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NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)

Prof.

Kajari Kargupta

Department : Department of Chemical Engineering

Designation : Professor

Additional Roles and Responsibilities :

  • Expert Committee member of Women Scientist Scheme, DST, India for the year-2013

Address : Lab: Nanoengineering and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (NSEL) CH-108 & 109, Chemical Engineering Department , Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India-700032 Room: ANX-107and CH-204B, Chemical Engineering Department , Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India-700032

E-Mail: kajari.kargupta@jadavpuruniversity.in, karguptakajari2011@gmail.com

Mobile Number: (+91) 8583966856, (+91) 9748829349

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About

Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [2007-Ongoing] Associate Professor Chemical Engineering Department, I.I.T. Kharagpur, India [2004-2007] ORCID ID : https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3870-3767 Website : https://nseljadavpuruniver.wixsite.com/nsel

Subjects Taught

    Advanced Transport Phenomena    Mechanics of Fluids     Introduction to Transport Phenomena     Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering    Interfacial Science and Technology    High Polymer Science and Technology

Research Interests

    Green Hydrogen generation via photocatalytic water splitting and Chemical hydride hydrolysis    Nano-hybrid Catalyst /Photo-catalyst/Electro-catalyst, Chemical and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation,    High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (HTPEMFC) electrode, electrocatalyst and electrolytic membrane    Valuable product generation from CO2 using photo and electro-catalyst    Nano-science and Technology    Process Modeling and Simulations    Electro-active Polymers based sensor and drug delivery system development    Thin Films, Sub micro and nano structures

Notable Activities

    Professor-Jadavpur University (2007 to Till Date)    Associate Professor-Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2004 to 2007)     Reader -Jadavpur university (1998 to 2004)     Lecturer -Jadavpur University (1991 to 1998)

Notable Achievements

    Anweshan 2019-20-Second prize in the section of Engineering and Technology in the National level research convention organized by the Association of Indian University, Delhi (AIU), India    Secondary Education Board National Merit Scholarship (1983)

