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Dr Binoy Sarkar

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2019
  2. Published

    Mechanistic insights into Pb(II) removal from aqueous solution by green reduced graphene oxide

    Lin, Z., Weng, X., Ma, L., Sarkar, B. & Chen, Z., 15/08/2019, In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 550, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Decomposition of soil organic matter as affected by clay types, pedogenic oxides and plant residue addition rates

    Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N. S., Ok, Y. S. & Churchman, G. J., 15/07/2019, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 374, p. 11-19 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Organo-layered double hydroxides for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soil washing effluents containing high concentrations of surfactants

    Zhang, M., Zhao, C., Li, J., Xu, L., Wei, F., Hou, D., Sarkar, B. & Ok, Y. S., 5/07/2019, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 373, p. 678-686 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Synthesis and characterization of zeolite-based composites functionalized with nanoscale zero-valent iron for removing arsenic in the presence of selenium from water

    Suazo-Hernández, J., Sepúlveda, P., Manquián-Cerda, K., Ramírez-Tagle, R., Rubio, M. A., Bolan, N., Sarkar, B. & Arancibia-Miranda, N., 5/07/2019, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 373, p. 810-819 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    A review on biochar modulated soil condition improvements and nutrient dynamics concerning crop yields: Pathways to climate change mitigation and global food security

    Purakayastha, T. J., Bera, T., Bhaduri, D., Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Wade, P., Kumari, S., Biswas, S., Menon, M., Pathak, H. & Tsang, D. C. W., 1/07/2019, In: Chemosphere. 227, p. 345-365 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: A review

    El-Naggar, A., El-Naggar, A. H., Shaheen, S. M., Sarkar, B., Chang, S. X., Tsang, D. C. W., Rinklebe, J. & Ok, Y. S., 1/07/2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 241, p. 458-467 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Clay-biochar composites for sorptive removal of tetracycline antibiotic in aqueous media

    Premarathna, K. S. D., Rajapaksha, A. U., Adassoriya, N., Sarkar, B., Sirimuthu, N. M. S., Cooray, A., Ok, Y. S. & Vithanage, M., 15/05/2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 238, p. 315-322 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    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

    Gong, X. W., Lü, G. H., He, X. M., Sarkar, B. & Yang, X. D., 8/05/2019, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, 13 p., 573.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Effects of Bt-cotton on biological properties of Vertisols in central India

    Mandal, A., Thakur, J. K., Sahu, A., Manna, M. C., Rao, A. S., Sarkar, B. & Patra, A. K., 16/04/2019, In: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 65, 5, p. 670-685 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Assessment of potentially toxic trace element contamination in urban allotment soils and their uptake by onions: A preliminary case study from Sheffield, England

    Weber, A. M., Mawodza, T., Sarkar, B. & Menon, M., 15/04/2019, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 170, p. 156-165 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Coagulation of dissolved organic matter in surface water by novel titanium (III) chloride: Mechanistic surface chemical and spectroscopic characterisation

    Hussain, S., Awad, J., Sarkar, B., Chow, C. W. K., Duan, J. & van Leeuwen, J., 15/04/2019, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 213, p. 213-223 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Municipal solid waste biochar-bentonite composite for the removal of antibiotic ciprofloxacin from aqueous media

    Ashiq, A., Adassooriya, N. M., Sarkar, B., Rajapaksha, A. U., Ok, Y. S. & Vithanage, M., 15/04/2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 236, p. 428-435 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Impact of carbonates on the mineralisation of surface soil organic carbon in response to shift in tillage practice

    Mehra, P., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Chowdhury, S. & Desbiolles, J., 1/04/2019, In: Geoderma. 339, p. 94-105 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Microbial functional diversity and carbon use feedback in soils as affected by heavy metals

    Xu, Y., Seshadri, B., Bolan, N., Sarkar, B., Ok, Y. S., Zhang, W., Rumpel, C., Sparks, D., Farrell, M., Hall, T. & Dong, Z., 1/04/2019, In: Environment International. 125, p. 478-488 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Environmental applications of thermally modified and acid activated clay minerals: Current status of the art

    España, V. A. A., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Rusmin, R. & Naidu, R., 1/02/2019, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 13, p. 383-397 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Sustainable sludge management by removing emerging contaminants from urban wastewater using carbon nanotubes

    Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Tsang, Y. F., Vithanage, M., Biswas, J. K., Yi, H., Dou, X. & Ok, Y. S., 1/01/2019, Industrial and Municipal Sludge: Emerging Concerns and Scope for Resource Recovery. Elsevier, p. 553-571 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  18. 2018
  19. Published

    Modified clay minerals for environmental applications

    Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R., Ugochukwu, U. C., Mukhopadhyay, R. & Manjaiah, K. M., 5/12/2018, Modified Clay and Zeolite Nanocomposite Materials: Environmental and Pharmaceutical Applications. Mercurio, M., Sarkar, B. & Langella, A. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 113-127 15 p. (Micro and Nano Technologies).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  20. Published

