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Manish Kumar Mishra (PhD, MSc)

Assistant Professor,

Department of Chemistry, Chem. Engg.,

Associate faculty: Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface

Science and Nanotechnology,

Dharmsinh Desai University,

Nadiad-387 001,

Gujarat, India

E-mail address: manishorgch@gmail.com

Mobile No.: +919824429937

Web page: http://www.ddu.ac.in/sscssn/people/faculties/mkm

PhD (2008) in heterogeneous catalysis from Discipline of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Central

Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSIR) Bhavnagar (India).

MSc in Chemistry (Organic chemistry) from K.S.S. P.G. College, Awadh University, Faizabad (U.P.),

India

Research interest and plan

1) Synthesis of mesoporous catalytic materials (silica, metal oxides and hydroxides) for heterogeneous

catalysis (acid, base, oxidation, dehydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation, borrowing hydrogen/ hydrogen

auto transfer, etc.).

2) Photocatalysis using titania and modified titania semiconductors for photocatalytic degradation of

organic pollutants and photocatalytic organic synthesis.

3) Micellar catalysis using aqueous solution of surfactants for fast and selective organic synthesis in water

under ambient reaction condition.

4) Solvent effect in heterogeneous catalysis: replacement of conventional solvents by greener solvents.

5) Reactants characteristics-reactivity correlation in heterogeneous catalysis.

Research group

Publications

Left to Right: (1) Mr. Manish Thakkar,

Asst. Prof., (2) Mr. Sajid Mogal,

Research Fellow, (3) Mr. Manu

Vashishtha, Research Fellow (4) Dr.

Dinesh O. Shah, Founding Director,

SSCSSN, (4) Dr. Atindra Shukla , Asso.

Prof., (5) Mr. Kamlesh Tayade,

Research Fellow, (6) Dr. Manish Kumar

Mishra, Asst Prof., (7) Mr. Manish

Dixit, Research Fellow.

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2014

1. Molecular mechanism of micellar catalysis of cross aldol reaction: Effect of surfactant chain

length and surfactant concentration, Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra,* Sachin Undre, Man

Singh, Dinesh O. Shah, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2014) Accepted.

2. Solvent free acid catalyzed direct N-Alkylation of amines with alcohols using Al grafted

MCM-41, Kamlesh N. Tayade, Manish Mishra,* Munusamy K., Rajesh S. Somani, Journal

of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2014) Accepted.

3. Single step synthesis of silver doped titanium dioxide: Influence of silver on structural,

textural and photocatalytic properties, Sajid I. Mogal, Vimal G. Gandhi, Manish Mishra,*

Shilpa Tripathi, T. Shripathi, Pradyuman A. Joshi, Dinesh O. Shah, Industrial Engineering

Chemistry Research, (2014) Accepted.

4. Silica supported copper, silver and iron for removal of E. coli from water, P.B. Shukla,

Manish Mishra, SGVU International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, 2

(2014) 1-3.

5. Catalytic activity of MCM-41 and Al grafted MCM-41 for oxidative self and cross coupling

of amines, Kamlesh N. Tayade, Manish Mishra,* Journal of Molecular Catalysis A:

Chemical, 382 (2014) 114-125.

2013

6. A novel approach for selective cross aldol condensation using reusable NaOH-cationic

micellar systems, Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra,* Dinesh O. Shah, Applied Catalysis A:

General 466 (2013) 38– 44.

7. Controlling Wettebility and hydrophobicity of Organo Clays Modified with Quaternary

Ammonium Surfactants, Kinjal J Shah, Manish Kumar Mishra, Atindra Shukla, Toyoko

Imae, Dinesh O Shah, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 407 (2013) 493-499.

8. Photocatalytic Degradation of Alizarin Cyanine Green G, Reactive Red 195 and Reactive

Black 5 using UV/TiO2 Process, Jaimin Vyas, Manish Mishra, Vimal Gandhi, Materials

Science Forum, 764 (2013) 284-292.

9. A study on factors influencing cross and self products selectivity in aldol condensation over

propylsulfonic acid functionalized silica, Kamlesh N. Tayade, Manish Mishra,* Catalysis

Science and Technology, 3 (2013) 1288-1300.

