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MUTHU KUMARAN GNANAMANI
Senior Research Scientist
Center for Applied Energy Research
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY- 40511, USA
Tel: +1-859-257-0240 (O)
+1-859-608-2299 (M)
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=wD4o1C8AAAAJ
www.caer.uky.edu
Personal details:
First name: Muthu Kumaran
Last name: Gnanamani
Date of Birth: 01-01-1979 (mm/dd/yyyy)
Citizenship: India
US visa type: Green Card holder (US permanent resident since October 2014)
Married status: Married
Spouse Name: Jayalakshmi Mahadevan
Carrier Objectives
To pursue research in the field of heterogeneous catalysis in particular energy conversions
related to coal to liquid fuels and chemicals, utilization of carbon dioxide, Catalysis in various
petroleum conversion processes and carbon-carbon coupling.
Work Experience
Senior Research Scientist August 2012-present
Center for Applied Energy Research,
University of Kentucky, USA
Scientist-II September 2011-July 2012
Center for Applied Energy Research,
University of Kentucky, USA
Post Doctoral Fellow 2007- August 2011
Center for Applied Energy Research,
University of Kentucky, USA
Education
Ph.D: Chemistry August 2007
Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India
M.Phil: Chemistry, First class (65%) August 2002
University of Madras, Chennai, India
M.Sc: Chemistry, First class (69.1%) July 2001
University of Madras, Chennai, India
B.Sc: Chemistry, First class (65.5%) July 1999
University of Madras, Chennai, India
Honors and awards
National Eligibility Test (NET) for CSIR-JRF, 2002, India
Best paper award for the paper entitled “Deuterium labeled ethanol tracer studies on Iron
catalyzed Fischer-tropsch synthesis” at AICHE, spring meeting-2010, March 21-26, San
Antonio, TX, USA. Co-chaired two sessions “Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Fischer-Tropsch
Hydrocarbons-I &II” in AICHE, spring meeting-2011, March 13-17, Chicago, IL, USA
Chaired a session “Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Fischer-Tropsch
Hydrocarbons” in AICHE, spring meeting-2012, April 1-5, Houston, TX, USA
Chaired a session “Production of Fuels and Chemicals from Fischer-Tropsch
Hydrocarbons” in AICHE, spring meeting-2013, April 28-May 2, San Antonio, TX, USA
Professional Affiliation
Life member of Catalysis Society of India
Tri-state Catalysis Society, USA
Journals reviewed:
1. Journal of Catalysis
2. Catalysis Communications
3. Materials Chemistry and Physics
4. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
5. Applied Catalysis A: General
6. Topics on Catalysis
7. Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research
Research Experience:
Projects:
At CAER, University of Kentucky, USA
Current projects
1. Selective conversion of carbon dioxide to higher alcohols using alkali promoted transition
metal carbides as catalysts (internal project).
2. Syngas conversion to oxygenates using ceria supported cobalt catalysts (It is a collaborative
work between CAER and INT, Rio de janeiro, Brazil).
Completed projects
3. Kinetics study and water addition effects on CO hydrogenation using Pt promoted Co/Al2O3
catalysts funded by Chevron, Catalysis Research & Development, USA.
4. Carbon dioxide hydrogenation using doubly promoted (K, Cu) Fe catalysts: The effect of
process variables on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis activity and selectivity.
5. FT mechanisms study for CO and CO2 hydrogenation using Fe, and Co based catalysts: H2-
D2 Kinetic Isotope Effect, funded by Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA.
6. FT mechanisms study for CO hydrogenation using Fe, and Co catalysts: Isotopic tracer study
of deuterium labeled linear 1-alkenes and alcohols co-feed to Iron and cobalt Fischer-
Tropsch synthesis.
7. Deuterium Kinetic Isotope study: Hydrogenolysis of ethyl butyrate over alumina supported
cobalt and iron based catalysts.
8. Synthesis of alcohols from syngas using CeO2 supported Pt-Co catalysts.
9. Effect of biomass impurities (H2S, CS2, COS, NH3, K, Cl, As, Na, etc) on cobalt FT
synthesis tested in a CSTR funded by TDA Inc. USA.
10. Development of testing protocol for the selective conversion of phenol to diphenyl oxide
using two-stage fixed-bed reactor operates at high temperature and atmospheric pressure
funded by Eastman Co. USA.
