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Dr Amit Dhruv Saran

Name : Dr Amit Dhruv Saran
Designation : Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
Department : Chemical Engineering
Qualification : Post-PhD Research Scientist (Michelin Inc. USA and Michelin India, 2013-2017)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2013)
M.Tech. Chemical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
B. Tech. Chemical Engineering (Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur University)
Address : Department of Chemical Engineering
NIT Jalandhar,
(Punjab) - 144027
Phone : 9819215440
Email ID : saranad@nitj.ac.in
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Research Interests : Nanomaterials in Renewable Energy and Environment, Green Hydrogen by Photo-Electrolysis of Water, Nanotechnology and Clean Energy Resources, Environmental Pollution Control using Nanomaterials.
Brief Research Profile: : Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy

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Year Journal Publication
2021 Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering (2021) 6:65 “Photocatalytic activity of CdS and CdSe quantum dots for degradation of 3‑aminopyridine” Sandeep Singh, Sangeeta Garg, Amit D. Saran
2020 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia, Volume 10, 2020, Issue 1, pages 175-183 “CdSe Quantum Dots Induce Cellular Differentiation in HL-60 Cells” Amit D. Saran, Jayesh R. Bellare
2020 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia, Volume 10, 2020, Issue 1, pages 29-38 CdSe Quantum Dots to Quantum Rods: Transition Studies and Evaluation of Sensitivity as Transducers for Biosensing Glucose”, Amit D. Saran , Jayesh R. Bellare
2015 Optical Materials, Volume 39, 2015, pages 46 - 51 “Effect of ZnS shell on optical properties of CdSe–ZnS core–shell quantum dots” S. Mathew, Bishwajeet Singh Bhardwaj, Amit D. Saran, P Radhakrishnan, VPN Nampoori, C P Girijavallabhan, Jayesh R. Bellare
2012 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 378, Issue 1, 2012, pages 21-29. “Superposition of Quantum Confinement Energy (SQCE) model for estimating shell thickness in CdSe-CdS and CdSe-ZnS core-shell quantum dots” Amit D. Saran , Anurag Mehra, Jayesh R. Bellare
2012 Journal of Applied Physics Volume 111, Issue 7, 2012, pages 074312 (1-8). “Size dependent optical properties of the CdSe-CdS core- shell quantum dots in the strong confinement regime” S. Mathew, Amit D. Saran, Santhi Ani Joseph, Bishwajeet Singh Bhardwaj, Deep Punj, P Radhakrishnan, VPN Nampoori, C P Girijavallabhan, Jayesh R. Bellare
2011 Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 384, Issues 1-3, 2011, pages 393- 400. “An Optimized Quantum Dot-Ligand System for Biosensing Applications: Evaluation as A Glucose Biosensor” Amit D. Saran , Mayur M. Sadawana , Rohit Srivastava , Jayesh R. Bellare
2011 Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics Volume 23, Issue 3, 2011, pages 739- 745. “Nonlinear optical characterization and optical limiting of CdSe quantum dots prepared by micro emulsion technique” S. Mathew, Amit D. Saran, Santhi Ani Joseph, Bishwajeet Singh Bhardwaj, Deep Punj, P Radhakrishnan, VPN Nampoori, C P Girijavallabhan, Jayesh R. Bellare
2010 Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects Volume 369, Issues 1-3, 2010, pages 165- 175. “Green engineering for large-scale synthesis of CdSe and CdSe-CdS quantum dots from microemulsion by double capping” Amit D. Saran, Jayesh R. Bellare
2004 Polymer, Volume 45, Issue 25, pages 8603-8612. “Constrained Nonlinear Optimization for Solubility Parameters of Poly(lactic acid) and Poly (glycolic acid)- Validation and Comparison” Abhishek Agrawal, Amit D. Saran, Swagat S Rath, Ashok Khanna

