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2025

37. Thin Films of Chiral Molecular Materials Self-Assembled from Achiral Molecules.

Karan Marvaniya, Priyanka Dobariya, Ashish Maurya, Ketan Patel,* Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Under Communication 2025.

36. Robust Isoporous Membrane of Polyoxometallates with 1-nm Integrated Pore for Selective Molecular Separation.

Priyanka Dobaria, Vinay Thakur, Karan Marvaniya, Ashish Maurya, Bhaumik Sutariya, Pradip Pachfule, Prashant Kumar*, Raghavan Ranganathan*, Shilpi Kushwaha*, Ketan Patel*.

Under Communication 2025.

2024

35. Epitaxially Grown Mechanically Robust 2D Thin Film of Secondary Interactions Led Molecularly Woven Material.

Karan Marvaniya, Priyanka Dobariya, Ashish Maurya, Ketan Patel,* Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Small 2024, 20, 2310797.

34. Biomimetic Helical Hydrogen Bonded Organic Framework Membranes for Efficient Uranium Recovery from Seawater.

Ashish Maurya, Karan Marvaniya, Priyanka Dobariya, Manoj V Mane, Srinu Tothadi, Ketan Patel, Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Small 2024, 20, 2306824.

33. Assessment and characterization of solid and hazardous waste from inorganic chemical industry: Potential for energy recovery and environmental sustainability.

Kalpesh Trivedi, Karan Marvaniya, Priyanka Dobariya, K.C. Pathak, Ketan Patel, Bhaumik Sutariya, Archana Sharma, Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Journal of Environmental Management 2024, 367, 122036.

2023

32. Hierarchical polyoxometallate confined in woven thin film for molecular catalysis: Simplified electrodes for far-fetched O2 evolution from seawater.

Kirti†, Priyanka Dobaria†, Ashish Maurya, Ashwini Kaushik, Piyush Kanani, Parasmani Rajput, Shambhu Nath Jha, Bidisa Das, Divesh N Srivastava, Shilpi Kushwaha*, Ketan Patel*.

ACS Catalysis 2023 13, 4587-4596.

†equal authors

31. Fabrication of microporous polyaryl nanofilm at interface for selective molecular separation.

Priyanka Dobariya, Karan Marvaniya, Ashish Maurya, Shilpi Kushwaha, Ketan Patel*.

Star Protocols 2023, 4, 102081.

30. Protocol for extraction, characterization, and computational analysis of uranium from seawater.

Ashish Maurya, Karan Marvaniya, Priyanka Dobariya, Nilesh Chudasama, Manoj Mane, Ketan Patel, Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Star Protocols 2023, 4, 102100.

29. Protocol for Preparation of U Selective Seawater Stable and Robust Hydrogen Bonded Organic Framework (CSMCRIHOF-1) and its Large Area Free Standing Thin Film.

Karan Marvaniya, Ashish Maurya, Priyanka Dobariya, Ketan Patel, Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Star Protocols 2023, 4, 102006.

2022

28. Large Area Self-Standing Thin Film of Porous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework (HOF) for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater.

Ashwini Kaushik†, Karan Marvaniya†, Yamini Kulkarni, Dhruv Bhatt, Jahanvi Bhatt, Manoj Mane, E. Suresh, Srinu Tothadi, Ketan Patel*, Shilpi Kushwaha*.

Chem 2022, 8, 2749-2765.

†equal authors

(Highlighted in ACS C&EN; New porous material efficiently extracts uranium from seawater, 2022, 100, 29.)

27. Polymeric Nano-Films with Spatially Arranged Compartments for Uranium Recovery from Seawater.

Karan Marvaniya, Ashish Maurya, Priyanka Dobariya, Ashwini Kaushik, Pooja Prakash, Jeetmal Bhargava, Ketan Patel, Shilpi Kushwaha*.

European Polymer Journal 2022, 178, 111507.

26. Interafacially grown ultrathin high flux polymeric nanofilm for molecular separation: An improved trade-off between permeance and selectivity.

Priyanka Dobariya, Ashwini Kaushik, Karan Marvaniya, Ashish Maurya, Shilpi Kushwaha, Ketan Patel*.

European Polymer Journal 2022, 179, 111508.

25. Perm-selective ultrathin high flux microporous polyaryl nanofilm for molecular separation.

Ashwini Kaushik, Mansoor Dhundhiyawala, Priyanka Dobaria, Karan Marvaniya, Shilpi Kushwaha*, Ketan Patel*.

iScience 2022, 25, 104441.

2021

24. Uranium Extraction from Seawater: A Paradigm Shift in Resource Recovery.

Shilpi Kushwaha, Ketan Patel.

Chem 2021, 7(2), 1-4.

2020

23. Polymer Nanorings with Uranium Specific Clefts for Selective Recovery of Uranium from Acidic Effluents via Reductive Adsorption.

Shilpi Kushwaha*, Manoj Mane, Sapna Ravindranathan, and Amitava Das*.

ACS Sensors 2020, 5, 3254-3263.

2018

22. Chitosan–Thiobarbituric Acid: A Superadsorbent for Mercury.

Rahul Bhatt, Shilpi Kushwaha, Sreedhar Bojja, and P. Padmaja.

ACS Omega 2018, 3, 13183-13194.

21. pH-dependent speciation and hydrogen (H2) control U(VI) respiration by Desulfovibrio vulgaris.

Shilpi Kushwaha*, Andrew K. Marcus, Bruce E. Rittmann.

Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2018, 115(6), 1465–1474.

2017

20. Cucurbit[7]uril Induced Formation of FRET-Enabled Unilamellar Lipid Vesicles.

Shilpi Kushwaha*, Arunava Maity, Monalisa Gangopadhyay, Sapna Ravindranathan, Pattuparambil R. Rajamohanan, and Amitava Das*.

Langmuir 2017, 33, 10989−10999.

19. Efficient valorization of Palm shell powder to bio-sorbents for copper remediation from aqueous solutions.

S. Kushwaha, H. Soni, B. Sridhar and P. Padmaja.

Journal of environmental chemical engineering 2017, 5, 2480-2487.

2016

18. A Cysteine-Specific Fluorescent Switch for Monitoring Oxidative Stress and Quantification of Aminoacylase-1 in Blood Serum.

H. Anila, F. Ali, S. Kushwaha, N. Taye, S. Chattopadhyay, A. Das.

Analytical Chemistry 2016, 88, 12161-12168.

2015

17. Spectroscopic characterization for remediation of Copper, cadmium and mercury using modified palm shell powder.

S. Kushwaha, B. Sreedhar, R Bhatt and P. Padmaja.

Journal of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2015, 46, 191-199.

2013

16. Sorption Mechanism of Cd (II) and Zn (II) onto Modified Palm Shell.

S. Kushwaha, P. Sudhakar.

Adsorption Science & Technology 2013, 31 (6), 503-520.

15. Sorption of uranium from aqueous solutions using palm-shell-based adsorbents: a kinetic and equilibrium study.

S. Kushwaha, P.P. Sudhakar.

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 2013, 126, 115-124.

14. An Insight into the Production, Characterisation and Mechanism of Low Cost Adsorbents for removal of Organics from Aqeous Solution.

S. Kushwaha, H. Soni, V. Ageetha P Pand P. Padmaja.

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 43, 443-549.

2012

13. XPS, EXAFS and FT-IR as tools to probe the unexpected adsorption coupled reduction of U(VI) to U(V) and U(IV) on Borassus Flabellifer based adsorbents.

S. Kushwaha, B. Sreedhar and P. Padmaja.

Langmuir 2012, 28, 16038-16048.

12. Noncovalent Surface Grafting of Uranium complexed Cucurbit[5]uril Oligomer onto Palm Shell Powder: A Novel Approach for selective Uranyl ion Extraction.

S. Kushwaha, P.P. Sudhakar.

Analyst 2012, 137, 3242-3245.

11. A Spectroscopic Study for Understanding the Speciation of Cr on palm shell based adsorbents and their application for the remediation of chrome plating effluents.

S. Kushwaha, B. Sreedhar and P. Padmaja.

Bioresource Technology 2012, 116, 15-23.

10. Adsorption of Hg2+ onto Borassus Flabellifer: A Redox Mechanism.

S. Kushwaha, B. Sreedhar and P. Padmaja.

Chemical Engineering Journal 2012, 193-194, 328-338.

9. A Fluorescent uranyl ion lidded Cucurbit[5]uril capsule.

S. Kushwaha, S.A. Rao, P.P. Sudhakar.

Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51 (1), 267-273.

8. Physical and Chemical modified forms of Palm Shell: Preparation, Characterization and Preliminary Assessment as Adsorbents.

S. Kushwaha, G. Sreelatha and P. Padmaja.

Journal of Porous Materials, 2012, 1-16.

2011

6. Adsorption of mercury(II), methyl mercury(II) and phenyl mercury(II) on chitosan cross-linked with a barbital derivative.

Shilpi Kushwaha, Padmaja P. Sudhakar.

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011, 86(2), 1055-1062.

5. Evaluation of Acid treated palm shell powder for its effectiveness in the adsorption of organophosphorous pesticides: Isotherm, Kinetics and Thermodynamics.

S. Kushwaha, G. Sreelatha and P. Padmaja.

J. Chem. Engg. Data, 2011, 56 (5), 2407-2415.

2010

4. Sorption of Phenyl Mercury, Methyl Mercury and Inorganic Mercury onto Chitosan and Barbital Immobilized Chitosan: Spectroscopic, Potentiometric, Kinetic, Equilibrium and Selective Desorption Studies.

S. Kushwaha, B. Sreedhar and P. Padmaja.

J. Chem. Engg. Data 2010, 55 (11), 4691–4698.

3. Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies of Adsorption of Anionic Dyes Using Acid Treated Palm Shell.

G. Sreelatha, S. Kushwaha, V. J. Rao, P. P. Sudhakar.

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2010, 49 (17), 8106–8113.

2009

2. Adsorption of Hg(II) from aqueous solution onto Borassus Flabeliffer: equilibrium and kinetic studies.

S. Kushwaha, S. Sodaye and P. Padmaja.

Desalination and Water Treatment, 2009, 12, 100-107.

2008

1. Equilibrium, Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies for Adsorption of Hg (II) on Palm Shell Powder.

S. Kushwaha, S. Sodaye and P. Padmaja.