10. Clean borrowing hydrogen methodology using hydrotalcite supported copper catalyst, Manish

Dixit, Manish Mishra,* P.A. Joshi, D.O. Shah, Catalysis Communications, 33 (2013) 80-83.

11. Study on the catalytic properties of silica supported copper catalysts, Manish Dixit, Manish

Mishra,* P.A. Joshi and D.O. Shah, Procedia Engineering, 51 (2013) 467-472.

12. Physico-chemical and catalytic properties of Mg-Al hydrotalcite and Mg-Al mixed oxide

supported copper catalysts, Manish Dixit, Manish Mishra,* P. A. Joshi, D. O. Shah, Journal

of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19 (2013) 458–468.

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13. Metal Doped Titanium Dioxide: Synthesis and Effect of Metal ions on Physico-chemical and

Photocatalytic properties, Sajid I. Mogal, Manish Mishra,* Vimal G. Gandhi, Rajesh J.

Tayade, Materials Science Forum, 734 (2013) 364-378, Special topic volume on

“Photocatalytic Materials & Surfaces for Environmental Cleanup-II”.

2012

14. A Study on Deactivation and Regeneration of Titanium Dioxide during Photocatalytic

Degradation of Phthalic Acid, Vimal G. Gandhi, Manish Mishra,* Pradyuman A. Joshi,

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 18 (2012) 1902–1907.

15. Microwave assisted solvent free synthesis of α,ά-bis (arylidene) cycloalkanones by sulfated

zirconia catalyzed cross aldol condensation of aromatic aldehydes and cycloalkanones, Kirat

Rawal, Manish Kumar Mishra,* Manish Dixit, Meka Srinivasarao, Journal of Industrial

and Engineering Chemistry, 18 (2012) 1474–1481.

16. Solvent Free N-heterocyclization of Primary Amines to N-substituted Azacyclopentanes using

Hydrotalcite as Solid Base Catalyst, Manish Dixit, Manish Mishra,* P. A. Joshi and D. O.

Shah, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 33 (2012) 1457-1464.

17. Synthesis and characterization of novel aminopropylated fly ash catalyst and its beneficial

application in base catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reaction, D. Jain, Manish Mishra,

A. Rani, Fuel Processing Technology, 95 (2012) 119–126.

18. Titanium dioxide catalyzed photocatalytic degradation of carboxylic acids from waste water,

V.G. Gandhi, M.K. Mishra, P.A. Joshi, Materials Science Forum 712 (2012) 175-189,

Special topic volume on “Photocatalytic Materials & Surfaces for Environmental Cleanup”.

2011

19. Silica supported methanesulfonic acid: An efficient solid Brønsted acid catalyst for Pechmann

reaction in the presence of higher n-alkanes, J. Joshi, M.K. Mishra,* M. Srinivasarao,

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 89 (6) (2011) 663-670.

20. Comparative study on nano-crystalline titanium dioxide catalyzed photocatalytic degradation

of aromatic carboxylic acids in aqueous medium, V.G. Gandhi, M.K. Mishra, M.S. Rao, A.

Kumar, D.O. Shah, P.A. Joshi, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 17 (2011)

331-339.

2010

21. Synthesis and characterization of fly ash supported sulfated zirconia catalyst for benzylation

reactions, C. Khatri, M.K. Mishra, A. Rani, Fuel Processing Technology, 91 (2010) 1288-

1295.

22. Solvent free Synthesis of Acetyl Salicylic Acid over Nano-crystalline Sulfated Zirconia Solid

Acid Catalyst, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A:

Chemical, 317 (2010) 41-45.

2009

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23. Solvent free synthesis of 7-isopropyl-1,1-dimethyltetralin by the rearrangement of longifolene

using nano-crystalline sulfated zirconia catalyst, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Journal

of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 301 (2009) 67-78.

2008

24. Microwave Assisted Solvent Free Synthesis of Hydroxy Derivatives of 4-Methyl Coumarin

using Nano-crystalline Sulfated-Zirconia Catalyst, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra,

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 286 (2008) 41-46.

2007

25. Solvent Free Synthesis of 7-Substituted 4-Methyl Coumarins using Nano-Crystalline

Sulfated-Zirconia, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A:

Chemical 276 (2007) 47–56.

2006

26. Solvent free Isomerisation of Longifolene with Nano-Crystalline Sulfated- Zirconia, B. Tyagi,

M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Catalysis Communications, 7 (2006) 52–57.

