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DHRUBA CHAKRABORTTY

DHRUBA CHAKRABORTTY

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Education qualification

Degree Board/University Year
Ph.D., Chemistry Gauhati University, Assam 2007
M.Sc., Chemistry Dibrugarh University, Assam 1990
B.Sc., Chemistry Gauhati University, Assam 1986

Teaching experience:

Associate Professor in Chemistry, B N College, Dhubri, Assam (1993 - 2014)

Administrative Experience

Principal, B N College, Dhubri, Assam (1st November, 2014 –till date)

Research Skills:

  • Knowledge of Material Characterization
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis and Photocatalysis
  • Water Treatment

Research Guidance:

Number of students awarded Ph. D 02 (under Gauhati University)
Number of students pursuing Ph. D 01 (under Gauhati University)

Sponsored Research Projects:

Sl.no. Title Sponsored Period Amount Achievements
1. Synthesis and catalytical properties of substituted alumino-phosphate molecular sieves UGC, New Delhi 2000 - 2002 Rs. 42,000 completed(as PI)
2. Synthesis and characterization of modified titania for photo-catalytic degradation of toxic dyes and phenolic compounds UGC, New Delhi 2011 - 2014 Rs. 6,65,500 completed(as PI)
3. Defluoridation of Water by Graphenemetal Ferrite Composite DST, New Delhi 2014 - 2017 Rs. 22,61,800 Completed(as CO-PI)
4. Defluoridation of Water by using Banana (Musa sapientum) Peel ASTEC, Assam 2018 - 2021 Rs. 4,54,390 Completed (as CO-PI)

Publications

Journals

  • J.N. Ganguli, D. Chakrabortty, C.V.V. Satyanarayana, 2008, Incorporation of zirconium in medium-pore aluminophosphate molecular sieves with AEL framework, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 108, 223–229.
  • D. Chakrabortty, J.N. Ganguli, C.V.V. Satyanarayana, 2011, Incorporation of zirconium in medium-pore aluminophosphate molecular sieves with AFO framework, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 137, 65–71.
  • D. Chakrabortty, S. Sen Gupta, 2013, Photo-catalytic decolourisation of toxic dye with N-doped titania: a case study with Acid Blue 25, Journal of Environmental Science, 25, 1034–1043
  • H. Sarma, D. Chakrabortty, K.C. Sarma, 2014, Structural and optical properties of ZnO nano particles, IOSR Journal of Applied Physics, 6, 8-12.
  • H. Sarma, D. Chakrabortty, K.C. Sarma,2014, X-ray peak broadening analysis of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by precipitation method, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 4, 1-7.
  • H. Sarma, D. Chakrabortty, K.C. Sarma, 2015, Structural characterization of cadmium oxidenanoparticles by means of X-ray line profile analysis, Journal of Basic and Applied Engneering Research, 2, 1773-1780.
  • D. Chakrabortty, S. Sen Gupta, 2015, Removal of Orange II dye from aqueous solution by adsorption and photodegradation with visible light in presence of nitrogen doped titania nanocatalyst, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 22, 34-41.
  • H. Sarma, D. Chakrabortty, K.C. Sarma, 2017, Effect of zinc concentration on ZnO nanostructured films synthesized by SILAR technique, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science,Engineering and Technology, 6, 11994-12013.
  • H. Sarma, D. Chakrabortty, K.C. Sarma, 2017, X-ray analysis of cadmium oxide nanostructured films synthesized with different precursor molarities by Silar method, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 29, 2005-2010.
  • S. Sen Gupta, D. Chakrabortty, 2017, Photocatalytic decolorisation of a toxic dye, Acid blue 25, with graphene based N-doped titania, Indian Journal of Chemistry, 56A, 1293-1301.
  • M. A. Kausor, A. M. Ali, S. Sen Gupta, D. Chakrabortty, 2019, Synthesis, characterization and application of graphene based silver orthophospate nanocomposite in organic dye degradation, Desalination and Water Treatment, 140, 337–346.
  • M. A. Kausor, S. Sen Gupta, D. Chakrabortty, 2019, Ag3PO4-based nanocomposites and their applications in Photodegradation of toxic organic dye contaminated wastewater: review on material design to performance enhancement, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 23, 20-41.
  • M. A. Kausor, D. Chakrabortty, 2020, Optimization of system parameters and kinetic study of photocatalytic degradation of toxic Acid Blue 25 dye by Ag3PO4@RGO nanocomposite, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 22, 93.
  • M. A. Kausor, D. Chakrabortty,2020, Facile fabrication of N-TiO2/Ag3PO4@GO nanocomposite toward photodegradation of organic dye under visible light, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 116, 107907.
  • M. A. Kausor, D. Chakrabortty, 2021, Graphene oxide based semiconductor photocatalysts for degradation of organic dye in waste water: A review on fabrication, performance enhancement and challenges, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 129, 108630.
  • M. A. Kausor, D. Chakrabortty, 2022, Polyaniline (PANI) grafted hierarchical heterostructure nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in waste water: A review, Surfaces and Interfaces, 31, 102079.
  • M. A. Kausor, S. Sen Gupta, K. G. Bhattacharyya, D. Chakrabortty, 2022, Montmorillonite and modified montmorillonite as adsorbents for removal of water soluble organic dyes: A review on current status of the art, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 143, 109686.

Books & Chapter in Books

  • D. Chakrabortty, J.N. Ganguli, C.V.V. Satyanarayana, Synthesis and Characterization of Some Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves, In: Catalysis in Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries (Eds. K. G. Bhattacharyya, A. K. Talukdar), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi (ISBN: 81-7319-576-5), 2005.
  • D. Chakrabortty, Studies on Microporous Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieves with AEL and AFO Framework, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany (ISBN: 978-3-659-33929-5), 2013.
  • S. Sen Gupta, D. Chakrabortty, Photo-Catalytic Removal of Dyes: A Study with N-doped Titania, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany (ISBN: 978-3-330-33269-0), 2017.
  • M. A Kausor, D. Chakrabortty, Carbon nitride photocatalysts for water treatment and purification. In: Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications (Eds. S. Chowdhury, Mu. Naushad), Elsevier, (ISBN: 978-0-12-823961-2) pp. 137-174, 2022.
  • M. A Kausor, D. Chakrabortty, Photocatalytic decontamination of organic pollutants from water. In: Photocatalysts and Electrocatalysts in Water Remediation: From Fundamentals to Full Scale Applications (Eds. P Bhunia, K. Dutta, S. Vadivel), John Wiley and Sons Limited (ISBN 978-1-11-985531-6), 2022.

Conference/Seminar Proceedings

  • S. Islam, J.N. Ganguli, D. Chakrabortty, Synthesis and characterization of some aluminophosphate molecular sieve, Proceeding of National Seminar on New Approaches of Basic Sciences Towards the Development of Engineering & Technology, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, 12-13 March, 2009.
  • S. Islam, J.N. Ganguli, D. Chakrabortty, Synthesis and characterization of metal substituted microporous aluminophosphate molecular sieve, Proceeding of National Seminar on Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, P.G. Department of Chemistry, North Orissa University, Orissa, 3-4 April, 2010.

Invited Lectures

  • Presented paper entitled “Visible light photocatalytic degradation of dye by N-doped TiO2: A case study with Acid blue 25” as invited lecture in UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences organized by Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, March 30-31, 2012.