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
Publication

51

Publications

2

Sponsored Projects

0

Consultancy Projects
Education

4

Doctoral Students

0

UG Students

6

PG Dissertation
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 Students

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PG Students

Riddhiman Sanyal

Riddhiman Sanyal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets
Iron Making
Riddhiman Sanyal

Riddhiman Sanyal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Iron Making
Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets
Shubhajit Maity

Shubhajit Maity

M.Tech (ongoing)
Green Steel Making
Steel Making
Shubhajit Maity

Shubhajit Maity

M.Tech (ongoing)
Steel Making
Green Steel Making
SATYENDRA KHEDAR

SATYENDRA KHEDAR

B.Tech Completed in 2024
OPTIMIZATION STUDIES OF GEOPOLYMER PRODUCED FROM FBC BOTTOM ASH
Circular Economy
SATYENDRA KHEDAR

SATYENDRA KHEDAR

B.Tech Completed in 2024
Circular Economy
OPTIMIZATION STUDIES OF GEOPOLYMER PRODUCED FROM FBC BOTTOM ASH
Niva Beck & Supriya Mahato

Niva Beck & Supriya Mahato

B.Tech Completed in 2024
Development of BIOMET Process and its Feasibility Study 
Iron Making
Niva Beck & Supriya Mahato

Niva Beck & Supriya Mahato

B.Tech Completed in 2024
Iron Making
Development of BIOMET Process and its Feasibility Study 
Shalin Srivastava, Srideep Bhattacharya, Shivam Kumar, Tamojit Chatterjee

Shalin Srivastava, Srideep Bhattacharya, Shivam Kumar, Tamojit Chatterjee

B.Tech Completed in 2023
Characterization of Biomass for sustainable steelmaking
Iron Making
Shalin Srivastava, Srideep Bhattacharya, Shivam Kumar, Tamojit Chatterjee

Shalin Srivastava, Srideep Bhattacharya, Shivam Kumar, Tamojit Chatterjee

B.Tech Completed in 2023
Iron Making
Characterization of Biomass for sustainable steelmaking
PRASUN KUMAR PAUL SAMAREDDY SAILAJA RENUKA NAG JAGADISH MAHATA

PRASUN KUMAR PAUL SAMAREDDY SAILAJA RENUKA NAG JAGADISH MAHATA

B.Tech Completed in 2022
Mathematical Modelling on the Removal of Impurity Elements from Molten steel
Steel Making
PRASUN KUMAR PAUL SAMAREDDY SAILAJA RENUKA NAG JAGADISH MAHATA

PRASUN KUMAR PAUL SAMAREDDY SAILAJA RENUKA NAG JAGADISH MAHATA

B.Tech Completed in 2022
Steel Making
Mathematical Modelling on the Removal of Impurity Elements from Molten steel
Kunal Das

Kunal Das

M.Tech Completed in 2022
Synthesis of AISI 316L, 316LN (0.1-0.3) stainless steel through transferred arc plasma furnace and its characterization 
Steel Making
Kunal Das

Kunal Das

M.Tech Completed in 2022
Steel Making
Synthesis of AISI 316L, 316LN (0.1-0.3) stainless steel through transferred arc plasma furnace and its characterization 
Subhakar Mangam

Subhakar Mangam

M.Tech Completed in 2019
Reduction Behavior of Multi-Metallic Magnetite Ore Pellets
Extractive Metallurgy
Subhakar Mangam

Subhakar Mangam

M.Tech Completed in 2019
Extractive Metallurgy
Reduction Behavior of Multi-Metallic Magnetite Ore Pellets
Niladri Ghosh

Niladri Ghosh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste
Circular Economy
Niladri Ghosh

Niladri Ghosh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Circular Economy
Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste
Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets
Iron Making
Rahul Singh

Rahul Singh

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Iron Making
Effect of Binders on the Properties of Composite Coated Pellets
Neha Gupta

Neha Gupta

M.Tech. (Completed)
Development of Double Layer Iron Ore Flux Pellet for Better Strength and Weather Resistance
Agglomeration
Neha Gupta

Neha Gupta

M.Tech. (Completed)
Agglomeration
Development of Double Layer Iron Ore Flux Pellet for Better Strength and Weather Resistance
Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Effect of binder on properties of composite coated iron ore pellets
Iron Making
Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Iron Making
Effect of binder on properties of composite coated iron ore pellets
Ishita Das

Ishita Das

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste
Circular Economy
Ishita Das

Ishita Das

B.Tech. (Completed in 2021)
Circular Economy
Synthesis of geopolymer from steel industry waste
Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland
Iron Making
Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Iron Making
Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland
Saajan Lal

