Dr. Yogendra Nath Prajapati

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Dr. Yogendra Nath Prajapati Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Technology Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, M.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - BIET Jhansi	Contact Address
	Permanent Address	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
	Local Address	Department of Chemical Engineering, BIT Mesra Ranchi-835215
	Phone (Office)	9695595989
	Phone Residence	7652090965
	Email Id	ynprajapati@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 28-Jan-2020

Work Experience
	Teaching : 3 Years Research : 9 Years Individual: 3 Years

Professional Background
	January 2020-present Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Birla Institute of Technology Mesra Ranchi-835215 Jharkhand January 2018-January 2020 Assistant Professor (TEQIP-III) Department of Chemical Engineering Birla Institute of Technology Mesra Ranchi-835215 Jharkhand

Research Areas
	Adsorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis Abatement of Air and Water Pollution Synthesis of Carbon-based Nanostructures CO₂ Utilization

Publications

Yogendra Nath Prajapati, Nishith Verma. Hydrodesulfurization of thiophene on activated carbon fiber supported NiMo catalysts. Energy&Fuels, 32 (2018) 2183-2196. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03407. (I.F. = 3.421).

Yogendra Nath Prajapati, Nishith Verma. Fixed bed adsorptive desulfurization of thiophene over Cu/Ni dispersed carbon nanofiber. Fuel, 216 (2018) 381-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.132. (I.F. = 5.578).

Yogendra Nath Prajapati, Nishith Verma. Adsorptive desulfurization of diesel oil using nickel nanoparticle-doped activated carbon beads with/without carbon nanofibers: Effects of adsorbate size and adsorbent texture. Fuel, 189 (2017) 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.10.044. (I.F. = 5.578).

Yogendra Nath Prajapati, Bhaskar Bhaduri, Harish C.Joshi, Anurag Srivastava, Nishith Verma. Aqueous phase adsorption of different sized molecules on activated carbon fibers: Effect of textural properties. Chemosphere, 155 (2016) 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.040. (I.F. = 5.778).

Bhaskar Bhaduri, Yogendra Nath Prajapati, Ashutosh Sharma, Nishith Verma. CuCl₂ nanoparticles dispersed in activated carbon fibers for the oxygen production step of the Cu-Cl thermochemical water splitting cycle. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 51 (2012) 15633-1564. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie302446p. (I.F.= 3.573).

Current Sponsored Projects

2019

Project Title: Transition Metal(s) containing Perovskite/CNFs Composite for Low Temperature CO₂ Reduction

Funding Agency: TEQIP Collaborative Research Scheme (TEQIP-III, NPIU-MHRD)

Budget: Rs. 16,58,000 (Rupees Sixteen Lakh Fifty Eight Thousand Only)

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)

2018

Project Title: Photocatalytic Desulfurization of Diesel Oil by Bentonite Supported TiO₂ Catalyst

Funding Agency: NPIU-TEQIP-III grant (New R&D Projects) under Seed money scheme 2018, BIT Mesra, Ranchi

Budget: Rs. 2,00,000 (Rupees Two Lakh Only)

Role: Principal Investigator (PI)