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Dr Raj Kumar Arya

Name : Dr Raj Kumar Arya
Designation : Associate Professor
Department : Chemical Engineering
Qualification : Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (IIT Bombay)
M. Tech. Chemical Engineering (IIT Delhi)
B. Tech. Chemical Engineering (HBTI Kanpur)
Address : Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar,
Jalandhar (Punjab) - 144011
Phone : 9819588825
Email ID : aryark@nitj.ac.in
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Research Interests : 1. Thin Film Polymeric Coatings
2. Antimicrobial Coatings
3. Antidust Coatings
4. Fire Retardant Coatings
5. Anti-Fouling Coatings
6. Anticorrosion Coatings
7. Surfactant Enhanced Drying of Polymeric Coatings
8. Polymeric Sensors
9. Renewable Hydrogen Production
10. Modeling & Simulation Using MATLAB
11. Process Engineering
12. Confocal Raman Spectroscopy
13. Finite Element Formulation
14. Finite Difference Formulation
15. MATLAB Programming
Brief Research Profile: : He is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India, since September 2018. Previously he worked with the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, India and BITS-Pilani, Goa Campus, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from IIT Bombay, India, M. Tech. from IIT Delhi, India, and B. Tech. from HBTI Kanpur, India. He has guided several masters and Ph.D. students and has over 13 years of research and teaching experience. He is an active researcher in the field of diffusion and drying of thin film polymeric coatings, process engineering, process modelling & simulation. He has authored ~65 journal papers, 5 books chapters, 5 books, executed one externally funded project of worth Rs 41 Lakhs, and participated in several international and national conferences. He has organized an international Chemical Engineering Conference – 100 Glorious Years of Chemical Engineering & Technology and 3 short-term courses namely Current Industrial Practices in Chemical Engineering, Computational Methods and Analysis for Engineering, and Current and Future Scope of Surface Coatings respectively.

Project executed
"Drying of Polymer – Polymer – Solvent Coatings: Experimental and Simulation Study" , Rs 41.20910 Lakhs, Funded by SERB , Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, 20 Feb 2017 to February 19, 2021.

Professional Memberships
Life member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Life Member of The Institutions of India Ltd.

Special Issues Edited as Guest Editor

1. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 45,3, 396, Published on February 23, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202270305.
2. Materials Today Proceedings, 57, Part 4, 1427-1954, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-today-proceedings/vol/57/part/P4.
3. Environmental Science and Pollution Research , Published online on October 11, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23426-6
4. Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 53, Special Issue D, http://www.bcc.bas.bg/BCC_Volumes/Volume_53_Special_D_2021/bcc_53-d-2021.pdf
5. Chemical & Process Engineering, 2022, In Press
6. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2022, In Press

At present, he is working in the following

1. Drying and diffusion of multipolymer solvent coatings.
2. Drying of high-temperature resistant coatings.
3. Formulation of antimicrobial coatings.
4. Surfactant-enhanced drying of polymeric coatings.
5. Polymeric Sensors

Research goals
 To design the coatings to minimize the residual solvent contents.
 To measure the depth profile of in multilayer polymeric coating.
 To study the drying mechanism of polymer – polymer – solvent coatings.
 To develop the mathematical model to predict the drying in polymer – polymer – solvent coatings.
 To develop a simplified code for pinch analysis.
 I want to focus on drying of cross linking polymeric coatings. To investigate the effect of degree of cross linkage, initial solvent content, thickness of coatings, air flows to minimize the residual solvent without any defects.
 To investigate the non-Fickian drying behavior of polymeric coatings which turn glassy during the course of drying.
 Diffusion in cross linking polymeric coatings
 To find better catalyst for renewable hydrogen production.
 To study the drying of water base coatings.
 To study the effect of surfactant on solvent removal from the coatings.
 To study the drying induced phase separation.
 Controlled release kinetics
 Formation and characterization of multi-solvent polymeric membranes.

