Dr. Papu Biswas

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Academic Qualifications

• B. Sc., Calcutta University, 1999
• M.Sc. (Specialization – Inorganic Chemistry), Calcutta University, 2001
• Ph. D. in Science, Jadavpur University (Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science with) Kolkata, India, 2007
  Advisor: Prof. Kamalaksha Nag
• Post Doctoral Research Associate (Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado, USA with Prof. Ryan M. Richards) - Dec, 2014 - Dec, 2015

Contact

Phone

1. Office: +9133 2668 4561/62/63 (Ext. 512 , 517)
2. Mobile: +91 84202 48676

Address

1. Residence: Flat No. 3, 48 South Park, Protiva Apartment, Santoshpur, Jadavpur, Kolkata – 700075, West Bengal, India
2. EMail: papu@chem.iiests.ac.in, biswaspapu@rediffmail.com, pb.besu.chem@gmail.com

Area of Research

• Homo and heterogeneous catalysis
• Synthesis of Nanoparticles of metals and semiconductors (inorganic)
• Applied Nanomaterials, Photo-catalysis using Nanomaterials, Heterogeneous Catalysis with Nanomaterials
• Synthesis inorganic porous materials and catalytic properties of industrial importance

Courses Undertaken

M.Sc. (Chemistry)

• Theory of Bonding (PGC 102)
• Crystal Field Theory (PGC 202)
• Ligand Field Theory (PGC 202)
• Electronic Spectroscopy of Co-ordination Complexes (PGC 202)
• Mössbauer Spectroscopy (PGC 302)
• Photoelectron Spectroscopy (PGC 302)
• Supramolecular Interactions in Inorganic Complexes (PGC 402)
• Inorganic Chemistry Practical (PGC 105, PGC 205, PGC 305)

B. Tech (1st and 2nd Semester)

• Crystal Field Theory, Bio-inorganic Chemistry (CH 1201)
• General Chemistry Practical

Recent Publications (Selected)  

1. Partha Kumar Samanta, Shounak Ray, Trisha Das, Srisha Das, Samuel H. Gage, Mahasweta Nandi, Ryan M. Richards, Papu Biswas Intercalation of Aggregation-Free and Well-Dispersed Palladium Oxide Nanoparticles into the Walls of Mesoporous Silica for Solvent-free Acceptorless Dehydrogenation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2019, 284, 186–197.
2. Palladium catalyzed regioselective synthesis of substituted biaryl amides through decarbonylative arylation of phthalimides. Partha Kumar Samanta and Papu Biswas. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 7, 3968-3976.
3. S. Ray, Papu Biswas⁠. Highly chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes catalyzed by 3,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-s-tetrazine capped‑silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium at room temperature. Catalysis Comm., 2019, 119, 62-66.
4. P. K. Samanta, R. Bannerjee, R. M. Richards, Papu Biswas. Mesoporous silica supported ytterbium as catalyst for synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted benzimidazoles and 2-substituted benzimidazoles. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2018, 32, e4507.
5. S. Das, S. Ray, A. B. Ghosh, P. K. Samanta, S. Samanta, B. Adhikary, Papu Biswas. Visible light driven amide synthesis in water at room temperature from Thioacid and amine using CdS nanoparticles as heterogeneous Photocatalyst. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2018, 32, e4109.
6. Non–enzymatic amperometric sensing of hydrogen peroxide at a CuS modified electrode for the determination of urine H2O2. Amit Kumar Dutta, Sudipto Das, Partha Kumar Samanta, Shounak Roy, Bibhutosh Adhikary, Papu Biswas. Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 144, 282–287.
7. Synthesis of 3,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (pytz) capped silver nanoparticles using 3,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4,5-tetrazineas reducing agent: Application in naked eye sensing of Cu2+, Ni2+ and Ag+ ions in aqueous and paper platform. Suvendu Samanta, Sudipto Das, Papu Biswas. Sensors and Actuators B, 2014, 202, 23–30.
8. Photocatalysis by 3,6-Disubstituted s Tetrazine: Visible-Light Driven Metal-Free Green Synthesis of 2 Substituted Benzimidazole and Benzothiazole. Suvendu Samanta, Sudipto Das, and Papu Biswas. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11184−11193.
9. A mononuclear copper(II) complex immobilized in mesoporous silica: an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols. Suvendu Samanta, Sudipto Das, Partha Kumar Samanta, Supriya Dutta and Papu Biswas. RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 19455–19466.
10. Visible-light-driven synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles using nanosphere as heterogeneous recyclable catalyst. Sudipto Das, Suvendu Samanta, Swarup Kumar Maji, Partha Kumar Samanta, Amit Kumar Dutta, Divesh N. Srivastava, Bibhutosh Adhikary, Papu Biswas.Tetrahedron Letters, 2013, 54, 1090–1096.
11. New peroxidase-substrate 3, 5-di-tert-butylcatechol for colorimetric determination of blood glucose in presence of Prussian Blue-modified iron oxide nanoparticles. Amit Kumar Dutta, Swarup Kumar Maji, Papu Biswas, Bibhutosh Adhikary. Sensors and Actuators B, 2013,177, 676– 683.
12. CuS nanoparticles as a mimic peroxidase for colorimetric estimation of human blood glucose level. Amit Kumar Dutta, Sudipto Das, Suvendu Samanta, Partha Kumar Samanta, Bibhutosh Adhikary, Papu Biswas. Talanta, 2013, 107, 361–367.
13. Synthesis of FeS and FeSe Nanoparticles from a Single Source Precursor: A Study of Their Photocatalytic Activity, Peroxidase-Like Behavior, and Electrochemical Sensing of H2O2. S. K. Maji, A. K. Dutta., Papu Biswas. D N. Srivastava, P. Paul, A. Mondal, B. Adhikary. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2012, 4, 1919−1927.
14. Nanocrystalline FeS thin film used as an anode in photo-electrochemical solar cell and as hydrogen peroxide sensor. S. K. Maji, A. K. Dutta, Papu Biswas, B.Karmakar, A. Mondal, B. Adhikar. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2012, 166– 167, 726–732.
15. Synthesis and characterization of FeS nanoparticles obtained from a dithiocarboxylate precursor complex and their photocatalytic, electrocatalytic and biomimic peroxidase behavior. S. K. Maji, A. K. Dutta, Papu Biswas, D N. Srivastava, P. Paul, A. Mondal, B. Adhikary, Applied Catalysis A: General,2012, 419–420, 170–177.

    Book Chapter  

    S. Ray, P. K. Samanta, Papu Biswas⁠. Chapter 14: Recent Developments on Visible‐Light Photoredox Catalysis by Organic Dyes for Organic Synthesis (Book Name: Visible Light‐Active Photocatalysis: Nanostructured Catalyst Design, Mechanisms, and Applications). Book Chapter: Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Chapter 14, 393-419, 2018. Online ISBN: 9783527808175 /DOI:10.1002/9783527808175.