Publications
  1. Hot filament method of r.f. glow discharge nitriding of nichrome wire B.K. Roul, B.B. Nayak, P.K. Mishra and B.C. Mohanty
    Materials Manufact. Processes 9(3) (1994) 537.
  2. Industrial application of plasma in materials processing B.B. Nayak
    Reviews in Modern Physics, March (1994) 185.
  3. Synthesis of silicon carbide from rice husk in a packed bed arc reactor. P.K. Mishra, B.B. Nayak and B.C. Mohanty
    J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 78(9) (1995) 2381.
  4. Growth of BN films on Si substrates by carbothermic reduction of boric acid in nitrogen glow discharge plasma B.B. Nayak
    J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 14(5)(1995)337.
  5. Fine silica powder preparation by use of transferred arc thermal plasma reactor. P.K. Mishra, B.C. Mohanty and B.B. Nayak
    Mater. Lett. 23(1995) 153.
  6. Synthesis of SiC from rice husk in a dc extended arc plasma reactor. B.B. Nayak, B.C. Mohanty and S.K. Singh
    J. Am. Cer. Soc. 79(5) (1996) 1197
  7. Formation and surface structure of RF plasma nitrided stainless steel wires B.K. Roul, P.K. Mishra, B.B. Nayak, S.K. Singh and B.C. Mohanty
    J. Mater. Synth. Process. 14 (1996) 315
  8. Surface hardening of high carbon steel by nitrogen ions of a plasma focus device T.K. Borthakur, A. Sahu, S.R. Mohanty, B.B. Nayak and B.S. Acharya
    Surf. Engg. 15 (1999) 55
  9. Diamond and diamond like carbon growth on Si (100) by hot filament assisted rf plasma CVD B.K. Roul, B.B. Nayak, P.K. Mishra and B.C. Mohanty
    J. Mater. Synth. Process 7(5) (1999) 281
  10. Vacancy induced electronic states in sub-stoichiometric V2-xMoxO3*y thin films and powders - a soft x-ray emission study B.S. Acharya, Rajeev, L.D.Pradhan, B.B. Nayak and P. Mishra
    Bull. Mater. Sci. 22 (1999) 981
  11. DC extended arc plasma nitriding of stainless steel and high carbon steel A. Sahu, B.B. Nayak, N. Panigrahi, B.S. Acharya and B.C. Mohanty
    J. Mater. Sci 35(2000)71
  12. Molybdenum X-ray emission spectroscopic study of vacancy induced electronic states in V2O5 - MoO3 thin films and powders B.S. Acharya, Rajeev, L.D. Pradhan, P. Mishra and B.B. Nayak
    X-ray Spectrometry , 29 (2000) 279-285
  13. Surface nitriding of graphite substrate by plasma focus device towards synthesis of carbon nitride coating B.B. Nayak, B.S. Acharya, S.R. Mohanty, T.K. Borthakur and H. Bhuyan
    Surface & Coating Technol. 145(1-3) (2001)8-15
  14. Production of pig iron and SG iron from iron ore fines by plasma smelting B.B. Nayak, B.C. Mohanty and R.K. Paramguru
    Trans. Indian Inst. Met. 53 (6) (2000) 639
  15. Arc plasma nitriding of low carbon steel S.C. Mishra, B.B. Nayak and B.C. Mohanty
    Surface & Coating Technol. 145(2001)24-30
  16. Surface nitriding of titanium in arc plasma S.C.Mishra, B.B.Nayak, B.C.Mohanty and Ben Mills
    J.Mater.Proc.Technol. , 132(2003)143-148
  17. Enhancement in the microhardness of arc plasma melted tungsten carbide B.B.Nayak
    J.Mater.Sci. 38(2003)2717
  18. In situ deposition of multiphasic carbon composite coating on SiC grain through thermal plasma dissociation of SiC B.B.Nayak
    Surf. Engg. 20(2004)139
  19. Arc plasma nitriding of graphite surface towards production of a hard carbon nitride case B.B.Nayak
    Surf. Coat. Technol. 201(2006)2639
  20. Energetic ion irradiation of American diamond in a plasma focus device and characterization of irradiated material S.R.Mohanty, N.K.Neog, B.B.Nayak , B.S.Acharya, P.Lee, T.L.Tan & R.S.Rawat
    Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B (NIM B) 243(2006)113-118
  21. A new dimension to x-ray powder diffraction with in situ high temperature measurement B.S.Acharya, L.D.Pradhan and B.B.Nayak Advanced X-ray Techniques in Research and Industry (Book), Ed. A.K.Singh
    Capital Publishing Co. New Delhi & IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2006, pp.370-386
  22. Titanium powder from titanium dioxide by molten salt electrolysis: preparation and characterization P.K.Mishra, J.Mohanty, P.C.Rath, B.B.Nayak and R.K.Paramguru
    Trans. Indian Inst. Met. 59(4) (2006)463
  23. Microstructural studies of nanocrystalline thin films of V2O5-MoO3 using x-ray diffraction, optical absorption and laser micro Raman spectroscopy B.S. Acharya and B.B. Nayak
    Ind. J. Pure & Appl. Phys. 46(2008)866
  24. Micro Raman spectroscopy and electron probe micro analysis of graphite spherulites and flakes in cast iron S. K. Pradhan, B.B. Nayak, B.K. Mohapatra, B.K. Mishra
    Metall. Mater. Trans.A 38(2007)2362
  25. Self organized transformation to polyaniline nanwires by pulsed energetic electron irradiation in a plasma focus device S.R.Mohanty, N.K.Neog, R.S Rawat, P.Lee, B.B.Nayak and B.S.Acharya
    Physics Letter A, 2009 (accepted)
  26. Morphology evolution of Sb2S3 under hydrothermal conditions: Flowerlike structure to nanorods J. Ota, P. Roy, S. K. Srivastava, B. B. Nayak and A. K. Saxena
    Crystal growth & Design 8(2008)2019
  27. Micro Raman analysis and AFM imaging of acidithiobacillus ferroxidans bio film grown on uranium ore N.Pradhan, S.K.Pradhan, B.B.Nayak, P.S.Mukherjee, L.B.Sukla and B.K.Mishra
    Research in Microbiology 159(2008)557
  28. In situ mechanical properties of graphite flakes and spherulites in cast iron S. K. Pradhan, B. B. Nayak , S. S. Sahay and B. K. Mishra
    Carbon, 2009 (accepted)
  29. High temperature nitriding of grey cast iron in arc plasma heated reactor B. B. Nayak, O. P. N. Kar, D. Behera and B. K. Mishra
    Surf. Engg, 2009 (accepted)
  30. “Integrated XRD, EPMA and XRF study of ilmenite and titania slag used in pigment production” S. Samal, B. K. Mohapatra, P.S. Mukherjee and S. K. Chatterjee
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 474(2009), pp-484-489.
  31. “Optimization of titanium dioxide rich slag production using statistics based experimental designs in a moving bed plasma reactor”. S. Samal, K. Krishna Rao & P.S. Mukherjee
    Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (Trans.Inst.Min.Metall. C) (2009) Vol. 118, No. 1, pp-2-9.
  32. “Thermal Plasma Processing for the Production of Pig Iron from Various Sources” K. Jayasankar, S. Mohapatra, S. K. Routray, J. L. Gumaste & P. S. Mukherjee
    High Temperature Materials and Processes, (Accepted on 29th January 2009).
  33. “Effect of cerium addition on the microstructure and mechanical propertiers of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy” A. K. Chaubey, S. Mohapatra, B. Bhoi, J. L. Gumaste, B. K. Mishra & P. S. Mukherjee
    Journal Defect and diffusion forum Vol.279(2008) pp-97-103.
  34. “Statistical modelling studies on leachability of titania-rich slag obtained from plasma melt separation of metallized ilmenite” S.Samal, K.K. Rao, P.S. Mukherjee and T.K. Mukherjee*
    Chemical Engineering Research And Design 86 (2008) 187-191.
