Technician-II

B Sc	1992, Rohilkhand University
M Sc	1994, Rohilkhand University
Ph D	2013, H N B Garhwal Central University
E Mail	sksaxena@iip.res.in
Telephone No.	+91 – 135-2525706
Cell No.	+91 – 9412672845

Research Interest

• Synthesis of zeolites and novel materials for catalysis
• Tailor-making of catalyst properties
• Light alkane isomerization, aromatization and etherification
• Naphtha reforming
• Alkylation of olefin containing hydrocarbon feedstocks
• Catalyst development for fuel and petrochemical production from conventional and non-conventional nephtha

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• Best Paper Award (Ist Prize), National Symposium on Biofuel & Non-conventional Energy Sources : Indian scenario
  Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, 2016
• Best Paper Award, 8th International Symposium on Fuels and Lubricants, 2012
• Hindustan Platinum Award (Ist prize), Catalysis Society of India, 2010
• Young Scientist Award in Material Science and Nano-technology
  Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology, 2009
• Reviewer, Elsevier Journals, RSC Journal, Sultan Qaboos Petroleum & Engineering Journal

Patents

• A single -step catalytic process for conversion of naphtha to diesel range hydrocarbons
  Australia Patent 013342997 (2017)
• A single-step catalytic process for conversion of naphtha to diesel range hydrocarbons
  US 9598649
• Catalyst and process for the conversion of bio-ethanol in to gasoline
  US 9267081
• A single step catalytic process for the conversion of naphtha to diesel range hydrocarbons
  WO 2014 /073006 A1
• A process for the preparation of a novel zeolite catalyst useful for the hydro-isomerization of light alkanes
  Indian Patent 246902

Selected Publications

• Enhanced catalytic properties of mesoporous mordenite for benzylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol
  Sandeep K Saxena and Nagabhatla Viswanadham
  Applied Surface Science, 392, 2017, 384-390
• Hierarchically nano porous nano crystalline ZSM-5 for improved alkylation of benzene with bio-ethanol
  Sandeep K Saxena and Nagabhatla Viswanadham
  Applied Material Today, 5, 2016, 25-32
• Facile synthesis of mesoporous aluminosilicate nano particles for selective production of N-Benzylidenaniline in solvent-free reaction of aniline with benzyl alcohol
  Peta Sreenivasulu, Nagabhatla Viswanadham and Sandeep K Saxena
  Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2, 20, 2014, 7354-7359
• 4. Break – through mesopore creation in BEA and its enhanced catalytic performance in solvent-free liquid phase tert-butylation of phenol
  Sandeep K Saxena, Nagabhatla Viswanadham and Trymbkesh Sharma
  Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2, 8, 2014, 2487-2490
• 5. Synthesis of hierarchical ZSM -5 using glucose as templating precursor
  Devaki Nandan, Sandeep K Saxena and Nagabhatla Viswanadham
  Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2, 4, 2014, 1054 -1059