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  1. Yadav, S. and Mehra, A., 2021, “A Review on Ex Situ Mineral Carbonation", Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 28, 1202-12231. doi: doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12049-4
  2. Agrawal, A. K. and Mehra, A., 2020, “Dunite Carbonation in Batch- Tubular Reactor”, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 27, 31439–31445. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09426-4
  3. Yadav, S. and Mehra, A., 2019, "Mathematical Modelling and Experimental Study of Carbonation of Wollastonite in the Aqueous Media", J.CO2.Util., 31, 181-191. doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2019.03.013.
  4. Gopinath, S. and Mehra, A., 2018, “Modelling Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Steel Slag”, a Chapter in the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Cementitious Construction Materials, eds., Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Caijun Shi, Angel Palomo Sanchez, Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier), Cambridge, U.K. [BOOK CHAPTER]
  5. Chhatre, A., Thaokar, R. and Mehra, A., 2018, “Formation of Gold Nanorods by Seeded Growth: Mechanisms and Modeling”, Cryst. Growth Des., 18, 3269-3282. doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01387
  6. Sahu, S.N., Gokhale, A.A., Mehra, A., 2018, “Effect of Foaming Temper- ature on Bubble Size Distribution of Liquid Aluminium Foam: Modeling and Experimental Studies”, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals: doi.org/10.1007/s12666-017-1252-1.
  7. Jain, A.A., Mehra, A. and Ranade, V.V., 2017, “Modeling and Simulation of a Fluidized Bed Gasifier”, AsiaPac J Chem Eng: doi.org/10.1002/ap j.2155.
  8. Gupta, V.K., Mehra, A. and Thaokar, R., 2017, “A Robust Worm-like Mi- cellar Template Based Method for the Synthesis of Anisotropic Nanopar- ticles”, Coll. Surf. A, 531, 40-47.
  9. Yadav, S. and Mehra, A., 2017, “Dissolution of Steel Slags in Aqueous Media”, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 24, 16305-16315.
  10. Yadav, S. and Mehra, A., 2017, “Experimental Study of Dissolution of Minerals and CO2 Sequestration in Steel Slag”, Waste Management, 64, 348-357.
  11. Gupta, V.K., Mehra, A. and Thaokar, R., 2017, “Self Assembly of Nickel Nanospheres into Nanoplates, Assisted by Hydrazine Hydrate”, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 17, 1-9.
  12. Sahu, S.N., Gokhale, A.A., Mehra, A., 2017, “Bubble Size Distribution in Foaming of Liquid Aluminium and the Role of Coarsening and Coales- cence”, Adv. Eng. Mater., 1600745. doi:10.1002/adem.
  13. Deshmukh, R., Mehra, A. and Thaokar, R., 2017, “Formation and Shape- control of Hierarchical Cobalt Nanostructures using Quaternary Ammo- nium Salts in Aqueous Media”, Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 8, 494-505.
  14. Deshmukh, R., Mehra, A. and Thaokar, R., 2017, “Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanorods via Chemical Scavenging and Phase Transformations of Inter- mediates at Ambient Conditions”, J. Nanopart. Res., 19: 13.
  15. Gopinath, S. and Mehra, A., 2016, “Carbon Sequestration during Steel Production: Modelling the Dynamics of Aqueous Carbonation of Steel Slag”, Chem. Engg. Res. Des., 115, 173-181.
  16. Sahu, S.N., Gokhale, A.A., and Mehra, A. 2016, “Prediction of Bubble Size Distribution in Aluminium Foam as a Function of Titanium Hydride”, Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, doi:10.1007/s12666-016-1020-7.
  17. Bhattacharyya, S.C., Patil, R.S., Santosh, Mada S.S.N.M., Bhattacharya, B., Malik, R.K., Mehra, A., 2016, "A Validated Reverse Phase HPLC Technique for the Determination of TATB Assay", Cent. Eur. J. Energ. Mater., 13, 641-657.
  18. Agrawal, A. and Mehra, A., 2016, “Olivine Dissolution from Indian Dunite in Saline Water”, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 23, 22331-22339.
  19. Jain, A.A., Mehra., A. and Ranade, V.V., 2016, "Processing of TGA data: Analysis of isoconversional and model fitting methods", Fuel, 165, 490-498.
  20. Processing of TGA data: Analysis of isoconversional and model fitting methods
    Gupta, V.K., Duttagupta, S., Chhatre, A., Mehra, A. and Thaokar, R., 2015, "Wormlike Micelles as Templates for Rod-Shaped Nanoparticles: Experiments and Simulations", a Chapter in the Nanoscale and Microscale Phenomena: Fundamentals and Applications,  eds. Joshi, Y. and Khandekar, S., Springer. [BOOK CHAPTER]
  21. Chhatre, A., Duttagupta, S., Thaokar, R. and Mehra, A., 2015, "Mechanism of Nanorod formation by Wormlike Micelle-Assisted Assembly of Nanospheres", Langmuir, 31, 10524-10531.
