Dr. Sushil Kumar

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: sushilk[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 05322271583(O) 9455421398(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Keynote Address/Invited Talks in Conferences & Workshops:

Reactive Extraction Approach for the Recovery of Bio-Products 5 days self financed short term course on Recent Advances on Fermentation Technology (RAFT-2015) organized by Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT, Allahabad, January 14-18, 2015

Introduction to Biopolymers National Workshop on Research on Biopolymers: Challenges and Opportunities (RBCO-2015) organized by Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, MNNIT, Allahabad, June 05-06, 2015

Intensification of Recovery of Bio-Products from Aqueous Solution 5 days self financed short term course on Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and Applications (PTCTA-2015) organized by Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT, Allahabad, January 23-27, 2015

Pre-treatment processes of wastewater, 5 days self financed short term course on Water Pollution and Wastewater Treatment (WPWT-2015) organized by Departments of Civil and Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad, January 27-31, 2015.

Polymers and Characterizations One week short term course on Advances in Composite Materials (ACM - 2016) organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad.

Reactive Extraction Approach for Waste Water Treatment, National Conference on Innovations in Chemical and Environmental Sciences (ICES), LNCT, Bhopal, March 19, 2016.

Theoretical Models of Chemical Processes, One week self financed short term course on Modeling and Optimization of Chemical & Biochemical Processes (MOCBP-2017) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad, January 16-21, 2017.

Intensification of Chemical Processes using Novel Equipments, Short term course by Department of Chemical Engineering, BIET Jhansi on 30/10/2018

A Novel Approach to Electrocoagulation Process, One Day National Seminar organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MMMUT, Gorakhpur, March 04, 2019

Bio-kinetics in wastewater treatment process, National Workshop on Bio-Technological Approaches for Industrial Waste Management and Renewable Energy organized by Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT, Allahabad (1 - 7 Apr 2019).

Chemical Processing in High-Gravity Fields: Rotating Packed Bed, Short term course by Department of Chemical Engineering, BIET Jhansi on 29/07/2019

Electro-coagulation Approach for Optimizing Textile Wastewater Treatment, Faculty Development Programme on Next Generation of Chemical Manufacturing & Waste Management organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow (July 29 - August 02, 2020).

Intensification of Wastewater Treatment: Cavitational and Hybrid Technologies for Organic Pollutants in the online short-term course (e-STC) on “Advanced Research Trends in Chemical Engineering (ARTCE – 2020)” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (H.P.) during 28th October to 1st November 2020.

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (ICCE – 2005), Indore, India, December 24-26, 2005.

National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC-2006), BITS-Pilani, September 1-3, 2006.

International Symposium & 59th Annual Session of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2006), GNFC Complex, Bharuch, December 27-30, 2006.

Asian Polymer Association’s International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology (Poly-2008), India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, January 28-31, 2008.

International Convention of Water Resources Development and Management (ICWRDM-2008), BITS-Pilani, October 23-26, 2008.

International Symposium & 61st Annual Session of IIChE in association with International Partners (CHEMCON-2008), Punjab University, Chandigarh, December 27-30, 2008.

International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (ICSM-2011). Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, November 10-12, 2011.

A Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012), BITS Pilani, March 23-24, 2012.

International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICACE-2014), Kollam, Kerala, October, 16-18, 2014.

2016, National Conference on Advances in Chemical and Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, LNCT, Bhopal, March 19, 2016.

2016 International Conference BioSangam, organized by Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad February 04-06, 2016.

2016 International Conference on Fluid Power and Fluid Mechanics by Department of Applied Mechanics, MNNIT Allahabad December 15-17, 2016.

2017 International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICNANO-2017) at organized by International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) at VBRI, Allahabad March 01-03, 2017.

2017 International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ICCCE-2017), Barcelona, Spain, July 12-14, 2017

2019, National Conference on Industrial Applications of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology at MNNIT Allahabad, November 15-16, 2019.

