SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND CATALYSIS RESEARCH GROUP (SMCRG)

2024

109. Triflic-Acid-Bound Poly(4-vinylpyridinium) System (PVP-TfOH): A Highly Sustainable Catalyst for Conversion of Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in Aqueous Media, Preeti Kang and Rakesh K Sharma*, Energy & Fuel, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c05197

108. N/S‐Codoped Nickel Oxide Supported on Activated Montmorillonite Clay as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting NehaPatel, Bhagirath Saini, Srikanth Ponnada,Rahul Singhal, and Rakesh K.Sharma* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.,  https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400603

107. Dual Metal Sites Coengineered Graphitic Carbon Nitride as Green Electrocatalyst for Highly Selective Overall Water Splitting—A Sustainable Approach Satya Lakshmi Pasarakonda, Srikanth Ponnada, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Velu Duraisamy, Hima Bindu G, Annapurna Nowduri, Sakkarapalayam Murugesan Senthil Kumar, Rakesh K Sharma*, Energy  Technology; https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202401577  

106. Scalable organocatalytic one pot asymmetric Strecker reaction via camphor sulfonyl functionalized crown-ether-tethered calix[4]arene, Apoorva Malik, Kirti Antil,  Nikhil Singh, Pragati R. Sharma  and  Rakesh K. Sharma *  Chem. Commun., 60, 8561-8564 (HoT paper); https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC02674H 

​105. Coordinately unsaturated single Fe-atoms with N vacancies and enhanced sp3 carbon defects in Fe–N(sp2)–C structural units for suppression of cancer cell metabolism and electrochemical oxygen evolution"Anubha Yadav,  Netra Hiremath, Bhagirath Saini,  Babasaheb M. Matsagar,   Po-Chun Han,   Masaki Ujihara,   Kevin C.-W. Wu,     Rakesh K. Sharma,   Raviraj Vankayala  and  Saikat Dutta , Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article; https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR02553A 

​104. Perspectives on Two-Dimensional Heterostructures: Pioneering the Future of High-Energy Supercapacitors"Srikanth Ponnada, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Omer Eroglu, Chul-Oong Kim, Rakesh K. Sharma, ACS Energy & Fuels 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c02987

​103. On the investigation of CoNi/Hydroxyapatite for catalytic deoxygenation of biorenewable platform molecule under solvent-free conditions"Ganpat Choudhary#, Bhagirath Saini#, Meena Yadav, Pragati R Sharma, Shubham Pandey, Abhishek Saini and Rakesh K Sharma, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2024, 1388−1399;   https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00028

102. Effect of calcination temperature on hydroxyapatite in fluoride removal from drinking water: process optimization and kinetic study,  Ganpat Choudhary#, Meena Yadav#, Bhagirath Saini, Pragati R Sharma, Shubham Pandey, Vishav Kant and Rakesh K Sharma, Desalination, 574,117268; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.117268

101. In silico exploration of acetic acid driven multicomponent synthesis: design, characterization, and antioxidant evaluation of spiroacridines and spiroquinolines, S G Patel, D B Upadhyay, N V Shah, P J Patel, Apoorva Malik, Rakesh K Sharma, Hitendra M Patel, RSC Sustain. (Accepted)

​100. On the role of Fe2+ in the deactivation effect of iron oxide into FexNiy/ SiO2-Al2O3 catalyzed hydrodeoxygenation of biorenewable platform molecules,  Unnati Gupta#, Meena Yadav#, Bhagirath Saini, R. Krishanpriya and Rakesh K Sharma, Fuel,  360, 130588; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130588

​99. Ti3C2Tx nanosheet@Cu/Fe-MOF separators for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries: an experimental and density functional theory study, M.S. Kiai, S. Ponnada, O. Eroglu, M. Mansoor, N. Aslfattahi, V. Nguyen, S. Gadkari, Rakesh K Sharma, Dalton Transactions, 53, 82-92; https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT03134A

