Dr. Prantik Banerjee

• D. (Sc), Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, 2015
• G. Diploma, Environmental Management from Annamalai University, 2012
• Sc. in Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, 2008
• Sc. in Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 2006

• Wastewater treatment
• Environmental Pollution Monitoring
• Newer and cheaper technologies for mitigation of industrial pollution
• Applications of nanotechnology in environmental remediation

• Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, Adamas University, 2^nd September 2019 -till date.
• Guest faculty for Environmental Sciences at Jogamaya Devi College, Vidyasagar University, Directorate of Distance Education Centre for Postgraduate in Environmental Science, from 2015-16 academic session to 2018-2019 academic session.
• Guest faculty for Environmental Sciences at Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College, Kolkata, 4th December 2017 to August 2020.
• Guest faculty for Environmental and Society at Dept. of Computer Sciences, University of Calcutta, from August 2018 to August 2019.
• Guest faculty for Environmental Sciences at Netaji Nagar College for Women, Kolkata, from January 2019 to August 2019.
• Project Scientist (World Bank assisted Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project) (31st May 2013 – 4th January 2018) at West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata, India.

• Number of research papers published in International refereed journals: 10
• Number of invited Book-Chapters: 02

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Selected Publication (s):

1. Suchismita Majumdar, Anirban Roy, Ishita Nandi, Prantik Banerjee, Swapna Banerjee, Mahua Ghosh, Sampa Chakrabarti, Paper Coated with Sonochemically Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles: Enhancement of Properties for Preservation of Documents, Journal of Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (Tappi Journal), 16 (2016) 25-33.
2. Sampa Chakrabarti, Prantik Banerjee, Preparation and characterization of multifunctional cotton fabric by coating with sonochemically synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticle-flakes and a novel approach to monitor its self-cleaning property, The Journal of the Textile Institute (Taylor and Francis), 106 (2015) 963-969.
3. Amrita Dutta, Prantik Banerjee, Debasish Sarkar, Sekhar Bhattacharjee, Sampa Chakrabarti, Degradation and mineralization of Trypan Blue, a commercial azo dye in wastewater by sunlight assisted modified photo-Fenton reaction, Desalination and Water Treatment (Taylor and Francis), 56 (2015) 1498-1506.
4. Sampa Chakrabarti, Xin Liu, Changning Li, Prantik Banerjee, Saikat Maitra, Mark T. Swihart, Single-pot heating method for synthesis of iron-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles: Influence of precursor composition and temperature, International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation (Inderscience), 6 (2015) 18-31.
5. Prantik Banerjee, Dipesh Das, Pallavi Mitra, Mahuya Sinha, Sanjit Dey, Sampa Chakrabarti, Solar photocatalytic treatment of wastewater with zinc oxide nanoparticles and its ecotoxicological impact on Channa punctatus – a freshwater fish, Journal of Materials and Environmental Science, 4 (2014) 1206-1013.
6. Pallavi Mitra, Prantik Banerjee, Debasish Sarkar, Sampa Chakrabarti, Utilization of Commercial steel wool for the reduction of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solution – batch kinetic studies and rate model, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer), 11 (2014) 449-460.
7. Pallavi Mitra, Prantik Banerjee, Sampa Chakrabarti, Sekhar Bhattacharjee, Utilization of solar energy for photoreduction of industrial wastewater containing hexavalent chromium with zinc oxide semiconductor catalyst, Desalination and Water Treatment (Taylor and Francis), 51 (2013) 5451-5459.
8. Isita Nandi, Pallavi Mitra, Prantik Banerjee, Anirban Chakrabarti, Mahua Ghosh and Sampa Chakrabarti, Ecotoxicological impact of sunlight assisted photoreduction of hexavalent chromium present in wastewater with zinc oxide nanoparticles on common Anabaena Flos-aquae, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Elsevier), 86 (2012) 7-12.
9. Prantik Banerjee, Pallavi Mitra, Sampa Chakrabarti, Sekhar Bhattacharjee, Zinc Oxide nanoparticles for the photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater under sunlight, Environmental Science: An Indian Journal (TSI Publications), 7 (2012) 288-295.
10. Prantik Banerjee, Sampa Chakrabarti, Saikat Maitra and Binay K. Dutta, Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles – Sonochemical Synthesis, Characterization and Application for Photo-remediation of Heavy Metal, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (Elsevier), 19 (2012) 85-93.
11. Solar photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater using zinc oxide semiconductor catalyst: a comparison of performances between micro and nanoparticles, Sampa Chakrabarti, Prantik Banerjee, Pallavi Mitra, full chapter in the book entitled “Physical Chemical and Biological Treatment Processes For Water and Wastewater” (ed. by Dr. Tushar Kanti Sen), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, USA, pp. 95-111, 2015
12. Zinc oxide (ZnO) – based Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications, Sampa Chakrabarti, Prantik Banerjee, Pallavi Mitra, Anirban Roy, full chapter in the book entitled “Handbook of Smart Photocatalytic Materials: Environment, Energy, Emerging Applications, and Sustainability” (ed. C. M. Hussain and Ajay Kumar Mishra), Elsevier, pp. 73-107, 2020.

1. “Environmental monitoring of airborne heavy metals in PM10 sampled from air, from roadside dust and leaves of the avenue trees from Barasat area”, Seed Research Grant, Adamas University.

• Doctoral Thesis Advisor / Supervisor : 1 (Under progress)

• Oral: International Conference on Hydrology and Groundwater Expo, 2012, organized by Omics Publishing Group (Los Angeles, USA) at San Antonio, Texas, USA, 10^th-12^th September, 2012. Title: “Photocatalytic degradation of azo-dye under sunlight with different types of sonochemically synthesized ZnO nanoparticles – A comparative study”.
• Oral: AICTE sponsored National Conference on Synthesis Characterization and Simulation in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Nanosim-2012), organized by Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, JIS College of Engineering, Block A, Phase III, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 24^th-25^th February, 2012. Title: “Self-Cleaning Cotton Fabric Using Sonochemically Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles”.

• Poster: International Conference on Environment (ICENV 2010), organized by Universiti Sains Malaysia, at Batu Feringhii, Penang, Malaysia, 13^th-15^th December, 2010. Title: “Utilization of solar energy for photocatalytic oxidative degradation of azo dye in wastewater using zinc oxide nanoparticles”.

• Oral: UGC sponsored State Level Seminar on “Groundwater Pollution and its Management: Perspective and Future Approaches” organized by Netaji Nagar College for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 7^th-8^th December, 2010. Title: “Arsenic Pollution in West Bengal: mitigation and policy options”.
• Oral: Nanotech India 2010, International Conference organized by AG Nanotech Impex India P. Ltd at Kochi, Kerala, India from 19^th-21^st November, 2010. Title: “Sonochemical synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using different solvents and study of its efficacy as a semiconductor photocatalyst for reducing hexavalent chromium in wastewater under tropical sunlight”.
• Oral: Seminar on Natural History Museums or Biosphere Reserve or Protected Areas as agents of Social Change and Development, at Aranya Bhawan, Department of Forests, Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 21^st May, 2008, Title: “Community Participation and Socio-Economic Impacts of Joint Forest Management”.
• Participated in Bizcon’21, Innovation Competition, organized by Marubeni Corporation, Japan, where we were selected for the final 30 applicants. Topic: Promoting vehicle engine decarbonization (diesel/petrol) and efficient use of carbon generated.