| Name | : | Dr. AJIT SINGH |
| Designation | : | Sr. Scientist |
| Qualification | : | PhD: Polymer Chemistry (CSIR-IICT Hyderabad), MSc: (IIT Roorkee) |
| Contact Details | : | Ph : + 0376-237011/2370139 extn 2426 Fax:0376-2370011 |
| Email id | : | ajit.chem2006@gmail.com, ajitsingh@neist.res.in |
Research Interest
- Bio-renewable & biodegradable polymer& composites
- Chemicals from natural resources
- Lignin& Coal chemistry
- Acid Mine Drainage
- Waste to wealth
Patents
- A process for the preparation of polyaniline: S. Palaniappan, Singh Ajit, Indian Patent 2102DEL2013
Projects:
- Feasibility study on the inhibition of pyrite sulfur oxidation in coal and overburden materials for management of acid mine drainage, Ongoing: - (P.I.)
- Development of hybrid battery power module with indigenously developed super-capacitor and Li-ion cell, Ongoing: - (Member)
- Development of Graphene Super-Capacitors using Northeastern coal for power applications, Ongoing: -(Member)
- Approach towards tailoring the interfacial structure and property of lignin for flexible bio-polymer film application, Completed: - (P.I.)
List of Publications (Most Recent Ten)
- Epoxidation and grafting route to prepare thin and flexible polymer film with high lignin content;K. Dutta, A. Saikia, Ajit Singh*;Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2023.105720 )
- Metal catalyst‑free selective acetosyringone synthesis from rice straw lignin;A. Saikia, K. Dutta, D. Bora, B. Saha, Ajit Singh*;Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29349-0)
- Functionalization and thereafter grafting with lactic acid to synthesize lignin-polylactic acid copolymer for thin film preparation;K. Dutta, A. Saikia, B K Saikia, Ajit Singh*;Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-023-02825-x)
- Chemical modification of lignin and thereafter grafting with lactic acid for flexible polymer film preparation;K. Dutta, Ajit Singh*;Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.1002/app.52320)
- Polyaniline binder for functionalized acetylene black: A hybrid material for supercapacitor;Ajit Singh, S. Palaniappan*S. Gopukumar;Advanced Materials Research1024, 327-330, 2014 (https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1024.327)
- Polyaniline binder for functionalized acetylene black: A hybrid material for supercapacitor;Ajit Singh, S. Palaniappan*, S. Gopukumar;Synthetic Metals, 2013 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2013.07.022)
- One-potdirectsynthesis offluorescent polyaniline-porphyrinmacro-spheres from porphyrin;Ajit Singh, S. Palaniappan*, P. Udaykumar, P. Madhusudanachary;JournalofPolymerScience:APolymerChemistry,2012 (https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.25840)
- Preperation of processible polyaniline-formate salt via emulsifier free inverted emulsion polymerization and it’s antistatic application; S. Palaniappan*,Ajit Singh; Synthetic Metals, 2011(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2011.03.011)
- Didecylesterof4-sulfophthalicacidasplastdopantandemulsifierinthechemical polymerization of anilineto polyaniline salt; S. Palaniappan*,Ajit Singh;Journal of AppliedPolymerScience, 2010 (https://doi.org/10.1002/app.32636)
