Professor Dr. Kajari Kargupta

Professor Dr. Kajari Kargupta

Chemical Engineering Department

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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A nano-science and technology professional with expertise in thin films, submicro & nano structures and patterns generation and their application in fuel cell, hydrogen energy, drug delivery device, chemical vapour sensor, thermoelectric devices; 19 years experience with research and academic institutes

h-index : 18

i10 index: 22

Publications in peer reviewed journal: 52

Publications in Conference Porceedings: 23

Book Chapters published: 2

Sponsored Projects executed: 9

Area of Research Interest:

1. 
   Nano-science and Technology, Nano-materials
   
2. 
   Thin Films, Sub micro and nano structures, composites
   
3. 
   Fuel Cell and Hydrogen energy
   
4. 
   Electro-active Polymers based sensor and drug delivery system development
   

4. 
   Process Modeling and Simulations
   

Career Profile

• 
  Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [2007-]
  
• 
  Associate Professor Chemcial Engineering Department, I.I.T. Kharagpur, India [2004-2007]
  
• 
  Reader, Chemcial Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [2004-1998]
  
• 
  Lecturer, Chemcial Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [1991-1998]
  
• 
  Engineer, Engineers India Ltd. [1991]
  

Educational Qualifications
1)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 2001, Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Kanpur, CPI: 10.0/10.0.

2)M.Tech. I.I.T. Kanpur, 1989-1991, CPI: 10.0/10.0.

3)B.E (Honours), Jadavpur University, 1987-1989, 81.5% First Class with Honours, Sixth Rank.

4)Higher Secondary, West Bengal Council Of Higher Secondary Education, 79.7% First Division with distinction,1985.

5)Secondary, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, First Division with distinction, 81%, 1983.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Peer Reviewed Journal

1. 
   K. Maqsood, A. Mullick, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, “Cryogenic carbondioxide separation from natural gas: A review based on conventional and novel emerging tehnologies”,
   

Reviews in Chemical Engineering (DE GRUYTER), in press.

2. 
   S. Saha, V. Basak, A. Dasgupta, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, “Graphene supported bimetallic G-Co-Pt nanohybrid catalyst for enhanced and cost effective Hydrogen generation”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier), 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.131, in press
   

3. 
   A.K. Sarkar, S. Saha, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, Hydrogen Storage on Graphene using Benkeser Reaction", International Journal of Energy Research (Wiley), DOI: 10.1002/er.3203, in press.
   

4. 
   PS Dash, SK Sriramoju, DN Prasad, PK Banerjee, S Ganguly, K Kargupta, Formation of Carbon Nanostructures during Chemical Demineralization of Indian Coals, International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization (Taylor & Francis Group) 34 (2014) 5, 286.
   

5. 
   T. Paul, M. Seal, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, P. Sandilya, Analysis of Drying and Dilution in Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Using Galvanometric Study and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, J. Fuel Cell Science & Technology (ASME), 11 (2014)041001-1-7.
   

6. 
   K. Chatterjee, M. Mitra, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, "Thermoelectric Performance of Electrodeposited Nanostructured Polyaniline Doped with Sulfo-Salicylic Acid" J. Applied Polymer Sc. (2013) 39920, (Wiley) DOI: 10.1002/APP.39920
   

7. 
   M. Mitra, K. Chatterjee, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Reduction of graphene oxide through a green and metal-free approach using formic acid,
   Diamond and Related Materials 37 (2013) 74-79. (Elsevier).
   

8. 
   K. Chatterjee, M. Mitra, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, Synthesis, characterization and enhanced thermoelectric
   performance of structurally ordered cable like novel polyaniline – bismuth
   telluride nanocomposite, Nanotechnology 24, (2013) 215703. (Springer)
   

9. 
   S. Ganguly, S. Das, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Reduced Order Inferential Model based Optimization of Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Stack, Industrial & Enginnering Chemistry Research, 52 (2013) 22, 2013, pp 7104–7115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie303007n (ACS)
   

10. 
    K. Chatterjee, P. Dhara, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Morphology dependent ammonia sensing with 5 - sulfosalicylic acid doped nanostructured polyaniline synthesized by several routes" Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical. 181, (2013) 544–550. (Elsevier)
    

11. 
    A. Sehgal, D. Bandyopadhyay, K. Kargupta, A. Sharma, Alamgir Karim, From Finite-amplitude Equilibrium Structures to Dewetting in Thin Polymer Films on Chemically Patterned Substrates, Soft Matter, 8, (2012) 40, 10394-10402. DOI: 10.1039/C2SM26369F. (RSC)
    

12. 
    S.Ganguly, S. Das, K.Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Optimization of Performance of Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Stack using Reduced Order Model with Integrated Space Marching and Electrolyte Concentration Inferencing, Computer-Aided Chemical Engineering, 31, Part B, (2012), 1010-1014 (Elsevier).
    

