Dr. Bonamali Pal

Professor and Former Head

Specialization

Physical & Nanomaterial Chemistry, Photocatalysis, Photoelectrochemistry

Email

bpal@thapar.edu

Specialization

Physical & Nanomaterial Chemistry, Photocatalysis, Photoelectrochemistry

Email

bpal@thapar.edu

 

                                                                      Dr Bonamali Pal

Professor and Former Head

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Thapar University, Patiala 147004, Punjab.

Telephone: +91-175-239-3491/3443 (Off)

Fax: +91-175-239-4498

Mob: 9780858587, Email: bpal@thapar.edu

 

  1. Education: (i) M.Sc.:  First Class (69.8%) in Chemistry. University of Visva Bharati, (World Heritage University), Santineketan  Bhirbum, West Bengal, India (October 1991)

(ii) Ph.D. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. (July, 1998).

Ph.D. Thesis title: Photocatalytic degradation of toxic organic pollutants and photokilling of pathogenic bacteria present in waste water. MOEF project entitled ‘’Study of photocatalytic degradation of pesticides & carcinogenic materials present in village drinking water”

 

S

No.

Organisation / Institute

 

Position held

Duration

Total experience,

1

Department of Chemistry, Visva Bharati University 

Research Assistant

01/12/91-30/11/92

 1 year

2

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai , India

Research Fellow M E & F project,

01/12/92-

03/08/93

8 months

3

Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, Monbusho fellowship

Monbusho Researcher

26/10/97-

31/03/99

1.5 year

4

Catalysis  Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan

COE postdoc-

toral Researcher

01/04/99 to

31/03/2001

2 years

5

Catalysis  Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan

Visiting Researcher

01/04/2001

31/03/2002

1 years

6

Japan Science and Technology Agency/Catalysis Research ent

Research Scientist

01/04/2002

31/03/2005

3 years

7

 

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

(Head of the Dept).

Full Professor

2007-2010

2010-2014

2014- 2017

/2014- till date

3 years 

3 years

3 years

9 years
  1. Details of employments:  30 years research and teaching (16 yrs) experiences

 

  1.  Fellowships & Awards

 

  1. Young Scientist Award for the best paper in the first International conference on molecular association held at Aligarh Muslim University , India. (March,1996.)
  2. Reviewer of international research journal: Journal of Catalysis, Nanoscale, Journal of Molecular Catalysis, A: Chemical etc. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Journal of Hazardous Material, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Journal of Environmetal Management. Material Chemistry and Physics. Biomatrials, Environmental Science and pollution research, Journal of Applied catalysis D. general, J. photochem. Photobiol A Chem,
  3. Reviewed (14) Ph.D. thesis, University of Kolkata, Madras University, Punjab-Chandigarh (03) and Anna University. Visva Bharati. Jadavpur University (03), Punjabi University. Lovely professional University and Ravenshaw University etc
  4. International project: One international project from (i) Austria Research foundation and one (ii) Chemistry Committee of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) for the National Fund for Scientific & Technological Development (FONDECYT) Chile  and (iii) National Research and Development Agency (ANID by its acronym in Spanish), FONDECYT Chile. National Science Centre, Polland.
  5. Book review (02) : (i) Elsevier, Micro & Nano Technology Books, Title: Photoactive Nanomaterials for Water Pollutants Removal: Green Synthesis, Design and Environmental Applications, 2019 and (ii) Nanotechnology books at the publishers, Elsevier, titled Chalcogenide-based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts (iii) Springer Book Series Advances in Materials Research and Technology
  6. Performance incentive awards: (6 times) from Thapar University for best Research activity and over all performances and Best research paper award certificate-TIET(Nov. 2011)

 

  1. Editorial /conferences board member

(a)  Membership: Member of Advisory Committee (ASAMC), Asian Advanced Material Congress, 11-16 March 2017,

    Diamond Princess Cruises, Singapore

  1. National Advisory Committee, Oct. 21-22, Nascent Innovations of Chemical Sciences NICS-2016, Department of Chemistry, SLIET, Longowal.
  2. Panel of subject expert, Chemistry for selection of faculty, I.K. Gujral Punjab, Technical  University, Jalandhar.
  3. Editorial board member of Journal of Photocatalysis, Bentham Science Publishers
  4. Technical Program Committee member, ICMSN, July, 2019 Int,l conference, Oxford, London
  5. Review Editor in Catalysis and Photocatalysis, Frontiers In Chemistry
  6. Associate Editor,  Peer Review Journal of Solar & Photoenergy Systems, Crimson Publishers
  7. Associate Editor International Journal of Green Technology. Feb 2020
  8. Associate Editor, Journal of Material Science and Technology Research, Hazma Publication
  9. Review Editor, Frontiers In Chemistry, Photocatalysis and related materials

 

  1. Administrative duty:  Head of Chemistry dept.  Chairman-Superintendent  2015 December and Deputy Superintendent May 2009 and May 2011 End Sem exam. Chairman of purchasing/SEM/XRD/AFM/ Matter Lab establishment/ Polytechnic SCBC lab. M.Sc Lab incharge, Ph.D. M.Sc. Admission committee and other departmental responsibility. Observer of Punjab Public service exam, Superintendent for EST exam,, Senate members, Research Senate committee-TIET, Selection panel expert for PTU, Course curriculum  design ,MSC Biochem and Applied chem. Program

 

  1. Course Teaching: (i) Quantum Chemistry (CY101), (ii) Group Theory and  Spectroscopy (CY-111), (iii) Chemistry Lab.-I (PG) and BE 1st Year- Two Tutorial and Two Lab (CY101 ) (iv) Chemical kinetics and surface chemistry, (v) Electrochemistry and thermodynamics (vi) Special topics in chemistry. Chemistry of materials, Molecular Spectroscopy, New direction for teaching and learning workshop, TCD-TU, Best poster and Distinction award for assignment and poster. Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics, Molecular spectroscopy, Physical chemistry Lab, Material chemistry etc.

 

  1. Research Interest

Preparation, characterization, surface morphology, optical, electrokinetic, and photocatalytic properties of noble metals (Au, Ag, Fe, Cr, Cu Pt, Rh and Pd), bimetallic nanostructures, and semiconductors (CdS, TiO2, ZnS, ZnO) nanoparticles of different shapes and sizes and their metal-semiconductor nanocomposites. Core-shell nanostructure of graphene oxide (GO)/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) coated Metal-TiO2/ZnO nanocatalysts for photocatalytic water splitting and dehydrogenation of waste alcohols /organic solvents to H2 production under visible /solar light irradiation. Photocatalytic organic functional group transformations and removal of toxic organic pollutants present in nvironmental/industrial wastewater by adsorption and photocatalytic degradation using various metal oxides (MO) and layer double hydroxides (LDH) under visible/sunlight irradiation Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to various useful products using suitable metal-semiconductor nanocatalysts.

 

  1. Patent: (03) Japanese

 

  1. Torimoto Tsukasa, Bonamali Pal, Otani Fumiaki: Photocatalyst and method of photocatalytic reaction. Hokkaido Univ. August, 31 2006, JP2006-224036, Japanese Patent Office (JPO). Application Number: 2005-043185, Publication Number: 2006-224036, Application Date: 2005-02-18,PublicationDate: 2006-08-31. http://www.directorypatent.com/JP/2006ZZDASHZZ224036.html

 

  1. Torimoto Tsukasa, Otani Fumiaki and Bonamali Pal: Core-shell structure employing nanoparticle composite as core, structure employing that as component, and method for producing structure produced from the same. Japan Science and Technology Agency. May, 10 2007: JP2007-111855, 2006, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Application Number: 2006-307241, Publication Number: 2007-111855, Application Date: 2006-11-13, Publication Date: 2007-05-10

    http://www.directorypatent.com/JP/2007ZZDASHZZ111855.html

 

(III) Torimoto Tsukasa, Otani Fumiaki and Bonamali Pal: Core shell structure having nanoparticle composite as

    core, structure having that as component, and - Japan Patent 2004-299011 Patent Office: Japanese Patent

    Office (JPO). Application Number: 2003-096796, Publication Number: 2004-299011, Application Date:

    2003-03-31, Publication Date: 2004-10-28. http://www.directorypatent.com/JP/2004ZZDASHZZ299011.html

 

  1. Sponsored Research/Projects

 

Bhaskar Chandra Mohanty (Coordinator), Dr. Anoop Verma, (Co-coordinator), O.P. Pandey, M. S. Reddy, Kulveir Singh, Bonamali Pal, Amit Dhir, Amjad Ali, Naveen Kwatra, B.N. Chudasama, Haripada Bhunia, Jayant Kolte,. Loveleen Kaur Brar, Soumen Basu, DST-PURSE 2023, WASTE to WEALTH, INR 21.51 Crores, August 2023

 

(i). Recently Sanctioned Project: B. Pal (Co-PI) and Divya.chandran (RCB, Faridabad) Title “ Nanocarriers for topical delivery of pathogen-specific RNAi molecules for sustained protection of pea crop against powdery mildew” is sanctioned by DBT. Rs 63.51 Lakhs for 3 Years. May 2020. ( B. Pal = 25.17 lakhs)

 

(ii). B. Pal (PI)  CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN EMERGING MATERIALS (CEEMS TIET and Virginia TECH, USA jointly): Title: H2 production from H2O splitting and industrial waste solvents by grapheme oxide coated Metal(M)-TiO2 nanocatalysts under solar radiation, Rs, 17.00 Lakhs, currently in progress. 2021.

 

(III) B. Pal and Satnam Singh, Plasmonic metal – TiO2  nanocomposite for H2O splitting to H2 and its instant use in photocatalytic hydrogenation of organic compoundsm CSIR, ~ 22.64 Lakhs, Sanctioned on 1st August 2021.

 

Completed Projects:

 

(i)-Title of the Project:  Photocatalytic properties of silica-coated metal- semiconductor hybrid nanocomposites prepared by size selective photoetching technique- Rs. 1.0 Lakh-Thapar University.

 

(ii)-Title of the project:  Preparation of Core-Shell Structure of Silica (SiO2)-Coated Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) Nanocomposites by Size-Selective Photoetching and Study of Photocatalytic Organic Syntheses Reactions. Rs.- 41.8 Lakhs- sanctioned by DST Nanomission Scheme-July 2009-12 completed on 2014

 

(IV) Title of the project:  Size and shape dependent photocatalytic activity of silica-coated metal (M)-Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanocomposites for nitroaromoatcs reduction, July 2012, Rs. 14,10,800/- for 3 years

 

(V) Title of the project “Study of surface charge and Zeta potential of coinage metal nanoparticles for their optimum stability and catalytic activity” CSIR sponsored from May, 2013, Rs. 16 lacs

 

 (VI) Mentor of the project under WOMEN SCIENTISTS SCHEME (WOS-A)-DST entitled “Synthesis of transition metal incorporated mesoporous materials and their catalytic application for some industrial reactions” PI is shweta.sareen, Ph.D. student of Dr Bonamali Pal and Dr Satnam Singh, Rs.  16,08,000/, September 2012-2015

 

(VII) Mentor of the project under WOMEN SCIENTISTS SCHEME (WOS-A)-DST -Effect of Laser Photoetching of Au Nanostructures of Different Shapes on the Electrokinetic, Optical and Catalytic Properties, by Rupinder Kaur, Ph.D.student of Dr Bonamali Pal,

Rs. 12.0 Lakhs, November 2012-15.

 

(VIII) DST Nanomission project sanctioned, Jan 14, 2016-2018, Bimetallic Core-Shell Nanostructures of Transition Metals for Homogeneous Hydrogenation Catalysis and Heterogeneous Co-Catalysis”. 42.39 Lakhs,.

(IX) Title of the project (Co-PI) “ Size and shape dependent photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanostructures for selective reduction of nitroaromatics, CSIR sponsored, December, 2014, ~15.0 Lacs.

