Personal Information
- Full Name: Dr. Pankaj Kumar
- Mobile Number: 8978296535
- EmailID: pankajpietian@gmail.com
- Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification
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2019Ph.D.
IIT Hyderabad
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2012M.Tech
IIT Hyderabad
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2010B.Tech
R T M Nagpur University
Experience
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2023 - PresentAssistant Professor
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur
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2019 - 2022Assistant Professor
BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
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2014 - 2016Research Associate
Hindustan Petroleum Green R & D Centre, Bangalore
Research Projects
Production of fuels and aromatics from lignocellulosic biomass: an integrated bio- refinery approach
Under Progress Amount: ₹2963360.00
Funding Agency: DBT
Duration : 11:10:2022 - Ongoing
Publications
Catalytic hydroconversion of lignin-based aromatics to aviation fuels—a review
Sreedhar Gundekari, Ambika Manupathi, Sampoorna Chandu, Mohan Varkolu, Pankaj Kumar, Sanjib Kumar Karmee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Volume: 15
Year: 2025
Pages: 6557–6583
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05895-6
Impact Factor: 4.10
Recent advances in biochar production, characterization, and environmental applications
Mohan Varkolu, Sreedhar Gundekari, Venkata Chandra Sekhar Palla, Pankaj Kumar, Satyajit Bhattacharjee, Thallada Vinodkumar
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Catalysts
Volume: 15(3)
Year: 2025
Pages: 243
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15030243
Impact Factor: 4.00
Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of nitrobenzene through the dehydrogenation of 1,2-butanediol over Cu/SiO2 catalyst
Mohan Varkolu, Sreedhar Gundekari, Pankaj Kumar, Dina Hajjar, Arwa A. Makki
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Year: 2025
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.70082
Impact Factor: 1.90
Fluidization characteristics of rice husk with and without coal using a bubbling fluidized cold bed model
Gautam P Dewangan, S. N. Saha, R. S. Thakur, S. Meshram, Pankaj Kumar
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Year: 2025
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.70081
Impact Factor: 1.90
Recent advances in bio-based production of top platform chemical, succinic acid: an alternative to conventional chemistry
Vinod Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K Maity, Deepti Agrawal, Vivek Narisetty, Samuel Jacob, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Dinesh Kumar, Vivekanand Vivekanand
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
Volume: 17(1)
Year: 2024
Pages: 72
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-024-02508-2
Impact Factor: 4.60
Hydrodeoxygenation of stearic acid to produce green diesel over alumina supported CoMo catalysts: Role of Co/Mo mole ratio
Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Renewable Energy
Volume: 237
Year: 2024
Pages: 121700
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.121700
Impact Factor: 9.10
Value added hydrocarbons from lignin derived bio-oils: Insights from process simulations
Anant Kedia, Pankaj Kumar*, Arnab Dutta,
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Material Today- Proceedings
Volume: 72(1)
Year: 2023
Pages: 187-191
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.042
Dimethyl Carbonate as a Cost-Effective Substitute of Methanol for Biodiesel Production via Transesterification of Nonedible Oil
Anant Kedia, Arnab Dutta, Pankaj Kumar*
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: BioEnergy Research
Volume: 16
Year: 2023
Pages: 1134-1142
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-022-10509-y
Impact Factor: 3.00
Chapter 4: Hydrodeoxygenation of triglycerides for the production of green diesel: Role of heterogeneous catalysis
Pankaj Kumar, Deepak Verma, Malayil Gopalan Sibi, Paresh Butolia, Sunil K Maity
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2022
Pages: 97-126
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823306-1.00013-3
Chapter 1 - Hydrocarbon biorefinery: A sustainable approach
Alekhya Kunamalla, Swarnalatha Mailaram, Bhushan S. Srirame, Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2022
Pages: 1-44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823306-1.00004-2
Role of CeO2/ZrO2 mole ratio and nickel loading for steam reforming of n-butanol using Ni-CeO2-ZrO2-SiO2 composite catalysts: A reaction mechanism
Mohan Varkolu, Alekhya Kunamalla, S A K Jinnala, Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume: 46(10)
Year: 2021
Pages: 7320-7335
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.11.240
Impact Factor: 8.30
Chapter 3: Biomass, Biorefinery, and Biofuels, Sustainable Fuel Technologies Handbook
S Mailaram, Pankaj Kumar, A Kunamalla, Palkesh Saklecha, SK Maity
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2021
Pages: 51-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822989-7.00003-2
Hydrodeoxygenation of stearic acid using Mo modified Ni and Co/alumina catalysts: Effect of calcination temperature
Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Chemical Engineering Communications
Volume: 207 (7)
Year: 2020
Pages: 904-919
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00986445.2019.1630396
Impact Factor: 2.30
Hydrodeoxygenation of karanja oil using ordered mesoporous nickel-alumina composite catalysts.
Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Catalysis Today
Volume: 348
Year: 2020
Pages: 45-54
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.08.040
Impact Factor: 5.30
Biofuels from Triglycerides: A Review. Triglycerides: An Overview. Editor: Felix J.Juhl, Academic Press, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York 2020, 1-27. ISBN: 978-1-53618-134-0.
Swarnalatha Mailaram, Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2020
Pages: 1-27
Role of NiMo alloy and Ni species in the performance of NiMo/alumina Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation of stearic acid: A Kinetic Study
Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: ACS Omega
Volume: 4 (2)
Year: 2019
Pages: 2833-2843.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b03592
Impact Factor: 4.30
Production of green diesel from karanja oil (Pongamia pinnata) using mesoporous NiMo-alumina composite catalysts.
Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, Pankaj Kumar, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: Bioresource Technology Reports
Volume: 7
Year: 2019
Pages: 100288.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100288
Biorefinery polyutilization systems: Production of green transportation fuels from biomass
Pankaj Kumar, M Varkolu, S Mailaram, A Kunamalla, SK Maity
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Journal: Polygeneration with Polystorage for Chemical and Energy Hubs For Energy and Chemicals
Year: 2019
Pages: 373-407
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813306-4.00012-4
Hydrodeoxygenation of stearic acid over NiMo/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst
P Kumar, S Maity, D Shee
Publication Type: Conference Proceeding
Year: 2018
Saw dust pyrolysis: Effect of temperature and catalysts
Pankaj Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Peddy V C Rao, Nettem V Choudary, Gandham Sriganesh
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: FUEL
Volume: 199
Year: 2017
Pages: 339-345
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.02.099
Impact Factor: 7.50
Kinetics of hydrodeoxygenation of stearic acid using supported nickel catalysts: Effects of supports
Pankaj Kumar, Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, Sunil K. Maity, Debaprasad Shee
Publication Type: Journal Article (International)
Journal: . Applied Catalysis A: General
Volume: 471
Year: 2014
Pages: 28-38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2013.11.021
Impact Factor: 4.80
