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Dr. Susmita Sen Gupta

Dr. Susmita Sen Gupta

Associate professor

About Me

Area of Interest

  • Waste water treatment through adsorption, Photocatalysis

Education qualification:

  • MSc, Ph. D


Courses taught

  • Inorganic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Catalysis Science & Technology

Publications

Publication In Journals

  1. Sen Gupta.S.  & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Interaction of metal ions with clays: I. A case study with Pb (II).Applied Clay Science, 30, 199208 (2005).
  2. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.  Adsorption of Ni (II) on clays. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 295, 2132 (2006).
  3. Sen Gupta, S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Removal of Cd (II) from aqueous solution by kaolinite, montmorillonite and their poly(oxo zirconium) and tetrabutyl ammonium derivatives. Journal of Hazardous Materials, B128, 247257 (2006).
  4. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.  Pb (II) uptake by kaolinite and montmorillonite in aqueous medium: Influence of acid activation of the clays. Colloids and Surfaces A : Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 277, 191200 (2006).
  5. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Kaolinite, montmorillonite, and their modified derivatives as adsorbents for removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solution. Separation and Purification Technology, 50, 388397 (2006).
  6. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Adsorption of Cr (VI) from water by clays. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 45, 72327240 (2006).
  7. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.  Adsorption of Fe (III) from water by natural and  acid activated clays: studies on equilibrium isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics of interactions. Adsorption, 12, 185204 (2006).
  8. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.  Adsorptive accumulation of Cd (II), Co (II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Ni(II) from water on montmorillonite: Influence of acid activation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 310, 411424 (2007).
  9. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Influence of acid activation of kaolinite and montmorillonite on adsorptive removal of Cd (II) from water. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 46, 37343742 (2007).
  10. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya. K.G.  Adsorption of Co (II) from aqueous medium on natural and acid activated kaolinite and montmorillonite. Separation Science and Technology, 42, 33913418 (2007).
  11. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya. K.G. Influence of acid activation on adsorption of Ni (II) and Cu (II) on kaolinite and montmorillonite: kinetic and thermodynamic study. Chemical Engineering Journal, 136, 113 (2008).
  12. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.Immobilization of Pb (II), Cd (II) and Ni (II) ions on kaolinite and montmorillonite surfaces from aqueous medium. Journal of Environmental Management, 87, 4658 (2008).
  13. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.  Adsorption of Fe (III), Co (II) and Ni (II) on ZrO-kaolinite and ZrO-montmorillonite surfaces in aqueous medium. Colloids and Surfaces A : Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects,317, 7179 (2008).
  14. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Adsorption of a few heavy metals on natural and modified kaolinite and montmorillonite: a review. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 140, 114131 (2008).
  15. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Kaolinite and montmorillonite as adsorbents for Fe (III), Co (II) and Ni (II) in aqueous medium. Applied Clay Science, 41, 19.
  16. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Uptake of Ni(II) ions from aqueous solution by kaolinite and montmorillonite: Influence of acid activation of the clays. Separation Science and Technology,43, 32213250  (2008).
  17. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Adsorptive accumulation of Cd (II), Co (II), Cu (II), Pb (II) and Ni (II) from water on kaolinite: Influence of acid activation. Adsorption Science & Technology,27, 47-68 (2009).
  18. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Calcined tetrabutyl ammonium kaolinite and montmorillonite and adsorption of Fe (II), Co (II) and Ni (II) from solution. Applied Clay Science, 46, 216221 (2009).
  19. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Treatment of water contaminated with Pb (II) and Cd (II) by adsorption on kaolinite, montmorillonite and their acid-activated forms. Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 16, 457 470 (2009).
