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Dr. Priyanka Rajput has graduated in Materials and Metallurgical Engg. from UIET, Kanpur and has done M.Tech in Material Resource Engg from AcSIR.She holds a Ph.D in Engineering Sciences. She is currently working as a Senior Principal Scientist in Pyrometallurgy and Materials Engineering Department, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar. Her research area is focused on critical metals, pyro-plasma processing of materials, decarbonation in ferroalloy and steelmaking sector, processing of mining and industrial waste, processing of e-waste etc. 

• Senior Principal Scientist (2024-continuing), Pyrometallurgy and Materials Engineering Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar.
• Principal Scientist (2019-2024), Advanced Materials Technology Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar.
• Senior Scientist (2016 - 2019), Advanced Materials Technology Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar.
• Scientist (2011- 2016), Advanced Materials Technology Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar.
• Quick Hire Fellow Scientist Trainee (2009-2011), CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar.

• Recovery of valuables from e-waste.
• Preparation of Titanium bearing high value materials from ilmenite. 
• Low carbon alloy and steelmaking using alternate reductants.
• Plasma processing of materials.
• Processing of Industrial waste aiming at development of high value products and effective disposal. 

• "IEI Young Engineers Award" in the field of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering for the year 2022-23.
• Pratap Chandra Panda Award by The Institute of Engineers during 56th Annual Technical Session on 15th Feb 2015 for the paper entitled “Environmental benign process for production of molybdenum metal from sulfide based minerals” authored by S. Pattnaik, P. Rajput, B. Bhoi, K. Jayashankar and P. S. Mukherjee.
• Best Poster award on Research Scholars Day, 2010.

Sushree Suman Sahoo, Abhishek Mohanty, Silani Sahoo, Ajit Panigrahi, Sapan Kumar Kandi, Priyanka Rajput, Enrichment of TiO2 in titania slag obtained from carbothermal smelting of ilmenite, 2026, Minerals Engineering, 245, 110357

Ankit Kumar Tripathi, Shaswat Kumar Das, Syed Mohammed Mustakim, Sapan Kumar Kandi, Priyanka Rajput, Integrated management of ferrochrome slag: Metal recovery, Cr(VI) stabilization, and sustainable reuse in construction materials, 2025, Journal of Environmental Management, 390,126268

S. Sahoo, P. Samal, P. Rajput, Studies on synthesis and characterization of titanium diboride powders, 2025, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 132, 107286

Shaswat K. Das, Priyanka Rajput, Syed M. Mustakim, Bhagyadhar Bhoi, Towards Sustainable Construction: Utilization of Ferrochrome Slag as Portland Cement Replacement in Cementitious Composites, 2023, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 9, 329-340.

Shaswat Kumar Das, Ankit Kumar Tripathi, Sapan Kumar Kandi, Syed Mohammed Mustakim, Bhagyadhar Bhoi, Priyanka Rajput, Ferrochrome slag: A critical review of its properties, environmental issues and sustainable utilization, 2023, Journal of Environmental Management,  326(A), 116674.

P. V. S. Nikhil, A. K. Chaubey, P. Rajput, M. Madan & B. Bhoi, Direct production of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mn crude alloy from the mine waste by arc smelting process, 2022, Indian Chemical Engineer, https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2128904.

Priyanka Rajput, B. Bhoi, R. K. Paramguru, B. K. Mishra, Effect of Plasma State and Alloying Addition on Reduction of Fe2O3 By A Low-Temperature Hydrogen Plasma, 2016, High Temperature Material Processes: An International Quarterly of High-Technology Plasma Processes, 20, 4, 317-332.

Sarita Das, Debi Prasad Das, Priyanka Rajput, Joydeep Ghosh, Bhagyadhar Bhoi, Barada Kanta Mishra, Monitoring hydrogen plasma reduction of oxides by na d lines, 2016, Plasma Chem Plasma Process, 36, 4, 1125–1139.

P. Rajput, R. K. Paramguru, B. Bhoi, B. K. Mishra, Reduction of oxide minerals by hydrogen plasma – An Overview, 2014, Plasma chemistry and Plasma processing, 34, 1, 1–23.

P. Rajput, , R. K. Paramguru B. Bhoi,, B. K. Mishra, Direct reduction of iron in low temperature hydrogen plasma, 2014, Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes. Products and Applications, 41, 10, 721-731.

P. Rajput, B. Bhoi, S. Sahoo, R. K. Paramguru, B. K. Mishra , Preliminary investigation into direct reduction of iron in low temperature hydrogen plasma , 2013, Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes. Products and Applications, 40, 1, 61-68.

S. Tiwari, P. Rajput, and S. Srivastava, Densification Behaviour in the Fabrication of Al-Fe Metal Matrix , 2012, ISRN Metallurgy, doi:10.5402/2012/195654.

• 356879, One step process for production of Ni and Fe-Ni using microwave assisted non thermal hydrogen plasma, JAN 28, 2021 (Granted).
• 324681, One Step Process for Production of Mo Metal from MoO3 /MoS2 Using Microwave Assisted Hydrogen Plasma, Nov 07, 2019 (Granted).
• US9879331B2, Green process for the preparation of pure iron, JAN 30, 2018 (Granted).
• US8728195 B2, Green process for the preparation of direct reduced iron (DRI), MAY 20, 2014 (Granted).

• Ti metal and alloys from Ti bearing resources.
• Arc/Plasma smelting studies of chrome/manganese ore and refining of slag
• Smelting and tapping of chromite and manganese ore   in arc furnace in 10 kg scale
• Recovery of metal values from FeCr slag en route to zero waste
• Sintering of iron ore using sinter aid of M/s Innocule: An optimization study
• Feasibility studies for metal sulfide and oxide reduction using hydrogen plasma
• Development of ferro alloys using alternate reductants: syn gas/producer gas, methane, and hydrogen through  pyrometallurgical route
• Preparation of TiB2 powder from rutile through thermal plasma process
  
• Direct production of Fe-Mn-Cr-Ni stainless alloy from mining waste by thermal plasma process.
• Processing of Mineral & Metallurgical wastes and Fly ash for their value addition  
  
• Ferro Manganese production from lean grade Manganese ore  
• Development of process for recovery of chromium and use non-metallic slag as a product in metallurgical application.
  
• Improvement of hot metal productivity by addition of fluxing agent
• Development of iron-aluminide coated high performance steel
  
• Fault prediction of transferred arc thermal plasma by real-time monitoring of optical, acoustic and electrical signals to avoid extinction
• Synthesis and characterization of ODS steel using alternate dispersoids 
• Development of Ni containing steel from chromite overburden
  
• Develpoment of Value added from Ti bearing Slag
• Development of futuristic technology for carbon free iron production using alternate reductant like hydrogen with minimum or no CO2 emission
• Thermal plasma dissociation of molybdenite for the production of molybdenum metal
• Microwave assisted magnetic separation of low grade manganese ore
• Smelting studies on recovery of metal values from chromium leach residue
• Environmental Research Initiative for paper and process industry
• Knowledge Generation on Plasma Spectroscopy