PROFILE

Dr. A. P. Vyas, has a blend of Industrial, academic, academic administration, and administrative experience of more than 29 years with notable number of publications in international journals, books/book chapters and a patent granted. He is on a panel of reviewers for many prestigious international journals. He is the recipient of the Best Degree Engineering Teacher award-2013 by the ISTE, New Delhi. Three M. Tech students guided by him won the “National ISTE-IPCL Award for Best PG Thesis in Chemical Engineering”. He has guided several Ph.D. students and few have completed the Ph.D. He is a recipient of the OHSSAI Leadership Award – 2021 under the education category. He also received the “Asia Pacific Achievers Award for Education Excellence” by Global Achievers Foundation on 15-6-2014 at Tashkent (Uzbekistan) in absentia. He is an executive committee member of IIChE-ARC, member of Gujarat State Council, Institution of Engineers (India), Gujarat State Centre and Co-opted member of the Association of Chemical Technologists (India). He has headed a number of statutory and other committees at various universities and institutes. He has been declared a fellow of Institutions of Engineers for the Chemical Engineering Division. He has presented number of committees on various platforms.

RESEARCH

Area of Research
• Dr. A. P. Vyas has completed number of consultancy assignments in the area of petroleum product testing, effluent treatment, cleaner production, industrial training, soft skill training, etc. His area of research interest includes biodiesel production, process heat transfer, pinch technology, cleaner production, etc. Two projects sponsored by the GUJCOST were completed successfully in time and one patent is granted as an outcome of the same. The major research area of interest are Biodiesel Production, Process Heat Transfer, Cleaner Production, Pinch Technology but not limited to.

PUBLICATIONS

Selected Publications
• Rukhsana I. Kureshy, Noor-ul H. Khan, Sayed H.R. Abdi, Surendra Singh, Irshad Ahmad, Raksh V. Jasra, and Amish P. Vyas “Enantioselective epoxidation of non-functionalized alkenes catalyzed by recyclable new homochiral dimeric Mn(III) salen complexes” published in Journal of Catalysis, 10th June, 2004, vol. 224, Issue-2, 229-235. (Impact factor: 7.354) (ISSN No.: 0021-9517)
• Amish P. Vyas, N. Subrahmanyam and Payal A. Patel “Production of biodiesel through transesterification of Jatropha oil using KNO3/Al2O3 solid catalyst” published in “Fuel” 88 (2009) 625-628. (Impact Factor: 6.609) (ISSN No.: 0016-2361)
• Amish P. Vyas, Jaswant L. Verma and N. Subrahmanyam “A Review on FAME Production processes” published in Fuel, 89 (2010) 1-9 (Impact Factor: 6.609), Considered as the second most downloaded paper by FUEL, ranked 9th in top 25 hottest articles by FUEL and 17th by ENERGY among all the relevant journal articles for the duration July to September, (2010.) (ISSN No.: 0016-2361)
• Milap G. Nayak, Amish P. Vyas, “Optimization of microwave-assisted biodiesel production from Papaya oil using response surface methodology” published in Renewable Energy, Vol. 138 (2019) pages 18-28 (ISSN: 0960-1481) (Impact Factor: 4.981(Journal website Based)).
• Milap G. Nayak, Amish P. Vyas, “Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Microwave-Assisted Transesterification of Papaya Oil” published in Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 31, No. 8 (2019) pages 1688-1692 (ISSN: 0970-7077) (Impact Factor: 4.568, (Journal website Based)).

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bjYOv3UAAAAJ&hl=en
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=25652473200
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-3252

TEACHING

• Process Heat Transfer
• Chemical Engineering Economics and Plant Design
• Mass Transfer Operations
• Petroleum Refining
• Process Integration
• Mechanical Operations and Particulate Technology
• Fluid Flow Operations
• Cleaner Production and Cleaner Technology
• Air Pollution Control Techniques
• Environmental Science
• Solid Waste Management

PROFILE

Dr. Siddhant Patel is a highly qualified and experienced faculty member at our institution. He completed his B.E. in Chemical Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering in 2013, followed by an M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering with the specialization of Environmental Process Design from Institute of Technology, Nirma University in 2015. He further went on to earn his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat.

During his doctoral studies, Dr. Patel focused on the development of thin film solar cells, including CZTS-based solar cells, QDSSCs, and Perovskite solar cells. So far, he has also published 10 journal articles, 3 book chapters, and 3 conference papers, in addition to registering one Indian Patent. His research interests primarily lie in Photovoltaic Cells, Thin film solar cells, Perovskite Solar cells, and Photocatalysis applications.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Siddhant Patel has also worked on four consultancy projects for Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd and IFFCO, Kalol, which further highlights his expertise in the field of chemical engineering.

