Extraction of Seaweed Polysaccharides

1. Surfactant-induced coagulation of agarose from aqueous extract of Gracilaria dura seaweed as an energy-efficient alternative to the conventional freeze-thaw process. RSC Advances 2014, 4, 28093-28098. (I.F=4.03). 

2. A green and sustainable approach to utilize bio-ionic liquids for the selective precipitation of high purity agarose from an agarophyte extract. Green Chemistry, 2015, 17, 2867-2873. (I.F=11.03).

3. Graded agaroses directly from seaweed biomass: a sustainable tool for developing clean chemical process. Journal of Process Biochemistry, 2018, 66, 171-175. (I.F=4.89)

4. Ramavatar Meena, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Process for the preparation of graded Agarose from seaweed extract. (Date of Grant: 07/01/2022, Patent No: 385582).

Modification of Polysaccharides for Desired Applications

1. Ramavatar Meena, P. K. Ghosh, D. R Chejara, K. Eswran, A.K. Siddhanta, K. Prasad, Jai Prakash Chaudhary. Biodegradable hydrophobic composite materials and process for the preparation thereof. (US Patent: 9556328; 31/01/2017). 

2. Agarose based multifunctional materials: Evaluation of thixotropy, self-healability and stretchability. Carbohydrate polymers, 2014, 114, 306-311. (I.F=10.72) 

3. Preparation and functional evaluation of agarose derivatives. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2014, 132, 40630. 

4. Carboxymethylagarose-AuNPs generated through green route for selective detection of Hg2+ in aqueous medium with a blue shift. Carbohydrate Polymers 2015, 117, 537-542. (I.F=10.72)

5. Functional modification of agarose: Synthesis of nanosize half-esters of succinic, phthalic and maleic acids. Indian Journal of Chemistry. 54A, 2015, 734-743. (I.F=0.49)

6. Seaweed-derived polymeric materials for multiapplications including marine algal cultivation. RSC Advances 2015, 5, 19426-19431. (I.F=4.03).

7. Fabrication of carbon and sulphur-doped nanocomposites with seaweed polymer carrageenan as efficient catalyst for rapid degradation of dye pollutants using solar concentrator. RSC Advances. 2016, 6, 61716-61724. (I.F=4.03).

8. Synthesis of bio-based aldehyde from seaweed polysaccharide and its interaction with bovine serum albumin. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016, 150, 278–285. (I.F=10.72)

9. Carboxymethylagarose based Multifunctional Hydrogel with super stretchable, self-healable having film and fiber forming ability. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 13,1661-1668 (I.F=6.21). (ISSN:1878-5352)

Control Drug Delivery

1. Chinmay Ghoroi, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Sophia Varghese, Porous Iron-based Magnetic Nano-Biocomposite Carrier for Anti-Cancer Drugs and Process for Preparing The Same. (Date of Grant: 16/02/2024 Patent No.511700). 

2. Newly developed nano-biocomposite embedded hydrogel to enhance drug loading and modulated release of anti-inflammatory drug. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 2023, 28 (3-4), 299-308 (I.F=3.92).

3. Dry Synthesis of Iron based Nano Bio-composite for Control Release of Drug. RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 13394 (I.F=4.03).

4. Anionic carboxymethylagarose-based pH-responsive smart superabsorbent hydrogels for controlled release of anticancer drug. International Journal of Biological Molecules, 2019, 124, 1220-1229 (I.F=8.02).

Membrane Separation & Water Treatments

1. Ramavatar Meena, N. Sanandiya, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, D. Mondal & S K Nataraj. Seaweed Polysaccharides Based Superhydrophilic Foam Membrane for Energy-Efficient Oil-water Separation. (US Patent: 10688446; 23/06/2020). 

2. Solvent-free production of nano-FeS anchored Graphene from Ulva fasciata: A Scalable synthesis of super-adsorbent for lead, chromium and dyes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 353, 190-203(I.F=14.22). 

3. Chitosan-Based Aerogel Membrane for Robust Oil-in-Water Emulsion Separation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015, 7, 24957−24962.(I.F=10.38).

4. Bio-based Super Hydrophilic Foam Membranes for Oil-Water Separation. Green Chemistry 2014, 16, 4552-4558. (I.F=11.03).

Energy Materials & Energy Storage Devices

1. Rajeev Gupta, Monika Singhal, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, Regulation of nanostructured polyaniline synthesis and its properties through organic solvent in interfacial polymerization, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2022, 632,  127806. (I.F=5.52). (ISSN:0927-7757).

2. Self-doped interwoven carbon network derived from Ulva fasciata for all solid supercapacitor devices: Solvent-less approach to a scalable synthetic route. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7, 174-186 (I.F=9.22). 

3. Functionalized seaweed-derived graphene/polyaniline nanocomposite as efficient energy storage electrode. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 2018, 48, 37–48 (I.F=2.92).