Publications

Books Edited

Peer Reviewed Articles

2024

• Ravichandran V., Kumar D., Mani S., Rajendran K. (2024) Beyond tradition: charting a greener future for cassava starch industry using multi-criteria decision-making. Biofuel Research Journal, 43: 2181-2193. https://doi.org/10.18331/BRJ2024.11.3.4 

• Hossain, M.D., Therasme. O.T., Volk, T., Kumar, V., Kumar, D. (2024) Optimization of combined hydrothermal and mechanical refining pretreatment of forest residue biomass for maximum sugar release during enzymatic hydrolysis. Energies, 17: 4929. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17194929 

• Jia, L., Kaur, G., Juneja, A., Majumder, E. L.-W., Ramarao, B., Kumar, D. (2024) Polyhydroxybutyrate production from non-recyclable fiber rejects and acid whey as mixed substrate by recombinant Escherichia coli. Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials (Accepted)

• Jia, L., Juneja, A., Majumder, E. L.-W., Ramarao, B., Kumar, D. (2024) Efficient enzymatic hydrolysis and polyhydroxybutyrate production from non-recyclable fiber rejects from paper mills by recombinant Escherichia coli. Processes, 12: 1576. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081576. 

• Shrestha, S., Goswami, S., Banerjee, D., Garcia, V., Zhou, E., Olmsted, C.N., Majumder, E. L.-W., Kumar, D., Awasthi, D., Mukhopadhyay, A., Singer, S.W., Gladden, J.M., Simmons, B.A., Choudhary, H. (2024) Perspective on lignin conversion strategies that enable next generation biorefineries. ChemSusChem, e202301460. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202301460. 

• Jia, L., Kaur, G., Juneja, A., Majumder, E. L.-W., Ramarao, B., Kumar, D. (2024) Improved fermentation strategies for enhancing polyhydroxybutyrate production from paper mill fiber rejects. Submitted in Bioresource Technology Reports, 28: 101976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2024.101976 

• Franco, L.A., Stuart, T.D., Hossain, Md S., Ramarao, B.V., VanLeuven, C.C., Wriedt, M., Satchwell, M., Kumar, D. (2024) Apple Pomace-Derived Cationic Cellulose Nanocrystals for PFAS Removal from Contaminated Water. Processes, 12: 297 https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12020297. 

• Awasthi, M.K., Rajendran, K., Vigneswaran, V.S., Kumar, V., Dregulo, A.M., Singh, V., Kumar, D., Sindhu, R., Zhang, Z. (2024) Exploration of upgrading of biomass and its paradigmatic synthesis: Future scope for biogas exertion. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 38: 101450.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2024.101450. 

• Ramesh, P., Jasmin, A., Tanveer, M., Roshan, R.U., Ganeshan, P., Rajendran, K., Roy, S.M., Kumar, D., Chinnathambi, A., Brindhadevi, K. (2024) Optimizing aeration efficiency and forecasting dissolved oxygen in brackish water aquaculture: Insights from paddle wheel aerator. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 156: 105353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2024.105353.

2023

• Zytner, P., Kumar, D., Elsayed, A., Mohanty, A., Ramarao, B.V., Misra, M. (2023) A review on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production through the use of lignocellulosic biomass. RSC Sustainability. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SU00126A

• Raj, T., Sompura, S., Chandrasekhar, K., Singh, S.K., Pandey, S., Singh, L.K., Rajput, M.S., Kumar, D., Bhatia, S.K., Patel, A.K., Singhania, R.R. (2023) Technology development and challenges for the transformation of municipal solid waste into sustainable energy producton. Biomass and Bioenergy, 178: 106965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106965

• Arodudu, O., Therasme, O., Volk, T., Malmsheimer, R., Crovella, P., Germain, R., Kloster, D., Kumar, D. (2023) Towards a carbon accounting framework for assessing the benefits of biogenic wood carbon to net zero carbon targets. Forests, 14(10): 1959. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14101959

