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Personal Profile
Calvin Mukarakate is a senior scientist at NLR. His research focuses on catalytic upgrading of lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals. He serves in the Technical Advisory Committee for the Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products. He is also a Steering Committee member of Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy, an Energy Materials Network consortium.
Research Interests
Production of transportation fuels from biomass pyrolysis vapors
Selective conversion of biomass pyrolysis vapors to form monomers for renewable polymers
Production of hydrogen and chemical intermediates from pyrolysis aqueous waste streams
Co-processing bio-oil with petroleum-derived feeds
Catalyst fast pyrolysis of biomass to produce transportation fuels and chemicals
Reforming pyrolysis aqueous waste streams to process hydrogen, hydrocarbon fuels, and chemicals
Flash pyrolysis of biomass using an advanced captive sample reactor (wire mesh)
Laser ablation time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the analysis of biomass materials
Photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for studying the pyrolysis of biomass model compounds
Professional Experience
Senior Scientist, NLR (2015–present)
Thermochemical Conversion Scientist, NLR (2011–2015)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, NLR (2008–2011)
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Physical Chemistry, Marquette University
Bachelor, Mining Engineering, University of Zimbabwe
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Rheology and Engine Performance of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Blended with 10% Fast Pyrolysis and Hydrothermal Liquefaction Oils in a 2-Stroke Crosshead Engine: Article No. 137221
Kass, M., Kaul, B., Armstrong, B., Lamm, B., Lobodin, V., Ramasamy, K., Olarte, M., Wang, H., Subramaniam, S., Santosa, D., Schmidt, A., Chen, X., Iisa, K., Mukarakate, C. & Tan, E., 2026, In: Fuel. 407, Part A, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Oil Stand-Alone and Co-Hydroprocessing Case Studies: Design, Cost, and Sustainability Based on Process Model Predictions
Dutta, A., Talmadge, M., Iisa, K., Wrasman, C., Chen, X., Griffin, M., Mukarakate, C., Watanasiri, S., Ou, L. & Cai, H., 2025, 339 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Influence of Loblolly Pine Anatomical Fractions and Tree Age on Oil Yield and Composition During Fast Pyrolysis
Starace, A., Palmer, S., Orton, K., Pierce, C., Christensen, E., Larson, A., Martinez, R., Klinger, J., Griffin, M., Mukarakate, C., Iisa, K., Wiatrowski, M., Dutta, A., Parks II, J., Oyedeji, O. & Carpenter, D., 2025, In: Sustainable Energy and Fuels. 9, 2, p. 501-512 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lignocellulosic Biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Tao, L., Mukarakate, C., Foust, T. & Abdullah, Z., 2025, Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Recent Advances and Future Challenges: Sustainable Aviation. Aslam, M., Mishra, S. & Anell, J. A. A. (eds.). p. 37-79Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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State of the Art in Thermal Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass and Biomass-Derived Intermediates
Hall, J., Miller, J., Assary, R., Baddour, F., Dagle, R., Dagle, V., Griffin, M., Habas, S., Iisa, K., Krause, T., Kumar, A., Linger, J., Mittal, A., Mukarakate, C., Parks, J., Ruddy, D., Schmidt, A., Sutton, A., Thorson, M. & Unocic, K. & 4 others, , 2025, In: Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 16, p. 371-408 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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