Binoy Sarkar

Teaching Strengths

Soil Science
Hydrology: Water in the Environment
Biogeochemical Cycles
Environmental Remediation Technologies
Earth’s Interior

Dr Binoy Sarkar

Senior Research Fellow

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.

Binoy's research addresses both evolving and interlinked environmental sustainability issues around climate change, food security and environmental quality. Over the past 15 years, he has engaged in developing and testing novel nature-based methods for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, storing more carbon in agricultural and forestry soil, improving soil quality and plant production, and cleaning up conventional and emerging pollutants in soil and water. He combines laboratory, glasshouse, and field trial studies with modelling and highly specialised experiments at national research facilities and take a multidisciplinary approach to provide solutions to farmers, plantation growers, industry partners, and policy makers.
Binoy’s published work includes more than 220 refereed articles (Google Scholar h-index = 88), including in Nature and Nature Plants journals describing CO2 capture and simultaneous biogeochemical improvement of soils through enhanced weathering of soil-applied silicate minerals. His work on novel use of clay minerals for contaminants remediation generated an international patent and several highly cited journal papers. He was listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in 2023.
Binoy holds a PG Certificate in Teaching for Learning in Higher Education and has co-ordinated and taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses in soil and environmental science areas at Lancaster University, The University of Sheffielfd and UniSA.

  • Enhanced rock weathering
  • Biochar
  • Clay minerals
  • Carbon dioxide removal
  • Soil carbon
  • Soil science
  • Soil amendments
  • Plant nutrition
  • Agronomy
  • Microplastics
  • Emerging contaminants
  • Soil pollutants
  • Water pollutants

Year Citation
2026 Chen, H., Yang, X., Wang, H., Sarkar, B., Shaheen, S. M., Gielen, G., . . . Rinklebe, J. (2026). Corrigendum to “Animal carcass- and wood-derived biochars improved nutrient bioavailability, enzyme activity, and plant growth in metal-phthalic acid ester co-contaminated soils: A trial for reclamation and improvement of degraded soils” [J. Environ. Manag. 261 (2020) 110246] (Journal of Environmental Management (2020) 261, (S030147972030181X), (10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110246)). Journal of Environmental Management, 402, 129053.
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2026 Kaya, C., Ashraf, M., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Rinklebe, J., & Ahmad, P. (2026). Nanoplastics in soil and aquatic ecosystems: Sources, impacts, and nature-based remediation strategies. Environmental Pollution, 395, 19 pages.
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2026 Park, J., Jeong, W. G., Kim, H. B., Sarkar, B., & Baek, K. (2026). Silica-based encapsulation for immobilizing heavy metal mobility in agricultural soil. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 237(1, article no. 18), 1-16.
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2025 Bagherifam, S., Brown, T., Baglieri, A., Sarkar, B., & Rinklebe, J. (2025). Fractionation of water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) with polyvinylpyrrolidone: a study on antimony associated with WSOM in contaminated soils. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 157, 303-313.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2025 Pandey, D., Singh, S. V., Savio, N., Bhutto, J. K., Srivastava, R. K., Yadav, K. K., . . . Sarkar, B. (2025). Biochar application in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: a critical review. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 69, 1-16.
DOI Scopus39 WoS34
2025 Sepulveda, P., Suazo Hernandez, J., Caceres Jensen, L., Mora, M. D. L. L., Denardin, J., Garcia Garcia, A., . . . Sarkar, B. (2025). Iron oxide nano-adsorbent doped with nickel and palladium for phosphorus removal from water. RSC Advances, 15(32), 26321-26337.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2025 Zhang, W., Huang, P., Chai, S., Zhang, L., Zuo, Q., Sarkar, B., . . . Sik Ok, Y. (2025). WITHDRAWN: Effect of microplastics on the removal of Cr(VI) from an aqueous medium using activated carbon. Chemical Engineering Journal, 129261.
DOI Scopus3
2025 Suazo-Hernández, J., Cáceres-Jensen, L., Pesenti, H., Corradini, F., de la Luz Mora, M., Bolan, N., . . . Sarkar, B. (2025). Microplastics Influence Phosphate Adsorption in Volcanic Ash Soil. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 25(3), 5494-5507.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2025 Aralappanavar, V. K., Sarkar, B., Doolette, C. L., Rose, M., Donnellan, L., Smith, E., . . . Lombi, E. (2025). A diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) methodology for in situ measurement of imazamox and imazapyr herbicide residues. Talanta, 295(128350), 1-11.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2025 Aralappanavar, V. K., Sarkar, B., Doolette, C. L., Donnellan, L., Mason, S., Rose, M., . . . Lombi, E. (2025). Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) for measuring potentially bioavailable pesticide residues in soil systems: current challenges and perspectives. Critical Reviews In Environmental Science And Technology, online(17), 1-22.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Aralappanavar, V. K., Mukhopadhyay, R., Yu, Y., Liu, J., Bhatnagar, A., Praveena, S. M., . . . Sarkar, B. (2024). Effects of microplastics on soil microorganisms and microbial functions in nutrients and carbon cycling - a review. Science of the Total Environment, 924(171435), 1-14.
DOI Scopus181 WoS156 Europe PMC71
2024 Nain, P., Purakayastha, T. J., Sarkar, B., Bhowmik, A., Biswas, S., Kumar, S., . . . Das Saha, N. (2024). Nitrogen-enriched biochar co-compost for the amelioration of degraded tropical soil. Environmental Technology, vol. 45(2), 246-261.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC4
2024 Liu, X., Yu, Y., Yu, H., Sarkar, B., Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., & Qin, S. (2024). Nonbiodegradable microplastic types determine the diversity and structure of soil microbial communities: a meta-analysis. Environmental Research, 260(119663), 1-10.
DOI Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC11
2024 Li, J., Gao, Y., Li, C., Wang, F., Chen, H., Yang, X., . . . Wang, H. (2024). Pristine and Fe-functionalized biochar for the simultaneous immobilization of arsenic and antimony in a contaminated mining soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 469(133937), 1-12.
DOI Scopus49 WoS38 Europe PMC22
2024 Sun, N., Sarkar, B., Li, S., Tian, Y., Sha, L., Gao, Y., . . . Yang, X. (2024). Biochar addition increased soil carbon storage but did not exacerbate soil carbon emission in young subtropical plantation forest. Forests, 15(6), 1-23.
DOI Scopus11 WoS8
2024 Pan, H., Yang, X., Chen, H., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Shaheen, S. M., . . . Wang, H. (2024). Corrigendum to “Pristine and iron-engineered animal- and plant-derived biochars enhanced bacterial abundance and immobilized arsenic and lead in a contaminated soil” [Sci. Total Environ. 763 (2021) 144218] (Science of the Total Environment (2021) 763, (S0048969720377494), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144218)). Science of the Total Environment, 956, 177243.
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2024 Bhattacharyya, P., Sarkar, B., & Roy, K. S. (2024). Editorial: New generation agronomy for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Frontiers in Agronomy, 6(1441041), 1-3.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Sukumaran, S., Purakayastha, T. J., Sarkar, B., Chakrabarti, B., Bandyopadhyay, K. K., Kumar, D., . . . Rajani, A. V. (2024). Assessment of carbon carrying capacities of Alfisols and Vertisols under long-term manuring and fertilization. Soil and Tillage Research, 238(105994), 1-13.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2024 Dixit, A., Pandey, H., Rana, R., Kumar, A., Herojeet, R., Lata, R., . . . Sarkar, B. (2024). Ecological and human health risk assessment of pharmaceutical compounds in the Sirsa River of Indian Himalayas. Environmental Pollution, 347(123668), 1-14.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC5
2024 Hossain, M. Z., Bahar, M. M., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., & Donne, S. (2024). Fertilizer value of nutrient-enriched biochar and response of canola crop. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 24(2), 2123-2137.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2024 Yu, Y., Lin, S., Sarkar, B., Wang, J., Liu, X., Wang, D., . . . Yao, H. (2024). Mineralization and microbial utilization of poly(lactic acid) microplastic in soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476, 1-11.
DOI Scopus22 WoS20 Europe PMC11
2023 Yin, G., Chen, X., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N. S., Wei, T., Zhou, H., & Wang, H. (2023). Co-adsorption mechanisms of Cd(II) and As(III) by an Fe-Mn binary oxide biochar in aqueous solution. Chemical Engineering Journal, 466(143199), 1-14.
DOI Scopus127 WoS113
2023 Fang, L., Chen, C., Li, S., Ye, P., Shi, Y., Sharma, G., . . . Chen, X. (2023). A comprehensive and global evaluation of residual antibiotics in agricultural soils: accumulation, potential ecological risks, and attenuation strategies. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 262(115175), 1-16.
DOI Scopus94 WoS84 Europe PMC36
2023 Mohd Nizam, N. S. A., Atika Baharin, S. N., Sarkar, B., & Rusmin, R. (2023). Structural, morphological and magnetic property evolution of dye-loaded magnetic bentonite composite for reusability studies. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 25(3), 303-313.
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2023 Beiyuan, J., Qin, Y., Huang, Q., Wang, J., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., . . . Wang, H. (2023). Modified biochar for arsenic immobilization in soil: a critical review. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 261(1), 28 pages.
DOI Scopus43 WoS38
2023 Suazo Hernández, J., Urdiales, C., Poblete Grant, P., Pesenti, H., Cáceres Jensen, L., Sarkar, B., . . . de la Luz Mora, M. (2023). Effect of particle size of nanoscale zero-valent copper on inorganic phosphorus adsorption-desorption in a volcanic ash soil. Chemosphere, 340(139836), 1-11.
DOI Scopus14 Europe PMC5
2023 Chang, P. H., Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Mei, Y. C., Hsu, C. H., & Tzou, Y. M. (2023). Insight and mechanisms of tetracycline adsorption on sodium alginate/montmorillonite composite beads. Applied Clay Science, 245(107127), 1-14.
DOI Scopus32 WoS29
2023 Xie, Q., Yang, X., Sarkar, B., Dou, X., Withana, P. A., & Ok, Y. S. (2023). Conversion of biochar into sulfonate-bearing solid acids used for the hydrolysis of tylosin: the effect of aromaticity and degree of condensation. Biochar, 5(88), 1-13.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2023 Dissanayake, P. D., Yeom, K. M., Sarkar, B., Alessi, D. S., Noh, J. H., & Ok, Y. S. (2023). Environmental impact of metal halide perovskite solar cells and potential mitigation strategies: a critical review. Environmental Research, 219(article no. 115066), 1-11.
