Faculty details

Prof.Aarti Kumari

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering

Email: Aarti[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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About Me: - Presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Fuel, Minerals & Metallurgical Engineering - More than 12 years of research experience in the area of hydrometallurgy, rare earths extraction and non-ferrous metal processing.

Research Interest: Non-Ferrous Metal Extraction, Hydrometallurgy, Waste Processing, Recycling, Rare Earths Extraction, NdFeB Magnet Processing, Metal Separation And Purification

Teaching

  • Courses taught in IIT (ISM), Dhanbad:      
    • Unit Operations in Extractive Metallurgy (FMC 504)
    • Extractive Metallurgy (FMC 302)
    • Non Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy (FMD 463)
    • Process Metallurgy (NFMC-503)
    • Extractive Metallurgy Laboratory (FMC 351)
    • Process Metallurgy Laboratory (FMC 552)
    • Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy Laboratory (NFMC-504)
    • Fine Particle Processing Laboratory (FMC 253)

Academics

Position

  • DUGC Convener of FMME Department in IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
  • Member of DAC, DPGC, DPAC and DFSC in IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
  • Warden of Girl hostel

Awards and Honors

  • Received "IEI Young Engineers Award 2023-24" in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering discipline by The Institution of Engineers (India) in year 2024
  • “Best Oral Presentation Award” on theme Electronic Waste in the International Conference on Management and Recycling of Metallurgical Waste (MetWaste-2023) held at IIT (BHU), Varanasi during February 27-28, 2023.
  • "AWSAR award" by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India in 2019.
  • 1st Prize for Paper Presentation in 32nd National convention of Metallurgical and Materials Engineers and National Seminar on “Advances in Engineering Materials for Sustainable Development” during 18-19th Jan, 2019.
  • 1st Prize for Paper Presentation in Microsymposium on 'Recent Developments in Mineral Processing and Mechanical Activation of Solids' on 22nd February, 2019.
  • Best poster presentation award in National Conference on Critical & Strategic Materials for Advanced Technologies, held at Munnar, Kerala during March 9-11, 2017.

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

No.

Details of publications

Journal/vol./page no.

Year

Impact Factor

1.

Sukhbaatar, T., Piton, R., Giusti, F., Arrachart, G., Duvail, M., Kumari, Aarti, Daware, S, Gupta, S., Goverapet, S., Sahu, S. K., Rai, B., Pellet-Rostaing, S. Lipophilic EDTA-based ligands in different diluents for the extraction of rare earths: Preliminary results with Nd(III), Dy(III) and Pr(III) in chloride and nitrate media.

Hydrometallurgy, 231, 106415

2024

4.8

2.

S. Pramanik, Aarti Kumari, M. K. Sinha, B. Munshi, S. K. Sahu. Extraction of metal values from iron-rich mine tailings via chloridized roasting and water leaching.

Waste Management Bulletin, 2(2), 113-121

2024

-

3.

Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu. A comprehensive review on recycling of critical raw materials from spent neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnet

Separation & Purification Technology, 317, 123527

2023

8.6

4.

S. Pramanik, Aarti Kumari, M. K. Sinha, B. Munshi, S. K. Sahu. Valorization of phosphor powder of waste fluorescent tubes with an emphasis on the recovery of terbium oxide (Tb4O7)

Separation & Purification Technology, 322, 124332

2023

8.6

5.

Aarti Kumari, Dipali, N. S. Randhawa, S. K. Sahu., 2021. Electrochemical treatment of spent NdFeB magnet in organic acid for recovery of rare earths and other metal values.

Journal of Cleaner Production,

309, 127393

2021

11.1

6.

Aarti Kumari, R. Raj, N. S. Randhawa, S. K. Sahu., 2021. Energy efficient process for recovery of rare earths from spent NdFeB magnet by chlorination roasting and water leaching.

Hydrometallurgy,

201, 105581

2021

4.8

7.

Aarti Kumari, K. K. Sahu, S.K. Sahu., 2019. Solvent Extraction and Separation of Nd, Pr and Dy from Leach Liquor of Waste NdFeB Magnet Using the Nitrate Form of Mextral (R) 336At in the presence of Aquo-Complexing Agent EDTA.

Metals,

9 (2), 269.

2019

2.9

8.

R. Raj, D. K. Sahu, Aarti Kumari, R. Prasad, S. Ranganathan., 2019. Carbothermic Reduction of Iron Oxide Waste Generated During the Processing of Ilmenite.

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 72(1), 11-16.

2019

1.6

9.

Aarti Kumari, M. K. Sinha, S. Pramanik, S. K. Sahu, 2018. Recovery of rare earths from spent NdFeB magnets of wind turbine: Leaching and kinetic aspects.

Waste Management, 75,486-498.

2018

8.1

10.

M. K. Sinha, S. Pramanik, Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu, L. B. Prasad, M. K. Jha, K. Yoo, B. D. Pandey, 2017. Recovery of value added products of Sm and Co from waste SmCo magnet by hydrometallurgical route.

Separation and Purification Technology, 179, 1-12.

2017

8.6

11.

Aarti Kumari, M. K. Sinha, S. K. Sahu, B. D. Pandey, 2016. Solvent Extraction and Separation of Trivalent Lanthanides Using Cyphos IL 104, A Novel Phosphonium Ionic Liquid as Extractant.

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 34(5), 469-484.

2016

2.0

12.

Aarti Kumari, M. K. Sinha, S. K. Sahu, B. D. Pandey, 2016. Investigation of a novel ionic liquid, Cyphos IL 104 for the solvent extraction of mineral acids.

