Research Project – 03 (Total Cost  55 Lakhs Approx)

1. Photocatalytic Degradation of Microplastics in Wastewater Using Novel Reduce Graphene Oxide based Magnetic N-doped TiO₂ Catalyst, Funding Agency : ANRF, GOI, Grant: 33 lakhs
2. Towards Smart Railways: Automated Bearing Defect Detection using Acoustic-Visual Sensing and Deep Learning, Funding Agency : SECL Raipur, GOI, Grant: 17 lakhs
3. Hybrid Treatment Method for treatment of automobile service station effluent, Funding Agency: NIT Raipur, Grant: 5 Lakhs (Completed)

Research Publication – 50

1. Kosale D., Singh V.K., Thakur C., “Exploring the Adsorption Potential of Non-Activated and KOH-Activated Ber Kernel Biochar for Binary Dye Removal: Isotherm, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Analysis”, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 16(6), Article 182, 2026. DOI: 10.1007/s13399-026-07091-0.
2. Sahu H., Thakur C., Tapadia K., “Green Synthesis of MNPs@SiO₂ Nanoparticles Using Turmeric Leaf Extract: Structural Characterization, and Their Anticancer Activities in MDA-MB-231 Cell Line”, Journal of Cluster Science, 37(2), Article 43, 2026. DOI: 10.1007/s10876-026-03002-5.
3. Ahmed A., Ahmad M., Thakur C., …, Haq N., Siddiqui K.A., “NiS₂-Integrated Cd-Oxalate MOF: A Multifunctional Platform for Selective 2,4-Diamine Sensing and Efficient NR/EBT Photodegradation”, CrystEngComm, 28(15), pp. 2333–2354, 2026. DOI: 10.1039/D6CE00065F.
4. Sahu H., Thakur C., Tapadia K., “Turmeric Leaf Mediated Synthesis of CaO and Fe₃O₄@CaO Composites for Sustainable Magnetic Adsorption of Malachite Green Dye”, Surfaces and Interfaces, 90, 109225, 2026. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2026.109225.
5. Khan N., Tapadia K., Thakur C., Application of a novel magnetic Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst boron doped-rGO/Fe₂O₃/N-TiO₂ composite for degradation of Rhodamine B dye, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 47, e01881, 2026, DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2026.e01881
6. Bagde, A., Kosre, G., Pal, D., Thakur, C., Jha, P.K., Advances in floating photocatalytic systems for green hydrogen generation: Mechanisms, current challenges, and future directions, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 195, 152375. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152375
7. Pandey, N., Thakur, C., Agarwal, N., Kumar, K., Continuous electrocoagulation with aluminum electrodes: An efficient method for pollutant reduction in paper mill wastewater and sludge analysis, Water Science and Engineering, 2025, 18(4), pp. 506–514. DOI: 10.1016/j.wse.2025.08.002
8. Kumar, V., Agrawal, A., Chaudhari, P.K., Kushwaha, J.P., Sawarkar, A.N., Bio-treatment of mixed dye wastewater in aerobic sequential batch reactor, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2025, 102(9), 101957. DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2025.101957
9. Pattanayak, D.S., Thakur, C., Pal, D., Synthesis of Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) for Tetracycline Hydrochloride (TCH) Degradation: Photocatalytic Efficiency and Mechanisms, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2025, 50(13), pp. 10039–10050. DOI: 10.1007/s13369-025-09995-x
10. Nawin, L., Khan, N., Thakur, C., Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo Red Dye by CdO, SnO2, and CdO–SnO2 nanocomposite under UV light Indian Chemical Engineer, 2025. DOI: 10.1080/00194506.2025.2476164
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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. 
18. 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. 
19. 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
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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
31. 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.
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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
37. N Acharya, Thakur, C., PK Chaudhari, Dataset on statistical reduction of COD by electrocoagulation process using RSM, Data in brief , 28, 104-944, 2020
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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.
43. 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.
44. 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.
45. 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.
46. 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.
47. 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.
48. 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.
49. 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.
50. 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.