Saajan Lal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland
Agglomeration
Saajan Lal

Saajan Lal

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Agglomeration
Pelletization behavior of multimetallic magnetite iron ore of Nagaland
Jayant Saraf

Jayant Saraf

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Preparation of double layer composite pellet
Iron Making
Jayant Saraf

Jayant Saraf

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Iron Making
Preparation of double layer composite pellet
Premjeet Chaubey

Premjeet Chaubey

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Preparation of double layer composite pellet
Agglomeration
Premjeet Chaubey

Premjeet Chaubey

B.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Agglomeration
Preparation of double layer composite pellet
Nishant Singh

Nishant Singh

Intregated Dual Degree (Completed)
Reduction Behaviour of Manganese Ore Pellets 
Iron Making
Nishant Singh

Nishant Singh

Intregated Dual Degree (Completed)
Iron Making
Reduction Behaviour of Manganese Ore Pellets 
Debasish Pal

Debasish Pal

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

Debasish Pal

M.Tech. (Completed in 2020)
Circular Economy
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)
Effect of Particle Size on the Reduction Behaviour of Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets
Iron Making
Amit Kumar Singh

Amit Kumar Singh

M.Tech. (Completed)
Iron Making
Effect of Particle Size on the Reduction Behaviour of Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets

Doctoral Students

Ramesh Kumar

Ramesh Kumar

Research Scholar
Steel making
Desulphurization Studies of Liquid Iron by Hydrogen in an Indigenously Fabricated Transferred Arc Plasma Furnace
Ramesh Kumar

Ramesh Kumar

Research Scholar
Steel making
Desulphurization Studies of Liquid Iron by Hydrogen in an Indigenously Fabricated Transferred Arc Plasma Furnace
Kashi Nath Malik

Kashi Nath Malik

Research Scholar
Process Metallurgy
Coke property improvement 
Kashi Nath Malik

Kashi Nath Malik

Research Scholar
Process Metallurgy
Coke property improvement 
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
Santanu Sengupta

Santanu Sengupta

Research Scholar
Steel Making
Green Steel Making
Santanu Sengupta

Santanu Sengupta

Research Scholar
Steel Making
Green Steel Making

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
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Journals

