Devinder Mahajan

B.Sc. (Honors School) (1973): Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
Ph.D. (1979): University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Brookhaven National Laboratory (1980-present):
Group Leader, Advanced Fuels Group, Energy Sciences & Technology Department
Tel.: (631) 344-4985; Fax: (631) 344-7905; E-mail: dmahajan@bnl.gov

Development of "Future Fuels" ENERGY technologies.
Research at the Chemical Engineering/Chemistry/Materials Science Interface

"Future Fuels" production technologies complementing CO2 mitigation utilizing Methane hydrates, Methane and Biomass via chemical- and bio- catalytic conversion pathways. Value-added minerals extraction from Geothermal brines. Evaluation of materials in batch, continuous, and mini-pilot units for process development.

Honors and Awards
2006
Member, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS)-US Section.

2006
Recipient of the "Crown and Eagle Medal of Honor", awarded by RANS for "Petroleum Engineering".

2006
Recognition of SBU "Artists, Authors, and Editors" by the University President.

2005
Promising Inventor's Award, State University of New York.

1998
Plenary Lecture, Milan, Italy. Title: "Low temperature Methanol Synthesis" in Natural Gas Conversion Workshop.

1997
The Annual NEDO Expert Lecture, Tokyo, Japan. Title: "Catalysis and Environment".

1997
AIST* Fellow, Japan (*Agency of Industrial Science and Technology).

1992
Cited in the NRC report titled, "Catalysis Looks To The Future", National Academy Press, Washington, DC

Societies and Committees
2001-
Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

1980-
Member, American Chemical Society

2001-
Member, Energy Secretary’s Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

2002-
Member, BNL Applied Energy Research Planning Committee.

2003-
Member, ABET Committee, College of Engineering and Applied Science, SBU

2004-
Member, BNL Fossil Energy Committee

2005
Member, Board of Directors, Institute of Research & Technology Transfer (IRTT), SUNY at Farmingdale

2005-
Member, Dean’s Energy Center Task Force, SBU

2005-2006
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Mechanical Engineering Dept., SBU

2006-
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Chemical & Molecular Engineering, SBU

2001
Chair, Federal Laboratories Methane Hydrate Working Group

National and International Professional Recognition - Highlights

Guest Editor
2006
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (I & EC Research). Special volume: “ Clean Fuels from Biomass and Waste”. (expected publication date: 2007)

2006
J. Petroleum Science & Engineering. Special volume: “Gas Hydrates and Clathrates” In Press.

2005
Topics In Catalysis. Special volume “Clean Fuels from Natural Gas”.

Symposia Organizer
2006
Topic: Clean Fuels from Biomass and Wastes. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, NY. September 10-14.

2006
Topic: International Workshop on Science & Technology Issues in Methane Hydrates R&D. Sponsored by Engineering Conference International (ECI)- Cosponsors: US DOE, MMS-DOI, ConocoPhillips. JIP-Chevron. Kauai, Hawaii, March 5-9.

2005
Topic: Gas Hydrates and Clathrates. Sponsored by ACS Divisions of Petroleum Chemistry and Fuel Chemistry. 229th ACS National Meeting. San Diego, CA, March 13-17.

2003
Topic: “Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coal-bed Methane: 30 Years Since First Oil Crisis”. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 7-11.

2001
Title: DOE Methane Hydrate Program Meeting for Government Laboratories. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY. March 8.

1999
Topic: Role of Methane in Carbon Management: BNL Internal Workshop, July 1999.

Session Chair
2005
Session: BIO Composites. 12th International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering (ICCE-12), Tenerife, Spain. August 1-6.

2005
Session: Nanomaterials for Electronics. [NanoTech Insight’05], Luxor, Egypt. February 20-25.

2003
Session: Nano Composites. 10th International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering (ICCE-10), New Orleans, LA. July 20-26.

Ongoing Projects

Methane Hydrates

[Team: Devinder Mahajan, Keith Jones, H. Feng (Montclair State U.)]

