ACADEMICS

Dr. Alimpia Borah

Address for correspondence:

Department of Chemistry

Handique Girls’ College,

Guwahati 781001, Assam, India

Email: alimpiaborah2014@gmail.com 

h-index: 7

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3346-2863

Citations: 206

Education

Ph.D.: 

Chemistry at CSIR – North East Institute Of Science And Technology (NEIST), Jorhat, India, 2019-2024

M.Sc.: 

Chemistry at National Institute Of Technology Silchar, India, 2015-2017

B.Sc.: 

Chemistry (Major), Physics, and Mathematics at Jagannath Barooah University, Jorhat, India, 2012-2015

Research Publications

1. A.Borah, M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, S.Hazarika*, “Pentahomoserine functionalized Graphene oxide decorated polyamide thin film antifouling membrane for enhanced separation of green tea polyphenols”, Microchemical Journal, 111345, 2024

2. A.Borah, M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, S.Hazarika*, “Ultrasound-assisted hydrotropic extraction of polyphenols from green tea leaves”, Industrial crops and products, 209, 117986, 2024 

3. A.Borah, M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, S.Hazarika*, “Organic Exfoliation of Hydrophilic Bentonite using Aliquat 336 and Isobutyl(trimethoxy)silane to Enhance its Activity towards pH dependent Adsorption of Epigallocatechin gallate”, Clays and Clay minerals, 71, 430-447, 2023. 

4. A.Borah, M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, H.Sarmah, K.K.Hazarika, S.Hazarika*, “Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with clay-ionic liquid framework for enhancing rejection of epigallocatechin gallate in aqueous media.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10, 107423, 2022. 

5. R.Goswami, M.Gogoi, A.Borah, H.Sarmah, A.R.Borah, X.Feng, S.Hazarika, "Quantum dot- β-Cyclodextrin nanofiller decorated thin film nanocomposite membrane for removal of cationic and anionic dyes from aqueous solutions", Materials Today Chemistry, 35, 101871, 2024. 

6. A.R.Borah, M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, A.Borah, S.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.

7. B.Walling, A.Borah, S.Hazarika, P.Bharali, D Ramachandran, V. Kanagasabai, N.Dutta, G.B.Maadurshni, J.Manivannan, P.Mudoi, P.K.Kaman, V.Sorhie, B.Gogoi, Alemtoshi, S.A.Acharjee, V.Vishwakarma, P.D.Nath, "Production of bacterial nanocellulose as green adsorbent matrix using distillery wastes for dye removal: a combined approach for waste management and pollution mitigation",Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-17, 2024.

8. H.J.Borah+, A.Borah+, A.Yadav, S.Hazarika*, “Extraction of Malic acid from Dillenia indica in organic solvents and its antimicrobial activity”, Separation Science and Technology, 2022 (+ equal authorship)

9. M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, A.Borah, S.Hazarika*, “In situ Assembly of Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube with partially reduced Graphene oxide Nanocomposite Membrane for Chiral Separation of β-substituted-α-amino acids”, Separation and Purification Technology, 283, 120201, 2022. 

10. M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, A.Borah, H.Sarmah, P.Rajguru, S.Hazarika*, “Amide functionalized DWCNT nanocomposite membrane for chiral separation of the racemic DOPA”, Separation and Purification Technology, 279, 119704, 2021 

11. R.Goswami, M.Gogoi, A.Borah, H.Sarmah, P.G.Ingole, S.Hazarika*, “Functionalized activated carbon and carbon nanotube hybrid membrane with enhanced antifouling activity for removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solution.” Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management 16, 100492, 2021.

12. M.Gogoi, R.Goswami, A.Borah, C.Bhuyan, H.Sarmah, S.Hazarika*, “Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Hollow Fiber Membranes for Separation of β-substituted-α-amino acids enantiomers” Journal of Chemical Sciences, 134 (3), 89, 2022. 

13. K.K.Hazarika, A.Konwar, A.Borah, A.Saikia, P.Barman, S.Hazarika, “Cellulose Nanofiber Mediated Natural Dye Based Biodegradable Bag with Freshness Indicator for Packaging of Meat and Fish”, Carbohydrate Polymers, 300, 120241, 2023.