Hydrometallurgy, 165(1), 159-165.

2016

4.8

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Sl.

No

Authors

Title of the Article

Date/Year

Name of Conference

Venue

Vol No. Page

Publisher

1.

Kumari Aarti, Sinha M. K., Sahu S. K., Pandey B. D.

Extractive separation of La and Nd using ionic liquid as extractant

July 2014

Int. Conf. on Non-Ferrous Minerals & Metals

Nagpur,

Tech-19/1-Tech-19/6.

Souvenir

2.

Kumari Aarti, Sinha M. K., Sahu S. K., Pandey B. D.

Solvent extraction of acid from leach solutions of rare earths with Cyphos IL 104

Jan 2015

Int. Conf. Processing of Lean Grade and Urban Ore.

(IC-LGO)

Jamshedpur

115

Souvenir

3.

Swati Pramanik, Manish Kumar Sinha, Aarti Kumari, Sushanta Kumar Sahu

Recovery of Rare Earth Oxide from Phosphor Powder of Spent Fluorescent Lamp

Aug, 1-3 2016

Hydrometallurgical Conference 2016: Sustainable Hydrometallurgical Extraction of Metals

Cape Town,

South Africa

415-422

Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

4.

Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu

Cyphos IL 104: An emerging ionic liquid for rare earth separation

July, 18-21 2016

Challenges in the Processing and Recycling of Rare-earths”

Pune

38-39

Souvenir & Book of Abstract

5.

Manish Kumar Sinha, Swati Pramanik, Aarti Kumari, Sushanta Kumar Sahu

Recovery of value added products of samarium and cobalt from SmCo magnet swarf

March, 9-11 2017

Critical and Strategic Materials for Advanced Technologies

Munnar,

Kerala

MCP-36,

pp-63

Souvenir

6.

Swati Pramanik, M. K. Sinha, Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu

Reclaiming rare earth elements from waste phosphors powders of fluorescent lamps

March, 9-11 2017

Critical and Strategic Materials for Advanced Technologies

Munnar,

Kerala

MCP-37,

pp-64

Souvenir

7.

S. K. Sahu, Swati Pramanik, M. K. Sinha, Aarti Kumari

Sustainable process development for the recovery of rare earths from waste phosphor powders of fluorescent lamps

March,9-11 2017

Critical and Strategic Materials for Advanced Technologies

Munnar,

Kerala

MIT-09,

pp- 14

Souvenir

8.

Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu

Dissolution behavior of rare earths and iron from spent NdFeB magnet of wind turbines

Nov, 11-14 2017

NMD-ATM 2017

Goa

-

Souvenir

9.

Raman Raj, Deepika Kumari Sahu, Ranjit Prasad, Aarti Kumari, S. Ranganathan

Kinetics of carbothermic reduction of iron oxide waste generated during the processing of Ilmenite ore

Nov, 11-14 2017

NMD-ATM 2017

Goa

-

Souvenir

10.

Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu

Separation study of rare earths from NdFeB magnet leach liquor using ionic liquid, Aliquat Nitrate

Oct,

10-12 2018

XVII International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT) 2018

Dhanbad

456-462

Conference proceedings

11.

Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu, S. Ranganathan

Recovery of mixed rare earth oxide and fine powder of metallic iron from spent NdFeB magnet of wind turbines

July, 6-7 2018

22nd International Conference on Nonferrous Minerals and Metals (ICNFMM- 2018)

Ranchi

51-56

Conference proceedings

12

Raman Raj, Deepika Kumari Sahu, Ranjit Prasad, Aarti Kumari, S. Ranganathan

Utilization of waste iron oxide of ilmenite processing to produce fine powder of metallic iron

Feb, 1-3 2018

IC-RAMSD

Vadodara

-

Souvenir

13

S. Prasad, S. K. Maity, Aarti Kumari, M. Chandrasekhar

Preparation of zinc powder from zinc dross

Jan, 18-19 2019

National seminar on Advances in Engineering Materials for Sustainable Development (AMESD)

NML, Jamshedpur

14

S. Prasad, S. K. Maity, Aarti Kumari, N. S. Randhawa, M. C. Shekher

Preparation of zinc powder from zinc dross.

2019

Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science

NML Journal

61(3), 119-123

-

15

Aarti Kumari, N.S. Randhawa, S. K. Sahu

Thermodynamic evaluation & extraction of rare earths from spent NdFeB magnet by chlorination roasting-water leaching process

Dec 5-7, 2019

Science, Technology and Applications of Rare Earths ()

DAE Convention Centre, Mumbai

Souvenir

16

N.S. Randhawa, Aarti Kumari, S. K. Sahu

Chloridizing Roasting of Spent NdFeB Magnet Using Ammonium Chloride

Jan, 31-Feb 01 2020

22nd DAE-BRNS Symposium on Thermal Analysis (THERMANS-2020)

BARC, Mumbai

38-39

Conference proceedings

Patents

No

Title

Country

Patent no.

Granted on

Inventors

1.

A novel electrochemical method for the recovery of metal values from spent NdFeB magnet

India

510829

14-02-2024

Aarti Kumari,

Dipali, N. S. Randhawa, S. K. Sahu

2.

An improved process for selective recovery of rare earths from waste NdFeB magnet

India

519997

05-03-2024

Aarti Kumari, N. S.

Randhawa,   S.K. Sahu

3.

A process for the recovery of high pure terbium oxide (Tb4O7) from phosphor powder of waste fluorescent lamps

India

518786

04-03-2024

S. K. Sahu, Aarti Kumari, Swati Pramanik

Projects & Activities

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