Dr Bhanu Priya, PhD

Head of Department

Specializes in Polymer Chemistry, Nanomaterial, Photo Catalysis and Water pollution. 5 years vast experience in research and published 6 research papers in highly reputed journals. Well experienced (5 years) in teaching Chemistry at UG & PG levels.

1. Bhanu Priya, Deepak Pathania and A.S. Singha, Graft copolymerization of MMA onto Grewia optiva fibre: dye removal, National Seminar on Advance in Environmental Sciences, Him Science Congress Association, August 24, 2012, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
2. Bhanu Priya,S. Singha and Deepak Pathania, Synthesis of Graft Copolymer of MMA vinyl monomer onto delignified Grewia optiva in air and under the influence of MWR- a comparative study, 49th Annual Convention of Chemists, Indian chemical society, December. 12-15, 2012, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Shamla Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
3. Bhanu Priya, Deepak Pathania, and A.S. Singha, Surface modification of delignified Grewia optiva fibre with MMA vinyl monomer, International Conference on Polymers on The Frontier of Science and Technology, Asian Polymer Association, Feb. 21-23, 2013, Punjab University, Chandigarh. India.
4. Bhanu Priya, Deepak Pathania and A.S. Singha, Surface modification of delignified Grewia optiva fiber through grafting of AN vinyl monomer, 1^st annual national conference Science: Emerging Scenario & Future challenges, March 8-10, 2013, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
5. Bhanu priya, Deepak Pathania and A.S. Singha, Biodegradable composite films prepared from blends of corn starch/PVA and lignocellulosic fibre, International Conference on Interdisciplinary Area with Chemical Sciences, Nov. 30-1, 2013. Punjab University, Chandigarh.
6. Deepak Pathania, Bhanu Priya, Amar Singh Singha, Synthesis and microwave enhanced graft copolymers of binary vinyl monomer mixture onto delignified Grewia optiva fibre, II nd Annual conference on national conference Science: Emerging Scenario & Future challenges – II, May. 17-18, 2014, Himalayan Forest research institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
7. S. Singha, Bhanu Priya and, Deepak Pathania, Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial of biodegradable corn starch/poly vinyl alcohol composite blend films reinforced with delignified Grewia optiva graft copolymers prepared under microwave, National conference on recent trends in chemical sciences, engineering and technology, May. 29-30, 2014, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.
8. Bhanu Priya, Deepak Pathania and Amar Singh Singha, Corn starch/poly(vinyl alcohol) biocomposite blend films: mechanical properties, thermal behavior, fire retardancy and antibacterial activity, International conference on Harnessing Engineering, Technology and Innovation For Sustainable Development, Sept. 19-20, 2014, Dr. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and technology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab.
9. Bhanu Priya, Deepak Pathania and Amar Singh Singha Synthesis and characterization of grafted fibre reinforced corn starch/poly (vinyl alcohol) biocomposite blend films, EMERGING TRENDS IN BASIC & APPLIED SCIENCES 1^st – 2^nd May, 2015, Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi Solan.

Dr Bhawna Sharma, PhD

Assistant Professor

(Inorganic Chemistry)

Publications

1. Sourbh Thakur, Bhawna Sharma, Abhishek Thakur, Vijai Kumar Gupta,Walaa F. Alsanie, CharalamposMakatsoris, Vijay Kumar Thakur. Synthesis and Characterisation of Zinc Oxide Modified Biorenewable Polysaccharides based Sustainable Hydrogel Nanocomposite for Hg²⁺ ion Removal: Towards a Circular Bioeconomy. Bioresource Technology, (2022): 126708. (Impact Factor – 9.6)
2. Bhawna Sharma, Sourbh Thakur, Gcina Mamba, Raju Kumar Gupta, Vijai Kumar Gupta, and Vijay Kumar Thakur. Titania modified gum tragacanth based hydrogel nanocomposite for water remediation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,9 (2021): 104608. (Impact Factor – 5.8)
3. SatvinderKour, Rohit Jasrotia, Pooja Puri, Ankit Verma, Bhawna Sharma, Virender Pratap Singh, Rajesh Sharma, and Susheel Kalia. Improving photocatalytic efficiency of MnFe₂O₄ ferrites via doping with Zn²⁺/La³⁺ ions: photocatalytic dye degradation for water remediation.”Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021): 1-16. (Impact Factor – 4.2)
4. Sourbh Thakur, Bhawna Sharma, Ankit Verma, Jyoti Chaudhary, Sigitas Tamulevicius, and Vijay Kumar Thakur. Recent progress in sodium alginate based sustainable hydrogels for environmental applications. Journal of Cleaner Production, 198 (2018): 143-159.
5. Sourbh Thakur, Ankit Verma, Bhawna Sharma, Jyoti Chaudhary, Sigitas Tamulevicius, and Vijay Kumar Thakur. Recent developments in recycling of polystyrene based plastics. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry,13 (2018): 32-38.
6. Sourbh Thakur, Jyoti Chaudhary, Bhawna Sharma, Ankit Verma, Sigitas Tamulevicius, and Vijay Kumar Thakur. Sustainability of bioplastics: Opportunities and challenges. Current opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry,13 (2018): 68-75.
7. Sourbh Thakur, Bhawna Sharma, Ankit Verma, Jyoti Chaudhary, Sigitas Tamulevicius, and Vijay Kumar Thakur. Recent approaches in guar gum hydrogelsynthesis for water purification. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization,23 (2018): 621-632.
8. Sol-gel synthesized Ba-Nd-Cd-In nanohexaferrites for high frequency and microwave devices applications. R Jasrotia, VP Singh, B Sharma, A Verma, P Puri, R Sharma, M Singh Journal of Alloys and Compounds 830, 154687, 2020.
9. Carboxymethyl cellulose based sustainable hydrogel for colon-specific delivery of gentamicin. A Verma, B Sharma, S Kalia, WF Alsanie, S Thakur, VK Thakur

