Dr. Ajit P. Rathod
Brief Bio
| Brief Bio |
|---|
| Professor |
| · Research Projects: 02 completed ( DST SEED & Indian Railway ) |
| · Indian patent granted: 03, filed and published: 03 |
| . Consutancy work : 10 (More than 30 L) |
| · Doctoral research guidance : 06 awarded, 02 thesis submitted, 08 ongoing |
| · Published more than 50 research articles in the SCI/Scopus listed journals |
| · Participated in the more than 30 international conferences and received best paper presentation award at Dubai |
| · Organized four one week self sponsored short term training program and five 1-3 days workshop programs |
| · Reviewer of several International Journals. |
| · Life member of the Indian Society for Technical education, Indian Water Works Association, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment and Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) |
Education
| Sr. No. | Degree | Year | Specialization | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Tech | 2000 | Chemical Engineering | Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), Nagpur | |
| M.Tech | 2002 | Chemical Engineering | Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), Nagpur | |
| Ph.D. | 2014 | Chemical Engineering | Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur |
Contact Details
| Phone: | Email: | Address: |
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| 0712-280-1568 | aprathod@che.vnit.ac.in | CHE-010, Department of Chemical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur,Maharashtra-440010, India |
| ajitprathod@gmail.com |
Research Interest
| Research Interest |
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| Membrane Separation Processess |
| Pervaporation Reactor |
| Nano-membranes, Ceramic membranes |
| Advance Oxidation Processes |
| Waste Water Treatments |
| Biomass,Biofuels |
| Biofertilisers, Micronutrients |
| Heat Transfer |
| Adsorption |
| Sr. No. | Title | Funding Agency | Role | Year | Amount (in Lakhs INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of Pervaporation Process for Separation of Lycopene from Tomato Waste Funding Agency | Government of India, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, SEED Division | Co-PI | 2020-2024 | ||
| Desalination using cermic membranes | VNIT, Nagpur | Mentor | 2025 | ||
| Ceramic membrane | Chemical Engineering Consultant | Co-PI | 2013-14 | ||
| Fluidization of fine material in air flow | Chemical Engineering Consultant | Co-PI | 2013-14 |
| Sr. No. | Title | Funding Agency | Role | Year | Amount (in Lakhs INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Third-party consultancy on research and inspection services for the proposed up-grade of the 20 MLD STP (Waste Water Treatment Plant) at Alwar | M/S. Geo Miller & Co Pvt. Ltd., Alwar | Coordinator | 2026 | 7.08 | |
| 2. Project management Consultancy on “Sewage treatment plant and environmental pollution aspects | Talegaon Dabhade Nagarparishad,Mawal, Pune | Coordinator | 2025 | 17.54 | |
| 3. Process for Cenosphere | Allsphere alliance, Nagpur | Coordinator | 2025 | 0.5 | |
| 4.Technical Consultancy for proof checking of process design and engineering drawings of 600 KLD SAFF based sewage treatment plant | ADEN(HQ), Central Railway, Nagpur | Coordinator | 2025 | 0.24 | |
| 5.Technical investigations on the leakage related problem | JSW, Ratnagiri | Coordinator | 2025 | 5.9 | |
| 6.Fly ash generation, utilisation, envirmental aspects | Rawatpura Enviro Pvt Ltd., Raipur | Coordinator | 2024 | 1.41 |
| Description | Author(s) | Publisher | ISBN | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishal S. Chandane , Ajit P. Rathod Chapter 9: Esterification Processes in Membrane Reactors, Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio)-Membranes : Recent Achievements in Chemical Processes in Membrane Reactors, Elsevier,2024 (ISBN: 9780443138768) | ||||
| Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane Chapter 11: Applications of hybrid nanofluids in the extraction processes, Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER publication, 2024 (ISBN: 9780443214516) | ||||
| Vishal S. Chandane, Pradeepkumar Ramteke, Ajit P. Rathod, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane Chapter 12: Applications of hybrid Nano fluids in the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER publication, 2024 (ISBN: 9780443214516) | ||||
| Prachiprava Pradhan, Ajit P. Rathod, A. Waheed Deshmukh Chapter 12: Hybrid polymeric aerogels for energy and environmental applications, Hybrid Aerogels, De Gruyter, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111252001-012 | ||||
| Ajit P.Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar and Shriram S.Sonawane,Intensification of Esterification of Acetic Acid with Ethanol by Pervaporation Reactor: Modeling and Simulation,IACSIT Press, Singapore,ISBN:978-981-07-4368-0,2012 | ||||
| Shyam M. Kodape, Ajit P.Rathod and Shriram S.Sonawane,Study on Synthesis and Characterization of CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles,,IACSIT Press, Singapore,ISBN:978-981-07-4368-0,2012 | ||||
