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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Niti R. Agrawal

University of Maryland

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2113 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
College Park , MD 20742

nitiagr@umd.edu

Project List:

Molecular Engineering of Food-Grade Dispersants as Highly Efficient and Safe Materials for the Treatment of Oil Spills

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2019
Fernandes, J. C., Agrawal, N. R., Aljirafi, F. O., Bothun, G. D., McCormick, A. V., John, V. T., et al. (2019). Does the Solvent in a Dispersant Impact the Efficiency of Crude-Oil Dispersion? Langmuir, 35(50), 16630–16639.
Conference Presentations - 5
2019
Mkam Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., Agrawal, N., Swientoniewski, L., Raghavan, S., et al. (2019). The self-assembly of dispersants at the oil-water interface probed through small angle neutron scattering and cryogenic electron microscopy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
2018
Fernandes, J. C., Agrawal, N. R., Omarova, M., John, V. T., & Raghavan, S. R. (2018). The impact of the solvent base for a dispersant on the efficiency of crude-oil dispersion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., Swientoniewski, L., Agrawal, N. R., Blake, D., et al. (2018). A comprehensive view of an effective alternative dispersant system using food grade surfactants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
2017
Agrawal, N. R., & Raghavan, S. R. (2017). How to Select the Right Solvent for Oil-Spill Dispersants? Insights from Hansen Solubility Parameters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Agrawal, N. R., & Raghavan, S. R. (2017). Food-grade dispersants for remediation of oil spills: Insights from colloid science. In 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Washington, DC : 08/20/17-08/24/17.