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Dr Akshai Kumar A. S

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Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

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Expertise

  • Multidisciplinary Chemistry

Publications

Total Articles 64
Books 0
Proceedings 0

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Citations 1276
h-index 19

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Professional Recognition

2002

Rastriya Pratibha Vidyarthi Vetana

Mangalore University
2004

Indian Institute of Science Graduate Student Fellowship

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
2004

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Junior Fellowship

CSIR
2006

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Senior Fellowship

CSIR
2007

Best poster award

Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC XII – Dec 2007)
2009

Indian Institute of Science Senior Research Associate Fellowship

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
2012

entre for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis (CENTC) Post Doctoral Fellow

CENTC
2015

DST-SERB Young Scientist

DST

Community & Membership

2016

Safety Committee

Member
2020

Centre Postgraduate Programme Committee, Nanotechnology

Secretary
2020

Departmental Postgraduate Programme Committee, Chemistry

Member
2019

Departmental Undergraduate Programme Committee, Chemistry

Member

Chemical Research Society of India

2015
Life Time Member

American Chemical Society

2013
2013-2015 and 2019-2022

Bio

Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organofluorine Chemistry, Catalysis (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous), C-H and C-F activation

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Assistant Professor , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
  • Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Ph.D
Other Institute 2009
M.Sc
Mangalore University 2004
B.Sc
Mangalore University 2002
Assistant Professor Jul 2015 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | Department of Chemistry

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A PROCESS FOR UPGRADATION OF ETHANOL OR ALKYLATION OF ALCOHOLS

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Chemical Sciences Application No. : IN Patent Application; 202031022124 Filed : 27-05-2020
Published : N/A Filed

A PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LACTIC ACID FROM GLYCEROL

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Chemical Sciences Application No. : IN Patent Application; 202031021709 Filed : 23-05-2020
Published : N/A Filed

Iridium Pincer Complex for Alkane dehydrogenation Process.

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey and Chevron Energy U.S.A Inc.
Chemical Sciences Patent No. : US9828400B2 Filed : 07-04-2017
Published : 28-11-2017 Granted

Alkane-alkene coupling via tandem alkane-dehydrogenation/alkene-dimerization catalyzed by pincer iridium catalyst heterogenized on solid supports.

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey and Chevron Energy U.S.A Inc.
Chemical Sciences Patent No. : US10017430B2 Filed : 12-08-2016
Published : 10-10-2018 Granted

Alkane Dehydrogenation Process,

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey and Chevron Energy U.S.A Inc.
Chemical Sciences Patent No. : US9802971B2 Filed : 04-03-2015
Published : 31-10-2017 Granted

Alkane dehydrogenation to alkenes over a tridentate ligand-containing iridium pincer complex.

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey and Chevron Energy U.S.A Inc.
Chemical Sciences Patent No. : US 20150251171 Filed : 04-03-2014
Published : 10-10-2015 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Gallstone Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metal Concentrations Associated with Gallbladder Carcinogenesis in Assam, India

Open Access
Article
Chemical Research in Toxicology. Year: 2025. Volume: 38 , Issue: 4 , Pages: 598-608 .
Authors: Baruah C.;Jorvekar S.B.;Sarma A.;Gogoi G.;Roy N.;Dutta U.;Khanna S.;Borkar R.M.;Kumar A.;Barah P.
DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00392

Pincer–Ruthenium Catalyzed Selective α-Alkylation of Nitriles

Open Access
Article
Year: 2025. Volume: 17 , Issue: 6 .
Authors: Vikas ;Pasha F.A.;Kumar A.
DOI 10.1002/cctc.202401744

Selective PNP Pincer-Ir-Promoted Acceptorless Transformation of Glycerol to Lactic Acid and Hydrogen

Open Access
Article
Inorganic Chemistry. Year: 2025.
Authors: Vikas N.;Kathuria L.;Brodie C.N.;Cross M.J.;Pasha F.A.;Weller A.S.;Kumar A.
DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c04580

3d-metal based anodic pincer electro-catalysts dispersed in solution for the electro-catalytic oxidation of (m)ethanol

Open Access
Article
Year: 2025. Volume: 15 , Issue: 8 , Pages: 2493-2509 .
Authors: Tanwar N.;Nandi P.G.;Dhole S.;Jasra R.V.;Kumar A.
DOI 10.1039/d4cy01496k
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Advancing paper-based microfluidic ethanol fuel cells with gel-assisted dual electrolytes: A step towards scalable power solutions

Open Access
Article
Energy Conversion and Management. Year: 2025. Volume: 332 .
Authors: Baruah S.;Kumar A.;Peela N.R.
DOI 10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119767
1

State-of-the-art advances in homogeneous molecular catalysis for the Guerbet upgrading of bio-ethanol to fuel-grade bio-butanol

Open Access
Article
Chemical Communications. Year: 2025. Volume: 61 , Issue: 14 , Pages: 2906-2925 .
Authors: Bisarya A.;Kathuria L.;Das K.;Yasmin E.;Jasra R.V.;Dhole S.;Kumar A.
DOI 10.1039/d4cc05931j
4

Shaping the Future of Green Hydrogen Production: Overcoming Conventional Challenges with Molecular Catalysts, Immobilization, and Scalable Electrolyzers

Open Access
Review
ACS Catalysis. Year: 2025. Volume: 15 , Issue: 2 , Pages: 1073-1096 .
Authors: Karim S.;Tanwar N.;Das S.;Ranjit R.;Banerjee A.;Gulafshan N.;Gupta A.;Kumar A.;Dutta A.
DOI 10.1021/acscatal.4c05986
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Pincer-Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Formation of Fuel-Grade Alkanes via a Net-Decarboxylative Coupling of Alcohols

Open Access
Article
ACS Catalysis. Year: 2025. Volume: 15 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 543-556 .
Authors: Nandi P.G.;Maity P.;Kumar A.
DOI 10.1021/acscatal.4c05826
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