Dr. Monohar Hossain Mondal

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Chemistry

Qualification: M. Sc., Ph. D. (B.U.)

Area of Specialization: Inorganic Chemistry

E-mail: mmondal1208@gmail.com, Monohar.ac@gmail.com

Research Interests

Inorganic Catalysis: Surfactant Chemistry, Bio-Surfactants, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Inorganic Chemistry of metals, Green Chemistry and Environmental Studies.

List of Publications

2025

Homogeneous catalysis for polymerization of propylene

W Begum, MH Mondal, B Saha, Homogeneous Polymerization and Oligomerization Reactions (Elsevier BV.), 73-87, 2025.

2024

Stone mining work and dust pollution in Birbhum district, West Bengal, India

B Malakar, SK Roy, MH Mondal, A Roy, Toxicology and Industrial Health,2024, 40 (4), 185-193

2023

Chiral Metamaterials, Editor(s):  Inamuddin, Tariq Altalhi, Electromagnetic Metamaterials: Properties and Applications, W Begum, M H Mondal, U Mandal, B Saha, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2023), Pages 33-51.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394167074.ch2

Diverse utilization of surfactants in coal-floatation for the sustainable development of clean coal production and environmental safety: a review. B Kumar, B Das, A Garain, S Rai, W Begum, M Inamuddin, MH Mondal, …RSC Advances, 2023, 12 (37), 23973-23988.

Application of biosurfactant in the production of beverages, Editor(s):  Inamuddin, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Applications of Next Generation Biosurfactants in the Food Sector. M H Mondal, W Begum, A Bhattarai, DKumar, B Singh, B Saha, Academic Press(Elsevier),2023,Pages 57-89,ISBN 9780128242834,https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824283-4.00002-2.

2022

Comprehensive Review on Applications of Surfactants in Vaccine Formulation, Therapeutic and Cosmetic Pharmacy and Prevention of Pulmonary Failure due to COVID-19. B Das, B Kumar, W Begum, A Bhattarai, MH Mondal, B Saha, Chemistry Africa, 2022, 1-22.

A comprehensive review on the sources, essentiality and toxicological profile of nickel. W Begum, S Rai, S Banerjee, S Bhattacharjee, MH Mondal, A Bhattarai, B. Saha, RSC Advances, 2022, 12 (15), 9139-9153.

Previous Papers:

1. A halotolerant Enterobacter sp. displaying ACC deaminase activity promotes rice seedling growth under salt stress. A Sarkar, PK Ghosh, K Pramanik, S Mitra, T Soren, S Pandey, MH Mondal, …

Research in microbiology 169 (1),2018,  20-32.

2. Review on chemically bonded geminis with cationic heads: second-generation interfactants. MH Mondal, A Roy, S Malik, A Ghosh, B Saha. Research on Chemical Intermediates 42 (3), 2016, 1913-1928
3. Microbial assisted (pseudomonas sp.) production of novel bio-surfactant rhamnolipids and its characterisation by different spectral studies. MH Mondal, A Sarkar, TK Maiti, B Saha, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 242, 2017, 873-878.
4. Employment of different spectroscopic tools for the investigation of chromium (VI) oxidation of acetaldehyde in aqueous micellar medium. S Malik, A Ghosh, P Sar, MH Mondal, K Mahali, B Saha, Journal of Chemical Sciences 129 (5), 2017, 637-645
5. Combination of Sodium Dodecylsulfate and 2, 2′-Bipyridine for Hundred Fold Rate Enhancement of Chromium (VI) Oxidation of Malonic Acid at Room Temperature: A Greener Approach. S Malik, MH Mondal, A Ghosh, S De, K Mahali, SS Bhattacharyya, B Saha, Journal of Solution Chemistry 45 (7), 2016, 1043-1060
6. A review on micellar catalyzed oxidation reactions of organic functional groups in aqueous medium using various transition metals. MH Mondal, MA Ali, A Pal, B Saha, Tenside Surfactants Detergents 56 (6), 2019, 516-526.
7. A Comparative Spectral Study on the Interaction of Organic Dye Congo-Red with Selective Aqueous Micellar Media of CPC, Rhamnolipids and Saponin. A Pal, A Garain, D Chowdhury, MH Mondal, B Saha, Tenside Surfactants Detergents 57 (5), 401-407, 2020.
8. A study on the synthesis of alkaline Copper (III)-periodate (DPC) complex with an overview of its redox behavior in aqueous micellar media. B Chowdhury, MH Mondal, MK Barman, B Saha, Research on Chemical Intermediates 45 (2), 789-800,2019.
9. Synthesis of 2-(Prop-2-ynyloxy) Benzaldehyde using Salicyl Aldehyde and Propargyl Bromide in Aqueous Micellar Media. S Mandal, S Mandal, S Biswas, MH Mondal, B Saha, Tenside Surfactants Detergents,56 (4), 337-342, 2019.
10. Scientific information about sugar-based emulsifiers: A comprehensive review. A Pal, MH Mondal, A Adhikari, A Bhattarai, B Saha, RSC Advances 11 (52), 2021, 33004-33016.
11. A comprehensive review on chromium chemistry along with detection, speciation, extraction and remediation of hexavalent chromium in contemporary science and technology. M H Mondal, WasefaBegum,MahmoudNasrollahzadeh, Fatemah …, Vietnam Journal of Chemistry 59 (6), 711- 732, 2021.
12. Green Methodology Development for the Surfactant Assisted Williamson Synthesis of 4-Benzyloxy Benzoic Acid (Ether) in Aqueous Media. S Mandal, S Biswas, MH Mondal, B Saha, Tenside Surfactants Detergents 57 (2),2020, 115-121.
13. A Review of Biopolymers’ Utility as Emulsion Stabilizers. N Tamang, P Shrestha, B Khadka, MH Mondal, B Saha, A Bhattarai, Polymers 14 (1), 2021, 127.

