मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Chemical Engineering
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Journal Publications

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Research Projects

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PhD Research Supervised

3

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Chemical Engineering) from IIT Roorkee(2018)
    M.Tech.(Chemical Engineering) from IIT Roorkee(2012)
    B.Tech.(Chemical Engineering) from Kurukshetra University(2010)
Research Interests

# Heterogeneous Catalysis for Environmental Applications and Green Technology, # Nanoscale Materials for Cleaner Environment and Sustainability, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Industrial Pollution Abatement.

Professional Background
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun [16 January 2019 - 16 January 2020].

  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1
  • Heat Transfer Lab
  • Nanotechnology
  • Non-Conventional Energy Sources
  • Simulation lab

    2025
  • Naveen Beniwal, Nidhi Sharma, Sangeeta, Lovjeet Singh, and Pawan Rekha, "Nitrogen-rich nanoporous iron phosphonate as an acid-base bifunctional catalyst for efficient and selective CO2 conversion without co-catalyst and solvent" , Nanoscale (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :00 / / 2025 DOI: doi: 10.1039/d5nr02036k
  • Aamir Baig, Sagar Dhanuskar, Lovjeet Singh, Sonal Shrivastava, "Highly stable coke-resistant ethanol reforming over NiLa catalyst: Effect of support" , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) Volume :152 / 150145 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.150145
    • 2024
  • Sarika Yadav, Naveen Beniwal, Gurmeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, Lovjeet Singh, "Unlocking the potential of acidic-basic catalytic sites in nitrogen-rich multifunctional zirconium phosphate-based hybrid material for selective CO2 chemical transformation" , ACS-Applied Engineering Materials (American Chemical Society) Volume :** / / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.4c00623
  • Naveen Beniwal, Sangeeta, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, "Rapid Sonochemical Synthesis of Highly Active and Stable 2-D Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Catalyst for Solvent-free CO2 Cycloaddition with Epoxides" , Journal of Molecular Structure (Elsevier) Volume :1320 / 139502 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139502
  • Sarika Yadav, Jasasmita Das, Satyendra Prasad Chaurasia, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, "Amine-functionalized single-layered 2D nanosheets of azirconium phosphate for highly efficient removal of Pb2+ ions and Congo red dye " , Chemical Engineering Science (Elsevier) Volume :285 / 119628 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2023.119628
    • 2023
  • Naveen Beniwal, Sarika Yadav, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, "Metal phosphonates find their way for CO2 cycloaddition: a mini-review" , Inorganic Chemistry Communications (Elsevier) Volume :156 / 111220 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111220
  • Jasasmita Das, Anuj Rawat, Lovjeet Singh, Abhijit Maiti, Amit Bhatnagar, and Paritosh Mohanty, "Removal of Uranium from Aqueous Solution and Simulated Seawater Using a Mixed Matrix Membrane Fabricated by Cyclophosphazene and Triazine-Based InorganicOrganic Hybrid Material" , ACS Applied Engineering Materials (ACS) Volume :1(1) / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00162
  • Jasasmita Das, Shweta Rawat, Abhijit Maiti, Lovjeet Singh, Debabrata Pradhan, Paritosh Mohanty, "Adsorption of Hg2+ on Cyclophosphazene and Triazine Moieties based Inorganic-organic Hybrid Nanoporous Materials Synthesized by Microwave Assisted Method" , Separation and Purification Technology (Elsevier) Volume :306 / 122662 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122662
    • 2022
  • Sarika Yadav, Naveen Beniwal, Pawan Rekha, Lovjeet Singh, "Recent advances in the synthesis and applications of porous zirconium phosphate" , Journal of Porous Materials (Springer) Volume :26 / 640-648 / 2022
  • Tanaswini Patra, Ashutosh Mohanty, Lovjeet Singh, Sthiti Muduli, Pankaj K. Parhi, Tapas Ranjan Sahoo, "Effect of calcination temperature on morphology and phase transformation of MnO 2 nanoparticles: A step towards green synthesis for reactive dye adsorption" , Chemosphere (Elsevier) Volume :287 / 132472 / 2022
    • 2021
  • Pawan Rekha, Sarika Yadav, Lovjeet Singh, "A review on cobalt phosphate-based materials as emerging catalysts for water splitting" , Ceramics International (Elsevier) Volume :48 / 6500 / 2021
  • Lovjeet Singh, Sweeta Kotnala, Jyoti Gahtori, Chelsea Tucker, Arun Kumar, Eric Van Steen, Ankur Bordoloi, "Steam reforming of glycerol for syngas production using Pt-Ni nano particles supported on bimodal porous MgAl2O4" , Energy & Fuels (American Chemical Society) Volume :35 / 935-940 / 2021
    • 2020
  • Gurmeet singh, Lovjeet singh, Jyoti Gahtori, Rishi Gupta, Chanchal Samanta, Ankur Bordoloi, "Catalytic Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol Over Chromium-Free Catalyst: Enhanced Selectivity in the Presence of Solvent" , Molecular Catalysis (Elsevier) Volume :500 / 111339 / 2020
    • 2019
  • MonikaChaudhary, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, Vimal Chandra Srivastava, Paritosh Mohanty, "Adsorption of uranium from aqueous solution as well as seawater conditions by nitrogen-enriched nanoporous polytriazine" , Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier) Volume :378 / 122236 / 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122236
    • 2018
  • Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha and Shri Chand, "Comparative evaluation of synthesis routes of Cu/zeolite Y catalysts for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of quinoline in fixed-bed reactor" , Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier) Volume :215 / 1-12 / 2018
    • 2016
  • Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha and Shri Chand, "Cu-impregnated zeolite Y as highly active and stable heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst for degradation of Congo red dye" , Separation and Purification Technology (Elsevier) Volume :170 / 321 / 2016
    • 2014
  • Ravi Shankar, Lovjeet Singh, Prasenjit Mondal, Shri Chand, "Removal of COD, TOC, and color from pulp and paper industry wastewater through electrocoagulation" , Desalination and Water Treatment (Taylor and Francis) Volume :52 / 7711-7722 / 2014
    • 2013
  • Ravishankar, Lovjeet Singh, Prasenjit Mondal, Shri Chand, "Removal of Lignin from Wastewater through ElectroCoagulation" , World journal of Environmental Engineering (Science and education publishing) Volume :1 / 16-20 / 2013

