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VNIT Nagpur Chemical Engineering Department

Dr. DIWAKAR Z. SHENDE

Brief Bio

Brief Bio
Professor, Chemical Engg.

Education

Sr. No.DegreeYearSpecializationUniversity
1B.Tech.1999National Institute of Technology Raipur
2M.Tech.2001Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
3Ph.D.2012Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

Contact Details

Phone:Email:Address:
0712-280-1567dzshende@che.vnit.ac.inCHE-008, Department of Chemical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur,
Maharashtra-440010, India

Research Interest

Research Interest
Liquid-Liquid Mass Transfer
Reactive Separation
Hydrogen Generation
Fly Ash Cenosphere
Biomass Conversion
Sr. No.TitleFunding AgencyRoleYearAmount (in Lakhs INR)
Sponsored Research
1“Recovery of sulphur free nickel from pharmaceutical spent catalyst sludge to achieve zero waste” as TRL-3 research projects with industry participation in collaboration of JNRDDC.Ministry of MinesCo-PI2025-26 62.05 Lakh
2Development of Nano-Hybrid Metal Catalysts for Hydrogen GenerationUGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research (sanction date: 22/03/2023)Co-PI2023-2616.30 Lakh
3International Travel Support (ITS) Scheme of Anusandhan National Research Foundation for participating in “2024 AIChE Annual Meeting, USA (27 October, 2024 to 31 October, 2024)”ANRF, DST, Govt. of IndiaPI2024-251.19 Lakh
4Formulation and Design of Cenosphere based Prosthetic rod, nail, screw, tooth, bone implants and artificial bone through Metal/ Metal Oxides Coating and Sintering(CRS/2022-23/01/723-2023)UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research(22/03/2023)PI2023-2616.3 Lakh
5Feasibility study on Fly ash Filling of Open Cast Mine at Manikpur, Korba (00010/8500005425-2021)Bharat Aluminium Company LimitedCo-PI2021-2669.45 Lakh
6Feasibility Study of Molecular Sieves for Concentration of Spent Acid (9/2017/0019-2017)Ordnance Factory BhandaraCo-PI2017-1811.73 Lakh
7Developing Functionalized Properties on Hollow Ceramic Microsphere for Specific Applications(EEQ/2016/000835-2017)SERB DSTPI2017-2047 Lakh
8Exploring the various applications of fly ash conduction of testing of ash and other raw materials and industry based technology developmentVipro Ferro Alloys Ltd., NagpurPI2015-176.6 Lakh
9Rheological Study of Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) –Aluminium Nanoparticle (ANP)-Ammonium Perchlorate (AP)DRDOCo-PI2015-1710 Lakh
10Synthesis and Application of Ionic Liquids for deep-desulfurization of liquid fuels(22/492/09-EMR-II -2009)CSIR, New DelhiCo-PI2010-1420 Lakh
Industrial Research
1Sustainable Development of Domestic and Industrial Energy Saving Coatings with eco-friendly utilization of industrial waste productsInnovative Surface Coating TechnologyPI2023-246.40 Lakh
2Study on Fly Ash Pigment as Green Alternative for High-Performance Paint and Coating (6.311 Orient Microspheres-D.Z. Shende-2023)Orient Microspheres and PackagingPI2023-246.12 Lakh
3Experimental Investigation and analysis for various chemical process development(6.283 Premier Lifestyle-D.Z. Shende-2022)Premier Lifestyle Housing Pvt. Ltd.(25/09/2022)PI2022-238.04 Lakh
4Experimental Investigation on Modification of Surface Morphology and Porosity for Brittleness of various Betel NutAshish Sales, NagpurPI2022-231.18 Lakh
5Investigation on Various Aspects of Minerals and Ores (6.315 Shivmalhar Tech.-D.S. Shende-2023)Shivmalhar LaboratoriesPI2022-2516.728 Lakh
6Efficient Generation of Hydrogen using water splitting reaction by scrap aluminum and its proposed onsite applications (6.270 TSL/Idea Devp.-D.Z. Shende/K.L. Wasewar-2022)Tata Steel Ltd.PI20220.708 Lakh
7Feasibility Study of Molecular Sieves for Concentration of Spent Acid(9/2017/0019-2017)Ordnance Factory BhandaraCo-PI2017-1811.73 Lakh
8Process development for the manufacture of magnesium sulphate using sulfur and magnesium carbonate / oxideChemical Engineering ConsultantCo-PI2013-140.2 Lakh
9Fluidization of fine material in air flowChemical Engineering ConsultantCo-PI2013-140.2 Lakh
10Thermal Conductivity of refractory materialChemical Engineering ConsultantCo-PI2013-140.41 Lakh
11Exploring the various applications of Fly Ash with conduction of testing of ash and other raw materials and Industry based technology developmentVipra Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd.,NagpurPI2014-166.6 Lakh
Sr. No.TitleFunding AgencyRoleYearAmount (in Lakhs INR)
1Certification of Sewage Treatment Plant and Effluent Treatment Plant based on Aerobic Technology (MBBR, SBR, MBR) and Anaerobic TechnologyJ.P. India Engineering & Consultancy ServicesPI20240.118 Lakh
2Analysis/Verification of various Test Parameters of 2-EHN Sample of IPCA LabIPCA LaboratoriesPIOct-20240.295 Lakh
3Investigation of quality of PLAYFLEX EPDM Rubber Flooring as per IS specificationUniversal ProjectsPI20240.354 Lakh
4Chemical and Nutritional Analysis of Custard apple (For GI Tag)Office of Asstt. Director, Horticulture Dist. Seoni (M.P.)PI20230.236 Lakh
5DRDO Entry Test (CEPTAM-08)DRDO New DelhiPI20161.111 Lakh
6DRDO Entry Test (CEPTAM-07)DRDO New DelhiPI20150.59 Lakh
7The suitability of epoxy grout and polymer coating to arrest the leakages in concrete water tankSouth East Central Railway NagpurPI20140.38 Lakh
8Confirmation of the use of coal as a raw material in manganese oxide manufactureManmohan Minerals and Chemical Pvt. Ltd. NagpurCo-PI20140.56 Lakh
9Inspection and expert opinion on operational condition of Cold Box of Air Separation UnitHonorable Supreme Court/Asst. Sub. Inspector, Investigating Officer, PSO-Chakradhar nagar, Dist Raigarh (C.G.)Co-PI20141.97 Lakh
DescriptionAuthor(s)PublisherISBNYear
D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, S. S. Wadatkar, Target-specific applications of Fly Ash Cenosphere as smart material, Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications, Springer, cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_207-1 ; 477767_0_En (Chapter 207-1).
