CHEMFLASH Volume 21, Issue 1

VISION To be a leading Chemical Engineering Department imparting quality education and conducting research in chemical and allied areas for the sustainable development of the society. MISSION To develop and mentor socially responsible, environmentally conscious and ethically upright professionals, equipped with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills. To interact continuously with the industry and society at large to respond effectively to their needs. To develop modern chemical engineering laboratories and research facilities. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NIRMA UNIVERSITY CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 2

FOREWORD I am glad to note that Chemical Engineering Department is publishing the twenty first volume of the Departmental Newsletter “CHEMFLASH”. The newsletter reflects the extensive collection of important data like activities of faculty members, students, expert lectures, industrial training, academic co-curricular activities etc. during the period of January - June 2021. I am sure, this newsletter will serve as a medium to use the information concerning departmental activities and proceeding for continuous growth. I congratulate and thank to all the faculty members for helping in this small endeavor of the Department and in particular Dr. Leena Bora for coordinating the same. I wish this News Letter to be a success. Head Chemical Engineering Department Institute of Technology, Nirma University. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 3

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to thank the Head of the Department for extending his kind support in implementing the changes which I felt incorporating in the latest volume of CHEMFLASH. I would not forget expressing a sense of gratitude to the student representatives for providing a helping hand in the construction of this newsletter. I would also thank Mr. Dhaval Oza for compiling and editing newsletter data. Dr. Leena Bora Coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University. Mr. Dhaval Oza Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No. TOPIC PAGE 1 Glimpses of the Department 6 2 Faculty Members 7 3 Activities of Faculty Members 8 Details of Seminars / STTPs / Conference / 4 Conclaves/ Workshops attended 8 Lectures Delivered by Faculty Members 5 Purchase Detail 8 6 Environmental Audit 9 7 Research Grants Received From Various Agencies 9 8 Details of Research Scholars 9 9 Journal Publications 10 10 Pedagogy 11 11 Academic Performance of the Students in last 12 Exams 12 Students' Corner 13 Co-curricular Activities of Students 13 Extra-curricular Activities of Students 14 14 Student Selected Through Campus Placement 15 15 Students' Association News 17 16 Paper Presented by Students 18 17 Art Section 19 18 Students' Association Members 22 19 23 20 24 CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 5

1. GLIMPSES OF THE DEPARTMENT The Department of Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University is a vibrant and dynamic department, with young and enthusiastic academic staff members consisting of a Head & Professor, 2 Professors, 2 Associate Professors, 9 Assistant Professors, 3 Laboratory Assistants and 1 Office Assistant. Quality in academics and a whirlpool of personality enhancing activities have geared the students for the future and prepared them to take new challenges, to explore new avenues and to realize, cherish as well as fulfill their dreams. Inherent strength, values, teamwork, dedication & vision steam the confidence of the students. The dedicated staff-members keep themselves updated about the recent developments in their fields of interest, beyond the curriculum and are actively engaged in the research and consultancy activities. They are also provided an exposure to the environment of the industry parallel to academics. The expert lectures beyond the curriculum are regularly organized by the department. The faculty counselors counsel the students from time to time for their career development. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 6

2. FACULTY MEMBERS Sr. Name of Faculty Designation Email-Id No. Members 1 Dr. Sanjay Patel Professor & Head [email protected] 2 Dr. Jayesh Ruparelia 3 Dr. Milind Joshipura Professor [email protected] 4 Dr. Nimish Shah 5 Dr. Mamta Saiyad Professor [email protected] 6 Dr. Amit Kumar 7 Dr. R. N. Reddy Associate Professor [email protected] 8 Dr. Shibu Pillai 9 Dr. Leena Bora Associate Professor [email protected] 10 Dr. Nikita Chokshi 11 Dr. Neha Patni Assistant Professor [email protected] 12 Dr. Sandip Sharma 13 Dr. Ankur Dwivedi Assistant Professor [email protected] 14 Dr. Amita Chaudhary Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [email protected] Assistant Professor [email protected] CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 7

