Prof. Mukul Biswas, Ex-Emeritus Scientist (CSIR)
mukul_biswas@vsnl.net, mukulbiswas007@gmail.com
Area of Specialisation: Physical Chemistry

Academic Profile
B.Sc. (Presidency College); M. Sc. (Calcutta University); Ph. D. (Calcutta University); D. Sc. (Calcutta University); Post Doctoral Research Associate: Department of Chemistry, Duke University, North Carolina (USA); JSPS Research Fellow:Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan;Visiting Scientist: Institute of Polymer Science , University of Akron, Ohio, USA; Ex Professor of Chemistry: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; Guest Faculty: Presidency College, Calcutta; Guest Faculty: Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah.

Areas of Interest
Carbocationic Polymerisation; Ion-Exchange Resins, Polymer Clay (Montmorrillonite) based Nanocomposites; Polymer-Inorganic hybrid Nanocomposites, Conducting Polymers, Photoconducting Polymers.

Ongoing Research Projects
Some Conducting polymer / Binary Polymer- inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposite Materials (DST Govt. of India,2003)

Research Group
Present Members
Ms. Pinki Saha Sardar (DST-SRF)
Ms. Debanjana Ghosh (DST-JRF)

Former Members
Dr. Suprakas Sinha Roy
Dr. Nirmalya Ballav
Dr. Arjun Maiti

Teaching Courses
M.Sc
Topic
Surface Chemistry, Macromolecules

Selected Recent Publications
Conducting nanocomposites of polyacrylamide with acetylene black and polyaniline, Polymer Composites (2008, in press)

Preparation and characterization of a conducting nanocomposite from MWCNT initiated bulk polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, (2007,in press).

Polymerisation of N-vinylcarbazole by multiwalled carbon nanotube, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, (2007)104 , 4121.

A conducting composite based on polyN-vinylcarbazole- formalin resin and acetylene black , Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2007)104,3837.

Water- dispersible conducting nanocomposites of polymethylmethacrylate-SiO2 modified by polyaniline and polypyrrole, Journal of Ind. Eng. Chem., (2006),Vol.12, No.43, 629.

Recent Progress in Conducting Polymer, Mixed Polymer-Inorganic hybrid nanocomposites Journal of Ind. Eng. Chem., (2006) Vol.12, No.3, 311.(Invited Review)

Some novel features of oxidative polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole by vanadium (v) ion in aqueous medium, Journal of Polymer Research, (2006)13, 115.

A conducting polyN-vinylcarbazole- molybdenum blues nanocomposite from N-vinylcarbazole- MoVI polymerization system, Synthetic Metals, (2005)149, 109.

List of Publications
Conducting nanocomposites of polyacrylamide with acetylene black and polyaniline, Pramod Kumar Verma, Pinki Saha Sardar, Sanjib Ghosh, Mukul Biswas, Polymer Composites (2008, in press)

Preparation and characterization of a conducting nanocomposite from MWCNT initiated bulk polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, (2008,in press).

Polymerisation of N-vinylcarbazole by multiwalled carbon nanotube, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 104 , 4121, (2007).

A conducting composite based on polyN-vinylcarbazole- formalin resin and acetylene black , Arjun Maity, Pinki Saha Sardar, Sanjib Ghosh and Mukul Biswas,Journal of Applied Polymer Science ,104,3837, (2007).

Conducting nanocomposite of acetylene black with preformed polyN-vinylcarbazole cross-linked by anhydrous FeCl3, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 100, 819, (2006).

Conducting composites of polyN-vinylcarbazole, polyaniline and polypyrrole with 13X-zeolite, Arjun Maity, Nirmalya Ballav, Mukul Biswas, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol.101, No.2 ,913 (2006).

A conductive composite of polythiophene with 13X-zeolite, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Materials Science & Engineering B, 129,270(2006).

Water- dispersible conducting nanocomposites of polymethylmethacrylate-SiO2 modified by polyaniline and polypyrrole., Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Ind. Eng. Chem., Vol.12, No.43, 629(2006).

Polyaniline and polypyrrole modified conductive nanocomposites of polyfuran and polythiophene with montmorillonite clay, Nirmalya Ballav, Pinki Saha Sardar, Sanjib Ghosh and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Material Science, 41,2959(2006).

Recent Progress in Conducting Polymer, Mixed Polymer-Inorganic hybrid nanocomposites, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Ind. Eng. Chem., Vol.12, No.3, 311 (2006).(Invited Review)

Conductive composites of polyaniline and polypyrrole with MoO3, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Material Letters, 60, 514(2006).

Some novel features of oxidative polymerization of N-vinylcarbazole by vanadium (v) ion in aqueous medium’ Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Polymer Research, 13,115(2006).

A conducting polyN-vinylcarbazole- molybdenum blues nanocomposite from N-vinylcarbazole- MoVI polymerization system, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Synthetic Metals, 149,109(2005).

Kinetics and mechanism of the K2CrO4-NaAsO2 redox initiated aqueous polymerization of acrylonitrile, Mukul Biswas, Jornal of Applied Polymer Science, 98, 276(2005).