2004

27. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Sulfated Zirconia by Sol-Gel method,

M.K. Mishra, B. Tyagi, R.V. Jasra, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 223 (2004)

61-65.

2003

28. Effect of Synthetic Parameters on Structural, Textural, and Catalytic Properties of Nano-

Crystalline Sulfated Zirconia Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique, M.K. Mishra, B. Tyagi, R.V.

Jasra, Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 42 (2003) 5727-5736.

Patents

1. Catalytic Process for the Preparation of Isolongifolene, R.V. Jasra, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, US

Patent No.- US 7,132,582 B2 , Nov, 2006; Korea 0674626, Jan, 2007; India 195 683, April, 2006.

2. A Process for Preparation of Sulfated Zirconia Catalyst, R.V. Jasra, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra,

Indian Patent No.- 1530/DEL/2003, published 28th July, 2006; Patent Appl. Field for US and

PCT.

3. Green Catalytic Process for the Synthesis of Acetyl Salicylic acid, R.V. Jasra, B. Tyagi, M.K.

Mishra, US Patent No.- 7544831, June, 2009; Patent Appl. Field for PCT and India.

Ongoing research projects

i. Development of efficient micellar media for green catalytic organic reactions, Funded (Rs. 4 lakh; 2

years) by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Department Of Science and

Technology, Government of Gujarat, India, under minor research project.

ii. Removal of odor (VOCs) from polymers or paint formulation by adsorption, Funded (Rs. 13 lakh; 2

years) by Asian Paints, Ltd., Mumbai, India.

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iii. Catalytic route for synthesis of decanonitrile, Funded (Rs. 2 lakh; 1 years) by Transpek Industry, Ltd.,

Vadodara, India.

iv. A novel route for Synthesis of Silica supported Metal Sulfonates Solid Acid Catalysts and their

Applications, Funded (Rs. 19.9 lakhs; 3 years) by Department Of Science and Technology, SERC,

New Delhi, India, under Fast Track Projects for Young Scientists.

v. Esterification and etherification reactions using solid catalysts for surfactants synthesis, Funded by (Rs.

1 lakh; 1 year) Syntron Industries Pvt. Ltd., Ahmadabad, Gujarat.

Completed research projects

i. Synthesis of Iron Oxide Supported Solid Acid Catalysts for Organic Transformations, Funded (1 lakh; 1

year; July 2009 to June 2010) by Newreka Green Synth Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India.

ii. Titanium dioxide coating for hydrophobic and medical applications, Funded (Rs. 1 lakh; 6 months;

October 2010 to March 2011) by Department Of Science and Technology, SERC, New Delhi, India,

under Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) in 2011.

iii. Synthesis of green surfactant (alkyl glycosides) from sugars available in molasses using solid acid

catalysts, Funded (Rs. 1 lakh; 6 months; October 2012 to March 2013) by Department Of Science and

Technology, SERC, New Delhi, India, under Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Centre

(IEDC) in 2012.

iv. Center of Excellence for Nanocatalysis: Development & Applications, Funded (Rs. 28 lakh; 3 years;

April 2009 to March 2012) by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Department

Of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, India.

v. Extraction of Sugars from Molasses and Value Addition to Extracted Sugars, Funded (Rs. 1 lakh; 6

months; Oct 2013 – March 2014) by Department Of Science and Technology, SERC, New Delhi,

India, under Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC).

Academic contribution

Contributed in preparing the proposal to UGC for financial support for M. Tech. program in

Chemical Engineering with specialization in Surface Science & Nanotechnology under UGC

Innovative Programme (Teaching and Research in Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas) and

designing the syllabus of this course.

Research Guidance

M.Tech. projects

1) Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application of Mesoporous Silica Supported Methanesulfonic

acid, Jigar Joshi, 2008-2009.

2) Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of some Solid Acid Catalysts for Green Synthesis of α, ά-

bis cycloalkanones, Kirat Rawal, 2009-2010.

3) Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Sulfate modified Iron Oxide Solid Acid Catalysts,

Aesha Mehta, 2009-2010.

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4) Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of some of the Solid Base Catalysts, Dipsa Patel, 2009-

2010.

5) Synthesis, characterization and application of silica gel supported MSA/ Triflic acid solid acid catalyst,

Krina Patel, 2010-2011.

