Principal Scientist
| M Sc | 1996, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Ph D | 2002, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory(NCL),Pune |
| E Mail | raja@iip.res.in |
| Telephone No. | 0135-2525917 |
| Cell No. | 9358877239 |
Research Interest
- Synthesis of supported metal catalysts, mixed metal oxides, nanomaterials, mesoporous materials, zeolites and hydrotalcites
- Characterization and application of above catalytic systems in selective oxidation of hydrocarbons, ammoxidation, low temperature water-gas-shift (WGS) reaction, preferential oxidation (PROX) reaction for Fuel cell application
- Methane activation
- Glycerol to value added products
- CO2 to fuel
- Up-gradation of bio-oils
Work Experience
| Senior Scientist | CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun |
| Scientist | CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun |
| JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Tokyo, Japan (2004-2006) |
| Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Bayreuth, Germany (2002-2003) |
Awards and Honours
- Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002 – 2003
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004 – 2006
- DST Young Scientist Fast Track
Patents
- An improved process for the preparation of Cu-Cr oxides for selective oxidation reactions
US8697916-B2, US 2013096351-A1 - An improved process for the selective hydroxylation of benzene with molecular oxygen (air) over solid catalysts
US 8772552 B2, US2013096351-A1, IN201102765-I1 - An improved process and catalyst for the selective oxidation of propyne to propylene oxide with molecular oxygen over solid catalysts
WO 2013098855-A1, 201103824-I1 - An improved process and catalyst for the selective dehydrodegantion / oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene over solid catalyst
US 2014128653-A1 - An improved coke resistant solid catalyst and process for the dry reforming of methane with carbon di-oxide
US 2014145117-A1 - An improved process and catalyst for single step conversion of glycerol to acrylic acid
US 2014128632-A1 - An improved process and catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of phenol and its derivatives
US 2015197421-A1 IN201400087-I1 - An improved process and catalyst for syngas production by partial oxidation of methane
US 20150197421 A1 - Ni-MgO-ZnO catalyst for activation of methane and a process for the preparation thereof
US 2016059217-A1 IN201402508-I1 - Nano Ni-CeO2 catalyst for syngas production and its preparation thereof
US 20160082421 A1
Selected Publications
- Pt-CeO2 nanoporous spheres – an excellent catalyst for partial oxidation of methane: Effect of bimodal pore structure
Rajib Kumar Singha, Astha Shukla, A Sandupatla, Gautam Deo and Rajaram Bal
Cat. Sci. & Tech. DOI: 10.1039/C7CY01493G - Synthesis and catalytic activity of Pd doped Ni-MgO catalyst for dry reforming of methane
Rajib Kumar Singha, Astha Shukla, A Sandupatla, Gautam Deo and Rajaram Bal
J. Mat. Chem. A 5 (2017) 15688 - MoO3 Nanoclusters Decorated on TiO2 Nanorods for Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene
Bipul Sarkar, Reena Goyal, Chandrashekar Pendem, Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
Applied Catal B: Env. 217 (2017) 637 - Highly selective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds using Cu based nanocatalysts
Nazia Siddqui, Bipul Sarkar, Chandrashekar Pendem, Rubina khatun, L N Sivakumar Konthala, Takehiko Sasaki, Ankur Bordoloi and Rajaram Bal
Cat. Sci. & Tech. 7 (2017) 2828 - Effect of Metal-Support interaction on activity and stability of Ni-CeO2 catalyst for Partial Oxidation of methane
Rajib Kumar Singha, Astha Shukla, Aditya Yadav, L N Sivakumar Konathala and Rajaram Bal
Applied Catal B: Env. 202 (2017) 473 - In situ generated CuI nanoparticles as a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for C-N bond formation reactions
Manoranjan Kumar, Vinod Bhatt, Onkar S Nayal, Sushila Sharma, Vishal Kumar, Maheshwar S Thakur, Neeraj Kumar, Rajaram Bal, Bikram Singh and Upendra Sharma
