Dr. Salil Varma

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsKinetics and Catalysis,Inorganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsCatalysis, Hydrogen mitigation, Materials for SOFC applications, Mixed oxides

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityMumbai
InstitutionBhabha Atomic Research Center
InstituteChemistry Division

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Helmut PappInstitut für Technische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2005

Program(s)

2004Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2017P. Kumar, S. Presto, A.S.K. Sinha, S. Varma, M. Viviani, P. Singh: Effect of samarium (Sm3+) doping on structure and electrical conductivity of double perovskite Sr2NiMoO6 as anode material for SOFC. In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 1123-1129
2017S.J. Rajoba, L.D. Jadhav, P.S. Patil, D. Tyagi, S. Varma, B.N. Wani: Enhancement of Electrical Conductivity of LiFePO4 by Controlled Solution Combustion Synthesis. In: Journal of Electronic Materials, 2017, 1683-1691
2017S. Singh, P.A. Jha, S. Varma, P. Singh: Large polaron hopping phenomenon in lanthanum doped strontium titanate. In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 707-716
2017D. Tyagi, S. Varma, S.R. Bharadwaj: Mesoporous carbon supported platinum nanocatalyst: Application for hydrogen production by HI decomposition reaction in S-I cycle. In: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2017, 2177-2184
2016M. Pandiyathuray, K. K. Sanap, S. Varma, A. K. Singh, B. N. Jagatap: Femtosecond Laser-Induced Plasma Spectrometry of Bimetallic Noble Metal Catalysts. In: Applied Spectroscopy, 2016, 1300-1308
2016P. S. Mahadik, D. Jain, A. N. Shirsat, N. Manoj, S. Varma, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj: Synthesis, stability and conductivity of SrCe0.8-xZrxY0.2O3-? as electrolyte for proton conducting SOFC, (2016) Electrochimica Acta, 219, pp. 614-622. . In: Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 614-622
2016D. Tyagi, S. Varma, S. R. Bharadwaj: XPS studies of Pt catalysts supported on porous carbon. In: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2016, 080037(1)-080037(4)
2015S. U. Dubal, L. D. Jadhav, C. H. Bhosale, S. Varma, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj: 10. Investigation on spray deposited BaCe0.7Zr0.1Y0.1Gd0.1O2.9 thin film for proton conducting SOFC, (2015) 26 (10), pp. 7316-7323. . In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2015, 7316-7323
2015K. K. Sanap, S. Varma, S. B. Waghmode, P. Sharma, N. Manoj, R. K. Vatsa, S. R. Bharadwaj: Bimetallic wiregauze supported Pt-Ru nanocatalysts for hydrogen mitigation, (2015) 15 (5), pp. 3522-3529. . In: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2015, 3522-3529
2015D. Tyagi, S. Varma, S. R. Bharadwaj: Pt/graphite catalyst for hydrogen generation by HI decomposition reaction in S-I thermochemical cycle, (2015) 39 (15), pp. 2008-2018. . In: International Journal of Energy Research, 2015, 2008-2018
2015D. Tyagi, S. Varma, S. R. Bharadwaj: Pt/zirconia catalyst for hydrogen generation from HI decomposition reaction of S-I cycle. In: International Journal of Energy Research, 2015, 484-493
2015K. K. Sanap, S. Varma, S. B. Waghmode, S. R. Bharadwaj: Wire gauze and cordierite supported noble metal catalysts for passive autocatalytic recombiner, (2015) 294, pp. 226-232. . In: Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2015, 226-232
2014P. P. Sawant, S. Varma, M. R. Gonal, B. N. Wani, D. Prakash, S. R. Bharadwaj: Effect of Ni Concentration on Phase Stability, Microstructure and Electrical Properties of BaCe0.8Y0.2O3-? - Ni Cermet SOFC Anode and its application in proton conducting ITSOFC.. In: Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 80-85
2014K. K. Sanap, S. Varma, S. B. Waghmode, S. R. Bharadwaj: Supported Pt nanoparticles for the hydrogen mitigation application.. In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 15142-15155
