2026

• Sarkar, Alok; Tang, Kai; Safarian, Jafar. (2026) Kinetic analysis of non-isothermal hydrogen reduction of manganese ores: experimental investigation and combined chemical reaction-diffusion modeling. Scientific Reports
  Academic article
• Sarkar, Alok; Tang, Kai; Safarian, Jafar. (2026) Hydrogen Reduction of a Pyrolusite-Rich Manganese Ore: Effects of Calcination Prior to Reduction. ACS Sustainable Resource Management
  Academic article
• Sarkar, Alok; Safarian, Jafar; Wallin, Bogg Maria Elisabeth. (2026) The reduction behavior and kinetic study of different manganese ores in a hydrogen-based reduction process. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
  Doctoral thesis
• Sarkar, Alok; Safarian, Jafar. (2026) Effect of Calcination on Hydrogen Reduction Kinetics, Porosity, and Microstructural Evolution of a High-Carbonate Manganese Ore. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  Academic article
• Sarkar, Alok; Dahl, Elias Trondsen; Safarian, Jafar. (2026) Hydrogen Reduction Behavior and Kinetic Modeling of a High-Barium Manganese Ore: Effect of Calcination. Metals
  Academic article
• Makhambetov, Yerbolat; Kabylkanov, Sultan; Abdulina, Saule; Zhakan, Armat; Burumbayev, Azamat; Sadyk, Zhadiger; Akhmetov, Amankeldy; Sarkar, Alok. (2026) Sustainable Production of Chromium–Manganese Ligatures from Low-Grade Iron–Manganese Ore and Ferrosilicochrome Dust: Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimental Verification. Metals
  Academic article

2025

• Sarkar, Alok; Safarian, Jafar. (2025) HYDROGEN REDUCTION OF MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES IN COMMERCIAL GLORIA MANGANESE ORE: THERMOCHEMISTRY AND KINETICS. 7th ESTAD conference proceedings, Verona, Italy
  Research report
• Sarkar, Alok; Tang, Kai; Safarian, Jafar. (2025) Hydrogen reduction kinetics of a high-carbonate manganese ore in raw and calcined forms under isothermal conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  Academic article
• Schanche, Trygve Lindahl; Gaertner, Heiko; Vollan, Frida; Sarkar, Alok; Eijk, Casper van der. (2025) Hydrogen reduction of lumpy Nchwaning ore in a fixed-bed reactor. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
  Academic article
• Sarkar, Alok; Schanche, Trygve Lindahl; Wallin, Bogg Maria Elisabeth; Safarian, Jafar. (2025) Kinetics study on the H2 reduction of Nchwaning manganese ore at elevated temperatures. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
  Academic article

2024

• Sarkar, Alok; Schanche, Trygve Lindahl; Wallin, Bogg Maria Elisabeth; Safarian, Jafar. (2024) Evaluating the Reaction Kinetics on the H2 Reduction of a Manganese Ore at Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
  Academic article
• Khama, Mopeli; Reynolds, Q.G.; Xakalashe, B.X.; Sarkar, Alok; Safarian, Jafar. (2024) Computational reacting flow models for the pre-reduction of lumpy Nchwaning manganese ore with hydrogen. Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)
  Academic article

2023

• Sarkar, Alok; Schanche, Trygve Lindahl; Safarian, Jafar. (2023) Isothermal Pre-Reduction Behavior of Nchwaning Manganese Ore in H2 Atmosphere. MDPI Materials Proceedings
  Academic article