International and National Conference - 45

1. Khan N., Thakur C., Tapadia K., “Application of Boron-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Degradation of Rh B Dye Using Adsorption Methods”, Proceedings of the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM 2026), Bangkok, Thailand, 25–27 March 2026. DOI: 10.46254/AP07.20260201.
2. Khan N., Thakur C., Nawin L., “A Review on Application of CdO-SnO₂ Nanocomposites on Dyes Degradation: A Sustainable Approach to Wastewater Treatment”, 4th International Conference on Advanced Water Treatment and Management, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 1–2 February 2025.
3. 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), Govt. V.Y.T. PG Autonomous College, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India, 5–6 March 2025.
4. 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), Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 29 March 2025.
5. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, “Biofabrication of MgO Decorated Spinel Magnetite Nanoparticles for Efficient Removal of AO Dye: Isotherm, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study”, 1st International Conference on Separation and Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, NIT Raipur, 19–20 January 2024.
6. Darshan, Manash Kumar, L. Nawin, Chandrakant Thakur, “Application of Catalyst Used in Biodiesel Production: A Review”, 1st International Conference on Separation and Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, NIT Raipur, 19–20 January 2024.
7. Stawan Mishra, Hridyansh Jain, L. Nawin, Chandrakant Thakur, “Review of Fly Ash: Its Management and Utilization”, 1st International Conference on Separation and Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, NIT Raipur, 19–20 January 2024.
8. 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.
9. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, “Green Synthesis of MgO Decorated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Removal of Acridine Orange Dye”, 19th Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress, NIT Raipur, 26–27 February 2024.
10. 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), NIT Raipur, 8–9 January 2022.
11. 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), IIT Roorkee, 8–10 September 2022.
12. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “A Short Review on Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cell”, International Conference on Reaction Engineering (ICRE-2021), NIT Raipur, 7–8 May 2021.
13. 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, SVNIT Surat, 6–8 August 2021.
14. 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, NIT Jalandhar, 20–22 August 2021.
15. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, “Bio-synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Characterization”, National Web Conference on Novel Trends in Chemical Sciences, Govt. Digvijay Autonomous PG College, Rajnandgaon, 20–21 October 2021.
16. 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”, ACEE-2021, NIT Raipur, 16–17 December 2021.
17. Aditya Narayan Tiwari, Kavita Tapadia, Chandrakant Thakur, “Greener Production of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Characterization”, RAMSOS-2021, NIT Raipur, 20–21 December 2021.
18. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “Utilization of Jamun Seed (Syzygium cumini) Biochar for Removal of Fuchsin Dye from Aqueous Solution”, ACEE-2021, NIT Raipur, 16–17 December 2021.
19. Divya Kosale, Chandrakant Thakur, V.K. Singh, “Fe(II) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Annona squamosa Peel Powder: Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Study”, NCNE-2020, NIT Raipur, 13–14 February 2020.
20. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Significance of Hybrid Central Composite Design for Remediation of Paper Mill Wastewater through Electrocoagulation”, NCNE-2020, NIT Raipur, 13–14 February 2020. [Best Paper Presentation Award]
21. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Nirlipta Mallick, Chandrakant Thakur, Dharm Pal, “Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Application: Present Status”, NCNE-2020, NIT Raipur, 13–14 February 2020. [Best Paper Presentation Award]
22. 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, Nagpur, 15–16 December 2020.
23. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Screening of Variables by Factorial Minimum Run Resolution IV Design for Treatment of Paper Mill Wastewater through Electrocoagulation”, CHEMCOM-2020, IIChE Hyderabad, 27–30 December 2020.
24. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Continuous Treatment of Paper Mill Effluent by Electrocoagulation for Holding Time Analysis”, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 597, 2020.
25. Thakur C., “Electrocoagulation Treatment of Automobile Wastewater: Optimization by RSM”, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 597, 2020.
26. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Feasibility Analysis of Sludge Generated During Electrocoagulation Process”, National Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES-2019), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, 7–8 March 2019.
27. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Recycled Fiber Based Paper Mill Wastewater Treatment via Multimedia Filtration Followed by Chemical Coagulation”, 1st International Conference on Crystal Engineering: From Molecule to Crystal (CE:FMC-2019), National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, 30–31 March 2019.
28. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Study of Electrocoagulation Process Generated Sludge: Alternative Applications”, National Conference on Innovations in Chemistry and Environmental Engineering (ICEE-2019), National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, 29 April 2019.
29. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Treatment of Recycled Fiber Based Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater Effluent by Using Multimedia Filtration and Coagulation”, National Conference on Recycle and Reuse of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (NC-RRMIWW-2019), JNTU Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, 11–12 November 2019.
30. Suraj P., Thakur C., Ghosh P., “Application of Fixed Bed Reactor for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye Using Heterogeneous Fenton Catalyst”, 1st International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE-2018), NIT Calicut, Kerala, India, 9–10 March 2018.
31. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater Treatment by Physico-Chemical Methods”, International Conference on Desalination (InDACON-2018), NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, 20–21 April 2018.
32. 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 Ecosystem (ICACSE-2018), NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, 6–8 December 2018.
33. Meshram S., Thakur C., Soni A.B., “Removal of Lead from Battery Recycling Unit Wastewater by Adsorption onto Nitric Acid Impregnated Granular Activated Carbon”, 71st Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON-2018), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab, India, 27–30 December 2018.
34. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Cost Estimation of Electrocoagulation Process for the Treatment of Paper Mill Wastewater”, 71st Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON-2018), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab, India, 27–30 December 2018.
35. Sahu S., Thakur C., Victoria S.N., “Green Synthesis and Characterization of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles from the Peel Extract of Musaceae (Banana)”, International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5(4), ISSN 2349-4476, 2017.
36. Meshram S., Pavan V.S., Pandey N., Thakur C., “Conventional and Non-Conventional Methods for the Measurement of Lead Concentration in Aqueous Solution”, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Analysis (RACA-2017), National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, 14 December 2017.
37. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Treatment of Automobile Wastewater by Electrocoagulation”, International Conference on Advances in Science and Technology (ICAST-2017), Dubai, UAE, 20–22 December 2017.
38. Thakur C., Meshram S., Rahul R.T., Mishra S., “Adsorption Study of Resorcinol onto Iron Impregnated Granular Activated Carbon”, 70th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON-2017), Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India, 27–30 December 2017.
39. Pandey N., Thakur C., “Adsorptive Removal of Acid Red 3BN by Coconut Shell Activated Carbon”, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018), IISc Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 31 December 2017–3 January 2018.
40. 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, United Kingdom, 2016.
41. Sahu S., Thakur C., Mazumdar B., “Adsorption of Auramine ‘O’ by Green Synthesized Graphene Sand Composite”, 6th International Science Congress organized by International Science Community Association, Pune, Maharashtra, India, 2016.
42. 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”, International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICACE-2013), National Institute of Technology Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, 2013.
43. Mall I.D., Taneja N., Thakur C., “Treatment of Indigo Carmine Dye Bearing Wastewater by Electrocoagulation”, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management Economics (ICEEME-2013), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2013.
44. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Adsorption Study on Removal of Phenolic Compounds by Rice Husk Ash”, RACEE-2012, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India, Abstract No. 79, p.127, 2012.
45. Thakur C., Srivastava V.C., Mall I.D., “Adsorption Study on Removal of Phenolic Compounds by Bagasse Fly Ash”, 7th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress, Vol. 5, p.160, 2012.

