Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering,

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani

Pilani - 333031 (Rajasthan) INDIA

Chamber: 1214-D

Ph No: 01596-245073 x 215 (O)

Fax no: 01596- 244183

e-mail: skumar@bits-pilani.ac.in ; sushilk2006@gmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS

• B Tech, Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur, India.

• M Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India.

• PhD, Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, BITS, PILANI from August 2010 to present date

• Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, BITS, PILANI from January 2006 to July 2010.

• Assistant Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, BITS, PILANI from January 2005 to December 2005.

• Technical Officer, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Lucknow, India from August 2004 to January 2005.

• Graduate Engineer Trainee, CIPET, Lucknow , India from August 2003 to August 2004.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Process Intensification

• Separation: Reactive Extraction

• Ionic Liquids

• Chemical Thermodynamics

• Biochemical Engineering

• Environmental Engineering

• Polymer Technology and Biopolymers

PROJECTS

PhD Thesis Title: Intensification of Recovery of Carboxylic Acids using Reactive Extraction

M.Tech. Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Metallocene Catalyst-Cocatalyst and Polymerization of Ethylene

B Tech Project: Designed a Sulfuric Acid Plant to produce 600 TPD, 98% concentrated acid by Single Contact Single Absorption (SCSA) process based upon smelter gases.

Other Research Projects

•  Life Assessment of Tubular Composite Structures sponsored by Armament Research & development Estate (Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India), Pune (Maharastra) at CIPET Lucknow, 2004-2005.

•  Synthesis and Characterization of Polylactic acid and Ionic Liquid at IIT, Kanpur , 2003. 

Funded Project by DST under Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist

Reactive Extraction of Nicotinic- and Isonicotinic Acid from Aqueous Solution (Rs. 20.32 Lacs)

MAJOR COURSES TAUGHT

Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (PG); Process Intensification (UG and PG); Kinetics & Reactor Design (UG); Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (UG); Heat Transfer Operations (UG); Biochemical Engineering (UG and PG); Polymer Technology (UG and PG); Structures and Properties of Materials (UG); Environmental Pollution Control (UG).

PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES 

Journals (Accepted/Published)

• Kumar, S., Babu, B.V. Reactive Extraction of Propionic Acid by Aminic Extractants Dissolved in Biocompatible Mixtures of n-Dodecane and 1-Decanol. Chemical Engineering Communications 2011 (Communicated).

• Datta, D., Kumar, S. Modeling & Optimization of Glycolic Acid Reactive Extraction by Response Surface Methodology and Differential Evaluation . Separation and Purification Technology 2011 (Communicated).

• Datta, D., Kumar, S. Reactive Extraction of Pyridine Carboxylic Acids with N, N-Dioctyloctan-1-amine Dissolved in Five Different Diluents. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2011 (Communicated) .

• Datta, D., Kumar, S. , Wasewar K.L., Babu B.V. Comparative Study on Reactive Extraction of Picolinic Acid with Six Different Extractants (Phosphoric and Aminic) Dissolved in Two Different Diluents (Benzene and Decane-1-ol). Separation Science and Technology 2011 Accepted ( In press ) .

• Kumar, S., Datta, D., Babu, B.V. Differential Evaluation Approach for Reactive Extraction of Propionic Acid using Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate (TBP) in Kerosene and 1-Decanol. Material and Manufacturing Processes. 2011, 26, 1-7.

• Datta, D., Kumar, S., Reactive Extraction of Benzoic Acid and Pyridine-3-Carboxylic Acid using Organophosphoric- and Aminic Extractants Dissolved in Binary Diluent Mixtures. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2011, 56(8), 3367–3375.

• Kumar, S., Datta, D., Babu, B.V. Estimation of Equilibrium Parameters using Differential Evolution in Reactive Extraction of Propionic Acid by Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate Dissolved in n -Decane & 1-Decanol. Chemical Engineering Processing: Process Intensification 2011, 50(7), 614-622.

• Datta, D., Kumar, S. Reactive Extraction of 2-Methylidenebutanedioic Acid with N, N-Dioctyloctan-1-amine Dissolved in Six Different Diluents: Experimental and Theoretical Equilibrium Studies at (298 ± 1) K. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2011, 56(5), 2574-2582.

• Datta, D., Kumar, S. Reactive Extraction of Glycolic Acid using Tri-n-Butylphosphate and Tri-n-Octylamine in Six Different Diluents: Experimental Data and Theoretical Predictions. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2011, 50, 3041–3048.

• Kumar, S., Datta, D., Babu, B.V. Experimental Data and Theoretical (Chemodel Using the Differential Evolution Approach and Linear Solvation Energy Relationship Model) Predictions on Reactive Extraction of Monocarboxylic Acids Using Tri- n -octylamine. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2010, 55, 4290–4300.

• Kumar, S., Babu, B.V. Extraction of Pyridine-3-carboxylic Acid Using 1-Dioctylphosphoryloctane (TOPO) with Different Diluents: Equilibrium Studies, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2009, 54, 2669-2677.

• Kumar, S. , Babu, B.V. Process Intensification of Nicotinic Acid Production via Enzymatic Conversion using Reactive Extraction as Separation Technique. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly 2009, 23, 367-376.

