Dr.Kosuru Ravi Kumar
- Dr.Kosuru Ravi Kumar
- Scientist - C
- ravikumar.niist@csir.res.in
- +917095827916
Dr. Kosuru Ravi Kumar obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from AcSIR at CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, with research focused on “Industrially Relevant Pathways for Lignin Isolation, Upgradation and Process Route Selection Based on Techno-Economic Analysis.” He has strong expertise in process development, optimization, and scale-up of chemical processes, particularly in the domains of biomass valorization, specialty chemicals, and sustainable process design. Prior to his doctoral research, he completed his M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University and B.Tech from MVGR College of Engineering, Vizianagaram.
Dr. Ravi Kumar has extensive research and industrial experience through his roles as a CSIR-Senior Research Fellow, Project Assistant at CSIR-IICT, as a Scientist (Downstream Processing) at Raspa Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, and also as an Independent Process Development Consultant, focusing on translating laboratory-scale innovations into scalable industrial processes.
His research contributions span process development for several industrially relevant chemicals, including paracetamol, benzaldehyde, cinnamic acid, vinylidene fluoride, and dicyandiamide, along with feasibility and cost optimization studies for various specialty and fine chemicals. He has also independently worked on sustainable processes such as chloroacetaldehyde and its derivatives, precipitated silica and its derivatives from rice husk ash, phytic acid extraction from millets, and value addition from fly ash. Ravi Kumar has authored multiple research publications in reputed journals with a focus on thermodynamic modeling, phase equilibria, and biomass-based chemical processes. His research interests include Circular Chemical Engineering, Process Development, Process Intensification and Feasibility, Process Scale-up and Design, sustainable processes, and integration of biomass and waste streams into value-added products.
Circular Chemical Engineering, Process Development, Process Intensification, Process Optimization, Process Scale-up, Chemical Process Design, Techno-Economic Analysis, Thermodynamic Modeling, Phase Equilibria Studies, Biomass Valorization, Waste-to-Chemicals, Sustainable and Green Chemical Processes, Reaction Engineering, Industrial Process Translation.
- Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, 2024, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
Thesis title: “Industrially relevant pathways for lignin isolation, upgradation, and selection of process route based on the techno-economic analysis”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. B. Satyavathi, Chemical Engineering and Process Technology Division, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad - M. Tech., Chemical Engineering, 2017, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Thesis title: “Measurement of Solubility and Modeling of Solid-Liquid Equilibrium of Benzoic Acid in Pure, Binary and Ternary Systems”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. T. Pratap Kumar, Chemical Engineering and Process Technology Division, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad - B. Tech., Chemical Engineering, 2015, MVGR College of Engineering, Vizianagaram
Thesis title: “Production of biodiesel from non-edible oils using a Sono chemical reactor”
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. S.V.A.R. Sastry, Department of Chemical Engineering, MVGR College of Engineering, Vizianagaram
- Scientist C (April 2026 - to-date) at CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum
- Process Consultant (June 2024 - March 2026) at Neo Fine Chemicals, Hyderabad
- CSIR-SRF (May 2021 - May 2024) at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
- Project Assistant (June 2018 - April 2021) at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
- CSIR Senior Research Fellowship - Direct (CSIR; 2021)
- Kosuru Ravi Kumar, Bankupalli, Satyavathi, Solubility estimation and thermodynamic modelling of vanillin in ecologically friendly mono solvents and binary systems, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2026, 71(4), 1893-1902 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.5c00671)
- Bhamidimarri Bharadwaj, Kumar Kosuru, Kommagalla Pramod, Palagummi Dinesh, Satyavathi Bankupalli, Measurement and correlation studies of phase equilibria and thermo physical properties of 2,6-Dichlorotoluene, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2024, 69(3), 749-757 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.3c00479)
- Kosuru Ravi Kumar, Borra Anusha, Bankupalli Satyavathi, Isolation of lignocellulosic components from corncob residue through industrially viable cleaner processes and their techno‑economic analysis, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023, 14(20) 1-15 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04677-w)
- Anoosha Borra, Ravi Kumar Kosuru, Ram Bharadwaj, Satyavathi B, Measurement and modelling of solubility of furan 2-carboxylic acid in mono and binary systems, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021, 326, 115271-115280 (DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115271)
- Kadakanchi Sandeepa, Tulasi S.V.R. Neeharika, Ravi Kumar K, Bankupalli Satyavathi, and Prathap Kumar Thella, Determination of Solid-Liquid Phase Equilibrium of Benzoic Acid in Mono, Binary, and Ternary Systems and Their Correlation, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2021, 66(1), 793-804 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.0c00873)
- Ravi Kumar Kosuru, Vineet Aniya, Alka Kumari, Huldah Suharika Chitturi, Aravindu Sreeramoju, Prathap Kumar Thella, Bankupalli Satyavathi, Measurement and correlation studies of phase equilibria and thermophysical properties of 4-tert-butylbenzaldehyde, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019, 11- 17 (10.1016/j.molliq.2019.01.133)
- Kadakanchi Sandeepa, Kosuru Ravi Kumar, Tulasi S. V. R. Neeharika, Bankupalli Satyavathi and Prathap Kumar Thella, Solubility Measurement and Thermodynamic Modeling of Benzoic Acid in Monosolvents and Binary Mixtures, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 2018, 63(6), 2028-2037 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.8b00025)