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    1. B S Rajanikanth and B R Prabhakar, "Modelling of Pre-breakdown V-I Characteristics of Wire-Plate Electrostatic Precipitator Operating Under combined DC/Pulse Energizations," IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol.1, No.6, 1994, p1058.

    2. K Shimizu, K Kinoshita, K Yanagihara, B S Rajanikanth, S Kastura and A Mizuno, "Pulsed Plasma Treatment of Polluted Gas Using Wet/Low Temperature Corona Reactors," IEEE Trans. Industry Applications, Vol.33, No.5, 1997, p1373.

    3. B S Rajanikanth, K Shimizu, K Kinoshita, K Yanagihara and A Mizuno, "Non-thermal plasma applications at Very Low Temperature," Combustion Science and Technology, Vol.00, 1998, p47.

    4. M Okumoto, B S Rajanikanth, S Katsura and A Mizuno, “Non-thermal plasma approach in direct methanol synthesis from CH4,” IEEE Trans. Industry Applications Vol.34, No.5, 1998, pp940-944.

    5. B S Rajanikanth and Satyabrata Rout, “Studies on nitric oxide removal in simulated gas compositions under plasma-dielectric/catalytic discharges,” Fuel Processing Technology, Elsevier Publ. Vol.74, 2001, pp177-195.

    6. B S Rajanikanth and D V S Sarma, “A quasi-analytical approach based on R-functions for modeling the pre-breakdown V-I characteristics of an electrostatic precipitator,” IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation,” Vol.9, 2002, pp130-139.

    7. B S Rajanikanth and N Thirumaran, “Prediction of prebreakdown V-I characteristics of an Electrostatic Precipitator using a Combined Boundary Element-Finite Difference Approach,” Fuel Processing Technology, Elsevier Publ. Vol.76, 2002, pp159-186.

    8. B S Rajanikanth, P K Srinivas Kumar and V Ravi, “Non-Conventional Plasma Catalysts for Diesel Exhaust Treatment: A Case Study,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol.4, No.1, 2002, pp1119-1126.

    9. B S Rajanikanth and V Ravi, “Pulsed Electrical Discharges Assisted by Dielectric Pellets/Catalysts for Diesel Engine Exhaust Treatment,” IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation,” Vol.9, No.4, 2002, pp616-626.

    10. B S Rajanikanth and V Ravi, “Removal of Nitrogen Oxides in Diesel Engine Exhaust by Plasma Assisted Molecular Sieves,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol. 4, No.4, 2002, pp1399-1406.

    11. T Yamamoto, B S Rajanikanth, M Okubo, T Kuroki and M Nishino, “Performance Evaluation of Nonthermal Plasma Reactors for NO Oxidation in Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas Treatment,” IEEE Trans. Industry Applications, Vol.39, No.6, 2003, pp1608-1613.

    12. S V Nakhe, B S Rajanikanth, R Bhatnagar, “Energy deposition studies in Copper vapor laser under different pulse excitation schemes,” Measurement, Science and Technology,” Vol.14, 2003, pp607-613.

    13. Young Sun Mok, V Ravi, Ho-Chul Kang and B. S. Rajanikanth, “Abatement of Nitrogen Oxides in a Catalytic Reactor Enhanced by Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge,” IEEE Trans. Plasma Science,” Vol.31, No.1, 2003, pp157-165.

    14. V Ravi, Young Sun Mok, B S Rajanikanth and Ho-Chul Kang, “Temperature Effect on Hydrocarbon-enhanced Nitric Oxide Conversion Using a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor,” Fuel Processing Technology, Elsevier Publ. Vol.81, 2003, pp187-199.

    15. V Ravi, Young Sun Mok, B S Rajanikanth and Ho-Chul Kang, “Catalyst-Packed Non-Thermal Plasma Reactor for Removal of Nitrogen Oxides,” Plasma Science and Technology,” Vol.5, No.1, 2003, pp1603-1608.

