Dr. Sarkar's research is focused on the development of catalytic technology routes for the industrially important chemicals reactions. The activities include but are not limited to,
Design and Development of Novel Catalyst Systems for Existing and New Applications
Performance Enhancement of Catalytic Systems using improvized solutions
Understanding/ enhancing the commercial viability of catalytic reactions by inculcating "Green Chemistry" Principles, Sustainable feedstock, Catalyst-product separation and efficient catalyst reuse and recycle etc.
Proposing futuristic designs for catalyst performance enhancement e.g. use of supercritical fluids (SCFs), Xerothermal systems, Gas-Expansion of Liquid (GXLs) Solvents etc.
Experimentation Setups
In his efforts to build a sophisticated Industrial Catalysis Experimentation (ICE) Facility, the following setups are already in function 1. 100 mL High Temperature High Pressure Stirred Autoclave Reactor Setup (MOC: Hastelloy C276) 2. High Vacuum Pump Setup for Product Separation by Fractionation
Upcoming Setups
Membrane-assisted ultra/ nano filtration setup for catalyst separation (2020)
Doctoral Students
Sonam Sharma Education: M.Sc. in Chemistry from Rajasthan University (RU), Ajmer, Rajasthan Area of Study: Catalytic C-C Bond Formation Reactions Duration: August 2014 - November 2020 (Submitted Thesis, Nov 2020)
Soumana Joardar Education: M.Sc. in Chemistry from Calcutta University (CU), Kolkata, West Bengal Area of study: Carbonylation Reactions of Biomass-based Polyols Duration: December 2017 - Ongoing
Shivani B. Thakkar Education: M.Sc. in Chemistry from M. S. University (MSU), Baroda, Gujarat Area of study: Use of Carbondioxide as a Sustainable Chemical Feedstock Duration: January 2020 - Ongoing