 

  1. SCI Research Publications: 155 (Total impact factor =766, h-index = 31

and Citations = 3982. Average IF ~ 5.00)

 

(i). BOOK: (a) T. Torimoto, B. Pal, S-y. Murakami, K, Iwasaki and B. Ohtani, ``Fabrication of novel   nanostructure  core-shell particles using the size selective photoetching technique’’ Electron transfer in nanomaterials: proceedings of the international symposium, Volume 2004-2022, page 317-325, Edited by Authors, G. Rumbles, T. Lian and K. Murakoshi,2006, Publish and printed by Electrochemical Society Inc (ECS), 2006, USA, ISBN-I-56677-435-7

(ii). Aadil Bathla and Bonamali Pal.  Elsevier Science, APPLICATIONS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS, Enhanced co-catalysis of bimetallic nanostructures for catalytic and photocatalytic applications. Elsevier, 2023, 711-735, ISBN: 978-0-12-820557-0, Edited by SABU THOMAS, NANDAKUMAR KALARIKKAL ANN and ROSE ABRAHAM.

 

Section-(I). Best and Representative Research Publications:

 

  1. RA Rather, S Singh, B Pal*, AC3N4 surface passivated highly photoactive Au-TiO2 tubular nanostructure for the efficient H2 production from water under sunlight irradiation, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 213, 9-17,2017. (Impact factor = 22.1)
  2. T. Torimoto, J. P. Reyes, K. Iwasaki, B. Pal, T. Shibayama, K. Sugawara, H. Takahashi and B. Ohtani, Preparation of novel Silica-Cadmium Sulfide composite nanoparticles  having adjustable Void Space by Size-Selective Photoetching, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125 (2003) 316-317. ACS, (IF = 16.38)
  3. Jaspreet Kaur and B. Pal*, Selective formation of benzo [c] cinnoline by photocatalytic reduction of 2, 2′-dinitrobiphenyl using TiO2 and under UV light irradiation, Chemical Communications, 51 (2015) 8500-8503. (RSC IF = 6.06) Nature Index paper)
  4. B. Pal, T. Torimoto, K. Okazaki and B. Ohtani, Photocatalytic synthesis of Azoxybenzene by visible light irradiation of silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanocomposites, Chemical Communications (2007) 483-485. (IF = 6.06. Best paper, appeared inside cover page)
  5. M. Kaur Aulakh and B. Pal*, Solar irradiated selective nitroaromatics reduction over plasmonic AgTiO2: Deposition time dependent size growth and oxidation state of co-catalyst, Chemical Engineering Journal, 429, 2022, 132385 ((IF = 16.74)
  6. Manjusha Passi, B. Pal*, Design of a novel Ag-BaTiO3/GO ternary nanocomposite with enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic performance towards mitigation of carcinogenic organic pollutants, Separation and Purification Technology, 122839. 2023 (IF =9.14)
  7. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal,  Superior photoactivity and stability of movable CdS (core)-CdO (shell) nanostructures formed in tubular SiO2 by laser etching of SiO2@CdS nanorod, Chemical Engineering Journal, 246 (2014) 260-267. (IF = 16.74)
  8. S. Ahluwalia, NT. Prakash, R. Prakash, B Pal, Improved degradation of methyl orange dye using bio-co-catalyst Se nanoparticles impregnated ZnS photocatalyst under UV irradiation, Chemical Engineering Journal 306, 2016 1041-1048. ( IF = 16.74)
  9. B Pal, B Pal Tuning the optical and photocatalytic properties of anisotropic ZnS nanostructures for the selective reduction of nitroaromatics, Chemical Engineering Journal 263, 2015. 200-208 (IF = 16.74)
  10. B. Pal, S. Ikeda, H. Kominami, Y. Kera  and B. Ohtani, Photocatalytic Redox-Combined Synthesis of L-Pipecolinic Acid from L-Lysine by Suspended Titania Particles: Effect of Noble Metal Loading on the Selectivity and Optical Purity of the Product. Journal of Catalysis, 217 (2003) 152-159. (IF =8.04)
  11. Rayees Ahmad Rather, Satnam Singh, Bonamali Pal, Cu+1/Cu0-TiO2 mesoporous nanocatalyst exhibiting highly improved hydrogen evolution from water decomposition under direct solar light irradiation, Journal of Catalysis, 346, 1-9, 2017.(IF =8.04)
  12. Manpreet Kaur Aulakh , Jyotsna Dua , Bonamali Pal, Influence of capping agents on morphology and photocatalytic response of ZnS nanostructures towards crystal violet degradation under UV and sunlight, Separation and Purification Technology 281 (2022) 119869 (IF = 9.14)
  13. Shweta Sareenc, Vishal Mutreja, Satnam Singha, Bonamali Pal, Fine CuO anisotropic nanoparticles supported on mesoporous SBA-15 for selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 461 (2016) 203–210. (IF =9.96)
  14. RA Rather, D Pooja, P Kumar, S Singh and B Pal, Plasmonic stimulated photo/electrochemical hydrogen evolution from water by (001) faceted and bimetallic loaded titania nanosheets under sunlight irradiation, Journal of Cleaner Production 175, 2018, 394-401 (IF = 11.1)
  15. Nidhi Gupta, Bonamali Pal, The synthesis, structure, optical and photocatalytic properties of silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanocomposites of different shapes, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 368 (2012) 250–256.(IF = 9.96)

 

Section (II). Other Research Papers:

 

