1. A method of storing Hydrogen in hard rock aquifer systems (To be submitted)
2. Development of eco-friendly and economical toothbrushes (Submitted)
3. Geological/Mineralogical carbon sequestration on key geomorphological units of Indo-Gangetic plains (To be submitted)
4. Kumar S., Jufar S. R., Kumar S., Foroozesh J., Kumari S., Bera A>, 2023 Underground hydrogen storage and its roadmap and feasibility in India toward Net-Zero target for global decarbonization?, Fuel 2023
5. A perspective on microbial considerations during hydrogen storage in geological formations (about to communicate, 2022).
6. A study and lab-scale development of concrete material using plastic and natural (fiber) waste as an ingredient to strengthen the concrete of M20 grade initially (In prep.)
7. Ram A N., Sandilya D K., Saxena V K., 2017, Adsorption of methylene blue onto potassium hydroxide treated tea waste activated carbon: Adsorption isotherm and kinetic study, CHEMCON 2017.
8. Ram A N., Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by H3PO4 and ZnCl2 treated tea waste activated carbon: Equilibrium and Kinetic studies; (Under review)
9. Kumar S., Asthana D., 2021, High-pressure fractionation of amphibole bearing cumulate and its role in evolution of silicic crust, (To be submitted)
10. Asthana D., Kumar, S., Vind, A.K., Zehra, F., Kumar, H., Pophare, A.M., 2018, Geochemical fingerprinting of ∼2.5 Ga forearc-arc-backarc related magmatic suites in the Bastar Craton, central India, Journal of Asian Earth Science, v. 157, p. 218-234.
11. Kumar S., Asthana D., Slab melting in central Indian HMA: a mineral perspective. Goldschmidt 2019, Barcelona
12. Kumar S., Sahoo S., Asthana D., Dongargarh clinopyroxene hornblendites and its relation to Malanjkhand granitoids that hosts porphyry Cu deposit in Bastar craton, Central India. National Seminar on STRATEGIES FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY, Karnataka 2018
13. Kumar S., Asthana D., Geochemical fingerprinting of a forearc-arc-backarc association in the Neoarchean/Paleoproterozoic Kotri-Dongargarh mobile belt, Central India. International association of Gondwana research 2016, Trivandrum
14. Asthana D., Kumar H., Kumar S., The Role of amphiboles in the formation of Malanjkhand Porphyry Cu-deposit, Goldschmidt 2015, Prague.
15. Vind, A.K., Kumar, S., Sahoo, S., Asthana, D., 2021, Comment on “The role of Cpx in Amp fractionation of arc magmas: Evidence from mafic intrusive rocks within the Gangdese arc, southern Tibet” by Wang et al. (2019), Lithos, v. 380-381, p. 105721
16. Sunil Kumar and Jalal Foroozesh, Application of Nanotechnology in Hydrocarbon Reservoir Exploration and Characterization, In ‘Emerging Nanotechnology for Renewable Energy’, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780815515838 (2021).
17. Achinta Bera, Sunil Kumar and Jalal Foroozesh, Biosurfactant role in microbial enhanced oil recovery, In ‘Microbially-Derived Biosurfactants for Improving Sustainability in Industry’, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128233801 (2021).
18. Achinta Bera and Sunil Kumar, Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery, In ‘Fundamentals and Industrial Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles’, Elsevier (Apr 2022).