• Yousuf, A., Hossain, Md S., Paul, N., Shikder, Md W., Kumar, D., Pirozzi, D., Sakib, A.N., Kazempoor, P. (2023) Process integration approach to the methanol (MeOH) production variability from syngas and industrial waste gases. Energies, 16, 6557. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186557

• Hossain, Md S., Kumar, D., Azad, Md. A.S., Azam, S.M.S., Amin, M.S.A., Mozumder, Md. S.I. (2023) A Comparative Study on CO2 Capture Efciency Using Single and Blended Solvent. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41660-023-00371-6

• Abedi, F., Kumar, S., Kumar, N., Kumar, D., Takhar, P.S. (2023)  Moisture transport and stress development in rice during drying, a Hybrid Mixture Theory-based model. Drying Technology. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2023.2220019

• Paul., A., Jia, L., Majumder, E. L.‐W., Yoo, C.G., Villarreal, E., Rajendran, K., Kumar, D. (2023) Poly(3-hydroxybuyrate) production from industrial hemp waste pretreated with a chemical-free hydrothermal process. Bioresource Technology, 381:129161

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129161

• Ganeshan, P., Vigneswaran, V.S., Gowd, S.C., Kondusamy, D., Kumar, S.C., Krishnamoorthy, N., Kumar, D., Juneja, A., Paramasivan, B., Raju, N.N., Rajendran, K., Pugazhendhi, A. (2023) How does techno-economic analysis and lifecycle assessment help in commercializing the biohydrogen supply chain?. Fuel, 341: 127601

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127601

• Gowd, S.C., Ganeshan, P., Vigneswaran, V.S., Hossain, M.S., Kumar, D., Rajendran, K.,  Ngo, H.H., Pugazhendhi, A. (2023) Economic perspectives and policy insights on carbon capture, storage, and utilization for sustainable development. Science of The Total Environment, 883: 163656

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163656

• Hossain, Md S., Staurt, T.D., Ramarao, B.V., VanLeuven, C., Wriedt, M., Kiemle, D., Satchwell, M., Kumar, D. (2023) Investigation into cationic surfactant and polyelectrolyte coated β-zeolites for rapid and high-capacity adsorption of short- and long-chain PFAS. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62: 8373–8384

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00468

• Cox, R., Narisetty, V., Castro, E., Agrawal, D., Jacob, S, Kumar, G., Kumar, D., Kumar, V. (2023) Fermentative valorisation of xylose-rich hemicellulosic hydrolysates from agricultural waste residues for lactic acid production under non-sterile conditions. Waste Management, 166: 336-345

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.05.015

• Kaur, G.J., Kumar, D., Orsat, V., Singh, A. (2023) Techno-economic analysis of the multiple-pass ultrasonication with mechanical homogenization (MPUMH) processing of processed carrot discards to puree. Foods, 12:157

https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12010157

2022

• Juneja, A., Kurambhatti, C., Kumar, D., Singh, V. (2022) Techno-economic evaluation of phosphorous recovery in soybean biodiesel process. Processes, 10: 1512 https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10081512

• Awasthi, M.K., Yan, B., Sar, T., Gómez-García, R., Ren, L., Sharama, P., Paramesawran, P., Raveendran, S., Kumar, V., Kumar, D., Mohamed, B.A., Zhang, Z., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2022) Organic waste recycling for carbon smart circular bioeconomy and sustainable development: A review. Bioresource Technology: 360:127620 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127620

• Awasthi, M.K., Harirchi, S., Sar, T., Vigneswaran, V.S., Rajendran, K., Gómez-García, R., Hellwig, C., Binod, P., Sindhu, R., Madhavan, A., Kumar, A., Kumar, V., Kumar, D., Zhang, Z., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2022) Myco-biorefinery approaches for food waste valorization: present status and future prospects. Bioresource Technology: 360:127592  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127592

