Dr. Chittaranjan Routray

Research Experience:
 Worked as a JRF then SRF in D.S.T, Govt. of India sponsored project titled ‘synthesis
and characterization of cellulose esters for radiation curable coating applications’ for 4
years at Orissa Engineering College from 2007 to 2011.
Teaching Experience:
 Lecturer from 17.08.2011 to 30.06.2018 in Department of Chemistry, School of Applied
Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha.
 Assistant Professor from 01.07.2018 in Department of Chemistry, School of Applied
Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha.
Extra Responsibilities:
IQAC Coordinator
Teaching expertise
Polymer Chemistry
Energy Storage System
Biopolymer& Hydrogel
Packaging Technology
Applied Engineering Materials
Research Publications:
1. B.Tosh and C.R.Routray. (2011).Homogeneous grafting of PMMA onto cellulose in
presence of Ce4+ as initiator ,Indian Journal of Chemical Technology , 18, 234-243.
2. Chittaranjan Routray and Biranchinarayan Tosh.(2012).Controlled grafting of MMA
onto cellulose and cellulose acetate , Cellulose,19(6), 2115-2139.
3. Biranchinarayan Tosh and Chittaranjan Routray. (2012). Study of the Effect of Solvent
and Initiator on Grafting Parameters during Homogeneous Grafting of Methyl
Methacrylate onto Cellulose. Che Sci Rev Lett , 1(3), 120-132
4. C.R.Routray,B.Tosh and N.Nayak.(2013).Grafting of PMMA onto cellulose acetate in
presence of Ce(IV) as initiator .Indian Journal of Chemical Technology,20, 202-209
5. B. Tosh, C. R. Routray.(2013).Graft Copolymerization of Methyl Methacrylate onto
Cellulose in Homogeneous Medium – Effect of Solvent and Initiator. International
Journal of Chemical Science and Engineering,7(1), 1253-1260.
6. Chittaranjan Routray& Biranchinarayan Tosh.(2013).Graft copolymerization of methyl
methacrylate (MMA) onto cellulose acetate in homogeneous medium: effect of solvent,
initiator and homopolymer inhibitor. Cellulose Chem. Technol., 47 (3-4), 171-190
(2013).
7. Biranchinarayan Tosh and Chitta Ranjan Routray.(2014). Grafting of Cellulose Based
Materials: A Review. Chem Sci Rev Lett, 3(10), 74-92
8. Chittaranjan Routray& Biranchinarayan Tosh.(2015) Thermal Analysis and
Characterization of Cellulose Acetate Grafted with Acrylic monomers, Applied Science
and Advanced Materials International Vol. 2 (1), 37 – 42
9. C R Routray, D Bhatta, S K Biswal.(2018). Structural Characterization and Bio-Activity
Study of Schiff Base Metal Complexes.IJIRT,4(8), 212-216
10. Chittaranjan Routray, Swati Mohanty, Shraban K Sahoo and Susanta Kumar
Biswal(2020). Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan/ PCL-G-NH2PAMAM
Polyamidoamine Dendrimer Complex for Controlled Release of Anticancer Drug
Cyclophosphamide. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 10 ( 59 ), 18367-18376
11. C.R Routray, B.Tosh and A.N.Acharya(2020). Fabrication of Cellulose Acetate
Reinforced Organo Clay Ecofriendly Nanocomposites for Packaging Applications. Indian
Journal of Natural Sciences, 10 ( 59 ), 18884-18890
12. Sarmistha Behera and Chittaranjan Routray.(2020). Synthesis and Characterization of
Reduced graphene oxide from coal using black tea extract. Indian Journal of Natural
Sciences,10(60), 26525-26530
13. Ajay Kumar Bhujabal and Chittaranjan Routray.(2020). Green Synthesis of reduced
graphene oxide from waste dry cells using Azadirachtaindica leaf extract. Indian Journal
of Natural Sciences,10(60), 19496-19502
14. Ketaki Mirdha and Chittaranjan Routray(2020). Extraction and Characterization of D-
limonene oil from orange peels using different solvents. Mukt Shabd Journal,9(5), 1119-
1127
15. Aman Bisi and Chittaranjan Routray.(2020).Low cost production of biofuel ethanol
from rice straw. Mukt Shabd Journal,9(5), 2954-2962
16. Debasmita Sethy and Chittaranjan Routray.(2020). Extraction and Characterization of
clove oil from buds and effect of the residue on soil fertility. Indian Journal of Natural
Sciences,10(60), 25098-25104
17. Itishree Moharana and Chittaranjan Routray.(2020). Performance and Emission
Analysis of Diesel Engine with Dual Biodiesel Blend of Castor and Mahua Oil. Indian
