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 Academic Identity

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Adhidesh S Kumawat

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Chemical Engineering

 kumawata[at]nitrkl.ac.in

 Biosketch

11

Publications       

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Sponsored Projects

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Consultancy Projects

3

Doctoral Students

8

Continuing Education

4

PG Dissertation

 Personal Information

Dr. Adhidesh S Kumawat

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Chemical Engineering

Joined in Feb 2020

 Room Number: CH-21

 Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

 Education Qualification

  1. Ph.D.
    Chemical Engineering
    IIT Bombay
  2. M.Tech
    Chemical Engineering
    IIT Bombay
  3. B.E
    Chemical Engineering
    Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab

 Experience

Teaching Experience
  • Chemical Process Calculations,  NIT Rourkela,  03 Aug 2020 - 20 Nov 2020
  • Material Handling Lab,  NIT Rourkela,  03 Aug 2020 - 20 Nov 2020
  • Fuels and Combustion,  NIT Rourkela,  02 Mar 2020 - 30 May 2020

 Expertise Information

Research Group
Material Research, Energy and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Interest
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering - Development and characterization catalysts, investigating role of catalysts in mechanisms , Electrochemical reduction of CO2 - Developing catalyst materials and developing process for converting CO2 into useful chemicals , Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) - Enhancing the OER rate through catalysis , Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) - Developing and modifying the catalysts for enhancing and suppressing the HER rates for different process applications , Fuel Cells - Fuel Cell research - electrodes and mechanisms

 Projects

No Projects Found....

 Continuing Education

3rd Short term course On Electrochemistry – Fundamentals and Applications in Engineering (EFAE-23)

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 05 Jun 2023 - 09 Jun 2023

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Short-term Course

2nd Short Term Course on "Electrochemistry - Fundamentals and Applications in Engineering"

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 23 Dec 2022 - 27 Dec 2022

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Short-term Course

4th Short term course on Corrosion and its control and characterization

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 05 Dec 2022 - 09 Dec 2022

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Short-term Course

3rd short term course on "Corrosion and its control and characterization"

 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

 Coordinator

 13 Dec 2021 - 17 Dec 2021

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Short-term Course

3rd Short term course on Corrosion and its control and characterization

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 13 Dec 2021 - 17 Dec 2021

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Short-term Course

Electrochemistry – Fundamentals and its Applications in Engineering

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 14 Oct 2020

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Short-term Course

An International conference on Advances in Smart Materials, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (CHEMSMART-22)

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 16 Dec 2022 - 18 Dec 2022

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Conference

HIGH-END WORKSHOP ON ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES

 Chemical Engineering

 Coordinator

 01 Jan 2024 - 07 Jan 2024

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Workshop

 Publications

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Total Publications: 11
A. H. Dabhade, R. P. Verma, B. P, A. S. Kumawat, and B. Saha, "Development of silver nanoparticles and aptamer conjugated biosensor for rapid detection of E. coli in a water sample", 3 Biotech, vol.13, no.7, pp.244, July 2023, 10.1007/s13205-023-03663-3 Article
A. S. Kumawat, "Microbial fuel cell usage in treatment, resource recovery and energy production from bio-refinery wastewater", Biorefinery for Water and Wastewater Treatment, ch.20, pp.425 - 443, SpringerLink, February 2023, 10.1007/978-3-031-20822-5_20 Inbook
A. Khuntia, M. Kundu, and A. S. Kumawat, "Detection of pesticide using cu-rgo modified electrochemical sensor", Materials todaty: Proceedings, vol.62, pp.6227-6231, Elsevier, May 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.103 Article
A. S. Kumawat, "Hybrid CO2 Electroreduction - Associated Anodic Reactions", ECS Transactions, vol.104, no.10, The Electrochemical Society, October 2021, 10.1149/10410.0011ecst Article
A. S. Kumawat, "Utilization of Electrochemistry for Extracting Energy and Drinking Water from Human Urine", ECS Transactions, vol.104, no.1, pp.89, The Electrochemical Society 2021, 10.1149/10401.0089ecst Article

