NIT Durgapur

Chemical Engineering

Faculty Details

Tamal Mandal Professor

Joined the Institute in Joined in 1998

tmandal[dot]che[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in

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125

Publications

10

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Consultancy Projects

Education

13

Doctoral Students

0

Continuing Education

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Education

Examination /degree	Specialization	Board / University	Year
Ph.D	Chemical Engineering	Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32	2010
M. Tech	Chemical Engineering	NIT, Durgapur, West Bengal	2004
M. Tech	Biotechnology	Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32	1995
B. Tech [B. Ch.E]	Chemical Engineering	Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32	1993

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Tamal Mandal

DST, INDIA

3 years

Ongoing

Sl No.	Title	Sponsoring Agency	Value (Rs)	Year	Status(Completed/ ongoing)
10.	Studies on the effect of anammox group of bacteria for the treatment of waste water containing nitrogenous contaminants	Core Research Grant (Science & Engineering Research Board)	37 lakhs	2021	Ongoing
9.	Centre for Technological Excellence in Water Purification	DST-WTI	58.44 lakhs	2019	Ongoing
8.	Training SC/ST Community in Selected Rural Areas of Durgapur on Organic Agriculture and Biofertilizer production’	DST-NRDMS	6.9 lakhs	2017	Completed
7.	Department of infrastructure development	DST-FIST	65 lakhs out of 220 lakhs	2016	Ongoing
6.	Studies on upgrading of water quality in coal mining area of Meghalaya and Eastern Coal mines by Chemisorption and Bioremediation towards mitigation of unscientific coal mining	DBT, Govt of India	48.45 lakhs	2014	Completed
5.	Development of a green technology for improvement of paper quality and to minimize the generation of genotoxic effluents.	DBT, Govt of India 102/IFD/SAN /3549/2011-2012	Rs. 25.36 lakhs	2012	Completed
4.	Need assessment survey for Rice mills at Burdwan, West Bengal	NID, Ahmadabad	Rs. 2 lakhs	2012	Completed
3.	Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-learning	National Mission Project on education through ICT MHRD, Govt. of India	Rs. 15 lakhs	2009	Completed
2.	Development of suitable bacterial culture and process optimization for chemical and biochemical oxidation of phenol, ammonia, cyanide at BOD Plant of DSP	Durgapur Steel Plant, SAIL CO/0300/BOD/NIT/07-08/01/892	Rs. 3.0 lakhs	2007	Completed
1.	Molecular modeling on metallo-Leaching proteins: A Biotechnological thrive for the beneficiation of low and marginal grade Ore and Minerals.	Dept. of secondary and higher education MHRD, GOI.Letter No.: F.27-1/2002.TS. dated: 19.03.2002	Rs. 10 lakhs	2002	Completed

Tamal Mandal

Government of India

3 years

Ongoing

Doctoral Students

Saswata Goswami

Awarded

Fermentative production of cholesterol – lowering drugs particularly Lovastatin.

Anuj Kumar

Awarded

Studies on integrated treatment system for industrial waste and recovery of value added products

Moumita Hazra

Awarded

Optimization and preparation of targeted drug delivery system against degenerative liver diseases.

Somya Banerjee

Awarded

Experimental study on Chromium (VI) removal from simulated coal mine wastewater using integrated approach

Kalyan Kumar Sarkar

Awarded

Study on management of Pharmaceutical industrial wastewater by advanced oxidation process

Uttarini Pathak

Awarded

Simultaneous Physicochemical Separation, Treatment and Reuse of Industrial Wastes to save the Natural Resources

Amita Sharma

Awarded

Process development of nanocellulose biopolymer production from rice straw, its characterization, dispersibility, derivative design and stability study

Anuradha Mukharjee

Awarded

Synthesis of bio-ethanol from rice straw using Pichia stipitis

Subhasish Majee

submitted

Studies on Formulation and Production of Cost Effective Bio-Organic Fertilizer derived from Industrial and Agricultural Waste Materials

Manish Chandra Kannaujiya

Submitted

Development of a suitable treatment system for hazardous Leather Industry dye (Acid Yellow 2GL) removal from simulated wastewater

Arunava Chatterjee

(Ongoing)

Rwiddhi Sarkhel

(Ongoing)

Saheli Kar

(Ongoing)

