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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान

CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

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Scientists ▸ Ashis Kumar Mandal
Dr. Ashis Kumar Mandal

Dr. Ashis Kumar Mandal

Senior Principal Scientist

Specialty Glass Technology Division
Leader, Intellectual Property Management

 


Contact Information:

Phone: +91-033-23223341 
Fax: +91-033-24730957/24736082
E-mail: ashis@cgcri.res.in 

Dr. Ashis Kumar Mandal

Joined CSIR-CGCRI on 9th April, 2001

Professional Career

Institution Position Period
CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Senior Principal Scientist April 2019 – till date
CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Principal Scientist April 2014 – April 2019
CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Senior Scientist April 2010 – April 2014
CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Scientist April’2005 – April 2010
CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Scientist IV( 1) April’2001 – April’2005
Heavy Water Plant (Manuguru), Heavy Water Board, Department of Atomic Energy Scientific Officer/C August’1998 – April’2001

Education

Degree Discipline University; Year
B.E. Chemical Jadavpur University
Ph.D. Engineering Jadavpur University

Patents filed / Granted

Summary: 07 (filed: Indian 04 and granted 01 Indian, Other country :02)

  1. Process for preparation of iron-doped alumino-phosphate glass using microwave energy in air atmosphere for heat absorbing application. (Indian Patent : 0022NF2016 ; Patent application no: 201611009089)
  2. A process of producing borosilicate glass with OH content less than 70 ppm using microwave heating (Indian Patent : 0131NF2016 ; Patent application no: 201711000056)
  3. A method for effective utilization of tannery solid waste to develop
    usable glass product (Indian Patent : 0271NF2016; Patent application no: 201611041924)
  4. A Method for safe disposal of arsenic rich sludge obtained from treatment of contaminated groundwater and its utilization in developing heat protective glass (Indian Patent : 0199NF2019 Submitted)

Research Interest

  • Material processing using microwave energy, Working to develop green glass melting process using microwave heating, Preparation of glass ceramic using microwave heating,
  • Transitional metal and rare earth doped glass and glass-ceramics
  • Filter glasses such as UV transmission and IR absorption.
  • Setting up pilot scale facility for production of specialty glasses.
  • Determination of iron redox ratio (Fe2+/∑Fe) in glass.
  • Working on safe utilization of waste in glass making; Utilizations of toxic waste (due to presence transitional metals and heavy metals) into colour glass making.
  • Working to develop glass foam utilizing E-waste glass or landfilled glass waste

Notable Research Contribution

  • Developed Energy efficient, cost effective method for melting of bulk glasses (50-500g) by microwave heating. Demonstrated 50-70% energy saving and also shorter processing time in microwave melting of glass in compare to conventional resistance heating. Demonstrated less evaporation loss of ingredients and less contamination from crucible wall in microwave heating. Demonstrated capability of microwave heating to minimize OH content in glass
  • Demonstrated more Fe+2 retention in glass in air atmosphere in microwave heating and thereby developed heat absorbing properties in glass ( unlike reducing atmosphere essential in conventional heating).
  • Demonstrated a process of developing colour glass utilizing toxic waste (tannery solid waste, arsenic contaminated sludge etc). Developed a glass foam utilizing land filled glass-waste.
  • Estimation of the Fe2+oxidation state in glass with spectrophotometric methods developing ferrozine.
  • Rate of Volatilization loss of B2O3 could be minimized 15-20%  less in Microwave heating ( Than in conventional heating)
  • Many specialty glasses and glass ceramic blocks (i.e. radiation shelding window glass, ultra low glass ceramic and Nd-doped Phosphate based LASER glass) have been produced in pilot scale. Operation and commissioning of pilot plant for production of special glass and glass ceramic. Utility design for the pilot plant. Designing Platinum crucible and stirrer for indigenous development LASER glass
  • Developed rare earth doped oxy-fluoride glass-ceramics containing fluoride nano-crystals (Eu doped NaYF4) of low phonon energy.
  • CSIR-CGCRI FOUNDATION DAY AWARD 2022 ( FOR BEST TECHNOLOGY/PATENT FILLED) “A method for safe disposal of arsenic rich sludge obtained from treatment of contaminated ground water and its utilization in developing heat protective glass”; inventors: Dr. Ashis Kumar Mandal and Dr. Sourja Ghosh, 26th August 2022, 72nd CSIR-CGCRI Foundation Day
  • “Deokaran Award – 2020” for Best Paper entitled “A Comparative Property Investigation of Lithium Phosphate Glass Melted in Microwave and Conventional Heating, authored by Avik Halder, Biswajit Mandal, Sourindra Mahanty, Ranjan Sen and Ashis Kumar Mandal, published in Bull. Mater. Sci., vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 999-1006 (2017).
  • IconSWM 2019 Excellence Award: Toxic elements in waste: Potential resources for color glass, Ashis Kumar Mandal, 9th IconSWM – CE 2019: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management towards Circular Economy, KIT(DU), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; November 27-30, 2019.
  • IconSWM 2016 Excellent Paper Award: Toxic Metal Removal Using Biosorption Process and Inertization of Generated Hazardous Metal Laden Biosorbent, L. Ramrakhiani, A. Halder, A.K. Mandal, S. Majundar, S. Ghosh, 6th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, 6th IconSWM 2016, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, November 24 – 26, 2016.
  • Best Poster Award: Received Poster award for the poster entitled ”Self Stirring Effect in Glass Melted Using Microwave Radiation”, Ashis Kumar Mandal and Ranjan Sen;, National Symposium on Materials and Processing-2012 (MAP-2012) held at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai during October 10-12, 2012.
  • Best Poster Award: The poster entitled ‘Energy transfer based eye safe infra-red luminescence from Nd3+-Yb3+-Er3+ triple ion doped metaphosphate glasses’  D. Sontakke, K.Biswas, A. K. Mandal, K. Annapurna,   International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-09) held at NIIST, Trivandrum, Kerala (India) during 9 – 10 Dec 2009.
  • Invited Talk : Toxic Waste: A potential resource in color glass making, Ashis Kumar Mandal “Indo-German Workshop on waste to wealth” at CSIR AMPRI, Bhopal 25-26 February 2019.
  • Invited Talk : The work entitled “Microwave heating : an alternate process of glass melting”, Ranjan Sen and Ashis Kumar Mandal, was selected as Invited Talk in 24th International Congress on Glass (ICG 2016), Shanghai International Convention Center (SHICC) , China, April 7th to 11th, 2016.
  • Invited Talk : Waste: Potential resources for  glass  article preparation presented as invited talk in webinar on ) “Waste Utilization and Product development”  organized by Society for environment , health, awareness of nutrition and toxicology (SEATH – India) during April 30,  2020.
  • Acted as reviewer for many reputed journal.
Publications:     Total: 73 
  • In SCI Journals: 30 nos.
  1. Effect of melting time on volatility, OH in glass in microwave processing, Yudhisthir Mandal , Prasanta K Sinha & Ashis Kumar Mandal Materials and Manufacturing Processes, (2021) 36:4, 426-434, DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2020.1843670 (IF : 3.046)
  2. Preparation of colourless phosphate glass by stabilising higher Fe[II] in microwave heating, A. K. Mandal*, B. Mandal, Kavya I, T.G. Ajithkumar, A. Halder, P. K. Sinha, and Ranjan Sen, Scientific Reports | (2018) 8:6195 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-24287-1
  3. Optimization of melting parameters and minimizing OH content in SiO2-B2O-Na2O-BaO  glass system in microwave heating, A. K. Mandal  and R Sen, International Journal of Applied Glass Science, Accepted 2018.
  4. An Overview on Microwave Processing of Material: A Special Emphasis on Glass melting, Ashis K. Mandal and Ranjan Sen; Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2017 32,  1, 1-20.
  5. Utilization of multi-metal laden spent biosorbent for removal of glyphosate herbicide from aqueous solution and its mechanism elucidation, Lata Ramrakhiani, Sourja Ghosha, Ashis K. Mandal, Swachchha Majumdar, Chemical Engineering Journal 361 (2019) 1063–1077.
  6. A comparative spectrophotometric study using ferrozine and 1, 10 ortho-phenanthroline to evaluate the iron redox ratio (Fe2+/Ʃ Fe) in glass prepared by microwave heating, Biswajit Mandal, Prasanta Kumar Sinha, Ranjan Sen And Ashis Kumar Mandal*, Analytical Sciences, 2016,  32,  571-576.
  •  In Conference Proceedings: 43 nos
  1. Influence of microwave heating on preparation of colourless phosphate glass reducing effect of iron impurity, Ashis Kumar Mandal, Biswajit Mandal, Avik Haldar and Ranjan Sen, International Conference on Advances in Glass Science and Technology (ICAGST2017), CGCRI, Kolkata, January 23-25, 2017
  2. Preparation and Characterization of Iron Doped Alumino-Phosphate Glass by Microwave and Conventional Heating, Mandal  A.K. and Sen R, 12th European Society of Glass- ESG Conference (ESG 2014), Parma, Italy , 21-24 September 2014
  3. Microwave Preparation of Calcium-Borosilicate Glass for Nuclear Waste Immobilisation, Mandal A.K.*, Mandal S., Sen S., Sen R. , 23rd International Congress on Glass (ICG 2013),  Prague, Czech Republic,  July 01- 05, 2013.
  4. Homogeneous Barium-boro-silicate glass melted by microwave radiation, Ashis Kr Mandal, D. Agarwal, R. Sen; “The Second Global Congress on Microwave Energy Applications (2GCMEA 2012)”. 2GCMEA 2012; Long Beach, California, USA; July 23-27, 2012.
  5. Toxic elements in waste:  Potential resources for color glass , Ashis Kumar Mandal, 9th IconSWM – CE 2019: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management towards Circular Economy, KIT(DU), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; November 27-30, 2019

Ph.D. Guidance: Three (continuing)
M. Tech: Six (Completed)

Member

Professional Affiliations:

  1. Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Kolkata – Life Member
  2. Indian Institute of Welding (IIW), Kolkata – Life Member
  3. Indian society for Non-destructive testing (ISNT) – Member
  4. Acoustic Emission Working Group (India), AEWG(I) – Member
  5. Society For Failure Analysis (SFA), India – Member, Executive Committee
  6. Society for Surface Protective Coatings(SSPC), India – Life Member
  7. Powder Metallurgy Association of India – Life Member

Last Updated on January 18, 2023