Heterogeneous Catalysis

• Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts in Micro and Nano Scale

• Catalysts Characterization by XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, TGA, DSC, TPD, FT-IR, UV-Vis, etc.

• Surface Study of Catalysts by Theoretical Calculations

Catalytic or Non-catalytic Organic Reactions

• Dehydration of Alcohols to Alkenes and Ethers

• Dehydrogenation of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones

• Esterification of Carboxylic Acids by Alcohols

• Conversion of Methanol to Gasoline

• Production of Energetic Fuels

• Synthesis of Nanoenergetic Materials

• Surface Modification of Nanostructures

• Decarboxylative Oxidative Coupling Reactions

• Oxidative Coupling Reactions

• Antioxidant Activity Tests and Radical Scavenging Reactions

• Evaluation of Catalytic Activity and Selectivity by GC-MS, GC and H NMR

Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms

• Theoretical Investigation of Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms

• Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies of Reactions

• Geometry Optimization of Starting Materials, Intermediates, Transition States and Products

Nanostructures

• Design, Synthesis and Development of Novel Nanostructures for Gas Storage, Sensing Device, Radical Scavenging and Drug Delivery

Computational Chemistry

• Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory

• Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) Calculations

• Conformational Analysis

• Steric, Electronic (Conjugation, Resonance, Hyperconjugation), and Polar (Inductive, Field, Solvent) Effects

• Stereochemistry

• Intramolecular and Intermolecular Interactions

• Reactive Intermediates

• Explosives and Energetic Compounds

• Calculated Spectral Properties