• Narisetty, V., Narisetty, S., Jacob, S., Kumar, D., Leeke, G.A., Chandel, A.K., Singh, V., Srivastava, V.C., Kumar, V. (2022) Biological production and recovery of 2,3-Butanediol using arabinose from sugar beet pulp by Enterobacter ludwigii. Renewable Energy. 191: 394-404 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.024 

• Raj, T., Chandrasekhar, K., Park, J., Varjani, S., Sharma, P., Kumar, D., Yoon, J.-J., Pandey, A., Kim, S.-H. (2022)  Synthesis of fatty acid-based ammonium ionic liquids and their application for extraction of Co(II) and Ni(II) metals ions from aqueous solution, Chemosphere, 135787 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135787

• Raj, T., Chandrasekhar, K., Morya, R., Kumar, A., Pandey, A.K., Jung, J.-H., Kumar, D., Singhania, R.R., Kim, S.-H. (2022) Critical challenges and technological breakthroughs in food waste hydrolysis and detoxification for fuels and chemicals production. Bioresource Technology, 360:127512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127512

• Hossain. M.S., Kumar, D., Paul, N., Rahman, S.J., Rahman, M.A., Uddin, M.R., Pirozzi, D., Uddin, M.N., Yousuf, A. (2022) Design and development of bubbling fluidized bed gasifier for non-woody biomass gasification. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 92, 289-294

DOI:10.3303/CET2292049

• Hossain, M.S., Karim, T.u, Onik, M.H., Kumar, D., Rahman, M.A., Yousuf, A., Uddin, M.R. (2022) Impact of temperature, inoculum flow pattern, inoculum type, and their ratio on dry anaerobic digestion for biogas production. Scientific Reports 12, 6162 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10025-1

• Thomas, C.M., Kumar, D., Scheel, R.A., Ramarao, B.V., Noumra, C.T. (2022) Production of Medium Chain Length polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from agro-industrial waste streams. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 43: 102385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102385

• Gowd, S.C., Kumar, D., Lin, R., Rajendran, K. (2022) Nutrient recovery from wastewater in India: A perspective from mass and energy balance for a sustainable circular economy. Bioresource Technology Reports: 101079 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101079  

• Jia, Y., Kumar, D., Winkler-Moser, J.K., Dien, B., Rausch, K., Tumbleson, M.E., Singh, V. (2022) Coprocessing corn germ meal for oil recovery and ethanol production: A process model for lipid-producing energy crops. Processes 10(4): 661 https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10040661 

• Awasthi, M.K., Sindhu, R., Sirohi, S., Kumar, V., Ahluwalia, V., Binod, P., Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Yan, B., Sarsaiya, S., Zhang, Z., Pandey, A., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2022) Agricultural waste biorefinery development towards circular bioeconomy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 158: 112122 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112122 

• Sahoo, K., Khatri, P., Kanwar, A., Singh, H.P., Mani, S., Bergmana, R., Runge, T., Kumar, D. (2022) Integrated life-cycle analysis and economic assessment of producing energy crops with cover crops for simultaneous use as biofuel feedstocks and animal fodder. Industrial Crops & Products, 179: 114681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114681 

• Zhuang, J., Kim, K.H., Jia, L, Meng, X., Kumar, D., Leem, G., Kang, S.B., Li, Y., Ragauskas, A.J., Hou, Y., Yoo, C.G. (2022) Ferric chloride aided peracetic acid pretreatment for effective utilization of sugarcane bagasse. Fuel: 123739 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123739 

• Chandel, N, Ahuja, V., Gaurav, R., Kumar, V., Tyagi, V.K., Pugazendhi, A., Kumar, G., Kumar, D., Yang, Y-H., Bhatia, S.K. (2022) Progress in microalgal mediated bioremediation systems for the removal of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals from wastewater. Science of The Total Environment. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153895

2021

• Hou, L., Jia, L., Morrison, H.M., Majumder, E.L.W., Kumar, D. (2021)  Enhanced polyhydroxybutyrate production from acid whey through determination of process and metabolic limiting factors. Bioresource Technology, 342: 125973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125973 

