Chemistry

Faculty Details

Dr. Dipankar Sukul Professor
Joined the Institute in 2001
dsukul[dot]ch[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Publication

37

Publications

2

Sponsored Projects

0

Consultancy Projects
Education

6

Doctoral Students

0

Continuing Education

0

PG Dissertation
Education

  • Post Doctoral Research (2004)
    Ohio State University, Columbus

  • Ph. D Chemistry (2003)
    The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India. (Degree conferred by Jadavpur University, Kolkata)

  • M. Sc. Chemistry (Specialization: Physical Chemistry) (1998)
    Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

  • B. Sc. Chemistry as Major (1995)

           Burdwan University, West Bengal

Work Experiences

Joined NIT Durgapur (Previously R. E. College Durgapur) on 11.05.2001 as Lecturer in Chemistry

Assistant Professor at NIT Durgapur from 11.05.2008

Associate Professor at NIT Durgapur from 11.05.2011

Professor at NIT Durgapur from 16.10.2018

 

Research Interest

Corrosion Science and Technology, Corrosion inhibitor, Electrochemistry, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, 

Projects
Title Investigator Co-investigator Sponsered Agency Duration Status

1. "A study on the corrosion inhibition properties and adsorption characteristics of some recognitive biomolecules on the metals"

 

 Dr. D Sukul   SERB, Govt. of India 15.11.2011 to 31.03.2015 Completed
Title Investigator Co-investigator Sponsered Agency Duration Status

2. “Search for effective corrosion inhibitors based on benzothiazole derivatives: combined experimental and theoretical approach to establish structure reactivity relationship”

 Dr. D Sukul

Dr. P. Banerjee

(CSIR-CMERI)

Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology,

Government of West Bengal

 May, 2018 to March, 2022 Completed
Title Investigator Co-investigator Sponsered Agency Duration Status

3. “Investigation of corrosion inhibition properties of newly synthesized green inhibitors against mild steel in acidic medium”

 Dr. U Adhikari

Dr. D Sukul

DST-SERB,

Government of India

16.05.2019

to 15.05.2022		 Completed

 

Teachings

M. Sc. in Chemistry:

            Electrochemistry, Non-ideal Thermodynamics, Surface Chemistry, Corrosion Science, Quantum Chemistry, 

Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry:

            Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical and Ionic equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics, Adsorption and catalysis, Surface Chemistry, Electrochemistry

B. Tech:

            Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, Adsorption and catalysis, Electrochemistry

UG / PG Students

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Doctoral Students

Dr. Aparesh Pal

Dr. Aparesh Pal

Corrosion inhibitor
Study of selective bio-molecules as corrosion inhibitor for metals in acid media
Dr. Aparesh Pal

Dr. Aparesh Pal

Corrosion inhibitor
Study of selective bio-molecules as corrosion inhibitor for metals in acid media
Dr. Alokdut Dutta

Dr. Alokdut Dutta

Corrosion inhibitor
Effect of some heterocyclic bases on the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acid medium
Dr. Alokdut Dutta

Dr. Alokdut Dutta

Corrosion inhibitor
Effect of some heterocyclic bases on the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acid medium
Dr. Pialee Roy

Dr. Pialee Roy

Assistant Professor
Corrosion inhibitor
Application of some bio-polymeric molecules as potential corrosion inhibitors
Dr. Pialee Roy

Dr. Pialee Roy

Assistant Professor
Corrosion inhibitor
Application of some bio-polymeric molecules as potential corrosion inhibitors
Dr. Sourav Chatterjee

Dr. Sourav Chatterjee

Assistant Professor
Coordination Chemistry
Chemistry of various p and d-block metal complexes having different N.O donor sites: catalytic and sensor applications
Dr. Sourav Chatterjee

Dr. Sourav Chatterjee

Assistant Professor
Coordination Chemistry
Chemistry of various p and d-block metal complexes having different N.O donor sites: catalytic and sensor applications
Dr. Sanjoy Satpati

Dr. Sanjoy Satpati

Assistant Professor
Corrosion inhibitor
Anti-corrosion activity of Schiff bases involving biomolecules towards mild steel in hydrochloric acid medium
Dr. Sanjoy Satpati