ID Details Year
2024 1. Modern Steel Production Using Biomass Energy in 21st century: Blessing or Curse? Avash Kumar Saha, Ramesh Kumar, Arup Kumar Mandal International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology SCIE 2024
2024 2. Studies on increased utilization of high-ash Indian coal in coke-making Kashi Nath Malik, Satadal Ghorai, Arup Kumar Mandal International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization SCIE https://doi.org/10.1080/19392699.2024.2336071 Taylor and Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392699.2024.2336071 2024
2023 3. Investigation on Mechanical Characteristics of Fluxed Composite Pre‑reduced Pellets Made with High Ash Coal Avash Kumar Saha Ramesh Kumar Kashi Nath Malik Arup Kumar Mandal Journal of the Institution of Engineers: Series D SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-023-00528-0 2023
2023 4. Removal of C, Si, Mn, S and P in Iron Melt under Hydrogen Plasma RAMESH KUMAR AVASH KUMAR SAHA KASHI NATH MALIK ARUP KUMAR MANDAL JOM SCI/SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-06012-0 Springer 2023
2023 5. Comparative Study on the Characteristics of Fluidized Bed Combustion and Pulverized Coal Combustion Bottom Ash Bricks Ramesh Kumar Avash Kumar Saha Kashi Nath Malik Om Prakash Sinha Arup Kumar Mandal Journal of the Institution of Engineers: Series D SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-023-00526-2 Springer 2023
2022 6. Removal of metallic and non-metallic impurities by hydrogen plasma-arc melting Ramesh Kumar, Avash Kumar Saha & Arup Kumar Mandal Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly SCI 10.1080/00084433.2022.2099731 2022
2022 7. Direct reduction of fluxed iron ore pellets made from coarse iron ore particles Amit Kumar Singh, Sharvan Kumar, Biswajit Mishra, Raj Kumar Dishwar, Arup Kumar Mandal, Lakkoju Sankara Rao & Om Prakash Sinha Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly SCI 2022
2021 8. Synthesis of a two-part geopolymer from red mud and silica fume: Geopolymer from red mud and silica fume A. K. Mandal Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals Accepted 16th April, 2021 SCOPUS Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 2021
2021 9. Characterization of Multi-Metallic Magnetite Mineral of Nagaland Region in North-East India,  Ram ji Omar, Raj Kumar Dishwar, Biswajit Mishra, A. K. Mandal, G. S. Mahobia & O. P. Sinha Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration  Accepted 10th May 2021 SCOPUS Springer 2021
2021 10. Utilization of iron ore slime and bottom ash: An overview R. Kumar, A.K. Mandal, Raj K Dishwar and O.P. Sinha Materials Today: Proceedings Accepted 13th Feb 2021 SCOPUS Elsevier 2021
2021 11. Production of Lime Stabilized Thermal Insulation Bricks Using Aluminium Mine tailing Arup Kumar Mandal Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A Vol02(1), pp. 249-258. SCOPUS Springer 2021
2021 12. Studies on reduction behaviour  of highly fluxed iron ore pellets for application in steelmaking Raj Kumar Dishwar, Arup Kumar Mandal, O.P. Sinha Materials Today: Proceedings  Accepted 24th Dec 2020 SCOPUS Springer 2021
2021 13. Corrosion performance of various deformed surfaces of implant steel for coronary stent applications: Effect of protein concentration Mohd Talha, Yucong Ma, Yuanhua Lin, A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha, Xiangwei Kong Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Vol. 197, pp. 111407 SCI/SCOPUS 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111407 Elsevier 2021
2020 14. Smelting Process of Chromite Ore Fines to Produce Crude Fe–Cr–Ni–N Alloy Raj Kumar Dishwar, Shavi Agrawal, Arup Kumar Mandal & O. P. Sinha Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals Vol. 73(3), pp.537-542 SCI 10.1007/s12666-020-01861-8 Springer 2020
2020 15. Feasibility of Nickel Extraction from Indian Chromite Overburden by Solid State Reduction and Smelting Route P. Ganesh, R. Kumar Dishwar, S. Agrawal, A. Kumar Mandal, N. Sahu, O. P.Sinha Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy Vol. 56(2 ) , pp. 229 - 235 SCI 10.2298/JMMB190908007G University of Belgrade 2020
2019 16. Effect of exposure time, lining material and plasma gas on the extraction of aluminium from waste by smelting reduction A.K. Mandal, Susanta Pramanik, O.P. Sinha Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals Vol.72(05), pp.1181-1186 SCI 10.1007/s12666-019-01602-6 Springer 2019
2019 17. Studies on Highly-Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets Hardened at 1100-1200 ° C Raj Kumar Dishwar,  A.K. Mandal,  O.P. Sinha Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Vol. 50(2), pp.617-621 SCI 10.1007/s11663-019-01506-2 Springer 2019
2018 18. Fluidized bed combustion bottom ash: a better and alternative geo-material resource for construction, Waste Management and Research  A. K. Mandal, P. B. Ramudu, O.P. Sinha Waste Management and Research Vol. 36(4), pp. 351-360 SCI 10.1177/0734242X18761 SAGE 2018
2018 19. New generation aluminum composite from industrial waste bottom ash A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Vol.70(6), pp.811-816 SCI 10.1007/s11837-018-2774-7 Springer 2018
