Dr Omvir Singh

Assistant Professor
Chemistry

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 Ph D Degree from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) in Chemical Sciences and his thesis epitomized the application of green catalysis for the conversion of unconventional feedstocks to valuable products. After his doctorate, Dr Omvir enjoyed a couple of brief tenures with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and Kyushu University, Japan as a Post-doctoral Fellow.

During his post-doctoral fellowship, he worked on biomass upgradation and upcycling of waste plastics. He also attempted a holy grail of catalysis research by developing catalyst (s) for low-temperature CO2 hydrogenation. 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.

Education
Ph D 2022 CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
M Sc 2017 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur
B Sc 2015 Ramjas College, University of Delhi 
Experience
September 2023 - Till Date  Assistant Professor (Grade – II), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
August 2023 - August 2023 Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyushu University, Japan 
December 2022 - July 2023 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore  
October 2022 - November 2022 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi 
Undergraduate
  • Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
  • Organic and hydrocarbon chemistry 
  • Chemistry-II
  • CY 111L Chemistry Lab
Postgraduate

  • Research Methodology SH511

Research Interest
  • Green Catalysis
  • Biomass Upgradation
  • Waste Plastic Valorization
  • CO2 Hydrogenation
Journal Publications

Renewable Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Waste Cooking Oil over Hierarchical Imidazole Supported Zeolite
Bhanu Joshi, Omvir Singh*, Ankit Agrawal, Neha Dhiman, Bhanu Prasad Vempatapu, Navin Gopinathan, Anjan Ray, J. Mater
Chem. A, 2024,12, 12733-12743
Doi.org/10.1039/D4TA00416G.

Sustainable Bioaromatics from Sapium Oil over Encaged AlPO4 Zeolite Material: A Feasibility Study
Omvir Singh, Akshata Vijay Ramteke, Bhanu Joshi, Bhanu Prasad Vempatapu, Kamal Kishore Pant, Anjan Ray, and Bipul Sarkar
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023, 11, 48, 17061–17074, 2023
Doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05236.

Greener production of styrene via low-temperature dehydration of phenethyl alcohol over co-supported P/ZrO2
Neha Dhiman, Bhanu Joshi, Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, Omvir Singh, Rajaram Bal, Anjan Ray, Bipul Sarkar
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 480, 15, 148005
Doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.148005.

Nature-inspired polymer photocatalysts for green NADH regeneration and nitroarene transformation
Ranjeet Singh, Rajesh K Yadav, Satyam Singh, Rehana Shahin, Ahmad Umar, Ahmed A Ibrahim, Omvir Singh, Navneet K Gupta, Chandani Singh
Jin OoK Baeg, Sotirios Baskoutas, Chemosphere, 2024,353, 141491
Doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141491.

Synthesis of well-defined ester-linked covalent organic polymer and its potential applications in C–H bond activation
Renu Devi, Satyam Singh, Vivek S Rana, Omvir Singh, Kamlesh Kumar, Rahul Shrivastava, Rajesh K Yadav, Atresh K Singh, Navneet K Gupta, Atul P Singh
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2024, 447, 115248
Doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115248.

Sunlight sparks spectacular C(sp3)-H bond arylation: Rod shape ACC@MeF composite shines bright in 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine reaction
Mayank Tiwari, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Satyam Singh, Pooja Singh, Rehana Shahin, Omvir Singh, Navneet Kumar Gupta, Suresh K Pandey, Dhanesh Tiwary
Jin-Ook Baeg, Vietnam J. Chem., 2024, 1
Doi.org/10.1002/vjch.202300215.

Integration of Zeolite@Metal–Organic Framework: A Composite Catalyst for Isopropyl Alcohol Conversion to Aromatics
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, B. Moses Abraham, Reena Goyal, Chandrashekar Pendem, and Bipul Sarkar
Materials Today Chemistry, 2022, 24, 100796
Doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.100796

One-pot Transformation of Glucose into Hydroxymethyl furfural over High Surface Acidic ZrO2 Decorated with Pd Nanoparticles
Reena Goyal, B Moses Abraham, Omvir Singh, Siddharth Sameer, Rajaram Bal, Prasenjit Mondal
Renewable Energy, 2022, 183, 791-801
Doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.11.046

Low-Temperature Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane over Sn-promoted Mo-Y Zeolite: Catalytic performance and nature of the active sites
Ankit Agrawal, Omvir Singh, Ashok Kumar Yadav, Shailendra Tripathi, Anjan Ray, Vivek Pawar, Bipul Sarkar
Fuel, 2022, 323, 124350
Doi/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124350

Low-temperature selective production of propylene from non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over unconventional Zr/ZK-5 catalysts
Ankit Agrawal, Omvir Singh, B Moses Abraham, Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, Anjan Ray, Bipul Sarkar
Fuel Processing Technology, 2022, 235, 107362
DoI/ 10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107362

A sustainable approach to the development of highly degradable packaging films of pectin/guar gum/polyvinyl pyrrolidone: Thermal, biodegradation, and mechanical studies with statistical optimization
Sohan Lal, Vinod Kumar, Geetanjali Jagdeva, Sanjiv Arora, Parvin Kumar, Kapil Gulati, Omvir Singh
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2022,139,22, 52232
DOI/10.1002/app.52232

