Dr. Indrajit Sinha
Associate Professor
Department/School/Unit Name
Department of Chemistry, IIT-BHU
Phone No(s): 05427165260, 05427165265
Email: isinha.apc@iitbhu.ac.in
Area of Interest: Experimental and computational studies on adsorption, nanocatalysis and photocatalysis.
My research includes experimental and computational research in adsorption, catalysis, and photocatalysis. The current focus of our group is the design and development of specific photocatalysis/catalysis/adsorption application-based materials. I also work on computational materials science problems. Computational techniques used by my group include classical molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, and DFT calculations.
| Authors | Title | Name of the Journal | Vol | Page | Year |
| Nivedita Singh, Uttam Kumar, Neha Jatav, and Indrajit Sinha* | Photocatalytic Degradation of Crystal Violet on Cu, Zn Doped BiVO4 Particles | Langmuir |
2024 Published online https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c04039 |
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| Uttam Kumar, Anshu Shrivastava and Indrajit Sinha* | In situ use of photocatalytically produced H2O2 for Fenton degradation of organic pollutants | Catalysis Science & Technology |
2024 Published online DOI 10.1039/d3cy01769a |
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| D. Kumar, N.S. Anuraag, C. Mohapatra, U. Kumar, Debashish Sarkar, M. Vasundhara, I. Sinha, C. Upadhyay, N.K. Prasad | r-GO coated magnetic high entropy alloy/oxide nanocomposites as highly efficient Fenton and photo-Fenton catalysts | Ceramics International | 50[7] | 12146-12150 |
1st April 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.01.118 |
| S. Singh, A. Shrivastava, D. K. Singh, M. Yadav, V. Singh, V. Rathour, A. Tiwari, Indrajit Sinha*, V. Ganesan* | ZnMn2O4 spinel nanocrystals-decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes for oxygen reduction: Experimental and theoretical studies on the strong coupling facilitated four-electron selectivity | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 56 | 188 |
22nd February 2024 Share link: https://authors.elsevier.com/ |
| A. Khandelwal, D. Khan, J. Kuntail, Indrajit Sinha* | Ag-based bimetallic clusters as catalysts for p-nitrophenol reduction by glycerol: A DFT investigation | International Journal of Quantum Chemistry | 124[1] | e27237 |
5th January 2024 DOI:10.1002/qua.27237 |
| Uttam Kumar and Indrajit Sinha* | Visible light photo-Fenton degradation of p-nitrophenol on Ag/Fe3O4/WO3 nanocomposites: Experimental and molecular dynamics investigations | Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering | 11[6] | 111280 |
December 2023 Share Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/ |
| S. Pradhan, N. S. Anuraag, N. Jatav, Indrajit Sinha, and N. K. Prasad | Magnetic Ni@C nanoadsorbents for methyl orange removal from water | Enivronmental Science and Pollution Research | 30 | 118634-118646 |
December 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30588-4 |
| Anshu Shrivastava, Jyoti Kuntail, Uttam Kumar, Indrajit Sinha* | Co-adsorption mechanism of organic pollutants on NiFe2O4 /GO nanostructures: Experimental and molecular dynamics studies | Journal of Molecular Liquids | 389 | 122932 |
November 2023 Share Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/ |
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P. Gautam, A. K. De, M. D. Rao, Indrajit Sinha, C. K. Behera, K. K. Singh |
Waste remediation: Low‑temperature synthesis of hybrid Cu(OH)2/CuO and CuO nanostructures from spent printed circuit boards and their dye degradation studies | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
Published online in August 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29005-7 |
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| Shaili Pal, Ajay Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Rajiv Prakash, Indrajit Sinha* | Visible light photo-Fenton catalytic properties of starch functionalized α-FeOOH/β-FeOOH/Cu2O p-n-p heterojunction nanostructures | Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing | 167 | 107766 | August 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2023.107766 |
| S Kumar, J Kuntail, D K Sahu, V S Yadav and I Sinha* | Green synthesis of curcumin functionalized Au nanoparticles by visible light photo-reduction | Indian J Phys | 97(9) | 2727–2733 | August 2023 DOI:10.1007/s12648-023-02617-y |
