CSIR - NEIST

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Education : Ph.D(Inorganic Chemistry)

ID. No.: 1082

Contact Details: +91-0376-2370081 (O) Fax: 0376-2370011

Email id : lakshisaikia.neist@csir.res.in, l.saikia@gmail.com

Research Interest

Nanostructured materials for Catalysis, 2D materials, Carbon nanomaterials, Photo & Electrocatalysis, Sensing and environment, Nanoporous materials, Metal Organic Frameworks, Computational Materials Sciences

Projects(Ongoing & Completed)

Development of Hybrid Nanocatalysts for Green Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis- On-going
Development of Magnetic Metal-Organic Frameworks for Removal of Chemical Warfare Agents- On-going
Assessment of air, water and soil quality in Baghjan oil Blowout site and its vicinity- Completed ii. CPCB, New Delhi
Application of biosynthesized metal nanoparticles for quality enhancement of Muga Silk fiber- completed
Novel magnetically separable 2D graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of dyes for environmental remediation of textile industry effluent- Completed
Synthesis and Reactivity of Nanoporous Metal–Silica Composites – Novel Heterogeneous Catalysts for Selective Oxidation- Completed
Hierarchical Porous Solid as Catalyst and Catalytic Support - Completed
Catalysts for Specialty Chemicals- Completed
Nanoparticles Safety, Health and Environment - Completed

List of Publications

Photocatalytic performance of ZnO nanomaterials for self sensitized degradation of malachite green dye under solar light- Applied Catalysis A : General, 2015, 490, 42-49, Cited 410 times, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2014.10.053
Facile synthesis of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles on metal organic framework MIL-101 (Cr): characterization and catalytic activity, New Journal of Chemistry 2015, 39 (1), 64-67, Cited- 104 times, Cover page article, https://doi.org/10.1039/C4NJ01312C
Efficient hydroxylation of benzene to phenol by H 2 O 2 using Ni-doped CuWO 4 on carbon nitride as a catalyst under solar irradiation and its structure–activity correlation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020, 8 (25), 12774-12789, Cited -63 times, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA03729J
Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol using Zr (IV)-based MOF composite with g-C3N4 quantum dots under visible light irradiation Journal of CO2 Utilization 2022, 57, 101905, Cited 59 times, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101905
Visible Light-Active Ternary Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Efficient CO2 Reduction with Simultaneous Amine Oxidation and Sustainable H2O2 Production ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15 (1), 914-931, Cited -25 times, doi/10.1021/acsami.2c16549

List of Key Patents with brief description

A process for the preparation of primary alkyl glycerol ethers useful as biofuel additive from glycerol- Granted in Australia and Canada. The patent is about new catalysts and process for production of glycerol ethers which is a by-product of biodiesel production.
A system and a method for synthesis of iron-based nanoparticles- Granted in India. This patent describes about innovative method of generating bi-metallic nanoparticles and it's application as MRI contrasting agent.

Personal Website

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Address: CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory), Jorhat-785006, Assam
Email: director.neist@csir.res.in
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Last updated date : 8/04/2026