19. Haithm Hagar, Jalal Foroozesh, Sunil Kumar, Davood Zivar, Negar Banan, Iskandar Dzulkarnain, “Microbial H2S Generation in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Analysis of Mechanisms and Remediation Technologies”, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021 (about to publish). (IF: 4.965)
20. Achinta Bera, Sunil Kumar and Jalal Foroozesh. “A Review on Modeling of Nanoporous Unconventional Reservoirs Emphasizing Multiphysics Fluid Flow Concept”, Fuel (2021), (under review). (IF: 6.609)
21. Sunil Kumar and Jalal Foroozesh, “Chitin nanocrystals based complex fluids: A green nanotechnology”, Carbohydrate Polymers, 257 (2021), p. 117619. (IF: 9.381)
22. Sunil Kumar, Aseem Pandey, Milana Trifkovic and Steven L. Bryant, “A facile and economical configuration for continuous generation and separation of oil in water emulsion”, Separation and Purification Technology, 256 (2021), p. 117849. (IF: 7.312)
23. Sunil Kumar, Katriona Edlmann, Mohamed G Rezk, Chun Y Lim and Jalal Foroozesh, “A comprehensive review of value-added CO2 sequestration in subsurface saline aquifers”, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, (2020), p. 103437. (IF: 4.965)
24. Davood Zivar, Sunil Kumar and Jalal Foroozesh, “Underground hydrogen storage: A comprehensive review”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (45) (2020), pp. 23436-23462. (IF: 5.816)
25. Jalal Foroozesh and Sunil Kumar, “Nanoparticles behaviors in porous media: Application to enhanced oil recovery”, Journal of molecular liquid, (2020), pp. 113876. (IF: 6.165)
26. Sunil Kumar, Siddharth Shankhwar, Tausif Ahmad and Ajay Mandal, “Evaluation of Interfacial Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Anionic, Cationic and Non-ionic Surfactants for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery". Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 56(2) (2019), pp.138-149. (IF: 1.089)
27. Vinay K Rajak, Sunil Kumar, Nitin V Thombre and Ajay Mandal, “Synthesis of Activated Charcoal from Saw-Dust and Characterization for Adsorption of Oil from Oil-In-Water Emulsion”, Chemical Engineering Communications 205(7) (2018), pp. 897-913. (IF: 2.494)
28. Sunil Kumar and Ajay Mandal, “Investigation on stabilization of CO2 foam by ionic and nonionic surfactants in presence of different additives for application in enhanced oil recovery”, Journal of Applied Surface Science, 420 (2017), pp. 9-20. (IF: 6.707)
29. Sunil Kumar and Ajay Mandal, “A comprehensive review on chemically enhanced water alternating gas/CO2 (CEWAG) injection for enhanced oil recovery”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 157 (2017), pp. 696-715. (IF: 4.346)
30. Sunil Kumar and Ajay Mandal, “Thermodynamics of micellization, interfacial behavior and wettability alteration of aqueous solution of nonionic surfactants”, Journal of Tenside Surfactant Detergents 54(5) (2017), pp. 427-436. (IF: 1.089)
31. Shirsendu Banerjee, Sunil Kumar, Ajay Mandal, Tarun Kumar Naiya, “Design of Novel Chemical Solvent for Treatment of Waxy Crude”, Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology 15, (2017) 4. (IF: 0.921)
32. Sunil Kumar and Ajay Mandal, “Studies on interfacial behavior and wettability change phenomena by ionic and nonionic surfactants in presence of alkalis and salt for enhanced oil recovery”, Journal of Applied Surface Science, 372 (2016), pp. 42–51. (IF: 6.707)
33. Sunil Kumar, Priyanka Panigrahi, Rohit Kumar Saw and Ajay Mandal, “Interfacial interactions of cationic surfactants and its effect on wettability alteration of oil-wet carbonate rock”, Energy & Fuels, 30(4) (2016), pp. 2846–2857. (IF: 3.605)
34. Shirsendu Banerjee, Sunil Kumar, Ajay Mandal, Tarun Kumar Naiya, “Selection and Preparation of Solvent for Wax Dissolution in Heavy Crude Oil Wells”, Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology 7(1), (2016) 50-57.
35. Ajay Mandal, Shranish Kar and Sunil Kumar, “Synergistic Effect of Mixed Surfactant (Tween 80 and SDBS) on Wettability Alteration of Oil Wet Quartz Surface”, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 37(9) (2016), pp. 1268-1276. (IF: 2.262)
36. Arpita Sahu, Soumyadip Choudhury, Achinta Bera, Shranish Kar, Sunil Kumar, and Ajay Mandal, “Anionic-Nonionic Mixed Surfactant Systems: Micellar Interaction and Thermodynamic Behavior”, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 36(8) (2015), pp. 1156-1169]
37. Hagar, Haithm Salah, Jalal Forooezsh, Davood Zivar, Sunil Kumar, Hesham Abdulelah, and Iskandar B. Dzulkarnain. "Simulation of Hydrogen Sulfide Generation in Oil and Gas Geological Formations." In 2020 International Conference on Computational Intelligence (ICCI), pp. 121-125. IEEE, 2020.
