Sumit Kumar Verma
PhD: 2012-
Education:
M.Tech (chemical engineering) in
2012 from BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa
B.Tech (chemical engineering) in 2009 from IES-IPS Academy, Indore
(M.P)
Diploma (chemical engineering) in 2006 from
Govt. Polytechnic College, Ujjain (M.P)
Research:
Stochastic modelling and optimization of lignocellulosic feedstock pre-treatment
Lignocellulose, mainly exist in the form of plant materials, is
one of the most abundant and sustainable organic compound in the
nature. Ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstock consists
of series of processes namely pre-treatment, enzyme hydrolysis,
fermentation and separation. From past few decades people have
done extensive research on pre-treatment processes, such as steam
explosion, Ammonia fibre explosion (AFEX),
CO2 explosion, Ozonolysis, Acid and alkaline
hydrolysis, and Ionic liquids.
In processing of
ethanol from lignocellulosic feedstock, various sources of
uncertainty have been observed such as compositional variability,
process performance, production conditions and market conditions.
Some inherent variability is also present in the feedstock such as
ash content, moisture and particle morphology. This variability in
feedstock composition has a significant impact on the process
outputs. The major objective of the research includes robust
design, optimization and control of pre-treatment processes for
the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic feedstock using
methods from stochastic modelling, optimization and control.
Experience under curriculum:
Worked for SRF Ltd., Gurgaon as Project and R&D Trainee from Jan 2012 to June 2012 under the curriculum of “Practice School” offered by BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus as a part of my M.Tech. degree. The project, titled “Involvement and Assistance in Designing & Detailing of processes at R&D”, includes initial stage of process synthesis and designing of fluorinated speciality products.