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Dr. Femina Patel

Contact Information:

Full Name: Dr. Femina Jitendra Patel

Designation: Professor & Head

Department: Chemical Engineering

Email ID: femina.patel@vgecg.ac.in & hod_chem@vgecg.ac.in

Date of Joining: 22/11/2018

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
M.E. in Chemical Engineering
B.E. in Chemical Engineering

Research Interest

Heterogeneous Photocatalysis, Waste Water Treatment, and Automotive Emission Control Technology

Academic and Research Experience

Worked as a Visiting Lecturer in the Diploma Chemical Engineering Department at Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology, Nadiad, from September 1999 to April 2000.
Worked as a Visiting Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering Department at Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar, from July 2000 to April 2001.
Worked as a Visiting Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 1st August 2001 to 19th August 2001.
Worked as an Adhoc Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 20th August 2001 to 31st July 2002, in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-13500 (old scale).
Worked as a Lecturer (Regular) in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 1st August 2002 to 31st December 2005, in the pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-15200.
Worked as an Assistant Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 1st January 2006 to 31st January 2007, in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39100 (AGP Rs. 6000/-).
Worked as an Assistant Professor and also as a Senior Lecturer in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 1st February 2007 to 15th January 2008, in the pay bands of
- Rs. 15600-39100 (AGP Rs. 7000/-) as Assistant Professor and
- Rs. 10000-325-13500 (old scale) as Senior Lecturer.
Worked as an Assistant Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 16th January 2008 to 17th March 2014, in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39100 (AGP Rs. 8000/-).
Worked as an Associate Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, from 18th March 2014 to 21st November 2018, in the pay band of Rs. 37400-67000 (AGP Rs. 9000/-).
Working as a Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda, from 22nd November 2018 to till date, in the pay band of Rs. 37400-67000 (AGP Rs. 10000/-) and revised pay level of Rs. 1,44,200/- (as per 7th CPC).

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Level: Applied Instrumentation, Solid Fluid Operations, Process Calculations/Material and Energy Balance Computations, Chemical Engineering Computations, Heat Transfer/Process Heat Transfer, Mathematics for Chemical Engineers/Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Economic and Project Engineering, Air Pollution Control Techniques

Postgraduate Level: Advanced Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Cleaner Production, Waste to Energy, Liquid Effluent Treatment, Urban Pollution Control, Solid Waste Treatment and Managements, Air Pollution Control and System Design

Publications

Papers Published in Referred Journals:

Femina Patel, Deep Patel, Greeshma Nair, Bhavna Soni, Electrochemical degradation of reactive dyes mixture over DSA electrodes: A sustainable approach, Materials Today: Proceedings, 5th December 2023 (ISSN: 2214-7853)
Femina Patel, Parth Shah, Kartik Joshi, Manan Shah, Ashish Unnarkat, Photocatalytic Dye Degradation using Nickel Ferrite Spinel and its Nanocomposite, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 11th June 2022 (Impact Factor: 5.190) (ISSN 1614-7499)
Femina Patel, Parth Shah, Ashish Unnarkat, Manan Shah, Parin Shah, A Comprehensive Review on Spinel Based Novel Catalysts for Visible Light Assisted Dye Degradation, Process Safety and Environmental Protection 161 (2022) 703-722 (Impact Factor: 6.158) (ISSN 0957-5820)
Femina Patel, Kuldip D Patel, Dattatraya Subedar, Design and Development of Automotive Catalytic Converter using Non Nobel Catalyst to the Reduction of Exhaust Emission – A Review, Materials Today: Proceedings, 57 (2) (2022) 2465-2472 (ISSN: 2214-7853)
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, Photocatalytic degradation of RB21 dye by TiO2 and ZnO under natural sunlight. Microwave irradiation and UV-reactor, International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET), 8 (1) (Jan 2017) 8-16. (ISSN Print: 0976-6480 and ISSN Online: 0976-6499).
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, Synthesis of a Spinel Catalyst by Mechano-chemical Reaction for the degradation of RB21 Dye, Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 11 (2) (October – December 2016) 250-262 (ISSN 0973 – 6921; E – ISSN 2319 – 5983).
Femina Patel, Brinda Gangdev, Review – Reactive Grinding – A Noble Method for Perovskite Synthesis, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovations, I (VIII) (Nov 2014) 606-608. (ISSN: 2321-2705).
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, Use of Spinels to overcome the limitation of semiconductors as a photocatalyst for degradation of dyes from industrial waste water A review, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovations, I (VII) (Nov 2014) 91-94. (ISSN: 2321-2705).
Femina Patel, Panchami Patel, Nirali Patel, Sanjay Patel, Color Removal from Dye Wastewater using cost-effective La0.5Ca0.5NiO3 catalyst, International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management and Applied Science (IJLTEMAS), III (I) (2014) 35-41.
Femina Patel, Panchami Patel, Nirali Patel, Sanjay Patel, Color Removal from Dye Wastewater: A Review, International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management and Applied Science (IJLTEMAS), III (I) (2014) 70-78.
Femina Patel, Dimpesh Gupta, Devarsh Acharya and Sanjay Patel, Catalytic combustion of carbon monoxide over LaCoO3 perovskite catalyst, Journal of Environmental Research and Development (JERAD), 6 (4) (2012) 941-949.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel, Recent trends in catalyst development for diesel engine exhaust emission control, Journal of Environmental Research and Development (JERAD), 6 (4) (2012) 958-965.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel, LaCoO3 perovskite catalysts for the environmental application of automotive CO oxidation, Research Journal of Recent Sciences, 1 (2012) 178-184.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel, Carbon monoxide oxidation on LaCoO3 perovskite type catalysts prepared by reactive grinding, Research Journal of Recent Sciences, 1 (2012) 152-159.