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A. S. Kumawat, "Improving Catalysis for CO2 Electroreduction By Employing Various Catalyst-Supports", in ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol.ma2020-02, no.63, pp.3253, The Electrochemical Society, November 2020, 10.1149/MA2020-02633253mtgabs Inproceedings
A. S. Kumawat, "Employing Non-Noble Metals As Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction", in ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol.ma2020-21, no.39, pp.1755, The Electrochemical Society, i04: renewable fuels via artificial photosynthesis or heterocatalysis 2020, 10.1149/MA2020-01391755mtgabs Inproceedings
A. S. Kumawat, "Employing Non-Noble Metals as Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction", ECS Transactions, vol.97, no.7, The Electrochemical Society 2020, 10.1149/09707.0699ecst Article
A. S. Kumawat and Dr. A. Sarkar, "Synthesis of Catalytically Active Pb from PbS for Electroreduction of CO2 to Formate in Alkaline Medium", Advances in Energy Research, ch.30, vol.1, pp.297 - 307, Springer, Singapore, springer proceedings in energy 2020, 10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_30 Inbook
A. S. Kumawat and Dr. A. Sarkar, "Electrochemical reduction of CO2 on Pb–Bi–Sn metal mixtures: importance of eutectics", SN Applied Sciences, vol.1, pp.317, Springer Nature, March 2019, 10.1007/s42452-019-0313-y Article
A. S. Kumawat and Dr. A. Sarkar, "Comparative Study of Carbon Supported Pb, Bi and Sn Catalysts for Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide in Alkaline Medium", Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol.164, no.14, pp.h1112 - h1120, The Electrochemical Society 2017, 10.1149/2.0991714jes Article

 Courses Taught

  • CH1400 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CH2211 : Chemical Process Calculations {Theory}
  • CH2410 : Fuels and Combustion {Theory}
  • CH2172 : Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH4271 : Materials Handling Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH6171 : Advanced Chemical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}

 Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [3]
Biosensor

 Ajinkya Hariram Dabhade

Enrolled: Jul 2019

 Continuing

 Co-Supervisor

Electro catalysis

 Singuru Rajesh

Enrolled: Aug 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Electro Catalysis

 Prakash Kumar

Enrolled: Jan 2023

 Continuing

 Supervisor

 Dissertations

PG Dissertation
  • Sairamana N (220CH3170), "Development of electrode material from the organic waste for the application of energy storage" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Wangikar Pratik Vikas (220CH3175), "Development of electrode using Orange peel for Lithim Carbon Dioxide battery" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Kandregula Yesu Ramya (221CH3254), "A Study on Electrochemical Conductivity of activated carbon from Agro-waste" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Syed Mohammed Burhan Ali (221CH3601), "Application of Gamma Manganese oxide in Lithium batteries" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
UG Dissertation
  • Biplove Singh (117CH0150), "Hydrogen Evolution Reactions" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Rahul Kumar Singh (117CH0745), "Electrolytic reduction of CO2" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Aditya Narayan Swain (118CH0118), "Performance Analysis of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell : A Simulation Study" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Jagrat Jugal Dehury (119CH0482), "DESIGNING A PHYSICAL MODEL TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY FROM MECHANICAL ENERGY" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Nagireddy Nikhila (119CH0075), "Development of Chatbot for Electrochemical Queries" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Prince Kumar (119CH0032), "Study of CO2 emission due to crop residue burning." - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Utkarsh Mishra (119CH0071), "COMPARISON OF CO2 EMISSION BETWEEN ELECTRIC AND CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Manchoju Makarand (717CH1001), "Study of energy storage in batteries" - B.Tech. M.Tech Dual Degree    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring

 Awards and Honours

No Awards/Honours Found....