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ENano Lab is focusing on the different aspects of environmental nanotechnology for water and wastewater treatment with membrane technology,  fate, and transport of emerging contaminants in the environment and their control.  Membrane technology has a bright future due to the lower footprint and higher-quality treatment, which leads to the exponential growth of membrane-based treatment technology. However, current membrane technologies are struggling with the problems of inherent material limitations, permeability-selectivity tradeoff, and high fouling propensity (biofouling, organic and inorganic fouling) resulting in higher treatment costs. We are focusing on designing new membrane surfaces and technologies to control current problems in membrane technologies. 

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Group News

Year 2023

  • Nov 2023: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has received Prof. Ramamritham Award for Creative Research 2022

  • Oct 2023: Congratulation Utkarsh and Mitil for the Best oral presentation award at International conference on “Membrane based Separations: Past, Present & Future” (MSPPF-2023)

  • Sept 2023: An article " Koli, M. M., Ranjan, R., and Singh, S. P. (2023) Functionalized graphene-based Ultrafiltration and Thin-film composite Nanofiltration Membranes for Arsenic, Chromium, and Fluoride removal from Simulated Groundwater: Mechanism and effect of pH" Process Safety and Environmental Protection, (IF:7.8) Accepted: Congratulations Mitil and Rashmi.

  • Aug 2023: An article " Koli, M. M., and Singh, S. P. (2023) Surface-modified ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes for the selective removal of heavy metals and inorganic groundwater contaminants: a review" Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, (IF:5.0) Accepted: Congratulations Mitil.

  • July 2023: Congratulation Utkarsh and Rupam for the Best poster presentation award at Conference on Desalination, Brine Management and Water Recycling (DeSaltM 23)

  • July 2023: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh was in the organizing committee of Conference on Desalination, Brine Management and Water Recycling (DeSaltM 23) at IIT Bombay under the auspicious of COE on Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Brine Management, and Water Recycling

  • July 2023: Congratulation Kritika and Najmul for receiving the Late Shri Girish Vishnuprasad Desai Award 2022 and 2023 respectively for Research Excellence

  • July 2023: Congratulation Nandini and Pramod for receiving the Late Shri Girish Vishnuprasad Desai Award 2022 and 2023 respectively for Academic Excellence

  • July 2023: Congratulation Utkarsh for the best poster award at 13th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM), 2023, Japan

  • July 2023: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh delivered a talk at 13th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM), 2023, Japan and awarded with Best presentation award

  • July 2023: An article " Nair, A. M., Kumar, A., Barbhuiya, N. H., and Singh, S. P. (2023) Electrochemical inactivation of enteric viruses MS2, T4, and Phi6 using doped laser-induced graphene electrodes and filters" Environmental Science: Nano, (IF:7.3) Accepted: Congratulations Akhila and team.

  • May 2023: An article " Kumar, A., Barbhuiya, N. H., and Singh, S. P. (2023) In-situ fabrication of titanium suboxide-laser induced graphene composites: Removal of organic pollutants and MS2 Bacteriophage" Chemosphere, (IF:8.8) Accepted: Congratulations Ashish and team.

  • Feb 2023: An article " Misra, U., Dixit, N., and Singh, S. P. (2023) Effect of Laser Parameters on Laser-Induced Graphene Filter Fabrication and Its Performance for Desalination and Water Purification" ACS Applied Materials & Interface, (IF:9.5) Accepted: Congratulations Utkarsh and Nandini

Year 2022

  •  Dec 2022: Prof. Singh organized the Environment session at the VI SEEC Conference

  •  Dec 2022:Congratulation to Akhila and Utkarsh for the Best presentation award at the conferences

  • Oct 2022: Prof. Singh received the 2021 early research achiever award at IIT Bombay.

  • July 2022:An article " Kumar, A., Barbhuia N.H., and Singh, S.P.# (2022) Magnéli Phase Titanium Sub-oxides Synthesis, Fabrication and its Application for Environmental Remediation: Current Status and Prospect". Chemosphere, (IF: 8.9) Accepted. Congratulation to  Ashish and Najmul.

  • July 2022: An article "Barbhuiya, N.H., and Misra, U., and Singh, S.P.# (2022) Stacked Laser-Induced Graphene Joule Heaters for Desalination and Water Recycling. ACS Applied Nano Materials (IF: 6.14), Accepted" . Congratulation to  Najmul and Utkarsh.

  • June 2022: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered an invited lecture at BARC on Laser-Induced Graphene.

  • May 2022: A prospective article, "Laser-induced graphene-based electrochemical biosensors for environmental applications: a perspective," has been accepted in the ESPR. Congratulation to Vikram.

  • May 2022: Prof. Swatantra Pratap Singh attended the Water summit conference at BGU, Sde Boqer campus, Isreal.

  •  March 2022: Congratulations to Ashish for filing his first Indian patent.

  • March 2022: Congratulations to Aishwarya for the prestigious PMRF Fellowship for their doctoral program.

  • Feb 2022: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered a lecture in the  NJJM Training program on Graywater Management organized by IIT Bombay from 24-25th Feb2022

  • Jan 2022: A prospective article, "Laser-Induced Graphene (LIG)- a Smart and Sustainable Material to Restrain COVID-19 or Similar Pandemics and Endemics in the Environment – A Perspective," has been accepted in the ACS Omega. Congratulation to Nandini.