• Thomas, C.M., Scheel, R.A., Nomura, C.T., Ramarao, B.V., Kumar, D. (2021) Production of polyhydroxybutyrate and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-MCL copolymers from brewer’s spent grains by recombinant Escherichia coli LSBJ. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01738-w 

• Liu, H., Kumar, V., Jia, L., Sarsaiya, S., Kumar, D., Juneja, A., Zhang, Z., Sindhu, R., Binod, P., Bhatia, S.K., Awasthi, M.K., Biopolymer poly-hydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production from apple industrial waste residues: A review, Chemosphere, 284: 131427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131427

• Awasthi, M.K., Paul, A., Kumar, V., Sar, T., Kumar, D., Surendra, S., Liu, H., Zhang, Z., Binod, P., Sindhu, R., Kumar, V., Taherzadehe, M.J. (2021) Recent trends and developments on integrated biochemical conversion process for valorization of dairy waste to value added bioproducts: A Review. Bioresource Technology, 126193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126193 

• Xia, C., Pathy, A., Paramasivan, B., Ganeshan, P., Dhamodharan, K., Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Brindhadevi, K., Kim, S.H., Rajendran, K. (2021) Comparative study of pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction of microalgal species: Analysis of product yields with reaction temperature. Fuel, Accepted, In Press

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121932 

• Kumar, D., Long, S.P., Arora, A., Singh, V. (2021) Techno-economic feasibility analysis of engineered energycane-based biorefinery co-producing biodiesel and ethanol. GCB Bioenergy, 13(9): 1498-1514. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12871

• Kurambhatti, C., Lee, J.W., Jin, Y.S., Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Rausch, K, Tumbelson, M., Bekal, S. and Singh, V. (2021) Process design and techno-economic analysis of 2’-fucosyllactose enriched distiller’s dried grains with solubles production in dry grind ethanol process using genetically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bioresource Technology. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125919 

• Gadkari, S., Kumar, D., Qin, Z., Lin, C., Kumar, V. (2021) Life cycle analysis of fermentative production of succinic acid from bread waste. Waste Management, 126: 861-871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.04.013

• Wang, Y., Meng, X., Tian, Y., Kim, K.H., Jia, L., Pu, Y., Leem, G., Kumar, D., Eudes, A., Ragauskas, A.J., Yoo, C.G. (2021) Engineered sorghum bagasse enables a sustainable biorefinery with p-Hydroxybenzoic acid-based deep eutectic solvent. ChemSusChem. Accepted, In Press.  https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202101492 

• Kumar, S., Ghosh, P., Kataria, N., Kumar, D., Thakur, S., Pathania, D., Kumar, V., Nasrullah, M., Singh, L. (2021) The role of conductive nanoparticles in anaerobic digestion: mechanism, current status and future perspectives. Chemosphere, 280: 130601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130601

• Kurambhatti, C., Kumar, D., and Singh, V. (2021) Technical and economic feasibility of an integrated ethanol and anthocyanin coproduction process using purple corn stover. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2212 

• Ji, A., Jia, L., Kumar, D., Yoo, C.G. (2021) Recent Advancements in Biological Conversion of Industrial Hemp for Biofuel and Value-Added Products. Fermentation. 7:6. doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7010006  

• Liu, H., Qin, S., Sirohi, R., Ahluwalia, V., Zhou, Y., Sindhu, R., Binod, P., Singhnia, R.R., Patel, A.K., Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Zhang, Z., Kumar, J., Taherzadeh, M.J., Awasthi, M.K. (2021) Sustainable blueberry waste recycling towards biorefinery strategy and circular bioeconomy: A review. Bioresource Technology. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125181 

• Qin, S., Giri, B.S., Patel, A.K., Sar, T., Liu, H., Chen, H., Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Zhang, Z., Awasthi, M.K., Taherzadeh, M.D. (2021) Resource recovery and biorefinery potential of apple orchard waste in the circular bioeconomy. Bioresource Technology, 321, 124496 doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124496

