Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav

Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Educational Qualification:

Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2021 from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal.
Master of Technology (M. Tech.) in Civil Engineering (Specialization in Environmental Engineering) in 2014 from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam (9.06/10).
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) in Civil Engineering in 2011 from Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (76.18 % marks).

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Research Areas

- Water & Wastewater Treatment/Recycling/Reuse
- Geogenic Pollutant Removal
- Water Supply Systems
- Industrial Wastewater Treatment & Reuse
- Fate and Transport of Contaminants
- Environmental Impact Assessment

Courses taught at IIT P

- CE218: Infrastructure Drawing and Estimation, UG
- CE102: Environmental Studies, UG
- CE303: Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering, UG
- CE391: Environmental Engineering Laboratory, UG
- CE111: Engineering Drawing, UG
- CE6203: Water Supply and Sewerage Network Design, PG
- CE5283: Civil Engineering Lab-II, PG
- CE 1101/1201: Engineering Graphics Tutorial, UG
- CE3104: Environmental Engineering – I, UG
- CE5101: Chemistry for Environmental Engineers, PG
- CE5102: Physico-Chemical Principles and Processes, PG

Students

Sr. No.	Photo	Area of Reasearch	Degree
1	Shalini Singh shalini_2321ce09@iitp.ac.in	Wastewater Treatment	PhD
2	Manoj Kumar manoj_2421ce04@iitp.ac.in	Water Treatment	PhD
3	Aditi Sharan aditi_2421ce15@iitp.ac.in	Water and Wastewater Treatment	PhD
4	Arunima Krishnan arunima_2421ce12@iitp.ac.in	Wastewater Treatment	PhD
5	Chandra Shekhar Kumar chandra_2422ce06@iitp.ac.in	Wastewater Treatment	PhD
6	Shweta Rawat shweta_2422ce07@iitp.ac.in	Water Treatment and Management	PhD

Professional Experience

Sl.	From	To	Name of Organization	Position
1.	November 28, 2022	Till Date	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India	Assistant Professor
2.	July 1, 2022	November 24, 2022	Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab	Assistant Professor
3.	June 21, 2021	June 20, 2022	Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, W.B.	Research Associate

