Overview

Research in our group is hinged on understanding the catalytic activity and selectivity issues for supported metal oxide and related heterogeneous catalyzed systems. Emphasis is placed on hydrocarbon partial oxidation for which the effects of various catalyst parameters were studied. A judicious choice of characterization techniques complimented with reactivity data assists in understanding why some of the parameters do or do not have an affect on the catalytic activity and selectivity. Designing a catalyst using modifiers has also been undertaken and from the structure-reactivity relationships and statistical methodologies, an optimum catalytic composition was determined. Specifically, the reactions studied are the ethane and propane oxidative dehydrogenation reactions and the CO2-H2 methanation reaction. Future studies will involve other hydrocarbon based reactions and the utilization of simultaneous in situ characterization and reaction techniques, coined as Operando spectroscopy, for the understanding of some heterogeneously catalyzed reactions.

Awards
  • AICTE career award for the young teacher (1997).

  • DAE-BNRS award for young scientist (1997).

Recent Publications
  • Role of metal-support interaction on the catalytic performance of Ni-Al2O3 catalysts for the dry and oxidative-dry reforming of methane,Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 646 (2022), 128973, P. Chaudhary and G. Deo

  • Microkinetic and sensitivity analysis of oxidative dry reforming of methane on Ni-Co catalyst using a reaction mechanism based on Ni,Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 6 (2021), 2104-2113, A.S. Russel, P. Chaudhary, P. Jain and G. Deo

  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over alumina supported vanadia catalyst - Effect of carbon dioxide and secondary surface metal oxide additive,Catalysis Today, 354 (2020), 176-182, A. S. Sandupatla, K. Ray, P. Thaosen, S. Chalumuri and G. Deo

  • Promotional effect of Rh over Ni/MgAl2O4 catalyst for steam reforming of methane,Applied Catalysis A: General, 570 (2019), 308-318, S. Katheria, D. Kunzru and G. Deo

  • Promotion of Unsupported Nickel Catalyst using Iron for CO2 Hydrogenation Reaction,International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (2018) 4987-5000, D. Pandey, K. Ray, R. Bharadwaj, S. Bojja, K.V.R. Chary and G. Deo

  • A potential descriptor for the CO2 hydrogenation to CH4 over Al2O3 supported Ni and Ni-based alloy catalysts,Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 218 (2017) 525-537, K. Ray and G. Deo