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NameProf Rakesh Kumar Vij
DesignationAdjunct Professor
DepartmentPetroleum Engineering, School of Energy Technology
EmailRK.Vij@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Educational Qualifications
  • M.Sc. (Chemistry, DBS College, Garhwal University), 1977
  • M.Phil. (Chemistry, Delhi University, Delhi), 1979
  • Ph.D (Petroleum Engineering, Dibrugarh University), 2016
    Professional Affiliation
    ISM-IIT Dhabad MIT, Pune MS University, Baroda Dibrugarh University RGIPT, Rae-Bareli SPE, USA Kentucky University, USA IIM, Bangalore MDI, Gurgaon ASCI, Hydrebad
    Awards
    President of India Vice President Of India CMD, ONGC Director, ONGC
    Publications / Articles / Conference
    Articles/Chapters Published in the books
  • 'Desalination of seawater and related technologies: a step towards achieving sustainable development goals', Elsevier, Jan 2024
  • 'Hydrogen production driven by seawater electrolysis', Elsevier, May 2023
    Published Papers in Journals
  • 'A novel high-speed homogenizer assisted process intensification technique for biodiesel production using soya acid oil: Process optimization, kinetic and thermodynamic modelling', Energy Conversion and Management, pp. 119302-119319, Jan 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119302
  • 'Green hydrogen revolution: Mapping G20 nations' policies and geopolitical strategies in the net-zero emission era', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, pp. 538-550, Sep 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.538
  • 'A study on production of hydrogen using Al scrap feedstock', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp. 1-10, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34099-8
  • 'A Case Study on Reservoir Management and Performance Prediction of an Indian Oilfield for Enhanced Oil Recovery', Improved Oil and Gas Recovery, pp. 1-24, Jul 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.14800/IOGR.1282
  • 'Understanding the Complexity of Thin Laminated Sequences through Reservoir Characterization to Identify the True Potential in Krishna Godavari Offshore Area: A Case Study', Petroleum Science and Technology, pp. 1566-1583, Mar 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2022.2149795
  • 'Analysis of a novel high-speed homogenizer technique for methyl ester production using waste cooking oil: Multi-objective optimization and energy analysis', Chemical Engineering Research and Design, pp. 478-491, Jan 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.01.038
  • 'An overview of chemical enhanced oil recovery and its status in India', Petroleum Science, pp. 2305 - -2323, Aug 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2023.01.001
  • 'Production of biodiesel: kinetics and reusability studies of the Mg–Al hydrotalcite catalyst using Jatropha oil', Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, pp. 1729-1737, Apr 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RE00543C
  • 'A new extended Mohr-Coulomb criterion in the space of three-dimensional stresses on the in-situ rock', Geomechanics and Engineering, Vol. 32, No. 1 (2023), WOS, SCOPUS, SCI(E), Q1 Category Journal (IF 3.201): https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2023.32.1.049, pp. 49-68, Jan 2023, DOI : http://www.techno-press.org/content/?page=article&journal=gae&volume=32&num=1&ordernum=4
  • 'Cement-casing shear bond strength: a review of the affecting variables and various enhancement techniques', Petroleum Science and Technology, pp. 1971-1984, Nov 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2022.2105356
  • 'Production of biodiesel: kinetics and reusability studies of the Mg–Al hydrotalcite catalyst using Jatropha oil', Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, pp. 1729-1737, Apr 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RE00543C
  • 'Influence of wellhead pressure and water cut in the optimization of oil production from gas lifted wells', Petroleum Research, Jun 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptlrs.2021.09.008
  • 'Improved Design of Thread Plug Gauge for Easiness in Calibration and Accessibility', Journal of Metrology Society of India, pp. 735-740, Sep 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-022-00599-6
  • ' Fatigue analysis and reliability assessment of tether system of an offshore oil and gas platform operating in extreme sea-state conditions', Marine Systems & Ocean Technology, pp. 113-121, Sep 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/s40868-022-00118-x
    Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia

  • 'Predictive maintenance for sucker rod pumps using AlexNet-based deep learning: Efficient fault prediction utilizing visual representations', Fourth EAGE Digitalization Conference & Exhibition, mar 2024
  • 'Revalidation of components by implementation of bar-coded route cards and enterprise resource planning system in manufacturing units', 2nd International Conference on Industrial and Manufacturing Systems, feb 2023
  • 'Use of hybrid techniques in biodiesel for wastewater treatment application', International conference on advances in Water Treatment and Management (ICAWTM-23), mar 2023
  • 'Hydrodynamic cavitation-based intensification using a high-speed homogenizer for two-stage biodiesel production from waste cooking oil', 1st International Conference on Green Hydrogen for global de-carbonization (ICGHGD-23), mar 2023