Journal Publications

Year Journal Publication
2023 Separations, 10, 133 Neha Maheshwari, Raj Kumar Arya, George D. Verros, Pradip B. Dhamole, and Ashwin Kannan, 2023, “Surfactant-Enhanced Extraction of Lutein from Marigold Petals using an Aqueous Two-Phase System”, Separations, 10, 133, Accepted on February 13, 2023 Published on February15, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10020133
2022 Electronics, 11(22), 3791 Himanshu Gupta, Parul Jindal, Om Prakash Verma, Raj Kumar Arya, Abdelhamied A. Ateya, Naglaa F. Soliman , Vijay Mohan, 2022, “Computer Vision-Based Approach for Automatic Detection of Dairy Cow Breed”, Electronics, 11(22), 3791, Accepted on November 16, 2022, Published online on November 18, 2022,
2022 Drug Delivery and Translational Research Rahul Kumar, Amit K. Thakur, Gergely Kali, Kancharlapalli Chinaraga Pitchaiah, Raj Kumar Arya, Anurag Kulabhi, 2022, “Particle preparing of pharmaceutical compounds using supercritical antisolvent process: current status and future perspectives”, Drug Delivery and Translational Research, Accepted on December 9, 2022, Published online on December 27, 2022
2022 Axioms 2022, 11, 104, Accepted on February 23, Published on February 25, 2022. Raj Kumar Arya and George D. Verros , “On the Validity of Onsager Reciprocal Relations (ORR) for Heat Transfer in Anisotropic Solids”.
2022 Drug Delivery and Translational Research, Accepted on July 30, 2022, Published online on August 11, 2022, Rahul Kumar, Amit Kumar Thakur, Nilanjana Banerjee, Ashutosh Kumar Gajendra Kumar, Gaurav , and Raj Kumar Arya, 2022, “Liquid Antisolvent Crystallization of Pharmaceutical Compounds: Current Status And Future Perspectives”
2022 Progress in Organic Coatings , 173, 107216 Accepted on September 19, 2022, Published online on September 30, 2022, Devyani Thapliyal, G D Verros, Raj Kumar Arya, 2022, “A Study on Residual Solvent, Crystallinity and Thermal Properties of Poly(styrene)-Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Toluene Coatings”, Progress in Organic Coatings , 173, 107216 Accepted on September 19, 2022, Published online on September 30, 2022,
2022 Coatings, 12, 1582, Accepted on October 17, 2022, Published on October 19, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12101582. Raj Kumar Arya, Devyani Thapiyal, George D. Verros , Neetu Singh, Dhananjay Singh, Rahul Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Anurag Kumar Tiwari, 2022, “On The Validity of Linearity Axiom in Multi-Component Diffusion and Heat Transfer”, Coatings, 12, 1582, Accepted on October 17, 2022, Published on October 19, 2022 ,https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12101582.
2022 Chemical and Process Engineering, 43 (2), 183–191, Accepted on April 6, 2022, DOI: 10.24425/cpe.2022.140821 Avinash Chandra , Heena Rekhi , Dharmender , Arivind Kumar Gautam , Raj Kumar Arya, 2022, “ Enzyme-assisted turmeric oil extraction from turmeric rhizomes”, Chemical and Process Engineering, 43 (2), 183–191, Accepted on April 6, 2022, DOI: 10.24425/cpe.2022.140821
2022 Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 53, D , 62-72, DOI: 10.34049/bcc.53.D.33, http://www.bcc.bas.bg/BCC_Volumes/Volume_53_Special_D_2021/bcc-53-d-2021-62-72-arya.pdf Aman Pathaniya , Devyani Thapliyal, Raj Kumar Arya, 2021, “Reduction and Biosorption of Hexavalent Chromium Ions From Wastewaters: A Review”
2022 Chemical and Process Engineering, 43(2), 229-242, Accepted on April 6, DOI: 10.24425/cpe.2022.140826 Raj Kumar Arya, Ghanshyam Meena, Devyani Thapliyal, Sanghamitra Barman, Gopinath Halder, Pooja Shandilya, 2022, “Low-Cost Removal of Basic Red 9 Using Cow Dung Ash”, 43(2), 229-242, Accepted on April 6, DOI: 10.24425/cpe.2022.140826
2022 Chemosphere, 288(3), 132609, Accepted on October 17, 2021, Available online on October 20, 2021, Aanchal Rathi, Sanghamitra Barman, Soumen Basu, Raj KumarArya, “Post-fabrication structural changes and enhanced photodegradation activity of semiconductors@zeolite composites towards noxious contaminants”
2022 Biomass Conversion and Biorefnery, Accepted on December 4, 2021, Published online on January 21, 2022, Shraboni Mukherjee, Biswajit Kamila, Sayanta Paul, Baisakhi Hazra, Somnath Chowdhury, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanghamitra Barman, Gopinath Halder, “Insight into biosorptive uptake of fluoride by chemically activated biochar: experimental modeling and parametric optimization”