  35. “Effect of processing parameters on production of TiO2 rich slag & iron from metallized ilmenite in a moving bed reactor”. P.S. Mukherjee, S. Samal & T.K. Mukherjee
    Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy (Trans.Inst.Min.Metall. C) vol-115, no-4, pp-224-228,2006.
  36. “Microstructure & properties of flame sprayed tungsten carbide coatings”, B. Vamsi Krishna, V. N. Misra, P. S. Mukherjee and Puneet Sharma.
    International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials, Vol.20/5-6 pp.-355-374, Nov. 2002
  37. Characterization of spray pyrolysed Cds thin films dopped with cu” S. Mathew, P. S. Mukherjee and K.P. Vijaykumar.
    Jap. J. Appl. Phys., 34(2A), 4940, 1995.
  38. “Sol gel alumina substrate for tin oxide coatings” Peter Koshy, P.S. Mukherjee, K.G.K. Warrier and V.K. Vaidyan.
    J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 14, 440, 1995.
  39. “High temperature thermal plasma graphitisation of calcined petroleum coke” J.L. Gumaste, S.K. Singh, P.S. Mukherjee, R.K Galgali and B.K Mishra
    Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 60. No.4. August 2007, pp.393-397.
  40. “ Upgradation of ilmenite to synthetic rutile development of technologies tailormade to Indian resources” K. Harikrishna Bhat, M. E. K. Janaki, S. Velusamy, S. Sasibhushanan, P. S. Mukherjee and P.N. Mohan Das
    Metals Materials And Processes, 2006, Vol.18, No.3-4, pp.225-238. Meshap Science Publishers, Mumbai, India.
  41. “Leachability studies on titania rich slag obtained from plasma melt separation of metallized ilmenite” P. S. Mukherjee, S. Samal, P. Chattopadhyay & T. K. Mukherjee
    Indian Chemical Engineer, Section A Vol.48, No.2, April-June 2006 pp.103-106.
  42. “Catalyst Assisted Graphitisation of Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) in An Extended Argon Arc Plasma Reactor (EAAPR)” J.L. Gumaste, S.K. Singh, R.K.Galgali & P. S. Mukherjee
    Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.59, No.4,August-2006, pp.497-502.
  43. “In-flight thermal plasma processing of pre-reduced ilmenite” P.S. Mukherjee, S. Samal & T.K. Mukherjee
    Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.59, No.3, June 2006, pp.353-358.
  44. “A New Approach for reducing energy consumption in thermal plasma processing of materials in a moving bed reactor”, P.S. Mukherjee, T.K.Mukherjee1 and V.N.Misra
    Transactions of the Indian Institute of metals, Vol.57, No.1, February 2004, pp.71-77.
  45. “Melt Separation of Titania-rich Slag and Pig Iron from Pre-reduced ilmenite using Thermal Plasma”, P. S. Mukherjee, S. K. Choudhury, V. N. Mishra & P. N. Mohan Das.
    Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, Vol 55, No. 6 Dec. 2002 pp. 543-550.
  46. “XRD & SEM studies of reactivity deposited tin oxide thin films” Johy T Abroaham, Peter Koshy, V.K. Vaidyan, P.S. Mukherjee, P. Guruswamy and L. Prasannakumari.
    Bull. Mat. Sci. 18(5), 557,1995.
  47. “Preparation and characterization of Indium oxide thin films”. K.G. Gopachandran, Joshy T. Abraham, V.K. Vaidyan and P.S. Mukherjee.
    IVS Bulletin 26, 25, 1995.
  48. Studies on the preparation of ferro- manganese by plasma smelting of Manganese ore, R.K.Galgali, S.Bhattachargee, J.L.Gumaste and B.C. Mohanty etal. Indian Foundry Journal 1997, pp. 24-29.
  49. Thermal decomposition of molybdenite in a plasma reactor and preparation of ferro-molybdenum , R.K. Galgali, S. Bhattachrgee, N. Pattanaik and J.L. Gumaste Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals vol 52 No 5, 1999, pp 289-298
  50. Production of high aspect ratio silicon carbide fibers by thermal plasma method, J.L.Gumaste, S. K.Singh, P.K Sahoo and B.C. Mohanty Transaction of Indian Ceramic Society Vol 59 (1) Jan 2000 pp16-18.