K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Ionic Liquids as Solvents for Separation, Lignocellulosic Biomass Refining for Second Generation Biofuel Production, Taylor & Francis, 173 (Chapter 8), 2023, CRC Press.
Antony, F. M., Wasewar, K., Kumar, A., & Shende, D. Z., Intensifying approaches for separation of valuable Biochemical: emphasysing on reactive extraction. Bioeconomy of Organic Waste: Extraction and Utilization of Natural Dyes and Bioactive Compounds. Elsevier (Accepted for publication).
Antony, F. M., Wasewar, K., Kumar, A., & Shende, D. Z., Ionic liquids: as a promising green solvents for separation of biochemicals. Bioeconomy of Organic Waste: Extraction and Utilization of Natural Dyes and Bioactive Compounds Elsevier (Accepted for publication).
Antony, F. M., Wasewar, K., Kumar, A., & Shende, D. Z., Value added carboxylic acids from waste water: production and recovery (Accepted for publication).
K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, D. Pal, K. L. Wasewar, Recovery of Biobutanol Using Ionic Liquids, Handbook of Ionic Liquids: Fundamentals, Applications, and Sustainability, Chapter-17, Pages 333-351 Wiley‐VCH GmbH (https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527839520.ch17).
Anuj Kumar, Fiona Mary Antony, Diwakar Z. Shende, Kailas L. Wasewar, Bio-Carboxylic Acid Separation by Ionic Liquids, Applications, and Sustainability, Chapter-17, Pages 353-367, Wiley‐VCH GmbH (https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527839520.ch18).
Sr. No.Patent TitleApplication No.DatePresent Staus
1Process for coating of metal and metal oxides on hollow ceramic microspheres20162103419505/10/2016Granted
2Process for Recovery of Caproic Acid from Aqueous Solutions20162100614523/02/2016Published
3Separation and Recovery of Acrylic Acid from Aqueous Solution using natural oils20162103458213/10/2016Granted
4Cenosphere supported metal catalyst for hydrogenation of 2-Ethylanthraquinone in Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis20182100118510/01/2018Granted
5A Hydrogenation catalyst and a process there of20182100434316/02/2018Granted
6A Method for Synthesis of Syntactic Adsorbent202110296029/05/2021Granted
Sr. No.Title
1Two-Day 2nd International Workshop on Biomass Energy & Sustainable Engineering (IWBESE–2026) on August 13-14, 2026 organized by the Department of Chemical Engg. in association of VNIT Nagpur Students Chapter of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at VNIT Nagpur and IIT Kharagpur Alumni Foundation-Nagpur Chapter, Nagpur
2One-Day 1st International Workshop on Process Safety-2025 (IWPS-2025) on April 19, 2025 organized by the Department of Chemical Engg. in association of VNIT Nagpur Students Chapter of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at VNIT Nagpur.
3One-Week Self Sponsored 6th Research Conception, Techniques and Publications (with Hands-on) 6-RCTP-25, May 13-17, 2025
4Global Initial of Academic Networks (GIAN) Sponsored National Workshop on “Advances in Engineering Design, Energy Transition and Project Development” with Dr. Swatantra Kumar Shrivastava, Process Manager, Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions, Germany GmbH, FRANKFURT, GERMANY as Foreign Faculty during November 11-15, 2024 in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
5DAE-BRNS Sponsored National Level Workshop on “Advancements in Nanotechnology for a Greener Tomorrow” July 16-20, 2024 in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
67th National Workshop on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2024) on February 14-18, 2024 as Convener & Coordinator in association with DRDO Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
7One Week SERB Sponsored Karyashala on Hands-On Training And Workshop On Utilization Of High-End Analytical Instruments on January 29-February 04, 2024 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
86th National Workshop on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2023) on May 08-12, 2023 as Convener & Coordinator in association with DRDO and IIChE at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
9One Week Faculty Development Programme on Recent Innovations in Nanotechnology for Sustainable Future on October 03-07, 2022 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
10One Week Self Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on Research Conception, Techniques and Publication (with Hands On) RCTP-2022 on December 05-09, 2022 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
11National Level Self-Sponsored Faculty Development Program (FDP) on ”Recent Innovations in Nanotechnology for Sustainable Future” October 03-07, 2022 as coordinator at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
12Six Week Self Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on Research Conception, Techniques and Publication (with Hands On) RCTP-2019 on May 15, 2019-July 01, 2019 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
13One Week Self Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on Research Conception, Techniques and Publication (with Hands On) RCTP-2019 on December 17-21, 2018 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
145th National Workshop on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2019) on March 4-9, 2019 as Organizing Secretary in association with DRDO and IIChE at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
154th National Workshop on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2017) on March 15-19, 2017 as Organizing Secretary at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
16One Week Self Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on “How to write Research Paper” on February 22-26, 2017 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
173rd National Workshop on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2016) on April 20-24, 2016 as Organizing Secretary at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
18One Week Self Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on “Recent Trends in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering” on January 27-31, 2016 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
19National Workshop on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2015) on April 17-18, 2015 as Organizing Secretary at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
20National Conference on Advances in Explosive and Propellants (AEP-2014) on March 22, 2014 as Organizing Secretary at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
21½ Day workshop on “Interfacial Fluid Equilibria” on February 10, 2014 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
22One Week Self Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on Advances in Separation Process (ASP-2013) on June 3-7, 2013 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
23One Day workshop on “Academic and Research Upgradation in Chemical Engineering” on June 2, 2013 at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
24National Conference on Green Chemistry and Engineering (NCGCE-2013) on March 22, 2013 as Organizing Secretary at Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
25AXIS’12, A Largest Technical Festival of Central India on September 21-23, 2012 as Professor-in-Charge at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur-440010, India.
