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Dr. Hema Khedun

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Lecturer

General Engineering
B01-L Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: (864) 656-2542
Email:  hkhedun@clemson.edu

Courses Taught

  • ENGR 1020 - Engineering Disciplines and Skills
  • ENGR 1410 - Programming and Problem Solving
Meet Dr. Khedun

Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Mauritius (2012) 
  • D.E.S.S. Sciences et Gestions de l’Environnement Tropical (M.S., Environmental Science and Management), Université de la Réunion (2002)
  • B.Eng. (Hons.) Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Mauritius (2001)

Experience

  • Post-doctoral researcher, Texas A&M University
  • Lecturer, University of Mauritius

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Renewable energy
  • Biomass and biofuels
  • Solid waste management
  • Environmental engineering and management
  • Engineering economics
  • Chemical engineering unit operations

Professional Activities

  • Consultant for the National characterization of hazardous waste in Mauritius (2008)
  • Scientific Assistant for the Collaborative Curriculum Development on Waste Management in Africa and the Pacific region (CODWAP) funded by ACP-EU (2009-2011)

Honors and Awards

  • Fulbright Scholarship- Research Scholar at Artie McFerrin Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2007)
  • Scholarship from the French Government (2001)

Selected Publications

  • Rughoonundun H., Fu Z., Mann T., Holtzapple, M. T., Wales M., (2020) Oxidative submerged lime pretreatment and high-solids saccharification of corn stover. Biomass and Bioenergy. 139, 105626.
  • Rughoonundun, H., Holtzapple, M. T., (2017) Converting wastewater sludge and lime-treated sugarcane bagasse – a potential pathway to ethanol biofuel production. Biomass and Bioenergy. 105, 73-82.
  • Bond A., Rughoonundun, H., Petersen E., Holtzapple C., Holtzapple, M. T., (2017) Shock Treatment of Corn Stover. Biotechnology Progress, 33, 815-823.
  • Rughoonundun, H., Mohee, R., Holtzapple, M. T., (2012) Influence of the carbon to nitrogen ratio on the production of carboxylic acids from the fermentation of sludge. Bioresource Technology. 112, 91-97.
  • Rughoonundun, H., Granda, C., Mohee, R., Holtzapple, M.T., (2010) Effect of thermochemical pretreatment on sewage sludge and its impact on carboxylic acids production. Waste Management, 30, 1614-1621.
  • Rughoonundun. H. (2008) Fermentation of sewage sludge using the MixAlco process. Journal of the University of Mauritius, 15, 350-357.

Book Chapters

  • Nowbuth, M. D., H. Rughoonundun, C. P. Khedun (2018), Ocean Renewable Energy, in The Blue Economy Handbook of the Indian Ocean Region, Attri, V.N and N. Bohler-Muller (Eds.), Africa Institute of South Africa, South Africa.
  • Khedun, C.P., Sanchez-Flores R., Rughoonundun, H., Kaiser, R.A., (2014) World water supply and use: Challenges for the future. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food System, 2nd ed., van Alfen, N.K. (Ed.), Elsevier, pp. 450-466.