Dr Sanat Kumar

Research Interest

• Valorization of waste plastics
• Rheological behavior of petroleum fluids
• Specialty waxes
• X-ray diffraction and thermal analyses

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• National Award by Minsitry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India for the technology on converting waste plastics to fuels
• DAAD Fellowship

Patents

• A process for conversion of low polymer wax (low molecular weight ethylene) to waxes, base oil and grease base stocks using organic peroxides and metal oxides
  US 9,714,385 B2
• A novel process for the exclusive production of gasoline, diesel or aromatics along with liquefied petroleum gas from waste polyolefins like polyethylene polypropylene and low polymer wax
  Patent Application No 0676 DEL 2010
• An improved process for the fractionation of hard microcrystalline waxes to produce different melting grade of waxes
  Patent no IN 240839, 2010

Selected Publications

• Application of triazine based Gemini surfactants as viscosity reducing agents of tar sand derived bituminuous crude
  M Sahay, RK Singh, A Kukrety, A Kumar, SS Ray, V K Chhibber, S Kumar
  Energy & Fuels., 32, 3, 3031-38, 2018
• Synthesis of green flouresecnet carbon quantum dots using waste polyolefins residue for Cu++ ion sensing and live imaging
  A Kumari, A Kumar, SK Sahu, S Kumar,
  Sensors & Actuators B: chemical; 254, 197-205; 2018
• Crystal structure of fractionally crystallized waxes isolated from crude oil
  M Sahay, A Kumar, S Kumar,
  Journal of Applied Crystallography, 50, 639-642, 2017
• Pyrolytic degradation of polyethylene under high pressure to obtain fuel
  A Kumari, S Kumar,
  Journal of Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, 124, 298-302, 2017
• Identification of Acyclic Isoprenoid Compounds in Tank Bottom derived Wax,
  S Kumar, KM Agrawal, P. Fischer,
  Energy & Fuels, 18, 1588-1594, 2004