitis) in Tank-based Systems for the Production of Baitfi,
Publications
- Poultry Litter Physiochemical Characterization Based on Production Conditions for Circular Systems
- Katuwal, S., Rafsan, N.-A.-S., Ashworth, A. J., & Kolar, P. (2023), BIORESOURCES, 18(2), 3961–3977. https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.18.2.3961-3977
- Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production?
- Graves, C., Kolar, P., Shah, S., Grimes, J., & Sharara, M. (2022). [Review of , ]. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, 12(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/app12105042
- Effect of Surface Modification by Oxygen-Enriched Chemicals on the Surface Properties of Pine Bark Biochars
- Kasera, N., Augoustides, V., Kolar, P., Hall, S. G., & Vicente, B. (2022), PROCESSES, 10(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10102136
- Nitrogen-doped biochars as adsorbents for mitigation of heavy metals and organics from water: a review
- Kasera, N., Kolar, P., & Hall, S. G. (2022). [Review of , ]. BIOCHAR, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00145-2
- SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION OF THERMAL STRATIFICATION AND AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS IN POULTRY HOUSE DURING BROODING AND IN COOL WEATHER
- Shah, S. B., Earnest, K., Oviedo-Rondon, E. O., Kolar, P., & Singletary, I. (2022), APPLIED ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE, 38(2), 375–386. https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.14862
- A review of the impact of environmental factors on the fate and transport of coronaviruses in aqueous environments
- Paul, D., Kolar, P., & Hall, S. G. (2021). [Review of , ]. NPJ CLEAN WATER, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-020-00096-w
- Characterization data of N-doped biochars using different external nitrogen precursors
- Kasera, N., Hall, S., & Kolar, P. (2021, April), DATA IN BRIEF, Vol. 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.106870
- Effect of surface modification by nitrogen-containing chemicals on morphology and surface characteristics of N-doped pine bark biochars
- Kasera, N., Hall, S., & Kolar, P. (2021), JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105161
- Exploratory analysis of Spirulina platensis LB 2340 growth in varied concentrations of anaerobically digested pig effluent (ADPE)
- Baker, M., Blackman, S., Cooper, E., Smartt, K., Walser, D., Boland, M., … Chinn, M. S. (2021), HELIYON, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08065
- Pretreatment of Switchgrass for Production of Glucose via Sulfonic Acid-Impregnated Activated Carbon
- Ansanay, Y., Kolar, P., Sharma-Shivappa, R., Cheng, J., & Arellano, C. (2021), PROCESSES, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9030504
Grants
- Conversion of Food Wastes into Energy Storage Devices
- Ohio State University(6/01/22 - 12/29/23)
- Identification of Biomarkers for Early Detection of Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens
- NCSU Animal Health and Nutrition Consortium (AHNC), Formerly Animal Food and Nutrition Consortium(9/01/22 - 12/31/23)
- Ethanol Fermentation Assessment
- Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.(11/01/21 - 3/31/24)
- Enzyme Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion (2E-AD) of Source Separated Organics and Municipal Solid Waste
- Novozymes(10/11/21 - 2/28/23)
- Identification of early indicators of Necrotic enteritis disease in broiler chickens
- United States Poultry & Egg Association(9/01/21 - 5/01/23)
- Miscanthus Biochar Potential as A Poultry Litter Amendment
- NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services(3/31/21 - 9/30/23)
- Demonstration of a Low-Cost Engineered Windbreak Wall-Vegetative Strip System for Reducing Odor Emissions from Livestock Barns
- NC Department of Justice (NCDOJ)(1/01/21 - 12/31/23)
- Systems-Based Integrated Program for Enhancing the Sustainability of Antibiotic-Restricted Poultry Production
- US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)(9/15/20 - 9/14/23)
- FACT: Pigs, Poultry, the Planet, and Data-driven Problem Solving (P4)
- US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)(2/15/19 - 2/14/24)
- Ammonia Recovery from Swine Wastewater with Selective Membrane Technology
- Murphy-Brown, LLC (was Murphy Farms)(9/20/12 - 8/31/16)