Papers Published in e-Procedia/Book Chapters:

Mihir Joshi, Femina Patel, Sanjay Patel, Niraj Shah (2019) Hydraulic Design of Diffuser of Catalytic Converter, In: Kolhe M., Labhasetwar P., Suryawanshi H. (eds) Smart Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering. Springer, Singapore, Pg. No. 739-748, Print ISBN 978-981-13-6147-0; Online ISBN 978-981-13-6148-7 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6148-7_70)
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Turquoise Blue dye using MFe2O4 (M=Ni, Zn) spinels by reactive grinding and sol-gel methods” Multi-disciplinary Sustainable Engineering: Current and Future Trends: Proceedings of the 5th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering, Ahmedabad, India, November 26-28, 2015, Chapter 9, Page No. 193-200, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (Print ISBN 978-1-13802845-6; eBook ISBN: 978-1-315-67688-3; DOI: 10.1.1201/b20013-33; published on May 17, 2016; edited by: P.N. Tekwani, M. Bhavsar, B. A. Modi).
Femina Patel, Sanjay Patel, Sandeep Chawla and Milka George “Production of synthesis gas by carbon dioxide reforming of methane over nickel based and perovskite catalysts”, Procedia Engineering 51 (2013) 461-466.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel, La1-xSrxCoO3 (x=0, 0.2) perovskites type catalyst for carbon monoxide emission control from auto-exhaust, Procedia Engineering, 51 (2013) 324-329.

Papers Presented in International conferences:

Femina Patel & Kuldeep Patel, Effect of A Pervoskite Catalyst On Ceramic And Metallic Type Catalytic Converter For The Reduction of Automotive Exhaust Emission at the International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE 2021) organized by Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala, August 6-8, 2021.
Femina Patel & Parth Shah, Solar light-responsive spinel and spinel composites for photocatalytic dye degradation: Review” at International Conference on Green Technology for Sustainable Development - ICON GTSD-2021,Organized by Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, March 9-11, 2021.
Femina Patel, Darshana M. Poshiya, Payal R. Narmeti, Sanjay S. Patel “Pd-doped LaCoO3 Regenerative Catalyst for abating Automotive CO emission” Research Symposium ChEmference'16 2016, IIT-Gandhinagar, 3rd-4th December 2016 (Poster).
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Photocatalyst NiFe2O4 prepared by reactive grinding method for the degradation of RB 21 under sunlight and UV-light photoreactor” International conference on Current Research in Engineering and Technology (ICET), IRAJ Research Forum in association with Institute of Research and Journals, Pune, 3rd July 2016.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Turquoise Blue dye using MFe2O4 (M=Ni, Zn) spinels by reactive grinding and sol-gel methods” 5th International conference on Engineering (NUiCONE 2015) under theme Technologies for Green Environment, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 26th -28th November, 2015.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Effect of preparation method for NiFe2O4 photocatalyst for the degradation of industrial Reactive Torques Blue (RB 21) dye", 1st International Young Scientist Congress (IYSC – 2015), International Science Congress Association under the auspices of Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Science, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 8th – 9th August 2015.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “La1-xAxCoO3 (A= Sr, Ce; x=0.2) perovskite-based catalysts for abating automotive CO emission”, International conference on Energy, Environment, Materials and Safety (ICEEMS’14), School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 10th – 12th December 2014.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Comparison of two different photocatalyst: Spinel and Pervoskite prepared by sol-gel and co-precipitation methods for degradation of RB5 dye”, 4th International Science Congress (ISC-2014), Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 8th – 9th December 2014.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Use of Spinels to overcome the limitation of semiconductors as a photocatalyst for degradation of dyes from industrial wastewater. A review”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA), Ahmedabad on 30th November 2014.
Femina Patel, Brinda Gangdev, “Review – Reactive Grinding – A Noble Method for Perovskite Synthesis”, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Practice (ICMRP-2014), Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA), Ahmedabad on 30th November 2014.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Degradation of Reactive Black (RB-5) induced Oxidation by NiFe2O4 using Sol-gel and Co-precipitation method under Microwave Irradiation”, International Conferences on Chemical Industry (ICCI-2014), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, 23rd August 2014.
Femina Patel, Dhruvin Patel and Julie Pardiwala “Recent development of catalytic converter for auto exhaust emission”, International Conferences on Chemical Industry (ICCI-2014), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, 23rd August 2014.
Femina Patel, Panchami Patel, Nirali Patel, Sanjay Patel “Removal of Color from Dye Wastewater using cheaper La0.5Ca0.5NiO3 adsorbent”, International Conference on Research and Scientific Innovation - ICRSI 2013, Research and Scientific Innovation Society at AMA, Ahmedabad, 22nd December 2013.
Femina Patel, Panchami Patel, Nirali Patel, Sanjay Patel “Removal of Color from Dye Wastewater: A Review”, International Conference on Research and Scientific Innovation - ICRSI 2013, Research and Scientific Innovation Society at AMA, Ahmedabad, 22nd December 2013.
Femina Patel, Suraj Sinha and Yogendra Dave “Methods for Risk Representation and its Quantification”, 4th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE 2013), Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 28th–30th November 2013.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “La1-xSrxCoO3 (x=0, 0.2) perovskites type catalyst for carbon monoxide emission control from auto-exhaust”, Third International Conference on Current Trends in Technology (NUiCONE 2012), Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 6th–8th December 2012.
Femina Pate, Sanjay Patel, Sandeep Chawla and Milka George “Production of synthesis gas by carbon dioxide reforming of methane over nickel based and perovskite catalysts”, Third International Conference on Current Trends in Technology (NUiCONE 2012), Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 6th–8th December 2012.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “Synthesis of LaCoO3 nano perovskite catalysts by mechanochemical method for environmental application of automotive CO oxidation” ECMA’s 1st international Conference on Pathways to meet future emission standards for off road engines, Emission Control Manufacturer Association, Delhi, 3rd–4th September 2012.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “Carbon monoxide oxidation on LaCoO3 perovskite type catalysts prepared by reactive grinding”, 1st International Science Congress (ISC-11), International Science Congress Association, Indore, 24th–25th December 2011.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “LaCoO3 perovskite catalysts for the environmental application of automotive CO oxidation” 1st International Science Congress (ISC-11), International Science Congress Association, Indore, 24th–25th December 2011 (Poster).
Femina Patel, Dimpesh Gupta, Devarsh Acharya and Sanjay Patel “Catalytic combustion of carbon monoxide over LaCoO3 perovskite catalyst” in International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-11), Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) and Journal of Environmental Research and Development (JERAD), Surat,15th–17th December 2011.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “Recent trends in catalyst development for diesel engine exhaust emission control” International Congress of Environmental Research ICER-11, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) and Journal of Environmental Research and Development (JERAD), Surat, 15th–17th December 2011.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel “Review paper on catalytic converter for automotive exhaust emission” Second International Conference on Current Trends in Technology (NUiCONE 2011), Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 8th–10th December 2011.
Femina Patel, Dhaval Tank and Sanjay Patel Poster presented on “Review paper on perovskite prepared by reactive grinding” in Second International Conference on Current Trends in Technology (NUiCONE 2011), Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 8th–10th December 2011 (Poster).
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “Review paper on PGM free catalyst for automotive exhaust emission” in First International Conference on Current Trends in Technology (NUiCONE-10), Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 9th–11th December 2010.
Femina Patel, Kajal Patel and Sanjay Patel “Recent trends in catalyst development for automotive exhaust emissions control” International Conference on Materials for the Millennium (MatCon 2010), Department of Applied chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Thrikkakkara, Kochi, 11th–13th January 2010.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel “Automobile exhaust emissions control with perovskites-based catalyst” at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry, Center of Advanced Studies, Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, 5th–7th January 2010 (Poster).