Editorial-1

 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

Book Chapters-9

1. Vijyendra Kumar, Chandrakant Thakur, “Storage Aspect of Biohydrogen: Production Type, Methods, and Needs, a Comparative Analysis”, Chapter 2, in Biohydrogen Production: Recent Insights in Modeling, Storage, and Technology, Apple Academic Press, pp. 39–54, ISBN: 978-104025588-9, 978-177491824-1, DOI: 10.1201/9781003561668-2, 2025.
2. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Arjun Behera, Chandrakant Thakur, Dharm Pal, “Properties and Adsorption Mechanism of Organic Pollutants by Carbon Nanotubes”, Chapter 9, in Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes, Elsevier, pp. 243–269, 2024.
3. Dhruti S. Pattanayak, Chandrakant Thakur, Dhananjay Singh, Dharm Pal, “Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C₃N₄)-Based Sustainable Photocatalysts for Purification of Antibiotic Containing Wastewater”, Chapter 9, in Nanomaterials for Air-and Water Purification, Wiley-VCH GmbH, pp. 217–235, DOI: 10.1002/9783527838059.ch9, 2024.
4. Varsha Parashar, Chandrakant Thakur, “Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Effective Petroleum Hydrocarbon Waste Management”, Chapter 3, in Impact of Petroleum Waste on Environmental Pollution and its Sustainable Management Through Circular Economy, Springer, Book Series: Environmental Science and Engineering, pp. 67–90, ISBN: 978-3-031-48219-9, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48220-5, 2024.
5. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Chandrakant Thakur, Awanish Kumar, “Techniques to Stop Spread and Removal of Resistance from Wastewater”, in Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health, pp. 101–130, ISBN: 978-0-323-96124-0, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-96124-0.00009-X, Elsevier, January 2023.
6. Rashmi Dhurandhar, Pankaj Parmar, Chandrakant Thakur, Bimal Das, Nilambar Bariha, “Generation of Bioenergy from Industrial Waste Materials”, in Sustainable Valorization of Agriculture & Food Waste Biomass: Application in Bioenergy & Useful Chemicals, Clean Energy Production Technologies Series, Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 289–309, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0526-3_12, 2023.
7. Dhruti Sundar Pattanayak, Dharm Pal, Chandrakant Thakur, Pranay Raut, Kailas L. Wasewar, “Catalytic Potential of Phyto-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for the Degradation of Pollutants”, in Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities, Apple Academic Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 978-1774910009, June 30, 2022.
8. Neha Pandey, Chandrakant Thakur, “Treatment of Recycle Fiber-Based Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater Effluent by Using Multimedia Filtration and Coagulation”, in Recycle and Reuse of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater, Paramount Publication House, ISBN: 978-93-88808-48-4, 17 November 2019.
9. Rajani Bharti, Chandrakant Thakur, S. Suresh, “Nanomaterials and Food Processing Wastewater”, in Nanotechnology in Food Industry, Water Purification Series, Elsevier, pp. 479–516, 2017.