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One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53726-2398
Phone: (608) 231-9200
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Dr. Kamalakanta Sahoo

Kamalakanta Sahoo

Statistics, Life Cycle Analysis, and Economics Research
Unit: FPL-4851
Assistant Scientist
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI
United States
53726-2366

Phone: 608-231-9272
kamalakanta.sahoo@usda.gov

Current Research

Design and simulation of bioenergy supply chain using integrated modeling approaches to optimize economic, environmental and social impacts
Integrated LCA-TEA models to estimate both environmental and economic impacts of producing wood briquettes, torrefied-wood briquettes, and biochar from forest residues using portable systems (using SimaPro).
Life cycle assessment of redwood lumber
Working on to develop a multi-objective linear programming model to optimize the supply chain network of bioenergy/bio-products produced from forest residues (using Gurobi).
Working on to develop a discrete-event simulation model of bioenergy/bio-products supply chain to produce terrified pellets, briquettes and biochar using forest residues to quantify supply chain performances such as cost, GHG emissions and energy use and measure various risks (using Anylogic).

Research Interest

Supply chain sustainability analysis, Lifecycle assessment (LCA) and Techno-economic analysis (TEA)
Discrete-event simulation and Supply chain optimization
Big-data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Statistical Analysis, Geospatial modeling and analysis, and Biomass resource assessment
Watershed modeling (Biomass yield prediction, and soil and water quality analysis)

Past Research

Sahoo, Kamalakanta; Bilek, Edward; Bergman, Richard; Mani, Sudhagar. 2019. Techno-economic analysis of producing solid biofuels and biochar from forest residues using portable systems. Applied Energy. 235: 578-590. Bergman, Rick; Berry, Michael; Bilek, E. M. (Ted); Bowers, Tait; Eastin, Ivan; Ganguly, Indroneil; Han, Han-Sup; Hirth, Kolby; Jacobson, Arne; Karp, Steve; Oneil, Elaine; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Pierobon, Francesca; Puettmann, Maureen; Rawlings, Craig; Rosenbaum, Sevda Alanya; Sahoo, Kamalakanta; Sasatani, Daisuke; Sessions, John; Sifford, Cody; Waddell, Tom. 2018. Waste to Wisdom: Utilizing forest residues for the production of bioenergy and biobased products. Final Report: Biomass Research and Development Initiative Program Award Number DE-EE0006297. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy. 65 p.

Education

University of Georgia, Phd, Engineering Life cycle Assessment, Techno-economic Analysis, Supply chain optimization and simulation, Geospatial Analysis , 2017
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, M.S. Industrial Engineering Supply chain optimization , 2008
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar , B.S. Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Engineering , 2005

Professional Experience

Research Assistant, University of Georgia 2012 - 2017 -Optimization of sustainable biomass supply chain for the production of biogas from organic waste and energy crops -Economic and environmental assessments of Bio-CNG production via liquid-state and solid-state anaerobic digestion technologies -Lifecycle analysis of Miscanthus biomass supply chain using discrete-event simulation -Sustainable assessment of crop residues, organic waste, manure and energy crops (from strip-mined areas) in the state of Ohio and optimal locations of biorefineries -Techno-economic analysis of bale, chips, and pellet storage systems for a large scale bio-refinery -Engineering economics of cotton stalk supply logistics systems for bioenergy applications

Below are the 22 US Forest Service publications sorted by year. You may re-sort the list by: Title, Date Posted, Category, Publication or Year.

Publication Year: 2022

*Title:* Building Life-Cycle Assessment Program *Source: FPL Research in Progress Author(s)* Bergman, Richard; Gu, Hongmei; Sahoo, Kamalakanta; Cover, Jennifer S. Year: 2022 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Integrated environmental and economic assessments of producing energy crops with cover crops for simultaneous use as biofuel feedstocks and animal fodder *Source: Industrial Crops and Products journal Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Khatri, Poonam ; Kanwar, Akanksha ; Singh, Hari P.; Mani, Sudhagar ; Bergman, Richard ; Runge, Troy ; Kumar, Deepak Year: 2022 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Lifecycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis of Biochar Pellet Production from Forest Residues and Field Application *Source: Energies journal Author(s)* Bergman, Richard ; Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Englund, Karl ; Mousavi-Avval, Seyed Hashem. Year: 2022 view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2021

