Dr. Debabrata Pradhan, Dr.

About

Research Area

• Waste water treatment
• Aqueous leaching (Chemical & Bio)
• Solid waste management
• Biosorption & bioremediation
• Solvent extraction
• Column & heap leaching

Publications (total 29)

• SCI & SCIE journals, published – 15
• Other journals, published – 5
• Conference full papers - 9

Patent (total 01)

• Title: A novel sequential process of bioleaching and chemical leaching for dissolving Ni, V, and Mo from spent petroleum refinery catalyst . Inventors: D.J. Kim and D. Pradhan, Korean Patent, Registration Number: 10-1360291.

Future Projects

• Electrochemical production of bio-fuel from different acetates
• Enrichment of Al2O3 in red mud by dissolving Fe2O3 using chemical and biochemical processes
• Extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) present in different solid wastes

Membership, Awards and Honours

• Life member of Orissa Chemical Society, Registration Number-889/2012
• Editorial reviewers of Journal of Hazardous Materials, Hydrometallurgy, Bioresource Technology, Separation and Purification Technology and Atmospheric Research (Elsevier), and Science Report (Nature Publishing Group)
• BK21 Postdoctoral Fellow in Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (2011)

Educational Qualifications

• 2011, Ph.D. , Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea. My Ph.D. thesis entitled “Kinetics of metals leaching from spent NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst by bio-chemical processes”.
• 2004, M.Sc. , First class in M.Sc. Chemistry with specialization in Physical Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Burla, India
• 2002, B.Sc., First class with distinction in B.Sc. Chemistry honors, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, India

Teaching Subjects

• Engineering Chemistry
• Environmental Engineering

Instrumentation

• UV-VIS Spectrometer
• Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
• Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES)
• BET surface area analyzer
• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
• X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
• TG-DTA analysis
• Flourimetry

Experience

• October 2016 – Present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow , Multi-Disciplinary Research Cell, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India
• August 2012 – July 2016: Assistant Professor , C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India
• August 2011 - August 2012: Assistant Professor , Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, India
• March 2011 - May 2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Spray Processing Laboratory, Materials Engineering Department, Chungnam National University. Working on fabrication of Yttria stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) for solid oxide fuel cell applications.
• June 2007 - September 2010: Assistant Researcher in Mineral Resource Research Division at Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). Working on extraction of metal values from waste refinery catalyst using hydrometallurgical techniques. Also working on bioleaching of Cu and Zn from complex sulfide concentrates.
• December 2004 - February 2007: Project Assistant-II in a project entitled “Biomineral processing for extraction of metal values from ores, concentrates and wastes” at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), a premier sister laboratory of CSIR, Government of India. Working on extraction of Cu and U from low-grade ore using bioleaching technique.

Professional Training

• December 07-11, 2015: Participated in one week faculty development programme (FDP) on Recent Developments in Chemical Sciences (RDCS2015) organized by C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India
• April 12-13, 2010: Attended a two-days training course on Solvent Extraction jointly organized by KIGAM and CSIRO, and held at KIGAM, Daejeon, South Korea.
• August 25-26, 2009: Attended a two-days training course on Mineral Processing jointly organized by KIGAM and CSIRO, and held at KIGAM, Daejeon, South Korea.
• April 29-30, 2008: Successfully completed two-days training course on Process Evaluation jointly organized by KIGAM and CSIRO, and held at KIGAM, Daejeon, South Korea.

Admistrative Job

• Examination coordinator, Department of Chemistry, CVRCE, Bhubaneswar
• Time-table coordinator, Department of Chemistry, CVRCE, Bhubaneswar

Computer Skills

• Operating  Systems: Microsoft Windows 2002; XP; Vista; 7, LINUX(UBUNTU)
• Word Processing Packages: Microsoft Office and LibreOffice
• Having command on statistical software SPSS
• Good command on graph making software ORIGINE
• Good command on modeling software Design Expert

