Publications & Conferences

PUBLICATIONS

37. D. Agrawal, N. Mahajan, S. A. Singh, I. Sreedhar, Green Hydrogen Production Pathways for Sustainable Future with Net Zero Emissions, Fuel 359 (2024) 130131.

36. A. Bhaskaran, D. Sharma, S. Roy, S.A. Singh, Technological solutions for NO_x, SO_x, and VOC abatement: recent breakthroughs and future directions, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 30 (2023) 91501-91533.

35. R Aniruddha, S.A. Singh, B.M. Reddy, I. Sreedhar, Sorption enhanced reforming: A potential route to produce pure H₂ with in-situ carbon capture, Fuel 351 (2023) 128925.

34. S.A. Singh, Y. Varun, P. Goyal, I. Sreedhar, G. Madras, Feed Effects on Water–Gas Shift Activity of M/Co₃O₄-ZrO₂ (M = Pt, Pd, and Ru) and Potassium Role in Methane Suppression, Catalysts 13 (2023) 838.

33. S. Kanuri, S. Roy, C. Chakraborty, S.P. Datta, S.A. Singh, S. Dinda, Methanol Synthesis from CO₂ via Hydrogenation Route: Thermodynamics and Process Development with Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis, Korean J. Chem. Eng. 40 (2023) 810-823.

32. Y. Varun, H. Augustus, N. Panda, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO₂-NiO heterojunctions supported on alumina for malachite green degradation, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20 (2023) 3023-3038.

31. R. Rameshan, P. Pentyala, S.A. Singh, P.A. Deshpande, S. Roy, Probing the surface active sites of Ce_1-xNi_xO_2-δ for catalytic reduction of NO, J. Environ.Chem. Eng. 10 (2022) 108966.

30. Y. Varun, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, Role of Ni, La impregnation and substitution in Co₃O₄-ZrO₂catalysts for catalytic hydrogen combustion, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 10 (2022) 108384.

29. P.C. Meenu, P. Samanta, T. Yoshida, N. English, S.P. Datta, S.A. Singh, S. Dinda, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, Electro-oxidation Reaction of Methanol over La_2-xSr_xNiO_4+δ Ruddlesden-Popper oxides, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 5 (2022) 503-515.

28. S. Kanuri, S. Roy, C. Chakraborty, S.P. Datta, S.A. Singh, S. Dinda, An Insight of CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol Synthesis: Thermodynamics, Catalysts, Operating Parameters, and Reaction Mechanism, Int. J. Energy Res. 46 (2022) 5503-5522.

27. P.C. Meenu, S.P. Datta, S.A. Singh, S. Dinda, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, A compendium on Metal Organic Framework Materials and their Derivatives as Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation Reaction, Mol. Catal. 510 (2021) 111710.

26. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S.A. Singh, S. Dinda, S.P. Datta, An Improved Mini-Channel based Liquid Cooling Strategy of Prismatic LiFePO₄ Batteries for Electric or Hybrid Vehicles, J. Energy Storage 35 (2021) 102301.

25. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S. Dinda, S.A. Singh, S.P. Dutta, Selection of an Ideal Coolant to Ward off the Thermal Runaway of Pouch Type Li-ion Battery Module, J. Electrochem. Energy Convers. Storage 18 (2021) 020913.

24. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S. Dinda, S.A. Singh, S.P. Dutta, Parametric investigation to optimize the thermal management of pouch type lithium-ion batteries with mini-channel cold plates, Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 164 (2021) 120568.

23. S.A. Singh, G. Madras, I. Sreedhar, Transition metal (Ni, Cu and Fe) substituted Co₃O₄ – ZrO₂ catalysts for lean methane combustion, Top. Catal. 64 (2021) 243-255.

22. A. Agarwal, U. Upadhyay, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, C.M. Patel, A review on valorization of biomass in heavy metal removal from wastewater, J. Water Process. Eng. 38 (2020) 101602.