    Chitosan-g-poly(acrylic acid)-bentonite composite: a potential immobilizing agent of heavy metals in soil

    Kumararaja, P., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C., Shabeer, T. P. A. & Sarkar, B., 11/05/2018, In: Cellulose. 25, p. 3985–3999 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Effect of surface-tailored biocompatible organoclay on the bioavailability and mineralization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil

    Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Faustorilla, M. V. & Naidu, R., 1/05/2018, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 10, p. 152-161 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Arsenic phytoextraction by Pteris vittata improves microbial properties in contaminated soil under various phosphate fertilizations

    Mandal, A., Purakayastha, T. J., Patra, A. K. & Sarkar, B., 27/04/2018, In: Applied Geochemistry. 88, B, p. 258-266 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Clay minerals-organic matter interactions in relation to carbon stabilization in soils

    Sarkar, B., Singh, M., Mandal, S., Churchman, G. J. & Bolan, N. S., 13/04/2018, The Future of Soil Carbon: Its Conservation and Formation. Garcia, C., Nannipieri, P. & Hernandez, T. (eds.). Elsevier Inc., p. 71-86 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  24. Published

    Microbial control of soil carbon turnover

    Xu, Y., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Rumpel, C., Sparks, D. & Bolan, N. S., 13/04/2018, The Future of Soil Carbon: Its Conservation and Formation. Garcia, C., Nannipieri, P. & Hernandez, T. (eds.). Elsevier Inc., p. 165-194 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  25. Published

    Removal of organic matter from reservoir water: mechanisms underpinning surface chemistry of natural adsorbents

    Hussain, S., van Leeuwen, J., Aryal, R., Sarkar, B., Chow, C. W. K. & Beecham, S., 1/04/2018, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 15, 4, p. 847-862 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Farming with crops and rocks to address global climate, food and soil security

    Beerling, D. J., Leake, J. R., Long, S. P., Scholes, J. D., Ton, J., Nelson, P. N., Bird, M., Kantzas, E., Taylor, L. L., Sarkar, B., Kelland, M., DeLucia, E., Kantola, I., Müller, C., Rau, G. & Hansen, J., 1/03/2018, In: Nature Plants. 4, 3, p. 138-147 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Waste mineral powder supplies plant available potassium: Evaluation of chemical and biological interventions

    Basak, B. B., Sarkar, B., Sanderson, P. & Naidu, R., 1/03/2018, In: Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 186, p. 114-120 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Comparative values of various wastewater streams as a soil nutrient source

    Shilpi, S., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Lamb, D. & Naidu, R., 1/02/2018, In: Chemosphere. 192, p. 272-281 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Zinc and lead detoxifying abilities of humic substances relevant to environmental bacterial species

    Perelomov, L., Sarkar, B., Sizova, O., Chilachava, K., Shvikin, A., Perelomova, I. & Atroshchenko, Y., 30/01/2018, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 151, p. 178-183 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: A critical review

    Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Tsang, Y., Kumar, P., Kim, K. & Ok, Y., 15/01/2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 612, p. 561-581 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Stabilization of soil organic carbon as influenced by clay mineralogy

    Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Sarkar, S., Churchman, G. J., Bolan, N. S., Mandal, S., Menon, M., Purakayastha, T. J. & Beerling, D. J., 1/01/2018, Advances in Agronomy. Elsevier, Vol. 148. p. 33-84 52 p. (Advances in Agronomy).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  32. 2017
  33. Published

    Biochar modulates heavy metal toxicity and improves microbial carbon use efficiency in soil

    Xu, Y., Seshadri, B., Sarkar, B., Wang, H., Rumpel, C., Sparks, D., Farrell, M., Hall, T., Yang, X. & Bolan, N., 1/12/2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. 621, p. 148-159 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review

    Vithanage, M., Seneviratne, M., Ahmad, M., Sarkar, B. & Ok, Y. S., 1/12/2017, In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 39, 6, p. 1421–1439 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Influence of physico-chemical properties of soil clay fractions on the retention of dissolved organic carbon

    Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Hussain, S., Ok, Y. S., Bolan, N. S. & Churchman, G. J., 1/12/2017, In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 39, 6, p. 1335-1350 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Removal of lead from aqueous solution using superparamagnetic palygorskite nanocomposite: Material characterization and regeneration studies

    Rusmin, R., Sarkar, B., Tsuzuki, T., Kawashima, N. & Naidu, R., 30/11/2017, In: Chemosphere. 186, p. 1006-1015 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Inorganically modified clay minerals: Preparation, characterization, and arsenic adsorption in contaminated water and soil

