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Dr. A. Bhattacharya

Sr. Principal Scientist

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Dr. A. Bhattacharya

Sr. Principal Scientist

amit@csmcri.res.in

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Google Scholar URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=LvfYB0kAAAAJ

Accomplishments:

Among 2% of Topmost Scientists worldwide, ranking by Stanford University, USA for the consecutive four years(2020 to 2023). The news also covered “Gujarat Scientists Bag the global honour” in the newspaper, 2020. (https://insights2techinfo.com/top-2-most-influential-scientists-single-year-in-2023-stanford-university-list-analysis-of-indian-researchers/)

Recipients of the India Institute Fellowship program, 2020 from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Achievements: Research Citations: 5399, h-index 28, i-10 index 49 (Google Scholar).

Publications (Papers/Patents/Review articles/popular articles): 75/03 / 14/10 (Total 102)

Editor of Book: 01 (Wiley- Blackwell Publications)

Author of Book Chapter(s):  12 (Wiley-Blackwell, Nova, Transworld, CRC)

Author of Popular Science Books (Bengali language) 01 (published)

Conference attending: 67

Regarding the status of one article: One of the articles (Drinking water contamination and treatment techniques) is in the 70th percentile (ranked 93,909th) of the 319,227 tracked articles of a similar age in all journals and the 99th percentile (ranked 1st) of the 7 tracked articles of a similar age in Applied Water Science

List of Publications:

75)

Mayank Saxena, Murali Krishna Paidi, Subir Kumar Mandal and A. Bhattacharya, On the difference of Composite Membranes from Polyvinyl alcohol- Butene dioic acid(cis/trans) onto Polysulfone, Materials Today Communications- to be published.

74)

Anil R. Gupta, Pankaj D. Indurkar, Mrinmay Mondal, Vipin C. Joshi, Amit Bhattacharya, and Saroj Sharma, One pot facile approach to design an efficient macroporous polymeric matrix to remediate Hg(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous medium and its performance evaluation study by mathematical modelling, Environmental Pollution 323 121255(2023)

73)

Mayank Saxena, Saroj Sharma, and Amit Bhattacharya, Thin film Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Polysulfone Composite membranes based on recycled polysulfone: salt separation performances, Environmental Science and Pollution Research- 30 27716-27729 (2023).

72)

Mayank Saxena, P. S. Singh, and A. Bhattacharya, Composite Membranes prepared by Polyvinyl alcohol- maleic acid onto Polysulfone: separation performance of tea polyphenol-Macromolecular Research 30 578 (2022).

71)

Mayank Saxena and A. Bhattacharya, Innate connection between Salts on preparation and separation performance of Poly(piperazine-amide) Thin film Composite Membranes- Materials and Manufacturing Processes- 37 15 1756-1765(2022).

70)

Hassan. H. H. Hefni, Mayank Saxena, Romil Mehta, Gopal Bhojani and A. Bhattacharya, Chitosan/Polyacrylonitrile composite nanofiltration membranes: Towards separation of Salts, Riboflavin and antibacterial study-Polymer Bulletin 79, 4339–4360 (2022).

70)

Mayank Saxena, Saroj Sharma and A. Bhattacharya, Impacts of recycled Polysulfone on the salt separation performance of Thin film poly(piperazine-amide) membranes, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering- 9(2021)105869.

69)

Hassan. H. H. Hefni, Mayank Saxena, Romil Mehta, Gopal Bhojani and A. Bhattacharya, Chitosan/Polyacrylonitrile composite nanofiltration membranes: Towards separation of Salts, Riboflavin and antibacterial study-Polymer Bulletin. - published online

68)

Rajesh Mahadeva, Romil Mehta, Gaurav Manik, Amit Bhattacharya, An experimental and computational investigation of poly(piperizinamide) thin film composite membrane for salts separation from water using Artificial Neural Network- Desalination and water treatment 224 (2021) 106–121.