26Organized AXIS’ 13, A Largest Technical Festival of Central India as Professor-in-Charge at VNIT, Nagpur during September 20-22, 2013.
27VNIT Coordinator for International Film Festival “Vasundhara (Save Biodiversity)” organized by Nirzar Film Society, Nagpur at VNIT Nagpur in Sepetember-2012.
Sr. No.ResponsibilityInstituteRoleYear
1· Director, Hotwani Recycles Foundation (CIN:U88900MP2025NPL076134, Section-8 Company, Not-For-Profit Organization), Katni (M.P.)HRFDirector2026-27
2· I/c Public Exhibitions and Events Coordinator-VNIT Innovation Council, VNIT NagpurVNITCoordinator 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
3VNIT Alumni Coordinator VNITCoordinator 2025-26
4Chairman, Vigilance Committee for the academic year 2025-26VNITChairman2025-26
5Chairman, Vigilance Committee for the academic year 2024-25VNITChairman2024-25
6Committee Member of Institute Security CommitteeVNITCommittee Member2025-26
7Committee Member of Institute Security CommitteeVNITCommittee Member2024-25
8Chairman, International Admissions-DASA/SII/ICCR for the academic year 2025-26VNITChairman2026-27
9Chairman, International Admissions-DASA/SII/ICCR for the academic year 2024-25VNITChairman2025-26
10Committee Member of Admissions-DASA/SII/ICCR for the academic year 2023-24.VNITCommittee Member2023-24, 2024-25
11As Co-coordinator of the Dhruva Club, various programs were conducted specially for 1st year students for their development.VNITProfessor-in-Charge2012-2018
12Coordinator (Departmental) for Academic ActivityVNITProfessor-in-Charge2008-2019
13Coordinator of Mass Transfer LaboratoryVNITProfessor-in-Charge2009-2024
14Co-coordinator of Dhruva ClubVNITProfessor-in-Charge2012-2018
15Professor-in-Charge, Freshers’-2012VNITProfessor-in-Charge2012, 2013
16Professor-in-Charge, AXIS’12, AXIS’13VNITProfessor-in-ChargeAXIS’12, AXIS’13
17Worked as Warden of Boy’s Hostel at VNIT, Nagpur-10 (M.S.) from April-2010 to till May-2024VNITHostel WardenApril-2010 to May-2024
Sr. No.Awards
1Mayor Innovation Award from Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Nagpur for research on “Process for coating of metal and metal oxides on Hollow Ceramic Microspheres” in the year 2020.
2GATE-1999 Fellowship
3International Travel Support (ITS) Award of Anusandhan National Research Foundation for participating in “2024 AIChE Annual Meeting, at San Diego, California, USA (27 October, 2024 to 31 October, 2024)”
S.No.Paper Citation
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
S.N.Title of Paper
1Intensified Sustainable Approaches for the Separation of Glutaric Acid
2Predictive Performance Investigation of Reactive Extraction of Caproic Acid Using Explainable Machine Learning Models
3Reactive Extraction of Glutaric Acid from Aqueous Solutions Using Tri‑n‑octylamine in Deep Eutectic Solvents
4Sustainable Biohydrogen Production from Waste via Dark Fermentation and Its Efficient Disposal
5Sustainable biohydrogen through microbial fuel cells: a green revolution
6Experimental Investigation on Glutaric Acid Reactive Separation Using Tri-n-butyl Phosphate in Octanol and Oleyl Alcohol at 298 ± 1 K
7Butanol Fermentation using Pomegranate peels and separation using Ionic liquid
8Reactive Separation of Caproic Acid from Aqueous Streams Using Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate in Natural Diluents
9Experimental Investigation into the Extraction of Nicotinic Acid Using Natural Non-Toxic and Conventional Solvents
10Reactive Separation of Nicotinic Acid Using Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate in Ethyl Acetate
11Green Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots Derived from Orange Peel for High-Sensitivity pH Biosensing
12Fly ash cenosphere, its formation, separation and applications in diverse fields
13Nanotechnology approaches for Enhancement in Biohydrogen Production
14Sustainable process development for the recovery of biobased levulinic acid through reactive extraction
15Synthesis of NiO coated chitosan-cenosphere buoyant composite for enhanced adsorptive removal of methylene blue
16Extraction of amino acid (L-aspartic acid) from aqueous stream using trioctylamine
17Perspective of reactive separation of levulinic acid in conceptual mixer settler reactor
18Separation of fuel additive levulinic acid using toluene, xylene, and octanol from water stream
19Phosphonium based ionic liquids: Potential green solvents for separation of butanol from aqueous media
20Performance of Pd catalyst supported on trimetallic nanohybrid Zr–Al–La in hydrogenation of ethylanthraquinone
21Optimization and experimental design by response surface method for reactive extraction of glutaric acid
22Butanol recovery using ionic liquids as green solvents
23Progress and Prospective of Heterogeneous Catalysts for H2O2 Production via Anthraquinone Process
24Experimental Investigation of Reactive Extraction of Levulinic Acid from Aqueous Solutions
25Effect of aluminium nanoparticles on rheology of AP based composite propellant: experimental study and mathematical modeling
26Central Composite Design Approach for Optimization of Levulinic Acid Separation by Reactive Component
27Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Hollow Ceramic Microsphere based Pd Catalyst for Hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone
28Utilization of human urine and waste aluminum for generation of hydrogen
29Hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone with Pd supported on hollow ceramic microsphere catalyst: An experimental and kinetic study
30Separation of Levulinic Acid by Reaction with Tri-n-butylphosphate Diluted in Nontoxic Solvents
31Palladium supported on nano-hybrid Zr–Al–La catalyst for hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone
32Hydrogen generation through water splitting reaction using waste aluminum in presence of gallium
33Intensification of hydrogen generation through liquid metal gallium in water splitting reaction using aluminum in presence of potassium hydroxide
34Separation of Butanol Using Tetradecyl (trihexyl) phosphonium Bis (2, 4, 4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinate, Oleyl Alcohol, and Castor Oil
35Influence of the addition of aluminium nanoparticles on thermo-rheological properties of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene-based composite propellant and empirical modelling
36Experimental investigation on cenosphere-based paper battery and electrochemical battery
37Effect of aluminum nanoparticles on rheological behavior of HTPB-based composite rocket propellant
38Dynamic shear rheology of nanocomposite propellant suspension
39Hydrogen Generation in an Annular Micro-Reactor: an Experimental Investigation of Water Splitting Reaction Using Aluminum in Presence of Potassium Hydroxide
40Rheological and wall-slip behaviour of composite propellant suspension containing Al-nanopowder
41Hydrogen Generation in Water Splitting Reaction Using Aluminum: Effect of NaOH Concentration and Reaction Modelling Using SCM
42Hydrogen Generation in an Annular Micro-Reactor: An Experimental Investigation and Reaction Modeling by Shrinking Core Model (SCM)
43Optimization of Process Parameters for Reactive Separation of Gallic Acid
44Reactive Crystallization of Calcium Oxalate: Population Balance Modeling
45Removal of Cu (II) from Aqueous Solution Using Chromolaena Leaf Powder as Adsorbent
46Reactive Extraction of Acrylic Acid with Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate in Natural Oils
47Reactive Separation of Gallic Acid: Experimentation and Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network
48Modeling and Optimization of Reactive Extraction of Gallic Acid Using RSM
49Separation of phenylacetic acid with tri-n-butyl phosphate in hexanol: Equilibrium and kinetics
50Effect of temperature on reactive extraction of gallic acid using tri-n-butyl phosphate, tri-n-octyl amine and aliquat 336
51Reactive Separation of Benzeneacetic Acid with Tri-n-caprylyl Amine: Equilibrium and Modeling
52Synthesis, characterization and application of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate for extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel
53Synthesis, characterization, and application of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate for extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel
54Reactive extraction of gallic acid with tri-n-caprylylamine
55Ionic Liquids: – Energy Efficient Green Solvent for the Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels
56Imidazolium ionic liquid as energy efficient solvent for desulfurization of liquid fuel
57Stoichiometric and Spectroscopic Study of Reactive Extraction of Phenylacetic Acid with Tri-n-butyl Phosphate
58Extractive Separation of Benzylformic Acid with Phosphoric Acid Tributyl Ester in CCl4, Decanol, Kerosene, Toluene, and Xylene at 298 K
59Relative basicity approach for separation of α-toluic acid with triglycerides of fatty acids by reactive extraction
60FeCl3 Based Imidazolium Ionic Liquids as Novel Solvents for Extractive–Oxidative Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels
61Ionic Liquids: – Environmentally Benign solvent for Extractive Deep-desulfurization of Liquid Fuels
62Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Novel Trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinate for Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel
63Extractive desulfurization of liquid fuels by energy efficient green thiazolium based ionic liquids
641-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Ionic Liquids Environmentally Green Solvent for Extraction of Sulfur from Liquid Fuel
65Environmentally Benign Process for Removal of Sulfur from Liquid Fuel using Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquids
66Reactive extraction of phenylacetic acid with tri-n-butyl phosphate in benzene, hexanol, and rice bran oil at 298 K
67Reactive extraction of picolinic and nicotinic acid by natural non-toxic solvent
68Deep removal of sulfur from model liquid fuels using 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride
69Extractive Deep Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels Using Lewis-Based Ionic Liquids
70Ionic Liquids: – The Novel Solvent for Removal of Dibenzothiophene from Liquid Fuel
71Synthesis, Characterization and Application of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride as Green Material for Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel.
72Natural non-toxic solvents for recovery of picolinic acid by reactive extraction
73Synthesis, Characterization and Application of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate for Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel
74Reactive Extraction of itaconic acid using Aliquat 336 in various diluents
75Reactive Extraction of itaconic acid using Aliquat 336 and TBP in sunflower oil as a nontoxic solvent
76Reactive Extraction of Caproic Acid using Tri-n-butyl Phosphate in Hexanol, Octanol, and Decanol
77Equilibrium for reactive extraction of caproic acid in MIBK and xylene,
78Stacked Configuration of Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit: A Review
79Extraction of caproic acid using tri-n-butyl phosphate in benzene and toluene at 301 K
SCOPUS JOURNALS
1Kalyani A. Motghare, Diwakar Z. Shende, Kailas L. Wasewar, Microwave assisted recovery of butanol from aqueous media: Process intensification approach, Materials Today: Proceedings,Volume 78, Part 1, 2023, Pages 204-207, ISSN 2214-7853, (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.204).
