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Electrochemical CO2 Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
Power production from combustion of fossil fuels releases CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming and cause severe problems to both ecology and human beings. The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels must be slowed or reverted to avoid undesirable climate change. Materials capable of cost-effective CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels would help in stabilizing the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. The potential products can be obtained with CO2 conversion are formic acid, methanol, CO and ethylene. At present there is no commercially viable process for the conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals and the current state-of-the-art materials are expensive, which limit commercial implementation. For example, although several materials are known for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, until now only precious metals such as Au and Ag could promote this process with Faradaic efficiency more than 80%. Because of the durability and poisoning effect many efficient catalysts are far beyond commercialization. We strategically focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials in various forms (metals, bimetals, alloys, intermetallic, core shell etc.) and study their efficiency in the photochemical, electrochemical and heterogeneous conversion of CO2 into fuel and chemicals. The reaction mechanism and kinteics are completely understood by a detailed electronic structure calculations. Our materials and methods are expected to have the potential to convert waste CO2 to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and industrial chemicals.
Power production from combustion of fossil fuels releases CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming and cause severe problems to both ecology and human beings. The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels must be slowed or reverted to avoid undesirable climate change. Materials capable of cost-effective CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels would help in stabilizing the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. The potential products can be obtained with CO2 conversion are formic acid, methanol, CO and ethylene. At present there is no commercially viable process for the conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals and the current state-of-the-art materials are expensive, which limit commercial implementation. For example, although several materials are known for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, until now only precious metals such as Au and Ag could promote this process with Faradaic efficiency more than 80%. Because of the durability and poisoning effect many efficient catalysts are far beyond commercialization. We strategically focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials in various forms (metals, bimetals, alloys, intermetallic, core shell etc.) and study their efficiency in the photochemical, electrochemical and heterogeneous conversion of CO2 into fuel and chemicals. The reaction mechanism and kinteics are completely understood by a detailed electronic structure calculations. Our materials and methods are expected to have the potential to convert waste CO2 to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and industrial chemicals.
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Solid State Chemistry and Catalysis Lab
Prof. Sebastian C. Peter
Meet the team
Principal Investigator
Prof. Sebastian C. Peter
Post Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Sathyapal R. Churipard
Dr. Kousik Das
Dr. Veenu Mishra
B.Sc. Chemistry (2009-2012)
Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College
(Bangalore University)
M.Sc. Chemistry (Organic)
(2012-2014)
Visveshwarapura College of Science
(Bangalore University)
Ph.D. (2015-2020)
PPISR (Manipal Academy of Higher Academy)
Research Interest: CO2 capture and Conversion, Mesoporous Materials, Nanocatalysis
Joined the group: September 2020
Other Interests: Playing Football, Cricket, Workout, and Cooking
Contact: sathyapalr1992@gmail.com
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2007-2010)
Scottish Church College
(University of Calcutta)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2010-2012)
IIT Madras
Ph.D. (2013-2020)
IISER Kolkata
Research Interest: Photocatalytic, Photo-electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, Supramolecular chemistry
Joined the group: February 2021
Other Interests: Listening music, Watching movies
Contact: kousik1178@gmail.com
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2004-2007)
G. F. College, Shahjahanpur
(Rohilkhand University)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2007-2009)
Lucknow University
Ph.D. (2011-2016)
IIT Indore
Post Doctoral Fellow (2017-2018)
IISc. Bangalore (NPDF)
Research Interest: Synthesis, Structural & Photo-physical Properties of Coordination and Organometallic Complexes, Molecular Catalysis with CO2 Utilisation.
Joined the group: December 2021 (D. S. Kothari Fellow)
Other Interests: Dancing, Singing, Cooking, badminton and Carrom
Contact: mishraveenu6@gmail.com
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering (2010-2014)
JNT University, Kakinada
M.Tech. Chemical Engineering (2014-2016)
Manipal University
Ph.D. (2017-2021)
IIT Guwahati
Research Interest: Biomass Conversion and CO2 reduction
Joined the group: March 2022
Other Interests: Travelling and Bike rides
Contact:
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2010-2013)
Panjab University
M.Sc. Chemistry (2013-2015)
Panjab University
Ph.D. (2016-2021)
Panjab University
Research Interest: Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modelling, Designing efficient materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Joined the group: March 2022
Other Interests: Playing Cricket, Volleyball and Internet surfing
Contact: riyazpu@gmail.com
B.Sc. Chemistry (2010-2013)
GASC Mathil (Kannur University)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2013-2015)
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal
Ph.D. (2016-2022)
JNCASR Bengaluru
Research Interest: Thermochemical CO2 Reduction and CO2 Capture
Joined the group: July 2016
Other Interests: Badminton, Watching Movies, Yoga
Contact: arjun@jncasr.ac.in
Dr. Bharath Velaga
Dr. Mohd Riyaz
Dr. Arjun CH
Teacher’s Associate for Research Excellence (TARE)
Dr. Ashly P. C.