2022 Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Accepted on December 29, 2021, Published on January 5, 2022 , Deepak Singh, Sunita Singh, Suresh Kumar Patel, Shishir Sinha, Raj Kumar Arya, Dhananjay Singh, “Experimental investigation of different‑shaped microwave‑heated potatoes: thermal and quality characteristics analysis for food preservation"
2022 Chemical Engineering & Technology, Accepted on December 30, 2021, Published online on December 31, 2021, Smitarani Pati,Om Prakash Verma,Raj Kumar Arya,Anurag Kumar Tiwari, “Transient Modeling and Simulation of a Multiple-Stage Evaporator in the Paper Industry”,
2022 Chemical Engineering & Technology, Accepted on December 30, 2021, Published online on December 31, 2021, Meenakshi Sheoran, Avinash Chandra, Arvind Kumar Gautam, Raj Kumar Arya, Haripada Bhunia, Harish J. Pant, “Comparative Study of Two Identical Industrial Digesters Using Radiotracer- Based Residence Time Distribution Measurement”
2022 Coatings, 12, 186, Accepted on January 26, 2022, Published online on January 31, 2022 Meenakshi Kumawat, Devyani Thapliyal, George D. Verros, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanghamitra Barman, Gopinath Halder and Pooja Shandilya, “PANI-Based Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Sensors”
2022 Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Accepted on January 26, 2022, Published online on February 14, 2022 Gurleenjot Kaur, Neetu Singh, Anita Rajor, Raj Kumar Arya, 2022, “Removal of doxycycline hypochloride from aqueous solution by rice husk ash using response surface methodology and disposability study”
2022 Materials Today: Proceedings Rahul Gupta, Mehak Sharma, Vishakha Jangir, Arvind K. Gautam, Avinash Chandra, Raj Kumar Arya, “A theoretical and mathematical study on the importance of petroleum derivatives in the production of sanitizer based products”
2021 Coatings, 11(9), 1049; Accepted on August 24, 2021, Published on August 30, 2021, Raj Kumar Arya1, Devyani Thapliyal, Jyoti Sharma, G. D. Verros, “Glassy Polymers – Diffusion, Sorption, Ageing, and Applications”
2021 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Accepted on August 27, 2021, Published online on September 15, 2021 Pooja Shandilya, Rohit Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Amit Kumar, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Gaurav Sharma, “Recent Progress And Challenges In Photocatalytic Water Splitting Using Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH) Based Nanocomposites”
2021 The European Physical Plus, 136, 1138, Accepted on October 26, 2021, Published online on November 13, 2021. Devyani Thapliyal, Raj Kumar Arya , George D. Verros, “On the multi-component diffusion in the linear region of the extended thermodynamics framework”
2021 Coatings, 11, 1529, Accepted on December 8, 2021, Published on December 12, 2021 Raj Kumar Arya , Jyoti Sharma , Rahul Shrivastava , Devyani Thapliyal and George D. Verros, “Modeling of Surfactant-Enhanced Drying of Poly(styrene)-p-xylene Polymeric Coatings Using Machine Learning Technique”,
2021 Healthcare, 9, 1766, Accepted on December 16, 2021, Published on December 20, 2021, Raj Kumar Arya , George D. Verros and Devyani Thapliyal, “Towards a Mathematical Model for the Viral Progression in the Pharynx”
2021 Progress in Organic Coatings, 150, 106001 Raj Kumar Arya, Harmandeep Kaur, Manju Rawat , Jyoti Sharma , Avinash Chandra, Sanjeev Ahuja, “Influence of Plasticizer (Triphenyl Phosphate) Loading on Drying of Binary Coatings: Poly(Styrene)-p-Xylene Coatings”
2021 Journal of Applied Polymer Science, e50888 (1-15) Raj Kumar Arya, Jasmine Kaur, Avinash Chandra, Jyoti Sharma, Manju Rawat, Sanjeev Ahuja, "Designing of Biodegradable Polycaprolactone – Binary and Ternary Coatings to Minimize the Defects and Cost of Solvent(s)"
2021 Drying Technology Raj Kumar Arya, D. Giribabu, Jyoti Sharma , Manju Rawat, , Avinash Chandra, Sanghamitra Barman, “Effect of Surfactant on Drying & Rheology of Poly(vinyl alcohol) - Water Coatings”
2021 International Polymer Processing, 36 (5), 545-556 Arman Hamza, Raj Kumar Arya, Abhijit Dinkar Palsodkar, Gopala Ram Bhadu, S.J.A. Rizvi , “Influence of Crystal Structure on Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Injection Molded β-Nucleated iPP ”