2020, International Conference on Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development (CHEM-CONFLUX20) at MNNIT Allahabad, February 14-16, 2020

Bio-Sangam 2020, International Conference on Biotechnological Interventions for Societal Development at MNNIT Allahabad, February 21-23, 2020

Attended and Presented a paper in an International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology SEGT-2023 at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 10-13, 2023.

Award and Honors:

Awarded GATE scholarship during M Tech at IIT, Kanpur

Awarded Travel Grant to attend 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting at Salt Lake City, USA by DST New Delhi in 2010.

Awarded Travel Grant to attend 2012 and 2011 AIChE Annual Meetings, USA by CSIR, New Delhi

Awarded Travel Grant to attend 2012 and 2011 AIChE Annual Meetings, USA by INSA-CICS, Chennai

Best paper of the session award in 2nd International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry (ICBEC 2011), Dubai, UAE, December 28-30, 2011

Editorial Board Member, International journal of Engineering and Technology

Editorial Board Member, "Journal of Catalysts and Catalysis" Journal

Editorial Board Member, "Recent Trends in Chemical Engineering" Journal

Editorial Board Member, "International Journal of Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics, ISSN Number (online): 2456-6977"

My article entitled “Equilibrium and Kinetic on Reactive Extraction of Nicotinic Acid with Tri-n-Octylamine Dissolved in MIBK” is cited as a News Column under heading of “Study Data from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Update Knowledge of Chemical Engineering” by www.hispanicbusiness.com on November 27, 2014.

Awarded Travel Grant to attend 2014 AIChE Annual Meeting at Atlanta, USA by TEQIP-II, MNNIT Allahabad in 2014.

Member, Advisory committee, National Conference on Innovations in Chemical and Environmental Sciences, LNCT Bhopal, March 19, 2016.

Session Co-chair, technical oral presentations for an International Conference “Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials(ICNANO-2017)” at VBRI, Allahabad March 01-03, 2017.

Awarded Travel Grant to attend 3rd International Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology in MALAYSIA from 08-01-2017 to 11-01-2017 by SERB, DST New Delhi 2016.

Nominated for Bharat Vikas Award 2019, by Institute of Self Reliance, Bhuvenaswar, September 05, 2019.

Venus International Award 2019 for Outstanding Scientist in Chemical Engineering by Venus International Foundation, Chennai, August 03, 2019

Best Paper Award, Sustainable Techniques for Dairy Wastewater Treatment in International Conference on Technological Interventions for Sustainability (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at MNNIT Allahabad, April 14-16, 2022.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Program Committee Member, National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC - 2006) at BITS Pilani, September 1-3, 2006

Program Committee Member, National Seminar on Photonic Polymers: Materials, Devices and Applications (NSPPMDA – 2008) at BITS Pilani, April 3-4, 2008.

Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012) at BITS Pilani. March 23-24, 2012.

Treasurer, Students Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON – 2012) organized by Pilani Regional Centre of IIChE and Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS, Pilani. September 21-22, 2012.

Coordinator, Curriculum Development Workshop for M. Tech. (Chemical Engineering) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. July 16, 2013.

Coordinator, One Week Self- financed short term course on Water Pollution and Wastewater Treatment (WPWT-2015) organized by Departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. January 27-31, 2015.

Convener, National Workshop on Research on Biopolymers: Challenges and Opportunities organized by Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, MNNIT, Allahabad. June 06-07, 2015.

Coordinator, One Week Self- financed short term course on Modeling and Optimization of Chemical and Biochemical Processes (MOCBP-2017) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. January 16-21, 2017 (0.43 Lakhs).

Coordinator, One Day Workshop on Experimental Approach in Analytical Electrochemistry (EAAE-2017) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad in association with Kanopy Techno Solutions Pvt. Ltd., IIT Kanpur. January 28, 2017 (0.25 Lakhs)

Coordinator, Two Day Workshop on Energy Efficiency Management (EEM-2017) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. March 23-24, 2017 (0.32 Lakhs).

