Product developement in Lubricants/Metal Working Oils Antifreeze Coolants for passenger Cars, Heavy Vehicles, Tractors, Tempos, Stationary Engines and Electric Vehiclees.Rust Preventive Oils for various Steel Plants as per the requirementSpecialty Oils mainly defrosting/deicing/anti icing fluids for vehicle windshieldsEnsuring technical support to customers/marketingUndertaking Field Trials and trial monitoring Evaluation for physico-chemical and corrosion resistance… Show more Product developement in Lubricants/Metal Working Oils Antifreeze Coolants for passenger Cars, Heavy Vehicles, Tractors, Tempos, Stationary Engines and Electric Vehiclees.Rust Preventive Oils for various Steel Plants as per the requirementSpecialty Oils mainly defrosting/deicing/anti icing fluids for vehicle windshieldsEnsuring technical support to customers/marketingUndertaking Field Trials and trial monitoring Evaluation for physico-chemical and corrosion resistance properties as per customised/OEM specifications using cutting edge instrumentsSelection of corrosion/rust inhibitors in oil and/or water based products for specific use Show less

Research Area: Catalyst screening and development in Heterogeneous CatalysisProjects: Development of Catalytic process for single step DME synthesis using Syngas. Catalytic conversion of linear alkylbenzene (LAB) raffinate to be utilized for Jet rocket fuel. Roles & Responsibilities: • Design and development of catalyst formulations for ongoing projects• Plan and execution of the experiments to meet the time bound project deliverables • Data analysis and resolve… Show more Research Area: Catalyst screening and development in Heterogeneous CatalysisProjects: Development of Catalytic process for single step DME synthesis using Syngas. Catalytic conversion of linear alkylbenzene (LAB) raffinate to be utilized for Jet rocket fuel. Roles & Responsibilities: • Design and development of catalyst formulations for ongoing projects• Plan and execution of the experiments to meet the time bound project deliverables • Data analysis and resolve process/product analysis related problems • Providing the Research assistance/Mentoring the master and PhD dissertation students for their thesis work• Maintain lab chemical inventory and the safety rules in the labAchievements: • Process parameters were established• Achieved DME yield of 21% under lean H2 syngas conditions• Obtained the aromatic content of < 1% in the hydrogenated LAB product Show less

Research Area: Heterogeneous CatalysisProject: Small scale Hydrogen generation by catalytic cracking of LPG/Natural Gas without Greenhouse Gas emissions.Roles & Responsibilities: Synthesis of Ni based catalysts for LPG crackingKey achievements:Identified the key active sites for improving the H2 selectivity with respect to CH4Synthesis of single walled and multi walled CNTs

Research Area: Heterogeneous CatalysisThesis topic: Design and development of Nickel based Catalysts for COx free H2 production by catalytic decomposition of methane.