A5033619409- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Ionic liquids properties and applications
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
- Process Optimization and Integration
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
- Microbial Inactivation Methods
- Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
- Lignin and Wood Chemistry
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Machine Learning in Materials Science
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
2020-2024
Queen's University Belfast
2019-2023
Institute of Chemical Technology
2014-2018
University of Waterloo
2014
Conversion of biomass into valuable chemicals is a highly sought process across the globe. 5-Hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) biobased platform chemical that can be valorized spectrum fuels and chemicals. In current work, HMF was transformed 2,5-dimethyl furan (2,5-DMF) using number catalysts among which novel bifunctional metal-acid catalyst, Pd-Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40/K-10 clay, palladium–cesium dodeca-tungstophosphoric acid supported on K-10 acidic found to best. Because its high energy density,...
Magnetically separable sulfated zirconia catalysts were prepared by a two-step approach.
Glycerol is a valuable feedstock, produced in biorefineries as byproduct of biodiesel production. Esterification glycerol with acetic acid yields mixture mono-, di-, and triacetins. The acetins are commercially important value-added products wide range industrial applications fuel additives fine chemicals. to substantially increases the environmental sustainability economic viability biorefinery concept. Among acetins, diacetin (DA) triacetin (TA) considered high-energy-density additives....
Glycerol esterification with acetic acid produces a mixture of mono, di, and triacetins, which are commercially important value-added products wide range industrial uses including their application as fuel-additives, thus contributing to environmental sustainability economic viability the biorefinery concept. was studied using nitrogen-based Brønsted-acidic ionic liquids. Cost-effective easily synthesized liquids based on alkyl-pyrrolidone alkyl-amine cations were characterized 1H NMR...
A series of (20% w/w) aluminium exchanged dodeca-tungstophosphoric acids (DTP) (Al<sub>x</sub>-DTP, <italic>x</italic> = 0.33–1) supported on montmorillonite K-10 clay were synthesized and completely characterized by sophisticated techniques used in benzoylation diphenyl oxide.
Glycerol acetins (mono-, di-, and tri) are produced via esterification with acetic acid. The commercially important industrial chemicals including their application as fuel additives, thus significant to environmental sustainability economic viability of the biorefinery industry. acid was studied using partial tin exchanged tungstophosphoric supported on montmorillonite K-10 catalysts. Partially exchanging H+ ion DTP Sn (x = 1) increased acidity catalyst showed an increase in catalytic...
The manufacture of high-value products from biomass derived platform chemicals is becoming an integral part the biorefinery industry. In this study, we demonstrate a green catalytic process using solvent free conditions for synthesis hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) levulinate HMF and levulinic acid (LA) over tin exchanged tungstophosphoric (DTP) supported on K-10 (montmorillonite clay) as catalyst. structural properties solid catalysts were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis, titration, SEM...
Abstract Selective hydrogenation of benzophenone to benzhydrol is industrially relevant. In the current work, selective 3,4‐dimethoxybenzophenone (3,4‐DMBP) 3,4‐dimethoxybenzhydrol (3,4‐DMBH) was investigated over 5 % w/w Pd/C and Pt/C as catalysts in a slurry reactor. The effects hydrogen partial pressure (0.2–1 MPa), catalyst loading (2.0 × 10 −4 8.0 g/cm 3 ), initial concentration (5.0 −6 1.5 mol/cm ) temperature (40–70 °C) on rate reaction selectivity were studied. Effect solvent such...