13. 
    Performance Enhancement of Phosphoric acid Fuel cell using Phosphosilicate Gel based Electrolyte, Kajari Kargupta, Swati Saha, Dipali Banerjee, Mrinal Seal, Saibal Ganguly, Journal of fuel chemistry and Technology¸40. (2012), 6 , 707-713.
    

14. 
    Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Study of Phosphosilicate Gel-Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) Nanocomposite Membrane for Fuel Cell Application, C.K. Dhole1, A. Nanda, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, J. Nano and Electronic Physics, 4, (2012),1, 01015-1- 01015-4.
    

15. 
    Studies on the Performance of the Conducting Polymer Based Molecular Release System, S. Majumder, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, P. Ray, P. Polymer Engineering and Science 51 (2011) 10, 2001-2012 (Wiley).
    

16. 
    Krishanu Chatterjee,  Saibal Ganguly, Kajari Kargupta, Dipali Banerjee. Bismuth Nitrate Doped Polyaniline – Characterization and Properties for Thermoelectric Application. Synthetic Metals 161 (2011) 275–279 (Elsevier).
    

17. 
    Manigandan, S., Majumder, S. Asaithambi, S. Ganguly, S. Kargupta, K. and Banerjee, D. Electric field Induced Dewetting and Pattern Formation in Thin Conducting Polymer Film, Sensor and Actuators: B. Chemical, . B144 (2010) 170-175 (Elsevier).
    

18. 
    Majumder, S., Ray, P., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. Detailing Ionic Ingress and Charge Neutralization Phenomenon for Conducting Polymeric Film Chem Phys Chem, 11 (2010), 211-219 (Wiley).
    

19. 
    Chatterjee, K., Asaithambi, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta. K. and Banerjee,D. Synthesis and Characterization of Electro-deposited Polyaniline-Bismuth Telluride Nanocomposite - A Novel Thermoelectric Material Materials Characterization, 60 (2009) 1597-1601 (Elsevier).
    

20. 
    Asai, S., Majumder, S., Gupta. A., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. Dynamics and pattern formation in thermally induced phase separation of polymer–solvent system, Computational Material Science, 47 (2009) 103-205.
    

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21. 
    Majumder, S., Ray, P., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. On Electroneutrality Condition inside Solid Conducting Porous Film, AIChE Journal, 55 (2009) 3026-3029.
    

22. 
    Asaithambi, S., Chatterjee, K., Sharma, V.K., Ganguly, S., Kargupta. K. and Banerjee, D. Effect of pH on Structural and Electrical Properties of Electrodeposited Bi2Te3 Thin Films, Journal of Electronic Materials 38 (2009) 449-452.
    

23. 
    A Suresh, MS Sureshkumar, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, K Naskar, GB Nando, Predicting physico-mechanical properties of LLDPE and PDMS rubber blends using ANFIS-based model, Plastic, Rubber and Composite, 38 (2009) 173-182.
    

24. 
    Majumder, S., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. Mathematical Modeling for the Ionic Inclusion Process inside Conducting Polymer Based Thin-Films, Polymer Engineering and Science, Volume 48 issue 11 (2008). 2229-2237.
    

25. 
    Manigandan, S., Jain, A., Majumdar, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta, K. Formation of nanorods and nanoparticles of polyaniline using Langmuir Blodgett technique: Performance study for ammonia sensor, Sensors and Actuators Part B, 133(2008) 187-194.
    

26. 
    Suresh, A., Chakraborty, S. Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. Low-dimensional Models for describing Mixing Effects in Reactive Extrusion of Polypropylene, Chemical Engg. Science, 63 (2008) 3788-3801.
    

27. 
    Manigandan, S., Majumdar, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta, K. Formation of nanorods and nanoparticles of polyaniline using Langmuir Blodgett technique, Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 2758-2761.
    