14. Modernization of surfactant chemistry in the age of gemini and bio-surfactants: a review
M H Mondal, S Malik, A Roy, R Saha, B Saha. RSC Advances, 2015, 5 (112), 92707-92718.
15. Micellar effect on hetero-aromatic nitrogen base promoted chromic acid oxidation of 1.3-propanediol inaqueous media at room temperature. S Malik, D Saha, M H Mondal, P Sar, A Ghosh, K Mahali, B SahaJ. Mol.Liq. 2017, 225, 207-216.

16. Employment and resurrection of surfactants in bipyridine promoted oxidation of butanal using bivalentcopper at NTP. M H Mondal, S Malik, S De, S S Bhattacharyya and B Saha, Res. Chem. Intermed. 2017,43(3), 1651-1670.

17. Extraction of natural surfactant saponin from soapnut (Sapindusmukorossi) and its utilization in theremediation of hexavalent chromium from contaminated water. M H Mondal, S Malik, A Garain, S Mandaland B Saha, Tenside Surf. Det. 2017, 54(6), 519-529.

18.Characterization of pyrene solubilization in selective micellar media of novel bio-degradable naturalsurfactant saponin (extracted from soap nut) and conventional surfactant SDBS in presence and absence ofcommon salt NaCl. M H Mondal , S Malik and B Saha, Tenside surf. det. 2017, 54 (5), 378-384.

Currently working on a Book Project as an Editor on ‘Biosurfactants and its application in Textile Industries’ with The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Research Contributions other than Publications:

Research Experience:

12+ Years of Research experience as scholar, independent Researcher, Teacher and Supervisor.

h-Index: 16

i10 Index: 18

Total Citation: 1088+ (Google Scholar Jan10^th 2025)

RG Research interest Score: 697.8 (as on 10.01.2025)

Peer-Reviewer:

Chemistry Africa (Springer Nature)

BioNanoScience (Springer Nature)

Transition Metal Chemistry (Springer Nature)

Journal of Fluorescence (Springer Nature)

Processes (MDPI)

Fire (MDPI)

Cosmetics (MDPI)

Polymers (MDPI)

Chemical Methodologies (SAMI Pub.)

Frontiers in Environmental Chemical Engineering (Frontiers)

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Guest Editor: Frontiers in Environmental Chemical Engineering (Frontiers)

List of Publications:
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ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2986-5721

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Achievements / Awards

(1) 52^nd rank in Madhyamik examination 2006.

(2) AIR 76 in GATE-2013, AIR-31 in CSIR-NET 2013, WBCSC-SET in June 2013.
(3) Award in West Bengal State Science Congress 2011 for discovering new pattern in Modern Periodic table.

 

Teaching Experience

• Working as Assistant Professor of Chemistry in WBES for 10 years
• Worked as a Proctor in association with the Waterloo University, Canada.

Research Guidance