Biplab Joarder

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My research in Professor Eddaoudi's group focuses on the development of mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for molecular separation. This project has the potential to revolutionize energy-intensive separation processes, promoting energy sustainability and contributing to a zero-carbon future. MMMs are designed by incorporating molecular sieve fillers into a polymer matrix, offering a promising approach to combine the advantages of both materials and fabricate hybrid membranes with superior separation performance. However, achieving this remains a significant challenge.

To address this, my work involves enhancing the compatibility between metal-organic material fillers and the polymer matrix by carefully modifying the surface chemistry of the fillers. Additionally, I investigate how factors such as particle size, morphology, and distribution can dramatically improve gas separation performance in membranes.

Selected Publications

  • Solid-State Photon Upconversion Materials: Structural Integrity and Triplet-Singlet Dual Energy Migration
    B. Joarder, N. Yanai and N. Kimizuka
    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 4613-4624, (2018)
  • Achieving Superprotonic Conduction in Metal−Organic Frameworks through Iterative Design Advances
    S. Kim, B. Joarder, J. A. Hurd, J. Zhang, K. W. Dawson, B. S. Gelfand, N. E. Wong, and G. K. H. Shimizu
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 1077-1082, (2018)
  • Single Crystal Proton Conduction Study of a Metal-Organic Framework of Modest Water Stability
    B. Joarder, J. Lin, Z. Romero, and G. K. H. Shimizu
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 7176-7179, (2017)
  • Aqueous Phase Sensing of Cyanide Ion Using a Hydrolytically Stable Metal-organic Framework
    A. Karmakar,† B. Joarder,† A. Mallick, P. Samanta, A. V. Desai, S. Basu, and S. K. Ghosh († Authors have equal contribution)
    Chem. Comm. 53, 1253-1256, (2017)
  • Selective and Sensitive Aqueous Phase Detection of TNP (2,4,6-trinitro phenol) by an Amine  Functionalized Metal-organic Framework
    B. Joarder, A. V. Desai, P. Samanta, S. Mukherjee, and S. K. Ghosh
    Chem. Eur. J. 21, 965 969, (2015)
  • Chiral Biomolecule Based Dodecanuclear Dysprosium(III)-Copper(II) Clusters: Structural Analyses  and Magnetic Properties
    B. Joarder, S. Mukherjee, M. Patil, S. Xue, J. Tang, and S. K. Ghosh
    Inorg. Chem. Front. 2, 854-859, (2015)
  • Guest-Responsive Function of a Dynamic Metal-Organic Framework with  Lewis Acidic Pore Surface
    B. Joarder, S. Mukherjee, A. K. Chaudhari, A. V. Desai, B. Manna, and S. K. Ghosh
    Chem. Eur. J. 20, 1530315308, (2014)
  • Structures and Magnetic Properties of Two Analogous Dy6 Wheels with Electron-Donation and Withdrawal Effects
    B. Joarder, S. Mukherjee, S. Xue, J. Tang, and S. K. Ghosh
    Inorg. Chem. 53, 7554-7560, (2014)
  • Highly Selective Detection of Nitro-Explosive by a Luminescent Metal-Organic Framework
    S. S. Nagarkar, B. Joarder, A. K. Chaudhari, S. Mukherjee, and S. K. Ghosh
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 2881-2885, (2013)
  • Amino Acid Based Dynamic Metal–Biomolecule Frameworks
    B. Joarder, A. K. Chaudhari, S. S. Nagarkar, B. Manna and S. K. Ghosh
    Chem. Eur. J. 19, 11178-11183, (2013)

Education

  • ​Ph.D., Chemistry, IISER Pune, Pune, India.
  • M.Sc., Inorganic Chemistry, Kalyani University, Kalyani, India

Professional Profile

  • 2015-2017: AITF Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary, Canada.
  • 2017-2019: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyushu University, Japan.
  • 2020 - Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

KAUST Affiliations

Research Interests Keywords

Synthesis and Characterization of PCPs Advanced Porous Materials Gas separation