21. U. Upadhyay, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, C.M. Patel, K.L Anita, Recent advances in heavy metal removal by chitosan based adsorbents, Carbohydr. Polym. 251 (2021) 117000.

20. Y. Varun, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, Highly stable M/NiO-MgO (M = Co, Cu and Fe) catalysts towards CO₂ methanation, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 45 (2020) 28716-28731.

19. P.C. Meenu, S.P. Datta, S.A. Singh, S. Dinda, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, Polyaniline Supported g-C₃N₄ Quantum Dots Surpass Benchmark Pt/C: Development of Morphologically Engineered g-C3N4 Catalysts Towards "metal-free" Methanol Electro-oxidation, J. Power Sources 461 (2020) 228150.

18. I. Sreedhar, B. Agarwal, P. Goyal, S.A. Singh, Recent Advances in Material and Performance Aspects of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, J. Electroanal. Chem. 848 (2019) 113315.

17. I. Sreedhar, Y. Varun, S.A. Singh, B.M. Reddy, Developmental Trends in CO₂ Methanation using Various Catalysts, Catal. Sci. Technol. 9 (2019) 4478-4504.

16. S. Challagulla, S. Payra, C. Chakraborty, S.A. Singh, S. Roy, Understanding the role of catalytic active sites for heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of methanol and thermal reduction of NO_x, Mol. Catal. 476 (2019) 110505.

15. N.K.R. Eswar, S.A. Singh, J. Heo, Atomic Layer Deposited Photocatalysts: Comprehensive Review on Viable Fabrication Routes and Reactor Design Approaches for Photo–Mediated Redox Reactions, J. Mater. Chem. A 7 (2019) 17703-17734.

14. S.A. Singh, S. Mukherjee, G. Madras, Role of CO₂ methanation into the kinetics of preferential CO oxidation on Cu/Co₃O₄, Mol. Catal. 466 (2019) 167-180.

13. N. Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Cooperative effect between BaTiO₃ and CaFe₂O₄ in a cocatalyst-free heterojunction composite for improved photochemical H₂ generation, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 43 (2018) 22929-22941.

12. B. Sreenivasulu, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, A. Venugopal, Calcination thermokinetics of carbon capture using fly ash stabilized sorbent, Energy Fuels 32 (2018) 3716 – 3725.

11. N. Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Heterojunction ZnWO₄/ZnFe₂O₄ composites with concerted effects and integrated properties for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Catal. Sci. Technol. 8 (2018) 1083-1093.

10. N.K.R. Eswar, S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Photoconductive network structured copper oxide for simultaneous photoelectrocatalytic degradation of antibiotic (tetracycline) and bacteria (E. coli), Chem. Eng. J. 332 (2018) 757–774.

9. N. Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Cocatalyst free Z-schematic enhanced H₂ evolution over LaVO₄/BiVO₄ composite photocatalyst using Ag as an electron mediator, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 220 (2018) 512 – 523.

8. S. Gugulothu, S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Superior adsorption capacity of strontium titanate and titania composites for anionic dyes, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 5 (2017) 4663-4675.

7. B. Saiphaneendra, T. Saxena, S.A. Singh, G. Madras, C. Srivastava, Synergistic effect of co – existence of hematite (α – Fe₂O₃) and magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles on graphene sheet for dye adsorption, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 5 (2017) 26 – 37.

6. S.A. Singh, K. Vishwanath, G. Madras, Role of hydrogen and oxygen activation over Pt and Pd doped composites for catalytic hydrogen combustion, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9 (2017) 19380 – 19388.

5. S. Jayanthi, N.K.R. Eswar, S.A. Singh, K. Chatterjee, G. Madras, A.K. Sood, Macroporous three-dimensional graphene oxide foams for dye adsorption and antibacterial applications, RSC Adv. 6 (2016) 1231–1242.

4. S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Sonochemical synthesis of Pt, Ru doped TiO₂ for methane reforming, Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 518 (2016) 102 – 114.

