publications-presentations

2017
  • Amit Singhania & Ashok N. Bhaskarwar. Development of catalysts for hydrogen production from hydrogen iodide decomposition in Thermo-chemical water-splitting sulfur-iodine cycle: A review. J. Catalysis Reviews Science and Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01614940.2017.1366189 March 2017. Web publication online: 15 Sep 2017.
  • Amit Singhania, Venkatesan V .Krishnan Ashok N. Bhaskarwar, Bharat Bhargava, Damaraju Parvatalu, Satinath Banerjee. Hydrogen production from the decomposition of hydrogen iodide over nanosized nickel-oxide-zirconia catalysts prepared by solution-combustion techniques. Catalysis Communications  93, 5-9, 2017.
  • Amit Singhania, VenkatesanV. Krishnan, Ashok N. Bhaskarwar, Bharat Bhargava, Damaraju Parvatalu, Satinath Banerjee. Hydrogen-iodide decomposition over PdCeO2 nanocatalyst for hydrogen production in sulfur-iodine thermochemical cycle. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.07.088 July 2017.
  • Amit Singhania, Ashok N. Bhaskarwar, Satinath Banerjee, D. Parvatalu, Bharat Bhargav. Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen-Iodide Over Nanocrystalline Ceria Promoted by Transition Metal Oxides for Hydrogen Production in Sulfur–Iodine Thermo-Chemical Cycle. Catalyst Letters, November 2017. DOI 10.1007/s10562-018-2345-0
  • Amit Singhania. High Surface Area M (M = La, Pr, Nd, and Pm)-Doped Ceria Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Activity Comparison for CO Oxidation., Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 56(46) November 2017. DOI 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03143
  • Amit Singhania and Ashok N. Bhaskarwar. Effect of Rare Earth (RE – La, Pr, Nd) metal-doped ceria nanoparticles on catalytic hydrogen iodide decomposition for hydrogen production Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 43(10) February 2018, DOI 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.01.096.
  • Arindam Kumar Das, Murli Manohar,  Vinod K. Shahi. Acid resistant sulphonated poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)/graphene oxide composite cation exchange for water splitting by iodine-sulfur Bunsen process for hydrogen production. J. Membrane Science, February 2018. DOI 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.02.037
  • A. Singhania, A.N. Bhaskarwar.  Performance of Activated-Carbon-Supported Ni, Co, and Ni-Co Catalysts for Hydrogen Iodide Decomposition in a Thermochemical Water-Splitting Sulfur-Iodine Cycle. Energy Technology, Mar 2018. DOI 10.1002/ente.201700752
  • Amit Singhania, Ashok N. Bhaskarwar. Hydrogen iodide decomposition over Pd-CeO2 nanocatalyst for hydrogen production in sulphur-iodine thermochemical cycle. Conference: International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment - ICSEE'17, At Padur, Chennai. April 2017.
  • Prakash Parhad,   Ashwini Nirukhe,  G D Yadav, D Parvatalu, U Kamachi Mudali “Corrosion studies on coated and bare C-276 material in molten cuprous chloride salt environment” at CORCON -2017 Int Conf. Sep.17-20. 2017
  • Geetanjali Shukla, V K Shahi- Sulphonic Acid-Containing Polybenzozazine Based Crosslinked Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells”, Poster presentation at Conference: RTMST2017,CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar   during 22rd Nov-23rd Nov,2017
  • Arindam K Das, V K Shahi- “ High performance cation exchange  Membrane for water  splitting by Iodine-Sulphur Bunsen process for Hydrogen production “ Poster presentation at Conference :RTMST2017,CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar  during 22rd Nov-23rd Nov,2017.
  • D Parvatalu “Current status on development of thermochemical Hydrogen generation program at ONGC Energy Centre” at IHFC-2017 at Pune during 10th-12th December, 2017.
  • Amit Singhania, Ashok N. Bhaskarwar. Catalytic decomposition of hydrogen iodide over Ni nanoparticles supported on zirconia, ceria, γ-alumina, and activated carbon for hydrogen production in thermochemical water-splitting sulfur-iodine cycle, UK Catalysis Conference 2018, held at  Holywell Park, Loughborough, U.K. January 2018
  • Arindam K Das, V K Shahi. Advanced ion-exchange membranes for hydrogen source by water splitting at HEAM-2018 conference during 5th-6th March2018, Trivandrum.
