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Research Interest

  • Design & development of Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), Porous Organic Polymers (POPs), and MOF-derived materials.

  • Development of Porous Out-of-Plane Single Atom Catalysts.

  • Thermal hydrogenation & hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of biomass-derived molecules.

  • Photochemical detoxification of sulfur mustards.

  • Photochemical COâ‚‚ fixation and COâ‚‚ reduction to value-added chemicals.

Teaching Experience

  • Mentored 2 Master’s students at CSIR-IICT

  • Teaching experience in Orientation-cum-Training Programme (6 months) at CSIR-IICT

Conference Attended

  • NANO-SA-2023, ICT Mumbai Marathwada Campus

  • MTIC-XIX, Banaras Hindu University

  • CPIMC-2022, CSIR-IICT

  • FSSM-2020, IIT Kharagpur

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Porous Organic Polymer (POPs) as Next-generation Heterogeneous Catalysts  

​Porous Organic Polymers (POPs) have emerged as promising next-generation heterogeneous catalysts for both thermal and photocatalytic applications. Their tunable porosity, high surface area, and customizable chemical functionality enable precise control over active sites, facilitating efficient interactions with reactants. The covalent backbone of POPs imparts exceptional thermal and chemical stability, making them suitable for demanding catalytic processes. In thermal catalysis, POPs have demonstrated superior performance in reactions such as hydrogenation, oxidation, and dehydrogenation. Meanwhile, their ability to incorporate photoactive units—such as conjugated linkers, chromophores, or metal complexes—positions them as versatile platforms for photocatalytic applications, including COâ‚‚ reduction, organic transformations, and environmental remediation. The modular design of POPs allows for systematic optimization of catalytic performance, opening pathways toward scalable, sustainable catalysis for green chemistry and energy conversion technologies.

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Porous Organic Polymer (POPs)/ Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) as Next-generation Gas (COâ‚‚) Adsorbents

Porous Organic Polymers (POPs) and Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) are emerging as next-generation gas adsorbents, with particular promise for COâ‚‚ capture and storage. Their precisely tunable porosity, ultra-high surface area, and chemically diverse functional groups enable the selective adsorption of COâ‚‚ over other gases. The crystalline and ordered pore channels in COFs provide efficient diffusion pathways and enhance adsorption kinetics, while POPs offer amorphous yet robust frameworks with customizable binding sites for strong COâ‚‚ interactions. Both material platforms exhibit excellent thermal and chemical stability, allowing them to perform under industrially relevant conditions. By engineering pore size, surface polarity, and chemical functionality, researchers can tailor POPs and COFs to achieve high COâ‚‚ uptake, selectivity, and recyclability, positioning them as key materials for addressing challenges in carbon capture, storage, and climate change mitigation.

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Contact Information

Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy
Institute of Innovative Research

Institute of Science Tokyo

Email: paulratul73@gmail.compaul.r.aa@m.titech.ac.jp

Mobile: +91 7005363960; +81 8078067323 

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