2020 Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 97, 403-408 Meenakshi Sheoran , Navjot Kaur , Avinash Chandra , Arvind Kumar Gautam ,Raj Kumar Arya, “ Pilot-scale Soda Pulping of Wheat Straw Using Continuous Pulp Digester”
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 135, 622-628 A Comprehensive Model For The Drying of Glassy Polymer Coatings: The Low Solvent Concentration Area of The System Poly(Styrene)/p-Xylene
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 132, 343–352 Anubhav Prashar, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Avinash Chandra, Raj Kumar Arya, “Quaternary Polymeric Coating An Alternative to Minimize the Use of Single Solvent: Poly(methyl methacrylate) – Ethylbenzene – Toluene – Acetone System”
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings,132, 468- 474 Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Effect of Molecular Weight on Morphology and Thermal Properties of Poly(Styrene)-Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)-Ethylbenzene Coatings”
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 134, 219 – 225 Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, G. D. Verros, “A Unified Model For The Drying of Glassy Polymer Coatings”
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 134, 119 – 125 Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Effect of Molecular Weight on Residual Solvent and Other Parameters in Polymer-Polymer-Solvent Coatings: Poly(Styrene) – Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)-Ethylbenzene System”
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 134, 297 – 302 Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Depth Profile Study of Poly(styrene) – Poly(methyl methacrylate) – Tetrahydrofuran Coatings”, , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2019.05.016 , Accepted on 10 May 2019,
2019 Indian Chemical Engineer Yashika Raparia, Gopinath Halder, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanghamitra Barman, “Catalytic Performance of Modified Beta Zeolite On The Synthesis of Styrene and Xylene: A Kinetic Study”, DOI:10.1080/00194506.2019.1670741
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 127, 319-329 Anubhav Prashar, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Avinash Chandra, Raj Kumar Arya, “Quaternary Polymeric Coating as an Alternative to Minimize the Use of Costly or Toxic Solvents: Poly(styrene) – Ethylbenzene – Toluene – p-Xylene System”.
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings, 128, 181-195 Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Experimental Designing of Polymer-Polymer-Solvent Coatings: Poly(styrene)-Poly(ethylene glycol)-Chlorobenzene Coating”.
2019 Progress in Organic Coatings,127, 401-407 Ishita Sharma, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Optimization of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Loading in Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)-Water Coatings”.
2018 Applied Nanoscience, ,8(8), 2077-2092 Shekhar Agnihotri, Devendra Sillu, Garima Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya,"Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Derived from Pineapple Waste: Process Optimization and Modeling Kinetics for Dye Removal"
2018 Progress in Organic Coatings, 125, 32–39 Harleen Kaur, Jyoti Sharma, Divyansh Jindal, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, and Shashi Bhushan Arya, “Crosslinked Polymer Doped Binary Coatings for Corrosion Protection”
2018 Progress in Organic Coatings, 125, 443-452 Daisy Sharma, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, “Surfactant Enhanced Drying of Water-based Polymeric Coating”
2018 Chemical Engineering & Technology, 41, 4, 875-882 Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Laplace Transform Treatment for Chemical Engineering Systems: Whether to Use 0− or 0+?”
2018 Reviews in Chemical Engineering , 34, 3, 427 – 453 Kshitij Tewari, Gaurav Singhal, and Raj Kumar Arya, “Adsorption Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Aqueous Solution”
2018 Progress in Organic Coatings ,114, 78-89 Aman Pathania, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, “Effect of Crosslinked Polymer Content on Drying of Binary Polymer—Solvent Coatings”