Our interest is in understanding fundamental issues related to methane hydrate. We have set-up a flexible integrated study of hydrates (FISH) unit for hydrate formation/decomposition kinetics in natural sediments with both laboratory and natural samples. We are also studying characteristics of sediments that are host to methane hydrates at X-26A/ X-27A Beamlines at the NSLS. An effort is made to grow single crystals of methane hydrate that are large enough for neutron diffraction study. [Mahajan et al. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 912 940 (2000).

Gas-to-Liquids

Catalytic Co-Processing of CO and CO₂ into Methanol

Our approach to methane conversion involves indirect route through methane-derived synthesis gas [primarily a mixture of CO, CO₂, and H₂] that can be catalytically converted into methanol and hydrocarbons [Fischer-Tropsch synthesis]. Since CO hydrogenation reactions are exothermic, we have developed the Liquid Phase Low Temperature [LPLT] concept to achieve atom-economical conversion at lower temperatures. Our focus is to design single-site and nano sized catalysts to affect catalytic reduction of CO. For example, methanol synthesis can be achieved with a single-site NiCl2 in basic alkoxide solutions with > 95% selectivity and per pass CO conversion > 90% that eliminates gas recycle.

[Mahajan et al. Can. J. Chem. 79, 848 (2001)].

Catalytic Synthesis of Hydrocarbons with Nanophase Materials

We are also evaluating nano-sized catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis to yield selective hydrocarbons

[Mahajan et al. Catal. Commun. In press (2003)].

Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) with Nano-Phase Materials

Organic sulfur from fuels is difficult to remove. It is even more difficult to remove sulfur down to < 15 ppm. We are synthesizing unsupported and supported nano-phase materials to achieve ultra-deep sulfur removal with the premise that smaller catalyst particles can slip through sulfur-containing large aromatic rings and open the rings. We are using sonolysis (reactions catalyzed by sound waves) to synthesize nano particles of MoS2 in gram quantities that are being evaluated for HDS activity to remove sulfur from transportation fuels and heavy crudes.