Journal of Natural Sciences,10(60), 25105- 25113
18. Ansuman Jena, Manoranjan Behera, Chittaranjan Routray and Susanta Kumar Biswal.
(2020). Fabrication, Characterization and Antibacterial Study of Polyvinyl
alcohol/Cuprous Oxide Nanofluids and Polymer Nanocomposite Films. ORIENTAL
JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY,36,(4), 713-719
19. C R Routray.(2020). Influence of γ – Irradiation on Properties of PAN (Poly
Acrylonitrile) Fibers. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences,10(62), 27807- 27811
20. Subhadra Sahu, Surabhi P Sahoo,Chittaranjan Routray,”REMOVAL OF HEAVY
METALS FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER BY USING ORANGE AND
BANANAPEELS”,Sodha Sanchar Bulletin, Vol.(10), Issue(40), Page 14-22, Dec.2020
21. S.Baral, A.K. Pradhan and C.R.Routray,”Synthesis of Nano hydrogel based Cellulose-g-
Hema /Nano Cao using Snail Shell for Removal of Cr (VI) from Waste Water”,Indian
Journal of Natural Sciences,Vol.(12) , Issue( 66), Page(30712-30724),June-2021
22. Smrutishree Priyadarsini Behera, Chittaranjan Routray,”Multifunctional Property
analysis of Cotton fiber and Cellulose Acetate modified with ZnO nano
particles”,International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific
Methods,Volume (9), Issue (6),pp.1694-1700,June-2021
23. C.R Routray, B.Tosh and A.N.Acharya, “In situ synthesis and characterizations of ZnO
nanoparticles modified cotton fibre”,Science, Technology and Development, X,VII,
pp.95-102,July 2021
24. N.K.Seth and C.R.Routray, “Eco- Friendly Polymeric Films from Banana Peels” Indian
Journal of Natural Sciences,Vol.(12) , Issue( 68), pp.34765-34769),Oct-2021
25. Chittaranjan Routray, Shraban Kumar Sahoo, Souman Pahi , Susanta Kumar Biswal,
“Photodegradation of rhodamine Bover g-C3N4-FeVO4 hetero-structured nanocomposite
under solar light irradiation”, Chemical Physics Impact,7, pp100268,June 2023.
26. Rajesh Kumar, Smriti Singh, Siddhartha Das, Dr.M.M. Tiwari, Chittaranjan Routray,
Pharmaceutics: Development and Evaluation of a Sustained Release Matrix System for
Metformin Hydrochloride Using HPMC, r.J.Bio.Sc.6(Si4),pp 2488-2500, July 2024
27. Chittaranjan Routray, Ruby Pandey, V.Kanpur Rani, Aakash Priyadarshi, Poonam Batra,
Amit Kumar Sahoo, Manisha wadhwa, “Deep Learning Innovations in Automated
Breast Cancer Detection with Integrated Ultrasound Datasets” Frontiers in Health
Informatics, 3 (7),66-79
Patents Published /Granted
 Design Patent on “ECO-FRIENDLY DEVICE FOR CARBON- DI – OXIDE
ADSORPTION” (Indian Patent)
Book /Book Chapters Published/Edited:
1. Chittaranjan Routray,B.N.Tosh and A.N.Acharya,”“The Basic Research Progresses and
Challenges of Graphene as an Electrode Material in Lithium –ion Battery
Manufacturing” , nano science and nano technology for multifunctional
applications(Technology for futute smart and modern world) pp: 61-71, ISIN:
B08MZXQD1W published by Amazon in 2020.