​98. Optimization of manganese dioxide-multiwall carbon nanotube composite electrodes for supercapacitor applications, Rahul Singhal, Thomas Sadowski, Manika Chaudhary, Rian V. Tucci, Jules Scanley,  Seth Gagnon, Arkid Koni, Kushagr Singhal, Peter K. LeMaire, Rakesh K Sharma, Beer Pal Singh, Christine C. Broadbridge, Mater Sci Energy Technol, Volume 7, 228-236;  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2023.12.001

​2023

97. α-Methylbenzylamine functionalized crown-ether-appended calix[4]arene phase transfer catalyst for enantioselective Henry reaction,  Apoorva Malik, Pragati R Sharma and Rakesh K. Sharma*, Chem. Eur. J. 29, e202302638; (HOT PAPER)  Front Cover   https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302638 

​96. Paradigm in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia, Srikanth Ponnadaa, Demudu Babu, Indu Kumaric, Sakkarapalaya, Murugesan Senthil  Kumar, Mark T. Swihart, Gerardine G. Botte, Rakesh K. Sharma, , Mater. Chem. Front. 7, 6427-6445; https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QM00269A

​95. Release of geogenic fluoride from contaminated soils of Rajasthan, India: Experiments and geochemical modeling, Bhawna Thakur, Vijay A. Loganathan, Anupma Sharma, Rakesh K. Sharma, Alison Parker (2023) , Water Security,  19, 100140 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2023.100140

​94. Rapid naked eye sensing of fluoride by calix[4]arene upper rim tetra functionalized pentafluorophenyl hydrazone,  Anita Nehra, Sateesh Bandaru, Apoorva Malik, Pragati R Sharma and Rakesh K Sharma, New Journal of Chemistry, 47, 13080-13083;  https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ02254D

​93. Cellular Metabolic Activity and Electrochemical Stability Assay of Embedded Oxidoreductase Enzyme Confined in Nanospace of Framework Exoskeleton, Tapan Dey, Netra Hiremath,  Vishav Kant, Rakesh K. Sharma*, Raviraj Vankayala* and Saikat Dutta*, Biomaterials Science 11, 5136-5145   https://doi.org/10.1039/D3BM00228D

​92. On the reduction of CO2 footprint via selective hydrodeoxygenation by ZnO-Ti3C2Tx catalyst under solvent-free conditions,  Bhagirath Saini, R. Krishanpriya, Meena Yadav, Rahul Singhal and Rakesh K Sharma*, Green Chemistry 25, 5470-5482;   https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC01260C

​91. Enantioselective alkylation of glycine imines using a Cinchona functionalized crown-ether-strapped calixarene phase transfer catalyst,  Apoorva Malik, Pragati R Sharma and Rakesh K. Sharma*, J. Org. Chem.  Vol. 88, 11, 7498–7503; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.3c00289 

90. Highly selective production of bio-jet fuel grade alkanes over Fe/SiO2-Al2O3 solid acid catalyst under solvent-free conditions,  Bhagirath Saini, Meena Yadav, Sshubham Jha, R. Krishnapriya, Preeti Kang, Vishav Kant, Rahul Singhal and Rakesh K. Sharma*, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 7, 2568-2581;  https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SE00144J (Front Cover) 

​89.Estimation of Groundwater Recharge in SemiArid Regions under Variable Land Use and Rainfall Conditions: A Case Study of Rajasthan, India, B. Yadav, N. Patidar, A. Sharma, N. Panigrahi, Rakesh K. Sharma, V. Loganathan, and Alison Parker,  PLOS Water 2(3),  e0000061 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000061 

​88. Studies of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/CuS nanocomposite for supercapacitor applications, 

Rahul Singhal, David Thorne; Manika Chaudhary,  Alexander Colon, Ram K. Gupta, Jules Scanley, Christine C. Broadbridge, Peter K. LeMaire and Rakesh K. Sharma, AIP Adv, 13, 125011; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0166199