2013S. Basu, S. Varma, A. N. Shirsat, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj, A. Chakrabarti, S. N. Jha, D. Bhattacharyya: Extended X-ray absorption fine structure study of Gd doped ZrO2 systems. In: Journal of Applied Physics, 2013, 043508(1)-043508(4)
2012D. Tyagi, K. Scholz, S. Varma, K. Bhattacharya, S. Mali, P. S. Patil, S. R. Bharadwaj: Development of Pt-Carbon Catalysts using MCM-41 template for HI decomposition reaction in S-I Thermochemical Cycle. In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 3602-3611
2012S. R. Bharadwaj, S. Varma, B. N. Wani: Electroceramics for fuel cells, batteries and sensors. In: S. Banerjee, A. K. Tyagi, Functional Materials. Elsevier, 2012. 639-674
2012P. P. Sawant, S. Varma, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj: Influence of Synthesis route on morphology and conduction behaviour of BaCe0.8Y0.2O3-?. In: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2012, 189-195
2012D. Tyagi, S. Varma, K. Bhattacharya, D. Jain, A. K. Tripathi, C. G. S. Pillai, S. R. Bharadwaj: Iodine speciation studies on Bunsen Reaction of S-I cycle using Spectroscopic techniques. In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 3621-3625
2012L. D. Jadhav, A. P. Jamale, S. R. Bharadwaj, S. Varma, C. H. Bhosale: Synthesis and characterization of YSZ by spray pyrolysis technique.. In: Applied Surface Science, 2012, 9501-9504
2012P. P. Sawant, S. Varma, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj: Synthesis, Stability and Conductivity of Ba(Ce0.8-xZrx)Y0.2O3-? as electrolyte for proton conducting SOFC. In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 3848-3856
2012S. R. Arbuj, R. R. Hawaldar, S. Varma, S. B. Waghmode, B. N. Wani: Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of ATiO3 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, and Cd) perovskites and their photocatalytic activity under solar irradiation. In: Science of Advanced Materials, 2012, 1-5
2012S. Basu, P. P. Sawant, S. Varma, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj, S. N. Jha, D. Bhattacharyya: X-ray absorption spectroscopy of doped BaCeO3-BaZrO3 systems”, AIP Conference Proceedings 1447 (2012) 505-506.. In: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2012, 505-506
2012S. Basu, S. Varma, A. N. Shirsat, B. N. Wani, S. R. Bharadwaj: X-ray absorption spectroscopy of doped ZrO2 systems. In: Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, 053532(1)-053532(9)
2011K. Bhattacharyya, S. Varma, A. K. Tripathi, A. Vinu, A. K Tyagi: Gas phase photo-oxidation of alkenes by V-doped TiO2-MCM-41: Mechanistic insights of ethylene photo-oxidation and understanding the structure-activity correlation. In: Chemistry - A European Journal, 2011, 12310-12325
2011K. K. Sanap, S. Varma, D. Dalavi, P. S. Patil, S. B. Waghmode, S. R. Bharadwaj: Variation in noble metal morphology and its impact on functioning of hydrogen mitigation catalyst. In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011, 10455-10467
2010K. Bhattacharyya, S. Varma, A. K. Tripathi and A. K. Tyagi: Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of nano V-doped TiO2 particles in MCM-41 under UV-visible irradiation”,, 25 (2010) 125-133.. In: Journal of Materials Research, 2010, 125-133
2009K. Bhattacharyya, S. Varma, A. K. Tripathi, S. R. Bharadwaj, A. K. Tyagi: Mechanistic Insight by in Situ FTIR for the Gas Phase Photo-oxidation of Ethylene by V-Doped Titania and Nano Titania. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009, 5917-5928
2008A. D. Belapurkar, S. Varma, A. Shirole, J. Sharma: Cordierite Supported Platinum Catalyst for Hydrogen-Oxygen Recombination for use in Nuclear Reactor under LOCA”, , 10 (2008) 461.. In: Power Plant Chemistry, 2008, 461