2018 20. Effect of reduced flux iron ore pellets on removal of impurities from pig iron during induction melting: a new phenomenon Raj Kumar Dishwar, Shavi Agrawal, A.K. Mandal, G.S.Mahobia, O.P.Sinha JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Vol. 70(6), pp 977–981 SCI 10.1007/s11837-017-2569-2 Springer 2018
2018 21. Design, fabrication and characterization of an indigenously fabricated prototype transferred arc plasma furnace for smelting reduction study of industrial solid waste A. K. Mandal, Raj Kumar Dishwar, O.P. Sinha IEE Transactions on Plasma Science Vol. 46(5) (2018), pp. 1793-1799 SCI 10.1109/TPS.2018.2817234 IEE 2018
2018 22. Comparison in the physicochemical and microstructural characterization of waste Coal Combustion Residues (CCR) generated from FBC and PCC boiler using the same origin of coal  A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management Vol. 44(1), pp. 62-68 SCOPUS 10.5276/JSWTM.2018.62 The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 2018
2018 23. Behavior of an indigenously fabricated transferred arc plasma furnace for smelting studies A.K. Mandal, Raj Kumar Dishwar, O.P.Sinha Plasma Science and Technology Vol. 20, p. 035506 SCI 10.1088/2058-6272/aa9cde IOP publication 2018
2017 24. Preparation and Characterization of Fired Bricks Made from Bottom Ash and Iron Slime Arup Kumar Mandal, Om Prakash Sinha Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Vol.29(4), pp. 04016245 SCI 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001767 ASCE 2017
2017 25. Effective utilisation of waste fines in preparation of high-basicity double-layer DRI pellets for minimisation of sticking A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Vol. 126(3), pp. 182–190 SCOPUS 10.1080/03719553.2016.1210936 Taylor and Francis 2017
2017 26. Production of Thermal Insulation Blocks from Bottom Ash of Fluidized Bed Combustion System A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Waste Management and Research Vol. 35(8) , pp.810-819 SCI 10.1177/0734242X17707575 SAGE 2017
2017 27. Effect of bottom ash fineness on properties of red mud geopolymer A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management Vol. 43(1), pp. 26-35 SCOPUS 10.5276/JSWTM.2017.26 The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 2017
2017 28. Smelting of Industrial Solid Waste for Recovery of Aluminium: Effect of Charge Material A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy Vol. 3(4), pp. 696-702 SCOPUS 10.1007/s40831-017-0129-1 Springer 2017
2017 29. Utilization of aluminum plant's waste for production of insulation bricks Arup Kumar Mandal, Himanshu Ranjan Verma, O.P. Sinha Journal of Cleaner Production Vol.162, pp. 949-957 SCI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.080 Elsevier 2017
2016 30. A Strategic and Hierarchical Approach to Implement a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMSs), its Scope and Applications: An Overview S. C. Ram, A.K. Mandal International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Vol. 5(3), pp. 905-911 Others International Journal of Science and Research 2016
2016 31. Utilization of Lime Fines as an Effective Binder as well as Fluxing Agent for Making Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets Arup Kumar Mandal, Alok Sarkar, Om Prakash Sinha Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D Vol. 97(1), pp. 69–75 SCOPUS 10.1007/s40033-015-0079-3 Springer 2016
2016 32. Recovery of Multi Metallic Components from Bottom Ash by Smelting Reduction under Plasma Environment A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science Vol. 47B, pp19-22 SCI 10.1007/s11663-015-0484-x Springer 2016
2015 33. Characterization of Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets as Compared to FeedMaterial for Blast Furnace A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Journal of Progressive Research in Chemistry(JPRC) Vol.2(1) , pp. 74-82 Others ISSN 2454-3136 Journal of Progressive Research in Chemistry 2015
2014 34. Review on current research status on Bottom Ash: an Indian prospective A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A Vol. 95(4), pp.277-297 SCOPUS 10.1007/s40030-014-0100-0 Springer 2014
2013 35. Technological Changes in Blast Furnace Iron Making in India since Last Few Decades A. K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Vol. 2(12), pp. 211-219 Others www.ijsr.net 2013
2013 36.  Preparation and Characterization of Lime Activated Unfired Bricks Made With Industrial Wastes A. Rai, A. K. Mandal, K.K. Singh, T. R. Mankhand International Journal of Waste Resources (IJWR) Vol. 3(1), pp. 40-46 Others 10.12777/ijwr.v3.i1.p40 International Journal of Waste Resources 2013
2013 37. Pelletisation  Behavior of Fluxed Iron Ore Pellets of  Varying Basicities Made With Waste Fines Alok Sarkar, A. K.  Mandal, O.P. Sinha International Journal of Science and Engineering (IJSE) Vol. 5(2), pp. 9-14 Others 10.12777/ijse.5.2.9-14 International Journal of Science and Engineering 2013
2012 38. Conversion Of Solid Waste Fines Of Comminution Process Into Feeding Material Of The Blast Furnace Grade Iron Ore Pellets, SGAT Bulletin A. K.  Mandal, Alok Sarkar, O. P. Sinha SGAT Bulletin Vol. 13(2), pp. 95-113 Others ISSN 0972-2173 SGAT 2012