  20. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G. Kinetics of adsorption of metal ions on inorganic materials: a review. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 162, 3958 (2011).
  21. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K.G.  Removal of Cu (II) by natural and acid-activated clays: an insight of adsorption isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamics. Desalination, 272, 6675 (2011).
  22. Sen Gupta. S. & Sarma, G. K., Bhattacharyya, K. G. Methylene blue adsorption on natural and modified clays. Separation Science and Technology, 46, 1602  1614 (2011).
  23. Sen Gupta. S., Sarma. G. K., Bhattacharyya, K. G.Treatment of water contaminated with toxic anionic dye by natural and modified clays: a case study with congo red. Journal of Assam Science Society, 52 (Special Issue), 146-152 (2011).
  24. Sen Gupta, S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Adsorption of heavy metals on kaolinite and montmorillonite: a review. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14, 6698-6723 (2012).
  25. Sen Gupta, S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G.  Aqueous kaolinite suspension as the medium for phosphate removal. Adsorption Science & Technology, 30, 533-547 (2012).
  26. Sen Gupta, S. & Chakrabortty, D. Photo-catalytic decolourisation of toxic dye with N-doped titania: a case study with Acid Blue 25.Journal of Environmental Science, 25, 10341043 (2013).
  27. Sen Gupta. S. & Chakrabortty, D. Decolourization of Metanil Yellow by visible light photo catalysis with N-doped TiO2 nano particles: influence of system parameters and kinetic study. Desalination and Water Treatment, 52, 5528-5540 (2014).
  28. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Adsorption of metal ions by clays and inorganic solids.RSC Advance 4, 2853728586 (2014).
  29. SenGupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G., Sarma, G. K. Interactions of the dye, Rhodamine B with kaolinite and montmorillonite in water. Applied Clay Science 99, 7-17 (2014).
  30. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G., Sarma, G. K. MontmorilloniteK10: An effective adsorbent for removal of a toxic Reactive Mono-azo dye, Procion Red MX 5B, from water. J. Surface Sci. Technol., 30, 163-178 (2014).
  31. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G., Sarma, G. K. Kinetics, equilibrium isotherms and thermodynamics of adsorption of Congo red onto natural and acid-treated kaolinite and montmorillonite. Desalination and Water Treatment, 53, 530-542 (2015).
  32. Sen Gupta. S. & Chakrabortty, D. Removal of Orange II dye from aqueous solution by adsorption and photo degradation with visible light in presence of nitrogen doped titanianano catalyst. Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 22, 34-41 (2015).
  33. Sen Gupta. S. & Chakrabortty, D. Photo catalytic decolourisation of toxic dye with Graphene based N-doped titania: a case study with Acid Blue 25.Indian Journal of Chemistry, 56A, 1293-1301  (2017).
  34. Sen Gupta. S. & Sarma. G. K., Bhattacharyya, K. G.  Adsorption of monoazo dyes (Crocein Orange G and Procion Red MX5B) from water using raw and acid-treated montmorillonite K10: insight into kinetics, isotherm, and thermodynamic parameters.Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 229, 312  (2018).
  35. Sen Gupta. S. & Kausor, M. A.,Ali, A. M., Chakrabortty, D. Synthesis, characterization and application of graphene based silver orthophosphate nanocomposite in organic dye degradation. Desalination and Water Treatment,140, 337346 (2019).
  36. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G., Sarma, G. K. (2019). Nanomaterials as versatile adsorbents for heavy metal ions in water: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 62456278 (2019).
  37. Sen Gupta. S. & Sarma, G. K., Bhattacharyya, Removal of hazardous basic dyes from aqueous solution by adsorption onto kaolinite and acid treated kaolinite: kinetics, isotherm and mechanistic study.SN Applied Sciences1:211 (2019).
  38. Kausor, M. A., Sen Gupta , S, Chakrabortty, D.,  Ag3PO4-based nanocomposites and their applications in Photodegradation of toxic organic dye contaminated wastewater: review on material design to performance enhancement, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 23, 20-41 (2019).
  39. Ahmed, T, Ali, A. M., Sen Gupta, S., Application of NFO-GO composite for the removal of Acid Blue 25 toxic dye from aqueous solution, Desalination and Water Treatment, 174, 400-413 (2020).
  40. Ahmed, T., Sen Gupta, S., Adsorptive accumulation of Methylene Blue dye from aqueous effluent by NiFe2O4-GO nano-adsorbent, World Journal of Chemical Education, 9 (1), 28-41 (2021).
  41. Kausor, M. A., Sen Gupta, S., Bhattacharyya, K. G.,  Chakrabortty, D.,  Montmorillonite and modified montmorillonite as adsorbents for removal of water soluble organic dyes: A review on current status of the art, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 143, 109686 (2022).

