Dr. MANOJ KUMAR JENA

About

Dr. Manoj Kumar Jena is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, since February 2025. Prior to this, he served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan (November 2024 – January 2025), and at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia (October 2022 – September 2024), where he was also affiliated with the ARC-funded Training and Research Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resources. He obtained his Ph.D. from Curtin University, Australia, in association with the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad (September 2022), focusing on kinetic compensation effects and parameters during gasification of low-rank coal char. He completed his B.Tech from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Odisha, and M.Tech from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. He received the IIChE Ambuja Young Researcher’s Award in 2017 and has four years of industrial experience at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India. Dr. Jena has published extensively as first, corresponding, and co-author, presented at national and international forums, and authored the book Gasification Technology: Transforming Waste into Clean Energy (Springer Nature, 2024).

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Assistant Professor
  2025 - Present
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Postdoctoral al Researcher
  2024 - 2025
• RMIT University Postdoctoral al Researcher
  2022 - 2024

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Publications (29)

• A critical review on potassium release, transformation, and fixation during biomass combustion
  Journal of the Energy Institute 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2026.102468
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• Adsorption of potassium released during biomass pyrolysis using coal gasification slag: A review
  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107433
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• Investigation of pollutant formation mechanisms in methane-ammonia blended flames
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.154183
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• Investigation on the effect of nozzle angle on the stability of methane-hydrogen/oxygen inverse diffusion lifted flame
  Combustion and Flame 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.114794
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• Kinetic analysis and volatile-char interactions during fast pyrolysis of high-ash Indian coals for enhanced energy recovery
  Energy Conversion and Management 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120657
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• Multi-parameter framework for performance-based selection of Indian limestones in fluidized bed combustion systems
  Chemical Engineering Communications 2026 DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2026.2680895
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• Pre-treatment of organic biomass in the context of stand-alone and integrated anaerobic digestion–pyrolysis for enhanced product recovery: A critical review of challenges and opportunities
  Biomass and Bioenergy 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.108386
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• A comprehensive review on co-pyrolysis of biomass, plastics, and waste tires: Mechanistic insights, synergistic effects, and optimization strategies
  Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2026.107829
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• An Investigative Study on Mixed Waste Feedstock-Derived Biochar as Active Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Applications
  Energies 2025 DOI: 10.3390/en18071864
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• In-Situ Study on the Effect of Gas Stove Structure on Flame Combustion Characteristics Based on Spectral Diagnosis
  Energy Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.32604/ee.2025.065407
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