2Asawari Ninawe, A. Kumar, Pranay Mohadikar D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Separation of succinic acid from aqueous phase using nontoxic solvents, Chemical Data Collection, 39, 100866 (2022).m
3Danish Beg, A. Kumar, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Liquid-liquid extraction of lactic acid using non-toxic solvents, Chemical Data Collection, 38, 100823 (2022).
4Pranay Mohadikar, Anuj Kumar, Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Z. Shende, Experimental investigation using conventional and natural extractants for liquid-liquid extraction of glutaric acid, Chemical Data Collection, Available online, 37, 100790 (2022).
5A.A. Ingle, S.Z. Ansari, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, A.B. Pandit, Palladium supported on nano-hybrid Zr–Al–La catalyst for hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone, Indian Chemical Engineer, 63(4),387-401 (2021) ISSN: 0019-4506.
6A. Kumar, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Extractive separation of levulinic acid using natural and chemical solvents, Chemical Data Collection, 28, 100417 (2020).
7S.S. Wadatkar, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Synthesis of copper-coated ceramic core–shell cenosphere in fluidized bed reactor using H2/N2 gas for thermal reduction, Materials Today: Proceedings 29(3), 850 – 856 (2020) ISSN: 1877-7058.
8A. Kumar, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Production of levulinic acid: A promising building block material for pharmaceutical and food industry, Materials Today: Proceedings 29, 790-793 (2020) ISSN: 1877-7058.
9D. Krishna, Diwakar Shende, Removal of Cu (II) from Aqueous Solution Using Chromolaena Leaf Powder as Adsorbent, Int. J. Appl. Sci. Eng., 15(1) 59-70 (2018) ISSN: 1727-7841.
10S.A. Dharaskar, K.L. Wasewar, M.N. Varma, D.Z Shende, C.K. Yoo, Ionic Liquids: – The Novel Solvent for Removal of Dibenzothiophene from Liquid Fuel, Procedia Engineering 51, 314-317 (2013) ISSN: 1877-7058.
11S.A. Dharaskar, K.L. Wasewar, M.N. Varma, D.Z Shende, C.K. Yoo, Deep removal of sulfur from model liquid fuels using 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride, Procedia Engineering 51, 416-422 (2013) ISSN: 1877-7058
OTHER JOURNALS
1Bhanot, L., Kumar, A., Shende, D., & Wasewar, K. (2023). Extraction of the Food Additive Tartaric Acid Using Octanol, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, Kerosene, Mustard Oil, And Groundnut Oil. Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry, 51(2), 15–20. https://doi.org/10.33927/hjic-2023-13
2Agnihotri, V., Kumar, A., Shende, D., & Wasewar, K. (2023). Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Itaconic Acid from the Aqueous Phase Using Natural and Chemical Solvents . Journal of Applied Science & Process Engineering, 10(1), 49-58. (https://doi.org/10.33736/jaspe.5439.2023).
3A. Kumar, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Recovery of Levulinic Acid in its Production Using Agriculture Waste Residue, SSRN-ELSEVIER, (2020).
INTENATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE
1Shraddha S. Wadatkar, D Z Shende, K L Wasewar, Separation of Fly Ash Cenosphere from Fly Ash Using Hydrocyclone Separator and Its Application in Dye Removal, 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting during November 02-06, 2025 at Boston, MA, USA.
2Shrawani Pathak, Gireesh Shroti, DZ Shende, KL Wasewar, Development of Ultrasonic-Assisted Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and Starch-BasedEdible Film for Enhanced Moisture Resistance in Food Packaging, 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting during November 02-06, 2025 at Boston, MA, USA.
3Ankita Tagade, DZ Shende, Valorization of Millet Agro-Residues thrPyrolysis for Biochar Production: A Sustainable for Circular Agriculture, 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting during November 02-06, 2025 at Boston, MA, USA.
4Anjali Dahat, Diwakar Z. Shende, Kishor M. Bhurchandi, Kailas L.Wasewar, Sustainable Recovery of Biobased Food Additive Glutaric Acid Using Vegetable Oils, 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting during November 02-06, 2025 at Boston, MA, USA.
5AS Thakre, DZ Shende, KL Wasewar, Sustainable Recovery of Biobased Food Additive Glutaric Acid Using Vegetable Oils, 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting during November 02-06, 2025 at Boston, MA, USA.
6AS Thakre, DZ Shende, KL Wasewar, Sustainable Separation of Bio-Carboxylic Acids using Deep Eutectic Solvents, 51st International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering SSCHE 2025, May 27 – 30, 2025 at Jasná, Demänovská Dolina, Slovakia.
7Thakre, A., Shende, D.Z., Wasewar, K.L., Intensified Sustainable Approaches for Separation of Glutaric Acid, Editors: Mihaľ, M., In 51st International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering SSCHE 2025, May 27 – 30, 2025 at Jasná, Demänovská Dolina, Slovakia, 2025.
8Ashwini S Thakre, Diwakar Z Shende, Kailas L Wasewar, Green solvent-based Extraction techniques for the Recovery of Biochemicals from aqueous solutions, Celebration of Achievements of Indian Chemical Industries, Jan 28- 29, 2025 at Nehru Centre, Mumbai
9SP Tekade, D Shende, KL Wasewar, Sustainable Generation of Hydrogen Using Aluminum-Water Reaction Activated By Room Temperature Liquid Metal Gallium, 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting during October 27-November 1, 2024 at San Diego, California, USA.
