RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Research Interested

1. Heterogeneous Catalysis
2. Non-thermal Plasma Technology
3. Adsorption/Absorption.

Current Research Activities:

1. Non-thermal plasma techniques for the synthesis of novel materials.
2. Catalytic materials for selective hydrogenation.
3. Conversion of natural gas to high-value products.
4. Development of thermally and hydro-thermally stable mesoporous materials for catalytic applications

1. AMI-200 catalyst characterization system
2. In-situ RIG-150 reaction and characterization system
3. Shimadzu GC17A and 5050A GC-MS.
4. Two fixed-bed catalyst evaluation systems.
5. 360° rotating RF plasma reactor system for material synthesis and modifications.
6. Nicolet Nexus 470 with a HTHP DRIFTS cell.
7. Other f acilities available include AA, UV, HPLC, NMR, XPS, XRD, etc.