28. 
    Roy, Subhasis, Kargupta, K., Chakraborty, S., Ganguly, S. Preparation of Polyaniline nanofibers and nano-particles via simultaneous doping and electrodeposition, Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 2535-2538.
    

29. 
    Roy, A., Manigandan, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta, K. Ordered pattern formation in thin film of conducting polymer Int. J. Chemical Sciences.: 5 (4), (2007), 1958-1964
    

30. 
    Verma, R., Sharma, A., Banerjee, I., Kargupta, K., Spinodal Instability and Pattern Formation in Thin Liquid Films Confined Between Two Plates, J. Colloid Interface. Sc., 296, 220 (2006).
    

31. 
    Verma R., Sharma A., Kargupta K., Bhaumik J., Electric-field Induced Instability and Pattern Formation in Thin Liquid Films, Langmuir, 21 (8) 3710-3721 (2005).
    

32. 
    Sharma A. and Kargupta K., Self Assembly and pattern formation in thin
    liquid films, Spatio-Temporal Chaos and Pattern Formation, Ed. R.
    Amritkar, Proc. INSA, Part A Physical Sciences, 71, 17-46 (2005).
    

33. 
    Kargupta K., Sharma A. and Khanna R. Instability dynamics and morphology of thin slipping films. Langmuir, 20, 244 –253 (2004).
    

34. 
    Sharma A., Kargupta K., Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3549-3551 (2003)
    

35. 
    Kargupta K., Sharma A. Mesopatterning of Thin Liquid Films by Templating on Chemically Patterned Complex Substrates. Langmuir. 19. 5153-5163 (2003).
    

36. 
    Sharma A. Konnur, R. and Kargupta, K. Thin liquid films on chemically heterogeneous substrates: self organization, dynamics and patterns in systems displaying a secondary minimum, Physica A, 318, 262-278 (2003).
    

37. 
    Kargupta, K. Sharma A. Morphological self-organization by dewetting in thin films on chemically patterned substrates, J. Chem. Physics, 3116, 3042-3051 (2002).
    

38. 
    Kargupta K. and Sharma A., Dewetting of thin films on periodic physically and chemically patterned surfaces, Langmuir 18, 1893-1903 (2002).
    

39. 
    Kargupta K. and Sharma A., Creation of Ordered Patterns by Dewetting of Thin Films on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Substrates, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 245, 99-115 (2002).
    

40. 
    Kargupta K. Sharma A. Templating of thin films induced by dewetting on patterned surfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 4536-4539 (2001).
    

41. 
    Zope M., Kargupta K. and Sharma A. Self-organized structures in thin liquid films on chemically heterogeneous substrates: effect of antagonistic short and long range interactions  J. Chem. Phys. 114, 7211-7221(2001).
    

42. 
    Kargupta K Konnur R and Sharma A. Spontaneous dewetting and ordered patterns in evaporating thin liquid films on homogeneous and heterogeneous substrates Langmuir 17, 1294 -1305 (2001).
    

43. 
    Kargupta K Konnur R and Sharma A. Instability and pattern formation in thin liquid films on chemically heterogeneous substrates Langmuir 16, 10243 -10253 (2000).
    

44. 
    Konnur R Kargupta K and Sharma A. Instability and morphology in thin liquid films on chemically heterogeneous substrates Phys. Rev. Lett. 84 931934 (2000).
    

45. 
    Biswas K., Datta S., Chaudhuri S., Kargupta K., Datta S. and Sanyal S.K., Dehydration of glycerol water mixtures using pervaporation: Influence of process parameters, Sep. Sci. and Tech. 35, 1391 (2000).
    

46. 
    Padmakar A. S. Kargupta K. and Sharma A. Instability and dewetting of evaporating thin water films on completely and partially wettable substrates J. Chem. Phys. 110 1735 1744 (1999).
    

47. 
    Kargupta K. Datta S. and Sanyal S.K. Analysis of the performance of a continuous membrane bio-reactor with cell recycling during ethanol fermentation Biochemical Eng. J. 1, 3137 (1998).
    

48. 
    Chakraborty S. Kargupta K. and Bhowal A. Modelling of air-lift reactors based on bubble dynamics Indian J. Chem Tech. 5, 187 191 (1998).
    

49. 
    Kargupta K. Datta S. and Sanyal S.K. Quantitative approach for the prediction of preferential sorption in the case of pervaporation of a physico-chemically similar binary mixture J. Membrane Sci. 124 253 262 (1997).
    