​87. Process optimization for textile industry-based wastewater treatment via ultrasonic-assisted electrochemical processing, Prince K Rai, Vishav Kant, Rakesh K Sharma and  Ankur Gupta, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 122, pp 106162; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.106162 

​86. Multi-enzyme cascade in carbon dioxide electroreduction fuel cell, Tapan Dey, Rahul Patil, Srikanth Ponnada, Rakesh K Sharma, Saikat Dutta, Materials Today Sustainability. 21, 100333 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100333 

​85. Sustainable Metal-Organic Framework Co-Engineered Glass Fiber Separators for Safer and Longer Cycle Life of Li-S Batteries, Srikanth Ponnada, Mubashir Mansoor, Navid Aslfattahi, Nilgun Baydogan, Susmita Naskar, Rakesh K Sharma, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, p.168962. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.168962

​84.Prospects of nanostructure-based electrochemical sensors for drug detection: a review

Manika Chaudhary, Ashwani Kumar, Arti Devi, Beer Pal Singh, Bansi D Malhotra, Kushagr Singhal, Sangeeta Shukla, Srikanth Ponnada, Rakesh K Sharma, Carmen A Vega-Olivencia, Shrestha Tyagi, Rahul Singhal

Mater. Adv. 4, 432-4576. DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00896C  

​83.On the role of graphene oxide in bifunctional Ni/MOF/rGO composites in electrochemical nitrate detection and oxygen evolution reaction

Satya Lakshmi Pasarakonda, Srikanth Ponnada, Demudu Babu Gorle, Rapaka S Chandra Bose, Anjali Palariya, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Hima Bindu Gandham, Murugavel Kathiresan, Rakesh K Sharma, Annapurna Nowduri

New J. Chem.,  47, 725-736. DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ04648B 

​82.Impact of gadolinium doping into the frustrated antiferromagnetic lithium manganese oxide spinel

Bhagirath Saini, R Krishnapriya, Devika Laishram, Manoj K Singh, Rahul Singhal, Sateesh Bandaru, Rakesh K Sharma

iScience, 26(1), p.105869. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105869 

2022

81. Microwave-assisted multicomponent synthesis of antiproliferative 2,4-dimethoxy-tetrahydropyrimido[4,5-b]quinolin-6(7H)-ones, Subham G. Patel, Aday González-Bakker, Ruturajsinh M. Vala, Paras J. Patel, Adrián Puerta,  Apoorva Malik, Rakesh K. Sharma, José M. Padrón and  Hitendra M. Patel, RSC Adv., Vol. 12, pp 30404-30415; https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA04669E

80. Effect of Wood-Derived Porous Carbon Framework on Zinc Adsorption–Desorption Kinetics for Nutrient Flow, Vishav Kant, Rahul Patil, Sharmistha Pal, Rakesh K. Sharma, Saikat Dutta, Pankaj Panwar, and Om Pal Singh Khola, ACS Agric. Sci. Technol.; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.2c00206 

79. Activated Hollow and Solid Carbon Spheres for Enhanced Removal Efficiency of Pharmaceutical Pollutants and Heavy Metals in Water, Devika Laishram, Divya Kumar, Vishav Kant, Bhagirath Saini, Kiran P. Shejale, R. Krishnapriya, Vikash C. Janu,  Rahul Singhal and Rakesh K. Sharma* Water Air Soil  Pollution,  233:404;   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05869-2 

78. Role of ZnO in ZnO Nanoflake/Ti3C2 MXene Composites in Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Bhagirath Saini, Harikrishna K, Devika Laishram, R Krishnapriya, Rahul Singhal, and Rakesh K. Sharma* ACS Appl. Nano Mater, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c01639 

77. Biopolymeric Nanocarriers for Nutrient Delivery and Crop Biofortification

S Dutta, S Pal, P Panwar, Rakesh K. Sharma, and P L Bhutia, ACS Omega, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c02494