6) Synthesis, characterization and application of silica gel supported metal methane sulfonates for

etherification of benzyl alcohol, Mona Desai, 2010-2011.

7) Synthesis of Jasminaldehyde by Aldol condensation reaction using solid acids and base catalyst, Nitu

Singh, 2010-2011.

8) Process synthesis of N-acyl benzene sulfonamide using activated carbon/ silica supported acid catalyst,

Mayur Thummar, 2010-2011.

9) CO2 adsorption from flue gas, Fahad Muslier Kurungtil, 2010-2011.

10) Green and effective bio-diesel production, Veena Patel, 2010-2011.

11) Study on synthesis of toluene sulfonic acid derivatives by sulfonation of toluene, Manish Bhadani,

2011-2012.

12) Kinetics of dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol on solid base supported copper catalyst, Ajay Sharma,

2011-2012.

13) Study on antimicrobial property of silica supported silver for water purification, Renish Vadaria, 2013-

2014.

14) Kinetics of dehydrogenation of iso-propyl alcohol over Mg-Al mixed oxide supported copper catalyst,

Yogesh Chapadia, 2013-2014.

15) Kinetic study of cross and self coupling of Amines to Imines using MCM/Al-MCM catalysts, Vivaksha

Patel, 2013-2014.

16) Removal of impurities from molasses by adsorptive process to isolate sugars and value addition to

separated sugars, Darshan Sarang, 2013-2014.

Ph.D. Thesis

1) Synthesis, characterization and application of silica supported catalysts, Kamlesh Tayade.

2) Reactions at Interfaces of Micelles, Microemulsions and Monolayers, Manu Vshishtha.

3) Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Metal doped Titanium dioxide, Sajid Mogal.

Reviewed papers for

RSC Green Chemistry,

Catalysis Communications,

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy,

Journal of Industrial Engineering Chemistry,

Chemical Engineering Journal,

Catalysis Letters,

Bulletin of Korean Chemical Society,

Monatshefte fur Chemie,

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Spectroscopy Letters, etc.

ACS Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research

Invited lectures

1. Applications of supported catalysts and Nano catalysts to develop green catalytic processes, Department

of Chemistry, Delhi University, New Delhi, 29th February 2012.

2. Determination of surface area and porosity by N2 adsorption desorption isotherm Study, Department of

Paint Technology, ISTAR, V.V. Nagar, Anand, 22nd January 2013.

3. Instrumental techniques for chemical analysis, Training program for PI industry, Department of

Chemical Engineering, D.D. University, Nadiad, 17th February 2013.

4. Development of supported copper nanocatalyst for alcohol activation, One day national level seminar

on the burning topic of chemical engineering "Advances in Catalysis and Catalysts" on 28th February 2013,

Department of Chemical Engineering, Nirma University, Ahmadabad, 28th February 2013.

5. Micelle dynamics, catalysis & solubilization, One day workshop on “Micelle dynamics, Catalysis &

Solubilization” on 12th March 2013, Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, D.

D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 12th March 2013.

6. Micellar Catalysis for green and selective synthesis in water, 20th International Symposium on

Surfactants in Solution (SIS 2014), organized by University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 22-27 June

2014.

7. Techniques for Characterization of physico-chemical properties of solid acid and base, Chemical

Engineering Department of Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmadabad, in ISTE approved

Short Term Training Program (STTP), 09 July 2014.

Coordinated workshop/ training programs

1. A Training Programme On Chromatographic Techniques, February 25-26 2013, Conducted by

Chemical Engineering Department & Shah-Schulman Center for Surface Science & Nanotechnology,

Organized by Anchor Institute (Chemicals & Petrochemicals Sector), at Dharmsinh Desai University,

Faculty of Technology, DDU Nadiad.

2. A Training Programme On Chromatographic & Spectroscopy Techniques, March 06-08, 2014

Conducted by Chemical Engineering Department & Shah-Schulman Center for Surface Science &

Nanotechnology, Organized by Anchor Institute (Chemicals & Petrochemicals Sector), at Dharmsinh Desai

University, Faculty of Technology, DDU Nadiad.

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Scholarships/ Fellowships

1. Cleared National Eligibility Test (CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship), NET (CSIR-JRF) Dec. 2003,

which is conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (CSIR) and University

Grant Commission (UGC) combined to award fellowship for PhD research work.