DOI Scopus40 WoS33 Europe PMC5
2023 Chang, P. H., Mukhopadhyay, R., Zhong, B., Yang, Q. Y., Zhou, S., Tzou, Y. M., & Sarkar, B. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of PCN-222 metal organic framework and its application for removing perfluorooctane sulfonate from water. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 636, 459-469.
DOI Scopus63 WoS58 Europe PMC18
2023 Chang, P. H., Mukhopadhyay, R., Chen, C. Y., Sarkar, B., Li, J., & Tzou, Y. M. (2023). A mechanistic insight into the shrinkage and swelling of Ca- montmorillonite upon adsorption of chain-like ranitidine in an aqueous system. Journal Of Colloid And Interface Science, 633, 979-991.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC4
2023 Zhang, W., Meng, J., Huang, Y., Sarkar, B., Singh, B. P., Zhou, X., . . . Chen, W. (2023). Effects of soil grain size and solution chemistry on the transport of biochar nanoparticles. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10(article no. 1114940), 1-13.
DOI Scopus12 WoS10
2023 Baez, M. E., Sarkar, B., Pena, A., Vidal, J., Espinoza, J., & Fuentes, E. (2023). Effect of surfactants on the sorption-desorption, degradation, and transport of chlorothalonil and hydroxy-chlorothalonil in agricultural soils. Environmental Pollution, 327(121545), 1-12.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC3
2023 Basak, B. B., Sarkar, B., Maity, A., Chari, M. S., Banerjee, A., & Biswas, D. R. (2023). Low-grade silicate minerals as value-added natural potash fertilizer in deeply weathered tropical soil. Geoderma, 433(116433), 1-10.
DOI Scopus29 WoS24
2023 Fang, L., Chen, C., Zhang, F., Ali, E. F., Sarkar, B., Rinklebe, J., . . . Xiao, R. (2023). Occurrence profiling and environmental risk assessment of veterinary antibiotics in vegetable soils at Chongqing region, China. Environmental Research, 227(article no. 115799), 1-11.
DOI Scopus39 WoS34 Europe PMC21
2023 Gonzalez, A., Manquian Cerda, K., Maldonado, T., Calderon, R., Sarkar, B., & Arancibia Miranda, N. (2023). Imogolite prepared from cement kiln dust removes arsenite from water. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 31(103142), 1-13.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2023 Shaheen, S. M., Mosa, A., Natasha., Arockiam Jeyasundar, P. G. S., Sarkar, B., & Rinklebe, J. (2023). Pros and cons of biochar to soil potentially toxic element mobilization and phytoavailability: environmental implications. Earth Systems and Environment, 7(1), 321-345.
DOI Scopus48 WoS40
2023 Pan, Y., Chen, H., Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Wang, H., & Chen, C. (2023). Both sides of coin: benefits and potential negative consequences of biochar in sediment remediation. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 261(1), 20 pages.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2023 Chen, H., Gao, Y., Dong, H., Sarkar, B., Song, H., Li, J., . . . Chen, W. (2023). Chitin and crawfish shell biochar composite decreased heavy metal bioavailability and shifted rhizosphere bacterial community in an arsenic/lead co-contaminated soil. Environment International, 176(107989), 1-13.
DOI Scopus65 WoS60 Europe PMC31
2023 Liu, L., Song, Z., Tang, J., Li, Q., Sarkar, B., Ellam, R. M., . . . Wang, H. (2023). New insight into the mechanisms of preferential encapsulation of metal(loid)s by wheat phytoliths under silicon nanoparticle amendment. Science of the Total Environment, 875(162680), 1-13.
DOI Scopus18 WoS14 Europe PMC9
2023 Ray, A., Kumar, M., Karim, A. A., Biswas, K., Mohanty, S., Shadangi, K. P., . . . Sarkar, B. (2023). Potassium-phosphorus-sulfur augmented biochar production from potentially toxic elements abated gypsum pond wastewater of phosphate fertilizer industry. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(5), 1-9.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2023 Dey, S., Purakayastha, T. J., Sarkar, B., Rinklebe, J., Kumar, S., Chakraborty, R., . . . Shivay, Y. S. (2023). Enhancing cation and anion exchange capacity of rice straw biochar by chemical modification for increased plant nutrient retention. Science of The Total Environment, 886(163681), 1-14.
DOI Scopus80 WoS62 Europe PMC17
2023 Yang, X., You, M., Liu, S., Sarkar, B., Liu, Z., & Yan, X. (2023). Microbial responses towards biochar application in potentially toxic element (PTE) contaminated soil: a critical review on effects and potential mechanisms. Biochar, 5(1, article no. 57), 1-21.
DOI Scopus21 WoS19
2022 O'Connor, J., Bolan, N. S., Kumar, M., Nitai, A. S., Ahmed, M. B., Bolan, S. S., . . . Kirkham, M. B. (2022). Distribution, transformation and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater sources. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 164, 91-108.
DOI Scopus154 WoS136
2022 Sooriyakumar, P., Bolan, N., Kumar, M., Singh, L., Yu, Y., Li, Y., . . . Siddque, K. H. M. (2022). Biofilm formation and its implications on the properties and fate of microplastics in aquatic environments: a review. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 6(100077), 1-14.
DOI Scopus251 WoS188
2022 Chen, H., Gao, Y., Li, J., Sun, C., Sarkar, B., Bhatnagar, A., . . . Wang, H. (2022). Insights into simultaneous adsorption and oxidation of antimonite [Sb(III)] by crawfish shell-derived biochar: spectroscopic investigation and theoretical calculations. Biochar, 4(article number. 37), 1-16.
DOI Scopus50 WoS45
2022 Rusmin, R., Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Tsuzuki, T., Liu, Y., & Naidu, R. (2022). Facile one pot preparation of magnetic chitosan-palygorskite nanocomposite for efficient removal of lead from water. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 608(Pt 1), 575-587.
DOI Scopus58 WoS53 Europe PMC18
2022 Shanmugam, S. D., Praveena, S. M., & Sarkar, B. (2022). Quality assessment of research studies on microplastics in soils: a methodological perspective. Chemosphere, 296(134026), 1-10.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC4
2022 Dissanayake, P. D., Kim, S., Sarkar, B., Oleszczuk, P., Sang, M. K., Haque, M. N., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2022). Effects of microplastics on the terrestrial environment: a critical review. Environmental Research, 209(112734), 1-12.
DOI Scopus357 WoS289 Europe PMC160
2022 Chen, H., Feng, Y., Yang, X., Yang, B., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., . . . Wang, H. (2022). Assessing simultaneous immobilization of lead and improvement of phosphorus availability through application of phosphorus-rich biochar in a contaminated soil: a pot experiment. Chemosphere, 296(133891), 1-9.
DOI Scopus32 WoS28 Europe PMC15
2022 Baskar, A. V., Bolan, N., Hoang, S. A., Sooriyakumar, P., Kumar, M., Singh, L., . . . Siddique, K. H. M. (2022). Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: a review. Science of the Total Environment, 822, 1-24.
DOI Scopus519 WoS438 Europe PMC109
2022 Meng, J., Zhang, H., Cui, Z., Guo, H., Mašek, O., Sarkar, B., . . . Shan, S. (2022). Comparative study on the characteristics and environmental risk of potentially toxic elements in biochar obtained via pyrolysis of swine manure at lab and pilot scales. Science of the Total Environment, 825, 1-12.
DOI Scopus25 WoS23 Europe PMC6
2022 Kumar, A., Bhattacharya, T., Mukherjee, S., & Sarkar, B. (2022). A perspective on biochar for repairing damages in the soil-plant system caused by climate change‑driven extreme weather events. Biochar, 4(22), 1-23.
DOI Scopus127 WoS104
2022 Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Khan, E., Alessi, D. S., Biswas, J. K., Manjaiah, K. M., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2022). Nanomaterials for sustainable remediation of chemical contaminants in water and soil. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 52(15), 2611-2660.
DOI Scopus116 WoS85
2022 Cruces, E., Arancibia Miranda, N., Manquián Cerda, K., Perreault, F., Bolan, N., Azócar, M. I., . . . Sarkar, B. (2022). Copper/silver bimetallic nanoparticles supported on aluminosilicate geomaterials as antibacterial agents. ACS Nano, 5(1), 1472-1483.
DOI Scopus39 WoS33
2022 Hoang, S. A., Lamb, D., Sarkar, B., Seshadri, B., Kit Yu, R. M., Anh Tran, T. K., . . . Bolan, N. S. (2022). Phosphorus application enhances alkane hydroxylase gene abundance in the rhizosphere of wild plants grown in petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil. Environmental Research, 204(111924), 1-10.
DOI Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC8
2022 Murad, H. A., Ahmad, M., Bundschuh, J., Hashimoto, Y., Zhang, M., Sarkar, B., & Ok, Y. S. (2022). A remediation approach to chromium-contaminated water and soil using engineered biochar derived from peanut shell. Environmental Research, 204(112125), 1-11.
DOI Scopus104 WoS90 Europe PMC34
2022 Palansooriya, K. N., Li, J., Dissanayake, P. D., Suvarna, M., Li, L., Yuan, X., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2022). Prediction of soil heavy metal immobilization by biochar using machine learning. Environmental Science & Technology, 56(7), 4187-4198.
DOI Scopus436 WoS383 Europe PMC180
2022 Sarkar, B., Dissanayake, P. D., Bolan, N. S., Dar, J. Y., Kumar, M., Haque, M. N., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2022). Challenges and opportunities in sustainable management of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment. Environmental Research, 207(112179), 1-19.
DOI Scopus185 WoS146 Europe PMC75
2022 Bolan, N., Kumar, M., Singh, E., Kumar, A., Singh, L., Kumar, S., . . . Siddique, K. H. M. (2022). Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental settings: a review. Environment International, 158(106908), 1-20.