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry,
M. S. Ramaiah College of Arts Science and Commerce, Bengaluru
B.Sc. Chemistry (1998-2001)
University of Calicut
M.Sc. Chemistry (2001-2003)
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. (2004-2009)
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Post Doctoral Fellow (2010-2012)
JNCASR Bangalore
Research Interest: Electrocatalytic EOR and HER
Joined the group: November 2018
Other Interests: Dancing and Gardening
Contact: leeashxl@gmail.com
Ph.D. Students
Ashutosh Singh
Debabrata Bagchi
Risov Das
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2013-2016)
Ramjas College, Delhi
(University of Delhi)
Research Interest: Synthesis of Rare-earth based compounds, Electronic properties of topological materials
Joined the group: May 2017
Other Interests: Movies and Music, Playing Volleyball, Table Tennis
Contact: ashutosh@jncasr.ac.in
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2012-2015)
R. K. Mission Vidyamandira,
Belur Math
(University of Calcutta)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2015-2017)
IIT Madras
Research Interest: Designing Catalyst materials and Mechanistic investigation for Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to valuable chemicals
Joined the group: August 2017
Other Interests: Playing Cricket and Watching Movies.
Contact: bagchi@jncasr.ac.in
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2012-2015)
R. K. Mission Residential College,
Narendrapur
(University of Calcutta)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2015-2017)
IIT Madras
Research Interest: Photocatalytic method of CO2 reduction.
Joined the group: August 2017
Other Interests: Playing cricket, basket ball and travelling.
Contact: risov@jncasr.ac.in
Bitan Ray
Devender Goud
Soumi Mondal
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2013-2016)
Hooghly Mohsin College
(University of Burdwan)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2016-2018)
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
Research Interest: CO2 Capture (Direct Air & Point Sources), and its Thermochemical Conversion
Joined the group: July 2018
Other Interests: Traveling and Photography
Contact: bitanray@jncasr.ac.in
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry
(2013-2018)
University of Hyderabad
Research Interest: Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of nanostructured materials towards Thermochemical CO2 Reduction
Joined the group: August 2019
Other Interests: Playing Cricket, Watching Movies, and Listening to Music.
Contact: devender@jncasr.ac.in
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2014-2017)
Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya
(University of Burdwan)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2017-2019)
Visva Bharati University
Bolpur, Shantiniketan
Research Interest: Catalyst design for its applications in room temperature fuel cells and water splitting
Joined the group: July 2019
Other Interests: Singing, Penning poems and Photography
Contact: mondal@jncasr.ac.in
Subhajit Chakraborty
Nilutpal Dutta
Geetansh Chawla
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2015-2018)
New Alipore College
(University of Calcutta)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2018-2020)
IIT Kharagpur
Research Interest: Heterogeneous Catalysis for Photochemical CO2 Reduction and Solid State Structural Chemistry
Joined the group: September 2020
Other Interests: Playing Cricket, Voiceovers, Music and Crafts new things.
Contact: subhajitchakraborty@jncasr.ac.in
B.Sc. Chemistry (2016-2019)
Tezpur University
M.Sc. Chemistry (2019-2021)
IIT Hyderabad
Research Interest: Electrochemical CO2 reduction.
Joined the group: September 2021
Other Interests: Football, Travelling.
Contact: duttanilutpal33@gmail.com
B.Sc. (2018-2021)
Guru Jambeshwar University
Integrated PhD
JNCASR Bengaluru
Research Interest: Electrochemical CO2 reduction
Joined the group: June 2022
Other Interests: Cricket, Basketball, Travel
Contact: geetansh@jncasr.ac.in
Research & Development Assistants
Asish Borah
Gouri Ramadas Nayanar
Mohammed Jasil P
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (2016-2019)
Sibsagar College
(Dibrugarh University)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2019-2021)
Sikkim University
Research Interest: Non Pt-based Alloys and Intermetallics for Energy Conversion in Fuel Cell
Joined the group: March 2022
Other Interests: Travelling, Exploring new places, food and culture. Cricket and Gardening
Contact: mailto:asishborah70@gmail.com;
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering
(2015-2019)
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
M.Sc. Chemistry (2019-2021)
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Research Interest: CO2 Capture and Utilization
Other Interests: Reading, Watching movies, Playing guitar
Joined the group: March 2022
Contact: gourinayanar@gmail.com
B.Sc. Chemistry (2016-2019)
Farook College, Calicut
(Autonomous)
M.Sc. Chemistry (2020-2022)
The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu
Research Interest: Development of integrated technologies for reduction of CO2 to value added chemicals and fuels
Joined the group: May 2022
Other Interests: Inclusion and diversity studies, Swimming
Contact: jasilmkd1@gmail.com
Scientific Administrative Assistant
Ragina K K
B.Sc. Computer Science (2006-2009)
College of Applied Sciences, Calicut
(University of Calicut)
Masters of Computer Applications (2009-2012)
MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram (University of Calicut)
Joined the group: March 2022
Contact: ragina24@gmail.com