Rakesh Kumar Sharma, FRSC,FFCS,FICI,FRACI
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Prof Rakesh Kumar Sharma, FRSC,FFCS,FICI,FRACI

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Professor | Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
Rajasthan
Expertise: Applied Chemistry
159 Publications
12 Projects
2604 Scopus Citations
2536 CrossRef
16 Years 4 Months Total Experience
Publications
159 Total
Articles
140
Chapters
14
Proceedings
5
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Professional Recognition

Outstanding Research Award
2018
GCS Conclave 2018
Best Faculty Award-2015
2015
IIT Jodhpur
NET
2002
CSIR
Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award
2022
IIT Jodhpur
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC
2018
Royal Society of Chemistry
Veer Durga Das Award
2023
Govt of Rajasthan
Outstanding Faculty Awards
2018
IIT Jodhpur

Community & Membership

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Monitoring Team; Government of India
Pollution Assessment Committee
Jan 2018
KARYA Expert Committee, Government of Rajasthan
Chemistry Expert
Jan 2018
American Chemical Society
Annual
Jan 2019
Canadian Chemical Society
Annual
Jan 2019

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2007
N/A
Master of Science
1999
Sri Sai Aditya Institute of Science & Technology
Bachelor of Science
1997
N/A
Professor
May 2010 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur | Department of Chemistry
Chemical Sciences
Applied Chemistry

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Scholarly Work

Solid Acid Catalyst for Biomass Conversion to Fuel and Fine Chemicals
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Natural clay catalyst for Bio-Jet Fuel Production Scale up and Technological Advancement
Other
Agency: Department of Bio-Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Natural clay-plasma catalyzed hydrogenation of carbon-dioxide for methanol production under ambient conditions
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Utilization of hydrogen as fuel in cement production
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Impact of Rainwater harvesting on ground water quality in India with specific reference to fluoride and micropollutants
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Towards technical validation and specification of reusable polymer sensor
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-Oil to Transport Fuel
Completed
Agency: Department of Bio-Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Solid State High Energy Density Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Towards the Development of Low-cost Water Quality Sensors
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Generation, Storage and Distribution of Solar Hydrogen
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Asymmetric Hydrogenation on Carbon Nanotube Surface
Completed
Agency: Department of Science and Technology Role: Principal Investigator
Molecular Sensors: Synthesis and Anion Recognition Studies
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator

Close shell metal oxides for solar cell and water treatment applications

University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Year 2017
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Supported Chiral Platinum Nanoparticles for Asymmetric Catalysis

University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Year 2017
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Local Soil and Organic Waste Based Composites and Ceramics of Western Rajasthan

University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Year 2019
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4. Surface Fluorinated Hematite for Energy, Stealth and Environmental Applications

University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Year 2019
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Pura Ram

University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Year 2018
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Facet Controlled Preparation of Metal Hexagonal Nano Crystal/Carbon Materials Catalyst and Application thereof

Rakesh K Sharma and Poonam Sharma
- Patent No. : 201611022543 Filed : 21-03-2016
Published : 30-11--0001 Granted

Metal Nanoparticles Intercalated Clay for Solvent Free Hydrogenation of Squalene into Squalane

IIT Jodhpur
- Application No. : IN 201611009866 A 20180126 Filed : 01-03-2016
Published : 21-03-2018 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Platinum functionalized Chiral Polyamides: Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Solvent Free Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate

Journal Article
CHEMISTRYSELECT. Year: 2017. Volume: 2 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 513-520 .
Authors: Poonam Sharma; Rakesh K. Sharma

Ni/Co-Natural Clay as Green Catalysts for Microalgae Oil to Diesel-Grade Hydrocarbons Conversion

Journal Article
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Year: 2017. Volume: 5 , Issue: 6 , Pages: 5351-5359 .
Authors: Vineet Kumar Soni; Pragati R. Sharma; Ganpat Choudhary; Shubham Pandey; Rakesh K. Sharma

Dipicrylhydrazine: A versatile visual anions sensor

Journal Article
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. Year: 2017. Volume: 5 , Issue: 3 , Pages: 2232-2239 .
Authors: Pragati R. Sharma; Vineet Kumar Soni; Shubham Pandey; Ganpat Choudhary; Anand K. Plappally; Rakesh K. Sharma

Heterostructured HfO2/TiO2 spherical nanoparticles for visible photocatalytic water remediation

Journal Article
Materials Letters. Year: 2018. Volume: 231 , Pages: 225-228 .
Authors: Laishram, Devika; Shejale, Kiran P.; Gupta, Ritu; Sharma, Rakesh K.

Highly efficient removal of fluoride from aqueous media through polymer composite membranes

Journal Article
Separation and Purification Technology. Year: 2018. Volume: 205 , Pages: 1-10 .
Authors: Nunes-Pereira, J.; Lima, R.; Choudhary, G.; Sharma, P. R.; Ferdov, S.; Botelho, G.; Sharma, R. K.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.

On the investigation of acid and surfactant modification of natural clay for photocatalytic water remediation

Journal Article
Journal of Materials Science. Year: 2018. Volume: 53 , Issue: 14 , Pages: 10095-10110 .
Authors: Soni, Vineet Kumar; Roy, Toran; Dhara, Suman; Choudhary, Ganpat; Sharma, Pragati R.; Sharma, Rakesh K.

On the key role of Dy 3+ in spinel LiMn 2 O 4 cathodes for Li-ion rechargeable batteries

Journal Article
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Year: 2017. Volume: 802 , Pages: 94-99 .
Authors: Pura Ram; Rahul Singhal; Ganpat Choudhary; Rakesh K. Sharma

Surface fluorination of α-Fe 2 O 3 using selectfluor for enhancement in photoelectrochemical properties

Journal Article
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. Year: 2018. Volume: 174 , Pages: 240-247 .
Authors: Vikash C. Janu; Gaurav Bahuguna; Devika Laishram; Kiran P. Shejale; N. Kumar; Rakesh K. Sharma; Ritu Gupta
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