2. Awarded with Senior Research Fellowship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research India

(CSIR) in 2004 to pursue PhD research work.

Awards and Achievements

1. Achiever’s Award (in research) for the year 2013-14 by D.D. University Alumni Association.

2. Dr. D.O. Shah Research Excellence Award 2013 by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and

Nanotechnology, D. D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat.

3. Second Prize for best oral presentation in physical chemistry in Third All Gujarat Research Scholars

Meet 2003, Indian Chemical Society, (Chemistry Department, M.S. University, Vadodara).

Contribution in National & International Conferences

1. Micellar Catalysis for green and selective synthesis in water. Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra, D.O.

Shah, 20th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (SIS 2014), organized by University of

Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 22-27 June 2014.

2. Study on factors influencing cross and self product selectivity in aldol condensation over propylsulfonic

acid functionalized silica, Kamlesh Tayade, Manish Mishra, ICON-NANO 2013, International

conference on Surface Science and Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface

Science and Nanotechnology, and Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12

December 2013

3. Synthesis of imines by oxidative coupling of amines on Al-MCM-41 catalyst, Kamlesh Tayade,

Manish Mishra, ICON-NANO 2013, International conference on Surface Science and

Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, and

Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

4. Novel route for selective synthesis of jasminaldehyde in aqueous micellar system: an environmentally

benign, cost effective reusable approach, Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra, D.O. Shah, ICON-NANO

2013, International conference on Surface Science and Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman

Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, and Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad,

Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

5. Cross aldol condensation reaction in mixed micellar system: Effect of co-surfactant chain length and

nature of head group interaction on the stability of micelle and micellar catalysis, Manu Vashishtha,

Manish Mishra, D.O. Shah, ICON-NANO 2013, International conference on Surface Science and

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Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, and

Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

6. Titanium dioxide coating for hydrophobic and medical application: coatings for self cleaning glass

window, Sajid Mogal, Manish Mishra, Vimal Gandhi, ICON-NANO 2013, International conference

on Surface Science and Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and

Nanotechnology, and Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

7. Copper doped titanium dioxide: anomalies in characterization and PCD of phthalic acid, Sajid Mogal,

Manish Mishra, ICON-NANO 2013, International conference on Surface Science and

Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, and

Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

8. Copper intercalated Mg-Al LDH ; multifunctional materials for diverse applications, Manish Dixit,

Manish Mishra, P.A. Joshi, D.O. Shah, ICON-NANO 2013, International conference on Surface

Science and Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and

Nanotechnology, and Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

9. Study on Antimicrobial Property of Silica Supported Silver for Water Purification, Renish Vadariya,

Manish Mishra, Premal Shukla, Dinesh O. Shah, ICON-NANO 2013, International conference on

Surface Science and Nanotechnology, organized by Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and

Nanotechnology, and Faculty of Pharmacy, D.D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 10-12 December 2013

10. Copper intercalated Mg-Al Layered double hydroxide and derived mixed oxides: Multifunctional

Materials for Diverse Applications, Manish Dixit, Manish Mishra, P.A. Joshi, D.O. Shah, 7th National

conference on Thermophysical properties organized by Department of Physics, Christ Church College,

C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur

11. Effect of chain length compatibility and nature of co-surfactant head group interaction on the stability

of mixed micellar system: Nano aggregates for technological applications, Manu Vashishtha, Manish

Mishra, D.O. Shah, 7th National conference on Thermophysical properties organized by Department of

Physics, Christ Church College, C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur

12. Highly efficient and clean C-alkylation of carbonyls and N-alkylation of primary amine using

hydrotalcite supported copper catalysts, Manish Dixit, Manish Mishra, P.A. Joshi and Dinesh O. Shah,

International Conference on Emerging trends in Chemical Sciences, organized by Central University of

Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 14-15 March 2013.

13. Normal alkanes as a greener solvent for selective organic transformations, Kamlesh Tayade and

Manish Mishra, International Conference on Emerging trends in Chemical Sciences, organized by

Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 14-15 March 2013.

14. Green chemistry and Nanotechnology: Enhanced selectivity of formation of 2,6-bis (benzylidene)

cyclohexanone (ABA product) vs. 2-(benzylidene) cyclohexanone (AB product) by micellar catalysis in

aqueous solutions, Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra, Sachin Undre, Man Singh and D. O. Shah,

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International Conference on Emerging trends in Chemical Sciences, organized by Central University of

Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 14-15 March 2013.

