Dr. Deb Kumar Mukherjee

Principal & Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Ramsaday College

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Name :- Dr. Deb Kumar Mukherjee (DKM)

Qualification :- M.Sc - Inorganic Chemistry , University of Calcutta, PhD - IIT, Kharagpur, India, Post Doctoral - Universty De Reims Champagne Ardenne, France(CNRS fellowship) & Kyunghee University, Seoul, ROK.

Designation :- Principal & Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

Teaching Experience :- • Undergraduate at Present college: 24 years
           • Undergraduate at KyungHee University Seoul, Republic of Korea( 2009-10)
           • Post Graduate(IIEST, Shibpur): (2006-2009)

Teaching Interest :- Inorganic Chemistry

Research Interest :- Catalysis, Organometallics, Surface Chemistry, Nano Science, Environmental Science.

Email :- debkumarmukherjee@rediffmail.com

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Research And Publication

Subject Description
Current Research Project Financial Assistance from Organic pesticide degradation using metal nanoparticles under mild conditions (DSTABT, Govt. of W.B) Major Research Project, University Grants Commission (New Delhi), India. Financial Assistance: Rs 9,82,000 since 2012.
2 Project fellows enrolled for Ph.D Department of Science Technology and Biotechnology,(2018-2020), 5.1 lakhs
Collaborative Research (Industrial project) Forsythe Lubrikote Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, and Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL, Durgapur) Consultancy fee and royalty amounts to Rs 10,00,000.
Publication List (Selected Publications) Total=30 Sci publications in National and International Peer reviewed journals • Soluble and polymer anchored Rhodium catalyst for carbonylation reaction; D.K.Mukherjee & C.R.Saha; Journal of Catalysis 210, 255-262 (2002).
• Reusable polymer supported catalyst : Kinetics and Mechanism for diphenylurea formation; D.K.Mukherjee & C.R.Saha; Journal of Molecular Catalysis 193, 41-50, (2003).
• Polymer Supported palladium complexes as hydrogenation catalysts; Deb K. Mukherjee, Indian journal of Chemistry, 42B, 346-352 (2003).
• Palladium nano particles in ionic liquids: Recyclable system for chemoselective Hydrogenation reactions; D.K.Mukherjee, Jean le Bras, Jacques Muzart, New Journal Chemistry,12, 1550-1553 (2004).
• Enantioselective phase transfer alkylation using orthopalladated complex in chiral ionic liquid,Catalysis Communication, Vol. 9, issue 1-2, 40-44 (Jan.2008)
• Orthometalated complexes as phase transfer catalyst: Transition Metal Chemistry, Vol 35, No 8, 949-957 (2010).
• Palladium nanoparticles as reusable catalysts for aerobic oxidation of alcohols: J Nanopart Res, Vol 16, No 4, 1-10 (2014).
• Cobalt nanoparticles as recyclable catalysts for aerobic oxidation of alcohols in liquid phase: J Nanopart Res Vol 18, 1-12 (2017)
Award/Recognition Young Scientist Award(1995), IIT Kharagpur, India. Reviewer in the Journal of Mol. Catal.; Catalysis Commun.; Catal. Letters, Applied Catalysis, Environmental Management, Colloids and Surfaces. So far reviewed 52 manuscripts submitted to these international journals. Examiner PhD: 1(Indian), 1( South African)
Academic Membership Life member, Catalysis Society of India; Enrolled as PhD supervisor under University of Calcutta in Chemistry & Environmental Science; NAAC coordinator, R.S college (2007 & 2012), Nodal officer (AISHE) approved by Calcutta University;