| P. Gautam, A. K. De, Indrajit Sinha, C. K. Behera, K. K. Singh | Genesis of copper oxide nanoparticles from waste printed circuit boards and evaluation of their photocatalytic activity | Environmental Research | 229 | 115951 |
15 July 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115951 |
| U. Kumar, A. Shrivastava, A. K. De, Mrinal R. Pai , and Indrajit Sinha* | Fenton reaction by H2O2 produced on a magnetically recyclable Ag/CuWO4/NiFe2O4 photocatalyst | Catalysis Science and Technology | 13 | 2432 | March 2023 DOI: 10.1039/d3cy00102d |
| D. K. Singh, M. N. Karuppusamy, A. Shrivastava, T. Palanisamy, Indrajit Sinha, and V. Ganesan |
Sulfonic Acid Functionalization-Boosted Ultrafast, Durable, and Selective Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Evidenced by EC-SHINERS and DFT Studies |
ACS Catalysis | 13 | 4155-4167 | March 2023 Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.3c00719 |
| S. K. Shaw et al. | Assessment of ionic site distributions in magnetic high entropy oxide of (Mn0⋅2Fe0⋅2Co0⋅2Ni0⋅2Zr0.2)3O4 and its catalytic behaviour |
Physica B | 652 | 414653 | 1st March 2023 Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/ |
| M. Suthar, · A. K. De, A. Indra, Indrajit Sinha, P. K. Roy | Synthesis and characterization of titanium‑substituted nanocrystalline Co2‑Y hexaferrite: magnetically retrievable photocatalyst for treatment of methyl orange contaminated wastewater |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 30 | 44457–44479 | 24th January 2023 Link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-25432-8 |
| Arup Kumar De, Neha Kamal, Uttam Kumar, Neha Jatav and Indrajit Sinha* | The bandgap of sulfur-doped Ag2O nanoparticles | Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. | 25 | 2320 |
2023 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05236a
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| Arup Kumar De, Uttam Kumar, Neha Jatav and Indrajit Sinha* | Cd-doped Ag2O/BiVO4 visible light Z-scheme photocatalyst for efficient ciprofloxacin degradation | RSC Advances | 12 | 35639–35648 | December 2022 Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2022/RA/D2RA07200A |
| Jyoti Kuntail, Uttam Kumar, Indrajit Sinha* | Insight into photo-Fenton reaction mechanism on a magnetite-GO nanocomposite: Computational and experimental investigations | Molecular Catalysis | 528 | 112491 | August 2022 Download Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1fRbi8nM6jCqT1 |
| D. Khan, J. Kuntail, Indrajit Sinha * | Mechanism of phenol and p-nitrophenol adsorption on kaolinite surface in aqueous medium: A molecular dynamics study | Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling | 116 | 108251 | November 2022 https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1fF2L3ub-V2%7EMT |
| N. Jatav, A. Shrivastava, A. K. De, Indrajit Sinha* | Experimental and molecular dynamics investigations on Z-scheme visible light Ag3PO4/CuWO4 photocatalysts for antibiotic degradation | Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering | 10[3] | 107975 | June 2022 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1fDNl_oKrieR6G |
| A. K. De and Indrajit Sinha* | Synergistic effect of Ni doping and oxygen vacancies on the visible light photocatalytic properties of Ag2O nanoparticles | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids | 167 | 110733 | August 2022, Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1euEZ55XRLMZF |
| M.Shukla, S. Pal and Indrajit Sinha* | Ionic Liquid Functionalized Cu2O nanoparticles | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1262 | 132961 | 15th August 2022, Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1etay54JURDOX |
| M. K. Singh, A. Verma, J. Basu, I. Sinha....R. K. Mandal | Rice extract assisted green synthesis of Au nanoparticles: Catalytic and SERS activities | Surface and Review Letters | 29[7] | 2250090 | 11th April 2022 Link: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0218625X22500901 |
| U. Kumar, J. Kuntail, A. Kumar, R. Prakash, M. Pai, Indrajit Sinha* | In-situ H2O2 production for tetracycline degradation on Ag/s-(Co3O4/ NiFe2O4) visible light magnetically recyclable photocatalyst | Applied Surface Science | 589 | 153013 | 1st July 2022 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ej2WcXa-0iGh |
| S. Pal, A. Kumar, S. Kumar, A. K. De, R. Prakash, and Indrajit Sinha* | Visible Light Photocatalysis on Magnetically Recyclable Fe3O4/Cu2O Nanostructures | Catalysis Letter | 152 | 3259-3271 | Published online 22nd January 2022 Article link:https://rdcu.be/cFtGE |