  22. Bandyopadhyay, A., Pawar, A.A., Venkataraman, C., Mehra, A., 2015, "Modeling Size and Structure of Nanoparticles formed from Drying of Submicron Solution Aerosols", J. Nanopart. Res., 17, Article 22.
  23. Bhattacharyya, S.C., Pant, C.S., Mehra, A., Bhattacharya, B. and Malik, R.K., 2014, ``Experimental determination of NH3 solubility in toluene at pressures up to 340 kPa at 398 K", J. Solution Chem., 43, 1466-1475.
  24. Seshadri, G., Thaokar, R., and Mehra, A., 2014, ``Optimum size of nanorods for heating  application'', J. Magnetism Magnetic Mat., 362, 165-171.
  25. Sahu, S.N., Gokhale, A.A. and Mehra. A., 2014, ``Modeling nucleation and growth of bubbles during foaming of moltenaluminum with high initial gas supersaturation'', J. Mat. Proc. Technol., 214, 1-12.
  26. Sahu, S.N., Gokhale, A.A. and Mehra. A., 2012, ``Numerical Prediction of Effect of Oxide Characteristics on Heterogeneous Nucleation of Bubbles in Aluminium Foaming'',  Trans. Indian Inst. Metals, 65, 795-800.
  27. Saran, A., Mehra, A. and Bellare, J., 2012, ``Superposition of Quantum Con finement Energy (SQCE) Model for estimating Shell Thickness in Core-Shell Quantum Dots: Validation and Comparison", J. Coll. Interf. Sci., 378, 21-29.
  28. Chhatre, A., Solasa, P., Sakle, S., Thaokar, R. and Mehra, A., 2012, ``Color and Surface Plasmon Eff ects in Nanoparticle Systems: Case of Silver Nanoparticles prepared by Microemulsion Route", Colloids & Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 404, 83-92.
  29. Pawar, A., Shetty, M., Mehra, A. and Venkataraman, C., 2012, ``Aerosol Synthesis of Lipid Nanoparticles: Relating Crystallinity to Simulated Evaporation Rates", J. Aerosol. Sci., 46, 569-575.
  30. Gupta, V.K.N, Mehra, A. and Thaokar, R., 2012, Worm-like Micelles as Templates: Formation of Anisotropic Silver Halide Nanoparticles", Colloids & Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 393, 73-80.
  31. Upadhyay, R., Ghosal, D. and Mehra, A., 2012, ``Characterization of Bread Dough: Rheological Properties and Microstructure", J. Food Engg., 109, 104-113.
  32. Sahni, H., Gupta, S.K., and Mehra, A., 2011, ``Modeling the Continuous Entrapment and Growth of Gas Bubbles during Bulk Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate", Polymer Engg. Sci., 51, 1942-1956.
  33. Utikar, R.P., Pathak, S.K., Mehra, A. and Ranade, V.V., 2010, “Heat Transfer and Dynamics of Impinging Droplets on Hot Horizontal Sur- faces”, Ind. Chem. Engnr, 52, 281-303.
  34. Dandekar, P., Venkataraman, C. and Mehra, A., 2010, ``Pulmonary Targeting of Nanoparticle Drug Matrices", J. Aerosol Med. Pulm. Drug Deliv., 23, 343-353.
  35. Shukla, D., Joshi, A. A. and Mehra A., 2009, ``Modeling of Formation of Nanoparticles in Reverse Micellar Systems: Ostwald Ripening of Silver Halide Particles", Langmuir, 25, 3786-3793
  36. Deshlahra, P., Mehra, A. and Ghosal, D., 2009, ``Evolution of Bubble Size Distribution in Baked Foods", J. Food Engg., 93, 192-199.
  37. Utikar, R. P., Y.M. Harshe, A. Mehra, and V.V. Ranade, 2008, ``Modeling of fl uidized bed propylene polymerization reactor operated in a condensed mode", J. Appl. Polymer Sci., 108, 2067-2076.
  38. Kakaraniya, S.J., Gupta, A. and Mehra, A., 2007, ``Reactive Precipitation in Gas-Slurry Systems: The CO2-Ca(OH)2-CaCO3 System'', Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 46, 3170-3179.
  39. Kakaraniya, S.J., Chandrakala K., Verma, R. and Mehra, A., 2007, ``Gas Absorption in Slurries of Fine Particles: SO2-Mg(OH)2-MgSO3 System'', Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 46, 1904-1913.
  40. Kakaraniya, S.J. and Mehra, A., 2007, ``Reactive Precipitation in Gas-Liquid Systems'', Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 46, 1125-1137.
