Bratin Sengupta
Postdoctoral Appointee
Biography
Biography
Bratin Sengupta is postdoctoral researcher at Argonne, with joint appointment at Northwestern University through NAISE. His research interests include design and fabrication of novel materials for separation using membranes and adsorbents. His research expertise includes fabrication of inorganic thin film composite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration/reverse osmosis for separation of solutes dissolved in organic solvent and small hydrocarbon molecules, temperature controlled breathable ionic covalent organic framework for gas molecule recognition. His other expertise involves membranes and adsorbents for carbon capture, carbon upcycling, ammonia separation and water purification. At Argonne, Bratin works on extending the lifespans of polymeric membranes by imparting antifouling properties via Atomic Layer Deposition and Sequential Infiltration Synthesis.
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University at Buffalo, USA. 2024
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. 2020
B.S. National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India. 2015
Awards and Honors
NAMS Elias Klein Travel Supplement, NAMS, USA. 2022
Graduate Student Association Conference Travel Grant, UB, USA. 2021
Phillip A. Groll class of 1921 Teaching Assistant Award, RPI, USA. 2020
Office of Graduate Education Conference Travel Grant, RPI, USA. 2019
Howard P. Issermaan Fellow, RPI, USA. 2017
Selected Publication
(† First Coauthor * Corresponding Author)
1. Sengupta, B.,† Dong. Q.,† Khadka, R., Behera. D., Yang, R., Liu, J., Jiang, J., Keblinski, P., Belfort, G., Yu, M., * 2023. Carbon-doped Metal Oxide Interfacial Nanofilms for Ultrafast and Precise Separation of Molecules. Science, 381, 6662, 1098-1104.
2. Hu, Y.,† Sengupta, B.,† Long, H., Wayment, L.J., Ciora, R., Jin, Y., Wu, J., Lei, Z., Friendman, K., Chen, H., Yu, M., * Zhang, W., * 2023. Molecular Recognition with Resolution below 0.2 ˚A via Thermo-regulatory Oscillations in Covalent Organic Frameworks. Science, 284, 6703, 1441-1447.
3. Park, S. H.,† Sengupta, B.,† Gerami, S. E., Friedman, K., Lecaros, R., Ibrahim, A. F., & Yu, M.,* 2025. Organic-free synthesis of silicoaluminophosphate zeotype membranes with tunable framework charge density. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13, 4292-4298
4. Behera. D., Sengupta, B., Zhou, F., Sorci, M., Li, H., Xu, W., Dong, Q., Belfort, G., Yu, M., * 2023. Tuning Structural Defects on Nominal Single Layered Graphene Oxide Membrane for Selective Separation of Biomolecules. ACS Applied Materials and Interface, 15, 26, 32066–32073.
5. Padinjarekutt. S., Sengupta, B., Li, H., Friedman, K., Behera D, Lecaros. R., Yu. M., * 2023. Synthesis of Na+ Gated Nanochannel Membranes for the Ammonia (NH3) Separation. Journal of Membrane Science, 454-II (139998).
6. Ramesh. P., Sorci, M, Sengupta, B., Karla, S., Hao, Z., Yu, M., Kilduff, J., Belfort. G., * 2023. Highly Tunable Structure-by-design Polymer Brush Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. Journal of Membrane Science, 678 (121656).
7. Li. H., Wang, F., Li, H., Sengupta, B., Li. S., Yu. M., * 2023. Ultra-selective Membrane Composed of Charge-stabilized Fixed Carrier and Amino Acid-based Ionic Liquid Mobile Carrier for Highly Efficient Carbon Capture. Chemical Engineering Journal, 453 (139780).
8. Zhang, S., Li. H., Li. H., Sengupta, B., Zha. S., Li. S., Yu. M., * 2020. Negative Charge-Confined Amine-Carriers within the Nanowire Network for Stable and Efficient Membrane Carbon Capture. Advance Functional Materials, 2002804.
9. Zhou, F., Dong, Q., Chen, J-T., Sengupta, B., Ji, J., Xu, W., Li, H., Li, S., Yu. M., * 2022. Printed graphene oxide-based membranes for gas separation and carbon capture. Chemical Engineering Journal., 430, 132942.
10. Dong, Q., Zhou. F., Ji, J., Xu, W., Behera, D., Sengupta, B., Yu. M., * 2020. Advanced Functional Hierarchical Nanoporous Structures with Tunable Microporous Coatings Formed via an Interfacial Reaction Processing. ACS Applied Material and Interface, 12 (23), pp. 26360-26366.
11. Li, H., Ren, S., Zhang, S., Padinjarekutt, S., Sengupta, B., Liang, X., Li, S., Yu. M., * 2021. High Yield Direct Synthesis of Dimethyl Ether from CO2 and H2 in Dry Reaction Environment. Journal of Materials Chemistry A., 9, pp. 2678-2682.
Full publication List: Google Scholar
Patent:
1. Yu, M., Sengupta, B., 2024. Molecular Recognition with Resolution below 0.2 Angstrom via Thermo- Regulatory Oscillation in Covalent Organic Frameworks, US Provisional Patent Application 63/633,539.
2. Yu, M., Sengupta, B., 2023. Graphene Oxide Membranes, Methods of Making Same, and Uses Thereof, US Provisional Patent Application 63/596,293.
3. Yu, M., Sengupta, B., Dong, Q., 2022. Carbon-Doped Membranes, Methods of Making Same, and Uses Thereof, US Patent Application PCT/US2023/022354.