Dr. Maru

About

Research Interest: Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry.

Currently, working on nanoparticles of transition metals, benzimidazole and Schiff base metal complexes to use them as catalysts for various suitable organic transformations.

Employment

• JSPM University Assistant Professor
  2025 - Present
• Mahatma Gandhi Mission University Assistant Professor
  2023 - 2025
• Charotar University of Science & Technology Assistant Professor
  2022 - 2023
• Sardar Patel University Assistant Professor
  2021 - 2022
• Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) Assistant Professor
  2020 - 2021
• Saurashtra University Assistant Professor
  2017 - 2020
• CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute Research Associate
  2016 - 2017
• Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal Postdoctoral Fellow
  2015 - 2016
• CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute Research Associate
  2013 - 2015

Education

• Saurashtra University Ph. D.
  2008 - 2012
• Saurashtra University MSc
  2006 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (27)

• Ag2WO4 based photocatalysts for photodegradation of organic pollutants: a critical review
  Discover Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s44371-026-00469-z
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• Critical review of metalloporphyrin drawbacks and additive adverse effects in porphyrin DSSCs toward high efficiency metal free porphyrin sensitizers
  Discover Chemistry 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s44371-026-00589-6
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• Fe-doped nano-cobalt oxide green catalysts for sulfoxidation and photo degradation
  Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s10098-023-02611-2
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• Green and selective cycloaddition of CO 2 to oxiranes over Schiff base Cu II complexes as catalysts
  Journal of Coordination Chemistry 2024 DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2024.2419954
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• Ultrasonic assisted green synthesis approach for nanotechnological materials
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds Communications 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacomc.2024.100013
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• Kinetic Investigation on Selective CO2 Hydrogenation to Formic Acid over Rhodium Hydrotalcite (Rh-HT) Catalyst
  Kinetics and Catalysis 2023 DOI: 10.1134/s0023158423030060
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• Phytochemicals: recent trends and future prospective in COVID-19
  Recent Frontiers of Phytochemicals Applications in Food Pharmacy Cosmetics and Biotechnology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-19143-5.00032-3
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• Synthesis of formic acid by catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide
  Advances in Environmental Research 2023
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• Synthesis, Characterization, Textile Dyeing Study and Antimicrobial Activity of 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-chloroquinoline
  Current Chinese Chemistry 2022 DOI: 10.2174/2666001602666220819104427
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• Microwave Irradiated Solid Phase and Catalyst-free Hantzsch 1,4- dihydropyridine Synthesis: Spectral Characterization, Fluorescence Study, and Molecular Crystal Structure
  Current Chinese Chemistry 2022 DOI: 10.2174/2666001601666210506151517
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