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Research and Development


Royal School of Applied & Pure Sciences (RSAPS)

Department of Chemistry

Thrust areas of Research

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Organic and Inorganic Synthesis
  • Catalysis and Sensing
  • Energy
  • Environment, and Sustainability
  • Chemical Biology


Instruments and Facilities

Give the Pictures, Make and Model numbers etc of the instruments of the department and also if any instrument the department is sharing with the other departments.


Projects :

# Name of the instruments Model No. Picture of the instrument
1 UV- Vis Spectrophotometer Elite img
2 Digital Spectrophotometer SYSTRONICS-104 img
3 Centrifuge REMI R-8C img
4 Ultrasonic Cleaner Hexane Series img
5 Muffle Furnace IMPACT PID 1173D img
6 Microwave Oven GMT720CD1TM img
7 PH Meter EUTECH img
8 Conductometer EUTECH COND 6+ img

PhD Students :

Ongoing PhD students :

# PhD students: Title of the Thesis: Name of the supervisor: PHOTO
1 Neekita Dutta (Enrolled in August, 2023) Study of Natural dye and pigments used as colourant for food and textile Dr. Biswajit Sarma, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, RSAPS, RGU img
2 Tanzina Firdoushi Borbhuyan Visible light assisted photocatalytic Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction using immobilized palladium nanoparticles. Dr.Debojeet Sahu img

Ongoing PhD students :

# Name and picture of the PI Title Funding agency Duration PHOTO
1 Dr. Pubalee Sarmah Structure, Reactivity and Reaction Mechanism of Platinum and Ruthenium Based Complexes with Anticancer Activity: A Density Functional Theory Approach Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi 3 years (2014-2017). img
2 Dr.Debojeet Sahu Metal nanoparticles for petroleum spill degradation Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC) 12 months img


Publications For the last 5 years (segregate Year-wise)

Research Publications

-2020-

1. Sarmah S, Pahari S,DasS, Belwal VK; Jana M, Roy AS. Non-Enzymatic Glycation of Human Serum Albumin Modulates Its Binding Efficacy towards Bioactive Flavonoid Chrysin: A Detailed Study Using Multi-Spectroscopic and Computational Methods. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2020 Jan; 39(2): 476-492. doi:10.1080/07391102.2019.1711196.
2. SarmaB.Survey of medicinal plants with potential antidiabetic activity used by villagers in lower Assam districts of North-East, India.International Journal of Herbal Medicine. 2020 Feb;8(2): 01-06
3. Das S, Hazarika Z, Sarmah S, Rohman MA, Paul D, Jha AN, Roy AS. Exploring the interaction of bioactive kaempferol with serum albumin, lysozyme and hemoglobin: A biophysical investigation using multi-spectroscopic, docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 2020 Feb;205:111825. doi:10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111825
4. SarmahP. DFT-based Reactivity and QSPR Studies of Platinum (IV) Anticancer Drugs. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling.2020 Nov; 100: 107682- 107689.doi:10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107682.
5. SarmaB.Trace Element Analysis of Some Indigenous Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants of Assam.International Journal of Scientific Research in Chemical Sciences.2020 Dec; 7(6): 21-30.
6. BaruaS, SahuD, ShahnazN. Two-Dimensional Nanostructures for Biomedical Technology: A Bridge between Material Science and Bioengineering,Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc,2020.ISBN: 978-0128176504
7. Das S, Sarmah S, Hazarika Z, Rohman MA, Sarkhel P, Jha AN, Roy AS. Targeting the Heme Protein Hemoglobin by (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate and the Study of Polyphenol-Protein Association Using Multi-Spectroscopic and computational Methods. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.2020 Dec; 22: 2212-2228. doi:10.1039/C9CP05301H.
8. Sarmah S,DasS, Roy AS. Protective actions of bioactive flavonoids chrysin and luteolin on the glyoxal induced formation of advanced glycation end products and aggregation of human serum albumin: in vitro and molecular docking analysis, International Journal of Biomacromolecules.2020 Dec; 165: 2275- 2285.doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.023.