  51. Thermal plasma synthesis of titanium carbide, J.L.Gumaste, S.K. Singh, P.K. Sahoo and B.C. Mohanty Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals, Vol.13 No6. 2000. pp 643-645
  52. Catalyst assisted graphitisation of calcined petroleum coke (cpc) in an extended argon arc plasma reactor (EAAPR), J.L. Gumaste S. K. Singh, R. K Galgali and P.S. Mukherjee Trans Ind Inst Met,Vol 59, No 4 (2006), pp-497-502
  53. High temperature Thermal Plasma graphitization of Calcined Petroleum Coke, J.L. Gumaste, S.K. Singh P.S. Mukherjee, , R.K Galgali and B.K Mishra, Trans Ind Inst Met Vol.60No 4 (2007) 393-397
  54. Ferro alloys by plasma, R.K.Galgali , U Syamaprasd, B.C.Mohanty, J .L.Gumaste , S.K.Singh B.B.Nayak and P.K.Jena, Proc Of National Seminar on ferroalloys Feb 25-26 (1989) pp79-84
  55. Fe-Al-C structural and magnetic alloys prepared by plasma, B.B.Nayak, S.C.Mishra, , S.K.Singh, J.L. Gumaste, B.C. Mohanty, R.K.Galgali, U . Syamaprasd,S Bhattacharjee and P.K.Jena, 9 th International Symposoum onOn Plasma ( ISPC-9)Chemistry, Pugnchiuso,Itly, Sept, 4-8,1989, VolII p1719-1725
  56. S.G Iron production by plasma smelting of blue dust, B.C. Mohanty R.K.Galgali, J.L. Gumaste, U. Syamaprasd, B.B.Nayak, S.K.Singh, S.C.Mishra, S Bhattacharjee and P.K.Jena, 9 th International Symposoum onOn Plasma ( ISPC-9)Chemistry, Pugnchiuso,Itly, Sept, 4-8,1989, VolII p1736-1742
  57. Partial simulation of smelting reduction process in plasma reactor, R.K.Galgali, B.C. Mohanty, J.L.Gumaste , P Dutta, H.S.Ray , A.K.Ray , B.B.agarwal , N.Shivaramkrshna, A.K.Ray, SPS Sabarawal and K.K.Prasad, Proc National conf, on production of liquid iron using coal, ( 1994)259 267
  58. Utilization of rice husk ash for preparation of silicon carbide, B.C. Mohanty, S.K. Singh, P.K. Mishra, K.N. Jena, P.K. Sahoo, J.L. Gumaste, S. Adak and K.K. Jena Proceedings of Energy , Environment and Resource development (ENRED) Allied Publishers, New Delhi, (1995), pp.175-178
  59. Thermal plasma synthesis of TiC from synthetic titanium dioxide and activated carbon, J.L. Gumaste, S.K Singh, P.K.Sahoo and B.C. Mohanty, CD Vol ; on Chemicon (1999)
  60. Plasma synthesis of silicon nitride powder, S.K Singh, K.N.Jena, P.S. Mukhargee J.L. Gumaste and B.C. Mohanty, Proc. of Intl seminar on non ferrous minerals and metals. 18-19 Feb (1999 )
  61. Plasma smelting of Dongri Buzurg Manganese Ore, R.K.Galgali, J.L.Gumaste and S.Bhattacharjee, Proc , RETMEM(1999)pp 174-179
  62. Plasma processing of refractory aggregates, P.S.Mukherjee, R.K.Galgali, J.L. Gumaste, & B,.Mukherjee,A Gosh, H.S. Tripathi,H.S. Maiti 7 th International Refractories Congress (2008), 212 -215
  63. DC Thermal Plasma Reactor for Materials P, Sarama Bhattacharjee, R.K.Galgali and K.Jayasankar, High temperature materials and processes, Vol: 37, Issue No. 3, Pg NO: 151-159, (2008).