  1. Aadil Bathlaa, Sherif A. Younisb,c, Bonamali Pala, Ki-Hyun KimbRecent progress in bimetallic nanostructure impregnated metal-organic framework for photodegradation of organic pollutants, Applied Materials Today, 101105, 2021, 2352-9407 (IF= 8.66)
  2. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal* Photodegradation of Imidacloprid insecticide by Ag deposited titanate 1 nanotubes – A study of intermediates and their reaction pathways: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry• 62 (52), 12497-12503, 2014. (ACS, IF 5.89)
  3. RA Rather, S Singh, B Pal, Visible and direct sunlight induced H 2 production from water by plasmonic Ag-TiO 2 nanorods hybrid interface, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 160, 463-469, 2017. (IF = 7.30) (best paper award certificate 2021)
  4. Anila Monga, Reyyes Rather abd Bonamali Pal, Enhanced Co-Catalytic Effect of Cu-Ag Bimetallic Core-Shell Nanocomposites Imparted to TiO2 under Visible Light Illumination, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 172 (2017) 285–292. (IF = 7.30)
  5. S Sareen, V Mutreja, B Pal and S Singh, Synthesis of bimetallic Au-Ag alloyed mesocomposites and their catalytic activity for the reduction of nitroaromatics, Applied Surface Science 435, 2018, 552-562, 2018 (Impact factor = 7.39).
  6. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, The Preparation, Surface Structure, Zeta Potential, Surface Charge Density and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanostructures of Different Shapes, Appl Surface Science, 280 (2013) 366–372. (IF = 7.39)
  7. Samriti Thakur, Satnam Singh, Bonamali Pal, Superior adsorption removal of dye and high catalytic activity for transesterification reaction displayed by crystalline CaO nanocubes from mollusc shells, Fuel Processing Tech. 213 (2021) 106707. (IF = 7.03)
  8. S Thakur, S Singh, B Pal, Superior adsorptive removal of brilliant green and phenol red dyes mixture by CaO nanoparticles extracted from egg shells, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 1-15, 2021. (IF = 8.00)
  9. MK Aulakh, B Pal,Tuning the band energetics of size dependent titania nanostructures for improved photo-reductive efficiency of aromatic aldehydes, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 80, 325-334, 2019. (IF = 6.76)
  10. A. Bathla, B. Pal, Bimetallic Cu (core)@ Zn (shell) co-catalyst impregnated TiO2 nanosheets (001 faceted) for the selective hydrogenation of quinoline under visible light irradiation, J. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 79, 2019, 314-325. (IF = 6.76)
  11. Rayees A. Rather, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Core-shell morphology of Au-TiO2 @graphene oxide nanocomposite exhibiting enhanced hydrogen production from water, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 37, 2016, 288-294. (IF = 6.76)
  12. B. Pal, T. Torimoto, K. Iwasaki, T. Shibayama, H. Takahashi and B. Ohtani.  Size and Structure Dependent Photocatalytic Activity of Jingle-Bell-Shaped-Silica Coated Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles for Methanol Dehydrogenation. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 108 (2004) 18670-18674. (ACS, IF 3.46)
  13. B. Pal, S.Ikeda and B. Ohtani, Photoinduced chemical reactions on natural single crystals and　artificial crystallites of mercury(II) sulfide in aqueous suspension containing amino acid. Inorganic Chemistry, 42 (2003) 1518-1524. (IF =5.43)
  14. Shigeru Ikeda, Noboru Sugiyama, Bonamali Pal, Giuseppe Marcí, Leonard Palmisano,Hidenori Noguchi, Kohei Uosaki and Bunsho Ohtani , Photocatalytic activity of transition-metal-loaded titanium(IV)  oxide powders suspended in aqueous solutions: Correlation with electron–hole recombination kinetics; Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, 3 (2001) 267-273. (IF = 3.94)
  15. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Cu nanostructures of various shapes and sizes as superior catalysts for nitro-aromatic reduction and co-catalyst for Cu/TiO2 photocatalysis, Applied Catalysis A General , 491 (2015) 28-36. (IF = 5.72)
  16. MK Aulakh, B Pal, A Vaishnav, NT Prakash, Biosynthesized monodispersed spherical Se co-catalyst nanoparticles impregnated over ZnO for 4-chloroguaiacol degradation under solar irradiations. Journal of Environ. Chemical Eng., 104892, 2021. (IF= 7.96)
  17. A  Bathla, B  Pal. Superior co-catalytic activity of Pd (core)@ Au (shell) nanocatalyst imparted to TiO2 for the selective hydrogenation under solar radiations, Solar Energy 205, 292-301, 2020. (IF = 7.18)
  18. MK Aulakh, R Sharma, B Pal, R Prakash, Photo-induced oxidation and reduction by plasmonic Ag-TiO2 nanocomposites under UV/sunlight, Solar Energy 196, 427-436, 2020. (IF 7.18)
  19. S Bhardwaj, D Dogra, B Pal, S Singh, Photodeposition time dependant growth, size and photoactivity of Ag and Cu deposited TiO2 nanocatalyst under solar irradiation, Solar Energy 194, 618-627, 2019. (IF = 7.18)
  20. MK Aulakh, B Pal , A co-relation study of efficient photocatalytic reduction of aromatic nitriles and band energies of Cu loaded elongated TiO2 nanocatalysts, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 96 (2019), 559-565. (IF = 5.48)
  21. P Kumari, B Pal, RK Das, Superior adsorptive removal of eco-toxic drug diclofenac sodium by Zn–Al LDH⋅ xBi2O3 layer double hydroxide composites. Applied Clay Science 208, 106119, 2021. (IF 5.90)
  22. A Bathla, B Pal, Bimetallic Pd@Ni-mesoporous TiO2 nanocatalyst for highly improved and selective hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds under UV light radiation, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 67, (2018)486-496. (IF 6.76)
  23. Kundan  Lal, SS Mallick, B Pal, An investigation into the effect of nanoclusters growth on perikinetic heat conduction mechanism in an oxide based nanofluid. Powder Technology, 311, 273-286, 2017. [IF = 5.64]
  24. S. Singh, R Prajapat, RA Rather and B Pal, Aloe-vera flower shaped rutile TiO2 for selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics under direct sunlight irradiation, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 13 (1), 2171-2182, 2020. (IF = 6.21)
  25. Manzusha Passi and B, Pal, A review on CaTiO3 photocatalyst: Activity enhancement methods and photocatalytic applications, Powder Technology 388, 2021, 274-304. (IF = 5.64)
  26. H Kaur, S Singh, B Pal, A brief review on modified layered double hydroxides for H2 production through photoinduced H2O splitting Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 16,2021, 100451. (IF = 5.64)
  27. MK Aulakh, B Pal. Influence of co-catalyst amount/size for selective hydrogenation of 1, 3-dinitrobenzene over Au-mTiO2 nanocomposites under visible light, Advanced Powder Technology, 30, 2019,1329-1337. (IF =4.96)
  28. Anila Monga and Bonamali Pal, Preparation and characterization of different shapes of Au–Ag bimetallic nanocomposites for enhanced physicochemical properties, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem and Engg. Aspects, 481 (2015) 158-166. (IF = 5.51)
  29. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Plasmonic Coinage Metal-TiO2 Hybrid Nanocatalysts for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Oxidation under Sunlight Irradiation, New Journal of Chemistry, 39 (2015) 5966-5976. (IF = 3.92)
  30. Sakshi Bhardwaj and BonamaliPal, Solar light driven photocatalytic oxidative degradation of methyl viologen using Mn2+/Mn7+-TiO2 nanocomposites,Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 15, 2020, 112430. (IF = 5.14)
  31. Rohit singh and Bonamali Pal, Preparation, Surface and Crystal Structure, Band Energetics, Optoelectronic, and Photocatalytic Properties of AuxCd1-xS Nanorods, ChemPlusChem, 80 (2015) 851-858. (IF =3.21)
  32. S. Sareen, Vishal Mutereza, Bonamali Pal and Satnam Singh, Homogeneous dispersion of Au nanoparticle into mesoporous SBA-15 exhibiting improved catalytic activity for nitroaromatic reduction, Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, 202 (2015) 219. (IF = 5.87)
  33. Anila Monga and Bonamali Pal, Improved Catalytic Activity and Surface Electro-kinetics of Bimetallic Au-Ag Core-Shell Nanocomposites, New Journal of Chemistry, 39 (2015) 304-313. (IF = 3.92)
  34. Jaspreet Kaur and Bonamali Pal, 100% selective yield of m-nitroaniline by rutile TiO2 and m-phenylenediamine by P25-TiO2 during m-dinitrobenzene photoreduction, Catalysis Comm., 53 (2014) 25–28. (If = 3.51)
  35. P Kumari, RK Das, B Pal, Preparation and characterization of phase pure monoclinic ɑ-Bi2O3 nanoparticles and influence of Ni2+ and Cu2+ impregnation on their photocatalytic properties, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 124173, 2021. (IF =4.77)
  36. S Bhardwaj and B Pal,  Photodeposition of Ag and Cu binary co-catalyst onto TiO2 for improved optical and photocatalytic degradation properties, Advanced Powder Technology, 29 (2018) 2119–2128 (Impact factor = 4.96).
  37. S Bhardwaj and B Pal,  Role of different oxidation states of Crn+-TiO2 nanocomposites for the degradation of drugs under solar irradiation Materials Chemistry and Physics, 25 May 2021, 124740. (IF = 4.77)
  38. Tanushree Basu, Bonamali Pal, Satnam Singh, Hollow chitosan nanocomposite as drug carrier system for controlled delivery of ramipril, Chemical Physics Letters 706 (2018) 465–471. (IF = 2.71)
  39. Harpreet Kaur, Satnam Singh, and Bonamali Pal, Impact of g-C3N4 loading on NiCo LDH for adsorptive removal of anionic and cationic organic pollutants from aqueous solution, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 38(6), 1248-1259 (2021). (IF 3.309)
  40. S. Bhardwaj, B Pal, Effect of variable oxidation states of Mn+ n ion impregnated TiO2 nanocomposites for superior adsorption and photoactivity under visible light, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 152639, 2020. (IF=6.37)
  41. SAMRITI THAKUR, Kiran, N.Das and B. Pal, Photo-oxidation kinetics of sugars having different molecular size and glycosidic linkages for their complete mineralization to subunits by bare/Ag-TiO2 under UV irradiation, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 80, 2017, 488-494 (IF = 5.47)
  42. R Singh, S Basu, B Pal, Ag+ and Cu2+ doped CdS nanorodswith tunable band structure and superior photocatalytic activity under sunlight, Materials Research Bulletin, 94, 2017, 279-286, 2017. (IF=5.6)
  43. A Bathla, D Singla, B Pal, Highly efficient CaCO3-CaO extracted from tap water distillation for effective adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of malachite green dye, Materials Research Bulletin 116, 2019, 1-7. (IF= 5.6)
  44. IS Grover, RC Prajapat, S Singh, B Pal, Highly photoactive Au-TiO2 nanowires for improved photo-degradation of propiconazole fungicide under UV/sunlight irradiation. Solar Energy, 144, 612-618, 2017. [IF- 7.18]
  45. Bonamali Pal, Inderpreet Singh Grover and Rupinder Kaur, Superior Adsorption and Photodegradation of Eriochrome Black-T Dye by Fe+3 and Pt+4 Impregnated TiO2 Nanostructures of Different Shapes, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 31, 223-230, 2015. (IF = 6.064)
  46. Anila Monga and Bonamali Pal, Influence of oxidative etching of Au nanostructures by  KMnO4 on its surface morphology, electro-kinetic properties and improved catalytic activity, Journal of Industrial and Eng. Chemistry, 2015, 31, 223-230. (IF = 6,76)
  47. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Physicochemical and catalytic properties of Au nanorods micro-assembled in solvents of varying dipole moment and refractive index, Materials Research Bulletin, 62 (2015) 11-18. (IF = 5.6)
  48. Bhupender Pal, Soumya Mallick and Bonamali Pal, Phase-dependent Thermophysical Properties of α-and γ-Al2O3 in Aqueous Suspension, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 25 (2015) 99-104. (IF = 6.76)
  49. Bhupender Pal and Bonamali Pal, Anisotropic CuO nanostructures of different size and shape exhibit superior thermal conductivity than typical bulk powder, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 459 (2014) 282–289 (IF =5.51)
  50. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Silver Nanostructure Supported TiO2 Photocatalysis: An Effect of Different Shapes of as-Prepared Ag Co-catalysts on the Photocatalytic Oxidation Reactions, Material Chemistry and Physics, 143 (2013) 393-399. (IF = 4.77)
  51. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Co-catalytic and Electro-kinetic Properties of Au Nanostructures dispersed in solvents of varying dipole moments., Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 441 (2014) 155– 163. (IF = 5.51)
  52. Anila Monga, Adil Bathla and Bonamali Pal, A Cu-Au bimetallic co-catalysis for the improved photocatalytic activity of TiO2 under visible light radiation, Solar Energy, 55 (2017) 1403–1410. (IF =7.18)
  53. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, Fine-tuning the photoluminescence and photocatalyticproperties of CdS nanorods of varying dimensions, Material Research Bulletin 48 (2013) 1403–1410. (IF = 5.60)
  54. Jasmeet Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Photocatalytic degradation of N-heterocyclic aromatics—effects of number and position of nitrogen atoms in the ring, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20 (2013) 3956–3964. (IF = 5.19)
  55. Malka Rani, Nidhi Gupta & Bonamali Pal, Superior photodecomposition of pyrene by metal ion-loadedTiO2 catalyst under UV light irradiation, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 19 (2012) 2305–2312.(IF = 5.19)
  56. Bonamali Pal, Isha Singh, Kunal Angrish and Niranjan Das, Rapid photoetching and killing of Gram-negative E. coli bacteria by platinum (Pt)-dispersed titanium dioxide (TiO2) composite films, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 136 (2012) 21-28.(IF =4.77)
  57. Shilpa Singla and Bonamali Pal, Highly porous ZnS microspheres for the superior photoactivity after Au and Pt deposition and thermal treatment, Material Research Bulletin, 48 (2013) 4867–4871. (IF = 5.60)
  58. Raghavendra Amined, Gunveen Wadhwa, Niranjan Das and Bonamali Pal, Shape Dependent Bactericidal Activity of TiO2 for the Killing of Gram-negative Bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens under UV Torch Irradiation, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 20 (2013) 6521–6530. (IF =5.19)
  59. T. Torimoto, J. P. Reyes, S.-Y. Murakami, B. Pal, B. Ohtani, "Immobilization of Cadmium Sulfide Core-Silica Shell Nanoparticles Having Adjustable Voide Space Between Core and Shell", J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 160 (2003) 69-76. (IF 5.14)
  60. B. Pal and M. Sharon and G. Nogami, Preparation and characterisation of TiO2/Fe2O3 binary mixed oxides and its photocatalytic properties. Mater. Chem. and Phys., 59 (1999) 254-261. (IF =4.77)
  61. Samriti Thakur, S. Singh, B.Pal. Time-dependent growth of CaO nano flowers from egg shells exhibit improved adsorption and catalytic activity, Advanced Powder Technology, 32,(9)  2021, 3288-3296. (IF = 4.96)
  62. Pooja Kumari,  Raj Kumar Das, BonamaliPal, Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of eco-toxic pharmaceutical waste diclofenac sodium by anion loaded Cu-Al LDH⋅Bi2O3 composites, J. Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 6 August 2021 (IF = 5.47)
  63. S Thakur, D Tinna, B Pal, Surface structure, morphology and crystal phase-dependent photoactivity of MnO2 nanocatalysts under sunlight, Bulletin of Materials Science 44 (3), 1-8, 2021. (IF = 1.878)                             
  64. Manjusha Passi and Bonamali Pal, Influence of Ag/Cu photodeposition on CaTiO3 photocatalytic activity for degradation of Rhodamine B dye, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 39, 942–953 (2022) (IF = 3.30)
  65. Manjusha Passi, Bonamali Pal, Recent advances on visible light active non-typical stoichiometric oxygen-rich Bi12O17Cl2 photocatalyst for environment pollution remediation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (2022) 107688 (IF= 7.96)
  66. Manpreet K Aulakh, Harpreet Kaur,Mehak Bansal,Bonamali Paland Satnam Singh[ Utilization of Waste and Renewable Material-HCM as an Efficient Adsorbent for Heavy Metal Ions Removal: A Study of Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics, Chemistry Select 2022, 7, e202200659. IF = 2.307)
  67. H Kaur, S Singh, B Pal, Effect of plasmonic metal (Cu, Ag, and Au) loading over the physicochemical and photocatalytic properties of Mg-Al LDH towards degradation of tetracycline under LED light, Applied Surface Science, 155455, 2023 (IF = 7.392)
  68. Jemini, Satnam Singh, and Bonamali Pal, Efficient ZnCr LDH/monoclinic-WO3 composites for Degradation of Tetracycline under Visible Light, Chemistry Select, 7 (48), e202203846, 2023. (IF = 2.307)
  69. Jasmine Kaur, Bonamali Pal, Satnam Singh and Harpreet Kaur, Fabrication of highly efficient Au and Layered Double Hydroxide modified g-C3N4 ternary composites for degradation of pharmaceutical drug: pathways and mechanism, Surfaces and Interfaces 36, 102583, 2023 (Impact Factor = 6.137).
  70. H. Kaur, S. Singh, B. Pal⁎ Construction of Ag deposited g-C3N4 loaded Co Al LDH ternary composites with aim of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment: Pathways and mechanism for ciprofloxacin degradation, Applied Clay Science, 238, 106922, 2023.(IF =5.9)
  71. Palak Soni, Bonamali Pal *, Raj Kumar Das,  * Enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation under neutral medium by reduced graphene oxide coated TiO2 nanoparticles, Catalysis Communications 179 (2023), 106690. (IF = 3.51)
  72. Bansal, M., Pal, B. Starch modified NiFe layered double hydroxide composites for better adsorption and photocatalytic removal of reactive dye and piroxicam-20 drug. Environ Sci Pollution Res. 30, 73825–73848 (2023). (IF = 5.19)
  73. Davinder Kaur, Karanveer Singh, William T. Reynolds Jr & Bonamali Pal, Graphene oxide-coated Ag-TiO2 hybrid nanocomposites for superior photocatalytic activity, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2023), (IF = 5.8)