• Kumar, S., Wasewar, K.L., Babu, B.V. Intensification of Nicotinic Acid Separation using Organophosphorus Solvating Extractants: Extraction Equilibria. Chemical Engineering and Technology 2008, 31, 1584-1590.

• Kumar, S., Babu, B.V. Process Intensification for Separation of Carboxylic Acids from Fermentation Broths using Reactive Extraction. i-Manager's Journal on Future Engineering and Technology 3, 2008, 21-27.

• Kumar, S., Babu, B.V. Propionic Acid Production via Fermentation Route using Renewable Sources. Chemical Industry Digest 2008, 9, 76-81.

• Kumar , S., Kumar, M., Kumar, V. Plastics as a Superconductor: A Brief Study. Journal of Popular Plastics & Packaging January, 2005, 87-92.

• Kumar , S., Akhtar S. , Kumar, V. Bi-axially Stretched Biodegradable Film Based on Polylactic Acid: A Review. Journal of Popular Plastics & Packaging 2005.

Conference Proceedings: 24 (International) and 06 (National)

Abroad Conferences Proceedings

• Kumar, S. and Babu, B.V. Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on Reactive Extraction of Propionic Acid using Tri-n-Octylamine (TOA) Dissolved in Cyclohexane+1Decanol (1:1v/v). Proceedings of 2011 Annual Meeting of AIChE, Minneapolis , MN , USA , October 16-21, 2011.

• Datta, D., Kumar, S. Separation of Nicotinic Acid from Aqueous Solution by Reactive Extraction using Tri-n-butyl phosphate and Tri-n-Octyl-amine in Decane-1-ol + Cyclohexane (1:1 v/v). Proceedings of 17th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE2010), Queen Sirikit National Convention Center , Bangkok , Thailand , November 22-23, 2010.

• Kumar, S. and Babu, B.V. Reactive Extraction of Nicotinic Acid using Tri-n-Octylamine (TOA) Dissolved in Different Diluents. Proceedings of 2010 Annual Meeting of AIChE, Salt Convention Centre, Salt Lake City , UT , USA , November 7-12, 2010.

• Kumar, S., Gupta, K., Babu, B.V. Recovery of Nicotinic Acid from Aqueous Solution using Reactive Extraction with Tri- n -Octyl Phosphine Oxide (TOPO) in Kerosene. Proceedings of 2009-Annual Meeting of AIChE, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville , TN , USA , November 8-13, 2009.

Book Chapters

• Kumar, S., Prakash, N., Datta, D. Biopolymers based on Carboxylic Acids Derived from Renewable Resources , Biopolymers: Biomedical and Environmental Applications. Susheel Kalia and Luc Avérous (eds.), Scrivener Publishing LLC , USA , 2011, 169-182.

• Sushil Kumar, Absorption Towers, Heat Exchangers and Leaching used in Mining Industries in the Lecture Notes “Basic Chemical Engineering Operations” compiled by B V Babu, Academic Development Program in Basic Process Engineering for the Employees of HZL, Udaipur and BALCO, Korba Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, 2009.

ABROAD VISIT

Presented a Research Paper in 2010 AIChE – Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City , UT ( USA ), November 7-10, 2010.

Books/Journal Reviewer

Books

Resource Faculty, Tata McGraw – Hill Higher Education Publishers, India .  

Journals

•  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

•  International Journal of Green Energy

•  Journal of the Polymers and Environment

•  Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

•  Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Quarterly

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

•  Life Associate Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) – (LAM 31849)

•  2010 – Annual Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) – (009900056224)

 

SEMINAR/CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ORGANIZED

•  Resource Faculty, Academic Development Programme in Basic Process Engineering for the Employees of Industries, Organized by Practice School Division, BITS Pilani, 2010.

•  Organizing committee member for National Seminar on Photonic Polymers : Materials, Devices and Applications (NSPPMDA – 2008), at BITS, Pilani, April 3-4, 2008.

•  Organizing committee member for National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC - 2006), BITS-Pilani, September 1-3, 2006.

 

WORKSHOP/TRAINING PROGRAMME ATTENDED

•  5 th Summer School Programme on Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals (June 7–11, 2010), organized by PETROTECH Society, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd-R&D and Institute of IndianOil and Petroleum Management, Gurgoan.

•  Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) organized by BITS, PILANI (Rajasthan), April 25, 2010.

•  Training Programme on Measurement Uncertainty organized by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), New Delhi , August 21–24, 2004.

•  Vocational training at Hindustan Zinc Limited, Zinc Smelter, Debari, (Rajasthan) for six weeks after B Tech 3rd year in roasting gas plant, sulfuric plant, leaching plant, electrolysis plant sections.

 

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

•  Awarded Funded Project (Rs. 20.5 Lacs) by DST New Delhi , INDIA under Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist

•  Awarded Travel Grant to attend conference abroad (2010) by DST New Delhi.

•  Awarded Travel Grant to attend conference abroad (2011) by INSA-CICS, Chennai.

•  Awarded GATE scholarship during M Tech at IIT, Kanpur

•  Prize in model exhibition in B Tech programme at HBTI, Kanpur (UP), 1998

•  National scholarship for the performance in High school (10 th ), 1993