Arun Basrur

Background

About Arun Basrur

R&D Specialist with comprehensive experience in Industrial Catalysis and managing R&D Centre.• Contact information: arunbasrur@rediffmail.com• Wide breadth of experience in development and application of heterogeneous catalysts ranging across Petrochemicals, Oil Refining, Specialty Chemicals, Syn Gas, Coal-to-Chemicals and Renewable segments.(New Product Development)• Tacit knowledge in these areas acquired through hands-on experience.• Expertise in catalyst development, scale-up and commercial manufacture (precipitation, compounding, impregnation, shaping, reduction and stabilization, tailoring properties), advanced catalyst characterization and performance evaluation in fixed bed and batch reactors. Holistic approach to new product development and commercialization.• Experience in catalyst start-up, trouble shooting in Plant operations and Commercial catalyst selection.• Adept at identifying and setting up new infrastructure, methods and techniques.• Cherish Guiding, Coaching and Mentoring subordinates.• Collaboration with JV and external partners.• Adept at technology transfer and assimilation, toll manufacturing of catalysts.• Exposure to External Technology Scouting and Competitive patent Assessment.• Experienced in championing Six Sigma projects and employing techniques in project execution.• Hands-on experience with Stage Gate process of project management.• Ph.D from IIT(Bombay); Worked at Hindustan Lever Ltd. Mumbai; Indian Petrochemicals Corpn. Ltd;(Now Reliance Industries - Vadodara Manufacturing Division); Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. Pune; Sud-Chemie India Pvt. Ltd. Vadodara – a Clariant JV.• Ten granted patents. Two patent applications. One invited book Chapter. Thirteen publications in peer reviewed journals / Symposia.• Recipient of DSIR and Golden Peacock team awards for project / Innovation.