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Prasanta K. Mohapatra

Prasanta K. Mohapatra

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Overview

Prasanta K. Mohapatra is affiliated with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of chemistry and environmental science, with significant contributions in inorganic chemistry, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering. They have also explored areas of materials chemistry and analytical chemistry within their extensive publication record.

The main topics covered in their research include radioactive element chemistry and processing, chemical synthesis and characterization, and extraction and separation processes. Other focus areas include analytical chemistry methods development, ionic liquids properties and applications, lanthanide and transition metal complexes, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Mohapatra's recent publications illustrate a range of interests in solvent extraction, separation strategies for actinides, and radionuclide sequestration. Key papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Solvent extraction systems for mutual separation of Am(III) and Cm(III) from nitric acid solutions. A review of recent state-of-the-art, 2020, published in Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange
  • Metal-organic frameworks as superior porous adsorbents for radionuclide sequestration: Current status and perspectives, 2021, Journal of Chromatography A
  • Highly efficient actinide(III)/lanthanide(III) separation by novel pillar[5]arene-based picolinamide ligands: A study on synthesis, solvent extraction and complexation, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Ruthenium speciation in radioactive wastes and state-of-the-art strategies for its recovery: A review, 2021, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Fate of Neptunium in nuclear fuel cycle streams: state-of-the art on separation strategies, 2022, Radiochimica Acta

Frequent co-authors in Mohapatra's collaborations include Willem Verboom, Seraj A. Ansari, Rajesh B. Gujar, Jurriaan Huskens, and Parveen K. Verma.

Their work has been published often in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

This body of research reflects an emphasis on the chemistry of radioactive elements, including separation technologies and material synthesis relevant to nuclear science and environmental applications.

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of Diglycolamides: Promising Extractants for Actinide Partitioning

    Seraj A. Ansari;Priyanath Pathak;Prasanta K. Mohapatra;Vijay K. Manchanda;Vijay K. Manchanda

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents one year after a super-cyclone in Orissa, India: exploring cross-cultural validity and vulnerability factors

    Nilamadhab Kar;Prasanta K Mohapatra;Kailash C Nayak;Pratiti Pattanaik

  • A review on solid phase extraction of actinides and lanthanides with amide based extractants.

    Seraj A. Ansari;Prasanta K. Mohapatra

  • Diglycolamide-functionalized calix[4]arenes showing unusual complexation of actinide ions in room temperature ionic liquids: role of ligand structure, radiolytic stability, emission spectroscopy, and thermodynamic studies.

    Prasanta K. Mohapatra;Arijit Sengupta;Mudassir Iqbal;Jurriaan Huskens

  • A highly efficient solvent system containing TODGA in room temperature ionic liquids for actinide extraction

    S. Panja;P.K. Mohapatra;S.C. Tripathi;P.M. Gandhi

  • Actinide ion extraction using room temperature ionic liquids: opportunities and challenges for nuclear fuel cycle applications

    Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra

  • Highly Efficient Diglycolamide‐Based Task‐Specific Ionic Liquids: Synthesis, Unusual Extraction Behaviour, Irradiation, and Fluorescence Studies

    Prasanta K. Mohapatra;Arijit Sengupta;Mudassir Iqbal;Jurriaan Huskens

  • Separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides using various ‘N’, ‘S’ and mixed ‘N,O’ donor ligands: a review

    Arunasis Bhattacharyya;Prasanta K. Mohapatra

  • A highly efficient solvent system containing functionalized diglycolamides and an ionic liquid for americium recovery from radioactive wastes.

    Arijit Sengupta;Prasanta K. Mohapatra;Mudassir Iqbal;Jurriaan Huskens

  • Evaluation of polymer inclusion membranes containing crown ethers for selective cesium separation from nuclear waste solution.

    P.K. Mohapatra;D.S. Lakshmi;A. Bhattacharyya;V.K. Manchanda

  • Extraction of Am(III) using novel solvent systems containing a tripodal diglycolamide ligand in room temperature ionic liquids: a ‘green’ approach for radioactive waste processing

    A Sengupta;P.K. Mohapatra;M. Iqbal;Willem Verboom

  • Comparative evaluation of two substituted diglycolamide extractants for ‘actinide partitioning’

    R. B. Gujar;S. A. Ansari;M. S. Murali;P. K. Mohapatra

  • A novel CMPO-functionalized task specific ionic liquid: synthesis, extraction and spectroscopic investigations of actinide and lanthanide complexes

    Prasanta K. Mohapatra;Pankaj Kandwal;Mudassir Iqbal;Jurriaan Huskens

  • Assessment of groundwater quality in Puri City, India: an impact of anthropogenic activities

    Ritesh Vijay;Puja Khobragade;P. K. Mohapatra

  • Facilitated transport of americium(III) from nitric acid media using dimethyldibutyltetradecyl-1,3-malonamide

    S Sriram;P.K Mohapatra;A.K Pandey;V.K Manchanda

  • Transport of Americium(III) through a supported liquid membrane containing N,N,N¿,N¿-tetraoctyl-3-oxapentane diamide (TODGA) in n-dodecane as the carrier

    S.A. Ansari;P.K. Mohapatra;D.R. Prabhu;V.K. Manchanda

  • Selective americium(III) complexation by dithiophosphinates: a density functional theoretical validation for covalent interactions responsible for unusual separation behavior from trivalent lanthanides.

    Arunasis Bhattacharyya;Tapan Kumar Ghanty;Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra;Vijay Kumar Manchanda

  • Recovery of Actinides and Lanthanides from High-Level Waste Using Hollow-Fiber Supported Liquid Membrane with TODGA as the Carrier

    Seraj A. Ansari;Prasanta K. Mohapatra;Vijay K. Manchanda

  • Determination of processes affecting groundwater quality in the coastal aquifer beneath Puri city, India: a multivariate statistical approach.

    P. K. Mohapatra;R. Vijay;P. R. Pujari;S. K. Sundaray

  • Evaluation of calix-crown ionophores for selective separation of radio-cesium from acidic nuclear waste solution.

    P.K. Mohapatra;S.A. Ansari;A. Sarkar;A. Bhattacharyya

Frequent Co-Authors

V. K. Manchanda
V. K. Manchanda Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Willem Verboom
Willem Verboom University of Twente
Jurriaan Huskens
Jurriaan Huskens University of Twente
Arijit Sengupta
Arijit Sengupta Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Vinod K. Aswal
Vinod K. Aswal Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Alberto Figoli
Alberto Figoli National Research Council (CNR)
Giridhar Madras
Giridhar Madras Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Reed M. Izatt
Reed M. Izatt Brigham Young University
Virinder S. Parmar
Virinder S. Parmar City University of New York
Binayak P. Mohanty
Binayak P. Mohanty Texas A&M University

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