National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Energy and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Industrial Pollution Abatement, Disaster Management, Petroleum Refining

Arvind Kumar Assistant Professor Grade-I

Chemical Engineering

arvindkumar@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2268

43

PUBLICATIONS

3

SPONSORED PROJECTS

7

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

4

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Arvind Kumar

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Chemical Engineering

Room Number:

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

Ph.D. (IIT Roorkee), Assistant Professor

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: 43

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)
Industrial Safety And Hazards Management (ISHM – 2016) Civil Engineering (Short-term Course)
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}
  • 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]
Microbial Degradation of Chlorophenol in Batch and Continuous Bioreactors: Kinetic Study and Optimization of Process Parameters
Patel Bhishma Pravinchandra
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  2015
Supervisor
Microbial Stratergies for Decolorization of Anthraquinone Based Dyes in Batch and Continuous Systems
Swati Sambita Mohanty
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  2020
Supervisor
Abatement of 2-Chlorophenol from the Aqueous Environment by Implementing the Adsorbents Prepared from Lignocellulosic Biomasses
Manoj Kumar Mahapatra
Enrolled: Mar 2013
Graduated :  2023
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 :  2023
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 SING YADAV
Enrolled:
Graduated :  2015
Co-Supervisors
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL
Vishal Kumar Verma
Graduated :  2024
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,