3. S.A. Singh, B. Vemparala, G. Madras, Adsorption kinetics of dyes and their mixtures with Co₃O₄– ZrO₂ composites, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 3 (2015) 2684 – 2696.

2. S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Detailed mechanism and kinetic study of CO oxidation on cobalt oxide surfaces, Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 504 (2015) 463 – 475.

1. S.A. Singh, G. Madras, Photocatalytic degradation with combustion synthesized WO₃ and WO₃–TiO₂ mixed oxides under UV and visible light, Sep. Purif. Technol. 105 (2013) 79–89.

BOOK CHAPTER

3. K.T. Ramanarayanan, Krishna Shankar, S.A. Singh, I. Sreedhar, Microwave-augmented Carbon Capture, RSC Publishers (2024).

2. S. Cheemalamarry, V. Sharma, Y. Varun, I. Sreedhar, and S.A. Singh, “Recent advances of nanotechnology in water remediation” in the book titled “Nano-Enabled Technologies for Water Remediation”, Elsevier, 2022, pp 311-333.

1. N. Anand, A. Bhattacharjee, K. Supradeepan, S.A. Singh, C. Chakraborty, P. Sankar Ganesh, "Conversion of biogas generated from anaerobic digestion of food waste to electricity using internal combustion engine and fuel cell" in the book titled "Bio-Clean Energy Technologies", Volume 2, Springer, 2022, pp 53-91.

PROCEEDINGS

5. Y. Varun, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, A study on transition metals doped CeO₂-ZrO₂ (CeZ) nanocomposites for CO₂ methanation, Mat. Today: Proc. 72(1) (2023) 417-424.

4. S. Mishra, S.A. Singh, Mechanistic Insights of CO methanation over MgO using DFT, Mat. Today: Proc. 72(1) (2023) 370-377.

3. P. Jagadeesh, Y. Varun, B. Himajaa Reddy, I. Sreedhar, S.A. Singh, A short review on recent advancements of dry reforming of methane (DRM) over pyrochlores, Mat. Today: Proc. 72(1) (2023) 361-369.

2. P. Saini, Ch. Sowmya, D. Purnima, S.A. Singh, Optimization of different polymer composites films for the removal of Chromium, Mat. Today: Proc. 72(1) (2023) 192-198.

1. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S. Dinda, S.A. Singh, S.P. Dutta, Numerical analysis of spiral channelled cooling plates for thermal management of pouch battery module, Proceedings of the 26thNational and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India.

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

38. Talk: Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh. Role of Ni, La impregnation and substitution in Co₃O₄ -ZrO₂ catalysts for catalytic hydrogen combustion. 14TH EDITION OF GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CATALYSIS, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (CCET) - 2023, March 13-14, 2023. Organized by Magnus Group, Singapore (Online Event)

37. Poster: Ch. H. Suharika, Satyapaul A. Singh, I. Sreedhar, CO₂ Methanation studies on Co₃O₄ and Ni-doped Co₃O₄. National Symposium on Convergence of Chemistry & Materials (CCM-2023) held on January 6-7, 2023, organized by Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani- Hyderabad Campus, India.

36. Talk: Suresh Kanuri, Satyapaul A. Singh, and Srikanta Dinda, Development of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3 Microrod-Structural Catalyst for Methanol Synthesis from CO2, 3rd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering, CHEMBIOEN-2022, held on November 4th -5th, 2022 by Department of Chemical Engineering, B V Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak - 502313, Telangana, India.

35. Talk: Shagun Mishra, Satyapaul A. Singh, Mechanistic Insights of CO methanation over MgO using DFT. Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy Applications (NMTEEA)-2022, February 18-19, 2022, organized by Chemical Engineering Department, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, India.

34. Talk: Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh, A study on transition metals doped CeO₂-ZrO₂ (CZ) nanocomposites for CO₂ methanation. Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy Applications (NMTEEA)-2022, February 18-19, 2022, organized by Chemical Engineering Department, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, India.