• Hou, L., Kumar, D., Yoo, C.G., Gitzov, I., Majumder, E.L.W (2021). Conversion and Removal Strategies for Plastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Landfills. Chemical Engineering Journal, 406: 126715. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126715

• Awasthi, M.K., Ferreira, J.A., Sirohi, R., Sarsaiya, S., Khoshnevisan, B., Baladi, S., Sindhu, R., Binod, P., Pandey, A., Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Zhang, Z., Taherzadeh, M.J. (2021) A critical review on the development stage of biorefinery systems towards the management of apple processing-derived waste. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 143: 110972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110972 

• Mishra, P., Wahida, Z.A., Karim, A., Pant, K.K., Ghosh, P., Kumar, D., Singh, L. (2021) Chronological perspective on fermentative-hydrogen from hypothesis in the 19th century to recent developments: A review Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Accepted, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01180-4 

2020

• Kumar, D., Mickel, J., Basu, R., Singh, V. (2020) Enhancing ethanol yields in corn dry grind process by reducing glycerol production. Cereal Chemistry. 97(5): 1026-036. doi.org/10.1002/cche.10325  

• Kurambhatti, C., Kumar, D., Rausch, K, Tumbelson, M. and Singh, V. (2020) Improving technical and economic feasibility of water based anthocyanin recovery from purple corn using staged extraction approach. Industrial Crops & Products., 158, 112976. doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112976

• Kaur, G.J., Kumar, D., Orsat, V., Singh. A. (2020) Assessment of carrot rejects and wastes for food product development and as a biofuel. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Accepted, In Press. doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01096-z 

• Jia, Y., Kmar, D., Winkler-Moser, Dien, B., Singh, V. (2020) An efficient pretreatment process to improve recoveries of oil and hydrolyzed sugars from corn germ meal, a model feedstock for lipid producing energy crops. Energies. Accepted, In Press. doi.org/10.3390/en13226022 

•  Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Singh, V.K., Yadvika, Singh, V. (2020) Chemical Free Two-Step Hydrothermal Pretreatment to Improve Sugar Yields from Energy Cane. Energies, 13, 5805. doi.org/10.3390/en13215805 

• Jampana, S., Jia, L, Ramarao, B.V., Kumar, D.  (2020) Experimental investigation of the adsorption and desorption of cellulase enzymes on Zeolite – β for enzyme recycling applications. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. Accepted, In Press. doi.org/10.1007/s00449-020-02459-6 

• Khalid, Z.B., Rashid, M., Nasrullah, M., Bari, B.S., Abd Wahid, Z., Singh, L., Kumar, D., Krishnan, S. (2020) Prediction and optimization of biogas production from POME codigestion in solar bioreactor using Artificial Neural Network coupled with particle swarm optimization(ANN-PSO). Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Accepted, In Press. doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01057-6 

• Brar, A., Kaur, P., Kaur, G., Subramanian, J., Kumar, D., Singh, A. (2020) Optimization of process parameters for foam-mat drying of peaches. International Journal of Fruit Science. Accepted, In Press. doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2020.1812017

• Shanmugam, S., Hari, A., Kumar, D., Rajendran, K., Mathimani, T., Atabani, A.E., Kathirvel, B., Pugazhendhi, A. (2020) Recent developments and strategies in genome engineering and integrated fermentation approaches for biobutanol production from microalgae. Fuel, 285: 119052. doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119052

•  Shanmuganathan, R., Yadav, G., Shanmugam, S., Sivaramakrishnan, R., Kumar, D., Mathimani, T., Brindhadevi, K., Pugazhendhi, A., Rajendran, K. (2020) Mechanism and challenges behind algae as a wastewater treatment choice for bioenergy production and beyond. Fuel, 285:119093. doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119093

• Cortes-Peña, Y., Kumar, D., Singh, V., Guest, J.S. (2020) BioSTEAM: A fast and flexible simulation platform for the techno-economic analysis of biorefineries under uncertainty. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8: 3302-3310. doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07040 