Dr. Sanjoy Satpati

Assistant Professor
Corrosion inhibitor
Anti-corrosion activity of Schiff bases involving biomolecules towards mild steel in hydrochloric acid medium
Mr. Aditya Suhasaria

Mr. Aditya Suhasaria

Corrosion inhibitor
Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Aqueous HCl Medium by Benzothiazole Derivatives: Structure-reactivity Correlation Study
Mr. Aditya Suhasaria

Mr. Aditya Suhasaria

Corrosion inhibitor
Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Aqueous HCl Medium by Benzothiazole Derivatives: Structure-reactivity Correlation Study

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Search for effective corrosion inhibitors based on benzothiazole derivatives: combined experimental and theoretical approach to establish structure reactivity relationship Dipankar Sukul Department of Higher Education, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal Sponsored May, 2018
2 A study on the corrosion inhibition properties and adsorption characteristics of some recognitive biomolecules on the metals Dipankar Sukul SERB, Govt. of India Sponsored Completed 15.11.2011 31.03.2015

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Search for effective corrosion inhibitors based on benzothiazole derivatives: combined experimental and theoretical approach to establish structure reactivity relationship Dipankar Sukul Department of Higher Education, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal Sponsored May, 2018
2 A study on the corrosion inhibition properties and adsorption characteristics of some recognitive biomolecules on the metals Dipankar Sukul SERB, Govt. of India Sponsored Completed 15.11.2011 31.03.2015

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
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Journals

