RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

I. Papers Published in Journals & Proceedings

1. P. C. Kapur and S. P. Mehrotra: Phenomenological model for flotation kinetics, Trans. Inst.

Mining and Metallurgy (London), Sec. C, Vol. 82, 1973, 229-235.

2. P. C. Kapur and S. P. Mehrotra: Estimation of flotation rate distribution by numerical inversion of

Laplace Transform, Chem. Engg. Sci., Vol. 29, 1974, 411-416.

3. S. P. Mehrotra and P. C. Kapur: The effects of aeration rate, particle size and pulp density on the

flotation rate distribution, Powder Technology, Vol. 9, 1974, 213-220.

4. S.P. Mehrotra and P.C. Kapur: Optimal-suboptimal synthesis and design of flotation circuits,

Separation Science, Vol. l9, 1974, 167-184.

5. S. P. Mehrotra and P. C. Kapur: The effect of particle size and feed rate on flotation rate

distribution in a continuous cell, Int. J. Mineral Processing, Vol. 2, 1975, 15-28.

6. S. P. Mehrotra: Role of digital computers in process metallurgy, Metallica, 1976, 33-38.

7. S. P. Mehrotra and P. Y. Khedkar: Production of metal powders by atomization and their

characterization, Trans. Indian Inst. of Metals, Vol. 33, 1980, 361-367.

8. S. P. Mehrotra and V. Seshadri: Reduction of molybdenum trioxide with hydrogen, Metal ABM,

Vol. 36, 1980, 507-15.

9. S. P. Mehrotra and V. Seshadri: Kinetics of reduction of molybdenum dioxide with hydrogen,

Metal ABM, Vol. 36, 1980, 635-46.

10. K. P. Rao and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of process variables on atomization of metals and alloys,

Modern Developments in Powder Metallurgy (Proceedings of International Powder metallurgy

conference held at Washington, D.C., U.S.A., June, 1980, Vol. 12, 1981, 113-130.

11. S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of gas atomization process for metal powder

production, Part 1, Powder Metallurgy International, Vol. 13, 1981, 80-85.

12. S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of gas atomization process for metal powder

production, Part 2, Powder Metallurgy International, Vol. 13, 1981, 132-136.

13. S. P. Mehrotra: A numerical method for evaluating site energy distribution for adsorption of

gases on solids, Colloids and Surfaces, Vol. 3, 1981, 267-78.

14. A. C. D. Chaklader, W. W. Gill and S. P. Mehrotra: Predictive model for interfacial phenomena

between molten metals and saphire in varying oxygen partial pressures, Materials Sci.

Research, Vol. 14, 1981, 421-32.

15. S. P. Mehrotra and V. Manuja: Computer control in process technology, Proceedings of the

National Workshop on Use of Computers in Smelting Industry held at Hindustan Zinc Ltd.,

Udaipur, 1982, 1-13.

16. R. K. Malik and S.P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling and simulation of smelting operations -

typical examples from copper and lead smelting, ibid, 61-74.

17. S. P. Mehrotra: Computer applications in smelting industry - typical examples from copper, zinc

and aluminium smelting, ibid, 75-89.

18. S. P. Mehrotra: Instrumentation in smelting operation, ibid, 90-110.

19. S. P. Mehrotra and A. K. Saxena: Effect of process variables on the residence time distribution of

solids in a continuously operated flotation cell, International J. Mineral Processing, Vol. 10,

1983, 255-77.

20. S. P. Mehrotra and V. K. Sinha: Catalytic effect of iron on the carbon- carbon dioxide reaction

kinetics, Trans. Iron Steel Inst. Japan, Vol. 23, 1983, 723-31.

21. D. Roy, S. P. Mehrotra and P. C. Kapur: Lightweight building blocks from fly ash pellets,

Resources and Conservation, Vol. 11, 1984, 64-75.

22. S. P. Mehrotra and A. C. D. Chaklader: Interfacial phenomena between molten metal and

saphire substrates, Metallurgical Trans. B, Vol. 16B, 1985, 567-575.

23. N. Ranjan and S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of conventional copper converter,

Proceedings of the International Conference on `Progress in Metallurgical Research:

Fundamental and Applied Aspects', held at IIT Kanpur, India (Feb. 11-15, 1985), Tata McGraw

Hill, New Delhi, 1986, 269-276.

24. G. G. Krishnamurthy, A. Ghosh and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of plume geometry of recirculation

flow rates in a gas injected vessel, in the Proceedings of the International Conference on

`Progress in Metallurgical Research: Fundamental and Applied Aspects', held at IIT Kanpur,

India (Feb. 11-15, 1985), Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1986, 307-316.

25. G. G. Krishnamurthy, S. P. Mehrotra and A. Ghosh: Mixing in a gas injected vessel: some basic

concepts and experimental measurements, Proceedings of the Sixth Process Technology

Conference, Fifth International Iron & Steel Congress, Washington, D.C., 1986, 401-407.

26. S. P. Mehrotra: Analysis of kinetics of coal gasification using the concept of distributed rate

constant, Coal Science and Technology II: the Proceedings of 1987 International conference on

Coal Science, Elsevier, The Netherlands, 1987, 501-506.

27. S. P. Mehrotra: Design of optimal flotation circuits, Proceedings of Indo- US Seminar on Special

Topics in Mineral Processing, December 30, 1987 - January 1, 1988, Publ. Tata Research

Development and Design Centre, Pune, 1988.

28. P. C. Kapur and S. P. Mehrotra: Modeling of flotation kinetics and design of flotation circuits,

Proceedings of the International Conference on Challenges in Mineral Processing held at

Berkeley (December 7 - 10, 1988), Published by (SME/AIME), December 1988, 300-322.

