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BALJEET SINGH is a Postdoc in Universidade de Aveiro. Published 9 articles in journals, also working on more than 4 articles and 2 are already submitted in journals for review. In their professional activities interacted with 21 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. Research Interests: 1. Pore size engineering of porous nanocatalyst. 2. Study the interaction of amine and CO2 using solid-state NMR. 3. Direct CO2 capture from the air using solid amine sorbent. 4. Volatile organic compound (VOC) removal from the air. Research Expertise: 1. Nanomaterials (Silica, Metal, Metal oxides, MOF) synthesis using sol-gel, hydrothermal, nucleation-growth, self-assembly, and microwave-assisted techniques. 2. Material characterizations using SEM, TEM, XPS, XRD, GCMS, N2 sorption, TGA, UV-DRS, FT-IR, and solid-state NMR. 3. Catalysis (Liquid phase, Gas-phase), batch and flow reactions, online monitoring by GC-MS. 4. High-pressure reactor for catalysis and synthesis purposes. 5. Synthesis of single atom heterogeneous nanocatalyst for various applications. 6. Sorbent synthesis for CO2 capture. 7. Glove box handing experience. 8. Nanomaterials preparation and catalysis in an inert condition. 9. Synthesis of metal single-atom catalyst using a wet chemistry method.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
BALJEET SINGH

Citation names

  • SINGH, BALJEET
  • SINGH BALJEET
  • Singh B.
  • B. Singh

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2D1E-D4DD-1968

Addresses

  • University of Aveiro, Department of Chemistry, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials , 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Hindi (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/01/17 - 2017/10/05
Concluded
 Nanocatalysis (Doktor (PhD))
Major in Chemical Science
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
"Fibrous Nanosilica: Tunable Synthesis, Its Applications and Novel Materials Design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/08 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/10/31 - 2018/10/30 Postdoc (Research) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, India
2017/07/16 - 2017/10/14 Research Assistant (Research) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/03/02 - 2017/02/03 study the Silica oxynitirde by DNP NMR, France KCC-1 was synthesized and send to Prof. Olivier Lafon for DNP NMR
23451313312333
PhD Student Fellow
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

Université de Lille, France
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. SINGH, BALJEET. "Cobalt Single Atom Heterogeneous Catalyst: Method of Preparation, Characterization, Catalysis, and Mechanism". 2019.
    10.5772/intechopen.85773
Journal article
  1. SINGH, BALJEET. "Magnetic scaffolds in oil spill applications". Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ew00697d.
    10.1039/c9ew00697d
  2. SINGH, BALJEET. "Solution-Phase Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Silica Nanosheets using Soft Templates and Their Applications in CO2 Capture". Nanoscale (2019):
    10.1039/C8NR10119A
  3. Singh, B.; Maity, A.; Polshettiwar, V.. "Synthesis of High Surface Area Carbon Nanospheres with Wrinkled Cages and Their CO2 Capture Studies". ChemistrySelect 3 38 (2018): 10684-10688. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055031321&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/slct.201802341
  4. SINGH, BALJEET. "Graphene-based Nanocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions in Metal-oxygen Batteries". Current Catalysis (2018):
    10.2174/2211544707666180807125616
  5. Pravin Shinde; Sayam Sen Gupta; Baljeet Singh; Vivek Polshettiwar; Bhagavatula~L. V. Prasad. "Amphi-functional mesoporous silica nanoparticles for dye separation". Journal of Materials Chemistry A 5 28 (2017): 14914-14921. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000405689000049&KeyUID=WOS:000405689000049.
    10.1039/c7ta03904b
  6. Baljeet Singh; Vivek Polshettiwar. "Design of CO2 sorbents using functionalized fibrous nanosilica (KCC-1): insights into the effect of the silica morphology (KCC-1 vs. MCM-41)". Journal of Materials Chemistry A 4 18 (2016): 7005-7019. https://doi.org/10.1039%2Fc6ta01348a.
    10.1039/c6ta01348a
  7. Bayal, N.; Singh, B.; Singh, R.; Polshettiwar, V.. "Size and Fiber Density Controlled Synthesis of Fibrous Nanosilica Spheres (KCC-1)". Scientific Reports 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964692555&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep24888
  8. Thankamony, A.S.L.; Lion, C.; Pourpoint, F.; Singh, B.; Linde, A.J.P.; Carnevale, D.; Bodenhausen, G.; et al. "Insights into the catalytic activity of nitridated fibrous silica (KCC-1) Nanocatalysts from 15 N and 29 Si NMR Spectroscopy Enhanced by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization". Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 54 7 (2015): 2190-2193. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84922277845&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/anie.201406463
  9. Singh, B.; Mote, K. R.; Gopinath, C. S.; Madhu, P. K.; Polshettiwar, V.. "SBA-15-Oxynitrides as a Solid-Base Catalyst: Effect of Nitridation Temperature on Catalytic Activity". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 54 20 (2015): 5985-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25801072.
    10.1002/anie.201501015
Working paper
  1. SINGH, BALJEET; Luis Mafra; Mariana Sardo. 2020. "Investigating the Role of Surfactant (CTAB) for CO2 Capture in Silica Solid Amine Sorbents".
  2. SINGH, BALJEET; Luis Mafra; Carlos Borne; Mariana Sardo. 2020. "Investigating Catalytic Active Sites (Brønsted or Lewis) in Shaped Amorphous Al-BTC MOFs.".
  3. SINGH, BALJEET. 2019. "Microwave-Assisted Size-Controlled Synthesis of Shaped Al-BTC Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) From Micrometer size to Nano".
  4. SINGH, BALJEET, ; Polshettiwar, Vivek. 2019. "DFNS fiber density effects on CO2 capture capacity.".
  5. SINGH, BALJEET; Ayan Maithy, Kshama Sharma, Paul, Subhradip, P. K. Madhu, and Vivek Polshettiwar. 2019. "Crystal Structure-Directed Catalysis by Aluminium Metal-Organic Framework: Mechanistic Insight into the Role of Coordinated Water Molecules and Coordination of Al Sites".