In Books:

  1. Bhattacharyya, K. G. & Sen Gupta. S. Role of clays in keeping a clean environment: scavenging toxic metal ions from aqueous medium. in: KK Singh, A Tomar, V Phogat, S Phogat (Ed.). Sustainable Resource Management, Volume II, Chapter 1, M D Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-904551-0-7), pp. 1 48 (2007).
  2. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G.   Removal of hazardous metals from water by clays, in: A. A. Lewinsky (Ed.).Hazardous Materials and Wastewater: Treatment, Removal and Analysis, Chapter 3, NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., New York (ISBN: 978-1-60021-257-4), pp.79125 (2007).
  3. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Natural and treated montmorillonite as scavengers of toxic metals from water, in: A. Bhatnagar (Ed.).Application of Adsorbents for Water Pollution Control (e-book), Chapter 8, (Ed,), Bentham Science Publishers (ISBN: 978-1-60805-538-8), pp. 291-346 (2012).
  4. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Interaction of Metal with Kaolinite and Montmorillonite in Aqueous Suspensions.LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany (ISBN: 978-3-659-13779-2)  (2012).
  5. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Organo-bentonite adsorbents for dyes and other organic pollutants in water. in: A. K. Mishra (Ed.). Bentonite Characteristics, Uses and Implications for the Environment, Chapter 3, NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., New York (ISBN: 978-1-63482-187-2), pp. 33-90 (2015).
  6. Sen Gupta. S. & Chakrabortty, D. Photo-Catalytic Removal of Dyes : A Study with N-doped Titania, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Republic of Maldova (ISBN: 978-3-330-33269-0) (2017).
  7. Sen Gupta. S. & Sarma, G. K., Bhattacharyya, K. G. Use of montmorilonite K10 and its modified forms as adsorbents for removal of a hazardous cationic dye from water: kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic study, in: S. Paul, S. Doley (Ed.). Recent Progress in Application of Functional Materials, Chapter 5, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Mauritius (ISBN: 978-620-0-10269-0) (2019).

 *Publications in International referred journals

  1. Sen Gupta, S.& Bhattacharyya, K. G. Interaction of metal ions with clays  a case study with Pb(II), Proceeding of National Seminar on Pollution in Urban Industrial Environment (NSPUIE-2004), December 23, 2004, (Eds, SN Das, YV Swamy, KK Rao, VN Misra), Allied Publishers Private Limited, New Delhi, 2005, pp. 16-170.
  2. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by clay adsorbents  a study with respect to Pb(II), Cd(II) and Ni(II), Proceeding of National Seminar on Environment and Sustainable Development, September 1011, 2005, (Ed, H Barman), pp. 8993.
  3. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Utilization of natural clays and their derivatives for treating water contaminated with Cu(II), Proceeding of National Seminar on Pollution in Urban Industrial Environment (NSPUIE-2005), December 10  11, 2005, (Ed, AK Mitra), Dark Horse, Kolkata, 2006, pp. 168178.
  4. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Removal of Ni(II) from aqueous solution by adsorption on kaolinite, montmorillonite and their poly(oxo zirconium) and tetrabutylammonium derivatives, Proceeding of 2nd International Congress of Chemistry and Environment 2005 (ICCE2005), December 24,26, 2005, (Ed, SL Gargh), Willy, pp. 206-211.
  5. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Treatment of water spiked with Cu(II) and Ni(II) by using natural as well as acid activated kaolinite and montmorillonite, Proceeding of 5th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, September 10-14, 2006, Beijing, China, pp. 1-8.
  6. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Treatment of water spiked with Pb(II) by using natural as well as acid activated kaolinite and montmorillonite, Proceeding of National Seminar on Toxicity of Chemicals and Their Hazards with Special Reference to Heavy Metals, October 23-24, 2008, (Ed, SN Mazumder), pp. 106-113.
  7. Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Removal of phosphate from water by natural and modified kaolinite, Proceeding of International Conference on Sustainable Water Resource Management and Treatment Technologies  Water 2011, January 19-21,2011, pp. 371  381.
  8. Sarma, G. K. & Sen Gupta. S. Adsorptive accumulation of Rhodamine B dye on natural and activated kaolinite, Proceedings for National seminar on Biological Diversity & Environment, June27-28, 2012, pp. 191-200.
  9. Sarma, G. K., Sen Gupta. S. & Bhattacharyya, K. G. Adsorptive accumulation of Rhodamine B from water onto montmorillonite: influence of acid activation, Proceeding of National Conference on Hydrology and Water Quality Management, September 20-22, 2012, pp. 246-254

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