29. G. G. Krishnamurthy, S. P. Mehrotra and A. Ghosh: Experimental investigation of mixing

phenomena in a gas stirred liquid bath, Metallurgical Trans. B, Vol. 19B, 1988, 839-850.

30. G. G. Kirshnamurthy, A. Ghosh and S. P. Mehrotra: Characterization of two phase plume in a

gas stirred liquid bath - a water model study, Metallurgical Trans. B, Vol 19B, 1988, 885-892.

31. S. P. Mehrotra: Design of optimal flotation circuits - a review, Mineral and Metallurgical

Processing Journal (SME/AIME) Vol. 5, 1988, 142-153.

32. G. G. Krishnamurathy, A. Ghosh and S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of mixing

phenomena in gas stirred liquid bath, Metallurgical Trans. B, Vol 20B, 1989, 53-59.

33. S. P. Mehrotra: Role of Mathematical modelling in metallurgy, Bulletin of Materials Science, Vol.

12, 1989, 353-368.

34. S. P. Mehrotra and A. C. D. Chaklader: A preliminary kinetic analysis for first order gas-solid

reactions with distributed rate constants using Laplace transform, ISIJ International, Vol. 29, No.

2, 1989, 125-134.

35. Ashok Dey, P. C. Kapur and S.P. Mehrotra: A search strategy for optimization of flotation

circuits, International J. of Mineral Processing, Vol. 26, 1989, 73-93.

36. S. P. Mehrotra: Analysis of kinetics of oxidation/reduction of metal sulfides using the concept of

distributed reaction rate constant, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in

Chemical Engineering, held at IIT Kanpur, January 4-6, 1989, Publ. Tata McGraw Hill, 1989,

224-232.

37. S. P. Mehrotra and N. P. H. Padmanabhan: Flotation kinetics - a review, Trans. Indian Inst.

Metals, Vol. 43, 1990, 9-21.

38. S. P. Mehrotra and N. P. H. Padmanabhan: Analysis of flotation kinetics of Malanjkhand copper

ore in terms of distributed flotation rate constant, Trans. Inst. Mining and Metallurgy (London)

Section C, 1990, 32-42.

39. S. P. Mehrotra and J. K. Brimacombe: Coal-char carbon dioxide gasification in a rotary reactor,

Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Vol.17, 1990, 93-104

40. S. P. Mehrotra and B. V. Kumar: Production of sponge iron in a fluidized bed reactor, Part I:

Design of a high temperature fluidized bed reactor, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, Vol. 43, 1990,

159-167.

41. S. P. Mehrotra and R. K. Mallik: Mathematical modelling of single roll process of continuous

casting of steel strips/thin slabs based on fluid flow solidification considerations, Proc. of

International Workshop on Metallurgical Fluid Flows, held in Lulea, June 1990, 19 pages.

42. M. K. Anjan Kumar and S. P. Mehrotra: A mathematical model of single roll strip caster based on

macroscopic enthalpy balances, Steel Research, Vol. 62, 1991, 164-170.

43. S. P. Mehrotra and Binod Kumar: Reduction of iron ore in a fluidised bed reactor Part II:

Reduction of iron ore fines with charcoal and methane in a fluidised bed reactor, Trans. Indian

Inst. Metals, Vol. 44, 1991, 101-110.

44. M. K. Anjan Kumar and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of process parameters on the performance of a

single roll continuous strip caster, Proceedings of 1st European Conference on Continuous

Casting of Steel, held at Florence, Italy, Sept. 23-25, 1991, Publ. Associazione Italiana Di

Metallurgia, 1991, 2.367-2.376.

45. P. C. Kapur, A. Dey and S.P. Mehrotra: Identification of feed and simulation of industrial flotation

circuits, Int. J. Min. Processing, Vol. 31, 1991, 11-35.

46. G.G. Krishna Murthy, A. Ghosh and S.P. Mehrotra: Theoretical estimation of mixing parameters

in a gas stirred liquid bath, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, Vol. 44, 1991, 31-37.

47. R. Singh and S. P. Mehrotra: Impact of mill tailings and effluents on environment, in the Proc. of

National Seminar on Pollution Through Metallurgical Operations, held at Srinagar, June, 1987,

Ed. A. R. Chesti, Publ. Rajkamal Electric Press, Delhi, 1991.

48. M. K. Anjan Kumar and S. P. Mehrotra: A mathematical model of single roll strip caster based on

microscopic heat balance, Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Vol. 19, 1992, 55-63.

49. S. P. Mehrotra and R. Tandon: A mathematical model of single roll strip caster based on fluid

flow considerations, Steel Research, Vol. 63, 1992, 205-211.

50. S. P. Mehrotra: Continuous casting of this slabs/strips of steel, Indian Steel Annual, 1991,

97-102.

51. G. G. Krishna Murthy and S. P. Mehrotra: Mixing in liquid baths by gas injection, Ironmaking

and Steelmaking, Vol. 19, 1992, 377-389.

52. S. P. Mehrotra and R. K. Mallik: A mathematical model of single roll continuous strip caster

based on heat transfer and fluid flow considerations, ISIJ International, Vol. 33, 1993, 595-604.

53. M.R.R.I. Shamsi and S. P. Mehrotra: A two dimensional heat and fluid flow model of single roll

continuous sheet caster, Metallurgical Transaction B, Vol. 24B, 1993, 521-534.

54. S. P. Mehrotra and Y. C. Nand: Heat balance model to predict salamander penetration and

temperature profiles in the sub-hearth of an iron blast furnace, ISIJ International, Vol. 33, 1993,

839-846.

55. S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modeling - A tool for developing existing and new technologies in

iron and steel, Trans. Indian Inst. Met. Vol. 46, 1993, 253-265.

56. S. P. Mehrotra and V. Srinivasan : Extraction of nickel from Indian laterite ore by segregation

roasting process, Trans. Inst. Mining and Metall. Sec. C, Vol. 103, 1994, C97-104.

