Research Publication

 A. Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Divya Kosale, Vinod Kumar Singh Chandrakant Thakur, Comparative adsorption of cationic and anionic dye by using non-activated Black Plum seed biochar for aquatic phase: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies, Industrial Crops and Products, Vol 215, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118609
2. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, A Facile Synthesis of MgO Decorated Spinel Magnetic Nanoparticles Using Terminalia catappa Leaf Extract: Its Application in EBT Dye Removal. Chemistry Africa, Vol 7(6), pg 3211-3232, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-024-00948-9
3. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, Bio Fabrication of MgO Decorated Spinel Magnetite Nanoparticles for Efficient Removal of AO Dye: Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Study, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Vol 235(6), 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-024-07145-x
4. Pattanayak D. S., Pal D., Thakur C., The influence of various precursors on solar-light-driven g C3N4 synthesis and its effect on photocatalytic tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) degradation, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Vol 162, 2024 (Feb), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112201
5. Meshram S., Dharmadhikari S., Thakur R.S, Soni A.B, Thakur C., Fixed-bed adsorption of lead from battery recycling unit wastewater-optimization using Box-Behnken method, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, (10) 100297, 2023 (May), DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100297, ISSN-27724166
6. Singh, P., Hasija, A., Thakur, C., Chopra, D., Siddiqui, K.A., "Exploring the pH reliant high photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using H-bonded Ni(II) coordination network", Journal of Molecular Structure, 1276, 2023 (March). DOI; 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134784
7. 7.         Pattanayak, D.S., Pal, D., Mishra, J., Thakur, C., Noble metal–free doped graphitic carbon nitride (g‑C3N4) for efficient photodegradation of antibiotics: progress, limitations, and future directions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(10), 25546-25558 2023 (Feb), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20170-9. 
8. 8.         Pattanayak, D.S., Pal, D., Mishra, J., Thakur, C., Wasewar, K.L., Doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) catalysts for efficient photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics in aquatic environments, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(10), 24919-24926, 2023 (Feb), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19766-y. 
9. Kosale, D., Thakur, C., Singh, V.K., "Use of Jamun seed (Syzyum cumini) biochar for the removal of Fuchsin dye from aqueous solution", Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 88 (6) 653–667, 2023 (April). https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC220830021K
10. Kumar V., Thakur C., Chaudhari P.K., Anaerobic biological treatment of dye bearing water in anaerobic sequencing batch reactor: Performance and kinetics studies, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 99(10), 2022.
11. Tiwari A.N., Tapadia K., Thakur C., Sharma A., A sustainable approach to Gilloy-shoot extract-mediated synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles: isotherm and kinetic study of U(VI) removal, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 331(9), pp. 3819-3833, 2022.
12. Tiwari A.N., Tapadia K., Thakur C., An enhanced method for the removal of methyl violet dye using magnetite nanoparticles as an adsorbent: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic study, Water Science and Technology, 86(4), pp. 625-642, 2022
13. 13.     Meshram S., Thakur R.S., Jyoti G., Thakur C., Soni A.B., Optimization of lead adsorption from lead-acid battery recycling unit wastewater using H2SO4 modified activated carbon, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, Vol. 99(6), 2022. 
14. Kumar, V., Khapre, A., Thakur, C., Ghosh, P., Chaudhari, P.K., Biodegradation of acid red 3BN dye in sequential batch reactor: Parameters and kinetics studies, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol 20(2), 599-608, 2022.
15. Acharya, N., Kumar, V., Gupta, V., Thakur, C., Parmesh Kumar Chaudhari, Aerobic sequential batch reactor for domestic sewage treatment: Parametric optimization and kinetics studies, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol (20(6), 609-617, 2022.
16. Kumar, V., Khapre, A., Thakur, C., Chaudhari, P.K., Acclimatization studies for degradation of Acid Red 3BN dye and its treatment in moving bed biofilm reactor, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol 20(5), 561-568 2022.
17. 17.     Thakur C., Unification electrocoagulation-adsorption treatment for removal of COD and surfactant from automobile wastewater, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 19(9), pp. 961–968, 2021  
18. Manekar, S., Mohapatra, T., Thakur, C., Ghosh, P., Degradation of trypan blue dye using neutralized red mud in circulating fluidized bed reactor and its kinetics study, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 19(9), pp. 873–879, 2021.
19. Pandey N., Thakur C., Ghosh P., Hiwarkar A.D., Desirability Analysis of Multiple Responses for Electrocoagulation Remediation of Paper Mill Wastewater by Using a Central Composite Design, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, 102 (1), pp. 115 – 125, June 2021.
