Currently, I am working in District Environment Committee (DEC) Pilibhit, constituted by Directorate of Environment, Government of Uttar Pradesh to monitor and manage the existing environmental issues. DEC's prime concern is to provide technological solutions to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
I am recently engaged in understanding the role and mechanism of ligninolytic enzymes (laccase, lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase) and nature based solutions (constructed wetlands) in the degradation and detoxification of residual organic and inorganic pollutants in industrial wastewater. Moreover, I have been professionally certified in Miyawaki Plantation. I have worked on several Miyawaki plantation sites under government and semi-government projects. In addition, I have published many scientific papers, book chapters, popular science articles and proceedings journals in many international and national scientific journals. Therefore, I am an active member as a reviewer
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology (Biodegradation/detoxification of Industrial/Environmental Pollutants, Ecotoxicology, Metagenomics, Water & Wastewater Microbiology).
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Microbial Population Dynamics in Constructed Wetlands and Their Role in Wastewater Treatment S Ratna, A Kumar, S Kumar, G Kumar, R Kumar Integrated Bioeletrochemical–Constructed Wetland System for Future … , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Microbial Population Dynamics S Ratna, A Kumar, S Kumar, G Kumar, R Kumar Integrated Bioeletrochemical–Constructed Wetland System for Future … , 2025 2025
Bacterial Ligninolytic Enzymes as Green and Versatile Agents for Wastewater Treatment A Kumar, PK Bhargawa, S Chandra Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems, 259-272 , 2024 2024
Nature-based wastewater treatment systems: emerging approaches with potential resource recovery options A Kumar, S Kumar, S Ratna CRC Press , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
PGPR Assisted Phytoremediation of Industrial Wastewater for Environmental Sustainability S Ratna, M Singh, A Kumar, R Kumar Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems, 174-189 , 2024 2024
16 Bacterial Ligninolytic Enzymes A Kumar, PK Bhargawa, S Chandra Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems: Emerging Approaches with … , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
A comprehensive review on pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of 8 potent Prunus species of southeast Asia. S Agrawal, A Kumar, AK Singh, H Singh, S Thareja, P Kumar Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 44 (3), 620 , 2024 2024 Citations: 12
Nanobiocatalysis for environmental remediation and protection A Kumar, S Kumar, S Ratna Bionanocatalysis: from Design to Applications, 263-284 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Nanobiocatalysis for pharmacological and therapeutic applications A Kumar, S Kumar Bionanocatalysis: from Design to Applications, 361-374 , 2023 2023
Nanobiocatalysis for food and feed application A Kumar, S Kumar, S Ratna Bionanocatalysis: from Design to Applications, 249-262 , 2023 2023
Environmental pollutants of paper industry wastewater and their toxic effects on human health and ecosystem AK Singh, A Kumar, R Chandra Bioresource Technology Reports 20, 101250 , 2022 2022 Citations: 102
Constructed wetlands for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater: origin, impacts, treatment methods, and SWOT analysis S Kumar, B Pratap, D Dubey, A Kumar, S Shukla, V Dutta Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194 (12), 885 , 2022 2022 Citations: 26
Extremophilic ligninolytic enzymes: versatile biocatalytic tools with impressive biotechnological potential A Kumar, AK Singh, M Bilal, R Chandra Catalysis Letters 152 (8), 2302-2326 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Sustainable production of thermostable laccase from agro-residues waste by Bacillus aquimaris AKRC02 A Kumar, AK Singh, M Bilal, R Chandra Catalysis Letters 152 (6), 1784-1800 , 2022 2022 Citations: 48
Enzyme cocktail: a greener approach for biobleaching in paper and pulp industry A Kumar, M Bilal, AK Singh, S Ratna, KRT Rameshwari, I Ahmed, ... Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering, 303-328 , 2022 2022 Citations: 10
Lignin removal from pulp and paper industry waste streams and its application V Yadav, A Kumar, M Bilal, TA Nguyen, HMN Iqbal Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering, 265-283 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
MnP enzyme: Structure, mechanisms, distributions and its ample opportunities in biotechnological application A Kumar, AK Singh, S Kumar, R Chandra Bioprospecting of Microbial Diversity, 185-202 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
Paper and pulp mill wastewater: characterization, microbial-mediated degradation, and challenges A Kumar, AK Singh, M Bilal, S Prasad, KRT Rameshwari, R Chandra Nanotechnology in paper and wood engineering, 371-387 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