2008K. Bhattacharyya, S. Varma, A. K. Tripathi, S. R. Bharadwaj, A. K. Tyagi: Effect of vanadia doping and its oxidation state on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 for gas- phase oxidation of ethene. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 19102-19112
2006K. Bhattacharya, S. Varma, and N. M. Gupta, K. Bhattacharya, S. Varma, and N. M. Gupta: In situ FTIR studies on mechanistics of heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation of ethene over Uranyl species anchored on MCM-41. In: Research in Chemical Intermediates, 2006, 17-30
2005S. N. Achary, S. Varma, A. K. Tyagi: Powder XRD and temperature programmed reduction studies on Al2(WO4)3. In: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2005, 1200-1205
2005K. Bhattacharya, S. Varma, D. Kumar, N. M. Gupta: Studies on vapor-phase photo-oxidation of methanol over nano-size titanium dioxide clusters dispersed in MCM-41 host matrix. Part 2: Catalytic properties and surface transient species. In: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2005, 797-805
2005A. Sahasrabudhe, S. Varma, N. M. Gupta: The temperature-dependant transport behavior of benzene molecules in the pores of ZSM-5 zeolite: TPD and FTIR spectroscopy studies. In: Adsorption science and technology, 2005, 95-107
2005Aditi. R. Gandhe, Julio B. Fernandes, Salil Varma, N. M. Gupta: TiO2: As a versatile catalyst for the ortho-selective methylation of phenol. In: Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2005, 63-71
2004S. Varma, B. N. Wani, A. Sathyamoorthy, N. M. Gupta: On the role of lattice distortion in the catalytic properties of orthovanadates FexLa1-xVO4. In: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2004, 1291-1296
2004D. Kumar, S. Varma, G. K. Dey, N. M. Gupta: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic properties of mesoporous urano-silicate molecular sieves. In: Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 2004, 181-189
2004D. Kumar, S. Varma, N. M. Gupta: The influence of particle size on H2–reduction, catalytic activity and chemisorption behavior of uranium oxide crystallites dispersed in MCM-41: TPR, methanol - TPD and in situ FTIR studies. In: Catalysis Today, 2004, 541-551
2004D. Kumar, S. Varma, V. S. Kamble, N. M. Gupta: The selective adsorption/reaction of methanol over nanosize uranium oxide crystallites dispersed in MCM-48: FT-IR and TPD studies. In: Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2004, 251-257
2003S. Varma, B. N. Wani, N. M. Gupta: Redox behavior and catalytic activity of La-Fe-V-O mixed oxides. In: Applied Catalysis A: General, 2003, 341-348
2003S. Varma, B. R. Ambekar, B. N. Wani, N. M. Gupta: The effect of substitution on the thermo-physical properties of LaMnxV1–xO4-d. In: Thermochimica Acta, 2003, 279-285
2002S. Varma, B. N. Wani, N. M. Gupta: Synthesis, characterization and redox behavior of mixed orthovanadates La1-xCexVO4. In: Materials Research Bulletin, 2002, 2117-2127
2001M. R. Pai, S. Varma, A. D. Belapurkar, N. M. Gupta: Development of catalysts for mitigation of hydrogen in the water cooled nuclear power reactors. Part-I: Preparation, characterization and activity measurements. In: Power Plant Chemistry, 2001, 453-457
2001M. R. Pai, S. Varma, A. D. Belapurkar, N. M. Gupta: Development of catalysts for mitigation of hydrogen in the water cooled nuclear power reactors. Part-II: Poisoning characteristics. In: Power Plant Chemistry, 2001, 518-521
2001A. S. Kerkar, M. R. Pai, S. Varma, N. M. Gupta: Development of catalysts for mitigation of hydrogen in the water cooled nuclear power reactors. Part-III: A prototype recombiner device. In: Power Plant Chemistry, 2001, 523-525
2001R. Sasikala, S. Varma, N. M. Gupta, S. K. Kulshrestha: Reduction behavior of Ce-Y mixed oxides. In: Journal of Materials Science Letters, 2001, 1131-1133
2001S. Varma, B. N. Wani, and N. M. Gupta: Synthesis, characterisation, TPR-TPO and activity studies on LaMnxV1-xO4-d catalysts. In: Applied Catalysis A: General, 2001, 295-304