2018 Journal of Porous Materials, , Accepted on 3 December 2018. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya, “Drying Induced Phase Separation in Poly(styrene)-Poly(ethylene glycol)-Chlorobenzene System".
2017 Progress in Organic Coatings, 113, 200 – 206 Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, Chitresh Kumar Bhargava , “Residual Solvent Study In Polymer – Polymer – Solvent Coatings: Poly(styrene) – Poly(methyl methacrylate) – Tetrahydrofuran Coatings”
2017 Progress in Organic Coatings,111, 83 – 92 Jyoti Sharma, Kshitij Tewari, Raj Kumar Arya, “Diffusion in Polymeric Systems – A Review on Free Volume Theory”
2017 Chemical Engineering & Technology, 40, 9, 1630 – 1637 Sanjeev Ahuja and Raj Kumar Arya, “Comparison of The Performances of Different Reduced Forms of a Condenser Model”
2017 Chemical Engineering & Technology, 40, 1, 39 - 49 Chitresh Kumar Bhargava and Raj Kumar Arya, “Simplified MATLAB Solution Schemes for Heat Transfer Equations”
2017 Progress in Organic Coatings, 105, 149 – 162 Aman Pathania, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, “Crosslinked Polymeric Coatings: Preparation, Characterization, and Diffusion Study”
2016 Progress in Organic Coatings, 95, 8 – 19 Raj Kumar Arya , Kshitij Tiwari, Sakshi Shukla, “Non-Fickian Drying of Binary Polymeric Coatings: Depth Profiling Study Using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy”
2015 Separation Science & Technology, 50,9, 1310 – 1320 Abhi Sharma, Anmol Sharma and Raj Kumar Arya, “Removal of Mercury(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution – A Review of Recent Work”
2015 Chemical Engineering & Technology, 38(3), 530 – 536 Kshitij Tiwari, Sumit Agrawal, and Raj Kumar Arya, “Generalized Pinch Analysis Scheme Using MATLAB”
2015 Progress in Organic Coatings, 78, 155 – 167 Raj Kumar Arya and Chitresh Kumar Bhargava, “Simulation Analysis of Drying of Ternary Polymeric Solution Coatings”
2015 Drying Technology, 33, 1, 92 – 102 Chitresh Kumar Bhargava and Raj Kumar Arya, “Design of Binary Polymeric Coatings for Minimizing the Residual Solvent Part I: Experimentation”
2014 Drying Technology, 32(14), 1727 – 1740 Udit Mohan Singhal, Rahul Dixit and Raj Kumar Arya, “Drying of Multilayer Polymeric Coatings Part I: An Experimental Study”
2014 Drying Technology, 32(8), 992 – 1002 Raj Kumar Arya, “Measurement of Concentrations Profiles in Thin Film Binary Polymer-Solvent Coatings Using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy: Free Volume Model Validation”
2014 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 48(1), 61–68 Raj Kumar Arya, “Characterization of Bio-Active Nanoparticles – Bhasma An Ayurvedic Drug”,
2013 South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 18, 1, 30 – 40 Raj Kumar Arya, “Phase Separation in Multicomponent Polymer – Solvent – Nonsolvent Coatings”
2013 Computers and Chemical Engineering, 50, 5,152-183 Raj Kumar Arya, “Finite Element Solution of Coupled-Partial Differential and ordinary Equations in Multicomponent Polymeric Coatings”
2013 Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 126, 6, 3906 - 3918 Raj Kumar Arya and Madhu Vinjamur, “Measurement of Concentration Profiles Using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy in Multicomponent Polymeric Coatings – Model Validation”
2012 Polish Journal of Chemical Technology, 14, 4, 83-87 Jitendra Katariya and Raj Kumar Arya, “Drying of Binary Thin Film Polymeric Coatings: An Experimental Study”
2012 Journal of Polymer Engineering, 32, 8-9, 463-473 Raj Kumar Arya and Madhu Vinjamur, “Sensitivity Analysis of Free-Volume Theory Parameters in Multicomponent Polymer-Solvent-Solvent Systems”
2012 International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 2(2), 289-294 Raj Kumar Arya, “Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Using Visible Light”
2011 International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, 2(6), 421-424 Raj Kumar Arya, “Calibration Curves to Measure Concentrations in Multicomponent Polymeric Coatings Using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy”
2009 Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 48(23), 10504-10514 Raj Kumar Arya and Madhu Vinjamur, “Near –Optimization of Operating Conditions and Residence Time in Multi-zone Dryers for Polymer Coatings”

