Research

Research Area

• Bioinorganic Chemistry

• Electrochemistry

• Catalysis

• Renewable Energy

• Organic Synthesis

• Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry

• Supramolecular Chemistry

• Nanomaterials

• Computational/Theoretical Chemistry

Research Publications

1. Supongsenla Ao, Bishwajit Changmai, Chhangte Vanlalveni, Michael Van Lal Chhandama, Andrew EH Wheatley,  and Samuel L. Rokhum; Biomass waste-derived catalysts for biodiesel production: Recent advances and key challenges ; Renewable Energy 223, 120031 (2024).

2. Ruhul Amin Bepari, Rupam Patgiri, Nilpawan Sarma, Bapan Saha, Ziaur Rahman, Theoretical validation of the reversible acidochromism of a cinnamaldehyde based scaffold with experimental investigations. Asian Journal of Chemistry (Accepted 2024)

3.  Ruhul Amin Bepari, Nabajit Mochahari, K. Siddique and Birinchi Kumar Das, Facile synthesis of nanoscale CuO and NiO via the PVA-assisted sol-gel method and their exploration in the catalytic epoxidation of styrene. Catalysis in Industry (Accepted 2024).

4.  Ruhul Amin Bepari and Birinchi Kumar Das, Fabrication of SBA-15 supported nanoscale Co3O4 and its use in the catalytic hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. Catalysis in Industry (Accepted 2024).

5. Haimyapriya Buragohain, and Kaushik Talukdar; Exploring computational chemistry with ChemCompute; Resonance: Journal of Science Education 29, 1095 (2024). 

6. Haimyapriya Buragohain, Kaushik Talukdar, Malaya Kumar Nayak; Permanent electric dipole moment of diatomic molecules using relativistic extended-coupled-cluster method; Theoretical Chemistry Account 143, 43 (2024). 

7. Bishnu Prasad Borah, Abdul K. Choudhury, Smita Majumder, and Jagannath Bhuyan; Synthesis, crystal structure and computational studies of water and pyrazine-bound magnesium 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (3,5-dimethoxyphenyl) porphyrin; Journal of Molecular Structure 1306, 137852 (2024).

8.  Ruhul Amin Bepari, Ziaur Rahman, Birinchi Kumar Das; A new route for the fabrication of SBA-15 supported Co3O4 and its catalytic application in the epoxidation of styrene; Applied Surface Science Advances 17, 100440 (2023).

9. Ridip Das, Rajib Lochan Sarma, and Dipjyoti Kalita; Electronic Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling Study of Supramolecular Receptors based on Azo Compound of o-Toluidine Capable of Sensing Mercuric Ion; Asian Journal of Chemistry, 35, 9 (2023).

10. Bishwajit Changmai, Kankana Saikia, Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum; Nanostructured catalysts in biodiesel production; Nanotechnology for Biorefinery (Elsevier) page: 307 (2023).

11. Jitumani Rajbongshi, Diganta Kumar Das, Shyamalava  Mazumdar; Spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of the pH-Induced transition in the CuA centre from Thermus thermophilus; Inorganica Chimica Acta 533, 120749 (2022).

12. Deep Kumar Choudhury, Trishna Barman, Jitumani Rajbongshi; Qualitative phytochemical screening and GC-MS analysis of Musa sapientum Spadix; Journal of pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 8, 2456 (2019).

Research Grant

1. "Synthesis of bio-waste derived bi-functional solid catalysts for one-potesterification and trans-esterification of nonedible oils: process optimization using response surface methodology and kinetic study" ; PI: Dr. Bishwajit Changmai, Funded by ASTEC (2024-2027)

2. "A quest to understand the science of indegenous technologies like making cementing materials, bricks, and gun powder of the Ahom dynasty"; PI: Dr. Jagannath Bhuyan, Funded by INSA (2024-2026)

3. "Heavy-elemental polyatomic molecules for high-precision spectroscopy"; PI: Dr. Kaushik Talukdar; Funded by DST-INSPIRE (2022-2027)

UG Dissertation

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