Recent Publications

• 28. H. Tawfik, Y. Hung, and D. Mahajan. Metal Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cell – A Review. J. Power Sources, Submitted (2006).
• 27. K.W. Jones, P.B. Kerkar, D. Mahajan, W.B. Lindquist, H. Feng. Microstructure of Natural Hydrate Host Sediments. . Nuclear Instruments and Methods B, Submitted (2006).
• 26. M. Eaton, K.W. Jones, and D. Mahajan. Methane hydrate formation/decomposition in depleted Sediments. Proceed. Geol. Soc. (London), Submitted (2006).
• 25. L. Zheng, H. Zhang, M. Zhang, P. Kerkar, and D. Mahajan. Modeling Methane Hydrate Formation in Marine Sediments. AAPG Bulletin, Submitted (2006).
• 24. K.W. Jones, H. Feng, W.J. Winters, and D. Mahajan. Characterization of Methane Hydrate Host Sediments Using Synchrotron Computed Microtomography (CMT). J. Pet. Sci. & Eng. On-line (2006).
• 23. M. Eaton, D. Mahajan, and R. Flood. A Novel High-Pressure Apparatus to Study Hydrate-Sediment Interactions. J. Pet. Sci. & Eng. On-line (2006).
• 22. D. Mahajan, A. Desai, M. Rafailovich, M-H. Cui, and N-L. Yang. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Sized Metals Embedded In Polymer Matrix. Composites Part B: Engineering. 37 74 - 80 (2006).
• 21. K.W. Jones, H. Feng, A. Lanzirooti, and D. Mahajan. Synchrotron X-ray Microprobe and Computed Microtomography for Characterization of Nanocatalysts. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B. 241 331-334 (2005).
• 20. K. W. Jones, H. Feng, L. Lanzirotti, and D. Mahajan. Mapping Metal Catalysts Using Synchrotron Computed Microtomography (CMT) and Micro X-ray Fluorescence (μXRF). Topics In Catal. 32(3/4) 263-272 (2005).
• 19. P. Servio, M. Eaton, D. Mahajan, and W.J. Winters. Fundamental Challenges to Methane Recovery from Gas Hydrates. Topics In Catal. 32(3/4) 101-108 (2005).
• 18. H. Khalil, D. Mahajan, and M. Rafailovich. Polymer-Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposite. Part II. The Use of Montmorillonite Clay-Vinyl Monomer Complex As A Comonomer in the Copolymrization Reaction of Styrene-Acrylonitrile Monomers. Polymer Internat. 54 423-27 (2005).
• 17. H. Khalil, D. Mahajan, and M. Rafailovich. Polymer-Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposite. Part I. Complexation of Montmorillonite Clay with A Vinyl Monomer. Polymer Internat. 54 428-36 (2005).
• 16. M. Rafailovich, T. Koga, Y-S Seo, J. Sokolov, D. Mahajan, and S. Satija. Surface Modification of Polymeric Nanocomposite Thin Films Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Topics In Catal. 32(3/4) 257-262 (2005).
• 15. D. Mahajan. Atom-Economical Reduction of Carbon Monoxide to Methanol Catalyzed by Soluble Transition Metal Complexes at Low Temperatures. Topics In Catal. 32(3/4) 209-214 (2005).
• 14. D. Mahajan, P. Servio, K.W. Jones, H. Feng, W.J. Winters. Methane Hydrate Studies: Delineating Properties of Host Sediments to Establish Reproducible Decomposition Kinetics. Chapter 16 in Advances In Gas Hydrates, C.E. Taylor and J.T. Kwan, Editors, pp. 239-250, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Inc., New York, New York. [Book Chapter].
• 13. H. Khalil, D. Mahajan, M. Rafailovich, M. Gelfer, and K. Pandya. Synthesis of Nanophase Metal Particles Stabilized with Polyethylene Glycol. Langmuir. 20 6896 (2004).
• 12. S. A. Van Ooteghem, A. Jones, D. van der Lelie, B. Dong, D. Mahajan. H2 Production and Carbon Utilization by Thermotoga Neapolitana Under Anaerobic and Microaerobic Growth Conditions. Biotech. Lett. 26 1223-32 (2004).
• 11. D. Mahajan, E.T. Papish, and K. Pandya. Sonolysis Induced Decomposition of Metal Carbonyls: Kinetics and Product Characterization. Ultrasonic. Sonochem. 11(6) 385-392 (2004).
• 10. D. Mahajan, CL Marshall, N. Castagnola, and JC Hanson. Sono Synthesis and Charatcerization of Nanophase Molybdenum-Based Materials for Catalytic Hydrodesulfurization. Appl. Catal. A:General. 258 83-91 (2004).
• 9. D. Mahajan, P. Gütlich, J. Ensling, K. Pandya, U. Stumm, and P. Vijayaraghavan. Evaluation of Nano-Sized Iron in Slurry-Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. Energy & Fuels 17 1210 -1221 (2003).
• 8. D. Mahajan and A. N. Goland. Integrating Low Temperature Methanol Synthesis and CO2-Sequestration Technologies: Application to IGCC Plants. Catal. Today. 1/2 71-81 (2003).
• 7. A. Naidja, C.R. Krishna, T. Butcher, and D. Mahajan. Cool Flame Partial Oxidation and Its Role in Combustion and Reforming of Fuels for Fuel Cell systems. Prog. Energy & Combust. Sci., 29 155- 191 (2003).
• 6. D. Mahajan, P. Gütlich, and U. Stumm. The Role of Nano-Sized Iron Particles in Slurry-Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. Catal. Commun. 4 101-107 (2003).
• 5. D. Mahajan, C. Song and A. W. Scaroni. Micro-Reactor Study on Catalytic Reduction of CO2 into Liquid Fuels: Simulating Reactions under Geologic Formation Conditions. International Symposium on CO2 Conversion and Utilization in Refinery and Chemical Processing. Petroleum Chemistry Division. ACS Symp. Ser. 809. Chapter 11 (2002).
• 4. D. Mahajan, V. Krisdhasima, and R. D. Sproull. Kinetic Modeling of Homogeneous Methanol Synthesis Catalyzed by Base-promoted Nickel Complexes. Can. J. Chem. 79 (5/6), 848-853 (2001).
• 3. D. Mahajan, T.F. Kotzle, W.T. Klooster, L. Brammer, R.K. McMullan, and A. N. Goland. Crystal Growth, Structure Characterization, and Schemes for Economical Transport: An Integrated Approach to the Study of Natural Gas Hydrates. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 912 940 (2000).
• 2. James E. Wegrzyn, Devinder Mahajan and Michael Gurevich. Catalytic Routes to Transportation Fuels Utilizing Natural Gas Hydrates. Catalysis Today, 50 97-108 (1999).
• 1. Devinder Mahajan and P. Vijayaraghavan. Synthesis of Mixed Alcohols Catalyzed by Dissolved Base-Activated Highly Dispersed Slurried Iron. Fuel, 78 93-100 (1999).