Conference Publications

Year Conference Publication
2022 International Conference on “ Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering”, February 13-14, Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Alina bharti, Aman Pathania, D. Giribabu,Raj Kumar Arya, “Effect of Polyols on Rheology of PVA-Water Based Coatings”.
2020 International Conference on “ Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering”, February 13-14, Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Rashi Shankar Srivastava, Aman Pathania and D. Giribabu, Raj Kumar Arya, “Instability of Plane Couette Flow In Shear Thinning Fluids Over A Gel”,
2020 International Conference on “ Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering”, February 13-14, Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Randeep Singh, Aman Pathania, D. Giribabu,Raj Kumar Arya, “Effect of Different Surfactants on Rheology of Pva-Water Based Coatings”.
2020 International Conference on “ Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering”, February 13-14, Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Meenakshi Sheoran , Navjot Kaur , Avinash Chandra , Arvind Kumar Gautam ,Raj Kumar Arya, “ Pilot-scale Soda Pulping of Wheat Straw Using Continuous Pulp Digester”.
2018 CHEMCON 2018, Dec 27 – 30, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, and Raj Kumar Arya, “Effect of Molecular Weight on Residual Solvent in Poly(Styrene)-Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)-Ethylbenzene Coatings”
2016 CHEMCON 2016, Dec 27 – 30, Anna University, Chennai, India. Aman Pathania and Raj Kumar Arya, “Residual Solvent Study During the Drying of Crosslinked Polymeric Coatings”
2015 CHEMCON 2015, Dec 27-30, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India. Chitresh Kumar Bhargava and Raj Kumar Arya, “Polymer – Polymer – Solvent Coatings”
2015 CHEMCON 2015, Dec 27-30, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India. Kshitij Tiwari , Sakshi Shukla , and Raj Kumar Arya, “Generalized Pinch Analysis Scheme Using MATLAB: Number of Heat Exchanger & Their Heating and Cooling Loads”,
2014 CHEMCON 2014, Dec 27-30, UICET Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Chitresh Kumar Bhargava and Raj Kumar Arya, “Simulation Analysis of Drying of Ternary Solution Coatings”
2014 CHEMCON 2014, Dec 27-30, UICET Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Kshitij Tiwari and Raj Kumar Arya, “A Simple and Practical Approach For Determining Pinch Temperatures and Utility Requirement Using MATLAB”
2013 CHEMCON-2013, Dec 27-30, UICT Mumbai, India. Udit Mohan Singhal, Rahul Dixit, and Raj Kumar Arya, “Drying of Multilayer Polymeric Coatings: Experimental Study”
2012 National conference on “Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering (RACE-2012)”, February 4, University Department of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. Jitendra Katariya and Raj Kumar Arya, “Drying of Binary Thin Film Polymeric Coatings: Experimental Validation”,
2010 15th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium, September 12-15, St. Paul, MN, USA. Raj Kumar Arya and Madhu Vinjamur, “Non-Fickian Transport in Binary Polymer Coatings”
2010 International Conference on System Dynamics and Control –ICSDC, August 19 – 22 , MIT Manipal, Karnataka, India. Raj Kumar Arya and B. Vishwanath Sasank, “Finite Element Formulation of Transport Equations in Multicomponent Polymeric Coatings and Optimization of Free Volume Theory Parameters”
2008 14th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium, September 7-10, Marina del Rey, California. Raj Kumar Arya and Madhu Vinjamur, “Depth Profiling of Multicomponent Coatings to Test Theories of Diffusion”

Book/Chapter Publications

Type Title Publisher Authors ISBN/ISSN No. Year
Book Drying of Crosslinked Binary Polymeric Coatings LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Aman Pathania, Raj Kumar Arya, Jyoti Sharma 9786203464252 2021
Book Drying of Quaternary Coatings LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Anubhav Prashar, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja 9786203464245 2021
Book Drying of Binary Thin Film Polymeric Coatings LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jitendra Katariya, Raj Kumar Arya 9786203464283 2021
Book Drying of Polymer - Polymer-Solvent Coatings LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja 9786203464238 2021
Book Chapter Removal of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds by Wastewater Treatment" Springer, Cham Gargi Sinha Sarkar, Aanchal Rathi, Soumen Basu, Raj Kumar Arya, G. N. Halder, Sanghamitra Barman, 2021, " In: Roy S., Garg A., Garg S., Tran T.A. (eds) Advanced Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation of Water. Environmental Science and Engineering, November 21, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83811-9_7. 9783030838119 2021
Book Chapter Polymer Coatings Methods Taylor & Francis / CRC Press Daisy Sharma, Manju Rawat, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja 9780429199226 2020
Book Chapter Jyoti Sharma, Manju Rawat, Daisy Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, and Raj Kumar Arya Taylor & Francis / CRC Press Morphology of polymeric coatings, Polymer Coatings: Technologies and Applications 9780429199226 2020
Book Chapter Spectroscopy of Polymeric Coatings, Polymer Coatings: Technologies and Applications Taylor & Francis / CRC Press Jyoti Sharma, Manju Rawat, Daisy Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, and Raj Kumar Arya 9780429199226 2020
Book Chapter Introduction to Polymeric Coatings, Polymer Coatings: Technologies and Applications Taylor & Francis / CRC Press Manju Rawat, Daisy Sharma, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, and Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja 9780429199226 2020
Book Diffusion in Multicomponent Polymeric Coatings LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Raj Kumar Arya 9783838381565 2010

Research Projects

Role Project Type Title Funding Agency From To Amount Status Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator Extra Mural Drying of Polymer – Polymer – Solvent Coatings: Experimental and Simulation Study Science & Engineering Research Board - Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi 20-02-2017 19-02-2021 Rs 42.20910 Ongoing