57. S. P. Mehrotra and K. R. Udyakumar : Thermodynamic analysis of segregation roasting process

for oxidized copper and nickel ores, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, Vol. 47, 1994, 111-120.

58. S. P. Mehrotra: Optimal design and synthesis of flotation circuits, in Mineral Resources -

Characterization and Beneficiation, Publ. Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, 1995, 165-183.

59. S. P. Mehrotra and Ratnakar Singh : Role of forth processes in flotation, Metals, Materials and

Processes, Vol. 6, 1995, 195-216.

60. S. P. Mehrotra, M.R.R.I. Shamsi and P. N. Bid : Casting of aluminium sheets on a laboratory scale

single roll continuous sheet caster, J. of Metals, Vol. 47, 1995, 18-22.

61. S. P. Mehrotra and M.R.R.I. Shamsi : Mathematical modeling of continuous strip/sheet casting on

a single roll caster, Proceedings of National Conference on Transport Phenomena in

Metallurgical Processes, eds. S. Prakash and P. Ramachandra Rao, NML Jamshedpur, 1996, 125-

137.

62. M.R.R.I. Shamsi and S. P. Mehrotra : Validation and refining of the two dimensional heat and

fluid flow model for a single roll sheet caster and estimation of heat transfer coefficients at

caster drum-sheet interface, Ironmaking & Steelmaking, Vol.24, 1997, 167-173.

63. S. P. Mehrotra, A. Chakravorty and P. Singh: Determination of relevant heat transfer coefficients

for the single roll continuous sheet caster using simulated experiments, Steel Research, Vol. 68,

1997, 201-208.

64. S. P. Mehrotra and B.K. Mishra: Mathematical modeling of particle stratification in jigs,

Proceedings of the National Conference on Processing of Fines, NML, Jamshedpur, 1997, 202-

217.

65. Anand Katti, B.K. Mishra and S.P. Mehrotra : Simulation of Industrial gravity separation

processing using a general purpose simulator, Proceedings of the National Conference on

Processing of Fines, NML Jamshedpur, 1997, 229-239.

66. B. K. Mishra and S.P. Mehrotra: Modelling of particulate stratification in jigs by the Discrete

Element Analysis, Minerals Engineering, Vol.11, 1998, 511-522.

67. M.R.R.I. Shamsi and S.P. Mehrotra: Full rotation model of the single roll continuous sheet casting

process, Ironmaking & Steelmaking, Vol.25, 1998, 150-158.

68. G. G. Roy, R. Shekhar and S. P. Mehrotra: Particle suspension in (air-agitated) Pachuca tanks,

Metallurgical Transactions B, Vol. 29B, 1998, 339-349.

69. T. Chandrashekhar, R. Shekhar and S. P. Mehrotra: Solid-liquid mass transfer in air-agitated

Pachuca tanks, Inst. Min. Metall. (London) Sec. C, 1998, Vol 107, 151-156.

70. S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modeling and simulation of industrial floating circuits, Metals

Materials and Processes, Vol. 10, 1998, 67-84.

71. S. P. Mehrotra: Production of metal sheets using a single roll continuous sheet caster, Metals

Materials and Processes, Vol. 10, 1998, 351-368.

72. R. Srinivasan, B.K. Mishra and S.P. Mehrotra : Simulation of particle stratification in jigs, Coal

Preparation, Vol. 20, 1999, 55-70.

73. B. K. Mishra, Anand Katti and S.P. Mehrotra : On-line size monitoring by a Nucleonic Density

Gauge, Mineral and Metallurgical Processing Journal, Vol. 16, 1999, 37-40.

74. S. P. Mehrotra: Process control in iron and steel industry, in Iron and Steelmaking: Principle and

Practice, Ed. N.B. Ballal, Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 1999.

75. S. P. Mehrotra, G.S. Rao and S.P. Gupta : Evaluation of properties of aluminium strips produced

using a laboratory scale single roll continuous strip caster, Trans IIM, Vol. 52, 1999, 313-325.

76. P. S. Siva Raju and S.P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modeling of centrifugal casting of metal-matrix

composites, Materials Trans, Japanese Institute of Metals, Vol. 41, 2000, 1626-1635.

77. S. P. Mehrotra and R. Shekhar: Studies on particle suspension in (air-agitated) Pachuca tanks,

Proc. of Processing of Fines, (PROF-2000), held at NML, Jamshedpur, Nov. 2000, 345-361.

78. S. P. Mehrotra and R. Shekhar: Particle suspension in air agitated tanks: Investigation of

hysterisis and novel split air injection technique, Metallurgical Trans. B, Vol. 32B, 2001. 223-

231.

79. B. K. Mishra and S.P. Mehrotra: A jig model based on the discrete element method and its

experimental validation, International J. Mineral Processing, Vol. 63/4, 2001, 177-189.

80. S. P. Mehrotra: Challenges and opportunities in mineral processing in India in new millennium,

IIM Metal News, Vol. 4, 2001, 15-18; also published in the Proc. of Int. Seminar on Mineral

Processing Technologies (MPT-2001), Eds. N.P.H. Padmanabhan, T. Sreenivas and K. Srinivas,

Allied Publishers Ltd. New Delhi, 2001, 1-4.

81. S. P. Mehrotra and Manish Pandey: Coal-char combustion in a fluidized bed reactor, Trans

Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.54, 2001, 255-266

82. S. P. Mehrotra: Current studies and future trends in Mineral Processing education in India –

Some concerns, IIM Metal News, Vol.6, No.2, April 2003, 17-19

83. M.R.R.I. Shamsi, T. Sundararajan, S.P. Mehrotra and R.P.Goel: Development of a two-

dimensional model to simulate the gas flow and pressure variation in a blast furnace, in the

Proc. of Asia Steel International Conference-2003, held at Jamshedpur, April 2003, Eds.