  41. Sugih, A.K. and Shukla, D. and Heeres, H.J. and Mehra, A., 2007, ``CaCO3 Nanoparticle Synthesis by Carbonation of Lime Solution in Microemulsion Systems, Nanotechnology, 18, 035607.
  42. Nandi, A., Mehra, A. and Khakhar, D.V., 2006, ``Coalescence in a Surfactant-less Emulsion under Simple Shear Flow'', AIChE J, 52, 885-894.
  43. Shukla, D. and Mehra, A., 2006, ``Modeling the Formation of Shell in Core-Shell Nanocrystals in Reverse Micellar Systems'',  Langmuir,  22-23, 9500-9506.
  44. Jain, R., Shukla, D. and Mehra, A., 2006,  ``A Monte Carlo Model for the Formation of Core-Shell Nanocrystals in Reverse Micellar Systems'', Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 45, 2249-2254.
  45. Shukla, D. and Mehra, A., 2006, ``A Model for Particle Coagulation in Reverse Micelles with a Size Dependent Coagulation Rate'', Nanotechnology, 17, 261-267.
  46. Jain, R., Shukla, D. and Mehra, A., 2005, ``Coagulation of Nanoparticles in Reverse Micellar Systems: A Monte Carlo Model'', Langmuir, 21, 11528-11533.
  47. Jain, R. and Mehra, A., 2004, ``Monte Carlo Models for Nanoparticle Formation in Two Microemulsion Systems", Langmuir, 20, 6507-6513.
  48. Dagaonkar, M.V., Mehra, A., Jain, R. and Heeres, H.J., 2004, ``Synthesis of CaCO3 Nanoparticles by Carbonation of Lime Solutions in Reverse Micellar Systems", Chem. Engg. Res. Des., 82, 1438-1443.
  49. Ramesh Kumar, A., Hota, G., Mehra, A. and Khilar, K.C., 2004, ``Modeling of Nanoparticles Formation by Mixing of Two Reactive Microemulsions", AIChE J, 50, 1556-1567.
  50. Demmink, J.F., Mehra, A. and Beenackers, A.A.C.M., 2002, ``Absorption of Hydrogen Sulfide into Aqueous Solutions of Ferric Nitrilotriacetic Acid: Local Autocatalytic Effects'', Chem. Engng Sci., 57(10), 1723-1734.
  51. Patel, S.S. and Mehra,A., 2002, ``Mathematical Analysis of Solid-Liquid Mass Transfer in a Batch Reactor for the Enzymatic Transformation of Testosterone to 4AD, Biotech. Bioengg. , 79, 647-652.
  52. Venkataraman, C., Mhaskar, P. and Mehra, A., 2001, "Mechanism of Sulphate Aerosol Production in Clouds: Effect of Cloud Characteristics and Season in the Indian Region", Tellus, 53B, 260-271.
  53. Mehra, A., Basu, P. and Suresh, A.K., 2001, "Reactive Dissolution of Particle Clusters", Ind. Engg. Chem. Res., 40, 4050-4057.
  54. Nandi, A. , Khakhar, D.V. and Mehra, A., 2001, "Coalescence in Surfactant Stabilized Emulsions subjected to Shear Flow", Langmuir, 17, 2647-2655.
  55. Mehra, A., 1999, ``Heterogeneous Modeling of Gas Absorption in Emulsions'', Ind. Engg. Chem. Res., 38, 2460-2468.
  56. Patel, S. and Mehra, A., 1999, ``Manipulation of Bulk Reactions in Multiphase Systems by the use of Microheterogeneous Media'', Chem. Engg. Res. Des.,77 (Part A), 97-103.
  57. Nandi, A., Mehra, A. and Khakhar, D.V., 1999, ``Suppression of Coalescence in Surfactant Stabilized Emulsions by Shear Flow'',  Phy. Rev. Lett. , 83, 2461-2464.
  58. Demmink, J.F., Mehra, A. and Beenackers, A.A.C.M., 1998, ``Gas Absorption in the Presence of Particles Showing Interfacial Affinity: Case of Fine Sulfur Precipitates'', Chem. Engng Sci., 53(16), 2885-2902.
  59. Patel, S. and Mehra, A., 1998, ``Modeling of Oxygen Transport in Blood-Perfluorocarbon Emulsion Mixtures-I: Oxygen Uptake in Tubular Vessels'', A.S.A.I.O. J , 44, 144-156.
  60. Patel, S. and Mehra, A., 1998, ``Modeling of Oxygen Transport in Blood-Perfluorocarbon Emulsion Mixtures-II: Tissue Oxygenation'', A.S.A.I.O. J, 44 , 157-165.
