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BRIEF PROFILE (DR. MRS. ALKA TIWARI)Name - Dr. Mrs. Alka TiwariDesignation - ProfessorDepartment - ChemistryDate of first appointment - 24.11.1984Date of regularization - 16.6.1987Residential address - 104/4, New Adarsh Nagar, Durg (CG).Email address - alkatiwari18@yahoo.co.inalkatiwari18@gmail.comTeaching experience - UG - 29 yearsPG - 28 yearsTelephone no. - Land line No. - 0788-2324783 & 0788- 6534201Mobile. No. - 07415514000Specialization in PG - Organic Chemistry from SOS in Chemistry,Jiwaji University, Gwalior (MP)Details of Ph.D. - Ph. D. in 1984, under the guidance ofDr.C.N. Haksar and Dr.R.P.Bhatnagar,SOS in Chemistry, Jiwaji University, GwaliorDetail of awards -Received Research Fellowship from CSIR,New Delhi for Ph.D. (from 1980-1984).Field of research - 1. Synthetic Organic Chemistry2. Polymer Chemistry3. Environmental ChemistryDetails of ongoing research -1. Synthesis & Characterization of polymericadsorbent microspheres.2. Synthesis & Characterization of magneticnano Iron oxide loaded polymers.3. Application of magnetic and nano sizedpolymers in the removal of inorganic andorganic toxicants from water.Whether you are a recognized supervisor for Ph.D.guidance – Yes,• Ph.D. degree Awarded - one candidate.• Candidates registered for Ph. D. degree – 02• Candidates enrolled for Ph.D. degree - 02• One Junior Research Fellow has been appointed for the BARC MajorResearch Project.

Research projects -• Completed - One Minor Research Project sponsored by UGC for twoyears (2007-2009).• Ongoing - One Minor Research Project sponsored by UGC for 18 months(2010 -2011).• One Major Research project sponsored by Department of AtomicEnergy, BARC, Mumbai for three years (2011 -2014).Other recognitions –• Fellow and Life member: Indian Council of Chemists (ICC).• Fellow and Life member: Indian Society of Surface Science &Technology (ISSST)• Fellow and Life member: Journal of the Indian Chemical Society (J IndChem Soc).List of Publications -S.No Title of Paper Year ofPublicationName ofJournalVolume &Page no.16 Adsorption of o-nitrophenol ontoNano iron oxide andalginatemicrospheres: Batchand column studiesAccepted2012African Journal ofPure and AppliedChemistryAJPACVol.6 (2)xxx-xxx, 10February,201215 Nano particlesloaded alginatebeads as potentialadsorbentfor removal ofphenol fromaqueous solution14 Adsorption ofChromium ontocompositemicrospheres ofChitosan and nano –Iron Oxide.Accepted2012Published2011Synthesis andReactivity inInorganic, Metal-Organic, andNano-MetalChemistry(Taylor &Francis)Journal ofDispersionScience andTechnology,(Taylor &Francis)LSRT-2011-0401.R1.JDSTVol.32 (2011)1661-1667.13 Removal of Journal of

12chromium (VI) ionsby adsorption ontobinary bio-polymericbeads of sodiumalginate andcarboxymethylcelluloseRemoval ofRhodamine-B fromaqueous solution byadsorption ontocross-linked alginatebeadsPublished2011Published2010DispersionScience andTechnology,(Taylor &Francis)Journal ofDispersionScience andTechnology,(Taylor &Francis)JDSTVol.32 (2011)1075-1082JDSTVol.31 (2010)438-44111 Removal of arsenic(v) ions fromaqueous solutions byadsorption ontobiopolymericcrosslinked calciumalginate beads.Published2009Toxicological andEnvironmentalChemistry.Taylor &FrancisVol. 91, No. 6,August 2009,1055– 106710 Binary biopolymericbeads of alginate andcarboxymethylcellulose as potentialadsorbent for removalof cobalt (II) ions: Adynamic andequilibrium study.09 Dynamic andEquilibrium Studieson adsorption ofCu(II) ions ontobiopolymericcrosslinked pectinand alginate beads08 Removal of Cobaltions from aqueoussolution byadsorption ontocrosslinked calciumalginate beads.07 Binary Biopolymericbeads of alginatePublished2009Published2009Published2009Toxicological andEnvironmentalChemistry.Taylor &FrancisJournal ofDispersionScience andTechnology,(Taylor &Francis)Journal ofDispersionScience andTechnology(Taylor &Francis)92(02), pp.211 - 222.30, 6,(2009).1208-1215.30 (2009) 1.