20. Meshram, S., Thakur, C., Soni, A.B., Adsorption of Pb (II) form battery recycling unit effluent using granular activated carbon (GAC) and steam activated GAC, Indian Chemical Engineer, Vol.63(5) 460-477, 2021
21. Pandey, N., Thakur, C., Statistical Comparison of Response Surface Methodology–Based Central Composite Design and Hybrid Central Composite Design for Paper Mill Wastewater Treatment by Electrocoagulation, Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability 4 (4), 343-359, 2020.
22. S Punathil, D Ghime, T Mohapatra, Thakur, C., Ghosh, P., Fixed Bed Reactor for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye Using Heterogeneous Fenton Catalyst, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 24 (4), 0402-0037, 2020
23. Meshram, S., Thakur, C., Soni, A.B., Taguchi Optimization of Adsorptive Treatment of Effluent from Lead-acid Battery Recycling unit Using Pressmud-a Sugar Industry Waste, Pollution 6 (4), 879-892, 2020
24. Pandey, N., Thakur, C., Significance of hybrid central composite design for remediation of paper mill wastewater through electrocoagulation   , Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 97(7), pp. 1066-1071     2020    , July 2020, ISSN: 00194522
25. Pattanayak, D.S., Mallick, N., Thakur, C., Pal, D., Plant mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial application: Present status, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 97(7), pp. 1108-1114 2020         July 2020 ISSN: 00194522
26. Pandey, N., Thakur, C., Study on treatment of paper mill wastewater by electrocoagulation and its sludge analysis, Chemical Data Collections, Vol 27, 100-390, 2020
27. N Acharya, Thakur, C., PK Chaudhari, Dataset on statistical reduction of COD by electrocoagulation process using RSM, Data in brief , 28, 104-944, 2020
28. N Acharya, G Jyoti, Thakur, C., PK Chaudhari Treatment of domestic sewage using electrocoagulation followed by ion exchange–parametric and kinetic studies, Desalination and Water Treatment 178, 65-73,      2020
29. Meshram, S., Thakur, C., Soni, A.B., Fixed bed adsorption treatment of effluent of battery recycling unit to remove Pb (II) using steam activated granular activated carbon, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 85 (7), 953-965, 2020
30. Pandey, N., Thakur, C., S Saluja, Ghosh, P.,Modeling and optimization data analysis on photocatalytic decolourization of amido black 10B using ZnO catalyst, Data in brief, 25, 104-106, 2019
31. P Suraj, V Kumar, Thakur, C., Ghosh, P., Taguchi optimization of COD removal by heterogeneous Fenton process using copper ferro spinel catalyst in a fixed bed reactor—RTD, kinetic and thermodynamic study, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 7 (1), 102-859, 2019
32. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., Hiwarkar A.D., “Mechanistic study and multi-response optimization of the electrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater”, Clean Soil Air Water, Vol. 46(3), 2018. doi:10.1002/clen.201700624..
33. Hiwarkar A.D., Singh S., Srivastava V.C., Thakur C., Mall I.D., Lo S.-L. “Electro-chemical mineralization of recalcitrant indole by platinum-coated titanium electrode: multi-response optimization, mechanistic and sludge disposal study”, International Journal of Environment and Science Technology, Vol. 15 (2), pp 349–360, 2018.
34. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., Hiwarkar A.D., “Modelling of binary Isotherm behavior for the adsorption of catechol with phenol and resorcinol onto Rice Husk Ash”, Indian Chemical Engineers, Vol 59 (4), pp 312-334, 2017.
35. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Aerobic degradation of actual petroleum refinery wastewater in sequential batch reactor”, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, Vol. 49(12), pp 1436-1444, 2014.
36. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Competitive adsorption of phenol and resorcinol onto rice husk ash”, Theoretical Foundation of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 48(1), pp 60–70, 2014.
37. Thakur C., Dembla A., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Removal of 4-chlorophenol in sequencing batch reactor with and without granular-activated carbon”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 52 (22-24), pp 4404-4412, 2014.
38. Prateek, Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Comparative studies on nitrophenol removal by adsorption and simultaneous adsorption-biodegradation processes”, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 11(1), pp 595-607, 2013.
39. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Effect of hydraulic retention time and filling time on simultaneous biodegradation of phenol, resorcinol and catechol in a sequencing batch reactor”, Archives of Environmental Protection, Vol. 39(2), pp 69-80, 2013.
40. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Electrochemical treatment of a distillery wastewater: Parametric and residue disposal study”, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 148 (2-3), pp 496–505, 2009.