38. S. Banerjee, S. Kumar, A. Mandal and T. K. Naiya, “Design of Suitable Solvent for Wax Dissolution in Heavy Crude Oil Wells.” Golden Jubilee International Conference on Recent Developments in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Oct, 2015, NIT Durgapur.
39. S. Kumar and Md. Imtiyaz Ali, Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines, JPH, India (2009).
40. S. Kumar and A. Kumar, Material Science, JPH, India (2010).
41. S. Kumar, Introduction to Physical Metallurgy & Engineering Materials, JPH, India (2011)
42. Sunil Kumar, Performance evaluation and forecasting cyclic hydrogen storage in an aquifer using data analytic approach (to be communicated, 2021).
43. Sunil Kumar, Lattice Boltzmann analysis of two-phase free convection of Zn-H2O nanofluid in a porous enclosure (To be communicated, 2021).
44. Sunil Kumar, Continuous emulsification and demulsification through porous media: a modelling approach in microcapillaries (To be communicated, 2021).
45. Sunil Kumar, “Mechanistic study of foam stabilization using cellulose and chitin nanocrystals”, (To be communicated, 2021).
46. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. “Optimal synthesis of high fouling-resistant PVC-based ultrafiltration membranes with tunable surface pore size distribution and ultralow water contact angle for the treatment of oily wastewater” Separation and Purification Technology 257 (2021) 117829 (Impact Factor: 7.312)
47. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. “Optimal synthesis, characterization and antifouling performance of Pluronic F127/bentonite-based super-hydrophilic polyvinyl chloride ultrafiltration membrane for enhanced oilfield produced water treatment” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 90 (2020) 58-75. (Impact Factor: 6.064)
48. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. “Kinetic modeling and simulation of non-solvent induced phase separation: Immersion precipitation of PVC-based casting solution in a finite salt coagulation bath” Polymer, 199 (2020) 122527 (Impact Factor: 4.430)
49. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. “A review of oily wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration membrane: A parametric study to enhance the membrane performance” Journal of Water Process Engineering 34 (2020) 101289 (Impact Factor: 5.485)
50. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. “Enhanced performance of salt-induced Pluronic F127 and bentonite blended polyvinyl chloride ultrafiltration membrane for the processing of oilfield produced water” Journal of Water Process Engineering 34 (2020) 101144. (Impact Factor: 5.485)
51. Sunil Kumar, Tausif Ahmad, Siddharth Shankhwar and Ajay Mandal, “Evaluation of Interfacial Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Anionic, Cationic and Non-ionic Surfactants for Application in Enhanced Oil Recovery". Tenside Surfactants Detergents, 2019, 56(2), pp.138-149. (Impact Factor: 1.049)
52. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. 2018. “Optimal Synthesis and Operation of Low-Cost Polyvinyl Chloride/Bentonite Ultrafiltration Membranes for the Purification of Oilfield Produced Water.” Journal of Membrane Science 564: 859–77. (Impact Factor: 8.742)
53. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria, and Ajay Mandal. 2018 “Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Studies of Mixed-Matrix Poly(Vinyl Chloride)-Bentonite Ultrafiltration Membrane for the Treatment of Saline Oily Wastewater.” Process Safety and Environmental Protection 116: 703–17. (Impact Factor: 6.158)
54. Tausif Ahmad, Chandan Guria and Shashank Shekhar. “Influence of inorganic salts in the casting solution on the performance of PVC-based membranes for oilfield produced water treatment: Thermodynamic and kinetic study” Applied Clay Science (Under Review)
55. Tausif Ahmad and Chandan Guria. “Progress in the modification of Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes: A performance review” Journal of Water Process Engineering (Under Review)
