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Faculty Profile
Professor Rajeev Singh
Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi
Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi –110021
Email: rajeev@arsd.du.ac.in, Website: https://www.rajeevsingh.org/
Educational Qualification

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS-CNPq) Postdoctoral Fellow
Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza- CE, Brazil (2011-12)
         Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (2006);
Title: Synthesis, Physico-chemical and Thermal Characterization of Organometallic Complexes with ligands containing N-, S- as donor atoms. Advisor: Professor N K Kaushik.
                                                                                             
M. Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (2001)
  B. Sc. Chemistry (Honors), Hindu College, University of Delhi (1999)
Areas of Specialization / Interest

Broad research areas: Material Chemistry, Hybrid materials, Organometallic Complexes, Bioinorganic Chemistry.
  
· Use of sol-gel technique for the synthesis of ceramic and hybrid materials. Processes and techniques. Analysis of hybrids and nanocomposite materials. 

·  Preparation of clay based materials for removal of dyes from wastewater. Applications of synthesized compounds in treatment of contaminated water.
 
Synthesis and Chemistry of Material Chemistry/ Organometallic compounds of main group metals using different N-, S-, O- containing donor ligands
Publications Profile

35. Adsorption of malachite green and chrysoidine-Y by Sn-pillared clay, L Raghav, P Patanjali, I Chopra & Rajeev Singh*, Environmental Quality Management (Wiley), 32 (3), 181-193, (ISSN: 1520-6483), (https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21888)                    (2023) 

 

34. Adsorption and kinetic studies for removal of basic dyes using pillared bentonites, L Raghav, P Patanjali, I Chopra & Rajeev Singh*, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 29 (1), pp 47-53, (ISSN: 0975-0991) (IF: 0.76) (2022)   (http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/59578)                                 

33. Organobentonite as an Efficient and Reusable Adsorbent for Cationic Dyes Removal from Aqueous Solution, P Patanjali, I Chopra, A Mandal, Rajeev Singh*, Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, 80 (01), 80-86 (ISSN: 0975-1084) (IF: 0.55) (2021)(http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55851)

 

32. Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles from Combretum indicum and their characterization, S S Gupta, P Patanjali, N K Mishra, A Kumar, I Chopra & Rajeev Singh*, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 28 (6), (ISSN: 0975-0991) (IF: 0.76) (2021)(http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/59047)


31. Kinetics and isotherm studies for adsorptive removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using organoclay, P Patanjali, I Chopra, A Mandal & Rajeev Singh*, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 28, 86-93, (ISSN: 0975-0991) (IF: 0.76) (2021)(http://op.niscair.res.in/index.php/IJCT/article/view/43063)

Administrative Assignments

Member Secretary/ Incubator Manager:
Pivotal role in establishing the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership
Technology Business Incubator,
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, GoI. (2015-21) 
Member Secretary/ Overall Coordinator,
STAR College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India. DBT Science Centre (2014-20).

 

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