  • A. B. Nirukhe, P. S. Parhad, G. D. Yadav, C. S. Sarma, D. Parvatalu “Hydrogen production using Copper-Chlorine Thermochemical Cycle” at HEAM-2018 during 5th-6th March2018, Trivandrum.
  • Arundhati Sarma, A. B. Nirukhe, P. S. Parhad, ,C. S. Sarma, D. Parvatalu  “Simulation study on alternative route involving metal sulfate route in H2SO4 section of Iodine-Sulfur Thermochemical hydrogen generation cycle” at HEAM-2018 conference during 5th-6th March 2018, Trivandrum.
2016
  • Subham Paul, Ankur B, Nnaoti SM, Garg M.O, S. Banerjee and D. Parvatalu. Partially Open-Loop S-I Cycle to Produce Hydrogen from H2S: A Joint Initiative of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) and ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) to Establish the Proof of Concept. 20th Refinery Meet, 2016.
  • Amit Singhania, Venkatesan V. Krishnan, Ashok Niwritti Bhaskarwar, Bharat Bhargav, Damaraju Parvatalu, Satinath Banerjee.  “Stability and Kinetics of nickel catalyst supported on gamma-alumina for decomposition of hydrogen iodide in sulfur-iodine thermochemical cycle”. Web publication Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, January, 2016.
  • Amit Singhania, Venkatesan V. Krishnan, Ashok Niwritti Bhaskarwar, Bharat Bhargav, Damaraju Parvatalu, Satinath Banerjee.  “Catalytic performance of bimetallic Ni-Pt catalyst supported on activated carbon, gamma-alumina, zirconia and ceria for hydrogen production in sulphur-iodine thermochemical cycle”. – Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 4 (1), 1 0 5 3 8 - 1 0 5 4 6, 2 0 1 6.
  •  Amit Singhania, Venkatesan V. Krishnan, Ashok Niwritti Bhaskarwar, Bharat Bhargav, Damaraju Parvatalu, Satinath Banerjee. Highly active Pt-Ni and Ni catalyst for catalyzing the decomposition of Hydrogen Iodide, as part of the Sulfur Iodine cycle for hydrogen production presented at ACS symposium held in April 2016, USA
  • D. Parvatalu, “Research Opportunities in Thermochemical Hydrogen generation technologies” Invited talk at a International Short-term Training program on research opportunities and challenges in the field of Hydrogen energy hled at SIT, Lonawala, 18-22nd April, 2016
  • Sreedevi Upadhtayula, “Kinetic investigation on nickel, copper, iron, and zinc chromospinels supported over β-SiC for sulfuric acid decomposition: The high temperature oxygen  evolving step in the sulfur-iodine cycle for hydrogen production". Oral presentation Advanced Nano Materials conference 2016 ,University of Aveiro, Portugal ,23th -27th July 2016.
  • S. Paul, A. Bordoloi, S. Kumar, S. M. Nanoti, M. O. Garg, D. Parvatalu, S. Banerjee.” Partially Open-Loop S-I Cycle to Produce Hydrogen from H2S: A Joint Initiative of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) and ONGC Energy Centre (OEC) to Establish the Proof of Concept.”  RTM 2016 (7-9 Sept 2016).
  • D. Parvatalu, S. Banerjee, Puneet Kishore, Bharat Bhargava “Recent Developments on Hydrogen Generation by Copper – Chlorine Thermochemical Process: Efforts of ONGC Energy Centre” PETROTECH-2016, Delhi, 5th-7th December, 2016
  • M. Bhat, B. Tyagi, P. Kumar, A. Bordoloi, S. Kumar, S. M. Nanoti, M. O. Garg, D. Parvatalu, S. Banerjee, S. Paul. “Experimental approach to establish the proof of concept of partially open-loop S-I cycle to produce hydrogen from H2S” . Petrotech-2016 ,5th -7th  December 2016
  • D. Parvatalu “Indigenous Efforts of ONGC Energy Centre to Develop Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation Technologies” ISMC-2016, BARC, Mumbai, 6th-10th December, 2016.
