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Dr. Kuldeep Roy

ABOUT
NAME: Dr. Kuldeep Roy

M.TECH: Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

E- MAIL: kuldeeproy@nitandhra.ac.in

POSITION: Assistant Professor

PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

PHONE: +91 9954246995


AREAS OF INTEREST: Advanced oxidation techniques; Cavitation; Process intensification; Density functional theory; Modelling and simulation.

PERSONAL WEB PAGE: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4788-183X
PROFILE
Academic Background:
  • Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam - 781039, India. 
  • M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302017, India.
  • B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir - 190006 India.
Work Experiences:
  • Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh - 534101, India (December 2024 – Till Date).
  • Assistant Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore Campus, Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu –  632014, India (November 2022 – December 2024).
  • Assistant Professor, Parul Institute of Technology, Parul University, Limda, Vadodara, Gujarat – 391760, India (May 2022 – October 2022).
  • Assistant Professor, Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh – 250005, India (April 2021 – May 2022).
  • Assistant Engineer, Bhushan Steel Limited, Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh, India (June 2012 - August 2013).
  • Graduate Engineer Trainee, Uttam Strips Limited, Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India (November 2011 - June 2012). 
Awards/Recognitions:
  1.  Press Release: Belachew Z. Tizazu, Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Kuldeep Roy “IIT researchers find new method to produce sugar substitute from sugarcane waste” Hindustan Times, Published on Aug 23, 2022, Link:- https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/ iit-researchers-find-new-method-to-produce-sugar-substitute-from-sugarcane-waste-101661237349982.html.
  2. Young researcher award in chemical engineering received at 8th Annual Science and Technology Meet – ASTM 2022 organized by Venus International Foundation, July 2022, Chennai, India.
  3. Best oral presentation award received at International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021) sponsored by Eco-Needs Foundation, August 2021, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India.
  4. Awarded SERB-DST international travel grant (application no.: ITS/2019/001275) under the young scientist category for attending 14th International Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS-14), Grand Link Hotel, Guilin, China, May - June 2019.
  5. Best oral presentation award received at 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Challenges (IV SEEC) sponsored by ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, November 2019, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
  6. Best oral presentation award and Rs. 1500/- received at Annual Symposium of Chemical Engineering (Reflux 7.0), September 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. 
Editorial Experience:
  • Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), July 2025 - Present
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Chemical Engineering (Wiley),  June 2024 - Present
  • Editorial Board Member, Discover Environment (Springer Nature), June 2024 - Present
Patents:
  1. Kuldeep Roy, Ananda Aikat, Rahul Chandrashekhar Shende, S Joy Daniel “Ultrasound Assisted Nozzle Type Microbial Fuel Cell” (Application No.: 430414-001, Journal No.: 46/2024, Journal Date: 15-11-2024) (Published).
  2. Kuldeep Roy, Soham Kavathekar, Suved Malokar, Sowmyan Nagaraj “Detachable Spiral Solar Panel” (Application No.: 434427-001, Journal No.: 51/2024, Journal Date: 20-12-2024) (Published).
  3. Kuldeep Roy, Satwik Patro, Soumya Maji, Ayan Tripathi “Solar-Driven Electrochemical-Sono-Photocatalytic Reactor” (Application No: 434413-001, Date:15-10-2024) (Filled).
Papers Published in Refereed Journals:
  1. Kuldeep Roy, Dharmendra Kumar Bal, Kaiwalya Gawande, Priyesh Dhenge, Jaykumar Bhasarkar “Sonophotocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye using Zr doped ZnO nanoparticles: Kinetic study and toxicity assessment” Journal of Environmental Management, 371, 123170 (2024). (Impact Factor = 8.0, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123170
  2. Kuldeep Roy, Khushie S Murthy, Kritika Agarwal, S.L. Manju, Jaykumar Baba Bhasarkar, Dharmendra Kumar Bal “Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis of engineered alginate–chitosan hydrogel based scaffolds for drug delivery applications” Journal of Molecular Liquids, 414, 126262 (2024). (Impact Factor = 5.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2024.126262
