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Dr Swapnali Hazarika

Designation : Scientist G

Education : M.Sc. (Chemistry), Ph.D

ID. No.: 1053

Contact Details: + 91-0360-2244220 / Fax : 0360- 2244220

Email id : swapnali@neist.res.in, shrrljt@yahoo.com

Research Interest

Polymer composite and nanocomposite, Membrane science, Packaging materials, Separation science, Design of smart materials, Design of polymeric membranes, Chiral separation, Biomolecule separation, Gas separation, Water and wastewater treatment, Value addition of natural resources, Electrospun membrane, Designing of thin film for sensor for detection of micropollutants and biomedical applications etc., isolation and purifications of natural products etc.

Projects(Ongoing & Completed)

NRL-NEIST R&D Centre for Petroleum Research Numaligarh Refinery Limited Role: Nodal Scientist, Ongoing.
Centre of Excellence on “Polymers, their composites and polymeric membranes for sustainable development of petroleum industries”, Role: Principal Investigator, Ongoing.
Biopolymer based Electrospun Membranes for Recovery of Heavy Metals from industrial wastewater; Role: Principal Investigator; Ongoing
Membrane based process for treatment of wastewater from Assam and Assam Arakan Basin, Jorhat Work centre and Recycling of Water; Role: Principal Investigator; Completed
Removal of phenol from sour/stripped water, it’s value addition and recycling of waste, Role: Principal Investigator, Completed.
Development of electrospan and ceramic membrane for treatment of wastewater Role: Principal Investigator, Completed.
Development of processes for edible and industrial dyes from plant sources for enhanced income (Fast Track Translational Project) Role: Principal Investigator, Completed.
Novel process for production of Pregabalin (CSIR Mission Mode project, INPROTICS) Role: Principal Investigator (NEIST, Completed.
Membrane based process for commercial production of biomolecules (Fast Track Translational Project) Role: Principal Investigator, Completed.
Membrane separation processes for liquids and gases (CSIR Mission Mode project, MATES) Role: Principal Investigator (NEIST) Completed.

Patents/Technologies

A novel process for extraction and separation of oxyresveratrol from artocarpus lakoocha roxb., Swapnali Hazarika, D Konwar, H J Borah, S Borthakur, P Barkakati, M M Bora, R N Das, 2014, Patent No. 3204346 (DE), 3204346 (FR), 2853DEL2014 (IN), 10376840 (US).
An improved membrane for gas separation, PCT countries, Swapnali Hazarika, P Bharali, H J Borah, I Das, S Borthakur, M M Bora and D Konwar, India, USA and UK, 2017, Patent No. 361456.
Membrane Based process for separation of natural dyes, M M Bora, S Borthakur, Swapnali Hazarika & D Ramaiah, India, USA and UK, 2018, Patent No. 442738
Membrane based combo process for removal of phenolics from wastewater, Swapnali Hazarika, R Goswami, R Hazarika, A Saikia, S Boruah, A Konwar, G N Sastry, G Hazarika, B Kalita, Application no. 202411058259.
A composition for self-cleaning polyethylene terephthalate membrane, process for preparation and application for in-situ removal and degradation of organic contaminants, Swapnali Hazarika, Chinmoy Bhuyan, Prarthana Bora, Parashmoni Rajguru, Monti Gogoi, 2025, Application no. 202511086592.

List of Publications

P Hazarika, R Duarah, R Goswami, P Rajguru, S Baruah, P K Goswami, X Feng, Swapnali Hazarika*, Electrospun nanofibrous adsorptive membranes for removal of heavy metals from wastewater via a flow-through adsorption/permeation process, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.164877 .
D Bora, K K Hazarika, R Duarah, S Baruah, Swapnali Hazarika* Advancement of Biodegradable Packaging for Sustainable Food Systems and Nutritional Security: Innovations, Challenges, and Global, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116572.
AR Borah, M Gogoi, R Goswami, A Borah, Swapnali Hazarika*, Integrating amine functionalized chiral graphene oxide nanosheet onto cellulose acetate electrospun nanofiber membrane for enantioselective separation of ibuprofen, Journal of Membrane Science, 693, 122329, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023 .
C Bhuyan, A Konwar, P Bora, P Rajguru, Swapnali Hazarika*, Carbon dot-graphene oxide coated in situ loaded cellulose nanofiber-poly(ethylene terephthalate) nanocomposite membrane from waste materials for treatment of wastewater, J. Hazardous Materials, 442 (2023) 129955, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129955
K K Hazarika, A Konwar, A Borah and Swapnali Hazarika*, CNC mediated natural dye based heat sealable biodegradable food packaging material with enhanced freshness indication ability, Carbohydrate Polymers, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120241 , 2022, 300 (2023)

Awards

1) NESA Fellowship Award, 2025, National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi

2) Excellence Award for Research contribution on the area Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives conferred by the Oil & Gas Chemistry, Chemicals and Additives International conference in 2025.

3) CRSI Bronze medal, 2023, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI).

4) ChemComm highest cited paper in 2023 for the paper entitled Carbon nanomaterials for emerging membrane applications, P Bora, C Bhuyan, A R Borah and Swapnali Hazarika*, Chemical Communications, 59, 11320-11336, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03490A. The paper has been selected for 60th Anniversary collection volume of ChemComm, 2024.

5) Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, 2022

6) World Championship Award in Membrane science, 2018.

7) National VICAL Award in Chemical Engineering, IIChE, 2015.

8) Fullbright Fellow, under ‘Woman in Science’ program, USA, 2013.

9) 12 nos. Best Poster/Oral Presentation awards received by Research Fellows under my supervision.

Personal Website

https://sites.google.com/view/dr-swapnali-hazarika/home?pli=1

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Designation : Scientist G

CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology

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