76. Experimental and Computational Studies on Cinchona Anchored Calixarene Catalysed Asymmetric Michael Addition Reaction, Pragati R Sharma, Apoorva Malik, Sateesh Bandaru, Nirma K Rana and Rakesh K. Sharma*, Chemical Communication, 58, 7249-7252 DOI: 10.1039/D2CC02422E (Front Cover)

75. Current Insight into 3D Printing in Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Perspective

Srikanth Ponnada, Demudu Babu Gorle, Rapaka S C Bose, Maryam Sadat Kiai,Meghali Devi, Chikkili Venkateswara Raju,Nilgun Baydogan,Karuna Kar Nanda, Frank Marken and Rakesh K Sharma* Batteries & Supercaps (Wiley) https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202200223 

74. Assessment of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting System in Barren Lands of a Semi-Arid Region: A Case Study of Rajasthan (India)

Basant Yadav, Nitesh Patidar, Anupma Sharma, Niranjan Panigrahi, Rakesh Sharma, Vijay Anand, Gopal Krishan, Jaswant, Suraj Kumar and Alison Parker, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies  (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101149

73.Comparative performance and eco-toxicity assessment of Y2(CO3)3, ZnO/TiO2, and Fe3O4 nanoparticles for arsenic removal from water

H Salazar , PM Martins, K P. Shejale, Rakesh K Sharma, Krishnapriya R, S Ferdov, M Silva, G Botelho, A Fidalgo-Marijuan and S. Lanceros-Mendez, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology (Royal Society of Chemistry) 

72. Recen Status and Challenges in Multifunctional Electrocatalysis Based on 2D MXenes

Srikanth Ponnada, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Demudu Babu Gorle, Rapaka S C Bose, Venkatachalam Rajagopale,  Bhagirath Saini, Murugavel Kathiresan, Annapurna Nowduri, Rahul Singhal, Frank Marken*, Manickam Anbu Kulandainathane*, Karuna Kar Nanda*, Rakesh K Sharma* Catalysis Science & Technology, DOI: 10.1039/D2CY00428C

71. Lithium-Free Batteries: Needs and Challenges (Front Cover)

Srikanth Ponnada, Maryam S Kiai, R. Krishnapriya, Rahul Singhal, and Rakesh K. Sharma*, ACS Energy & Fuels, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00569

70. Air- and water-stable halide perovskite nanocrystals protected with nearly-monolayer carbon nitride for CO2 photoreduction and water splitting, Devika Laishram, Sheng Zeng, Kazi M.Alamad, Aarat P. Kalra, Kai Cui, Pawan Kumar, Rakesh K.Sharma and Karthik Shankar, Applied Surface Science (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153276

69. Understanding the endocrine disruptor and determination of bisphenol A by functional Cu-BTABB-MOF/rGO composite as facile rapid electrochemical sensor: an experimental and DFT investigation

S Ponnada, D B Gorle, M Kiai, C V Raju,M Faraji, Rakesh K. Sharma and  A Nowduri, Analytical Methods (Royal Society of Chemistry) https://doi.org/10.1039/D1AY02150H 

2021​

68. Low Temperature (sub-zero to 100°C) Nano-crystalline Titania Controlled Synthesis and Potential Applications

Kiran P. Shejale, R. Krishnapriya, Harshala Patil, Devika Laishram, Pratyush Rawal and Rakesh K. Sharma*, Materials Advances, Vol. 2, pp 7502-7529 (Royal Society of Chemistry)   https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00942G

​67. Boosting Photocatalytic Activity using Carbon Nitride Based 2D/2D van der Waals Heterojunctions

Kumar,P., Laishram, D., K. Sharma, R.K., Vinu, A., Hu, J., and Kibria, M.D., Chemistry of Materials Vol.33(23) pp 9012–9092 (American Chemical Society) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03166

​66.Upgrading of seafood waste as a carbon source: Nano-world outlook

Sharma,A., Sharma, R.K., Kim, Y.K., Lee, H. J., and Tripathi, K.M., Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Vol. 9, pp 106656 (Elsevier) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106656 

​65.A facile, cost-effective, rapid, single-step synthesis of Ag–Cu decorated ZnO nanoflower-like composites (NFLCs) for electrochemical sensing of dopamine.

