Dr. Soumya Banerjee

Paper Publications:

• Soumya Banerjee, Biswajit Kamila, Sanghamitra Barman, S.R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, Gopinath Halder, Interlining Cr(VI) remediation mechanism by a novel bacterium Pseudomonas brenneri isolated from coalmine wastewater, Journal of Environmental Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.048, 233, 271–282,

• Soumya Banerjee, Sanghamitra Barman, Gopinath Halder, Elucidation of preferential elimination of Cr(VI) via bioinspired adsorbents: A comparative assessment, Environmental Earth Sciences, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8117-3, 78,1-22,

• Soumya Banerjee,R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, Gopinath Halder, Application of zirconium caged activated biochar alginate beads towards deionization of Cr(VI) laden water in a fixed bed column reactor, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.06.011, 6, 4018-4029, 2018.
• Prasenjit Chakraborty, Sumona Show, Soumya Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, Mechanistic insight into sorptive elimination of ibuprofen employing bidirectional activated biochar from sugarcane bagasse: Performance evaluation and cost estimation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.08.017, 6, 5287-5300,
• Prasenjit Chakraborty, Soumya Banerjee, Sumit Kumar, Sutanu Sadhukhan, Gopinath Halder, Elucidation of ibuprofen uptake capability of raw and steam activated biochar of Aegle marmelos shell: Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and cost estimation, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2018.06.015, 118, 10-23,
• Aparna Mukherjee, Soumya Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, Parametric optimization of delignification of rice straw through central composite design approach towards application in grafting, Journal of Advanced Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2018.05.00414, 14, 11–23,

• Augustin Lamin Ka-ot, Soumya Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, S. R. Joshi, Acid and heavy metal tolerant Bacillus from Rat-hole coal mines of Meghalaya, India, Proceedings in National Academy of Science India, Section B Biological Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-017-0856-x, 88, 1187-1198, 2018.
• Soumya Banerjee, Sanghamitra Barman, Gopinath Halder, Sorptive elucidation of rice husk ash derived synthetic zeolite towards deionization of coalmine waste water: A comparative study, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2017.06.004, 5, 137-151,
• Soumya Banerjee, Augustin Lamin Ka-ot, S. R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, Gopinath Halder, Optimization of Fe²⁺ Removal from Coal Mine Wastewater using Activated Biochar of Colocasia esculenta, Water Environment Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2175/106143017X14902968254791, 89, 774,
• Soumya Banerjee,R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, Gopinath Halder, Insight into Cr⁶⁺ reduction efficiency of Rhodococcus erythropolis isolated from coalmine waste water, Chemosphere, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.012, 167, 269-281, 2017.
• Shraboni Mukherjee, Madhumanti Mondal, Soumya Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, Elucidation of the sorptive uptake of fluoride by Ca²⁺ treated and untreated algal biomass of Nostoc (BTA394): Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and safe disposal, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, DOI: 334-345 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2017.03.006, 107, 334-345, 2017.
• Avinash V. Palodkar, Kumar Anupam, Soumya Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, Insight into preparation of activated carbon towards defluoridation of waste water: Optimization, Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Cost Estimation, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.12613, 36,  1597-1611,
• Soumya Banerjee, Shraboni Mukherjee, Augustin Lamin Ka-ot, S.R. Joshi, Tamal Mandal, Gopinath Halder, Biosorptive uptake of Fe²⁺, Cu²⁺ and As⁵⁺ by activated biochar derived from Colocasia esculenta Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, and cost estimation, Journal of Advanced Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2016.06.002, 7, 597–610,
• Gopinath Halder, Sumit H. Dhawane, Debaprasad Dutta, Sohan Dey, Soumya Banerjee, Shraboni Mukherjee, Madhumanti Mondal, Computational simulation and statistical analysis of bioethanol production from Madhuca indica by batch fermentation process using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2016.09.004, 18,  16–33,
• Shraboni Mukherjee, Vaibhav Yadav, Madhumanti Mondal, Soumya Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, Characterization of a fluoride-resistant bacterium Acinetobacter RH5 towards assessment of its water defluoridation capability, Applied Water Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-015-0370-3 , 7,1923-1930, 2017.
• Soumya Banerjee, Abhinab Das, Pritha Chakraborty, Krish Suthindhiran, M.A. Jayasri, Antioxidant and antimicrobial Activity of Araucaria cookie and Brassaaia actinophyla, P. Journal of Biological Sciences, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2014.715.719 , 715-719, 2014.

Book chapter:

• Soumya Banerjee, A Review on Potential Role of Lignocellulosic Biomass in Production of Bioethanol via Microbial Fermentation, Agricultural Biomass for the Synthesis of Value-Added Materials, CRC Press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003407713, eISBN No: 9781003407713,
• Soumya Banerjee, Anoar Ali Khan, Natural zeolite: A feasible option for treating heavy metal-contaminated sewage sludge compost, Development in waste water treatment research and processes, Treatment and reuse of sewage Sludge: An Innovative Approach for Wastewater Treatment, Elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85584-6.00015-7, ISBN No: 978-0-323-85584-6 2022, pp.243-265,
• Soumya Banerjee, Anoar Ali Khan, Role of algal-bacterial association in combined wastewater treatment and biohydrogen generation: an overview on its challenges and future, Integrated Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Development, Elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91180-1.00023-5, ISBN No: 978-0-323-91180-1, pp. 509-532,
• Soumya Banerjee, Anoar Ali Khan, Bioremediation of soils polluted with hexavalent chromium using bacteria, The Future of Effluent Treatment Plants, Elsevier, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822956-9.00015-5, ISBN No: 978-0-12-822956-9, pp. 247-264,
• Gopinath Halder, Soumya Banerjee, A review on potential reusability of industrial solid wastes as adsorbents, Air, Gas, and Water Pollution Control Using Industrial and Agricultural Solid Wastes Adsorbents, CRC Press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781351228145 , ISBN No: 978-1-138-19673-5, pp. 179-194, 2018.

Honour/Award:

• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by DBT-GOI for the project entitled “Studies on upgrading of water quality in coal mining areas of Meghalaya and Eastern Coalmines by Chemisorption and bioremediation towards mitigation of unscientific coal mining” from National Institute of Technology Durgapur in collaboration with NEHU (Project No: DBT/484/NE/TBP/2013)

Projects undertaken & Paper presentation:

• Paper title: Simultaneous Biosorptive Removal of Fe(II), Cu(II), As(V) From Coalmine Wastewater Using Activated Biochar Developed from Colocasia esculenta, in Golden Jubilee International Conference on Recent Developments in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, organised by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Durgapur,
• Project title: Isolation and characterization of marine halotolerant actinomycetes and its bioactivity, (Master thesis), SBST, VIT University, Vellore,
• Projects & Paper title: Removal of Chromium from Aqueous Solution using Immobilized Streptomyces strain, conducted under 5^th International Conference on “Science, Engineering & Technology (SET)” program by VIT University, Vellore,

• Projects & Paper title: Adsorption of Lindane from Aqueous Solution using Dead Yeast as Biosorbent, conducted under 4^th International Conference on “Science, Engineering & Technology (SET)” program by VIT University, Vellore,

• Projects & Paper title: Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from Human Skin and its Sensitivity Test towards Antibiotics and Soaps, conducted under 3^rd International Conference on “Science, Engineering & Technology (SET)” program by VIT University, Vellore,