NIT Srinagar

brajesh@nitsri.ac.in

Dr.BRAJESH KUMAR

Assistant Professor

Modeling and Simulation, Waste Management

Education

Degree	Institute	Subject	Description
M.TECH	IIT Roorkee	Chemical Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Ph. D.	IIT Roorkee	Chemical Engineering	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
B.TECH	UPTU, Lucknow	Chemical Engineering	Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow

Publications Journal

Month-Year	Authors	Paper Title	Volume	PageNo	Impact Factor	Type	Journal Name
DEC 2024	Abrar Ahamad, Pradeep Kumar, Brajesh Kumar*	Development of epoxy/flyash composites containing halloysite nanotubes: Mechanical, morphological, and thermal degradation kinetics	101 (12)	101476	3.2	SCIE	Journal of Indian Chemical Society
JUL 2021	Brajesh Kumar, Shishir Sinha, Shashi Kumar, and Surendra Kumar	Energy and exergy optimization of oxidative steam reforming of acetone–butanol–ethanol–water mixture as a renewable source for H2 production via thermodynamic modeling	17(6)	603-618	0.9	SCOPUS	Chemical Product and Process Modeling
OCT 2020	Suresh Kumar Patel, Brajesh Kumar, Piyush Pal, Rahul Dev, Dhananjay Singh	Production of potable water from Gomti River by using modified double slope solar still with external mounted reflectors	209	576-589	6.7	SCIE	Solar Energy
JUL 2020	Suresh Kumar Patel, Brajesh Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Dhananjay Singh	Enhancing the performance of modified solar still using Al2O3 nanofluid by harvesting solar energy	97	1008-1013	0.2	SCOPUS	Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
MAR 2018	Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar, and Surendra Kumar	Thermodynamic analysis of H2 production by oxidative steam reforming of butanol-ethanol water mixture recovered from Acetone:Butanol:Ethanol fermentation	43	6491-6503	7.2	SCIE	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
AUG 2018	Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar, Shishir Sinha, and Surendra Kumar	Utilization of acetone-butanol-ethanol-water mixture obtained from biomass fermentation as renewable feedstock for hydrogen production via steam reforming: Thermodynamic and energy analyses	261	385-393	11.4	SCIE	Bioresource Technology
JUL 2017	Shashi Kumar, Brajesh Kumar, Surendra Kumara, and Sheeba Jilani	Comparative modeling study of catalytic membrane reactor configurations for syngas production by CO2 reforming of methane	20	336-346	7.7	SCIE	Journal of CO2 Utilization
NOV 2017	Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar, and Surendra Kumar	Thermodynamic and energy analysis of renewable Butanol-ethanol fuel reforming for the production of hydrogen	5	5876-5890	7.7	SCIE	Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
DEC 2017	Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar and Surendra Kumar	Butanol reforming: an overview on recent developments and future aspects	34	1-19	4.7	SCIE	Reviews in Chemical Engineering
JUN 2015	Vinod Jain, Surinder Sambi, Shashi Kumar, Brajesh Kumar, and Surendra Kumar	Modeling of a UASB Reactor by NARX Networks for Biogas Production	10(2)	113-121	0.9	SCOPUS	Chemical Products and Process Modeling
JUN 2015	Payal Chaudhary, Brajesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar, and V. K. Gupta	Transesterfication of Castor Oil with Methanol Kinetic Modelling	10(2)	71-80	0.9	SCOPUS	Chemical Products and Process Modeling
JAN 2013	Shashi Kumar, Deepika Arya, Abhinav Malhotra, Surendra Kumar, and Brajesh Kumar	Biodegradation of dual phenolic substrates in simulated wastewater by Gliomastix indicus MTCC 3869	1	865-874	7.7	SCIE	Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Publications Conference

