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67
Citations
15009
World Ranking
6950
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in India Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Sirshendu De is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their scholarly work focuses on key topics including Membrane Separation Technologies, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Adsorption and Biosorption for Pollutant Removal, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, and Extraction and Separation Processes.

The scientist has published numerous articles in a variety of academic venues, notably:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal (9 publications)
  • Separation and Purification Technology (6 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Journal of Cleaner Production (4 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Science (4 publications)

Among selected notable recent papers are:

  • Mechanistic investigation of photocatalytic degradation of Bisphenol-A using MIL-88A(Fe)/MoS2 Z-scheme heterojunction composite assisted peroxymonosulfate activation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Efficient photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin using novel dual Z-scheme gCN/CuFe2O4/MoS2 mediated peroxymonosulphate activation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Microwave assisted facile fabrication of dual Z-scheme g-C3N /ZnFe2O4/Bi2S3 photocatalyst for peroxymonosulphate mediated degradation of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol: The mechanistic insights, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Visible light assisted activation of peroxymonosulfate by bimetallic MOF based heterojunction MIL-53(Fe/Co)/CeO2 for atrazine degradation: Pivotal roles of dual redox cycle for reactive species generation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from battery industry effluent using MOF incorporated polymeric beads: A combined experimental and modeling approach, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Collaborations have been a significant element of this scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including Debashis Roy, Sudarsan Neogi, Animesh Jana, Shanmuk Srinivas Ravuru, and Poulomi Sarkar.

Sirshendu De has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Removal of congo red using activated carbon and its regeneration

    M.K. Purkait;A. Maiti;S. DasGupta;S. De

  • Nanofiltration of textile plant effluent for color removal and reduction in COD

    S. Chakraborty;M.K. Purkait;S. DasGupta;S. De

  • Impact of graphene oxide on removal of heavy metals using mixed matrix membrane

    Raka Mukherjee;Prasenjit Bhunia;Sirshendu De

  • Removal of dye from wastewater using micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration and recovery of surfactant

    M.K Purkait;S DasGupta;S De

  • Adsorption study for the removal of a basic dye: experimental and modeling.

    Sourja Chakraborty;Sirshendu De;Sunando DasGupta;Jayanta K. Basu

  • Aluminium fumarate metal-organic framework: A super adsorbent for fluoride from water

    Sankha karmakar;Janina Dechnik;Christoph Janiak;Sirshendu De

  • Optimizing pectinase usage in pretreatment of mosambi juice for clarification by response surface methodology

    P. Rai;G.C. Majumdar;Sunando DasGupta;Sirshendu De

  • Adsorption of eosin dye on activated carbon and its surfactant based desorption.

    M.K. Purkait;S. DasGupta;S. De

  • A study on recovery of oil from sludge containing oil using froth flotation.

    B. Ramaswamy;D.D. Kar;S. De

  • Mechanistic investigation of photocatalytic degradation of Bisphenol-A using MIL-88A(Fe)/MoS2 Z-scheme heterojunction composite assisted peroxymonosulfate activation

    Debashis Roy;Sudarsan Neogi;Sirshendu De

  • Adsorption of arsenite using natural laterite as adsorbent

    Abhijit Maiti;Sunando DasGupta;Jayant Kumar Basu;Sirshendu De

  • Removal of dye from aqueous solution using a combination of advanced oxidation process and nanofiltration.

    P. Banerjee;S. DasGupta;S. De

  • Efficient photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin using novel dual Z-scheme gCN/CuFe2O4/MoS2 mediated peroxymonosulphate activation

    Poulomi Sarkar;Debashis Roy;Biswajit Bera;Sirshendu De

  • Resistance in series model for micellar enhanced ultrafiltration of eosin dye

    M.K Purkait;S DasGupta;S De

  • Microwave assisted facile fabrication of dual Z-scheme g-C3N /ZnFe2O4/Bi2S3 photocatalyst for peroxymonosulphate mediated degradation of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol: The mechanistic insights

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  • Lipase applications in oil hydrolysis with a case study on castor oil: a review

    Debajyoti Goswami;Jayanta Kumar Basu;Sirshendu De

  • Improvement of grinding characteristics of Indian coal by microwave pre-treatment

    B.K. Sahoo;B.K. Sahoo;S. De;B.C. Meikap;B.C. Meikap

  • Visible light assisted activation of peroxymonosulfate by bimetallic MOF based heterojunction MIL-53(Fe/Co)/CeO2 for atrazine degradation: Pivotal roles of dual redox cycle for reactive species generation

    Debashis Roy;Sudarsan Neogi;Sirshendu De

  • Resistance in series model for ultrafiltration of mosambi (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) juice in a stirred continuous mode

    P. Rai;C. Rai;G.C. Majumdar;S. DasGupta

  • Electroosmotic flow of power-law fluids at high zeta potentials

    Nadapana Vasu;Sirshendu De

  • Experimental and kinetic modeling of As(V) and As(III) adsorption on treated laterite using synthetic and contaminated groundwater: Effects of phosphate, silicate and carbonate ions

    Abhijit Maiti;Jayanta Kumar Basu;Sirshendu De

  • Adsorptive removal of fluoride by activated alumina doped cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) mixed matrix membrane

    Somak Chatterjee;Sirshendu De

  • Adsorptive removal of nitrate from aqueous solution by polyacrylonitrile–alumina nanoparticle mixed matrix hollow-fiber membrane

    Raka Mukherjee;Sirshendu De

Frequent Co-Authors

Sunando DasGupta
Sunando DasGupta Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Bhim Charan Meikap
Bhim Charan Meikap Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Subir Bhattacharjee
Subir Bhattacharjee University of Alberta
Ramkrishna Sen
Ramkrishna Sen Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Christoph Janiak
Christoph Janiak Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Michael Böhm
Michael Böhm Saarland University
Sudipto Chakraborty
Sudipto Chakraborty Georgia Institute of Technology
Santanu Dhara
Santanu Dhara Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Dipak Khastgir
Dipak Khastgir Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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