DOI Scopus315 WoS266 Europe PMC129
2022 Li, Q., Li, R., Ma, X., Zhang, W., Sarkar, B., Sun, X., & Bolan, N. (2022). Efficient removal of antimonate from water by yttrium-based metal-organic framework: adsorbent stability and adsorption mechanism investigation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 633, 1-10.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17
2022 Yang, X., Liu, S., Liang, T., Yan, X., Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2022). Ball-milled magnetite for efficient arsenic decontamination: insights into oxidation-adsorption mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 427, 1-12.
DOI Scopus40 WoS37 Europe PMC13
2022 Aralappanavar, V. K., Bharti, V. S., Mukhopadhyay, R., Prakash, S., Harikrishna, V., Bhuvaneswari, G. R., . . . Sarkar, B. (2022). Inland saline aquaculture increased carbon accumulation rate and stability in pond sediments under semi-arid climate. Journal of Soils and Sediments: protection, risk assessment and remediation, 22(2), 672-681.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2022 Rakshit, A., Meena, V. S., Chakraborty, S., Sarkar, B., & Ghosh, S. (2022). Editorial: adaptive farming sustainability practices: fundamentals to advances. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6(823437), 1-3.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2022 Palansooriya, K. N., Shi, L., Sarkar, B., Parikh, S. J., Sang, M. K., Lee, S. R., & Ok, Y. S. (2022). Effect of LDPE microplastics on chemical properties and microbial communities in soil. Soil Use and Management, 38(3), 1481-1492.
DOI Scopus45 WoS34
2022 El Naggar, A., Mosa, A., Ahmed, N., Niazi, N. K., Yousaf, B., Sarkar, B., . . . Chang, S. X. (2022). Modified and pristine biochars for remediation of chromium contamination in soil and aquatic systems. Chemosphere, 303(134942), 1-13.
DOI Scopus63 WoS55 Europe PMC15
2022 Chang, P. H., Chen, C. Y., Mukhopadhyay, R., Chen, W., Tzou, Y. M., & Sarkar, B. (2022). Novel MOF-808 metal-organic framework as highly efficient adsorbent of perfluorooctane sulfonate in water. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 623, 627-636.
DOI Scopus102 WoS94 Europe PMC19
2022 Santanu, M., Binoy, S., Vijay Kumar, A., Mukhopadhyay, R., Basak, B. B., Srivastava, P., . . . Bolan, N. (2022). Biochar-microorganism interactions for organic pollutant remediation: challenges and perspectives. Environmental Pollution, 308(119609), 1-17.
DOI Scopus204 WoS159 Europe PMC67
2022 Keerthana Devi, M., Karmegam, N., Manikandan, S., Subbaiya, R., Song, H., Kwon, E. E., . . . Govarthanan, M. (2022). Removal of nanoplastics in water treatment processes: a review. Science of the Total Environment, 845(article no. 157168), 1-12.
DOI Scopus142 WoS129 Europe PMC44
2022 Bu, F., Nan, Q., Li, W., Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Meng, J., & Wang, H. (2022). Meta-analysis for quantifying carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission in paddy soils one year after biochar application. Agronomy, 12(12, article no. 3065), 1-16.
DOI Scopus17 WoS15
2022 Palansooriya, K. N., Yoon, I. H., Kim, S. M., Wang, C. H., Kwon, H., Lee, S. H., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2022). Designer biochar with enhanced functionality for efficient removal of radioactive cesium and strontium from water. Environmental Research, 214(article no. 114072), 1-11.
DOI Scopus42 WoS38 Europe PMC9
2022 Wicker, R. J., Autio, H., Daneshvar, E., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Kumar, V., & Bhatnagar, A. (2022). The effects of light regime on carbon cycling, nutrient removal, biomass yield, and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by a constructed photosynthetic consortium. Bioresource Technology, 363, 1-9.
DOI Scopus25 WoS21 Europe PMC9
2022 Hoang, S. A., Lamb, D., Sarkar, B., Seshadri, B., Lam, S. S., Vinu, A., & Bolan, N. S. (2022). Plant-derived saponin enhances biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of native wild plants. Environmental Pollution, 313(120152), 1-9.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC3
2022 Biswas, J. K., Mondal, M., Majumdar, D., Bhatnagar, A., Sarkar, B., Vithanage, M., . . . Goel, R. (2022). Harnessing biofertilizer from human urine via chemogenic and biogenic routes: synthesis, characterization and agronomic application. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 25(102152), 1-14.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2022 Sun, Y., Shaheen, S. M., Ali, E. F., Abdelrahman, H., Sarkar, B., Song, H., . . . Wang, Q. (2022). Enhancing microplastics biodegradation during composting using livestock manure biochar. Environmental Pollution, 306(119339), 1-11.
DOI Scopus84 WoS70 Europe PMC37
2022 Liu, L., Song, Z., Li, Q., Ellam, R. M., Tang, J., Wang, Y., . . . Wang, H. (2022). Accumulation and partitioning of toxic trace metal(loid)s in phytoliths of wheat grown in a multi-element contaminated soil. Environmental Pollution, 294, 1-10.
DOI Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC11
2022 Basak, B. B., Sarkar, B., Saha, A., Sarkar, A., Mandal, S., Biswas, J. K., . . . Bolan, N. S. (2022). Revamping highly weathered soils in the tropics with biochar application: what we know and what is needed. Science of the Total Environment, 822(153461), 1-16.
DOI Scopus73 WoS62 Europe PMC18
2022 Bolan, N., Hoang, S. A., Beiyuan, J., Gupta, S., Sarkar, B., & Van Zwieten, L. (2022). Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage. International Materials Reviews, 67(2), 150-200.
DOI Scopus535 WoS476
2021 Yang, X., Long, Y., Sarkar, B., Li, Y., Lu, G., Ali, A., . . . Cao, Y. E. (2021). Influence of soil microorganisms and physicochemical properties on plant diversity in an arid desert of Western China. Journal of Forestry Research, 32(6), 2645-2659.
DOI Scopus36 WoS31
2021 Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Jat, H. S., Sharma, P. C., & Bolan, N. S. (2021). Soil salinity under climate change: challenges for sustainable agriculture and food security. Journal of Environmental Management, 280(111736), 1-14.
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2021 Chang, P. H., & Sarkar, B. (2021). Mechanistic insights into ethidium bromide removal by palygorskite from contaminated water. Journal of Environmental Management, 278(111586), 1-10.
DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC5
2021 Basak, B. B., Saha, A., Sarkar, B., Kumar, B. P., Gajbhiye, N. A., & Banerjee, A. (2021). Repurposing distillation waste biomass and low-value mineral resources through biochar-mineral-complex for sustainable production of high-value medicinal plants and soil quality improvement. Science of the Total Environment, 760(143319), 1-10.
DOI Scopus26 WoS22 Europe PMC6
2021 Suazo Hernandez, J., Manquian Cerda, K., de la Luz Mora, M., Molina Roco, M., Angelica Rubio, M., Sarkar, B., . . . Arancibia Miranda, N. (2021). Efficient and selective removal of Se-VI and As-V mixed contaminants from aqueous media by montmorillonite-nanoscale zero valent iron nanocomposite. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 403(123639), 1-12.
DOI Scopus53 WoS49 Europe PMC18
2021 Zhou, Q., Guo, M., Wu, S., Fornara, D., Sarkar, B., Sun, L., & Wang, H. (2021). Electrochemical sensor based on corncob biochar layer supported chitosan-MIPs for determination of dibutyl phthalate (DBP). Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 897(115549), 1-10.
DOI Scopus46 WoS41
2021 Krasucka, P., Pan, B., Ok, Y. S., Mohan, D., Sarkar, B., & Oleszczuk, P. (2021). Engineered biochar - a sustainable solution for the removal of antibiotics from water. Chemical Engineering Journal, 405(126926), 1-27.
DOI Scopus379 WoS332
2021 Li, Q., Zhang, S., Gholizadeh, M., Hu, X., Yuan, X., Sarkar, B., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2021). Co-hydrothermal carbonization of swine and chicken manure: Influence of cross-interaction on hydrochar and liquid characteristics. Science of the Total Environment, 786(147381), 1-13.
DOI Scopus70 WoS64 Europe PMC12
2021 Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Yan, Y., Li, Q., & Rinklebe, J. (2021). Remediation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils - to mobilize or to immobilize or to degrade?. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 401(123892), 1-21.
DOI Scopus310 WoS256 Europe PMC167
2021 Xu, Y., Bai, T., Li, Q., Yang, H., Yan, Y., Sarkar, B., . . . Bolan, N. (2021). Influence of pyrolysis temperature on the characteristics and lead(II) adsorption capacity of phosphorus-engineered poplar sawdust biochar. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 154(105010), 1-11.
DOI Scopus53 WoS46
2021 Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Palansooriya, K. N., Dar, J. Y., Bolan, N. S., Parikh, S. J., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2021). Natural and engineered clays and clay minerals for the removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from water: state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 297(102537), 1-16.
DOI Scopus124 WoS101 Europe PMC51
2021 Wang, X., Bolan, N., Tsang, D. C. W., Sarkar, B., Bradney, L., & Li, Y. (2021). A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402(123496), 1-19.
DOI Scopus351 WoS293 Europe PMC166
2021 Senadheera, S. S., Withana, P. A., Dissanayake, P. D., Sarkar, B., Chopra, S. S., Rhee, J. H., & Ok, Y. S. (2021). Scoring environment pillar in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assessment. Sustainable Environment, 7(1, article no. 1960097), 1-7.
DOI Scopus100 WoS72
2021 Hossain, M. Z., Bahar, M. M., Sarkar, B., Donne, S. W., Wade, P., & Bolan, N. (2021). Assessment of the fertilizer potential of biochars produced from slow pyrolysis of biosolid and animal manures. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 155(105043), 1-11.
DOI Scopus73 WoS66
2021 Daneshvar, E., Ok, Y. S., Tavakoli, S., Sarkar, B., Shaheen, S. M., Hong, H., . . . Bhatnagar, A. (2021). Insights into upstream processing of microalgae: A review. Bioresource Technology, 329(124870), 1-16.
DOI Scopus168 WoS127 Europe PMC63
2021 Duan, J., Bolan, N., Li, Y., Ding, S., Atugoda, T., Vithanage, M., . . . Kirkham, M. B. (2021). Weathering of microplastics and interaction with other coexisting constituents in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Water Research, 196(117011), 1-16.