| P. Gautam, C. K. Behera, Indrajit Sinha, G. Gicheva, K. K. Singh | High added-value materials recovery using electronic scrap-transforming waste to valuable products | Journal of Cleaner Production | 330 | 129836 | Jan 2022 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1e9Gh3QCo9bRdf |
| J. Kuntail, A. Verma, S. Kumar and Indrajit Sinha* | Photo-Fenton interfacial phenomena on graphene oxide: Computational and experimental investigations | Journal of Molecular Liquids | 342 | 117461 | November 2021 Download Link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1dj8Fc8qpSuwR |
| A. Verma, S. Pal, J. Kuntail, N. Kamal, Indrajit Sinha* | Visible light enhanced p-nitrophenol reduction by glycerol over Ag/Cu core-shell bimetallic nanocatalysts | Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering | 9[4] | 105655 | August 2021 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1d7bN7tGO%7EGQJn |
| A. Gangwar, A. Singh, Shaili Pal, Indrajit Sinha, S. S. Meena, N. K. Prasad |
Magnetic nanocomposites of Fe3C or Ni-substituted (Fe3C/Fe3O4) with carbon for degradation of methylene orange and p-nitrophenol | Journal of Cleaner Production | 309 | 127372 | August 2021 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1d4Vx3QCo9bLje |
| N. Jatav, J. Kuntail, D. Khan, A. K. De, Indrajit Sinha* | AgI/CuWO4 Z-scheme photocatalyst for the degradation of organic pollutants: Experimental and molecular dynamics studies | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 599 | 717 | October 2021 Download link https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1d2aq4-sDTdqt |
| R. K. Madri, D. Tiwari and I. Sinha | Efficient removal of chromate ions from aqueous solution using a highly cost-effective ferric coordinated [3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl] trimethoxysilane–MCM-41 adsorbent | RSC Advances | 11 | 11204 | 17th March 2021 (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/ra/d0ra07425j) |
| M. Shukla, A. D. Verma, S. Kumar, S. Pal, and Indrajit Sinha* | DFT Calculation Study of Interaction between Silver Nanoparticle and 1-butyl-3-methyl Imidazolium tetrafluoroborate Ionic Liquid | Heliyon | 7 (Issue 1) | e06065 | January 2021 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2405844021001705 |
| Kavita, J. Kuntail, D. K. Verma, B. Kumar, A. K. Singh, N. Shukla, Indrajit Sinha, R. B. Rastogi |
Theoretical and experimental studies of pyranopyrazoles and their tribological compatibility with a borate ester |
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
606 | 125497 | 5th December 2020 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1bmKQ3IywUFOXw doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125497 |
| J. Kuntail, S. Pal, and Indrajit Sinha* | Interfacial phenomena during Fenton reaction on starch stabilized magnetite nanoparticles: molecular dynamics and experimental investigations | Journal of Molecular Liquids | 318 | 114037 | 15th November 2020 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1beJPc8qpQH%7EN |
| Manjeet Singh and Indrajit Sinha | Halide Perovskite-based Photocatalysis Systems for Solar-driven Fuel Generation | Solar Energy | 208 | 296-311 | 15 September 2020 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1bYU5,tRdEIse |
| D. K. Verma, J, Kuntail, B. Kumar, A. K. Singh N. Shukla, Kavita, Indrajit Sinha and R. B. Rastogi |
Amino Borate-Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide Further Functionalized with Copper Phthalocyanine Nanotubes for Reducing Friction and Wear | ACS Appl. Nano Mater. | 6 | 5530-5541 | June 9, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c00812
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| A. Verma, M. Shukla, S. Kumar, S. Pal and Indrajit Sinha* | Mechanism of visible light enhanced catalysis over curcumin functionalized Ag nanocatalysts | Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 240 | 118534 | 15 October 2020 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1bC%7E%7E4xB1qX%7ENo |
| S. Pal, P. N. Singh, A. Verma, A. Kumar, D. Tiwary, R. Prakash, Indrajit Sinha* | Visible light photo-Fenton catalytic properties of starch functionalized iron oxyhydroxide nanocomposites | Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management | 14 | 100311 | December 2020 Download link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1bBJJ7tgkCmd4y |