Project Presented in Project Competition:

Vatsal Dave and Shobhit Shrama presented poster “Design and fabrication of palladium doped perovsite catalyst based catalytic converter to abate automotive emissions” Azeotropy 2018 under AFFICHE competition held at IIT Bombay and organized by IIT Bombay’s Chemical Engineering Symposium guided by Femina Patel.
Jimeet Patel and Umang Jasani presented on “Design and Fabrication of Catalytic Converter based on Self-regenerative Catalyst for Automotive Emission Control” in SAE BAJA competition underGo-Green event held on 28th – 29th January 2018 at Pithampur, Indore guided by Femina Patel.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel presented project on “Affordable Palladium substituted perovskite based catalytic converter for abating CO emission from auto exhaust” at ECMA’s 2nd Global Learning Initiative Award competition, Emission Control Manufacturer Association, Delhi, 31st October 2014.

Papers Presented in National conferences:

Femina Patel and Sahaj Gajjar presented a research paper titled "Sunlight-Powered Dye Degradation with Plant-Based Magnet Spinel Photocatalysts" at the 2nd International Conference on Green Technology for Sustainable Development (GTSD-2.0) held at DDU, Nadiad, on March 1, 2024.
Femina Patel and Sahaj Gajjar presented a poster titled "Plant-Based (Hibiscus Flower) CuFe₂O₄ Spinel Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Dye Under Sunlight" at the National Symposium on Ecological, Viable, and Sustainable Development (EcoViSun - 2024) held at Manipal University, Jaipur, on 5–6 2024.
Femina Patel, Milan Patel, Yashil Kanani and Chirag Parmar presented a research paper on ‘Novel green synthesis of spinel catalyst and studies of its photo-catalytic activity for degradation of reactive blue 21 dye under visible light’ at National Conference on “Advanced Research Techniques in Chemical Engineering (ARTCHEM-2022)” organized by Shree Dhansukhlal Thakordas (Colourtex) Department of Chemical Engineering, Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Sarvajanik University, Surat, Gujarat on December 22-23, 2022.
Femina Patel, Sonu Patel, Parth Shah presented a Research Paper on Synthesis of Ferrite Spinels and Doped Spinels by Green Sol-Gel route: A Review at the national Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021) organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, August 6-8, 2021
Femina Patel, Rahul Jarariya, Parth Shah presented a Research Paper on Review: A Novel Microwave Solution Combustion method for synthesis of Ferrite Spinels at the national Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management (ASREEM-2021) organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, August 6-8, 2021.
Femina Patel & Parth Shah presented a Research Paper on Microwave assisted synthesis of Mg doped Cobalt Ferrite for degradation of Reactive Turquoise Blue G dye at the national Conference on Green Chemistry and Engineering towards Sustainable Development – 2021 organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, June 16-18, 2021
Femina Patel & Kuldeep Patel presented a Research Paper on Design and development of automotive catalytic converter using non-noble catalyst for the reduction of exhaust emission: A review at the national Conference on Green Chemistry and Engineering towards Sustainable Development – 2021 organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, June 16-18, 2021
Femina Patel & Parth Shah presented a Research Paper on Comparative study of visible light responsive nickel ferrite, zinc ferrite and cobalt ferrite as catalyst for photocatalytic dye degradation at the national Conference on Advances in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering – 2021 organized by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, April 16-17, 2021