Projects

Sl.No.	Title	Name of the PI	Funding Agency	Amount (Rs.)	Project Type	Project Status	Date of Initiation	Date of Completion
1	Studies on the effect of anammox group of bacteria for the treatment of waste water containing nitrogenous contaminants	Tamal Mandal	Core Research Grant (Science & Engineering Research Board)	3,700,000	Sponsored	Ongoing	2021
2	Centre for Technological Excellence in Water Purification	Tamal Mandal	DST-WTI	5,844,000	Sponsored	Ongoing	2019
3	Training SC/ST Community in Selected Rural Areas of Durgapur on Organic Agriculture and Biofertilizer production’	Tamal Mandal	DST-NRDMS	690,000	Sponsored	Completed	2017
4	Department of infrastructure development	Tamal Mandal	DST-FIST	6,500,000	Sponsored	Ongoing	2016
5	Studies on upgrading of water quality in coal mining area of Meghalaya and Eastern Coal mines by Chemisorption and Bioremediation towards mitigation of unscientific coal mining	Tamal Mandal	DBT, Govt of India	4,845,000	Sponsored	Completed	2014
6	Development of a green technology for improvement of paper quality and to minimize the generation of genotoxic effluents.	Tamal Mandal	DBT, Govt of India 102/IFD/SAN /3549/2011-2012	2,536,000	Sponsored	Completed	2012
7	Need assessment survey for Rice mills at Burdwan, West Bengal	Tamal Mandal	NID, Ahmadabad	200,000	Sponsored	Completed	2012
8	Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-learning	Tamal Mandal	National Mission Project on education through ICT MHRD, Govt. of India	1,500,000	Sponsored	Completed	2009
9	Molecular modeling on metallo-Leaching proteins: A Biotechnological thrive for the beneficiation of low and marginal grade Ore and Minerals.	Tamal Mandal	Dept. of secondary and higher education MHRD, GOI.Letter No.: F.27-1/2002.TS. dated: 19.03.2002	1,000,000	Sponsored	Completed	2002
10	Development of suitable bacterial culture and process optimization for chemical and biochemical oxidation of phenol, ammonia, cyanide at BOD Plant of DSP	Tamal Mandal	Durgapur Steel Plant, SAIL CO/0300/BOD/NIT/07-08/01/892	300,000	Sponsored	Completed		2007

Projects

Sl.No.	Title	Name of the PI	Funding Agency	Amount (Rs.)	Project Type	Project Status	Date of Initiation	Date of Completion
1	Studies on the effect of anammox group of bacteria for the treatment of waste water containing nitrogenous contaminants	Tamal Mandal	Core Research Grant (Science & Engineering Research Board)	3,700,000	Sponsored	Ongoing	2021
2	Centre for Technological Excellence in Water Purification	Tamal Mandal	DST-WTI	5,844,000	Sponsored	Ongoing	2019
3	Training SC/ST Community in Selected Rural Areas of Durgapur on Organic Agriculture and Biofertilizer production’	Tamal Mandal	DST-NRDMS	690,000	Sponsored	Completed	2017
4	Department of infrastructure development	Tamal Mandal	DST-FIST	6,500,000	Sponsored	Ongoing	2016
5	Studies on upgrading of water quality in coal mining area of Meghalaya and Eastern Coal mines by Chemisorption and Bioremediation towards mitigation of unscientific coal mining	Tamal Mandal	DBT, Govt of India	4,845,000	Sponsored	Completed	2014
6	Development of a green technology for improvement of paper quality and to minimize the generation of genotoxic effluents.	Tamal Mandal	DBT, Govt of India 102/IFD/SAN /3549/2011-2012	2,536,000	Sponsored	Completed	2012
7	Need assessment survey for Rice mills at Burdwan, West Bengal	Tamal Mandal	NID, Ahmadabad	200,000	Sponsored	Completed	2012
8	Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-learning	Tamal Mandal	National Mission Project on education through ICT MHRD, Govt. of India	1,500,000	Sponsored	Completed	2009
9	Molecular modeling on metallo-Leaching proteins: A Biotechnological thrive for the beneficiation of low and marginal grade Ore and Minerals.	Tamal Mandal	Dept. of secondary and higher education MHRD, GOI.Letter No.: F.27-1/2002.TS. dated: 19.03.2002	1,000,000	Sponsored	Completed	2002
10	Development of suitable bacterial culture and process optimization for chemical and biochemical oxidation of phenol, ammonia, cyanide at BOD Plant of DSP	Tamal Mandal	Durgapur Steel Plant, SAIL CO/0300/BOD/NIT/07-08/01/892	300,000	Sponsored	Completed		2007

