Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ahuja

Professor

Specialization

Modelling & Simulation, Reaction Engg., and Polymers

Email

skahuja@thapar.edu

Specialization

Modelling & Simulation, Reaction Engg., and Polymers

Email

skahuja@thapar.edu

Contact No.

+91-9815844886

Designation: Professor

E-mail id : skahuja@thapar.edu

Biography

Dr. Sanjeev Ahuja is working with the Chemical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala since 2000. Previously, he had worked as a founder faculty member of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, Ferozepur, and CR State University of Science and Technology, Murthal. He earned his Ph.D. in Process Modeling and Simulation from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. He did his M.E. in Polymer and Chemical Engineering. His current research interests include polymeric films, process modeling of polymer and chemical engineering systems, consistent initialization of dynamic systems, and reaction Engineering. He has 35 SCI publications and 4 international book chapters to his credit. Three Ph.D. and seven M.Tech./M.Sc. scholars have completed their thesis under his supervision.

 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with specialization in Modeling and Simulation
  • M.E. in Polymer and Chemical Engineering, SSBUICET, Doctor Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Enginering& Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, First class
  • B.E. in Chemical Engineering, SSBUICET, Doctor Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Enginering& Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, First class

Experience: Total Teaching Experience 25 years

  • October 1994 - April 1995: Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, DCR University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
  • August 1996 - October 2000: Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, Ferozepur, Punjab, India.
  • October 2000 - March 2009: Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India.
  • March 2009 - March 2018: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India.

  • March 2018 -  September 2023: Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India. 

  • September 2023 -  till date: Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India

     

Teaching Interests:

  • Polymer Science & Technology
  • Process Dynamics and Control
  • Process Modeling and Simulation
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Process Engineering and Plant Design

Research Interests:

  • Polymeric films
  • Process Modeling
  • Process Dynamics and Control
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering

Publications:

SCI Journals

  1. Jai Kushwaha, Sanjeev Ahuja*, Neetu Singh, Ravneet Kaur "Mathematical Modeling and Kinetics of Batch and Continuous Electro-Catalytic Oxidation of Pharmaceutical-Contaminated Wastewater". Journal of Environmental Management. In press, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122871  [SCI Impact Factor 8.0]

  2. Sanjeev Ahuja* “Comparison of different drying enhancers for waterborne polyvinyl alcohol films” J App Poly Sci, 140 (2023) 53876 [SCI Impact Factor 3.0]

  3. Sunil Sable, Sanjeev Ahuja* “Properties and biodegradation modeling of abiotically treated modified-cobalt stearate filled polypropylene films” Iranian Polymer Journal, DOI: 10.1007/s13726-023-01228-y, (2023) [SCI Impact Factor 3.1]

