Prof. (Dr.) A. Sakthivel
Central University of Kerala, University of Delhi, Reliance Industries Limited
0000-0003-2330-5192
About
Prof. (Dr.) A. Sakthivel is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Central University of Kerala. He earned his Ph.D. in Heterogeneous Catalysis from the IIT-Bombay, India. He pursued six years of postdoctoral research at renowned international institutes, including the IAMS-Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2002–2003); the TUM, Munich and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany (2004–2006); and Gifu University, Japan (2006–2008). He was awarded both the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowships. In 2008, he returned to India and joined Reliance Industries Limited, R&D, as a scientist. He was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi in 2010, subsequently moving to the Central University of Kerala as an Associate Professor in January 2016, and was promoted to Professor in January 2019.
To date, Prof. Sakthivel has published 151 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals, 1 book, 2 internal reports, 8 book chapters, and 5 patents. His research primarily focuses on the development of heterogeneous catalysts for biomass, CO2 conversion to fuel additives, and fine chemical processes. He has supervised 11 Ph.D. scholars and 1 M.Tech. student and has successfully handled nine major research projects (funded by ANRF, DST, CSIR, and UGC) along with several minor projects.
Employment
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Central University of Kerala Professor2016 - Present
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University of Delhi Assistant Professor2010 - 2016
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Reliance Industries Limited Senior Scientist2008 - 2010
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Gifu Daigaku JSPS Fellow2006 - 2008
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Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Postdoctoral Fellow2006 - 2006
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Technische Universität München Fachgebiet Technikgeschichte Alexander von Humboldt Fellow2004 - 2005
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Academia Sinica Post doctoral Fellow2002 - 2004
Education
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Projects & Funding
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Publications (142)
- Lanthanum-Strontium-Iron-Copper-Based Perovskite Oxide: Structure-Reactivity Relationships in Catalytic Hydroxylation of Anisole Save
- Biomass-derived components to platform chemicals using heterogeneous redox catalysts: an overview Save
- Enhanced structural stability and selective furfural hydrogenation over Ru and Si co-doped SrFeO3−δ perovskites Save
- Highly active Ni–Fe/β-Mo2C and Ni–Co/β-Mo2C catalysts derived from hydrotalcites via a nitrogen atmosphere: promising noble-metal-free catalysts for nitroarene and biomass-derived molecule hydrogenation Save
- Heterogenization of N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-1,2-phenylenediaminocobalt(II) onto functionalized SBA-15 for oxidation of alcohols Save
- Aroylhydrazone-based transition metal complexes: Structural features, coordination diversity and catalytic applications Save
- Nickel(II) Complexes of Benzoylpyridine Diaminoguanidinedihydrazone via In Situ One‐Pot Method: Structural, Spectral, and Catalytic Studies Save
- Decarboxylation of fatty acids to fuel additives over a ruthenium-dispersed MWW zeolite framework Save
- Synergistically stabilized SAPO-37-tetragonal zirconia composites: a promising catalyst for ethyl levulinate synthesis Save
- Ni–Fe-based silicate-intercalated hydrotalcite: A potential catalyst for hexanol conversion Save