67)

Romil Mehta, H. Brahmbhatt, Gopal Bhojani, and A. Bhattacharya, Polypyrrole as the Interlayer for Thin film Poly(piperazine-amide) Composite Membranes: Separation behaviour of salts and pesticides- Journal of Applied Polymer Science- 38:e50356 (2021).

66)

Ayan Mukherjee, Romil Mehta, Soumen Saha, A. Bhattacharya, Pabitra Kumar Biswas, Ramen Kumar Kole, Removal of Multiple Pesticide Residues from Water by Low Pressure Thin Film Composite Membrane, Applied Water Science- 10: 244 (2020)

65)

Romil Mehta, H. Brahmbhatt, Gopal Bhojani, M. Mukherjee and A. Bhattacharya Poly(piperizinamide) with Copper ion composite membranes: Application for mitigation of Hexaconazole from water and combat microbial contamination, J. Haz. Mat.– 379 102-111(2019).

64)

Sarbartha Mukhopadhyay, Romil Mehta, Murali Krishna Paidi, Subir Kumar Mandal, A. Bhattacharya- Development of Hg2+ colorimetric sensor using polymeric membrane- Sep. Sci.Tech. 54(3) 386-395.

63)

Mayank Saxena, Sanjay G. Chaudhri, Arun K. Das, Puyam S. Singh, A. Bhattacharya, Cross-linked thin poly (vinyl alcohol) membrane supported on polysulfone in tea polyphenol separation- Sep. Sci.Tech. 54(3) 343-359.

62)

Sweta B. Kumar, Ambika H. Shinde, Romil Mehta, A. Bhattacharya, S. Halder, Simple, One-step dye based kit for bacterial contamination detection in a range of water resources, Sensors and Actuators B. Chem. 276(2018)121-127.

61)

Romil Mehta, Priti S. Bharda, Saroj Sharma and A. Bhattacharya Mitigation of Arsenic from Water through tailor-made Thin Film Composite (TFC) Membrane, MoJ Polym. Sci. 2(1) (2018) 29-32.

60)

Richa Modi, Romil Mehta, H. Brahmbhatt, A. Bhattacharya, Tailor made thin film composite membranes: potentiality towards removal of hydroquinone from water – J. Polym. Env.-25(4)1140-1146(2017).

59)

Sweta Binodkumar, Preeti Sharnagat, Parmita Manna, Amit Bhattacharya, Soumya Haldar, Enhanced bacterial affinity of PVDF membrane: its application as improved sea water sampling tool for environmental monitoring- Env. Sci. Poll. Res.24(6) 5831-5840 (2017).

58)

Romil Mehta, H. Brahmbhatt, M. Mukherjee, A. Bhattacharya, Tuning Separation Behavior of Tailor-made Thin Film Poly(piperazine-amide)  Composite Membranes for Pesticides and Salts from Water- Desalination 404 280-290(2017).

57)

R. Mehta, N. K. Saha, A. Bhattacharya, Pretreatment of agriculture field water for improving membrane flux during pesticide removal, Appl. Water Sci. 7 3281-90 (2017).

56)

Mayank Saxena, P. Ray, P. Singh, A. Bhattacharya, Studies towards understanding the effect of hexane of Polysulfone Membranes – Polym. Bull. 72(9) 2157-2169 (2015).

55)

P. Manna, H. Brahmbhatt, D. Sahu, B. Ganguly, A. Bhattacharya, On the differences of separation of hazardous Catechol and Resorcinol through Tailor-made Thin Film Composite (TFC) Membranes. J. Env. Chem. Eng. 3 1758-1768 (2015).

54)

Mayank Saxena, S. Sharma, A. Bhattacharya, Recycling of Polysulfone: Study properties of Membranes Int. J. Memb. Sci. Tech. 2(1) 39-46 (2015)

53)

Romil Mehta, H. Brahmbhatt, N.K. Saha, A. Bhattacharya, Removal of substituted phenyl urea pesticides by reverse osmosis membranes: Laboratory scale study for field water application. Desalination 358 69-75(2015).

