Vikash Kumar

About

Vikash Kumar is a chemical engineer and membrane technology researcher specializing in the design, fabrication, and application of advanced polymeric membranes for water treatment, desalination, and biomedical applications. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, where his research focused on hollow-fiber membranes, photocatalytic membrane reactors, and thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes. His research interests include hollow-fiber membrane fabrication, nanocomposite and nanoporous membranes, nanofiltration, desalination, antifouling and antibiofouling membranes, photocatalytic membrane processes, and dialysis membranes. He has experience in membrane scale-up, module fabrication, membrane characterization, and process development, and has contributed to patented membrane technologies and peer-reviewed publications in the fields of membrane science, water treatment, and biomedical engineering.

Contact me at vikashk[at]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in

Employment

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Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Ph.D.
  2020 - 2026
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Master of Technology
  2017 - 2019
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Bachelor of Technology
  2013 - 2017

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Publications (7)

• Enhanced Water Permeability and Reduced Fouling with Silver-Functionalized MWCNT-COOH Hollow Fiber Membranes
  ACS ES&T Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c01141
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• Enhanced Dual Functionality of Pluronic F127-Blended Poly(ether sulfone) Hollow Fiber Membranes for Improved Separation and Cell Adhesion in Extracorporeal Bioartificial Kidney and Liver Applications
  ACS Applied Bio Materials 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.5c01861
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• Development of efficient suspended photocatalytic membrane reactor enabled by HAO/cGO-modified hollow Fiber membranes for organic contaminant removal
  Separation and Purification Technology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.135569
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• Enhancing permeability and reducing fouling in the thin film composite membrane for salt removal with HAO/Chi/Ag nanocomposite
  Chemical Engineering Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.171944
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• Enhanced flux, antifouling performance, and oil/water separation using polysulfone hollow fiber membranes with dual nanofillers: Carboxylated halloysite and ZIF-8
  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.137820
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• Heavy metals removal from contaminated water with Psf hollow fiber membrane blended with Fe3O4/MWCNTs –COOH nanohybrid
  Journal of Water Process Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106880
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• Electrospun nanofibrous composites based photocatalytic-adsorbents for remediation of Congo red dye from water
  Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s41204-024-00390-9
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