15. Study on the catalytic properties of silica supported copper catalysts, Manish Dixit, Manish Mishra,

P.A. Joshi and D.O. Shah, 3rd Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE

2012), organized by Nirma University, Gujarat, India, 6-8 December 2012.

16. Towards Green Chemical Synthesis; Multifunctional Heterogeneous Catalyst for Sustainable

Development, Manish Dixit, Manish Mishra, P.A. Joshi and D.O. Shah, National Research Seminar on

Environment Conservation & Management, organized by Govt. M.G.M. P.G. College, Itarsi, Sponsored

by UGC, CRO, Bhopal, M.P., India, 30-31 October 2012.

17. Aqueous micellar solution: A green solvent media for catalytic reactions minimizing the consumption

of homogeneous catalysts, Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra, D.O. Shah, 2nd International Indo-

German Symposium on Green Chemistry and Catalysis for Sustainable Development, organized by

Institute of Chemical Engineering (ICT), Mumbai, 29-31 October, 2012.

18. Is kinetics of micelles related to miceller catalysis? Manu Vashishtha, Manish Mishra, D.O. Shah, 19th

International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (SIS 2012), organized by University of Alberta,

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 24-28 June 2012.

19. Silica gel supported MSA and TFA as solid acid catalyst for esterification, Kamlesh Tayade, Krina

Patel, Manish Mishra, Meka Srinivasarao, Western India Research Scholar’s Meet (WIRSM-2011)

organized by Department of Chemistry, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, 17th September, 2011.

20. Application of silver doped titania for photocatalytic degradation of phthalic acid, V.G. Gandhi, M.K.

Mishra, S. Kumar, D.O. Shah, P.A. Joshi, International Symposium on Advanced Ceramics and

Composites and Nanostructured Materials (ISACCNM-2011) organized by Department of Material

Science, V.V. Nagar, 17-18 February, 2011.

21. A Study on Various Techniques of Regeneration of Titanium Dioxide Spent Catalyst for Photocatalytic

Degradation, V.G. Gandhi, M.K. Mishra, M.S. Rao, D.O. Shah, P.A. Joshi, 4th International Congress

of Chemistry and Environment Conference (Ubonratchathani, Thailand), 21-23 January, 2010.

22. Photocatalytic Degradation of Carboxylic acids in Aqueous Medium using Nano-crystalline Titania,

V.G. Gandhi, M.K. Mishra, M.S. Rao, P.A. Joshi, Paper presented at 34th Annual Meeting of Chemical

Engineers, organized by Institute of Engineers, Ahmadabad, 6 & 7 Sep. 2008.

23. Photocatalytic Degradation of organics in Aqueous Medium using Nano-crystalline Titania, V.G.

Gandhi, M.K. Mishra, M.S. Rao, P.A. Joshi, Paper presented at National Conference on Applications

of Nanotechnology, organized by Jodhpur Engineering College & Research Centre, (Jodhpur

Engineering College & Research Centre, Jodhpur), 27- 29 Dec. 2007.

24. Characterization of Surface Acidity and Catalytic Applications of Sulfated-Zirconia Solid Acid Catalyst

for Industrially Important Acid Catalyzed Reactions, M.K. Mishra, M.S. Rao, P.A. Joshi, Paper

presented at 44th Annual Convention of Chemists 2007, organized by Indian Chemical Society,

(Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Applied Sciences, Jaipur), 23- 27 Dec. 2007.

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25. Isomerization of Longifolene to Tetraline Derivative over Nano-Crystalline Sulfated-Zirconia Prepared

by One-Step Sol-Gel Method, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Poster presented at 18th National

Symposium & Indo-US Seminar on Catalysis, organized by Catalysis Society of India, (Indian Institute

of Petroleum, Dehradun), 16- 18 April 2007.

26. Single step, Solvent free, synthesis of 7-substituted 4-methyl coumarins over nano-crystalline sulfated-

zirconia catalyst, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Poster presented at International Conference on

Materials for the new Millennium (MatCon 2007), (Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin

University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India), 1- 3 March 2007.