• Parajuli, S., Kannan, B., Karan, R., Sanahuja, G., Liu, H., Garcia, E., Kumar, D., Singh, V., Zhao, H., Long, S.P., Shanklin, J., Altpeter, F. (2020) Towards oilcane: engineering hyperaccumulation of triacylglycerol into sugarcane stems. GCB Bioenergy, 12: 476-490. doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12684 

2019

• Kumar, D., Hager, A.S., Sun, A., Debyser, W., Guaglianao, B.J. and Singh, V. (2019) Improving fermentation rate during use of corn grits in beverage alcohol production. Beverages, 5: 5. doi.org/10.3390/beverages5010005 

• Kumar, D., Singh, V. (2019) Improving dry‐fractionated corn fermentation by supplementation of corn germ meal and pasta mill feed from agro‐food industries. Cereal Chemistry, 96: 243-251. doi.org/10.1002/cche.10114 

• Kurambhatti, C.V., Kumar, D. and Singh, V. (2019) Impact of fractionation process on the technical and economic viability of corn dry grind ethanol process. Processes, 7(9), 578. doi.org/10.3390/pr7090578 

• Zhang, Q., de Mejia, E.G., Luna-Vital, D., Tao, T., Chandrasekaran, S., Chatham, L., Juvik, J., Singh, V. and Kumar, D. (2019) Relationship of phenolic composition of selected purple maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes with their anti-inflammatory, anti-adipogenic and anti-diabetic potential. Food Chemistry, 289: 739-750. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.03.116

2016-2018

• Kumar, D., Juneja, A. and Singh, V. (2018) Fermentation technology to improve productivity in dry grind corn process for bioethanol production. Fuel Processing Technology, 173:66-74. doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2018.01.014

• Kumar, D., Long, S.P., Singh, V. (2018) Bio-refinery for combined production of jet fuel and ethanol from lipid-producing sugarcane: A techno-economic evaluation. GCB Bioenergy, 10: 92-107. doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12478 

• Somavat, P. *, Kumar, D. * and Singh, V. (2018) Techno-economic feasibility analysis of blue and purple corn processing for anthocyanin extraction and ethanol production using modified dry grind process. Industrial Crops and Products, 115: 78-87 (* equal authors). doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.02.015

• Kurambhatti, C.V., Kumar, D., Rausch, K.D., Tumbleson, M.E. and Singh, V. (2018) Increasing ethanol yield through fiber conversion in corn dry grind process. Bioresource Technology, 270: 742-745. doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.120

• Kurambhatti, C.V., Kumar, D., Rausch, K.D., Tumbleson, M.E. and Singh, V. (2018) Ethanol production from corn fiber separated after liquefaction in the dry grind process. Energies, 11(11), 2921. doi.org/10.3390/en11112921 

• Kumar, D. and Murthy, G.S. (2017) Development and validation of a stochastic molecular model of cellulose hydrolysis by action of multiple cellulase enzymes. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 4:54. doi.org/10.1186/s40643-017-0184-2 

• Juneja, A.*, Kumar, D.* and Singh, V. (2017) Germ soak water as nutrient source to improve fermentation of corn grits from modified corn dry grind process. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 4: 38 (* equal authors). doi.org/10.1186/s40643-017-0170-8 

• Somavat, P., Li, Q., Kumar, D., de Mejia, E., Liu, W., Rausch, K.D., Juvik, J.A., Tumbleson, M.E., Singh, V. (2017) A new lab scale corn dry milling protocol generating commercial sized flaking grits for quick estimation of coproduct yield and composition. Industrial Crops and Products, 109: 92-100. doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.013

• Kumar, D. and Kalita, P. (2017) Reducing postharvest losses during storage of grain crops to strengthen food security in developing countries. Foods, 6: 8. doi.org/10.3390/foods6010008 

• Kumar, D. and Singh, V. (2016) Dry-grind processing using amylase corn and superior yeast to reduce the exogenous enzyme requirements in bioethanol production. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9: 228. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0648-1 

