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Selected peer-reviewed article

2022

  1. Deb, A.K, Biswas, B., Rahman, M.M., Xi, Y., Paul, S.K., Naidu, R.*, (2022): Magnetite Nanoparticles Loaded into Halloysite Nanotubes for Arsenic(V) Removal from Water. Published in: ACS Applied Nano Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c00239

  2. Deb, A.K, Biswas, B., Naidu, R., Rahman, M.M.* (2022): Mechanistic insights of hexavalent chromium remediation by halloysite-supported copper nanoclusters. Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials 421, 126812.

2021

  1. Biswas, B.*, Naidu, R. (2021): Highly Stable and Nontoxic Lanthanum-Treated Activated Palygorskite for the Removal of Lake Water Phosphorus. Published in: Processes 9, 1960.

  2. Naidu, R., Biswas, B. (2021): Status of Soil Pollution in Asia and the Pacific. Published in: FAO and UNEP, Global assessment of soil pollution. Rome, Italy. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb4894en.

  3. Khodabakhshloo, N., Biswas, B., Moore, F.*, Jianhua, D., Wijayawardena, A., Arabzadeh, M. (2021): Surface dispersal, emission source and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in an active gas field, Southern Iran. Research Square, doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-442451/v1, Preprint.

  4. Naidu, R.Ç‚*, Biswas, B.Ç‚, Willett, I.R., Cribb, J., Singh, B.R., Nathanail, C.P., Coulon, F., Semple, K.T., Jones, K.C., Barclay, A., Aitken, R.J. (2021): Chemical pollution: A growing peril and potential catastrophic risk to humanity. Environment International. 156, 106616 (Ç‚ Equal contribution).

  5. Deb, A.K, Biswas, B.*, Goswami, N., Hilder, E., Naidu, R., Rahman, M.M.* (2021): Synthesis of Environmentally Benign Ultra-Small Copper Nanoclusters-Halloysite Composites and their Catalytic Performance on Contrasting Azo Dyes. Applied Surface Science, 546, 149122. JIF 6.182.

  6. K. Ashraf Uz-Zaman, Bhabananda Biswas, M. Mahmudur Rahman, Ravi Naidu. (2021). Smectite-supported chain of iron nanoparticle beads for efficient clean-up of arsenate-contaminated water. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 407, 124396. JIF 9.038.

 

2020​

  1. Khodabakhshloo, N., Biswas, B., Moore, F.*, Jianhua, D., Naidu, R. (2020): Organically functionalized bentonite for the removal of perfluorooctane sulfonate, phenanthrene and copper mixtures from wastewater. Applied Clay Science 200, 105883.

  2. Biswas, B., Labille, J., Prelot, B.* (2020): Editorial: Clay and modified clays in remediating environmental pollutants. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, In press, doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09828-4.

  3. Naidu, N., Nadebaum, P., Fang, C., Cousins, I., Pennel, K., Conder, J., Newell, C., Longpre, D., Scott Warner, Nicholas Crosbie, Aravind Surapaneni, Bekele, D., Spiese, R., Bradshaw, T., Slee, D., Liu, Y., Qi, F., Megharaj, M., Duan, L., McLeod, LMR., Bowman, M., Richmond, W., Srivastava, P., Chadalavada, S., Umeh, A., Biswas, B., Barclay, A., Simon, J., Nathanail, CP. (2020): Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Current status and research needs. Environmental Technology and Innovation 9, 100915.

  4. Biswas, B.*, Juhasz, A.L., Rahman, M.M., Naidu, R. (2020): Clay and modified clays alter diversity and respiration profile of bacteria in long-term hydrocarbons and metal-contaminated soil. Microbial Biotechnology 13 (2), 522-534.

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2019​

  1. Biswas, B.*, Nirola, R.K., Biswas, J.K., Pereg, L., Willett, I.R., Naidu, R.* (2019): Environmental microbial health under changing climates: State, implication, and initiatives for high-performance soils. In: Lal, R. and Francaviglia, R. (eds.). Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 29, 1-32. Springer.