ID Details Year
2018 1. Newlysynthesized quercetin derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 MHCl: combined experimental and theoretical investigation D Sukul, A Pal, SK Saha, S Satpati, U Adhikari, P Banerjee Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 & 6562-6574 SCI DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP06848D RSC 2018
2018 2. Electrochemical behaviour of uncoated and phosphatidylcholine coated copper in hydrochloric acid medium D Sukul, A Pal, S Mukhopadhyay, SK Saha, P Banerjee Journal of Molecular Liquids 249 & 930-940 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2017.11.129 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167732217328623 2018
2018 3. .     Phenoxazinonesynthase activity of two iron (III) complexes comprising the same Schiff baseligand: Biomimetic functional model and mechanistic investigation S Chatterjee, D Sukul, P Banerjee, J Adhikary Inorganica Chimica Acta 474 & 105-112 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2018.01.024 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020169317317498 2018
2018 4. .     Thermally oxidized electron beam melted γ-TiAl: In vitro wear, corrosion, and biocompatibility properties I Som, VK Balla, M Das, D Sukul Journal of Materials Research 33 & 2096–2105 Web of Science https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.175 Springer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/jmr.2018.175 2018
2017 5. Experimental and theoretical investigation towards anti-corrosive property of glutamic acid and poly-γ-glutamic acid for mild steel in 1 M HCl: intramolecular synergism due to copolymerization P Roy, SK Saha, P Banerjee, S Dey, D Sukul Research on Chemical Intermediates 43 & 4423-4444 SCI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-017-2887-6 Springer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11164-017-2887-6 2017
2017 6. Effect of substitution on corrosion inhibition properties of 2-(substituted phenyl) benzimidazole derivatives on mild steel in 1 M HCl solution: A combined experimental and theoretical approach A Dutta, SK Saha, U Adhikari, P Banerjee, D Sukul Corrosion Science 123 & 256-266 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2017.04.017 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X16311209 2017
2017 7. Al2O3 supported-Fe-III Schiff base complexes: Syntheses, characterizations and their applications in various oxidation reactions S Chatterjee, P Banerjee, D Sukul, T Chattopadhyay Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 94 & 489-495 SCI 10.5281/zenodo.5625324 Indian Chemical Society https://zenodo.org/record/5625324#.ZBb9YnZByUk 2017
2017 8. Efficacy of a photo-catalyst towards the degradation of a pharmaceutical compound, 4-aminopyridine by application of response surface methodology S Chakraborty, S Dutta, R Saha, SC Moi, D Sukul, SS Panja Desalination and Water Treatment 76 & 389-397 SCI 10.5004/dwt.2017.20580 Taylor & Francis https://www.deswater.com/DWT_abstracts/vol_76/76_2017_389.pdf 2017
2016 9. Effect of temperature on adsorptionand corrosion inhibition characteristics of gelatin on mild steel inhydrochloric acid medium Pal, S Dey, D Sukul Research on Chemical Intermediates 42 & 4531-4549 SCI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-015-2295-8 Springer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11164-015-2295-8 2016
2016 10. Evaluating corrosion inhibitionproperty of some Schiff bases for mild steel in 1 M HCl: competitive effect ofthe heteroatom and stereochemical conformation of the molecule A Dutta, SK Saha, P Banerjee, AK Patra, D Sukul RSC Advances 6 & 74833-74844 SCI DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA03521C RSC https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ra/c6ra03521c 2016
2016 11. Novel Schiff-base molecules asefficient corrosion inhibitors for mild steel surface in 1 M HCl medium:experimental and theoretical approach SK Saha, A Dutta, P Ghosh, D Sukul, P Banerjee Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 & 17898-17911 SCI DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP01993E RSC https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/cp/c6cp01993e 2016
2015 12. Correlating electronic structure with corrosion inhibition potentiality of some bis-benzimidazole derivatives for mild steel in hydrochloric acid: Combined experimental and theoretical studies A Dutta, SK Saha, P Banerjee, D Sukul Corrosion Science 98 & 541-550 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2015.05.065 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X15002668 2015
2015 13. Effect of optimized structure and electronic properties of some benzimidazole derivatives on corrosion inhibition of mild steel in hydrochloric acid medium: Electrochemical and theoretical studies A Dutta, SS Panja, MM Nandi, D Sukul Journal of Chemical Sciences volume 127 & 921-929 SCI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-015-0850-x Springer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12039-015-0850-x 2015
2015 14. Adsorption behaviour of glutenhydrolysate on mild steel in 1 M HCl and its role as a green corrosioninhibitor P Roy, T Maji, S Dey, D Sukul RSC Advances 5 &, 61170-61178 SCI 10.1039/C5RA12266J RSC https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2015/ra/c5ra12266j 2015
2015 15. Protein–surfactant aggregate as a potential corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in sulphuric acid:zein–SDS system P Roy, D Sukul RSC Advances 5 & 1359-1365 SCI DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA12821D RSC https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/ra/c4ra12821d 2015
2015 16. Adsorption and corrosion inhibition effect of Schiff base molecules on the mild steel surface in 1 M HCl medium: a combined experimental and theoretical approach SK Saha, A Dutta, P Ghosh, D Sukul, P Banerjee Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 & 5679-5690 SCI DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CP05614K RSC https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/cp/c4cp05614k 2015
