Rajas Shinde
Postdoctoral Researcher – Anaerobic DigestionResearch Interests
Rajas’ research focuses on developing anaerobic digestion (AD)-based biorefinery systems. His PhD work involved exploring alternative uses for grass through a two-phase AD process for the co-production of volatile fatty acids and biogas. This involved laboratory trials, techno-economic evaluation of an AD-based biorefinery models, and stakeholder engagement to support development grass biorefinery value chains in the Irish context.
Currently, as a postdoctoral researcher on the SEAI-DAFM funded EXPAND project, he continues to work on enhancing the value of AD systems through the valorisation of byproducts such as biogenic CO2 and digestate.
Current Projects
EXPAND – Exploring Economic Viability and Market Development of Products from Anaerobic Digestion
https://www.marei.ie/project/expand/
Education
PhD in Environmental Engineering, University College Cork (2021-2025)
MSc in Environmental Science, Wageningen University & Research (2018-2020)
BSc in Life Science, St Xavier’s College, Mumbai (2013-2016)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=d2G-OgEAAAAJ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-6414
Shinde, R., Hackula, A., Marycz, M., Bose, A., O’Shea, R., Barth, S., Murphy, J.D. and Wall, D.M., 2025. Dynamic anaerobic digestion
based biorefineries for on-demand renewable energy and bioproducts in a circular bioeconomy. Trends in Biotechnology, 43(5), pp.1140-1165.
Shinde, R., Hackula, A., O’Shea, R., Barth, S., Murphy, J.D. and Wall, D.M., 2023. Demand-driven biogas production from Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactors to balance the power grid. Bioresource Technology, 385, p.129364.
Hackula, A., Shinde, R., Hickey, D., O’Shea, R., Murphy, J.D. and Wall, D.M., 2023. Two-phase anaerobic digestion for enhanced valorisation of whiskey distillery by-products. Bioresource Technology, 383, p.129239.