Artistic / Performance

Artistic performance
  1. 2015. DCS Drama : TIFR Founder's Day 2015. TIFR, Mumbai.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. SINGH, BALJEET; Polshettiwar, Vivek; Nisha bayal; Ayan Maithy; Rustam Singh. 2020. "Synthesis of fibrous nano-silica spheres with controlled particle size, fibre density, and various textural properties". India.
    Pending
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2016/02/12 CO2 Sorbents using Functionalized Fibrous Nanosilica (KCC-1): Insights into the Effect of the Silica Morphology (KCC-1 vs. MCM-41). 2015, 28th senior research scholar meet, Thakur College Mumbai
UGC India (Mumbai, India)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2016/04/02 - 2016/07/14 synthesis of heterogeneous nanocatalyst for CO2 conversion
Co-supervisor
 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, engineering collage Mumbai (Other)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
2015/01/04 - 2015/07/22 magnetic nano silica-based heterogeneous catalyst for organic transformations
Co-supervisor
 Master thesis, BITS, Hyderabad (Master)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
2014/05/03 - 2014/07/11 synthesis of silica-based organic solid bases
Co-supervisor
 VSRP-National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhuvanesawar (Other)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/12 Investigating Catalytic Active Sites (Brønsted or Lewis) in Shaped Amorphous Al-BTC MOFs
Conference
 Jornadas CICECO, Aveiro, Portugal.
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2019/01/07 - 2019/01/11 Tuning Catalytic Activity of Shaped Amorphous and Crystalline Metal-Organic Framework: Role of Defects
Conference
 INNOVATIVE CATALYSIS AND SUSTAINABILITY Scientific and Socio-Economic Aspects, International Winter School, Bardonecchia, Italy
Società Chimica Italiana, Italy
2018/01/10 - 2018/01/12 1. Design, and Synthesis of Carbon Nanocages with Tunable Pore and Particle Size using KCC-1 as Hard Template. 2. Synthesis of Silica Nanosheets Using KCC-1 Synthetic Protocol and Its Application in CO2 Capture.
Conference
 Conference on Advances in Catalysis for Energy and Environment (CACEE-2018)
Tata Instititute of Fundamental Rearach, India
2017/01/15 - 2017/01/20 The annual Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) took place at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Congress
 Global Young Scientist Summit (GYSS 2017), Singapore
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
2016/07/03 - 2016/07/08 CO2 Capture, and Conversion using Functionalized Fibrous Nanosilica (KCC-1): Insights into the Effect of Silica Morphology.
Conference
 42nd International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC 2016), Brest (France).
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, United States
2015/12/08 - 2015/12/11 Shape-Controlled Catalysis by Aluminum Metal-Organic Framework: Mechanistic insight by Solid-State NMR.
Conference
 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterial and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2015)
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
2015/01/22 - 2015/01/24 SBA-15-Oxynitrides as a Solid-Base Catalyst: Activation without N-Methylation.
Conference
 International conference on Green Chemistry:Catalysis, Energy and Environment
Goa University, India
2015/01/07 - 2015/01/09 SBA-15-Oxynitrides as a Solid Base: Is N-Methylation Needed for its Activation?
Symposium
 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP 22) Catalysis for Better Tomorrow, 2015.
CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), India

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2016/07/23 Express Newspaper: Putting carbon dioxide back to work. Interview in new paper. Indian Express News paper
2016/05/10 Science New Journal highlighted CO2 capture work. (http://sciencenewsjournal.com/researchers-find-new-way-capture-co2/).
2016/05/09 Novel functionalized nanomaterials for CO2 capture Science Daily. This was also the highlight of work on CO2 capture. Science daily new
2015/04/29 Catalyst removes CO2, makes fine chemicals. My solid silica base was highlighted in Nature India, web page. Nature India
Distinctions

Other distinction

2012 Graduate Aptitude Test 2012
India Ministry of Human Resource Development, India
2011 Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) Junior Research Fellowship-2011
India Ministry of Human Resource Development, India
2011 Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) Junior Research Fellowship-2011
India Ministry of Human Resource Development, India
2011 Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) Junior Research Fellowship-2012
India Ministry of Human Resource Development, India