Events Organized

Category Type Title Venue From To Designation
Webinar National A Webinar on "Heavy Crude Oil Production Technologies- Practical Approach", 8 August 2020, 11:30 hours by Mr. Hemant Kumar Sonkar , Chief Engineer (Production), Asia Pacific BU, ONGC Videsh Ltd., New Delhi. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 08-08-2020 08-08-2020 Coordinator
Webinar National A Webinar on "Why a Manuscript is Rejected", 27 August 2020, 13:30 hours by Prof. Sakamon Devahastin, Editor Drying Technology - An International Journal. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 27-08-2020 27-08-2020 Coordinator
Webinar National A Webinar on "IT not only Enabler, But Critical Element of Engineering and Business Operation" 05 September 2020, 11:30 AM, by Mr. Praveen Verma, Global Program Director, Energy and Utilities, Birlasoft India Ltd. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 05-09-2020 05-09-2020 Coordinator
Webinar National A Webinar on "Process Scale Up - Aspects and Importance" 12 September 2020, 11:30 AM by Mr. Rahul Chaudhari , Senior Manager (Process), Aarti Industries Ltd, Gujarat. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 12-09-2020 12-09-2020 Coordinator
Webinar National A Webinar on "Hydroprocessing Technologies in Petroleum Refinery" on 19 September 2020, 11:00 AM by Mr. Ravi Kumar, Ex. Manager, IOCL, Faridabad. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 19-09-2020 19-09-2020 Coordinator
STC National TEQIP-III Sponsored one week Online Short Term Course on “Current Industrial Practices in Chemical Engineering”, October 7 to 11, 2020. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 07-10-2020 11-10-2020 Coordinator
Alumni - Student Interaction National 1st Alumni - Student Interaction on “ Training, Placement, and Career guidance to face the challenging world”, 12th July 2020. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 12-07-2020 12-07-2020 Coordinator
Alumni - Student Interaction National 2nd Alumni - Student Interaction on “Right career path, guidance for right course selection” 7th August 2020. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 07-08-2020 07-08-2020 Coordinator
Alumni - Student Interaction National 3rd Alumni - Student Interaction on “Career as Business and Data Analytics”, 16th August 2020. Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 16-08-2020 16-08-2020 Coordinator
Online Alumni Meet National 1st Online Alumni Meet Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 30-10-2020 30-10-2020 Coordinator
STC National TEQIP-III Sponsored one week Online Short Term Course on “Computational Methods and Analysis for Engineers” Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India 18-11-2020 22-11-2020 Coordinator
STC International Self Sponsored one week Online International Short Term Course on “Current and Future Scope of Surface Coatings” Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144011, India 2-12-2020 6-12-2020 Coordinator
Conference International International Chemical Engineering Conference (100 Glorious Years of Chemical Engineering & Technology) 2021 (ICHEEC 2021), ( Virtual Mode) Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

International Chemical Engineering Conference (100 Glorious Years of Chemical Engineering & Technology) 2021 (ICHEEC 2021), ( Virtual Mode), September 16-19, 2021, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Chief Patron: Prof. Lalit Kumar Awasthi, Director NITJ, Co-patron: Prof. M.K.Jha, President IICHE, India, for 2021, organizing chairman: Dr. Raj Kumar Arya, Associate Professor, the organizing secretaries: Dr. Renu Gupta, Associate Prof. & Head Chemical Engineering and Dr. Anurag Kumar Tiwari, Assistant Professor,		 16-09-2021 19-09-2021 Organizing chairman

Professional Affilation

Designation Organization
Life Member Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

