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Cutting-edge perspectives on green hydrogen, catalysis, sustainable process design, and the future of chemical engineering in India and beyond.
India's National Green Hydrogen Mission targets 5 MMT annual production by 2030. We explore the electrolysis pathways, grid integration challenges, and the critical role of renewable energy surplus in making green hydrogen economically viable at scale.
Read ArticlePlatinum remains the benchmark for hydrogen evolution reactions, but its scarcity limits commercial deployment. This article surveys transition metal dichalcogenides, single-atom catalysts, and earth-abundant alternatives achieving competitive overpotentials at fraction of the cost.
Read ArticleIntegrating life cycle assessment at the earliest design stage prevents the costly retrofitting that plagues legacy plants. We examine how LCA-first design philosophy is reshaping refinery and fertilizer plant projects across South Asia and what engineers must know.
Read ArticleModern pinch analysis tools have evolved far beyond manual T-H diagrams. This deep dive covers automated heat exchanger network synthesis, forbidden matches, and how machine-learning-assisted pinch targeting is cutting energy costs by 25–40% in Indian refineries.
Read ArticleScale-up remains the Achilles heel of catalysis research. We analyse the dimensionless groups governing mass transfer, heat dissipation, and pressure drop in fixed-bed reactors, and present a framework for de-risking catalyst scale-up from milligram to tonne scale.
Read ArticleChoosing between PEM and alkaline electrolysis for a green hydrogen project involves complex trade-offs in capital cost, stack lifetime, dynamic response, and water quality requirements. This analysis provides a decision framework for project developers and engineers in the Indian context.
Read ArticleDr. Yadav welcomes academic and industrial collaborations, joint publications, and sponsored research projects in green hydrogen and sustainable process engineering.
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