DOI Scopus553 WoS486 Europe PMC295
2021 Hoang, S. A., Lamb, D., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Cheng, Y., Wang, L., & Bolan, N. S. (2021). Petroleum hydrocarbon rhizoremediation and soil microbial activity improvement via cluster root formation by wild proteaceae plant species. Chemosphere, 275(130135), 1-13.
DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC10
2021 Perelomov, L., Sarkar, B., Pinsky, D., Atroshchenko, Y., Perelomova, I., Mukhtorov, L., & Mazur, A. (2021). Trace elements adsorption by natural and chemically modified humic acids. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(1), 127-138.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC2
2021 Hoang, S. A., Lamb, D., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Choppala, G., Kirkham, M. B., & Bolan, N. S. (2021). Rhizoremediation as a green technology for the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 401(123282), 1-22.
DOI Scopus181 WoS137 Europe PMC65
2021 Pan, H., Yang, X., Chen, H., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Shaheen, S. M., . . . Wang, H. (2021). Pristine and iron-engineered animal- and plant-derived biochars enhanced bacterial abundance and immobilized arsenic and lead in a contaminated soil. Science of the Total Environment, 763(144218), 1-9.
DOI Scopus110 WoS88 Europe PMC51
2021 Bolan, N., Hoang, S. A., Tanveer, M., Wang, L., Bolan, S., Sooriyakumar, P., . . . Rinklebe, J. (2021). From mine to mind and mobiles - lithium contamination and its risk management. Environmental Pollution, 290(118067), 1-15.
DOI Scopus147 WoS127 Europe PMC60
2021 Wu, X., Lu, J., Du, M., Xu, X., Beiyuan, J., Sarkar, B., . . . Wang, H. (2021). Particulate plastics-plant interaction in soil and its implications: a review. Science of the Total Environment, 792(148337), 1-16.
DOI Scopus97 WoS82 Europe PMC41
2021 Yin, G., Tao, L., Chen, X., Bolan, N. S., Sarkar, B., Lin, Q., & Wang, H. (2021). Quantitative analysis on the mechanism of Cd²⁺ removal by MgCl₂-modified biochar in aqueous solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 420(126487), 1-10.
DOI Scopus150 WoS130 Europe PMC47
2021 Wen, E., Yang, X., Chen, H., Shaheen, S. M., Sarkar, B., Xu, S., . . . Wang, H. (2021). Iron-modified biochar and water management regime-induced changes in plant growth, enzyme activities, and phytoavailability of arsenic, cadmium and lead in a paddy soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 407(124344), 1-11.
DOI Scopus276 WoS232 Europe PMC115
2021 Mukhopadhyay, R., Sarkar, B., Barman, A., Datta, S. C., & Manjaiah, K. M. (2021). Arsenic adsorption on modified clay minerals in contaminated soil and water: impact of pH and competitive anions. Clean - Soil, Air, Water, 49(4, article no. 2000259), 1-8.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2021 Lewis, A. L., Sarkar, B., Wade, P., Kemp, S. J., Hodson, M. E., Taylor, L. L., . . . Beerling, D. J. (2021). Effects of mineralogy, chemistry and physical properties of basalts on carbon capture potential and plant-nutrient element release via enhanced weathering. Applied Geochemistry, 132(105023), 1-16.
DOI Scopus129 WoS118
2021 Ashiq, A., Vithanage, M., Sarkar, B., Kumar, M., Bhatnagar, A., Khan, E., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2021). Carbon-based adsorbents for fluoroquinolone removal from water and wastewater: a critical review. Environmental Research, 197(111091), 1-20.
DOI Scopus95 WoS86 Europe PMC30
2021 Cuong, D. V., Matsagar, B. M., Lee, M., Hossain, M. S. A., Yamauchi, Y., Vithanage, M., . . . Hou, C. H. (2021). A critical review on biochar-based engineered hierarchical porous carbon for capacitive charge storage. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 145(111029), 1-17.
DOI Scopus186 WoS168
2021 Hoang, S. A., Sarkar, B., Seshadri, B., Lamb, D., Wijesekara, H., Vithanage, M., . . . Bolan, N. S. (2021). Mitigation of petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated hazardous soils using organic amendments: a review. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416(125702), 1-17.
DOI Scopus103 WoS88 Europe PMC36
2021 Palansooriya, K. N., Kim, S., Igalavithana, A. D., Hashimoto, Y., Choi, Y. E., Mukhopadhyay, R., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2021). Fe(III) loaded chitosan-biochar composite fibers for the removal of phosphate from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 415(125464), 1-12.
DOI Scopus154 WoS140 Europe PMC54
2021 Basak, B. B., Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2021). Environmentally safe release of plant available potassium and micronutrients from organically amended rock mineral powder. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(9), 3273-3286.
DOI Scopus39 WoS35 Europe PMC14
2021 Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Ramanayaka, S., Bolan, N., & Ok, Y. S. (2021). The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376(1834, article no. 20200177), 1-11.
DOI Scopus79 WoS66 Europe PMC29
2021 Smith, P., Keesstra, S. D., Silver, W. L., Adhya, T. K., De Deyn, G. B., Carvalheiro, L. G., . . . McElwee, P. (2021). Soil-derived nature's contributions to people and their contribution to the UN sustainable development goals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376(1834, article no. 20200185), 1-13.
DOI Scopus52 WoS46 Europe PMC11
2021 El Naggar, A., Ahmed, N., Mosa, A., Niazi, N. K., Yousaf, B., Sharma, A., . . . Chang, S. X. (2021). Nickel in soil and water: sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 419(126421), 1-16.
DOI Scopus168 WoS129 Europe PMC61
2021 Yuan, X., Wang, X., Sarkar, B., & Ok, Y. S. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates a shift to a plastic circular economy. Nature Reviews. Earth & Environment, 2(10), 659-660.
DOI Scopus126 WoS109 Europe PMC43
2021 Zhang, M., Igalavithana, A. D., Xu, L., Sarkar, B., Hou, D., Zhang, M., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2021). Engineered/designer hierarchical porous carbon materials for organic pollutant removal from water and wastewater: a critical review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 51(20), 2295-2328.
DOI Scopus35 WoS31
2021 Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Vithanage, M., Singh, G., Tsang, D. C. W., Mukhopadhyay, R., . . . Kirkham, M. B. (2021). Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil. Environment International, 155(106600), 1-21.
DOI Scopus159 WoS131 Europe PMC85
2021 Chang, P. H., Liu, P., Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Yang, Q. Y., Tzou, Y. M., . . . Owens, G. (2021). Unravelling the mechanism of amitriptyline removal from water by natural montmorillonite through batch adsorption, molecular simulation and adsorbent characterization studies. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 598, 379-387.
DOI Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC6
2020 Mandal, A., Sarkar, B., Owens, G., Thakur, J. K., Manna, M. C., Niazi, N. K., . . . Patra, A. K. (2020). Impact of genetically modified crops on rhizosphere microorganisms and processes: A review focusing on Bt cotton. Applied Soil Ecology, 148(article no. 103492), 12 pages.
DOI Scopus55 WoS45 Europe PMC7
2020 Peng, S., Yang, X., Strong, J., Sarkar, B., Jiang, Q., Peng, F., . . . Wang, H. (2020). MnO2-decorated N-doped carbon nanotube with boosted activity for low-temperature oxidation of formaldehyde. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 396(122750), 1-10.
DOI Scopus93 WoS82 Europe PMC26
2020 Churchman, G. J., Singh, M., Schapel, A., Sarkar, B., & Bolan, N. (2020). CLAY MINERALS AS THE KEY TO THE SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON IN SOILS. Clays and Clay Minerals, 68(2), 135-143.
DOI Scopus103 WoS89
2020 Biswas, J. K., Banerjee, A., Sarkar, B., Sarkar, D., Sarkar, S. K., Rai, M., & Vithanage, M. (2020). Exploration of an extracellular polymeric substance from earthworm gut bacterium (bacillus licheniformis) for bioflocculation and heavy metal removal potential. Applied Sciences, 10(1, article no. 349), 1-15.
DOI Scopus69 WoS52
2020 Xiang, L., Zeng, L. J., Du, P. P., Wang, X. D., Wu, X. L., Sarkar, B., . . . Cai, Q. Y. (2020). Effects of rice straw biochar on sorption and desorption of di-n-butyl phthalate in different soil particle-size fractions. Science of The Total Environment, 702(134878), 1-13.
DOI Scopus32 WoS29 Europe PMC16
2020 Yin, G., Song, X., Tao, L., Sarkar, B., Sarmah, A. K., Zhang, W., . . . Wang, H. (2020). Novel Fe-Mn binary oxide-biochar as an adsorbent for removing Cd(II) from aqueous solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 389(124465), 1-9.
DOI Scopus322 WoS288
2020 Kelland, M. E., Wade, P. W., Lewis, A. L., Taylor, L. L., Sarkar, B., Andrews, M. G., . . . Beerling, D. J. (2020). Increased yield and CO² sequestration potential with the C⁴ cereal Sorghum bicolor cultivated in basaltic rock dust-amended agricultural soil. Global Change Biology, 26(6), 3658-3676.
DOI Scopus228 WoS205 Europe PMC61
2020 Ramanayaka, S., Sarkar, B., Cooray, A. T., Ok, Y. S., & Vithanage, M. (2020). Halloysite nanoclay supported adsorptive removal of oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous media. Journal of hazardous materials, 384(121301), 1-9.
DOI Scopus95 WoS82 Europe PMC23
2020 Mukhopadhyay, R., Bhaduri, D., Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R., Hou, D., Khanam, R., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2020). Clay-polymer nanocomposites: progress and challenges for use in sustainable water treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 383(121125), 1-17.
DOI Scopus188 WoS145 Europe PMC34
2020 Maged, A., Ismael, I. S., Kharbish, S., Sarkar, B., Peraeniemi, S., & Bhatnagar, A. (2020). Enhanced interlayer trapping of Pb(II) ions within kaolinite layers: intercalation, characterization, and sorption studies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(2), 1870-1887.