    16. B S Rajanikanth, A D Srinivasan & B Arya Nandiny, “A Cascaded Discharge Plasma-Adsorbent Technique For Engine Exhaust Treatment,” Plasma Science and Technology,” Vol.5, No.3, 2003, pp1825-1833.

    17. B S Rajanikanth and V Ravi “DeNOx Study in Diesel Engine Exhaust Using Barrier Discharge Corona Assisted by V2O5/TiO2 Catalyst,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol.6, No.4, 2004, pp2411-2415.

    18. B S Rajanikanth, Subhankar Das and A D Srinivasan “Unfiltered Diesel Engine Exhaust Treatment by Discharge Plasma: Effect of Soot Oxidation,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol.6, No.5, 2004, pp2475-2480.

    19. B S Rajanikanth, A D Srinivasan and V Ravi, “Discharge Plasma treatment for NOx reduction from stationary emission source: A laboratory investigation,” IEEE Trans. Dielectric and Electric Insulation, Vol.12, No.1, 2005, pp72-80.

    20. B S Rajanikanth, A D Srinivasan and Subhankar Das, “Enhanced Performance of Discharge Plasma in Raw Engine Exhaust Treatment: Operation under different temperatures and loads,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol.7, No.4, 2005, pp2943-2946.

    21. B S Rajanikanth and B R Sushma, “Injection of N-radicals into diesel engine exhaust treated by plasma for improved NOx removal: A feasibility study,” Plasma Science and Technology Vol.8, No.2, 2006, pp202-206.

    22. B S Rajanikanth and A D Srinivasan, “Pulsed plasma promoted adsorption/catalysis for NOx removal from stationary diesel engine exhaust,” IEEE Trans. Dielectric and Electric Insulation, Vol.14, No.2, 2007, pp302-311.

    23. A D Srinivasan and B S Rajanikanth, “Non-Thermal plasma promoted catalysis for the removal of NOx from a stationary diesel engine exhaust,” IEEE Trans. Industry Applications, Vol.43, No.6, 2007, pp1507-1514.

    24. B S Rajanikanth and Dipanwita Sinha, “Achieving Better NOx Removal In Discharge Plasma Reactor By Field Enhancement,” Plasma Science and Technology, vol.10, No.2, 2008, pp198-202.

    25. B S Rajanikanth, Dipanwita Sinha and P Emmanuel, “Discharge Plasma Assisted Adsorbents for Exhaust Treatment: A Comparative Analysis on Enhancing NOx Removal,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol.10, No.3, 2008, pp307-312.

    26. B S Rajanikanth, Sankarsan Mohapatro and L Umanand, “Solar Powered High Voltage Energization for Vehicular Exhaust Cleaning: A Step towards Possible Retrofitting in Vehicles,” Fuel Processing Technology, Vol. 90, 2009, pp343-352.

    27. K Yoshida, B S Rajanikanth and M Okubo, “NOx Reduction and Desorption Studies under Electric Discharge Plasma Using Simulated Gas Mixture: A Case Study on the Effect of Corona Electrodes,” Plasma Science and Technology, Vol.11, No.3, 2009, pp327-333.

    28. B S Rajanikanth and M V Jayan, “Simulation of Dust Loaded V-I Characteristics of a Commercial Thermal Power Plant Precipitator,” IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol.17, No.1, 2010, pp39-44.

    29. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Cascaded Cross Flow DBD-Adsorbent Technique for NOX Abatement in Diesel Engine Exhaust,” IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 17, Issue 5, 2010, pp1543-1550.

    30. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Pulsed Plasma Studies in a Crossed Flow Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor for Improvement of NOx Removal in Raw Diesel Engine Exhaust,” Plasma Science and Technology, vol. 13, No. 1, 2011, pp.82-87.