10Shraddha Wadatkar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar “Fly ash cenosphere, its formation, separation and applications in diverse fields: A Review”, 1st International Conference on Separation & Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, organized by National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Jan. 18th -20th 2024.
11Shraddha Wadatkar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar “Recovery of Fly ash cenospheres from fly ash using hydrocyclone separator”, 1st International Conference on Separation & Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, organized by National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Jan. 18th -20th 2024.
12Anjali Dahat, Ashwini Thakre, Diwakar Z. Shende, Kishor M. Bhurchandi, Kailas L.Wasewar, Harnessing AI to Revolutionize Chemical Engineering, 1st International Conference on Separation & Purification Techniques: Environmental Applications, organized by National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Jan. 18th -20th, 2024.
13Ashwini S Thakre, Diwakar Z Shende, Kailas L Wasewar, Sustainable Biocorboxylic Acid Production via Nanotechnology, in Second National Conference on Nanotechnology & Environment (NCNE-2024) organized by National Institute of Technology, Raipur, during December 13-14, 2024.
14Shraddha Wadatkar, Gireesh Kumar Shroti, Kanti Kumar, Kailas L Wasewar, Diwakar Z Shende, Recovery of Caproic acid from aqueous solutions using tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) in natural diluents “2nd International Conference on Fluid, Thermal and Energy System (ICFTES’24)” during June 6-8, 2024 at National Institute of Technology Calicut, India.
15Diwakar Z Shende, Anuj Kumar, Kailas L Wasewar, Fiona Mary Antony, Experimental Optimization Study for the Separation of Levulinic Acid Using CCD Techniques, at 37th PATTAYA International Conference on “Chemical, Biological & Environmental Sciences (ICCBES-23)” during May 29-31, 2023 at Pattaya (Thailand).
16K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Extractive separation of second generation Bio-fuel: Butanol, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
17Shraddha Wadatkar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, A Review on Fly Ash Cenosphere and its Applications in Construction, Polymeric Composites and Wastewater Treatment, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
18Fiona Mary Antony, Kailas L Wasewar, Diwakar Z Shende, Sushil Kumar, Dharm Pal and Hasan UsluThe sustainable approach of process intensification in bio refinery through reactive extraction coupled with regeneration for recovery of protocatechuic acid, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
19Anuj Kumar, Diwakar Shende and Kailas Wasewar, Reactive Separation of Biosource Levulinic acid using TOA and TBP in Sunflower oil, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
20Anuj Kumar, Diwakar Shende and Kailas Wasewar, Experimental Optimization using CCD for Reactive Separation of Levulinic acid, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
21K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Microwave Assisted Recovery of butanol from aqueous media: Process Intensification approach, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
22Fiona Mary Antony, Kailas L Wasewar, Diwakar Z Shende, Sushil Kumar, Dharm Pal and Hasan UsluIonic Liquids as green solvents in process industry for reaction and separation: emphasizing on recovery of Protocatechuic acid, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
23Shraddha Wadatkar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Synthesis of chitosan-fly ash buoyant composite coated with NiO for enhanced adsorptive removal of methylene blue, International Conference on “Technological Interventions for Sustainability” (CHEM-CONFLUX22) at Department of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj (U.P.) – 211004 during April 14-16, 2022.
24A.A. Ingle, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, A.B. Pandit, Trimetallic Nanohybrid Zr-Al-La Supported Pd Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Alkylanthraquinone, International Conference on “Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering” (ACEE-2021) at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India, during December 16-17, 2021.
25A.A. Ingle, S.Z. Ansari, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, A.B. Pandit, Progress and Prospective of Heterogeneous Catalysts for H2O2 Production via Anthraquinone Process, International Conference on “Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering” (ACEE-2021) at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India, during December 16-17, 2021.
26Shraddha Wadatkar, D.Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Synthesis of Chitosan-fly Ash Cenosphere Buoyant Composite Coated with NiO for Enhanced Removal of Methylene Blue, International Conference on “Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering” (ACEE-2021) at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India, during December 16-17, 2021.
27K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Phosphonium based Ionic Liquids : Potential greener solvents for separation of butanol from aqueous media, International Conference on “Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering” (ACEE-2021) at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India, during December 16-17, 2021.
28K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar,Extractive separation of second generation Bio-fuel: Butanol using different solvents, International Conference on “Advances in Chemical and Environmental Engineering” (ACEE-2021) at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India, during December 16-17, 2021.
29Anuj Kumar, D.Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Separation of levulinic acid using tri-n-butyl phosphate in conventional and natural solvents, Emerging Trends in Separation Science and Technology (SESTEC-2020), Organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra India, 22-26 March (2021).
30Shraddha Wadatkar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Synthesis of NiO coated chitosan-fly ash cenosphere composite for enhanced adsorption of methylene blue, 9th Indian Chitin & Chitosan Society Symposium 2021, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 26-28 February (2021).
31Anuj Kumar, D.Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Biomass Conversion to Levulinic Acid & its Valuable Derivatives, Recent Transformations in Chemical & Textile Technology, Organized by UICT Jalgaon, Maharashtra India, 24-26 August (2020).
32Shraddha Wadatkar, D. Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Metal coatings on fly ash cenosphere in fluidized bed reactor and its comparison with other coating techniques, International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (AdChE 2020) organized by University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 5-7 Feb., (2020).