PhD Supervised

Scholar Name Research Topic Status Year Co-Supervisor
Sarojiini Verma (22501007), PhD Scholar Formulation and Drying Studies of Antimicrobial Packaging Films Ongoing 2023
Devyani Thapliyal (21801001), PhD Scholar Antimicrobial Polymeric Coatings Ongoing 2021 Dr. G. D. Verros , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jyoti Sharma, Ph.D. Scholar Experimental Investigations of Thermal Properties and Depth Profiles During the Drying of Polymer-Polymer-Solvent Coatings Completed 2020 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, TIET, Patiala
Anubhav Prashar, M. Tech. Scholar “Drying of Quaternary Coatings of Poly(styrene) and Poly(methyl methacrylate), Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India Completed 2018 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, TIET, Patiala
Ishita Sharma, M. Sc. Scholar “Optimization of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Loading in Poly(vinyl alcohol) – Water Coatings”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India Completed 2018 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, TIET, Patiala
Aman Pathania, M. Tech. Scholar “ Effect of Crosslinked Polymer on Drying of Binary Polymeric Coatings”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Completed 2017
Harleen Kaur, M. Sc. Scholar “Use of Cross-linked Polymeric Coatings for Corrosion Protection”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Completed 2017
Daisy Sharma, M. Sc. Scholar “Surfactant Enhanced Drying of Waterbased Polymeric Coatings”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Completed 2017
Tanisha, M. Sc. Scholar “Characterization and Kinetic Study of Alkali Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyvinyl Alcohol”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India Completed 2017 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja, TIET, Patiala
Ghanshyam Meena, M. Tech. Scholar “Adsorption of Dyes from Aqueous Solution Using Cow Dung”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, M.P., India. Completed 2014
Jitendra Katariya, M. Tech. Scholar Drying of Binary Thin Film Polymeric Coatings”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, M.P., India. Completed 2012

PG Dissertation Guided

Student Name Dissertation Title Status Year Co-Supervisor
Meenakshi Kumawat “Preparation of Polymeric Chemiresistive Sensor for H2S Gas Detection”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Completed 2021
Anubhav Prashar “Drying of Quaternary Coatings of Poly(styrene) and Poly(methyl methacrylate), Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India Completed 2018 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja
Ishita Sharma “Optimization of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Loading in Poly(vinyl alcohol) – Water Coatings”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India Completed 2018 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja
Aman Pathania “ Effect of Crosslinked Polymer on Drying of Binary Polymeric Coatings”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Completed 2017
Harleen Kaur “Use of Cross-linked Polymeric Coatings for Corrosion Protection”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Completed 2017
Daisy Sharma “Surfactant Enhanced Drying of Waterbased Polymeric Coatings”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Completed 2017
Tanisha “Characterization and Kinetic Study of Alkali Catalyzed Synthesis of Polyvinyl Alcohol”, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India( as co-supervisor, Sanjeev Ahuja- Supervisor). Completed 2017 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja
Ghanshyam Meena “Adsorption of Dyes from Aqueous Solution Using Cow Dung”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, M.P., India. Completed 2014
Jitendra Katariya “Drying of Binary Thin Film Polymeric Coatings”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, M.P., India. Completed 2012

Patents

Name Reg./Ref. No. Date of Award/Filling Organization Status
A method for performing mathematical modeling and validation of polymer - polymer - solvent coating by Raj Kumar Arya and G D Verros 2022/12894 22-02-2023 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Granted

Admin. Responsiblities

Position Held Organization From To
M. Tech. Course Moderation Coordinator Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna 01-06-2010 14-06-2014
Department Time Table Coordinator Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna 01-06-2010 14-06-2014
Ph.D. Entrance Test Paper Coordinator Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna 01-06-2010 14-06-2014
National Board of Accreditation (NBA) Report Compilation Member Thapar University, Patiala 01-08-2014 30-06-2015
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Report Preparation Member Thapar University, Patiala 01-08-2014 30-06-2015
Department Planning & Policy Committee Secretary Thapar University, Patiala 01-08-2015 31-05-2016
Member Senate Post Graduate Committee PG Coordinator Thapar University, Patiala 01-09-2016 31-08-2018
Deputy Registrar Academic (UG) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 25-10-2018
Department Training & Placement Coordinator Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 25-10-2018 19-09-2022
Department Alumni Coordinator Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 25-10-2018 19-09-2022
Industry-Academia Interaction Coordinator Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 25-10-2018 19-09-2022
Expert talk coordinator Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 25-10-2018 19-09-2022

Award and Honours

Title Activity Given by Year
3rd Position in poster presentation during CHEMCON 2016 in the category of Polymer/ polymer rheology Aman Pathania and Raj Kumar Arya, 2016, “Residual Solvent Study During the Drying of Crosslinked Polymeric Coatings”, CHEMCON 2016, Dec 27 – 30, Anna University, Chennai, India. CHEMCON 2016
Best Undergraduate Research Paper Award For Publishing in Highest Impact Factor Journal Raj Kumar Arya and Chitresh Kumar Bhargava, 2015, “Simulation Analysis of Drying of Ternary Polymeric Solution Coatings”, Progress in Organic Coatings, 78, 155 – 167, Accepted on 23 September 2014, Published online on 12 October 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2014.09.011. IICHE 2015
2nd PrizE Model making content at Institute Level Department of Chemical Engineering, HBTI Kanpur, U.P., India. 1999