BHAGWAN SINGH CHANDRAVANSHI

 

Full Name Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi
Academic Rank/Status Professor
Working for AAU since 1979
Administrative positions held if any/ past and present None
Education attended BSc 1970-1973, MSc 1973-1975, PhD 1975-1979
Awards & recognitions Best leadership award 2003 for leading the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia from the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, Certificate from the Chemical Society of Ethiopia for the contribution to the Chemical Sciences.
Memberships of International bodies Chemical Society of Ethiopia
Publicity: Journals, editorial roles, initiatives etc. Managing Editor (1987-1994), Editor (1995-1997), Editor-in-Chief (1998-todate) of the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
Research interest Study of Food, Water, Soil, and Air. Determination of composition of food and environmental samples.
Selected Publications Total = 129

  1. Preparation and properties of N-arylhydroxamic acid: spectrophotometric determination of vanadium(V) with N-phenylphenylpropiolohydroxamic acid, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and V. K. Gupta, Croatica Chemica Acta, 1978, 51, 107-112.
  2. Gravimetric determination of tungston(VI) in presence of other ions and its application to alloy steel, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and V. K. Gupta, Mikrochimca Acta, 1978, II, 511-517.
  3. Detection of nitromethane in air and water, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and V. K. Gupta, Indian Journal Environmental Health, 1979, 21, 47-49.
  4. Gravimetric determination of molybdenum(VI) with N-o-tolyl-o-methoxybenzo-hydroxamic acid by direct weighing, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and V. K. Gupta, Croatica Chemica Acta, 1979, 52, 397-400.
  5. Separation and gravimetric determination of niobium and tantalum with N-o-tolyl-p-tertiarybutylbenzohydroxamic acid, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and V. K. Gupta, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 1981, 58, 1024-1025.
  6. Solvent extraction and spectrophotometric determination of vanadium(V) as a mixed ligand complex with N-phenyl-cinnamohydroxamic acid and thiocyanate, Mulugeta Assefa and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mikrochimica Acta, 1983, I, 255-262.
  7. Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of vanadium(V) with cupferron in the presence of phenols, Yoseph Alem, Gebray Asgedom and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Analytica Chimica Acta, 1983, 151, 491-495.
  8. Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of iron(III) with N1-hydroxy-N1,N2-diphenylbenzamidine in presence of azide, Ghirma Moges, Demerew Assefa and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Bulletin of Chemical Society of Japan, 1984, 57, 866-868.
  9. Spectrophotometric determination of total gossypol in cotton seeds and cottonseed meals, Atnafseged Admasu and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Analytical Chemistry, 1984, 56, 30-32.
  10. Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of iron(III) with N-phenylcinnamo- hydroxamic acid, Almayehu Amsalu and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mikrochimica Acta, 1984, II, 7-15.
  11. Simultaneous determination of iron(III) and vanadium(V) with N-phenylcinnamo- hydroxamic acid and thiocyanate by extraction-spectrophotometry, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Abiy Yenesew and Zerihun Kebede, Analytica Chimica Acta, 1985, 172, 175-182.
  12. Simultaneous determination of iron(III) and cobalt(II) with N-phenylcinnamo- hydroxamic acid and thiocyanate by extraction and spectrophotometry, Selezion Afeworki and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mikrochimica Acta, 1987, II, 143-152.
  13. Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of manganese(VII) with N1-hydroxy-N1,N2-diphenylbenzamidine, Dejene Ayele and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Analytical Letters, 1990, 23, 1729-1741.
  14. Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum(V) using N1-hydroxy-N1,N2-diphenylbenzamidine and thiocyanate, Belhu Berhanu and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Analytical Letters, 1995, 28, 1681-1691.
  15. Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of uranium(VI) with N-pheny- cinnamohydroxamic acid, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Temam Juhar, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1996, 210, 171-181.
  16. Tetrachloroferrate(III)-selective liquid membrane electrode based on crystal violet, Fufa Ambacha, Ghirma Moges and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mikrochimica Acta, 1996, 124, 63-71.
