Publications

28. Natural polymer-based bioadsorbents for wastewater treatment.

Akhtar Alam,* Atikur Hassan, Zernain Sultana, Neeladri Das.*

RSC Sustainability, 2025. (Impact Factor: 4.9)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SU00369E

27. Triptycene-Based Porous Organic Network Polymers: From Synthesis to Applications. 

Akhtar Alam, Atikur Hassan, Neeladri Das.*

Progress in Materials Science, 2026, 155, 101528. (Impact Factor: 40.0)

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101528 

26. Xantphos–Cu‐Decorated Covalent Organic Frameworks for C─H Arylation through Sensitized Electron Transfer. 

Akhtar Alam,§ Monojit Roy,§ Shyamali Maji, Avanti Chakraborty, Vikramjeet Singh, Amit Kumar, Sukanta Mondal, Abhik Banerjee, Kamalakannan Kailasam, Debashis Adhikari* Pradip Pachfule.* (§ Equal contribution)

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 2416100. (Impact Factor: 27.4)

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adma.202416100 

25. Enhancing Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation by Tuning Hydrazone Linkage Density in Covalent Organic Frameworks.

Avanti Chakraborty, Akhtar Alam, Uttam Pal, Archisman Sinha, Subhadip Das, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta,* Pradip Pachfule.*

Nature Communications, 2025, 16, 503. (Impact Factor: 14.7)

DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55894-y 

24. Isomeric Cyano-vinylene-linked Covalent Organic Frameworks and Their Impact on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. 

Amit Nagar, Akhtar Alam, Pradip Pachfule, CM Nagaraja.*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 14304. (Impact Factor: 10.7)

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D5TA01539A 

23. Donor−Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Reactions.

Akhtar Alam, Pekham Chakrabortty, Avanti Chakraborty, Samrat Ghosh,* Pradip Pachfule*

ChemCatChem, 2025, 17, e01000. (Impact Factor: 3.9)

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202501000 

22. Design of Donor-acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. 

Amit Nagar, Gulshan Singh, Akhtar Alam, Pradip Pachfule, CM Nagaraja.*

Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2025, 9, 1421. (Impact Factor: 6.0) 

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D5QM00074B 

21. Benzothiadiazole-based Donor-Acceptor Covalent Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. 

Amit Nagar, Gulshan Singh, Akhtar Alam, Pradip Pachfule, CM Nagaraja.*

Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2025, 9, 1885. (Impact Factor: 5.0)

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D4SE01764A 

20. A Triptycene-Based and Keto-Functionalized Porous Organic Polymer for Selective CO2 Capture Over N2/CH4 and Iodine Sequestration Applications. 

Sk Abdul Wahed, Atikur Hassan, Akhtar Alam, Ranajit Bera, Neeladri Das.*

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2025, 7, 5127. (Impact Factor: 4.5)

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.5c00436 

19. Influence on Crystallinity of Nanoporous Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Sequestration of Organic Iodides and Iodine.

Atikur Hassan,* Subhadip Mondal, Sk Abdul Wahed, Swapnanil Goswami, Akhtar Alam, Manasi Ghosh, Krishna Kishor Dey, Neeladri Das*.

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2025, 8, 12895–12908. (Impact Factor: 5.5)

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.5c01463 

18. Covalent Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions. 

Avanti Chakraborty, Monojit Roy, Akhtar Alam,* Debashis Adhikari,* Pradip Pachfule*. (As corresponding author)

Green Chemistry, 2024, 26, 9619–9651. (Impact Factor: 9.3)

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D4GC03467H 

17. Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalysis. 

Bikash Mishra,§ Akhtar Alam,§ Avanti Chakraborty, Bidhan Kumbhakar, Samrat Ghosh,* Pradip Pachfule,* Arne Thomas.* (§ Equal contribution)

Advanced Materials, 2024, 2413118. (Impact Factor: 27.4)

DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adma.202413118 

16. Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation. 

Akhtar Alam,§ Bidhan Kumbhakar,§ Avanti Chakraborty, Bikash Mishra, Samrat Ghosh,* Arne Thomas,* Pradip Pachfule.* (§ Equal contribution)

ACS Materials Letters, 2024, 6, 2007–2049. (Impact Factor: 9.9)

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00418 

15. Impact of the Crystallinity of Covalent Organic Frameworks on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. 

Bikash Mishra, Akhtar Alam, Bidhan Kumbhakar, David Díaz Díaz,* Pradip Pachfule.*

Crystal Growth & Design, 2023, 23, 4701–4719. (Impact Factor: 3.2)

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00379 

14. Super-fast Iodine Capture by An Ionic Covalent Organic Network (iCON) from Aqueous and Vapor Media. 

Prince, Atikur Hassan, Sohom Chandra, Akhtar Alam, Neeladri Das.*

RSC Sustainability, 2023, 1, 511-522. (Impact Factor: 4.9)

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D2SU00117A 

13. Rapid and Efficient Removal of Diverse Anionic Water Contaminants Using a Guanidium-Based Ionic Covalent Organic Network (iCON). 