Extremophilic nature of microbial ligninolytic enzymes and their role in biodegradation A Kumar, R Chandra Microbial Biodegradation and bioremediation, 571-589 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
Organometallic pollutants of paper mill wastewater and their toxicity assessment on Stinging catfish and sludge worm AK Singh, A Kumar, M Bilal, R Chandra Environmental Technology & Innovation 24, 101831 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Ligninolytic enzymes and its mechanisms for degradation of lignocellulosic waste in environment A Kumar and R Chandra Heliyon , 2020 2020 Citations: 679
Application of omics technologies for microbial community structure and function analysis in contaminated environment V Kumar, K Singh, MP Shah, AK Singh, A Kumar, Y Kumar Wastewater treatment, 1-40 , 2021 2021 Citations: 144
Environmental pollutants of paper industry wastewater and their toxic effects on human health and ecosystem AK Singh, A Kumar, R Chandra Bioresource Technology Reports 20, 101250 , 2022 2022 Citations: 102
Ligninolytic enzymes and its mechanisms for degradation of lignocellulosic waste in environment. Heliyon 6: e03170 A Kumar, R Chandra 2020 Citations: 95
Bioremediation for environmental sustainability: toxicity, mechanisms of contaminants degradation, detoxification and challenges G Saxena, V Kumar, MP Shah Elsevier , 2020 2020 Citations: 52
Biodegradation and toxicity reduction of pulp paper mill wastewater by isolated laccase producing Bacillus cereus AKRC03 A Kumar, R Chandra Cleaner Engineering and Technology 4, 100193 , 2021 2021 Citations: 51
Sustainable production of thermostable laccase from agro-residues waste by Bacillus aquimaris AKRC02 A Kumar, AK Singh, M Bilal, R Chandra Catalysis Letters 152 (6), 1784-1800 , 2022 2022 Citations: 48
Optimization of Laccase Production by Bacillus sp. Strain AKRC01 in Presence of Agro-waste as Effective Substrate using Response Surface Methodology ASCR Adarsh Kumar, Singh AK Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 14 (1), 351-362 , 2020 2020 Citations: 39
Organometallic pollutants of paper mill wastewater and their toxicity assessment on Stinging catfish and sludge worm AK Singh, A Kumar, M Bilal, R Chandra Environmental Technology & Innovation 24, 101831 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
An assessment of metal in fly ash and their translocation and bioaccumulation in perennial grasses growing at the reclaimed opencast mines A Kumar, J Ahirwal, SK Maiti, R Das International Journal of Environmental Research 9 (3), 1089-1096 , 2015 2015 Citations: 32
Comparative analysis of residual organic pollutants from bleached and unbleached paper mill wastewater and their toxicity on Phaseolus aureus and Tubifex tubifex A Kumar, AK Singh, R Chandra Urban Water Journal 17 (10), 860-870 , 2020 2020 Citations: 31
Recent advances in physicochemical and biological approaches for degradation and detoxification of industrial wastewater A Kumar, AK Singh, R Chandra Emerging treatment technologies for waste management, 1-28 , 2021 2021 Citations: 29
Constructed wetlands for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater: origin, impacts, treatment methods, and SWOT analysis S Kumar, B Pratap, D Dubey, A Kumar, S Shukla, V Dutta Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194 (12), 885 , 2022 2022 Citations: 26
Lignin removal from pulp and paper industry waste streams and its application V Yadav, A Kumar, M Bilal, TA Nguyen, HMN Iqbal Nanotechnology in Paper and Wood Engineering, 265-283 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
Paper and pulp mill wastewater: characterization, microbial-mediated degradation, and challenges A Kumar, AK Singh, M Bilal, S Prasad, KRT Rameshwari, R Chandra Nanotechnology in paper and wood engineering, 371-387 , 2022 2022 Citations: 21
DETECTION OF REFRACTORY ORGANIC POLLUTANTS FROM PULP PAPER MILL EFFLUENT AND THEIR TOXICITY ON Triticum aestivum; Brassica campestris AND Tubifex-tubifex AKS A Kumar, R Chandra Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 8 ((5)), 663 – 675 , 2020 2020 Citations: 17
Extremophilic ligninolytic enzymes: versatile biocatalytic tools with impressive biotechnological potential A Kumar, AK Singh, M Bilal, R Chandra Catalysis Letters 152 (8), 2302-2326 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
WITHDRAWN: Residual organic pollutants detected from pulp and paper industry wastewater and their toxicity on Triticum aestivum and Tubifex-tubifex worms AK Singh, A Kumar, R Chandra Materials Today: Proceedings , 2020 2020 Citations: 13
A comprehensive review on pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of 8 potent Prunus species of southeast Asia. S Agrawal, A Kumar, AK Singh, H Singh, S Thareja, P Kumar Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 44 (3), 620 , 2024 2024 Citations: 12
Environmental contamination, toxicity profile and bioremediation approaches for treatment and detoxification of pulp paper industry effluent A Kumar, G Saxena, V Kumar, R Chandra Bioremediation for Environmental Sustainability, 375-402 , 2021 2021 Citations: 12