    31. S Mohapatro, B S Rajanikanth, R B Rajkumar, C Ramadas and Ansuman Mishra, "Treatment of NOx from Diesel Engine Exhaust by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Method" ACEEE Int. Journal on Communication, vol. 2, No. 1, 2011, pp1-4.
    1. Sayantani Das, P V S Manaswini, Pooja Kumari, S Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, "Application of Solar Powered High Voltage Discharge Plasma for NOx Removal in Diesel Engine Exhaust" ACEEE Int. Journal on Control System and Instrumentation, vol. 2, No. 1, 2011, pp51-55.
    2. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Portable HV AC and Pulsed Plasma Sources for Abatement of NOx in Filtered Diesel Engine Exhaust, ”  IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 18, Issue 6, 2011, pp1821-1828.
    3. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Dielectric Barrier Discharge Cascaded with Red Mud Waste to Enhance NOx Removal from Diesel Engine Exhaust,”  IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 19, Issue 2, 2012, pp641-647.
    4. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Online NOX Removal from Stationary Diesel Engine Exhaust by Barrier Discharge Plasma," International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 6, no. 2, 2012, pp177-182.
    5. Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B S Rajanikanth, “Performance of Helical and Straight-wire Corona Electrodes for NOx Abatement under Pulse/AC Energizations," International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 7, no. 2, 2013, pp148-156.
    6. Anusuya Bhattacharyya, Sanjana Kerketta, M. Shekhar Kumar and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Discharge Plasma Cascaded with Fly Ash for Removal of NOx in Biodiesel Exhaust: A Feasibility Study," International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp98-102.
    7. Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Zeolite and Red Mud Assisted Discharge Plasma Treatment of Diesel Engine Exhaust," International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp154-161.
    8. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Studies on NOx removal from diesel engine exhaust using duct type DBD reactor,” IEEE Trans. Industry Applications, Vol. 51, Issue 3, 2015, pp2489-2496.
    9. Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Biodiesel Exhaust Treatment with Dielectric Barrier Discharges coupled with industrial waste byproducts," IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 22, Issue 4, 2015, pp1879-1886.
    10. Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Discharge Plasma Combined With Bauxite Residue for Biodiesel Exhaust Cleaning: A Case Study on NOx Removal," IEEE Trans. Plasma Science, Vol. 43, Issue 6, 2015, pp1974-1982. 
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    11. Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Estimation of power input to complex DBD reactor geometries used in NOx cleaning," IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 22, Issue 5, 2015, pp. 2907-2914.
    12. Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Biodiesel Exhaust Treatment with HFAC Plasma Supported by Red Mud: Study on DeNOx and Power Consumption," Energy Procedia, Vol. 75, 2015, pp2371–2378.
    13. A. G. Sarah and B. S. Rajanikanth, "NOx Reduction from Biodiesel Exhaust by Plasma Induced Ozone Injection Supported by Lignite Waste Adsorption, " IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 23, Issue 4, pp. 2006-2014, August 2016.
    14. Dipanwita Sinha Mukherjee and B S Rajanikanth, "DBD Plasma based ozone injection in a Biodiesel exhaust and Estimation of NOx reduction by Dimensional Analysis Approach," IEEE Trans. Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 3267-3274, December 2016.
    15. A. G. Sarah, M.  Sekhar Kumar and B. S. Rajanikanth, “Discharge Plasma Supported Mariculture and Lignite Waste to Control NOx Emission from Biodiesel Exhaust-A Feasibility Study”, International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 43-50, 2017.
    16. Apeksha Madhukar and B S Rajanikanth, "Augmenting NOx reduction in diesel exhaust by combined plasma/ozone injection technique: A laboratory investigation," IET High Voltage, vol. 3. no. 1, pp. 60-66, Mar. 2018.
    17. Apeksha Madhukar and B S Rajanikanth, "Plasma/adsorbent system for NO x treatment in diesel exhaust: a case study on solid industrial wastes," International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Springer, Vol.16, No.7, pp2973-2988, 2018,  doi.org/10.1007/s13762-018-1776-x..
    18. Apeksha Madhukar and B S Rajanikanth, "Waste foundry sand/Bauxite residue for enhancced NOx reduction in diesel exhaust pre-treated with plasma/O3 injection", IEEE transaction on plasma Science, Vol. 47, No.1, pp376-386, 2018,  DOI.org/ 10.1109/TPS.2018.2877824.
    19. Apeksha Madhukar and B S Rajanikanth, "Cascaded plasma-ozone injection system: a novel approach for mitigating total hydrocarbons in diesel exhaust," Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Springer, July 2019, Volume 39, Issue 4, pp 845–862, doi.org/10.1007/s11090-019-09959-8.
    20. Dipanwita S Mukherjee and B S Rajanikanth, "Prediction of variation of oxides of nitrogen in plasma-based diesel exhaust treatment using artificial neural network," International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Springer, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s13762-019-02242-55.
    21. Vijetha Reddy, Ann G Sarah and B S Rajanikanth,  "Exploring Synergy Effect of Plasma with Lignite Ash on NOx Abatement in a Biofuel Exhaust," Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 5, Issue 11, Part 2, 2018, Pp 23268-23274.
    22. K. Nishanth and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Plasma Catalysis of Diesel Exhaust for NOX Abatement: A Feasibility Study With Red Mud Industrial Waste," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2021, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2021.3092338.

