Core Projects - Multi-Scale Perspective
Renewable Energy, Green Chemistry, Advanced Nanocatalysis, Sustainability Engineering
Lattice Engineered Nanocrystal Synthesis & Characterization

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Lattice matched & mismatched synthesis of bimetallic nanocrystals in the absence of ligands
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Lattice distorted nanocrystals with unique electronic reconfiguration
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Growth mechanism on bimetallic and multimetallic nanocrystals at liquid-solid interface
Energy Efficient Routes for Synthesis of Renewable Chemicals

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Novel hydrogenation technologies without using externally added hydrogen under mild conditions
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Synthesis of biomass based nylon materials via aqueous phase oxidation processes
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Selective C=O, C-O, C=N activation over multifunctional catalytic materials
Mechanistic Modeling on Multiphase Complex Reactions

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Mechanistic modeling on complicated reactions involved in biomass and shale gas conversion
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Kinetic modeling on selective hydrogenation, oxidation and amination over nanostructured catalysts
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Statistic analysis of reaction pathways coupled computational prediction for plausible mechanism
Economic & Environmental Analysis of Conversion Processes

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Process simulation of conventional petrochemical and biomass conversion processes
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Energy and environmental analysis for conventional and future chemical transformation schemes