Catalytic and Noncatalytic Upgrading of Oils

Dr. Dalai has published over 550 research papers, mostly in heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic processes in international journals and conference proceedings. He has submitted several patent applications. His ground-breaking research has led to over 28,000 citations of his work and H-index of 80. He serves in the Editorial Board of several prestigious journals. Professor Dalai has received fellowship from different societies such as Royal Society of Canada, RoyalSociety of Chemistry in UK, International Association of Advanced Materials, American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Chemical Institute of Canada, Engineering Institute of Canada, and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is a Fulbright Fellow from USA, DAADFellow from Germany and JSPS Fellow from Japan. Professor Dalai has received several national and international awards.Recently, he received the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers DRC Life Time Achievement Award, Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering R.S. Jane Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to Chemical Engineering Profession, Royal Society of Canada's Miraslow Romanoswki Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Science, and University of Saskatchewan's George Ivany Internationalization Award.Prof. Dadyburjor received his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and graduate degrees from the University of Delaware, working with Jon H. Olson and Stanley I. Sandler. He carried out post-doctoral research with Eli Ruckenstein at SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Dadyburjor's research interests are primarily in heterogeneous catalysis, clean fuels and chemicals, deactivation and regeneration of catalysts and the design of novel catalysts specific forselective reactions. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology and a director of the Division of Energy and Fuels of ACS. He is a Fellow of ACS and a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).Dr. Ying Zheng is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Western University, Canada. Dr. Zheng joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick in 1999 where she was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in 2004 and to full professor in 2008. She was awarded the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Chemical Process & Catalysis in 2012. In 2015, she joined the University ofEdinburgh as Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering/Reaction Engineering. She is a well-known researcher in the field of catalysis and reaction engineering. She is an elected fellow of Canadian Academic of Engineering, the Chemical Institute of Canada, Institute of Chemical Engineer and member of the College of New Scholarsof the Royal Society of Canada. She is also awarded with the CSChE Syncrude Canada Innovation Award, Imperial Oil Research Award and Humboldt Fellowships.Dr. Duan is a Professor of Petrochemical Processing and Catalysis Engineering in the College of Chemical Engineering and Environment at the China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China. She received her Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the China University of Petroleum, Beijing (2002); M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the China University of Petroleum, East China (1993); B.Sc. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the China University of Petroleum, East China (1991).Her research areas focus on the synthesis of novel materials and catalysts for ultra-clean fuel production technologies, reaction kinetics for hydrogenation of transportation fuels, efficient green transformation and optimal utilization of fossil energy. Dr. Duan has published over 200 research papers in severalinternational journals and conference proceedings with citations over 5,700 and an H-index of 45.

Catalytic and Noncatalytic Upgrading of Oils reviews new frontiers in noncatalytic and catalytic pathways to prepare high-quality liquid transportation fuels which could play a role in partially or completely replacing environmentally harmful fossil fuels.