Dr. Rajeev Kumar
Dy. Gen. Manager (R&D)
Corporate R&D Centre
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Dr. Rajeev Kumar is working as Dy. General Manager (R&D) at Corporate R&D Centre of Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., India. He has about 19 years of work experience. He has developed technologies like (a) BPMARRK®, (b) K Model®, (c) HiGee Deaeration, (d) A two-stage solvent deasphalting dearomatization (SD-A2) process, (e) A two-stage process for biodiesel /bio-lubricant production etc. which is real breakthrough innovations in hydrocarbon sector. Few innovations are named on the Inventors, K Model: Kumar’s Model and in BPMARRK, RK is Rajeev Kumar.
He has published over 25 research articles in journals like AICHE, Fuel, Fuel Processing Technology, HP, and PTQ etc. He has more than 20 Patents to his credit. He holds a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from BIT Sindri, M. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and PhD in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi.
He has won several National/International Awards for his innovation and contribution to the industry viz. Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award 2021 by Institute of Directors (IOD), India., Finalist in 2021 Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) Award, Best Innovation in Refinery Award 2021 in Digitalization category by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG), India, Best Innovation in R&D Institute Award 2019/20 by MoP&NG, India, Best Innovation in Refinery Award 2019/20 by MoP&NG, India, Innovation Award 2019/20 in “Process Innovation Leadership” category by Frost & Sullivan, PETROTECH-2019, Special Technical Award for Innovation in Hydrocarbon Sector, Special Jury Mention Award 2018/19 in Digital Modelling Category by Frost & Sullivan, Best Innovation in R&D Institute Award 2017/18 by MoP&NG, India, Innovator of The Year Award (2014) by Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI, India and many more.
Kumar’s work truly meets the very purpose of innovation, to make human life better.