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Dr Vikash Kumar
- Assistant Professor
- Biotechnology & Bioinformatics
Dr Vikash Kumar has earned his MTech and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. He specializes in synthesizing nanostructured materials (TiO2, ZnO, Hybrid nanocomposites, Graphene, and Graphene oxide) for the application in Photocatalysis and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. In addition to his MTech and PhD research, he also specializes in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol. He is well versed in handling instruments like Solar Simulator, I-V testing multimeter, UV-visible spectrophotometer, FTIR, BET Surface Area Analyser. He has comprehensive knowledge in analyzing data obtained from FESEM, XRD, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, EDXS and XPS.
Qualifications
- PhD (Chemical Engineering)
- MTech (Chemical Engineering)
- BTech (Biotechnology)
Experience
- Total – 2 Years
- Industry – 1.5 Years
- Research – 6 Months
Research Area(s)
- Bioethanol production
- Nanomaterials
- Photocatalysis (Advance Oxidation Processes)
- Dye sensitized solar cell
Selected Publications
- Choudhary, S., Kumar V., Singhal, V., 2023, “Thermal performance and economic sustainability of flat plate solar collectors using MgO and ZnO nanofluids: A comparative analysis”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. [IF 1.7] https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509231207154
- Kumar, V., Gupta, R., Bansal, A., 2021, “Hydrothermal Growth of ZnO Nanorods for Use in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 6212−6222. SCI [IF: 6.14] https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c01012
- Kumar, V., Gupta, R., Bansal, A., 2020, “Influence of RhB dye concentration on ZnS nanoflowers decorated TiO2 photoanode in dye sensitized solar cell”, Materials Today: Proceedings. Scopus Indexed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.234
- Kumar, V., Gupta, R., Bansal, A., 2020, “Role of chenodeoxycholic acid as co-additive in improving the efficiency of DSSCs”, Sol. Energy 196, 589–596. SCI [IF: 7.18] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.12.034
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “Influence of RhB dye concentration on ZnS nanoflowers decorated TiO2 photoanode in dye sensitized solar cell” 11th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization -2020(ICMPC 2020), 15-17 Dec 2020, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
Publications
Research Papers
- Choudhary, S., Kumar V., Singhal, V., 2023, “Thermal performance and economic sustainability of flat plate solar collectors using MgO and ZnO nanofluids: A comparative analysis”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. [IF 1.7] https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509231207154
- Kumar, V., Gupta, R., Bansal, A., 2021, “Hydrothermal Growth of ZnO Nanorods for Use in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4, 6212−6222. SCI [IF: 6.14] https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c01012
- Kumar, V., Gupta, R., Bansal, A., 2020, “Influence of RhB dye concentration on ZnS nanoflowers decorated TiO2 photoanode in dye sensitized solar cell”, Materials Today: Proceedings. Scopus Indexed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.234
- Kumar, V., Gupta, R., Bansal, A., 2020, “Role of chenodeoxycholic acid as co-additive in improving the efficiency of DSSCs”, Sol. Energy 196, 589–596. SCI [IF: 7.18] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.12.034
Conference Papers
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “Eosine Y sensitized TiO2 as photoanode for application in dye sensitized solar cell” Online National Conference on Sustainable Research in Energy and Environment (SREE-2021), 15-16 Jan 2021, NIT Jalandhar, India.
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “Influence of RhB dye concentration on ZnS nanoflowers decorated TiO2 photoanode in dye sensitized solar cell” 11th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization -2020(ICMPC 2020), 15-17 Dec 2020, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “PEDOT:PSS conjugated pencil graphite based counter electrode as a replacement of Pt in DSSCs” International Online Conference on Sustainable Research Technology & Development (IOSCRT-2020), 24-25 Sep, 2020, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “Organic cocktail of Rhodamine B and Fast Green Dye as sensitizer in Dye sensitized solar Cell”. 2nd National conference on Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ACEE’19), 23-24 Mar. 2019, NIT Jalandhar, India.
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “Facile synthesis of visible light driven gC3N4/ZnO nanocomposite for the degradation of Coomassie Brilliant Blue Dye”. CHEMCON 2018, the 71th annual Session of IIChE, 27-30 Dec. 2018, NIT Jalandhar, India.
- V. Kumar, R. Gupta and A. Bansal. “Synthesis of rGO/TiO2 nanocomposite for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of RhB dye” International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering, 29-31 Mar. 2018, NIT Jalandhar, India.
- V. Kumar, S. K. Chauhan and A. Bansal, “A review on development of low cost dye sensitized solar cell”. National conference on Advances in chemical and environmental engineering (ACEE’16), 22-23 Apr. 2016, NIT Jalandhar, India.
- V. Kumar, S. K. Chauhan and A. Bansal. “Synthesis of reduced grapheme oxide-TiO2 (rGO/T) photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of RhB Dye”. 2nd national conference on advanced oxidation Processes (AOP), 15-16 Oct. 2015, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Conference Poster Presentation
- V. Kumar, S. K. Chauhan, A. Bansal and R. Gupta, “A review on the optimization of dye sensitized solar cell”. CHEMCON 2016, the 69th annual Session of IIChE, 27-30 Dec. 2016, Anna university, Chennai, India
- N. Kaur, V. Kumar, N. Akhtar, D. Goyal and A. Goyal.“Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of mixed leaf litter biomass”. 52nd annual conference of association of microbiologists of India (AMI), 3-6 Nov. 2011, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Book & Book Chapters
- Kumar, V., Bansal, A., Gupta, R., 2019. Synthesis of rGO/TiO2 nanocomposite for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of RhB dye. Sustainable Engineering, Springer, Singapore, 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6717-5_26
Awards & Recognition
- Best oral presentation award for presenting the conference paper entitled “PEDOT: PSS conjugated pencil graphite based counter electrode as a replacement of Pt in DSSCs” in the International Online Conference on Sustainable Research Technology & Development (IOSCRT-2020), Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
- Best oral presentation award for presenting the conference paper entitled “Eosine Y sensitized TiO2 as photoanode for application in dye sensitized solar cell” in Online National Conference on Sustainable Research in Energy and Environment (SREE-2021), 15-16 Jan 2021, NIT Jalandhar, India.”
Professional Activities and Achievements
- Member Organizing Committee: One Week Online Short Term Course on Advances in Chemical, Biochemical and Allied Industries, 05-09 November, 2020, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar.
- Conference convener (Student): National Conference on Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 22-23 April, 2016, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar.
- Member Organizing Committee: Workshop on Academic Environment in Higher Technical Education, 30 Sep-1 Oct, 2016, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar.
- Member Organizing Committee: Industry Institute Interaction Program, 5-6 March, 2016, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar.
- Life Associate Member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Kolkata.
Other Interests
- Volunteering
- Camping & Hiking
- Adventurous sport
- Pharmaceutical