50. 
    Sen A., Kargupta K. and Bhowal A, ‘Steam stripper design: validity of stripping-factor-type equation’, I.E.(I) Journal-CH, 77, 64-66 (1997).
    

51. 
    Kargupta,K, Sanyal, S.K. Static Mixer in Polymer Production and Processing-A State-of-the-Art, JOURNAL-INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS INDIA PART CH CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION, 5-5 (1994)
    

52. 
    Kargupta K. Rai P. and Kumar A. Effect of graft chain length of the stabilizer on dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in petrol J. App. Polymer Sci. 4913091329 (1993).
    

Book Chapters
(1) Kargupta, K. Controlled Morphological Phase separation and Patterning in liquid thin films, Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems, Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. (2006).
(2) Kargupta K. and Sharma A., The science of mesoscale patterning of thin films by templating, Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, pp.207-220, NISCIR, CSIR, New Delhi (2004).


Proceedings of Conferences and Presentations

1. 
   K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, Thin Films, Sub micro and nanostructures of Conducting Polymers: Chemical vapor sensor, drug delivery and thermoelectric applications, Conference Proceedings (Invited lecture), International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM 2014), Bhbaneswar February 14-16, 2014, Page 15.
   

2. 
   M. Mitra, K. Chatterjee, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, Low dimensional novel nanocomposite of Polyaniline Graphene and its sensing application, Conference Proceedings, International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM 2014), Bhubaneswar, February 14-16, 2014, Page 123.
   

3. 
   A. Kr. Sarkar, S. Saha, M. Mitra, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, Hydrogen Storage Material: Synthesis and characterization of Graphene/PANI nanocomposite, Conference Proceedings, International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM, 2014), Bhubaneswar, February 14-16, 2014, Page 144.
   

4. 
   P. Ghosh, D. Halder, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, Phosphosilicate Gel-Polybenzimidazole Nanocomposite Novel Membrane for Fuel cell Application, Conference Proceedings, International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM 2014), Bhbaneswar, February 14-16, 2014, Page 146.
   

5. 
   A. Mullick, K. Maqsood, A. Hassan, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, Recent advances in cryogenic separation of carbon dioxide from natural gas, International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (ICFCE), Rourkela, 9-11 December, 2013,
   

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6. 
   S. Saha, K.Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Synthesis and Characterization of Electrocatalytically Active Graphene-Cobalt Nanocatalyst for Fuel Cell Application, International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (ICFCE), Rourkela, 9-11 December, 2013, Page 91-97.
   

7. 
   S. Saha, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Synthesis and characterization of Graphene nanosheet through chemical route using Hydrazin Hydrate (Code NM 033), CHEMCON 2013.
   

8. 
   A. Mullick, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Study of purification of Natural Gas based on cryo-separation: A review (Code CPI 006) CHEMCON 2013.
   

9. 
   K. Kargupta, Invited Lecture, Frontiers of Thin Films & Nanostructure, Chemical Engineering Department, I.I.T. Hyderabad, September 11, 2013.
   

10. 
    S. Saha, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly “A Review on Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Graphene Nanosheet in green Energy Generation and Storage” CHEMCON 2012, 27-30^th December 2012, 436 (paper id P-473).
    

11. 
    S. Saha, V. Basak, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, “GRAPHENE BASED NANOCOMPOSITES AND ITS APPLICATION IN HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEM” 1^st International Workshop on Nanomaterials (IWoN): Engineering Photon and Phonon Transport 14 – 15 December 2012, 187.
    

12. 
    S. Saha, C.K. Dhole, B. Kamila, A.K. Sarkar, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, “Performance Enhancement Of Fuel Cell System Using Inorganic Organic Nanocomposite Membrane And Graphene Supported Platinum Nanocatalyst based Electrode” National Conference on Sustainable Development through Innovative Research in Science and Technology 28 – 29^th September 2012, page 164-165.
    

13. 
    K.Kargupta, K. Chatterjee, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, Proceedings of International Conference Nanomaterials: Application and Properties, Vol. 1 No 3, 03AET04(4pp) (2012). D. Banerjee, K. Chatterjee, S. Ganguly, J. Pal, K. Kargupta, Conference Proceedings ICPEAM 2012, Malaysia, 12^th – 14^th June, 2012
    

14. 
    R. Das, S. Kundu, P. Bose, K. Kargupta, S. Majumder, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, Conference Proceedings ICPEAM 2012, Malaysia. 12^th – 14^th June, 2012.
    