  2. Goswami, N.*Ç‚, Biswas, B.Ç‚, Naidu, R., Vasilev, K. (2019). Spatially Localized Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters on Clay Nanotubes and Their Catalytic Performance. ACS: Sustain Chem Engineer 7, 22, 18350-18358. (Ç‚ Joint-first author).

  3. Biswas, B.*, Warr, L.N., Hilder, E.F., Goswami, N., Rahman, M.M., Churchman, J.G., Vasilev, K., Pan, G., Naidu, R. (2019). Biocompatible functionalisation of nanoclays for improved environmental remediation. Chemical Society Reviews 48, 3740-3770. JIF 40.40.

  4. Goswami, N.*, Bright, R., Visalakshan, R., Biswas, B., Zilm, P., Visilev, K.* (2019): Core-In-Case structure regulated properties of ultra-small gold nanoparticles. Nanoscale Advances. Accepted (01/05/2019). Quartiles: Pending.

  5. Espana, V.A.A.*, Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Rusmin, R., Naidu, R. (2019): Environmental applications of thermally modified and acid-modified activated clay minerals: Current status of the art. Environmental Technology & Innovation 13, 383-397.

 

2018

  1. Khan, M.A.I.Ç‚, Biswas, B.Ç‚, Smith, E., Naidu, R., Megharaj, M.* (2018): Toxicity assessment of fresh and weathered petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soil–A review. Chemosphere 212, 755–767. (Ç‚ Joint-first author). Quartiles: Q1.

  2. Biswas, B.*, Sarkar, B., Faustorilla, M.V., Naidu, R. (2018): Effect of surface-tailored biocompatible organoclay on the bioavailability and mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil. Environmental Technology & Innovation 10, 152–161. Quartiles: Q2.

  3. Khan, A.K.I., Biswas, B., Smith, E., Mahmud, S.A., Hasan, N.A., Khan, M.A.W., Naidu, R., Megharaj, M.* (2018): Microbial diversity changes with rhizosphere and hydrocarbons in contrasting soils. Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety 156, 434–442. Quartiles: Q1.

  4. Biswas, B., Qi, F., Biswas, J.K., Wijayawardena, A., Khan, M.A.I., Naidu, R.* (2018): The fate of chemical pollutants with soil properties and process in the climate change paradigm–A review. Soil Systems 2, 51.

  5. Biswas, J.*, Vithanage, M., Rai, M., Naidu, R., Biswas, B., Vithanage, M., Dash, M.C., Sarkar, S.K., Meers, E. (2018): Potential application of selected metal resistant phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from the gut of earthworm in plant growth promotion. Geoderma 330, 117–124. Quartiles: Q1.

  6. Nirola, R.*, Biswas, B., Megharaj, M., Subramanian, A., Thavamani, P., Aryal, R., Saint, C. (2018): Assessment of chromium hyper-accumulative behaviour using biochemical analytical techniques of greenhouse cultivated Sonchus asper on tannery waste dumpsite soils. Environmental Science & Pollution Research 25, 26992-26999. Quartiles: Q2.

 

2017

  1. Biswas, B.*, Sarkar, B.*, Rusmin, R., Naidu, R.* (2017): Mild acid and alkali treated clay minerals enhance bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil: A 14C-tracer study. Environmental Pollution 223, 255–265. Quartiles: Q1.

  2. Biswas, B., Chakraborty, A., Sarkar, B.*, Naidu, R.* (2017): Structural changes in smectite due to interaction with a biosurfactant-producing bacterium Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis. Applied Clay Science 136, 51–57. Quartiles: Q1.

  3. Biswas, B.*, Sarkar, B.*, McClure, S., Naidu, R.* (2017): Modified osmium tracer technique enables precise microscopic delineation of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in clay aggregates. Environmental Technology & Innovation 7, 12–20. Quartiles: Q2.

  4. Biswas, B.*, Sarkar, B.*, Naidu, R.* (2017): Bacterial mineralization of phenanthrene on thermally activated palygorskite: A 14C radiotracer study. Science of the Total Environment 579, 709–717. Quartiles: Q1.