• 1. D. Mahajan. A Novel Liquid-Phase Low-Temperature Method for Production of Methanol from Synthesis Gas. U.S. Patent Office Action pending.
• 2. D. Mahajan. Liquid Phase Low Temperature Method for Production of Methanol from Synthesis Gas and Catalyst Formulations. U.S. Patent # 6,921.7332005).
• 3. D. Mahajan. Method for Reducing the Sulfur Content of a Sulfur-Containing Stream. U.S. Patent 6,835,303 B2 (2004).
• 4. D. Mahajan. A Method for Low Temperature Catalytic Production of Hydrogen. U.S. Patent 6,596,423 (2003).

• 40. M. Anjom, K. Ro, P. Hunt, and D. Mahajan. Thermochemical Processing of Biomass for Farm-Based Economical Production of Methanol Symposium on Clean Fuels from Biomass and Wastes. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
• 39. D. Van-der Lelie, M. Anjom, S. Taghavi and D. Mahajan. Microorganisms Mediated Hydrogen from Biomass: Scale-up issues for Farm-based Economical Production. Symposium on Clean Fuels from Biomass and Wastes. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
• 38. C.R. Krishna, T. Butcher, and Devinder Mahajan. Improving Cold Flow Properties of Biodiesel. Symposium on Clean Fuels from Biomass and Wastes. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
• 37. H. Tawfik, M. Anjom, G. Halada, H. White, Y. Hung, K. El-Khatib and D. Mahajan. Biomass-derived Hydrogen for PEM Fuel Cell Performance. Symposium on Clean Fuels from Biomass and Wastes. 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
• 36. M. Eaton and D. Mahajan. Methane Hydrate Kinetics in Depleted Host Sediments using the FISH unit. Science & Technology Issues in Methane Hydrates R&D International Workshop, Kauai, Hawaii, March 5-9, 2006.
• 35. P. Kerkar, K. Jones, H. Feng, and D. Mahajan. Spectroscopic Characterization of Host Sediments. Science & Technology Issues in Methane Hydrates R&D International Workshop, Kauai, Hawaii, March 5-9, 2006.
• 34. D. Mahajan. Characterization and Decomposition Kinetic Studies of Methane Hydrate in Host Sediments Under Subsurface-Mimic Conditions. DOE Methane Hydrate Project Review. Denver, January 18-19, 2006.
• 33. D. Mahajan, M. Anjom. D. van der Lelie, and S. Taghavi. Application of Nanocomposites In Biomimetic Hydrogen Production. 12th International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering (ICCE-12), Tenerife, Spain. August 1-6, 2005.
• 32. M. Anjom, B. Dong, S.A. Van Ooteghem, D. van der Lelie, S. Taghavi, and D. Mahajan. Biological Processing of Carbonaceous Sources Using Extremophiles for CO2-Neutral Ultra-Pure Hydrogen Production. 5th Topical Conference on Natural Gas Utilization Advanced Gas Conversion and Hydrogen Production. AICHE Spring National Meeting, Atlanta, GA. April 10-14, 2005.
• 31. D. Mahajan, Project Review. Molecular Engineering. National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV. March 24, 2005.
• 30. M. Eaton, D. Mahajan, R. Flood, T. Koga, and M. Rafailovich. Hydrate-Sediment Interactions in Novel High-Pressure Apparatus. Symposium on Symposium on Gas Hydrates and Clathrates. Co-sponsored by the ACS Petroleum Chemistry and Fuel Divisions. 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA. March 13-17, 2005.
• 29. K.W. Jones, H. Feng, S. Tomov, W. J. Winters, Michael Eaton, and D. Mahajan. Morphology of methane hydrate host Sediments. Symposium on Symposium on Gas Hydrates and Clathrates. Co-sponsored by the ACS Petroleum Chemistry and Fuel Divisions. 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA. March 13-17, 2005.
• 28. D. Mahajan. Efficient Production of Purified Hydrogen Via Low Temperature Water-Gas-Shift (WGS) Reaction. Presented at the Symposium on Advanced Gas Conversion and Hydrogen Production, 2004 AICHE Spring National Meeting, Abstract # 72b, New Orleans, LA. April 25-29, 2004.
