Title: Synthesis of methacrylic acid from biomass derived itaconic acid over high surface area solid base catalysts

Biography: Dr. Ashish Bohre received his Ph.D. in 2012 from Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, India. Immediately after completing his Ph.D., he has joined Dr. Basudeb Saha’s research group in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, as a post-doctoral fellow. Currently, he is working as a researcher at the Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana. The focuses of his research are catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into next-generation biofuels and fine chemicals.