27. Single step, Solvent free, Green Catalytic route for Coumarin synthesis using Nano-crystalline Sulfated-

Zirconia, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Paper presented at International Conference on Green

Chemistry, organized under the series of Malaysian Chemical Congress (MCC 2006), (The Institut

Kimia Malaysia (IKM, Malaysian Institute of Chemistry), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), September 19- 21,

2006.

28. Greener Route for Isomerisation of Longifolene to Iso-longifolene using nano-crystalline Sulfated-

zirconia solid acid catalyst, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Poster presented at Fourth All Gujarat

Research Scholars Meet 2006, Indian Chemical Society, (Chemistry Department, M.S. University,

Vadodara), 23 January 2006.

29. Nano-Crystalline Zirconia using Sol-Gel Technique, B. Tyagi, M.K. Mishra, R. V. Jasra, Paper

presented at Seminar on Nano-materials and Nano-technology- The current scenario, (Department of

Material Science, S.P. University, V. V. Nagar), March 11- 12, 2005.

30. Structural and Textural properties of Nano-Crystalline Sulfated Zirconia prepared by Sol-gel technique

at different pH, M.K. Mishra, B. Tyagi, R.V. Jasra, Poster presented at Modern Trend In Inorganic

Chemistry-2003, (Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay), December 15- 17, 2003.

31. Nano-Crystalline Sulfated Zirconia for Catalytic Acylation of Anisole, M.K. Mishra, B. Tyagi, R.V.

Jasra, Paper presented at Third All Gujarat Research Scholars Meet 2003, Indian Chemical Society,

(Chemistry Department, M.S. University, Vadodara), February 23, 2003.

32. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Sulfated Zirconia by Sol-Gel method, M.K.

Mishra, B. Tyagi, R.V. Jasra, Paper presented at 16th National Symposium and 1st Indo-German

Conference on Catalysis, (Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad), February 6- 8, 2003.

33. Correlation of synthetic strategy with Structural and Textural features of Sulfated Zirconia, B. Tyagi,

M.K. Mishra, R.V. Jasra, Paper presented at National Symposium on New Horizons in Heterogeneous

Catalysis, (Chemical Engineering Department, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi), February 22- 23,

2002.

Training Programs/ Workshops attended

1. Five days CEP-CDEEP (Continuing Education and Quality Improvement Programs) Course

on “Chemistry-I”, conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, during June 23 –

27, 2008.

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2. Five days SERC School on “Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of

Nanoparticles”, conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, during December 16

– 20, 2008.

3. Five days Course on “Surface Science and Nanotechnology”, conducted by Shah-Schulman

Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, D. D. University, Nadiad, Gujarat, during

January 19 – 23, 2009.

4. Three days Workshop on “HPLC, HPTLC, GC, GC-MS”, SICART (Sophisticated

Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand,

Gujarat, during February 12 – 14, 2009.

5. Three days Workshop on “Industrial Green Chemistry Workshop”, organized by Newreka

Green SynthTech Pvt. Ltd. at Hotel Renaissance, Mumbai, during December 4 – 6, 2009.

6. The Annual Workshop- 2010 on Surface science and nanotechnology, organized by SSCSSN

and department of Chem. Engg. DDU, Nadiad, during February 2 – 3, 2010.

7. Five days Course on “Chemical Process Safety”, conducted by Anchor Institute (Chemicals

and Petrochemicals) promoted by Industries Commissionerate D.D. University, Nadiad,

Gujarat, during May 02 – 06, 2011.

8. Two days Workshop on Nanotechnology applications: Nanoparticles and nanoemulsions in

pharmaceuticals, pesticides, imaging and personal care products, organized by SSCSSN and

Department of Chemical Engineering. DDU, Nadiad, during December 19 – 20, 2011.

9. Two days Workshop on Drug delivery using micelles, microemulsions, vecicles and

nanostructured phase, organized by Anchor institute (chemicals and petrochemicals)

promoted by industries commissionerate, Govt. of Gujarat & conducted by SSCSSN, DDU,

Nadiad, during February 15 –16, 2012.

10. One day Workshop on “Micelle dynamics, Catalysis & Solubilization” organized by

Anchor Institute (Chemicals and Petrochemicals) promoted by Industries Commissionerate

and conducted Shah-Schulman Centre for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, D. D.

University, Nadiad, Gujarat, during March 12th, 2013.