Dr. Gobinda Karmakar

Contact Addresses

Area of Research Expertise

• Synthesis of multifunctional eco-friendly additives for lubricants
• Chemical modification of vegetable oils to produce bio-lubricant
• Synthesis of polymeric bio-materials, polymer nanocomposites and their application in diverse fields
• New methods for the synthesis of polymer from bio-resources

Work Experience

• Senior Researcher, Natural Product and Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, India. Duration: 2008 to till date
• Working in collaboration with Dr. B. K. Sharma (Research Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, WYNDMOOR, PA 190388598, USA) from 2014 to till date.
• Senior PGT in Chemistry (Sri Narasingha Vidyapith (H.S.), Atharakhai, Shivmandir) from 2009 to till date
• Part-time Lecturer in Chemistry (A.B.N. Seal College, Coochbehar, West Bengal) from 01/12/2003 to 31/03/2005.
• PGT in Chemistry (Madhurkul High School, Murshidabad, West Bengal) from 2005 to 2009.

Publications

• Sustainable Lubricant Formulations from Natural Oils: A Short Review. Brajendra K. Sharma, Gobinda Karmakar, Raj Shah, Pranab Ghosh, Majher I. Sarker and Sevim Z. Erhan., Green Chemistry and Green Materials from Plant Oils and Natural Acids Chapter 10, 170-193, Edited by Zengshe Liu and George Kraus, Green Chemistry Series No. 83, The Royal Society of Chemistry 2024.
• Vegetable oil-based additives for lubricant formulations. Brajendra K. Sharma, Sevim Z. Erhan, Raj Shah, Blerim Gashi, Nicole Turner, Gobinda Karmakar & Pranab Ghosh. Lube-Tech (Lube Magazine), 143, 2022.
• A Short Review on Polymeric Biomaterials as Additives for Lubricants. Gobinda Karmakar, Koushik Dey, Pranab Ghosh, Brajendra K. Sharma and Sevim Z. Erhan. Polymers, 13, 1333, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13081333.
• Polyacrylate‑magnetite nanocomposite as a potential multifunctional additive for lube oil. Koushik Dey, Gobinda Karmakar, Mahua Upadhyay & Pranab Ghosh. Scientific Reports, 10:19151, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76246-4 , 2020.
• Chemicals from Vegetable Oils, Fatty Derivatives, and Plant Biomass. Gobinda Karmakar, Pranab Ghosh, Kirtika Kohli, Brajendra K. Sharma, and Sevim Z. Erhan. Book: Innovative Uses of Agricultural Products and Byproducts, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1347, pp. 1-31, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2020, DOI: 10.1021/bk-2020-1347.ch001.
• Modified Vegetable Oils for Environmentally Friendly Lubricant Applications. B.K. Sharma, G. Karmakar, S. Z. Erhan, Book: Synthetics, Mineral Oils, and Bio-Based Lubricants, pp.399-430, CRC press, New York, DOI: 10.1201/9781315158150-24, January, 2020.
• Chemically modifying vegetable oils to prepare green lubricants. Gobinda Karmakar, Pranab Ghosh and Brajendra K. Sharma. Lubricants, 5, 44, DOI: 10.3390/lubricants5040044, 2017.
• Castor oil based multifunctional greener additives for lubricating oil. Pranab Ghosh, Mainul Hoque, Gobinda Karmakar, Sultana Yeasmin. Current Environmental Engineering, Vol. 4 (3), 197-206, 2017, DOI: 10.2174/2212717804666170609121546.
• Multifunctional greener additives for lubricating oil. M. Upadhyay, G. Karmakar, G. S. Kapur, P. Ghosh. Polymer Engineering & Science. DOI:10.1002/pen.24635, 2017.
• Castor oil as potential multifunctional additive in the formulation of eco-friendly lubricant. P. Ghosh, M. Hoque and G. Karmakar. Polym. Bull. DOI 10.1007/s00289-017-2047-6, 2017.
• Dodecyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate copolymers as viscosity modifier and pour point depressant for lubricating oil. P. Ghosh, M. Hoque. G. Karmakar and Malay Kr. Das. International Journal of Industrial Chemistry. 8:197–205 DOI 10.1007/s40090-017-0119-y, 2017.
• Book Chapter: Vegetable oils as additive in the formulation of eco-friendly lubricant. G. Karmakar and P. Ghosh, Book: Environmentally Friendly and Biobased Lubricants, ISBN 9781482232028 - CAT# K22834, edited by Brajendra K. Sharma, Girma Biresaw, CRC Press, 17th August, 2016, pp 291-313.
• Terpolymers based on sunflower oil/alkyl acrylate/styrene as sustainable lubricant additive. P. Ghosh, M. Hoque and G. Karmakar, Polymer Bulletin, DOI 10.1007/s00289-016-1863-4, 2016.
• Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Soybean Oil and Its Evaluation as a Biodegradable Multifunctional Additive in the Formulation of Eco-Friendly Lubricant. G. Karmakar and P. Ghosh, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4 (3), 775–781, 2016.
• Soybean Oil as a Biocompatible Multifunctional Additive for Lubricating Oil. G. Karmakar and P. Ghosh, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 3, 19−25, 2015.
• Solvent Free Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Poly Myristyl Acrylate - their Characterization and Performance Evaluation as Additives for Lubricating Oil. P. Ghosh and G. Karmakar, Petroleum Science and Technology, 32:12, 1465-1472, 2014.
• Evaluation of Sunflower Oil as a Multifunctional Lubricating Oil Additive. P. Ghosh, G. Karmakar, International Journal of Industrial Chemistry, 5:7, 2014, DOI 10.1007/s40090-014-0007-7.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Homo Polymer of Acrylate of Mixed Alcohol and their Performance as Additives for Lubricating Oils. P. Ghosh, G. Karmakar and M. Das, Petroleum Science and Technology, 32: 281–288, 2014.
• Green Additives for Lubricating Oil. G. karmakar, P. Ghosh, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 1: 1364−1370, 2013.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Homo polymer of Acrylate of Mixed Alcohols (Decyl, Dodecyl and Myristyl Alcohol) – A Potential Pour Point Depressant for Lubricating Oils. P. Ghosh, G. Karmakar, M. Das and T. Das, Petroleum Science and Technology, 31:1513–1521, 2013.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Polymyristyl Acrylate as a Potential Additive for Lubricating Oil. P. Ghosh and G. Karmakar, American Journal of Polymer Science, 2(1): 1-6, 2012, DOI: 10.5923/j.ajps.20120201.01.
• Evaluation of acrylate-sunflower oil copolymer as viscosity index improvers for lube oils. P. Ghosh, T. Das, G. Karmakar and M. Das, J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 3(3):547-556, 2011.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Polymer - Used as a Pour Point Depressant for Lubricating Oil. P. Ghosh, T. Das, D. Nandi, G. Karmakar and A. Mandal, International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 59:1008–1017, 2010.
• Homopolymer of Methyl Acrylate and its Copolymer with Styrene: Synthesis and Characterization. P. Ghosh, T. Das, D. Nandi and G. Karmakar, Journal of Polymeric Material, 27(4): 323-334, 2010.