T.Mukherjee and A.S.Dhillon, Publ. Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, Vol.1, 2003, paper 1.f.1

84. S. Kumar, K.M. Godiwalla and S.P. Mehrotra: Modeling of heat treatment and refractory wear in

the blast furnace hearth using finite element method, in the Proc. of Asia Steel International

Conference-2003, held at Jamshedpur, April 2003, Eds. T.Mukherjee and A.S.Dhillon, Publ. Tata

Steel, Jamshedpur, Vol.1, 2003, paper 1.f.4

85. S. P. Mehrotra and S.Prakash: Market leadership through knowledge partnership in

managing knowledge markets in a global economy – The Indian Context, Proceedings of the

R&D Management Conference, 2003, CSIR, New Delhi, Dec. 6-7, 2003, pp 59-66, Eds.

O.P.Agarwal and Sudeep Kumar

86. A. Bandopadhyay, M.C. Goswami and S.P. Mehrotra: Application of cleaner technology and

process reengineering in reducing environmental pollution from Indian steel sector – A critical

assessment, Proceedings of 2004 Symposium on Recycling, Waste Treatment and Cleaner

Technology, Madrid, Spain, September 26-29, 2004

87. S. Prakash and S.P. Mehrotra: IPR in Market Savvy Technology, J. of the Indian Law Institute,

Vol. 6, 2004, 226-235

88. S. P. Mehrotra and M.R.R.I. Shamsi: Near net shape casting of thin slab/strips: Current status

and future trends, Metals, Materials and Processes, 2004, April-September, Vol. 16, No. 2-3.

89. C. Sasikumar, D.S. Rao, S. Srikanth, B. Ravikumar, N.K. Mukhopadhyay and S.P. Mehrotra: Effect

of mechanical activation on the kinetics of sulfuric acid leaching of beach sand ilmenite from

Orissa, India, Hydrometallurgy 75, 2004, 189-204

90. S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling – a wonder tool if judiciously used, CSIR Diamond

Jubilee Lecture Series, Editted by R P Goel and N.G.Goswami, Publ. NML, Jamshedpur, 2004,

67, 103.

91. S. P. Mehrotra and A. Bandopadhyay: Environmental issues in Indian Steel

Industry, JPC Bulletin, August 2004, 11-21

92. Rakesh Kumar, T.C. Alex, Z.H. Khan, S.P. Mahapatra and S.P. Mehrotra: Mechanical activation of

bauxite-potential and prospects in the Bayer process, Light Metals, Edited by Halvor Kvande

TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2005, 77-79

93. Chandan Guria, Mohan Verma, Santosh K. Gupta and S.P. Mehrotra: Multi-objective optimal

synthesis and design of froth flotation circuits for mineral processing, using the jumping gene

adaptation of genetic algorithm, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 44, 2005, 2621-2633.

94. Chandan Guria, Mohan Verma, S.P. Mehrotra and S.K. Gupta: Simultaneous optimisation of the

performance of flotation circuits and their simplification using the jumping gene adaptation of

genetic algorithm, Miner. Process. Vol.77, 2005, 165-185

95. S. Prakash, K. Mukherjee and S.P. Mehrotra: Cold model study of metal droplet descent

fluids including a treatment of the non-Newtonian behaviour as exhibited by molten slag

system, Iron and Steelmaking, Vol.32, 2005, 494-502

96. R. Kumar, S. Kumar, S. Budjena and S.P. Mehrotra: Hydration of mechanically activated

granulated blast furnace slag, Metall. Trans.B, Vol. 36B, 2005, 873-883

97. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla, S.P. Mehrotra, Amit Chatterjee, S.H. Krishnan and P.C. Choudhary:

Mathematical modelling of volatile matter evolution during carbonisation in metallurgical coke

ovens, International Journal of High Temperature Materials and Processes, Vol. 24, 2005, 301-

314

98. Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, T. C. Alex, A. Badopadhyay and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of

mechanically activated fly ash on the properties of geopolymer cement, Proc. World Congress

Geopolymer 2005, Ed. Joseph Davidovits, 205, 113-116

99. G. Bhaskar Raju, S. Prabhakar, S.P. Mehrotra and S.B. Vora: Circuit simplification by flotation

columns – A pilot scale study, Emerging Trends in Mineral Processing and Extractive

Metallurgy, edited by V.N. Mishra, S.C. Das and T. Subbaiah, Allied Publishers, New Delhi

(2005), 10-21

100. A. K. Mukherjee, B. K. Mishra and S. P. Mehrotra: Two different modelling strategies for

predicting jig bed stratification, Tata Search, Vol.1, (2005), 39-45

101. Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, A. Bandopadhyay and S.P. Mehrotra: High strength

geopolymeric material through mechanical activation of fly ash, Proc. World Congress ‘Fly Ash

2005’, New Delhi, X12.1-10

102. A. K. Vaish, R. C. Gupta and S. P. Mehrotra: Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the

smeltingreduction of multi-metallic Indian magnetite ore, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials

Science, Vol.48, 2006, 1-12

103. A. K. Vaish, S.P. Mehrotra and R.C. Gupta: Thermodynamics and reduction kinetics of iron ore

in direct reduction processes, Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol.48, 2006, 59-71

104. K. K. Sahu, A. Agrawal, B.D. Pandey and S.P. Mehrotra: Spent nickel catalyst – A valuable source

of nickel, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology-2006,

Chennai, Eds. G. Bhaskar Raju, et al., Allied Publishers, New Delhi (2006), 1062-1066