Femina Patel & Parth Shah presented a Research Paper on “Photocatalytic Dye Degradation using Nickel Ferrite Spinel and its Nano Composite” at the National Conference on New Frontiers in Energy and Environmental Sustainability (NFEES) – 2021, organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, February 27-28, 2021
Femina Patel, Darshana M. Poshiya, Payal R. Narmeti, Sanjay S. Patel “Synthesis of LaCoO3 by wet and dry chemical method for abating automotive CO emission” CHEMCON-2016, Anna University, Chennai, 27th - 30th December 2016.
Femina Patel, Darshana M. Poshiya, Payal R. Narmeti and Sanjay S. Patel, “Design and Fabrication of Affordable Pd substituted Pervoskite based Catalytic Convertor for Abating Automotive Emission”, National Seminar on Advancements in Chemical Technology – An Indian Perspectives, jointly organized by Industrial Chemistry Departments of ISTAR and V.P. & R.P.T.P. Science college, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, 1st October 2016.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, “Preparation and characterization of spinel photocatalyst nickel ferrite obtain by mechanochemically assisted synthesis for the treatment of RB21 and industrial effluent”, National Seminar on Advancements in Chemical Technology – An Indian Perspectives, jointly organized by Industrial Chemistry Departments of ISTAR and V.P. & R.P.T.P. Science college, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, 1st October 2016.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, “Spinel for Environmental Remediation: NiFe2O4 Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic activity under Dark, Visible light and Sunlight”, “National Level Paper Presentation Competition (CHEM-INNOVA 2015), Department of Industrial Chemistry (ISTAR), Vallabh Vidya Nagar, 31st January 2015.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, “Spinel for Environmental Remediation: NiFe2O4 Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic activity under Dark, Visible light and Sunlight”, “National Level Paper Presentation Competition (CHEM-INNOVA 2015), Department of Industrial Chemistry (ISTAR), Vidya Nagar, 31st January 2015.
Femina Patel, Julie Pardiwala and Sanjay Patel, “LaCoO3 perovskite type oxide synthesized by citrate method as CO oxidation catalyst”, Conference on Technological Advancements in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (TACEE-2012), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, 23rd–24th March 2012.
Femina Patel, Kajal Patel and Sanjay Patel “A Review Paper on Automotive Emissions and its control” 4th National Conference - NUCONE 2009, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 25th–27th November 2009.
Femina Patel and Ashish Patel “A Review paper on Electro Fenton Process for Waste water treatment” National Conference on “Current Trends in Technology” (NUCONE 2008) Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 27th–29th November 2008.
Femina Patel and Hitesh Patel “Removal of Phenolic Compounds by Advanced Oxidation Process (Fenton Process)” National Conference on “Current Trends in Technology” (NUCONE 2007) at Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 29th November – 1st December 2007.
Femina Patel “Modeling of Bubble Column Reactor in Up Gradation of Waste Calcium Carbonate using Carbonation process” National Conference on “Current Trends in Technology” (NUCONE 2006), Institute of Technology, Nirma University of Science & Technology, Ahmedabad, 30th November – 2nd December 2006.

Book Published:

Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel, Catalyst Materials & Properties ((ISBN 978-3-656-68585-2), GRIN Publishing, GRIN Verlag GmbH 2014.
Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel, Automotive Emissions and Its Control - Pollutant Formation and advance Control Technology (ISBN 978-3-8473-4726-2), Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken–Germany 2012.