Personal Details

Date of Birth                   :  5th May 1981

Gender                           :  Male

Nationality                      :  Indian

Languages                     :  English, Hindi, Oriya

Hobbies                          :  Cricket, Swimming

List of Journals

1. D-J. Kim, D. Pradhan* , K-H. Park, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee, 2008: Effect of pH and temperature on iron oxidation by mesophilic mixed iron oxidizing microflora. Materials Transactions ,49, 2389-2393, (The Japan Institute of Metals). I.F.-0.795
2. K.S. Rao*, A. Mishra, D. Pradhan , G. Roy Chaudhury, B. K. Mohapatra, T. Das , L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, 2008: Percolation bacterial leaching of low-grade chalcopyrite using acidophilic microorganisms. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering , 25, 524-530, (Springer). I.F.-1.06
3. D. Pradhan , S. Pal, L.B. Sukla, G. Roy Chaudhury, T. Das*, 2008: Bioleaching of low-grade copper ore using indigenous microorganism. Indian Journal of Chemical Technology , 15, 588-592, (NISCAIR). I.F.-0.63
4. D.J. David, D. Pradhan and T. Das* , 2008: Evaluation of iron oxidation rate of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in presence of heavy metal ions. Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. C) , 117, 56-61, (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and The AusIMM).
5. D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, J-G Ahn, K-H Park, S-W Lee, 2008: Waste recycling through biological route-A Review. Journal of Korean Institute of Resources Recycling , 17, 3-15, (Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Society).
6. D. Pradhan , D. Mishra, D-J. Kim*, G. Roy Chaudhury, S-W. Lee, 2009: Dissolution kinetics of spent petroleum catalyst using two different acidophiles. Hydrometallurgy , 99, 157-162, (Elsevier). I.F.-2.17
7. D-J. Kim, D. Pradhan* , G. Roy Chaudhury, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee, 2009: Bioleaching of complex sulfides concentrate and correlation of leaching parameters using multivariate data analysis technique. Materials Transactions , 50, 2318-2322, (The Japan Institute of Metals). I.F.-0.795
8. D. Pradhan , J-G. Ahn, D-J. Kim*, S-W. Lee, 2009: Effect of Ni2+, V4+ and Mo6+ concentration on iron oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering , 26, 736-741, (Springer). I.F.-1.06
9. D-J. Kim, D. Pradhan* , J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee, 2010: Enhancement of metals dissolution from spent refinery catalysts using adapted bacteria culture - Effects of pH and Fe(II). Hydrometallurgy , 103, 136-143, (Elsevier). I.F.-2.17
10. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee, 2010: Microbial leaching process to recover valuable metals from spent petroleum catalyst using iron oxidizing bacteria. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology , 38, 958-962, (WASET).
11. D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, G. Roy Chaudhury, S-W. Lee, 2010: Bio-dissolution of Ni, V and Mo from spent petroleum catalyst using iron oxidizing bacteria. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A , 45, 476-482, (Taylor & Francis). I.F.-1.25
12. S. Pal, D. Pradhan , T. Das*, L.B. Sukla, G. Roy Chaudhury, 2010: Bioleaching of low-grade uranium ore using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . Indian Journal of Microbiology , 50, 70-75, (Springer). I.F.-0.938
13. D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, J-G. Ahn, G. Roy Chaudhury, S-W. Lee, 2010: Kinetics and statistical behavior of metals dissolution from spent petroleum catalyst using acidophilic iron oxidizing bacteria. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry , 16, 866-871, (Elsevier). I.F.-4.15
14. D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, G. Roy Chaudhury, J-S. Sohn, S-W. Lee, 2010: Dissolution kinetics of complex sulfides using acidophilic microorganisms. Materials Transactions , 51, 413-419, (The Japan Institute of Metals). I.F.-0.795
15. D. Pradhan , D. Mishra, D-J. Kim*, J-G. Ahn, G. Roy Chaudhury, S-W. Lee, 2010: Bioleaching kinetics and multivariate analysis of spent petroleum catalyst dissolution using two acidophiles. Journal of Hazardous Materials , 175, 267–273, (Elsevier). I.F.-4.17
16. D . Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, S-B. Baik, S-W. Lee, 2011: Extraction of valuable metals from spent desulfurizing catalyst. Journal of Korean Institute of Resources Recycling , 20, 48-54, (Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Society).
17. A.K. Patra, D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, J-G. Ahn, H-S. Yoon, 2011: Review on bioleaching of uranium from low-grade ore. Journal of Korean Institute of Resources Recycling , 20, 30-44, (Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Society).
18. D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim*, J-G. Ahn, C.S. Gahan, H-S. Chung, S-W. Lee, 2011: Comparison of bioleaching kinetics of spent catalyst by adapted and unadapted iron oxidizing bacteria - effect of pulp density; particle size; temperature. Journal of Korean Institute of Metals and Materials , 49, 956-966, (The Korean Institute of Metals). I.F.-1.2
19. M. Jena, D Pradhan , T Das*, 2012: A comparative study of biosorption of Cu using Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus . International Journal of Environment and Waste Management , 9, 221-231, (Inderscience).
20. D. Pradhan , A. K. Patra, D-J Kim*, H-S Chung, S-W Lee, 2013: A novel sequential process of bioleaching and chemical leaching for dissolving Ni, V, and Mo from spent petroleum refinery catalyst. Hydrometallurgy , 131-132, 114-119,(Elsevier). I.F.-2.21

