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B. K. Prasad is affiliated with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India and has contributed extensively to environmental science and engineering fields. The scientist's research spans multiple domains including environmental sciences, pollution, biomedical engineering, and industrial and manufacturing engineering. Their body of work includes a significant focus on water science and technology, with a notable emphasis on pollutant removal techniques.

Their recent publications address various environmental and engineering challenges. Key papers include:

  • Phthalate pollution: environmental fate and cumulative human exposure index using the multivariate analysis approach, 2021, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Low cost iron modified syzygium cumini l. Wood biochar for adsorptive removal of ciprofloxacin and doxycycline antibiotics from aqueous solution, 2022, Inorganic Chemistry Communications
  • Back-propagation neural network: Box-Behnken design modelling for optimization of copper adsorption on orange zest biochar, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
  • Accelerated stress testing of potential induced degradation susceptibility of PV modules under different climatic conditions, 2021, Solar Energy
  • Cumulative human exposure and environmental occurrence of phthalate esters: A global perspective, 2022, Environmental Research

The scientist's frequent coauthors include Kumar Suranjit Prasad, Hemen Dave, Madhu Kumari, Selvaraju Sivamani, and Kavita Singh, indicating a collaborative research approach.

Publication venues that appear regularly in their work are:

  • Inorganic Chemistry Communications
  • International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
  • Environmental Research
  • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Main fields of study for B. K. Prasad are Environmental Science and Engineering. Subfields include:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

The core topics of research involve:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

Best Publications

  • Dry sliding wear behaviour of squeeze cast aluminium alloy-silicon carbide composites

    O.P. Modi;B.K. Prasad;A.H. Yegneswaran;M.L. Vaidya

  • Correlating microstructural features and mechanical properties with abrasion resistance of a high strength low alloy steel

    A.K. Jha;B.K. Prasad;O.P. Modi;S. Das

  • Sliding wear behavior of some Al-Si alloys: Role of shape and size of Si particles and test conditions

    B. K. Prasad;K. Venkateswarlu;O. P. Modi;A. K. Jha

  • Abrasive wear behaviour of a high carbon steel: effects of microstructure and experimental parameters and correlation with mechanical properties

    O.P Modi;D.P Mondal;B.K Prasad;M Singh

  • Investigation into sliding wear performance of zinc-based alloy reinforced with SiC particles in dry and lubricated conditions

    B.K. Prasad

  • Sliding wear behaviour of bronzes under varying material composition, microstructure and test conditions

    B.K. Prasad

  • Dry sliding wear characteristics of some zinc-aluminium alloys: a comparative study with a conventional bearing bronze at a slow speed

    B.K. Prasad;A.K. Patwardhan;A.H. Yegneswaran

  • Plant Fiber — Industrial Waste Reinforced Polymer Composites as a Potential Wood Substitute Material

    Mohini Saxena;R.K. Morchhale;P. Asokan;B.K. Prasad

  • Characterization of the wear response of a modified zinc-based alloy vis-à-vis a conventional zinc-based alloy and a bearing bronze at a high sliding speed

    B. K. Prasad;A. H. Yegneswaran;A. K. Patwardhan

  • Abrasive wear characteristics of a zinc-based alloy and zinc-alloy/SiC composite

    B.K. Prasad

  • Abrasion-induced microstructural changes during low stress abrasion of a plain carbon (0.5% C) steel

    B.K. Prasad;S.V. Prasad

  • Abrasion-induced microstructural changes and material removal mechanisms in squeeze-cast aluminium alloy-silicon carbide composites

    B. K. Prasad;S. V. Prasad;A. A. Das

  • Factors controlling dry sliding wear behaviour of a leaded tin bronze

    B. K. Prasad;A. K. Patwardhan;A. H. Yegneswaran

  • Effect of microstructure on the sliding wear performance of a Zn–Al–Ni alloy

    B.K Prasad

  • Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of an Aluminium Alloy-Granite Particle Composite

    M Singh;B.K Prasad;D.P Mondal;A.K Jha

  • Abrasive Wear Characteristics of Zn–37.2Al–2.5Cu–0.2Mg Alloy Dispersed with Silicon Carbide Particles

    B. K. Prasad;A. K. Jha;O. P. Modi;S. Das

  • High-stress abrasive wear response of 0.2% carbon dual phase steel: Effects of microstructural features and experimental conditions

    O.P. Modi;Pallavi Pandit;D.P. Mondal;B.K. Prasad

  • Corrosion Behaviour of Squeeze Cast Aluminium Alloy-Silicon Carbide Composites

    O. P. Modi;Mohini Saxena;B. K. Prasad;A. H. Yegneswaran

  • The significance of the matrix microstructure on the solid lubrication characteristics of graphite in aluminium alloys

    B.K. Prasad;S. Das

  • Sliding wear response of cast iron as influenced by microstructural features and test condition

    B.K. Prasad

Frequent Co-Authors

Dehi Pada Mondal
Dehi Pada Mondal Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute
Somuri V. Prasad
Somuri V. Prasad Sandia National Laboratories

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