 B. Conferences

1. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Adsorption study on removal of phenolic compounds by rice husk ash”, RACEE-2012_Abstract_79, NIT Rourkela, (2012), 127.
2. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Adsorption study on removal of phenolic compounds by baggase fly ash”, 7th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress, 5, (2012), 160.
3. Thakur C., Prateek, Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Adsorption of ternary mixture of phenol, catechol and resorcinol from aqueous solution by rice husk ash”, ICACE 2013, NIT Raipur.
4. 4.         Mall I.D., Taneja N., Thakur C., “Treatment of indigo carmine dye bearing wastewater by electrocoagulation”, Proceeding of 2^nd ICEEME-13, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, (2013)
5. Thakur C., Thakur T., Mazumdar B., Anandkumar J., Chaudhari P.K., “Adsorption of phenolic compounds using low cost adsorbent”, International journal of arts and sciences, University of London, UK, (2016)
6. Sahu S., Thakur C., Mazumdar B., “Adsorption of Auromine ‘O’ by green synthesized graphene sand composite”, 6^th International Science Congress organized by International Science Community Association, Pune, MH, (2016)
7. Sahu S., Thakur C., Victoria S.N., Green synthesis and characterization of zero valent iron nano particles from the peel extract of musaceae (banana), International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, Vol 5(4), ISSN 2349-4476 (2017)
8. Meshram S., Pavan V.S., Pandey N., Thakur C., Conventional and non-conventional methods for the measurement of lead concentration in aqueous solution, Proceeding of National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Analysis (RACA), 27, NIT Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, 14 December 2017
9. Pandey N., Thakur C., "Treatment of Automobile Wastewater By Electrocoagulation" Published in International Journal of Trend in Research and Development (IJTRD), ISSN: 2394-9333, Special Issue, ICAST-17, December 2017, (Dubai, 20-22 December, 2017).
10. Thakur C., Meshram S., Rahul R.T., Mishra S., Adsorption study of resorcinol onto iron impregnated granular activated Carbon, 70^th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON – 2017, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, 27-30^th December, 2017
11. Pandey N., Thakur C., Adsorptive Removal of Acid Red 3BN by Coconut Shell Activated Carbon, Proceeding of International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018), (140) 576-578, IISc Bangalore, Bangalore, 31^st December, 2017 to 3^rd January, 2018.
12. Suraj P., Thakur C., Ghosh P., Application of fixed bed reactor for removal of methylene blue dye using heterogeneous fenton catalyst, 1^st International conference on Energy and Environment; Global Challenges (ICEE-2018), NIT Calicut, Kerala, 9-10^th March 2018.
13. Pandey N., Thakur C., Pulp and Paper mill wastewater treatment by physic-chemical methods, International Conference on Desalination (InDACON), NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 20-21^st April, 2018
14. Meshram S., Thakur C., Soni A.B, Removal of lead from battery recycling unit wastewater by adsorption onto nitric acid impregnated granular activated carbon, 71th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab, 27 – 30^th December, 2018
15. Pandey N., Thakur C., Cost Estimation Of Electrocoagulation Process For The Treatment Of Paper Mill Wastewater, 71th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab, 27 – 30^th December, 2018
16. Meshram S., Thakur C., Soni A.B, Lead removal from battery recycling unit wastewater by adsorption onto steam activated coconut shell granular activated carbon, International conference on advances and challenges for sustainable eco system (ICACSE 2018), National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 6-8th December, 2018.
17. Pandey N., Thakur C., Feasibility analysis of sludge generated during electrocoagulation process, National Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES-2019), Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, (M.P), 7^th to 8^th March, 2019
18. Pandey N., Thakur C., Recycled fiber based paper mill wastewater treatment via multimedia filtration followed by chemical coagulation, 1^st International Conference on Crystal Engineering: From Molecule to Crystal (CE:FMC-2019), Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, (C.G), 30 to 31^st March, 2019
19. Pandey N., Thakur C., "Study of electrocoagulation process generated sludge alternative applications”, National Conference on “Innovations in Chemistry and Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2019), Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, 29^th April 2019.
20. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Treatment of recycled fiber based pulp and paper mill wastewater effluent by using multimedia filtration and coagulation”, National Conference on Recycled and Reuse of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater” (NC-RRMIWW2019) JNTU Kakinada, 11th to 12th November, 2019
21. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K Singh, “Fe (II) removal from aqueous solution by Annona Squamosa (Custard Apple) peel powder: kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic study”, National Conference on nanotechnology and environment (NCNE 2020):, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh, 13-14 February 2020.