  • S. Paul, B. Tyagi, P. Kumar, A. Bordoloi, S. Kumar, S. M. Nanoti, M. O. Garg, D. Parvatalu, S. Banerjee,. “Partially Open-loop thermochemical S-I Cycle for Hydrogen Generation”. IHFC-2016,Hyderabad,11th-13th  December 2016
  •  D. Parvatalu. “Thermochemical hydrogen generation technologies using Iodine-Sulfur and Copper-Chlorine processes: ONGC Energy Centre perspective” THERMAWORK 2016: DAE-BRNS 1st workshop on Thermal Analysis, BARC December 20-21, 2016
2015
  • N. Sathaiyan, V. Nandakumar, G. Sozhan, J. Ghandhiba Packiaraj, E.T. Devakumar, D. Parvatalu, Anil Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. “Hydrogen Generation through Cuprous Chloride-Hydrochloric acid Electrolysis”, International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 27 January 2015.
  • D. Parvatalu: Transition to Hydrogen Economy needs Translation of R&D to Technology, Invited Talk at 4th National Convention on Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials, MANIT-Bhopal, 28th-29th November, 2015.
  • Amit Singhania, Ashok N. Bhaskarwar, Bharat Bhargava, Damaraju Parvatalu, Satinath Banerjee: Catalytic performance of γ-alumina supported bimetallic Ni-Co catalysts for hydrogen production in sulfur-iodine thermochemical cycle. 4th National Convention on Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials, MANIT-Bhopal, 28th-29th November, 2015.
  •  D. Parvatalu: Recent Developments in Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation Technologies at ONGC Energy Centre. Presentation at 3rd International Conference on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell, 7-9 December 2015, Agra.
  • Kamini Sivakumar, S. Banerjee and D. Parvatalu.  Simulation studies on H2SO4 decomposition and integration of thermochemical Iodine-Sulfur cycle for hydrogen generation, CHEMCON-2015, IIT, Guwahati, 28th – 30th December, 2015.
  • Mohammed Fayazuddin, S. Banerjee and D. Parvatalu: Challenges Associated With Separation Of HCl-Water Azeotrope In Copper Chlorine Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation Cycle-"A Case Study" CHEMCON-2015, IIT, Guwahati, 28th– 30th December, 2015
2014
  • D. Parvatalu, S. Banerjee and B.N. Prabhu. Recent developments in hydrogen generation using Iodine- Sulfur thermochemical water splitting cycle: ONGC Energy Center efforts, PETROTECH-2014 held in Delhi, India during January 12-15, 2014.
  • D. Parvatalu. Development of thermochemical hydrogen generation technologies using water splitting processes: ONGC Energy Center perspective. Invited lecture at National workshop on “Fuel Cell Technology: Basic science to Application” held at MANIT, Bhopal during March 24-25, 2014
  • D. Parvatalu. Hydrogen is the Key to Success of Renewable Energy Campaign:  ONGC Energy Centre perspective. Invited talk at National seminar during 17-18th November 2014 at Univ. Kerala, Trivandrum organized by Indian Associationn for Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials.
  • Kamini Sivakumar, S. Banerjee and D. Parvatalu.  Simulation studies on HI decomposition in thermochemical Iodine-Sulfur cycle. Accepted for presentation at CHEMCON-2014, the 67th Annual Session of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers to be held at Punjab University, Chandigarh, from 27th – 30th December, 2014.
  • D. Parvatalu, An Overview of Material Requirements for Copper-Chlorine Thermochemical Cycle: ONGC Energy Centre Perspective. Paper under communication to Society for Materials Chemistry Quarterly Bulletin issued by BARC, 2014
  • D. Parvatalu. Development of Closed-loop Thermochemical Water splitting Processes for Hydrogen Generation: ONGC Energy Centre Initiatives. Presentation at 3rd International Conference on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell during 7-9 December 2014 at Udaipur.
2013
  • D. Parvatalu, S. Banerjee and B.N. Prabhu. Envisaged Technical Barriers in Converting Electrochemical Solutions to Hybrid-Thermochemical Technologies: ONGC Perspective. Paper presented at ISAEST-10 held in Chennai, India during January 28-30, 2013.
