Dr. Rakesh Kumar

About

Visiting Professor (2019-2023)
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)

Chief Scientist and Adviser Management (2017-19)
Formerly, Head, Metal Extraction and Forming Division
Group Leader, Nonferrous Process Engineering
CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory

Professor AcSIR

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad Visiting Professor
  2019 - Present
• National Metallurgical Laboratory CSIR Chief Scientist and Head

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur PhD
  1983 - 1989
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur M.Tech
  1981 - 1983
• National Institute of Technology Rourkela B.Sc(Engineering) (Hons)
  1976 - 1981

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (110)

• Influence of mechanical activation on boehmite (γ-AlOOH) to γ-Al2O3 transformation: differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analysis
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2025 DOI: 10.1016/J.JALLCOM.2025.182083
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• Influence of Genesis on Mechanochemical Activation and Reactivity of Boehmite Prepared by Thermal and Hydrothermal Transformation of Gibbsite
  Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s11663-024-03180-5
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• In Retrospect: Some Peculiarities Observed in the Mechanical Activation of Ground-Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Fly Ash
  Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 2023 DOI: 10.1007/S12666-023-03037-6
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• Phase stability and role of mechanical activation in the chemical beneficiation of red mud
  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2023 DOI: 10.1007/S10973-023-12350-7
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• Recycling of Ti6Al4V machining swarf into additive manufacturing feedstock powder to realise sustainable recycling goals
  Journal of Cleaner Production 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131342
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• A framework for effective and clean conversion of machining waste into metal powder feedstock for additive manufacturing
  Cleaner Engineering and Technology 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2021.100151
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• Al-Monohydrate (Boehmite) to Al-Trihydrate (Bayerite/Gibbsite) Transformation During High-Energy Milling
  Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s11663-020-01771-6
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• On mechanical activation of glauconite: Physicochemical changes, alterations in cation exchange capacity and mechanisms
  Powder Technology 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.10.035
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• Mapping of calorimetric response for the geopolymerisation of mechanically activated fly ash
  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-018-7736-3
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• Characterisation of Minerals and Ores: On the Complementary Nature of Select Techniques and Beyond
  Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 2017 DOI: 10.1007/S12666-016-1006-5
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