-2021-

1. Sarmah N, BaruahS, MalakarA.Chakrabortty M, Banik B, Das B K. Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of [Cu2(μ-O2CC9H19)(4-CNpy)].Asian Journal of Chemistry. 2021 Jan; 33(2): 453-458. doi:10.14233/ajchem.2021.23048.
2. SarmaB.Phytochemical analysis of few selected medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes in Assam, India.Research Journal of Chemical Sciences. 2021Feb; 11(1): 34-41.
3. Sarmah P, Choudhary B. Nanomaterials for Targeted Delivery of Anticancer Drugs: An Overview. Current Nanomaterials. 2021 April;7(1):31-39.doi: 10.2174/2405461506666210119095130
4. SarmaB.Study of the effect of Garcinia pedunculata fruit pulp on normal and alloxan induced diabetic mice.Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment; 2021 Jun; 25(6):142-147.
5. Das, S. Sarmah, Lyndem, S, Singha Roy,* A, An investigation into the identification of potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease using molecular docking study, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2021 Jun; 39(9): 3347-3357.doi: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1763201
6. Baruah,K., Haque,M., Langbang,L.,Das,S., Aguan, K., Singha Roy,A*., Ocimum sanctum mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: A biophysical study towards lysozyme binding and anti-bacterial activity. Journal of Molecular Liquids.2021 Sep; 337: 116422.doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116422.
7. Das S,Langbang L, Haque M, Belwal VK, Aguan K, Roy AS. Biocompatible silver nanoparticles: An investigation into their protein binding efficacies, anti-bacterial effects and cell cytotoxicity studies. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 2021 Dec;11(4):422- 434.doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2020.12.003

-2022-

1. Das S, Singh A, Samanta S. Roy AS. Naturally occurring anthraquinones as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease: an integrated computational study. Biologia. 2022 Jan;77: 1121–1134. doi:10.1007/s11756-021-01004-4.
2. BorahG, DamB, PatelBK.Ortho-functionalization of Benzimidates and Benzamidines. Chemistry Select. 2022 Mar; 7(12): e202104583.doi:10.1002/slct.202104583
3. Malakar A, Talukdar A, Das BK, Sarmah N,Chakrabortty M. Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Orange 7 and Xylenol Orange Dyes via Advanced Oxidation Process Catalysed by Metal(II) Isonicotinate.Indian Journal of Environmental Protection.2022 April; 42(4): 399-407.
4. SarkarR,DamB, KyndiahL, SarkarFK, Gajurel S, PalAK. Graphite Oxide catalysed one- pot synthesis of highly functionalized spirodibenzo[1,4]diazepine derivatives in aqueous ethanol medium.Green Chemistry. 2022 Jun;24(14):5579- 5591.doi:10.1039/D2GC00194B
5. SarmaB.Study of Antidiabetic activity of Aqueous Extract of Clerodendrum colebrookianum Leaves. International Journal ofPharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research. 2022 Aug;75(1): 155-159.doi:10.47583/ijpsrr.2022.v75i01.026
6. BaruahJ, SahuD.Comparative Studies on Carbon dots Application in Plant system,Elsevier Science Publishing, 2022. ISBN: 9780323902601
7. DamB, SahooAK, PatelBK.Visible-light-mediated synthesis of -keto sulfones using g- C3N4as recyclable photocatalyst under sustainable conditions.Green Chemistry. 2022 Aug; 24(18) 7122-7130. doi:10.1039/D2GC02254K
8. SolraM,Das S, Srivastava A, Sen B, Rana S. Temporally Controlled Multienzyme Catalysis Using a Dissipative Supramolecular Nanozyme. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2022 Sep;14(40): 45096–45109. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c08888.
9. GajurelS, DamB, BhushanM, SinghLR,PalAK, CuO–NiO bimetallic nanoparticles supported on graphitic carbon nitride with enhanced catalytic performance for the synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles, bis-1,2,3-triazoles, and tetrazoles in parts per million level, Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 2022 Nov;36(2):e6524. doi:10.1002/aoc.6524
10. Sarmah P, Deka RC. Reactivity of 9-anilinoacridine derivatives as potent anticancer agents: A DFT approach. Current Physical Chemistry. 2022 Nov; 12(3): 203-215. doi:10.2174/1877946812666220518144815
11. SarmaB.Study on element content of medicinal plants Clerodendrum colebrookiaanum and Vitex negundo, Journal of Applied and Fundamental Sciences. 2022 Dec; 8(2): 89- 93.
12. RajbangshiKK, DamB, PatelBK. A book chapter entitled Pyridines, Dihydropyridines and Piperidines: An outline on Synthesis and Biological Activities,N-Heterocycles: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation, Spinger.2022, 1-49. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-0832- 3_1. eBook ISBN 978-981-19-0832-3; Print ISBN: 978-981-19-0831-6.

