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Research Interest

• Gas To Liquid Technologies such as Syngas production and its conversion to various alternative fuels
• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Fischer Tropsch synthesis

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• Brain Pool Fellowship, 2007 -08, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, South Korea
• Member, Gaseous Fuel Sub-committee (PCD 3.5 and 3.0) Bureau of Indian Standards

Patents

• A new catalyst useful for the production of synthesis gas and a process for the preparation there of, and a process tri reforming of methane for the production of synthesis gas
  V V D N Prasad, B N Naidu, K D P Lakshmee Kumar, Ankur Bordoloi, Rajaram Bal, S M Nanoti, M O Garg, Renu Sinha (GAIL), Parvesh Chugh( GAIL), Raj Kumar Kashyap(GAIL)
  2015(IN)3556/Del
• A process for preparation of Ni-CeMgAl2O4 catalyst for dry reforming of methane with carbon-di-oxide
  Ankur Bordoloi, Subhasis Das, Reena Goyal, Rajib Kumar Singha, Chandrashekar Pendem, L N Sivakumar Konathala, Rajaram Bal, V V D N Prasad, B Neelam Naidu and Manoj Kumar,
  2014(US)14/51377

Selected Publications

• Effect of method of preparation on hydrodesulphurization activity of Co-or Ni-Promoted MoS2/SBA-15 catalysts
  Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, VVDN Prasad, Manoj Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar, JK Gupta, G Murali Dhar & CS Gopinath (2014)
  Journal of Chemical Sciences 126(2), 437-444
• Catalytic functionalities of H-beta zeolite supporteds molybdenum hydrotreating catalysts
  G Muthu Kumaran, Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, V V D N Prasad L D Sharma and G Murali Dhar
  Energy and Fuels, 20, 1784 (2006)
• Oxidative desulfurization of 4, 6-dimethyl dibenzothiophene and light cycle oil over supported molybdenum oxide catalysts
  VVDN Prasad, Kwang-Eun Jeong, Ho-Jeong Chae, Chul-Ung Kim, Soon-Yong Jeong (2008)
  Journal Catalysis Communications 9(10), 1966-1969