  61. Roy, S., Mehra, A. and Bhowmick, D., 1997, ``Prediction of Solubility of Nonpolar Gases in Micellar Solutions of Ionic Surfactants'', J. Coll. Interf. Sci., 196, 53-61.
  62. Mehra, A., Rao, P.T. and Suresh, A.K., 1997, ``Diffusion Controlled Instantaneous Chemical Reaction in a Thin Tube containing Fine Particles'', Chem. Engng Sci., 52(19), 3311-3319.
  63. Mehra, A., 1996, ``Gas Absorption in Reactive Slurries: Particle Dissolution near Gas-Liquid Interface'', Chem. Engng Sci., 51 (3), 461-477.
  64. Shah, N. and Mehra, A., 1996,``Modeling of Oxygen Uptake in Perfluorocarbon Emulsions: some Comparisons with Uptake by Blood'', A.S.A.I.O. J. , 42, 181-189.
  65. Natarajan, U., Handique, K., Mehra, A., Bellare, J.R. and Khilar, K.C., 1996, ``Ultrafine Metal Particle Formation in reverse Micellar Systems: Effects of Intermicellar Exchange on the Formation of Particles'', Langmuir, 12, 2670-2678.
  66. Saraph, V.S. and Mehra, A., 1994, ``Microphase Autocatalysis - Importance of Near Interface Effects'', Chem. Engng Sci., 49(7), 949-956.
  67. Venugopal, B.V. and Mehra, A., 1994, ``Gas Absorption accompanied by Chemical Reaction in Water-in-Oil Emulsions'', Chem. Engng Sci. , 49(19), 3331-3336.
  68. Mehra, A. and Venugopal, B.V., 1994, ``Diffusion-controlled Instantaneous Chemical Reaction in Single Drops'', Ind. Engg. Chem. Res, 33 , 3078-3085.
  69. Mehra, A., 1992, ``Diffusion accompanied by Chemical Reaction in Water-in-Oil Media'', Curr. Sci., 60(6), 350-354.
  70. Pradhan, N.P., Mehra, A. and Sharma, M.M., 1992, ``Intensification and Selectivity Modification through the use of a Microphase: Simultaneous Absorption of Two Gases with Chemical Reaction'', Chem. Engng Sci. , 47(2), 493-498.
  71. Mehra, A., 1990, ``An Overview of Microphase Catalysis'', Curr. Sci., 59(20), 970-979.
  72. Mehra, A., 1990, ``Gas Absorption in Slurries of Finite Capacity Microphases'', Chem. Engng Sci., 45(6), 1525-1538.
  73. Mehra, A., 1990, ``Intensification of Multiphase Reactions through the use of Microphases'', a Chapter in the Handbook of Heat and Mass Transfer , Vol. 5 entitled Advances in Multiphase Reactor Design, ed. Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Gulf Publishers, New Jersey, U S A. [BOOK CHAPTER]
  74. Mehra, A., 1989, ``Intensification of Heterogeneous Reactions through the use of Water-in-Oil Media'', Chem. Engng Sci., 44(2), 448-452.
  75. Sharma, M.M. and Mehra, A., 1989, ``Gas Separations through Reactions'', Proc. Fifth BOC Priestley Conference, (Royal Society of Chemistry), University of Birmingham, U K., pp 351-369.
  76. Mehra, A. and Sharma, M.M., 1988, ``Absorption of Hydrogen Sulfide in Aqueous Solutions of Iodides containing Dissolved Iodine: Enhancements in Rates due to Precipitating Sulfur'', Chem. Engng Sci., 43 (5), 1071-1081.
  77. Mehra, A. and Sharma, M. M., 1988, ``Simultaneous Absorption of two Gases with Reactions: Selectivity Variation in Microheterogeneous Media'', Chem. Engng Sci., 43(9), 2541-2543.
  78. Mehra, A., 1988, ``Intensification of Multiphase Reactions through the use of a Microphase: Part I - Theoretical'', Chem. Engng Sci., 43(4), 899-912.
  79. Mehra, A., Pandit, A. and Sharma, M.M., 1988, ``Intensification of Multiphase Reactions through the use of a Microphase: Part II - Experimental'', Chem. Engng Sci., 43(4), 913-927.
  80. Mehra, A. and Sharma, M.M., 1986, ``Absorption with Reaction in Microemulsions: Absorption of Olefins'', Chem. Engng Sci., 41(9), 2455-2456.
  81. Mehra, A. and Sharma, M.M., 1985, ``Absorption with Reaction: Effect of an Emulsified Second Liquid Phase'', Chem. Engng Sci., 40 (12), 2382-2385.
  82. Mehra, A., 1984, ``Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions in Two Liquid Phases'', Chemistry and Industry News, May, 959-963.