-2023-

1. DamB, Das B, PatelBK. Graphitic carbon nitride materials in dual metallo- photocatalysis: A promising conceptin organic synthesis.Green Chemistry. 2023 April, 25(9): 3374-3397. doi:10.1039/D3GC00669G
2. BaruaS, SahuD,SultanaF, Baruah S, MahapatraS, Bioethanol, internal combustion engines and the development of zero-waste biorefineries: an approach towards sustainable motor spirit.RSC Sustainability.2023 May, 1: 1065–1084.doi:10.1039/D3SU00080J
3. A. Kamra, Das, S; P. Bhatt, M. Solra, T. Maity, S. Rana,A Transient Vesicular Glue for Amplification and TemporalRegulation of Biocatalytic Reaction Networks. Chemical Science. 2023 Jul;14:9267-9282.doi:10.1039/D3SC00195D.
4. SahooAK, BarikD, DamB,PatelBK. Metal-free Visible-light mediatedC-S Bond Formation. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry.2023 Aug; 12(8): e202300252. doi:10.1002/ajoc.202300252
5. SarmaB. Medicinal plants used for the treatment of Jaundice in lower Assam districts of North East India. Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2023Oct; 13(3): 191-194. doi:10.52711/2231-5659.2023.00033
6. Sarmah P, Saha B,BhattacharyyaPK. Does P and Se doping effect molecular properties of S,N-heteroacene? Structural Chemistry. 2023 Nov; 1-13. doi:10.1007/s11224-023- 02227-8.
7. Kalita D, Konwar P, Sahu D, Baruah S, BaruaS.Fluoropolymer nanocomposites: introduction, fundamental properties, and high-performance applications. Elsevier, Advanced Fluoropolymer Nanocomposites, 2023, 79-120.
8. Das, S, SolraM, Rana S. Emulsion Gel: A Dual Drug Delivery Platform for Osteoarthritis Treatment. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine.2023 Nov;9: 279– 294. doi:10.1007/s40883-022-00282-x.
9. Das S, Solra M, Sahoo J, Srivastava A; FathimaS, De, M.; Rana, S. G-Quadruplex Hydrogel-Based Stimuli-Responsive High-Internal-Phase Emulsion Scaffold for Biocatalytic Cascades and Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity . Chemistry of Materials. 2023 Dec; 36(2): 759-771.doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02173.

-2024-

1. Solra, M, Das S, Rana S. Point-of-care detection of hydroxyurea drug in serum using a supramolecular enzyme mimetic.Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2024 Jan;406: 135424.doi:10.1016/j.snb.2024.135424.
2. Kumar R,SahuD.Spectroscopic and Microscopic Investigations of 2D Nanaomaterials,Elsevier Science Publishing, 2024 (Proof reading submitted)
3. DamB,Chakraborty N, PatelBK.An Important Tool for Wastewater Treatment. Application of Nanotechnology for Resource Recovery from Wastewater,CRC Publications, 2024. doi:10.1201/9781003176350. ISBN 978-1-032-00913-1.
4. Pathan J, Quraishi S, Das S, Chalana A , Sutradhar D, Adhikari S. Exploring benzene Ru(II) complexes of 2-subsitituted quinoline/napthyridine ligands: Synthesis, biomacromolecular binding and DFT investigations. Journal of Molecular Structure. 2024 Jan; 1295:136690,.10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136690.
5. Rajamanickam S, DamB.Applications of Ionic Liquids in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Handbook of Ionic Liquids: Fundamentals, Applications, and Sustainability. WILEY, 2024, 419-442. doi.org/10.1002/9783527839520.ch21. Print ISBN: 978-3-527-35066-7.
6. Solra M, Kapila R, Das S. Rana S.Transient metallo-lipidoid assemblies amplify covalent catalysis of aqueous and non-aqueous reactions. Angewandte chemie.2024 Feb;136(15): e202400348.doi:10.1002/anie.202400348
7. Sarma B, Sarmah N, Malakar A. Degradation of water and land resources in the himalayan mountain ecosystems.Springer nature Switzerland.2024. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50097-8_2.7. Sarma B, Sarmah N, Malakar A. Degradation of water and land resources in the himalayan mountain ecosystems.Springer nature Switzerland.2024. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50097-8_2.