Coordinator, Two Days Workshop on “Research-Academia-Industry Interaction (RAII-2018) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering , MNNIT, Allahabad on February 3, 2018.

Coordinator, One Day Workshop on Importance of Hindi Language in Technical Education organized by Department of Chemical Engineering , MNNIT, Allahabad on June 27, 2018.

Principle Coordinator, One Week Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) course on Renewable and sustainable technologies for fuels, chemicals and power production (GIAN-RST-2018) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. September 24-28, 2018.

Coordinator, TEQIP-III - financed one week short term course on Industrial Applications of Heat Transfer Operations (IAHTO-I) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. October 10-14, 2018 (1.25 Lakhs)

Convener, TEQIP-III - financed one week short term course on New Trends in Wastewater Treatment and Its Reuse (NTWT-2019) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. March 12-16, 2019 (1.5 Lakhs)

Organizing Secretary, National Conference on Industrial Applications of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, November 15-16, 2019

Convener, one-week short term course on Opportunities and Challenges for Employment and Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Bio-Process Industries (OCEE-2021), organized by Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad, March 16-20, 2021

Chairperson and Convener, Self-financed one-week short term course on Novel Approaches in Wastewater Treatment (NAWT-2022) organized by Departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering, MNNIT, Allahabad. February 01-05, 2022

Chairperson and Convener, International Conference on Technological Interventions for Sustainability (CHEM-CONFLUX22) organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad and School of Chemical Engineering, USM Malaysia, April 14-16, 2022.

Organizing Secretary, International Conference on Advances in Biopolymers and Composites: Health, Environment and Energy (ABC-HEE, 2022) organized by MNNIT Allahabad, October 20-22, 2022.

Organizing Secretary, International Conference on Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Development (TISD-2023) organized by MNNIT Allahabad, October 27-29, 2023.

Treasurer, Global Alumni Convention (GAC-2023) organized by MNNIT Alumni Association, Prayagraj, November 04-05, 2023

On-going Projects:

Design and development of a continuous compact integrated hydroponics-biosorption system: A sustainable approach for cultivation of vegetables/herb plants and domestic wastewater treatment simultaneously, Council of Science & Technology, UP, 6.50 Lakhs (PI) 2023-26

Development and Demonstration of Integrated Electrocoagulation and Biofilter for Tannery Wastewater Treatment funded by M/s Model Exims Unnao (UP), 6.80 lakhs, (PI) 2023-25

Novel Ionic Liquid based Nano-photocatalytic Conversion of WCO into Biodiesel and Triacetin under Synergic Effects of Cavitation & Microwave: A Holistic Technique for Improved Economics with Reduced Damage to Environment and Safety, SERB-DST, Government of India, New Delhi, 47.17 Lakhs (Co-PI) 2023-25

Biopolymer and natural fibre based green composites to redress food packaging materials for sustainable development recommended DST, New Delhi (DST-Wise PhD Fellowship) Rs. 33.70 lakhs

Projects Completed:

Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of Aromatics + Aliphatics + Ionic Liquids funded by Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rs. 2.0 Lakhs 2011-2012 (P.I.).

Reactive Extraction of Isonicotinic Acid from Aqueous Solution by TEQIP-II, Rs. 1.10 Lakhs, 2013-2015 (P.I.).

Biochemical Engineering Aspects in Biopolymeric Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery funded by TEQIP-II, Rs. 1.90 Lakhs, 2013-2015 (P.I.).

Extraction of Metals Ions from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids (Green Solvents) funded by TEQIP-II, Rs. 3.7 Lakhs, 2013-2015 (P.I.).