Doctorate work with Dr. G Murali Dhar, IIP Dehradun, India
Thesis title: Studies on Microporous and Mesoporous materials supported Hydrotreating
catalysts
1. Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous molecular sieves like SBA-15, SBA-16, KIT-
6, FSM-16 and their Al, Ti, Zr substituted materials. 2. Acidity measurements using microcalorimetric ammonia adsorption and DRIFTS pyridine
adsorption methods. Evaluation of acidity of various supported metal sulfide catalysts using
in situ microcalorimetric ammonia adsorption method. 3. Preparation of Mo, CoMo, NiMo, W, NiW, CoW catalysts by incipient-wetness
impregnation method using different supports like microporous zeolite and mesoporous
silica.
4. Evaluation of various hydrotreating catalytic functionalities like Hydrodesulfurization,
hydrogenation, and hydrocracking in a fixed-bed glass micro reactor operating at
atmospheric pressure using model compounds (Thiophene, cyclohexene, cumene)
Technical skills
Synthesizing catalysts for the effective conversion of various hetergenous catalytic
reactions in particular catalysis related to fossil fuel energy conversions. Hands on experience on preparing various supported and nanoparticle based catalysts by
IWI, solgel, CVD, reverse micelle techniques, and template methods. Surface area and BJH pore size distribution analysis (ASAP-2010, Micromeritics, USA) Static volumetric high vacuum adsorption unit for studying low temperature oxygen
chemisorptions Temperature programmed reduction (TPD/TPR 2900, Micromeritics, USA) Identifying crystalline phases on catalytic surfaces using X-ray diffraction (XRD Rigaku
D-Max 111B) Interpretation of data obtained from ESCA and solid state NMR especially Si and Al
nuclei. Hands on experience to work on a CSTR reactor for testing of Fe and Co based Fischer-
Tropsch synthesis at high temperature and pressure Gas chromatographic analysis of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products Estimation of deuterium contents in FT synthesis products using GC-MS Hands on experience with TEM (Knowledge on HRTEM usage for the study of metal
particle dispersion) Hands on experience with SEM (S4800, Hitachi) and EDX to study the morphology and
elemental mapping for various Fe and cobalt FT catalysts. Semi quantitative method of determining radio activity of 14C-labelled compounds using
radio isotope detector.
Publications:
1. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Robert A Keogh, Wilson D Shafer, Dennis E
Sparks, Shelley D Hopps, Gerald A Thomas, Burtron H Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch synthesis:
Effect of pretreatment conditions of cobalt on activity and selectivity for hydrogenation of
carbon dioxide”, Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 499 (2015) 39-46.
2. Debanjan Chakrabarti, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson Shafer, Mauro Celso Ribeiro,
Dennis E Sparks, Vinay Prasad, Arno de Klerk, Burtron H Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch
mechanism: 13C18O tracer studies on a ceria-silica supported cobalt catalyst and a doubly
promoted iron catalyst”, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res. (2015) in press.
3. Venkat Ramana Rao Pendyala, Gary Jacobs, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Yongfeng Hu,
Aimee MacLennan, Burtron H Davis, “Selectivity control of Cu promoted iron-based
Fischer-Tropsch catalyst by tuning the oxidation state of Cu to mimic K”, Appl. Catal. A:
Gen. 495 (2015) 45-53.
4. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson D Shafer, Venkat Ramana Rao Pendyala, Debanjan
Chakrabarti, Arno de Klerk, Robert A Keogh, Dennis E Sparks, Burtron H Davis, “14C-Labeled
Alcohol Tracer Study: Comparison of Reactivity of Alcohols over Cobalt and Ruthenium
Fischer–Tropsch Catalysts”, Topics in Catalysis 58 (4-6) (2015) 343-349.
5. Debanjan Chakrabarti, Arno de Klerk, Vinay Prasad, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson D
Shafer, Gary Jacobs, Dennis E Sparks, Burtron H Davis, “Conversion of CO2 over a Co-Based
Fischer–Tropsch Catalyst” Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res. 54 (4) (2015) 1189-1196.
6. Thani Jermwongratanachai, Gary Jacobs, Wilson D Shafer, Venkat Ramana Rao Pendyala,
Wenping Ma, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Shelley Hopps, Gerald A Thomas, Boonyarach
Kitiyanan, Syed Khalid, Burtron H Davis, “Fischer–Tropsch synthesis: TPR and XANES
analysis of the impact of simulated regeneration cycles on the reducibility of Co/alumina
catalysts with different promoters (Pt, Ru, Re, Ag, Au, Rh, Ir)” Catal. Today 228 (2014) 15-
21.