Conference Publications

Year Conference Publication
2021 International Conference on “Recent Developments on Materials, Reliability, Safety and Environmental Issues” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, India from 25-27 June, 2021. “Solar light driven photo catalytic activity of CdSe quantum dots” Sandeep Singh, Sangeeta Garg, Amit D. Saran
2020 IV International Conference on"Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges",CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. 19-21 Dec 2020. “Review on Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes” Alisha Meshram, Poonam Gera, Amit D. Saran
2020 International Online Conference on “Sustainable Technologies in Water Treatment and Desalination (STWTD-2020)” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, India from 18-19 Dec, 2020. “Synthesis of CdS Quantum Dots by Size-controllable Microemulsion Method for Photocatalytic Application” Sandeep Singh, Sangeeta Garg, Amit D. Saran
2020 International Conference on “Chemical, Bio and Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2020)”, organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, India from 13-14 Feb, 2020. “Size-controllable Method for Synthesis of Core-shell Semiconductor Nanoparticles” Sandeep Singh, Sangeeta Garg, Amit D. Saran
2020 International Conference on “Chemical, Bio and Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2020)”, organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, India from 13-14 Feb, 2020. “Photo-catalytic Degradation of Synthetic Dye Using Cadmium-based Core-shell Semiconductor Nanoparticles” Sandeep Singh, Sangeeta Garg, Amit D. Saran
2018 CHEMCON 2018 December 27-30, Jointly organized by Dept of Chemical Engg., NIT Jalandhar & IIChE Doaba Chapter at Dept of Chemical Engg., NIT Jalandhar. “CdSe Quantum Dots to Quantum Rods: Transition Studies and Evaluation of Sensitivity as Transducers for Biosensing Glucose” Amit D. Saran
2018 CHEMCON 2018 December 27-30, Jointly organized by Dept of Chemical Engg., NIT Jalandhar & IIChE Doaba Chapter at Dept of Chemical Engg., NIT Jalandhar. “CdSe Quantum Dots Induce Cellular Differentiation in HL-60 Cells” Amit D. Saran
2012 Proceedings, Indo-Australian Symposium on Multifunctional Nanomaterials, Nanostructures and Applications, (MNNA-2007), New Delhi, 2012 Quantum Dots of CdS, CdS-ZnS, CdS-Ag2S and CdS-PbS: Studies for Potential Biolabeling Applications Amit D. Saran, Rachana, Rochish Thaokar, Anurag Mehra, Jayesh R. Bellare
2012 Proceedings, Research Scholar’s Symposium, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, March, 2012 Core-shell Quantum Dots: Microemulsion Synthesis and Applications in Biosensing, Cell-differentiation and Optics Amit D. Saran, Anurag Mehra, Jayesh R. Bellare
2010 Proceedings, International Conference on Nanotechnology & Health Care Applications (NateHCA-07), Mumbai, 2010 Core-Shell Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Characterization and Fluorescence Studies for Potential Biological Applications Amit D. Saran, Rachana, Rochish Thaokar, Anurag Mehra, Jayesh R. Bellare

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Type Title Publisher Authors ISBN/ISSN No. Year
Book Chapter “Synthesis, properties and photo catalytic application of cadmium based quantum dots: A review” Springer Nature Sandeep Singh, Sangeeta Garg,
Amit D. Saran
Book: Advances in Chemical, Bio and Environmental Engineering.
DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-96554-9
Chapter Title : Synthesis, Properties and Photo Catalytic Application of Cadmium Based Quantum Dots: A Review.		 DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-96554-9 2021

Research Projects

Role Project Type Title Funding Agency From To Amount Status Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator Research Project Colloidal Quantum dots as Enhancers in Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation SERB, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India 22-12-21 31-12-24 28.31 lacs Ongoing None

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STC National National Online Short Term Course on “Current Industrial Practices in Chemical Engineering” organized at the Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, India from 07 – 11 October 2020. National Online Short Term Course on
“Current Industrial Practices in Chemical Engineering”
organized at the Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar, India from 07 – 11 October 2020.		 07-10-2020 11-10-2020 Co-ordinator

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