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Overview

Amit Kumar is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and is active in research within the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their work emphasizes subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research covers several main topics including Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Amit Kumar include Matthew Davis, A.O. Oni, Eskinder Gemechu, Vinoj Kurian, and Giovanni Di Lullo.

The scientist has contributed extensively to journals such as Energy Conversion and Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Applied Energy, Fuel, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Amit Kumar include:

  • Assessment of energy storage technologies: A review, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Comparative assessment of blue hydrogen from steam methane reforming, autothermal reforming, and natural gas decomposition technologies for natural gas-producing regions, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass feedstock to produce biofuels: Parametric study and products characterization, 2020, Fuel
  • Large-scale long-distance land-based hydrogen transportation systems: A comparative techno-economic and greenhouse gas emission assessment, 2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • A Review of Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass for Biofuels Production with a Special Focus on the Effect of Process Parameters, Co-Solvents, and Extraction Solvents, 2021, Energies

Best Publications

  • E-waste: An overview on generation, collection, legislation and recycling practices

    Amit Kumar;Maria Holuszko;Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa

  • Enhanced CO2 fixation and biofuel production via microalgae: recent developments and future directions

    Amit Kumar;Sarina Ergas;Xin Yuan;Ashish Sahu

  • Assessment of energy storage technologies: A review

    Mustafizur Rahman;Abayomi Olufemi Oni;Eskinder Gemechu;Amit Kumar

  • Development and implementation of integrated biomass supply analysis and logistics model (IBSAL)

    Shahab Sokhansanj;Shahab Sokhansanj;Amit Kumar;Anthony F. Turhollow

  • Techno-economic and life cycle assessment on lignocellulosic biomass thermochemical conversion technologies: a review.

    Madhumita Patel;Xiaolei Zhang;Amit Kumar

  • A review on the current status of various hydrothermal technologies on biomass feedstock

    Mayank Kumar;Adetoyese Olajire Oyedun;Amit Kumar

  • Comparative assessment of blue hydrogen from steam methane reforming, autothermal reforming, and natural gas decomposition technologies for natural gas-producing regions

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  • Biomass power cost and optimum plant size in western Canada

    Amit Kumar;Jay B. Cameron;Peter C. Flynn

  • The relative cost of biomass energy transport.

    Erin Searcy;Peter Flynn;Emad Ghafoori;Amit Kumar

  • Large‐scale production, harvest and logistics of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) – current technology and envisioning a mature technology

    Shahab Sokhansanj;Sudhagar Mani;Anthony Turhollow;Amit Kumar

  • Switchgrass (Panicum vigratum, L.) delivery to a biorefinery using integrated biomass supply analysis and logistics (IBSAL) model

    Amit Kumar;Shahab Sokhansanj;Shahab Sokhansanj

  • Production of renewable diesel through the hydroprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass-derived bio-oil: A review

    Madhumita Patel;Amit Kumar

  • Optimal siting and size of bioenergy facilities using geographic information system

    Arifa Sultana;Amit Kumar

  • Development of agri-pellet production cost and optimum size.

    Arifa Sultana;Amit Kumar;Don Harfield

  • A review of biomass co-firing in North America

    Ezinwa Agbor;Xiaolei Zhang;Amit Kumar

  • Large-scale biohydrogen production from bio-oil.

    Susanjib Sarkar;Amit Kumar

  • A techno-economic assessment of large scale wind-hydrogen production with energy storage in Western Canada

    Babatunde Olateju;Amit Kumar;Marc Secanell

  • A hollow fiber membrane photo‐bioreactor for CO2 sequestration from combustion gas coupled with wastewater treatment: a process engineering approach

    Amit Kumar;Amit Kumar;Xin Yuan;Ashish K Sahu;Jo Dewulf

  • Development of a multi-criteria assessment model for ranking of renewable and non-renewable transportation fuel vehicles

    H. Safaei Mohamadabadi;G. Tichkowsky;A. Kumar

  • Techno-economic assessment of hydrogen production from underground coal gasification (UCG) in Western Canada with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) for upgrading bitumen from oil sands

    Babatunde Olateju;Amit Kumar

  • Life cycle assessment of wind-based hydrogen production in Western Canada

    Samane Ghandehariun;Amit Kumar

  • Optimal configuration and combination of multiple lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks delivery to a biorefinery.

    Arifa Sultana;Amit Kumar

  • Assessment of long-term energy efficiency improvement and greenhouse gas emissions mitigation options for the cement industry

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  • Pipeline transport and simultaneous saccharification of corn stover

    Amit Kumar;Jay B. Cameron;Peter C. Flynn

Frequent Co-Authors

Shahab Sokhansanj
Shahab Sokhansanj University of British Columbia
Hyun-Joong Chung
Hyun-Joong Chung University of Alberta
Rajender Gupta
Rajender Gupta University of Alberta
Md. Mustafizur Rahman
Md. Mustafizur Rahman Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Pedram Mousavi
Pedram Mousavi University of Alberta
Karthik Shankar
Karthik Shankar University of Alberta
Lasse Rosendahl
Lasse Rosendahl Aarhus University
Le Yu
Le Yu Tsinghua University
Long Lin
Long Lin Georgia Institute of Technology
Shu Yang
Shu Yang University of Pennsylvania

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