DOI Scopus48 WoS43 Europe PMC17
2020 Palansooriya, K. N., Yang, Y., Tsang, Y. F., Sarkar, B., Hou, D., Cao, X., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2020). Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement: A review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 50(6), 549-611.
DOI Scopus242 WoS204
2020 Menon, M., Sarkar, B., Hufton, J., Reynolds, C., Reina, S. V., & Young, S. (2020). Do arsenic levels in rice pose a health risk to the UK population?. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 197(110601), 1-8.
DOI Scopus62 WoS56 Europe PMC39
2020 Sun, Q., Meng, J., Sarkar, B., Lan, Y., Lin, L., Li, H., . . . Wang, H. (2020). Long-term influence of maize stover and its derived biochar on soil structure and organo-mineral complexes in Northeast China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(22), 28374-28383.
DOI Scopus20 WoS18 Europe PMC4
2020 Beerling, D. J., Kantzas, E. P., Lomas, M. R., Wade, P., Sarkar, B., & Banwart, S. A. (2020). Potential for large-scale CO₂ removal via enhanced rock weathering with croplands. Nature, 583(7815), 242-248.
DOI Scopus552 WoS491 Europe PMC123
2020 Wang, L., Sarkar, B., Sonne, C., Ok, Y. S., & Tsang, D. S. W. (2020). Soil and geologic formations as antidotes for CO₂ sequestration?. Soil Use and Management, 36(3), 355-357.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2020 Arancibia Miranda, N., Manquian Cerda, K., Pizarro, C., Maldonado, T., Suazo Hernandez, J., Escudey, M., . . . Sarkar, B. (2020). Mechanistic insights into simultaneous removal of copper, cadmium and arsenic from water by iron oxide-functionalized magnetic imogolite nanocomposites. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 398(122940), 1-10.
DOI Scopus41 WoS38 Europe PMC18
2020 Menon, M., Sarkar, B., Crotty, F., Whalley, R., & Ludwig, B. (2020). Editorial for the special issue on “opportunities and challenges in no-till farming”. European Journal of Soil Science, 71(6), 971-973.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020 Xie, Q., Yang, X., Xu, K., Chen, Z., Sarkar, B., & Dou, X. (2020). Conversion of biochar to sulfonated solid acid catalysts for spiramycin hydrolysis: Insights into the sulfonation process. Environmental Research, 188(109887), 1-10.
DOI Scopus30 WoS21 Europe PMC6
2020 Yan, Y., Sarkar, B., Zhou, L., Zhang, L., Li, Q., Yang, J., & Bolan, N. (2020). Phosphorus-rich biochar produced through bean-worm skin waste pyrolysis enhances the adsorption of aqueous lead. Environmental Pollution, 266(115177), 1-7.
DOI Scopus50 WoS49 Europe PMC16
2020 Chen, H., Yang, X., Wang, H., Sarkar, B., Shaheen, S. M., Gielen, G., . . . Rinklebe, J. (2020). Animal carcass- and wood-derived biochars improved nutrient bioavailability, enzyme activity, and plant growth in metal-phthalic acid ester co-contaminated soils: A trial for reclamation and improvement of degraded soils. Journal of Environmental Management, 261(110246), 1-8.
DOI Scopus131 WoS117 Europe PMC50
2020 Hossain, M. Z., Bahar, M. M., Sarkar, B., Donne, S. W., Ok, Y. S., Palansooriya, K. N., . . . Bolan, N. (2020). Biochar and its importance on nutrient dynamics in soil and plant. Biochar, 2(4), 379-420.
DOI Scopus783 WoS647
2020 Zhao, Q., Li, J., Sarkar, B., Wu, W., Li, B., Liu, R., . . . Wu, Z. (2020). Sorption mechanisms of lead on soil-derived black carbon formed under varying cultivation systems. Chemosphere, 261(128220), 1-11.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC3
2020 Li, Q., Li, R., Ma, X., Sarkar, B., Sun, X., & Bolan, N. (2020). Comparative removal of As(V) and Sb(V) from aqueous solution by sulfide-modified α-FeOOH. Environmental Pollution, 267(115658), 1-10.
DOI Scopus53 WoS45 Europe PMC13
2019 Mukhopadhyay, R., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C., & Sarkar, B. (2019). Comparison of properties and aquatic arsenic removal potentials of organically modified smectite adsorbents. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 377, 124-131.
DOI Scopus37 WoS30 Europe PMC13
2019 Mandal, A., Thakur, J. K., Sahu, A., Manna, M. C., Rao, A. S., Sarkar, B., & Patra, A. K. (2019). Effects of Bt-cotton on biological properties of Vertisols in central India. Archives of agronomy and soil science, 65(5), 670-685.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2019 Weber, A. M., Mawodza, T., Sarkar, B., & Menon, M. (2019). Assessment of potentially toxic trace element contamination in urban allotment soils and their uptake by onions: a preliminary case study from Sheffield, England. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 170, 156-165.
DOI Scopus33 WoS27 Europe PMC14
2019 Ashiq, A., Sarkar, B., Adassooriya, N., Walpita, J., Rajapaksha, A. U., Ok, Y. S., & Vithanage, M. (2019). Sorption process of municipal solid waste biochar-montmorillonite composite for ciprofloxacin removal in aqueous media. Chemosphere, 236(124384), 1-11.
DOI Scopus168 WoS148 Europe PMC47
2019 Chang, P. H., Jiang, W. T., Sarkar, B., Wang, W., & Li, Z. (2019). The triple mechanisms of atenolol adsorption on Ca-montmorillonite: Implication in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment. Materials, 12(18, article no. 2858), 1-17.
DOI Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC6
2019 Banerjee, A., Biswas, J. K., Pant, D., Sarkar, B., Chaudhuri, P., Rai, M., & Meers, E. (2019). Enteric bacteria from the earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) promote plant growth and remediate toxic trace elements. Journal of Environmental Management, 250(109530), 1-10.
DOI Scopus35 WoS25 Europe PMC11
2019 Lin, Z., Weng, X., Ma, L., Sarkar, B., & Chen, Z. (2019). Mechanistic insights into Pb(II) removal from aqueous solution by green reduced graphene oxide. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 550, 1-9.
DOI Scopus55 WoS50 Europe PMC25
2019 Mondal, M., Biswas, J. K., Tsang, Y. F., Sarkar, B., Sarkar, D., Rai, M., . . . Hooda, P. S. (2019). A wastewater bacterium Bacillus sp. KUJM2 acts as an agent for remediation of potentially toxic elements and promoter of plant (Lens culinaris) growth. Chemosphere, 232, 439-452.
DOI Scopus33 WoS26 Europe PMC14
2019 Sarkar, B., Tsang, D. C. W., Song, H., Ding, S., & Vithanage, M. (2019). Technological innovation for soil/sediment remediation. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 19(12), 3881-3882.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2019 Mukhopadhyay, R., Adhikari, T., Sarkar, B., Barman, A., Paul, R., Patra, A. K., . . . Kumar, P. (2019). Fe-exchanged nano-bentonite outperforms Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles in removing nitrate and bicarbonate from wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 376, 141-152.
DOI Scopus38 WoS32 Europe PMC13
2019 Suazo Hernandez, J., Sepulveda, P., Manquian Cerda, K., Ramirez Tagle, R., Angelica Rubio, M., Bolan, N., . . . Arancibia Miranda, N. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of zeolite-based composites functionalized with nanoscale zero-valent iron for removing arsenic in the presence of selenium from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 373, 810-819.
DOI Scopus100 WoS85 Europe PMC42
2019 Purakayastha, T. J., Bera, T., Bhaduri, D., Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Wade, P., . . . Tsang, D. C. W. (2019). A review on biochar modulated soil condition improvements and nutrient dynamics concerning crop yields: pathways to climate change mitigation and global food security. Chemosphere, 227, 345-365.
DOI Scopus322 WoS251 Europe PMC80
2019 Premarathna, K. S. D., Rajapaksha, A. U., Sarkar, B., Kwon, E. E., Bhatnagar, A., Ok, Y. S., & Vithanage, M. (2019). Biochar-based engineered composites for sorptive decontamination of water: a review. Chemical Engineering Journal, 372, 536-550.
DOI Scopus383 WoS315
2019 Mehra, P., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Chowdhury, S., & Desbiolles, J. (2019). Impact of carbonates on the mineralisation of surface soil organic carbon in response to shift in tillage practice. Geoderma, 339, 94-105.
DOI Scopus19 WoS15
2019 Ashiq, A., Adassooriya, N. M., Sarkar, B., Rajapaksha, A. U., Ok, Y. S., & Vithanage, M. (2019). Municipal solid waste biochar-bentonite composite for the removal of antibiotic ciprofloxacin from aqueous media. Journal of environmental management, 236, 428-435.
DOI Scopus148 WoS116 Europe PMC44
2019 Premarathna, K. S. D., Rajapaksha, A. U., Adassoriya, N., Sarkar, B., Sirimuthu, N. M. S., Cooray, A., . . . Vithanage, M. (2019). Clay-biochar composites for sorptive removal of tetracycline antibiotic in aqueous media. Journal of environmental management, 238, 315-322.
DOI Scopus244 WoS206 Europe PMC74
2019 Zhang, M., Zhao, C., Li, J., Xu, L., Wei, F., Hou, D., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2019). Organo-layered double hydroxides for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soil washing effluents containing high concentrations of surfactants. Journal of hazardous materials, 373, 678-686.
DOI Scopus44 WoS44 Europe PMC15
2019 El Naggar, A., El Naggar, A. H., Shaheen, S. M., Sarkar, B., Chang, S. X., Tsang, D. C. W., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2019). Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: A review. Journal of environmental management, 241, 458-467.
DOI Scopus399 WoS341 Europe PMC117
2019 Gong, X. W., Lü, G. H., He, X. M., Sarkar, B., & Yang, X. D. (2019). High air humidity causes atmospheric water absorption via assimilating branches in the deep-rooted tree Haloxylon ammodendron in an arid desert region of northwest China. Frontiers in plant science, 10(article no. 573), 1-13.
DOI Scopus33 WoS25 Europe PMC10
2019 Mandal, S., Donner, E., Smith, E., & Sarkar, B. (2019). Biochar with near-neutral pH reduces ammonia volatilization and improves plant growth in a soil-plant system: a closed chamber experiment. Science of the total environment, 697(134114), 1-8.