    23. Katam Nishanth and B. S. Rajanikanth, “Reusing industrial waste in plasma catalysis for diesel exhaust treatment: a case study with foundry sand and fly ash”, International Journal of Environmental studies, Taylor & Francis, 2021, DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2021.1971463.
    24. Katam Nishanth and B. S. Rajanikanth, “Red mud packed surface discharge reactor for NOX/THC removal: exploring plasma catalysis of diesel exhaust”, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Springer, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-021-10191-6.
    25. Bhargavi KVSS, Debjyoti Ray, Piu Chowdhury, Rajanikanth B.S., Shashidhar Thatikonda and Subrahmanyam Challapalli, “Catalytic non-thermal plasma reactor for oxidative degradation of toluene present in low concentration,” Catalysis Today, 2023, Vol.423, 113998, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.01.005.
    26. Samridhi Dwivedi, Farheen Zehra, Neha Shukla, B. S. Rajanikanth and Alfred J. Lawrence, “A review on bauxite residue usage in air pollution control,” Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 17,  No. 1, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44273-023-00001-0.
    27. Apoorva Sahu, Shivani Mishra, Preeti Jain and Bangalore S Rajanikanth, “Plasma cascaded solid wastes for possible adsorption of NO2 in diesel exhaust,” Waste Biomass and Sustainable Energy, Vol.5, 383-393, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-023-00158-y, 2023.
    28. A. Sahu and B. S. Rajanikanth, "NOx Abatement in Diesel Exhaust With Plasma-Activated Solid Wastes/Commercial Catalysts: A Comparative Study," in IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 51, no. 12, pp. 3546-3555, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2023.3336967.
    29. Farheen Zehra, Anam Taushiba, Samridhi Dwivedi, BS Rajanikanth, Pavan Kumar Nagar and Alfred Lawrence, "A comprehensive review on removal of VOCs from air using fly ash as an adsorbent," Review article, Jl. of Air Pollution and health, (Winter 2024); 9(1): 97-122
    30. Sakshi Vijay and BS Rajanikanth, "Study on synergy between plasma and composite industry wastes in catalyzing HC removal in diesel exhaust," Accepted for publication in Plasma Chemstry and Plasma Processing, 2024.
    31. Sakshi Vijay and BS Rajanikanth, "Catalyzing industrial wastes through discharge plasma for diesel exhaust cleaning: a case study with cascaded corona reactors," Int. Jl. of environmental research, Vol.19, No.1, DOI: 
    32. 10.1007/s41742-024-00685-4, 2025.