Awards and Achievements

Contributed as a guide towards Summary of Internship on Cleaner Production and Cleaner Technology (B.E. Internship titled “Weak Nitric Acid Plant – II at GNFC Bharuch”) carried out by Sanket Satishkumar Lalpurwala was awarded 3rd Prize by Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC), Gandhinagar during felicitation ceremony on March 6, 2024 under the theme of Interlinking of Industries, Academia and Government for the Year 2023-24.
Appreciated by SSIP and Gujarat Knowledge Society for giving her precious time to mentor the team of participants in Regional Round of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Hackathon-2022 during 15th& 16th October, 2022 held at GTU, Ahmedabad.
Contributed as a guide towards research work/Abstract of Dissertation on Cleaner Production and Cleaner Technology (M.E. Thesis titled “Green Synthesis of Doped Spinel and Investigation of Photocatalytic activity of Degradation of Reactive Blue 21 Dye”) carried out by Sonu Patel was awarded 4th Prize by Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC), Gandhinagar during felicitation ceremony on on February 1, 2023 under the theme of Interlinking of Industries, Academia and Government for the Year 2022 -23
Contributed as a guide towards research work/Abstract of Dissertation on Cleaner Production and Cleaner Technology (M.E. Thesis titled “Development of Visible Light responsive Photo Catalyst for Dye Degradation”) carried out by Parth Shah was awarded 2nd Prize ( 5,000) by Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC), Gandhinagar during felicitation ceremony on March 11, 2022 under the theme of Interlinking of Industries, Academia and Government for the Year 2021 -22
Certificate of Appreciation received by VGEC College and is categorized as Band A Institution (rank between 06-25) in category of Institutes & Colleges (Govt. And Govt. Aided) in Atal Ranking of Institution on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA) 2020 announced on August 18, 2020 from MHRD, MIC & AICTE where worked as Convener at Institute level to set Innovation Ecosystem.
Received a Certificate of Appreciation SSIP PRASHANSHA AWARDS 2020 for guiding outstanding innovations/ Startups as SSIP coordinator securing 3rd place at National Student Startup Meet 2020.
Received Certificate of Appreciation for “SSIP PRASHANSA AWARDS 2019” for giving precious time and efforts to guide outstanding Innovations/Startups as an SSIP Coordinator and won first place during SSIP Annual Conference on Students Innovation, Startups and Ecosystem during June 6-7, 2019 organized at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Gandhinagar.
Received appreciation certificate from MHRD’s Innovation cell for the contribution related to Innovation as Convener at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda for the academic year 2018-19.
Harsh Dholakiya and Jugal Patel awarded the third position for the “Fabrication of Perovskite type oxide Nanoparticles and its dye removal performance” in AFFICHE competition organized by Azeotropy 2019, Chemical Engineering Association, IIT Bombay guided by Femina Patel
Parth Shah, Ekta Chavda and Ankit Yadav won INC-Idea to Incorporation Competition for BEST INDUSTRIAL SOLUTION Category for the project “Electro catalytic CO2 conversion to CO” winner prize of 20,000 and a SCHOLARSHIP & MENTORSHIP support for prototype development from Brihati Foundation guided by Femina Patel
Ekta Chavda, Parth Shah and Ankit Yadav won INC-Idea to Incorporation Competition for BEST ENVIRONMENT IMPACT Category for the project “Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation” winner prize of 20,000 and a SCHOLARSHIP & MENTORSHIP support for prototype development from Brihati Foundation guided by Femina Patel
Vatsal Dave and Shobhit Sharma secured the 3rd (third) position in "Poster Presentation" at Student Outreach Program CHEMTECH World Expo 2018 in Gujarat during 23-25th January 2018 guided by Femina Patel (Won Rs. 15,000).
Vatsal Dave and Shobhit Sharma secured 1st (first) position in "Chem Expo" in the state level event Chemo Confluence 2018 held at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda during 16-18th February 2018 guided by Femina Patel (Won Rs. 3,000).
Femina Patel won First prize for “ISTE best M Tech Thesis (Affordable Pd doped Perovskite based catalytic converter for abating automotive emission) in Chemical Engineering” as a Guide by ISTE – New Delhi for the year 2017
Team STALLIONS won second prize worth 40,000 for Go Green Emission category to devise the innovative indigenous Catalytic Converter based on Affordable Pd/ZnO Nanowires/Cordierite Catalyst to reduce the tail pipe emission from the vehicle guided by Femina Patel in SAE BAJA competition held on 15th-19th February 2017 at Pithampur, Indore.
Chandni Dholakia, Brinda Gangdev and Dhruvinkumar Patel won second prize for Ideal Lab Project “Design and fabrication of Pd substituted pervoskite based catalytic convertor for automotive CO emission control” in Idea Lab Project competition held at Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on 3rd October 2016 guided by Femina Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won first prize for paper presentation on “Preparation and characterization of spinel photocatalyst nickel ferrite obtain by mechanochemically assisted synthesis for the treatment of RB21 and industrial effluent” at National Seminar on Advancements in Chemical Technology – An Indian Perspectives, jointly organized by Industrial Chemistry Departments of ISTAR and V.P. & R.P.T.P. Science College, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, 1st October 2016 guided by Femina Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won first prize for paper presentation on “Photocatalyst NiFe2O4 prepared by reactive grinding method for the degradation of RB 21 under sunlight and UV-light photoreactor” at International conference on Current Research in Engineering and Technology (ICET), IRAJ Research Forum in association with Institute of Research and Journals, Pune, 3rd July 2016 guided by Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel.
