• A process for extraction of copper from chalcopyrite concentrates through bacterial leaching technique, L. B. Sukla, G. Roy Chaudhury and R. P. Das, 1994.
• A process for the recovery of copper, nickel cobalt from converter slag through bacterial method, L. B. Sukla, R. N. Kar and V. V. Panchanadikar, 1994
• An improved process for the bacterial desulphurization of coal, L. B. Sukla and R. N. Kar, 1996.
• Extraction of zinc from Sikkim zinc concentrate using Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, L. B. Sukla, R. N. Kar, G. Roy Chaudhury, C. K. Pani and L. Patnaik, 2000369/DEL/2002, 2001.
• Microbial removal of Sulphur from lignite, C. Acharya, R. N. Kar and L. B. Sukla. V. N. Misra, 2005.
• Microbial removal of Phosphorus from LD slag, L. B. Sukla, R. N. Kar, B. Das, N. Pradhan and V. N. Misra, 474/DEL/2004, 2006.
• Extraction of manganese from Low grade manganese ore using Pencillium citrinum, C. Acharya, R. N. Kar, L. B. Sukla and V. N. Misra, 529/DEL/2004, 2006.
• A process for extraction of nickel ore from lateritic nickel ore, L. B. Sukla & V. V. Panchanadikar, 185154, 2000
• An improved process for the recovery of manganese from manganese dioxide ore, L.B.Sukla, 2007, 809/DEL/2004,2007
• Microbial desulphurization of calcined petroleum coke, L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, B. K. Mohapatra, S. K. Mishra, B. D. Nayak, D. Satpathy, N. Pradhan, Monalisa Pradhan, (IMMT) & Matthew F. Cesario (Alcoa) USA Patent, 2008

• Heap Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite: A Review, N. Pradhan, K. C. Nathsarma, K. Srinivasa Rao, L. B. Sukla and B. K. Mishra, (2008), Minerals Engineering (Elsevier)(Hottest Paper), 21, 355-365.
• Differential bioleaching of copper by mesophilic and moderately thermophilic acidophilic consortium enriched from same copper mine water sample,N. P. Marhual, N. Pradhan, R. N. Kar, L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, (2008), Bioresource technology, 99(17), 8331-8336.
• Micro Raman analysis and AFM imaging of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans bio-film grown on uranium ore, N. Pradhan, S. K. Pradhan, L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, (2008), Research in Microbiology, 159,557-56
• Recovery of nickel from lateritic nickel ore using Aspergillus niger 4 and optimization of parameters,S. Mohapatra , N. Pradhan, S. Mohanty, L. B. Sukla, (2009), Minerals Engineering, 22, 311-313.
• Bio dissolution of Copper from Khetri Lagoon Material by Adapted Strain of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans, M.Mishra, S.Singh, T. Das, R. N. Kar, L.B.Sukla, B.K.Mishra, (2008), Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 25,05-13.
• Percolation Bacterial Leaching Of Low Grade Chalcopyrite Using Acidophilic Microorganism. K. S. Rao, A. Mishra, G. Roychoudhry, B. K. Mohapatra T. Das, L. B. Sukla, B.K.Mishra, (2008), Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering. 23(3), 5-13.
• Effect of thermal treatment on recovery of nickel and cobalt from Sukinda lateritic nickel ore using microorganism. S. Mohapatra, C. Sengupta, B. D. Nayak., L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, (2008), Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 25(5), 1070-1075.
• Microbial recovery of uranium using native fungal strains, A. Mishra, N. Pradhan, R. N. Kar, L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, (2009), Hydrometallurgy, 95, 175-177.
• Biological leaching of nickel and cobalt from lateritic nickel ore of Sukinda mines, S. Mohapatra, C. Sengupta, B. D. Nayak, L. B. Sukla, B. K. Mishra, (2009), Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 26(1), 1-7.
• Biomineral processing-implications to Judicious conservation of resource (Review), L. B. Sukla, (2008), GEO-Spectrum Interface, 03, 1-9.
• Bioleaching of low grade copper ore using indigenous microorganism, D. Pradhan, S. pal, G. roy choudhury, T. Das, L. B. Sukla, (2008), Indian journal of chemical technology, 15, 588-592.

EARLIER PUBLICATIONS:

• Acharya C., Mohanty, S., Sukla L.B. and Misra V.N. (2006). Prediction of Sulphur removal with Acidithiobacillus spI. using artificial neural networks. Ecological Modelling, 190, 223-230.
• Acharya C., Sukla L.B. and Misra V.N. (2005). Biological elimination of Sulphur from high sulphur coal by Aspergillus like fungi. Fuel, 84,1597-1600.
• Roy Chaudhury, G., Srinivasa Rao, K., Gopala Krishna, P., Das, S. C. and. Misra, V.N. (2006). Recovery of gallium from Bayer liquor using ion-exchange technique. Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Journal and Transactions, 23, 22-6.
• Das D.P., Parida K. M. and De B., (2006). Photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in a solution over titania pillared zirconium phosphate and titanium phosphate under solar radiation. J. of Molecular Catalysis- A: Chemical , 245, 217.
• Das, T., Ghosh, M.K. and Chaudhury, G. Roy. (2005). Assesment of the significant parameters influencing the biooxidation and bioprecipitation of the iron from industrial leach liquor.. Trans IMM, Section-C., 114, C57-C64.
• Mohapatra, P., Samantaray, S.K. and Parida, K. M. (2005). Photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solution over sulphate modified titania J. of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 170, 189.
• Parida K. M., Dash S.S. and Das J. (2005). Effect of heat-treatment on the physicochemical properties and catalytic activity of H2O2 decomposition of Manganese nodules leached residue. J. of Coll. Inter. Sc.i, 290, 431.
• Samantaray, S. K. and Parida K. M. (2005). Modified TiO2-SiO2 mixed oxides: 1. Effect of manganese concentration and activation temperature towards catalytic combustion of volatile organic compounds. Applied Catal, B: Environmental 57, 83
• Sarangi, D., Dash, P.K. Chowdhury, G. Roy and Mishra, V. N. (2005) . Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 80, 892-898.