Dr. Sushanta Kumar Badamali

Utkal University March 2010 – present
Designation: Solid state and surface science laboratory, Head
Topics: Catalysis by nanostructured materials, Biomaterials, Microwave chemistry
North Orissa University 2006 – 2010
Designation: Research Team Head
Topics: Catalysis by nanostructured materials.
Green Chemistry Centre, University of York, United Kingdom 2005 – 2006
Designation: Visiting Research Fellow
Mentor: Prof. James H. Clark
Topics: Lignin valorisation by heterogeneous catalysis
Applied Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 2001-2001
Designation: Dr. K.S. Krishnan Research Fellow
Mentor: Dr. N.M. Dupta
Topics: Adding value to depleted uranium

M. Sc.-Physical Chemistry I (CH-403)
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers 2010
M. Sc.-Spectroscopy I (CH-406)
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers 2010
M. Sc.-Physical Chemistry II (CH-410)
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers 2010
M. Sc.-Spectroscopy I (CH-413)
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers 2010
M. Sc.-Application of Spectroscopy II (CH-505)
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers 2010
M. Sc.-Solid State Chemistry (CH-511)
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers
M. Phil. And Pre Ph. D. -Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry Utkal University
Duties: Course framing, Taught the course, Evaluated papers 2010
2010
Invited lectures:
1.Recent Advances in Materials Science, March 13-14, 2018, VSSUT Burla, Odisha.
2.National seminar on Recent Advances in Chemistry and Environmental Science (RACE-2017), Nov. 13-14, 2017, JMJ College for Women, Tenali, A.P.
3.Invited speaker: Prof. R.P Saran Memorial Lecture at Vinoba Bhavae University, Hazaribag, Feb. 2016, Jharkhand.
4.Invited speaker: Recent Advancement in Material Sciences. Aug.23-24, Department of Chemistry, VSSUT, Burla, 2014.
5.Invited speaker, Recent Developments in Nanochemistry, Dec.12, 2014, Dr. V.S.Krishna Govt. Degree College, Vishakapatanam,
6.Invited talk, National Seminar on Materials Chemistry and Catalysis, March 27, 2011, North Orissa University, Baripada, Odisha.
7.Young Scientist lecture, ‘Nanoporous solids in green Chemistry’ National Seminar on Frontiers in Recent Chemical Research, Nov. 26-27, 2011, Berhampur University, Odisha.

Book Articles (Authored/Edited)

[1]. Sunita Barik, Sushanta K. Badamali, Layered double hydroxide reinforced polymer biocomposited for packaging applications, in Bionanocomposites for packaging industries, M. Jawaid, S.K. Swain (eds), Springer. 2018, pp 269-290. ISBN 978-3-319-67318-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67319-6

Journal Articles

[39]. Sudikshya Lenka, Sushanta Kumar Badamali*, Nanostructured ZnO as an efficient heterogeneous photocatalyst towards degradation of lignin under visible light irradiation, Molecular Catalysis, 536 (2023) 112598, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2023.112918.

[38]. Nirupama Parida, Sushanta K. Badamali, Facile synthesis and catalytic activity of nanoporous SBA-1, J. Porous Mater. 29, 2022, 161-167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-021-01154-5. ISSN 1573-4854.

[37]. Krushna Asha, Sushanta K. Badamali, Highly efficient photocatalytic oxidation of lignin in presence of hydrogen peroxide and visible light, Molecular Catalysis, 497, 2020, 111236-111241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111236. ISSN 2468-8231. Citations 11

[36]. Yajnadutta Swain, Sushanta K. Badamali, Microwave assisted synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of diphenyl carbonate functionalized nanoporous potato starch, J. Polymer Res., 27, 2020, 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02277-0. ISSN 1572-8935. Citations 1

[35]. Smruti Gantayat, Sagar Prasad Nayak, Sushanta K Badamali, Chinmay Pradhan, Anathbandhu Das, Analysis on cytotoxicity and oxidative damage of iron composite on Allium cepa L. root meristems, Cytologia, 85, 2020, 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1508/cytologia.85.325. ISSN 0011-4545. Citations 1