Fenil Shah and Yagnesh Khambhadiya won first prize for paper presentation on “Review paper on catalytic converter” under the track “Synopsis – Paper presentation event pertaining to Chemical Engineering Department” at Footprint – A National Level Technical Event held at M. S. University, Vadodara during 18th -20th February 2016 guided by Femina Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won International Young Scientist Awards for Best paper presentation on " Effect of preparation method for NiFe2O4 photocatalyst for the degradation of industrial Reactive Torques Blue (RB 21) dye", in 1st International Young Scientist Congress (IYSC – 2015) organized by International Science Congress Association under the auspices of Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Science, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 8th – 9th August 2015 guided by Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel.
Chandni Dholakia, Brinda Gangdev and Dhruvinkumar Patel won First prize for research paper “Design and fabrication of Pd substituted pervoskite based catalytic convertor for automotive CO emission control” in oral presentation competition at REFECO 2015 held at IIT Gandhinagar on 11th -12th April 2015 guided by Femina Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won first prize for Best Oral Presentation for the paper “Spinel for Environmental Remediation: NiFe2O4 Preparation, Characterization, and Photocatalytic activity under Dark, Visible light and Sunlight”, “National Level Paper Presentation Competition (CHEM-INNOVA 2015) on “New Trends and Developments in Chemical Science and Technology”, Department of Industrial Chemistry (ISTAR), Vallabh Vidya Nagar 31st January 2015 guided by Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won International Young Scientist Award for Best Oral Presentation for paper “Comparison of two different photocatalyst: Spinel and Pervoskite prepared by sol-gel and co-precipitation methods for degradation of RB5 dye”, 4th International Science Congress (ISC-2014), Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 8th – 9th December 2014 guided by Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won First Prize for Best paper presentation on" Application of NiFe2O4 photocatalyst prepared by Co-precipitation route in the degradation of Organic Pollutant under ultraviolet light, Microwave and sunlight", ISTE Students’ Chapter (IFEST 2K14), Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 15th – 17th October 2014 guided by Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel.
Julie Pardiwala won first prize for Best Paper presentation on “Degradation of Reactive Black (RB-5) induced Oxidation by NiFe2O4 using Sol-gel and Co-precipitation method under Microwave Irradiation”, International Conferences on Chemical Industry (ICCI-2014), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, 23rd August 2014 guided by Femina Patel and Sanjay Patel.
Panchami Patel, Nirali Patel won second prize (Blast Carboblocks/UHDE India Pvt. Ltd./Chemical Weekly Award) for the category of oral presentation in 10th Outstanding Young Chemical Engineers Award - 2014 (OYCE) Competition Organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Bandra, Mumbai on 8th March 2014 guided by Femina Patel.
Divyanshu Kothari, Pavas Jain won UG Consolation Award (Blast Carboblocks/UHDE India Pvt. Ltd./Chemical Weekly Award) for the category of poster presentation in 10th Outstanding Young Chemical Engineers Award - 2014 (OYCE) Competition Organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Bandra, Mumbai on 8th March 2014 guided by Femina Patel.
Team STALLIONS won first prize worth 2.00 Lac for Go Green Emission category to devise the innovative indigenous Catalytic Converter based on Pervoskites to reduce the tail pipe emission from the vehicle guided by Femina Patel in SAE BAJA competition held on 20th-23rd February 2014 at Pithampur, Indore.
Lakin Naik (09BCH017) and Ankita Prajapati (09BCH023) won second prize for the best project entitled “Auto exhaust emission control using cheaper catalyst” guided by Femina Patel in Project exhibition cum competition organized by Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on 22nd April 2013.
Femina Patel won second prize (Blast Carboblocks Trophy) for the project “Synthesis of LaCoO3 and LaCo0.95Pd0.05O3 nano-perovskite catalysts by reactive grinding method for abating automotive CO emission” under the category for PG and doctoral student/working professional in 9th Outstanding Young Chemical Engineers Award - 2013 (OYCE) Competition organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) Mumbai Regional Center held at Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai on 17th April, 2013.
Team STALLIONS won first prize worth 2.00 Lac for Go Green Emission category to devise the innovative indigenous Catalytic Converter based on Pervoskites to reduce the tail pipe pollutant emission from the vehicle guided by Femina Patel in SAE BAJA competition held on 13th-17th February 2013 at Pithampur, Indore.
Femina Patel, Lakin Naik, Shivam Pandit won second prize for the project “Catalytic Converter” in Auto Mall Concept Car Design Competition 2013 jointly organized by Relio Quick and Nirma University held on 22nd-24th February 2013 at Ahmedabad.
Femina Patel won first prize ( 1.00 Lac) in Global Learning Initiative Project competition for the project “Synthesis of LaCoO3 nano-perovskite catalysts by mechanochemical method for environmental application of automotive CO oxidation” during ECMA’s 1st International Conference on Pathways to meet future emission standards for off road engines organized by Emission Control Manufacturer Association, Delhi, 3rd-4th September 2012.
Femina Patel won second prize for ISTE - IPCL best M Tech Thesis in Chemical as a Guide by ISTE – New Delhi for the year 2012.

