Omvir Singh

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, India

Title: Production of Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Long Chain Unsaturated Used Cooking Oil Over a Hierarchical Imidazole Supported Zeolite

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Biography

Dr Omvir Singh is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Sciences and Humanities at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. he received his doctoral degree from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (India) in 2022. He then joined in Indian institute of science (IISc) Bangalore India for postdoctoral fellow  after that his next postdoctoral experience from Kyushu university Japan.  His research focuses on converting unconventional feedstocks into value-added chemicals using heterogeneous catalysts for next generation of sustainable processes. Converting biomass feedstocks into drop-in chemicals is highly demanding as they can be used without any modification of existing industrial setups.  He has published many scientific research articles and  US patents during his research. His research at RGIPT shall be directed to the catalytic upgradation of unconventional feedstock such as Tree Borne Oil (TBO), Sugar (Cellulose), and municipal plastic wastes into drop-in chemicals which is highly demanding as they can be used without any modification of existing industrial setups. His expertise lies in synthesizing heterogeneous catalyst(s) based on porous materials like zeolite, defect-rich metal oxides, MOF and ZIF type of materials along with single-atom catalysts (SAC) for application in the development of sustainable processes. He is a recipient of various awards and fellowships, including junior/senior research fellowships and BRICS young scientist in 2022.

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