Dr. Sachin Kumar

Assistant Professor (Since 1st July 2013 to Present)

Department of Energy Engineering,

School of Engineering and Technology,

Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi (Jharkhand), India, PIN: 835205

PhD (Chemical Engineering), National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

M. Tech. (Fuel Engineering), Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, India

B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), Institute of Engineering and Technology, M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, India

Best paper award in an international conference (RACET 2011) held from 10-12 March 2011 at Cochin, India.

Bio-energy, Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics and Biomass, Alternate Fuels for I.C. Engines, Catalysis

Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fuels and Combustion Technology, Energy Management, Bio-Energy Systems, Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Alternative Fuels for Transportation

Scopus Author ID : 55511749159

Web of Science ResearcherID : AAW-9127-2020

1. Achyut K. Panda, Sachin Kumar, R. K. Singh, “Thermolytic conversion of waste plastics to fuels and chemicals”, National conference on Smart materials and 25th annual seminar of Orissa Chemical Society, from 25-26 Dec. 2010, organized by Apex Institute of Technology and Management Bhubaneswar.
2. Sachin Kumar, R. K. Singh, “Thermolytic conversion of waste HDPE into fuels and chemicals”, International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology (RACET 2011) held from 10-12 March 2011 at Cochin India.
3. R. K. Singh, Bijayani Biswal, Sachin Kumar, ‘Determination of activation energy from pyrolysis of paper cup waste using thermogravimetric analysis’ presented at 2nd International Science Congress-2012, 7-8 December, 2012 at Vrindavan, Mathura (India).
4. Sachin Kumar, R. K. Singh, “Non-isothermal kinetic study of waste high-density polyethylene pyrolysis using thermogravimetric analysis”, 2nd International Science Congress (ISC-2012) held from 8th to 9th December 2012 at Bon Maharaj Engineering College, Raman Reti, Vrindavan (Mathura), UP, India.
5. Anik Chakravarty, Sachin Kumar, “Conversion of mixed waste plastics into liquid fuel-An alternative approach for solid waste minimization” presented in International Conference on Emerging Technologies in “Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering for Global Sustainability, JNU New Delhi, 1st May, 2016
6. Satya Prakash Pandey, Sachin Kumar, “Availability of biomass energy resources potential, conversion and policy in Jharkhand”, presented in International Conference on Environmental Challenges and Sustainability, School of Natural Resource Management, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 31-02 Nov 2018.
7. Satya Prakash Pandey, Sachin Kumar, “Recent developments in production of bio oil from biomass by catalytic pyrolysis” presented in International Conference on Renewable and Alternative Energy, Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati, 04-06 Dec. 2018.
8. Satya Prakash Pandey, Sachin Kumar, “Production of liquid fuel from mixed waste plastics through thermal pyrolysis” presented in National Seminar on Reaching the Unreached Through Science and Technology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, 17-18 Dec. 2017.
9. Satya Narain Pattnaik, Sachin Kumar, Achyut K Panda, “Kinetics of thermal degradation of biodegradable starch based plastic plates and GCMS analysis of pyrolysed oil” presented in International Conference on Green & Efficient Energy Technology and Materials, Centre of Excellence-Green and Efficient Energy Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 06-08 March 2019.
10. Abhishek Kumar Sahoo, Vipul Chandra Mishra, Sachin Kumar, “Comprehensive physicochemical characterization of non-edible (forestry seeds) lignocellulosic biomass and demonstrating their suitability for feedstocks of thermal pyrolysis” presented in International Conference on Green & Efficient Energy Technology and Materials, Centre of Excellence-Green and Efficient Energy Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 06-08 March 2019.
11. Satya Prakash Pandey, Sachin Kumar, “Production of liquid fuel from mixed waste plastics by thermal pyrolysis” presented in International Conference on Green & Efficient Energy Technology and Materials, Centre of Excellence-Green and Efficient Energy Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, 06-08 March 2019.
12. Abhishek Sahoo, Sachin Kumar, Kaustubha Mohanty, “Non-isothermal thermogravimetric pyrolysis kinetics of pongamia pinnata seeds via deconvolution technique using Fraser-Suzuki function” presented in PYRO ASIA-2019, First International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis in the Asian Region, IIT Madras Research Park, 11-13 December 2019.
13. Satya Prakash Pandey, Sachin Kumar, "Production and characterization of liquid fuel from argemone mexicana seed by thermal pyrolysis" presented in "International Conference on Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development" (Chem-Conflux 20), MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, 14-16 February 2020.

1. Attended a short term course on “Application of APEN Plus, G-PROMS (PSE) & MATLAB in process design, Simulation, Monitoring & Control” from 04-08 December 2010 held at NIT Rourkela.
2. Participated in the National conference on Recent Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (RACEE-2012) from 20-21 January 2011 held at NIT Rourkela.
3. Attended a short term training program on “Bio-energy Conversion Technologies (BECT-2013)” from 24-28 December 2013 held at MANIT Bhopal (India).
4. Attended a two days training on “Functioning and maintenance of solar radiation resource assessment station” held at CUJ Ranchi on 1st and 2nd July 2014.
5. Attended four weeks Orientation course at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 5th October 2015 to 30th October 2015.
6. Attended four weeks Refresher course on Research Methodology (Interdisciplinary) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 13th February 2017 to 10th March 2017.
7. Attended one week Faculty Development Programme on Application of ICT in Academic and Research Libraries at NIEPA, New Delhi from 25th November to 30th November 2019.

1. Organized Renewable Energy Day, “AKHSHARAA” (A Student’s Seminar) held on 17 and 18 November 2016.
2. Organizing Treasurer of International Conference on Green & Efficient Energy Technology and Materials (GEETAM-2019), held from 06 to 08 March 2019.

1. British Journal of Environment and Climate Change
2. African Journal of Plant Science
3. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
4. Bioresource Technology
5. Fuel
6. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy
7. Chemical Engineering Communications
8. Journal of Chemistry
9. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
10. International Journal of Ambient Energy
11. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy
12. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
13. Journal of Energy Institute
14. Environmental Processes
15. International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology
16. Journal of Testing and Evaluation
17. Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
18. Energy Conversion and Management
19. Environmental Technology
20. Energy & Fuels
21. Fuel Processing Technology
22. Waste Management
23. Renewable Energy
24. Environmental Science and Pollution Research
25. Environmental Progress
26. Applied Energy
27. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety