Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Faculty Details

Dr. Arup Kumar Mandal Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
Joined the Institute in 2018
akmandal[dot]mme[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Education

Ph. D. in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

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Work Experiences

 Scientific research and industrial experience

                                                    (in reverse chronological order)

Sl. No. Organisations Post Duration
From To
Teaching and Research
7 NIT Durgapur Assistant Professor (Gr-I) 01/11/2018 Till date
Academic/ Scientific research experience
6 IIT(BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Senior Technical Officer 12/08/2014 31/10/2018
5 IIT(BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Technical Officer 29/06/2012 11/08/2014
4 IT(BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Foreman (Melting) 12/08/2009 28/06/2012
Industrial experience
3 TATA Metaliks Limited, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India Foreman (Blast Furnace-Operation) 19/03/2005 02/08/2009
2 Sree Metaliks Limited, Barbil, Orissa, India Assistant Manager (Blast Furnace) 04/02/2003 15/03/2005
1 Kajaria Iron Casting Limited, Durgapur, West Bengal, India Shift in-charge (Blast Furnace) 25/08/2000 31/01/2003

 

Research Interest

Green Steel making, Agglomeration, DRI, Iron and Steelmaking, Plasma technology for metallurgical use, Metallurgical waste recycling

Projects
Title Investigator Co-investigator Sponsered Agency Duration Status

Development of Plasma Arc Furnace for Preparing Nickel Free Nitrogen Bearing Stainless Steels

Dr. Arup Kumar Mandal   RIG, NIT Durgapur 2019-2021 Completed
           

 

Teachings
Sl No. Subject Level Credit
2018 EVEN
1 Advances in Iron and Steel Making UG 3
2 Materials Science UG 3
3  Advances in Process Metallurgy PG 2
2019 ODD
1 Iron Making UG 2
2 Non-Ferrous Process Metallurgy UG 2
3 Fuels and Furnaces UG 3
2019 EVEN
1 Raw Materials Preparation for Iron and Steel Making UG 3
2  Advances in Process Metallurgy PG 2
3 Mineral Beneficiation Lab UG 1.5
4 Plasma Technology for Metallurgical Applications PG 4
2020 ODD
1 Iron Making UG 2
2 Non-Ferrous Process Metallurgy UG 2
3 Enegry and Enviornment in Metallurgical Industries UG 3
4 Ferrous Process Metallurgy Lab UG 1.5
2020 EVEN
1 Raw Materials Preparation for Iron and Steel Making UG 3
2  Advances in Process Metallurgy PG 2
3 Plasma Technology for Metallurgical Applications PG 4
2021 ODD
1 Iron Making UG 2
2 Non-Ferrous Process Metallurgy UG 2
3  Stainless Steel; Technologies and Applications UG 3
4 MT 2002: Advanced Process Metallurgy PG 2
  2021 EVEN    
1 MT1003: Advances in Process Metallurgy PG 2
2 MT 9032: Plasma Technology for Metallurgical Applications PG 4
3 MME813: Raw Materials Preparation for Iron and Steel Making UG 3
4 MMS 753 Ferrous Process Metallurgy Laboratory UG 1.5
5 MT1052 Process Metallurgy Laboratory PG 1.5

 

UG / PG Students

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Doctoral Students

Saajan Lal

Saajan Lal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Worked on the topic:Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland
Saajan Lal

Saajan Lal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)

Worked on the topic:Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland

Avash Kumar Saha

Avash Kumar Saha

Research Scholar
Alternate route of Iron making 
Preparation of higher strength metallic charge materials for BF/ EAF use
Avash Kumar Saha

Avash Kumar Saha

Research Scholar

Alternate route of Iron making 

Preparation of higher strength metallic charge materials for BF/ EAF use
Kashi Nath Malik

Kashi Nath Malik

Ph. D. (Ongoing)
Coke property improvement 
Kashi Nath Malik

Kashi Nath Malik

Ph. D. (Ongoing)

Coke property improvement 

Niladri Ghosh

Niladri Ghosh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Worked on the topic: Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste
Niladri Ghosh

Niladri Ghosh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)

Worked on the topic: Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste

Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Worked on the topic: Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets
Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)

Worked on the topic: Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets

Riddhiman Sanyal

Riddhiman Sanyal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Worked on the topic: Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets
Riddhiman Sanyal

Riddhiman Sanyal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)

Worked on the topic: Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Worked on the topic: Effect of binder on properties of composite coated iron ore pellets
Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)

Worked on the topic: Effect of binder on properties of composite coated iron ore pellets

Ishita Das

Ishita Das

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Worked on the topic: Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste
Ishita Das

Ishita Das

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)

Worked on the topic: Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste

Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Worked on the topic:Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland
Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)

Worked on the topic:Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland

Ramesh Kumar

Ramesh Kumar

Ph. D. (Ongoing)
He is working in the field of integrated steel plant waste utilization
Ramesh Kumar

Ramesh Kumar

Ph. D. (Ongoing)

He is working in the field of integrated steel plant waste utilization

Jayant Saraf

Jayant Saraf

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Worked on the topic:Preparation of double layer composite pellet
Jayant Saraf

Jayant Saraf

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)

Worked on the topic:Preparation of double layer composite pellet

Premjeet Chaubey

Premjeet Chaubey

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Worked on the topic: Preparation of double layer composite pellet
Premjeet Chaubey

Premjeet Chaubey

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)

Worked on the topic: Preparation of double layer composite pellet

Nishant Singh

Nishant Singh

I.D.D. (Completed)
Worked on the topic: Reduction Behaviour of Manganese Ore Pellets
Nishant Singh

Nishant Singh

I.D.D. (Completed)

Worked on the topic: Reduction Behaviour of Manganese Ore Pellets

Subhakar Mangam

Subhakar Mangam

M. Tech (Completed in 2019)
Worked on the topic: Reduction Behavior of Multi-Metallic Magnetite Ore Pellets
Subhakar Mangam

Subhakar Mangam

M. Tech (Completed in 2019)

Worked on the topic: Reduction Behavior of Multi-Metallic Magnetite Ore Pellets

Debasish Pal

Debasish Pal

M.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Worked on the topic: Comparative study of Fly Ash based Geopolymer concrete with the partial replacement of River Sand and Rice Husk Ash
Debasish Pal

Debasish Pal

M.Tech. (Completed in 2020)

Worked on the topic: Comparative study of Fly Ash based Geopolymer concrete with the partial replacement of River Sand and Rice Husk Ash

Amit Kumar Singh

Amit Kumar Singh

M.Tech. (Completed)
Worked on the topic: Effect of Particle Size on the Reduction Behaviour of Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets
Amit Kumar Singh

Amit Kumar Singh

M.Tech. (Completed)

Worked on the topic: Effect of Particle Size on the Reduction Behaviour of Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets

Neha Gupta

Neha Gupta

M.Tech. (Completed)
Worked on the topic: Development of Double Layer Iron Ore Flux Pellet for Better Strength and Weather Resistance
Neha Gupta

Neha Gupta

M.Tech. (Completed)

Worked on the topic: Development of Double Layer Iron Ore Flux Pellet for Better Strength and Weather Resistance

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Studies on Sustainable Steelmaking in 2050 using biomass as a reductant Arup Kumar Mandal Nil SERB-CRG 3,564,000 Sponsored Ongoing 2023-02-13
2 Development of Plasma Arc Furnace for Preparing Nickel Free Nitrogen Bearing Stainless Steels Dr. Arup Kumar Mandal Nil RIG, NIT Durgapur 445,000 Sponsored Completed 2019-09-01 2021-10-30

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Studies on Sustainable Steelmaking in 2050 using biomass as a reductant Arup Kumar Mandal Nil SERB-CRG 3,564,000 Sponsored Ongoing 2023-02-13
2 Development of Plasma Arc Furnace for Preparing Nickel Free Nitrogen Bearing Stainless Steels Dr. Arup Kumar Mandal Nil RIG, NIT Durgapur 445,000 Sponsored Completed 2019-09-01 2021-10-30

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
Indexing

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Google Scholar h-index

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Google Scholar i10-index

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Scopus h-index
Awards and Recognitions

Professional awards and recognition

(In reverse chronological order)

Sl No. Name of the award/recognition Awarding agency Year
6 Best paper award under Process Waste Category in International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Wastes MetWaste-2020

IIT(BHU), Varanasi, India & University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

2020
5 Best paper award under Fly Ash category in International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Wastes MetWaste-2020

IIT(BHU), Varanasi, India & University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

2020
4 'Outstanding Scientist award' in 88th International Research Awards on Engineering, Science and Management  International Organization of Scientific Research and Development 2018
3 'Outstanding Scientist' for the contribution and achievement in the field of Metallurgical Engineering Centre for Advanced Research and Design, Venus International Foundation 2018
2 'Best Employee' for contributing company-wide initiative TATA group 2007
1 'National Scholarship' at Secondary Level Directorate of School Education, Govt. of W.B. 1993

 

Administrative Responsibilities
Sl No Name of the responsibility/ Committee  Type of committee Duration
21 Convenor, Special Award Committee of 18th Convocation (Cell-7) Institute Level 10.08.2022
20 Member of Printing, Procurement, Arrangement and Distribution of Certificates (18th Convocation) (Cell-2) Institute Level 10.08.2022
19 NBA Committee Member Department  
18

Member of Promotion of Science awarness Programme committee 

Institute Level 27.06.2022 to till date
17

Departmental Advisory Board Member of Asansol Polytechnic, Govt. of West Bengal

Outside the institute 01.02.2022 to till date
16 Member of Star Rating Committee of ECL, Ministry of Coal, GoI  Outside the Institute 27.01.2022 to till date
15 Executive Committee Member of IEI, Durgapur Local Chapter Outside the Institute 28.12.21-till date
14 Member of Central Routine Committee Institute Level 02.12.2021
13 Member of Working Committee to look into the Modalities for Increasing the Foreign Students in the Institute Institute Level 22.11.2021 to till date
12 Member of Printing, Procurement, Arrangement and Distribution of Certificates (17th Convocation) (Cell-2) Institute Level 18.10.2021
11 Convenor, Special Award Committee of 17th Convocation (Cell-7) Institute level 18.10.2021
10 Associate Dean (Academic & Examinations) Institute level 16.06.2021-till date
9 Annual Report committee member Institute level 19.05.2021- till date
8 NIRF and NBA institute committee member Institute level 29.09.2020 - till date
7

NIT Durgapur Convocation Cell -1 (Technical Support for online convocation)committee member

Institute level 18.12.2020
6 NIT Durgapur Convocation invitation Committee member Institute level 20.12.2020
5 Nodal person of Moodle, online teaching platform Department level 01.09.2020-cont.
4 Founding Faculty in charge of IIM Student Chapter, NIT Durgapur Department level 19.09.2020- cont.
3 In charge of the Mineral Beneficiation Laboratory Department level 08.02.2019 - cont.
2 Faculty representative of Training and Placement for student Department level 08.04.2019 -  cont.
1 Member of Departmental promotion committee staff members Department level 25.07.2019 - 20


 

Contact

Phone No: +91-343-2754738

Mobile : +91-9434788110

Email : akmandal.mme@nitdgp.ac.in

Miscellaneous

1. Arrangement of Short term course/ workshop/ Seminar/ Conference

Sl. No Name  Duration Speakers Role Sponsoring agency
10

35th National Convention of Metallurgical and Materials Engineers &

National Conference on Valuing Low-grade Ore and Waste: Challanges and Remedies (VLOW:CR-2023)

02 days

Prof. R. C. Gupta

Prof. Om Prakash Sinha

Prof. G. G. Roy

Dr. Kali Sanjay

Mr. Bibhu Mishra

Dr. Prjjal Basu

Dr. Sushanta Nath

Dr. Golap Md Chowdhury

Dr. Arijit Sinha

(200+ Delegates)

 

Convenor The Institution of Engineers(India)
9

International Webinar on Global Steel Industry Sustainability (GSIS-2020)

 

02/08/2020

Dr. Nawshad Haque, CSIRO-Australia

Prof. R C Gupta, IIT-BHU 

(750+ participants from 17 countries were attended through MS Team, Facebook live and Youtube live platform)

Coordinator Dept. of MME, NIT Durgapur & IIM Student Chapter, NIT Durgapur
8

Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL) on 'Machine Learning Guided Multiscale Modelling of Materials'

25.07.2020 at 5:00 pm (IST) Dr. Samrat Chowdhury (1998 BE –Metallurgy REC, Durgapur) , Assistant Professor, University of Idaho , Moscow , USA

Program Coordinator

Dept. of MME, NIT Durgapur & Centre of Alumni Affairs and International Relations(CAAR), NIT Durgapur
7 Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL) on  'Some Fundamental Concepts in Synthesis and Application of Particulate Suspentions' 07.07.2020 at 18:30 hrs. (IST) Dr. Partha Patra (1998 BE –Metallurgy REC, Durgapur) , Associate Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University New York, USA