Sreekanth, P., Gorle. D.B., Maryam, S.K., Rajgopal, S.K., Annapurna, N., Sharma, R,K.*, Materials Advances Vol. 02, pp 5986-5996. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00319D

​64.An Insight into Role and Strategies of Metal-Organic Frameworks in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells-a Review, Sreekanth, P., Maryam, S.K., Gorle. D.B., Annapurna, N., Sharma, R,K.*, Energy & Fuels, Vol. 35(19) pp 15265–15284, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c02010

​63.MOF-Derived Co2+ - Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles as Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Krishnapriyaa, R., Nizamudeen, C., Saini, B., Mozumder, M. S., and A-H. I. Mourad, Sharma, R.K., Nature Scientific Reports Vol. 11, pp 16265 

​62. Calix[4]amido Crown Functionalized  Visible Sensors for Cyanide and Iodide Anions, 

Sharma,P.R.; Pandey, S., Malik, Apoorva, Soni,V.K., Choudhary,G., and Sharma,R.K.*, RSC Advances Vol. 11, pp 26644-26654 

​61. Implication of Wood-Derived Hierarchical Carbon Nanotubes for Micronutrient Delivery and Crop Biofortification, 

S Dutta , S Pal, R. K. Sharma, P Panwar, V Kant, and O P S Khola

ACS Omega, Vol.  6, pp 23654–23665; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c03215

​60. Nickel and Cobalt Transfigured Natural Clay: A Green Catalyst for Low-Temperature Catalytic Soot Oxidation, D Laishram, Krishnapriya, R, B. Saini, U gupta, V K Soni and R K Sharma

New Journal of Chemistry, Vol.45, pp 14751 - 14758;  DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ01346G

​59. Transformation of resinous components of the Ashalcha field oil during catalytic aquathermolysis in the presence of a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor,

Irek I. M., Indad Sh.S., Ilfat Z., Nikita N., Galina., Sharma, R.K., Alexey V., Catalysts, 11, 745;   https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060745

​58.Assessment of Traditional Rainwater Harvesting System in Barren Lands of a Semi-Arid Region

B Yadav, N Patidar, A Sharma, N Panigrahi, Rakesh K Sharma, V Loganathan, G Krishan, J Singh, S Kumar, Alison Parker, Authorea (Preprint) January 25, 2021. DOI: 10.22541/au.161156065.56890657/v1

​57. A Sustainable Palladium-Intercalated Montmorillonite Clay Catalytic System for Imine Hydrogenation under Mild Conditions, Unnati Gupta, R Krishnapriya, R K Sharma, ChemPlusChem, 86, 540- 548 https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000760   (CoverPage)

​56.Improved electrochemical performance of LiMn1.5M0.5O4 (M=Ni, Co, Cu) based cathodes for lithium-ion batteries, R Gonçalves, P Sharma, P Ram, S Ferdov, M M Silva, C M Costa, R Singhal, R K Sharma; S Lanceros-Méndez; Journal of Alloys and Compounds,  853, 157208; DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157208

​2020

55.Surface Fluorinated Hematite for Uranium Removal from Radioactive Effluent

V C Janu, R K Meena and R K Sharma, Journa of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8(5), 104218; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104218 

​54. On The Study of Surface Fluorinated α- Fe2O3 for Microwave Absorption

V C Janu,  Y Janu, V S Chauhan, N Kumar and R K Sharma,

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 56(7), 4000807; doi: 10.1109/TMAG.2020.2991169

​53.Nitrogen-Enriched Carbon Nanobubbles and Nanospheres for Applications in Energy Harvesting, Storage, and CO2 Sequestration, D Laishram,  K Shejale, Krishnapriya, R,  R K Sharma