• Williams, J.D., Robertson, D.S., Long, D.S., Wuest, S.B., Kumar, D., Juneja, A. and Murthy, G.S. (2016) Ethanol production potential from conservation buffers in the inland Pacific Northwest. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 8: 053102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962414 

Before 2014

• Hohenschuh, W., Kumar, D., and Murthy, G.S. (2014) Economic and environmental life cycle assessment of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from GMO hybrid poplar leaves. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 6: 063113. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901870 

• Mochizuki, J., Yanagida, J., Kumar, D., Takara, D., and Murthy, G.S. (2014) Life cycle assessment of ethanol production from tropical Banagrass (Pennisetum purpureum) using green and dry processing technologies in Hawaii. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 6: 043128

• Kumar, D., Prasad, S. and Murthy, G.S. (2014) Optimization of microwave-assisted hot air drying conditions of okra using response surface methodology. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 51: 221-232

• Kumar, D. and Murthy, G.S. (2013) Stochastic molecular model of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose for ethanol production. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 6: 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/1754-6834-6-63 

• Juneja, A., Kumar, D., and Murthy, G.S. (2013) Economic feasibility and environmental life cycle assessment of ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks in Pacific Northwest U.S. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 5: 023142

• Kumar, D., Juneja, A., Williams, J.D., and Murthy, G.S. (2012) Chemical composition and bioethanol potential of different plant species found in Pacific Northwest conservation buffers. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 4: 063114

• Kumar, D. and Murthy, G.S. (2012) Life cycle assessment of energy and GHG emissions during ethanol production from grass straws using various pretreatment processes. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 17: 388-401

• Kumar, D. and Murthy, G.S. (2011) Impact of pretreatment and downstream processing technologies on economics and energy use in cellulosic ethanol production. Biotechnology for Biofuels 4: 27

• Kumar, D. and Murthy, G.S. (2011) Pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of grass straws for ethanol production in Pacific Northwest U.S. Biological Engineering, 3: 97-110

• Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Williams, J.D., Wysocki, D.J. and Murthy, G.S. (2011) Potential for ethanol production from conservation reserve program lands in Oregon. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 3: 063102

Book Chapters

• Juneja, A., Kumar, D. (2024) Production of Ethanol from Plant Biomass. In: Bisaria, V. (eds) Handbook of Biorefinery Research and Technology: Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7586-6_37

• Hossain, Md S., Therasme, O., Rajendran, K., Volk, T.A., Kumar, V., Kumar, D. (2023) Biochemical conversion of woody biomass to liquid biofuels. Chapter 4 In D. Kumar, S. Kumar, K. Rajendran (eds) Sustainable biorefining of woody biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, pp 81-102. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA

• Lugani, Y., Brar, S.K., Kaur, Y., Singh, B.P., Kumar, D., Kumar, S. (2023) Sustainable production of advanced biofuel and platform chemicals from woody biomass. Chapter 7 In D. Kumar, S. Kumar, K. Rajendran (eds) Sustainable biorefining of woody biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, pp 163-194. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA

• Vigneswaran, V.S., Gowd, S.C., Ganeshan, P., Kumar, D., Rajendran, K. (2023) Techno-economic analysis on biofuels and bioproducts produced from woody biomass. Chapter 12 In D. Kumar, S. Kumar, K. Rajendran (eds) Sustainable biorefining of woody biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, pp 319-336. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA

• Thersame, O. and Kumar, D. (2023) Environmental life cycle assessment of aviation fuel production from woody biomass resources. Chapter 13 In D. Kumar, S. Kumar, K. Rajendran (eds) Sustainable biorefining of woody biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, pp 337-350. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.

• Vigneswaran, V.S., Gowd, S.C., Ganeshan, P., Kumar, D., Rajendran, K. (2023) The influence of policies in commercializing biofuels and bioproducts from woody biomass. Chapter 14 In D. Kumar, S. Kumar, K. Rajendran (eds) Sustainable biorefining of woody biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, pp 351-366. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA

• Hossain, Md S., Ananthakrishnan, K., Juneja, A., Awasthi, M., Kumar, D. (2023) Role of accessory enzymes and proteins in efficient biomass hydrolysis. Chapter 7 In P. Moodley, R. Ray, EB G. Kana (eds) Advances in lignocellulosic biofuel production systems, pp 143-159. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.