| Shriram S. Sonawane, Rohit S. Khedkar, Kailas L. Wasewar and Ajit P. Rathod,Dispersions of CuO Nanoparticles in Paraffin Prepared by Ultrasonication: A Potential Coolant”, International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering,IACSIT Press, Singapore,ISBN:978-981-07-4368-0,2012 |
| Sr. No. | Patent Title | Application No. | Date | Present Staus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Development of Metal Ions Adsorbent from Cajanus Cajan (Tur-Dal) Husk; 201621008676(11/03/2016); 29/01/2021(Granted) | Granted (357196) | |||
| 2. Synthesis of Cenosphere Supported Catalyst by Different Precursors for Esterification Reactions; 201721007862(07/03/2017); 15/12/2020(Granted) | Granted (353709) | |||
| 3.An Automated Apparatus for Esterification of a Liquid- Liquid System; 201921005676(13/02/2019); 28/10/2020(Granted) | Granted (350334) | |||
| 4. A Method for Separation of Lycopene from Tomato Waste; 202321070807(18/10/2023); 02/02/2024 (Published) | Published | |||
| 5. A Composition and Method for Preparation of Cenosphere-Based Ceramic Membrane; 202421086887 A(11/11/2024); 24/01/2025 (Published) | Published | |||
| 6. A Method for Preparing Cow Dung Ash Membranes for Efficient Methylene Blue Dye Removal; 202521056083 A(:11/06/2025); 11/07/2025 (Published) | Published |
| Sr. No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Application of Natural Computing Techniques in Chemical Engineering, VNIT Nagpur, 4–8 March 2016 |
| 2 | Nano-Membrane Technology (RTNMT-2016), VNIT Nagpur, 24-28 February 2016 |
| 3 | Process Simulation using CHEMCAD, VNIT Nagpur,26-28 March 2013 |
| 4 | Nanotechnology Applications In Engineering & Technology, VNIT Nagpur,15-17 February 2013 |
| Sr. No. | Responsibility | Institute | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas & Varsh (JJGD &JJGV) | VNIT | Nodal Offficer | Nov. 2024- To till date |
| 2 | Adi Karmayogi Student Chapters | VNIT | Professor Incharge | Sept 2025- To till date |
| 3 | T&P Faculty Coordinator | VNIT | T&P Coordinator | June 2025- To till date |
| 4 | Faculty Advisor | VNIT | Faculty Advisor, Batch 2022 | 2022–To till date |
| 5 | DEC (UG and PG) | VNIT | DEC, Deptt. Chemical Engg. | April 2018 – To till date |
| 6 | Warden | VNIT | Hostel Warden | 2013,14,15 |
| 7 | Heat Transfer Laboratory | VNIT | Coordinator | June 2008-Till date |
| 8 | I-STEM Coordinator | VNIT | Coordinator | 7/1/2025- To till date |
| Sr. No. | Awards |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scientific Commitee Member of International Scientific Conference on M3-S “APPLIED POLYMERS, NANOMATERIALS, MEMBRANES, AND COMPOSITES”, 27-30.05.2025, Toruń, Poland |
| 2 | Received grant Rs. 1.30 lakh for our ideas for Tomato Grand Challenge(TGC) by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,2025 |
| 3 | Received DST travel grant for 6th International Conference on Desalination using Membrane Technology, Sitges, Spain,2023 |
| 4 | Best Oral Presentation World Research Journals Conference (WRC-2015), Dubai, 2015 |
| 5 | Co-chaired the session World Research Journals Conference (WRC-2015), Dubai, 2015 |
| 6 | Reviewer of International Journals |
| 7 | Approved two Elsevier edited books on membrane separation processes,2025 |
| S.No. | Paper Citation |
|---|---|
| 1 | V.A. Juwar, A.P. Rathod, S.M. Kodape, B.A. Bhanvase, Comparative studies of carbon materials synthesized from agricultural and plastic waste as catalysts for ozonation of real textile wastewater, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2024, DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-881195/v1 |
| 2 | P. Pradhan, A. P. Rathod, S. B. Rai, S. S. Sonawane, Porous Cenosphere ceramic microfiltration membrane: Preparation, characterization and permeability evaluation, Can. J. Chem. Eng, 102(3), 1289-1301, 2024 |
| 3 | K.A. Nandeshwar, S.M., Kodape, A.P.Rathod, Sangesh P. Zodape, Coupling solvent extraction with pervaporation for efficient separation of lycopene from tomato waste using chitosan/polyvinylpyrrolidone (CS/PVP) pervaporative membranes and its optimization study Biomass Conv. , 2023, Bioref, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04879-2 |
| 4 | Vijay A. Juwar, Ajit P. Rathod, Catalytic Ozonation of Real Food Wastewater using Catalyst Synthesized from Waste Environmental Technology,44(1),12-21, 2023 |
| 5 | K.C. Junghare, S.M. Kodape, A.P. Rathod, D.H. Lataye, Optimization of fluoride removal using ultrasonically improved electrochemically generated adsorbent: A Taguchi approach, Chemical and Process ngineering, 43 (2), 109 –117, 2022 |
| 6 | Amol A. Bhusari, Bidyut Mazumdar, Ajit P. Rathod, Synthesis and characterization of bio catalyst prepared from dairy waste for lactic acid esterification,International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 19(9), 939-948, 2021 |
| 7 | Vijay A. Juwar, Ajit P. Rathod,Optimization and statistical analysis of sono-fenton treated industrial wastewater using reactor by response surface method International Journal of Chemical Reactor, 19(9), 949-959, 2021 Engineering, |
