Anand Mohan Verma


Anand Mohan Verma

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: amverma[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-7663 070 315(O)

Research Publications

Articles

2025

  1. Verma, A. M; Chaturvedi, S.; Paul, S.; Nandi, S.; Sheshanarayana, R.; Santhosh, K.; Valavarasu, G; Dukkipati, A.; Gwie, C. G.; Moo, P. Y. and thers, Data-driven massive reaction networks reveal new pathways underlying catalytic CO2 hydrogenation.
  2. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Efficient CO 2 reduction to methane on Ru 2-based adjacent vacant graphene catalysts: insights into bimetallic synergies, thermodynamics, and kinetics. In Catalysis Science & Technology, 15 (7): 2379-2394, 2025.

2023

  1. John, A.; Verma, A. M.; Shaneeth, M and Govind Rajan, A. Discovering a Single-Atom Catalyst for CO2 Electroreduction to C1 Hydrocarbons: Thermodynamics and Kinetics on Aluminum-Doped Copper. In ChemCatChem, 15 (14): e202300188, 2023.
  2. Saleheen, M.; Mamun, O.; Verma, A. M.; Sahsah, D. and Heyden, A. Understanding the influence of solvents on the Pt-catalyzed hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol. In Journal of Catalysis, 425: 212-232, 2023.
  3. Lal, D.; Konnur, T.; Verma, A. M.; Shaneeth, M and Govind Rajan, A. Unraveling low overpotential pathways for electrochemical CO2 reduction to CH4 on pure and doped MoS2 edges. In Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62 (49): 21191-21207, 2023.

2022

  1. Verma, A. K.; Verma, A. M. and Rajan, A. G. Theoretical understanding of electrochemical phenomena in 2D electrode materials. In Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 36: 101116, 2022.

2021

  1. Verma, A. M.; Singh, S. P. and Ojha, RP Quantum chemical study of gas-phase reactions of isoprene with OH radicals producing highly oxidised second-generation products. In Journal of Molecular Modeling, 27 (2): 62, 2021.
  2. Verma, A. M; Laverdure, L.; Melander, M. M and Honkala, K. Mechanistic origins of the pH dependency in Au-catalyzed glycerol electro-oxidation: Insight from first-principles calculations. In ACS Catalysis, 12 (1): 662-675, 2021.
  3. Verma, A. M; Melander, M. M and K., H. Computational Screening of Doped Graphene Electrodes for Alkaline CO2 Reduction. In Frontiers in Energy Research, 8: 606742, 2021.

2019

  1. Agrawal, K.; Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. DFT investigation on thermochemical analyses of conversion of xylose to linear alkanes in aqueous phase. In Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 90: 199-209, 2019.
  2. Agrawal, K.; Verma, A. M and Kishore, N. Thermochemical conversion of guaiacol in aqueous phase by density functional theory. In ChemistrySelect, 4 (20): 6013-6025, 2019.
  3. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. First-principles study on the gas-phase decomposition of bio-oil oxygenated compounds over the palladium catalyst surface. In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21 (40): 22320-22330, 2019.
  4. Saleheen, M.; Verma, A. M.; Mamun, O.; Lu, J. and Heyden, A. Investigation of solvent effects on the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over Ru catalysts. In Catalysis Science & Technology, 9 (22): 6253-6273, 2019.
  5. Saleheen, M; Verma, AM; Mamun, O; Lu, J and Heyden, A APPENDIX C: SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR INVESTIGATION OF SOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF GUAIACOL OVER Ru CATALYST. In Liquid Phase Modeling in Heterogeneous Catalysis, 1001: 154, 2019.
  6. Kauppinen, M. M; Korpelin, V.; Verma, A. M.; Melander, M. M and Honkala, K. Escaping scaling relationships for water dissociation at interfacial sites of zirconia-supported Rh and Pt clusters. In The Journal of chemical physics, 151 (16), 2019.

