Rakshit

Sudipta Rakshit
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture

Office: 113 Agricultural Biotechnology Building
Lab: 228 Agricultural Biotechnology Building
Phone: 615-963-6058/6016
Email: srakshit@tnstate.edu

Research Areas
Fate of Emerging Contaminants: Pharmaceuticals and metalloids (antimony)
Nutrient Cycling (nitrogen and phosphorus)
Redox Biogeochemistry of Humic Substances
Environmental Remediation

Publications

H. Bao, H.H. Ding, A. Charles, D. Hui, S. Rakshit, S. Nahashon, and Y. Wu*. 2023. Application of yellow mustard mucilage in encapsulation of essential oils and polyphenols using spray drying. Food Hydrocolloids, 108815.

P. Saini, J.P. de Koff, and S. Rakshit*. 2023. In situ ATR‐FTIR spectroscopy for evidencing the adsorption mechanism of ammonium on a pinewood‐derived biochar. Agricultural & Environmental Letters 8(1), e20097.

A. P. R. Charles, R. Mu, T.Z . Jin, D. Li, Z. Pan, S. Rakshit, S.W. Cui,  and Y. Wu*. 2022. Application of yellow mustard mucilage and starch in nanoencapsulation of thymol and carvacrol by emulsion electrospray. Carbohydrate Polymers 298, 120148.

Rakshit, S.*, A. Ray, A. Taheri, and M.E. Essington. 2022. Influence of citrate and phosphate on the adsorption of adenosine-5`-monophosphate at the hematite water interface. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:894581. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.894581.     

Anuo, C, Rakshit, S., and Essington, M.E. 2021. Influence of oxytetracycline on boron adsorption at the hematite ‐water interface: A macroscopic and In Situ ATR‐FTIR study. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2021;1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20235

Mierzwa, J., Mumbi, R., Ray, A., Rakshit, S., Essington, M.E., and Sarkar, D. 2021. Antimony (V) Adsorption at the Hematite–Water Interface: A Macroscopic and In Situ ATR-FTIR Study. Soil Syst. 5, 20. https:// doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems 5010020 (Invited Publication)

Call, J.J., M.E. Essington, and S. Rakshit. 2019. The Cation Exchange Behavior of Tylosin in Loess-derived Soil. Chemosphere 233:615-624

Call, J.J., Rakshit, S., and M.E. Essington. 2019. The Adsorption of Tylosin by Montmorillonite and Vermiculite: Exchange Selectivity and Intercalation. Soil Sci. Soc. Am J. 83:584–596

Sallman, B., Rakshit, S., and Lefevre, G. 2018. Influence of Phosphate on Tungstate sorption on Hematite: A Macroscopic and Spectroscopic evaluation on the Mechanism. Chemosphere 213:596-601.

Dolui, M., Rakshit, S., Essington, M.E., and Lefevre, G. 2018.  Probing Oxytetracycline Adsorption Mechanism on Kaolinite in a Single Ion and Binary Mixtures with Phosphate Using in situ ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy. Soil Sci. Soc. Am J. 82:826-838.

Davantes, A., Costa, D., Sallman, B., Rakshit, S. and Lefevre, G. 2017. Surface Polymerization of Mo(VI) and W(VI) Anions on Hematite Revealed by in Situ Infrared Spectroscopy and DFT+U Theoretical Study. J. Phys. Chem C. 121: 324-332. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b09721 ).

Rakshit, S., Sallman, B., Davantes, A., and Lefevre, G. 2017.  Tungstate (VI) sorption on hematite: An in situ ATR-FTIR probe on the mechanism. Chemosphere 168:685-691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.007.

Rakshit, S., C.J. Matocha, M.S. Coyne, and D. Sarkar. 2016. Nitrite reduction by Fe (II) associated with kaolinite. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI 10.1007/s13762-016-0971-x (Published online: 7 March 2016).

Deng, Y., C. Morris, S. Rakshit, E. Landa, P. Punamiya, and D. Sarkar. 2016. Water treatment residuals and scrap tire rubber as green sorbents for removal of stormwater metals. Water Environment Research. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143016X14504669768697 (Published online: 9 February, 2016).

Punamiya, P., D. Sarkar, S. Rakshit, E.J. Elzinga, R. Datta. 2015. Immobilization of tetracyclines in manure and manure-amended soils using aluminum-based drinking water treatment residuals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-11.

Punamiya, P., D Sarkar, S Rakshit, R Datta. 2015.  Effect of solution properties, competing ligands, and complexing metal on sorption of tetracyclines on Al-based drinking water treatment residuals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22 (10):7508-7518.

Rakshit, S., D. Sarkar, and R. Datta. 2015. Surface Complexation of Antimony on Kaolinite. Chemosphere 119:349-354.

Rakshit, S., D. Sarkar, E.J. Elzinga, P. Punamiya, and R. Datta. 2014. Surface complexation of oxytetracycline by magnetite: Effect of solution properties. Vadose Zone J. 13 (2):147.

Rakshit, S., D. Sarkar, E.J. Elzinga, P. Punamiya, and R. Datta. 2013. Mechanisms of ciprofloxacin removal by nano-sized magnetite. J. Hazard. Mater. 246-247:221-226.

Rakshit, S., E. J. Elzinga, D. Sarkar, and R. Datta. 2013. In Situ ATR-FTIR study of oxytetracycline sorption on nano-magnetite. J. Environ. Qual. 42:822–827

Rakshit, S., D. Sarkar, P. Punamiya, R. Datta. 2013. Kinetics and thermodynamics of oxytetracycline sorption on magnetite. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI 10.1007/s13762-013-0317-x

Punamiya, P., D. Sarkar, S. Rakshit, and R. Datta. 2013. Effectiveness of Al- based drinking water treatment residual as a novel sorbent to remove tetracyclines from aqueous medium. J. Enviorn. Qual. 42:1449-1459

Woli, P., S. Rakshit, J. P. Lundvall, J.E. Sawyer, and D.W. Barker. 2013. Liquid Swine Manure Application to Soybean and Residual-Year Nitrogen Supply to Corn. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. doi:10.2136/sssaj2013.05.0161.

Woli, P., S. Rakshit, J. P. Lundvall, J.E. Sawyer, and D.W. Barker. 2013. On-farm evaluation of liquid swine manure as a nitrogen source for corn production. Agron. J. 105:248–262.

Rakshit, S., D. Sarkar, P. Punamiya, and R. Datta, and. 2011. Antimony sorption at gibbsite-water interface.  Chemosphere. 84:480-48

Rakshit, S., M. Uchimiya, and G. Sposito. 2009. Enhancement of Fe(III) bioreduction in soils in the presence of added humic substances. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:65-71.

Rakshit, S., C.J. Matocha, and M. S. Coyne. 2008. Nitrite reduction by siderite. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72:1070-1077.
Matocha, C.J., A.D. Karathanasis, S. Rakshit, and K.M. Wagner. 2005. Reduction of copper(II) by iron(II). J. Environ. Qual. 34:1539-1546.

Rakshit, S., C.J. Matocha, and G.R. Haszler. 2005. Nitrate reduction in the presence of wüstite. J. Environ. Qual. 34:1286-1292.

Education
Ph.D. (2006)  Environmental Soil Chemistry, University of Kentucky
M.S. (2002)  Soil Science, Iowa State University
M.Sc (1999) Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, University of Calcutta, India
B.Sc. (1997) Chemistry (Honors), University of Calcutta, India

Date Joined TSU
December 1, 2013





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