  3. Avinash Anand, Karan Kumar, Kaustubh Chandrakant Khaire, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Ultrasound-assisted hydrolysis of food waste using glucoamylase: Statistical optimization and mechanistic analysis with molecular simulations” Bioresource Technology Reports, 27, 101932 (2024) (Impact Factor = 4.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2024.101932
  4. Pushpita Das, Kuldeep Roy, Lepakshi Barbora, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Interactive effects in biodesulfurization of model oil containing dibenzothiophene and 4, 6-dimethyl dibenzothiophene using Rhodococcus rhodochrous MTCC 3552” Bioresource Technology Reports, 26, 101842 (2024) (Impact Factor = 4.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2024.101842
  5. Deep Bora, Kuldeep Roy, Pinakeswar Mahanta, Lepakshi Barbora “Hydrogen sulfide removal from biogas using biomass-derived naturally alkaline biochars: performance analysis and kinetics” Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 1-13 (2024) (Impact Factor = 3.3, Q2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-024-01908-8
  6. Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Carbamazepine degradation using ternary hybrid advanced oxidation process of hydrodynamic cavitation + photocatalysis (UV/ZnO/ZnFe2O4) + persulfate: Kinetic investigations” Journal of Water Process Engineering, 58, 104874 (2024) (Impact Factor = 7.0, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.104874.
  7. D.V. Surya Prakash, Kuldeep Roy, Sandeep Sirohi “Enhanced Bactericidal Efficacy of ZnO Nanoparticles in Conjugation with Different Antibiotics” BioNanoScience, 1-12 (2023) (Impact Factor = 3.0, Q3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-023-01156-4.
  8. Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Sulfadiazine degradation by combination of hydrodynamic cavitation and Fenton–persulfate: parametric optimization and deduction of chemical mechanism” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(10) 25569-25581 (2023) (Impact Factor = 5.8, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20846-2.
  9. Sunil Rajoriya, Virendra K. Saharan, Avdesh S. Pundir, Mohit Nigam, Kuldeep Roy "Adsorption of Methyl Red Dye from Aqueous Solution Onto Eggshell Waste Material: Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamic Studies." Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 4, 100180 (2021) (Impact Factor = Not declared, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crgsc.2021.100180.
  10. Karan Kumar, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic investigations in sonoenzymatic synthesis of n-butyl levulinate” Process Biochemistry, 111, 147-158 (2021) (Impact Factor = 3.7, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.09.005.
  11. Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “p–Nitrophenol degradation by hybrid advanced oxidation process of heterogeneous Fenton assisted hydrodynamic cavitation: Discernment of synergistic interactions and chemical mechanism” Chemosphere, 283, 131114 (2021) (Impact Factor = 8.1, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131114.
  12. Bhaskar J. Choudhury, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Improvement of Supercapacitor Performance through Enhanced Interfacial Interactions Induced by Sonication.” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60, 7611−7623 (2021) (Impact Factor = 3.8, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00279.
  13. Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic Analysis of Carbamazepine Degradation in Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Process of Hydrodynamic Cavitation/UV/persulfate in the presence of ZnO/ZnFe2O4.” Separation and Purification Technology, 270, 118764 (2021) (Impact Factor = 8.1, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118764.
  14. Niharika Kashyap, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar "Mechanistic Investigation in Co-biodegradation of Phenanthrene and Pyrene by Candida tropicalis MTCC 184." Chemical Engineering Journal, 399, 125659 (2020) (Impact Factor = 13.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125659.
  15. Kuldeep Roy, Chandrodai Agarkoti, Ritesh S. Malani, Binota Thokchom, Vijayanand S. Moholkar "Mechanistic study of sulfadiazine degradation by ultrasound-assisted Fenton-persulfate system using yolk-shell Fe3O4@hollow@mSiO2 nanoparticles" Chemical Engineering Science, 217 115522 (2020) (Impact Factor = 4.1, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.115522.
  16. Amit H. Batghare, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar "Investigations in physical mechanism of ultrasound-assisted antisolvent batch crystallization of lactose monohydrate from aqueous solutions." Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 67, 105127 (2020) (Impact Factor = 8.7, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105127.