Month-year	Authors	Type	Identifier	Title	Conference Name
OCT 2024	Pradeep Kumar*, Brajesh Kumar, Abhishek Kumar Chandra	International Any Renowned	DOI	The Potential of carbon Nanotube-Polymethymethacrylate Composites: A critical Modeling Review	2nd International conference on Indian and Russian Knowledge system, CSJMU Kanpur, India
MAR 2024	B. KRISHNA SRIHARI, BRAJESH KUMAR	International Any Renowned	DOI	Conversion of cellulose into Hexane: A process flow simulation study	2nd International conference on “Sustainable Green Chemical Technologies: Challenges & Opportunities”, 21st- 23rd March, 2024At: HBTU, Kanpur, India
FEB 2024	Brajesh Kumar*, Pradeep Kumar, Arun Rai, Abhimanyu Kumar, Anuj Kumar	International Any Renowned	DOI	Simulation on propanol reforming for hydrogen production: A thermodynamic analysis	International Conference on "Sustainable Development in Chemical and Environmental Engineering"(SDCEE-24)
FEB 2024	Abrar Ahamad, Pradeep Kumar, Brajesh Kumar*	International Any Renowned	DOI	Development of epoxy/flyash composites containing Halloysite nanotubes: Thermal stability analysis and degradation kinetics	International Conference on "Sustainable Development in Chemical and Environmental Engineering"(SDCEE-24)
DEC 2022	Brajesh Kumar	International Any Renowned	DOI	HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM STEAM REFORMING OF BIOMASS: KINETIC MODELING	ADVANCES IN SMART MATERIALS, CHEMICAL & BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING (CHEMSMART-22) 16 - 18 December, 2022 Venue: NIT Rourkela, India
SEP 2022	Brajesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Shishir Sinha	International Any Renowned	DOI	Comparative study on hydrogen production through thermochemical conversion of biomass	International conference on Chemical Engineering: Enabling transition towards sustainable future (ChemTSF 2022) 08th – 10th September, 2022 Venue: IIT Roorkee
DEC 2014	Brajesh Kumar, and Shashi Kumar	International Any Renowned	DOI	Thermal efficiency analysis of butanol steam reforming for hydrogen production	Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON 2014) Venue: Chandigarh, India
NOV 2013	Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar and Surendra Kumar	International Any Renowned	DOI	Methane Production by Butanol Decomposition: Thermodynamic Analysis	International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering (ICCBPE-2013) Venue: NIT Warangal, India

Book Published

Brajesh Kumar, Vijay Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Krunal M. Gangawane. Photo-catalytic Reactor: A modelling approach. Advanced Computational Approaches for Water Treatment Applications in Food and Chemical Engineering, Chapter 7, Publisher:Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group., 2023
Brajesh Kumar, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, Pradeep Kumar, Photocatalytic Biomass Valorization into Valuable Chemicals, Name of Book: Handbook of Biomass Valorization for Industrial Applications, Chapter 1, Publisher: Scrivener Publishing (Wiley), Page No.: 1-21., 2022
Pawan Rekha, Lovjeet Singh, Brajesh Kumar, Indu Chauhan, Satyendra Prasad Chaurasia, Carbon-Based Catalysts for Biorefinery Processes: Carbon-Based Catalysts for Valorization of Glycerol Waste From Biodiesel Industry, Name of Book: Handbook of Biomass Valorization for Industrial Applications, Chapter 4, Publisher: Scrivener Publishing (Wiley), Page No.: 55-82. , 2022
Brajesh Kumar, Deepak Garg, Kurella Swamy, Pradeep Kumar, Clean Energy Production Using Solar Energy Resources, Name of Book: Sustainable and Clean Energy Production Technologies, Chapter 12, Publisher: Springer Nature, Page No.: 269–288., 2022
Pradeep Kumar, Brajesh Kumar, Dhananjay Singh, Chapter 11:Radioactive Waste management, Name of Book: Hazardous Waste Management, Publisher: Elsevier, Page No.: 289-301., 2021
Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Title Methane production by butanol decomposition: Thermodynamic Analysis, Name of Book: Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering - Trends and Developments, Chapter 10, Publisher:Apple Academic Press and CRC Press Page No.: 101-107 , 2015