Research Highlights :

Distinguished talks organized

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Faculty’s achievement

Dr. Sanchayita Rajkhowa won Best Oral Presentation" in the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry organised by Assam Don Bosco University on 16-17th March'23.

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Dr. Biswajit Sarma won Institutional Faculty Recognition Award for the research activities carried out in 2022.

Dr. Sanchayita Rajkhowa delivered an invited Talk in International Conference on Innovation and Application in Science & Technology by Department of Applied Sciences, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology Greater Noida, U.P, India, 2022 .

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Dr. Rajan Kumar gave an Invited talk in PRC SEMINAR SERIES 2022 at IISER Kolkata.

Dr. Pubalee Sarmah got best poster awards in Science, Technology & Innovation” held at the Department of Chemistry, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati and in National Seminar On “Science for Sustainable Development” held at the Department of Chemistry, B. Borooah College, Guwahati in the year 2020.

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Student’s achievement:

Mr. Manab Jyoti Kalita (Batch of M.Sc. 2017-19) He has cleared his NET-JRF in 2020 with an AIR of 88. He has also cleared the GATE and SLET examinations. Currently, he is a research scholar in Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati under the supervision of Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer.


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Moucham started his Ph.D. program at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) in August 2022, securing a position as a Project Fellow. His doctoral research focuses on the "Development of Antifouling and Antibacterial Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment," showcasing his commitment to addressing critical challenges in water purification. He is currently a CSIR-Senior Research fellow (SRF) in the field of environmental science. He already has more than 11 papers with highest Impact factor 15.1 to his credit.


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Ms Hiyaman Kalita, student of B. Sc. 2 nd semester, Chemistry Department has achieved the first prize in all Assam Inter-College Prize Money Article Writing Competition organised jointly by the departments of Sociology and English, NEF College in association with IQAC, NEF College on 10th May 2022.


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Students of depatement named Hiyaman Kalita and Asif Mondal won 2nd position in Quizzix event/competition held during Technophilia 2023, organised by Royal School of Engineering & Technology & Royal School of Information Technology, RGU held on 12th & 13th October, 2023.


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The Dept of Chemistry is proud to have 4 Dean Listers students from B.Sc batch of 2021-24.Dean Listers is prestigious badge given to exceptional students who showcased extraordinary performance not only in their academic pursuits but also in various non-academic spheres during their tenure at RGU.


Asif Mondal, B.Sc student &Neekita Dutta, research scholar of the department presented their research paper in National seminar on science, technology and innovation-II on 22- 23rd March,2024 organised by Department of chemistry Arya Vidyapeeth College.


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Students of M.Sc 4th Semester and B.Sc 6th semester of the Department presented their project work as research paper in the International conference organised by the Dept of Chemistry & School of Pharmacy of RGU jointly with Dept of Chemistry of Cotton university from 8th to 10th November 2023


Asif Mondal (B.Sc 3rd Sem) and Hiyaman Kalita(BSc 5th Sem) for winning (1st position) in intra University Quiz competition in the G-20 held in Then Assam Royal Global University.

Any research-related workshop organized


3 days International conference on "Interface of Chemistry, Material Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences" was jointly organised by the Dept of Chemistry & School of Pharmacy of RGU with Dept of Chemistry of Cotton university from 8th to 10th November 2023. The conference was a huge success
with around 300 registered delegates, 120+ research presentation, 25 speakers across the country.

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On the 4th of April, The Department hosted an engaging workshop titled 'Exploring Science: A Workshop on Hands-on Training on Scientific Equipment'. The workshop drew participation from 40 enthusiastic students hailing from different colleges across Assam, including B. Borooah College, Pandu College, Guwahati College, and SBMS College etc.

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Meet The Scientist" an outreach program was also organized by the Department of Chemistry jointly with School of Pharmacy of RGU and Dept of Chemistry of Cotton university on 9th November 2023 where almost 200 young minds of Class IX to Class XII across different govt and private schools of Guwahati interacted with some prominent scientists of the country.