Projects

COMPLETED
  • Bio-mineral Processing for extraction of metal values from ores/concentrates/wastes,funded by CSIR 
  • Treatment/bio-remediation of electroplating and leather tanning effluents containing chromium,funded by CSIR 
  • Microbial leaching of Narwapahar uranium ore (In House Project)
  • Bioleaching of Metals from Sea Nodules in Columns and Air Lift Reactors (In House Project)
  • Providing safe drinking water in rural areas using Solar Disinfection technique, funded by DST
  • Development of cost effective mine water reclamation technology for providing safe drinking water, funded by DST
  • Characterization of Samples from OMML, funded by Orissa Manganese Minerals Pvt Limited
ONGOING
  • Bioleaching of zinc ores/tailing for synthesis of nanosized Zn-based materials,funded by CSIR   
  • INDO-RUSSIAN PROJECT on Biosynthesis of iron oxide based magnetic nanoparticles from industrial wastes
  • Characterization and Processing of Copper Slag Samples from BIRLA COPPER 
  • Evaluating Microbial Corrosion of Zn-Ni Coated Steel from TATA STEEL 
  • Biodesulfurisation of High Sulfur Indian Coals from MINISTRY OF STEEL
  • Biochemical beneficiation of iron ore slime to remove impurities from TATA STEEL  
  • Microbial Beneficiation of Chromite ores/concentrates from DBT 

