Rajesh Chanda

Process development, Zeolite coatings, Heat transfer, Heterogenous catalyst, Sol-gel chemistry, Liquid phase hydrogenolysis

Master thesis titled '' Gas phase dehydration of C5 based hydorxyester using heterogeneous catalyst'' having special focus on: 1. Catalyst screenig and paramaters optimization based on nature of active sites, turn over frequency, deactivation behavior 2. Reaction parameters study 3. Reaction kinetics determination

Worked a master student intern in process engineering R & D department dealing with speciality chemicals . Key responsibilities: - Planing, built-up and putting into operation of a fixed-bed reactor with HPLC pump as feeding equipment - Heterogeneous (ZrO2 based)catalyst screening and optimization for 'gas phase methanolysis' - Technical drawing using Smart-sketch

-Synthesis and post-synthesis modification of Zeolite powders (crystalline aluminosilicates) as catalyst - Characterization using X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscope - Catalytic test in liquid phase reaction

Advanced Processes, Catalysis and reactor design, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials and Bioprocessing

Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer, Chemical reaction engineering, Mass and energey balance, Process design, Unit operation, Petroleum engineering