  • Jan 2022: Congratulation to Rashmi, Naincy for the best presentation award  STWTD, NIT Calicut 2022.

  • Jan 2022: Congratulation to Rashmi, and Kritika for the best presentation award and Najmul, Utkarsh, and Nandini for the best poster award at ICESE 2022. 

  • Jan 2022: ESED department has successfully organized the ICESE 2022 conference 

  • Jan 2022: Enano lab has organized two faculty workshops. ​

(i) Faculty Development Workshop on An Overview of Recent Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies 10-11 Jan 2022.

(ii) Faculty Development Workshop on “Application of Nanotechnology in Water and Wastewater Treatment” 13-14 Jan 2022.

Year 2021

  • Dec 2021: Congratulation to Najmul for winning the best presentation award at VI International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (VI SEEC) (hybrid Mode) 27-29 Dec. 2021

  • Dec 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has moderated a session VI International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (VI SEEC) (hybrid Mode) 27-29 Dec. 2021

  • Dec 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered a lecture in the  NJJM Training program on Graywater Management organized by IIT Bombay from 6-7th Dec 2021.

  •  Dec 2021: Congratulations to Mitil, Akhila, Kritika, and Rishabh for the prestigious PMRF Fellowship for their doctoral program.   

  • Nov 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered a lecture in the  NJJM Training program on Graywater Management organized by IIT Bombay from 15-16th Nov 2021.

  • Oct 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered a lecture in the  Webinar on Sustainable Approach for the Green Environment (16th October 2021) organized by IIT Bombay, SAGE, and JCBU-YMCA.

  • Oct 2021: A perspective article, "The Future of Flash Graphene for the Sustainable Management of Solid Waste" has been accepted in the ACS Nano. This work was in collaboration with Prof. Tour, Rise University, and Prof. Arnusch BGU. The lead author is Najmul. Congratulation to Najmul and the team. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.1c07571

  •  Oct 2021: A review article "Synthesis and Water Treatment Applications of Nanofibers by Electrospinning" has been accepted in the Processes. This work was led by Prof. Nawaz's group.  Congratulation to Saumya, Rashmi as lead authors, and the team. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/10/1779. 

  • Sep 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh delivered a lecture in the Webinar on the Development of innovative technologies for waste recycling and sustainable management (03 September 2021)  Organised by IIT Bombay under Swachhata Pakhwada 2021. ENano Lab was also part of the organizing team. 

  • August 2021: Enano Group cohosted  8th e-School on Climate Science & Policy Organised By IDP Climate Studies Aug-16-27 2021 with Prof. Pradip Kalbar CUSE, IIT Bombay.

  • August 2021: A review article "Biocatalytic membranes for combating the challenges of membrane fouling and micropollutants in water purification: A review" has been accepted in the Chemosphere. The lead author is Najmul. Congratulation to Najmul and Utkarsh. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131757

  • June 2021: A article "Virus Inactivation in Water Using Laser-Induced Graphene Filters" has been accepted in Materials  (MDPI). The lead author is Najmul and this work is in collaboration with Prof. Arnusch, BGU of the Negev, Israel. Congratulation to Najmul and the team. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123179

  • May 2021: Congratulations to Najmul for the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) fellowship.

  • April 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered a lecture in the Online Lecture Series Organised by IGNTU, Amarkantak. 20th April 2021

  • March 2021: A review article "Synthesis, Fabrication, and Mechanism of Action of Electrically Conductive Membranes: A Review" has been accepted in Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology (RSC) The lead author is Najmul. Congratulation to Najmul and Utkarsh. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW01070G

  • March 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has  delivered an invited talk at the International Web- Conference on “Recent Trends in Chemistry and Environment” ( RTCE-2021) 05-06 March 2021

  • Feb 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has  delivered a lecture in the 5 Day Value Added Programme on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and its Application at KCT  15-19 Feb. 2021

  • Feb 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has  delivered an invited talk at the International Online Congress on Membranes and Membrane Assisted Processes (ICMMAP 2021) 12-14 Feb. 2021

  • Feb 2021: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has  delivered an invited talk at the International E- Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Environment (E-ICMME-21) 01-02 Feb. 2021

  • Jan 2021: A review article "journey of laser-induced graphene for water treatment" has been accepted in Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. The lead authors are Najmul and Ashish. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-021-00205-2

Year 2020

  • Dec 2020: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered an invited talk at the Workshop on Cleaner Technologies for Sustainable Environment (CTSE) 21-25 Dec. 2020 

  • Dec 2020: ENano Group cohosted Vth International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (V SEEC)  (Virtual Mode) 19-21 Dec. 2020

  • Dec 2020: Group members (Najmul, Utkarsh, Akhila, Kritika, and Priya) have presented their work at Sustainable Technologies in Water Treatment and Desalination Conference on Desalination, Brine Management and Water Recycling (DeSaltM 23) 18-19 Dec. 2020

  • Dec 2020: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has received INAE young engineer award 2020

  • Dec 2020: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has been inducted as  INAE young associates for the next 10 years

  • Dec 2020:  Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered the talk at the 17th Network Young Membrains Meeting (NYM 2020)

  • Dec 2020:  Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has presented LIG work at ICOM 2020, 07-11 Dec. 2020

  •  Nov 2020: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has been awarded young academics by the European Membrane Society (EMS)

  • Nov 2020: Prof. Swatantra P. Singh has delivered the talk at the MelPro 2020, 08-11 Nov. 2020

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