National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Research Expertise • Environmental Engineering/Wastewater Treatment Academic Expertise • Industrial Safety & Pollution Abatement • Renewable Energy and Petroleum Refining Process • Chemical Process Technology Dr. Arvind Kumar is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, India. He obtained his master & doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Roorkee in 2003 & 2008, respectively. Prior to his appointment at Rourkela, Dr. Arvind served to carbon Technology Unit, National Physical Laboratory Newdelhi, India. His major academic and research interests are in Industrial Safety & Pollution Abatement, Renewable Energy and Petroleum Refining Process, wastewater treatment respectively. He has published more than 27 papers in peer-reviewed journals, more than 22 papers in national & international conferences/seminars. He has attended more than 20 conferences/seminars/symposia/short-term. He has more than 1488 citations of his research papers with h-index of 18. He has guided 5 Ph. D. thesis and 20 M.Tech thesis. He has delivered 20 invited talks so far. He has also conducted 3 short term course including GIAN course related to industrial safety and handled 3 projects so far. Dr. Arvind is a Senior Member of International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT), Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) and Life Member of Indian Institution of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), The Institution of Engineers (IE, India) and member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG) and Science and Engineering Institute (SCIEI). He is a member of the Editorial Board of ISST Journal of wood Engineering. He is reviewer of the all the leading journals of Chemical and Environmental Engineering like AIChE Journal, Adsorption Science & Technology, Bioresource Technology, Colloids and Surfaces, A: Physicochemical

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Energy and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Industrial Pollution Abatement

Arvind Kumar Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

arvindkumar@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2268

48

PUBLICATIONS

3

SPONSORED PROJECTS

7

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

4

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Arvind Kumar

Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

Room Number: CH-211

Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2008

Ph.D.
CHEMICAL ENGG
IIT ROORKEE

2003

M.Tech
CHEMICAL ENGG
IIT ROORKEE

1999

B.Tech
CHEMICAL ENGG
HBTI KANPUR

Teaching Experience
  • CHEMICAL ENGG,  NIT ROURKELA,   09 Sep 2007 - TO DATE

Nano zerovalent Iron-Graphene oxide composite for enhanced biodegradation wastewater A novel strategy for boosting biogas production. DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Recovery of Chromium from the Tannery Wastewater. Model Exims (INDIA) Pvt. ltd
  • Principal Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of cost effective and high uptake capacitysurface modifiedadsorbents forarsenic removal utilizing industrial waste. CSIR
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 48

M. K. Mahapatra and A. Kumar,"Water hyacinth (eichornia crassipes) as an effective biosorbent for sorption of phenol.", Journal of Agriculture and Development, vol.1, pp.20-28, Trade Science, June 2018       Article

L. S. Yadav, B. K. Mishra, and A. Kumar,"Batch and column studies for phenol removal from aqueous solutions using laboratory prepared low-cost activated carbon as an adsorbent", Chemical Technology: An Indian Journal, vol.12, no.2, pp.1-32, Trade Science, September 2017       Article

A. Kumar, P. B, and S. I. M,"Isotherm and kinetics study for acrylic acid removal using powdered activated carbon", Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol.176, no.1-3, pp.774-783, Elsevier 2010, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.102       Article

T. P, S. V. C, and A. Kumar,"Optimization of an azo dye batch adsorption parameters using Box-Behnken design", Desalination, vol.249, no.3, pp.1273-1279, Elsevier, December 2009, 10.1016/j.desal.2009.03.010       Article

A. Kumar, P. B, and S. I. M,"Optimization of acrylonitrile removal by activated carbon-granular using response surface methodology", Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol.87, no.4, pp.637-643, Wiley 2009, 10.1002/cjce.20189       Article

GIAN course on Process Safety Engineering Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)
Industrial and Municipal Waste Management (I&MWM) Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 24 Jan 2017 - 25 Jan 2017
  • Brochure
Industrial Safety And Hazards Management (ISHM – 2016) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 03 Oct 2016 - 04 Oct 2016
  • Brochure
Short Term Course On Industrial Safety & Hazards Management (ISHM) [STATUS: CANCELLED] Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CE1500 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CH226 : Treatment of Industrial Effluent {Theory}
  • CH228 : Treatment of Industrial Effluents {Theory}
  • CH313 : Process Plant Safety {Theory}
  • CH3217 : Chemical Process Technology {Theory}
  • CH323 : Energy Conservation and Renewable Sources of Energy {Theory}
  • CH329 : Process Plant Safety {Theory}
  • CH412 : Disaster Management in Chemical Industries {Theory}
  • CH428 : Disaster Management in Chemical Industries {Theory}
  • CH4319 : Process Plant Safety {Theory}
  • CH4418 : Disaster Management in Chemical Industries {Theory}
  • CH613 : Environmental Management System {Theory}
  • CH617 : Fire Engineering and Explosion Control {Theory}
  • CH623 : Environmental Management System {Theory}
  • CH640 : Safety in Chemical Industry {Theory}
  • CH640 : Safety in Engineering Industry {Theory}
  • CH642 : Occupational Health and Hygiene {Theory}
  • CH644 : Legal Provision on Safety, Health and Environment {Theory}
  • CH646 : Hazards and Risk Analysis {Theory}
  • CH648 : Safety in Construction Industry {Theory}
  • CH6532 : Safety in Chemical industries {Theory}
  • CH2271 : Process Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH271 : Process Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH370 : Computer Aided Design Laboratory I {Practical}
  • CH4271 : Materials Handling Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH470 : Process Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH473 : Computer Aided Design Laboratory II {Practical}
  • CH476 : CAD Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH6471 : Environmental Monitoring and Control Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH671 : Air Dispersion Modeling Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH671 : Safety Equipment Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH672 : Chemical Engineering Laboratory - IV {Practical}
  • CH673 : Software Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • CH680 : Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH682 : Dispersion Modelling Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH682 : Safety Equipment Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH684 : Industrial Safety Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH789 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [7]
Abatement of 2-Chlorophenol from the Aqueous Environment by Implementing the Adsorbents Prepared from Lignocellulosic Biomasses
Manoj Kumar Mahapatra
Enrolled: Mar 2013
Graduated :  Aug 2023
Supervisor
Microbial Degradation of Chlorophenol in Batch and Continuous Bioreactors: Kinetic Study and Optimization of Process Parameters
Patel Bhishma Pravinchandra
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Jan 2016
Supervisor
NZVI and Fe3O4 based Composites for the Treatment of Dairy Wastewater and Heavy Metal Removal by Adsorption using Digested Sludge
Roshini P S
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Graduated :  Jan 2024
Supervisor
Microbial Stratergies for Decolorization of Anthraquinone Based Dyes in Batch and Continuous Systems
Swati Sambita Mohanty
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Oct 2020
Supervisor
Advanced Oxidation Processes for wastewater remediation
Khwairakpam Bidya Devi
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Photocatalysis for environmental remediation
Hritankhi Tripathy
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST ADSORBENT OF PHENOL REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION
LALLAN SINGH YADAV
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2015
Co-Supervisors
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL
Vishal Kumar Verma
Graduated :  Nov 2014
Supervisor
CONGO RED REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY COMMERCIAL AND LABORATORY PREPARED LOW COST ADSORBENTS USING ADSORPTION
GHANSHYAM BARMAN
Graduated :  2010
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • AMIE(India), IIChE, IACSIT, APCBEES, IAENG, SCIEI,   2004