Chetan M. Patel
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
India
Biography
Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat-395007, Gujarat. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: · Ph. D., SVNIT-Surat · M. Tech. (Process Engineering & Design), IIT, Delhi · B.E. (CHEMICAL), SVNIT-Surat (Formerly R.E.C., Surat)
Research Interest
Nanoparticles production by nanomilling/wet media milling in stirred media mills (Paints, pigments, inks, pesticides, ceramic materials, pharmaceutical drugs, bio-materials, nanofluids). Modeling & Simulation of Particulate processes by Discrete element method (DEM) and Population balance modeling, Characterization and analysis of particulate/powder/bulk solids. (Particles properties and powder flowability) Nanomaterials preparation and processing by bead milling, ultrasonication and sonochemistry. (Liquid phase exfoliation to few layers graphene, boron nitride, exfoliation of layered materials) Stability and rheological characterization of nanosuspension. Preparation of nanostructured materials for lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors. (Lithium manganese oxide, lithium cobalt oxide, manganese dioxide, Carbon nanotubes, Graphene) Optimization of chemical processes by soft computing techniques. (Use of Statistical design of experiments, Artificial neural network, Genetic algorithm, swarm intelligence, Multivariate data analysis)
Publications
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Chetan M. Patel, Mousumi Chakraborty and Z.V.P. Murthy*, Preparation of Fenofibrate Nanoparticles by Combined Stirred Media Milling and Ultrasonication Method, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Vol. 21 (No.3) (2014) 1100-1107. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.12.001 ((Elsevier Scientific Publication, The Netherlands) (Impact Factor: 4.321/2014)
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Chetan M. Patel, Mousumi Chakraborty and Z.V.P. Murthy*, Study on the Stability and Microstructural Properties of Barium Sulfate Nanoparticles Produced by Nanomilling, Advanced Powder Technology, Vol. 25 (No.1) (2014) 226-235. DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2013.04.003 (Elsevier Scientific Publication, The Netherlands) (Impact Factor: 2.638/2014)
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Chetan M. Patel, Z.V.P. Murthy* and Mousumi Chakraborty, Effects of Operating Parameters on the Production of Barium Sulfate Nanoparticles in Stirred Media Mill, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.18 (No.4) (2012) 1450-1457. DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2012.02.005 (Elsevier Scientific Publication, USA) (Impact Factor: 2.145/2012)