15. 
    S.Ganguly, S. Das, K.Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Conference Proceedings PSE, 2012, , July 15-19, 2012, Singapore.
    

16. 
    K.Kargupta, Invited lecture, Nano & Soft Matter, Chembridge 2010, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
    
17. 
    K.Kargupta, Invited lecture, Nano and Sub-micro Structures of Conducting Polymers Fabrionics, Dec. 2009, I.I.T. Kanpur, India
    
18. 
    Majumdar, S., Kargupta K., Ganguly S., Ray. P. (2009) Performance of a Conducting Polymer Membrane Based Molecular Release System, Asian Particle Technology (APT), Delhi, India
    
19. 
    S. Manigandan, Subhasis Roy, Saibal Ganguly, and Kajari Kargupta, Analysis of Deposition and Dewetting Characteristics of Polyaniline (PANI) Films using Langmuir Blodgett Technique, CHEMCON 2007.
    
20. 
    B. Ramakrishna, Amit, Parekh, Kajai Kargupta and Saibal Ganguly, Surface Morphology and Dewetting in Thin Polymer Bi-layer and Composites, Assembly, Organization and Propulsion in Complex Systems, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 83,  (2007) 
    
21. 
    A.Suresh, K. Venkatarao, Romi Bansal, Saibal Ganguly and Kajari Kargupta, Inferencing of Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Polyolefin in Loop Reactors and Reactive Extruders, CHEMCON 2006, Ankeleswar, India,  (2006)\Suresh, A., Banerjee, I. and Kargupta, K. Study of condensation flow pattern in a confined sub micro-channel in presence of electrostatic field, CHEMCON, (2005), India
    
22. 
    Kargupta, K, Banerjee, I., Sharma, A., Verma, R. Self-organization of confined thin polymers: role of van der Waals and electrostatic force field, International Conference on Soft Matters (ICSM) (2004), Kolkata, India
    
23. 
    Banerjee, I., Bhaumik, J., Kargupta, K. and Sharma, A. Electric Field Induced Instability and Pattern Formation in Thin Liquid Bi-layer: Liquid Dispersion and Electro Switching, CRSYS2004, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2004.
    

SPONSORED R&D PROJECTS EXECUTED

1. 
   Development of polybenzimidazole based novel composite electrolyte membrane for high temperature fuel cell, UGC, India, 2012 onwards for 3 years [12.85 lakhs]
   

2. 
   Generation of Silent Green Energy with Performance and Efficiency Enhancement using Inorganic-Organic Hybridization and Nano-structuring in Fuel Cell System, DST, India, 2011 onwards for 3 years [38.9 lakhs]
   

(3) Development of Phosphoric acid gel electrolyte matrix and study of its effect on performance of fuel cell, NMRL, DRDO, 2009 onwards [9.3 lakhs]

(4) Synthesis & Characterization of Nano particle of Bismuth Telluride & its One dimensional Composite with Conducting Polymer, DST, New Delhi, 2009 onwards [26.83 lakhs] (Co-investigator with Prof. Dipali Banerjee, BESUS, India)
(5) Expert system based Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data on Performance and Endurance of Phosphoric acid Fuel Cell: Development of Performance Indices and neuro-fuzzy rules, NMRL, DRDO, 2010 onwards [9 lakhs] ((Co-investigator with Prof. Dipali Banerjee, BESUS, India).
(6) Research service provider and team member for a mission project for land and submarine hydrogen energy based fuel cell system under Ministry of Defence, 2007 onwards [ Rs 2 crores]
(7) Development of optimally controlled drug release device using multi-layer

elecctroactive nano-polymers, DBT, New Delhi, 2008 -2010 [29 lakhs]

(8) Formation of ordered meso patterns using interfacial instability and dewetting polymers, DST, New Delhi, 2005-2007 [Rs 20 lakhs approx]
(9) Meso-pattern Formation by Electrical Field Directed Dewetting of Thin Polymers DST, New Delhi, 2003-2004 [Rs 7 lakhs approx]

Membership of Professional Societies/ Activities

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  Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
  

Honours and awards

• 
  National Merit Scholarship, Secondary Education Board, 1983
  

Personal Information
Date of birth: 20th November 1966.

Languages known: English, Bengali.

Expert Committee member of Women Scientist Scheme, DST, India for the year 2013

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