33Anuj Kumar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Recovery of Levulinic Acid in its Production Using Agriculture Waste Residue, International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (AdChE 2020) organized by University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 5-7 Feb., (2020).
34K. A. Motghare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (AdChE 2020) organized by University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 5-7 Feb., (2020).
35Shraddha Wadatkar, D. Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Investigation on TiO2 coated cenosphere for solar heat protection and its thermal performance, 11th National Conference on Solid State Chemistry and Allied Areas, organized by Indian Association of Solid State Chemist and SKP College of Arts, Science & Commerce Kamptee, Nagpur, Maharashtra India, 20-21 December (2019).
36Shraddha Wadatkar, D. Z. Shende, K.L. Wasewar, Waste eggshell based CaO-Cenosphere composite as a sorbent for CO2sequestration, International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, organized by CSIR-NIIST Trivandrum, November 20-24 (2019).
37Anuj Kumar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Reactive extraction of levulinic Acid (Bio-based building block chemical), International Conference on ABIS-2019 organized by Department of Biotechnology, at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 14-16 November (2019).
38Anuj Kumar, Diwakar Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Production of levulinic acid: a promising building block material for pharmaceutical and food industry, 11th National Conference on Solid State Chemistry and Allied Areas, organized by Indian Association of Solid State Chemist and SKP College of Arts, Science & Commerce Kamptee, Nagpur, Maharashtra India, 20-21 December (2019).
39Shraddha Wadatkar, Dinesh Lonare, D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Synthesis of Core-shell Copper/ Cenosphere composite in Fluidized Bed Reactor using H2/N2 gas for Thermal Reduction, 11th National Conference on Solid State Chemistry and Allied Areas, organized by Indian Association of Solid State Chemist and SKP College of Arts, Science & Commerce Kamptee, Nagpur, Maharashtra India, 20-21 December (2019) Received 2nd prize.
40Diwakar Z. Shende, Utilization of Fly Ash: Cenosphere and its High End Applications, International Conference on “Technological Development in Fly Ash Utilization” (GREEN ASHCON 2019, VNIT Nagpur, India, January 11-13, 2019.
41Shyam Tekade, Amit Pednekar, Gaurav Jadhav, Sunny Kalekar, Diwakar Shende, Kailas Wasewar, Hydrogen Generation through Water Splitting Reaction Using Waste Aluminum in Presence of Gallium, An International Conference on Materials for Energy Applications (MHRD Sponsored International Conference), S.S. Jain Subodh P.G. (Autonomous) College,Jaipur, Rajasthan (India), 6th-8th DECEMBER 2018.
42Diwakar Z. Shende, Valorization of Fly Ash Cenosphere through development of Functionalized Properties for specific Applications, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology for Waste Conversion (ETBWC) 2017, CSIR-NEERI Nagpur, India, October 8-10, 2017.
43K. L. Wasewar, S A. Dharaskar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Deep desulfurization using ionic liquids for low sulfur liquid fuel, 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids and Green Processes / 6th Australasian Symposium on Ionic Liquids (APCIL-4/ASIL-6 2014) 28th September – 1st October, 2014 Sydney Australia (2014).
44K. L. Wasewar, S A. Dharaskar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Imidazolium ionic liquid as energy efficient solvent for extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel, 2nd Int. Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology, Toronto, Canada, June 29 – July 2, (2014).
45K. L. Wasewar, S A. Dharaskar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Synthesis, characterization, and application of thiazolium based ionic liquids for extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel, 2nd Int. Conference on Ionic Liquids in Separation and Purification Technology, Toronto, Canada, June 29 – July 2, (2014).
46Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Synthesis, Characterization and application of room temperature ionic liquid for extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel, DAE-BRNS symposium on (SESTEC-2014), during February 25-28, 2014, held at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (M.S) India.
47Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Imidazolium based ionic liquid as novel green solvent for extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel, DAE-BRNS symposium on (SESTEC-2014), during February 25-28, 2014, held at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (M.S) India.
48Kalpna D. Rewatkar, Wasewar K.L., Shende D.Z., Modeling of Reactive crystallization of salicylic acid, DAE-BRNS symposium on (SESTEC-2014), during February 25-28, 2014, held at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (M.S) India.
49K.K. Athankar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Assessment of the Competencies of Natural Diluents for the Reactive Extraction of Phenylacetic Acetic Acid (AEP-2014), March 22, 2014, Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (M.S) India. (2014).
50S A. Dharaskar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Deep desulfurization of liquid fuels using ionic liquids, International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering, 5-6 April 2013, MANIT Bhopal.
51Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Extraction of sulfur from liquid fuels using imidazolium based ionic liquids, 66th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, (Chemcon-2013), December, 27-30, 2013, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, India.
52Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z, Ionic Liquids: – Energy Efficient Green Solvent for the Extractive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels, IVth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICEAR-2013), 10–12 December 2013, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai (M.S) India. (2013).
53Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Desulfurization of Model Liquid Fuels by Solvent Extraction with Ionic Liquids, National Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (NCAFM-2013), 21th -23th January 201, Department of Chemistry, Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (M.S) India. (2013).
54Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Ionic Liquids As Green Solvents For Desulfurization of Liquid Fuel, National Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (NCFAM-2013), 21th -23th January 201, Department of Chemistry, Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (M.S) India. (2013).
55K. R. Yeole, D. Z Shende, K. L Wasewar, Mathematical Aproaches for Reactive Crystallization, National Conference on Green Chemistry and Engineering (NCGCE-2013), 22nd March 2013, VNIT, Nagpur, INDIA.
56Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Desulfurization of Model Liquid Fuels by Solvent Extraction with Ionic Liquids, National Conference on Green Chemistry and Environment (NCGCE-2013), 22nd March 2013, Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (M.S) India. (2013).
