DESCRIPTION :

Dr. D. Satapathy completed his Bachelors and Masters degree in chemistry from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. He then joined IMMT, Bhubaneswar (formerly known as RRL, Bhubaneswar) as project assistant in the H&EM Department in the year 1996 for few months. He then moved to CFRI, Nagpur centre to join as Technical Gr.III (1) in the year 1997 and was working in the area of different types of coal analysis. Subsequently, he completed his Ph.D. in advanced chemistry in the topic “Optimisation of the recovery processes of metal ions using coal based granular activated carbon” in the year 2004 from Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), Nagpur, a premier institute of Maharashtra in the area of Chemical Engineering. He has also worked as a Visiting Scientist in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada in the year 2009-10 for one year. He has published more than 10 research papers in the National and International SCI journals.

• Scientist, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, 1990-continuing.
• Visiting ScientistTechnischeUniversität Hamburg, Germany, 2017.
• Visiting Scientist, Friedrich Alexander Universitaet, Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, 2013.
• Visiting Scientist, University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2010.
• Visiting Scientist, Institut fuer Mikrotechnik GmbH, Mainz, Germany, 2007.
• Visiting Scientist, University of Bradford, Bradford, The UK, 1999.
• Visiting Scientist, Technische Universitaet, Clausthal, Germany, 1995-1996.
• Lecturer, Dept. Chemical engineering, NIT, Rourkela, 1989-1990.

• Coal Characterisation with reference to analytical coal chemistry.
• Operation of Sophisticated Instruments for coal analysis and data interpretation.
• Different types of coal analysis by classical wet chemical methods.

• Visiting scientist at the University of Alberta, Canada from April 2009 to March 2010.
• CSIR Technology award for recovery of iron values from low and lean grade ore resources in the year 2017.
• Awarded NFP Fellowship to attend UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands in May 2006.
• National Merit Scholarship in High School Certificate Examination awarded by Government of India.

• 1. Srabani Mishra, Sandeep Panda, Nilotpala Pradhan, Debasish Satapathy, Surendra Kumar Biswal, Barada Kanta Mishra, “Insights into DBT biodegradation by a native Rhodococcus strain and its sulphur removal efficacy for two Indian coals and calcined pet coke” IBB, Vol. 120, Pg 124-134 (2017).
• 2. S. Mishra, P.P. Panda, N. Pradhan, D. Satapathy, U. Subudhi, S. K. Biswal, B.K. Mishra “ Effect of native bacteria Sinomonas flava 1C and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans on desulphurization of Meghalaya coal and its combustion properties” Fuel, Vol.117, Pg 415-421 (2014).
• 3. Gumaste J.L., Satapathy D., Majumder B., Mukherjee P.S. and Mishra B.K. “Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon Produced from Coir Pith Waste” Indian Chemical Engineers, Vol. 50, No. 4, (2009).
• 4. Pattanaik. S., Satapathy D., Vasumathi N., Reddy P.S.R, and Rao R.B. “Preliminary studies on applications of advanced air cyclones for dry beneficiation of coking coal fines” The Institution of Engineers (India), Orissa Centre, (2008).
• 5. Ash B., Satapathy D., Mukherjee P.S., Nanda B., Gumaste J.L., and Mishra B. K. “Characterisation and application of activated carbon from waste coconut pith” Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Vol. 68, (2006).
• 6. Satapathy D. and Natarajan G.S “Potassium Bromate modification of the Granular Activated Carbon and its effect on Nickel adsorption” Adsorption, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2006.
• 7. Satapathy D. and Natarajan G.S “Surface modification of a Granular Activated Carbon by nitric acid for the enhancement of Copper adsorption” Indian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 45A, 2006.
• 8. Satapathy D.; Natarajan G.S. and Khope R.U. “Separation of copper and Zinc in aqueous solutions using Modified Granular Activated Carbon” Indian Journal of Environmental Protection. Vol.24, No.11, 2004.
• 9. Satapathy D.; Natarajan G.S. and Patil S.J. “Adsorption Characteristics of Chromium (VI) on Granular Activated Carbon” Journal of Chinese Chemical Society. Vol. 51, No. 6, 2004.
• 10. Satapathy, D.; Natarajan G.S. and Sen Raja “Modified Granular Activated Carbon : A Carrier for the recovery of Nickel (II) ions from aqueous wastes” Adsorption science and Technology, Vol. 22, No.4, 2004.

• Characterization of borehole coal core samples of CMPDI, Bhubaneswar for resource evaluations and different applications, Phase-V. (Sponsored by M/s CMPDIL, Ranchi).
• Quality assessment for referee samples of Indian power coal. (Sponsored by M/s Coal India Limited, Kolkata).
• Characterization and beneficiation studies on hematite iron ore from Sagasahi mine, Odisha. (Sponsored by M/s Essar Steel, Odisha).
• Coal quality analysis of dipside Manoharpur Coal Block, Odisha. (Sponsored by M/s Odisha Power Generation Corporation, Jharsuguda, Odisha).
• Reduction roasting and microwave heating of some difficult to treat iron ores for the production of pellet feed concentrate. (Sponsored by M/s Ministry of Steel, New Delhi).
• Development of process flowsheet for beneficiation of low grade iron ore from Nigeria (Phase-I) (Sponsored by M/s African Commodities, Dubai, UAE).
• Recovery of iron and alumina values from lean grade ores and red mud. (Sponsored by M/s NALCO, Odisha).
• Pelletisation study on the mixture of iron ore slimes and iron ore fines. (Sponsored by M/s Tata Steel, Jamshedpur).
• Facility creation for quality evaluation of coal cores explored from different regions of India. (Sponsored by M/s CMPDIL, Ranchi).
• Development of pilot scale pelletisation technology for Indian goethitic/hematite ore with varying degree of fineness. (Sponsored by M/s Ministry of Steel, New Delhi).
• Development of technology to produce clean coal from high ash and high sulphur Indian coal.(Sponsored by M/s Ministry of Steel, New Delhi).
• Studies on the effect of micro fines in iron ore sintering. (Sponsored by M/s RINL, Vishakhapatnam).
• Briquetting of chromite fines using suitable binder combination. (Sponsored by M/s. IMFA Limited, Bhubaneswar).