    Mukhopadhyay, R., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C., Yadav, R. K. & Sarkar, B., 1/10/2017, In: Applied Clay Science. 147, p. 1-10 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Mechanistic insights of 2,4-D sorption onto biochar: Influence of feedstock materials and biochar properties

    Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Igalavithana, A., Ok, Y., Yang, X., Lombi, E. & Bolan, N., 16/07/2017, In: Bioresource Technology. 246, p. 160-167 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Effect of compost addition on arsenic uptake, morphological and physiological attributes of maize plants grown in contrasting soils

    Mehmood, T., Bibi, I., Shahid, M., Niazi, N. K., Murtaza, B., Wang, H., Ok, Y. S., Sarkar, B., Javed, M. T. & Murtaza, G., 1/07/2017, In: Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 178, p. 83-91 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Relationship between soil clay mineralogy and carbon protection capacity as influenced by temperature and moisture

    Singh, M., Sarkar, B., Biswas, B., Bolan, N. S. & Churchman, G. J., 1/06/2017, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 109, p. 95-106 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Impact of natural and calcined starfish (Asterina pectinifera) on the stabilization of Pb, Zn and As in contaminated agricultural soil

    Lim, J. E., Sung, J. K., Sarkar, B., Wang, H., Hashimoto, Y., Tsang, D. C. W. & Ok, Y. S., 30/04/2017, In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 39, 2, p. 431-441 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Modified osmium tracer technique enables precise microscopic delineation of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in clay aggregates

    Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., McClure, S. & Naidu, R., 1/04/2017, In: Environmental Technology and Innovation. 7, p. 12-20 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Soil mineralogical perspective on immobilization/mobilization of heavy metals

    Sarkar, S., Sarkar, B., Basak, B. B., Mandal, S., Biswas, B. & Srivastava, P., 15/03/2017, Adaptive Soil Management: From Theory to Practices. Rakshit, A., Abhilash, P. C., Singh, H. B. & Ghosh, S. (eds.). Springer Singapore, p. 89-102 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  44. Published

    Use of soil amendments in an integrated framework for adaptive resource management in agriculture and forestry

    Sarkar, B., Basak, B. B., Sarkar, S., Mandal, S. & Bhaduri, D., 15/03/2017, Adaptive Soil Management: From Theory to Practices. Rakshit, A., Abhilash, P. C., Singh, H. B. & Ghosh, S. (eds.). Springer Singapore, p. 143-159 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  45. Published

    Remediation of metal contaminated soil by aluminium pillared bentonite: Synthesis, characterisation, equilibrium study and plant growth experiment

    Kumararaja, P., Manjaiah, K. M., Datta, S. C. & Sarkar, B., 1/03/2017, In: Applied Clay Science. 137, p. 115-122 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Bacterial mineralization of phenanthrene on thermally activated palygorskite: A 14C radiotracer study

    Biswas, B., Sarkar, B. & Naidu, R., 1/02/2017, In: Science of the Total Environment. 579, p. 709-717 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Structural changes in smectite due to interaction with a biosurfactant-producing bacterium Pseudoxanthomonas kaohsiungensis

    Biswas, B., Chakraborty, A., Sarkar, B. & Naidu, R., 1/02/2017, In: Applied Clay Science. 136, p. 51-57 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Readily Wash-Off Road Dust and Associated Heavy Metals on Motorways

    Aryal, R., Beecham, S., Sarkar, B., Chong, M. N., Kinsela, A., Kandasamy, J. & Vigneswaran, S., 31/01/2017, In: Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 228, 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Mild acid and alkali treated clay minerals enhance bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-term contaminated soil: A 14C-tracer study

    Biswas, B., Sarkar, B., Rusmin, R. & Naidu, R., 25/01/2017, In: Environmental Pollution. 223, p. 255-265 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Enhancement of chromate reduction in soils by surface modified biochar

    Mandal, S., Sarkar, B., Bolan, N., Ok, Y. S. & Naidu, R., 15/01/2017, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 186, 2, p. 277-284 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Scope of Natural Sources of Potassium in Sustainable Agriculture

    Basak, B. B. & Sarkar, B., 2017, Adaptive Soil Management : From Theory to Practices. Rakshit, A. & Abhilash, P. C. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 247-259 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  52. 2016
  53. Published

    Characterization of bentonite modified with humic acid for the removal of Cu (II) and 2,4-dichlorophenol from aqueous solution

    Jin, X., Zheng, M., Sarkar, B., Naidu, R. & Chen, Z., 31/12/2016, In: Applied Clay Science. 134, 2, p. 89-94 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Stress responses and specific metal exclusion on mine soils based on germination and growth studies by Australian golden wattle

    Nirola, R., Megharaj, M., Aryal, R., Thavamani, P., Ramdass, K., Sarkar, B. & Saint, C., 31/12/2016, In: Ecological Indicators. 71, p. 113-122 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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