Scientist at CSIR-NML, India
Dr. Saurabh Shekhar is a Senior Scientist in the Metal Extraction & Recycling Division at the CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur, India. With over a decade of experience in metallurgical research, he specializes in metal extraction, material synthesis, and waste management.
Publication Profile
Education:
- Ph.D.: Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (CSIR-NML, AcSIR, 2023).
- M.Tech: Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, specializing in Mineral Processing (CSIR-NML, AcSIR, 2014).
- B.E.: Chemical Engineering (Haldia Institute of Technology, 2011).
Professional Achievements:
- Research Funding: Successfully led 34 projects (18 completed, 16 ongoing) with a cumulative budget exceeding ₹10 crore.
- Publications: Authored 13 SCI-indexed publications and over 10 conference proceedings.
- Patents: Holder of 13 patents, including 4 granted.
- Technology Transfer: Successfully transferred one innovative technology.
Awards and Recognition:
- National Innovation Award (NRDC, 2020): Recognized for technology transfer with a ₹5 lakh prize.
- S. Banerjee Award (2020): For excellence in in-house projects.
- Additional Honors: Nine paper and poster awards at prestigious conferences such as NMD, MPT, and MetWaste.
Dr. Saurabh’s groundbreaking contributions to metallurgical science and his focus on sustainable practices make him a leader in his field.
Citation Metrics:
- Publications: 13 SCI-indexed papers with 171 citations (156 since 2019).
- h-index: 7 (since 2019: 7)
- i10-index: 6 (since 2019: 6)
- Patents: Filed 13 patents, with 4 granted.
- Physical and chemical characterization and recovery of potash fertilizer from glauconitic clay for agricultural application
Applied Clay Science, 143, 50-56, 2017. (Citations: 55)
- Physico-chemical treatment of glauconitic sandstone to recover potash and magnetite
Journal of Cleaner Production, 147, 681-693, 2017. (Citations: 41)
- A sustainable process for recovery of potash fertilizer from glauconite through simultaneous production of pigment grade red oxide
Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 23, e00129, 2020. (Citations: 19)
- Phosphonomethyl iminodiacetic acid functionalized metal organic framework supported PAN composite beads for selective removal of La(III) from wastewater: Adsorptive study
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 425, 127802, 2022. (Citations: 18)
- Valorisation of waste galvanizing dross: Emphasis on recovery of zinc with zero effluent strategy
Journal of Environmental Management, 256, 109985, 2020. (Citations: 11)
- Study of process efficiency for high-ash fine coal cleaning in a Kelsey centrifugal jig
International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 38(5), 250-259, 2018. (Citations: 11)
- Extraction of manganese through baking-leaching technique from high iron containing manganese sludge
Materials Today: Proceedings, 46(3), 1499-1504, 2021. (Citations: 7)
- Simultaneous extraction of copper and iron from chalcopyrite concentrate via surfactant-assisted chlorination leaching
Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023. (Citations: 3)
- Petro-Mineralogical and Geochemical Evaluation of Glauconitic Rocks of the Ukra Member (Bhuj Formation), Kutch Basin, India
Clays and Clay Minerals, 70(1), 135-153, 2022. (Citations: 3)
- Recovery of zinc as zinc phosphate and by-products from hydrometallurgical treatment of hot-dip galvanizing (Zn-Al) dross
Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 1532-1536, 2021. (Citations: 3)
- A Clean Process for the Recovery of Potash Fertilizer from Glauconitic Rock via Hydrogen Gas Pre-treatment and Mild Acid Leaching
JOM, 76(7), 3343-3353, 2024.
- A clean process for the recovery of iron as value-added product from highly acidic chloride leach solution
Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023.
- Emulsion Mediated Low Temperature Pressure Leaching of Base Metals from Mixed Sulfide Minerals Through Enhanced Oxygen Mass Transfer
Extraction 2018: Proceedings of the First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, 2018.