  64. Thermal Plasma Processing for the Production of Pig Iron From Various Sources K.Jayasankar*, S. Mohapatra, S.K.Routray, J.L.Gumaste and P.S.Mukherjee, High temperature materials and processes (2008) Accepted.

Patents:

  1. An improved process for the production of fused tungsten carbide (1995)
    B.C. Mohanty, S.K. Singh, P.K. Mishra, P.K. Sahoo, S. Adak, B.B. Nayak and P.S. Mukherjee (0283/DEL/95)
  2. A process for producing pig iron and SG iron directly from blue dust using a plasma furnace (1997)
    B.B. Nayak, B.C. Mohanty, K.C. Das and S.K. Mukherjee (0891/DEL/97)
  3. A process for production of mixed carbide of silicon and iron from fly ash (1997)
    B.B. Nayak, B.S. Acharya and B.C. Mohanty (0284/DEL/97)
  4. A process for production of SiAlON from fly ash in thermal plasma (2001)
    B.B. Nayak, B.C. Mohanty and B.S. Acharya (0233/DEL/2001)
  5. A process for preparation of ??SiAlON by carbothermal nitridation of SiO2+Al2O3 mixture in thermal plasma (2001)
    B.B.Nayak and J.L.Gumaste (RRL No. 310/2001, dtd. 06/08/2001)
  6. A process for producing hard ferrite from plasma heat affected blue dust iron ore (2001)
    B.B. Nayak, B.C. Mohanty, J.L.Gumaste,B.S.Acharya,S.K.Mukherjee and N.Prasad (IPMD No. 436/NF/2001, dtd. 05.10.2001))
  7. A process for producing iron carbide from iron ore slime in thermal plasma (2002)
    B.B.Nayak and S.K.Mukherjee (IPMD No.357/NF/2002, dtd. 31.07.2002)
  8. A process for producing SG iron from beneficiated iron ore slime concentrate using a plasma furnace (2002)
    B.B.Nayak (IPMD No. 386/NF/2002, dtd. 22.08.2002)
  9. A process for depositing hard diamond like carbon coating on silicon carbide grains by thermal plasma (2003)
    B.B.Nayak (IPMD No.146/NF/2003/IN, dtd.16.03.2004)
  10. Jet-wheel impact atomizer for spray drying
    B.B.Nayak & H.K.Tripathy (Filed, Ref.No. 0372NF2005/IN, dtd. 17.02.2006)
  11. A process for producing free flowing spray dried alumina powder
    B.B.Nayak, P.K.Mishra & B.S.Acharya (Filed, Ref.No. 0371NF2005/IN, dtd. 15.02.2006)
  12. An improved process for the preparation of titanium metal by direct reduction of its oxide
    R.K.Paramguru, P.C.Rath, T.Subbaiah, P.Mishra, B.B.Nayak & J.Mohanty (Sent to CSIR in March, 2007 for Indian patent filing)
  13. Jet-wheel impact atomizer for spray drying and a process for the preparation of finely dispersed spray of slurry /liquid
    B.B.Nayak, P.K.Mishra, H.K.Tripathy , B.S.Acharya Indian Patent filed in India on 15 March, 2005 ( Ref. No. 0371NF2005/IN & 0372NF2005/IN) International Patent Application No. PCT / IN2007 / 000070, Filing date: 21.2.2007, Priority date: 21.2.2006 US Patent Application No. 11 / 709,326, Filing date: 21.2.2007 Priority date: 21.2.2006 European Patent filed (0372NF2005/EP), Filing date: 18.9.2008, Application No. 07713407 Norway Patent filed (0372NF2005/NO), Filing date: 19.9.2008, Application No. 20084000
  14. A process for producing niobium metal by carbothermic reduction of its oxide in arc plasma reactor
    B.B.Nayak, P.S.Mukherjee, B.K.Mishra and S.Pradhan (Filed, Ref.No. 0181NF2008/IN)