Dr. Jai Prakash Kushwaha

Dr. Jai Prakash Kushwaha

Designation:

Associate Professor

Specialization:

Environmental Engineering; Separation Processes

Email:

jpkushwaha@thapar.edu

Contact No.: +91-175-2393876

Area:

  • Separation Processes
  • Physico-chemical and Biological Treatment of Wastewater
  • Electro-catalytic Treatment of Wastewater
  • Adsorption
  • Liquid-Liquid Micro-extraction using green solvents

Web page link:

ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-9647-2421

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=yjMx97UAAAAJ&hl=en

 

Biography

J P Kushwaha did Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India in 2011, and was appointed as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, in May, 2011. He has served the Department of Chemical Engineering as co-ordinator of project semester and PG programme. J P Kushwaha has published 23 peer reviewed research papers and two book chapters. Currently, his H- index is 11 with 611 citations.

Research Projects

Title: Dairy industry wastewater treatment by continuous electrochemical method

Period: 24/05/2013 – 23/05/2014

Funding Agency: Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala

Scheme: Seed Grant Project Programme

Publications and other Research Outputs

SCI

  1. P Kaur, N Rajani, P Kumawat, N Singh, J P Kushwaha, Performance and mechanism of dye extraction from aqueous solution using synthesized deep eutectic solvents, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, (2018) 539, 85-91. IF: 2.714
  2. P Kaur, J P Kushwaha, V K Sangal, Electrocatalytic oxidative treatment of real textile wastewater in continuous reactor: degradation pathway and disposability study, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 346, 242-252. IF: 6.065
  3. R Kaur, J P Kushwaha, N Singh, Electro-oxidation of ofloxacin antibiotic by dimensionally stable Ti/RuO2 anode: evaluation and mechanistic approach, Chemosphere, 2018, 193, 685-694. IF: 4.208
  4. P Kaur, V K Sangal, J P Kushwaha, Parametric study of Electro-Fenton treatment for real textile wastewater, disposal study and its cost analysis, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Accepted (2018), IF: 1.917
  5. D Rameshraja, V C Srivastava, J P Kushwaha, I D Mall, Competitive adsorption isotherm modelling of heterocyclic nitrogenous compounds, pyridine and quinoline, onto granular activated carbon and bagasse fly ash, Chemical Papers, 2017, 72/3, 617-628. IF: 1.258
  6. Kumari P, Kushwaha J P, Sangal V K, Singh N, Dairy wastewater treatment in continuous stirred tank Electrochemical reactor (cster): parametric optimization and kinetics, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Accepted (2017), IF: 1.096
  7. Parminder Kaur, Jai Prakash Kushwaha, Vikas Kumar Sangal, Evaluation and disposability study of actual textile wastewater treatment by electro-oxidation method using ti/ruo2 anode, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2017, 111, 13-22, IF: 2.905
  8. Mandal D K, Bhunia H, Bajpai P K, Kushwaha J P, Chaudhari Cr V, Dubey A K, Varshney L, Optimization of acrylic acid grafting onto polypropylene using response surface methodology and its biodegradability, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2017, 132, 71-81, IF: 1.315
  9. Singh N, Kushwaha J P, Performance of Different Inert Gases in Production of Fuel Grade Ethanol by Diffusion Distillation, Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, Accepted (2016), IF: 0.494
  10. Kushwaha J P, A review on sugar industry wastewater: sources, treatment, technologies, and reuse, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015; 53 (2); 309-318, IF: 1.631
  11. Kaur P, Singh A P, Prince A K, Kushwaha J P, Optimization and evaluation of CBSOL LE red wool dye adsorption from aqueous solution onto commercial activated carbon, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2015, 12/12; 3755-3766, IF: 1.915
  12. Kaur P, Sangal V K, Kushwaha J P, Modeling and evaluation of electro-oxidation of dye wastewater using artificial neural networks, RSC Advances, 2015; 5; 34663-34671, IF: 3.108
  13. Singh S, Kushwaha JP, Tannic acid adsorption/desorption study onto/from commercial activated carbon, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2014; 52 (16-18), 3301-3311, IF: 1.631
  14. Sangal VK, Mishra I M, Kushwaha JP, Electrocoagulation of soluble oil wastewater: parametric and kinetic study, Separation Science and Technology, 2013; 48/7: 1062-1072; IF: 1.106
  15. Mondal B, Srivastava VC, Kushwaha JP, Bhatnagar R, Singh S, Mall ID, Parametric and multiple response optimization for the electrochemical treatment of textile printing dye-bath effluent. Separation and Purification Technology, 2013; 109, 135-143; IF: 3.359
  16. Bansal S, Kushwaha JP, Sangal VK, Electrochemical treatment of RB 5 textile wastewater: Optimization, kinetics, and disposal study, Water Environment Research, 2013; 85/12: 2294-2306; IF: 0.910
  17. Rameshraja D, Srivastava VC, Kushwaha JP, Mall ID, Quinoline adsorption onto granular activated carbon and bagasse fly ash, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012; 181-182: 343- 351; IF: 6.216
  18. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, An overview of various technologies for the treatment of dairy wastewaters. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2011; 51/05: 442- 452; IF: 6.077
  19. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, Studies on electrochemical treatment of dairy wastewater using aluminum electrode. AIChE Journal, 2011; 57/9: 2589-2598; IF: 2.836
  20. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, Treatment of dairy wastewater by commercial activated carbon and bagasse fly ash: Parametric, kinetic and equilibrium modelling, disposal studies. Bioresource Technology, 2010; 101/10: 3474–3483; IF: 5.651
  21. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, Treatment of dairy wastewater by inorganic coagulants: parametric and disposal studies. Water Research, 2010; 44/20: 5867-5874; IF: 6.942
  22. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, Organics removal from dairy wastewater by electrochemical treatment and residue disposal. Separation and Purification Technology, 2010; 76/2: 198-205; IF: 3.3
  23. Sharma V, Srivastava VC, Kushwaha JP, Mall ID, Studies on biodegradation of resorcinol in sequential batch reactor. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2010; 64/8: 764-768; IF: 2.962

Non-SCI

  1. Saluja R, Sangal VK, Kushwaha JP, Preparation of Peanut Shell Adsorbent for the Removal of Reactive Dyes from Waste Water, International Journal of Environmental Research and development, 2013; 29-33
  2. Kushwaha JP, Srivastava VC, Mall ID, Sequential batch reactor for dairy wastewater treatment: parametric optimization; kinetics and waste sludge disposal, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2013; 1/4; 1036-1043

Awards and Honours

  1. “Outstanding contribution in reviewing” award in recognition of the contributions made to the quality of the Journal awarded by the Journal of Environmental management, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands for 2015
  2. Name included in Marquis Who's Who in the World® 2016 (33rd Edition)
  3. MHRD Fellowship (Government of India), IIT Roorkee, Roorkee August, 2008-February, 2011
  4. Integrated scholarship for High School and Intermediate from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India
  5. Session Co-Chair for a session in National Conference on “Advance Oxidation Processes”, Organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, and School of Energy and Environment, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, in collaboration with Society of Environmental chemistry and Allied Sciences(SECAS)
  6. Reviewer of various highly reputed journals

Description of Research Interests

Research interests of J P Kushwaha are in industrial wastewater treatment by both physico-chemical and biological methods including coagulation/flocculation, adsorption and advanced oxidation processes (Electro-catalytic oxidation). His research interest is also in separation processes, especially in Liquid-Liquid extraction and extractive distillation using green solvents