[34]. Sunita Barik, Sushanta K. Badamali, Lingaraj Behera, Pradeep K. Jena, Mg-Al LDH reinforced PMMA nanocomposites: A potential material for packaging industry, Composite Interfaces, 25, 2018, 369-380. https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2018.1439628. ISSN no. 1568-5543. Citations 6

[33]. Sagarika Sahoo, Rojalin Sadual, Sushanta K Badamali, Catalytic Conversion of lignin: Studies on oxidation of lignin model phenolic monomer over CoMCM-41 and CoMCM-48 catalysts, Asian J. Chem., 30, 2018, 434-442. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.21098. ISSN 0975-427X. Citations 2

[32]. Yayati N Palai, K. Anjali, Ayyaperumal Sakthivel, Maqsood Ahmed, Dhananjay Sharma, Sushanta K Badamali, Cerium Ions Grafted on Functionalized Mesoporous SBA-15 Molecular Sieves: Preparation and Its Catalytic Activity on p-Cresol Oxidation, Catal. Lett., 148, 2018, 465-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-017-2238-7. ISSN 1572-879X. Citations 8.

[31]. M. Sanjana, Ajaya K. Patnaik, Prakash K Mohanty, Sushanta K Badamali, Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of diclofenac sodium by Keggin type 12-tungstocobalt(III) in aqueous medium, Asian J. Chemistry, 30, 1, 2018, 179-182. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2018.20973. ISSN 0975-427X.

[30]. Sunita Barik, Sagarika Sahoo, Sushanta K Badamali, Nandakishore Behera, Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Nanosize FexOy@SBA-3: A Comparative Study Between Conventional and Microwave Assisted Synthesis, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 18, 2018, 323-327. https://doi:10.1166/jnn.2018.14593. ISSN 1533-4899. Citations 2

[29]. Sagarika Sahoo, Sushanta K Badamali, Probing Cobalt Sites in CoAPO-11 via Spectroscopic and Activity Studies, Asian J. Chem., 29, 2017, 2197-2202. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2017.20682. ISSN 0975-427X.

[28]. Sunita Barik, Asim Khandual, Lingaraj Behera, Sushanta K Badamali, Nano-Mg–Al-layered double hydroxide application to cotton for enhancing mechanical, UV protection and flame retardancy at low cytotoxicity level, Cellulose, 24, 2017, 1107–1120. https://doi.10.1007/s10570-016-1134-4. ISSN 1572-882X. Citations 34

[27]. Sunita Barik, Sushanta K Badamali, Lingaraj Behera, Assessment of thermal and antimicrobial properties of PAN/Zn-Al layered double hydroxide nanocomposites, Composite Interfaces, 24, 2017, 579-591. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2017.1245024. ISSN 1568-5543. Citations 13

[26]. Sagarika Sahoo, S, Sushanta K. Badamali, A Study Towards Understanding the Oxidation State, Co-Ordination and Activity of Cobalt in CoAPO-5, Adv. Por. Mater., 4, 2016, 39–45 Issue 1https://doi.org/10.1166/apm.2016.1099. ISSN 2327-395X.

[25]. Rojalin Sadual, Sushanta K. Badamali, Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Rajesh K. Singh, Unusual Oxidation Behaviour of Mesoporous Silicates towards Lignin Model Phenolic Monomer, W.J. Nano. Sci. Engg., 5, 2015, 88-95. doi: 10.4236/wjnse.2015.53011. ISSN 2161-4962. Citations 5.

[24]. Rojalin Sadual, Sushanta K. Badamali, Rajesh K. Singh, Studies on mesoporous CoSBA-15 catalysed selective oxidation of lignin model phenolic monomer, Adv. Porous Mater., 2, 2014, 48-53. https://doi.org/10.1166/apm.2014.1044. ISSN no. 2327-395X. Citations 2.

[23]. Rojalin Sadual, Sushanta K. Badamali, Synthesis of CoSBA-15: A comparative study of pH adjustment vs non-pH adjustment method, Adv. Porous Mater., 1, 2013, 316-321. https://doi.org/10.1166/apm.2013.1027. ISSN no. 2327-395X. Citation 1

[22]. M. Sanjana, Ajaya K. Patnaik, Sushanta K. Badamali, Prakash Mohanty, Kinetics and mechanism of electron transfer to heptavalent mamganese by DL-aspartic acid in aqueous alkaline micellar medium, J. of Chem., 2013, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/724505. ISSN 2090-9071.

