Assistant Professor, IIT Indore

Prof. Nisheeth Kumar Prasad

Department : Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

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Research Interests

Processing-structure-corrosion property correlation of metals and alloys
Anode design for cathodic protection: sacrificial and ICCP
Protective coatings for extreme environments
Sustainable corrosion prevention

Professional Summary

Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore, (Jul 2022 – Present)
Research Associate, Corrosion Research Laboratory, Hindustan Petroleum Green R&D Centre, Bengaluru (Mar, 2022 – Jul, 2022)
Research Associate-I, Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur, (Oct, 2021 – Mar, 2022)

Publications

N.K. Prasad, H. Kancharla, B. Bhushan, S. Kundu and K. Mondal, Effect of Al and Zn addition on the active behavior of the high P pig iron-based composite anodes, J. Appl. Electrochem. 53 (2023) 141-165.
N.K. Prasad, A.S. Pathak, S. Kundu and K. Mondal, Highly active and efficient hybrid sacrificial anodes based on high P pig iron, Zn and Mg, J. Electrochem. Soc. 168 (2021) 111504 – 111525.
N.K. Prasad, A.S. Pathak, S. Kundu and K. Mondal, Novel hybrid sacrificial anodes based on high phosphorus pig iron and Zn, Corros. Sci. 189 (2021) 109616 – 109634.
N.K. Prasad, A.S. Pathak, S. Kundu and K. Mondal, Influence of deaeration, Cl- ion and strong oxidizer on the active behavior of the high phosphorus containing pig iron and subsequent effect on the sacrificial anode behavior, Met. Mater. Int. 28 (2022) 2083 – 2102.
N.K. Prasad, A.S. Pathak, C. Panchal, S. Kundu and K. Mondal, On the novel approach of sacrificial cathodic protection of mild steel in simulated concrete pore solution and concrete mortar by high phosphorus pig iron anodes, J. Mater. Res. Technol. 14 (2021) 582 – 602.

Patents

N.K. Prasad, A.S. Pathak, S. Kundu, M. Dutta, D. Chattopadhyay, K. Mondal, High phosphorus sacrificial anode for cathodic protection, Indian Patent, Grant No- 367529, (2021).
N.K. Prasad, S. Choudhary, S. Chatterjee, S. Kundu, K. Mondal, High phosphorus pig iron as sacrificial anode for cathodic protection of underground mild steel structures, Indian Patent, Published, Application No- 201731029652, (2017).