Preparation and evaluation of polyaniline and polypurrole modified water dispersible conducting nanocomposites of polyacrylonitrile with silica, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Polymer International, 54 ,710 (2005).

Preparation and some properties of a nanocomposite of polyacrylonitrile with acetylene black, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Polymer Journal, 36,1(2004).

Water dispersible conducting nanocomposites of binary polymer systems. I. Poly(N-vinylcarbazole)-polyaniline-Al2O3 nanocomposite system, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 94 ,803(2004).

A water-dispersible conducting nanocomposite from suspension polymerization of thiophene in presence of N-vinylcarbazole’, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Polymer International,53,198(2004).

High yield polymerization of aniline and pyrrole in presence of montmorrillonite clay and formation of nanocomposite thereof, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Polymer Journal(Japan),60,162(2004).

A conducting nanocomposite via intercalative polymerization of thiophene in montmorillonite clay, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Synthetic metals,142, 309(2004).

Preparation and evaluation of a nanocomposite of polythiophene with Al2O3,Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Polymer International, 52,179(2003).

A conducting composite of polyN-vinylcarbazole and polythiophene’, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Synthetic metals,132,213(2003).

Comparative studies on Al2O3 basednanocomposites of some speciality polymers and binary polymers with the corresponding SiO2, MnO2 and ZrO2 based nanocomposites’, Nirmalya Ballav, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Indian Journal of Engineering and Material Science,10, 292(2003).

Montmorillonite clay based conducting nanocomposites of polythiophene ,polyaniline and polypyrrole, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Proc.’Polymer Technology Symposia; Second International Symposium on Polymer Nanocomposite Science and Technology- Polymer Nanocomposites (2003) Quebec, Canada, Symposium Handout, P-89(2003).

Polymerization of pyrrole by isopolymetallates of vanadium/molybdenum and preparation of a polypyrrole- molybdenum blues nanocomposites, Nirmalya Ballav and Mukul Biswas, Polymer International, 52,179(2003).

A nanocomposite of poly N-vinylcarbazole with nanodimensional alumina, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 88 ,2233(2003).

Alumina-based water-dispersible conducting nanocomposites of polypyrrole and polypyrrole with polyNvinylcarbazole, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 90 ,1058 (2003).

A water dispersible nanocomposite of polyacrylonitrile with silica via aqueous polymerization of acrylonitrile by K2CrO4-NaAsO2 redox system, Arjun Maity and Mukul Biswas, Polymer Journal, 35,993(2003).

Recent Progress in Preparation and Evaluation of Montmorillonite-Polymer Nanocomposites, M. Biswas and S. Sinha Ray, Advances in Polymer Science (2000).

Water Dispersible Nanocomposites of Polyaniline and Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) With Nanodimensional Zirconium(IV) Oxide S. Sinha Ray and M. Biswas, Synthetic Metals, 106, 238 (2000).

Water Dispersible Nanocomposites of Poly(N-vinylcarbazole), Polypyrrole and Polyaniline With Nanodimensional Manganese (IV) Oxide, M. Biswas, S. Sinha Ray and Yung Ping Liu, Synthetic Metals, 105, 99 (1999).

A Colloidal Silica- Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Nanocomposite Dispersible In Aqueous and Nonaqueous Medium, S. Sinha Ray and M. Biswas, Materials Research Bulletin,33, 533 (1999).

Montmorillonite Based Nanocomposite of Some Heterocyclic Polymers., S. Sinha Ray and M. Biswas, Proc., IUPAC International Symposium on Polymers Beyond AD2000. Polymers’99. Ed. A.K. Ghosh, The Society of Polymer Science, India, p 457 (1999).

A Water Dispersible Nanocomposite from Polyaniline and Montmorillonite, M. Biswas and S. Sinha Ray, J. Applied Polymer Science, 77, 2948 (2000).

Preparation and Evaluation of Composites from Montmorillonite and Some Heterocyclic Polymers. 3. A Water Dispersible Nanocomposite from Polypyrrole- Montmorillonite Polymerization System, S. Sinha Ray and M. Biswas, Materials Research Bulletin, 35,1187 (1999).

Preparation and Evaluation of Composites from Montmorillonite and Some Heterocyclic Polymers. 2. A Nanocomposite from Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) and FeCl3 Impregnated Montmorillonite Polymerization System , S. Sinha Ray and M. Biswas, J. Applied Polymer Science, 73, 2971 (1999).

A Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Based Nanocomposite form Montmorillonite, M. Biswas and S. Sinha Ray, Macromolecules New Frontiers, Proc., IUPAC International Symposium on Advances in Polymer Science and Technology, Macro’98. Ed. K.S.V. Srinivasan, Allied Publishers Ltd., New Delhi, Vol. II, P 710-713.

Preparation and Evaluation of Composites from Montmorillonite and Some Heterocyclic Polymers. 1. Poly(N-vinylcarbazole)- Montmorillonite Nanocomposite, M. Biswas and S. Sinha Ray, Polymer,39, 6423 (1993).