  17. Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of titanium(IV) with N1-hydroxy- N1,N2-diphenylbenzamidine and thiocyanate, Yirgaalem Yigzaw and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mikrochimica Acta, 1996, 124, 81-87.
  18. Determination of tantalum with hexafluorotantalate(V)-selective coated graphite electrode, Bereket Tewolde, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Ghirma Moges, Mikrochimica Acta, 1997, 126, 45-51.
  19. Differential pulse   anodic strippping voltammetric determination of copper(II) with N-phenylcinnamohydroxamic acid modified carbon paste electrodes, Hailemichael Alemu and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Analytica Chimica Acta, 1998, 368, 165-
  20. Differential pulse anodic strippping voltammetric determination of lead(II) with N-p-chlorophenylcinnamohydroxamic   acid modified carbon   paste electrode, Tesfaye Hailu Degefa, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, and Hailemichael Alemu, Electroanalysis, 1999, 11,1305-1311.
  21. Differential pulse anodic strippping voltammetric determination of cadmium(II) with N-p-chlorophenylcinnamohydroxamic   acid modified carbon   paste electrode, Kidane Fanta and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Electroanalysis, 2001, 13, 484-492.
  22. Removal of excess fluoride from water by using aluminum hydroxide, Beneberu Shimelis, Feleke Zewge and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Bulletin of the Chemical Society Ethiopia, 2006, 20, 17-34.
  23. Removal of excess fluoride from water using waste residue from alum manufacturing process, Worku Nigussie, Feleke Zewge and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007, 147, 954-963.
  24. Levels of essential and non-essential metals in leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) and soils of Wushwush farms, Ethiopia, Michael Yemane, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Taddese Wondimu, Food Chemistry, 2008, 107, 1236-1243.
  25. Levels of major, minor and trace elements in commercially available enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) food products (Kocho and Bulla) in Ethiopia, Minaleshewa Atlabachew and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2008, 21, 545-552.
  26. Concentration levels of essential and non-essential metals in Ethiopian khat (Catha edulis Forsk), Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Mesfin Redi, Biological Trace Element Research, 2010, 138, 316-325.
  27. Fluoride content of Ethiopian khat (Catha edulis Forsk) chewing leaves, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Feleke Zewge and Mesfin Redi, Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 2011, 93, 32-43.
  28. Concentration levels of metals in commercially available Ethiopian roasted coffee powder and their infusions, Ramato Ashu and B.S. Chandravanshi, Bulletin of the Chemical Society Ethiopia, 2011, 25, 11-24.
  29. Concentration levels of essential and non-essential elements in selected Ethiopian wines, Daniel Minilu Woldemariam and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Bulletin of the Chemical Society Ethiopia, 2011, 25, 169-180.
  30. Concentration levels of metals in vegetables grown in soils irrigated with river water in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Yirgaalem Weldegebriel, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Taddese Wondimu, Ecotoxicological and Environmental Safety, 2012, 77, 57-63.
  31. Distribution of mercury in the sediments of some freshwater bodies in Ethiopia, Kebede Nigussie Mekonnen, Abayneh Ataro Ambushe, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mesfin Redi Abshiro, Robert Ian McCrindle and Nikolay Panichev, Toxicological and   Environmental Chemistry, 2012, 94, 1678-1687.
  32. Potentially toxic elements in some fresh water bodies in Ethiopia, Kebede Nigussie Mekonnen, Abayneh Ataro Ambushe, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mesfin Redi Abshiro and Robert Ian Mccrindle, Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 2012, 94, 1980–1994.
  33. Matrix solid-phase dispersion for the HPLC-DAD determination of psychoactive phenylpropylamino alkaloids from khat (Catha edulis Forsk) chewing leaves, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Nelson Torto, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Mesfin Redi, Chromatographia, 2013, 76, 401-408.
  34. Selected secondary metabolites and antioxidant activity of khat (Catha edulis Forsk) chewing leaves extract, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Mesfin Redi, International Journal of Food Properties, 2014, 17, 45-64.