2. Bidyut Kumar Kundu, Chittaranjan Routray, Pragti,”Applications of N,O-donor Based
Organic Ligands and their Complexes as Biomaterials”,in emerging material for future
technology(current challenges and future perspectives)2nd edition,Pages: 185-198, ISIN :
B08RRGMRT6, published by Amazon in 2021.
3. Translated Chemistry-1 for UG Program into Odia language under NEP Regional
language book writing scheme of AICTE,NewDelhi with Dr.Dojalisa Sahu as co-author.
4. Edited a book entitled as Futuristic Trends in Chemical, Material Science &
NanoTechnology under IIP Publishing in 2023.
5. Bibhuti B. Sahu, Debajani Tripathy, Chittaranjan Routray, Kalim Deshmukh,Mayank
Pandey, Srikanta Moharana, “Mesoporous Nanostructured Materials for Supercapacitor
Applications”, Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage,Vol 2, pp 1- 46 ,ISBN:
9783527350674,Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH,2024
FDP Attended
 New age Teachers training Program from 2nd to 8th May 2013 at Centurion University of
Technology and Management, Odisha
 UGC sponsored National workshop on Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences(RACS-
2017) on 5th May 2017 at Salipur Autonomous College, Salipur,Odisha
 FDP on Solar Photovoltaic Systems held at Centurion University Centre for Renewable
Energy and Environment from 27th to 30th June 2017.
 IOP-IANCAS Workshop on Nuclear Sciences held at Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
on 17th July 2017.
 Science Academy Refresher Course on Molecules and Materials Characterization held
from February 01-14, 2018 at salipur autonomous college, salipur, Odisha.
 Science Academies’ lecture workshop on green chemistry for sustainable development
from April 29-30, 2018.
 Attended one week hands on training program on MATERIALS
CHARACTERIZATIONS,LIPIDOMICS & PROTEOMICS TECHNIQUES Organized
by Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon 22nd – 28th August, 2022.
 Participated in one week FDP on Advances in Chemistry Teaching from 29th May to 2nd
June 2023 organized by P.G.Department of Chemistry at Maharaja Sriram Chandra
Bhanja Deo University, Baripada, Odisha.
 Participated in 5 days FDP on ‘Impact Oriented Education’ from 19th -24th June 2023
organized by IQAC , Centurion University of Technology and Management,Odisha.
Confererence/Semeinars/Workshops Organized
 Organized 31st annual conference of Orissa chemical society and National Seminar
on Recent Developments and Applications of Functional Materials from 23rd to 24th
Dec 2017 as Co- convener.
 Organized Science Academies’ Lecture workshop on green chemistry for
sustainable development from 29th -30th April , 2018 as Co- coordinator
 Organized National Seminar on Recent Advances in Materials (RAM-2019):Green
Future held during 6th to 7th July 2019 as Organizing Secretary
 Organized a two-days National Seminar on Indigenous Knowledge and Conservation
of Threatened Medicinal Plants held during 30th and 31st August 2019 as Joint
Organizing Secretary
 Organized a three-days International Conference on Recent Advances in
Materials held during 21st to 23rd March 2022 as Joint Organizing Secretary
 Organized a two-days National Conference on Recent Advances in Materials held
during 28th to 29th December 2022 as Joint Organizing Secretary
 Organized a two days International Conference On Materials for Sustainable
Environment(ICMSE-2024) from 27th to 28th march 2024 at Centurion University,
Bhubaneswar Campus as Organizing Secretary.
Professional Society members
 Life member of Society for Energy, Environmental and Material Science(SEEMS)
 Life member of Orissa Chemical Science.
 Life Members of The Society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research
Professionals, Chennai.
 Life member of Institute of Scholars ,Bangalore
Awards and fellows
 Elected as Fellow to The Society of Innovative Educationalist & Scientific Research
Professionals, Chennai.
 Received The Educationalist-Professional Award from society Of Innovative
Educationalist & Scientific Research Professional Accredited with Innovative Scientific
Research Professional Malaysia,Sdn Bhd
 Received Academic Excellence award from Institute of Scholars, Bangalore
 Received Certificate of Appreciation from AICTE for translating Chemistry-I into Odia
Language.
 Awarded Ph.D degree in Polymer Chemistry from BPUT, Rourkela, Odisha in 2023.