  4. Manju Rawat, Sanjeev Ahuja* “Design of polymer-plasticizer-solvent films: Effects of initial and operating parameters on the residual solvent and film properties” Drying Technology, 41 (2023) 1303-1320 [IF: 3.3]
  5. Manju Rawat, Sanjeev Ahuja* “Design of low cost waterborne polyvinyl alcohol coatings using plasticizer polyethylene glycol to minimize the residual solvent and coating defects” J App Poly Sci, 139 (2022), 52449 [SCI Impact Factor 3.0].
  6. Manju Rawat, Sanjeev Ahuja* “Design of water-based polyvinyl alcohol coatings using a drying modifier to minimize the residual solvent and coating defects” Iranian Polymer Journal, 31 (2022) 441-453 [SCI Impact Factor 3.1].
  7. Sable Sunil, Sanjeev Ahuja*, and Haripada Bhunia. "Biodegradation kinetic modeling of pro-oxidant filled polypropylene composites under thermophilic composting conditions after abiotic treatment." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (2021): 21231-21244 [SCI Impact Factor 5.8]
  8. Raj Kumar Arya, Jasmine Kaur, Avinash Chandra, Sanjeev Ahuja, Manju Rawat “Designing of biodegradable polycaprolactone: Binary and ternary coatings to minimize the defects and cost of solvent(s)” J App Poly Sci, 138 (2021) [SCI Impact Factor 3.0].
  9. Manju Rawat, Sanjeev Ahuja “Residual solvent minimization in Poly(styrene)-p-xylene coatings using a non-volatile additive” J App Poly Sci, 138 (2021), 50399 [SCI Impact Factor 3.0].
  10. 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”; Progress in Organic Coatings, 150 (2021) 106001. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  11. Sunil Sable, Sanjeev Ahuja, and Haripada Bhunia “Preparation and characterization of oxo-degradable polypropylene composites containing a modified pro-oxidant.” Journal of Polymer and the Environment. 29 (2021):721-733. [SCI Impact Factor 5.3].
  12. Sunil Sable, Sanjeev Ahuja, and Haripada Bhunia “Studies on biodegradability of cobalt stearate filled polypropylene after abiotic treatment.” Journal of Polymer and the Environment. 28 (2020) 2236–2252). [SCI Impact Factor 5.3].
  13. Sunil Sable, Sanjeev Ahuja, and Haripada Bhunia "Effect of pro-oxidant concentration on characteristics of packaging films of cobalt stearate filled polypropylene." Journal of Polymer Engineering. 40 (2020) 637–646 [SCI Impact Factor 2.0].
  14. Sunil Sable, Sanjeev Ahuja, and Haripada Bhunia “Biodegradation kinetic modeling of acrylic acid-grafted polypropylene during thermophilic phase of composting” Iranian Polymer Journal 29 (2020) 735. [SCI Impact Factor 3.1].
  15. Sunil Sable, Dev Kumar Mandal,Sanjeev Ahuja, Haripada Bhunia “Biodegradation kinetic modeling of oxo-biodegradable polypropylene/polylactide/nanoclay blends and composites under controlled compostingconditions” Journal of Environmental Management, 249 (2019) 109186. [SCI Impact Factor 8.7].
  16. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Depth profile study of poly(styrene) – poly(methyl methacrylate) – tetrahydrofuran coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 134 (2019) 297–302. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  17. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev 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”; Progress in Organic Coatings, 134 (2019) 119–125. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  18. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Effect of molecular weight on morphology and thermal properties of poly(styrene)-poly(methyl methacrylate)-ethylbenzene coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 132 (2019) 468-474 [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  19. Anubhav Prashar, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Avinash Chandra, Raj Kumar Arya “Quaternary polymeric coatings as alternative to minimize the use of single solvent:Poly(methyl methacrylate)–ethylbenzene–toluene–acetone system” Progress in Organic Coatings, 132 (2019) 343-352. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  20. Meenakshi Sheoran, Avinash Chandra, Sanjeev Ahuja, Haripada Bhunia, Harish J. Pant “RTD measurement, modeling, and analysis of liquid phase of three-tube industrial pulp digester”; International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering 17 (2019) 20180192 [SCI Impact Factor 1.6].
  21. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Experimental designing of polymer-polymer-solvent coatings: Poly(styrene) poly(ethylene glycol)-chlorobenzene coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 128 (2019) 181-195. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6]
  22. Ishita Sharma, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Optimization of sodium dodecylsulphate loading in poly(vinylalcohol) water coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 127 (2019) 401-407 [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  23. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Drying induced phase separation in poly(styrene)–poly(ethylene glycol)–chlorobenzene system”; Journal of Porous Materials, 26 (2019) 1043–1057 [SCI Impact Factor 2.6].
  24. Anubhav Prashar, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Avinash Chandra, Raj Kumar Arya “Quaternary polymeric coating as an alternative to minimize the use of costlyor toxic solvents: Poly(styrene)-ethylbenzene-toluene-p-xylene system” Progress in Organic Coatings, 127 (2019) 319-329. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  25. Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Laplace Transform Treatment for Chemical Engineering Systems: Whether to Use 0– or 0+?” Chem. Eng. Tech., 41 (2018) 875-882. [SCI Impact Factor 2.1].
  26. Aman Pathania, Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Effect of crosslinked polymer content on drying of binary polymer—solvent coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 127 (2018) 78-89. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  27. Daisy Sharma, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, Shekhar Agnihotri “Surfactant enhanced drying of water based poly(vinylalcohol)  Coatings” Progress in Organic Coatings, 125 (2018) 443-452. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  28. Harleen Kaur, Jyoti Sharma, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, Shashi Bhushan Arya “Crosslinked polymer doped binary coatings for corrosion protection”; Progress in Organic Coatings, 125 (2018) 32-39. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  29. 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”; Progress in Organic Coatings, 113 (2017) 200-206. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  30. Aman Pathania, Raj Kumar Arya, Sanjeev Ahuja, “Crosslinked polymeric coatings: preparation, characterization, and diffusion studies”; Progress in Organic Coatings, 105 (2017) 149–162. [SCI Impact Factor 6.6].
  31. Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Comparison of the Performances of Different Reduced Forms of a Condenser Model” Chem. Eng. Tech., 40 (2017) 1630–1637. [SCI Impact Factor 2.1].
  32. Sanjeev Ahuja, “Discontinuity analysis for the treatment of nonlinear lumped-parameter systems for singular inputs” Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, 49 (2015) 612-621. [SCI Impact Factor 0.8].
  33. Sanjeev Ahuja, Daljit Singh, “A kinetic model of alkali catalyzed phenol-furfural novalac resinification” polymers and polymer composites, 19 (2011) 513-518. [SCI Impact Factor 2.1].
  34. Sanjeev Ahuja, “Eeffects of initial discontinuities on nonlinear systems represented by differential equations with terms containing differentials of the input function” Chemical Engineering Communications, 198 (2011) 760-782. [SCI Impact Factor 2.5].
  35. Sanjeev Ahuja, “Second-order numerator dynamics systems: effects of initial discontinuities” Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering, 44 (2010) 300-308. [SCI Impact Factor 0.8].