22. Pandey N., Thakur C., "Significance of hybrid central composite design for remediation of paper mill wastewater through electrocoagulation”, National Conference on Nanotechnology & Environment (NCNE-2020) Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, 13^th-14^th February [BEST PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD].
23. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Nirlipta Mallick, Chandrakant Thakur, Dharm Pal, “Plant mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial application: Present status”, NCNE 2020: National conference on nanotechnology & environment, 13-14 February 2020, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, CG, India. [BEST PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD]
24. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Chandrakant Thakur, Pranay Raut, Kailas L. Wasewar, “Catalytic potential of phyto-synthesized silver nanoparticles for the degradation of pollutants”, ICSARE 2020: International Conference on “Sustainable and Renewable Energy-Challenges and Opportunities, 15-16 Dec, 2020, Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nagpur, India.
25. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Screening of variables by factorial Minimum Run Resolution IV design for treatment of paper mill wastewater through electrocoagulation”, International Conference on Seamless Chemical Engineering in service of Humanity: Innovations, Opportunities & Challenges (CHEMCOM-2020), 27^th -30^th December 2020 organized by IICHE Hyderabad
26. 26.     Pandey, N., Thakur, C., Continuous treatment of paper mill effluent by electrocoagulation for holding time analysis, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 597 (1), 012-015, 2020
27. Thakur, C., Electrocoagulation treatment of automobile wastewater: optimization by RSM, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 597 (1), 012-017, 2020
28. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Chandrakant Thakur, S Kumar, G.L. Devnani, “Bio-synthesis of iron nanoparticles for environmental remediation: status till date”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021: An International Conference on Materials and Technologies”, 09-10 Jan, 2021, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, CG, India.
29. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “A Short Review on Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cell”, International Conference on Reaction Engineering, (ICRE 2021), Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, CG, India 7-8^th May, 2021.
30. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Jyoti Mishra, Chandrakant Thakur, “Noble metal-free doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) for efficient photodegradation of antibiotics: Progress, limitations and future directions”, ASREEM-2021: International Conference on  “Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management, 06-08 Aug, 2021, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat, India.
31. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Jyoti Mishra, Chandrakant Thakur, Kailas L. Wasewar, "Doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) catalysts for efficient photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics in aquatic environments", CHEMBIOEN-2021: International Conference on "Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering, 20-22 Aug, 2021, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab.
32. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur. Bio-synthesis of magnetic
    nanoparticles and their characterization. National Web Conference on “Novel Trends in
    Chemical Sciences” Department of Chemistry, Govt. Digvijay Auto. P.G. College
    Rajnandgaon, India in Online Mode on 20th – 21st October 2021.
33. Pandey N., Pandey P., Thakur C., Soni A.B., Continuous Electrochemical Reactor Flow Analysis for removal of COD, Color, TDS and TOC from Paper mill wastewater, International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ACEE-2021), 16-17 December 2021, NIT Raipur, Chhattisgarh,
34. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur. Greener production of
    magnetic nanoparticles and their characterization, International Web Conference on “Recent
    Advances in Material Science and Organic Synthesis (RAMSOS-2021)” Department of
    Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Raipur, India in Online Mode on 20th to 21st Dec
    2021.
35. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “Utilization of Jamun seed (Syzyum Cumini) biochar for removal of fuchsin dye from aqueous Solution”, International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering”, (ACEE 2021), Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, CG, India, 16-17^th December, 2021.
36. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “Synthesis and characterization of biochar prepared from black berry seed”, International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing (ICAMP 2022), National Institute of Technology, Raipur, CG, India08-09^th January, 2022.
37. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “A comparative adsorption study of cationic and anionic dye by using biosorbent syzygium cumini biochar for aquatic phase: Isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics studies”, International Conference-Enabling Transition Towards Sustainable Future (ICETTSF-2022), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 08-10^th September 2022.
38. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, “Bio fabrication of MgO decorated spinel magnetite nanoparticles for efficient removal of AO dye: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic study”, Ist International Conference on Separation and Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, Sponsored by NIT Raipur, Organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Raipur from 19-20 January 2024
39. Darshan, Manash Kumar, L. Nawin, Chandrakant Thakur, “Application of catalyst used in biodiesel production: A review”, Ist International Conference on Separation and Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, Sponsored by NIT Raipur, Organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Raipur from 19-20 January 2024.
