CURRICULUM-VITAE

Dr. MANOJ KUMAR YADAV

Assistant Professor

Room No. 410, Block-VI,

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Bihta, (Bihar) - 801106, India

 

Contact No.: +91-6115-233818, 8818

E-mail ID: mkyadav@iitp.ac.in

 

 

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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UM4zevYAAAAJ&hl=en

 

BRIEF BIODATA

 

Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in September 2021. He did his masters in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Environmental Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam in 2014. He graduated in Civil Engineering in 2011 from Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, UP. His research interests primarily focus on water treatment, wastewater treatment and reuse, monitoring and modeling of water pollution, geogenic pollutant scavenging, etc. Presently, he has 12 International journals to his credit. He has been involved in many research and consultancy projects on water and wastewater treatment, hospital liquid waste management, etc. He has also been involved in conducting training courses for Public Health Engineers of various states on water supply systems and wastewater treatment.

 

RESEARCH AREAS/AREAS OF INTEREST

 

Water & Wastewater Treatment/Recycling/Reuse

Geogenic Pollutant Removal

Water Supply Systems

Industrial Wastewater Treatment & Reuse

Fate and Transport of Contaminants

Environmental Impact Assessment

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

 

Year

Degree/Exam

Institute

2021

Ph.D. (Environmental Science and Engineering)

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal

2014

Master of Technology

(Civil Engineering)

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam

2011

Bachelor of Technology

(Civil Engineering)

Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Sl.

From

To

Name of Organization

Position Held

1.        

November 28, 2022

Till Date

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, (Bihar) - 801106, India

Assistant Professor

 

2.        

July 1, 2022

November 24, 2022

Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Assistant Professor

3.        

June 21, 2021

June 20, 2022

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, W.B.

Research Associate

 

PUBLICATIONS

1.       Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2017. pH mediated facile preparation of hydrotalcite based adsorbent for enhanced arsenite and arsenate removal: Insights on physicochemical properties and adsorption mechanism. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 240, 240-252. (IF: 6.633)

2.       Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2019. Modeling and analysis of adsorptive removal of arsenite by Mg-Fe-(CO3) layer double hydroxide with its application in real-life groundwater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 54 (13), 1318-1336. (IF: 2.582)

3.       Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2020. Remediation of carcinogenic arsenic by pyroaurite-based green adsorbent: Isotherm, kinetic, mechanistic study, and applicability in real-life groundwater. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 24982–24998. (IF: 5.190)

4.       Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2021. Effect of coexisting ions on adsorptive removal of arsenate by Mg-Fe-(CO3) LDH: Multi-component adsorption and ANN-based multivariate modeling. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 56 (5), 572-584. (IF: 2.582)

5.       Yadav, M.K., Saidulu, D., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2021. Status and management of arsenic pollution in groundwater: A comprehensive appraisal of recent global scenario, human health impacts, sustainable field-scale treatment technologies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9 (3), 105203. (IF: 7.968)

6.       Yadav, M.K., Saidulu, D., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., Gupta, A.K., 2022. A review on the management of arsenic-laden spent adsorbent: Insights of global practices, process criticality, and sustainable solutions. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 27, 102500. (IF: 7.758)

7.       Ghosal, P.S., Kattil, K.V, Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., 2018. Adsorptive removal of arsenic by novel iron/olivine composite: Insights into preparation and adsorption process by response surface methodology and artificial neural network. Journal of Environmental Management, 209, 176-187. (IF: 8.91)

8.       Dutta, S., Manna, K., Srivastava, S.K., Gupta, A.K., Yadav, M.K., 2020. Hollow polyaniline microsphere/Fe3O4 nanocomposite as an effective adsorbent for removal of arsenic from water. Scientific Reports, 10, 4982. (IF: 4.996)

9.       Mandal, P., Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Dubey, B.K., 2020. Chlorine mediated indirect electro-oxidation of ammonia using non-active PbO2 anode: Influencing parameters and mechanism identification. Separation and Purification Technology, 247, 116910. (IF: 9.136)

10.   Sahu, S., Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Uddameri, V., Toppo, A.N., Maheedhar, B., Ghosal, P.S., 2022. Modeling defluoridation of real-life groundwater by a green adsorbent aluminum/olivine composite: Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and novel framework based on artificial neural network and support vector machine. Journal of Environmental Management, 302, 113965. (IF: 8.91)

11.   Kamilya, T., Majumder, A., Yadav, M.K., Ayoob, S., Tripathy, S., Gupta, A.K., 2022. Nutrient pollution and its remediation using constructed wetlands: Insights into removal and recovery mechanisms, modifications and sustainable aspects. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10, 3, 107444. (IF: 7.968)

12.   Kamilya, T., Yadav, M.K., Ayoob, S., Tripathy, S., Bhatnagar, A., Gupta, A.K., 2023. Emerging impacts of steroids and antibiotics on the environment and their remediation using constructed wetlands: A critical review. Chemical Engineering Journal, 451, 3, 138759 (IF: 16.744)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING

1.       Yadav, M.K., Ghosal, P.S., Gupta, A.K., Mukherjee A., Chauhan, I.S., 2019. Adsorptive removal of arsenic by calcined Mg‒Fe‒(CO3) LDH: An artificial neural network model. Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2018), July 1-6, 2018, Beijing, PR China. CRC Press, pp. 403.

CONFERENCES

1.       Dutta, S., Srivastava, S.K., Gupta, A.K., Yadav, M.K., 2021. Effect of Temperature on Adsorptive removal of Arsenic from Water by Hollow Polyaniline Microsphere/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite. 8th International Congress & Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (As2021)-Bridging Science to Practice for Sustainable Development, Wageningen, The Netherlands, from June 7-10, 2021.

2.       Yadav, M.K., Ghosal, P.S., Gupta, A.K., Mukherjee A., 2020. Occurrence, health effect and field-based treatment technologies for arsenic remediation in India: A short review. International Conference on Water Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2020, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, from January 13 - 15, 2020.

3.       Gupta, A.K., Ayoob, S., Ghosal, P.S., Yadav, M.K., Chauhan, I.S., 2019. Application of ANN for modeling of adsorptive removal of fluoride by alumina cement granules. IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka, from December 1-5, 2019.

4.       Yadav, M.K., Ghosal, P.S., Gupta, A.K., Mukherjee A., Chauhan, I.S., 2018. Adsorptive removal of arsenic by calcined Mg‒Fe‒(CO3) LDH: An artificial neural network model. 7th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment-Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World (As2018), Beijing, China from July 1-6, 2018.

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS

1.       Kushwaha, A., Goswami, S., Hans, N., Goswami, L., Devi, G., Deshavath, N.N., Yadav, M.K., Lall, A.M., 2021. An Insight into Biological and Chemical Technologies for Micropollutant Removal from Wastewater In Gupta, P.K., Bharagava, R.N., (eds.), Fate and Transport of Subsurface Pollutants, Microorganisms for Sustainability, Springer Singapore, 24, 199-226. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6564-9_11.