33. Talk: P. Jagadeesh, B. Himajaa Reddy, Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh, A short review on recent advancements of dry reforming of methane (DRM) over pyrochlore materials. Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy Applications (NMTEEA)-2022, February 18-19, 2022, organized by Chemical Engineering Department, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, India.

32. Talk: Prateek Saini, Ch. Sowmya, D. Purnima, SatyapaulA. Singh, Optimization of different polymer composites films for the removal of Chromium. Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy Applications (NMTEEA)-2022, February 18-19, 2022, organized by Chemical Engineering Department, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, India.

31. Talk: S. Gurbaan Singh, P. Doddipatla, S.A. Singh, Simulation of Heavy Metal Removal process using ASPEN plus. CHEMCON-2021, December 26-30, Bhuwaneswar, India.

30. Talk: Aayush Belwal and Satyapaul A. Singh. Design of nano nickel core-shell catalyst for carbon dioxide methanation via conventional routes, 27th International Conference of International Academy of Physical sciences (CONIAPS XXVII) on Recent Advances in Catalysis Science & Engineering (RACSE) (Online conference) held on October 26-28, 2021 Organized by Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, INDIA. (Best Oral Presentation Award)

29. Talk: Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar and Satyapaul A. Singh. Synthesis and Characterizati₂ catalysts for on of Co₃O₄-ZrOcatalytic hydrogen combustion, 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering, CHEMBIOEN-2021(Online conference) held on August 20-22, 2021 Organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab-144011, INDIA.

28. Talk: Suresh Kanuri, Satyapaul A. Singh, Santanu P. Datta, Chanchal Chakraborty, Sounak Roy, and Srikanta Dinda, Thermodynamic Analysis of Methanol Synthesis via CO₂ Hydrogenation Reaction, 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering, CHEMBIOEN-2021, (Virtual Conference) held on August 20th -21st, 2021 by Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar - 144011, Punjab, India.

27.Poster:Vedika Y. Kulkarni, Varun Yaddanapudi, Satyapaul A. Singh, Synthesis and Characterization of Cu/Co₃O₄ for CO Oxidation, 6^th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN-2021 (Virtual Conference) held on February 01-03, 2021 by Department of Physics & Nanotechnology SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulanthur, Chennai – 603203, Tamil Nadu, India.

26. Talk: Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh, " Highly stable M/NiO-MgO (M=Co, Cu and Fe) catalysts towards CO2 methanation", Virtual National Conference on Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE-2020), NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

25. Talk: Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh, " Highly stable M/NiO-MgO (M=Co, Cu and Fe) catalysts towards CO2 methanation", Online Students Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON-2020), Indian Institute of Chemical engineers, Jadavpur University campus, Kolkata, India.

24. Talk: Vedika Y. Kulkarni, Varun Yaddanapudi, Satyapaul A. Singh, " Synthesis of Cu/Co3O4 nanomaterials and its application for CO oxidation ", Students' Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON 2020), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

23. Talk: S. Gochhayat, Y. Varun, S.A. Singh*, "Development of core shell NiO@Co3O4 for photoelectrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction",16th Annual Student Chemical Congress,(S-CHEMCON-2020), IIChE, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

22. Talk: P Aryan, Satchit Nagpal, Satyapaul A. Singh, "Modelling and simulation in microfluidic channels", Students' Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON 2020), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

21. Talk: Yaddanapudi Varun, Premanath Murge, Satyapaul A. Singh, Inkollu Sreedhar, " A study on the effect of magnesium on nickel catalyst for CO2 methanation studies", International Conference on Emerging Trends in Catalysis (ICETC-2020), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India.

20. Poster: Yaddanapudi Varun, Satyapaul A. Singh, Inkollu Sreedhar, "A study on nickel catalyst: Magnesium as a promoter for CO2 methanation studies", National Conference on New Frontiers in Chemistry- From Fundamentals to Applications (NFCFA-2019), Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani (BITS Pilani) - K K Birla Goa Campus, India.