Projects

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Journals

ID	Details	Year
2022	1. Comparative performance evaluation of chitosan based polymeric microspheres and nanoparticles as delivery system for bacterial β-carotene derived from Planococcus sp. TRC1. Majumdar, S., Mandal, T., Mandal, D. D. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 195, 384-397. SCI	2022
2021	2. Experimental investigations of hazardous leather industry dye (Acid Yellow 2GL) removal from simulated wastewater using a promising integrated approach. Kannaujiya, M. C., Kumar, R., Mandal, T., & Mondal, M. K. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 155, 444-454 SCI	2021
2021	3. Optimization and characterization of hepatoprotective andrographolide microspheres in the necrotic rat model. Hazra, M., Mandal, D. D., Mandal, T., Rao, B. P., & Samaddar, S. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 65, 102679 SCI	2021
2021	4. Dispersibility and Stability Studies of Cellulose Nanofibers: Implications for Nanocomposite Preparation. Sharma, A., Mandal, T., & Goswami, S. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 29(5), 1516-1525. SCI	2021
2021	5. Biodegradation efficacy of coke oven wastewater inherent co-cultured novel sp. Alcaligenes faecalis JF339228 and Klebsiella oxytoca KF303807 on phenol and cyanide—kinetic and toxicity analysis. Pathak, U., Mogalapalli, P., Mandal, D. D., & Mandal, T. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-16 SCI	2021
2021	6. Ecotoxicological risk assessment of pentachlorophenol, an emerging DBP to plants: evaluation of oxidative stress and antioxidant responses. Ranjan, J., Joshi, V., Mandal, T., & Mandal, D. D. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-12. SCI	2021
2021	7. Extensive analyses of mass transfer, kinetics, and toxicity for hazardous acid yellow 17 dye removal using activated carbon prepared from waste biomass of Solanum melongena. Kannaujiya, M. C., Prajapati, A. K., Mandal, T., Das, A. K., & Mondal, M. K. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 1-19 SCI	2021
2021	8. Fabrication of cellulose acetate nanocomposite films with lignocelluosic nanofiber filler for superior effect on thermal, mechanical and optical properties. Sharma, A., Mandal, T., & Goswami, S. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 25, 100642. SCI	2021
2021	9. Mechanistic insight for DBP induced growth inhibition in Vigna radiata via oxidative stress and DNA damage. Ranjan, J., Mandal, T., & Mandal, D. D. Chemosphere, 263, 128062. SCI	2021
2021	10. Removal of levosulpiride from pharmaceutical wastewater using an advanced integrated treatment strategy comprising physical, chemical, and biological treatment. Jhunjhunwala, A., Pathak, U., Sarkar, K. K., Majee, S., Mandal, D. D., & Mandal, T. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 40(1), e13482. SCI	2021
2021	11. Transforming wet blue leather and potato peel into an eco-friendly bio-organic NPK fertilizer for intensifying crop productivity and retrieving value-added recyclable chromium salts. Majee, S., Halder, G., Mandal, D. D., Tiwari, O. N., & Mandal, T. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 411, 125046. SCI	2021
2020	12. Toward sustainable and eco-friendly production of coffee: abatement of wastewater and evaluation of its potential valorization. Sengupta, B., Priyadarshinee, R., Roy, A., Banerjee, A., Malaviya, A., Singha, S., Mandal, T. and Kumar, A., Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, pp.1-20. SCI doi.org/10.1007/s10098-020-01841-y	2020
2020	13. Process parametric optimization toward augmentation of silica yield using Taguchi technique and artificial neural network approach. Pathak, U., Kumari, S., Kumar, A., & Mandal, T. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-19. SCI doi.org/10.1007/s40974-020-00152-8	2020
2020	14. Evaluation of mass transfer effect and response surface optimization for abatement of phenol and cyanide using immobilized carbon alginate beads in a fixed bio‐column reactor. Pathak, U., Banerjee, A., Roy, T., Das, S. K., Das, P., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 15(2), SCI e2405. doi.org/10.1002/apj.2405	2020
2020	15. Production kinetics of β-carotene from Planococcus sp. TRC1 with concomitant bioconversion of industrial solid waste into crystalline cellulose rich biomass. Majumdar, S., Mandal, T., & Mandal, D. D. Process Biochemistry. 12 SCI doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2020.01.012	2020
2020	16. Development and Formulation of an Organic Fertilizer from Industrial and Agricultural Waste to Study the Growth of Marigold (Tagetes) Plant. International Journal of Mathematical, Majee, S., Halder, G., Krishnaraj, R. N., Mandal, T. Engineering and Management Sciences, 5, 395-404. SCI DOI: 10.33889/IJMEMS.2020.5.3.033	2020
2019	17. Formulating nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium enriched organic manure from solid waste: A novel approach of waste valorization. Majee, S., Halder, G., & Mandal, T. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 132, 160-168. SCI doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.10.013	2019
2019	18. Biodegradation of alkali lignin by Bacillus flexus RMWW II: analyzing performance for abatement of rice mill wastewater. Kumar, A., Priyadarshinee, R., Singha, S., Sengupta, B., Roy, A., Dasgupta, D., & Mandal, T. Water Science and Technology, 80(9), 1623-1632 SCI DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.005	2019
2019	19. Cetylpyridinium bromide assisted micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration for treating enrofloxacin-laden water. Chowdhury, S., Halder, G., Mandal, T., & Sikder, J. Science of the total environment, 687, 10-23. SCI doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.074	2019
2019	20. Design and development of an integrated treatment system for pharmaceutical waste with toxicological study. Sarkar, K. K., Majee, S., Pathak, U., Mandal, D. D., & Mandal, T. DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT, 164, 75-85. SCI DOI:10.5004/dwt.2019.24341	2019
2019	21. “Isolation and screening of lignin degrading fungus for biodegradation of age old rice straw”, Anuradha Mukherjee, Anamika Bhattacharya, Tamal Mandal and Pradip K. Chatterjee Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc. Volume 21, No. (1): 140-149. SCI	2019
2019	22. Efficacy of spent tea waste as chemically impregnated adsorbent involving ortho-phosphoric and sulphuric acid for abatement of aqueous phenol—isotherm, kinetics and artificial neural network modelling. Pathak, U., Jhunjhunwala, A., Roy, A., Das, P., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-19. SCI doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-06014-z.	2019
2019	23. Comprehensive analysis on sorptive uptake of enrofloxacin by activated carbon derived from industrial paper sludge. Chowdhury, S., Sikder, J., Mandal, T., & Halder, G. (2019). Science of the Total Environment, 665, 438-452. SCI doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.081	2019
2019	24. Development of an integrated treatment strategy for removal of ondansetron using simultaneous adsorption, oxidation and bioremediation technique. Sarkar, K. K., Majee, S., Pathak, U., Polepali, S., Halder, G., Mandal, D. D., & Mandal, T. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7(2), 103020. SCI doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103020	2019
2019	25. Simultaneous o-cresol degradation and biosurfactant production by indigenous bacterial monoculture: kinetics and genotoxic risk assessment. Behera, M., Paul, I., Paul, S. S., Mandal, T., & Mandal, D. D. environment, 31, 32. SCI doi: 10.5004/dwt.2019.23508	2019
2019	26. Environmental risk appraisement of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in plant model system: Allium cepa. Ranjan, J., Mandal, T., & Mandal, D. D. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(9), 8609-8622. SCI doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04262-7	2019
2019	27. Interlining Cr (VI) remediation mechanism by a novel bacterium Pseudomonas brenneri isolated from coalmine wastewater. , Banerjee, S., Kamila, B., Barman, S., Joshi, S. R., Mandal, T., & Halder, G. Journal of environmental management 233, 271-282 SCI DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.048	2019
2019	28. Exploring Planococcus sp. TRC1, a bacterial isolate, for carotenoid pigment production and detoxification of paper mill effluent in immobilized fluidized bed reactor. , Majumdar, S., Priyadarshinee, R., Kumar, A., Mandal, T., & Mandal, D. D. Journal of cleaner production 211, 1389-1402. SCI DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.157	2019
2019	29. Commercial application of cellulose nano-composites-A review. Sharma, A., Thakur, M., Bhattacharya, M., Mandal, T., & Goswami, S. Biotechnology Reports, e00316. SCI doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00316	2019
2019	30. Bioattenuation of phenol and cyanide involving immobilised spent tea activated carbon with Alcaligenes faecalis JF339228: Critical assessment of the degraded intermediates. , Pathak, U., Roy, A., Mandal, D. D., Das, P., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 14(1), e2278. SCI doi.org/10.1002/apj.2278	2019
2018	31. Application of zirconium caged activated biochar alginate beads towards deionization of Cr (VI) laden water in a fixed bed column reactor. Banerjee, S., Joshi, S. R., Mandal, T., & Halder, G. Journal of environmental chemical engineering,. 6(4), 4018-4029 SCI	2018
2018	32. Effect of bio-fertilizers on growth and flowering of Dendrobium var. Sonia. Kumari, S., Chowdhuri, T. K., & Mandal, T. Journal of Crop and Weed 14(2), 85-88 SCI	2018
2017	33. “Investigations on the kinetics of Acid catalyzed hemicellulose hydrolysis derived from waste rice straw for the production of bio-ethanol”, Anuradha Mukherjee, Tamal Mandal, Amit Ganguly, Prem Sundar Ghosh and Pradip K.Chatterjee Indian Journal of Science and Technology Volume 10, Issue 11,1-8. SCI DOI:10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i11/92605,,	2017
2017	34. Economic and sustainable management of wastes from rice industry: combating the potential threats. Anuj Kumar, Abhishek Roy, Rashmi Priyadarshinee , Bratin Sengupt, Alok Malaviya & Dalia Dasguptamandal ,Tamal Mandal Environ Sci Pollut Res 017-0293-7 SCI DOI 10.1007/s11356-017-0293-7.	2017
2017	35. Cellulose nanofibers from rice straw: Process development for improved delignification and better crystallinity index. Sharma, A., Mandal, T., & Goswami, S. Trends in Carbohydrate Research, 9(4). 9(4) SCI	2017
2017	36. Exploring the diverse potentials of Planococcus sp.TRC1 for the deconstruction of recalcitrant kraft lignin. R. Priyadarshinee, A. Kumar, Tamal Mandal D. Dasguptamandal International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer) 2.334 SCI	2017
2017	37. Treatment of coke oven wastewater using ozone with hydrogen peroxide and activated carbon. A. Kumar, B. Sengupta, R. Priyadarshinee, S. Singha, D. Dasgupta, Tamal Mandal Desalination and Water Treatment 1. 272 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2017
2017	38. Removal of catechol from aqueous solutions by adsorption using low cost activated carbon prepared from Eichhornia crassipes A. Kumar, A. Jash, R. Priyadarshinee, B. Sengupta, D. Dasgupta, G. Halder, Tamal Mandal Desalination and Water Treatment 1.272 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2017
2017	39. Biosorptive removal of Fe2+ from simulated coalmine wastewater using activated biochar of Colocasia esculenta: Optimization through Response Surface Methodology S. Banerjee, A. LaminKa-ot, S. R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, G. Halder Water Environment Research (IWA Publications) 1-12 SCI	2017
2017	40. Insight into Cr6+ reduction efficiency of Rhodococcus erythropolis isolated from coalmine waste water. S. Banerjee, S.R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, G.N. Halder Chemosphere (Elsevier) 167: 269-281 SCI	2017
2016	41. Unleashing the potential of ligninolytic bacterial contributions towards pulp and paper industry: key challenges and new insights R. Priyadarshinee, A. Kumar, Tamal Mandal D. Dasguptamandal Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) 23: 23349 – 23368 SCI	2016
2016	42. Current techniques in rice mill effluent treatment: Emerging opportunities for waste reuse and waste-to-energy conversion) A. Kumar, R. Priyadarshinee, A. Roy, D. Dasgupta, Tamal Mandal Chemosphere (Elsevier) 164: 404-412 SCI	2016
2016	43. Biosorptive uptake of Fe2+, Cu2+ and As5+ by activated biochar derived from Colocasia esculenta: Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, and cost estimation S. Banerjee, S. Mukherjee, A. LaminKa-ot, S.R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, G.N. Halder Journal of Advanced Research (Elsevier) 7: 597-610 SCI	2016
2016	44. Lignin degradation in the production of bioethanol - a review A. Mukherjee, Tamal Mandal, A. Ganguly, P. K. Chatterjee ChemBioEng Reviews (Wiley-VCH) Manuscript ID: cben.201500016 SCI	2016
2016	45. Intensive insight into the enhanced utilization of rice husk ash: Abatement of rice mill wastewater and recovery of silica as a value added product Kumar, S. Singha, B. Sengupta, D. Dasgupta, S. Datta, Tamal Mandal Ecological Engineering (Elsevier) 91: 270-281 SCI	2016
2016	46. Rice husk ash based silica supported iron catalyst coupled with Fenton-like process for the abatement of rice mill wastewater Kumar, R. Priyadarshinee, S. Singha, D. Dasgupta, Tamal Mandal Clean Technology and Environmental Policy (Springer) 18: 2565 – 2577 SCI	2016
2016	47. Removal of phenol from aqueous solutions using adsorbents derived from low-cost agro-residues J. Dasgupta, A. Kumar, D. D. Mandal, Tamal Mandal, S. Datta Desalination and Water Treatment 57:14188-14212 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2016
2016	48. Evaluation of performance of Planococcus sp. TRC1 an indigenous bacterial isolate monoculture as bioremediator for tannery effluent M. Behera, D. Dhali , S. Chityala, Tamal Mandal, P. Bhattacharya , D. Dasgupta Mandal Desalination and Water Treatment 57: 13213-13224 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2016
2015	49. Recovery of value added products from Rice husk ash to explore an economic way for recycle and reuse of agricultural waste – A review A. Kumar, B. Sengupta, D. Dasgupta, Tamal Mandal,S. Datta Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology (Springer) 15:47-65 SCI	2015
2015	50. Simultaneous recovery of silica and treatment of rice mill wastewater using rice husk ash: An economic approch A. Kumar, S. Singha, D. Dasgupta, S. Datta, Tamal Mandal Ecological Engineering (Elsevier) 84: 29-37 SCI	2015
2015	51. Improving the perspective of raw eucalyptus kraft pulp for industrial application through autochthonous bacterial mediated delignification R. Priyadarshinee, A. Kumar, Tamal Mandal, D.D. Mandal Industrial Crops and Products (Elsevier) 74: 293–303 SCI	2015
2015	52. Designing polymeric microparticulate drug delivery system for hydrophobic drug quercetin M. Hazra, D. Dasgupta Mandal, Tamal Mandal, S. Bhuniya, M. Ghosh Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (Elsevier) 23:429–436 SCI	2015
2015	53. Review on management of pharmaceutical waste water K. K. Sarkar,Tamal Mandal World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 4(9), 565-575 SCI	2015
2015	54. Reactive red 120 retention through ultrafiltration enhanced by synthetic and natural polyelectrolytes J. Dasgupta, J.Sikder,Tamal Mandal, Utpal Adhikari Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier) 299:192–205 SCI	2015
2014	55. Cost saving treatment management of propranol HCl (pharmaceutical) manufacturing waste water by fenton oxidation process K. K. Sarkar, Tamal Mandal Journal of Advance Pharmaceutical Research and Bioscience 2(2): 12-15. SCI	2014
2013	56. Effect of pH and temperature on stability and kinetics of novel extracellular serine alkaline protease (70kDa) Bhunia, B. Basak, Tamal Mandal, P. Bhattacharya, A. Dey International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier) 54,1-8 SCI	2013
2013	57. Optimization of culture condition for growth and phenol degradation by Alcaligenes faecalis JF339228 using Taguchi methodology A. Kumar, B. Bhunia, D. Dasgupta, Tamal Mandal, S. Datta, P. Bhattacharya Desalination and water treatment 51, 3153-3161 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2013
2013	58. ). Optimization of process parameters for phenol degradation by A. faecalis using Plackett-Burman and response surface methodology S. Mandal, B. Bhunia, A. Kumar, D. Dasgupta, Tamal Mandal, S. Datta Desalination and water treatment 1-12 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2013
2013	59. Identification and characterization for lovastatin producing strain Aspergillus terreus S. Goswami, B. Bhunia and Tamal Mandal Pharmawave 1-10 SCI	2013
2013	60. Optimization of media components for lovastatin production from Aspergillus terreus (JX081272) using Taguchi Methodology S. Goswami, B. Bhunia, Tamal Mandal Journal of Bioprocess Engineering and Biorefinery 2, 1-8 SCI	2013
2013	61. Optimization of media components for lovastatin production from Aspergillus terreus (JX081272) using Taguchi Methodology S. Goswami, B. Bhunia, Tamal Mandal Journal of Bioprocess Engineering and Biorefinery 2, 1-8 SCI	2013
2013	62. Purification and Characterization of Lovastatin from Aspergillus terreus (JX081272.1) . Goswami, B. Bhunia, Tamal Mandal Journal of Pharma SciTech 27-30 SCI	2013
2012	63. A Review on Production of Echinocandins by Aspergillus sp. S. Goswami, A. Rani, R. Priyadarshini, B. Bhunia, Tamal Mandal Journal of Biochemical Technology 568-575 SCI	2012
2012	64. A review on lovastatin and its production S. Goswami, B. Bhunia, Tamal Mandal Journal of Biochemical Technology 581-587 SCI	2012
2012	65. Chatacterization methods for Bacteria Tamal Mandal, P. Palit, S. Goswami, D. Mukhopadhyay, B. Bhunia Pharamawave 5, 84-88 SCI	2012
2010	66. Treatment of leather industry wastewater by aerobic biological and Fenton oxidation process Tamal Mandal, D. Dasgupta, S. Mandal, S. Datta. Journal of Hazardous Materials (Elsevier) 180(1-3), 204-211 SCI	2010
2010	67. A biotechnological thrive on COD and chromium removal from leather industrial wastewater by the isolated microorganisms Tamal Mandal, D. Dasgupta, S. Mandal, S. Datta. Desalination and Water Treatment 382-392 SCI (Taylor & Francis)	2010
2010	68. Advanced oxidation process and biotreatment: Their roles in combined industrial wastewater treatment Tamal Mandal, S. Maity, D. Dasgupta, S. Datta Desalination (Elsevier) 87-94 SCI	2010
2010	69. Optimization of Flocculating Activity from Bacillus Sp. by Response Surface Methodology: A Statistical Approach Bhunia, K. K. Behra, Tamal Mandal, H. P. Sharma International Journal of Biological Sciences and Engineering 84-95 SCI	2010
2002	70. Prebleaching of Pulp with Mycelium-free Culture Fluids of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Tamal Mandal, HR Ghatak, P Gupta INDIAN CHEMICAL ENGINEER 44 (4), 241-245 SCI	2002