105. Chitrangada Das, K.D. Mehta, Rakesh Kumar, B.D. Pandey and S.P. Mehrotra: Mechano-

chemical activation and bio-leaching of Indian Ocean nodules by A. Niger, Proceedings of the

International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology-2006, Chennai, Eds. G. Bhaskar Raju,

et al., Allied Publishers, New Delhi (2006), 757-762

106. Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, A. Bandopadhyay and S.P. Mehrotra: Geopolymer mediated

solutions for the management of solid industrial wastes, Proceedings of the International

Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology-2006, Chennai, Eds. G. Bhaskar Raju, et al., Allied

Publishers, New Delhi, 2006, 1024-1030

107. S. K. Das, K.M Godiwalla and S.P. Mehrotra: Heat transfer characterization in the mould of a high

speed continuous steel slab caster, Proceedings of 18th National & 7th ISHMT-ASME Heat and

Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Guwahati, January 4-6, 2006, 2146-2153

108. Emila Panda, D. Majumdar and S.P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of particle segregation

studies during centrifugal casting of metal matrix composites, Metallurgical and Materials

Transactions, Vol. 37A, 2006, 1675-1687

109. S. K. Das, R.P. Goel, S.P. Mehrotra and Y. Maruthi Prasad: Mathematical modelling of blast

furnace process for characterisation of the internal state, Steel Tech, Vol.1, 2006, 25-33

110. A. Bandopadhyay, Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar and S.P. Mehrotra: Emerging areas of

Environment Management in Iron and Steel Sector, Towards a Cleaner & Greener Environment,

published by Steel Authority of India Ltd., New Delhi, 2006, 11-15

111. Chandan Guria, Mohan Verma, S.P. Mehrotra and S.K. Gupta: Simultaneous optimisation of

the performance of flotation circuits and their simplification using the jumping gene adaptation

of genetic algorithm – II: More complex problems Int. J. Miner. Process. 79, 2006, 149-166

112. C. Sasikumar, D. S. Rao, S. Srikanth, B. R. V. Narasimhan, B. Ravikumar, N. K. Mukhopadhyay

and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of natural weathering and mechanical activation on the acid

dissolution kinetics of Indian beach sand and ilmenites, Metals, Materials and Processes, Vol.

18, 2006, 211-224

113. M. Sankar, N.K. Batra and S.P. Mehrotra: Roasting, reduction and leaching of an Indian ilmenite

ore for producing synthetic rutile, Trans. Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.59, 2006, 381-387

114. S. P. Mehrotra, Rakesh Kumar and S. Kumar: Mechanical activation of solids; Characterisation

and select applications in minerals and waste processing, Proceedings of XXIII International

Mineral Processing Congress (2006), Instanbul, Turkey, Eds. G. Onal, et al. Publ. Promed Ltd.,

& Lacivent offset, Ltd., Vol.3, 2188-2193.

115. Dulal Bhunia, S.P. Mehrotra and R. Shekhar: A novel probe for measuring current

distribution in Wood’s metal in a simulated Hall-Heroult cell, Mineral Processing and Extractive

Metallurgy (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. C), Vol. 115, 2006, 206-212.

116. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla, S.P. Mehrotra, K.K.M. Sastry and P.K. Dey: Analytical model for

erosion behaviour of impacted fly-ash particles on coal-fired boiler components, Sadhana,

Vol.31, 2006, 583-595

117. S. P. Mehrotra: Realm of Mechanochemistry in Extractive Metallurgy – Scientific Curiosity to

Commercial Reality, Trans. Ind. Inst. Metal, Vol.60, 2007, 1-13. Also published in IIM Metal

News, Vol.9, 2006, 7-18

118. S. K. Das, K.M Godiwalla, S.P. Mehrotra and P.K. Dey: Mathematical modelling of erosion

behaviour of impacted fly ash particles on coal fired boiler components at elevated

temperature, High Temperature Materials & Processes, Vol.25, 2006, 324-335

119. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla and S.P. Mehrotra: A Mathematical Model to characterize Volatile

matter evolution during Carbonisation in Metallurgical Coke Ovens, International Symposium

on Advances in Environment Friendly Technology in Mineral Processing and Metal Extraction

(AETMME-2006) during Nov 1-3, 2006 at Bhubaneswar, India, pp 156-175

120. S. K. Das, L. Panda, K.M. Godiwalla, K.K. Bhattacharyya, Ratnakar Singh and S.P. Mehrotra:

Mathematical Modelling of Separation behaviour of a Spiral for Washing High Ash Coal,

International Symposium on Advances in Environment Friendly Technology in Mineral

Processing and Metal Extraction (AETMME-2006) during Nov 1-3, 2006 at Bhubaneswar, India,

pp 75-94

121. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla, Shubha Hedge, S.P. Mehrotra and P.K. Dey: A Mathematical Ductile

Erosion Model to characterize Ash Particles Erosion on Boiler Grade Steel Surfaces,

International Conference on Industrial Tribology, ICIT-2006, Nov 30-Dec 02, 2006, IISC,

Bangalore, India, pp. 189-196

122. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla, Shubha Hedge, S.P. Mehrotra and P.K. Dey: A Stochastic Model for

Prediction of Erosion oxidation interaction on Boiler Grade Steel Surfaces, International

Conference on Industrial Tribology, ICIT-2006, Nov 30-Dec 02, 2006, IISC, Bangalore, India, pp.

354-366

123. S. K. Das, L. Panda, K.M. Godiwalla, K.K. Bhattacharyya, Ratnakar Singh and S.P. Mehrotra: An

improved Mathematical model for characterization of Separation Efficiency of a Coal washing

Spiral, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Mineral Processing (MPT-2007), Feb 22-24,

2007, Mumbai, pp 597-601

124. S. K. Das, K. M. Godiwalla, L. Panda, K. K. Bhattacharya, R. Singh and S. P. Mehrotra:

Mathematical modelling of Bagnold effect and separation behaviour of coal washing spiral

using a mechanistic approach, Proc. National seminar on Advanced Gravity Separation, Eds. R.