  • Book Chapter, "Removal of lignin from wastewater through electro-coagulation" ISBN:9781771881470 published by - Taylor and Francis Group Year: 2015 authors- Ravishankar,Lovjeet Singh, Prasenjit Mondal, Shri Chand
  • Book Chapter, " Carbon-based Catalysts for Biorefinery Processes: Carbon-based Catalysts for Valorization of Glycerol Waste from Biodiesel Industry" ISBN:9781119818731 published by - Wiley-Scrivener Year: 2021 authors- Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, Brajesh Kumar, Indu Chauhan, Satyendra Prasad Chaurasia
  • Book Chapter, "Photocatalytic Biomass Valorization into Valuable Chemicals" ISBN:9781119818731 published by - Wiley-Scrivener Year: 2021 authors- Brajesh Kumar, Lovjeet Singh, Pawan Rekha, Pradeep Kumar
  • Book Chapter, "Microalgae biofuels: a promising substitute and renewable energy" ISBN:978-0-12-824318-3 published by - Elsevier Year: 2023 authors- Indu Chauhan, Vivek Sharma, Pawan Rekha, Lovjeet Singh

  • National level Short Term Course on AICTE Sponsored ATAL Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on - "Recent Trends in Green Technology for Clean Energy Production" at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 04-01-2021 to 08-01-2021
  • National level Short Term Course on Advanced Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation-Tiny Particles, Big Effects at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 18-12-2020 to 22-12-2020

  • Member of Indian Desalination Association

    Ongoing
  • Ms. Garima Pal on Graphene-based nanomaterials as heterogeneous catalysts for future energy demands Year - 2022
  • Renu Gupta on Synthesis and application of metal phosphonates for CO2 fixation Year - 2022

    2022-2023
  • Tushit Jha on Conversion of CO2 into liquid fuel: A green catalytic route Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)

  • Topic: Conversion Of E-waste Into Nanomaterials Year - 2022-2023
    Rohit, Priyanshu (Completed)
  • Topic: Kinetic Study of Glycerol Steam Reforming over a Nickel-Based Catalyst Year - 2021-2022
    Himanshu Meena, Goutam Saraswat, Manish, Neeraj (Completed)
  • Topic: Thermodynamics analysis of glycerol steam reforming Year - 2020-2021
    Sunny Nilesh Agrawal, Manish Meena, Mohit Kumar (Completed)

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)		 Year Funding Agency Role
Studies on Performance Assessment of Reaction System for Integrated Capture and Decomposition of CO2 to Carbon3.182025-2025Climatech Environment Pvt LtdPI

  • Hostel Warden in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 12-07-2023 to Till Date
  • Executive member of MNITTA in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 14-09-2022 to Till Date
  • Faculty coordinator of Timetable (Classes) in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 10-03-2022 to Till Date
  • DPGC member in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 18-02-2022 to Till Date
  • Executive member of MNIT Teaching welfare society in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 01-01-2022 to Till Date
  • Hostel Warden in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 28-07-2022 to 11-07-2023
  • Computer Lab Incharge in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 01-07-2022 to 01-07-2023
  • Member of Department Analytical Laboratory facility in Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur from - 01-07-2022 to 01-07-2023
  • Computer Lab Incharge in Department of Chemical Engineering, MNIT from - 01-07-2021 to 01-07-2022

  • Young Scientist Award for International Conference (ICEFN-2016) given by Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University Year - 2016
  • MoE fellowship for pursuing PhD from IIT Roorkee for given by MoE, Govt. of India Year - 2012
  • MoE fellowship for pursuing M.Tech from IIT Roorkee for given by MoE, Govt. of India Year - 2010

SNo. Type Title Event Place Schedule
1TalkCopper-based Catalysts: Powerful Catalytic Tools to Approach Sustainable ProcessesNational Conference at IIT RoorkeeIIT RoorkeeMar-2023
2TalkNanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and ApplicationsGuest Lecture Jaipur National UniversityFeb-2022

S.No. Category Name of Activity Organization Place Position Schedule
1NationalExternal Examiner for Laboratory Course Jaipur National UniversityJaipurExternal Examiner Dec-2021
2InternationalInternational conference on "Water Desalination, Treatment & Management, InDACON-2021" Indian Desalination Association and MNIT Jaipur. MNIT JaipurSession ChairMar-2021
3InternationalOne-Day joint symposium on Active collaboration Opportunities on Energy & EnvironmentDeanery of International & Alumni Affairs, MNIT Jaipur, University of Saskatchewan, Canada and IIChE, Jaipur Regional CentreMNIT JaipurCoordinatorDec-2022