  • A.B. Nirukhe, P.S. Parhad, A. Bhardwaj, D. Parvatalu and G. D. Yadav. Hydrogen Production by Non-Catalytic Decomposition of Hydriodic acid. Paper presented at International Conference on Advances in Chemical engineering (ICACE-2013) to be held at NIT, Raipur, India during March, 8-9, 2013.
  • S. Kamini, S. Banerjee, D. Parvatalu and B.N. Prabhu. Hydrogen Production by Thermochemical Iodine-Sulfur Cycle: Process Simulation Studies of Bunsen Section. Paper presented at International Conference on Advances in Chemical engineering (ICACE-2013) held at NIT, Raipur, India during April 5-6, 2013.
  •  K. Kondamudi and S. Upadhyayula, “Decomposition of Sulphuric acid over mixed metallic oxides - A comparative study for oxygen evolving step in S-I cycle for Hydrogen production”, EUROPACAT XI Conference, LYON, France, September 1-6, 2013.
  • D. Parvatalu and B.N. Prabhu. Material Issues Dictate Hydrogen Generation by Thermochemical Water Splitting Technologies: ONGC Energy Center Perspective. Presented at CORCON-2013, New Delhi.
2012
  • K. Kondamudi and S. Upadhyayula. Kinetic studies of sulphuric acid decomposition over AL–Fe­2O3 catalyst in the sulfur-iodine cycle for hydrogen production. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37(4), 3586–3594.
  • P. K. Sow and A. Shukla. A chronopotentiometry based identification of time-varying different transport resistances of electro-electrodialysis cell used for concentration of HIx solution. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. In Press.
  • P.K. Sow, D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj, B. N. Prabhu and A. N. Bhaskarwar. Impedance spectroscopic determination of effect of temperature on the transport resistances of an electro-electrodialysis cell used for concentration of hydriodic acid. J. Applied Electrochem, 2012, 43 (11) 31-41.
  • P. K. Sow and A. Shukla. Effect of asymmetric variation of operating parameters on EED cell for HI concentration in I-S cycle for hydrogen production. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37(19), 13958-13970.
  • V. Immanuel, D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj, B. N. Prabhu,  A. N. Bhaskarwar and A. Shukla. Properties of Nafion 117 in highly acidic environment of Bunsen reaction of I-S cycle. J. Membr. Sci., 2012, 409-410, 137-144.
  • V. Immanuel and A. Shukla, “Effect of operating variables on performance of membrane electrolysis cell for carrying out Bunsen reaction of I-S cycle” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37, 4829-4842.
  • P. K. Sow and A. Shukla. Electro-electrodialysis for concentration of hydriodic acid. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37, 3931-3937.
  • V. Immanuel, K. U. Gokul and A. Shukla. Membrane electrolysis of Bunsen reaction in the iodine-sulphur process for hydrogen production. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37, 3595-3601.
2011
  • P. K. Sow, S. Sant and A. Shukla. EIS studies on electro-electrodialysis cell for concentration of hydroiodic acid. Int J Hydrogen Energy, 2010; 35: 8868–8875.
  • D. Parvatalu, Anil Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. Development of closed-loop thermochemcical cycles for hydrogen production: ONGC initiatives. Oral presentation at ICRE-11 held at CNRE, Univ. Rajasthan, Jaipur, India during January 17-21, 2011.
  •  D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. Gearing up for large scale thermochemical hydrogen generation technologies: ONGC initiatives. Oral presentation at ICSN 2011 held at Univ. Mumbai, Mumbai, India during February 14-16, 2011.
  • D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. Opportunities and challenges associated with thermochemical hydrogen generation technologies: A perspective in Indian context. Presented at ICAER 2011 held at IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India during December 9-11, 2011.
  • D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. Application of Electrochemical Technologies in Establishing Closed-loop Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation Cyclic Processes:  ONGC Initiatives. Oral Presentation at NCE-16 (National Convention of Electrochemists) held at P.S.G.R.K. College, Coimbatore, India during December 15-16, 2011.
  •  K. Kondamudi, P. Kotari and S. Upadhyayula. Numerical study of sulphur trioxide decomposition over complex catalyst shapes and sizes in SI cycle for hydrogen production. Presented at Europacat X held at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK during August 28 – September 2, 2011.