7. Uschi M Graham, Gary Jacobs, Muthu K Gnanamani, Stephen M Lipka, Wilson D Shafer,
Christopher R Swartz, Thani Jermwongratanachai, Rong Chen, Fon Rogers, Burtron H Davis,
“Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis: Higher Oxygenate Selectivity of Cobalt Catalysts Supported on
Hydrothermal Carbons” ACS Catal. 4 (6) (2014) 1662-1672.
8. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis, “Low
temperature water-gas shift reaction over alkali-I metal promoted cobalt carbide catalysts”
Topics on Catal. 57 (2014) 612-618.
9. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Hussein H. Hamdeh, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis,
“Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Effect of potassium on activity and selectivity over oxide and
carbide Fe catalysts” Catalysis Letters (2013), 143(11), 1123-1131.
10. M.C. Ribeiro, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, I.R. Azevedo, R.C. Rabelo-Neto, G. Jacobs, B.H.
Davis, F.B. Noronha, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: studies on the effect of support doping with
Si, Mn and Cr on the selectivity to alcohols in ceria supported cobalt catalysts” Topics on
Catal. 57 (2014) 550-560.
11. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-
Tropsch Synthesis: Activity of metallic phases of cobalt supported on silica” Catalysis Today
(2013), 215, 13-17.
12. Dennis E Sparks, G Jacobs, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, V.R.R. Pendyala, Wenping Ma, J
Kang, W.D. Shafer, R.A. Keogh, U.M. Graham, P. Gao, B.H. Davis, “Poisoning of cobalt
catalyst used for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis” Catalysis Today (2013), 215, 67-72.
13. Pendyala, Venkat Ramana Rao; Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran; Jacobs, Gary; Ma, Wenping;
Shafer, Wilson D.; Davis, Burtron H. “Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: effect of ammonia impurities
in syngas feed over a cobalt/alumina catalyst” Applied Catalysis, A: General (2013), 468, 38-
43.
14. Peters, E. E.; Chakraborty, A.; Crider, B. P.; Davis, B. H.; Gnanamani, M. K.; McEllistrem, M.
T.; Prados-Estevez, F. M.; Vanhoy, J. R.; Yates, S. W. “Level lifetimes in the stable Zr nuclei:
effects of chemical properties in Doppler-shift measurements” Physical Review C: Nuclear
Physics (2013), 88(2), 024317/1-024317/10.
15. Wenping Ma, G Jacobs, J Kang, D.E. Sparks, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, V.R.R. Pendyala,
W.D. Shafer, R.A. Keogh, U.M. Graham, G.A. Thomas, B.H. Davis, “Fischer–Tropsch
synthesis. Effect of alkali, bicarbonate and chloride addition on activity and selectivity”
Catalysis Today (2013), 215, 73-79.
16. Thani Jermwongratanachai, G Jacobs, Wenping Ma, W.D. Shafer, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, P. Gao, B. Kitiyanan, B.H. Davis, J.L.S. Klettlinger, C.H. Yen, D.C. Cronauer, A.J. Kropf, C.L.
Marshall, “Fischer–Tropsch synthesis: Comparisons between Pt and Ag promoted
Co/Al2O3 catalysts for reducibility, local atomic structure, catalytic activity, and oxidation–
reduction (OR) cycles” Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 464 (2013) 165-180.
17. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Hussein H. Hamdeh, Wilson D. Shafer, and
Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: A Mössbauer investigation of Iron containing
catalysts for Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide” Catalysis Today 207 (2013) 50-56.
18. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, W.D. Shafer, B.H. Davis, “Hydroisomerization of
n-hexadecane over anion modified Pt/HfO2 catalysts” Catal. Lett. 142 (2012) 1180.
19. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson D. Shafer and Burtron H. Davis, “Deuterium Exchange
Study for Hydrogenation of D5-1-Pentene (4,4,5,5,5) Over Conventional Cobalt Fischer–
Tropsch Catalyst” Catal. Lett. 142 (2012) 190.
20. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Wilson D. Shafer, Mauro C. Ribeiro, Venkat
Ramana Rao Pendyala, Wenping Ma, and Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch synthesis:
Deuterium isotopic study for the formation of oxygenatges over CeO2 supported Pt-Co
catalysts” Catal. Commun. 25 (2012) 12.