Sohom Chandra, Atikur Hassan, Prince; Akhtar Alam, Neeladri Das.*

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2022, 4, 6630–6641. (Impact Factor: 4.5)

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c00989 

12. Triptycene-based and Imine Linked Porous Uniform Microspheres for Efficient and Reversible Scavenging of Iodine from Various Media: A Systematic Study. 

Atikur Hassan, Akhtar Alam, Sohom Chandra, Prince; Neeladri Das.*

Environmental Science: Advances, 2022, 1, 320-330. (Impact Factor: 3.5)

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D2VA00024E 

11. Triptycene Based Fluorinated Polymers with Improved Carbon Dioxide Capture and Hydrogen/Methane Storage. 

Atikur Hassan, Ranajit Bera, Akhtar Alam, Neeladri Das.*

Mesoporous Microporous Materials, 2022, 346, 112320. (Impact Factor: 4.8)

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2022.112320 

10. Hydroxy Functionalized Triptycene Based Covalent Organic Polymers for Ultra-high Radioactive Iodine Uptake. 

Atikur Hassan, Akhtar Alam, Mosim Ansari, Neeladri Das.*

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 427, 130950. (Impact Factor: 13.3)

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.130950 

9. A Mesoporous Polymer Bearing 3D-Triptycene, –OH and Azo- Functionalities: Reversible and Efficient Capture of Carbon Dioxide and Iodine Vapour. 

Mosim Ansari, Atikur Hassan, Akhtar Alam, Neeladri Das.*

Mesoporous Microporous Materials, 2021, 323, 111242. (Impact Factor: 4.8) 

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111242 

8. Triptycene Based and Nitrogen Rich Hyper Cross Linked Polymers (TNHCPs) as Efficient CO2 and Iodine Adsorbent. 

Atikur Hassan, Santu Goswami, Akhtar Alam, Ranajit Bera, Neeladri Das.*

Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 257, 117923. (Impact Factor: 8.1) 

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117923 

7. Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Studies of a Novel Triptycene Based Hydroxyl Azo-nanoporous Polymer for Environmental Remediation. 

Mosim Ansari, Akhtar Alam, Ranajit Bera, Atikur Hassan, Santu Goswami, Neeladri Das.* 

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020, 8, 103558. (Impact Factor: 7.4)

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103558 

6. Triptycene-Based and Schiff-Base-Linked Porous Networks: Efficient Gas Uptake, High CO2/N2 Selectivity, and Excellent Antiproliferative Activity. 

Akhtar Alam, Snehasis Mishra, Atikur Hassan, Ranajit Bera, Sriparna Dutta, Krishna Das Saha, Neeladri Das.*

ACS Omega, 2020, 5, 4250. (Impact Factor: 3.7)   

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b04160 

5. Silsesquioxane-based and Triptycene-linked Nanoporous Polymers (STNPs) with a High Surface Area for CO2 Uptake and Efficient Dye Removal Applications. 

Akhtar Alam, Atikur Hassan, Ranajit Bera, Neeladri Das.*

Materials Advances, 2020, 1, 3406. (Impact Factor: 5.2)   

DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00672F 

4. Triptycene Based Fluorescent Polymers with Azo Motif Pendants: Effect of Alkyl Chain on Fluorescence, Morphology and Picric Acid Sensing. 

Mosim Ansari, Atikur Hassan, Akhtar Alam, Achintya Jana, Neeladri Das.*

Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2020, 146, 104408. (Impact Factor: 4.5)  

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2019.104408 

3. Triptycene-Based and Amine-Linked Nanoporous Networks for Efficient CO2 Capture and Separation. 

Akhtar Alam, Ranajit Bera, Mosim Ansari, Atikur Hassan, Neeladri Das.*

Frontiers in Energy Research,  2019, 7, 141. (Impact Factor: 2.6) 

DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00141 

2. Triptycene, Phenolic-OH, and Azo-Functionalized Porous Organic Polymers: Efficient and Selective CO2 Capture. 

Ranajit Bera, Mosim Ansari, Akhtar Alam, Neeladri Das.* 

ACS Applied Polymer Materials,  2019, 5, 959. (Impact Factor: 4.5) 

DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.8b00264 

1. Nanoporous Azo Polymers (NAPs) for Selective CO2 Uptake.

Ranajit Bera, Mosim Ansari, Akhtar Alam, Neeladri Das.*

Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2018, 28, 385. (Impact Factor: 7.2)

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2018.10.016