Sarves Peri completed his Ph. D. in 1995. Sarves studied the oxidation of methane over silica-supported palladium catalysts. In particular, he investigated an unusual phenomenon wherein the catalyst activity increased during the first several hours it was on stream. Sarves also did some work involving hydrodechlorination.

“The Role of Chlorine in Induction Periods During the Oxidation of Methane over Pd/SiO₂,” S. S. Peri and C. R. F. Lund, J. Catal. 152, 410 (1995).

“Changes in Reaction Kinetics during Activation of Supported Pd,” Annual AIChE Meeting, Los Angeles, November 1997.

“Kinetic Changes during the Activation of Pd Methane Oxidation Catalysts,” Spring ACS Meeting, San Francisco, April 1997.

“Effect of Preparation and Pretreatment Methods on the Activity of Pd/SiO₂ in the Oxidation of Methane,” Annual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco, November 1994.

“Carburization of Pd During Catalytic Oxidation of Methane,” 1994 Gordon Conference on Catalysis, Colby-Sawyer College, NH, June 27 & 28 1994.

“Methane Oxidation over Palladium and Palladium-Copper Supported on Silica,” Annual AIChE Meeting, Miami Beach, November 1992.

Sarveswara Sastry Peri, “Kinetics of Methane Oxidation on Supported Palladium Catalyst Systems,” PhD Dissertation, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Dept. of Chemical Engineering (1995). [more info]