international Journal of Biological Macromolecules 228, 773-782, 2023.

10. Carboxymethyl Cellulose based Sustainable Hydrogel for Colon-Specific delivery of Gentamicin (submitted in International journal of biological macromolecules Impact factor = 8.02)

Book Chapter

            Green Technology for Environmental Remediation by Bio-polymer/Nanoferrites         Composites (publishing house Elsevier)

 

Dr Kirti Sharma, PhD

Assistant Professor

(Physical Chemistry)

• Sharma K, Raizada P, Hosseini-Bandegharaei A, Thakur P, Kumar R, Thakur VK, Nguyen VH, Pardeep S. Fabrication of efficient CuO/graphitic carbon nitride based heterogeneous photo-Fenton like catalyst for degradation of 2, 4 dimethyl phenol. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 2020 Oct 1;142:63-75. Impact Factor: 7.926

 

• Sharma K, Dutta V, Sharma S, Raizada P, Hosseini-Bandegharaei A, Thakur P, Singh P. Recent advances in enhanced photocatalytic activity of bismuth oxyhalides for efficient photocatalysis of organic pollutants in water: a review. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 2019 Oct 25; 78:1-20. Impact Factor: 6.76

 

• Singh P, Sharma K, Hasija V, Sharma V, Sharma S, Raizada P, Singh M, Saini AK, Hosseini-Bandegharaei A, Thakur VK. Systematic review on applicability of magnetic iron oxides–integrated photocatalysts for degradation of organic pollutants in water. Materials Today Chemistry. 2019 Dec 1; 14:100186.Cite Scorer: 613 (Ranking 40 out of 179 in Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

 

• Chandel N, Sharma K, Sudhaik A, Raizada P, Hosseini-Bandegharaei A, Thakur VK, Singh P. Magnetically separable ZnO/ZnFe₂O₄ and ZnO/CoFe₂O₄ photocatalysts supported onto nitrogen doped graphene for photocatalytic degradation of toxic dyes. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 2020 Feb 1;13(2):4324-40. Impact Factor: 6.22

 

• Hasija V, Raizada P, Sudhaik A, Sharma K, Kumar A, Singh P, Jonnalagadda SB, Thakur VK. Recent advances in noble metal free doped graphitic carbon nitride based nanohybrids for photocatalysis of organic contaminants in water: A review. Applied Materials Today. 2019 Jun 1; 15:494-524. Impact Factor: 8.663

 

• Kumar Y, Sudhaik A, Sharma K, Raizada P, Khan AA, Nguyen VH, Ahamad T, Singh P, Asiri AM. Construction of magnetically separable novel arrow down dual S-scheme ZnIn2S4/BiOCl/FeVO4 heterojunction for improved photocatalytic activity. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 2023 Feb 1; 435:114326.

 

• Kirti Sharma; Anita Sudhaik, PhD; Pankaj Raizada, PhD; Pankaj Thakur, PhD; Huy Hoang Phan Quang; Quyet Van Le, PhD; Tansir Ahamad, PhD; Sourbh Thakur, PhD; Pardeep Singh, PhD Constructing α-Fe₂O₃/g-C₃N₄/SiO₂ S-scheme based heterostructure for photo-Fenton like activity toward degradation of Rhodamine dye (Under Review)

 

• Yogesh Kumar, Ph.D; Anita Sudhaik; Kirti Sharma; Pankaj Raizada, Ph.D; Sourbh Thakur; Pardeep Singh; Abdullah M Asiri. Fabrication of novel arrow down dual Z-scheme 3.0FeVO4/7.0BiOCl/1.0ZnIn2S4 for improved photocatalytic-activity(Under Review)

 

• Kirti Sharma; Pankaj Raizada, PhD; Pankaj Thakur, PhD; Huy Hoang Phan Quang; Tansir Ahamad, PhD; Pardeep Singh, PhD

Incorporating SiO₂ porous material with CdS@α-Fe₂O₃ S-scheme based photo Fenton heterojunction for a degradation of Tetracycline antibiotic(Under Review).

Patent:

• Nanocomposites based photocatalyst for degradation of congo red dye from waste water and method thereof. (Patent Grant Number: 425675) March 2023.

A Photo-Fenton System Based Heterogeneous Nanocomposites and a Process for the Preparation There of (Application No. 202111011661) Date: 17/03/2022.