Interests
o Green Synthesis of Polymer Materials: Polymerization and polymer modification under supercritical fluids & microwave irradiation.
o Nanoscience & Nanotechnology: Synthesis of nanomaterials for applications in structural & design engineering, nanobiotechnology, antimicrobial coatings, sustained delivery, bio sensing, & electrochemical energy storage. Impact of nanomaterials on ecosystem.
o Waste Management: Bacterial, fungal and enzymatic degradation of polymer materials. Wood preservation & modification. Development of technologically viable polymer materials through utilization of agricultural, animal & industrial waste.
o Computational Polymer Chemistry: kinetics & thermodynamics of solid state decompositions.Projects
Projects Directed As Principal Investigator
o 1998-2002: Redox Initiated Graft Co Polymerization of Polymethyl Methacrylate onto Polycarbonate, funded by N.V.S. Chemicals, India.
o *2000-2002: Synthesis of Weatherable Graft-Copolyolefins, funded by N.V.S. Chem. India.
o 2001-04: Synthesis of Graft Copolymers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, funded by Directorate of Extramural Research & Intellectual Property Rights (ER/IPR), Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defense, Delhi, India.
o 2005-08: Synthesis of C60 Caged Polymers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, funded by Directorate of ER/IPR , DRDO, Ministry of Defense , Delhi, India.
o 2007-08: Synthesis of CNT Encapsulated Polymers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, , funded by Directorate of ER/IPR, DRDO, Ministry of Defense, Delhi, India.
o *2008-11:Processing of Antimicrobial Nanocomposites in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Biotechnology (MoB), Delhi, India.
http://dbtnanobiotech.com/project-details.php?pid=MTMzMA==
o 2008-11: Processing of Thermoresponsive Magnetic Nanoparticles in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide funded as Major Project by University Grants Commission, Delhi, India.
o 2009-13: Synthesis of CNT Integrated Epoxy Composites in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide funded by Air Force Research Development Board, DRDO, Ministry of Defense, Delhi, India.
o 2008-13: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Synthesis of CNT Epoxy Composites worth 39.89 lakhs funded by Directorate of ER/IPR, DRDO, Ministry of Defense, Delhi, India
o https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/er_project_status_documents/project-completed-15-16.pdf
o 2011-12: Fabrication of Graphene Modified Jatropha Oil Cake Epoxy Composites under Contract Acquisition Research Scheme (CARS) funded by Defense Institute of Bioenergy research (DIBER), Haldwani, DRDO, Ministry of Defense, Delhi India Uttarakhand, India.
o 2015-17: Supercritical Processing of Metal Organic Frameworks, under CARS, funded by Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) ,DRDO, Ministry of Defense, Delhi , India
Projects Assisted As Co-Investigator
o 2005-08: Bacterial Gene Pool for Biodegradation of Polymers from Plastic wastes , funded by DBT, funded to Professor Reeta Goel, Principal Investigator, Department of Microbiology, GBPUAT, Pantnagar , India by DBT, MoB, Delhi, India.
o 2009-12: Delineating the Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Plant Growth Promontory Effect of Nano-Particles on brassica juncea, funded to Dr Sandeep Arora, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering, GBPUAT by Department of Biotechnology, Delhi, India.Publications
Patents Granted 05
Research Papers in Following Notable Journals & Their Impact Factors:
Waste Management (I.F.8.816), Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry (I.F.7.968),Nanotechnology Reviews (I.F.6.739),Drug Delivery and Translational Research (I.F.5.671).Bulletin of Chemical Society of Japan (I.F.5.488) .Pant Physiology and Biochemistry (I.F.5.437).International Biodegradation Biodeterioration (I.F.4.907),Journal Polymer & Environment (I.F.4.705),Current Research in Green & Sustainable Chemistry (I.F.4.710),Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Physiology (I.F.4.25),Material Chemistry & Physics (I.F.4.094),International .Journal of Environmental Health Research (I.F.3.717),Journal of Analytical Science & Technology (I.F.3.568), Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology (I.F.3.45),Biotechnology Journal (I.F.3.543),Protoplasma (I.F.3.447),3 Biotech (I.F.3.446),International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials (I.F.3.221),Plant Growth Regulators (I.F.3.242),Carbon Letters (I.F.3.117),Journal of Applied Polymer Science (I.F. 3.125),Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology (I.F.3.094),Polymer International (I.F. 3.08),Journal of Experimental Nanoscience (I.F. 3.075),Physical B, Condensed Matter (I.F.2.988),International Journal of Polymer Analysis & Characterization (I.F.2.583),Chemistry & Ecology (I.F.2.239),Iranian Polymer Journal (I.F.2.485),Physica Status Solidi (I.F.2.170),Annals of Microbiology (I.F.2.112),Macromolecular Research (I.F.2.127),e-Polymers (I.F.2.025),Fullerene Nanotube Carbon Nanostructure (Fullerene nanotube Carbon Nanostructure (I.F.1.95),Brazilian Achieves in Biology & Technology (I.F.1.18),Bulletin of Material Science (I.F.1.783),Biologija (I.F.1.653),Instrumentation Science & Technology (I.F.1.509).