Postdoctoral Researcher · Freiberg, Germany

Catalysis for Sustainable Fuels and Clean Energy

Research Scientist specializing in heterogeneous catalysis, sustainable aviation fuels, methanol-to-olefins conversion, photocatalysis, and reaction engineering. Currently conducting research at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.

MTO Chemistry SAF Production Zeolite Catalysts Heterogeneous Catalysis Photocatalysis Carbon Nitride Reaction Engineering

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Dr. Adeem Ghaffar Rana

Dr.-Ing. · Chemical Engineering

15+Publications

230+Citations

3Countries

14+Years Exp.

15+

Peer-reviewed Publications

230+

Total Citations

3

Countries Worked In

DAAD

Scholarship Recipient

TUM · TUBAF

Academic Institutions

Current Work

Research Focus Areas

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Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) using zeolite catalysts and hydrotreating/hydrocracking of Fischer–Tropsch feeds for SAF-range products within the REF4FU and OptiSAF frameworks.

Ongoing · TUBAF · 2023–

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Heterogeneous Catalysis

Catalyst synthesis, screening, and kinetic evaluation. Zeolite-based systems, metal-supported catalysts, and Design of Experiments for process optimization.

REF4FU · OptiSAF Projects

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Photocatalysis

Modification of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) for redox applications. CO₂ conversion to hydrocarbons. Photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic pollutants.

TUM · PhD Research

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Zeolite Catalysts & Hydrocarbon Processing

Synthesis and characterisation of zeolite frameworks for selective hydrocarbon conversion. Focus on acidity, porosity, and deactivation behaviour in fixed-bed reactors.

TUBAF · Ongoing

Updates

Latest News

📄 New Paper

Nickel and Platinum Modified Exfoliated Carbon Nitride as Photo-Thermal Catalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation

Published in Dalton Transactions · 2026

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📄 New Paper

Advances and Challenges in Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Published in Fuel · 2026

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📄 New Paper

Enhanced Gas-Phase Pollutant Removal Using Pt-Modified Carbon Nitride

Published in Chemical Engineering Journal · 2024

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💼 Career

Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Freiberg, Germany · 2023 – Present

🎓 Milestone

PhD Completed at TU Munich

Chemical Engineering · TU Munich · 2022

Academic Journey

From Lahore to Freiberg

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2006 – 2010

University of the Punjab

BS Chemical Engineering · Pakistan

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2013 – 2015

KFUPM

MS Chemical Engineering · Saudi Arabia

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2017 – 2022

TU Munich

PhD (Dr.-Ing.) · DAAD Scholar · Germany

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2023 – Present

TUBAF Freiberg

Postdoctoral Researcher · Germany

Research Output

Selected Publications

A selection of peer-reviewed work. Full list available on Google Scholar.

Advances and Challenges in Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Recent Developments and Trends

Anwar, S.; Aslam, Z.; Rana, A.G. et al.

Enhanced Gas-Phase Pollutant Removal Using Pt Nanoparticle-Modified Exfoliated Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts Under UV and Visible Light

Mateos, M.J.; Hou, H.; Rana, A.G. et al.

Influence of Cocatalysts (Ni, Co, Cu) and Synthesis Method on Photocatalytic Activity of Exfoliated g-C₃N₄ for Hydrogen Production

Rana, A.G.; Schwarze, M.; Tasbihi, M. et al.

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Beyond the Lab

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📍 Freiberg, Saxony, Germany · TU Bergakademie Freiberg