Kumar Vikrant
Also known as: K Vikrant
Hanyang University, Indian Institute of Technology BHU
Research areas: Environmental Science · Environmental Engineering · Catalytic Processes in Materials Science · Industrial Gas Emission Control · TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
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About
Prof. Kumar Vikrant is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) and the Center for Materials Innovation and Technology (CMIT) at VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam. He previously served for three years as a Research Assistant Professor (Research Faculty) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He earned his Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering and Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India, and his doctorate from Hanyang University (Seoul), where he worked in the Air Quality and Materials Application Lab under the guidance of Distinguished Professor Ki-Hyun Kim. Dr. Vikrant’s research focuses on applying advanced functional materials to air pollution control technologies, particularly through heterogeneous catalysis (thermo-, photo-, and photothermal), involving metal–organic frameworks, supported noble metal catalysts, metal oxides, and their composites for environmental remediation and sustainable catalysis. He serves on the editorial boards of Gas Science and Engineering (Elsevier), Environmental Advances (Elsevier), and Atmosphere (MDPI), and since 2021, he has been consistently listed among the world’s top 2% of scientists in Environmental Engineering, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Chemical Engineering, according to data released by Elsevier.
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Education
- 2018 - 2022
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Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Bachelor of Technology with Honors2014 - 2018
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Publications (110)
- Engineering metallic palladium-copper interfaces on titanium dioxide for efficient catalytic abatement of gaseous benzene Save
- Leveraging palladium redox synergy and palladium-activated carbon interfacial interactions for low temperature oxidation of toluene and formaldehyde Save
- Tailoring metal-organic frameworks for the photocatalytic degradation of formaldehyde in indoor environments Save
- Forecasting light-off curves for complex volatile organic compound mixtures on a palladium-cerium/aluminum oxide catalyst Save
- Navigating the catalytic landscape for methyl ethyl ketone abatement: A critical review of noble metal versus metal oxide strategies Save
- Electrifying catalysis: Joule heating-driven advanced materials for volatile organic compound oxidation Save
- Light-to-chemical energy conversion of silver-incorporated manganese dioxide Schottky junction photocatalysts for the photomineralization of hydrogen sulfide Save
- Interfacial charge regulation in acid-treated microporous carbon/titanium dioxide composites for efficient photocatalytic toluene mineralization Save
- The synergistic role of moisture and the silver–lead(ii) oxide interface in room-temperature catalytic oxidation of gaseous formaldehyde Save
- Solvent-engineered copper cobaltite spinel thermocatalysts for the oxidative removal of gaseous formaldehyde Save
- Schottky junction- and oxygen vacancy-driven charge separation for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of toluene over sodium- and palladium-modified titanium dioxide Save
- Titanium carbide MXene/anatase titanium dioxide-supported gold catalysts for the low-temperature oxidation of benzene in indoor air Save
- Synthesis, performance, and reaction mechanisms of titanium dioxide-silicon carbide as a step-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst against formaldehyde in air Save
- Design, performance, and charge transfer insights into step-scheme zinc hydroxystannate/titanium dioxide heterostructures for enhanced photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous benzene Save
- Recent advances in the photothermocatalytic oxidation of formaldehyde in air Save
- Room temperature thermocatalytic removal of formaldehyde in air using a copper manganite spinel-supported palladium catalyst with ultralow noble metal content Save
- The Photocatalytic Efficacy of Potassium Hydroxide–Based Modification of Titanium Dioxide in the Oxidative Destruction of Gaseous Formaldehyde Save
- The practical feasibility of bismuth oxyhalide semiconductors with controlled surface defects in photocatalytic degradation of toluene in air Save
- Tuning the metal-support interactions in titanium dioxide-supported palladium photocatalysts against toluene in air Save
- Benzene Oxidation in Air by an Amine-Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Carbon- and Nitrogen-Loaded Zirconium Dioxide-Supported Platinum Catalyst Save