Publications / Journals

- Majumder, A., Mandal, P., Yadav, M.K., Lavanya T. A., Lavanya, B., Majumder, A., 2025. Machine Learning-Powered Estimation of Simultaneous Removal of Sulfamethoxazole, 17-β Estradiol, and Carbamazepine via Photocatalytic Degradation with M-Al@ZnO. Environmental Research, 286 (Part 3), 122989.
- Singh, S., Majumder, A., Mandal, P., Yadav, M.K., 2025. Analgesics in wastewater matrix: A comprehensive review on occurrence, toxicity, and sustainability assessment of biological, tertiary, and hybrid treatment processes. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 23, 101039.
- Kamilya, T., Yadav, M.K., Ayoob, S., Tripathy, S., Bhatnagar, A., Gupta, A.K., 2023. Emerging impacts of steroids and antibiotics on the environment and their remediation using constructed wetlands: A critical review. Chemical Engineering Journal, 451, 3, 138759.
- Dutta, S., Gupta, A.K., Srivastava, S.K., Yadav, M.K., 2023. Effect of temperature on adsorptive removal of arsenic from water by hollow polyaniline microsphere/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite. Arsenic in the Environment: Bridging Science to Practice for Sustainable Development As2021 Proceedings of the 8th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (As2021), June 7-9, 2021, Wageningen, The Netherlands. CRC Press, pp. 353.
- Yadav, M.K., Saidulu, D., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., Gupta, A.K., 2022. A review on the management of arsenic-laden spent adsorbent: Insights of global practices, process criticality, and sustainable solutions. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 27, 102500.
- Kamilya, T., Majumder, A., Yadav, M.K., Ayoob, S., Tripathy, S., Gupta, A.K., 2022. Nutrient pollution and its remediation using constructed wetlands: Insights into removal and recovery mechanisms, modifications and sustainable aspects. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10, 3, 107444.
- Sahu, S., Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Uddameri, V., Toppo, A.N., Maheedhar, B., Ghosal, P.S., 2022. Modeling defluoridation of real-life groundwater by a green adsorbent aluminum/olivine composite: Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and novel framework based on artificial neural network and support vector machine. Journal of Environmental Management, 302, 113965.
- Yadav, M.K., Saidulu, D., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2021. Status and management of arsenic pollution in groundwater: A comprehensive appraisal of recent global scenario, human health impacts, sustainable field-scale treatment technologies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9 (3), 105203.
- Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2021. Effect of coexisting ions on adsorptive removal of arsenate by Mg-Fe-(CO₃) LDH: Multi-component adsorption and ANN-based multivariate modeling. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 56 (5), 572-584.
- Dutta, S., Manna, K., Srivastava, S.K., Gupta, A.K., Yadav, M.K., 2020. Hollow polyaniline microsphere/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite as an effective adsorbent for removal of arsenic from water. Scientific Reports, 10, 4982.
- Mandal, P., Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Dubey, B.K., 2020. Chlorine mediated indirect electro-oxidation of ammonia using non-active PbO₂ anode: Influencing parameters and mechanism identification. Separation and Purification Technology, 247, 116910.
- Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2020. Remediation of carcinogenic arsenic by pyroaurite-based green adsorbent: Isotherm, kinetic, mechanistic study, and applicability in real-life groundwater. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 24982–24998.
- Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2019. Modeling and analysis of adsorptive removal of arsenite by Mg-Fe-(CO₃) layer double hydroxide with its application in real-life groundwater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 54 (13), 1318-1336.
- Yadav, M.K., Ghosal, P.S., Gupta, A.K., Mukherjee, A., Chauhan, I.S., 2019. Adsorptive removal of arsenic by calcined Mg‒Fe‒(CO₃) LDH: An artificial neural network model. Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2018), July 1-6, 2018, Beijing, PR China. CRC Press, pp. 403.
- Ghosal, P.S., Kattil, K.V., Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., 2018. Adsorptive removal of arsenic by novel iron/olivine composite: Insights into preparation and adsorption process by response surface methodology and artificial neural network. Journal of Environmental Management, 209, 176-187.
- Yadav, M.K., Gupta, A.K., Ghosal, P.S., Mukherjee, A., 2017. pH mediated facile preparation of hydrotalcite based adsorbent for enhanced arsenite and arsenate removal: Insights on physicochemical properties and adsorption mechanism. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 240, 240-252.

Conferences

- Mandal, P., Yadav, M.K., 2025. Electrochemical oxidation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in landfill leachate: A short review. ECOSTP2025 – 7th IWA International Conference on Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment, held on 23rd -26th June 2025 in Stockholm.
- Krishnan, A., Bamberwal, R., Mandal, P., Yadav, M.K., 2024. Sludge Management and Leaching Toxicity Assessment for Residuals from Arsenic Adsorption Systems. 9th International Congress & Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment: Arsenic and Other Pollutants, Water Security and One Health under Global Climate Change Scenario, KIIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. 20th to 24th October 2024.
- Sharan, A., Majumder, A., Yadav, M.K., 2024. Arsenic Contamination in Bihar: The Role of Speciation in Treatment Plant Performance and Efficiency. 9th International Congress & Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment: Arsenic and Other Pollutants, Water Security and One Health under Global Climate Change Scenario, KIIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. 20th to 24th October 2024.
- Dutta, S., Srivastava, S.K., Gupta, A.K., Yadav, M.K., 2021. Effect of Temperature on Adsorptive removal of Arsenic from Water by Hollow Polyaniline Microsphere/Fe₃O₄ Nanocomposite. 8th International Congress & Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (As2021)-Bridging Science to Practice for Sustainable Development, Wageningen, The Netherlands, from June 7-10, 2021.
- Yadav, M.K., Ghosal, P.S., Gupta, A.K., Mukherjee A., 2020. Occurrence, health effect and field-based treatment technologies for arsenic remediation in India: A short review. International Conference on Water Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2020, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, from January 13 - 15, 2020.
- Gupta, A.K., Ayoob, S., Ghosal, P.S., Yadav, M.K., Chauhan, I.S., 2019. Application of ANN for modeling of adsorptive removal of fluoride by alumina cement granules. IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka, from December 1-5, 2019.
- Yadav, M.K., Ghosal, P.S., Gupta, A.K., Mukherjee A., Chauhan, I.S., 2018. Adsorptive removal of arsenic by calcined Mg‒Fe‒(CO₃) LDH: An artificial neural network model. 7th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment-Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World (As2018), Beijing, China from July 1-6, 2018.

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