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Overview

Rajendra Srivastava is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in India. Their research expertise spans across multiple fields with a primary focus on engineering and materials science.

Their work extensively covers main fields of study such as:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these broad fields, the following subfields are prominent in their research:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Organic Chemistry

The scientist's research topics reflect a strong focus on catalysis and related chemical processes. Key areas include:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Rajendra Srivastava has published multiple research papers on topics related to catalysis and sustainable chemistry. Recent publications include:

  • "Catalytic conversion of CO2 to chemicals and fuels: the collective thermocatalytic/photocatalytic/electrocatalytic approach with graphitic carbon nitride," 2020, Materials Advances
  • "Challenges and prospects in the selective photoreduction of CO2 to C1 and C2 products with nanostructured materials: a review," 2021, Materials Horizons
  • "Hydrogenolysis of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Ethers over Heterogeneous Catalysts," 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Unveiling and understanding the remarkable enhancement in the catalytic activity by the defect creation in UIO-66 during the catalytic transfer hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin with isopropanol," 2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Metal phosphate catalysts to upgrade lignocellulose biomass into value-added chemicals and biofuels," 2021, Green Chemistry

They collaborate frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Rajaram Bal
  • Ashish Kumar Kar
  • Rajat Ghalta
  • Arzoo Chauhan
  • Arjun K. Manal

Rajendra Srivastava has a significant publication record in several journals commonly focused on catalysis and sustainable chemistry. These venues include:

  • ChemCatChem
  • ChemSusChem
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Green Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Amphiphilic organosilane-directed synthesis of crystalline zeolite with tunable mesoporosity

    Minkee Choi;Hae Sung Cho;Rajendra Srivastava;Chithravel Venkatesan

  • Simultaneous and sensitive determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid, and tryptophan with silver nanoparticles-decorated reduced graphene oxide modified electrode.

    Balwinder Kaur;Thangarasu Pandiyan;Biswarup Satpati;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Hydrophobic, solid acid catalysts for production of biofuels and lubricants

    P.S. Sreeprasanth;R. Srivastava;D. Srinivas;P. Ratnasamy

  • Assessment of the mesopore wall catalytic activities of MFI zeolite with mesoporous/microporous hierarchical structures

    Vasudev N. Shetti;Jeongnam Kim;Rajendra Srivastava;Minkee Choi

  • Mesoporous materials with zeolite framework: remarkable effect of the hierarchical structure for retardation of catalyst deactivation

    Rajendra Srivastava;Minkee Choi;Ryong Ryoo

  • CO2 activation and synthesis of cyclic carbonates and alkyl/aryl carbamates over adenine-modified Ti-SBA-15 solid catalysts

    R. Srivastava;D. Srinivas;P. Ratnasamy

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of CuO micro-/nanostructures and their applications in the oxidative degradation of methylene blue and non-enzymatic sensing of glucose/H2O2.

    M.U. Anu Prathap;Balwinder Kaur;Rajendra Srivastava

  • An Efficient, Visible Light Driven, Selective Oxidation of Aromatic Alcohols and Amines with O2 Using BiVO4/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite: A Systematic and Comprehensive Study toward the Development of a Photocatalytic Process

    Subhajyoti Samanta;Santimoy Khilari;Debabrata Pradhan;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Surface modified C, O co-doped polymeric g-C3N4 as an efficient photocatalyst for visible light assisted CO2 reduction and H2O2 production

    Subhajyoti Samanta;Rajkumar Yadav;Rajkumar Yadav;Abhinav Kumar;Anil Kumar Sinha;Anil Kumar Sinha

  • Synthesis of NiCo2O4 and its application in the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol

    M.U. Anu Prathap;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Sites for CO2 activation over amine-functionalized mesoporous Ti(Al)-SBA-15 catalysts

    R. Srivastava;D. Srinivas;P. Ratnasamy

  • Fe-Zn double-metal cyanide complexes as novel, solid transesterification catalysts

    R. Srivastava;D. Srinivas;P. Ratnasamy

  • Organosilane surfactant-directed synthesis of mesoporous aluminophosphates constructed with crystalline microporous frameworks

    Minkee Choi;Rajendra Srivastava;Ryong Ryoo

  • Synthesis of Polycarbonate Precursors over Titanosilicate Molecular Sieves

    R. Srivastava;D. Srinivas;P. Ratnasamy

  • Zeolite-based organic–inorganic hybrid catalysts for phosgene-free and solvent-free synthesis of cyclic carbonates and carbamates at mild conditions utilizing CO2

    R. Srivastava;D. Srinivas;P. Ratnasamy

  • Catalytic conversion of CO2 to chemicals and fuels: the collective thermocatalytic/photocatalytic/electrocatalytic approach with graphitic carbon nitride

    Subhajyoti Samanta;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Facile preparation of polyaniline/MnO2 nanofibers and its electrochemical application in the simultaneous determination of catechol, hydroquinone, and resorcinol

    M.U. Anu Prathap;Biswarup Satpati;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Tailoring properties of polyaniline for simultaneous determination of a quaternary mixture of ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid, and tryptophan

    M.U. Anu Prathap;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Factors affecting activation and utilization of carbon dioxide in cyclic carbonates synthesis over Cu and Mn peraza macrocyclic complexes

    R. Srivastava;T.H. Bennur;D. Srinivas

  • Simultaneous detection of guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine at polyaniline/MnO2 modified electrode

    M.U. Anu Prathap;Rajendra Srivastava;Biswarup Satpati

  • Synthesis and applications of novel imidazole and benzimidazole based sulfonic acid group functionalized Brönsted acidic ionic liquid catalysts

    Rajkumar Kore;Rajendra Srivastava

Frequent Co-Authors

Biswarup Satpati
Biswarup Satpati Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Darbha Srinivas
Darbha Srinivas Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Paul Ratnasamy
Paul Ratnasamy University of Louisville
Debabrata Pradhan
Debabrata Pradhan Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Rajaram Bal
Rajaram Bal Indian Institute of Petroleum
Minkee Choi
Minkee Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ryong Ryoo
Ryong Ryoo Korea Institute of Energy Technology
Jas Pal Singh Badyal
Jas Pal Singh Badyal Durham University
Shin-ichiro Fujita
Shin-ichiro Fujita Hokkaido University
Masahiko Arai
Masahiko Arai Chinese Academy of Sciences

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