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Citations
18372
World Ranking
5825
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Kamal K. Pant is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in India and has a substantial body of research primarily focused on engineering disciplines. Their work spans a range of topics within engineering, with significant contributions in biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, catalysis, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

The scientist's research extensively covers areas related to catalysis and biomass conversion, highlighting key topics such as:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Kamal K. Pant has published numerous papers in frequent venues including:

  • Bioresource Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Examples of recent papers include:

  • Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: A review on recent advances (2021, Bioresource Technology)
  • Biomass pyrolysis: A review on recent advancements and green hydrogen production (2022, Bioresource Technology)
  • Integrated biorefinery processes for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value added materials: Paving a path towards circular economy (2021, Bioresource Technology)
  • Valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass to value-added products: Paving the pathway towards low-carbon footprint (2021, Fuel)
  • Statistical evaluation of cow-dung derived activated biochar for phenol adsorption: Adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies (2022, Bioresource Technology)

Frequent coauthors collaborating on research include:

  • Sreedevi Upadhyayula
  • Arindam Modak
  • Ejaz Ahmad
  • Prashant Ram Jadhao
  • Komal Tripathi

Kamal K. Pant has also contributed to book publications, with works published by Springer Nature, including:

  • Advances in Carbon Capture and Utilization (2021)
  • ICOL-2019 (2021)

The scientist's recognition includes being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: A review on recent advances.

    Akshay R. Mankar;Ashish Pandey;Arindam Modak;K.K. Pant

  • Removal of chromium from industrial waste by using eucalyptus bark

    Vikrant Sarin;K.K. Pant

  • Equilibrium, kinetics and breakthrough studies for adsorption of fluoride on activated alumina

    Subhashini Ghorai;K.K. Pant

  • Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic studies for adsorption of As(III) on activated alumina

    Tony Sarvinder Singh;K.K Pant

  • Characterization of North American lignocellulosic biomass and biochars in terms of their candidacy for alternate renewable fuels.

    Sonil Nanda;Pravakar Mohanty;Pravakar Mohanty;Kamal K. Pant;Satyanarayan Naik

  • Investigations on the column performance of fluoride adsorption by activated alumina in a fixed-bed

    Subhashini Ghorai;K.K. Pant

  • Hydrogen production from glycerol by reforming in supercritical water over Ru/Al2O3 catalyst

    Adam J. Byrd;K.K. Pant;K.K. Pant;Ram B. Gupta

  • Solidification/stabilization of arsenic containing solid wastes using portland cement, fly ash and polymeric materials.

    Tony Sarvinder Singh;K K Pant

  • Evaluation of the physiochemical development of biochars obtained from pyrolysis of wheat straw, timothy grass and pinewood: Effects of heating rate

    Pravakar Mohanty;Pravakar Mohanty;Sonil Nanda;Sonil Nanda;Kamal K. Pant;Satyanarayan Naik

  • Introduction to MXenes: synthesis and characteristics

    O. Salim;K.A. Mahmoud;K.K. Pant;R.K. Joshi

  • Thermodynamic and breakthrough column studies for the selective sorption of chromium from industrial effluent on activated eucalyptus bark.

    Vikrant Sarin;Tony Sarvinder Singh;K.K. Pant

  • Integrated biorefinery processes for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value added materials: Paving a path towards circular economy.

    G. Velvizhi;K. Balakumar;Nagaraj P. Shetti;Ejaz Ahmad

  • Catalytic and mechanistic insights into the production of ethyl levulinate from biorenewable feedstocks

    Ejaz Ahmad;Md. Imteyaz Alam;K. K. Pant;M. Ali Haider

  • Kinetic modeling of steam reforming of ethanol for the production of hydrogen over Co/Al2O3 catalyst

    D.R. Sahoo;Shilpi Vajpai;Sanjay Patel;K.K. Pant

  • Catalytic conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons

    H.A. Zaidi;K.K. Pant

  • Novel technologies and conventional processes for recovery of metals from waste electrical and electronic equipment: Challenges & opportunities – A review

    Garima Chauhan;Prashant Ram Jadhao;K.K. Pant;K.D.P. Nigam

  • Deep desulfurization of diesel fuel by selective adsorption over Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/ZSM-5 extrudates

    K.K. Sarda;A. Bhandari;K.K. Pant;Sapna Jain

  • Catalytic oxidative steam reforming of bio-ethanol for hydrogen production over Rh promoted Ni/CeO2–ZrO2 catalyst

    Tarak Mondal;Kamal K. Pant;Ajay K. Dalai

  • Perennial grass (Arundo donax L.) as a feedstock for thermo-chemical conversion to energy and materials

    Ruprekha Saikia;Rahul Singh Chutia;Rupam Kataki;Kamal K. Pant

  • H2 production by steam reforming of methanol over Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts: transient deactivation kinetics modeling

    V. Agarwal;Sanjay Patel;K.K. Pant

  • Hydrogen Production from Glucose Using Ru/Al2O3 Catalyst in Supercritical Water

    Adam J. Byrd;K. K. Pant;Ram B. Gupta

Frequent Co-Authors

Krishna D.P. Nigam
Krishna D.P. Nigam Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Anushree Malik
Anushree Malik Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Ajay K. Dalai
Ajay K. Dalai University of Saskatchewan
Ram B. Gupta
Ram B. Gupta Virginia Commonwealth University
Jaya Narayan Sahu
Jaya Narayan Sahu University of Stuttgart
Andreas Hornung
Andreas Hornung Fraunhofer Society
Thallada Bhaskar
Thallada Bhaskar Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute
Virendra Kumar Vijay
Virendra Kumar Vijay Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Janusz A. Kozinski
Janusz A. Kozinski Lakehead University
Santosh K. Gupta
Santosh K. Gupta University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

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