List of Conference proceedings

1. D Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W Lee: Comparison of leaching kinetics of metal values from spent refinery catalysts using both adapted and unadapted bacteria culture. In Korean Institute of Resource Recycling-2010, at Jungwon University, Chungcheongbuk, Republic of Korea, pp. 251.
2. A. K. Patra *, D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn: Effect of pH of the medium on iron oxidation rate of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. In Korean Institute of Resource Recycling-2010, at Jungwon University, Chungcheongbuk, Republic of Korea, pp. 257.
3. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Microbial leaching process to recover valuable metals from spent petroleum catalyst using iron oxidizing bacteria. In International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST 2010) , Penang, Malaysia, pp. 180.
4. D. Pradhan* , D. Mishra, D-J. Kim, D. E. Ralph: Bioleaching kinetics of complex sulfides using acidophilic microorganisms. In 10th International Symposium on East Asian Resources recycling Technology (EARTH 2009) , Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea, pp. 476. ISBN 978-89-952527-4-1 93530
5. D. Mishra*, D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, D. E. Ralph: Comparison of bioleaching of spent catalyst using elemental sulfur and pyrite as two major substrates for acidophilic microorganisms. In 10th International Symposium on East Asian Resources recycling Technology (EARTH 2009) , Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea, pp. 312. ISBN 978-89-952527-4-1 93530
6. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Effect of multi metal ions concentration on iron oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In Korean Institute of Resource Recycling-2008 , at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, pp. 316.
7. L.B. Sukla*, D. Pradhan, S. Pal, T. Das, G. Roy Chaudhury, O.P. Chug, M. S. R. Prasad: Bacterial leaching of copper from Malanjkhand low-grade copper ore using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In National Conference on Low-grade Ore: A challenge and Opportunity-2005 , at Hindustan Copper Limited, Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh, India.
8. S. Pal, D. Pradhan, T. Das*, G. Roy Chaudhury, L.B. Sukla, V.M. Pandey, V.N. Misra: Bioleaching of low-grade uranium ore using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: ICME-2005 , at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR), Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 151. ISBN 81-7764-858-6
9. D. Pradhan , S. Pal, T. Das*, G. Roy Chaudhury, L.B. Sukla, V.M. Pandey, O.P. Chug, M.S.R. Prasad, V.N. Misra: Bioleaching of low-grade copper ore using indegenious microorganisms. In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: ICME-2005 , at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR), Bhubaneswar, India, pp. 166. ISBN 81-7764-858-6