2014 17. Corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic medium by polyacrylamide grafted Guar gum with various grafting percentage: Effect of intramolecular synergism P Roy, P Karfa, U Adhikari, D Sukul Corrosion Science 88 & 246-253 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2014.07.039 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X14003552 2014
2014 18. Origin of the synergistic effect between polysaccharide and thiourea towards adsorption and corrosion inhibition for mild steel in sulphuric acid P Roy, A Pal, D Sukul RSC Advances 4 & 10607-10613 SCI DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA46549G RSC DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA46549G 2014
2012 19. Conservedwater-mediated H-bonding dynamics of catalytic His159 and Asp158: insight intoa possible acid–base coupled mechanism in plant thiol protease TK Nandi, HR Bairagya, BP Mukhopadhyay, P Mallik, D Sukul, AK Bera Journal of Molecular Modelling 18 & 2633-2644 SCI Springer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00894-011-1277-z 2012
2009 20. Conserved water-mediated H-bonding dynamics of catalytic Asn 175 in plant thiol protease TK Nandi, HR Bairagya, BP Mukhopadhyay, K Sekar, D Sukul, AK Bera Journal of biosciences 34 & 27-34 SCI Springer https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12038-009-0006-6.pdf 2009
2003 21. Solvationdynamics of 4-aminophthalimide in a polymer (PVP)–surfactant (SDS) aggregate P Dutta, D Sukul, S Sen, K Bhattacharyya Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 5 & 4875-4879 SCI RSC https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2003/cp/b307910d 2003
2002 22. Solvation Dynamics of a Probe Covalently Boundto a Protein and in an AOT Microemulsion:  4-(N-Bromoacetylamino)-Phthalimide D Mandal, S Sen, D Sukul, K Bhattacharyya, AK Mandal, R Banerjee The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106 &10741-10747 SCI https://doi.org/10.1021/jp021046c ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp021046c 2002
2002 23. Isomerization and fluorescence depolarization ofmerocyanine 540 in polyacrylic acid. Effect of pH D Sukul, S Sen, P Dutta, K Bhattacharyya  Journal of Chemical Sciences 114 & 501-511 SCI Springer https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/jcsc/114/05/0501-0511 2002
2002 24. Solvation dynamics in the water pool of aerosol sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate microemulsion: effect of polymer S Sen, P Dutta, D Sukul, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 106 & 6017-6023 SCI ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp014411t 2002
2002 25. Solvation dynamics in aqueous polymer solution and in polymer− surfactant aggregate S Sen, D Sukul, P Dutta, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 106 & 3763-3769 SCI ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp0118672 2002
2002 26. Photoisomerization of merocyanine 540 in polymer-surfactant aggregate S Sen, D Sukul, P Dutta, K Bhattacharyya Journal of Chemical Sciences 114 & 83-91 SCI Springer https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/jcsc/114/01/0083-0091 2002
2001 27. Slow solvation dynamics of dimethylformamide in a nanocavity. 4-Aminophthalimide inβ-cyclodextrin S Sen, D Sukul, P Dutta, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 105 & 10635-10639 SCI ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp0110307 2001
2001 28. Fluorescence anisotropy decay in polymer− surfactant aggregates S Sen, D Sukul, P Dutta, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 105 & 7495-7500 SCI ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp004275c 2001
2001 29. Solvation dynamics of DCM in human serum albumin SK Pal, D Mandal, D Sukul, S Sen, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105 & 1438-1441 SCI ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp002368o 2001
2000 30. .       Solvation dynamics of DCM in dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine lipid SK Pal, D Sukul, D Mandal, S Sen, K Bhattacharyya Tetrahedron 56 & 6999-7002 SCI Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402000005226 2000
2000 31. Solvation dynamics of DCM in micelles SK Pal, D Sukul, D Mandal, S Sen, K Bhattacharyya Chemical Physics Letters 327 & 91-96 SCI Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009261400008472 2000
2000 32. Excited state proton transfer as a probe for polymer− surfactant interaction D Sukul, SK Pal, D Mandal, S Sen, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 & 6128-6132 SCI https://doi.org/10.1021/jp993748g ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp993748g 2000
2000 33. Solvation dynamics of DCM in lipid SK Pal, D Sukul, D Mandal, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 & 4529-4531 SCI https://doi.org/10.1021/jp993348t https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp993348t 2000
2000 34. Solvation dynamics of coumarin 480 in sol− gel Matrix SK Pal, D Sukul, D Mandal, S Sen, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 104 & 2613-2616 SCI ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jp993484y 2000
1999 35. Solvationdynamics of 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(p-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran(DCM) in a microemulsion SK Pal, D Mandal, D Sukul, K Bhattacharyya Chemical Physics Letters 312 & 178-184 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(99)00933-1 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009261499009331 1999
1999 36. Photoinduced electron transfer between dimethylaniline and oxazine 1 in micelles SK Pal, D Mandal, D Sukul, K Bhattacharyya Chemical Physics 249 & 63-71 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-0104(99)00270-0 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301010499002700 1999
1999 37. Photophysical processes of merocyanine 540 in solutions and in organized media D Mandal, SK Pal, D Sukul, K Bhattacharyya The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 103 & 8156-8159 SCI https://doi.org/10.1021/jp991506a ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jp991506a 1999

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Email : dipankar.sukul@ch.nitdgp.ac.in

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