  • K. Kondamudi, A.N. Bhaskarwar, S. Upadhyayula, B.N. Prabhu, Anil Bhardwaj and D. Parvatalu. Kinetic Studies of Sulphuric acid decomposition over Alumina supported Iron (III) oxide catalyst in the SI cycle for Hydrogen production. Presented at ICRE-2011, held in Jaipur, India during January 17-21, 2011.
  • K. U. Gokul, V. Immanuel, S. Sant and A. Shukla. Membrane electrolysis for bunsen reaction of SI cycle.  J. Membr. Sci., 2011, 380, 13-20.
  • V. Immanuel, K. U. Gokul and A. Shukla. Membrane electrolysis of Bunsen reaction in the Iodine – Sulphur process for hydrogen production. Presented at ICRE-2011 held in Jaipur, India during January 17-21, 2011
  • P. K. Sow and A. Shukla. Electro-Electrodialysis for concentration of hydriodic acid. Presented at ICRE-2011 held in Jaipur, India during January 17-21, 2011.
2010
  • D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj and B. N. Prabhu.  Electrochemical routes need better understanding in managing closed- loop hybrid thermo chemical hydrogen generation cycles. Paper presented at 15th National convention of Electrochemists held at VIT-University, Vellore, India during February18-19, 2010.
  • A. Bhardwaj, D. Parvatalu, and B.N. Prabhu.  Study of the alternate route in closed loop thermo-chemical cycles for hydrogen production: fuel for tomorrow. Poster presentation at PETROTECH-2010 held in Delhi, India during October 31-November 4, 2010.
  • A. Bhardwaj, D. Parvatalu, B.N. Prabhu and N.J. Thomas. Future Energy and Hydrogen. Oral presentation at 17th IORS, held in Mumbai, India during September 9-10, 2010.
  • D. Parvatalu, Anil Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. Impact of electrochemical routes on thermochemical hydrogen generation technologies. Poster presentation at ISAEST-9, held in Chennai, India during December 2-4, 2010.
  • V. Immanuel, K. U. Gokul and A. Shukla. Membrane electrolysis of Bunsen reaction for the iodine-sulfur process for water splitting. Presented at ISAEST-9, held in Chennai, India during December 2-4, 2010.
  • P. K. Sow and A. Shukla. Investigations on electro-electrodialysis cell for concentration of HIx. Presented at ISAEST-9, held in Chennai, India during December 2-4, 2010.
  • G. D. Yadav, A. B. Nirukhe and P.S. Parhad. Kinetic study of hydrolysis of cupric chloride in Cu-Cl thermochemical hydrogen production. Presented at CHEMCON-2010, IIChE annual congress held at Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India during December 27-29, 2010.
  • G. D. Yadav, P.S. Parhad and A. B. Nirukhe. Study of electrolysis of cuprous chloride. Presented at CHEMCON-2010, IIChE annual congress held at Annamalai University, Chidambaram during December 27-29, 2010.
2008-2009
  • G. D. Yadav, P.S. Parhad, A. B. Nirukhe and S. B. Kamble. Study of hydrogen generation using copper and hydrochloric acid. Presented at Chemcon-2008, IIChE Annual congress held in Chandigarh, India during December 27-30, 2008.
  • D. Parvatalu, A. Bhardwaj and B.N. Prabhu. Technical challenges in generation of hydrogen through thermo-chemical processes: ONGC perspective. Poster paper presented at PETROTECH-2009 held in Delhi, India during January 11-15, 2009.
  • A. Bhardwaj, D. Parvatalu, and B.N. Prabhu. Closed loop thermo-chemical cycles for hydrogen production: fuel for tomorrow. Poster paper presented PETROTECH-2009 held in Delhi, India during January 11-15, 2009.
  • Nimmi Singh. Biotechnology applications in novel energy sources. Paper presented PETROTECH-2009 held in Delhi, India during January 11-15, 2009.
  • A. Bhardwaj, D. Parvatalu, and B.N. Prabhu. Hydrogen production by closed loop thermo-chemical cycles: A review of S-I process. Paper presented at the National Conference on Energy held at Punjab University, Chandigarh, India during March, 2009.
  • V. Immanuel, K. U. Gokul, S. Sant and A. Shukla. Membrane electrolysis of Bunsen reaction. Presented at CHEMCON-2009, IIChE annual congress held in Visakhapatnam, India during December 27-30, 2009,