Dr. Pralay Das Research Group

Office Address:

Pralay Das, Ph.D., FRSC

Professor, AcSIR

Senior Principal Scientist & Head

Chemical Technology Division,

CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology,

Palampur(H.P.)-176061, India

Contact No.

Office: +91 1894230426

E-mail: pdas@ihbt.res.in or pralaydas1976@gmail.com

Fax: +91 1894 230433.

               Research Interests:

Organic Synthesis: Methodology development       

Nano-composite material as heterogeneous catalyst development and applications        

Lignocellulosic biomass to high-value furanic molecules (5-HMF, 5-MFA, DFF, Furfural, DMF, etc.) production ans scale-up  

Semi-synthesis of bio-active molecules

Process Chemistry for industrially important chemicals 

                     Research Emphasis:          

 Heterogeneous nano-catalyst synthesis and applications

 Biomass to high value chemicals synthesis

 Oxalic acid as CO and CO2 surrogates for organic synthesis

  Cross-coupling, oxidation and reduction reactions

 Semi-synthesis of bio-active molecules from Cedrus deodara oil and bio-activity evaluation

                       Scalable process for commercially important molecules:                          

Commercially important substituted cyclohexane-1,3-diones, 4-alkyl resorcinol, furan compounds, etc.

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