| S. I. Siddiqui, P. N. Singh, N. Tara, S. Pal, S. A. Chaudhry, Indrajit Sinha* | Arsenic removal from water by starch functionalized maghemite nano-adsorbents: Thermodynamics and kinetics investigations | Colloid and Interface Science Communications | 36 | 100263 | May 2020 |
| A. K. De, S. Majumdar, S. Pal, S. Kumar, Indrajit Sinha* | Zn doping induced band gap widening of Ag2O nanoparticles | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 832 | 154127 | August 2020 https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1aumU3IWkc0EW8 |
| S. Pal, S. Kumar, A. Verma, A. Kumar, T. Ludwig, M. Frank, S. Mathur, R. Prakash, Indrajit Sinha* | Development of magnetically recyclable visible light photocatalysts for hydrogen peroxide production | Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing | 112 | 105024 | June 2020 |
| P. Verma, S. Pal, S. Chauhan, A. Mishra, Indrajit Sinha, S. Singh, V. Srivastava | Starch functionalized magnetite nanoparticles: A green, biocatalyst for one-pot multicomponent synthesis of imidazopyrimidine derivatives in aqueous medium under ultrasound irradiation | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1203 | 127410 | 5 March 2020 |
| Alkadevi Verma, R. K. Gupta, M. Shukla, M. Malviya and Indrajit Sinha* |
Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles as efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts in alkaline media | Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 20 | 1765-1772 | 2020 |
| Sunil Kumar, Shaili Pal, Jyoti Kuntail and Indrajit Sinha* | Curcumin functionalized CuO/Ag nanocomposite: Efficient visible light Z-scheme photocatalyst for methyl orange degradation | Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management | 12 | 100236 |
December 2019 |
| Yash Manoj Jain, Jyoti Kuntail, Ashim K Mukherjee, and Indrajit Sinha* | Computational insight into the mechanism of arsenous acid adsorption on magnetite (311) surface |
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research | 58 (41) | 19197-19201 | September2019 |
| Sunil Kumar, Shaili Pal, Jyoti Kuntail, Arup Kumar De, and Indrajit Sinha* | Construction of a Visible Light Z-scheme Photocatalyst: Curcumin Functionalized Cu2O/Ag Nanocomposites |
ChemistrySelect | 4 | 10709– 10718 | September 2019 |
| B. Kumar, Jyoti Kuntail, D. K. Verma, R B. Rastogi, Indrajit Sinha | Mechanism of triboactivity of Schiff bases: Experimental and molecular dynamics simulations studies | Journal of Molecular Liquids |
289 | 111171 |
September 2019 |
| J. Kuntail, Y. M. Jain, M. Shukla and Indrajit Sinha* | Adsorption mechanism of phenol, p-chlorophenol, and p-nitrophenol on magnetite surface: A molecular dynamics study | Journal of Molecular Liquids | 288 | 111053 | 15th August 2019 |
| P. Nayak, S. Kumar, Indrajit Sinha* and K. K. Singh | ZnO/CuO nanocomposites from recycled printed circuit board: preparation and photocatalytic properties | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 26 | 16279-16288 |
June 2019 |
| Alkadevi Verma and Indrajit Sinha* | Visible-light plasmonic enhancement of catalytic activity of silver nanoparticles | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 19 | 5130-5141 | August 2019 |
*Corresponding author
Total Number of Research Publications (in Journals, Book Chapters and Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings): 100
Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=KVKyWcAAAAAJ&hl=en
Researchgate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Indrajit_Sinha2
Current Ph.D. students
| Name of the PhD Research Student |
Year of Admission | Research Area |
| Anshu Shrivastava | July 2019 | Molecular dynamics simulations and DFT calculations for understanding adsorption and catalytic mechanisms. |
| Neha Kamal | July 2019 | Plane-wave DFT calculations for designing adsorbents/sensors/catalysts. |
| Nivedita Singh | Dec 2019 | Doped photocatalysts |
| Uttam Kumar | July 2020 | Heterojunction photocatalysts (BRNS sponsored project fellow) |
| Maheswari Yadav | July 2022 | Experimental and computational approaches for the development of Fenton and photo-Fenton catalysts |
| Gulnaz Perveen | December 2022 | Photocatalysis: Experimental and computational approaches |
| S. No. | Name of the candidate | Title of the Thesis | Year | Supervisor/Co-supervisor |
| 8. | Neha Jatav | CuWO4-based composite photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants | 2023 | Supervisor |