2018

  1. Verma, A. M.; Agrawal, K.; Kawale, H. D and Kishore, N. Production of Toluene by Decomposition of 2-Hydroxy-6-methylbenzaldehyde: A DFT Study. In Chemistryselect, 3 (1): 220-229, 2018.
  2. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Kinetics of decomposition reactions of acetic acid using DFT approach. In The Open Chemical Engineering Journal, 12 (1), 2018.
  3. Verma, A. M.; Kawale, H. D; Agrawal, K. and Kishore, N. Quantum chemical study on gas phase pyrolysis of p-isopropenylphenol. In Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 81: 134-145, 2018.
  4. Verma, A. M.; Agrawal, K.; Kawale, H. D and Kishore, N. Quantum chemical study on gas phase decomposition of ferulic acid. In Molecular Physics, 116 (14): 1895-1907, 2018.
  5. Verma, A. M.; Agrawal, K. and Kishore, N. Binding of phenolic model compounds with noble metal doped graphene sheets. In Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1134: 37-46, 2018.
  6. Verma, A. M.; Agrawal, K. and Kishore, N. Computational study on ring saturation of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde using density functional theory. In ACS omega, 3 (8): 8546-8552, 2018.
  7. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Molecular modeling approach to elucidate gas phase hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over a Pd (111) catalyst within DFT framework. In Journal of molecular modeling, 24 (9): 254, 2018.
  8. Verma, A. M.; Agrawal, K. and Kishore, N. Elucidation of novel mechanisms to produce value-added chemicals from vapour phase conversion of ferulic acid. In Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 137 (9): 122, 2018.
  9. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Decomposition of acetic acid over Ru and Ru/MgO catalyst clusters under DFT framework. In Chemical Physics Letters, 711: 156-165, 2018.
  10. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. The Open Chemical Engineering. In Open Chemical Engineering Journal, 12: 14-23, 2018.

2017

  1. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. DFT study on gas-phase hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol by various reaction schemes. In Molecular Simulation, 43 (2): 141-153, 2017.
  2. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Thermochemistry analyses for transformation of C6 glucose compound into C9, C12 and C15 alkanes using density functional theory. In Molecular Physics, 115 (4): 413-423, 2017.
  3. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Gas phase conversion of eugenol into various hydrocarbons and platform chemicals. In RSC advances, 7 (5): 2527-2543, 2017.
  4. Verma, A. M and Kishore, N. Production of Benzene from 2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde by Various Reaction Paths using IRC Calculations within a DFT framework. In ChemistrySelect, 2 (4): 1556-1564, 2017.
  5. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Molecular modelling approach to elucidate the thermal decomposition routes of vanillin. In New Journal of Chemistry, 41 (17): 8845-8859, 2017.
  6. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Molecular simulations of palladium catalysed hydrodeoxygenation of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde using density functional theory. In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19 (37): 25582-25597, 2017.
  7. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Platinum catalyzed hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol in illumination of cresol production: a density functional theory study. In Royal Society Open Science, 4 (11): 170650, 2017.

2016

  1. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. DFT Study on Hydrogenation Reaction of Acetaldehyde to Ethanol in Gas and Water Phase. In International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, 5: 53-57, 2016.
  2. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. DFT analyses of reaction pathways and temperature effects on various guaiacol conversion reactions in gas phase environment. In ChemistrySelect, 1 (19): 6196-6205, 2016.

Collections

2017

  1. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. A Succinct Review on the Upgradation of Lignin Derived Bio-Oil Model Components. In Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies, Springer, 2017.
  2. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Current Advances in Bio-oil Upgrading: A Brief Discussion. In Sustainable Energy Technology and Policies, Springer, 2017.

In Proceedings

2018

  1. Verma, A. M.; Agrawal, K. and Kishore, N. Gas Phase Kinetic Investigations of Decomposition of Salicylaldehyde over Pd(111) Catalyst Surface. In REFLUX, 2018.
  2. Agrawal, K.; Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. Elucidating the Production of Vanillin from Ferulic Acid using DFT. In Research Conclave, 2018.

2015

  1. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. DFT Study on Hydrogenation Reaction of 1-hydroxypropan-2-one. In Proceedings of the 30th Indian Engineering Congress, the 21st Century Engineering: the Make in India Pathway, pages 9-15, 2015.
  2. Verma, A. M. and Kishore, N. DFT Study on Kinetics of Decomposition Reaction of Trans-Methyl Nitrite. In CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, India, 2015.