• Juneja, A., Kumar, D., Rajendran, K., Mittal, A. (2023) Pretreatment technologies for lignocellulosic biomass refineries. Chapter 4 In P. Moodley, R. Ray, EB G. Kana (eds) Advances in lignocellulosic biofuel production systems, pp 81-106. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.

• Nair, G.R., Kumar, D., Singh, A. (2023) Application of microwave energy in the processing of lignocellulosic biomass. Chapter 5 In P. Moodley, R. Ray, EB G. Kana (eds) Advances in lignocellulosic biofuel production systems, pp 107-127. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.

• Kumar, D., Brown, T., Kant Bhatia, S., Kumar, V. (2022). Techno-economic analysis for evaluating biorefinery strategies. Chapter 9 In Nghiem, N.P., Kim, T.H., Yoo, C.G. (eds) Biomass Utilization: Conversion Strategies, pp 229–245. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05835-6_9

• Kumar, D., Chandel, A.K., Singh, L. (2022). Techno-economic analysis of bioconversion of woody biomass to ethanol. Chapter 13 In Chandel, A.K. (ed) Lignocellulose Bioconversion Through White Biotechnology, pp 312-329.Wiley https://doi-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/10.1002/9781119735984.ch13

• Paul, A., Juneja, A., Tumuluru, J.S., Kumar, D. (2023) A comprehensive evaluation of the various routes of biochemical conversion of pelletized biomass. Chapter 11 In Tumuluru, J.S. (eds) Densification Impact on Raw, Chemically and Thermally Pretreated Biomass, pp 289–314. World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.

• Gowd, S.C., Kumar, D., Rajendran, K. (2021) A case study on integrated systems analysis for biomethane use. Chapter 13 In G.S. Murthy, E. Gnansounou, S.M. Khanal, A. Pandey (eds.) Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals - Green-Economy: Systems Analysis for Sustainability, Elsevier, pp 231-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819242-9.00015-4 

• Kumar, D. and Singh, V. (2020) Bioconversion of processing waste from agro-food industries to bioethanol: creating a sustainable and circular economy, Chapter 7 In C.S. Lin, G. Kaur, C. Li, X. Yang (ed.) Waste Valorisation: Waste Streams in a Circular Economy, Wiley, pp 161-182. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119502753.ch7 

• Kumar, D. and Singh, V. (2018) Bioethanol production from corn, Chapter 22 In Sergio O. Serna-Saldivar (ed.) Corn: Chemistry and Technology, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA., pp 15-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811971-6.00022-X 

• Juneja, A., Kumar, D., and Tumuluru, J.S. (2017) Hydrothermal liquefaction – a promising technology for high moisture biomass conversion, Chapter 11 In J.S.Tumuluru & J. Richard Hess (ed.) Biomass Preprocessing for Biofuels Production, CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315153735 

• Meghwal, M., Sowmya, H. T., Maherda, L., Kumar, D., and Kadeppagari, R.K. (2017) Emerging foodborne illnesses and their prevention, Chapter 4 In M. Meghwal and M.R. Goyal (ed.) State-of-the-Art Technologies in Food Science - Human Health, Emerging Issues and Specialty Topics, CRC Press

• Kumar, D. and Murthy, G.S. (2016) Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose for ethanol production: fundamentals, optimal Enzyme Ratio, and hydrolysis modeling, Chapter 7 In V.K. Gupta (ed.) New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, pp 65-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63507-5.00007-1 

• Kumar, D., Tiwari, G., and Murthy, G.S. (2012) Microwave and radio frequency heating of food products: Fundamentals, modeling and applications, In J.K. Sahoo (ed.) Introduction to Advanced Food Process Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp 3-30