  35. Water defluoridation by aluminium oxide-manganese oxide composite material, Sheta Alemu, Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge, and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Environmetal Technology, 2014, 35, 1893–1903.
  36. A high-capacity aluminum hydroxide-based adsorbent for water defluoridation, Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge, C. Annette Johnson, and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2014, 52, 5422–5429.
  37. Levels of fluoride in the Ethiopian and imported black tea (Camellia sinensis) infusions prepared in tap and fluoride-rich natural waters, Asamene Embiale, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi and Feleke Zewge, International Journal of Food Engineering, 2014, 10, 447-455.
  38. Occurrence, distribution and ecological risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of Lake Awassa and Lake Ziway, Ethiopia, Kebede N. Mekonnen, Abayneh A. Ambushe, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mesfin R. Abshiro and Robert I. Mccrindle, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 2015, 50, 90-99.
  39. Development of a household water defluoridation process using aluminium hydroxide-based adsorbrnt, Eyobel Mulugeta, Feleke Zewge, and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Water Environmental Research, 2015, 87, 524-532.
  40. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments of Akaki River, Lake Awassa and Lake Ziway, Ethiopia, Kebede Nigussie Mekonnen, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Abayneh Ataro Ambushe, Robert Ian McCrindle and Stanly Moyo, Environmetal Monitoring and Assessment, 2015, 187:474.
  41. Profiling of phenolic compounds using UPLC–MS for determining the geographical origin of green coffee beans from Ethiopia, Bewketu Mehari, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Sandra Combrinck, Minaleshewa Atlabachew and          Rob McCrindle, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2016, 45, 16-25.
  42. Levels of fluoride in widely used traditional Ethiopian spices, Kassie Nigus and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Fluoride, 2016, 49, 165-177.
  43. Simultaneous determination of alkaloids in green coffee beans from Ethiopia: chemometric evaluation of geographical origin, Bewketu Mehari, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Sandra Combrinck and Rob McCrindle, Food Analytical Methods, 2016, 9, 1627-1637.
  44. A (-) norephedrine-based molecularly imprinted polymer for the solid-phase extraction of psychoactive phenylpropylamino alkaloids from khat (Catha edulis Endl.) chewing leaves, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Nelson Torto, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Samuel Chigome, Kediemetse Mothibedi and Sandra Combrinck, Biomedical Chromatography, 2016, 30, 1007-1015.
  45. Assessment of selected nutrients and toxic metals in fruits, soils and irrigation waters of Awara Melka and Nura Era farms, Ethiopia, Shambel Guta Yami, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Taddese Wondimu and Cherinet Abuye, SpringerPlus, 2016, 5:
  46. Characterization of the cultivation region of Ethiopian coffee by elemental analysis, Bewketu Mehari, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Sandra Combrinck and Rob McCrindle, Analytical Letters, 2016, 49, 2474-2489.
  47. Bio-ethanol production from wet coffee processing waste, Asrat Gebremariam Woldesenbet, Belay Woldeyes and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, SpringerPlus, 2016, 5:
  48. Alcohol determination in distilled alcoholic beverages by liquid phase Fourier transform mid-infrared  and near-infrared spectrophotometers, Ayalew Debebe, Abel Anberbir, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Araya  Asfaw, Negist  Asfaw, and Nigussie  Retta, Food Analytical Methods, 2017, 10, 172-179.
  49. Non-destructive determination of ethanol levels in fermented alcoholic beverages using Fourier transform mid-infrared spectrometry, Ayalew Debebe, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Chemistry Central Journal, 2017, 11, 27.
  50. Non-destructive determination of ethanol levels in fermented alcoholic beverages using Fourier transform mid-infrared spectrometry, Ayalew Debebe, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, and Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Chemistry Central Journal, 2017, 11, 27.
Community Services such as board membership etc. Member of the Executive Committee of Chemical Society of Ethiopia
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