RESEARCH

Area of Research
• Dr. Siddhant Patel's research focuses on lead-free all-inorganic perovskite (AIP) materials and their applications in photovoltaic and photocatalytic technologies. AIP materials are highly promising due to their potential to exhibit excellent optoelectrical properties, environmental stability, and thermal stability. Dr. Patel's main objective is to explore the gram-scale synthesis of AIP materials to enable their commercialization. He is developing robust and scalable synthetic methods to produce high-quality AIP materials with consistent properties. Dr. Patel is also investigating the use of AIP materials in photovoltaic solar cells to enhance their efficiency and stability. He aims to optimize the composition, structure, and morphology of AIP materials and explore novel device architectures and fabrication methods. Additionally, Dr. Patel is interested in exploring the potential of AIP materials for photocatalysis, specifically for hydrogen generation by water splitting. This involves developing new materials and optimizing their structure and properties to achieve high catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability. Dr. Patel's work has great promise for the advancement of sustainable energy conversion systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Selected Publications
• Patel, S.B., Tripathi, A. and Vyas, A.P., 2021. Recent development in the structural modification of graphitic carbon nitride for sustainable photocatalysis: Advances, challenges and opportunities. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 16, p.100589.
• Nair, S., Patel, S.B. and Gohel, J.V., 2020. Recent trends in efficiency-stability improvement in perovskite solar cells. Materials Today Energy, 17, p.100449.
• Patel, S.B., Patel, A.H. and Gohel, J.V., 2018. A novel and cost effective CZTS hole transport material applied in perovskite solar cells. CrystEngComm, 20(47), pp.7677-7687.
• Patel, S.B. and Gohel, J.V., 2019. Quasi solid-state quantum dot–sensitized solar cells with polysulfide gel polymer electrolyte for superior stability. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 23(9), pp.2657-2666.
• Patel, S.B. and Gohel, J.V., 2018. Enhanced solar cell performance by optimization of spray coated CZTS thin film using Taguchi and response surface method. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29(7), pp.5613-5623.

• Google Scholar: ziuLx4AAAAAJ
• Scopus: 57214457758
• ORCID: 0000-0002-4696-904

TEACHING

• Process Calculations
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• Chemical Reaction Engineering – I
• Instrumentation and Process Control
• Non-Conventional Energy Sources
• Waste Water Engineering
• Air Pollution Control
• Environment Science and Sustainability
• Environment and Disaster Management
• Safety in Petroleum Industry
• EHS Legislations, Standards and Audit

PROFILE

Dr. Alok Tripathi, PhD in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India. His research focused on the development of semiconductor nanomaterials for environmental, and energy storage applications. Dr. Tripathi has worked on the industrial projects for recovery of volatile organic compounds, and has developed a process for ammonia recovery from industrial effluent. He has published several research articles in the journals of international recognition.

RESEARCH

Area of Research
• Currently working on the development of 2D Photocatalytic Materials for Environmental applications and Healthcare biosensing

PUBLICATIONS

Selected Publications
• Tripathi, A., Cruz J.B., Healthcare Biosensing Nanomaterials, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2023, 6, 7, 5042–5074
• Tripathi, A., Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain. ZnAl-LDH and B-impregnated polymeric semiconductor (g-C3N4) for solar light-driven photocatalysis to treat phenolic effluent. Sustainable Materials and Technologies 28 (2021) e00266.
• Tripathi, A., Narayanan, S., Potassium doped graphitic carbon nitride with extended optical absorbance for solar light driven photocatalysis. Applied Surface Science (2019) 479, 1–11.
• Tripathi, A., Narayanan, S.,. Skeletal tailoring of two-dimensional π-conjugated polymer (g-C3N4) through sodium salt for solar-light driven photocatalysis. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology: A (2019) 373, 1–11
• Tripathi, A., Narayanan, S., Stimulation of n−π* transition of g-C3N4 through ZnAl layered double hydroxide for solar light assisted phenol degradation. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 108, 104892.

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?authuser=1&user=ZXRI9QkAAAAJ
• Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203242164
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-3581-5002

TEACHING

• Material Science
• Heat Transfer Operations
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• Process Equipment Design
• Chemical Engineering Economics & Plant Design

PROFILE

Dr. Paritosh Agnihotri obtained his Master and Doctorate degree in the field of Chemical Engineering from NIT Jalandhar and SVNIT Surat, respectively. He has more than 6 years teaching experience. He has published several research articles in peer reviewed journals and also reviewer of well-known journals.

RESEARCH

Area of Research
• Microfluidics, Synthesis and Separation of Magnetic Nanoparticles, Nanofluidics. Droplet microfluidics.

PUBLICATIONS

Selected Publications
• Paritosh Agnihotri, V. N. Lad “Controlling interfacial mixing zone for microfluidic flow of liquid streams” (2018) Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 40:301. DOI: 10.1007/s40430-018-1203-8.
• Paritosh Agnihotri, V. N. Lad “Controlled release and separation of magnetic nanoparticles using microfluidics by varying bifurcation angle of microchannels” (2019) Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 29: 309-315. DOI: 10.1007/s10904-018-1000-y.
• Paritosh Agnihotri, Riddhi Tala, Priyanka Doot, V. N. Lad “Microfluidics for concentration of selected nanofluids and separation of nanoparticles” (2019) Separation Science and Technology, 54: 289-292. DOI:10.1080/01496395.2018.1529041.
• Paritosh Agnihotri, V. N. Lad “Magnetic nanofluid: synthesis and characterization” (2020) Chemical Papers, 74: 3089-3100. DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01138-w.
• M. K. Jha, Anil K. Sinha, Paritosh Agnihotri “Hydroprocessing of Jatropha Oil to Produce Green Fuels” (2013) International Journal of Chemical Technology and Research (Scopus), 5: 765-770.

• Google Scholar: http://agnihotri.edu/~paritosh
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-3132

TEACHING

• Mass Transfer Operation
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Food Technology
• Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology
• Chemical & Process Fuel Technology