Program Coordinator

Dept. of MME, NIT Durgapur & Centre of Alumni Affairs and International Relations(CAAR), NIT Durgapur
6 Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL) on 'Metallurgy & Design of alloys' 29, 2020, at 19:00 hrs (IST) Prof K.K. Sankaran, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Dept., University of North Texas, USA and Adjunct Instructor of Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University, USA

Program Coordinator

Dept. of MME, NIT Durgapur & Centre of Alumni Affairs and International Relations(CAAR), NIT Durgapur
5 Eminent Alumni Lecture (EAL) on 'Mechanistic Models and Machine Learning in Metal Printing'  26.06.20 at 16:00 hrs.(IST) by Prof. T. Deb Roy (Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, USA) 

Program Coordinator

Dept. of MME, NIT Durgapur & Centre of Alumni Affairs and International Relations(CAAR), NIT Durgapur
4.

One week Short Term Course on 'Indian Iron & Steel Technologies: Challenges and Remedies (IISTCR-2019)'

09/12/2019-13/12/2019

Prof. R C Gupta, IIT-BHU

Prof. D. Mazumdar, IIT-Kanpur

Prof. G. S. Gupta, IISc Bangalore

Dr. J Pal, NML Jamshedpur

Dr. K K Prasad, RDCIS SAIL

Dr. Amit Mukherjee, Mukund Steel

Principal Coordinator

TEQIP-III

Neo Metaliks Ltd, SAIL

3 One day lecture program by experts of R&D organization under Industry-Institute-Interaction scheme 12/04/2019

Dr. Ashim Kumar Mukherjee, Head, Raw Materials Research Group 

R&D Tata Steel Jamshedpur

Coordinator TEQIP-III
2.

One day lecture program by industry/ R&D experts (Ferrous category) under Industry-Institute-Interaction scheme

14/09/2019 

1. Dr. Basudev Bhattacharya

Principal Scientist, R&D Division

TATA Steel, Jamshedpur

2. Mr. A.R. Dasgupta

Executive Director, Projects

Steel Authority of India Limited, IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

Coordinator TEQIP-III
1 One day lecture program by industry experts (Non-ferrous category) under Industry-Institute-Interaction scheme 25/09/2019

Dr. Kumaresan Thangaraj

Lead Scientist, R&D Center, Aditya Birla Group, Mumbai
Coordinator TEQIP-III

2. External Expert/ Examiner

Sl No. Name of the activity Date Place Role
1. External Examiner of West Bengal State Council of Technical Education 08/01/2020 Asansol Polytechnic External Examiner
2.        
         
         

 3. Students training or visit

Sl No. Name of the training or visit  Date Place/ Organization Role
1. Industrial visit of B.Tech MME students to SAIL ISP , Burnpur 20/08/2019 IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur Coordinator
2. Industrial visit of B.Tech MME students to SAIL ISP , Burnpur 27/08/2019 IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur Coordinator
3. Industrial visit of MTech and PhD students to SAIL ISP , Burnpur 30/09/2019 IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur Coordinator

 

1  Technical talks
Sl. No. Authors Topic  Seminar/ Conference name Organizer Date Types
20 A.K. Mandal Recycling of Nonferrous and Ferrous Industry Waste Materials
One week Faculty Development Program on
'Creating Wealth from Waste' ( CWW-2021)
Department of MME , N.I.T Durgapur &  ATAL Academy, Government of India 18.01.2021-22.01.2021 Expert Lecture
19. A.K. Mandal

Application of Plasma Arc Melting Process for Extraction and Purification of Metals

Three  day webinar on  'Secondary Melting and Processing Technologies (SMPT-2020)

Department of MME, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology,(MGIT) Hyderabad,

23-25 July, 2020 Invited Lecture
18. A. K. Mandal Characterization  and Recycling of nonferrous industry Waste materials

One week Short Term Course on 'Waste To Wealth – The Current Scenario & Sustainable Technology'(W2W-2020)