Singh, A. Das and N. G. Goswami, NML, Jamshedpur, 2007, 86-95

125. G. K. Mandal, N.K. Batra and S.P. Mehrotra: Sulphur control of blast furnace hot metal by

manganese additions, Trans. Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.60, 2007, 45-52

126. A. K. Vaish, R.C. Gupta and S.P. Mehrotra: Smelting reduction of iron ore, IIM Metal News,

Vol.10, 2007, 6-20

127. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla and S.P. Mehrotra: A mathematical model for prediction of physical

properties of the coke oven charge during carbonisation, High Temperature Materials &

Processes, Vol.26, 2007, 323-335

128. S. K. Pal, S. Prakash, A. Madhukar and S.P. Mehrotra: Evaluation of intellectual property asset

value. Intellectual Property Management, Vol.1, 2007, 174-183

129. Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, A. Bandopadhyay and S.P. Mehrotra: Novel geopolymer building

materials through synergistic utilization of industrial waste, Proc. Of 2007 International

Conference on Alkali Activated Materials – Research, Production and Utilization, held at

Prague, Czech Republic, 2007, 429-446

130. K. Mukherjee, S. Prakash, S.N. Sinha and S.P. Mehrotra: Cold simulation of metalloids transport

in blast furnaces, Steel Research International, Vol.78, 2007, 281-289

131. R. Singh and S.P. Mehrotra: Beneficiation of iron ores for iron and steelmaking, Steel Tech, Vol.

1, 2007, 17-32

132. C. Sasikumar, D.S. Rao, S. Srikanth, N.K. Mukhopadhyay and S.P. Mehrotra: Dissolution studies

of mechanically activated Manavalakurichi ilmenite with HCl and H2SO4, Hydrometallurgy, Vol.

88, 2007, 154-169

133. S Lenka, S.P. Mehrotra, Rajiv Shekhar: Magnetohydrodynamics in advanced hall-heroult cells:

Physical modelling of flow in a laboratory-scale cell, Mineral Processing and Extractive

Metallurgy (formerly Trans. Inst. Mining & Met. Sec. C), Vol.116, 2007, 177-182

134. S. K. Das, K.M.Godiwalla, Lopamudra Panda, K.K. Bhattacharya, Ratnakar Singh and S.P.

Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of separation characteristics of a coal-washing spiral,

Mineral Processing, Int. J. Mineral Processing., Vol. 84, 2007, 118-132

135. A. K. Vaish, B. Nayak, S. P. Mehrotra and R. C. Gupta: The Ni-Cr-Co bearing magnetite ore of

Nagaland, India – its mineralogical characteristics, J. Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 49,

2007, 215-220

136. Rakesh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar and S.P. Mehrotra: Towards sustainable solutions for fly ash

through mechanical activation, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Vol.52, 2007, 157-179

137. R. K. Gupta, S.P. Mehrotra and S.P. Gupta: Evaluation and optimization of metal matrix

composite strip produced by single roll continuous strip casting method, Mater. Sci and Engg. –

A, Vol. 465, 2007, 116-123

138. A. K. Vaish, R.C. Gupta and S.P. Mehrotra: Smelting reduction of iron ore – An optimum

approach, J. of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 49, 2007, 129-142

139. S. Prakash, K. Mukherjee, S. Singh and S. P. Mehrotra: Simulation of energy dynamics of electric

furnace steelmaking using DRI, Ironmaking and Steelmaking, Vol. 34, 2007, 61-70

140. S. Kumar, R. Kumar, T. C. Alex, A. Bandopadhyay and S. P. Mehrotra: Influence of reactivity of

fly ash on geopolymerization, Advances in Applied Ceramics, Vol. 106, 2007, 120-127

141. S. K. Das, Shubha Hegde, P.K. Dey and S. P. Mehrotra: Erosion – Oxidation response of boiler

grade steels – a mathematical investigation, Research Letters in Materials Science, Vol.2008,

Article ID 542161, 2008, 4 pages

142. Biswajit Sarkar, Avimanyu Das and S. P.Mehrotra: Study of separation features in floatex

separator for cleaning fine coal, International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol.86, 2008, 40-49

143. G.K. Mandal, R. Balasubramaniam and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of several process parameters on

interfacial aluminium rich layer in galvanized coatings, Proc. International Seminar ‘Prospect,

Problems and Potential of Coated Steels’, organized by IIM Jamshedpur and Tata Steel,

February 14-16, 2008, 96-101

144. S. K. Das, Subha Hegde, K.M. Godiwalla, S. P. Mehrotra and P.K. Dey: A probabilistic model to

characterize erosion-oxidation damage on boiler grade steel impacted by solid particle,

Journal of Tribology, Vol.130, 2008,041601-1 to 041601-7

145. A. Das and S. P. Mehrotra: A comprehensive analysis of separation in floatex density separator,

Proc. Of XXIV International Mineral Processing Congress, Beijing, China, Sept. 24-28, 2008,

Eds. W. D. ZUO, S. C. Yao, W. F. Liang, Z. L. Cheng and H. Long, 754-763

146. S. K. Das, K.M. Godiwalla, Shubha Hegde, S. P. Mehrotra and P.K. Dey: A Mathematical model

to characterize effect of silica content in the boiler fly ash on erosion behaviour of boiler grade

steel, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol.204, 2008, 239-247

147. Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, A. Bandopadhyay, T.C. Alex, B.Ravi Kumar, S.K.Das and S. P.