Conferences

ID	Details	Year
2020	1.Multivariable Optimisation of an Advanced Oxidation Process for the treatment of Puffed-Rice Mill Wastewater using valorised Rice Husk Ash. WATER 2020	2020
2019	2.. Bioattenuation of poly-aromatic compounds by an isolated bacterial strain: Process optimisation and toxicity analysis Bhubaneswar	2019
2019	3.Simultaneous treatment of rice mill wastewater and value-added product recovery using rice husk ash NSWMRC	2019
2019	4.Optimization of process parameters using Taguchi and artificial neural network approach coupled with membrane desalination for augmentation of silica yield Heraklion, Greece	2019
2019	5.Development of N-P-K enriched Bio-organic fertilizer from solid waste along with Plant growth promoting bacteria NSWMRC	2019
2019	6.Development of N-P-K enriched Bio-organic fertilizer from solid waste along with Plant growth promoting bacteria NSWMRC	2019
2019	7.Development and formulation of an organic fertilizer from industrial and agricultural waste to study the growth of marigold (Tagetes) plant Durgapur	2019
2019	8.Treatment of Levosulpiride from pharmaceutical wastewater using an advanced integrated treatment strategy Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece	2019
2019	9.Aqueous synthesis and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against pseudomonas putida Andhra Pradesh	2019
2018	10. A consolidated stratagem towards defenestration of coke oven wastewater using various advanced techniques - An analogous study Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh	2018
2018	11.Bioremediation of Napthalene and Acenapthene by Klebsiella oxytoca KF303807 BIOSPECTRUM	2018
2017	12.Critical Overview on Petroleum Wastewater: Origin Treatment and Management Dhanbad, Jharkhand	2017
2016	13.Study of ammonia removal from simulated coke oven wastewater using commercial charcoal activated carbon Kolkata India	2016
2016	14.Removal of leather dye from aqueous solution with adsorption technique using Solanum melongena (eggplant) as low cost adsorbent Bharati, Santiniketan, India	2016
2016	15.Optimization of culture condition for growth and cyanide degradation using RSM for bacteria isolated from coke oven wastewater Chandigarh, India	2016
2016	16.Treatment of coke oven wastewater using ozone with hydrogen peroxide and activated carbon Rome, Italy	2016
2016	17.Removal of catechol from aqueous solutions by adsorption using low cost activated carbon prepared from Eichhornia crassipes Rome, Italy	2016
2015	18.Degradation of simulated wastewater (coke-oven based) by the combination of advanced oxidation process with an aerobic biological treatment Kottayam, India	2015
2015	19.Treatment of rice mill wastewater using rice husk-based silica supported iron catalyst by Fenton-like process Dhanbad	2015
2015	20.Treatment of rice mill wastewater using modified adsorbent prepared from rice husk ash Dhanbad	2015
2015	21.Degradation of simulated wastewater (coke-oven based) by the combination of advanced oxidation process with an aerobic biological treatment Kottayam, India	2015
2015	22.Degradation of simulated wastewater (coke-oven based) by the combination of advanced oxidation process with an aerobic biological treatment Kottayam, India	2015
2015	23.Degradation of simulated wastewater (coke-oven based) by the combination of advanced oxidation process with an aerobic biological treatment Kottayam, India	2015
2015	24.Degradation of simulated wastewater (coke-oven based) by the combination of advanced oxidation process with an aerobic biological treatment Kottayam, India	2015
2015	25.Degradation of simulated wastewater (coke-oven based) by the combination of advanced oxidation process with an aerobic biological treatment Kottayam, India	2015
2014	26.Evaluation of bioassays for the toxicity determination of coke oven wastewater and its major individual components Durgapur, West Bengal	2014
2014	27.A Study on Biodegradation Kinetics of Ammonical Nitrogen Using Isolated Bacteria and Toxicity of Ammonia on Plants Durgapur, West Bengal	2014
2013	28.. Integrated treatment of coke oven wastewater by physical adsorption and aerobic biological process Mumbai, India	2013
2013	29.Study on the effect of pH on adsorption of phenol and catechol by the use of commercial activated carbon and assessment of toxicity reduction Mumbai, India	2013
2013	30.Adsorption of meta-cresol from aqueous solutions using activated carbon prepared from Solonum tuberosum stem Mumbai, India.	2013
2013	31.Isolation of cyanide degrading bacteria from coke oven wastewater and optimization of culture condition for growth and cyanide degradation using Response surface methodology Mumbai, India	2013
2013	32.Scale up study for treatment of simulated coke oven wastewater by isolated bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca KF303807 Mumbai, India.	2013
2012	33.Isolation and characterization of microorganisms from coke oven wastewater and its role on biodegradation Kannur, Kerala, India	2012
2012	34.Biodegradation of Salicylic acid and its kinetics study using isolated bacteria from coke oven wastewater Kannur, Kerala, India.	2012
2011	35.Treatment of synthetic wastewater (coke-oven based) by different Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) and in combination with biological treatment Banglore, Karnataka, India	2011
2011	36.Biochemical Treatment of Coke Oven Wastewater by Alcaligenes faecalis and in Combination with Advanced with Oxidation and Membrane Separation Process Philadelphia, USA	2011
2011	37.Chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its antimicrobial activity Lucknow, U.P., India	2011
2011	38.Biodegradation of O-cresol by Alcaligenes faecalis and its kinetic study Banglore, Karnataka, India	2011
2011	39.Optimization of process parameters for phenol degradation by A. faecalis using Plackett-Burman and response surface methodology Banglore, Karnataka, India	2011
2010	40.COD and cyanide removal from wastewater of Durgapur steel industry (DSP), India by advanced oxidation process with photooxidation and Cu+ catalysis Penang, Malaysia	2010
2009	41.Biological treatment of wastewater (Steel Industry) by P. Putida and in combination with Fenton’s reagents Agra, U.P., India	2009
2008	42.Oxygen Mass transfer coefficient in Bioreactor and wastewater treatment by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Chandigarh, Punjab, India	2008
2008	43.A Method of selection of Bioreactor material based on microbial influence corrosion Honolulu, Hawai, USA	2008
2005	44.Biochemical treatment of leather waste (Kolkata) and optimization of process parameters Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu, India	2005
2004	45.Kinetic studies on wastewater treatment by Thiobacilus ferrooxidans Guwahati, Assam, India.	2004
2004	46.Kinetic studies on wastewater treatment by Thiobacilus ferrooxidans Guwahati, Assam, India.	2004
2003	47.Study The Effect of MIC (Thiobacillus ferrooxidans mediated bioreaction) on Aluminium based composite material Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India.	2003
2003	48.A biotechnological thrive for waste water treatment and optimization of process parameters Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India	2003
2003	49.Microbial Induced Corrosion (MIC) of different metals/alloys by molasses Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India.	2003
2003	50.Microbial extraction of Cu2+ from low grade chalcopyrite using different ions/compounds Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India.	2003