[21]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Rafael Luque, James H. Clark, Simon W. Breeden, Unprecedented oxidative ability of mesoporous silica materials: towards microwave assisted oxidation of lignin model compounds, Catal. Commun., 31, 2013, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2012.11.006. ISSN 1566-7367. Citation 35

[20]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Rafael Luque, James H. Clark, Simon W. Breeden, Co(salen)/SBA-15 catalysed oxidation of β-O-4 phenolic dimer under microwave irradiation, Catal. Commun., 12, 2011, 993-995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2011.02.025. ISSN 1566-7367. Citations 58

[19]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Rafael Luque, James H. Clark, Simon W. Breeden, Microwave assisted oxidation of lignin model phenolic monomer using Co(II)salen/SBA-15, Catal. Commun. 10, 2009, 1010-1013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2008.12.051. ISSN 1566-7367. Citations 93.

[18]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuram Selvam, Probing the Fe(III) sites  in FeMCM-41, Catal. Today, 141, 2009, 103-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2008.05.007. ISSN 0920-5861. Citations 6

[17]. Sushanta K. Badamali, James H. Clark, Simon W. Breeden, Microwave assisted selective oxidation of lignin model phenolic monomer over SBA-15, Catal. Commun., 9, 2008, 2168-2170. ISSN 1566-7367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2008.05.007. Citations 30

[16]. Rafael Luque, Sushanta K. Badamali, Macarena Fleming, James H. Clark, Duncan J. Macquarrie, Controlling selectivity in catalysis: Selective greener oxidation of cyclohexene under microwave conditions, Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 341, 2008, 154-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2008.02.037. ISSN 0926-860X. Citations 66.

[15]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuraman Selvam, M. Murugasen, H. Kuwano, Spectroscopic investigation of Fe(III) in FeMCM-41, Bull. Catal. Soc. Ind., 5, 2006, 150.  ISSN: 2347-5382.

[14]. Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Sushanta K. Badamali, Ayaperumal Sakthivel, Parsuraman Selvam, Isomorphous substitution of iron in mesoporous MCM-48 molecular sieves: synthesis, characterization and catalytic properties, Bull. Catal. Soc. Ind., 4, 2005, 63-67. ISSN: 2347-5382.

[13]. Sushanta K Badamali, Arvind K. Tripathi, Dimple Dutta, Vimal K. Jain, Narendra M. Gupta, Immobilization of uranyl Schiff base in mesoporous MCM-41, Catal. Lett., 85, 2003, 13-17. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022104421047. ISSN 1572-879X. Citation 03.

[12]. Ayaperumal Sakthivel, Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuraman Selvam, Catalytic oxidation of alkylaromatics over mesoporous (Cr)MCM-41, Catal. Lett., 80, 2002, 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015330827806. ISSN 1572-879X. Citation 39.

[11]. K. Vidya, Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Parsuram Selvam, Sushanta K. Badamali, Dharmesh Kumar, Narendra M. Gupta, Encapsulation, characterization and catalytic properties of uranyl ions in mesoporous molecular sieves, J. Mol. Catal., A., 181, 2002, 91-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1381-1169(01)00350-8. ISSN 2468-8231. Citation 53.

[10]. K. Vidya, Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Parsuram Selvam, Sushanta K. Badamali, Dharmesh Kumar, Narendra M. Gupta, The entrapment of uranyl ions (UO₂²⁺) in the mesoporous MCM-41 and MCM-48 molecular sieves, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 50, 2001, 173-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-1811(01)00445-0. ISSN 1387-1811. Citation 75.

[9]. Parsuraman Selvam, Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Sushanta K. Badamali,  M. Murugasen, M. and H. Kuwano, Coexistence of paramagnetic and superparamagnetic Fe(III) in mesoporous MCM-41 molecular silicates, Catal. Today, 68, 2001, 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(01)00292-9. ISSN 0920-5861. Citation 63.

[8]. Sudhir E. Dapurkar, Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuraman Selvam, Nanosized metal oxides in the pores of MCM-41 and MCM-48, Catal. Today, 68, 2001, 63-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(01)00323-6. ISSN 0920-5861. Citation 133.