Books & Chapters

Author	Title	Chapter	Month-Year	Publisher	ISBN/ISSN
Brajesh Kumar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar	Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering Trends and Developments	Methane production by butanol decomposition: thermodynamic analysis	JAN 2015	Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group)	9781774632086
Pradeep Kumar, Brajesh Kumar, Dhananjay Singh	Hazardous Waste Management	Chapter-11:Radioactive waste management	JAN 2022	Elsevier	978-0-12-824344-2
Brajesh Kumar, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, Pradeep Kumar	Handbook of Biomass Valorization for Industrial Applications	Chapter-1: Photocatalytic Biomass Valorization into Valuable Chemicals	JAN 2022	Scrivener Publishing (cooperated by Wiley)	9781119818731
Pawan Rekha, Lovjeet Singh, Brajesh Kumar, Indu Chauhan, Satyendra Prasad Chaurasia	Handbook of Biomass Valorization for Industrial Applications	Chapter-4: Carbon-Based Catalysts for Biorefinery Processes: Carbon-Based Catalysts for Valorization of Glycerol Waste From Biodiesel Industry	JAN 2022	Scrivener Publishing (cooperated by Wiley)	9781119818731
Brajesh Kumar, Deepak Garg, Kurella Swamy, Pradeep Kumar	Sustainable and Clean Energy Production Technologies	Chapter-12: Clean Energy Production Using Solar Energy Resources	JUL 2022	Springer Nature	978-981-16-9134-8
Brajesh Kumar, Vijay Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Krunal M. Gangawane	Advanced Computational Approaches for Water Treatment Applications in Food and Chemical Engineering	Chapter 7: Photo-catalytic Reactor: A modelling approach	SEP 2023	Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group	9781032350141
Brajesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar	Biofuels Scientific Explorations and Technologies for a Sustainable Environment	Butanol from Biomass: The ABE Fermentation	MAY 2024	Taylor and Francis Group	9781003350606

Professional Qualifications / Membership

Society/Orgnisation	Prof Membership/Fellowship	From Date	To Date
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers	Life Member	01-08-2022	31-12-2053

Administrative / Academic Responsibilities

Role	Nature of Responsibility	Type	From	To
ITP Course Coordinator	Evaluation of ITP Course	Department	MAR 2021	FEB 2024
3rd and 4th semester coordinator	Subject Registration	Department	AUG 2021	0 0
Departmental Coordinator	Hindi Departmental Coordinator	Institute	OCT 2021	0 0
Examination Coordinator	Departmental Examination related issues	Department	APR 2023	0 0
Criteria 6 Incharge	Department NBA	Department	APR 2021	0 0
Officer in Charge	Lab. O/C, Mechanical Operation Laboratory	Department	JUL 2024	0 0

Ph.D Supervision

Socholar Name	Roll No.	Title of research / thesis	Joining	Awarded
Divyanshi	2OZZPHACITEO02	Waste water Treatment	SEP 2022	0 0

Short-Term Courses / FDPs / Workshops / Trainings / Conferences

Nature	From	To	Activity	Role	Details of activity
Organized	NOV 2021	NOV 2021	FDP	Coordinator	Application of Dynamic Simulation in Chemical Process Industries, Energy Industries, and Academia

Expert Talks / Lectures delivered / Reviewers / Other outreach

Nature	From	To	Details of Event / Brief
Reviewer Journal	JAN 2018	0 0	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Journal)
Reviewer Journal	FEB 2020	0 0	Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Journal)
Reviewer Journal	AUG 2022	0 0	Fuel (Journal)
Reviewer Journal	AUG 2022	0 0	Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action (Journal)
Reviewer Journal	OCT 2019	0 0	Indian Chemical Engineer (Journal)
Expert Lecture	SEP 2019	SEP 2019	Lecture on "Importance of Thermodynamic Analysis for Chemical Engineering System" organized by BBDNITM Lucknow