Biography:
Dr. Pankaj Kumar received his PhD degree from IIT Hyderabad in Chemical Engineering specialized in heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering in 2019. He then joined as an Assistant Professor at BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus and worked till December 2022. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering School of Studies of Engineering & Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India since January 2023. He has published more than 12 research articles in reputed SCI journals like Applied Catalysis A: General, Catalysis Today etc. and written 5 book chapters.
Title : Hydrodeoxygenation of triglycerides/fatty acid over supported metal catalysts for the production of green diesel