DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Research Staff

Nevin T Mathew Laboratory Engineer Bu Hasa Building, Room 2216 Office: +97126075534 E- mail: nmathew@pi.ac.ae

Education:

M.Tech (Industrial Catalysis), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India, 2004
M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry), University of Kerala, Kerala, India, 2002
B. Sc. (Chemistry), University of Kerala, Kerala, India, 2000.

Profile:

Mrs. Nevin T Mathew joined PI as Laboratory Engineer (Research) in July 2011. Her current research work involves the “Study of Asphaltene deposition tendency through simultaneous determination of phase behavior and interfacial properties”.  Prior to joining PI, she has worked as Laboratory Chemist at Intertek Caleb Brett, Sharjah and as Senior Research Fellow at National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India. She has also worked as Project Assistant II (Research) for the prestigious nuclear program of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, India.

Academic Accomplishments:

• Senior Research Fellowship, awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for the year 2006-2007.

Poster Presentation:

• Current Trends in Inorganic Chemistry- 2004.” National Symposium organized by the Department of Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology. Kerala, India.

Research Experience:

Projects handled

(1)   “Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic   Applications of Hierarchical   Zeolites.”

Position held & Location of work: Senior Research Fellow,
Inorganic & Catalysis Division, NCL, Pune, India.
   
Description of work:

• Optimization of synthesis procedure for hierarchical Zeolites such as H-ZSM-5, H-ZSM-12 and its conventional catalysts.
• Characterization study of catalysts by N2 Adsorption, XRD, TEM.
• Correlate the structure-activity studies for different organic transformations of molecules.

(2) “Development of Hydrophobic Catalysts for the    Isotopic Exchange of Hydrogen and Water.”
Position held & Location of work:  Project Assistant II,      
Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai & NCL, Pune. 
                                              
Description of Work:

• Synthesis of catalysts (Pt/ZSM-5, Pt/C, Pt/SBA-15)
• Characterization of catalysts by XRD, N2 Sorption, Temperature Programmed Desorption and Infra-red Spectroscopy.
• Modification of catalysts by both inorganic and organic hydrophilic/hydrophobic binder systems, and its mechanical strength optimization.
• Testing of catalysts for the isotopic exchange of Hydrogen & Water in both liquid and vapor phase chemical exchange reactors.

(3) “Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Study of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves”.
        Position held & Location of work:  M.Tech Project,                                  National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
Description of Work:

• Synthesis and optimization of Al-MCM-41 catalyst with different Aluminium loadings.
• Characterization study of catalysts by N2 sorption, X- ray diffraction, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Temperature Programmed Desorption 
• Study of organic transformations of molecules and its analysis by Gas Chromatography, GC-MS.

 
Work Experience in UAE:

Worked as Laboratory Chemist, Intertek Caleb Brett, UAE
                                                           
Description of work:                                                  

• Analysis & Testing of Aviation Fuels, Crude Oils, Fuel Oils, Lubricants, Gas Oils and other Chemicals as per ASTM/BS Standards.
• Testing of Perfume Products as per SASO ( Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation ) specifications
• Testing of Water Samples & Fertilizers.
• Calibration of Instruments like K.F Titrator, Sulphur Analyser, pH Meter, TDS Meter, Viscometer, Thermometer, Bomb Calorimeter, Hydrometer, Weighing Balance  etc. and maintaining  their records regularly.

Research Interests:

Applied and basic research in:

• Crude oils
• Asphaltene deposition tendency
• Heterogeneous catalysis
• Zeolites
• Mesoporous Molecular sieves
• Environmental catalysis
• Green chemistry

Publications:

1	Nevin T. Mathew, S. Kaire, S. Mayadevi, R. Jha and S. Sivasanker, “Rearrangement of allyl phenyl ether over Al-MCM-41”, J. Catal. 229 (2005) 105.
2.	A.Bordoloi, Nevin T. Mathew, Biju M.D, S.P. Mirajkar and S.B. Halligudi, “Liquid-phase veratrole acylation and toluene alkylation over WOx/ZrO2 solid acid catalysts”, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 247 (2006) 58–64.
3.	S.A. Mirji, S.B. Halligudi , Nevin Mathew, V. Ravia, N. E. Jacob and K.R. Patil “Adsorption of methanol on Si (1 0 0)/SiO2 and mesoporous SBA-15”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 287 (2006) 51–58.
4.	S.A. Mirji, S.B. Halligudi , Nevin Mathew , Nalini E. J., K.R. Patil and A.B. Gaikwad , “Adsorption of methanol on mesoporous SBA-15”, Materials Letters 61 (2007) 88–92.
5.	Raghu AV, Gadaginamath GS, Mathew NT, Halligudi SB and Aminabhavi TM, “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Polyurethanes based on 4,4'-[1,4-phenylenedi-diazene-2,1-diyl]bis(2-carboxyphenol) and 4,4'-[1,4-phenylenedi-diazene-2,1-diyl]bis(2-chlorophenol) Hard segments”, Reactive and Functional Polymers 67 (2007) 503-514.
6.	Raghu AV, Gadaginamath GS, Mathew NT, Halligudi SB and Aminabhavi TM, J“Synthesis and properties of novel polyurethanes based on N,N-bis(salicylidene)-p-phelenediamine and N,N-bis(salicylidene)-4,4’-methylene-bis(2-methylaniline) hard segments”, J Appl Polym Sci  106 (2007) 299-308
7.	Raghu AV, Gadaginamath GS, Mathew NT, Halligudi SB, H.M.Jeong and Aminabhavi TM, “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Schiff Base Polyurethanes”. J Appl Polym Sci., 113 (2009) 2747-2754
8.	A. Bordoloi, Nevin T Mathew, F. Lefebvre and S.B. Halligudi "Inorganic–organic hybrid materials based on functionalized silica and carbon: A comprehensive understanding toward the structural property and catalytic activity difference over mesoporous silica and carbon supports", Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Volume 115, Issue 3, 1 November 2008, Pages 345-355.