Books

ID	Title
Pathak, U., Mandal, D. D., Jewrajka, S. K., Saha, P. D., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. (2020). A Consolidated Stratagem Towards Defenestration of Coke Oven Wastewater Using Various Advanced Techniques—An Analogous Study. In Recent Trends in Waste Water Treatment and Water Resource Management (pp. 57-66). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0706-9	1. Pathak, U., Mandal, D. D., Jewrajka, S. K., Saha, P. D., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. (2020). A Consolidated Stratagem Towards Defenestration of Coke Oven Wastewater Using Various Advanced Techniques—An Analogous Study. In Recent Trends in Waste Water Treatment and Water Resource Management (pp. 57-66). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0706-9
Pathak, U., Kumari, S., Das, P., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. (2019). Role of Advanced Oxidation Process in Treatment of Coke Oven Wastewater—A Review. In Waste Water Recycling and Management (pp. 37-51). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2619-6_4	2. Pathak, U., Kumari, S., Das, P., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. (2019). Role of Advanced Oxidation Process in Treatment of Coke Oven Wastewater—A Review. In Waste Water Recycling and Management (pp. 37-51). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2619-6_4
Pathak, U., Das, P., Mandal, D. D., Datta, S., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. (2019). Study of Ammonia Removal from Simulated Coke Oven Wastewater Using Commercial Charcoal Activated Carbon. In Waste Management and Resource Efficiency (pp. 1197-1205). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7290-1_99	3. Pathak, U., Das, P., Mandal, D. D., Datta, S., Kumar, T., & Mandal, T. (2019). Study of Ammonia Removal from Simulated Coke Oven Wastewater Using Commercial Charcoal Activated Carbon. In Waste Management and Resource Efficiency (pp. 1197-1205). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7290-1_99
Kannaujiya, M. C., Mandal, T., Mandal, D. D., & Mondal, M. K. (2019). Treatment of Leather Industry Wastewater and Recovery of Valuable Substances to Solve Waste Management Problem in Environment. In Environmental Contaminants: Ecological Implications and Management (pp. 311-340). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7904-8_14	4. Kannaujiya, M. C., Mandal, T., Mandal, D. D., & Mondal, M. K. (2019). Treatment of Leather Industry Wastewater and Recovery of Valuable Substances to Solve Waste Management Problem in Environment. In Environmental Contaminants: Ecological Implications and Management (pp. 311-340). Springer, Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7904-8_14
Mandal, D. D., Majumdar, S., Dey, S., Dutta, S., & Mandal, T. (2021). Utilization of Low-Cost Fatty Acid Sources by Bacterial Isolate for Improved Production of Valuable Prodigiosin. In Advances in Bioprocess Engineering and Technology (pp. 21-27). Springer, Singapore.	5. Mandal, D. D., Majumdar, S., Dey, S., Dutta, S., & Mandal, T. (2021). Utilization of Low-Cost Fatty Acid Sources by Bacterial Isolate for Improved Production of Valuable Prodigiosin. In Advances in Bioprocess Engineering and Technology (pp. 21-27). Springer, Singapore.

Patents

ID	Details	Patent Filed Year

S. N.	Institution Place	Designation	From (Date)	To (date)
1	NIT, Durgapur, West Bengal	Professor	20.06.2011	To Date
2	NIT, Durgapur, West Bengal	Associate Professor	20.06.2008	19.06.2011
3	NIT, Durgapur, West Bengal	Assistant Professor	20.07.2005	19.06.2008
4	DRDO [HEMRL Lab] Pune	Scientist B	05.08.1996	16.09.1997
5	SLIET, Longowal, Punjab	Lecturer	20.07.95 & 18.09.97	03.08.1996 06.07.1998

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