| 7. | Arup Kumar De | Experimental and computational studies on doped-Ag2O photocatalysts | 2022 | Supervisor |
| 6. | Jyoti Kuntail | Adsorption and Catalysis on Magnetite, Graphene Oxide, and their Composites | 2021 | Supervisor |
| 5. | Shaili Pal | Iron oxide-based p-n heterojunction photocatalysts | 2020 | Supervisor |
| 4. | Sunil Kumar | Z-scheme Photocatalytic Properties of Curcumin Functionalized Nanocomposites | 2019 | Supervisor |
| 3. | Alkadevi Verma | Catalytic properties of nanomaterials based on Ag, Cu and their bimetallics | 2017 | Supervisor |
| 2. | P. N. Singh | Studies on adsorption and catalytic properties of starch functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles | 2016 | Co-supervisor |
| 1. | Manjeet Singh | Synthesis of Ag, Cu, and Ag-Cu nanoparticles in presence of different stabilizers: Aggregation and LSPR studies | 2010 | Supervisor |
NPDF Post-doctoral Fellow: Dr. Madhulata Shukla (2017)
| S.No. | Author(s) | Title | Publication details | Publisher |
| 3. | Indrajit Sinha* and Arup Kumar De | “An overview of synthesis techniques for preparing doped Photocatalysts”, Chapter 1 in book entitled “Nano-Materials as Photocatalysts for Degradation of Environmental Pollutants Challenges and Possibilities” |
Paperback ISBN: 9780128185988 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818598-8.00001-8 |
Imprint: Elsevier Published Date: 2nd December 2019 |
| 2. | Alkadevi Verma, Madhulata Shukla and Indrajit Sinha* | In book entitled: Nanocatalysts Chapter 1. Salient Features of Nanocatalysis |
DOI:10.5772/intechopen.86209 | Publisher: Intech Open July 31st 2019 |
| 1. | Madhulata Shukla and Indrajit Sinha | In book entitled: DFT Calculations Chapter 7 : Catalytic activation of PVP-stabilized Gold/Silver Cluster on p-nitrophenol reduction: A DFT calculation | http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72097 | Publisher: Intech Open May 31st 2018 |
| Title of the Book |
Publisher and publication details |
| Nanocatalysts | Published: July 31st 2019 ISBN: 978-1-78984-160-2 Print ISBN: 978-1-78984-159-6 eBook (PDF) ISBN: 978-1-78985-046-8 Copyright year: 2019 |
| Funding received as PI or Coordinator | |||||
| S. No. | Sponsoring Agency | Title | Fund sanctioned | Period | PI/Coordinator |
| 1. | BRNS | Development of magnetically recyclable visible light photocatalysts for H2O2 production. | Rs. 34.05 Lakh | 2019-2023 | PI |
| 2. | AICTE | Quick revision of the Model Curriculum in Undergraduate Engineering ....AICTE colleges | Rs. 11.52 Lakhs | 2017 | Overall Coordinator |
| 3. | MHRD GIAN workshop | Nanochemistry: From preorganized molecular architectures to Functional Materials | $8000 | December 2016 | Coordinator |
| 4. | IIT(BHU) Institute Research Project | Ag, Cu and Ag-Cu nanoparticle catalyzed p-nitrophenol reduction reaction: Theoretical and experimental studies |
Rs. 15 Lakhs | 2016 | PI |
| 5. | UGC-UPE Focused Area I of UGC UPE scheme | Synthesis of (Ag-Cu) bimetallic/alloy nanostructures: Aggregation and LSPR studies | Rs. 0.825 Lakh | 2013 | PI |
| 6. | SERC-DST Young Scientist Fast Track project | Simulation of microstructural evolution .... | Rs. 4.26 Lakhs | 2003-2006 | PI |
| As Co-PI and/or Mentor | |||||
| S. No. | Sponsoring agency | Title of the Project | Funds sanctioned | Period | Co-PI or Mentor or both |
| 1. | AICTE TEQIP-CRS scheme | Noble multimetallics/ZnO photocatalysts for hydrogen production from green sources | Rs. 13 Lakh | June 2019 – March 2021 | Co-PI and Mentor |
| 2. | BRNS | Development of some Organo-functionalized mesoporous silica adsorbents for removal of radionuclides from aqueous waste | Rs. 28.37 Lakh | Oct 2012 –2017 | Co-PI |
| 3. | AICTE (RPS scheme) | Synthesis and characterization of ultra-fine particles in Ag, Au, Cu and their alloys | Rs. 8.80 Lakh | May 2009 to April 2012 | Co-PI |
December 2022
- Congratulations to Uttam Kumar for getting the Best Poster Award at the 9th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry held at BARC Mumbai from 7-10th December 2022 for the poster entitled "In-situ H2O2 Production for Tetracycline Degradation on Ag/s-(Co3O4 /NiFe2O4) Visible Light Magnetically Recyclable Photocatalyst”, by Uttam Kumar, Mrinal Pai, and Indrajit Sinha.
November 2023
- Uttam Kumar visited Niigata University, Japan, under the program of SAKURA SCIENCE Exchange Program from 4th November to 28th November 2023, administrated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency.