Biography
Laxmangudi Krishnamurthy Doraiswamy, Indian / US chemical engineer (Bangalore 13 May 1927 – Danville, Pennsylvania 02 June 2012)
World pioneer on chemical reactions engineering
Established organic synthesis engineering as a modern discipline
Authored about 180 papers
Solved many problems in phase transfer catalysis by immobilizing the catalyst on a polymer support
DEVELOPED
A number of processes such as catalytic and non-catalytic processes in both batch and continuous modes
A novel continuous catalytic process for dimethylaniline
Comercially important technologies such as fluidized-bed processes for making chloromethanes and methylchlorosilanes
Continuous process for ethylenediamine
A new process for vitamin B6
A complete process for methyl, ethyl, butyl and 2-ethylhexylacrylates
Zeolite catalysts and process for xylene isomerization
Processes for making alkylating benzene with alcohols
A calcium based sorbent for desulphurizing hot coal gas (with T. Wheelock)
Rihani-Doraiswamy method for calculating enthalpy, entropy and the Cp for an ideal gas (1965)
Verma-Doraiswamy method to estimate standard heat of formation
HONORS
Richard H. Wilhelm (1990) & William H. Walker (2004) Awards, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Salford (1982) & University of Wisconsin Madison (1991)
Named one of 10 most distinguished chemical engineers in the world