DOI Scopus64 WoS57 Europe PMC15
2019 Xu, Y., Seshadri, B., Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Ok, Y. S., Zhang, W., . . . Dong, Z. (2019). Microbial functional diversity and carbon use feedback in soils as affected by heavy metals. Environment International, 125, 478-488.
DOI Scopus188 WoS165 Europe PMC89
2019 Hussain, S., Awad, J., Sarkar, B., Chow, C. W. K., Duan, J., & van Leeuwen, J. (2019). Coagulation of dissolved organic matter in surface water by novel titanium (III) chloride: mechanistic surface chemical and spectroscopic characterisation. Separation and purification technology, 213, 213-223.
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2019 Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N. S., Ok, Y. S., & Churchman, G. J. (2019). Decomposition of soil organic matter as affected by clay types, pedogenic oxides and plant residue addition rates. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 374, 11-19.
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2019 Pan, Z., Lin, Y., Sarkar, B., Owens, G., & Chen, Z. (2019). Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles using red peanut skin extract: Synthesis mechanism, characterization and effect of conditions on chromium removal. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 558, 106-114.
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2018 Xu, Y., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Wang, H., Rumpel, C., Sparks, D., . . . Bolan, N. (2018). Biochar modulates heavy metal toxicity and improves microbial carbon use efficiency in soil. Science of the Total Environment, 621, 148-159.
DOI Scopus246 WoS216 Europe PMC99
2018 Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Sarkar, S., Churchman, J., Bolan, N., Mandal, S., . . . Beerling, D. J. (2018). Stabilization of soil organic carbon as influenced by clay mineralogy. Advances in agronomy, 148, 33-84.
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2018 Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Hussain, S., Ok, Y. S., Bolan, N. S., & Churchman, G. J. (2018). Correction to: Influence of physico-chemical properties of soil clay fractions on the retention of dissolved organic carbon (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, (2017), 39, 6, (1335-1350), 10.1007/s10653-017-9939-0). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 40(1), 563.
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2018 Hussain, S., van Leeuwen, J., Aryal, R., Sarkar, B., Chow, C. W. K., & Beecham, S. (2018). Removal of organic matter from reservoir water: mechanisms underpinning surface chemistry of natural adsorbents. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 15(4), 847-862.
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2018 Mandal, A., Purakayastha, T. J., Patra, A. K., & Sarkar, B. (2018). Arsenic phytoextraction by Pteris vittata improves microbial properties in contaminated soil under various phosphate fertilizations. Applied geochemistry, 88, 258-266.
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2018 Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Tsang, Y. F., Kumar, P., Kim, K. H., & Ok, Y. S. (2018). Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: A critical review. Science of the total environment, 612, 561-581.
DOI Scopus297 WoS231 Europe PMC95
2018 Shilpi, S., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Lamb, D., & Naidu, R. (2018). Comparative values of various wastewater streams as a soil nutrient source. Chemosphere, 192, 272-281.
DOI Scopus33 WoS28 Europe PMC5
2018 Basak, B. B., Sarkar, B., Sanderson, P., & Naidu, R. (2018). Waste mineral powder supplies plant available potassium: evaluation of chemical and biological interventions. Journal of geochemical exploration, 186, 114-120.
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2018 Perelomov, L. V., Sarkar, B., Sizova, O. I., Chilachava, K. B., Shvikin, A. Y., Perelomova, I. V., & Atroshchenko, Y. M. (2018). Zinc and lead detoxifying abilities of humic substances relevant to environmental bacterial species. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 151, 178-183.
DOI Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC8
2018 Kumararaja, P., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C., Ahammed Shabeer, T. P., & Sarkar, B. (2018). Chitosan-g-poly(acrylic acid)-bentonite composite: a potential immobilizing agent of heavy metals in soil. Cellulose, 25(7), 3985-3999.
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2018 Beerling, D. J., Leake, J. R., Long, S. P., Scholes, J., Ton, J., Nelson, P., . . . Hansen, J. (2018). Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security. Nature Plants, 4(3), 138-147.
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2018 Mercurio, M., Sarkar, B., & Langella, A. (2018). Preface. Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications, xvii-xviii.
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2018 Vithanage, M., Seneviratne, M., Ahmad, M., Sarkar, B., & Ok, Y. S. (2018). Correction to: Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, (2017), 39, 6, (1421-1439), 10.1007/s10653-017-9957-y). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 40(1), 569.
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2018 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Faustorilla, M. V., & Naidu, R. (2018). Effect of surface-tailored biocompatible organoclay on the bioavailability and mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil. Environmental technology and innovation, 10, 152-161.
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2018 Beerling, D. J., Leake, J. R., Long, S. P., Scholes, J. D., Ton, J., Nelson, P. N., . . . Hansen, J. (2018). Erratum: Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security (Nature Plants (2018), DOI: 10.1038/s41477-018-0108-y). Nature Plants, 4(6), 392.
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2017 Vithanage, M., Seneviratne, M., Ahmad, M., Sarkar, B., & Ok, Y. S. (2017). Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39(6), 1421-1439.
DOI Scopus114 WoS85 Europe PMC37
2017 Mehmood, T., Bibi, I., Shahid, M., Niazi, N. K., Murtaza, B., Wang, H., . . . Murtaza, G. (2017). Effect of compost addition on arsenic uptake, morphological and physiological attributes of maize plants grown in contrasting soils. Journal of geochemical exploration, 178, 83-91.
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2017 Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Igalavithana, A. D., Ok, Y. S., Yang, X., Lombi, E., & Bolan, N. (2017). Mechanistic insights of 2,4-D sorption onto biochar: Influence of feedstock materials and biochar properties. Bioresource technology, 246, 160-167.
DOI Scopus73 WoS67 Europe PMC27
2017 Mukhopadhyay, R., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C., Yadav, R. K., & Sarkar, B. (2017). Inorganically modified clay minerals: preparation, characterization, and arsenic adsorption in contaminated water and soil. Applied clay science, 147, 1-10.
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2017 Rusmin, R., Sarkar, B., Tsuzuki, T., Kawashima, N., & Naidu, R. (2017). Removal of lead from aqueous solution using superparamagnetic palygorskite nanocomposite: Material characterization and regeneration studies. Chemosphere, 186, 1006-1015.
DOI Scopus39 WoS31 Europe PMC13
2017 Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Bolan, N., & Churchman, G. (2017). Relationship between soil clay mineralogy and carbon protection capacity as influenced by temperature and moisture. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 109, 95-106.
DOI Scopus98 WoS87 Europe PMC13
2017 Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Hussain, S., Ok, Y., Bolan, N., & Churchman, G. (2017). Influence of physico-chemical properties of soil clay fractions on the retention of dissolved organic carbon. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39(6), 1335-1350.
DOI Scopus48 WoS41 Europe PMC10
2017 España, V. A. A., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Rusmin, R., & Naidu, R. (2017). Environmental applications of thermally modified and acid activated clay minerals: current status of the art. Environmental technology and innovation, 13, 383-397.
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2017 Lim, J. E., Sung, J. K., Sarkar, B., Wang, H., Hashimoto, Y., Tsang, D. C. W., & Ok, Y. S. (2017). Impact of natural and calcined starfish (Asterina pectinifera) on the stabilization of Pb, Zn and As in contaminated agricultural soil. Environmental geochemistry and health, 39(2), 431-441.
DOI Scopus28 WoS21 Europe PMC5
2017 Basak, B. B., Sarkar, B., Biswas, D. R., Sarkar, S., Sanderson, P., & Naidu, R. (2017). Bio-intervention of naturally occurring silicate minerals for alternative source of potassium: challenges and opportunities. Advances in agronomy, 141, 115-145.
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2017 Bhabananda, B., Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R., & Naidu, R. (2017). Mild acid and alkali treated clay minerals enhance bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil: A 14C-tracer study. Environmental pollution, 223, 255-265.
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2017 Kumararaja, P., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C., & Sarkar, B. (2017). Remediation of metal contaminated soil by aluminium pillared bentonite: Synthesis, characterisation, equilibrium study and plant growth experiment. Applied clay science, 137, 115-122.
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2017 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2017). Bacterial mineralization of phenanthrene on thermally activated palygorskite: a 14C radiotracer study. Science of the total environment, 579, 709-717.
DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC7
2017 Biswas, B., Chakraborty, A., Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2017). Structural changes in smectite due to interaction with a biosurfactant-producing bacterium Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis. Applied Clay Science, 136, 51-57.
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2017 Aryal, R., Beecham, S., Sarkar, B., Chong, M. N., Kinsela, A., Kandasamy, J., & Vigneswaran, S. (2017). Readily wash-off road dust and associated heavy metals on motorways. Water, air, and soil pollution, 228(1, article no. 1), 1-12.
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2017 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., McClure, S., & Naidu, R. (2017). Modified osmium tracer technique enables precise microscopic delineation of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in clay aggregates. Environmental technology and innovation, 7, 12-20.
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2016 Sarkar, B., Neumann, A., & Naidu, R. (2016). Clay and fine particle-based materials for environmental technologies and clean up. Applied clay science, 134, 69-70.
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2016 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2016). Influence of thermally modified palygorskite on the viability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. Applied clay science, 134(2), 153-160.
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2016 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Mandal, A., & Naidu, R. (2016). Specific adsorption of cadmium on surface-engineered biocompatible organoclay under metal-phenanthrene mixed-contamination. Water Research, 104, 119-127.
DOI Scopus24 WoS22 Europe PMC7
2016 Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Novak, J., Sik, O. Y., Van Zwieten, L., . . . Naidu, R. (2016). Designing advanced biochar products for maximizing greenhouse gas mitigation potential. Critical reviews in environmental science and technology, 46(17), 1367-1401.
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2016 Jin, X., Zheng, M., Sarkar, B., Naidu, R., & Chen, Z. (2016). Characterization of bentonite modified with humic acid for the removal of Cu (II) and 2,4-dichlorophenol from aqueous solution. Applied clay science, 134(2), 89-94.
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2016 Perelomov, L., Sarkar, B., Rahman, M. M., Goryacheva, A., & Naidu, R. (2016). Uptake of lead by Na-exchanged and Al-pillared bentonite in the presence of organic acids with different functional groups. Applied Clay Science, 119(2), 417-423.