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  1. S Sharma, N Das, B Pal Preparation, characterization, and application of soy protein isolate/Mg–Al layered double hydroxide-based bionanocomposite film. Chemical Papers, 1-11, 2023, (IF = 2.3)
  2. Aadil Bathla, Davinder Kaur, and Bonamali Pal, Impact of metal ions (Cr+6/Mn+7) loaded CaCO3 extracted from tap water for adsorption/ degradation of toxic pollutants under sunlight, Mater. Express, Vol. 12, pp. 106–113, 2022.(IF = 2.02)
  3. A, Bathla, A, Mnga and B, Pal, Superior co-catalysis by bimetallic nanostructure for TiO2 photocatalysis" submitted for publication in "Journal of Photocatalysis". 2021. 2(1), 62-70,
  4. S Bhardwaj, D Sharma, P Kumari, B Pal, Influence of photodeposition time and loading amount of Ag co-catalyst on growth, distribution and photocatalytic properties of Ag@ TiO2 nanocatalysts, Optical Materials 106, 109975,2020. (IF = 3.75)
  5. Aadil Bathla, Rayees Ahmad Rather, Tamanna Poonia, Bonamali Palm Morphology Dependent Photocatalytic Activity of CuO/CuO–TiO2 Nanocatalyst for Degradation of Methyl Orange Under Sunlight, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 20, 2020, 3123-3130. (IF = 1.34)
  6. MK Aulakh, S Kaur, B Pal, S Singh, Morphological influence of ZnO nanostructures and their Cu loaded composites for effective photodegradation of methyl parathion, Solid State Sciences, 106045, 2020. (IF = 3.75)
  7. J Kaur, B Pal, Phase and Shape Dependent Photoactivity of Titania for Nitroaromatics Reduction Under UV Light Irradiation, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 19 (2), 803-809, 2019. (IF- 1.13)
  8. T. Basu, S. Singh, and B. Pal, Fe3O4 @ PLGA-PEG Nanocomposite for Improved Delivery of Methotrexate in Cancer Treatment

    of Methotrexate in Cancer Treatment, ChemistrySelect 2018, 3, 8522–8528. (IF = 2.30)

  1. RA Rather, RK Sarwara, N Das and B Pal, Impact of reducing and capping agents on carbohydrates for the growth of Ag and Cu nanostructures and their antibacterial activities, Particuology, 43, 2019, 219-226. (IF= 3.25).
  2. A. Bathla and B Pal, Catalytic selective hydrogenation and cross coupling reaction using polyvinylpyrrolidone‐capped nickel nanoparticles, Chemistry Select 3 (17), 2018, 4738-4744. (IF = 2.30)
  3. B Pal, SS Mallick and B Pal, Remarkably improved dispersion stability and thermal conductivity of WO3–H2O suspension by SiO2 coating, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 18 (5), 2018. 3283-3290 (Impact factor = 1.13).
  4. T Basu, B Pal and S Singh, Fabrication of core–shell PLGA/PLA–pNIPAM nanocomposites for improved entrapment and release kinetics of antihypertensive drugs, Particuology, 40 (2018) 169-176. (Impact factor = 3.25).
  5. R Prakash, RA Rather, M Kaur, B Pal, Oxidative degradation of aliphatic carboxylic acids by photocatalysis with bare and Ag-loaded TiO2 under UV light irradiation, Particulate Science and Technology 36 (2), 2018, 212-216 (IF =2.62)
  6. Inderpreet S Grover; Roop C Prajapat; Satnam Singh; Bonamali Pal SiO2 coated pure anatase TiO2 catalysts for enhanced photooxidation of Naphthalene and Anthracene, Particuology 34C (2017) pp. 156-161. (IF = 3.25)
  7. T Basu, K Rana, N Das, B Pal, Selective detection of Mg2+ ions via enhanced fluorescence emission using Au–DNA nanocomposites, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 8, 762, 2017. (IF= 3.27)
  8. L Kundan, SS Mallick, B Pal, Effect of time dependent nanoclusters morphology on the thermal conductivity and heat transport mechanism of TiO2 based nanofluid. Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (6), 1873-1892, 2017. (IF=5.68)
  9. L Kundan, SS Mallick, B Pal, Prediction and optimization of nanoclusters-based thermal conductivity of nanofluids: Application of Box–Behnken design (BBD), Particulate Science and Technology 35 (3), 265-276,2017. (IF=2.62)
  10. Manpreet Kaur Aulakh, Nishi Arora, Ashish Kumar, Amjad Ali, and Bonamali Pal, Effect of Different Shapes of TiO2 Nanoparticles on the Catalytic Photodegradation of Salicylic Acid Under UV Light, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 17, 5303–5309 (2017) (IF=1.13)
  11. Sweta Sareen, Satnam Singh and B. Pal, Preparation, surface structural morphology and catalytic properties of uniformly dispersed Ag nanoparticle loaded mesoporous SBA-15, J. Nanoparticle Research, 18 (11), 332, 2016. (IF = 2.53)
  12. T Basu, B Pal, S Singh, Synthesis and Characterization of Ramipril Embedded Nanospheres of Biodegradable Poly-D, L-Lactide-co-Glycolide and Their Kinetic Release Study, Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine 8 (6), 2016, 444-449. (IF 0.5)
  13. Kundan Lal Rana, Soumya Mallick and Bonamali Pal, Prediction and Optimization of Nanoclusters Based Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids: Application of Box–Behnken Design (BBD), Particulate Science and Technology, 1-12, 2016. (IF = 2.62)
  14. Rayees A. Rather, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by plasmonic metal-TiO2 nanocatalysts under visible light irradiation, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 17 (2), 1210-1216,2017. (IF=1.13)  
  15. Jaspreet Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Influence of coinage and platinum group metal co-catalysis for the photocatalytic reduction of m-dinitrobenzene by P25 and rutile TiO2, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 397 (2015) 99-105. (IF = 5.08)
  16. Shweta Sareen, Vishal Mutreja, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Highly dispersed Au, Ag and Cu nanoparticles in mesoporous SBA-15 for highly selective catalytic reduction of nitroaromatics, RSC Advances, 5 (2015) 184-190. (IF =4.03)
  17. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Influence of thermal treatment and Au-loading on the growth of versatile crystal phase composition and photocatalytic activity of sodium titanate nanotubes, RSC Advances, 4 (2014) 51342 - 51348. (IF =4.03)
  18. Anila Monga and Bonamali Pal, Morphological and physicochemical properties of Ag–Au binary nanocomposites prepared using different surfactant capped Ag nanoparticles, RSC Advances, 5 (2015) 39954-39963. (IF =4.03)
  19. Nidhi Gupta, Pooja Bansal and Bonamali Pal, Metal ion-TiO2 nanocomposites for the selective photooxidation of benzene to phenol and cycloalkanol to cycloalkanone, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 10 (2015) 148-160. (IF =2.02)
  20. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, Woolen bun shaped CdS microspheres enfolded 1D nanowires for the superior photooxidation of dyes: A comparative case study, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 396 (2015) 15–22. (IF = 5.08)
  21. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Improved surface properties and catalytic activity of anisotropic shapes of photoetched Au nanostructures formed by variable energy laser exposure, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 395 (2014) 7–15. (IF = 5.08)
  22. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Stable anatase TiO2 formed by calcination of rice like titania nanorod at 800 0C and its high photocatalytic activity, RSC Advance, 4 (2014) 24704-24709. (IF =4.03)
  23. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, Core-Shell Structure of Metal Loaded CdS-SiO2 Hybrid Nanocomposites for Complete Photomineralisation of Methyl Orange by Visible Light. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 391 (2014) 158–167. (IF = 5.08)
  24. Bhupender Pal, Soumya Suddha Mallick and Bonamali Pal, Shape Dependent Thermal Conductivity of TiO2-Deionized Water and Ethylene Glycol Dispersion, Journal of Nanosci. Nanotech. 15, (2015) 3670-3676. (IF=1.13)
  25. Bonamali Pal, Shilpa Singla and Rohit Singh, Effect of Au and Pt deposition and thermal treatments on the photocatalytic activity of ZnS nanorods, International Journal of Nanoscience, 12 (2013). (IF = 1,28)
  26. Bonamali Pal, Sonia Rana and Rupinder Kaur, Influence of Different Reducing Agents on the Ag Nanostructures and Their Electrokinetic and Catalytic Properties, Journal of Nanosci. Nanotech. 15 (2015) 2753-2760. (IF=1.13)
  27. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Enhanced photocatalytic activity of as-prepared sodium titanates for m-dinitrobenzene reduction and sulfosulfuron oxidation. Journal of Nanosci. Nanotech. 14 (2014) 1–9. (IF=1.13)
  28. N. Gupta, N. Badhwar and B. Pal, Tailored morphology of hollow SiO2 matrix of different shapes and Au (core)-SiO2 (shell) nanocomposites prepared by CdS template, J Sol Gel Sci. and Tech., 68 (2013) 284–293. (IF= 2.6)0
  29. Anila Monga and Bonamali Pal, Sensitivity of the multiple functional moieties of amino acids for the self-assembly of Au nanoparticles on different physicochemical properties, Journal of Cluster Science 25 (2014) 1085–1098. (IF = 3.47)
  30. Nidhi Badhwar, Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, Photochemical fabrication of transition metal nanoparticles using CdS template and their co-catalysis effects for TiO2 photocatalysis, International Journal of Nanoscience, 12 (2013) 1350020 (IF = 1.13)
  31. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, Highly Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Au Nanorod-CdS Nanorod Heterocomposites, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 378 (2013) 246– 254 (IF = 5.08)
  32. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, Selective Photoreduction of p-Nitrophenol to p-Aminophenol by Au Deposited CdS Nanostructures of Different Shapes having Large Surface Area Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 13 (2013) 4917-4924. (IF=1.13)
  33. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, Photocatalytic activity of transition metal and metal ions impregnated TiO2 nanostructures for iodide oxidation to iodine formation Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 371 (2013) 48– 55 (IF = 5.08)
  34. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Bonamali Pal and Satnam Singh, "PAHs in Some Grounded Coffee Brands", Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185 (2013) 6459–6463 (IF = 3.30)
  35. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Bonamali Pal and Satnam Singh, Priority PAHs in orthodox black tea during manufacturing, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185 (2013) 6291–6294 (IF = 3.30)
  36. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, Superior Photoluminescence and Photocatalytic Activity of CdS (Core)-SiO2 (Shell) Nanostructures Obtained by CdS Photoetching and Au Deposition, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 13 (2013) 5069-5079 (IF=1.13)
  37. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, Study of excited charge carrier’s life time for the observed photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity of CdS nanostructures of different shapes, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 371 (2013) 77– 85. (IF = 5.08)
  38. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Size and shape dependent attachments of Au nanostructures to TiO2 for optimum reactivity of Au–TiO2 photocatalysis. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 355 (2012) 39–43, Editor’s Choice paper. (IF = 5.08)
  39. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, “Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Coinage Metal-Cadmium Sulfide Nanorod Composites under Sun Light Irradiation, Advanced Material Research, 678 (2013) 189-192.
  40. B. Pal, T. Torimoto, S. Ikeda, T. Shibayama, K. Sugawara, H. Takahashi and B. Ohtani, Photocatalytic preparation of of Encapsulated Gold-nanoparticles by Jingle-Bell-CdS -Silica nanoparticles. Topic in catalysis, 35 (2005) 321-325. (IF =2.91)
  41. B. Pal, T. Torimoto, K. Iwasaki, T. Shibayama, H.Takahashi, and B. Ohtani, Synthesis of Metal-Cadmium Sulfide Nanocomposites Using Jingle-Bell-Shaped Core-Shell Photocatalyst Particles. Journal of Appld Electrochem, 35 (2005) 751-756. (IF =2.80)
  42. Bunsho Ohtani, Bonamali Pal and Shigeru Ikeda, Photocatalytic organic syntheses: Selective cyclization of amino acids in aqueous, Catal. Surv. Asia, 7 (2003) 165-176. (IF = 2.96)
  43. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Enhanced photocatalytic activity of highly porous ZnO thin film, prepared by Sol-Gel process. Mater. Chem. and Phys., 76 (2002) 82-87. (IF = 4.77)
  44. B. Pal , T, Hata, H. Goto and G. Nogami,  Photodegradtion of O-Cresol using TiO2/Fe2O3 mixed oxide  photocatalyst and its study of intermediate photoproducts. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chemical, 169 (2001) 147-155. (IF = 5.08)
  45. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Preparation and characterisation of iron oxide thin film prepared by metal organic deposition from Fe(III) acetylacetonate; A. study of photocatalytic properties, Thin Solid Films, 379 (2000) 83-88 9 (IF = 2.35)
  46. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Photocatalytic degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons over thin film of highly porous TiO2 nanoparticles. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 160 (2000) 453-460. (IF = 5.08)
  47. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Photocatalytic formation of hydrogen peroxide over illuminated ZnO and TiO2 thin film. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 78 (2000) 233-241. (IF = 1.56)
  48. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Photocatalytic degradation of salicylic acid  using colloidal Fe2O3 particles, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 73 (1998) 269-273. (IF=3.71)
  49. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Reactivity of nano-size particles vis-a-vis large particles and their  application, Bull. Electrochem., 12 (1996) 219. (IF = 1.77)
  50. B. Pal and M. Sharon,  Photocatalytic bactericidal action of commercial grade Fe2O3 on pathogenic bacteria, Chem. & Environ. Res., 5 (1996) 51.
  51. B. Pal and S. Murugesan, O. P. D. Noronha, A. M. Samuel, K. Mukhopadhyaya and M. Sharon, anti-tumour activity of photoexcited nanosize semiconductor particles; comparision of carbon doped particulates with TiO2, J. Medical Physics. 20 (1995) 42.
  52. M. Sharon, B. Pal and D. V. Kamat, Photocatalytic killing of pathogenic bacterial cells using nanosized Fe2O3, International Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 1(2005) 365-368. (IF=4.099)
  53. B. Pal, T. TORIMOTO, B. OHTANI,  Photocatalytic Deposition of Metal Particles onto Silica‐coated Camium Sulfide Nanocomposites Having Jingle Bell Structure,. Denki Kagakkai Taikai Koen Yoshishu (Japanese Journal), 70 (2003) 356.
  54. Bonamali Pal and Rupinder Kaur, Facile synthesis of anisotropic Au nanostructures by laser irradiation and study their optical and electro-kinetic properties, Particulate Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis, 33 (2015) 139-144. (IF=2.62)
  55. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Satnam Singh, Bonamali Pal, Influence of thermal treatment on morphology and photocatalytic properties of Fe+3 incorprated Sodium Titnate nanotubes, Particulate Science and Technology, 33 (2015) 132-138. (IF=2.62)
  56. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, Influence of Au Photodeposition and Doping in CdS Nanorods: Optical and Photocatalytic study, Particulate Science and Technology, 33 (2015) 53-58. (IF=2.62)
  57. Bhupender Pal and Bonamali Pal, Influence of CuO Nanostructures on the Thermal Conductivity of DI water and Ethylene glycol based Nanofluids, Particulate Science and Technology, 33 (2015) 224-228. (IF=2.62)
  58. Anila Monga and Bonamali Pal, Enhanced stability, conductance and catalytic activity of Au nanoparticles via oxidative dissolution by KMnO4, Particulate Science and Technology, 33 (2015) 159-165. (IF=2.62)

 

  1. List of Conference paper/attended (80) national and International: (20)

                                                          

    1. Torimoto, T., Reyes, J. P., Iwasaki, K., Pal, B and Ohtani, B. Preparation of Silica-coated Cadmium Sulfide particles having a jingle-bell nanostructure by the size-selective photoetching, Asia, NANO(2002), 2002, November 27-29, Tokyo, Japan.
    2. Torimoto, T., Reyes, J. P., Iwasaki, K., Pal, B and Ohtani, B. Preparation of novel Silica-coated Cadmium Sulfide nanoparticles having adjustable void space by size-selective photoetching, The 225th ACS National meeting, 2003, March 23-27, New Orleans, USA.
    3. Pal. B., Torimoto, T., Iwasaki, K. and Ohtani, B. (2004): Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution using jingle-bell shaped cadmium sulfide core-silica shell nanoparticles. presented at the 206th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society; Fundamental Science and Technology of Photofunctional Interfaces Symposium at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 3-8.
    4. B. Pal, T. Torimoto, T. Shibayama, K. Sugawara, H. Takahashi and B. Ohtani, Photochemical Fabrication of Gold-Cadmium Sulfide Hybrid Nanocomposites Encapsulated in Silica Shells, Chemical Soeciety of Japan, Winter session of Hokkaido part, February 3-4, 2004.
    5. T. Torimoto, B. Pal and B. Ohtani, Photodeposition of Au nanoparticles onto silica-coated CdS nanocomposites of core-shell structures having void spaces, XXI st International Conference on Photoelectrochemistry, Nara, Japan, July 26-31, 2003.
    6. B. Pal, T. Torimoto and B. Ohtani, Photocatalytic deposition of Metal Particles onto Silica-coated Cadmium sulfide nanocomposites having Jingle bell structure, The Electrochemical Soeciety of Japan, Tokyo, Japan,  April 1-3, 2003.
    7. B. Pal, S. Ikeda and B. Ohtani, Selective production of L-Pipecolinic acid from L-Lysine by photocatalytic reaction of metal loaded titania particles, Chemical Soeciety of Japan, Waseda, Japan, March 26-29, 2002.
    8. B. Pal, Shigeru Ikeda and Bunsho Ohtani, Photocatalytic Reaction of Mercury(II) Sulfide Suspended or Immersed in an Aqueous Amino Acid Solution. Symposium on Nano-structured Materials and Advanced Functions: Post Symposiumo of International Conference on Colloid and Surface Science. Sapporo, November 10-11, 2000.
    9. B. Pal, Shigeru Ikeda and Bunsho Ohtani, Photocatalytic Reaction by Mercury(II) Sulfide in Aqueous Dispersion. Symposium on Photochemistry 2000, Sapporo, September 25-27, 2000.
    10. B. Pal, Shigeru Ikeda and Bunsho Ohtani, Photocatalytic Reaction by Natural Mercury(II) Sulfide Crystals Suspended in Aqueous Solutions The 86th Annual Meeting of Catalysis Society of Japan, Tottori, September 19-22, 2000
    11. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Decontamination of drinking water Ecoli/Cholera bacteria by photocatalytic processes.  The second international symposium on new trends in photoelectrochemistry, on March 22-24, 1994 at University of Tokyo, Japan.
    12. B. Pal, M. Sharon and  D. Kamat, Photochemical sterilization of microbial cells using colloidal Fe2O3 particles, The 11th international conference on photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy (IPS-11), on July 28-Aug. 02, 1996 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
    13. B. Pal, D. Kamat and M. Sharon, Photocatalytic mineralization of phenol, salicylic acid and disinfection of pathogenic bacteria from drinking water using visible light and collidal Fe2O3 particles, The first international conference and exhibition  on village electrification through renewable energy, on 3-5th march, 1997 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India.
    14. B. Pal, G. Nogami and M. Sharon , Photocatalytic degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons over thin film of TiO2 nanoparticles, The 49th annual meeting of International society of electrochemistry (ISE) on 13-18 september, 1998, at kitakyushu international conference center, Kitakyushu, Japan
    15. B. Pal, G. Nogami and M. Sharon, Photocatalytic degradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons sentised by highly porous ZnO thin film and study of intermediates photoproducts, The 12th international conference on photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy (IPS-12) on 9-14th august, 1998 at ICC, Berlin, Germany.
    16. M. Sharon and B. Pal, New trends in the photo-application of semiconductors in chemistry,  The symposium on new horizons and current opportunities in chemistry of materials organized by United States Educational foundation of India at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India, on 10-11 February 1994.
    17. B. Pal and M. Sharon, Presented at the 14th conference of the Indian Council of Chemists held at the Institute of Science, Bombay, 28-30th December 1995.
    18. B. Pal, M. Sharon and D. Kamat, Presented at the First international conference on Molecular association held at ther Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,India 18-20th March, 1996.
  2. B. Pal, Attended the 5th Global Knowledge Millennium Summit on Nanotechnology and Biotechnology, organized by Ministry of Science and Technology and Assocham, Govt. of India. held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 18-21 September, 2007.
  3. Size- and Structure-Dependent Photocatalytic Activities of Silica-Coated Cadmium Sulfide Composite Nanoparticles Having a Jingle Bell Structure”, Invited, Tsukasa Torimoto*, Bonamali Pal, Kentaro Iwasaki, and Bunsho Ohtani, 6th Asian Conference on Electrochemistry (ACEC 2008) (Taipei, Taiwan, 2008.5.11-14)
  4. B. Pal, R. K. Patel and B. Ohtani, Selective synthesis of L-pipecolinic acid from L-lysine by
  5. photocatalytic reaction of metal loaded Titania particles,  Presented to National Symposium on Green chemistry, Application in Science and Engineering (NSGC-2009) held at Thapar Universuty, Patiala on 5-6th February, 2009.
  6. B. Pal, B. Ohtani and T. Torimoto, Preparation of Jingle- bell–shape silica –coated cadmium sulfide (SiO2/CdS) nanocomposites and its high photocatalytic activity, Presented to conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering, 27-28 February, 2009 held at Thapar University.
  7. S. IKEDA, N. SUGIYAMA, B. PAL, G. MARCI, L. PALMISANO and B. OHTANI, Effect of charge recombination on photocatalytic activity of transition-metal-loaded titanium(iv) oxide suspended in aqueous solutions, International Symposium on Electrochemistry of Ordered Interfaces, August 24-26, 2000, Sapporo, Japan
  8. 24. N. Gupta, R. K. Patel and B. Pal, Photocatalytic oxidation of benzene to phenol by iron-titania binary composites, National Conference on Advances on Materials and Devices for Renewable Energy Sources, held at Jaipur Enginnering College, Jaipur, on 25-27th Feb. 2010.
  1. Bonamali Pal Tsukasa Torimoto, and Bunsho Ohtani, Preparation of Core-Shell Structure of Silica-Coated CdS Nanocomposites and Its Photocatalytic Properties under Visible Light Irradiation, IIT, Bombay-NateHCA -12th October 2007.
  1. Rohit Singh, Nidhi Gupta, Rupinder Kaur, Bonamali Pal “Preparation of Coinage Metal CdS Nanorod Composites and Their High Photocatalytic Activity” presented in International Conference of Nanotechnology and Its Application in Medical Sciences held at D.Y. Patil University, Kohlapur (Maharashtra) on 21st- 23rd October, 2010.
  2. Nidhi Gupta, Rabinder Kumar Patel, Rupinder Kaur, Rohit Singh, Bonamali Pal, Photocatalytic Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol by Iron-Titania Binary Composite” in International Conference of Nanotechnology and Its Application in Medical Sciences held at D.Y. Patil University, Kohlapur (Maharashtra) on 21st- 23rd October,2010.
  3. Rupinder Kaur, Nidhi Gupta, Rohit Singh, Bonamali Pal* “Catalytic Activity of Coinage Metal Nanoparticles as Co- Catalyst for TiO2 Photocatalysis” in International Conference of Nanotechnology and Its Application in Medical Sciences held at D.Y. Patil University, Kohlapur (Maharashtra) on 21st- 23rd October,2010.
  4. Inderpreet S. Grover, Vishal Mutreja, Bonamali Pal, Satnam Singh, Photocatalytic Degradation of Sulfosulfuron by Metal Loaded TiO2” in International Conference of Nanotechnology and Its Application in Medical Sciences held at D.Y. Patil University, Kohlapur (Maharashtra) on 21st- 23rd October,2010.
  5. 30. B. Pal and R. Singh, Highly Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Coinage Metal–Cadmium Sulfide Nanorod Composites, Presented to the Conference on Advance in Chemical Engineering (AChemE-2011), February 27-28, 2011, Thapar University, Patiala.
  6. 31. R. Kaur and B. Pal, Effect of Gold (Au) Nanoparticles Addition on the Rate of TiO2 Photocatalytic Reactions, Presented to the Conference on Advance in Chemical Engineering (AChemE-2011), February 27-28, 2011, Thapar University, Patiala.
  7. 32. Bonamali Pal*, Nidhi Gupta, Rupinder Makkar and Rohit Singh, Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Coinage Metal-Cadmium Sulfide Nanorod Composites under Sun Light Irradiation, presented to International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNN 2011) organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology and Centre for research and Advanced Studies of IPN-MEXICO on July 6-8, 2011. 
  8. 33. R. Kaur and B. Pal, Aggregation Effect of Gold Nanoparticles as Co-catalyst on TiO2 Photocatalysis, presented to National Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NANOSTECH2011, September 1-2, 2011, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala
  9. 34. R. Singh and B. Pal, Synthesis of CdS nanorods of different aspect ratio’s for photocatalytic reactions, presented to National Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NANOSTECH2011, September 1-2, 2011 Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala.
  10. 35. Nidhi Gupta*, Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, Study of Optical Property and Photocatalytic Activity of Silica Coated CdS Nanorods, presented to National Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NANOSTECH2011, September 1-2, 2011 Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala.
  11. 36. Inderpreet Singh Grover*, Vishal Mutreja, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Size and shape dependent synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and study their photocatalytic activity, presented to National Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NANOSTECH2011, September 1-2, 2011 Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala.
  12. 37. B. Pal, B. Ohtani and T. Torimoto, Preparation of Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles encapsulated in silica in silica nanosphere and its high photocatalytic activity presented in International Conference of Nanotechnology and Its Application in Medical Sciences held at D.Y. Patil University, Kohlapur (Maharashtra) on 21st- 23rd October, 2010.
  1. Bonamali Pal and Nidhi Gupta, Optical and photocatalytic properties of as-synthesized silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanocomposites of different shapes, presented to the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONSAT-2012,-Nanomission, Department of Science and Technology), organized by International Advanced Research Centre (ARCI), Hyderabad, Hotel TajKrishna, January 20-23, 2012.
  1. Bonamali Pal and Rohit Singh, Synthesis and characterization of different aspect ratio cadmium sulfide nanostructures and its photoresponsive activity, Presented to the International Conference of Nanoscience and Technolgy, NanoSciTech-2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 15-18 February, 2012.
  2. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, Effect of CdS core photoetching on optical and photoactivity of SiO2@CdS nanocomposites. Presented (Poster) to the International Conference of Nanoscience and Technolgy, NanoSciTech-2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 15-18 February, 2012.
  3. Rupinder Kaur and Bonamali Pal, Shape and size dependent co-catalytic activity of Au nanostructures imparting to TiO2 photoactivity. Presented (Poster) to the International Conference of Nanoscience and Technolgy, NanoSciTech-2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 15-18 February, 2012. awarded 2nd prize.
