18 November, 2021

    The Chemical Engineering Department under the auspices of the Institution of Engineers India (IEI) organized an online training program on ‘Challenges and Emerging Trends in Catalysis’ from July to September 2021. The main idea of this training is to make aware the participants of the latest development in the field of catalysis with the theme “Catalysis promising the universe a better habitation”. The session-11 of the following training program entitled “Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio platform molecules”was organized on 18/09/2021, from 4 to 6 PM on the Microsoft Teams.

Key Features:

• Expert : Dr. Paresh Rana

  • Professor & Head, Chemical Engineering Dept, L. D. College of Engineering
• Faculty Coordinator: Prof. Dolly R. Gandhi & Prof. Y. J. Morabiya

• Participants: 50+

Discussion Points:

• Sources of  biomass
• Importance of bio platform chemicals and role of catalyst in its generation
• Ethanol as major fuel blending component of gasoline and its implications
• Au-based catalysts characterization and its application in  Gas phase oxidation
• Catalysis in hydrohenolysis of glycerol

A Quote from Expert:

• “Non nobel metal catalyst: Competitive with high resistance to poisoning and lower price.” - Dr. Paresh Rana