  17. Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Sulfadiazine Degradation using Hybrid AOP of Heterogeneous Fenton/Persulfate System Coupled with Hydrodynamic Cavitation” Chemical Engineering Journal 386, 121294 (2020) (Impact Factor = 13.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.03.170.
  18. Niharika Kashyap, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic investigations in ultrasound-assisted biodegradation of phenanthrene” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 62, 104890 (2020) (Impact Factor = 8.7, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104890.
  19. Amit H. Batghare, Kuldeep Roy, Kaustubh C. Khaire, Vijayanand S. Moholkar "Mechanistic investigations in ultrasound-induced intensification of fermentative riboflavin production." Bioresource Technology Reports, 9, 100380 (2020) (Impact Factor = 4.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100380.
  20. Neha Singh, Kuldeep Roy, Arun Goyal, Vijayanand S. Moholkar "Investigations in ultrasonic enhancement of β-carotene production by isolated microalgal strain Tetradesmus obliquus SGM19" Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 58, 104697 (2019) (Impact Factor = 8.7, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104697.
  21. Arup J. Borah, Kuldeep Roy, Arun Goyal, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic investigations in biobutanol synthesis via ultrasound-assisted ABE fermentation using mixed feedstock of invasive weeds” Bioresource Technology, 272, 389-397 (2019) (Featured Cover) (Impact Factor = 11.88, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.10.063.
  22. Amit H. Batghare, Saiprasad Pati, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic investigations in ultrasound-assisted extraction of astaxanthin from Phaffia rhodozyma MTCC 7536” Bioresource Technology Reports, 4, 166-173 (2018) (Impact Factor = 4.3, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2018.10.009.
  23. Belachew Z. Tizazu, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Ultrasonic enhancement of xylitol production from sugarcane bagasse using immobilized Candida tropicalis MTCC 184” Bioresource Technology, 268, 247-258 (2018) (Impact Factor = 11.88, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.141.
  24. Belachew Z. Tizazu, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic Investigations in Ultrasound-Assisted Xylitol Fermentation” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 48, 321-328 (2018) (Impact Factor = 8.7, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.06.014.
  25. Gazliya Nazimudheen, Kuldeep Roy, Thirugnanasambandam Sivasankar, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic investigations in ultrasonic pretreatment and anaerobic digestion of landfill leachates” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6(2), 1690-1701 (2018) (Impact Factor = 7.4, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.001.
  26. Sandip K. Pawar, Amit V. Mahulkar, Aniruddha B. Pandit, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Sonochemical Effect Induced by Hydrodynamic Cavitation: Comparison of Venturi/Orifice Flow Geometries” AIChE Journal, 63(10), 4705–4716 (2017) (Impact Factor = 3.5, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.15812.
  27. Ritesh S. Malani, Shubham Patil, Kuldeep Roy, Sankar Chakma, Arun Goyal, Vijayanand S. Moholkar “Mechanistic analysis of ultrasound-assisted biodiesel synthesis with Cu2O catalyst and mixed oil feedstock using continuous (packed bed) and batch (slurry) reactors” Chemical Engineering Science, 170, 743-755 (2017) (Impact Factor = 4.1, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.03.041.
  28. Kuldeep, Virendra K. Saharan “Computational study of different venturi and orifice type hydrodynamic cavitating devices”. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 28(2), 293-305 (2016) (Impact Factor = 3.4, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(16)60631-5.
Paper Published/Presented in International Conference:
  1. Istuti Gupta, Sandeep Sirohia, Kuldeep Roy “Strategies for functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications”. Materials Today: Proceedings, 72, 2757-2767 (2023) (Impact Factor = NA) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.10.065.
  2. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Synthesis of Yolk-Shell Structured Magnetic Nanoparticles: Adsorption and Sustained Release in Drug Delivery System. International e-Symposium on Materials Development and Scale- up for Membrane Separation, Sensing, Energy and Biological Applications (MDS-MSEB) 24th – 25th January 2023, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  3. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Persulfate activation using hybrid techniques of hydrodynamic cavitation/UV/ZnO/ZnFe2O4 for removal of carbamazepine. International Conference on Advances in Smart Materials, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (CHEMSMART-22) 16th – 18th December 2022, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  4. Istuti Gupta, Sandeep Sirohi and Kuldeep Roy, Strategies for Functionalization of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. National Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering & Science (ACES - 2022) 25th-26th March 2022, IISER Bhopal and UEC, Ujjain, India. (Best Oral Presentation)