  4. Rohit Singh and Bonmali Pal, Photoresponsive properties of cadmium sulphide CdS nanorods of various aspect ratio formed by two different techniques. Presented (Poster) to the International Conference of Nanoscience and Technolgy, NanoSciTech-2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 15-18 February, 2012.
  5. Inderpreet Singh Grover and Bonamali Pal, Preparation and characterisation of TiO2 nanoparticles of different shapes and their comparative photoactivity. Presented (Poster) to the International Conference of Nanoscience and Technolgy, NanoSciTech-2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 15-18 February, 2012. awarded 2nd prize
  6. Bhupender Pal and Bonamali Pal, Synthesis of Alumina, Titania and Copper oxide nanoparticles and its application in nanofluids. Poster presentation to the International Conference of Nanoscience and Technolgy, NanoSciTech-2012, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 15-18 February, 2012.
  7. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, “Photoredox Property of SiO2@Cds Nanocomposites: Effect of Photoetched Core Size,” Poster presentation in National conference on Recent Advances in Chemical and Environmental Sciences (RACES-2013) on 31st January, 2013 held in Multani Mal Modi College Patiala, Punjab.
  8. Nidhi Gupta and Bonamali Pal, “Fabrication of Highly Porous Hollow Silica Nanostructures of Different Morphologies and Au (core)-SiO2 (shell) Nanocomposites using CdS Template,” Poster presentation National Symposium on New Frontiers in Chemistry on 15-16th February, 2013 held in Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
  9. Bhupender Pal and Bonamali Pal, “Effects of Volume Fraction, Temperature, and Sonication time on the Thermophysical Properties of Al2O3-Water Nanofluids,” Poster presentation in National Symposium on New Frontiers in Chemistry on 15-16th February, 2013 held in Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab.
  10. Bhupender Pal and Bonamali Pal, “Investigation of Thermal Conductivity of CuO-Water and Ethylene glycol Based Nanofluids,” Poster presentation in Emerging Technologies-Micro to Nano-2013, on 23-24th February, 2013 held in BITS Pilani, Goa.
  11. Jaspreet Kaur, Bonamali Pal, “Metal (Au, Ag, Pt) -TiO2 Nanocomposites for the Selective Photoreduction of m-Dinitrobenzene,” Poster presentation in Emerging Technologies-Micro to Nano-2013, on 23-24th February, 2013 held in BITS Pilani, Goa.
  12. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal, “Ag-Doped CdS Nanorods with the Enhanced Photoluminescence and Photoactivity,” Poster presentation in Emerging Technologies-Micro to Nano-2013, on 23-24th February, 2013 held in BITS Pilani, Goa.
  13. Rohit Singh and Bonamali Pal,“ Excited charge carrier’s lifetime controlled photoluminescence and photoactivity in CdS nanostructures, Oral presentation in National Symposium on New Frontiers in Chemistry on 15-16th February, 2013 held in Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab.
  14. Inderpreet Singh Grover Satnam Singh, Bonamali Pal*, “Shape Dependent Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of Titania Nanostructures,” Poster presentation in Emerging Technologies-Micro to Nano-2013, on 23-24th February, 2013 held in BITS Pilani, Goa.
  15. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Bonamali Pal and Satnam Singh*,“Priority PAHs in orthodox black tea manufacturing process”. Poster presentation to Recent Advances in Chemical and Environmental Sciences held at Modi College, Patiala on 31st Jan. 2013.
  16. Inderpreet Singh Grover, Bonamali Pal and Satnam Singh*, “Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some grounded coffee brands,” Poster presentation in National Symposium on New Frontiers in Chemistry on 15-16th February, 2013 held in Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab.
  1.  Anila and Bonamali Pal, ‘‘Effect of Shapes of Au Nanoparticles on TiO2 in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue,’’ Poster presentation in National Symposium on New Frontiers in Chemistry on 15-16th February, 2013 held in Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
  2. Bonamali Pal* and Rupinder Kaur, Influence of catalytic, co-catalytic and electro-kinetic properties on Au nanorods agglomeration in various polar solvents, National Conference on “Nanomaterials and Devices (NCONAD-2013) during October 3 – 5, 2013.,  Department of Physics, NIT Srinagar, Kashmir.
  3. Bonamali Pal* and Nidhi Gupta, Study of CdS photoetching and Au deposition on the luminescence and photoactivity of CdS (Core)-SiO2 (Shell) nanostructures, 5th Asian Conference on Colloid and Interface Science, November 20-23, 2013, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734 013, West Bengal, INDIA
  4. Anila Monga, Bonamali Pal, Hollow Ag-Au Bimetallic nanoparticles: Fabrication, Structure, Optical and Physicochemical properties International conference on Nanotechnology in the Service of Health, Environment and Society, Nanoscitech 2014 at Panjab University, Chandigarh on 13-15 Feb, 2014
  5. Anila Monga Bonamali Pal , Effect of capping agents on the morphology, opto-electronics and physicochemical properties of Ag-Au bimetallic nanocomposites, International Conference on recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology-2014” ICRANN-2014, 15-16 December, 2014, Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi- 110067, India
  6. AnilaMonga and Bonamali Pal, Morphological Study of Ag-Au Bimetallic Nanostructures Prepared from Various Surfactants Capped Ag nanoparticles for Improved Catalytic Activity, National Seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciencesheld at Punjabi University (SACOS), Patiala on 19-20 Feb, 2015.
  7. Bhupender Pal and Bonamali Pal, Consequence of Morphology, Solvents and pH on the Dispersion Stability and Thermal Conductivity of WO3-aqueous suspension, National Seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciencesheld at Punjabi University (SACOS), Patiala on 19-20 Feb, 2015.
  8. JaspreetKaur and Bonamali Pal, Enhanced Photoreduction of Nitro-aromatics by Pure Rutile Nanorods, National Seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciencesheld at Punjabi University (SACOS), Patiala on 19-20 Feb, 2015.
  9. TanushreeBasu and Bonamali Pal, Preparation and Study of Entrapment Efficiency and Release Profile of Antihypertensive Drug through Poly-D,L-lactide-co-glycolide polymer, National Seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciencesheld at Punjabi University (SACOS), Patiala on 19-20 Feb, 2015.
  10. Rayees Ahmed, Bonamali Pal and Satnam Singh,Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue by Plasmonic Ag-TiO2Nanocatalyst under Visible Light Irradiation,National Seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciencesheld at Punjabi University (SACOS), Patiala on 19-20 Feb, 2015.
  11. ShwetaSareen, Vishal Mutreja, Satnam Singh and Bonamali Pal, Highly dispersed Au nanoparticles in mesoporous SBA-15 for highly selective nitroaromatic reduction,National Seminar on Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciences held at Punjabi University (SACOS), Patiala on 19-20 Feb, 2015.
  12. T. Basu and B. Pal, New frontiers in chemical sciences 01, on 15thNovember, 2014, Khalsa College, Patiala.
  13. T. Basu and B. Pal Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciences-2015, on 19th -20th February, Punjabi University, Patiala.
  14. T. Basu and B. Pal International conference on Nanoscience and technology- 2016 (ICONSAT-2016), on 29th Feb- 2nd Mar, 2016, IISER, Pune.
  15. T. Basu and B. Pal Workshop on XRD, organized by Pan analytical, in Chemistry Department, Delhi University, 2014.
  16. T. Basu and B. Pal GIAN workshop, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2016
  17. Rayees Ahmad, B. Pal, National workshop on “Advanced Techniques for Surface Characterization” held at Thapar University, Patiala
  18. Rayees Ahmad, B. Pal, 2nd National conference on “Microscopy in Material Science AMST-2016” at Thapar University, Patiala
  19. Rayees Ahmad, B. Pal, 8th National Seminar on “New Paradigm in Chemical Sciences-Synthetic and Analytical Perspective-2016” at Dept. of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala
  20. Rayees Ahmad, B. Pal, International Conference on Nano Bio Interface-2016 at JNU, New Delhi
  21. Ritika Chhabra International conference on Nanoscience and technology- 2016 (ICONSAT-2016), on 29thFeb- 2nd Mar, 2016, IISER, Pune.
  22. R.C. Prajapat National workshop on “Advanced Techniques for Surface Characterization” held at Thapar University, Patiala
  23. R.C. Prajapat 8th National Seminar on “New Paradigm in Chemical Sciences-Synthetic and Analytical Perspective-2016” at Dept. of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala
  24. R.C. Prajapat 2nd National conference on “Microscopy in Material Science AMST-2016” at Thapar University, Patiala
  25. 79, R.C. Prajapat International Conference on Nano Bio Interface-2016 at JNU, New Delhi.
  26. R.C. Prajapat GIAN workshop, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2016
  27. Sakshi Bhardwaj, GIAN workshop, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2016
  28. 82, Manpreet Kaur Aulakh, International conference on frontiers at the Chemistry Allied Sciences Interface-2016, University of Rajasthan
  29. National workshop on “Advanced Techniques for Surface Characterization” held at Thapar University, Patiala
  30. 84. International conference on nano for energy and water & Indo French workshop on water monitoring, University of Petroleum Dehradun Feb, 22-24 2017.
  31. 85. RA. Rather and B. Pal, National workshop on hydrogen energy at National institute of solar energy, Gurugram Haryana , 23-24 Jan 2017.
  32. 86. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper presentation in HETIS held at Punjab University Chandigarh 29th- 30th Sep 2016
  33. 87. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper presentation (Oral) in an International Conference on Nanotechnology for better living (NIT Srinagar and IITKanpur ) held at NIT Srinagar 25-29 May 2016
  34. 89. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper presentation (Poster) at In NanoBio Interface (International Conference) held at JNU New Delhi 18-20 Mar 2016
  35. 90. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper presentation (Poster) in second conference on microscopy in material science (AMST),Thapar University Patiala. 25-27 Feb 2016.
  36. 91. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper Presentation (Poster) in 8th seminar on NPICS:SAP-2016 held at Punjabi University Patiala 04-05 Feb 2016
  37. 92. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Participated in workshop on electrochemical technologies in hydrogen production and utilization for electrical energy at IIT Delhi 8-9th Dec 2015
  38. 93. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Participated in national workshop on advanced techniques for surface characterization at Thapar University Patiala
  39. 94. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper presentation in 7th national seminar SACOS-2015 at Punjabi University Patiala 19-20 Feb 2015
  40. 95. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Participated in workshop on X-Ray duffractometry held at Delhi University 25-26th Sep. 2014
  41. 96. RA. Rather and B. Pal, Paper Presentation (Oral) in 1st national conference NFCS-01 held at Khalsa College Patiala Nov 15 2014
  42. 97. A. Bathla and B. Pal; Catalytic selective hydrogenation and cross coupling reaction using polyvinylpyrrolidone capped nickel nanoparticles; International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and  Nanotechnology ICANN-2017, IIT, Guwahati, 18-21 December, 2017; Poster presentation.
  43. 98. M. Kaur Aulakh and B. Pal; To study the effect of different morphologies of TiO2 on the photodegradation of Salicylic acid; VIth National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 6-7 March, 2017; Poster presentation.
  44. 99. S. Bhardwaj and B. Pal; Ag-Cu co-deposited TiO2 photocatalyst: better synergy, crystallinity and efficient degradation rates; Thematic Conference in Chemical Sciences (TC2S), IIT, Ropar, 15-16 May, 2017; Poster presentation.
  45. 100. Aadil Bathla and Manpreet kaur Aulakh attended the GIAN Workshop held at Punjab University, Chandigarh entitled as Nanostructured metal oxides for sensing and environmental applications. 6-10 August, 2018

