Industrial Catalytic Processes for Fine and Specialty Chemicals

Sunil S. Joshi is well experienced in the field of chemical engineering, catalysis and catalytic processes. His career as the Senior Principal Scientist for the Chemical Engineering & ProcessDevelopment Division at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Joshi has years of experience in research and development and has translated his research into practice. Dr Vivek Ranade is a Bernal Chair Professor of Process Engineering at Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland. He leads ‘Multiphase Reactors and Process Intensification’ group. Vivek and his group use experiments, computational flow modelling, population balance models and machine learning to generate new insights in multiphase flows, multiphase reactors, and process intensification. The group is developing novel fluidic devices, intensified processes and ‘factory in a box’ platforms for decentralised manufacturing, personalised products, responsible resource usage, decarbonisation as well as mitigation and valorisation of waste.

• 1. Catalysis & Catalytic Processes 2. Homogenous catalysis 3. Heterogeneous catalysis 4. Catalyst synthesis and characterization 5. Selection of reaction media 6. Catalyst deactivation and regeneration 7. Catalytic Reaction Engineering 8. Catalysis for fine and Specialty Chemicals 9. Fine chemical synthesis and future perspectives 10. Use of Catalysis for API manufacturing 11. Catalysis for perfumery chemicals 12. Use of ion exchange resins in fine and specialty chemicals 13. Catalysis for Renewable chemicals manufacture 14. Carbonylations & Hydroformylations 15. Carbamates 16. Challenges of Scale-up in Specialty Chemicals 17. Epilogue