52)

Mayank Saxena, H. Brahmbhatt, D. Anjali Devi and A. Bhattacharya, Separation of atrazine from water through thin film composite membranes: Influence of salts and surfactants – Desalination and water Treatment- 55 (3): 575 - 586 (2014).

51)

Mayank Saxena, Rakeshkumar M. Jain, H. Brahmbhatt, Kalpana Mody, A. Bhattacharya. Biosurfactant in membrane separation of atrazine from water, Water, air, soil Pollution 225(5) 1942-1949(2014).

50)

R. N. Joshi, K. M. Popat and A. Bhattacharya, Defluoridation performances of tailor-made thin film Polyamide composite membranes, J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 91 917-923(2014).

49)

Rabindranath Lo, Amit Bhattacharya, Bishwajit Ganguly Probing the selective salt rejection behavior of thin film composite membranes: A DFT study- J. Memb. Sci. 413 90-95(2013).

48)

S. Sharma, N. Dhandhala, and A. Bhattacharya, Studies on the effects of salt and surfactant in wet phase separation of Polysulfone - Macromol. Sci.: Pure Appl. Chem. A 49 918-925 (2012).

47)

S. Gupta, P. Ingole, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Comparative study of hydrolysis of different oils by lipase immobilized membranes- J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 124 (2012) E17-E26.

46)

Kripal Singh, Pravin G. Ingole, Jayesh Chaudhari, Harshad Bhrambhatt, Amit Bhattacharya, Hari C. Bajaj Resolution of racemic mixture of -amino acid derivative through composite membrane  J. Memb. Sci. 378 (2011) 531-540.

45)

Yogesh Kumar, H. Brahmbhatt, G.S. Trivedi, A. Bhattacharya, Surfactant enhanced filtration performance of mono-chlorophenol isomers through membrane-Memb. Water Treat. 2(3)1-9 2011.

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P. S. Singh, A. P. Rao, P. Ray, A. Bhattacharya, K. Singh, N. Saha, A. V. R. Reddy, Techniques for characterization of polyamide thin film composite membranes- Desalination- 282 (2011) 78-86.

43)

R. N. Joshi, K. Singh, and A. Bhattacharya, - Approaches to prepare TFC Polyamide membrane by coating diamine during, and/or post formation of asymmetric membranes and their performances- Braz. J. Chem. Eng. – 28(3) 457-465 2011.

42)

Kripal Singh; Pravin G. Ingole; Harshad R. Brahmbhatt; A. Bhattacharya H. C. Bajaj, Preparation, characterization and performance evaluation of chiral
selective composite membranes- Sep. Purif. Tech. - 78 (2) (2011)138-146.

41)

Bhattacharya, Amit (2010, June 28). Enzyme Immobilization strategies on different polymer matrices and their applications. Sci Topics. Retrieved June 28, 2010, from http://www.scitopics.com/Enzyme_Immobilization_strategies_on_different_polymer_matrices_and_their_applications.html

40)

Kripal Singh; Pravin G. Ingole; H. C. Bajaj; Amit Bhattacharya; Harshad R. Brahmbhatt, Optical Resolution of α-Amino Acids by Reverse Osmosis using Enantioselective Polymer Membrane Containing Chiral Metal-Schiff Base Complex- Sep. Sci.Tech. - 45 1374-1384 (2010).

39)

S. Gupta, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Polysulfone globules as lipase immobilization support and their Hydrolytic activities towards olive oil-Int. J.  Biol. Macromol. 46 445-450 (2010).

38)

K. Singh, H. C. Bajaj, P. Ingole and A. Bhattacharya, Comparative study of enantioseparation of racemic tryptophan by ultrafiltration using BSA-immobilized and BSA-interpenetrating network polysulfone membrane- Sep. Sci. Tech.-45 346-354 (2010).