[7]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Ayaperumal Sakthivel, Parsuraman Selvam, Tertiary butylation of phenol over FeMCM-41, Catal. Lett., 65, 2000, 153-157. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019013220716. ISSN 1572-879X. Citation 110.

[6]. Sakthivel, A., Badamali, S., Parsuraman Selvam, Para-selective t-butylation of phenol over H-AlMCM-41, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 39, 2000, 457-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-1811(00)00222-5. Citation 175.

[5]. V. Kandavelu, M.R. Dhananjeyan, R. Renganathan, Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuraman Selvam, Photocatalysed reaction of meso-tetrphenylporhyrin on mesoporous TiMCM-41 molecular sieves, J. Mol. Catal. A., 157, 2000, 189-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1381-1169(99)00441-0. ISSN 2468-8231. Citation 13.

[4]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Ayaperuamal Sakthivel, Parsuraman Selvam, Influence of aluminium sources on the synthesis and catalytic activity of mesoporous AlMCM-41 molecular sieves, Catal. Today, 63, 2000, 291-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5861(00)00471-5. ISSN 0920-5861. Citation 96.

[3]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Ayaperumal Sakthivel, Parsuraman Selvam, Acid site distribution and their influence on the catalytic properties of mesoporous AlMCM-41 and FeMCM-41 molecular sieves, Adsorption science and Technology, (ed. D.D. Do), World Scientific, Singapore, 2000, pp. 553. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812793331-0110.

[2]. Rathinam J. Mahalingam, Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuraman Selvam, Oxidation of phenol over mesoporous (Cr)MCM-41 molecular sieves, Chem. Lett., 1999, 1141-1142. https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1999.1141. ISSN 0366-7022. Citation 30.

[1]. Sushanta K. Badamali, Parsuraman Selvam, Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous ferrisilicate (FeMCM-41) molecular sieves, Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal., 113, 1998, 749. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2991(98)80355-8. Citation 19.

Refereed Conference Publications
1.Sakthivel, A., Badamali, S.K. and Selvam, P.,
Catalytic oxidation of alkylaromatics over (Cr)MCM-41
Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 96. Proceedings of 14th National Symposium on Catalysis, Anna University, Madras, 16-18/12/1998.

2.Mahalingam, R.J., Badamali, S.K. and Selvam, P.,
Activity of TiAPO-5 and TiMCM-5 catalysts in the oxidation of benzene, phenol and substituted phenols
Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 214.

3.Selvam, P., Singh, D., Tyagi, R., Badamali, S.K., Ragini, V. and Contractor, A.Q., Conducting polyaniline (PANI) filaments in mesoporous MCM-41 Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 533.

4.Sakthivel, A., Badamali, S.K., Driver, Z. and Selvam, P.,
Synthesis, characterization and catalytic properties of chromium containing zeolite-β Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 539.

5.Badamali, S.K., Vinodhkumar, R., Sundarrajan, U. and Selvam, P. Isomorphous substitution of trivalent iron in MFI and MCM-41 structures: an EPR study Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 545.

6.Badamali, S.K. and Selvam, P., Incorporation of chromium in MCM-41 silicates Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 550.

7.Selvam, P., Badamali, S.K., Murugasen, M. and Kuwano, H., Superparamagnetic particles in mesoporous FeMCM-41 molecular sieves Recent Trends in Catalysis (eds. V. Murugasen et al.), Narosa, New Delhi, (1999), p. 556.
8.Selvam, P. and Badamali, S.K., Nitrogen oxides pollution and their control strategies
Selected studies in heterogeneous catalysis (ed. B. Viswanathan), Madras, (1996), p. 86.
9.Badamali, S.K., Sakthivel, A. and Selvam, P.,
Acid site distribution and their influence on the catalytic properties of mesoporous AlMCM-41 and FeMCM-41 molecular sieves, Adsorption science and Technology, (ed. D.D. Do), World Scientific, Singapore, (2000), pp. 553. Proceedings of the Second Pacific Basin Conference on Adsorption Science and Technology: Brisbane, Australia, 14-18 May 2000