Journals Reviewed

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (American Chemical Society) 

Materials Chemistry Frontiers (Royal Society of Chemistry) 

Computational and Applied Mathematics (Elsevir) 

Journal of Polymers and the Environment (Springer)

Chemical Engineering Communications (Taylor and Francis)

 Polymer Bulletin (Springer)

 Iranian Polymer Journal (Springer)

Indian Chemical Engineer (Taylor and Francis)

Projects

  • Co-PI of the project entitled Polylactide-Polypropylene Blends: Preparation, Characterization, Degradability, and Eco-toxicity Studies, CSIR/GOI/22(00745)/17/EMR-II, 24.96 lacs, CSIR, Oct. 2017- Oct.2020

Students Guided

Ph.D: Guided 3

M. Tech./M.Sc.: 7

International Conference

  1. Sunil Sable, Sanjeev Ahuja, HaripadaBhunia. “An overview of biodegradable polyolefins with pro-oxidants” Presented in Chemcon-2018 December, 2018 organized by NIT, Jalandhar
  2. Jyoti Sharma, Sanjeev Ahuja, Raj Kumar Arya “Effect of molecular weight on residual solvent in poly(Styrene)poly(methyl methacrylate)-ethylbenzene coatings” Presented in Chemcon-2018 December, 2018 organized by NIT, Jalandhar

National Conferences

  1. Sanjeev Ahuja, Ramandeep Singh, Rohit Jain, Daljit Singh “Furane Resins: A review” Presented in National Conference in Polymer Science and Technology, May, 2005, organized by Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala.
  2. Sanjeev Ahuja, Daljit Singh “Phenol-furfural Resins: A Kinetic study” Presented in National Seminar on Polymers, December 1995, organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh

International Book Chapters

  1. Introduction to Polymeric Coatingsin Polymer Coatings: Technology and Applications, ManjuRawat;Daisy Sharma;Jyoti Sharma;Sanjeev Ahuja;Avinash Chandra;Sanghamitra Barman; Raj Kumar Arya; CRCPress, Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, NY, Nov. 2020
  2. Polymer Coatings Methods in Polymer Coatings: Technology and Applications, Daisy Sharma;ManjuRawat;Jyoti Sharma;Sanjeev Ahuja;Avinash Chandra;Sanghamitra Barman; Raj Kumar Arya; CRCPress, Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, NY, Nov. 2020
  3. Morphology of Polymer Coatings in Polymer Coatings: Technology and Applications, Jyoti Sharma; Daisy Sharma;ManjuRawat;Sanjeev Ahuja;Avinash Chandra;Sanghamitra Barman; Raj Kumar Arya; CRCPress, Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, NY, Nov. 2020
  4. Spectroscopic Analysis of Polymer Coatingsin Polymer Coatings: Technology and Applications, Jyoti Sharma; Daisy Sharma;ManjuRawat;Sanjeev Ahuja;Avinash Chandra;Sanghamitra Barman; Raj Kumar Arya; CRCPress, Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, NY, Nov. 2020
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