*Title:* Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of North American cellulosic fiberboard production *Source: FS Research Paper Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta; Bergman, Richard Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of North American laminated strand lumber production *Source: Forest Service Research Paper Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta; Bergman, Richard; Puettmann, Maureen Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Cradle-to-Grave Life-Cycle Assessment of Cellulosic Fiberboard *Source: Recent Progress in Materials Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bergman, Richard ; Khatri, Poonam Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Environmental and Economic Assessment of Portable Systems: Production of Wood-Briquettes and Torrefied-Briquettes to Generate Heat and Electricity *Source: Fuels Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Alanya-Rosenbaum, Sevda ; Bergman, Richard ; Abbas, Dalia ; Bilek, E. M. (Ted). Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Life Cycle Assessment of North American Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) Production *Source: Recent Progress in Materials Author(s)* Khatri, Poonam ; Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bergman, Richard ; Puettmann, Maureen Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biochar produced from forest residues using portable systems *Source: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Upadhyay, Amit ; Runge, Troy ; Bergman, Richard ; Puettmann, Maureen ; Bilek, Edward Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Life-cycle assessment of redwood lumber products in the US *Source: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bergman, Richard ; Runge, Troy Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Life-cycle assessment of treating slaughterhouse waste using anaerobic digestion systems *Source: Journal of Cleaner Production Author(s)* Wang, Shunli ; Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Jena, Umakanta ; Dong, Hongmin ; Bergman, Richard ; Runge, Troy Year: 2021 view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2020

*Title:* A life cycle assessment of hardwood lumber production in the northeast and north Central United States *Source: CORRIM Report. 45 p. Author(s)* Hubbard, Steven S.; Bergman, Richard D.; Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bowe, Scott A. Year: 2020 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Assessing plant biomass properties for their handling and conversion performances using machine learning *Source: Res. in Prog. FPL-RIP- 4851-024. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 2 p. Author(s)* Mani, Sudhagar ; Bergman, Richard ; Sahoo, Kamalakanta Year: 2020 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment of redwood lumber in the United States *Source: Res. Pap. FPL-RP-706. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 1-39. Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bergman, RIchard Year: 2020 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Mid-atlantic sustainable biomass for value-added products consortium (MASBio) *Source: Res. in Prog. RIP-4851-029. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 2 p. Author(s)* Wang, Jingxin; Bergman, Richard; Sahoo, Kamalakanta Year: 2020 view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2019

*Title:* Economic analysis of forest residues supply chain options to produce enhanced-quality feedstocks *Source: Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 610-611(1):802-823. Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bilek, Edward ; Bergman, Richard ; Kizha, Anil R.; Mani, Sudhagar Year: 2019 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Environmental impacts of redwood lumber: a cradle-to-gate assessment *Source: In: Proceedings, 62nd international convention of the society of wood science and technology. 266-277. Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bergman, Richard D. Year: 2019 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Life cycle assessment of forest-based products: a review *Source: Sustainability. 11(17). 30 p. Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bergman, Richard ; Alanya-Rosenbaum, Sevda ; Gu, Hongmei ; Liang, Shaobo Year: 2019 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Production of ethanol from livestock, agricultural, and forest residuals: an economic feasibility study *Source: Environments. 6(8). 15 p. Author(s)* Ro, Kyoung ; Dietenberger, Mark ; Libra, Judy ; Proeschel, Richard ; Atiyeh, Hasan K.; Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Park, Wonkeun J. Year: 2019 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Techno-economic analysis of producing solid biofuels and biochar from forest residues using portable systems *Source: Applied Energy. 235: 578-590. Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bilek, Edward ; Bergman, Richard ; Mani, Sudhagar Year: 2019 view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2018

*Title:* Techno-economic and environmental assessments of storing woodchips and pellets for bioenergy applications *Source: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 98: 27-39. Author(s)* Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Bilek, E.M. (Ted); Mani, Sudhagar Year: 2018 view abstract, download publication »
*Title:* Waste to Wisdom: Utilizing forest residues for the production of bioenergy and biobased products *Source: Final Report: Biomass Research and Development Initiative Program Award Number DE-EE0006297. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy. 65 p. Author(s)* Bergman, Rick ; Berry, Michael ; Bilek, E. M. (Ted); Bowers, Tait ; Eastin, Ivan ; Ganguly, Indroneil ; Han, Han-Sup ; Hirth, Kolby ; Jacobson, Arne ; Karp, Steve ; Oneil, Elaine ; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Pierobon, Francesca ; Puettmann, Maureen ; Rawlings, Craig ; Rosenbaum, Sevda Alanya; Sahoo, Kamalakanta ; Sasatani, Daisuke ; Sessions, John ; Sifford, Cody ; Waddell, Tom Year: 2018 view abstract, download publication »


*Publication Year: 2020*
Highlight ID: 1675	Life-Cycle Assessment of Redwood Lumber Products in the United States This report provides a cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment (LCA), and update to the environmental impacts associated with redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) lumber production in the United States. ...


*Publication Year: 2018*
Highlight ID: 1314	Economic Analysis of Making Solid Biofuels and Biochar from Forest Residues Using Portable Production Systems in the U.S. Higher logistic cost is one of the major bottlenecks to produce renewable power, fuel, or bioproducts from forest residues in large-scale production facilities. Smaller scale and portable production facilities that consume forest residues near to the ...

Highlight ID: 1315	Techno-economic and Environmental Assessments of Storing Woodchips and Pellets for Bioenergy Applications Storage is the critical operation within the biomass supply chain to reduce feedstock supply risks and to manage smooth year-around operations of a biorefinery or a bioenergy plant. Moreover, storage incurs the cost and produces potent greenhouse gas ...

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