| 8 | Amol A. Bhusari, Bidyut Mazumdar, Ajit P. Rathod, Sulphonated Tea Waste Carbon Catalyzed Esterification of Propionic Acid with Ethyl Alcohol: Modulus and Rate Constant Estimation, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1-10, 2020 |
| 9 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Prakash G. Jadhav, Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks for Optimization of Catalytic Esterification of Lactic Acid, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 43 (11), 2315-2324, 2020 |
| 10 | Amol A. Bhusari, Bidyut Mazumdar, Ajit P. Rathod, Ruta D. Khonde, Kinetics of catalyzed esterification of acetic acid with n‐butanol using carbonized agro‐waste, Internationa Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 52 (7), 450-462, 2020 |
| 11 | AA Bhusari, B Mazumdar, AP Rathod, D Marghade, Catalytic aspect of biomass in microcontroller-assisted esterification Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 1-16, 2020 |
| 12 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Pervaporation Reactor for Enhanced Esterification of Lactic Acid with Isobutyl Alcohol Chemical Engineering & Technology, 43 (2), 282-288, 2020 |
| 13 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Pervaporation Combined Esterification of Caproic Acid with Isobutyl Alcohol – Comparative Study of Conventional, In-situ and Ex-situ Reactor, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 2019 |
| 14 | H.S. Vardikar , B.A. Bhanvase ,A.P. Rathod , S.H. Sonawane, Sonochemical Synthesis, Characterization and Sorption Study of Kaolin-Chitosan-TiO 2 Ternary Nanocomposite: Advantage over conventional method, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 217, 457-467, 2018 |
| 15 | T.P. Shende , B.A. Bhanvasea, A.P. Rathod , D.V. Pinjari, S.H. Sonawane, Sonochemical synthesis of Graphene-Ce-TiO2 and Graphene-Fe-TiO2 ternary hybrid photocatalyst nanocomposite and its application in degradation of crystal violet dye, Ultrasonics – Sonochemistry, 41, 582-589, 2018 |
| 16 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Synthesis of cenosphere supported heterogeneous catalyst and its performance in esterification reaction, Chemical Engineering Communications, 205(2), 238-248, 2018 |
| 17 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Coupling of In-situ Pervaporation for the Enhanced Esterification of Propionic Acid with Isobutyl Alcohol over Cenosphere based Catalyst, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 119, 16-24, 2017 |
| 18 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Efficient Cenosphere based Catalyst for the Esterification of n-Octanol with Acetic Acid, Comptes Rendus Chimie, 20, 818-826, 2017 |
| 19 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Response Surface Optimization and Kinetics of Isopropyl Palmitate Synthesis using Homogeneous Acid Catalyst, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 2017, 15(3), A.N. 20160111, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2016-0111 |
| 20 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Process optimization and kinetic modeling for esterification of propionic acid with benzyl alcohol on ion-exchange resin catalyst, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 34(4), 987-996, 2017 |
| 21 | Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Esterification of Propionic Acid with Isopropyl Alcohol via Ion Exchange Resins: Optimization and Kinetics, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 34(1), 249-258, 2017 |
| 22 | K. A. Motghare, A. P. Rathod, K. L. Wasewar, N. K. Labhsetwar, Comparative study of different waste biomass for energy application, Waste Management, 47(A), 40-45, 2016 |
| 23 | Rathod Ajit P., Wasewar Kailas L. and Sonawane Shriram S., Enhancement of Esterification of Propionic Acid with Ethanol by Pervaporation Reactor, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 18 (5), 41-44, 2014 |
| 24 | Ajit P. Rathod, Kailas L. Wasewar, and Chang Kyoo Yoo, Enhancement of Esterification of Propionic Acid with Isopropyl Alcohol by Pervaporation Reactor, Journal of Chemistry, 1-4,2014 |
| 25 | Sonawane S.S., Rathod A.P. and Wasewar K.L., Effect of Polystyrene Nanoparticles and their effects on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of polyamide Nanocomposites, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 15 (2), 589-593, 2011 |
| 26 | Sonawane S.S., Rathod A.P., Wasewar K.L. and Varma M.N., Nanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 15 (2), 721-723, 2011 |
| 27 | Kailas L. Wasewar, Shyambabu Patidar, Vijay K. Agarwal, Ajit Rathod, Shriram S. Sonawane, Richa V. Agarwal, Hasan Uslu, and Ismail Inci, Performance Study of Pervaporation Reactor (PVR) for Esterification of Acetic Acid with Ethanol, International Journal Of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 8(A57), 1-13, 2010 |
| 28 | S. S. Sonawane, S. Mishra, and N. G. Shimpi, A. P. Rathod , and K. L. Wasewar, Comparative Study of the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polyamide-66 Filled with Commercial and Nano-Mg (OH)2 Particles,Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 49, 474-480, 2010 |