Conferences

ID Details Year
2020 1.Raj Kumar Dishwar , Arup Kumar Mandal,  Sinha O.P. 2020 Studies on reduction behavior of highly fluxed iron ore pellets for application in steelmaking, International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Wastes MetWaste-2020 , 22-23 February 2020, Varanasi, India Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Wastes MetWaste-2020 , 22-23 February 2020, Varanasi, India 2020
2020 2.Ramesh Kumar, A.K. Mandal, Dishwar Raj K and Sinha O.P.,  New approaches for utilization of iron ore slime and bottom ash International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Wastes MetWaste-2020 , 22-23 February 2020, Varanasi, India Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Wastes MetWaste-2020 , 22-23 February 2020, Varanasi, India 2020
2020 3.Ramesh Kumar, Arup Kumar Mandal , Om Prakash Sinha, 2020,  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’ on 17-18 January, 2020 at IEI, Durgapur Local Chapter Proceeding of the 33rd National Convention of Metallurgical and Materials Engineers and National Conference on ‘Climate Responsive Technologies vis-a-vis Iron and Steel Production Scenario’ on 17-18 January, 2020 at IEI, Durgapur Local Chapter 2020
2019 4. Ramesh Kumar,  D.Mandal, B. Maji,  A. K.Mandal, 2019, Effect of copper and Chromium on microstructure, mechanical and wear properties of Al-Fe alloy, Proceeding of the NMD-ATM 2019, Thiruvananthapuram Nov 14-16, 2019 Proceeding of the NMD-ATM 2019, Thiruvananthapuram Nov 14-16, 2019 2019
2018 5.Raj Kumar Dishwar, Shavi Agrawal, A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha, (2018), Removal of impurities from pig iron under plasma arc melting using fluxed iron ore pellets, Proceeding of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Metallurgy for Sustainable Development (RAMSD-2018), 1-3 February, MS University, Baroda, India Proceeding of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Metallurgy for Sustainable Development (RAMSD-2018) 2018
2018 6.Ramji Omar, A.K. Mandal, G. S. Mahobia, O.P. Sinha, (2018), Study on the Characterization of Indian Multi Metallic Magnetite Ore Proceeding of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Metallurgy for Sustainable Development (RAMSD-2018), 1-3 February, MS University, Baroda, India Proceeding of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Metallurgy for Sustainable Development (RAMSD-2018) 2018
2018 7. A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha, (2018), Carbothermic reduction of industrial solid waste in presence of metal-solvent bath for recovery of metals, Proceedings of the Asia Steel International Conference (ASIA STEEL-2018),  February06-09,,2018, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Proceedings of the Asia Steel International Conference (ASIA STEEL-2018) 2018
2018 8.R.C. Gupta, O.P. Sinha, A.K. Mandal, (2018), “Value Addition by Agglomeration- Case Studies” Proceedings of Asia Steel International Conference (ASIA STEEL-2018), February06-09, 2018, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Proceedings of Asia Steel International Conference (ASIA STEEL-2018) 2018
2014 9.A.K. Mandal, O.P. Sinha,(2014), Synthesizes and characterization of low cost Aluminium-Mullite composite of Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) by stir casting, Proceedings of the International Conference On Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Applications (ICMMSA-2014) pp. 16-20 (Editors: Dr Naresh Kumar & Dr. AnindhyaBhar) December 22-24,2014, MNNIT Allahabad, India; ISBN: 978-93-392-2019-8 Proceedings of the International Conference On Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Applications (ICMMSA-2014) 2014
2014 10.K.K. Singh, V.K. Singh, T.R. Mankhand, A.K. Mandal, (2014), Utilization of Indian Red Mud and Fly Ash with Combustible Additives to prepare Foam Bricks, Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy, Environment, Materials and Safety (ICEEMS-2014); pp. 551-556 (Editors: Dr. Biju N, Dr. James Varghese, Dr. Sahoo D. K & Dr. Tide P.S), December 10-12, 2014, CUSAT, Kochi, India, 551-556; ISBN: 978 – 93 – 80095 – 58 – 5 Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy, Environment, Materials and Safety (ICEEMS-2014) 2014

Books

ID Title

A.K. Mandal, and O.P. Sinha, (2016) “Smelting Reduction of Bottom Ash in Presence of Liquid Steel Bath for Recovery of Aluminium”, In book: Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts, May 22-25, Edition: 1st, Chapter: 93, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Editors: Ramana G. Reddy, PinakinChaubal, P. Chris Pistorius and Uday Pal, pp.873-877; DOI: 10.1002/9781119333197.ch93,ISBN: 9781119333197, URL:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=2obgDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA873&lpg=PA873&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false

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A.K. Mandal, and O.P. Sinha, (2016) “Smelting Reduction of Bottom Ash in Presence of Liquid Steel Bath for Recovery of Aluminium”, In book: Advances in Molten Slags, Fluxes, and Salts: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Molten Slags, Fluxes and Salts, May 22-25, Edition: 1st, Chapter: 93, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Editors: Ramana G. Reddy, PinakinChaubal, P. Chris Pistorius and Uday Pal, pp.873-877; DOI: 10.1002/9781119333197.ch93,ISBN: 9781119333197, URL:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=2obgDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA873&lpg=PA873&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false

Patents

ID Details Patent Filed Year
2019 1. FABRICATION OF COST EFFECTIVE NI-FREE AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 2024 Mohd TalhaArvind Dixit Granted 2019
2018 2.  AN INSULATION BRICK AND METHOD OF PREPARTION THEREOF 2022 Dr. A.K. Mandal and Prof. O.P. Sinha Granted 2018
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. Gupta, O.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

 

Academic Identity

Orcid Id
0000-0003-3268-1720
Scopus Id
56924457300
Researcher Id
N-1663-2017
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