PhD thesis supervised
1 . Mrs. Rojalin Sadual, (Ph.D. 2016), Oxidation of lignin model phenolic monomers over cobalt containing solid catalysts.
2. Mrs. Sagarika Sahoo (Ph.D. 2018), Reactions of lignin model compounds over nanoporoous aluminophosphate based catalysts
3. Mrs. Sunita Barik (Ph.D. 2018), Polymer-Layered double hydroxide nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of properties
4. Mrs. M. Sanjana, (Ph.D. 2019), Studies on reactivities of some bio-molecules in aqueous and non-aqueous media

Ongoing

1. Subhashree Mohanty, 02-Chemistry-2023-2024, Topic: A study on the removal of organophosphate based pesticides by adsorptive and Photocatalytic pathways
2. Sudikshya Lenka, 03-Chemistry-2023-2024, Topic: ZnO based nanostructured materials as heterogeneous photocatalyst towards oxidation of lignin
3. Nirupama Parida, 03-Chemistry-2016-2017, Mesoporous metallosilicate catalysts for transformation of lignin model non-phenolic monomer-veratrylalcohol.
4. Yajnadutta Swain, 04-Chemistry-2019-2020, Modified Starch: Synthesis, Physicochemical characterization and applications.
5. Manoranjan Barik, 05-Chemistry-2022-2023, Nanostructure metal oxides as heterogeneous photocatalysts towards degradation of organic pollutants.
6. Paresh Mohanty, 06-Chemistry-2022-2023, Catalytic conversion of lignin model compounds over nanoporous solid acid catalysts to useful chemicals.

1. Decontamination of Lignin Containing Wastewater by Metal oxide Nanoparticles Supported Nanoporous Solid Based Heterogeneous Photocatalysts (P.I., ongoing), DST Govt. of Odisha. Grant received INR7,35,000/-
2. Selective oxidation of lignin model phenolic monomer over cobalt containing mesoporous SBA-15 catalysts (completed), DST Govt. of India.

1.Invited talk in UK-India Newton Researchers Link workshop on Rational Designing of Catalysts for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals, Nov. 1-4, 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai.
2.Invited talk, Mesoporous molecular sieves as catalyst for selective oxidation of lignin model guaiacyl units to fine chemicals,
Russia-India Symposium on Catalysis and Environmental Engineering, St. Petersberg, Russia, September 14-16, 2013.
3.Badamali, S.K., Clark, J.H. and Breeden, S.W., Luque, R., Oxidative degradation of lignin model phenolic compounds over mesoporous catalysts,Indo Hungarian Workshop on Future Frontiers in Catalysis, IIT Madras, Feb., 16-18, (2010), pp. 20.
4.Badamali, S.K., Clark, J.H., Breeden, S.W. and Luque, R., Oxidation of lignin model compounds over SBA-15 catalysts,
Russia-India Symposium on Catalysis and Environmental Engineering, Boreskov Institute of catalysis, Novosibirsk, September 13-14, 2009.

• Young scientist award-Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) -2011.
• BOYSCAST fellowship (Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India) 2005-06.
• Dr. K.S. Krishnan Research Associateship (Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India) 2000.
• Best poster(Co-author); Recent Advances in Material Sciences, Oct. 26-27, 2014, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha.
• Best paper (co author), 15th Natl. Symp. On Catal. And 2nd conf. on Indo-Pacific catal. Association, Jan. 23-25, N.C.L. Pune, India (2001).
. Best paper (co author), 14th Natl. Symp. On Catal. Dec. 16-18, Anna University, Madras, India (1998).

Journal Reviewing: List of Journals.
Reviewer: Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry (ACS), Journal of Molecular Catalysis, MIcroporous Mesoporous Materials, Catalysis Communications, Applied Catalysis (Elsevier), Catalysis letters, Journal of Material Science (Springer).

Overseas visits:
1. Univ. of York, U.K. as Visiting Research Fellow, May 2006-April 2007.
2. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk and Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow as DST Govt. of India delegate to participate in Russia-India Symposium on Catalysis and Environmental Engineering, Sept. 9-16, 2009.
4. St. Petersberg University, St. Petersberg, Russia, as DST Govt. of India delegate to participate in Russia-India Symposium on Catalysis and Environmental Engineering, Sept.11-17, 2013.

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