* For corresponding author

Papers/Abstracts presented in conference

1. D. Pradhan* , S. Pal, T. Das , G. Roy Chaudhury, L.B. Sukla, V.M. Pandey, O.P. Chug, M.S.R. Prasad, V.N. Misra: Bioleaching of low-grade copper ore using indegenious microorganisms. In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: ICME-2005 , at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR), Bhubaneswar, India. ISBN 81-7764-858-6 (Oral)
2. S. Pal*, D. Pradhan , T. Das, G. Roy Chaudhury, L.B. Sukla, V.M. Pandey, V.N. Misra: Bioleaching of low-grade uranium ore using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy: ICME-2005 , at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR), Bhubaneswar, India. ISBN 81-7764-858-6 (Oral)
3. L.B. Sukla*, D. Pradhan , S. Pal, T. Das, G. Roy Chaudhury, O.P. Chug, M. S. R. Prasad: Bacterial leaching of copper from Malanjkhand low-grade copper ore using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In National Conference on Low-grade Ore: A challenge and Opportunity-2005 , at Hindustan Copper Limited, Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Oral)
4. D-J. Kim*, D. Pradhan , K-H. Park, S-W. Lee: Dissolution of metals from spent catalyst using iron oxidizing bacteria. In Twenty-Third International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management-2008 , at Widener University 1 University Place Chester, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. (Poster)
5. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, D. Mishra, K-H. Park, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Bioleaching of spent refinery catalyst using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In Geosystem-2008 , at COEX, Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
6. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Effect of multi metal ions concentration on iron oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans . In Korean Institute of Resource Recycling-2008 , at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
7. D-J. Kim*, D. Pradhan , J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Processing of metal values from spent refinery catalyst using biologically generated ferric iron. In Minerals to Materials Conference: M2M-2008 , at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI ), Cairo, Egypt. (Poster)
8. D. Mishra*, D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, D.E. Ralph: Comparison of bioleaching of spent catalyst using elemental sulfur and pyrite as two major substrates for acidophilic microorganisms. In Korean Institute of Metals and Materials-2009, at Changwon Exhibition and Convention Center, Changwon, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
9. D. Pradhan* , D. Mishra, D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee, G. Roy Chaudhury: Bioleaching of complex sulfides using iron oxidizing microorganisms. In Korean Institute of Metals and Materials-2009, at Changwon Exhibition and Convention Center, Changwon, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
10. D. Mishra*, D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, D. E. Ralph: Comparison of bioleaching of spent catalyst using elemental sulfur and pyrite as two major substrates for acidophilic microorganisms. In 10th International Symposium on East Asian Resources recycling Technology (EARTH 2009) , Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea. ISBN 978-89-952527-4-1 93530 (Oral)
11. D. Pradhan* , D. Mishra, D-J. Kim, D. E. Ralph: Bioleaching kinetics of complex sulfides using acidophilic microorganisms. In 10th International Symposium on East Asian Resources recycling Technology (EARTH 2009) , Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea. ISBN 978-89-952527-4-1 93530 (Poster)
12. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Microbial leaching process to recover valuable metals from spent petroleum catalyst using iron oxidizing bacteria. In International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST 2010) , Penang, Malaysia. (Oral)
13. D-J. Kim*, D. Pradhan , J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Ni, V, Mo and Al extraction from deoiled spent petroleum catalyst using both iron and sulfur oxidizing bacteria culture. In The Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management , Philadelphia, PA U.S.A. (Poster)
14. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Recovery of valuable metals from spent refinery catalyst using two different acidophiles. In Korean Institute of Metals (KIM-2010) , Hyundai Resort, Hoengseong, South Korea. (Poster)
15. D. Pradhan* , A. K. Patra, , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Characterization of Korean uranium ore and isolation of native bacteria from same ore. In Geosystem engineering-2010 , Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea. (Poster)
16. D. Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W. Lee: Bioleaching of metal values from spent refinery catalysts using adapted bacteria culture. In Geosystem engineering-2010 , Ramada Plaza, Jeju, South Korea. (Oral)
17. A. K. Patra *, D. Pradhan , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn: Effect of pH of the medium on iron oxidation rate of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. In Korean Institute of Resource Recycling-2010, at Jungwon University, Chungcheongbuk, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
18. D Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, J-G. Ahn, S-W Lee: Comparison of leaching kinetics of metal values from spent refinery catalysts using both adapted and unadapted bacteria culture. In Korean Institute of Resource Recycling-2010, at Jungwon University, Chungcheongbuk, Republic of Korea. (Poster)
19. D Pradhan* , D-J. Kim, S-W Lee: Sequential bioleaching and chemical leaching process for dissolving total Mo from Spent NiMo/Al2O3 Catalyst. In National Seminar on “Chemistry in Technology”, 8-9th December, 2012 organized by  Orissa Chemical Society at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. (Oral)
20. D Pradhan* , K-H Baik: Electrical and mechanical properties of YSZ film on NiO substrate using VCS technique for SOFC application. In National Workshop on 'Development of Nano materials for Energy, Environment and Sustainability- DNEES - 2015, 2-3rd May 2015 organized by SOA University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Oral

Information

• Location: Bhubaneswar, India

Industry experience

Education: PhD

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 5 to 10 years

Taxonomy

• Job Function
• Organization Type
• Research Institute
• Treatment
• Waste Water Treatments
• Purification
• Technology
• Research
• Environment
• Bioremediation
• Research & Environment
• Environment & Water
• Bioleaching
• Solvents
• Chemical Research
• Chemical Engineering
• Environment
• Renewable Energy
• Research
• Recycling
• Waste Management
• Technologies