Mehrotra: Mechanical activation of granulated blast furnace slag and its effect on the properties

and structure of portland slag cement, Cement & Concrete Composites, Vol.8, 2008, 679-685

148. T.C. Alex, Rakesh Kumar, S.K. Roy and S. P. Mehrotra: Stirred bead mill grinding of gibbsite –

Surface and morphological changes, Advanced Powder Technology, Vol.19, 2008, 483-491

149. G. K. Mandal, R. Balasubramaniam and S. P. Mehrotra: Theoretical investigation of the

interfacial reactions during hot dip galvanizing of steel, Materials and Metallurgical

Transaction A, Vol.40A, 2009, 637-645

150. A. Das, B. Sarkar and S. P. Mehrotra: Prediction of separation performance of flotex density

separator for processing of fine coal particles, International Journal of Mineral Processing, Vol.

91, 2009, 41-49

151. G. K. Mandal, D. Mandal, S.K. Das, R. Balasubramaniam and S. P. Mehrotra: Microstructural

study of galvanized coatings formed in pure as well as commercial grade Zn baths, Transaction

of The Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.62, 2009, 35-40

152. C. Sasikumar, S. Srikanth, N.K. Mukhopadhyay and S.P. Mehrotra: Energetics of mechanical

activation – Application to ilmenite, Minerals Engineering, Vol.22, 2009, 572-574

153. A. Das, A. Vidyadhar and S. P. Mehrotra, A novel flowsheet combining dry and wet techniques

for the recovery of metal values from waste printed circuit boards, Resources, Conservation

and Recycling, Vol.53, 2009, 464-469

154. Chandan Guria, Mohan Varma, Santosh K. Gupta, and S. P.Mehrotra: Optimal synthesis of an

industrial fluorspar beneficiation plant using a jumping gene adaptation of genetic algorithm,

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 , 2009, 174-190

155. R. Kanti, M. Kumar, S. Ranganthan, S. Saxena and S. P. Mehrotra: Resistance heating of oxide

slags – Theoretical model and experimental validation, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly:

Vol.48, 2009, 387-398

156. S. K. Das, S. P. Mehrotra and K. M. Godiwalla: Technological advances in refining and

processing of stainless steel – a brief overview, published in Advances in Stainless Steel,

Editor-in-Chief: Baldev Raj, Universal Press, 2009, 431-452.

157. Rakesh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, T.C. Alex, S. Srikanth and S. P. Mehrotra: Chapter entitled

‘Process innovation using mechanical activation of minerals and wastes’ in the book

‘Experimental and Theoretical Approaches to Modern Mechanochemistry’, Eds. Mulas Gabricle

and Delogue Francesco, Publ: Transworld Research Network, 2010, 255-272.

158. Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar and S. P. Mehrotra: Influence of granulated blast furnace slag on

the reaction, structure and properties of fly ash based geoploymer, J. Materials Science,

Vol.45, 2010, 607-615.

159. G. K. Mandal, S. K. Das, R. Balasubramaniam and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of temperature on

formation of the aluminium rich inhibition layer at the substrate coating interface during

galvanizing, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 49, 2010, 301-310.

160. K. D. Mehta, Chitrangada Das, Rakesh Kumar, B. D. Pandey and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of

mechano-chemical activation on bioleaching of Indian ocean nodules by a fungus, Minerals

Engineering, Vol. 23, 2010, 1207-1212

161. T. C. Alex, Rakesh Kumar, S. K. Roy and S. P. Mehrotra: Anomalous reduction in surface area

during mechanical activation of boehmite synthesized by thermal decomposition of gibbsite,

Powder Technology, Vol. 208, 2011, 128-136.

162. Vinod Kumar, G. N. Jadav, N. K. Khosla, S. P. Mehrotra, M. K. Mohanta and K. K. Bhattacharyya:

Implication for process mineralogy for beneficiation of low grade iron ore resources containing

high alumina from eastern part of India, Proc. Of XI Internationa Conference on Mineral

Processing Technology (MPT-2010), held at NML, Jamshedpur, Eds. R. Singh, A. Das, P. K.

Banerjee, K. K. Bhattacharyya and N. G. Goswami, Dec. 2010, 82—91.

163. S. K. Maiti, M. C. Shekhar, K. M. Godiwalla, P. Bhattacharyya, B. Nayak, R. K. Minz and S. P.

Mehrotra: A study of separation of iron powder and preparation of Ti-Al alloy by selective

electrolysis of ilmenite, Proc. Of XI Internationa Conference on Mineral Processing Technology

(MPT-2010), held at NML, Jamshedpur, Eds. R. Singh, A. Das, P. K. Banerjee, K. K. Bhattacharyya

and N. G. Goswami, Dec. 2010, 866-873.

164. T. C. Alex, Rakesh Kumar, Ansu J. Kailath, S. K. Roy and S. P. Mehrotra: Physiochemical changes

during mechanical activation of boehmite, Proc. Of XI Internationa Conference on Mineral

Processing Technology (MPT-2010), held at NML, Jamshedpur, Eds. R. Singh, A. Das, P. K.

Banerjee, K. K. Bhattacharyya and N. G. Goswami, Dec. 2010, 898-904.

165. A. Das, S. Chatterjee and S. P. Mehrotra: Characterization and processing of electronic waste

for the recovery of metal values, Proceedings of the XXV International Mineral Processing

Congress, held in Brisbane, Australia during Sept. 6-10, 2010

166. T. C. Alex, C. Sasi Kumar, Ansu J. Kailath, Rakesh Kumar, S. K. Roy and S. P. Mehrotra: Analysis

of mechanically induced reactivity of boehmite using kinetics of boehmite to -Al₂O₃ transformation, Metallurgical Transactions B, Vol. 42, 2011, 592-603.

167. G. K. Mandal, S. K. Das, R. Balasubramaniam and S. P. Mehrotra: Evolution of microstructure of

galvanized and galvannealed coatings formed in 0.2 wt pct. Aluminium-zinc bath, Materials

Science and Tecnology, Vol. 27, 2011, 1265-1270.

