Research Interest

• Fundamental understanding of Heterogeneous catalysis processes for Energy, Environment and Chemicals 
• C1 Chemistry (CH4, CO, CO2 & CH3OH): activation and transformation
• Syngas generation via catalytic reforming
• Methane partial oxidation
• Syngas conversion process (Methanol, FT synthesis)
• In-situ/Operando spectroscopy
• Reaction, reactor, and processes
• CO2 hydrogenations

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• Keerti Sangoram endowment award for best research scholar of the year 2007, in Physical/Material sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
• Prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for postdoctoral research, Germany
• Recipient of Prestigious DR K S KRISHNAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
• Awarded DST Fast Track Young Scientist, 2014
• Finalist of prestigious IChemE Global Awards 2020 (Energy category)

Patents

• An improved process and catalyst for selective dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether (US 9468914 B2, 0044NF2014)
  Ankur Bordoloi, Reena Goyal, Subhasis Das, Rajib Kumar Singha, Chandershekhar Pendem, L.N. SivakumarKonthala, Rajaram Bal, Sandeep Saran, M.O. Garg
  
• An improved Ni-CeMgAl2O4 catalyst and process for dry reforming of methane with carbon dioxide (US9610569 B2,0088NF2014)
  Ankur Bordoloi, Subhasis Das, Reena Goyal, Rajib Kumar Singha, Chandrasekhar Pendem, L. N. SivakumarKonathala, Rajaram Bal, VVDN Prasad, B. Neelam Naidu, Manoj kumar
  
• An improved process and catalyst containing Ni nanocluster supported on modified CeO2/ZrO2 for tri-reforming of methane (US9630167B2,0281NF2014)
  Ankur Bordoloi, Rajib Kumar Singha, Dr. Rajaram Bal, Sachin Kumar, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Chandrashekar Pendem
  
• Heavy petroleum residue derived sp2 carbon nanogranules for improved synthesis of light olefins (US20150198576 A1),
  Ankur Bordoloi, Indrajit Ghosh
  
• A catalyst for methanol synthesis via carbon dioxide hydrogenation and process thereof
  (202211004397)
  Rajaram Bal, A. Bordoloi, S. Kumar, M. K. Poddar, Ojasvi. N. Viswanadham, A. Ray, R.K. Saini, S. Khatana, U.K. Arora, P. Sharma, R. Satyakam, S. Prakash, S. Shaswattam
  

Selected Publications

• Jyoti Gahtori, Chelsea L Tucker, Tuhin S Khan, Camilla de Sá Codeço, Tulio Rocha, Ankur Bordoloi*,Highly Efficient ZIF-67-Derived PtCo Alloy–CN Interface for Low-Temperature Aqueous-Phase Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 2022, 38905-38920)
• Jyoti Gahtori, Vivek Kumar Shrivastaw, Tuhin S Khan, M Ali Haider, Subham Paul, Ankur Bordoloi*,Dopant-induced modification of support-surface structure for high throughput conversion of CO in aqueous media (Fuel, 326, 124961)
• Jyoti Gahtori, Jyotishman Kaishyop, Gaje Singh, Tuhin S Khan, Flavio C Vicentin, Tulio CR Rocha, Ankur Bordoloi*, Boosting the methanol selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation over a MOF-derived CuZn@ CN catalyst via Rb incorporation (Chemical Communications, 2023, 12475-12478
• Gaje Singh, Satyajit Panda, Jyoti Gahtori, Pranay Rajendra Chandewar, Pradeep Kumar, Indrajit K Ghosh, Ankush Biradar, Debaprasad Shee, Ankur Bordoloi*, Comparative Study of Short-Chain Olefins Synthesis via CO2 Hydrogenation over Iron-Containing Double Metal Cyanide-Derived Catalysts (ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11, 2023, 11181-11198)
• Jyotishman Kaishyop, Jyoti Gahtori, Suman Dalakoti, Md Jahiruddin Gazi, Tuhin Suvra Khan, Ankur Bordoloi*, Sorption enhanced CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid over CuZn-MOF derived catalysts (Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, 2024, 8457-8473)
• Gaje Singh, Satyajit Panda, Siddharth Sapan, Jogender Singh, Pranay Rajendra Chandewar, Ankush V Biradar, Debaprasad Shee, Ankur Bordoloi*, Polyoxometalate-HKUST-1 composite derived nanostructured Na–Cu–Mo2C catalyst for efficient reverse water gas shift reaction (Nanoscale, 16, 2024, 14066-14080)
• Jyotishman Kaishyop, Tuhin Suvra Khan, Satyajit Panda, Pranay Rajendra Chandewar, Debaprasad Shee, Tulio CR Rocha, Flavio C Vicentin, Ankur Bordoloi*, Ni–N synergy enhanced the synthesis of formic acid via CO2 hydrogenation under mild conditions (Green Chemistry,2023, 7729-7742)
• Md Jahiruddin Gazi, Deepak Khurana, Jyotishman Kaishyop, Tuhin Suvra Khan, Sahil Bhandari, Ankur Bordoloi*,Solution combustion derived nanoalloys: Robust and efficient catalyst systems for partial oxidation of methane (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,51,2024, 562-579)
• Gaje Singh, Jyotishman Kaishyop, Md Jahiruddin Gazi, Vivek Kumar Shrivastaw, Mumtaj Shah, Indrajit K Ghosh, Tuhin S Khan, Ankur Bordoloi*,Deciphering the dynamic structural evolution of oxygen vacancies enriched SrFe12O19 for efficient reverse water gas shift reaction (Chemical Engineering Journal,2024, 153205)
• Md Jahiruddin Gazi, Anushka Bahuguna, Satyajit Panda, Bharat Singh Rana, Desavath Viswanatha Naik, Sahil Bhandari, Ankur Bordoloi*, Synthesis of Ni-Fe particle embedded CNx matrix for efficient catalytic methane decomposition (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 101 (2025) 1518–1531)
• Gaje Singh, Satyajit Panda, Vivek Kumar Shrivastaw, Ankur Bordoloi, Controlled acidity-mediated short-chain olefins synthesis over MnZn-Zr/Zn-SAPO-34 catalyst via CO2 hydrogenation, Chem Comm (DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05129G)
• Satyajit Panda, Gaje Singh, Jyotishman Kaishyop, Varun Raturi, Pintu Kumar Roy Sushant Kumar, Ankur Bordoloi, Substituted LaNiO3 Perovskites for Efficient CO2 Methanation: Unveiling the Synergy of Basicity and Oxygen Storage (Energy Fuels 2025, 39, 14765−14781)
• Satyajit Panda, Gaje Singh, Jyotishman Kaishyop, Md Jahiruddin Gazi, Harshada Mahadev Mule, Tuhin Suvra Khan, Ojasvi Sharma, Ankur Bordoloi, Essentials of Mo+6/Mo+4 and Ce+4/Ce+3 redox couples in auto-regenerated catalyst for dry methane reforming (Chemical Engineering Journal 522 (2025) 167586)
• Jyotishman Kaishyop, Rajashri Urkude, Anita M. D’Angelo, Harshada Mahadev Mule, Mule, Tuhina Khan, Ankur Bordoloi, Unveiling the C-C coupling pathways over CoFeMo catalyst for the selective synthesis of ethanol from CO2, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy,392, 2026, 126723
• Md Jahiruddin Gazi, Jyotishman Kaishyop, Fabiane J. Trindade, Fernando Silva, Naga Vishnu Vardhan Mogili, Angela Albuquerque, Cristiane B. Rodella, Ankur Bordoloi, Cascading oxy-combustion and reforming over engineered Ni-Rh nanoalloy for catalytic autothermal reforming of methane, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 242, 2026, 155572.

 

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