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2016 Liu, E., Sarkar, B., Wang, L., & Naidu, R. (2016). Copper-complexed clay/poly-acrylic acid composites: extremely efficient adsorbents of ammonia gas. Applied Clay Science, 121-122, 154-161.
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2016 Sarkar, B., Choi, H. L., Zhu, K., Mandal, A., Biswas, B., & Suresh, A. (2016). Monitoring of soil biochemical quality parameters under greenhouse spinach cultivation through animal waste recycling. Chemistry, 32(5), 407-418.
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2016 Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N. S., Ok, Y. S., & Naidu, R. (2016). Enhancement of chromate reduction in soils by surface modified biochar. Journal of environmental management, 186(2), 277-284.
DOI Scopus175 WoS149 Europe PMC66
2016 Mandal, S., Thangarajan, R., Bolan, N. S., Sarkar, B., Khan, N., Ok, Y. S., & Naidu, R. (2016). Biochar-induced concomitant decrease in ammonia volatilization and increase in nitrogen use efficiency by wheat. Chemosphere, 142, 120-127.
DOI Scopus304 WoS257 Europe PMC113
2016 Chekli, L., Bayatsarmadi, B., Sekine, R., Sarkar, B., Shen, A. M., Scheckel, K., . . . Donner, E. (2016). Analytical characterisation of nanoscale zero-valent iron: a methodological review. Analytica Chimica Acta, 903, 13-35.
DOI Scopus115 WoS99 Europe PMC27
2016 Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Churchman, J., & Bolan, N. S. (2016). Adsorption-desorption behavior of dissolved organic carbon by soil clay fractions of varying mineralogy. Geoderma, 280, 47-56.
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2016 Rusmin, R., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Churchman, J., Liu, Y., & Naidu, R. (2016). Structural, electrokinetic and surface properties of activated palygorskite for environmental application. Applied Clay Science, 134(2), 95-102.
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2016 Nirola, R., Megharaj, M., Aryal, R., Thavamai, P., Ramdass, K., Sarkar, B., & Saint, C. (2016). Stress responses and specific metal exclusion on mine soils based on germination and growth studies by Australian golden wattle. Ecological Indicators, 71, 113-122.
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2016 Mandal, A., Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Patra, A. K., & Naidu, R. (2016). Surface tailored organobentonite enhances bacterial proliferation and phenanthrene biodegradation under cadmium co-contamination. Science of the Total Environment, 550, 611-618.
DOI Scopus34 WoS32 Europe PMC14
2016 Liu, E., Sarkar, B., Chen, Z., & Naidu, R. (2016). Decontamination of chlorine gas by organic amine modified copper-exchanged zeolite. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 225, 450-455.
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2016 Ming, H., Naidu, R., Sarkar, B., Lamb, D. T., Liu, Y., Megharaj, M., & Sparks, D. (2016). Competitive sorption of cadmium and zinc in contrasting soils. Geoderma, 268, 60-68.
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2016 Aryal, R., Nirola, R., Beecham, S., & Sarkar, B. (2016). Influence of heavy metals in root chemistry of Cyperus vaginatus R.Br: a study through optical spectroscopy. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 113, 201-207.
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2015 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Mandal, A., & Naidu, R. (2015). Heavy metal-immobilizing organoclay facilitates polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in mixed-contaminated soil. Journal of hazardous materials, 298, 129-137.
DOI Scopus79 WoS72 Europe PMC35
2015 Sarkar, B., Liu, E., McClure, S., Sundaramurthy, J., Srinivasan, M., & Naidu, R. (2015). Biomass derived palygorskite-carbon nanocomposites: synthesis, characterisation and affinity to dye compounds. Applied clay science, 114, 617-626.
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2015 Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R., & Naidu, R. (2015). Bioremediation of PAHs and VOCs : advances in clay mineral-microbial interaction. Environment International, 85, 168-181.
DOI Scopus136 WoS113 Europe PMC51
2015 Rusmin, R., Sarkar, B., Liu, Y., McClure, S., & Naidu, R. (2015). Structural evolution of chitosan-palygorskite composites and removal of aqueous lead by composite beads. Applied Surface Science, 353, 363-375.
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2014 Bhaduri, D., Purakayastha, T. J., Bhar, L. M., Patra, A. K., & Sarkar, B. (2014). Impact of integrated management on yield sustainability in relation to soil quality under a rice-wheat cropping system. National Academy Science letters, 37(1), 25-31.
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2013 Sarkar, B., Mallavarapu, M., Shanmuganathan, D., & Naidu, R. (2013). Toxicity of organoclays to microbial processes and earthworm survival in soils. Journal of hazardous materials, 261, 793-800.
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2013 Sarkar, B., Naidu, R., & Mallavarapu, M. (2013). Simultaneous adsorption of tri- and hexavalent chromium by organoclay mixtures. Water, air and soil pollution, 224(12, article no. 1704), 1-10.
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2013 Sarkar, B., Naidu, R., Gummuluru, K., & Mallavarapu, M. (2013). Manganese(II)-catalyzed and clay-minerals-mediated reduction of chromium(VI) by citrate. Environmental science & technology, 47(23), 13629-13636.
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2012 Sarkar, B., Naidu, R., Rahman, M. M., Mallavarapu, M., & Xi, Y. (2012). Organoclays reduce arsenic bioavailability and bioaccessibility in contaminated soils. Journal of soils and sediments : protection, risk assessment and remediation, 12(5), 704-712.
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2012 Sarkar, B., Xi, Y., Mallavarapu, M., Gummuluru, K. S. R., Bowman, M., Rose, H., & Naidu, R. (2012). Bioreactive organoclay: a new technology for environmental remediation. Critical reviews in environmental science and technology, 42(5), 435-488.
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2012 Sarkar, B., Naidu, R., Gummuluru, S. R. K., & Mallavarapu, M. (2012). Reduction of hexavalent chromium by citrate-Mn2+-clay mineral reaction system in soil extracted dissolved organic matter. Environmental Science and Technology.
2012 Sarkar, B., Mallavarapu, M., Xi, Y., & Naidu, R. (2012). Surface charge characteristics of organo-palygorskites and adsorption of p-nitrophenol in flow-through reactor system. Chemical engineering journal, 185-186, 35-43.
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2011 Sarkar, B., Megharaj, M., Xi, Y., & Naidu, R. (2011). Structural characterisation of Arquad® 2HT-75 organobentonites: surface charge characteristics and environmental application. Journal of hazardous materials, 195, 155-161.
DOI Scopus54 WoS49 Europe PMC18
2011 Sarkar, B., Xi, Y., Megharaj, M., & Naidu, R. (2011). Orange II adsorption on palygorskites modified with alkyl trimethylammonium and dialkyl dimethylammonium bromide - An isothermal and kinetic study. Applied Clay Science, 51(3), 370-374.
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2010 Sarkar, B., Xi, Y., Mallavarapu, M., Krishnamutri, G. S. R., Rajarathnam, D., & Naidu, R. (2010). Remediation of hexavalent chromium through adsorption by bentonite based Arquad® 2HT-75 organoclays. Journal of hazardous materials, 183(1/3), 87-97.
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2010 Sarkar, B., Xi, Y., Mallavarapu, M., Gummuluru, K., & Naidu, R. (2010). Synthesis and characterisation of novel organopalygorskites for removal of p-nitrophenol from aqueous solution : isothermal studies. Journal of colloid and interface science, 350(1), 295-304.
DOI Scopus88 WoS81 Europe PMC18
2010 Sarkar, B., Mallavarapu, M., Xi, Y., Krishnamutri, G. S. R., & Naidu, R. (2010). Sorption of quaternary ammonium compounds in soils: Implications to the soil microbial activities. Journal of hazardous materials, 184(1/3), 448-456.
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2009 Sarkar, B., Patra, A., Purakayastha, T. J., & Mallavarapu, M. (2009). Assessment of biological and biochemical indicators in soil under transgenic Bt and non-Bt cotton crop in a sub-tropical environment. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 156(1-4), 595-604.
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2008 Sarkar, B., Patra, A., & Purakayastha, T. J. (2008). Transgenic Bt-cotton affects enzyme activity and nutrient availability in a sub-tropical inceptisol. Journal of agronomy and crop science, 194(4), 289-296.
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- Dey, S., Purakayastha, T. J., Sarkar, B., Rinklebe, J., Kumar, S., Chakraborty, R., . . . Shivay, Y. (2023). Enhancing Cation and Anion Exchange Capacity of Rice Straw Biochar by Chemical Modification for Increased Plant Nutrient Retention. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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2023 Khan, N., Bolan, N., Jospeh, S., Anh, M. T. L., Sarkar, B., & Qiu, R. (2023). Complementing compost with biochar for agriculture, soil remediation and climate mitigation. In D. Sparks (Ed.), Source details - Title: Advances in Agronomy (Vol. 179, pp. 1-90). US: Academic Press.
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2023 Mandal, A., Sarkar, A., Thakur, J., Singh, A. B., Patra, A. K., & Sarkar, B. (2023). Endophytic microbes for sustainable crop production and soil health maintenance in toxic trace element-contaminated soil. In N. Bolan, & M. B. Kirkham (Eds.), Source details - Title: Soil Constraints and Productivity (pp. 283-300). UK: CRC Press.
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2023 Mandal, A., Purakayastha, T. J., Patra, A. K., & Sarkar, B. (2023). Phosphate-induced Phytoextraction by Pteris vittata reduced Arsenic uptake by rice. In N. K. Naizi, I. Bibi, & T. Aftab (Eds.), Source details - Title: Global arsenic hazard: ecotoxicology and remediation (pp. 313-333). Switzerland: Springer Nature.
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2023 Ray, A., Kumar, M., Karim, A. A., Biswas, K., & Sarkar, B. (2023). Chromium contamination in soil from mining activities: a constraint for crop production and potential mitigation strategies. In N. Bolan, & M. B. Kirkham (Eds.), Source details - Title: Soil Constraints and Productivity (pp. 83-99). UK: CRC Press.
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2023 Mercurio, M., Izzo, F., Langella, A., & Sarkar, B. (2023). Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA): a powerful tool for forensic investigation of geomaterials. In M. Mercurio (Ed.), Source details - Title: Mineralogical Analysis Applied to Forensics: A Guidance on Mineralogical Techniques and Their Application to the Forensic Field (pp. 193-224). Switzerland: Springer.
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2022 Aralappanavar, V. K., Basak, B. B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Mukherjee, S., & Sarkar, B. (2022). Mineral-enriched biochar fertilizer for sustainable crop production and soil quality improvement. In D. Tsang, & Y. Ok (Eds.), Source details - Title: Biochar in Agriculture for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 117-127). UK: Academic Press.
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2021 Bolan, N., Hoang, S. A., Yan, Y., Ramanayaka, S., Chamanee, G., Wijesekara, H., . . . Kirkham, M. B. (2021). Landfills as sources of PFAS contamination of soil and groundwater. In D. M. Kempistr, & L. A. Rarcz (Eds.), Source details - Title: Forever Chemicals: Environmental, Economic, and Social Equity Concerns with PFAS in the Environment (pp. 119-142). UK: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,.
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2021 Chowdhury, S., Bolan, N., Farrell, M., Sarkar, B., Sarker, J. R., Kirkham, M. B., . . . Kim, G. H. (2021). Role of cultural and nutrient management practices in carbon sequestration in agricultural soil. In D. L. Sparks (Ed.), Source details - Title: Advances in Agronomy (Vol. 166, pp. 131-196). US: Elsevier.
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2020 Mandal, A., Sarkar, B., MandaL, S., Vithnage, M., Patra, A. K., & Manna, M. C. (2020). Impact of agrochemicals on soil health. In M. N. V. Prasad (Ed.), Source details - Title: Agrochemicals Detection, Treatment and Remediation: Pesticides and Chemical Fertilizers (pp. 161-187). US: Elsevier.
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2020 Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Mandal, A., Mandal, S., Vithanage, M., & Biswas, J. K. (2020). Sorption and desorption of agro-pesticides in soils. In M. N. V. Prasad (Ed.), Source details - Title: Agrochemicals Detection, Treatment and Remediation: Pesticides and Chemical Fertilizers (pp. 189-205). UK: Elsevier.
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2020 Welikala, U., Navarathna, C. M., Nawalage, S., Sarkar, B., Mlsna, T. E., & Natilake, S. R. (2020). Analytical methods for particulate plastics in soil and water. In N. Bolan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments (pp. 51-81). US: CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis.
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2020 Wijesekara, H., Bradney, L., Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Song, H., Bolan, N., & Kirkham, M. B. (2020). Particulate plastics as vectors of heavy metal(loid)s. In N. Bolan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments (pp. 181-192). US: CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis.
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2020 Mandal, S., Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Wijesekara, H., & Kirkham, M. B. (2020). Environmentally toxic components of particulate plastics. In N. Bolan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments (pp. 165-179). US: CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis.
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2020 Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Mukhopadhyay, R., Shankar Bolan, S., Kirkham, M. B., & Rinklebe, J. (2020). Management of particulate plastic waste input to terrestrial and aquatic environments. In N. Bolan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments (pp. 397-411). US: CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis.
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2019 Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Tsang, Y. F., Vithanage, M., Biswas, J. K., Yi, H., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2019). Sustainable sludge management by removing emerging contaminants from urban wastewater using carbon nanotubes. In M. N. V. Prasad (Ed.), Source details - Title: Industrial and Municipal Sludge: Emerging Concerns and Scope for Resource Recovery (pp. 553-571). UK: Elsevier.
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2019 Kiddee, P., Pradhan, J. K., Mandal, S., Biswas, J. K., & Sarkar, B. (2019). An overview of treatment technologies of E-waste. In M. N. V. Prasad, M. Vithanage, & A. Borthakur (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Electronic Waste Management: International Best Practices and Case Studies (pp. 1-8). UK: Elsevier.
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2019 Manjaiah, K. M., Mukhopadhyay, R., Narayanan, N., Sarkar, B., & Datta, S. C. (2019). Clay amendments for environmental clean-up. In A. Rakshit, B. Sarkar, & P. C. Abhilash (Eds.), Source details - Title: Soil Amendments for Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives (pp. 19-32). US: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
2019 Basak, B. B., Saha, A., & Sarkar, B. (2019). Alternative soil amendments for organic cultivation system. In A. Rakshit, B. Sarkar, & P. C. Abhilash (Eds.), Source details - Title: Soil Amendments for Sustainability: Challenges and Perspectives (pp. 301-312). US: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
2019 Manjaiah, K. M., Mukhopadhyay, R., Paul, R., Datta, S. C., Kumararaja, P., & Sarkar, B. (2019). Clay minerals and zeolites for environmentally sustainable agriculture. In M. Mercurio, B. Sarkar, & A. Langella (Eds.), Source details - Title: Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials: Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications (pp. 309-329). Elsevier.
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2019 Mercurio, M., Sarkar, B., & Langella, A. (2019). Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications Preface. In M. Mercurio, B. Sarkar, & A. Langella (Eds.), MODIFIED CLAY AND ZEOLITE NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS (pp. XVII-XVIII). ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.
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2019 Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R., Ugochukwu, U. C., Mukhopadhyay, R., & Manjaiah, K. M. (2019). Modified clay minerals for environmental applications. In M. Mercurio, B. Sarkar, & A. Langella (Eds.), Source details - Title: Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials: Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications (pp. 113-127). Netherlands: Elsevier.
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2019 Mercurio, M., Sarkar, B., & Langella, A. (2019). Preface - Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials: Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications. In M. Mercurio, B. Sarkar, & A. Langella (Eds.), Source details - Title: Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials: Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications (pp. xvii-xviii). Netherlands: Elsevier.
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2018 Sarkar, B., Wijesekara, H., Mandal, S., Singh, M., & Bolan, N. S. (2018). Characterization and improvement in physical, chemical, and biological properties of mine wastes. In N. S. Bolan, M. B. Kirkham, & Y. S. Ok (Eds.), Source details - Title: Spoil to soil: mine site rehabilitation and revegetation (1st ed. ed., pp. 3-15). US: CRC Press (Taylor and Francis).
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2018 Sarkar, B., Singh, M., Mandal, S., Churchman, G., & Bolan, N. (2018). Clay minerals-organic matter interactions in relation to carbon stabilization in soils. In C. Garcia, P. Nannipieri, & T. Hernandez (Eds.), The Future of Soil Carbon: Its Conservation and Formation (pp. 71-86). United Kingdom: Academic Press.
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2018 Xu, Y., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Rumpel, C., Sparks, D., & Bolan, N. (2018). Microbial control of soil carbon turnover. In C. Garcia, P. Nannipieri, & T. Hernandez (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Future of Soil Carbon: Its Conservation and Formation (pp. 165-194). UK: Elsevier.
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2018 Chang, P. H., Li, Z., Jiang, W. T., & Sarkar, B. (2018). Clay minerals for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment. In M. Mercurio, B. Sarkar, & A. Langella (Eds.), Source details - Title: Modified clay and zeolite nanocomposite materials: environmental and pharmaceutical applications (pp. 167-196). UK: Elsevier.
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2018 Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Biswas, J. K., & Manjaiah, K. M. (2018). Microparticle-supported nanocomposites for safe environmental applications. In M. Rai, & J. Biswas (Eds.), Source details - Title: Nanomaterials: Ecotoxicity, Safety, and Public Perception. (pp. 305-317). Switzerland: Springer Nature.
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2017 Sarkar, B., Basak, B. B., Sarkar, S., Mandal, S., & Bhaduri, D. (2017). Use of soil amendments in an integrated framework for adaptive resource management in agriculture and forestry. In A. Rakshit (Ed.), Source details - Title: Adaptive soil management: from theory to practices (1 ed., pp. 143-159). Singapore: Springer.
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2017 Basak, B. B., & Sarkar, B. (2017). Scope of natural sources of potassium in sustainable agriculture. In A. Rakshit (Ed.), Source details - Title: Adaptive soil management: from theory to practices (pp. 247-260). Singapore: Springer Nature.
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2017 Sarkar, S., Sarkar, B., Basak, B. B., Mandal, S., Biswas, B., & Srivastava, P. (2017). Soil mineralogical perspective on immobilization/mobilization of heavy metals. In A. Rakshit (Ed.), Source details - Title: Adaptive soil management: from theory to practices (pp. 89-102). Singapore: Springer.
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2017 Sarkar, B., Wijesekara, H., Mandal, S., Singh, M., & Bolan, N. S. (2017). Characterization and improvement in physical, chemical, and biological properties of mine wastes. In Spoil to Soil Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation (pp. 3-16).
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2015 Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2015). Organopalygorskites prepared from quaternary ammonium compounds and their environmental uses. In P. Pasbakhsh, & G. J. Churchman (Eds.), Source details - Title: Natural Mineral Nanotubes: Properties and Applications (pp. 324-340). Canada: Apple Academic Press.
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2015 Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2015). Nutrient and water use efficiency in soil : the influence of geological mineral amendments. In A. Rakshit, H. B. Singh, & A. Sen (Eds.), Source details - Title: Nutrient use efficiency : from basics to advances (pp. 29-44). New Delhi: Springer.
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2015 Sarkar, B., & Naidu, R. (2015). Organopalygorskites prepared from quaternary ammonium compounds and their environmental uses. In Natural Mineral Nanotubes Properties and Applications (pp. 323-340).
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Year Citation
2020 Palansooriya, K. N., Yang, Y., Tsang, Y. F., Sarkar, B., Hou, D., Cao, X., . . . Ok, Y. S. (2020). Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement. In Sustainable Waste Management Workshop Microplastics in the Environment 2020 (pp. 17-18).
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Year Citation
2012 Mallavarapu, M., Naidu, R., Xi, Y., & Sarkar, B. (2012). US20120145639, Contaminant separating method using a modified palygorskite clay sorbent.
2010 Mallavarapu, M., Naidu, R., Xi, Y., & Sarkar, B. (2010). CA2746067, Modified clay sorbents.

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2024 Co-Supervisor Polyhalite as fertiliser: understanding its interactions with soil Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Joy Eloiza Rosales
2023 Principal Supervisor 110373 - Repurposing silicate minerals and wastes for carbon dioxide capture and healthy food production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Manikkuwadu Thilini Uthpala Amarasinghe
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