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Research experience
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Apr 2011–
Mar 2012Research: Postdoctoral fellow
R & D Centre, Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. · Catalysis and Inorganic SynthesisIndia · Pune
Education
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Sep 2005–
Apr 2011National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
Catalysis and inorganic Chemistry · Ph.D.India · Pune
Awards & achievements
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Sep 2005Scholarship: Junior Research Fellowship
Other
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LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Questions and Answers (2) View all
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Question asked in Infrared Spectroscopy (IR)1 Is it necessary to apply vacuum and go to higher temperatures to remove the adsorbed carbonate species from MgO surface?I want to study absorption of CO2 on MgO suface using in-situ IR technique.
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Answer added in Catalysis8 Selective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde to Cinnamyl alcohol using Lindlar catalyst.Hydrogenation of C=C bond is thermodynamically favoured over C=O, so keep the T below 60C. High preassure also favours former one so try with pressure... [more]
Publications (7) View all
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Article: Effect of particle size on selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde by Pt encapsulated mesoporous silica
Catalysis Communications 11/2012; 28:42-46. · 2.99 Impact Factor -
Article: Growth of hydrothermally stable mesoporous silica structure interconnected around microporous zeolite crystals
Materials Characterization 09/2011; · 1.57 Impact Factor -
Article: In situ encapsulation of Pt Nanoparticles in mesoporous silica: synthesis, characterization and effect of particle size on CO oxidation.
Applied Catalysis A General 06/2011; · 3.90 Impact Factor -
Article: Ru(II) Phenanthroline complex as catalyst for chemo selective hydrogenation of nitro-aryls in a green process.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 10/2010; · 2.24 Impact Factor -
Article: In situ Encapsulation of Pt Nanoarchitectures of Varying Morphologies in Mesoporous Compounds
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ABSTRACT: Nanoparticle morphology could be engineered and fine-tuned based on a novel in situ template method. Different shapes of platinum nanoparticles were obtained from very low concentrations of precursors and could be isolated exclusively inside the mesochannels of SBA-15. This was achieved by dispersing a platinum precursor in surfactant modified polymer to different extents and using these composite materials as templates for the formation of mesoporous silica. [PtCl6]2- interacts with the cationic headgroup of the surfactant and facilitates the isolation of precursors within the composite template leading to the formation of nanoparticles molded by the walls of the mesochannels when calcined. When this [PtCl6]2−−surfactant−polymer micelle composite is aged for different durations, Pt nanoparticles of various morphologies like spheroids, nano rugby balls, and nanorods are obtained.02/2010;
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