Puneet Kumar Chaudhary

About

Dr. Puneet Kumar Chaudhary is a Scientist in Chemical Engineering and Process Development division at CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory Pune. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) in Chemical Sciences. Dr. Chaudhary’s research interest is in the area of Reaction Engineering and Heterogeneous Catalysis, with particular emphasis on the catalyst and process development for thermo-catalytic reactions. The research focuses on probing fundamental catalytic phenomena, reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and modeling of well-defined catalysts for energy and environmental applications. The research topics primarily align with the net-zero CO2 emission target. CO2 conversion and utilization projects, including CO2 reforming, Autothermal reforming, Partial oxidation, Flue gas reforming, and CO2 hydrogenation to Methanol or Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG). Value-added synthesis is also envisaged with direct CO2-FT, Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS), and Methanol to Dimethyl ether (DME) process. Dr. Chaudhary’s interest is also extended to exploring the chemistry involved in the conversion of biomass to sustainable aviation fuel and fuel additives. Modeling and simulation are also areas of interest, including thermodynamic, kinetic, and microkinetic studies for various thermo-catalytic reactions.
Dr. Chaudhary is a Chemical Engineer and received his M.Tech in 2016 from IIT Kharagpur and PhD in 2022 from IIT Kanpur. The PhD dissertation was on process and catalytic improvement strategies for syngas synthesis through CO2 reforming. He later joined Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited as a Researcher in 2022, where he worked on several CO2 utilization and value addition projects focusing on solutions to net-zero emission challenges.

Employment

• National Chemical Laboratory Scientist
  2023 - Present
• Bharat Petroleum (India)
  2022 - 2023

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur PhD
  2016 - 2022
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur M.Tech
  2014 - 2016

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (8)

• Enhanced Production and Techno-Economic Analysis of Sustainable Biofuel Production via Continuous Hydrogenation of Furfural Using the Cu–ZnO–Al2O3 Catalyst
  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c08820
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• Temperature-dependent synthesis of dimethyl ether (DME) from methanol over beta zeolite: a novel approach to a sustainable fuel
  Royal Society Open Science 2023 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230524
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• Process and catalyst improvements for the dry reforming of methane
  Chemical Engineering Science 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118767
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• Influence of particle size and metal-support interaction on the catalytic performance of Ni-Al2O3 catalysts for the dry and oxidative-dry reforming of methane
  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128973
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• Effect of calcination temperature on the Ni-Co alloy catalyst for oxidative dry reforming of methane
  2022 DOI: 10.1021/scimeetings.2c00069
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• Oxidative dry reforming of methane over a nickel–alumina catalyst for carbon free operation
  Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s11144-021-02043-3
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• Microkinetic and sensitivity analysis of oxidative dry reforming of methane on Ni–Co catalyst using a reaction mechanism based on Ni
  Reaction Chemistry & Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1039/D1RE00086A
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• Effect of O2 and temperature on the catalytic performance of Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/MgAl2O4 for the dry reforming of methane (DRM)
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.12.053
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