37)

Yogesh, H. Brahmbhatt and A. Bhattacharya, Remediation of simazine from water through low pressure thin film composite membrane using surfactants- SPECIAL ISSUE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT USING MEMBRANE SEPARATION AND BIOREMEDIATION- (2010) Int. J. Env. Eng. (invited). – Vol 2 No1/2/3 4-14.

36)

S. Gupta, Yogesh, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Lipase immobilized on Poly (vinyl alcohol) modified Polysulfone membrane: Application in hydrolytic activities for olive oil  Polym. Bull.- 64(2)141-158(2010).

35)

Yogesh, S. Haldar, P. Paul and A. Bhattacharya, Polysulfone-Azo composite membrane: new preparative approach, importance in bactericidal and bio-film inhibition activities- J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 115 3710-15(2010).

34)

S. Gupta, Yogesh, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Studies on permeation of Bovine serum albumin (BSA) through photo-modified functionalized asymmetric membrane- Macromol. Sci.: Pure Appl. Chem. 46 90-96 (2009).

33)

Yogesh, S. Gupta, S. Javiya, P. Paul, S. Basu, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Natural colors through modified synthetic membranes: Separation performances of floral pigments from the extract of rose petals- J. Ind. Chem. Soc.- 85 1134-1159(2008).

32)

Yogesh, K. M. Popat, B. Ganguly, H. Brahmbhatt and A. Bhattacharya, Studies on the separation performances of chlorophenol compounds from water by Thin film composite Membranes, Macromol. Res. 16(7) 590-595 (2008).

31)

S. Javiya, Yogesh, S. Gupta, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Porometry studies of the Polysulfone membranes on addition of Polyethylene Glycol in gelation bath during preparation (2008) J. Mex. Chem. Soc. 52(2) 140-144.

30)

Yogesh, S. Gupta, S. Javiya, P. Paul, S. Basu, K. Singh, B. Ganguly and A. Bhattacharya, Studies of performances by interchanging the sequence of the photomodified layer in the TFC membrane (2008) J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 108(4) 2611-2616.

29)

Yogesh, K.M. Popat, H. Brahmbhatt, B. Ganguly and A. Bhattacharya, Pentachlorophenol removal from water using surfactant enhanced filtration through low pressure reverse osmosis membranes (2008) -J. Haz. Mat. - 154 426-431

28)

A. Bhattacharya, D.C. Mukherjee, J. M. Gohil, Y. Kumar and S. Kundu (2008) Preparation, Characterization and Performance of conducting Polypyrrole composites based on Polysulfone –Desalination 225 366-372.

27)

S. Gupta, Yogesh, S. Javiya, M. Bhambi, C.S. Pundir, K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya, Comparative study of performances of Lipase immobilized asymmetric Polysulfone and Polyether sulfone membranes in Olive oil hydrolysis (2007) –Int. J. Bio. Macromol. - 42 (2) 145-151.

26)

Yogesh, P. Paul, S. Basu, A. Bhattacharya (2007) Development of Light induced functionalized Asymmetric Polysulfone membranes- J. Appl. Polym. Sc 105 609-614.

25)

A. Bhattacharya, P. Ray, H. Brahmbhatt, K. N. Vyas, S.V. Joshi, C.V. Devmurari, J. J. Trivedi (2006) Pesticides removal performance by low-pressure reverse osmosis membranes –J. Appl. Polym. Sc. 102 3575-3579.

24)

Yogesh, K. M. Popat, H. R. Brahmbhatt, B. Ganguly and A. Bhattacharya (2006) Performance Study of thin film composite polyamide membranes in remediation of nitro-phenols from water- J. Appl. Memb. Sc. Tech. - 4 25-32.

23)

K. Singh and A. Bhattacharya (2006), Porometric study of Polysulfone membranes and their co-relation with the Performance- J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 83 201-204.

22)

J. M. Gohil, A. Bhattacharya and P. Ray (2006), Studies On The Crosslinking Of Poly (vinyl alcohol), J. Polym Res 13(2) 161-169.

