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Sachin Kumar

Researcher at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Publications -  84
Citations -  3634

Sachin Kumar is an academic researcher from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lignocellulosic biomass & Fermentation. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 60 publications receiving 2404 citations. Previous affiliations of Sachin Kumar include Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee & Indian Institute of Petroleum.

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Importance of chemical pretreatment for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss various chemical pretreatment processes, feasibility of the processes at industrial scale in terms of the mechanisms involved, advantages, disadvantages and economic assessment, and it is not possible to define the best pretreatment method as it depends on many factors such as type of lignocellulosic biomass, process parameters, environmental impact, economical feasibility, etc.
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Recent Trends in the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Value-Added Products

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the various pretreatment strategies currently in use and provide an overview of their utilization for the isolation of high-value bio-polymeric components, including cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.
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Different aspects of dry anaerobic digestion for bio-energy: An overview

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided different aspects for bio-energy production through dry anaerobic digestion suggested by different researchers and concluded that long term research and development for improvement and optimization of operational parameters in DAD is necessary.
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Scope of algae as third generation biofuels

TL;DR: The importance of the algal cell contents, various strategies for product formation through various conversion technologies, and its future scope as an energy security are discussed.
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Recent Advances in Production of Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass

TL;DR: In this article, various process options and kinetic models adopted towards resolving the technological challenges to develop a low-cost commercial process are reviewed, including pre-treatment, saccharification of cellulose and hemicellulose matrix.