Assistant Professor

Dr Niravkumar P Raval

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering

Interests

  • Water and Wastewater treatment techniques
  • Materials synthesis for environmental applications
  • Contaminants fate and remediation

Faculty Details

Education

2010

Gujarat University, India
BSc

2012

Gujarat University, India
MSc

2018

Gujarat University, India
PhD

Research Interest

  • My research interest lies in the area of environmental chemistry and water/wastewater treatment techniques. I favour interdisciplinary approaches to pollution questions and have incorporated material science with engineering aspects for designing sustainable adsorbents to target water-related environmental issues.
  • My doctoral research encompasses many aspects of wastewater treatment (WWT) techniques including
    (i) the adsorption of dyes and metal ions onto nanocomposites: this study synthesized novel adsorbents by impregnating nanoparticles onto biopolymers (chitin, chitosan and alginate), characterized and tested in a small-scale batch/column system for the removal of targeted contaminants from aqueous medium under variable operating conditions. A sorption/desorption study revealed that the developed nanocomposites caused stronger sorption for the pollutants and can provide the sustainable approach of waste product utilization for the treatment of wastewater to achieve the SDG 6; and
    (ii) the potential of an electrochemical destruction method to be of pollutants: this study devoted to the simultaneous sorption and electrochemical destruction of dyes from wastewater. Overall, my research has elucidated and rationalized the knowledge of the mechanisms for pollutants removal/destruction.
  • Future research work will be extended in the areas like, in-situ solutions for legacy and emerging water contaminants remediation and pilot-scale simulation studies.

Awards

  • 2022 to 2023 – MOPGA-4 PDF, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Universite Savoie Mont Blanc, France.
  • 2021 to 2023 – CSIR-RA, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, KSKV Kachchh University, India.
  • Jun 2017 to Oct 2017 – Newton-Bhabha Ph.D. Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and British Council, University of Manchester, UK.
  • 2015 to 2018 – INSPIRE Senior Research Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Gujarat University, India.
  • 2013 to 2015 – INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Gujarat University, India.

Publications

h-index = 11, i10-index= 13 with total citation (~898) as per Google Scholar (as on 19 th October 2023)