21. C.M. Masuku, W.D. Shafer, W. Ma, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, G. Jacobs, D. Hildebrandt,
D. Glasser, and Burtron H. Davis, “Variation of residence time with chain length for products
in a slurry-phase Fischer-Tropsch reactor” J. Catal. 287 (2012) 93.
22. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson D. Shafer, Dennis E. Sparks, Burtron H. Davis, “Effect
of CO2 containing syngas over Pt promoted Co/γ-Al2O3 and K-promoted Fe catalysts”
Catalysis Communications 12(11) (2011) 936.
23. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Dennis E. Sparks, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H.
Davis, “Deuterium Kinetic Isotopic study for hydrogenation of carbon oxides over Fe and
cobalt catalysts” Catalysis Letters 141 (2011) 1420.
24. Janet C. Mohandas, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Wenping Ma, Yaying Ji, Syed
Khalid, Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Characterization and reaction testing
of cobalt carbide, ACS Catalysis 1(11) (2011) 1581.
25. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Mauro Ribeiro, Weinping Ma, Wilson D. Shafer, Gary
Jacobs,Uschi M. Graham, Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer Tropsch synthesis: metal-support
interfacial contact governs oxygenates selectivity over CeO2 supported Pt-Co catalysts”
Applied Catalysis A: Gen. 393 (2011) 17.
26. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Bob R. Keogh, Wilson D. Shafer, Buchang Shi, Burtron H.
Davis, “Deutero-1-pentene tracer studies for Iron and cobalt Fischer-tropsch synthesis”
Applied Catalysis A: Gen. 393 (2011) 130.
27. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Bob R. Keogh, Burtron H. Davis, “Deuterium
kinetic isotopic study for hydrogenolysis of ethyl butyrate” Journal of Catalysis 277(2011) 27.
28. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Bob R. Keogh, Wilson D. Shafer, Buchang Shi, Burtron H.
Davis, “Deuterium labeled ethanol tracer studies on Iron catalyzed Fischer-tropsch synthesis”
Applied Catalysis. A: Gen. 385 (2010) 46.
29. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Uschi M. Graham, Weinping Ma, Venkat Ramana
Rao, Pendyala, Mauro Ribeiro, Burtron H. Davis, “Studies on KIT-6 supported cobalt catalyst
for Fischer-tropsch synthesis”, Catalysis Letters 134 (2010) 37.
30. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Bob R. Keogh, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis, “Deutero-
1-pentene tracer studies for Iron and cobalt Fischer-tropsch synthesis” Prepr. Pap.-Am.
Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 55 (2) (2010) 449.
31. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson D Shaffer, Heather D Willauer, Dennis R Hardy,
Frederick W Williams, Burtron H Davis, Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2009
54(2) 935.
32. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Uschi Graham, Weinping Ma, Venkat Ramana
Rao Pendyala, Burtron H Davis, Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2009 54(2)
872.
33. Weinping Ma, Gary Jacobs, Dennis E Sparks, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Venkat Ramana
Rao Pendyala, Chia H. Yen, Jennifer L.S. Klettlinger, Thomas M. Tomsik, Burtron H. Davis,
“Fischer–Tropsch synthesis: Support and cobalt cluster size effects on kinetics over Co/Al2O3
and Co/SiO2 catalysts”, Fuel, 90 (2) (2011) 756-765.
34. Venkat Ramana Rao, Pendyala, Gary Jacobs; Janet C Mohandas; Mingsheng Luo; Wenping Ma;
Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani; Burtron H. Davis “Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Attempt to
tune FTS and WGS by alkali promoting of iron catalysts” Applied Catalysis A: Gen. 389 (1-
2) (2010) 131.
35. Weinping Ma, Gary Jacobs, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Uschi M Graham, Burtron H Davis,
ACS, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Preprints, 53, 61-63, 2008.
36. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Manoj Kumar, J.K. Gupta, L.D.
Sharma, K.S. Rama Rao, G. Murali Dhar, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2008),
114(1-3), 103-109.
37. Shelu Garg, Thallada Bhaskar, Kapil Soni, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Akinori Muto,
Yusaku Sakata, G Murali Dhar, Chemical Communication (2008) 42, 5310.
38. Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Rajaram Bal, Kinga Gora-Marek, J.K.
Gupta, L.D. Sharma, G. Murali Dhar, Catalysis Today, (2008) 130 (2-4), 302.