Research Papers Published in the Proceedings of National/International Seminar/ Conference/Workshop

• Copolymer of Sunflower Oil with Alkyl Acrylate- Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Evaluation in Lubricating Oil. Tapan Das, Debabrata Nandi, Gobinda Karmakar and Pranab Ghosh, Page 55 as P-27, proceeding of “International Symposium on Frontiers of Functional Materials”, 6-7 January, 2009- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, WB, India.
• Synthesis and Characterization and Viscometric studies of Homo and Copolymer of Decyl Acrylate. Tapan Das, Debabrata Nandi, Gobinda Karmakar and Pranab Ghosh, proceeding of “11th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry” 6-8 February 2009. NCL, Pune, India.
• Greener Macromolecules for Lubricating Oil. Pranab Ghosh and Gobinda Karmakar, proceeding of National Seminar on Micro and Macro resources in Biomolecular Technology. Organized by Department of Biotechnology & Microbiology, N.B.U, February 25th – 26th, 2013.
• LC Blended Acrylate as a Multifunctional Additive for Lubricating Oil. Mahua Upadhyay, Gobinda Karmakar, Molay Das and Pranab Ghosh, National Seminar on Frontiers in Chemistry-2013. Organized by Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, February 28th, 2013.
• Visometric and wear performance of methacrylate based lubricants. Mahua Upadhyay, Gobinda Karmakar and P. Ghosh, 16th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, IIT Bombay, February 7-9, 2014.
• Sustainable Additives for Eco-friendly Lubricant Composition. Gobinda Karmakar and Pranab Ghosh, 19th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, PP-200, July 14-16, 2016.

Activity as Reviewer of Research Articles for the Journals

• International Journal of Industrial Chemistry (Springer)
• MDPI journals (Lubricants, Fluids, Processes, Applied Sciences, Energies)
• Petroleum Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis