The Department of Fuels, Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering is one of its kind, having a global footprint in pioneering research, developing critical processes, and consulting industries across various interdisciplinary domains. Faculty members, technical staff, and research scholars are engaged in leading the department with various externally sponsored and consultancy projects. These agencies are government as well as prestigious private bodies, including the Ministry of Steel, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Mines, Tata Steel, Jindal Stainless Steels, TEXMiN, Coal India Limited, Sentra.world.
Ongoing R&D Projects
Development and Standardization of Biochar and By-products for Application in the Indian Iron & Steel Industry
Funding Agency: Sentra.World Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shalini Gautam
Duration: 3 Years, effective from 12/2024
Quality assessment of 1.70 Lakh Tons of Rejects of Patherdih NLW Washery
Funding Agency: BCCL
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shalini Gautam
Duration: 3 Years, effective from 12/2022
Development of an empirical relationship between proximate analysis and heat value of Patherdih reject coal
Funding Agency: BCCL
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Quality assessment of slurry stacked at Sudamdih Coal Washery
Funding Agency: BCCL
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Quality assessment of slurry stacked at Patherdih Coal Washery
Funding Agency: BCCL
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Pure Iron Oxide Production from Ferrous Chloride
Funding Agency: Nipuna International Pvt. Ltd.
Co-PI: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Development of modalities for fixation of import parity price for washed coking coal produced
Funding Agency: SAIL-BCCL
Co-PI: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Sampling and quality assessment of 1.70 Lakh Tons of Rejects of lying between gate of 5.0 MTPA Patherdih NLW Washery and to south side of Kaccha road to Siding at 5.0 MTPA Patherdih NLW Washery
Funding Agency: BCCL
Co-PI: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Sampling, analysis and grading of 106805.21 MT in H-14 & 169911.38 MT in H-15 heap of Reject at Patherdih Coal Washery
Funding Agency: BCCL
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Design of cost effective process flowsheet for improved washing efficiency of Indian Coking and Non-coking coals
Funding Agency: CIL
Co-PI: Prof. Shravan Kumar
Duration: Ongoing
Studies on the Applicability of biomass char for the reduction of iron ore pellets
Funding Agency: Ministry of Steel
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shatrughan Soren
Duration: Ongoing
Development of a Novel and Sustainable Vanadium-Based Metal Membrane for Hydrogen Energy Applications through Alloy Design and Processing Optimization
Funding Agency: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (FRS & SLE Scheme)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Kasturi Sala
Duration: (03/12/2024 -02/12/2027)
Design and development of abrasion-resistant alloys for sustainable mining operations
Funding Agency: Ministry of Mines, Govt of India Industry partner - Bradken Pty Ltd, Australia
Principal Investigator: Prof. Avanish Kumar
Duration: 24 months, effective from 31/07/2024
Development of Vanadium-Based Metal Membranes with Enhanced Permeation and Diffusion Dynamics for Next-Generation Sustainable Energy and Process Optimization
Funding Agency: (ANRF - PM ECRG)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Kasturi Sala
Duration: (18/02/2025 - 17/02/2028)
Development of an Advanced Twin Roll Casting (TRC) System for Minimizing Segregation in Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys: Advancing Sustainable Recycling in the Circular Economy
Funding Agency: TEXMiN (Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining Foundation), IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
Principal Investigator: Prof. Kasturi Sala
Duration: (24/03/2025 - 23/03/2027)
Development of low-cost hydrometallurgical process for the beneficiation and extraction of Indium values from Sphalerite ores
Funding Agency: Ministry of Mines, Govt of India, Industry partner - TEXMiN
Principal Investigator: Prof. Gaurav Jha
Duration: 24 months
Design and development of high-entropy shape memory alloys for actuator applications in the defence sector
Funding Agency- DRDO (DRDL & DYSL-SM)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rahul M R; Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Kesavan Ravi
Duration: 4/10/2024 to 4/10/2026
Development of single-phase BCC refractory high-entropy alloys for high-temperature applications using machine learning (ML) and experimental approaches
Funding Agency- DRDO (DMRL)
Principal Investigator: (Dr. Sumanta Samal, IIT Indore); Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Rahul M R
Duration: 11/07/2024 to 11/07/2027
Development of Microstructure-Property-Processing Correlations for nickel-based superalloys
Funding Agency- ISRO (LPSC)
Principal Investigator: (Dr. Sumanta Samal, IIT Indore); Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Rahul M R
Duration: 19/03/2022 to 19/03/2024 (extended by ISRO)
Technology development for the manufacturing of thin electric steel laminations using high-pressure die casting
Funding Agency- Tata Steel
Consultants: Dr. Rahul M R (FMME) and Dr. Ajay Bhandari (Mech)
Duration: 11/04/2025 to..
Advanced Wear and Corrosion Resistance Coatings Development and Commercialization in India
Funding Agency: DST
Principal Investigator: Kesavan Ravi
Duration: 16/03/2023-
Electron Microscopy Facility for Reclamation and Alloy Development (FIST 2022)
Funding Agency: DST
Principal Investigator: Shravan Kumar; Co-Principal Investigator: Kesavan Ravi
Duration: 06/03/2023-
Design and Development of High Entropy Shape Memory Alloys for Actuator Application in the Defence Sector
Funding Agency: DRDO
Principal Investigator: Rahul MR; Co-Principal Investigator: Kesavan Ravi
Duration: 05/07/2024-
Development of a closed-loop approach for enhanced conversion of agro-residues to liquid hydrocarbons using multifunctional pyrolysis-derived porous graphitic carbon catalyst
Funding agency: ANRF
Principal Investigator: Prof. Shubhi Gupta
Duration: 18-02-2025 (Approval date)
A prototype for 1000LPM hydrogen production from Indian agro-residues using an integrated microwave pyrolysis and steam reforming system
Funding Agency: DST
Principal investigator: Prof. B. Rajasekhar Reddy
Duration: 18/10/2024 (Approval Date)
Performance Enhancement of Cr-Mn-based Austenitic Stainless Steel to be a Potential Low-cost Alternative to 300-Series
Funding Agency: DST-SERB
Principal Investigator: Prof. Madhumanti Bhattacharyya
Duration: 18.03.2024 - 17-03-2027
Austenite Stabilization in Mn-Si-Al based Q&P Steels through Chemistry and Partitioning Schedule Optimization
Funding Agency: Tata Steel Limited
Principal Investigator: Prof. Madhumanti Bhattacharyya
Duration: 29.07.2024 - 29-07-2027
Synthesis of Gas Atomized High Mn-High Cr Steel Powder for Cold Spray/Cladding Application in Reclamation of Slurry Handling Systems
Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Madhumanti Bhattacharyya
Duration: 16.09.2024 - 15-09-2027
Performance enhancement of Cu-bearing 204 austenitic stainless steel through the optimization of processing routes
Funding Agency: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Principal Investigator: Prof. Madhumanti Bhattacharyya
Duration: 04.09.2024 - 03-09-2025
Design and Development of Abrasion-Resistant Alloys for Sustainable Mining Operations
Funding Agency: Ministry of Mines
Co-Principal Investigator: Prof. Madhumanti Bhattacharyya
Duration: 31.07.2024 - 30-07-2026