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K. Vasanth Kumar

K. Vasanth Kumar

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
38
Citations
10884
World Ranking
7887
National Ranking
32

Overview

K. Vasanth Kumar is a researcher affiliated with the University of Limerick in Ireland, focusing primarily on materials science and chemistry. Their research portfolio includes 21 publications in materials science and 17 in chemistry, addressing several subfields such as materials chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, and water science and technology.

Their work frequently investigates topics related to crystallization and solubility studies, with 28 publications in this area, as well as crystallography and molecular interactions covered in 14 works. Other notable research areas include analytical chemistry and chromatography, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, and food chemistry and fat analysis.

Among K. Vasanth Kumar's recent papers are:

  • A Review on the Adsorption Isotherms and Design Calculations for the Optimization of Adsorbent Mass and Contact Time (2023, ACS Omega)
  • Deep neural networks in chemical engineering classrooms to accurately model adsorption equilibrium data (2021, Education for Chemical Engineers)
  • Probing adsorbent heterogeneity using Toth isotherms (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • Pure Curcumin Spherulites from Impure Solutions via Nonclassical Crystallization (2021, ACS Omega)
  • Adsorption of Ammonium, Nitrate, and Phosphate on Hydrochars and Biochars (2024, Applied Sciences)

They have published frequently in venues such as CrystEngComm, ACS Omega, Education for Chemical Engineers, Crystals, and Crystal Growth & Design, with multiple works appearing in each publication.

Collaborations are an integral part of their academic output, with frequent coauthors including Mayank Vashishtha, Srinivas Gadipelli, Dan J. L. Brett, Mahmoud Ranjbar, and Gavin Walker. These partnerships contribute to research developments across various topics in materials chemistry and chemical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Equilibrium, kinetics, mechanism, and process design for the sorption of methylene blue onto rice husk

    V. Vadivelan;K. Vasanth Kumar

  • Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetics – A theoretical study

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Porkodi;F. Rocha

  • Modeling the mechanism involved during the sorption of methylene blue onto fly ash.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;V. Ramamurthi;S. Sivanesan

  • Linear and non-linear regression analysis for the sorption kinetics of methylene blue onto activated carbon

    K. Vasanth Kumar

  • Removal of methylene blue by mango seed kernel powder

    K. Vasanth Kumar;A. Kumaran

  • Nanoporous Materials for the Onboard Storage of Natural Gas.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Vasanth Kumar;Kathrin Preuss;Maria-Magdalena Titirici;Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso

  • Optimum sorption isotherm by linear and non-linear methods for malachite green onto lemon peel

    K. Vasanth Kumar

  • Adsorption of malachite green onto Pithophora sp., a fresh water algae: Equilibrium and kinetic modelling

    K. Vasanth Kumar;S. Sivanesan;V. Ramamurthi

  • Characterization of the adsorption site energies and heterogeneous surfaces of porous materials

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Vasanth Kumar;Srinivas Gadipelli;Barbara Wood;Kiran A. Ramisetty

  • Equilibrium, kinetics and mechanism modeling and simulation of basic and acid dyes sorption onto jute fiber carbon: Eosin yellow, malachite green and crystal violet single component systems.

    K. Porkodi;K. Vasanth Kumar

  • Biosorption of malachite green, a cationic dye onto Pithophora sp., a fresh water algae

    K. Vasanth Kumar;V. Ramamurthi;S. Sivanesan

  • Mass transfer, kinetics and equilibrium studies for the biosorption of methylene blue using Paspalum notatum

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Porkodi

  • Isotherms and thermodynamics by linear and non-linear regression analysis for the sorption of methylene blue onto activated carbon: comparison of various error functions.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Porkodi;F. Rocha

  • Sorption isotherm for safranin onto rice husk: Comparison of linear and non-linear methods

    K. Vasanth Kumar;S. Sivanesan

  • Comparative analysis of linear and non-linear method of estimating the sorption isotherm parameters for malachite green onto activated carbon.

    K. Vasanth Kumar

  • Pseudo second order kinetics and pseudo isotherms for malachite green onto activated carbon: Comparison of linear and non-linear regression methods

    K Vasanth Kumar;S Sivanesan

  • Constrain in solving Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetic expression for the photocatalytic degradation of Auramine O aqueous solutions by ZnO catalyst

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Porkodi;A. Selvaganapathi

  • Isotherm parameters for basic dyes onto activated carbon: comparison of linear and non-linear method.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;S. Sivanesan

  • Comparison of various error functions in predicting the optimum isotherm by linear and non-linear regression analysis for the sorption of basic red 9 by activated carbon.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;K. Porkodi;F. Rocha

  • Prediction of optimum sorption isotherm: comparison of linear and non-linear method.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;S. Sivanesan

  • Comparison of linear and non-linear method in estimating the sorption isotherm parameters for safranin onto activated carbon.

    K. Vasanth Kumar;S. Sivanesan

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso
Francisco Rodríguez-Reinoso University of Alicante
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha University of Porto
Maria-Magdalena Titirici
Maria-Magdalena Titirici Imperial College London
Vinod Kumar Gupta
Vinod Kumar Gupta King Abdulaziz University
Zhengxiao Guo
Zhengxiao Guo University of Hong Kong
Dan J. L. Brett
Dan J. L. Brett University College London
Erich A. Müller
Erich A. Müller Imperial College London
Joaquín Silvestre-Albero
Joaquín Silvestre-Albero University of Alicante
Åke C. Rasmuson
Åke C. Rasmuson University of Limerick

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