Dr
Raghuram Chetty
Assistant Professor
Tel +91 44 22574178
Fax +91 44 22574152
Research
Interests
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Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis,
Carbon nanotubes for electrocatalytic application
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Nanomaterials for
Energy Conversion and Storage (Fuel Cells and Batteries)
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Electrochemical systems and engineering,
Wastewater treatment
Selected
Publications
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R. Chetty, W. Xia, S. Kundu, M. Bron, T. Reinecke, W. Schuhmann, M. Muhler, Effect
of reduction temperature on the preparation and characterisation
of Pt-Ru nanoparticles on
multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Langmuir, 25,
3853-3860, 2009.
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R. Chetty, S. Kundu, W. Xia, M. Bron, W. Schuhmann, V. Chirila, W. Brandl, T. Reinecke, M. Muhler, PtRu nanoparticles
supported on nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon
nanotubes as catalyst for methanol electrooxidation, Electrochim. Acta, 54 (2009)
4208-4215.
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R. Chetty, K. Scott,
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R. Chetty, K. Scott, Characterisation of thermally
deposited platinum and palladium catalysts for direct formic acid fuel cells, J. New Mat. Electrochem. Sys., 10, 135-142, 2007.
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R. Chetty, K. Scott, Direct
ethanol fuel cells with catalysed metal mesh anodes, Electrochim. Acta, 52,
4073-4081, 2007.
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R. Chetty, K. Scott, Catalysed
titanium mesh electrodes for ethylene glycol fuel cells, J. Applied Electrochem, 37,
1077-1084, 2007.
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R. Chetty, K. Scott, Dimethoxymethane and trimethoxymethane as alternative fuels for fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 173, 166-171,
2007.
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R. Chetty, P.A. Christensen, B. T. Golding, K. Scott, Fundamental
and Applied Studies on the Electrochemical Hydrodehalogenation
of Halogenated Phenols in Aqueous Solutions at a Palladised
Titanium Electrode, Appl. Catal A: General,(Special Issue on Dehalogenation),
27, 185-194, 2004.
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R. Chetty, P.A. Christensen, B.T. Golding, In
Situ FTIR Studies on the Electrochemical Reduction of Halogenated Phenols, Chem Commun., (Featured as
‘Hot Paper’ in Chemical Communications), 984-985, 2003.
Projects
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“Development of Non-Platinum
Cathode Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells” sponsored by the
Department of Science and Technology (DST) 2009-2011.
Teaching
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CH315 - Renewable Energy Sources
Postgraduate Supervision
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PhD/MS Students
Mr. M. Kranthi Kumar
Mr. Abhijnan
Sarkar
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M.Tech
Students
Mr. Bhagath Kiran Chikkala
Mr. Lakshman Naik
Mr.
Academic
Profile
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Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2004)
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M.Sc. Chemistry (1998)
PSG
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B.Sc. Chemistry (1996)
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Previous
Positions
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Post Doctoral Research Associate (2007-2008)
Laboratory of
Industrial Chemistry
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Post Doctoral Research Associate (2005-2007)
Chemical Engineering
and Advanced Materials
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Senior Research Scientist (2004 – 2005)
NewChem Technologies Limited (Newcastle
University Spin-Off Company)
Memberships
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International Society of
Electrochemistry (ISE)
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Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Honours and Awards
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Received Rudolph Messel travel bursary from Society of Chemical Industry
(SCI),
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Received Best Poster Award for the
Poster Presented at the “Fuel Cells Science & Technology”
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Finalist
in the
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Received Swami Vivekananda
Scholarship from Sri Ramakrishna Mission,