MME Department, NIT Durgapur, TEQIP-III, NIT Durgapur 20-24th January 2020 Invited Lecture
17. Ramesh Kumar, A.K. Mandal Extraction of Metals from Industrial Wastes by Using Transferred Arc Plasma 33rd National Convention of Metallurgical and Materials Engineers and National Conference on ‘Climate Responsive Technologies vis-a-vis Iron and Steel Production Scenario’  IEI, Durgapur Local Centre 17-18th January, 2020 Invited Lecture
16 A.K. Mandal Dry Methods of Mineral Beneficiation: Need and development One week short term course on Indian Iron and Steel Technologies: Challenges and Remedies-(IISTCR-2019) Department of MME, NIT Durgapur, TEQIP-III, NIT Durgapur 10.12.2019 Expert Lecture
15 A.K. Mandal Coke making and its quality control One week short term course on Indian Iron and Steel Technologies: Challenges and Remedies-(IISTCR-2019) Department of MME, NIT Durgapur, TEQIP-III, NIT Durgapur 09.12.2019 Expert Lecture
14.  A.K. Mandal Recent Advances in Iron and Steel Making Metal Society Annual Meet-2019 Metal Society, Department of Metallurgy, Asansol Polytechnic 13.09.2019 Chief guest lecture
13. A.K. Mandal Development of higher strength and weather-resistant metallic charge material for BF/EAF use Technical talk  Indian Institute of Metals, Durgapur 14.05.2019 Invited lecture
12 R.C. GuptaO.P. Sinha, A.K. Mandal Value Addition by Agglomeration- Case Studies Asia Steel International Conference (ASIA STEEL-2018) Indian Institute of Metals and TATA Steel Limited, India 06-09 February, 2018 Invited lecture
11 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Carbothermic reduction of industrial solid waste in presence of metal solvent bath for recovery of metals Asia Steel International Conference (ASIA STEEL-2018) Indian Institute of Metals and TATA Steel Limited, India 06-09 February 2018 Contributory presentation
10 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Double layer iron ore fluxed pellets from waste fines for better strength and weather resistance, Recent Advances in Process Metallurgy (RAPM-2017) Dept. of Metallurgical Engg, MSU-Baroda, India 1st April, 2017 Keynote address
9 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Extraction of Metals from Industrial Wastes by Using Transferred Arc Plasma Recent Advances in Process Metallurgy (RAPM-2017) Dept. of Metallurgical Engg, MSU-Baroda, India 1st April,  2017 Keynote address
8 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Laboratory Practices in Extractive Metallurgy Experimental Technique in Extractive Metallurgy,  ( ETEM-2016) Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, India July 8-10, 2016 Contributory presentation
7 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Extraction of metals from Industrial waste by using transferred arc plasma Institute day, 2016, IIT(BHU), Varanasi Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, India 2-3 April, 2016, Contributory presentation
6 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Industrial waste utilization: Feasibility of making bricks from industrial waste bottom ash and iron slime Institute day, 2015, IIT(BHU), Varanasi Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU), Varanasi, India 26-27Feb,2015 Contributory presentation
5 A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Synthesizes and characterization of low cost Aluminium-Mullite composite of Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) by stir casting International Conference On Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Applications (ICMMSA-2014)

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad, India

22-24 December 2014

Contributory presentation
4 A.K. Mandal, A. Das, O.P. Sinha Recycling of iron slime as an additive for making Bottom Ash bricks NMD-ATM  2014 Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune (M.H.) 12-15 November 2014 Contributory presentation
3 S.K. Singh, A.K. Mandal, G.S. Mahobia, O.P. Sinha Characterization of Composite Coated Iron Ore Fluxed Pellets International Conference on Metallurgical & Material Processes, Products and Applications (ICMMPPA-2014) Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, O.P. Jindal Institute of Technology, Raigarh (C.G.) 8-10 January 2014 Contributory presentation
2 A.K. Mandal, A. Rai, K. K. Singh, T.R. Mankhand Production of eco-friendly bricks form waste bauxite residue and fly ash through geo-polymerization NMD-ATM  2013

Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(BHU), Varanasi(U.P)

12-15 November 2013

Contributory presentation
1 A. K.  Mandal, Alok Sarkar, O.P. Sinha Conversion Of Solid Waste Fines Of Comminution Process into Feeding Material Of The Blast Furnace Grade Iron Ore Pellets National Seminar on Waste to Wealth (W2W-2012) Society for Geoscientist and Allied Technologies (SGAT), Bhubaneswar and IIM Bhubaneswer 14-15, December 2012 Contributory presentation

 


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