Publications
Research Articles
Kumar, R., Saini, G. K., & Jawed, M. (2024). Recovery Potential of Aerobic Sludge Biomass Stressed with Cu(II) laden Piggery Wastewater. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, 112517.
Kumar, R., Goyal, M. K., Surampalli, R. Y., & Zhang, T. C. (2024). River Pollution in India: Exploring Regulatory and Remedial Paths. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy.
Kumar, R., Kaur, S.G., & Jawed, M., (2023). Resilience of aerobic sludge biomass under chlorpyrifos stress and its recovery potential. Chemosphere, 352, 141324.
Kumar, R., Negi, R., Singh, B., Saini, G. K., & Jawed, M. (2023). Assessment of Cu(II) impact on aerobic sludge biomass and its post-exposure self-recovery potential. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 56, 104501.
Kumar, R., Kaur, S.G., & Jawed, M., (2023). Assessing recovery potential of aerobic sludge biomass stressed with amoxicillin. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 31, 103225.
Negi, R., Kumar, R., & Jawed, M. (2022). Recovery potential of aerobic sludge biomass from Co (II) stress in sequencing batch reactors. Environmental science and pollution research international, 29, 61954–61966.
Tomar, S. K., Kumar, R., & Chakraborty, S. (2022). Simultaneous biodegradation of pyridine, indole, and ammonium along with phenol and thiocyanate by aerobic granular sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 422, 126861.
Negi, R., Kumar, R., & Jawed, M. (2021). Effect of Ni(II) and Co(II) mixture on aerobic sludge biomass. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 16(2), 94-102.
Negi, R., Kumar, R., & Jawed, M. (2020). Reactor performance and morphology of aerobic sludge biomass in the presence and absence of Ni (II) ion in feed. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 101(1), 153-162
Sarma, P. J., Kumar, R., & Pakshirajan, K. (2015). Batch and continuous removal of copper and lead from aqueous solution using cheaply available agricultural waste materials. International Journal of Environmental Research, 9(2), 635-648.
Kumar, R., Sarma, P. J., Manikandan, N. A., & Pakshirajan, K. (2015). Removal of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solution by biosorption using agricultural waste materials: batch and continuous reactor study. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(9), 3420–3430.
Book Chapters
Kumar, R., Kaur, S.G., & Jawed, M., (2022). Impact of emerging contaminants on biological wastewater treatment process. In Relationship Between Microbes and the Environment for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, Volume 2. Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 17–40.
Kumar, R., Kaur, S.G., & Jawed, M., (2021). Challenges in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Using Biological Reactors. In Biological Treatment of Industrial Wastewater, The Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 105-130.
Kumar, R., Saini, G. K., & Jawed, M. (2021). Advancements in Heavy Metal Remediation Through Biological Wastewater Treatment Technology, In New Trends in Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater. Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 675–699.
Kumar, R., Mazumder, P., & Jawed, M. (2021). Antibiotic Resistance, Its Health Impacts and Advancements in Their Removal Techniques with a Focus on Biological Treatment, In Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources: Challenges and Reigning Technologies. Springer Singapore, Singapore, pp. 325–347.
Conference Proceedings
Kumar, R., Saini, G. K., & Jawed, M. (2020). Effects of Chlorpyrifos on Aerobic Biomass Activity in Sequencing Batch Reactor. In Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies (CRSIDE 2020) (pp. 827-832). Kolkata, India: American Society of Civil Engineers, India Section.
Kumar, R., Saini, S.K., & Jawed, M. (2019). Impact of Heavy Metal on Reactor Performance and Biomass Morphology of Sequencing Batch Reactors. Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies, Proceedings.
Mondal, A., Kumar, R., & Jawed, M. (2018). Performance and Morphological Changes in Aerobic Sludge Biomass Under Stressed Condition Imposed with Copper (II) in Feed. In Water Quality Management (pp. 421-429). Springer, Singapore.
Conference Presentations
International Conference on Water Environment Energy and Society, ICWEES, India
Abhisek Mondal, Rajneesh Kumar, Mohammad Jawed. Performance and Morphological Changes in Aerobic Sludge Biomass Under Stressed Condition Imposed with Copper(II) in Feed. Texas A & M University and AISECT University in Bhopal. Oral Presentation, 15-18 March 2016.Urbanization Challenges In Emerging Economies, UCEE, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Impact of Heavy Metal on Reactor Performance and Biomass Morphology of Sequencing Batch Reactors. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) & Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Oral Presentation, 12-14 December 2017.National Environmental Conference, NEC, India
Rajhans Negi, Rajneesh Kumar, Mohammad Jawed. Impact of Ni(II) Ion on Performance and Morphology of Bulking Aerobic Biomass. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Poster Presentation, 31 January-2 February 2019.International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering, INCEEE, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Impact of Cu(II) Ion on Performance and Morphology of Aerobic Biomass in Sequencing Batch Reactor. National Institute of Technology Warangal. Oral Presentation, 15-16 February 2019.2nd International Conference on Chemistry Industry & Environment, ICCIE, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Effect of Cu(II) on Activated Sludge Biomass. Aligarh Muslim University.Oral Presentation, 18-19 February 2019.Recent Advancements in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, RABEB, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Effect of antibiotics on performance of sequencing batch reactor. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. Poster Presentation, 15-16 March 2019.Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2019, SEGT 2019, Thailand
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Impact of Chlorpyrifos on Performance and Morphology of Aerobic Biomass in Sequencing Batch Reactor. Millenium Hilton Bangkok. Oral Presentation, 11-14 Dec 2019.52nd Annual Convention 2020, IWWA, India
Abhisek Mondal, Rajneesh Kumar, Mohammad Jawed. Assessing Recovery Potential of Aerobic Sludge Biomass Exposed to Azithromycin. National Institute of Technology Patna. Oral Presentation, 10-12 Jan 2020.Issues and Challenges in Water Treatment and Allied Research for Sustainable Environment, Water2020, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Changes in Aerobic Biomass Sludge of Sequencing Batch Reactor Operated on Piggery Wastewater Feed. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Poster Presentation, 23-25 Jan 2020, Second Prize Winner.Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development, Chem-Conflux20, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Impact of Chlorpyrifos on Microbial Community Structure of Aerobic Biomass in Sequencing Batch Reactors. National Institute of Technology Allahabad. Oral Presentation, 14-16 Feb 2020.Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies, CRSIDE2020, India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed. Effects of Chlorpyrifos on Aerobic Biomass Activity in Sequencing Batch Reactor. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Kolkata. Oral Presentation, 2-4 Mar 2020.International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Bio-resources and Bio-economy (BSBB-2022), India
Rajneesh Kumar, Gurvinder Kaur Saini, Mohammad Jawed.Assessing Recovery Potential of Aerobic Sludge Biomass Stressed with Amoxicillin IV. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. Oral Presentation, 7-11 Dec 2022.