• 27. D. Mahajan. Gulf of Mexico Naturally Occurring Gas Hydrates JIP Workshops. September 30 - October 1, 2003.
• 26. D. Mahajan, M. Rafailovich, M.-H. Cui, and N.-L. Yang. Synthesis of Polymer Encapsulated Nano Metal Catalysts. The 4th DOE National Laboratory Catalysis Conference (NLCat 2003), Oak Ridge, TN. October 22-24, 2003
• 25. C.L. Marshall and D. Mahajan. Sono-synthesis and characterization of nanophase hydrodesulfurization catalysts", Presented at the Symposium on “Catalysts and Processes for Environmentally-Cleaner Gasoline and Diesel Fuels”, Division of Fuel Chemistry, 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September 7-11, 2003.
• 24. D. Mahajan. Atom-Economical Reduction of Carbon Monoxide to Methanol: Is the Catalyst Single-Site or Multi-Site? Symposium on Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coal-bed Methane: 30 Years Since First Oil Crisis. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 7-11, 2003.
• 23. K. W. Jones, H. Feng, and D. Mahajan. Mapping Metal Catalysts Using Synchrotron Computed Microtomography and Micro X-ray Fluorescence. Symposium on Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coal-bed Methane: 30 Years Since First Oil Crisis. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 7-11, 2003.
• 22. M. Rafailovich, T. Koga, Y.S. Seo, D. Mahajan, B. Chu, and J. Sokolov. Neutron Reflectivity Studies of the Gas/Solid/Liquid Interface. Symposium on Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coal-bed Methane: 30 Years Since First Oil Crisis. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 7-11, 2003.
• 21. N.-L.Yang, A. Desai, D. Mahajan, and M. Rafailovich. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-sized Iron Partilces on a Polystyrene Support as Potential Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts. Symposium on Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coal-bed Methane: 30 Years Since First Oil Crisis. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 7-11, 2003.
• 20. P. Servio and D. Mahajan. Kinetic Reproducibility of Methane Production from Methane Hydrates. Symposium on Synthetic Clean Fuels from Natural Gas and Coal-bed Methane: 30 Years Since First Oil Crisis. Co-sponsored by the ACS Fuel and Petroleum Chemistry Divisions. 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY. September 7-11, 2003.
• 18. D. Mahajan, A. Desai, H. Khalil, M.H. Rafailovich, and N.-L. Yang. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Sized Materials In Polystyrene Matrix. 10th International Conference on Composite Engineering (ICCE-10), New Orleans, LA. July 20-26, 2003.
• 17. D. Mahajan, C.L. Marshall, A.J. Kropf, M. Serban, N. B. Castagnola, and J.C. Hanson. Sono-Synthesis and Characterization of Nanophase Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts. 18th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Cancun, Mexico. June 1-6, 2003
• 16. D. Mahajan, P. Gütlich, and U. Stumm. Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis With Nano-Sized Iron Particles In Slurry Phase. Presented at the 3rd Topical Conference on Natural gas Utilization, 2003 AICHE Spring National Meeting, Abstract # 77d, New Orleans, LA March 30 - April 3, 2003.
• 15. D. Mahajan, K. W. Jones, H. Feng, and W. J. Winters. Methane Hydrate Studies: Delineating Properties of Sediments Using Synchrotron Computed Microtomography (CMT). Presented at the Symposium on Gas Hydrates, 2003 AICHE Spring National Meeting, Abstract # 78a New Orleans, LA March 30- April 3, 2003.
• 14. D. Mahajan, H. Khalil, M.H. Rafailovich, and H.J. White. The Ship-in-a-bottle Approach to Synthesis of Nano Materials Via Sonolysis. 5th Conference on Aerospace Materials, Processes and Environmental Technology (AMPET), Huntsville, AL. September 18, 2002.
