Iqra

Welcome to my webpage.

I am a Ph.D. scholar in Chemical Engineering Department at IIT Delhi.

I am part of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals Research Group (REC) and Catalytic Reaction Engineering Group (CRE).

About Me
  • Experience

    • Worked in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NIT Srinagar as a contractual faculty from September 2017- August 2018.


  • Education

    • Ph.D. (Course work) in Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi. CGPA 8.82 (July 2019 - Present)

    • M.Tech in Chemical Engineering, NIT Srinagar. CGPA 8.80 (August 2015 - July 2017)

    • B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, NIT Srinagar. CGPA 8.03 (August 2010 - July 2014)

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Research
My current research involves the conversion of methane to aromatics using zeolite supported metal catalyst, under the supervision of Prof. Kamal K. Pant and Prof. M. Ali Haider .

Natural gas (methane) is an alternative to petroleum for the production of chemicals and other clean liquid fuels. Direct non-oxidative methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons is an excellent approach to exploit the natural gas.



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Publications
  • Ahangar, I., & Mir, F. Q. (2020). Development of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) supported zirconium tungstate (ZrW/PVA) composite ion-exchange membrane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(56), 32433-32441 pdf

  • Ahangar, I., & Mir, F. Q. (2018). Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Supported Tin Phosphate (SnP/PVA) Ion Exchange Membrane. Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research, 5(6), 476-478 pdf

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Conferences
  • Combined Theoretical and Experimental Strategies to Achieve High Reactivity of a Mo/HZSM-5 Catalyst for Methane Dehydroaromatization, ISCRE 26 & APCRE9 (Accepted) (December 5-8)

  • Understanding the Reaction Mechanism on Molybdenum Carbide Species for Formation of Ethylene/Acetylene in Methane Dehydroaromatization (MDA), AIChE Annual Meeting 2021 (Accepted) (November 15-19)

  • Attended and presented work on “Understanding Methane Activation and C-C coupling on Molybdenum Carbide anchored over ZSM-5 in Methane Dehydroaromatization (MDA) using DFT Studies” ACS fall 2021 (August 22-26)

  • Attended and presented work on “Evolution of Catalytic Active Sites in Methane Dehydroaromatization Reaction”, MRS 2021 (April 20-23)

  • Attended and presented work on “On the Nature of the Active Sites in Molybdenum Catalyst for Methane Dehydroaromatization”, ACS Spring 2021 (April 5-16)

  • Attended two-day International conference on “Recent Trends in “Engineering, Technology, Agriculture, Applied Sciences, Humanities and Business Management for Sustainable Development” at NIT Srinagar, from 20th – 21st October 2018 and Presented Paper on “Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) Tin phosphate (SnP) supported Ion exchange membrane”.

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Courses
    Course Code Course Title Grade Obtained
    CLL-732 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics A
    CLL-726 Molecular Modeling of catalytic reaction A-
    CLL-777 Complex Fluids Technology B
    CLL-701 Modelling of Transport Processes B


    Overall CGPA of full-time courses = 8.82


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Awards
  • Received prestigious Prime Minister Research Fellowship from Government of India, 2021.

  • Received Best paper presentation Award in two-day International conference on “Recent Trends in Engineering, Technology, Agriculture, Applied Sciences, Humanities, and Business Management for Sustainable Development” at NIT Srinagar, from 20th – 21st October 2018.

  • Secured the first position in order of merit in M. Tech batch 2015 at NIT Srinagar.

  • Obtained a scholarship based on academic and overall excellence from the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers for the year 2011-2012. The selection process concluded based on overall excellence and only 15 students from the whole country were selected for it.

  • Represented my school in the National Science Congress held in the year 2005. The congress consisted of two schools from the state and our determination and persistence were highly praised by the esteemed judging panel consisting of national-level scientists.

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Projects
  • M.Tech thesis on “Synthesis and characterization of ion exchange membrane for direct methanol fuel cell”, 2017.

  • Final Year B. Tech Project on “Case Study of Indian Horse Chestnut for Production of Bio-diesel”, 2014.

  • Study of the effect of temperature on hydrocracking of various fractionating products at Indian Oil Corporation Limited, R&D Centre, Faridabad, 2013.

  • Industrial Project in mining and process dynamic control of cement production at J K Cements Private limited, 2012.


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Contact
  • Email

    • chz198164@chemical.iitd.ac.in

    • iqraa.nitsri@gmail.com


  • Current Address

    • Kailash hostel, IIT Delhi, Hauz khas, 110016 ➲