    63. Sakshi Vijay, Apeksha Madhukar, and Bangalore S. Rajanikanth, "Catalyzing Diesel Exhaust Through Discharge Plasma in a Reactor Packed with Lignite Ash/Waste Ceramic Tiles: Role of Pellet Diameter on DeNOX Efficiency," Lecture notes in civil engineering, Pollution control for cleaner environment, Edited by Rajesh R, Sankarsan M and Manaswini B, Proceedings of ICPCCE 2023, Springer Publications, 65-78.

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    Conferences
    1. B.S. Rajanikanth and B.R. Prabhakar, "Voltage-Current Characteristics of Plate Type Precipitator Geometry Under Combined DC/Pulse Energizations," IEEE IAS Annu. Meet., Michigan, USA, 1991, p725.

    2. B.S. Rajanikanth and B.R. Prabhakar, "Sparkover Characteristics of Prototype Precipitator Subjected to DC/Pulse Energizations," IEEE IAS Annu.Meet., Michigan USA, 1991, p729.

    3. B.S. Rajanikanth, K. Shimizu, M. Okumoto, S. Kastura and A. Mizuno, "Application of Pulsed Discharge Plasma for Methanol Synthesis," IEEE IAS Annu.Meet., Florida, USA, 1995, p1459.

    4. K. Shimizu, K. Kinoshita, K. Yanagihara, B.S. Rajanikanth, S. Kastura and A. Mizuno, "Pulsed Plasma Treatment of Polluted Gas Using Wet/Low Temperature Corona Reactors," IEEE IAS Annu.Meet., Florida, USA, 1995, p1432.

    5. B.S. Rajanikanth, M. Okumoto, S. Kastura and A. Mizuno, "Non-thermal plasma approach in direct methanol synthesis from CH4," IEEE IAS Annu.Meet.,1996.

    6. B.S. Rajanikanth, K. Shimizu, S. Kastura and A. Mizuno, "Application of Non-Thermal Plasma in Direct Methanol Synthesis," IEEJ Annu. Meet.,Japan, Nov.1995, p79.

    7. B.S. Rajanikanth and B.R. Prabhakar, "Effect of DC/Pulse Energization on the Sparkover Characteristics of Air Gaps and Wire-Plate Precipitator Geometry," 2nd Middle East Power System Conference MEPCON-92, Egypt, 1992, p351.

    8. B.S. Rajanikanth and B.R. Prabhakar, "Effect of High Resistivity Layer on the Performance of Duct Type Precipitator Geometry Operating Under DC/Pulse Voltages," International Symposium on High Voltage ISH-93, Yokohama, Japan, 1993, p497.

    9. B.S. Rajanikanth and B.R. Prabhakar, "Modelling of DC V-I Characteristics of Barbed Plate ESP,"ESA-IEJ Conference, CA, USA, 1994, p82.

    10. B.S. Rajanikanth and B.R. Prabhakar, "Theoretical Studies on the Pulse V-I Characteristics of an Electrostatic Precipitator," 7th Asian Conference on Electrical Discharge, Xian, China, 1994, p188.

    11. B.S. Rajanikanth, K. Shimizu, S. Kastura and A. Mizuno, "Non-thermal plasma approach for Direct Methanol Synthesis from CH4," International session of Annu. Meet. Inst. of Electrostatics, Japan, 1995, p5.

    12. Mizuno, B.S. Rajanikanth, K. Shimizu, K. Kinoshita and K. Yanagihara, "Non-thermal plasma applications at Very Low Temperature," International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 1995.

    13. Mizuno, B.S. Rajanikanth, K. Shimizu and S. Kastura, "Methanol Synthesis by Pulsed Plasma Discharge: A Parametric Study," 28th Annu. Meet. Of Society of Chemical Engineers, Hokkaido, Japan, 1995.

    14. B S Rajanikanth and V Ravi, “Removal of NOx from diesel engine exhaust using pulsed electrical discharge coupled with a catalytic converter”, 12th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, India, Vol-5, 2001, pp1283-1286.

    15. B S Rajanikanth and D V S Sarma, “Modeling the Pre-breakdown characteristics of a duct-type precipitator based on FDM and Variational principle using R-functions as a tool,” 12th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, India, Vol.5, 2001, pp1291-1294.