21)

K. Prasad, K.Trivedi, A.K. Siddhanta, A. Bhattacharya (2005), Surface tension and fluorescence studies of polymer-surfactant solutions: I Agarose-CTAB, Ind. J. Chem., Sec A. 44 A 2445-49.

20)

K.  Prasad, A. K. Siddhanta, A.K. Rakshit, A. Bhattacharya and P.K. Ghosh, (2005), On the properties of agar gel containing ionic and nonionic surfactants Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 35 135-44.

19)

J.M. Gohil, A. Bhattacharya and P. Ray (2004), Effect of Polymeric surface-active agents in the phase inversion step of asymmetric membrane formation J. Surf. Sci. Tech.20 (1-2)1-7.

18)

A. Bhattacharya and P. Ray (2004) Studies on surface tension of Poly (vinyl alcohol): Effect of concentration, Temperature and addition of chaotropic agents, J. Appl. Polym. Sc. 93(1) 122-30.

17)

D. Dutta, A. Bhattacharya, S. Chatterjee and B. N. Ganguly (2003), Insignia of Positronium molecular interaction in polyamide membrane material, Chem. Phys. Lett 379 119-26.

16)

D. Dutta, A. Bhattacharya and B.N. Ganguly (2003) Microstructural study of aromatic polyamide membrane materials, J. Memb. Sc. 224 127-34.

15)

A.V.R. Reddy, D. Jaganmohan, A. Bhattacharya, V.J. Shah and P.K. Ghosh (2003), Surface modification of ultrafiltration membranes by preadsorption of negatively charged Polymer I : Permeation of water soluble Polymers and inorganic salt solutions and fouling resistance properties, J. Memb. Sc. 214 211-20.

14)

S. Das, A. Bhattacharya, P.C. Mondal, M. C. Rath and T. Mukherjee (2002), One electron reduction of 1,2 dihydroxy 9,10 anthraquninone and some of its transition metal complexes in aqeous solution and in aqueous isopropanol-acetone mixed solvent : a steady state and pulse radiolysis study, Rad. Phys. Chem.65, 97-103.

13)

A. Bhattacharya, A. Das and P. C. Mondal( 2000) Radiation induced polymerization of N,N dimethylacrylamide in aqueous solution, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.  246(1) 237-8.

12)

S. Aich, T. Sengupta, A. Bhattacharya and S. Basu (1999) Magnetic field effect on an exciplex between N-vinyl carbazole grafted on cellulose acetate film and 1,4 dicyano benzene, J. Polym. Sc. Part A Polym. Chem.  37 3910-15.

11)

A. Bhattacharya, A. Das and A. De (1998).Structural influence on grafting of acrylamide based monomers on cellulose acetate , Ind. J. Chem. Tech. 5 135-38.

10)

A. Bhattacharya, A. De and P.C. Mondal (1998) Carbonate radical induced polymerization of pyrrole: A steady state and Flash photolysis study,  J. Nucl. Radioanal. Chem. 230(1-2) 91-5.

9)

V.S. Subrahamanyam, S. K. Das, B. Nandiganguly, A.Bhattacharya and A. De (1998) Positron annhilation study on g-irradiated cellulose acetate matrix, Polymer 39(6-7) 1507-08.

8)

S. Aich, A. Bhattacharya and S. Basu (1997), Fluorescence Polarisation of N-Vinyl carbazole on cellulose acetate film and electron transfer with 1,4 dicyanobenzene, J. Rad. Phys. Chem. 50(4) 347-54.

7)

V.S. Subrahamanyam, S. K. Das, B. Nandiganguly, A.Bhattacharya and A. De (1997) Effect of temperature on the synthesis of FeCl3 doped polypyrroles studied by Positron Annhilation Technique, Mat. Res. Bulletin 32(8) 1063-72.

6)

A. Bhattacharya, K.M. Ganguly, A. De and S. Sarkar (1996) A new conducting nanocomposite PPY-Zirconium (IV) oxide. Mat. Res. Bulletin 31(5) 527-30.