Cat. Sci. & Tech. 7 (2017) 2857 - Plain and CeO2 – Supported LaxNiOy catalysts for partial oxidation of CH4
Valeria La Parola , Giuseppe Pantaleo , Francesca Deganello , Rajaram Bal and Anna Maria Venezia
Catalysis Today (Accepted)DOI:10.1016/J.Cattod.2017.04.045 - Energy efficient methane tri-reforming for synthesis gas production over highly coke resistant nanocrystalline Ni-ZrO2 catalyst
Rajib Kumar Singha, Astha Shukla, Aditya Yadav, Shubhadeep Adak, Zafar Iqbal, Nazia Siddiqui and Rajaram Bal
Applied Energy 178 (2016) 110 - Synthesis of Highly Coke Resistant Ni Nanoparticles Supported MgO/ZnO Catalyst for Reforming of Methane with Carbon dioxide
Rajib Kumar Singha, Aditya Yadav, Ayush Agrawal, Astha Shukla, Shubhadeep Adak, Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
Applied Catal B: Env. 191 (2016) 165 - Fabrication of Ag/Mn3O4 nano-architectures for the one-step selective oxidation of 3-picoline to niacin: a key to vitamin B3 production
Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha, Shubhra Acharyya, Sachin Sharma and Rajaram Bal
Catalysis Science & Technology 6 (2016) 4644 - Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas over Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Nanocrystalline CeO2 Catalyst
Rajib K Singha, Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha Subhra Acharyya, Aditya Yadav, Astha Shukla, Takehiko Sasaki, Anna Maria Venezia,Chandrashekar Pendem Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
Catalysis Science & Technology 6 (2016) 4601 - Ni/CeO2catalysts for methane partial oxidation: synthesis driven structural and catalytic effects
G Pantaleo, V La Parola, F Deganello, R K Singha, R Bal and A M Venezia
Applied Catal B: Env. 189 (2016) 233 - Ni nanocluster on modified CeO2-ZrO2 nanoporous composite for tri-reforming of methane
Rajib K Singha, Subhasis Das, Monica Pandey, Sachin Kumar, Rajaram Bal and Ankur Bordoloi
Catalysis Science & Technology 6 (2016) 7122 - Chloride Promoted Room Temperature Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles on Two Dimensional Tungsten Oxide Nanoarchitectures and their Catalytic Application in Oxidation of Tertiary Amines to N-oxides
Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Malika Kumari and Rajaram Bal
Nanoscale 7 (2015) 15197 - Nanoclusters of Cu (II) Supported on Nanocrystalline W (VI) Oxide: A Potential Catalyst for Single-Step Conversion of Cyclohexane to Adipic Acid
Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Shilpi Ghosh and Rajaram Bal
Green Chemistry 17 (2015) 3490 - Synergistic Effect between Ultrasmall Cu (II) Oxide and CuCr2O4 Spinel nanoparticles in Selective Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol with Air as Oxidant
Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Shilpi Ghosh, Ritesh Tiwari, Chandrashekhar Pendem, Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
ACS Catalysis 5 (2015) 2850 - Fabrication of three dimensional (3D) hierarchical Ag/WO3 flower-like catalyst materials for the selective oxidation of m-xylene to isophthalic acid
Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Shilpi Ghosh and Rajaram Bal
Chem. Commun. 51 (2015) 5998 - Room Temperature Selective Oxidation of Aniline to Azoxybenzene over Silver supported Tungsten Oxide Nanostructured Catalyst
Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
Green Chemistry 17 (2015) 1867 - Nanocryatalline Pt-CeO2 as an efficient catalyst for room temperature selective reduction of nitroarenes
Astha Shukla, Rajib Kumar Singha, Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
Green Chemistry 17 (2015) 785 - Fabrication of Silver-Tungsten Wafer-like Nanoarchitechtures for Selective Epoxidation of Alkenes
Shilpi Ghosh, Shankha Shubhra Acharyya, Takehiko Sasaki and Rajaram Bal
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 3 (2015) 2823 - Defect Induced Efficient Partial Oxidation of Methane Over Non-stoichiometric Ni/CeO2 Nano Crystals
Provas Pal, Rajib K Singha, Arka Saha, Rajaram Bal and Asit B Panda
J. Phys. Chem. C 119 (2015) 13610