    16. T Yamamoto, B S Rajanikanth, T Kuroki, M Nishino and M Okubo, “Characteristics of the plasma reactor on diesel emission control,” 12th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, India, Vol.5, 2001, pp1287-1290.

    17. T Yamamoto, B S Rajanikanth, M Okubo, T Kuroki and M Nishino, “Performance Evaluation of Nonthermal Plasma Reactors for NO Oxidation in Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas Treatment,” IEEE-IAS meeting, 2001, pp1092-1098.

    18. T Kuroki, M Nishino, M Okubo, T Yamamoto and B S Rajanikanth, “Study on the relative performance of discharge plasma reactors for NOx removal from diesel emission,” 18th Symp. on Aerosol Science & Technology, Tokyo, 2001.

    19. S V Nakhe, B S Rajanikanth, R Bhatnagar. Design and Development of magnetic assist for copper vapor laser pulse power supply using indigenously available ferrite cores. National Laser Symposium. 2001, CAT, Indore. pp81-82.

    20. S V Nakhe, B S Rajanikanth, R Bhatnagar. Energy deposition characteristics of a copper vapor laser under cold conditions. National Laser Symposium. 2001, CAT, Indore, pp73-74.

    21. S V Nakhe, B S Rajanikanth, R Bhatnagar. Effect of peaking capacitor on energy deposition in Copper Vapor Laser. National Laser Symposium. 2000, LASTEC, Delhi, pp56-57.

    22. A D Srinivasan and B S Rajanikanth, “Non-Thermal plasma promoted catalysis for the removal of NOx from a stationary diesel engine exhaust,” ESA/IEJ/IEEE-IAS/ joint conf. On ElectrostaticsVol.2, Berkeley, 2006, pp896-907.

    23. A D Srinivasan and B S Rajanikanth, “Pulsed plasma-catalysis treatment for NOx reduction from a diesel engine exhaust: effect of cascading,” Asia-Pacific International Conference on Air and Water Treatments by Green Oxidation/Reduction Technology, China, 2006, pp176-181.

    24. A D Srinivasan and B S Rajanikanth, “pulsed plasma treatment for NOx reduction from filtered/unfiltered stationary diesel engine exhaust,” IEEE IA Annu.meet., 2007, pp1893-1900.

    25. B. S Rajanikanth and Sankarsan Mohapatro, “Progress in the control of NOx from diesel driven vehicular exhausts using electric discharge technique: A laboratory perspective,” Symposium on Environmental Engineering, JSME, Tokyo, 2008, pp301-304.

    26. A D Srinivasan, B S Rajanikanth and Sankarsan Mohapatro, “Corona treatment for NOx reduction from stationary diesel engine exhaust: Impact of nature of energization and exhaust composition,” Electrostatics joint conference, Boston, June 2009.

    27. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Studies on Compact Discharge Plasma Source for NOX Treatment in Engine Exhaust,” IEEE IA Annu.meet., Houston, USA, Oct-2010.

    28. A D Srinivasan and B S Rajanikanth, “A Laboratory Analysis of Plasma Based Hybrid Techniques for Treating Engine Exhaust,” IEEE IA Annu.meet., Houston, USA, Oct-2010.

    29. Sayantani Das, P V S Manaswini, Pooja Kumari, S Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, "Application of Solar Powered High Voltage Discharge Plasma for NOX Removal in Diesel Engine Exhaust," Proc. of Int. Conf. on Advances in Electrical & Electronics, Trivandrum, Kerala, INDIA, pp. 106-109, 2010.