5)

A. Bhattacharya and A. De (1996) Preparation and characterization of a new conducting polypyrrole composite based on styrene grafted TEFLON-FEP film, J. Polym. Mat. 13 297-303.

4)

A. Bhattacharya, A. De and S. Das (1996) Electrochemical preparation and study of transport properties of  polypyrrole doped with unsaturated organic sulphonates Polymer 37(19) 4375-82.

3)

S. Basu, A. Bhattacharya, P. C. Mondal and S. N. Bhattacharyya (1994) Spectroscopic evidences for grafting of N-Vinyl carbazole on cellulose acetate matrix, J. Polym. Sc. Part A Polym. Chem. 32 2251-55.

2)

A.Bhattacharya, A. De, S. N. Bhattacharyya and S. Das (1994), Transport properties of FeCl3 doped polypyrroles at different dopant concentrations, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 6 10499-10507.

1)

A. Bhattacharya, A. De and S. N. Bhattacharyya (1994) Preparation of polypyrrole composite with acrylic acid grafted Tetrafluroethylene- hexafluropropylene (TEFLON-FEP) film, Synth. Met. 65 35-38.

Review articles

14)

Mayank Saxena, and A. Bhattacharya, Polymeric Membrane and Tea-Polyphenol – the Perspective, Membrane Science International- 2(1)(2023)18-28.

13)

Vipin C. Joshi, Saroj Sharma and A. Bhattacharya, (2023) Polymers are paving their way into defluoridation of water- Express Polymer Letters 17(9) 913-931.

12)

Nikunj Gangani, Vipin C. Joshi, Saroj Sharma, and A. Bhattacharya, (2022) Fluoride contamination in water: Remediation strategies through membranes, Groundwater for sustainable development 17 100571.

11)

K. D. Patel and A. Bhattacharya, (2022) Development Spectrum of Poly(piperazine-amide) membranes by adding different matrices, Emergent Materials 5 1391-1407.

10)

S. Sharma and A. Bhattacharya, (2017) Drinking Water Contamination and Treatment Techniques- Applied Water Science- 7(3) 1043-1067.

9)

Romil Mehta, Paramita Manna, and A. Bhattacharya, (2016). Sulfonated Polysulfone- Preparative routes and applications in membranes used for pressure driven techniques Macromol. Sci.: Pure Appl. Chem. A –.53(10) 644-652

8)

S. Gupta, A. Bhattacharya and C.N. Murthy, (2013) Tune to immobilize lipase on Polymer membranes: Techniques, Factors, and Prospects- Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2(3) 171-190.

7)

R. Rangarajan (deceased), N. V. Desai, S. L. Daga, S.V.Joshi, A. Prakash Rao, V. J. Shah, J. J. Trivedi, C. V. Devmurari, K. Singh, P. S. Bapat, H. L. Raval, S. K. Jewrajka, N. K. Saha, A. Bhattacharya, P. S. Singh, Paramita Ray, G.S.Trivedi, N.Pathak and A. V. R. Reddy(2011)  Thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane development and scale up at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar- Desalination (special issue)-water treatment in India- 282 68-77.

6)

A. Bhattacharya, Remediation of pesticides polluted waters through membranes (2006) Sep. Purif. Rev., 35 1-38.

5)

A. Bhattacharya and B.N. Misra (2004), Grafting: A versatile means of Polymer modification Techniques, factors and applications, Prog. Polym. Sci. 29(8) 767-14.

4)

A. Bhattacharya and P. Ghosh (2004) Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis membrane: Theory and application in separation of electrolytes, Rev. Chem. Eng. 20(1-2) 111-80.

3)

A. Bhattacharya (2000), Radiation and Industrial Polymers, Prog. Polym. Sci. 25 371-401.

2)

A. Bhattacharya and A. De (1999) Conducting polymers in solution-progress towards processability-Rev. Macromol. Phys. Chem. 39(1) 17-56

1)

A. Bhattacharya and A. De (1996) Conducting composites of Polypyrrole and Polyaniline- a review, Prog. Solid State Chem. 24(3).