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3, 3706-3716 ; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c00402

​52. Catalytic conversion of methyl oleate to hydrocarbons: Impact of cobalt oxide species integration in SiO2-Al2O3, Krishanpriya, R., U Gupta, V K Soni, and R K Sharma

Sustainable Energy & Fuels,   4(7), 3308-3317; https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SE01221D

​51. Synthesis and characterization of CuS, CuS/graphene oxide nanocomposite for supercapacitor applications

R Singhal, D Thorne, P K. LeMaire, X Martinez,  R K Gupta, D Uhl, E Stanley, C C Broadbridge, Rakesh K Sharma

AIP Advances, 10, 035307;  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5132713

​50. Cucurbit[6]uril and 4-tert-Butylcalix[6]arene as Multifunctional Lubricant Additives

S Pandey, PR Sharma, VK Soni, G Choudhary and RK Sharma 

New Journal of Chemistry, 44, 3425-3433; https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NJ00191K

​49. Highly Selective Co3O4/Silica-Alumina Catalytic System for Deoxygenation of Triglyceride-based Feedstock, VK Soni, S Dhara, Krishnapriya R, G Choudhary, PR Sharma, RK Sharma,

Fuel, 266, 117065; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117065

2019

48. Nunes-Pereiraa,J., Lima,R., Choudhary,G., Sharma,P.R., Ferdov,S., Botelho,G., Sharma,R.K., and Lanceros-Mendez,S., (2018), “Highly efficient removal of fluoride from aqueous media through polymer composite membranes,” Separation and Purification Technology, (Elsevier), Vol. 205 pp 1-10 

47. Bahuguna,G., Janu,V.C., Uniyal,V., Kambhala,N., Angappane,S., Sharma,R.K., and Gupta,R., (2017), “Electrophilic fluorination of α-Fe2O3 nanostructures and influence on magnetic properties, Materials & Design, (Elsevier), Vol. 135, pp 84-91 

46. Macroscopic Recognition of Iodide by Polymer Appended Calix[4]amidocrown Resin

PR Sharma, S Pandey, V K Soni, G Choudhary, RK Sharma, Supramolecular Chemistry, 31,  634-644

45. Metal Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Biomass Conversion: Base-Free highly Efficient and Recyclable Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

P Sharma, M. Solanki and RK Sharma, New Journal of Chemistry,  43, 10601-10609

​43.On the study of mixing and drying on electrochemical performance of spinel LiMn2O4 cathodes

P Ram, H Patel, R Singhal, G Choudhary, and RK Sharma

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 11,  014104/1-014104/7

​42. Electrophilic [N-F]+ Catalysed Asymmetric Allylation of (E)-N, 1-diphenylmethanimine

Poonam Sharma and RK Sharma, Chirality, 31, 91-96

41.Electrophilic Fluorination of Graphitic Carbon for Enhancement in Electric Double Layer Capacitance 

G Bahuguna, S Choudhary, RK Sharma, and R Gupta,

Energy Technology, 7, 1900667 ;   https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201900667

40. Ultrasensitive Organic Humidity Sensor with High Specificity for Healthcare Applications

G Bahuguna, V Adhikari, RK Sharma and R Gupta,

Electroanalysis, 32, 76 – 85;  https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201900327
2018

​​39. Heterostructured HfO2/TiO2 spherical nanoparticles for visible photocatalytic water remediation

D Laishram, KP Shejale, R Gupta and RK Sharma, Materials Letters, 231, 225-228

​An Organo-​Fluorine Compound Mixed Electrolyte for Ultrafast Electric Double Layer Supercapacitors​

G Bahuguna, P Ram, RK  Sharma and  R Gupta, ChemElectroChem,  5(19), 2767-2773. 

