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Avinash Lende

Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, TAIWAN, ROC

+886-*********, +886-**-******* Ext. 33682 adih8n@r.postjobfree.com adih8n@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

A 5th year Chemical Engineering Ph.D. candidate on the lookout for an industry leader to make the much-coveted transition from academia to industry. Highly motivated to work in a challenging environment with the purpose of making a significant contribution towards building a sustainable future.

Key Skills

Technical Expertise Instruments Technical Softwares Languages Known

• Process Design • 1H & 13C NMR • ImageJ • English (Fluent)

• High Pressure and Temperature Reactions • XRD & BET • Origin Lab • Hindi (Fluent)

• Synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts • TEM & SEM • Minitab • Marathi (Fluent)

• Chemical Fluid Deposition • XPS & AFM • Microsoft Office • Mandarin (Beginner)

• Supercritical Fluid State Operations • GPA & ICP-MS Education/Research Experience

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC National Tsing Hua University Sep. 2016 – present (Expected Graduation Date: July. 2021) Thesis Advisor: Prof. Chung-Sung Tan

Thesis Title: Hydrogenation of aromatic ring to environmentally friendly product over heterogeneous catalyst in greener reaction system.

Research Experience: 4+ years of research experience as a Ph.D. candidate and primarily involved in the synthesis of frontier catalyst materials for application in high pressure and high temperature hydrogenation-based reaction systems. Responsibilities typically Masters in Chemical Engineering July 2011-Aug. 2014 UICT, India Masters in Organic Chemistry July 2009-June 2011 university of Pune, India Bachelors in Chemistry July 2006-June 2009 university of Pune, India Projects Implemented

Hydrogenation of Dioctyl Phthalate National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu

(Project Number: MOST 106-2622-8-007-017)

• Surface modification of MCF with Al is carried out to introduce Lewis acid sites in an MCF supported Rh catalyst.

• 100% hydrogenation of dioctyl phthalate to environmentally friendly plasticizer is carried out at mild reaction conditions.

• Rh/Al-MCF catalyst is characterized via various means such as XRD, HR-TEM, N2 sorption to understand its properties. Hydrogenation of Polybutylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PBT and PET) National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu

(Project Number: MOST 107-2622-8-007-015)

• 100% hydrogenation of PBT and PET to environmentally friendly and biodegradable polymers.

• An appropriate solvent to completely dissolve PBT and PET is proposed.

• Rh-Pt/Vulcan XC-72 and Rh-Pt/ SBA-15 catalysts are synthesized and sequently characterized and employed in reaction.

• Complete recovery of the hydrogenated product from solvent using a supercritical CO2 anti-solvent separation technique. Employment

Junior research assistant June 2012-April 2015 DIAT, DRDO, India 2

References

Prof. Chung-Sung Tan, Professor and Advisor

Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan E-mail: adih8n@r.postjobfree.com, Tel: +886-**-******* Prof. Hsin-Lung Chen, Professor and Associate Dean of COE Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan E-mail: adih8n@r.postjobfree.com, Tel: +886-**-****** Publications

Journal Publications

2020

1) Lende, A. B., Bhattacharjee, S., Tan, C. -S. Production of environmentally friendly polyester by hydrogenation of polybutylene terephthalate over Rh-Pt catalysts supported on carbon black and recovery by compressed CO2 anti-solvent technique. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., (2020) Impact factor: 3.5 (Just accepted) 2) Lende, A. B., Bhattacharjee, S., Tan, C. -S. Hydrogenation of polyethylene terephthalate to environmentally friendly polyester over Vulcan XC-72 carbon supported Rh-Pt bimetallic catalyst. Catalysis Today, (2020) Impact factor: 5.8 (Just Accepted) 3) Lende, A. B., Bhattacharjee, S., Tan, C. -S. The “On-Water” Hydrogenation of polyethylene terephthalate to environmentally friendly polyester over greener heterogenous catalysts. Green Chem., Impact factor: 9.4 (Under review) 4) Bhattacharjee, S., Lende, A. B., Anbalagan, A. K., Lee, C. -H., Tan, C. -S. Greener fuel from castor oil: Pressurized CO2 directed hydrodeoxygenation over a hybrid SiO2-TiO2 supported Fe-Ni-Pd surface single atom alloy catalyst. Catalysis Today Impact factor: 5.8 (Under review)

5) Lende, A. B., Bhattacharjee, S., Tan, C. -S. The “On-Water” Hydrogenation of polybutylene terephthalate to environmentally friendly polyester over greener heterogenous catalysts. Green Chem., Impact factor: 9.4 (Under preparation) 2019

1) Lende, A. B., Bhattacharjee, S., Lu, W. -Y., Tan, C. -S. Hydrogenation of dioctyl phthalate over a Rh-supported Al modified mesocellular foam catalyst. New Journal of Chemistry, 43, 5623-5631. (2019) Impact factor: 3.3 https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ00404A

2016

1) Lende, A. B., Improvement in removal of Pb(II) using surfactant emulsion membrane from PCB wastewater by addition of NaCl, J. Water Process. Eng., 11, 55-59. (2016) Impact factor: 3.4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2016.03.002 2015

1) Lende, A. B. and Prashant S. Kulkarni, Selective recovery of tungsten from printed circuit board recycling unit wastewater by using emulsion liquid membrane, J. Water Process. Eng., 8, 75-81. (2015) Impact factor: 3.4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2015.09.003

2014

1) Lende, A. B. and Prashant S. Kulkarni, Emulsion ionic liquid membranes (EILMs) for removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solutions, RSC Adv., 4, 52316–52323. (2014) Impact factor: 3.8 https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA06485B Patents

2020

1) Lende, A. B. and Tan, C. -S, Hydrogenation of Polybutylene Terephthalate using water as solvent, US Patent (under preparation) 2) Lende, A. B. and Tan, C. -S, Hydrogenation of Polyethylene Terephthalate using water as solvent, US Patent (under preparation) International Conference Publications

Catalysis and Chemical Engineering (CCE 2020) Los Angeles, CA, USA (Feb. 2020) International Conference on Desalination (ICD 2015) Singapore (June 2015) Conference on Supercritical Fluid Technology Taiwan (2017, 2018 and 2019) Declaration

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