Publications

  • Abhilash, S.Singh, K.D.Mehta, V.Kumar, B.D.Pandey and V.M.Pandey, Dissolution of uranium from silicate-apatite ore by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Hydrometallurgy, 2009, 95(1-2), 70-75 
  • Abhilash, K.D.Mehta, V. Kumar, B.D. Pandey and P.K. Tamrakar, Column Bioleaching of a Low-Grade Silicate Ore of Uranium, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, 2010, 31(4), 224 – 235
  • Abhilash, B.D.Pandey, Role of ferric ions in bioleaching of uranium from a low tenor Indian ore, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 2011, 50(2), 102-112.
  • Abhilash, K.Revati, B.D.Pandey, Microbial synthesis of iron based nanomaterials- A Review, Bull. Mater. Sci., 2011, 34(2), 1–8.
  • Abhilash, K.D.Mehta, V.Kumar, B.D.Pandey and P.K.Tamrakar, Bioleaching - An Alternate Uranium Ore Processing Technology For India, Energy Procedia, 2011, 7, 158-162.
  • Abhilash, R.Venkat Raman, K.D.Mehta, B.D.Pandey, Isolation and biochemical characterization of native marine isolates from Indian ocean nodules, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 2011, 40(5), 648-652.
  • Abhilash, B.D. Pandey, Microbially assisted leaching of uranium – A Review, Min. Proc. Ext. Met. Rev.(DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2011.635731)
  • Abhilash, S.Singh, K.D.Mehta, Vinay Kumar, B.D.Pandey and V.M.Pandey, Microbially catalysed process for uranium dissolution from its ore, In.Proc. MPT-2006, Chennai,Vol.2, pp.717-724
  • Abhilash, S.Singh, K.D.Mehta, Vinay Kumar, B.D.Pandey and V.M.Pandey, Bio-leaching of uranium from a low grade ore by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans”, In. Proc. IMPC-2006, Istanbul, Turkey, September 3-8, 2006, pp.1487-1493.
  • Abhilash, P.Ravi, Mehta K.D., Kumar V., Pandey B.D. and Tamrakar.P.K., Column Bioleaching for Uranium Dissolution from a Low Grade Indian Silicate Ore, In.Proc. National Seminar on Mineral Biotechnology-2007, Bhubaneswar, pp.83-91.
  • Pal,S.C., Mehta,K.D., Abhilash, Kumar,V., Pandey,B.D. and Mankhand.T.R., Copper Biodissolution from a low grade Chalcopyrite ore by unadapted/adapted Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, In. Proc. National Seminar on Mineral Biotechnology-2007, Bhubaneswar,pp.110-121.
  • Abhilash, Mehta, K.D., Kumar,V. and Pandey, B.D., Biosorption of trivalent chromium from a model tanning solution by adapted Aspergillus niger, In.Proc. National Seminar on Mineral Biotechnology-2007, Bhubaneswar, pp.190-201.
  • Abhilash, Mehta K.D., Kumar V., Pandey B.D. and Tamrakar.P.K,  Amenability of low-grade uranium towards Column Bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, In.Proc. MPT-2007,Mumbai,pp.345-349
  • Pal.S.C,Abhilash, Mehta,K.D., Kumar,V., Pandey,B.D.and Markhand,T.R., Copper biodissolution from a low grade Chalcopyrite ore using adapted Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, In.Proc. MPT-2007,Mumbai, pp.524-527.
  • Abhilash, Mehta K.D., Kumar V. and Pandey B.D., Bio-hydrometallurgical approach in processing of low grade Indian uranium ore in Column Reactor, In Proc. Biohydromet 2007, Falmouth, UK.
  • Mehta, K.D., Abhilash, Verma,V.K., Kumar V. and   Pandey, B.D.,  NML’s Efforts in bio-processing of low grade ores of Copper and Uranium- an experimental overview, In. Proc. Non-Ferrous Meet-2007, Raipur, Tech-B-1/1-1/12.
  • S.Anand Ram, Abhilash, K.D. Mehta, B.D. Pandey and T.R. Mankhand, Bioleaching of a low grade Indian chalcopyrite ore by microbial consortium, Proc. VIII Int. Conf. Clean Technologies for the World Mining Industry – CTWMI 2008, April 13-18, 2008, Chile, Eds. Armando Valenzuela and Mario Sánchez, pp. 363-375.
  • S.Anand Ram, Abhilash, K.D. Mehta, B.D. Pandey and T.R. Mankhand, Microbial Dissolution of a low grade Indian chalcopyrite ore using mixed culture of mesophiles, Proc. Int. Sem. Min Proc. Tech (MPT-2008), April 22-24 2008, Trivandrum, Ed. P.N.Mohandas, pp.346-350.
  • K.D. Mehta, Abhilash, S.Anand Ram, B.D.Pandey and T.R.Mankhand, Improving chalcopyrite biodissolution from low grade Indian copper ore by microbial consortia, Proc. XIIth Int. Conf. Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals (NFMM-2008), July 4-5 2008, Nagpur, Eds., M.K.B.Nair, C.R.Mishra and C.Ramaswamy, pp. Tech-6-1/1-1/9.
  • Abhilash, K.D.Mehta , B.D.Pandey, Effectiveness of bioleaching of low grade Indian chalcopyrite ore using pure and mixed culture of mesophiles, In Proc. Minerals to Materials Conference - M2M 08, 15-18 December 2008, Cairo, Egypt, Eds. M.I. Nasr and N.A.Abdel-Khalek, pp.135-140.
  • K.D. Mehta, S.A. Ram, Abhilash, B.D.Pandey and T.R. Mankhand, Bacterial solubilisation of copper from a low grade sulphide mineral, In. Proc. BIOHYDROMET’09, 6-7th April 2009, Cape Town, South Africa,pp.125-130.
  • B.Dhal, Abhilash, K.D. Mehta, and B.D.Pandey, Biological remediation of trivalent chromium from effluents, In. Proc. XIIIth Int. Conf. Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals (ICNFMM-2009), Eds., C.R.Mishra and S.Majumdar, July 10-11, 2009, Bhubaneswar, pp.Tech-4/1-4/9.
  • Nivedita Singh, Abhilash, K.D.Mehta and B.D.Pandey, Kaolinite based microbial composite in Cr(III) sorption from waste waters, In. Proc. Nat. Sem. on Environmental Management in Metallurgical Industries (EMMI-2010), ITBHU, Varanasi, INDIA, 15-16th March 2010,102-108.
  • Abhilash, B.Dhal, K.D.Mehta, V.Kumar, B.D.Pandey, Bio-Processing For Metal Extraction, Recycling And Effluent Treatment- An Overview, In. Proc. International Conference on Non-ferrous Metals 2010,  Varanasi, India,Eds: T. R. Mankhand, N. K. Mukhopadhyay, C. R. Mishra, Tech-6/1 - Tech6/8.
  • Abhilash, K.D.Mehta, V.Kumar, B.D.Pandey and P.K.Tamrakar, Bioleaching - An Alternate Uranium Ore Processing Technology For India¸ In. Proceedings of ANUP 2010 – 2nd International Conference on ASIAN NUCLEAR PROSPECTS 2010 Chennai, India – 11-13 October 2010 Eds. K.G.Kutty, P.V.Rao, Baldev Raj, pp.232-235.
  • Abhilash, B.D.Pandey, L.Ray, Kinetics and mechanism of uranium bioleaching from a low grade indian ore, In. Proc. Int.Sem. Min.Proc.Tech. (MPT-2010), Eds.R.Singh, A.Das, P.K.Banerjee, K.K.Bhattacharya, N.G.Goswami, December 2010, pp.969-975.
  • Abhilash, M.Prakash, K.D.Mehta, B.D.Pandey, Microbial Composite in trivalent chromium remediation form effluents, In Proc. IIIrd Int. Congress on Non-ferrous Metals-2011, Eds. G.L.Pashkov, P.V.Polykhov, pp. 244-248.
  • M.I. Teremova, E.A. Petrakovskaya, A.S. Romanchenko, F.V. Tuzikov, Yu. L. Gurevich, O.V. Tsibina, E.K. Yakubailik, Abhilash, Iron-based ultrafine particles made in model solutions and industrial waste waters, In Proc. IIIrd Int. Congress on Non-ferrous Metals-2011, Eds. G.L.Pashkov, P.V.Polykhov, pp. 212-216.