38. Metal Wire Networks Functionalized with Nickel Alkanethiolate for Transparent and Enzymeless Glucose Sensors,AB Urgunde, AR Kumar, KP Shejale, RK Sharma and R Gupta,

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1 (10), 5571-5580

37. Solution Processed Hafnia Nanoaggregates: Influence of Surface Oxygen on Catalytic Soot Oxidation
D Laishram, KP Shejale, R Gupta and RK Sharma,ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6 (9), 11286-11294

​36. Highly efficient removal of fluoride from aqueous media through polymer composite membranes

J Nunes-Pereira, R Lima, G Choudhary, PR Sharma, S Ferdov G Botelho, RK Sharma and S Lanceros-Mendez

Separation and Purification Technology, 205, 1-10 

​35. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites with carbon nanotubes decorated with metal nanoparticles

J Nunes-Pereira, P Sharma, LC Fernandes, J Oliveira, JA Moreira, RK Sharma and S Lanceros-Mendez

Composites Part B: Engineering, 142, 1-8

​34. Improved electrochemical performance of rare earth doped LiMn1.5-xNi0.5RExO4 based composite cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

P Ram, A Goren, R Gonçalves, G Choudhary, S Ferdov MM Silva, R Singhal, CM Costa, RK Sharma and S Lanceros-Mendez,Composites Part B: Engineering, 139, 55–63

​33.On the investigation of acid and surfactant modification of natural clay for photocatalytic water remediation,VK Soni, T Roy, S Dhara, G Choudhary, PR Sharma and RK Sharma

Journal of Materials Science, 53(14), 10095-10110

​32. Platinum/Graphene as Recyclable Catalyst for Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-ketoesters

P Sharma and RK Sharma, Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering, 1(1), 43-50 

31. Engineered ZnO‐TiO2 Nanospheres for High Performing Membrane Assimilated Photocatalytic Water Remediation and Energy Harvesting, 
KP Shejale, D Laishram, R Gupta and RK Sharma, ChemistrySelect, 3 (25), 7291-7301

30. Surface fluorination of α-Fe2O3 using selectfluor for enhancement in photoelectrochemical properties
VC Janu, G Bahuguna, D Laishram, KP Shejale, N Kumar, RK Sharma, and R Gupta
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 174, 240-247

​2017

​29. Preliminary study of dysprosium doped LiMn2O4 spinel cathode materials 

P Ram, R Singhal, and RK Sharma

Materials Today: Proceedings 4(9), 9365-9370

​28.On the key role of Dy3 + in spinel LiMn2O4 cathodes for Li-ion rechargeable batteries

P Ram, R Singhal, G Choudhary and RK Sharma

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 802, 94-99

​27. Ni/Co-Natural Clay as Green Catalysts for Microalgae Oil to Diesel-Grade Hydrocarbons Conversion

VK Soni, PR Sharma, G Choudhary, S Pandey and RK Sharma,

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5, 5351-5359

​26. Dipicrylhydrazine: A Versatile Visual Anion Sensor 

PR Sharma, VK Soni, S Pandey, G Choudhary, AK Plappally and RK Sharma

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 5, 2232-2239

​25. Platinum functionalized Chiral Polyamides: Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Solvent Free Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate

P Sharma and RK Sharma, ChemistrySelect 2, 513-520

​24. Synthesis and improved electrochemical performance of LiMn2 xGdxO4 based cathodes

P Rama, A Goren, S Ferdov, MM Silva, G Choudhary, R Singhal, CM Costa, RK Sharma and S Lanceros-Mendez   

Solid State Ionics 300, 18-25

​23. Understanding behaviour of vitamin-C guest binding with the cucurbit[6]uril host

S Pandey, VK Soni, G Choudhary, PR Sharma and RK Sharma ,Supramolecular Chemistry 29, 387-394

​22. Zinc Oxide Titania Heterojunction-based Solid Nanospheres as Photoanodes for Electron-Trapping in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, KP Shejale, D Laishram, R Gupta and RK Sharma ,Energy Technology 5, 489-494