• 13. D. Mahajan. Methane Hydrate Research at BNL: An Update. Naturally Occurring Gas Hydrates Data Collection Workshop, Sponsored by the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP). Houston, Tx. May 9-10, 2002.
• 12. D. Mahajan. Methane Hydrate Research at the DOE National Laboratories. Methane Hydrate Interagency R&D Conference, Sponsored by the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Washington, DC. March 21-22, 2002.
• 11. D. Mahajan. Methane Hydrate Research at the DOE National Laboratories. Gulf of Mexico Methane Hydrate Data Collection Workshop, Sponsored by the Joint Industry Partnership (JIP). Houston, Tx. March 14-15, 2002.
• 10. D. Mahajan and A. N. Goland. Integrating Low Temperature Methanol Synthesis and CO2-Sequestration Technologies: Application to IGCC Plants. Symposium on Gas Conversion and Utilization (Session: Gas to Chemicals). 2002 Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 10-14, 2002.
• 9. D. Mahajan, T. F. Koetzle, L. Brammer, W. T. Klooster, R. L. McGraw, R. K. McMullan, and G. Senum. Structure Characterization and Sono-Stimulated Kinetic Study with Tracers in Pressure Vessels: An Integrated Approach to the Study of Gas Hydrates. Symposium on the Fundamentals of Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion, Session on Gas Clathrate Hydrates. 2002 TMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, February 17-21, 2002
• 8. D. Mahajan. Sono Mediated Pathways to Unsupported and Supported Nano-sized Metal Catalysts. Functional Nanostructure Symposium (Sponsored by USB and Korean Institute of Technology (KAIST)) at BNL. August 23-24, 2001.
• 7. D. Mahajan. Update of results from National Laboratories. Presented at the “Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee Meeting”. Sponsored by the Office of Fossil Energy, United States Department of Energy, Woods Hole, MA. May 17-18, 2001.
• 6. D. Mahajan and C.L. Marshall. Nanophase Support Materials As Catalysts for Ultra-Deep Sulfur Removal from Crude Oils and Transportation Fuels. 2000 National Laboratory Research Conference (NLCAT 2000), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) Argonne, IL October 12-13, 2000.
• 5. D. Mahajan, C. Song and A. W. Scaroni. Micro-Reactor Study on Catalytic Reduction of CO2 into Liquid Fuels: Simulating Reactions under Geologic Formation Conditions. International Symposium on CO2 Conversion and Utilization in Refinery and Chemical Processing. Petroleum Chemistry Division, 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA. March 26 - 31, 2000
• 4. D. Mahajan. Low Temperature Catalytic Coprocessing of CO2 and CO to Methanol. DOE/ National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA. February 11, 2000.
• 3. D. Mahajan, T.F. Kotzle, W.T. Klooster, L. Brammer, R.K. McMullan, and A. N. Goland. Crystal Growth, Structure Characterization, and Schemes for Economical Transport: An Integrated Approach to the Study of Natural Gas Hydrates. Symposium on “Gas Hydrates and Challenges for the Future”, Sponsored by the Engineering Foundation, Park City, Utah. July 18-22, 1999.
• 2. D. Mahajan, J.E.Wegrzyn, T. Lee, and M. Gurevich. Natural Gas Conversion to Transportation Fuels: Kinetic Modelling of Low Temperature Methanol Synthesis. Symposium on High Pressure Reaction Processes, AICHE Spring National Meeting, Houston, Tx. March 14-18, 1999. Paper 120e.
• 1. D. Mahajan. Homogeneously Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of Methanol from Synthesis Gas. DOE National Laboratories Catalysis Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 24-25, 1999.