39. T Chiranjeevi, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamni, Murali Dhar Gudimella, Petroleum Science and
Technology (2008), 26(6), 690-703.
40. Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Manoj Kumar, J. K. Gupta, L.D.
Sharma Murali Dhar Gudimella, Catalysis Today (2008), 130(2-4), 302-308.
41. Kumaran, G. Muthu; Garg, Shelu; Soni, Kapil; Kumar, Manoj; Sharma, L. D.; Rao, K. S.
Rama; Dhar, G. Murali. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research (2007), 46(14), 4747-
4754.
42. Kumaran, G. Muthu; Garg, Shelu; Kumar, Manoj; Viswanatham, N.; Gupta, J. K.; Sharma, L.
D.; Dhar, G. Murali. Energy & Fuels (2006), 20(6), 2308-2313.
43. Kumaran, G. Muthu; Garg, Shelu; Soni, Kapil; Prasad, V. V. D. N.; Sharma, L. D.; Dhar, G.
Murali. Energy & Fuels (2006), 20(5), 1784-1790.
44. Kumaran, G. Muthu; Garg, Shelu; Soni, Kapil; Kumar, Manoj; Sharma, L. D.; Dhar, G.
Murali; Rao, K. S. Rama, Applied Catalysis A: Gen (2006), 305(2), 123-129.
45. Chiranjeevi, T.; Kumaran, G. Muthu; Gupta, J. K.; Dhar, G. Murali, Thermochimica Acta
(2006), 443(1), 87-92.
46. Dhar, G. Murali; Kumaran, G. Muthu; Kumar, Manoj; Rawat, K. S.; Sharma, L. D.; Raju, B.
David; Rao, K. S. Rama. Catalysis Today (2005), 99(3-4), 309-314.
47. Chiranjeevi, T.; Kumaran, G. Muthu; Gupta, J. K.; Dhar, G. Murali. Catalsis
Communications (2005), 6(2), 101-106.
Book chapters:
48. Weinping Ma, Gary Jacobs, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Uschi M Graham, Burtron H Davis,
Advan. in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Catalysts, and Catalysis, Vol 128, (2010) 31.
49. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, and Burtron H. Davis “Hydrogenation of carbon
dioxide to liquid fuels” Green Chemistry: Advances in CO2 utilization, Wiley publications,
Chapter-4, 99 (2014)
Total citations:
Total number of citations: 616 (as of May 2015)
h-index 14, i10-index 19.
Presentations in conference/symposium:
1. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, G. Jacobs, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis, “Low
temperature water-gas shift reaction over alkali-I metal promoted cobalt carbide catalysts”
245th ACS National meeting, New Orleans, April 10, 2013 (oral presentation).
2. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, M.C. Ribeiro, I.R. Azevedo, R.C. Rabelo-Neto, G. Jacobs, B.H.
Davis, F.B. Noronha, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: studies on the effect of support doping with
Si, Mn and Cr on the selectivity to alcohols in ceria supported cobalt catalysts” 23rd North
American Catalysis meeting, Louisville, KY, June 2013 (oral presentation).
3. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Hussein H. Hamdeh, Wilson D. Shafer, Wenping Ma, V.R.R.
Pendyala, Dennis E. Sparks, Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Effect of
pretreatment conditions on activity and selectivity of Fe catalysts” SynFuel 2012 International
Symposium on Alternative Clean Synthetic Fuels, Munich, Germany June 29 & 30, 2012.
4. Dennis E. Sparks, Gary Jacobs, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, V.R.R. Pendyala, Wenping Ma,
J. Kang, Wilson D. Shafer, R.A. Keogh, U.M. Graham, P. Gao, Burtron H. Davis, “Poisoning of
cobalt catalyst used for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis” SynFuel 2012 International Symposium
on Alternative Clean Synthetic Fuels, Munich, Germany June 29 & 30, 2012.
5. W. Ma, G. Jacobs, D.E. Sparks, J. Kang, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, V.R.R. Pendyala,
W.D. Shafer, R.A. Keogh, U.M. Graham, B.H. Davis, “Effect of alkali compounds in syngas on
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis behavior of a precipated iron catalyst in a slurry reactor” SynFuel
2012 International Symposium on Alternative Clean Synthetic Fuels, Munich, Germany
June 29 & 30, 2012.
6. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis,
“Hydroisomerization of n-hexadecane over anion modified Pt/HfO2 catalysts” AICHE Spring
meeting-2012, April 1-5, Houston, TX, USA
7. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-
Tropsch synthesis: Mechanism of oxygenate formation over CeO2 supported Pt-Co catalysts”
22nd North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Detroit, MI, 2011.
8. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Mauro C. Ribeiro, Weinping Ma, Gary Jacobs, Uschi M.
Graham, Wilson D. Shafer, Burtron H. Davis, “Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Metal-support
interfacial contact governs oxygenates selectivity over CeO2 supported Pt-Co catalysts”
AICHE, Spring meeting-2011, March 13-17, Chicago, IL, USA.
9. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Bob R. Keogh, Wilson D. Shafer, Buchang Shi, Burtron H.
Davis, “Deutero-1-pentene tracer studies for Iron and cobalt Fischer-tropsch synthesis” 240th
ACS meeting-2010, Division of Fuel chemistry, August 22-26, Boston, MA, USA.
10. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Bob Keogh, Wilson D Shafer, Buchang Shi, Gary Jacobs,
Burtron H. Davis, “Deuterium labeled ethanol tracer studies on Iron catalyzed Fischer-tropsch
synthesis” AICHE, Spring meeting-2010, March 21-26, San Antonio, TX, USA.
11. Venkat Ramana Rao Pendyala, Gary Jacobs, Janet Mohandas, Wenping Ma George, Muthu
Kumaran Gnanamani, Burtron H. Davis, “Effect of water addition on iron catalyzed Fischer-
tropsch synthesis”, AICHE, Spring meeting-2010, March 21-26, San Antonio, TX, USA.
12. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Wilson D Shaffer, Heather D Willauer, Dennis R Hardy,
Frederick W Williams, Burtron H Davis, “Inverse isotope effect in CO2 hydrogenation: doubly
promoted (Cu,K) Fe catalysts” 238th ACS meeting, Division of Fuel chemistry, August 16-20,
Washington, DC, 2009.
13. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Gary Jacobs, Uschi Graham, Weinping Ma, Venkat Ramana
Rao Pendyala, Burtron H Davis, “Studies on KIT-6 supported cobalt catalyst for Fischer-
Tropsch synthesis” 238th ACS meeting, Division of Fuel chemistry, August 16-20,
Washington, DC, 2009.
14. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Weinping Ma, Gary Jacobs, Burtron H Davis, "Comparison of
Pt and Cu promotional effects in CO2 Hydrogenation over Co/Al2O3," 21st North American
Catalysis Society Meeting, June 7-12, San Francisco, CA, 2009.
15. Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Weinping Ma, Venkat Ramana Rao Pendyala, Burtron H Davis,
"Hydrogenation of carbon oxides over K-promoted Fe catalysts," Tri-State Catalysis Society
Symposium, Apr. 20, Lexington, KY, 2009.
16. Burtron H Davis, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Weinping Ma, "H2-D2 Kinetic Isotope Effect
in CO2 Hydrogenation over Pt-Co/Al2O3," 21st North American Catalysis Society Meeting,
June 7-12, San Francisco,CA, 2009.
17. Weinping Ma, Gary Jacobs, Dennis E Sparks, Muthu Kumaran Gnanamani, Venkat Ramana
Rao Pendyala, Burtron H Davis ; Gnanamani, M.K.; Pendyala, R.R.; Davis, B.H. "Comparison
of the Kinetics of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Reaction Between Alumina and Silica
Supported Cobalt Catalysts as a Function of Metal Loading," Gordon Research Conference,
Jan. 11-16, Ventura Beach, CA, 2009.
18. Ma, W.; Jacobs, G.; Sparks, D.; Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran.; Pendyala, R.R.; Davis, B.H.
"Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: support and cobalt cluster size effects on kinetics and
hydrocarbon selectivity over Co/Al2O3 and Co/SiO2 catalysts," Tri-State Catalysis Society
Symposium, Apr. 20, Lexington, KY, 2009.
19. Soni, Kapil Kumar; Kumaran, Gnanamani Muthu; Garg, Shelu; Kumar, Manoj; Gupta, J. K.;
Sharma, L. D.; Dhar, G. Murali. Preprints - American Chemical Society, Division of
Petroleum Chemistry (2007), 52(2), 23-26.