​2016

​21. Asymmetric hydrogenation of a-ketoesters on the Pt(111) surface

P Sharma and RK Sharma,New Journal of Chemistry  40, 9038-9041

20. HfO2 nanodots incorporated in TiO2 and its hydrogenation for high performance dye sensitized solar cells, D Laishram, KP Shejale, RK Sharma and R Gupta, RSC Advances 6, 78768-78773

​19. Palladium-Nanoparticles-Intercalated Montmorillonite Clay: A Green Catalyst for the Solvent-Free Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Squalene

VK Soni and RK Sharma,ChemCatChem 6, 1763-1768

​18.Improved performance of rare earth doped LiMn2O4 cathodes for lithium-ion battery applications

P Ram, A Goren, S Ferdov, MM Silva, R Singhal, CM Costa, RK Sharma and S Lanceros-Mendez 

New Journal of Chemistry 40, 6244-6252

​16. High-performance dye-sensitized solar cell usingdimensionally controlled titania synthesized at sub-zero temperatures, KP Shejale, D Laishram and RK Sharma, RSC Advance 6, 23459-23466

​15. On the study of phase and dimensionally controlled titaniananostructures synthesis at sub-zero temperatures, KP Shejale, D Laishram, MS Roy, M Kumar and RK Sharma

Materials and Design 92, 535-540

​2015

14. Platinum functionalized multiwall carbon nanotube composites as recyclable catalyst for highly efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate

P Sharma and RK Sharma

RSC Advance 5, 102481-102487

13. Cobalt-catalysed asymmetric hydrovinylation of 1,3-dienes 

YN Timsina, RK Sharma and TV RajanBabu  

Chemical Science 6, 3994-4008

12. Comparative study of Pt loaded carbon support catalysis in hydrogenation reaction

P Sharma and RK Sharma

Chemical Engineering and Chemical Process 5, 99-103

11. Catalytic activity of Pd/MWCNT/Titania in hydrogenation reaction of 1-phenylerhenylphosponic acid

GN Bondarenko, OG.,Ganina, RK Sharma & IP Beletskaya 

Russian Chemical Bulletin 63, 1856-1859

10. Multi-variable approach to determine treatment efficiency of wetland: size effect and electro-kinetic effects

S Gupta, R Singh, S Raman, P Chakraborty, P Sharma, RK Sharma, ...   

Desalination and Water Treatment 55(10), 3576-3586

9. Comparative analysis of hydrodynamics of treatment wetlands using finite volume models with empirical data

R Singh, S Gupta, S Raman, P Chakraborty, P Sharma, RK Sharma, ...

Desalination and Water Treatment 55(10), 3587-3612

8. Local Material composite sintered systems for fluoride removal

G Choudhary, RK Sharma and AK Plappally

Desalination and Water Treatment 55(10), 2626-2637

2014-2006

​7.Synthesis, Physical and Impedance Spectroscopy of Tb(III) Doped LiMn2O4 Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries

P Ram, RK Sharma and R Singhal, Advanced Electrochemistry 2(1), 46-49

6. Carbon coated stainless steel as counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells

KP Shejale, RK Sharma, MS Roy and M Kumar, AIP conference Proceedings 1620, 218

5. Investigation of chemically synthesized graphene as counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells

KP Shejale, RK Sharma, MS Roy and M Kumar, AIP conference Proceedings 1620, 223

4. Asymmetric Hydrovinylation of Unactivated Linear 1,3-Dienes (2010)

RK Sharma and TV RajanBabu, Journal of the American Chemical Society 132, 3295

3. Asymmetric allylic alkylation by palladium-bisphosphinites,” Tetrahedron: AsymmetrySharma, R.K., Nethaji, M., Samuelson, A.G., (2008), Vol. 19, pp 655-663

2. Asymmetric allylation of aldehydes with chiral platinum phosphinite complexes

RK Sharma and AG Samuelson, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 18, 2387 

1. On the key role of water in the allylic activation catalyzed by Pd (II) bisphophinites

RK Sharma and AG Samuelson, Journal of Chemical Sciences 118, 569 

 

 

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