Journal Papers Published

  Organic alginate encapsulated rGO-CdS millispheres for remarkable photocatalytic solar hydrogen production, S Mandal, A Sarkar, P Mukherjee, S Das, D Banerjee, S Ganguly, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 51, 1167-1185   Facile in-situ synthesis of solid mediator based CdS-rGO-WO3 Z-scheme photocatalytic system for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation, A Sarkar, MK Mandal, S Das, S Mandal, P Chakraborty, A Mandal,Optical Materials 147, 114670   High-Performance rGO-ZnO/WO3 heterojunction photocatalyst for solar green hydrogen generation, A Sarkar, A Mandal, S Mandal, SK Sen, D Banerjee, S Ganguly, Journal of Chemical Sciences 136 (1), 2   Carrier transport and thermoelectric property enhancement of polypyrrole-Nio/single-walled carbon nanotube composite system—experimental and DFT study, P Chakraborty, T Paul, K Kargupta, D Banerjee, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 34 (36), 2265   Selective photo-reduction of CO 2 to methanol using Cu-doped 1D-Bi 2 S 3/rGO nanocomposites under visible light irradiation A Mandal, S Maitra, S Roy, B Hazra, K Ray, K Kargupta, New Journal of Chemistry 47 (3), 1422-1434   Enhanced photocatalytic Hydrogen generation by splitting water using Sodium Alginate decorated rGO-CdS hybrid photo-catalyst A Sarkar, S Chaule, S Mandal, S Saha, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, Materials Today: Proceedings 76, A1-A8   Polypyrrole-bismuth selenide (PPY-Bi2Se3) composite-thermoelectric characterization and effect of nickel doping P Mandal, S Maitra, MJ Chatterjee, M Chattopadhyaya, K Kargupta, Synthetic Metals 289, 117119   Phosphosilicate nano-network (PPSN)-Polybenzimidazole (PBI) composite electrolyte membrane for enhanced proton conductivity, durability and power generation of HT-PEMFC, P Ghosh, S Ganguly, K Kargupta, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47 (75), 32287-32302   Unveiling the Electrocatalytic Activity of Crystal Facet-Tailored Cobalt Oxide-rGO Heterostructure Toward Selective Reduction of CO2 to Ethanol, S Saha, S Maitra, M Chattopadhyaya, A Sarkar, S Haque, S Roy, ACS Applied Nano Materials 5 (8), 10369-10382   Solvothermal phase change induced morphology transformation in CdS/CoFe 2 O 4@ Fe 2 O 3 hierarchical nanosphere arrays as ternary heterojunction photoanodes for solar water, S Maitra, A Sarkar, T Maitra, S Halder, K Kargupta, S Roy, New Journal of Chemistry 45 (28), 12721-12737   Enhanced power generation, faster transient response and longer durability of HT-PEMFC using composite polybenzimidazole electrolyte membrane with optimum rGO loading, P Ghosh, S Mandal, S Majumdar, A Sarkar, S Ganguly, K Kargupta, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45 (33), 16708-16723   Cotton fibres with fine glass flakes–gel paste: a novel matrix-electrolyte hybrid for enhanced power generation and durable operation of fuel cell, P Ghosh, V Sinha, S Mandal, S Ganguly, K Kargupta, Ionics 26, 3099-3107   Cadmium sulphide sensitized crystal facet tailored nanostructured nickel ferrite@ Hematite core-shell ternary heterojunction photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting, S Maitra, A Sarkar, T Maitra, S Halder, S Roy, K Kargupta, MRS Advances 5 (50), 2585-2593   Desublimation based separation of CO2 inside a cryogenic packed bed: Performance mapping with the spatiotemporal evolution of CO2 frost, B Debnath, A Mukherjee, A Mullick, S Ghoshdastidar, S Ganguly, Chemical Engineering Research and Design 146, 166-181   Thermoelectric properties of nanostructured bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) with annealing time and its composite with reduced graphene oxide (RGO), C Kulsi, M Mitra, K Kargupta, D Banerjee, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30, 1850-1860   Polyaniline/reduced graphene oxide composite-enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for the degradation of organic dyes M Mitra, ST Ahamed, A Ghosh, A Mondal, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, ACS omega 4 (1), 1623-1635   Composite of polyaniline‐bismuth selenide with enhanced thermoelectric performance, M Mitra, C Kulsi, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 135 (48), 46887   Lithium assisted enhanced hydrogenation of reduced graphene oxide-PANI nanocomposite at room temperature, S Saha, M Mitra, A Sarkar, D Banerjee, S Ganguly, K Kargupta, Diamond and Related Materials 84, 103-111   Salt‐leaching technique for the synthesis of porous poly (2, 5‐benzimidazole)(ABPBI) membranes for fuel cell application, A Das, P Ghosh, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, K Kargupta, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 135 (5), 45773   Phosphosilicate gel-sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) nanocomposite membrane for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, P Ghosh, CK Dhole, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, K Kargupta, Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (1), 2186-2192   Portable smart highly proton conductive all inorganic gel paste electrolyte with optimum phosphorous to silicon ratio for enhanced durable operation of a fuel cell, P Ghosh, CK Dhole, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, K Kargupta, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2 (8), 1737-1748   Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type bismuth selenide doped with nickel, C Kulsi, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, Current Applied Physics 17 (12), 1609-1615   Facile synthesis and thermoelectric properties of aluminum doped zinc oxide/polyaniline (AZO/PANI) hybrid, M Mitra, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, S Goswami, D Banerjee, Synthetic Metals 228, 25-31   Graphene‐Rich G‐Co‐Ni Nanomatrix: An Optimized Heterogeneous Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation Based on Morphology‐Performance Mapping, S Saha, A Saha, L Lepcha, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, K Kargupta, ChemistrySelect 2 (16), 4309-4319   Effect of nickel doping on thermoelectric properties of bismuth selenide, C Kulsi, K Kargupta, D Banerjee, AIP Conference Proceedings 1832 (1)   Facile synthesis of aluminium doped zinc oxide-polyaniline hybrids for photoluminescence and enhanced visible-light assisted photo-degradation of organic contaminants, M Mitra, A Ghosh, A Mondal, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, Applied Surface Science 402, 418-428   Enhanced photo catalytic performance of nickel doped bismuth selenide under visible light irradiation, C Kulsi, A Ghosh, A Mondal, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, Materials Research Express 4 (3), 035902   Remarkable photo-catalytic degradation of malachite green by nickel doped bismuth selenide under visible light irradiation, C Kulsi, A Ghosh, A Mondal, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, Applied Surface Science 392, 540-548   Novel graphene supported Co rich connected core (Pt)-shell (Co) nano-alloy catalyst for improved hydrogen generation and electro-oxidation, S Saha, A Basu, D Das, S Ganguly, D Banerjee, K Kargupta, international journal of hydrogen energy 41 (41), 18451-18464

Publication in Conference Proceedings

    “Fuel cell-Thermoelectric hybrid device based on waste heat utilization for Portable Power application” organized by International Academy of Science and Engineering for Development (IASED),Hongkong, ROC from. December 14 to December 16 2018 on Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok ,Thailand    Kargupta, K. - Controlled Morphological Phase separation and Patterning in liquid thin films, Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems, Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.2006    Kargupta K. and Sharma A. - The science of mesoscale patterning of thin films by templating, Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NISCIR, CSIR, New Delhi2004

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NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)