Research Area

Porous materials (COFs, MOFs) for Heterogeneous Catalysis, Flow-Chemistry

• Green Hydrogen Production
• Environmental Remediation
• Photocatalysis
• Drugs Delivery

Research Interests

Our research is focused on the development of nanomaterials for a variety of applications. Major emphasis on the synthesis of porous materials, such as Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Porous Organic Polymers (POPs), and Nanocomposites. We aim to establish connections between structural characteristics and physical properties and devise synthetic approaches for crafting specialized materials suitable for drug delivery, chemicals, energy, and environmental uses. Continuous flow processes are being adopted for material synthesis and for performing catalytic reactions.

Recent Publications

• Habtegbrel, M. M., Jena, S. K., Kumar, R., Patil, R. K., Siril, P. F., "Glycolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate by BiOCl Nanoplates: Synergy of Surface Hydroxy Groups, Facets, and Lewis Acid Sites", ChemSusChem, 2025, 18(20), e202501196.
• Rathi, P., Chowdhury, S., Siril, P. F., "A Decade-Long Journey in Design Strategies and Structure-Property Relationships of Covalent Organic Framework Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drug Delivery", Small, 2025, 21(39), e05835.
• Kumar, R., Jena, S. K., Habtegbrel, M. M., Gogoi, R., Singh, A., Siril, P. F., "Room Temperature Synthesis of Visible Light Active PANI/BiOBr Z-Scheme Heterojunction for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B", ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10(14), e202405902.
• Singh, A., Gogoi, R., Sharma, K., Jena, S. K., Kumar, R., Fourati, N., Zerrouki, C., Remita, S., Siril, P. F., "Engineering the physical properties and photocatalytic activities of a β-ketoenamine COF using continuous flow synthesis", Chemosphere, 2024, 361, 142524.
• Chowdhury, S., Hasnat, A., Rathi, P., Kumar, M., Saha, S., Randhawa, J. K., Siril, P. F., "Electrospun Nanofiber Supported Nano/Mesoscale Covalent Organic Frameworks Boost Iodine Sorption", Small, 2024, 2409495.
• Chowdhury, S., Sharma, A., Das, P. P., Rathi, P., Siril, P. F., "Fine-tuning covalent organic frameworks for structure-activity correlation via adsorption and catalytic studies", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 665, 988-998.

Representative Publications

• Habtegbrel, M. M., Jena, S. K., Kumar, R., Patil, R. K., Siril, P. F., "Glycolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate by BiOCl Nanoplates: Synergy of Surface Hydroxy Groups, Facets, and Lewis Acid Sites", ChemSusChem, 2025, 18(20), e202501196.
• Rathi, P., Chowdhury, S., Siril, P. F., "A Decade-Long Journey in Design Strategies and Structure-Property Relationships of Covalent Organic Framework Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drug Delivery", Small, 2025, 21(39), e05835.
• Chowdhury, S., Hasnat, A., Rathi, P., Kumar, M., Saha, S., Randhawa, J. K., Siril, P. F., "Electrospun Nanofiber Supported Nano/Mesoscale Covalent Organic Frameworks Boost Iodine Sorption", Small, 2024, 2409495.
• Chowdhury, S., Sharma, P., Kundu, K., Das, P. P., Rathi, P., Siril, P. F., "Systematic Thiol Decoration in a Redox-Active UiO-66-(SH) 2 Metal-Organic Framework: A Case Study under Oxidative and Reductive Conditions", Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62(9), 3875-3885.
• Sharma, K., Kaushik, R., De, S., Singh, A., Gogoi, R., Das, B., Siril, P. F., "Push-Pull Engine- Electron Pumping by Anchored Ligands over ZnO/C: Boosting Photo-Fenton-Like Catalysis without Additional Oxidants", ACS ES&T Engineering, 2024.