Dr. Neeraj Atray
Senior Scientist
Bio Fuels
Indian Institute of Petroleum
India
Biography
Dr. Neeraj Atray is a Senior Scientist in Chemical Conversion Area (BFD) in CSIR - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. His acheivements are • Developed a process for biodiesel production using a heterogeneous catalyst for low cost feed stocks • Developed a two stage process for biodiesel production using low cost high FFA oils • Developed a process for biodiesel production using pretreated non-conventional raw materials • Developed a process for biodiesel production at ambient condition • Developed Quantitative method for HPLC analysis of Biodiesel from different vegetable oil like Jatropha, coconut etc. • Development of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) in Petrochemical area
Research Interest
His research interests are • Applied Organic chemistry • Biofuels and additives developments • Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) in Petrochemical area
Publications
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• Atray, Neeraj; Bhatnagar Ajay Kumar; Gupta, Ashok Kumar, 2011 (Filed in India); Process for the production of fatty acid methyl esters from fatty acid esters from fatty acid triglycerides; (Patent Appl. No. 0731 Del 2011) - Indian patent
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• Kaul Savita,; Atray Neeraj and Bhatnager, Ajay Kumar, 2010 ( Filed in PCT); A process for Conversion of low cost and high FFA oils to biodieselâ€, PCT/1B2010/000592 dated 19/3/2010), PCT patent in France, Germany, Europe and US, Canada and Australia,
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• Kaul Savita,; Atray Neeraj and Bhatnager, Ajay Kumar, 2009 (Filed in India); A process for Conversion of low cost and high FFA oils to biodieselâ€, (Patent Appl. No. 1900 Del 2009)- Indian patent
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Tyagi, O.S.; Atray, Neeraj; Kumar Basant, Datta, Arunabha, 2010, “Production, Characterization and Development of standards for Biodiesel†Mapan, Vol. 25(3), 197-218.