20. Dhar, G. Murali; Garg, Shelu; Kumaran, Gnanamani Muthu; Soni, Kapil; Prasad, V. V. D. N.;
Gupta, J. K. Preprints - American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry
(2006), 51(2), 288-290.
21. Shelu Garg, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Manoj Kumar, J K Gupta, L.D. Sharma, G Murali
Dhar, “Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic activity of Sulfated Zirconia supported over
SBA-15” presented in 18th National Symposium and Indo-US seminar on Catalysis, IIP
Dehradun, April 2007.
22. Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, V V D N Prasad, Manoj Kumar, K S
Rawat, L D Sharma, G Murali Dhar, “Hydrodesulfurization catalysis on SBA-15 supported
molybdenum catalysts by Homogeneous precipitation method” presented in 18th National
Symposium and Indo-US seminar on Catalysis, IIP Dehradun, April 2007.
23. Kapil Soni, Shelu Garg, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Manoj Kumar, J K Gupta, L D
Sharma, B N Srinivas, G Murali Dhar, “Hydrodesulfurization studies on SBA-16 supported
Mo, CoMo, and NiMo catalysts” presented in 18th National Symposium and Indo-US seminar
on Catalysis, IIP Dehradun, April 2007.
24. T V Rao, Manoj Kumar, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, V V D N Prasad, B R Nautiyal, Y K
Sharma, S M Nanoti, Bir Sain, G Murali Dhar, M O Garg, “Effect of support in Molybdenum
containing catalysts for Oxidative Desulfurization of HDS Diesel” presented in 18th National
Symposium and Indo-US seminar on Catalysis, IIP Dehradun, April 2007.
25. Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Manoj Kumar, K.S. Rawat, J.K. Gupta, L.D. Sharma, G.
Murali Dhar, “Origin of Hydrocracking functionality in -zeolite supported tungsten
catalysts”presented in 7th Petrotech 2007, New Delhi, Jan 15-19.
26. Shelu Garg, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Manoj Kumar, K.S. Rawat, L.D. Sharma, G.
Murali Dhar, “ZrO2-SBA-15 Mesoporous Supported Molybdenum Hydrotreating Catalysts”
presented in 7th Petrotech 2007, New Delhi, Jan 15-19.
27. Kapil Soni, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Manoj Kumar, K.S. Rawat, L.D. Sharma, G.
Murali Dhar, “Effect of Si/Zr ratio of SBA-15 Support on Hydrotreating Catalytic
Functionalities of Mo, CoMo, and NiMo catalysts” presented in 7th Petrotech 2007, New
Delhi, Jan 15-19.
28. Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Manoj Kumar, L.D. Sharma, G. Murali
Dhar, “Phyisco-chemical characterization and catalysis on beta zeolite supported molybdenum
hydrotreating catalysts” presented in National Workshop on Catalysis for Energy, BHU
Varanasi, Feb 2006.
29. Shelu Garg, Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Kapil Soni, Manoj Kumarn, L.D. Sharma, G.
Murali Dhar, “Physico-chemical characterization and catalysis on ZrO2 incorporated SBA-15
supported molybdenum hydrotreating catalysts” presented in National Workshop on Catalysis
for Energy, BHU Varanasi, Feb 2006.
30. Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, Manoj Kumar, L.D. Sharma, G. Murali Dhar, “Effect of
support composition on catalytic functionalities of Mo, CoMo, NiMo hydrotreating catalysts”,
presented in 17th National Symposium on Catalysis, Jan. 18-20, 2005, CSMCRI Bhavnagar,
Gujarat.
31. Gnanamani, Muthu Kumaran, N.S. Rao, G. Prabhakar, L.D. Sharma, G. Murali Dhar,
“Physico-chemical characterization and catalysis on beta zeolite supported tungsten
hydrotreating catalysts”, presented in 17th National Symposium on Catalysis, Jan. 18-20,
2005, CSMCRI Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
References:
1. Professor Burtron H. Davis Associate Director, CAER 2540 Research Park Dr
Center for Applied Energy Research
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY-40511, USA
Phone: 001 859-257-0251
Fax: 859-257-0302
2. Professor Murali Dhar Gudimella
Senior professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Gayatri Vidya Parishad college of Engineering
Kakinada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra pradesh-530 041, India
Phone: 011-91-9490451176
3. Professor Sivasanker Subramanian
Chair Professor
National Centre for Catalysis Research
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology - Madras,
Chennai - 600 036
Phone: 011-91-9840103865