  5. Singh, M., Sarkar, B.*, Biswas, B., Bolan, N.S., Churchman, G.J.* (2017): Relationship between soil clay mineralogy and carbon protection capacity as influenced by temperature and moisture. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 109, 95–106. Quartiles: Q1.

 

2016

  1. Biswas, B.*, Sarkar, B.*, Mandal, A., Naidu, R.* (2016): Specific adsorption of cadmium on surface-engineered biocompatible organoclay under metal-phenanthrene mixed-contamination. Water Research 104, 119–127. Quartiles: Q1.

  2. Biswas, B.*, Sarkar, B.*, Naidu, R.* (2016): Influence of thermally modified palygorskite on the viability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. Applied Clay Science 134, 153–160. Quartiles: Q1.

  3. Mandal, A.Ç‚, Biswas, B.Ç‚, Sarkar, B.*, Patra, A., Naidu, R.* (2016): Surface tailored organobentonite enhances bacterial proliferation and phenanthrene biodegradation under cadmium co-contamination. Science of Total Environment 550, 611–618, 2016 (Ç‚ Joint-first author). Quartiles: Q1.

  4. Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Churchman, G.J.*, Bolan, N. (2016): Adsorption-desorption behavior of dissolved organic carbon by soil clay fractions of varying mineralogy. Geoderma 280, 47–56. Quartiles: Q1.

  5. Rusmin, R.*, Sarkar, B.*, Biswas, B., Churchman, G.J., Liu, Y., Naidu, R.* (2016): Structural, electrokinetic and surface properties of activated palygorskite for environmental applications. Applied Clay Science 134, 95–102. Quartiles: Q1.

 

2015

  1. Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R., Naidu, R.* (2015): Bioremediation of PAHs and VOCs: Advances in clay-microbial interaction. Environment International 85, 168–181. Quartiles: Q1.

  2. Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Mandal, A., Naidu, R.* (2015): Heavy metal-immobilizing organoclay facilitates polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in mixed-contaminated soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials 298, 129–137. Quartiles: Q1.

Selected conference abstract & presentation

  1. CleanUp2019, Adelaide, 8-12 Sep 2019 (co-author):  Clay-supported nZVI for the removal of contaminants.

  2. CleanUp2019, Adelaide, 8-12 Sep 2019 (co-author):  Clay nanotube-supported metal clusters for removal of tannery waste.

  3. Euroclay2019, Paris, 1-5 July 2019 (talk, co-author): Smectite-supported nanoscale nano zero valent iron for arsenic removal.

  4. CleanUp2017, Melbourne, 10–14 Sep 2017 (talk): Green remediation for mixed contaminants.

  5. ASM Microbes, New Orleans, LA, 1–5 Jun 2017 (poster & talk): Soil metagenomics in the clay-amended PAH-contaminated sites.

  6. ASM Microbes, New Orleans, LA, 1–5 Jun 2017 (poster): Soil metagenomics for residual and weathered hydrocarbon-contaminated soils.

  7. 54th CMS Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Alberta, 5–8 Jun 2017 (talk): Soil metagenomics and metabolically viability of bacteria in modified clay-mixed hydrocarbon contaminated soils.

  8. RACI R&D topics conference, Sydney, 04–07 Dec 2016 (talk): Biocompatible organoclays for the single and binary adsorption of Cd and phenanthrene.

  9. Asian clay conference, Guangzhou, China, 18–20 Nov 2016 (poster): Synthesis of biocompatible and biosurfactant-enhancing modified clay minerals.

  10. CleanUp2015, Melbourne, Australia, 13–16 Sep 2015 (poster): Osmium-tracing delineation of clay-bacterial biofilm.

  11. Euroclay2015, Edinburgh, UK, 5–10 Jul 2015 (poster & talk): Thermally modified clay minerals for the remediation of PAH-contaminated soils.

  12. RACI R&D Topics conference, Flinders University, Australia, 13–15 Dec 2014 (talk): Synthesis of modified clay minerals through heat, acid/alkali and homoionic treatments.

  13. World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS), Jeju, South Korea, 8–13 Jun 2014 (poster, co-author): Adsorption of mixed contaminants by clay and modified clay minerals.

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