Books/Chapters

  • Editor for “Extraction of Non-Ferrous Metals and their Recycling”, NML-CSIR
  • Editor for “Lecture Compendium on Mineral Processing And Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy”, NML-CSIR
  • Author for “Chromium(III) Biosorption By Fungus”, Lambert Academic Publishing House, GmBH (ISBN 978-3-8443-8975-3)
  • B.Dhal, Abhilash, K.D.Mehta, B.D.Pandey, Microbial Bioremediation of Chromium: A promising approach of Environmental Microbiology, In. Microbial Biotechnology, B.B.Mishra and H.N.Thatoi (Eds.), APH Pub. Corp., New Delhi, 2010 (ISBN 978-81-313-0849-3), pp.130-168.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Mishra Award for best paper in the area of Extractive Metallurgy at IIME’s MPT-2006, Chennai
  • Mishra Award for best paper in the area of Extractive Metallurgy at IIME’s MPT-2007, Mumbai
  • Mishra Award for best paper in the area of Extractive Metallurgy at IIME’s MPT-2011, Udaipur
  • Second Prize at International Microbiology Photograph Competition, Switzerland, October 2009.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in Bioleaching, US.
  • Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Environmental Protection
  • Reviewer, Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal, SME Inc., US.
  • Reviewer, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review Journal, SME Inc., US.
  • Reviewer, Tata Search Journal, India.
  • Reviewer, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, NISCAIR.
  • Reviewer, Bulletin of Material Science, Indian Academy of Sciences.
  • Reviewer, Bioremediation Journal, Taylor & Francis.
  • Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, NRC Press.
  • Adhoc Reviewer, International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC)-2010, Australia.
  • Member, Editorial Board, XVth-XVIth International Conference on Nonferrous Metals, 2011-12,India
  • Member, Research Group on Possibilities of Valuation of H2S in the Black Sea (FP-7-EU),Bulgaria
  • Member Expert, TPC-Biomineral Processing, IEEE-World Congress on Engineering and Technology, China

Professional Linkages

  • Fellow          –  Society for Applied Biotechnology (SABT)
  • Life Member – Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME)
  • Life Member – Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
  • Life Member – Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
  • Life Member – Indian Nuclear Society (INS)
  • Life Member – Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)
  • Life Member – Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS)
  • Life Member – Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
  • Life Member – Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  • Life Member – Kerala Academy of Sciences (KAS)
  • Life Member -  Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
  • Member      – Society for Applied Microbiology, U.K.  (SFAM)
  • Member       – Society of Industrial Microbiology, U.S. (SIM)
  • Member       – IACSIT, Singapore
  • Member       – The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), US
  • Senior Member- Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES)
  • Member      – European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB-FEMS)

Foreign Visits

  • EGYPT: MINERALS TO MATERIALS CONFERENCE - 2008, organized by Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Egypt,15th- 18th December, 2008.
  • AUSTRALIA: ALTA-2010, organized by ALTA Metallurgical Services, Perth, Australia, 24-29th May, 2010.
  • RUSSIA: Bilaterial Exchange visit Programme under Indo-Russian Collaboration and Oral Paper Presentation at IIIrd International Nonferrous Meet 2011(31.08.2011-14.09.2011) in Siberia

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