Publications
2020 - 2023
Our group is actively publishing papers, patents and book chapters. This section gives you a glimpse of our recent works and publications.
Fabrication of mesoporous carbon supported Ni–Mo catalysts for the enhanced conversion of glucose to ethylene glycol
August 18, 2020
Enhanced one-pot selective conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol over NaZSM-5 supported metal catalysts
Sept 8, 2021
PATENT: The process for the direct conversion of cellulose to glycols using non-noble metal supported on zeolite catalysts.
8 March, 2021
Inventors : Sreejith Sreekantan, Arun Arunima Kirali, Marimuthu Banu *
US patent publication : US20230311101A1 , 2023
Ce promoted Cu/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for the enhanced selectivity of 1,2-propanediol from catalytic hydrogenolysis of glucose
May 22, 2022
PATENT- The process of production of 1,2-propanediol from sucrose
April 22, 2022
Sreejith Sreekantan, Arun Arunima Kirali Balachandran, Banu Marimuthu*
(Indian Patent Provisional Filing)
Catalytic conversion of sucrose to 1,2-propanediol over alumina-supported Ni–Mo bimetallic catalysts
July 8, 2022
September 2022
S Bhowmik, N Enjamuri, G Sethia, V Akula, B Marimuthu, S Darbha
​
Elsevier- Molecular Catalysis
Suitability of different supported Ru, Pt and Ni catalysts for the hydrogenolysis of sorbitol
August 14, 2022
Thirunavukkarasu Kandasamy, Marimuthu Banu, R.Vijaya Shanthi, S.Sivasanker.
​
Results in Engineering -Elsiever
September 2022
Susmita Bhowmik, Nagasuresh Enjamuri, Banu Marimuthu, Srinivas Darbha
​
MDPI- Catalysts
Investigation of the effect of zeolite supports and the role of W species for the one-pot catalytic conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol: Theoretical and Experimental Studies
January 9, 2023
Sreejith Sreekantan, Chandrodai Pratap Singh, Sailaja Krishnamurty*, Banu Marimuthu*
​
Chemistry - An Asian Journal , Wiley
​
​
One-pot catalytic conversion of sucrose to 1,2-propanediol over titania supported Ni-Ce metal catalyst under milder reaction conditions
August 2023
Ligand-Free One-Pot Synthesis of Ru/W18O49 Self-Assembled Hierarchical Coral-Like Nanostructures for Selective Conversion of Glucose into Glycols
December 2023