19. Poster: Nilanjana Panda, Hithessh Augustus, Dr. Satyapaul A. Singh, "Synthesis of Ti-Ni-Al nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation", National Conference on New Frontiers in Chemistry - from Fundamentals to Applications (NFCFA-2019), Birla Institute of Technology and Science - Pilani (BITS Pilani), K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India

18. Invited talk: Satyapaul A. Singh, “Trends in Thermo and Photo-Catalytic Processes: Mechanistic Aspects of PrOx, Scope for ALD Based Reactors”, World Summit on Catalysis Engineering and Technology (CatET-2019) scheduled during November 12-13, 2019 at Valencia, Spain.

17. Hithessh Augustus, Satyapaul A. Singh, "Photocatalytic Degradation Studies using Nanocomposite Catalysts" at The National Conference on "Advanced Research and Technology in Chemical Engineering and it's Allied Fields (ARTCHE-2019)" at Chemical Engineering Department, CBIT (22 - 23 March, 2019), Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

16. Talk: Hithessh Augustus, Satyapaul A. Singh, "Fabrication of Nanocomposite Catalysts for Value Added Products" at The National Conference on "Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES-2019)" at Chemical Engineering Department, IISER Bhopal (7 - 8 March, 2019), Madhya Pradesh, India. (Best Oral Presentation Award)

15. Workshop: "Hands-on training in ASPEN PLUS" held at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad during 26 - 29 September, 2019. (Organizer)

14.Talk: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras and Sreedhar Inkollu, "Role of transition metals substitution in Co₃O₄ - ZrO₂ composites for methane combustion" at 11^th International Conference on Advanced Nano Materials, ANM – 2018 (18 - 20 July, 2018), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

13. Poster: Naveen Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, Satyapaul A. Singh, G. Madras, "Heterojunction ZnWO₄/ZnFe₂O₄ composites with concerted effects and integrated properties for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution", An international conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT - 2018), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.

12. Talk: Naveen Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, Satyapaul A. Singh, G. Madras, "Cocatalyst free Z-schematic enhanced H₂ evolution over LaVO4/BiVO4 composite photocatalyst using Ag as an electron mediator", International Conference on Advances in Catalysis for Energy and Environment (CACEE-2018), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India.

11. Talk: Naveen Veldurthi, N.K.R. Eswar, Satyapaul A. Singh, G. Madras, "Cocatalyst free Z-schematic enhanced H₂ evolution over LaVO4/BiVO4 composite photocatalyst using Ag as an electron mediator", 8^th International Conference on Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability - 2017, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

10. Talk: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras, “Role of hydrogen and oxygen activation over Pt and Pd doped composites for catalytic hydrogen combustion”, ChemE In-house Symposium – 2017, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

9. Participated in a Q&A session of Nobel laureate’s lecture series (14 January 2017) on the theme of “Strengthening ties between science, government and industry – a recipe for invitation?” at Bangalore, India.

8. Participated in “Elsevier workshop on Book & Journal Publishing and eBook awareness 2017” at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.

7. Talk: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras, 2^nd International Conference on Hydrogen Energy, AEM – 2016, University of Surrey, London, United Kingdom.

6. Poster: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras, 17^th National Workshop on Challenges in Catalysis Science and Technology – 2016, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India. (Best Poster Award)

5. Talk: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras, “Hydrogen generation and utilization techniques at low temperatures”, ChemE In-house Symposium – 2016, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

4. Poster: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras, International conference on "Energy Innovations - Today and Tomorrow (ICEI-2016)" at HPCL R&D, Bangalore, India.

3. Poster: Satyapaul A. Singh, Giridhar Madras, “Detailed mechanism and kinetic study of CO oxidation on cobalt oxide surfaces” ChemE In-house Symposium – 2015, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

2. Workshop: “Hands on Training for Rietveld Refinement - 2015”, Materials Research Centre (MRC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.

1. Poster: Presented in an international conference on “From the Chemical Bond to the Chemical Plant – Computational and Materials Challenges in Gas Conversion Technologies, ICMS – 2014”, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India.

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