Article

8)

A. Bhattacharya, Revisit the history of Milestones of Membranes (August, 2021) Newsletter of Gujarat Science Academy.

7)

N. Pathak and A. Bhattacharya WATER: CSIR-CSMCRI prepares the road-map for the people (2018) Everyman’s Science Vol. LIII No. 3 August-September 182-191.

6)

Diversity of Bhavangar through my eyes- A. Bhattacharya (2017) The magnificence of Humbles, published by Institute of Self reliance, Bhubaneswar

5)

J.M. Gohil, P. Ray and A. Bhattacharya (2005), Pesticides in water- alarm and encountering- Science and Culture 71(9-10) 348-50.

4)

A. Bhattacharya and S.N. Bhattacharyya (2003), Conducting Polymer and its manifold uses, Phys. Teacher 43

3)

S. Aich, T. Sengupta, A. Bhattacharya and S. Basu (2001) Spectroscopic studies of N-vinyl Carbazole grafted on cellulose acetate film: Photoinduced Electron transfer with magnetic field effect between grafted film and 1,4Dicyanobenzene, Selected topics in polymer science, S.K. Douli (Ed) published by Prof. Sukumar Maity Polymer Award Foundation, Kolkata, 32.

2)

A. Bhattacharya, Osmosis and Reverse Osmosis: regulator of life (2001) Science and Culture 47-8.

1)

A. Bhattacharya, Polymer towards bio-degradability (1999) Science and Culture 65(9-10) 315-17.


  1. Sweta Binodkumar, Soumya Halder, Amit Bhattacharya, Paramita Manna, A device for collecting water sample to concentrate diversified bacteria from different water depth –patent filed ( August, 2016) (International patent no WO 2018/061035 A1 )
  2. P.K. Ghosh, A.K. Siddhanta, K. Prasad, R. Meena and A. Bhattacharya (2006) US Patent 7,067,568 Process of preparation of biodegradable films from semi-refined kappa carragenan ( patent filed on Dec 3, 2004)
  3. A method for immobilizing lipase on to microporous ultrafiltration polymer membrane - submitted (Reference No-0619/DEL/2009).

10) Mayank Saxena, and A. Bhattacharya, Separation of microbial and organic pollutants from water using low-pressure tailor-made membranes, in the Book Advances in drinking water purification (Elsevier)- to be published.

9) Hassan H. Hefni and A. Bhattacharya, Chitosan Membranes: State of the Art and Trends, Encyclopedia of Polymers, Polymeric Materials and Polymer Technology- to be published.

8) Mayank Saxena and A. Bhattacharya, Radiation initiated tailored membranes for ready fit in the book Radiation Technologies and Applications in Materials Science first Edition, (CRC press)  edited by Dr. Subhendu Ray Chowdhury and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Pujari – eBook ISBN9781003321910.  

8) Romil Mehta, and A. Bhattacharya, Diamines as tunable chemicals in Thin Film Composite Membrane formation- in Advances in Chemistry Research. Volume 62 (Chapter 7), Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2020. ISBN: 978-1-53617-921-7.

7) Book (Bengali) : Amit Bhattacharya and Joyee Mitra, Noble Prize winner in chemistry in 21st Century, Avenel Publisher, ISBN: 978-93-80736-62-4, 2017

6) Romil Mehta, Paramita Manna and A. Bhattacharya, Book Chapter -Graft modification of Polymers: Application in membranes- Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications. Editor- Munmaya Mishra CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound, Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4987-2993-2 (page 1712-1728)

5) R. Meena and A. Bhattacharya, Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers: Structure and Chemistry in the book (Taylor and Francis) Grafting on Cellulosics - progress towards purpose. Editor: Vijay KumarThakur (978-1-48-224246-1, 2015).

