Dr Babita Behera

Research Interest

• Methodology in Analytical Chemistry/Nuclear magnetic Resonance/ Spectroscopy.
• Application of Multinuclear, Multi-dimensional NMR, for material characterization.
• Solid state NMR studies of complex hydrocarbon mixtures/ bio-oil/ complex mixtures/catalysts deactivation/coke.
• Upgradation of Heavy petroleum ends.
• Carbon nanomaterial.
• Polymorphism / Organic Polymorphs.

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• JRF /SRF in CSIR
• Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
• Member of selection committee for CSIR SRF/RA in area of Inorganic Chemical Sciences (CHEM/22)”  organized at “Human Resource Development Group (HRDG), CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi – 110 012” during  11-12 August 2016.

Patents

• SS Ray, A Kumar, B Behera, V Panwar, A Bansal, GD Thakre, AK Chatterjee, A Process for the Preparation of Graphene Based Polyacrylamide Composites, Indian Patent filed, Appl. No: 133DEL2015.
• B Behera, P Gupta, SS Ray, LNSK Konathala, A Kumar, M Srivastava, YK Sharma, A process for preparation of layered SP2 carbon nano materials from heavy petroleum ends, Indian Patent filed, Appl. No: 4190DEL2015.
• P Nagendramma, GD Thakre, N Atray, B Behera, A process for the development of new generation bio lube base stocks for reference samples as well as gear lubricants for enclosed industrial gear drives, Indian Patent filed 3953Del2015.
• J Porwal, GD Thakre, B Behera, S Kaul, Biodegradable Multipurpose gear oil composition, Indian Patent Filed 2014.
• S Kaul, J Porwal, GD Thakre, B Behera, A Process for byproduct valorization to metalworking fluids, Indian Patent filed Application no. 0195NF2013.

Selected Publications

• J Jiao, J Kanellopoulos, B Behera, W Wang, VR Reddy Marthala, SS Ray, M. Hunger, Effect of Adsorbate Molecules on the Quadrupolar Interaction of Framework Aluminum Atoms in Dehydrated Zeolite H, Na-Y J. Phy. Chem. B 110,13812, 2006.
• B Behera, SS Ray, ID Singh, Structural characterization of FCC feeds from Indian refineries by NMR spectroscopy, Fuel 87, 2322, 2008.
• B Behera, SS Ray, Structural changes of FCC catalyst from fresh to regeneration stages and associated coke in a FCC refining unit: A multinuclear solid state NMR approach, Catalysis Today 141, 195, 2009.
• Nonappa, M. Lahtinen, B Behera, E Kolehmainen, U Maitra, Unraveling the packing pattern leading to gelation using SS NMR and X-ray diffraction: direct observation of the evolution of self-assembled fibers, Soft Matter, 6, 1748, 2010.
• A Kumar, B Behera, GD Thakre, SS Ray, Covalently grafted graphene oxide-poly-(Cn) acrylate nanocomposites by surface-initiated ATRP: An efficient anti-friction, anti-wear and pour point depressant lubricating additive in oil media Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 55,8491,2016.