  5. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Sono–Catalytic Activation of Persulfate by Yolk–Shell Structured Fe3O4@void@mSiO2 Nanoparticles for Degradation of Sulfadiazine. International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Materials Sciences (ACMS-2022) 14th – 16th April 2022, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, India.
  6. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Experimental and Theoretical Study of Carbamazepine Degradation by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Assisted Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton/Persulfate System. International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021), 06-08th, August 2021, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India. (Best Oral Presentation, Eco-Needs Foundation)
  7. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Degradation of Sulfadiazine in Hydrodynamic Cavitation Assisted Fenton/Persulfate System: A Kinetic Modelling Approach. Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Challenges (IV SEEC), 27-29th November 2019, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. (Best Oral Presentation, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering) 
  8. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Comparative Study of Acoustic and Hydrodynamic Cavitation for the Degradation of Nile Blue Sulphate Dye: A Kinetic Modelling Approach. Annual Symposium of Chemical Engineering (Reflux 7.0), 28-29th September 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. (Best Oral Presentation) 
  9. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Mechanistic investigation in sulfadiazine degradation using heterogeneous catalyst and hydrodynamic cavitation. Proceeding of 14th International Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS-14), 30th May-03rd June 2019, Grand Link Hotel, Guilin, China.
  10. Kuldeep Roy and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Intensified degradation of 4-nitrophenol using hydrodynamic cavitation in the presence of heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst. Proceeding of Indo-Japan Bilateral Symposium (IJBS), 01-04th February 2018, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India.
  11.  Arup Jyoti Borah, Mriganka Saha, Prachi Arya, Kuldeep Roy, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Immobilization of cellulase on Magnetic Nano particles for cost effective hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. 5th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN), 18-21th December 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India (Best Poster).
  12. Kuldeep Roy, Ritesh S. Malani, Binota Thokchom and Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Ultrasound-Assisted Degradation of Sulfadiazine Using Rattles-Type/Yolk Shell Structured Magnetic Particles: A Mechanistic Investigation. Proceeding of 3rd Asia-Oceania Sonochemical Society Conference (AOSS-3), 14-16th September 2017, SRM Research Institute, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Book Chapter Published in Premier Publishers:
  1.  Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Ultrasound-coupled advanced oxidation for synergetic textile wastewater treatment, in book “Sonochemical Water and Wastewater Decontamination”, ISBN: 978-3-111-13794-0, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111137940-019
  2.  Karan Kumar, Kaustubh C. Khaire, Kuldeep Roy, Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Applications of Microbial Fermentation Technique for the Synthesis of Bioalcohols from Different Agrobiomasses, in book “Agricultural Biomass for the Synthesis of Value-Added Materials” ISBN: 978-1-003-40771-3, CRC Press, USA.
  3.  Vijayanand S. Moholkar, T. Sivasankar, Bhaskar J. Choudhury, Kuldeep Roy, Mechanistic issues of energy efficiency of an ultrasonic process: Role of free and dissolved gas, in book “Energy Aspects of Acoustic Cavitation and Sonochemistry: Fundamentals and Engineering” ISBN: 978-0-323-91937-1, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91937-1.00002-5
Administrative Responsibilities:
  1. Institute Coordinator – Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Program (July 2025 – Present)
  2. Institute Coordinator – National Service Scheme (NSS) (May 2025 – Present)
  3. Member – Board of Studies (UG & PG) (March 2024 – Present)
  4. Departmental Training and Placement Coordinator (February 2025 – Present)
  5. Departmental Examination Superintendent (January 2025 – Present)

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