 

  1. Conference organized:

 

(i) A one day seminar on “Basics and Applications of Instrumentation Techniques in Chemistry” has been organized by SCORE (Society of Chemists for the Promotion of Research and Education), a part of School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, on 18th February 2013 in C-Hall, Thapar University-Patiala.

(II)  National Conference on Innovative Molecules for Sustainable Future (NCIMSF-2013) October 24th -26th, 2013, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala

 

  1. Invited Lectures: (31)

 

  1. Deliver an invited talk to the Professor Ram Chand Paul IVth National Annual Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemistry, held at Department of Chemistry, Punjab University, Chandigarh, on February 19-20, 2008.
  2. Deliver an invited talk to the Chemistry Department of IIT Delhi on 8th November, 2007.
  3. Deliver an invited talk to the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science, Kolkata on 28th March, 2006.
  1. Deliver an invited talk entitled ‘Nano-TiO2 Photocatalysis; A Green Technology Applications in Industry and Modern Civic Life’ to the National seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology on 5-6th February, 2011, organized by Department of Environmental Science And Department of Chemistry, VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE, Thakurpukur, Kolkata.
  2. Deliver an invited talk entitled ‘Recent Innovations of Nanotechnology and its Applications in Diverse Field’ to FDP organized by Rayat-Bahra Institute, Ropar, sponsored by PTU on 20th July, 2011.
  3. Deliver an invited talk entitled “Optical & Photocatalytic Properties of Silica Coated Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles of Different Shapes” to National Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NANOSTECH2011, September 1-2, 2011, Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala
  4. Deliver an invited talk entitiled: Some anisotropic nanostructures of metal and semiconductor for highly enhanced photophysical and photochemical properties, International conference on interdisiciplenary area with chemical sciences (ICIACS-2013), 30th October-01 November, 2013 , Organized by Panjab University, Chandigarh and Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali.
  5. Deliver an invited talk entitiled: Photocatalytic and electro-kinetic properties of as-prepared titania nanostructures having different surface structures and crystal phases, Advanced oxidation Process, AOP-2013, November 21-23, 2013,Chemical Engineering Department, Thapar University, Patiala.
  6. Delivered an invited talk entitled ‘’Enhanced optical and photocatalytic properties of various metal and semiconductor nanocatalysts of different morphology’’ to One day workshop on "Recent advancements in functional materials" sponsored by TEQIP-II at PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh on 26th April, 2013.
  7. Delivered an invited talk entitled ‘Anistropic metal and semiconductor nanostructures of different morphology for enhanced optical and photocatalytic properties to Powder, Granule and Bulk Solid: Inovations and Applications (PGBSIA 2013), Nov 28-30, Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar University Patiala.
  8. Delivered an invited talk entitled ‘Different Shapes of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures Exhibit Improved Catalysis ActivityNational Conference on Emerging Horizons in Science and Technology, (EHST-2014) organized by Sri GuruGranth Sahib World University, Fategarh Shaib and Punjab Academey of Science, 18th January, 2014.
  9. 12. Delivered four invited talk regarding nanostructures materials and their photoactivity to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, March 10-13,2014.
  10. Delivered an invited talk entitled Preparation, characterization, optical, electro-kinetic and catalytic properties of bimetallic Au-Ag core-shell nanostructures to the National Seminar on RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEMICAL RESEARCH (RACR-14), March 20-21, 2014 organized by Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791 112, Arunachal Pradesh.
  11.  Deliver an expert talk entitled “Anisotropic nanostructures of various metals and semiconductors for highly improved physicochemical properties” to Faculty Development Programme (FDP) under TEQIP-II on 04th August, 2014. Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  12. Bonamali Pal, Delivered a talk entitledEnhanced physicochemical propertiers of transition metal and semiconductor nanostructures of different sizes and shape, New Frontier of Chemical Sciences, NFCS-01, Khalsa College, Patiala, 15 Nov. 2014.
  13. Bonamali Pal, deliverer an invited talk entitled Preparation and characterization of bimetallic Au-Ag core-shell nanocomposites for improved physicochemical properties. Second International conference on nanotechnology (ICNT-2015), 19-22 February, 2015 at Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal,
  14. Bonamali Pal, Deliver an invited talk, TiO2 photocatalysis, A green technology application in industry, organic synthesis and bacteria killing,  National Seminar on Green Chemistry-II, G. H. G Khalsa College Ludhiana, Punjab March 25-26, 2015.
  15.  Bonamali Pal, Invited Talk, Metal-TiO2 nanocomposite photocatalysts for enhanced oxidative and reductive properties under UV/Visible/Sunlight irradiation, AOP,15-16 October, 2015.  Dr SSBUICET Panjab University Chandigarh.
  16. Metal-TiO2 nano-photocatalysts for detoxification of toxic pesticides, dyes, polyaromatics pollutants and bacteria under UV-sunlight irradiation, UAE International Conference on Pollution Control & Sustainable Environment April 25-26, 2016 Dubai.
  17. Bonamali Pal, Deliver an invited talk, Concept and Impact of Nanoscience in Chemistry and Civic Life, Vivekanada College, Kolkata, 6th Jan., 2016.
  18. Bonamali Pal, Deliver an invited talk, Metal/Semiconductor nanostructures of different morphology exhibit selective photoreduction of nitroaromatics 8th National Seminar NEW PARADIGM IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES: SYNTHETIC AND  ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES NPICS: SAP-2016, February 04-05, 2016, Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002 (Punjab)
  19. IIT roorkee March 5-7 2016 ICMA-2016 4 -7thMarch  Anisotropic nanostructures of metals and semiconductors for improved photophysical and chemical properties
  20. National conference in Sanmati Govt. college, Ludhiana March 26 2016, Anisotropic nanostructures of different metals and semiconductors for improved catalysis and photocatalysis reactions Jadavpur University, March 18 2016, Invited lecture.
  21. B. Pal, International Conference on "Harnessing Engineering, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Growth” (HETIS-2016), Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, September 30th to 1st October 2016.
  22. B.Pal, Powder, Key Note lecture: Granule, Bulk Solid: Innovations and Applications, PGBSIA, 1-3 December, 2016, Jaipur, Mech. Engg. Dept. Thapar University.
  23. B. Pal, Photocatalytic water splitting and greener synthesis of industrially important nitro organics using solar energy, One Day   Symposium On Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage 14th August, 2017, PDPU, Department of Solar Energy, Solar Research & Development Center Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382007
  1. B, Pal, Tunable control of nanoparticle morphology for highly efficient catalysis and Photocatalysis reactions, Intl. Confn. NECSA 2018, PDPU, Gangdhinagar, 29-31 Jan,2018. Gujrat,
  2. Bonamali Pal participated and presented an invited lecture entitled “Greener and selective synthesis of various aromatic amines by TiO2 Nano catalyst under light irradiation” to an International conference 30th World Nano Conference” “Invention and Innovation of New Concepts in the Field of Nanotechnology” Nano 2019, held in  May 20-21, 2019 Zurich, Switzerland.
  3. Bonamali Pal, Photocatalytic selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics/organics by metal-TiO2 nanocatalysts under UV-solar light irradiation" Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on “Frontiers in Material Sciences” “Frontiers in Material Sciences, 9-10th October 2020, School of Chemistry, GM University, Sambalpur, Odisha
  4. Bonamali Pal, Highly Selective and Greener  Synthesis of Industrially Important Organics by Nanocatalysts under UV-Solar Irradiation Nanoconnect 1.0 Environment, Energy and Water".NSTC, September 30th, 2020, Noida.
  5. Bonamali Pal, Superior co-catalysis effects of binary/bimetallic/metal ions nanodeposits over TiO2 for its improved physico-chemical and photocatalytic properties ,12th National Conference on "Chemical and Environmental Sciences: Advanced Innovations - 2020" (CES: AI-2020) on February 19-20, 2020, Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University, Patiala

 

  1. M.SC/ME/MTech Thesis Supervision: (52)

 

1. Photocatalytic activity of Iron-Titania and SiO2-Titania mixed oxide photocatalysts, (T Hata, K Goto, Japan)

B.Tech

1999

PI

 

2. Photocatalytic killing of  Escherichia coli using metal loaded titania particles made by two different   Techniques (Kunal Angrish)

M.Sc

2009

PI

3. Photoinactivation of Agrobacterium, Yeast and Photomineralization of amino acids by metal loaded titania hybrid particles (Isha Singh)

M.Sc

2009

PI

4. Study of Photocatalytic Organic Functional Group Transformation by Metal-CdS Composite Particles (Ketiki Shrivastav)

M.Sc

2009

PI

5. Photocatalytic transformation of organic functional groups by various metal-loaded titania catalysts (Nidhi Gupta)

M.Sc

2009

PI

6. Photocatalytic degradation and incineration of pyrene (Malka Rani)

M.Sc

2009

Co-PI

7. Photocatalytic degradation of N-heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Jasmeet Kaur)

M.Sc

2010

PI

8. Photocatalytic oxidation of cycloalkanol to cycloalkanone by metal loaded TiO2 (Puja Bansal)

M.Sc

2010

PI

9. Synthesis of metal nanoparticles and their size effect as a co-catalysts for metal-TiO2 photocatalytic reaction (Ritu Bala)

M.Sc

2010

PI

10. Template synthesis of transition metal nanoparticles and their applications as co-catalyst in TiO2 photocatalytic reactions  (Nidhi Rani)

M.Sc

2011

PI

11. Size and Shape Dependent Photocatalytic Activity of Au and Pt Deposited-Zinc Sulfide Nanocomposites (Shilpa Singla)

M. Sc

2011

PI

12. Shape and size dependent bactericidal activity of photoirradiated TiO2 nanostructures(Gunveen Wadhwa)

M. Sc

2011

Co-PI

13. Ag nanoparticle incorporated mesoporous SBA-15 (Sandeep Batish, Reg. No: 301002014)

M.Sc

2012

Co-PI
  1. Optical, Catalytic and Electrokinetic properties of Ag nanoparticles of different sizes  

(Sonia)                                 

M.Sc

2012

PI

15. Adsorption and photodegradation kinetics of Eriochrome-Black-T by different morphology of TiO2 catalyst.(Sandeep Kaur)

M.Sc

2013

PI

16. An Experimental Investigation into Stability and Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids ME thesis thermal eng. By APOORVA SINGH ROLL NO: 801183004 and Dr. S S Mallick

M.Tech

2013

ME

Co-PI

17. Effect of Coinage Metal (Au, Ag & Cu) Loading on CdS Nanorod Composites for   Photoreduction of Nitro Organics by Shubhpreet kaur, Reg. No. 301202012                                                                              

M.SC

2014

PI

18. Catalytic and co-catalytic activity of different shapes and sizes of platinum nanostructures, Madhuri Regn. No:-301202007

M.Sc

2014

Co-PI

19. Photocatalytic degradation of aliphatic acids by TiO2, (Manpreet)

M.Sc

2014

Co-PI

20. Preparation and characterization of DNA-Gold nanocomposites for metal ion detection Khyati Rana 601204013/

M.Tech

2014

Co-PI

21. Photocatalytic degradation of carbohydrates (Kiran)

M.Sc

2014

Co-PI

22. Biosynthesis of Selenium (Se) nanoparticles and their use as co-catalyst for Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) photocatalysed degradation of dye  (Saniya Aluwalia)

M.Sc.