    30. S Mohapatro, B S Rajanikanth, R B Rajkumar, C Ramadas and Ansuman Mishra, "Treatment of NOx from Diesel Engine Exhaust by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Method" Proc. of Int. Conf. on Advances in Electrical & Electronics, Trivendrum, Kerala, INDIA, pp. 110-113, 2010.
    31. Sankarsan Mohapatro, and B S Rajanikanth, "A core study on NOX removal in diesel exhaust by pulsed/ac/dc electric discharge plasma," 4th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (ICPS), Chennai, India, pp. 1-6, Dec 22-24, 2011.
    32. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B. S. Rajanikanth, "Online NOX Removal from Stationary Diesel Engine Exhaust by Barrier Discharge Plasma," Proceedings of the 2012 Electrostatics Joint Conference, Ontario, Canada, June 12-14, 2012
    33. Sankarsan Mohapatro and B S Rajanikanth, “Studies on NOx removal from diesel engine exhaust using duct type DBD reactor,” IEEE IAS Annu. Meet., Florida, USA, Oct-6-11, 2013.
    34. Anusuya Bhattacharyya, Sanjana Kerkatta, M Shekhar Kumar, BS Rajanikanth, "Discharge plasma cascaded with fly ash for removal of nox in biodiesel exhaust: a feasibility study," International Symposium on Non-Thermal/Thermal Plasma Pollution Control Technology and Sustainable Energy (ISNTP-9), Dalian, China,  S402, 2014.
    35. Pooja Talapatra, Vijetha Reddy, Sanjana Kerketta, Anusuya Bhattacharyya and B.S.Rajanikanth, "NOx abatement by discharge plasma: Effect of Adsorbents in Cascade," Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy, Environment, Materials and Safety (ICEEMS-14), Kochi, India, 1- 6, 2014.
    36. Anusuya Bhattacharyya, B. S. Rajanikanth, “NOx efficiency and power calculations of High Frequency AC based Helical Double Dielectric Plasma Reactor Cascaded with Red Mud," International Conference on Applied Energy, Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 28-31 2015.
    37. Jasmin K, Anusuya Bhattacharya and B S Rajanikanth, “Prediction of NOx removal efficiency in plasma treated exhaust: a dimensional analysis approach," 3rd ISNPEDADM, New Electrical Technologies for Environment, October 26-29, 2015.
    38. A G Sarah, M Shekhar Kumar and B S Rajanikanth, "Discharge Plasma Supported Mariculture and Lignite Waste to Control NOx Emission from Biodiesel Exhaust-A Feasibility Study," 3rd ISNPEDADM, New Electrical Technologies for Environment, October 26-29, 2015.
    39. Vijetha Reddy, Ann G Sarah and B S Rajanikanth,  "Exploring Synergy Effect of Plasma with Lignite Ash on NOx Abatement in a Biofuel Exhaust," 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, ICAER2015, IIT Bombay, Mumbai,  #130, pp576-581, December 2016.
    40. Ann Sarah, Vijetha Reddy, B S Rajanikanth, “High Frequency AC plasma aided by industry waste for NOx control: A case study on biodiesel exhaust," National Conference on Combating Air Pollution: A Step Towards a Cleaner Tomorrow, Lucknow, pp. 73-74, Jan 2016.
    41. Mrinal Rao and B S Rajanikanth, "Coffee husk as a promising NOx adsorbent for electrical discharge treated diesel exhaust: a case study on agro-industry waste," 10th Asian Conference on Electrical discharges, ACED 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai, S4-6, 025, December 2016.
    42. Rima Akhtar Banu and B S Rajanikanth, "NOx removal from petro-diesel exhaust using Duct type DBD plasma coupled with industry waste adsorbent ", IEEE International conference on Technological advancements in power and energy (TAP 2017), Amrita vishwa vidyapeetham Univ, Kollam, Kerala, India, pp. 1-6, December 2017.
    43. Apeksha Madhukar, Pragati K.M, Janardhana M and Rajanikanth B.S, "Agricultural rice husk waste for cleaning diesel exhaust pre-treated by non-thermal direct/indirect Plasma," The 11th International Symposium on Non-Thermal/Thermal Plasma Pollution Control Technology and Sustainable Energy, ISNTP-11, Padova, Italy, P-39, July 2018.
    44. Dipanwita Sinha Mukherjee and Rajanikanth B.S, "Ozone estimation by ANN approach for indirect plasma based exhaust cleaning", The 11th International Symposium on Non-Thermal/Thermal Plasma Pollution Control Technology and Sustainable Energy, ISNTP-11, Padova, Italy, O-47, July 2018.
    45. Katam Nishanth, Apeksha Madhukar, BS Rajanikanth, “Estimation of ozone generation in dielectric barrier discharge plasma using response surface methodology and fuzzy logic”, IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (POWERCON), 2020.
    46. Katam Nishanth and B. S. Rajanikanth, “Dielectric barrier discharge based diesel exhaust treatment for THC removal through plasma catalysis”, International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials (ICPADM), 2021, DOI: 10.1109/ICPADM49635.2021.9493893.
    47. Apoorva S, Viraajita MS, Sangeetha N and Rajanikanth BS, “Exploring catalytic properties in lignite fly ash and bauxite residue through plasma catalysis in a multi needle-plate reactor: a case study in NOx removal,” National Conference on Recent Developments and Evolving Trends in Plasma Science and Technology & Pre-conference Workshop on Modelling and Simulation of Industrial Plasmas, Conference abstracts, ISBN 978 81956487-4-0, 2022.


    1. Apoorva S, Sangeetha N, Viraajita MS and Rajanikanth BS, “Agricultural wastes as possible NO2 adsorbents in post-plasma treated diesel exhaust. National Conference on Recent Developments and Evolving Trends in Plasma Science and Technology & Pre-conference Workshop on Modelling and Simulation of Industrial Plasmas,” Conference abstracts, ISBN 978 81956487-4-0, 2022.
    2. Apoorva Sahu, BS Rajanikanth, “Red mud and foundry sand industry wastes for reducing NOx in plasma activated diesel exhaust” 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy, Environment and Green Technologies (ICSEEGT 2023) Organized by Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, India, 2023.
    3. Apeksha Madhukar and BS Rajanikanth, “Electrical Discharge Based Non Catalytic Technique for controlling Total Hydrocarbon Emission in Diesel Exhaust,” ISPC-25, 25th International symposium on Plasma chemistry, Kyoto, Japan, May-2023.
    4. Sakshi Vijay, Apeksha Madhukar and BS Rajanikanth, "Catalyzing Diesel Exhaust through Discharge Plasma in a reactor packed with lignite ash/waste ceramic tiles: role of Pellet diameter on DeNOx efficiency," International Conference on Pollution Control for Clean Environment (ICPCCE-2023), IIT Bhubaneswar, 15-16 Dec 2023.
    5. Ketaka Singh, Apoorva Sahu, Anusuya Bhattacharyya, B S Rajanikanth, "Nanosecond Pulse energized plasma with novel groundnut and pine waste for NOx curtailment in Diesel Engine Exhaust," International Conference on Pollution Control for Clean Environment (ICPCCE-2023), IIT Bhubaneswar, 15-16 Dec 2023.
          Reports

    • A Mizuno, S. Katsura, K. Shimizu, M. Okumoto, and B.S. Rajanikanth, "Study of Energy Efficiency of Hydrocarbon Fuels by Plasma Chemical Reaction Process," Research Report (Grant-in-aid for scientific research on priority areas of the ministry of education, science and culture, Japan-No. 06246103), Fukuoka, 1995.

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    • B.S. Rajanikanth, K. Shimizu, K. Kinoshita, S. Kastura and A. Mizuno, "Plasma Chemical reaction process for conversion of hydrocarbon fuels and study of energy efficiency," Research report, (Grant-in-aid for scientific research on priority areas of the ministry of education, science and culture, Japan-No.06246103), Tokyo, 1996.

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    • T. Watanabe, B.S. Rajanikanth and F. Tochikubo, "Towards Improving the Electrical Characteristics of a Repetitive Pulse Generator used for Non-Thermal Plasma Applications," Research Report, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, Jan 1997.