Funded Projects

Major Research Projects

Completed Major Project

Principal Investigator: Dr. Femina Patel
Co-Investigators: Dr. Sanjay Patel and Prof. N. K. Shah
Project Title: Affordable Pd-doped Perovskite Based Catalytic Converter for Abating Automotive Emission
Start Date: 5th October 2015
Completion Date: 30th September 2018
Project Cost: ₹27,00,000
Sponsoring Agency: Nirma University

Completed Minor Projects

Project Title: Synthesis of Spinels MFe₂₋ₓB'ₓO₄ (M = Ni, Cu, Zn) and MFe₂₋ₓB'ₓO₄/TiO₂ Nano-composite as Novel Photocatalysts for Degradation of Dyes
Start Date: 7th May 2015
Completion Date: 30th April 2016
Project Cost: ₹1,00,000
Sponsoring Agency: Nirma University
Project Title: Color Removal from Dyes Wastewater Using Perovskite-based Adsorbent
Start Date: 12th December 2013
Completion Date: 30th November 2014
Project Cost: ₹1,00,000
Sponsoring Agency: Nirma University
Project Title: Development of Non-Noble Metal Based Catalytic Materials and Their Auto Exhaust Application
Start Date: 4th January 2012
Completion Date: 4th January 2013
Project Cost: ₹1,00,000
Sponsoring Agency: Nirma University
Project Title: Synthesis of Perovskite-based Catalyst (Reactive Grinding Ball Milling) for Automotive Exhaust Emission Control
Start Date: 10th February 2010
Completion Date: 10th February 2011
Project Cost: ₹1,00,000
Sponsoring Agency: Nirma University

Patents

Patent on “An improved Planetary Ball Mill” (Application No. 2521/MUM/2013, dated 30/07/2013) granted for the term of 20 years from the 30th day of July 2013 by The Patent Office, India issued on 17/05/2022 (Patent No. 396950)
Patent on “A novel process for preparing perovskite catalysts by reactive grinding” (Application No. 3113/MUM/2013, dated 30/09/2013) granted for the term of 20 years from the 30th day of September 2013 by The Patent Office, India issued on 21/02/2023 (Patent No. 422578).

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