Work Experience
This is my experience showcase page. It will help the visitors to understand the context and background of my latest work.
Research Scientist
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Currently, I am working as a zeolite catalysis researcher at R&D, Reliance
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Leading a team of 3 executives in zeolite research
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Synthesising various zeolites through pore engineering
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Carrying out various reactions at a pilot-plant scale
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Providing R&D support to petrochemical plants and operations
Post-doctoral fellow
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Worked on the strategy to develop novel catalysts for carbon capture and conversion to fine chemicals
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Assisted and guided PhD and undergraduate students in their research
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Additionally, I took responsibility for the safety measurements in the lab
Research Scholar
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Development of non-precious metal-supported catalysts for direct dehydrogenation of propane.
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Single-step C2-C4 olefin production by up-gradation of bio-derived feed-stocks.
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Assisting in other DST/CSIR funded lab projects viz. Production of Bio-BTX from non-conventional feeds
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Lab maintenance and analytical equipment handling (GC-RGA (Perkin Elmer), GC-TCD/FID (Chemito), GC-TCD (Themo)).
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Reactor modelling and evaluation of catalysts.
Project Associate
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Experience of working in the Analytical Division as a research assistant.
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Handled sophisticated instruments.
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Powder XRD
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FE-SEM
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NMR
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FT-IR/UV-Vis/RAMAN-Micro
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TGA/DSC
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Autotitrator/CHNSO analyser
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ICP-MS (Not frequently)
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Assisted senior researchers in industrial projects.
Development of Zr based catalysts for PDH
Zirconia nano particles were deposited on small pore ZK-5 zeolites (synthesised in lab) and were rigorously evaluated in fixed bed downflow quartz reactor.