  • Roy, A., Jha, A. K., Kumar, A., Bhattacharya, T., Chakraborty, S., Raval, N. P., & Kumar, M. (2023). Heavy metal pollution in indoor dust of residential, commercial, and industrial areas: a review of evolutionary trends. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-023-01478-y
  • Silori, R., Zang, J., Raval, N.P., Giri, B.S., Mahlknecht, J., Mora, A., Dueñas-Moreno, J., Tauseef, S.M., Kumar, M., 2023.. Bioresour. Technol. 387, 129537. (SCI-IF: 11.4). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.biortech.2023.129537
  • Trivedi, M., Patel, C., Vaidya, D., Raval, N. P., & Kumar, M., (2023) Exploration of the ameliorative effect of dietary polyphenol on Bisphenol-A prompted DNA damage by in vitro and in silico approaches. J. Mol. Struct. 1287, 135711. (SCI-IF: 3.8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135711
  • Dhangar, K., Kumar, M., Aouad, M., Mahlknecht, J., & Raval, N. P., (2023) Aggregation behaviour of black carbon in aquatic solution: Effect of ionic strength and coexisting metals. Chemosphere. 311(2), 137088. (SCI-IF: 8.8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137088
  • Raval, N. P., Priyadarshi, G. V., Mukherjee, S., Zala, H., Fatma, D., Bonilla-Petriciolet, A., Abdelmottaleb, B., Duclaux, L., & Trivedi M. H., (2022) Statistical physics modeling and evaluation of adsorption properties of chitosan-zinc oxide nanocomposites for the removal of an anionic dye. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 10(6), 108873. (SCI-IF: 7.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108873
  • Raval, N. P., & Kumar M. (2022) Development of Novel Core–shell impregnated Polyuronate Composite Beads for an eco-efficient removal of arsenic. Bioresour. Technol. 364, 127918. (SCI-IF: 11.4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127918
  • Priyadarshi, G., Raval, N. P., & Trivedi M. H. (2022) Microwave-assisted synthesis of cross-linked chitosan-metal oxide nanocomposite for methyl orange dye removal from unary and complex effluent matrices. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 219, 53-67. (SCI-IF: 8.2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.239
  • Kumar M., Mukherjee S., Takur A. K., Raval, N. P., Ak A. N. & Gikas, P. (2022) Aminoalkyl-organo-silane treated sand for the adsorptive removal of arsenic from the groundwater: Immobilizing the mobilized geogenic contaminants. J. Hazard. Mater. 425, 127916. (SCI-IF: 13.6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127916
  • Kumar, M., Dhangar, K., Thakur, A., Ram, B., Chaminda, T., Sharma, P., Kumar, A., Raval, N. P., Srivastava, V., Rinklebe, J., Kuroda, K., Sonne, C., & Barcelo, D. (2021) Antidrug Resistance in the Indian Ambient Waters of Ahmedabad during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J. Hazard. Mater. 416, 126125. (SCI-IF: 13.6).. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126125
  • Taki, K., Raval, N. P., & Kumar M. (2021) Utilization of sewage sludge derived magnetized geopolymeric adsorbent for geogenic arsenic removal: A sustainable groundwater in-situ treatment perspective. J. Clean Prod. 295, 126466. (SCI-IF: 11.1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126466
  • Raval, N. P., Mukherjee S., Shah, N. K., Gikas, P. & Kumar M. (2021) Hexametaphosphate cross-linked chitosan beads for the eco-efficient removal of organic dyes: Tackling water quality. J. Environ. Manage. 280, 111680. (SCI-IF: 8.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111680
  • Raval, N. P. & Kumar M. (2021) Geogenic arsenic removal through core–shell based functionalized nanoparticles: Groundwater in-situ treatment perspective in the post–COVID anthropocene. J. Hazard. Mater. 402, 123466. (SCI-IF: 13.6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123466
  • Vekariya, M. K., Vekariya, R. H., Patel, K. D., Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U., Rajani, D. P., & Shah, N. K. (2018) Pyrimidine-Pyrazole Hybrids as Morpholinopyrimidine-Based Pyrazole Carboxamides: Synthesis, Characterization, Docking, ADMET Study and Biological Evaluation. Chemistry Select 3, 6998–7008. (IF: 2.1). https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201801011
  • Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U. & Shah, N. K. (2017) Malachite Green "A Cationic Dye" and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption: A review. Applied Water Sci. 7, 3407–3445. (IF: 5.5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-016-0512-2
  • Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U., Ladha, D. G., Vekariya, M. K., Wadhwani, P. M. & Shah, N. K. (2017) Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption significance of Novel Composite (Chitosan beads loaded nickel-oxide nanoparticles). Desalination Water Treat. 62, 387–402. (SCI–E-IF: 1.25). https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2017.0308
  • Shah, P. U., Raval, N. P. & Shah, N. K. (2016) Cadmium(II) removal from an aqueous solution using CSCMQ grafted copolymer. Desalination Water Treat. 57, 28262–28273. (SCI–E-IF: 1.25). https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2016.1178179
  • Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U. & Shah, N. K. (2016) Adsorptive removal of nickel(II) ions from aqueous environment: A review. J. Environ. Manage. 179, 1–20. (SCI-IF: 8.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.045
  • Shah, P. U., Raval, N. P., Vekariya, M., Wadhwani, P. M. & Shah, N. K. (2016) Adsorption of lead (II) ions onto novel cassava starch 5-choloromethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline polymer from an aqueous medium. Water Sci. Technol. 74, 943–956. (SCI-IF: 2.7). https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.284
  • Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U. & Shah, N. K. (2016) Adsorptive amputation of hazardous azo dye Congo red from wastewater: a critical review. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 23, 14810–14853. (IF: 5.8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6970-0
  • Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U. & Shah, N. K. (2016) Nanoparticles Loaded Biopolymer as Effective Adsorbent for Adsorptive Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Solution. Water Conserv. Sci. Eng. 1, 69–81. (IF: 2.0). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41101-016-0004-0
  • Raval, N. P., Shah, P. U., Ladha, D. G., Wadhwani, P. M. & Shah, N. K. (2016) Comparative study of chitin and chitosan beads for the adsorption of hazardous anionic azo dye Congo Red from wastewater. Desalination Water Treat. 57, 9247–9262. (SCI–E-IF: 1.25). https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2015.1027959
  • Shah, P. U., Raval, N. P. & Shah, N. K. (2015) Adsorption of copper from an aqueous solution by chemically modified cassava starch. J Mater Env. Sci. 6, 2573–2582. (IF: 0.29).

Book Chapters

  • Raval, N. P. & Kumar, M. (2020) An Overview of Big Data Analytics: A State-of-the-Art Platform for Water Resources Management. In: Kumar M, Munoz-Arriola F, Furumai H, Chaminda T, (eds.) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems: Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms. Springer Nature. 43–56. ISBN: 9789811546686. (Citation: 02) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4668-6_3
  • Shah, P. U., Raval, N. P. & Solanki, H. (2020) Removal of Copper (II) from aqueous solution by using CSCMQ In: Arya A, (eds.) Environment at Crossroads: Challenges and Green Solutions. Scientific Publishers India. 191. ISBN: 9789389184938.https://www.scientificpub.com/book-details/Environment-at-Crossroads-Challenges-and-Green-Solutions-1154.html

Selected Full-Length Conference Papers/Abstracts

  • Raval, N. P., Duclaux, L., & Reinert, L., (2022) Fabrication of chitosan-based carbons for the eco-efficient removal of emerging contaminants from the wastewater. PhD Seminar Adsorption, held at Select Hotel Erlangen, Wetterkreuz 7, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. September 29 – 30, 2022. https://www.tvt.tf.fau.eu/phd-seminar-adsorption/
  • Kumar, M. & Raval, N. P. (2019) Synthesis and Characterization of geopolymer-iron nanocomposite for the adsorptive removal of arsenic. WIN Conference 2019: "Innovate and Empower to Accelerate Social Change, held at IIT–Gandhinagar. April 4–6, 2019.
  • Mukherjee, S., Raval, N. P., Sahoo, S. & Kumar, M. (2019) Alginate beads and Oleic coated Iron nanoparticles mediated Arsenic removal from aqueous solution: A Groundwater in-situ remediation perspective, AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. USA December 9–13, 2019. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.ed/abs/2019AGUFM.B12C..02M/abstract.
  • Thakur, A., Kumar, M. & Raval, N. P. (2019) Sustainable use of Biochar and nano zero Valent Iron as composite for Permeable Reactive Barrier Material 19th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication (DIPCON 2019), held at JEJU Islands, Korea October 27– 31, 2019.

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