57K.K. Athankar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Intensification of recovery of phenylacetic acid using tri-n-butyl phosphate in benzene by reactive extraction, National Conference on Green Chemistry and Engineering (NCGCE-2013), March 22, 2013, VNIT, Nagpur, INDIA.
58Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z. , and Yoo. C. K., Extractive desulfurization of liquid fuel using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluoroborate, 1st International Conference on Technologies for sustainable waste management in developing countries (ICTW-2013), 23rd – 24th August 2013,Vignan University, Vadlamudi, Guntur, A.P, India.
59S A. Dharaskar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma, D. Z Shende, Deep desulfurization of liquid fuels using ionic liquids, International Conference on Global Scenario in Environment and Energy (ICGSE2-2013), March 14-16, 2013, MANIT Bhopal.
60Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Deep Removal of Sulfur from Model Liquid Fuel using1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, 3rd Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE-2012), 06-08 December 2012, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmadabad, (2012).
61Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Intensifying the desulfurization of liquid fuels using ionic liquids, 2nd International Science Congress (ISC -2012) 8th – 9th December 2012, Bon Maharaj Engineering College, Vrindavan, Mathura, UP, India. (2012).
62Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Extractive Deep-desulfurization of model liquid fuel using ionic liquids, 2nd International Science Congress (ISC-2012) 8th – 9th December 2012, Bon Maharaj Engineering College, Vrindavan, Mathura, UP, India. (2012).
63Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Ionic Liquids: – The Novel Solvent or Removal of Dibenzothiophene from Liquid Fuel, 3rd Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE-2012), 06-08 December 2012, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmadabad, (Gujarat) India. (2012).
64Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Deep Extractive Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene from Model Fuels using Novel Ionic Liquids, (Chemference-2012) (Think Share Relish), 10th -11th December 2012, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (M.S) India. (2012).
65Dharaskar S.A., Wasewar K.L., Varma M.N., Shende D.Z., Deep Desulfurization of liquid fuels using ionic liquids, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering (RACE-2012) on February4, 2012 organized by Department of Chemical Technology, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) India (2012).
66S. A. Dharaskar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma, D. Z. Shende, Ionic Liquids: – Solvent for the future, 4th International Congress of Environmental Research December 15-17, 2011, SVNIT, Surat (INDIA). (2011).
67S. A. Dharaskar, K. L. Wasewar, M. N. Varma, D. Z. Shende, Ionic Liquids: – Advantages Beyond Green Technology, Chemference2011 (Think Share Relish) Pg. 83, Sept 23-24, 2011, Department of Chemical Engineering, IISc Bangalore (India) (2011).
68D. Z. Shende, K. L. Wasewar, Extraction of Caproic Acid, National Symposium on “Reaction Engineering” NSRE-2010, January 22-23, 2010, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur – 492010 (Chhattisgarh) 2010.
69Amit Keshav, Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Z. Shende, Ismail Inci, Chemistry of extractive fermentation of carboxylic acids, International Conference on Arts, Science, Management and Engineering, Goa, 23-25 April, (2009).
70Amit Keshav, Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Z. Shende, Ismail Inci, Extraction of glycolic acid: chemical equilibria and modeling, International Conference on Arts, Science, Management and Engineering, Goa, 23-25 April, (2009).
71Amit Keshav, Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Z. Shende, Ismail Inci, Reactive extraction of citric acid from aqueous solutions, International Conference on Arts, Science, Management and Engineering, Goa, 23-25 April, (2009).
72Amit Keshav, Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Z. Shende, Hasn Uslu, Extraction of citric acid from aqueous solutions using tri-n-butyl phosphate in different diluents (Abstract Ref. No. ICBF 160), International Conference on Challenges in Biochemical Engineering and Food Technology, Department of Technology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, 26-28th August, (2009).
73Amit Keshav, Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Z. Shende, Ismail Inci, Chemistry of extractive fermentation of propionic acid, (Abstract Ref. No. ICBF 159), International Conference on Challenges in Biochemical Engineering and Food Technology, Department of Technology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, 26-28th August, (2009).
74Shende D., Mishra I.M. and Wasewar K.L., Ionic Liquids: The Benign Solvents for Petroleum & Hydrocarbon Industries, National Seminar on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering Operation and Process in Chemical and Allied Industries, Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (C.G.), 05-06 February, (2008).
75Kailas L. Wasewar, Diwakar Shende, I.M. Mishra, Ionic Liquid: A Green Material, International Conference on Materials for the Millennium, 1-3 March 2007, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Kochi.
76Chandra Kumar Soni, Rakesh Agrawal and D. Shende, Use of Environmental Friendly Super critical Fluid in place of Organic solvents, Chemical Engg. Congress, Bharuch (Gujrat), Chemcon-2006, (2006).
77Rakesh Agrawal, Chandra Kumar Soni and Shende D., Removal of Fluoride ions from groundwater using low cost adsorbents Chemical Engg. Congress, Bharuch (Gujrat), Chemcon-2006, (2006).
78Chadra Kumar Soni, Ashu Barjatya and Shende D., Removal of Fluoride ions using soil and ash, Chemical Engg. Congress, Bharuch (Gujrat), Chemcon-2006, (2006).
79Sharvan Kr. Jha and D. Shende, Combustion of cow dung in fluidized state for household purposes, National Conference on Advances in Energy Research (AER-2006), IIT Bombay, Pawai, Mumbai 4th & 5th December, (2006).
80D. Shende, P Venugopal, A Sinha and A K Biswas, Estimation of physical properties of some important inorganic solutions, Chemical Engg. Congress, Hyderabad, Chemcon-2002, (2002).