Advantages and Limitations of Catalytic Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide: From Bulk Chemicals to Lab Scale Process
Reena Goyal, Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, Chanchal Samanta, Bipul Sarkar
Catalysis Reviews- Science and Engineering, 2022,64,2, 229-235
DOI/10.1080/01614940.2020.1796190

A Comprehensive Review on the Synthesis Techniques of Porous Materials for Gas Separation and Catalysis
Vikrant Sharma, Ankit Agrawal, Omvir Singh, Reena Goyal, Bipul Sarkar, Navin Gopinathan, Sarang P. Gumfekar
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 100,9,2653-2681
DOI/10.1002/cjce.24507

Production of renewable aromatics from jatropha oil over multifunctional ZnCo/ZSM-5 catalysts
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, Neha Dhiman, Bhanu Prasad Vempatapu Ken Chang, Shailender Tripathi and Bipul Sarkar
Renewable Energy, 2021, 179, 2124-2135
DOI/10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.011

Synthesis of sub-nanometric Cu2O catalysts for Pd-free C–C coupling reactions
Reena Goyal, Ankit Agrawal, B Moses Abraham, Omvir Singh, Shailendra Tripathi, Mukesh K Poddar, Rajaram Bal, Bipul Sarkar
Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 6,5, 929-36
DOI /10.1039/D1RE00054C

Renewable aromatics from tree-borne oils over zeolite catalysts promoted by transition metals
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agarwal, Tamilmani Selvaraj, Indrajit K. Ghosh, Bhanu Prasad Vempatapu, Balasubramanian Viswanathan, Rajaram Bal and Bipul Sarkar
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 22, 24756-24766
DOI/10.1021/acsami.0c04149

Converting Lignocellulosic Pentosan-Derived Yeast Single Cell Oil into Aromatics: Biomass to Bio-BTX
Omvir Singh, Tripti Sharma, Indrajit Ghosh, Diptarka Dasgupta, Bhanu Prasad Vempatapu, Saugata Hazra, Alexander L Kustov, Bipul Sarkar, Debashish Ghosh
ACS Sustainable, Chem. Eng. 2019,7,15, 13437-13445
DOI/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02851

Conference Publications

Integration of Zeolite@Metal–Organic Framework: A Composite Catalyst for Isopropyl Alcohol Conversion to Aromatics
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, Bipul Sarkar
15th Edition of International Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology (CAT-2022),| Tokyo, Japan

Morphology Dependence of Catalytic Properties of Cu2O nanostructure for base free Ullmann reaction
Omvir Singh, Reena Goyal,  L. N. Sivakumar Konathala, Rajaram Bal, and Bipul Sarkar
23rd National Symposium on Catalysis(CATSYMP-23), Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research (PPISR), Bengaluru-560080, India

Selective conversion of non-edible seed oil to Bio-BTX
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, V. Bhanu Prasad, Suman L Jain, Indrajit K. Ghosh, Bipul Sarkar
India Shaping the Energy Future: Challenges & Opportunities SEFCO-2018, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, India

Conversion of Non-edible seed oil neem oil to aromatic hydrocarbon(BTX)
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, Bipul Sarkar, Suman Lata Jain
New Frontiers in Chemical Science (NFCS-2018) IIT Bombay

Production of aromatics hydrocarbon from non-edible seed oil over metal supported zeolite catalyst
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, Bipul Sarkar, Suman Lata Jain
Indian Chemical Engineering Science Congress (CHEMCON-2019), IIT Delhi

Production of gasoline range hydrocarbon from Bio-Naphtha (paraffinic rich) oil Using Hierarchical ZSM-5 catalyst
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agarwal, and Bipul Sarkar
International Conference on Advances in Chemical Sciences and Nanocomposites Zakir Husain College, Delhi

Bio naphtha to toluene, an experimental optimization for catalyst screening
Omvir Singh, Ankit Agarwal, Bipul Sarkar
International Conference on Smart Materials Perspectives and Prospective (SMPP-2023), Department of Chemistry University of Delhi

Patents

Process and catalyst for low-temperature non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene
Anjan Ray Bipul Sarkar, Ankit Agrawal, Omvir Singh, Indrajit Kumar Ghosh, Shailendra Tripathi and Sanat Kumar
US Patent No. US11654420B2, 2023

A Catalytic process for the Production of aromatic hydrocarbons from used cooking oil
?Bipul Sarkar, Omvir Singh, Ankit Agrawal, Bhanu Prasad Vempatapu, Jagdish Kumar, Sanat Kumar and Anjan Ray
Patent Application No. 0140NF2022, 2022

  • Warden of Boys Hostel since May 2024
  • Purchase Sect. of Department Purchase Committee since April 2024.
  • Co-Convener of Sports Council for Dean of Student Affairs
  • Member, Selection Committee, Summer Internship Programme May 2024 
  • BRICS Young Scientist Award, 2022
    Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • Life Member, Catalysis Society of India

Aditya Kumar Mishra
Ph D Student

 2023 Catalytic upgradation of biomass-derived feedstock into useful product

 

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