168. T. C. Alex, Rakesh Kumar, S. K. Roy and S. P. Mehrotra: Mechanical activation of Al-

oxyhydroxide minerals – physicochemical changes, reactivity and relevance to Bayer process,

accepted for publication in Light Metals, 2012

169. C. Sasikumar, D.S. Rao, S. Srikanth, N.K. Mukhopadhyay and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of

mechanical activation on leading kinetics of ilmenite in HCL and H2SO4 (submitted for

publication)

170. C. Sasikumar Chandrabalan, Danda Rao, Srininvasan Srikanth, Nilay Mukhopadhyay, S.P.

Mehrotra: A Comparative study on leaching kinetics of mechanically activated ilmenite with

HCl and H2SO4, (submitted for publication)

II. Papers Presented in National/International Conferences

1. S. P. Mehrotra and V. Seshadri: Kinetics of reduction of molybdenum oxides by hydrogen,

`Process Metallurgy Conference' held at IIT Kanpur, 1969.

2. S. P. Mehrotra and P. Y. Khedkar: Atomization of molten metals, `Powder Metallurgy

Conference' held at Calcutta in February, 1979.

3. K. P. Rao and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of process variables on atomization of metals and alloys,

`Powder Metallurgy International 1980', an international conference held at Washington, D.C.,

U.S.A., in June 1980.

4. A.C.D. Chaklader, W. W. Gill and S. P. Mehrotra: Predictive model for interfacial phenomena

between molten metals and saphire in varying oxygen partial pressures, International

conference on `Surface and Interfaces in Ceramics and Ceramic Metal Systems' held at

Berkeley, California, U.S.A., in July 1980.

5. S. P. Mehrotra: Gasification of carbon by carbon dioxide, `Steel Seminar' held at the

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 1980.

6. S. P. Mehrotra and V. K. Sinha: Catalytic effect of iron on the kinetics of C-CO2 reaction, 110

Annual meeting of AIME held at Chicago, U.S.A., Feb. 1981.

7. S. P. Mehrotra and V. Manuja: Computer control in process technology, Use of Computers in

Smelting Industry - National Workshop held at Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, June, 1982.

8. R. K. Malik and S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling and simulation of smelting operations:

typical examples from copper and lead smelting, Use of Computers in Smelting Industry

-National Workshop held at Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, June, 1982.

9. S. P. Mehrotra: Computer Applications in smelting industry: typical examples from copper,

zinc and aluminium smelting, Use of Computers in Smelting Industry - National Workshop

held at Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, June, 1982.

10. S. P. Mehrotra: Instrumentation in smelting operations, Use of Computers in the Smelting

Industry - National Workshop at Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, June, 1982.

11. N. Ranjan and S. P. Mehrotra: Mathematical Modelling of a conventional copper converter,

`Progress in Metallurgical Research: Fundamental and Applied Aspects', International

Conference, held at IIT Kanpur, Feb. 11-15, 1985.

12. G. G. Krishnamurthy, A. Ghosh and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of plume geometry on recirculation

flow rates in a gas injected vessel, `Progress in Metallurgical Research: Fundamental and

Applied Aspects', International Conference, IIT Kanpur, Feb. 11-15, 1985.

13. S. P. Mehrotra: A new approach to analyse the kinetics of gas solid reactions: concept of

distributed reaction rate constants, Annual Technical Meeting of IIM, held at Bombay, Nov.

16-17, 1986.

14. S. P. Mehrotra: Analysis of kinetics of carbon gasification using the concept of distributed rate

constant, `International Conference on Coal Science', held at Maastricht, The Netherlands,

Oct. 26-30, 1987.

15. S. P. Mehrotra: Role of Mathematical modelling in metallurgy, International Conference on

Recent Advances in Materials and Processes, I.T. B.H.U., Varanasi, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 1987.

16. S. P. Mehrotra: Analysis of kinetics of oxidation/reduction of metal sulfides using the concept

of distributed reaction rate constant, International Conference on Advances in Chemical

Engineering held at IIT Kanpur, January 4-6, 1989.

17. R.K. Mallik and S.P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modelling of single roll process of continuous

casting of steel strips based on fluid flow and heat transfer considerations, paper presented at

the International Workshop on `Metallurgical Fluid Flows' held at Lulea, Sweden, June 27-29,

1990.

18. M. K. Anjan Kumar and S. P. Mehrotra: Effect of process parameters on the performance of a

single roll continuous caster, presented in the 1st European Conference on Continuous

Casting held at Florence, Italy, Sept. 23-25, 1991.

19. S. P. Mehrotra: Role of mathematical modeling and simulation in process analysis and design,

paper presented in the National Seminar Workshop on System Design and Simulation held at

Dayalbagh Engineering College, Agra, April 30 - May 2, 1992.

20. S.P. Mehrotra: Mathematical modeling of continuous strip/sheet casting on a single roll caster,

CIM'98, Montreal, Canada, May 3-7, 1998.

21. S.P. Mehrotra and B.K. Mishra: Mathematical modeling of jig bed stratification, International

Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 28-Oct.3, 2003

22. S. Prakash, K. Mukherjee and S.P. Mehrotra: RTD of Metalloids in the lower Region of the Blast

Furnace, Proceedings of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (Chemcon-2004), December

2004, Mumbai,

23. S.P.Mehrotra and Rakesh Kumar: Mechanical activation of solids: characterization and select

applications in minerals and waste processing, XXIII International Mineral Processing

Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, September 3-8, 2006

24. S.P. Mehrotra and Avimanyu Das: A comprehensive analysis of separation in floatex density

separator, XXIV International Mineral Processing Congress, Beijing, China, September 24-28,

2008