and carboxymethylcellulose as potentialadsorbent forremoval of toxicArsenic (v) ions: ADynamic andequilibrium study06 Removal of Cu (II)ions by adsorptiononto crosslinkedcalcium alginatebeads,Published2008Published2007Journal of theChineseChemical SocietyBiosciences,BiotechnologyResearch Asia55-(5), (2008),952-961.04 (2), 675-680 (2007)05 Synthesis of someBiphenyl Compoundsby Rearrangementof Salicyl hydrazonesin Polyphosphoricacid.Published2007Asian Journal ofChemistry19(4),3256-325804 IntramolecularThermal cyclizationsof substituted N-PhenylCinnamamides byPolyphosphoric acid,03 Synthesis ofCoumarins byCyclocondensation inpresence ofPolyphosphoric acid(PPA).02 Fries Rearrangement: A new, Practicalsynthesis of 5 -Acetylresacetophenone -4-methyl ether inPolyphosphoric acid(PPA)01 Synthesis of DiarylSulphones bySulphonylation ofCarboxylic acids inPolyphosphoric acid(PPAPublished2007Published2006Published2006Asian Journal ofChemistryResearch Link 30(5)19 (4), 3262-3264Research Link 31(6), 18Published2006 Research Link 31 (6),16

Conferences and Proceedings• National Symposium, 2007, on Fundamental and Analytical aspects of selforganizing systems , Bhilai, from 8 th to 10 th march.“Dynamic and equilibrium studies on adsorption of Copper ontobiopolymeric crosslinked pectin beads”., by Alka Tiwari & TulikaDewangan, abstr. No. OP – 36.• Chemical congress , 2008, held at Kathmandu, Nepal on Chemistry forsustainable Development from 23 rd to 25 th May.“Binary biopolymeric beads of alginate and carboxymethyl cellulose aspotential adsorbent for removal of toxic arsenic (V)”, by Alka Tiwari&Tulika Dewangan, Abstr.no. OP 14.• 27 th Annual conference, 2008, Indian Council of Chemist, GurukulVishwavidyalaya, Kangri, Haridwar from 26 th to 28 th Dec.“Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by adsorption ontobiopolymeric crosslinked calcium alginate beads”. By Alka Tiwari & TulikaDewangan, Abstr.no. AP – 20.• 28 th Annual conference, 2009, Indian Council of Chemist, Patan, Gujrat,from 7 th to 10 th Nov.“Adsorption of Cr (VI) ions onto binary biopolymeric beads of Sodiumalginate and carboxymethyl cellulose; dynamic and equilibrium studies, byAlka Tiwari & Tulika Dewangan, Abstr.no. AO – CYSA – 10.• 28 th Annual conference, 2009, Indian Council of Chemist, Patan, Gujrat,from 7 th to 10 th Nov.“Iron Oxide encapsulated Chitosan microspheres as novel nanocomposite adsorbent for detoxification of water” by Alka Tiwari & ChanchalDhiwar. Abstr. No. AO – CYSA – 08.• 28 th Annual conference, 2009, Indian Council of Chemist, Patan, Gujrat,from 7 th to 10 th Nov.“Removal of Phenol by adsorption onto alginate and nano iron oxidecomposite beads, by Alka Tiwari & Anjali Soni. Abstr. No. AP – CYSA - 05• National conference on Advanced Material & Technology, 2009, from 29-30 th Dec.“Adsorption of mercury (II) ions onto binary biopolymeric beads of Sodiumalginate and carboxymethyl cellulose; dynamic and equilibrium studies, byAlka Tiwari & Tulika Dewangan, Abstr.no. IM – 3.

• 47th Annual Convention of Chemists and International Conference onRecent Advances in Chemical Sciences, 2010, Raipur ( Chhattisgarh),from 23 rd to 27 th Dec.“Biosorption of Ni (II) ions by Chitosan and nano iron oxide microspheres:Batch and column studies, by Alka Tiwari & Chanchal Dhiwar, Abstr. No.AEC (OP) 26.• 47th Annual Convention of Chemists and International Conference onRecent Advances in Chemical Sciences, 2010, Raipur ( Chhattisgarh),from 23 rd to 27 th Dec.“Removal of O-nitro phenol by polymeric adsorbent composed by alginateand nano iron oxide”, Abstr. No. AEC (OP) 27.• 1st International Science Congress" (ISC-2011) at Maharaja Ranjit SinghCollege of Professional Science, Indore, MP, India.from 24th to 25thDecember 2011“ Removal of As (III) ions onto composite beads of nano particles of ironoxide and chitosan by batch method”.