14. B.Bhuyan, M.Devi, A.Borah, B.Paul, S.S.Dhar, S.Vadivel, "Fabrication of a Novel ZnO/NiMoO4 Nanocomposite and Evaluation of Its Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Performance", IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 17, 4, 2018. 

Book Chapters

1. A.Borah, R.Goswami, S.Hazarika, “Chapter 6 - Efficient and nutritive value addition of waste from food processing industries”, Advanced Materials from Recycled Waste, 2023, 111-132, ISBN No.: 978-0-323-85604-1.

2. A.Borah, S.Hazarika, “Chapter 3 - Phytochemicals: Isolation and Effective Membrane Separation”, Current Trends in Polymeric and Novel 2D Material based Membrane Systems for Waste water Treatment and green energy harvesting, 2020, 41-59, ISBN No.: 978-93-90589-43-2.

3. P Rajguru, A Borah, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Application of Membranes in the Petroleum Industry, 177-188, 2024, ISBN No.: 9781003441359

Awards and Recognition

1. Best Oral Presentation award in, “International Virtual Conference on Current Scenario in Chemical Sciences (CSCS – 2021)” organized by School of Chemical Sciences, Moolji Jaitha College (Autonomous), Jalgaon (MS), India on 6th and 7th September 2021

2. Best Oral Presentation award in,“Chemical Education on Self Reliance: Global Perspective” CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam & Royal Society of Chemistry, June 26, 2022

3. Best Performing Young Researcher (Female) award during 2022-2023 at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat.

Conferences and Symposium Attended

1. Poster presentation on "International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020)", CSIR-North-East Institute of Science & Technology, 20th-22nd February 2020.

2. Oral Presentation on "International Virtual Conference on Current Scenario in Chemical Sciences (CSCS – 2021) organized by School of Chemical Sciences, Moolji Jaitha College (Autonomous), Jalgaon (MS), India on 6th and 7th September 2021. 

3. Oral Presentation on "Chemical Education on Self Reliance: Global Perspective", CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam & Royal Society of Chemistry, June 26, 2022. 

4. Poster presentation on "North East Research Conclave (NERC 2022)", IIT Gauhati, May, 2022.

5. Poster presentation on "North East Sustainable and Inclusive Development, NESID-22", Kaziranga University, Jorhat, November 16-19, 2022

6. Oral presentation on CHEMCON 2022, HBTU Kanpur, December 27-30, 2022

7. Poster presentation on "Science for Society, Environment and Sustainability", CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, November 24-26, 2022.

8. Poster presentation on "International Conference on Materials and Membranes for Water and Eenergy, MMWE-2024, 10th - 12th July, 2024, Organized by, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

 

Equipment Skills

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Electrokinetic Analyzer, Capillary Condensation Flow Porometer, Contact Angle analyzer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV-Visible spectrophotometer, Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area analyzer

Research Interest

1. Designing nanomaterials and nanocomposites.

2. Fabrication of separation barriers (membranes) for biomolecule separation and environmental remediation.

3. Extraction of bioactive compounds from plant species (hydrotropes and enzyme assited) and stability study through encapsulation processes.

4. Proficiency in polymer science and membrane-based technology for molecular separation and purification.

Research Experiences 

1. Studies on different spectroscopic techniques:structural elucidation of compounds using NMR, IR, Mass Spectrometry, and Elemental Analysis.

2. Experimental techniques in organic molecule synthesis through coupling reactions.Proficiency in column chromatographic techniques and mass spetroscopy

3. Synthesis of nanocomposites and study on determination of its photodegradation and antibacterial properties.

Teaching

Postgraduate Chemistry (MSc)

Subjects: Physical Chemistry

 

Undergraduate Chemistry (BSc)

Subjects: Organic Chemistry 

Higher Secondary Chemistry (HS)

Subjects: Organic Chemistry and General Chemistry

Laboratory Chemistry at PG and UG levels

Subjects: Physical and Organic Chemistry