4) Shweta Singhal, D.C. Mukherjee and A. Bhattacharya, Chapter 6: Immobilization of Enzymes on Polypyrrole and potential applications (Nova Publisher) in the book Polypyrrole: Properties, Performance and Applications Editors: Elena C. Mason and Allison P. Weber (ISBN: 978-1-61209-143-3)

3) N. K. Saha and A. Bhattacharya, Membrane desalination: methods, cost, and technology (Nova Publisher) in the book Chapter 5: Desalination:  methods cost and technology edited by Irena A. Urbonienė, (ISBN: 978-1-61668-909-4)

2) A. Bhattacharya and P. Ray, three Chapters in Polymer Grafting and crosslinking, published by Blackwell-Wiley (ISBN: 978-0-470-40465-2, December 2008)

Chapter I: Introduction,

Chapter II: Basic Features and Techniques,

Chapter IV: Analytical Evidence and Future Directions

1) Yogesh and A. Bhattacharya, (2008) “Ringing to modify membranes: role of photo-irradiation” in the book “Current developments of radiation -induced graft in membranes”– published by Research Signpost editor: Tongwen Xu 81-100. (ISBN: 978-81-7895-352-6).


  • Studies on membrane fouling mechanisms and remedial measures CSIR
  • Development of Nanofiltration membrane CSIR
  • Pesticides removal from water using Nanofiltration/Reverse Osmosis membranes: Preparation, Characterization and Performance International Foundation for Science, Sweden
  • Photo-regulation permeability across the membranes-preparation, characterization and Performance study BRNS, DAE India
  • Development of Membrane Bioreactor for the synthesis of structured lipids from Groundnut oil and LCPUFA by interesterification using Lipase enzyme immobilized on membrane DBT, India.
  • Ion-Specific Resins and Membrane based systems/processes to bring the level of Arsenic to WHO limits in drinking water. DST, India
  • Remediation of pesticides from water through tailor made membranes –factors and strategies DST, India
  • Membrane and Adsorbent Technology Platform for Effective Separation of Gases and Liquids CSIR
  • Development of Improved Thin film composite membranes for water reclamation and desalination CSIR
  • Energy efficient process to treat the reject stream of water desalination plant (EPRWD) CSIR
  • Advanced Water Treatment System of Anti-fouling Hollow Fiber and Nanofiltration Membranes CSIR
  • Development of CO2 selective membrane and adsorbent for biogas purification and flue gas treatment CSIR
  • Development of low pressure driven reverse osmosis membranes to counter fluoride problem in water: laboratory scale study for field water application GUJCOST
  • Proof of Concept and feasibility studies on the development of alginic acid and its derivative-based thin films for flexible packaging applications- Unilever Industries Pvt. Ltd.
  • Tailoring porous macromolecular organometallic architecture for the migration of heavy metals from water GUJCOST
  • Preparation and Characterization of composite nanofiltration membrane from chitosan and crosslinked chitosan coated on PAN and hydrolysed PAN- Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Societal Mission:  

Installation of Dearsenification plants to Maslandpur, W. Bengal.,

Installation and regeneration of Dearsenification plants to Maslandpur, W. Bengal.,

To supply pure water through Mobile RO Bus of CSMCRI to Aila victims, Sunderban, W. Bengal. 

Others

yCompilation of water-based activities in CSIR – “CSIR strives towards safe water for all” on the occasion of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations (2017)

yAssociated in responding to Parliamentary Questions (regarding CSMCRI activities on water)

Host: Prof. Hassan Hefni, Egyptian Petroleum Institute, Egypt in  Department of Science and Technology- Research Training Fellowship for developing countries (2019)


Research Programmes: Membrane-based separation science and Technology in water (viz. RO, Nano, Ultra, Microfiltration), Conducting Polymer, Grafting on polymers, Physical behavior of polymer solution. 

  • Expert as a Project evaluation committee member of the Technology Development Board, DST, India
  • Expert on Faculty Selection Committee in Charusat University, Gujarat

Regular Reviewer:  DST, CSIR research proposals, Technical Reports, International journals, Book Proposals.

Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, MoJ Polymer Science, International Journal of Environment Pollution Control, Environment Sciences and Studies.