2015

Co-PI

Dr. Tezo DBT
23. Carbohydrate-directed Synthesis of Silver and Copper Nanoparticles, and their Antibacterial Property (Ramandeep Kaur)

M.Sc.

2015

Co-PI

Dr. N. Das 

24. Synthesis Of Different Morphological Nanostructures Of Titanium Dioxide And To Study Their Photocatalytic Applications (Nishi Arora)

M.Sc.

2015

Co-PI SCBC

Dr.  A Ali

25. Removal of Toxic Metal Ions from Industrial Waste Water by PhotoDepositionon P-25 TiO2 Nanoparticles, Udita Wadhwa (Roll No. 301402022)

M.Sc

2016

 PI

26. Synthesis of Silver Coated Silica Based Nano-fluids and to study their Thermo-Physical Properties and Heat Transfer Application Milan, Roll no 301402010)  

M.Sc

2016

Co PI

S. Mallick

27. Tamanna Poonia. Regd. No.: 301502035, Sunlight driven photodegradation of methyl orange by CuO and CuO-TiO2 nanostructures

M.Sc

2017

PI

28. Devanshi Tinna, Roll no: 301502012, Different morphologies of MnO2 nanostructures for the photocatalytic oxidation and photoreduction

M.Sc.

2017

PI

29..Deepak Singla, 301602013 Extraction and characterization of hardness causing minerals present in tap water to study its adsorption and catalysis

MSC

2018

PI

30..Deeksha, 301602012, Influence of Ag-Cu binary metal photo deposition over TiO2 on its photocatalytic activity under Sunlight irradiation

MSC

2018

S. Singh

B. Pal

31..Diksha Sharma, 301602016) Effect of Time and Amount of Ag Co-Catalyst Photodeposition over TiO2 on Photo catalytic Properties

MSC

2018

S. Singh

B. Pal

32..Alisha Vaishnav  /301607003, Biosynthesized Selenium co-catalyst for Improved Photocatalytic activity of Se-ZnO Nanocomposites

MSC

Biochem

2018

PI

Co-PI  N. Tezo

33..Dimple/ 301602017 Photocatalytic Degradation of Paraquat Herbicide and Printing Tie Dye under UV/Sunlight by Graphene Oxide-TiO2 Nanocomposites

MSC

2018

PI

34..Rudra 301602036, Photo-induced Oxidation and Reduction by Plasmonic Ag-TiO2 nanocomposites under UV/Sunlight

MSC

2018

R. Prakash

B. Pal

35..Ms. Aarti (1709203001) Influence of oxidation states of Mn+n and Cr+n co-catalytic loading on the photoactivity properties of M+n-CeO2 nanocompostises under sunlight irradiation,Division of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Science, GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY, Uttar Pradesh

MSC

 

2019

PI

36. Fluorometric sensing of Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions by Ag-DNA nanocomposite (Fiza-Roll no 301707007-)

MSc Biochem

2019

Co-PI/Dr. N Das

37. Davinder Kaur ,Roll No. 301702041, Photocatalytic activity of Cr(VI) and  Mn(VII) loaded CaCO3 under sunlight radiation

MSc

2019

Co-PI

38. Mehak Bansal(Roll No. 301702020) Study of adsorption efficiency of different metal ions over CaCO3 extracted from tap water

MSc

2019

Co-PI

39. Himanshi (Roll No. 301702014) Preparation of Ni nanocatalyst for improved hydrogenation of nitro-aromatics

MSc

2019

PI

40. Jyotsna (Roll No. 301702017) Influence of preparative conditions on the surface structure and photoactivity of ZnS under UV/Sunlight

MSc

2019

PI

41. Venika Madaan. (Reg.No. 301802043) Preparation of Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxides and adsorption of Cr (VI) ions

MSc

2020

PI

42. PALLAVI (R. NO: 301802030) Studies on removal of Bisphenol S pollutant from its aqueous solution by zeolite adsorbent

MSc

2020

Co-PI and  S. Barman

43. Komal Jaswal(Roll No. 301802018) Preparation of CaO Nanoparticles from Tap Water Distillation

MSc

2020

Co-PI and  S. Singh

45. Divya Goel (Roll No. 301802011) Synthesis of Nickel Titanate (NiTiO3) Nanoparticles and Comparison of its Photocatalytic Activity with TiO2 Nanoparticles

MSc

2020

Co PI and S Singh

46. MUSKAN SINGLA (301902019), Layered Double Hydroxides as efficient Adsorbent and Photocatalysts

MSc

2021

Co-PI and S. Singh

47. Himanshu Goyal (301902007), A brief review on recent advancements in photocatalytic activity of TiO2-Zeolite composite for purification of water

MSc

2021

Co-PI and S. Barman

48. Muskan Saini (301902018) , Recent advances on metal titanates (MgTiO3 and ZnTiO3) and their applications

MSc

2021

PI

49. Nandini (302002009)Preparation of Ag2CO3 and Ag2CO3/TiO2 nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications,

MSc

2022

PI

50. Jasmine Kaur (302002005) Effect of Au photo-deposition on Ni-Al layered double hydroxide/g-C3N4 composites for photocatalytic application

MSc

2022

Co-PI

(S, Singh)

51. Preparation, Characterisation and Adsorption properties of Graphene-oxide@Ni-Al layered double hydroxide composites, Priyanak, Reg. no 302102015

M.Sc

2023

Co-PI

S. Singh

52. Photocatalytic activity of graphene oxide(GO)@Ag-ZnO nanocomposite under visible light irradiation, Mansimran Kaur, Reg. 302102008

M.Sc.

2023

PI

 

  1. Ph.D. thesis Supervision: 17 completed Ph.D. and 11 Ph.D. students currently pursuing

 

  1. Silica Coated Metal-CdS Hybrid Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Reactions by Nidhi Gupta  (Regd. No. 900909004)

Ph.D. awarded on 12/11/2013

  1. Synthesis of Au/Ag-CdS nanostructures– Effect of size and shape on photocatalytic activity by Rohit Singh

Ph.D. awarded on 20/11/2014
  1. Optical and Catalytic properties of synthesized coinage metals nanoparticles as Co-catalysts for TiO2 photocatalysis by Rupinder Kaur (900909011)

Ph.D. awarded on 19th July, 2014
  1. Photocatalytic Degradation of Some Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Metal Doped Titania Nanoparticles by Inderpreet Singh Grover (900909010)

Ph.D. awarded on 11/11/2014
  1. Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Binary/Core-Shell Coinage Metal(s) Nanostructures by Anila (Regd. No. 901109001) URB-2nd March.-2013

Ph.D. awarded on April 2016
  1. Metal Oxide Based Nanofluids: Effect of Shapes, Silica Coating and Laser Irradiation on Thermal Conductivity by Bhupender Pal (Regn. No. 901109007) URB-13nd March.-2013

 Ph.D. awarded on   December ,2015
  1. Photocatalytic Reduction of Nitroaromatics by Bare/Metal-TiO2 Nanostructures by Jaspreet Kaur (Regn. No. 901109005) URB-2nd March.-2013

 Ph.D.  awarded on    August 2015
  1. Synthesis and Catalytic Applications of  Transition  Metal  Incorporated Mesoporous Materials            Shweta Sareen (Regn. No.901109003) URB-2nd March.-2013

Ph.D. awarded on  July 2016
  1. Plasmonic metal-TiO2 nanocatalysts for water splitting under visible light irradiation, Rayees Ahmad Rather, (Regn. No. 901309011)

Ph.D. awarded Sep 2017
  1. Entrapment Efficiency and Release Kinetics of Antihypertensive Drug via Biodegradable Polymer Nanoparticles -Tanusree Basu, July 2014

 Ph.D. awarded 28 May, 2019

    Ms. Manpreet Kaur Aulakh ( Regn.No. 901509005 17th February, 2017

  1.  Influence of size-dependent band energetics of different TiO2 morphologies for selective photoreduction of some functional groups

Ph.D. awarded on 17th May 2021
  1. Samriti Thakur, (901509011) Surface structural, electrokinetic, adsorption and catalysis properties of CaO and Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 prepared from natural resources

Ph.D. awarded on 25 October 2021
  1. Ms. Sakshi Bhardwaj,, Regn. No. 901509019, Influence of variable oxidation states of certain metals on the adsorption, electrokinetic and photocatalytic properties of M+n-TiO2 nanocatalysts

Ph.D. awarded on 14, January 2021
  1. Aadil Bhatla (Regn. No. 901609016) Bimetallic core@shell nanostructures of different galvanic metals for the improved catalysis and co-catalysis

Ph.D. awarded on 5 Jan 2021
  1. Pooja Kumari (Regn. No: 901809019) Bi2O3-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposites and Their Adsorption and Photocatalytic Properties

Ph.D. awarded on Feb7, 2023
  1. Manjusha (Reg. No. 901809017) Synergic effect of metal loading and graphene oxide on metal titanates for enhanced photocatalytic activity

IRB held on 11 Sept. 2020 (PI)

Thesis submitted Sept., 2023
  1. Harpreet Kaur (Reg. No.901809014) Influence of g-C3N4 and metal loading on layered double hydroxides for their improved adsorption and photocatalytic properties

Thesis submitted Feb 2023.

 
  1. Jemini Dogra, Reg. No 902009022, Tuning the photocatalytic activity of layered double hydroxides with loading of certain transition metals-metal oxides nanocomposites.

IRB held on 27-10-21 (CoPI Satnam Singh)

 
  1. Shreya Sharma , Regn NO 901909033, Preparation of protein-based bionanocomposites and evaluation of their physico-chemical properties"

IRB held on 25-11-2020, CoPI Dr. N. Das
  1. Palak Soni, (Reg. No.902009016), Photocatalytic oxidation of nitrogen-containing fertilizers using cyclodextrin and reduced graphene oxide modified metal-TiO2 nanocomposites

IRB held on 25-11-21  CoPI-R.K. Das
  1. Ridhima Sharma, Roll no: 902009030, Preparation of zeolite/TiO2/Fly Ash/Metal Nanocomposites for better adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

IRB held on 26-04-2022, Co-PI S. Barman
  1. Davinder Kaur, Regn. No. 902009029, Coal derived graphene oxide (GO) coated metalTiO2 nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications

IRB held on 26-04-2022 Dr. William Reynolds Professor (VT,USA
  1. Prity Rohila, Graphitic carbon and Regn No. 902009014 Graphitic carbon and bimetallic bismuth oxide composites for adsorption and photocatalytic removal of toxic pollutants

IRB held on 17-05-2022, Co-PI R.K. Das
  1.  Mehak Bansal, Regn. No: 902109011, Tuning the photocatalytic and adsorption properties of Biopolymer-Layered Double Hydroxide Composites

IRB held on 19th October, 2022
  1. Sukhandeep Snadhu, (Reg no. 902009025) Preparation and characterization of coinage metal loaded 1-Dimensional ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications

IRB held on 10 Nov, 2022
  1. Sikha Rani, (902209002) Photocatalytic water splitting and dehydrogenation of waste alcohols

IRB not held

 

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