Reactive extraction of nicotinic- and isonicotinic acids from aqueous solution: Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi (India) under Fast Track Scheme For Young Scientists, Rs. 11.5 lakhs, 2015-2018 (P.I.: Ongoing)

Bioremediation for removal of reactive dyes from industrial waste water, UP Council of Science & Technology, Uttar Pradesh, Rs. 10.44 Lakhs, March 2018 (P.I.: Ongoing)

Consultancy(Past):

Inspection of Gross Pollution Industries, GPIs by Technical Institutions in Ganga Main Stem States funded by CPCB, New Delhi, Rs. 30.25 Lakhs. 2018 (Co-PI).

Inspection of Gross Pollution Industries GPIs for compliance verification of effluents discharge standard funded by CPCB, New Delhi, Rs. 31.04 Lakhs, 2017 (Co-PI)

Inspection of Gross Pollution Industries (GPIs) compliance verification of effluents discharge in main stem states of River Ganga and Yamuna funded by CPCB, New Delhi, 36.90 lakhs, (Co-PI) 2023

Inspection of Gross Pollution Industries (GPIs) compliance verification of effluents discharge in Ganga Main Stem States funded by CPCB, New Delhi, 27.19 Lakhs, 2019 (Co-PI)

Modeling and analysis of fitted piping network for oxygen gas flow SRN Hospital, Prayagraj, 2021 (Co-PI)

Expert Lectures:

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Technologies in One Week STTP (Online) on “Sustainable Technologies and Application of Computational Software (STACS-2022)” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat (Gujrat) during 12th – 16th October 2022

Greywater Characteristics and Sustainable Treatment Technologies in 3 days training programme on Construction Management & Quality Control in Water Supply and Grey Water Management System Projects organized by at MNNIT Allahabad November 16-18, 2023.

Overseas Assignments:

2010 Annual Meeting of AIChE, Salt Convention Centre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, November 7-12, 2010.

3rd International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering (ICCPE 2014), Bangkok, Thailand, June 9-11, 2014.

2014 Annual Meeting of AIChE, Atlanta, USA, November 16-21, 2014.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

Chemical Data Collections (Elsevier)

Fluid Phase Equilibria (Elsevier)

Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data (American Chemical Society)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (American Chemical Society)

Separation and Purification Technology (Elsevier)

Energy and Fuel (American Chemical Society)

Resource Efficient Technologies Journal (Elsevier)

Journal of Polymer Materials (Taylor and Francis)

Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier)

Desalination (Elsevier)

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Wiley)

Journal of Chemistry

Chemical Engineering Communications (Tailors and Francis)

Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering (Springer)

Desalination and Water Treatment (Tailors and Francis)

International Journal of Green Energy (Tailors and Francis)

Journal of the Polymers and Environment (Springer)

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Springer)

Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Quarterly (Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers)

Books Reviewed:

Seborg, Edgar, Mellichamp, Doyle Process Dynamics and Control,3 ed.,

Lecture notes of the course of Fertilizers Engineering for IIT, Roorkee under NPTEL-II, 2012.

Lecture notes of the course of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics for IIT, Bombay under NPTEL-II, 2013.

Script on Process Instrumentation and Control, Tata McGraw – Hill Higher Education 2010.

Smith, J. M., Van Ness, H. C., Abbott, M. M. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Seventh Ed., McGraw – Hill Higher Education (2005)

Badger, W. L., Banchero, J. T. Introduction to Chemical Engineering, Tata McGraw – Hill Higher Education (1997).

Other Significant Achievements:

Session Chair, technical paper presentations in Student Chapter for Chemical Engineering organized by IIChE and BITS, Pilani, 2010

Member, Advisory committee, National Conference on Process Automation & Control at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, February 12-13, 2016.

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

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

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

Attended 5 Day Training on Management Capacity Enhancement Programme for Administration organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, Noida Campus, Noida, January 13-17, 2014.

Attended 11th Summer School Programme on Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals organized by PETROTECH Society, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd-R&D and Institute of IndianOil and Petroleum Management, Gurgoan, June 6–10, 2016.

Attended One day Workshop on NBA SAR preparation and audit of academic programme organized by MNNIT Allahabad, December, 2019.