40. Stawan Mishra, Hridyansh Jain, L.Nawin, Chandrakant Thakur, “ Review of Fly Ash: Its Management and Utilization”, Ist International Conference on Separation and Purification Techniques: Environmental Applicatons, Sponsored by NIT Raipur, Organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Raipur from 19-20 January 2024
41. Rishav Manmohan, Shubhanshu Shubham, Ujjwal Dwivedi, L. Nawin, Chandrakant Thakur “Water quality analysis around Gevra coal mine”, International Chemical Engineering Conference on Energy, Environmental and Sustainability (ICECEES-2024) 15-17 February, 2024.
42. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakanth Thakur, “Green synthesis of MgO decorated iron oxide nanoparticles for efficient removal of acridine orange dye”, 19^th Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, (C.G.), 26^th -27^th , Feb 2024
43. Khan N., Thakur C., Nawin L., A Review on Application of CdO-SnO₂ Nanocomposites on Dyes Degradation: A Sustainable Approach to Wastewater Treatment, 4^Th international conference on “Advance water treatment and management” Organized by Pandit Deendayal Energy University(PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat , INDIA, In Association with Gujarat Council and Science and Technology, 1/2/2025
44. Sahu H., Tapadia K., Thakur C., Plant-Mediated Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles: A Green and Sustainable Approach, International Conference on Material Science for sustainable development (ICMSSD-2025) organized by Department of chemistry Govt, V. Y. T. PG Autonomous college, durg (C.G.), held on 5-6 March 2025.
45. Thakur D.S., Ghosh P., Thakur C., Comparative Study of Synthesized Photocatalyst (CdO, SnO₂ and CdO-SnO₂) for Alizarin Yellow Dye Degradation, - Advances in Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development (AEESD-2025) organized by Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Pin-751030, 29/03/2023

Book Chapters

1. Rajani Bharti, Chandrakant Thakur, S. Suresh, Nanomaterials and food processing wastewater, chapter, In: Nanotechnology in Food industry book series (Multi-volume), Elsevier,, Water Purification 2017, Pages 479-516
2. Neha Pandey, Chandrakant Thakur, Treatment of recycle fiber-based pulp and paper mill wastewater effluent by using multimedia filtration and coagulation, chapter in Recycle and reuse of municipal and industrial wastewater, Paramount Publication House, ISBN 978-93-88808-48-4, 17/11/2019.
3. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Chandrakant Thakur, Pranay Raut, Kailas L. Wasewar, Catalytic Potential of Phyto-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for the Degradation of Pollutants, Chapter in Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and the Environment Challenges and Opportunities, Apple Academic Press, ISBN 9781774910009, June 30, 2022, Taylor & Francis Group (Apple Academic Press)
4. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Chandrakant Thakur, Awanish Kumar, Techniques to stop spread and removal of resistance from wastewater, Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health, Pg. 101-130, ISBN:978-032396124-0, 10.1016/B978-0-323-96124-0.00009-X, Publisher Elsevier, 2023 (1, Jan).
5. Rashmi Dhurandhar, Pankaj Parmar, Chandrakant Thakur, Bimal Das, Nilambar Bariha, Generation of Bioenergy from Industrial Waste Materials, Published in: Sustainable Valorization of Agriculture & Food Waste Biomass: Application in Bioenergy & Useful Chemicals, book series: Clean Energy Production Technologies, Springer Nature Singapore, 2023, PP-289-309, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0526-3_12
6. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Arjun Behera, Chandrakant Thakur, Dharm Pal, Properties and adsorption mechanism of organic pollutants by carbon nanotubes, Chapter 9, Published in: Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes, Elsevier, 2024, PP-243-269
7. Dhruti S. Pattanayak, Chandrakant Thakur, Dhananjay Singh, Dharm Pal, Graphitic Carbon Nitride ( g-C 3 N 4 )-based Sustainable Photocatalysts for Purification of Antibiotic Containing Wastewater, Chapter 9, Published in: Nanomaterials for Air‐and Water Purification, Publisher: Wiley‐CH GmbH, 2024, PP 217-235, doi.org/10.1002/9783527838059.ch9
8. Varsha Parashar, Chandrakant Thakur, Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Effective Petroleum Hydrocarbon Waste Management, Chapter 3, Published In: Impact of Petroleum Waste on Environmental Pollution and its Sustainable Management Through Circular Economy, Springer, Book Series : Environmental Science and Engineering, 2024, PP-67-90, ISBN : 978-3-031-48219-9, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48220-5

Editorial

1. Ghosh P., Chaudhari P.K., Thakur C., Advances in chemical and environmental engineering (ACEE), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(57), December 2022, pp. 86374-86375, Brone Open Access