ACTIVITIES OF FACULTY MEMBERS 4. Details of Seminars/ STTPs / Conference / Conclaves/ Workshops attended Sr. Name of Title of STTP/ Seminar/ Place and Duration Level No. Faculty Conference/Workshop / address of (dd/mm/yy) Member(s) Conclave-Attended organization 1 Dr. Amita Green Chemistry & School of 18/01/21 National Chaudhary Technology for Sustainable Engineering, To Engineering P. P. Savani 21/01/21 University. 5. Lectures Delivered by Faculty Members Sr. Name of Place and No. Faculty Member(s) Title of Lecture address of Date Level organization 1 Dr. Amita Research Methodology: Subharti 22/01/2021 National Chaudhary Concepts& Tools University, Meerut 2 Dr. Amita Capturing Carbon dioxide P. P. Savani 12/02/2021 State Chaudhary using Green Solvents from University Flue gas CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 8

6. PURCHASE DETAILS Sr. No. Month, Year Name of the Apparatus / Cost (Rs.) Equipment Purchased 1 March, 2021 3,90,000 2 June, 2021 Indoor air quality monitor 15,00,000 3 March, 2021 15,750 4 March 2021 Induction Melting Furnace 26,547 5 March, 2021 UV cabinet 22,575 Vacuum Filtration Assembly Total 19,54,872 /- Ultrasonicator 7. ENVIROMENTAL AUDIT Sr. No. Company Amount (Rs.) 1 Audit Work 2 3 Aksharchem(India) Ltd. Green Division 2,90,655 Maharaja International (Pawan Cement Co. Pvt. Ltd.) 1,93,153 Bavla Eco Project ltd. 77,148 Total 5,60,956 /- 8. RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES Sr. Area of Research Project Funding Duration Grant No. (Rs.) Investigator Agency Studies and prototype development for Dr. Jayesh 1 recycle and reuse of Ruparelia GUJCOST April 2021 to 22,33,000/- waste streams from Co-PI: Dr. March 2023 stainless steel Urmil Dave Industries Plasma Pyrolysis Of Dry Municipal Solid Dr. S. S. Patel Waste (MSW) / Co-PI: August 2020 2 Refused Derived Fuel Dr. R. N. Patel, GUJCOST to August 45,23,200/- (RDF) For Syngas Dr. J. P. 2023 And Electricity Ruparelia Generation CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 9

9. DETAILS OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS Sr. Research Scholars Reg. No. Name of Guide No. 1 Ban Gaurangkumar Hazariban 13EXTPHDE114 Dr. J. P. Ruparelia 2 Prof. Nikita Chokshi 14EXTPHDE119 Dr. J. P. Ruparelia 3 Suthar Krunal Jagdishchandra 14EXTPHDE132 Dr. M. H. Joshipura 4 Modi Chintan Kishorchandra 19PTPHDE203 Dr. M. H. Joshipura 5 Movaliya Satishkumar Keshubhai 19PTPHDE210 Dr. S. S. Patel 6 Desai Harsh Mayurbhai 20FTPHDE37 Dr. Nimish Shah 7 Kangana Pareshbhai Bhatt 20FTPHDE44 Dr. S. S. Patel CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 10

10. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Sr. Title of Paper Name of Faculty Name of Vol. / issue, No. Member Journal Page No. Year of Review on polycyclic Dr. Amit Kumar, Journal of Publication 1 aromatic hydrocarbons Gajendra Kumar Contaminant Gaurav, Tariq Hydrology 236 (PAHs) migration from Mehmood, Manoj wastewater Kumar, Liu Cheng, 19(7)-665-662 Kuppusamy Sathishkumar, Deepak Yadav Gas-liquid downward flow Dr. Amit Kumar, Amit K International Journal of through narrow vertical Thakur and Swapna Chemical Reactor 2 conduits: effect of angle Rekha Panda, Gargi Engineering of entry and tube- Das, Subhabrata Ray, diameter on flow patterns Jay Mant Jha Synthesis of Nano Ag-La- 3 Co Composite Metal Nikita P. Chokshi, Ozone: Science Oxide for Degradation of Jayesh P. Ruparelia and RB 5 Dye Using Catalytic Engineering Ozonation Process Tushar Perkar, Naitik Simulation studies of n- International 4 Chokshi, Chintan Modi heptane/toluene Journal of separation by extractive Chemical and M H Joshipura distillation using Reactor sulfolane, phenol, and Engineering NMP CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 11

11. PEDAGOGY Sr. No. Name of the Title of the Talk Date Speaker Prediction of Biodiesel Properties 20/01/2021 1 Dr. Milind Joshipura 2 Dr. Shibu Pillai Calix[4] Resorcinarene and its applications 18/01/2021 3 Dr. Neha Patni Perovskite solar cell 05/03/2021 CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 12

12. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN LAST EXAM Merit Roll No. 1. Semester II PPI SPI 1 20BCH049 9.06 8.95 2 20BCH001 Name 9.00 8.80 3 20BCH004 Patel Vedant 8.97 8.95 3 20BCH055 Abhishek Narendra Baraiya 8.97 8.95 4 20BCH030 Ansh Harendra Singh 8.89 8.55 4 20BCH033 Singh Rishabhkumar Rakeshkumar 8.89 8.75 4 20BCH044 Agrawal Manav Rajubhai 8.89 8.35 4 20BCH063 Shaikh Mohammed Aqeel Abdul Wahid 8.89 8.75 5 20BCH061 Patel Jeel Samirkumar 8.86 8.75 Sojitra Dixil Sureshbhai Kaneria Shrey Pradeepbhai PPI SPI 8.95 9.00 Merit Roll No. 2. Semester IV 8.94 9.45 1 20BCH506 8.82 8.82 2 19BCH027 Name 8.77 8.73 3 19BCH019 Patel Vaibhav Dineshbhai 8.62 8.73 4 20BCH501 Mallik Ankita Barun 5 19BCH015 Khant Prachee Devendra PPI SPI Bhatt Yash Hirenbhai 9.23 9.45 Himadri Agrawal 9.05 8.90 8.94 9.30 Merit Roll No. 3. Semester VI 8.93 9.00 1 18BCH026 8.88 8.80 2 18BCH045 Name 3 18BCH054 Kevin Vadaliya SPI 4 18BCH042 Patel Krishna 10.00 5 18BCH032 Rokadia Zulfiqar 10.00 Patel Darshan 9.00 Mansuri Zaid 9.00 9.00 Merit Roll No. 4. Semester VIII PPI 1 17BCH009 9.39 2 17BCH037 Name 9.10 3 17BCH010 C Divya 8.86 4 17BCH032 Patel Ruchit Chiragkumar 8.81 5 17BCH039 Desai Dhyan Nilesh 8.59 Parin Shah Patel Tarang Rameshkumar CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 13

13. STUDENTS’ CORNER Students’ Co-Curricular and Extra- Curricular Activities The entire Chemical engineering department congratulates the following students who excelled at paper presentations and other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities at the state / national level during the period covered. Life does not only include studies. Students have hobbies that require enhancement. So extra- curricular activities provide a forum for the student to show their abilities and it also allows students to loosen up their burden of studies and have refreshment. Co-curricular activities help in the holistic development of students and assist in developing critical skills and abilities to be successful and happy in 21st Century life and workplaces. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 14

14. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS Name and Sr. Sem Roll No. Name of Name of Name of the Address of Duration Rank Level No. the student the event competition Organizatio n/institute 16 18BCH026 Kevin Azeotropy Chem-O- IIT Bombay Mar-21 1st N Vadaliya IIT Bombay Mar-21 1st N 2021 Philia Industrial 26 18BCH045 Krishna Azeotropy Design Patel 2021 Problem (IDP) 6 18BCH042 Darshan Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 1st N Patel Storm Design Ltd. Case Problem Challenge 6 18BCH051 Gautam Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 1st N Rakholiya Storm Design Ltd. Case Problem Challenge 36 18BCH043 Dhrumin Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 1st N Patel Storm Design Ltd. Case Problem Challenge 6 18BCH044 Harsh Patel Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 1st N Storm Design Ltd. Case Problem Challenge 6 18BCH047 Mihir Patel Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 1st N Storm Design Ltd. Case Problem Challenge 6 18BCH031 Manan Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 2nd N 4 Rathod Storm Design Ltd Case Problem 6 Challenge 18BCH030 Kush Thermax Industrial Thermax Feb-21 2nd N Kapadia Storm Design Ltd Case Problem Challenge CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 15

THERMAX STORM CASE CHALLENGE - 2021 Winner Team ( Thermax Storm Case Challenge - 2021 ) 1nd Runner Up Team ( Thermax Storm Case Challenge - 2021 ) CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 16

15. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS Sr. Name of the Name of Name of Name and Duration Rank Level No. Sem Roll No. student the event the Address of competiti Organizati on on / Institute 14 19BCH023 Kunjan Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Pandya Drama Manch University 2021 24 19BCH010 Keval Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Devani Drama Manch University 2021 34 19BCH034 Avani Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Nathani Drama Manch University 2021 44 19BCH062 Diya Shah Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Drama Manch University 2021 54 19BCH016 Hrishabh Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Shukla Drama Manch University 2021 64 Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University 19BCH046 Parth Patel Drama Manch University 2021 74 19BCH037 Siddharth Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Parekh Drama Manch University 2021 84 19BCH050 Raj Patel Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Drama Manch University 2021 94 20BCH030 Manav Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Agrawal Drama Manch University 2021 10 4 19BCH015 Himadri Online Rang- Nirma Jan-21 1st University Agrawal Drama Manch University 2021 CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 17

16. STUDENTS SELECTED THROUGH CAMPUS PLACEMENT Sr. Roll No. Name Company No. Patel Tarang Rameshkumar Hindustan Uniliever 1 17BCH039 C Divya Hindustan Uniliever Richa N Agrawal Hindustan Uniliever 2 17BCH009 Lakhani Jay Bharatbhai Galaxy Surfactants Harkhani Bhavyakumar Mansukhbhai Galaxy Surfactants 3 17BCH043 Desai Dhyan Nilesh Galaxy Surfactants Patel Ruchit Chiragkumar Galaxy Surfactants 4 17BCH020 Jaydeep Purankumar Marwah Galaxy Surfactants Mehta Urvish Vimalkumar Galaxy Surfactants 5 17BCH018 Stuti Shardul Vora Thermax Ltd Kukdeja Hunny Maheshkumar Bunge India 6 17BCH010 Nahta Shankhesh Sanjay Bunge India Shikruti Mardaraj Bunge India 7 17BCH037 Mavadiya Naimish Kantibhai Torrent Pharma Swapnil Singh Torrent Pharma 8 17BCH021 Patel Jaykumar Ashokbhai Torrent Pharma Kotak Deep Ghanshyambhai Nirma Ltd 9 17BCH057 Yash Halani Nirma Ltd Rokde Ritik Rajeshbhai Nirma Ltd 10 17BCH054 Prajapati Jay Rajeshbhai Nirma Ltd Raval Nikunj Ranabhai Nirma Ltd 11 17BCH026 Asalaliya Jay Mukeshbhai Greenjoules Patel Shrajesh Rajesh Greenjoules 12 17BCH047 Yashkumar Tala Greenjoules Amodh Mahajan Evosys 13 17BCH049 Sojitra Krunal Sureshbhai HLE Glascoat Mehta Achal Sanjivbhai Adani Enterprise 14 17BCH027 Bhavsar Sagarkumar Adani Enterprise 15 17BCH055 18 16 18BCH153 17 17BCH024 18 17BCH063 19 18BCH158 20 17BCH040 21 17BCH042 22 17BCH004 23 17BCH038 24 17BCH062 25 17BCH002 26 17BCH052 27 17BCH006 28 17BCH028 CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1

17. STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION NEWS ChESA Club The Chemical Engineering Student’s Association, ChESA is an association by the students and for the students of the Chemical Engineering Department. It was established in the year 1996. The basic aim of the association is to foster and maintain networking among fellow students and alumni through technical and social events on continual basis. It had organized such events like Chem-Fusion 2.0 and various webinars with the alumni which provided the platform for students to develop their technical as well as organizational skills. These events were managed successfully by the senior and junior board members of the association. IIChE Student Chapter, Nirma University The Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, IIChE is a national level organization for chemical engineers. In Nirma University, it was inaugurated on 17th September, 2019 as IIChE - Student Chapter. The basic aim of the organization is to foster and maintain networking among students from across the nation through technical and social events on continuous basis. It has organized events like Chem-Fusion 2.0 in association with ChESA and various technical webinars which helps the students to learn more about the industry. These events were managed successfully by the senior and junior board members of the organization under the guidance of Dr. R. N. Reddy. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 19

Chem-Fusion 2.0 Chem-Fusion is a signature event of chemical engineering department organized by Chemical Engineering Student’s Association (ChESA) and Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Student Chapter NU (IIChE NU) from last 2 years. This year due to pandemic situation, ChESA and IIChE Student Chapter has organized this fest completely online and conducted all the events and competition online very smoothly. These all events would have given all the students a better experience apart from their regular studies. Chem-Fusion 2.0 was having total 6 competition. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 20

Webinar on Higher Studies Mr. Vipul Tyagi visited the department virtually on 9th February, 2021 where he had given a webinar on “Higher Studies” which was organized by Chemical Engineering Students’ Association (ChESA). He is the director of IMS Gujarat (Pioneer Test Prep Institute of India) and founder and CEO of Orphicy (Ed-Tech Startup). He is also two times IIM-Calcutta convert, two times CAT Gujarat topper, an invited TEDx speaker, chief mentor at IMS India and has mentored over 18k students successfully to various top Management and Science schools in India and Abroad. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 21

18. PAPER PRESENTED BY STUDENTS Mr. Kevin Vadaliya (18BCH026), Miss Sejal Jain (18BCH057), Miss Grishma Savani (18BCH056) from 6th Semester have presented a paper on the topic of Corrosion Control at Virtual International Conference on Advances in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering organised by Department of Chemical Engineering Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat) India on April 16-17, 2021. ABSTRACT: Corrosion is the interaction of the metallic surface with the environment which results in the deterioration of the metallic body. Not only metallic surfaces are prone to corrosion but also the non-metals e.g. ceramic, rubber etc corrode when exposed to different environments. A reckon value for the total cost of corrosion across the globe was found to be US $2.5 trillion. From decommissioning to design, CMS (Corrosion Management System) keeps a check on the possible threats due to corrosion on the assets. Cost of corrosion can be evaluated by various methods. The latest adopted method is Direct-Indirect cost model developed in 2002 US FHWA study. To prevent and monitor corrosion in off-shore and on-shore pipelines, cathodic protection systems used are sacrificial anode system and impressed current systems. To restrain corrosion, pretreatment coatings: nonmetallic inorganic (ceramic coating materials, conversion, and anodized coatings) and organic coatings (sol-gel, conductive polymers, biofilms) are applied on the metal/alloy surfaces. The corrosion inhibitors gets attach to the metal surface via anchoring group which gets attached to the backbone of organic molecule, which contains additional substituent group, to increase the surface coverage. Corrosion inhibitors are mixture of active ingredients such as biocides, hydrate inhibitor, wax and asphaltene inhibitor etc. CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 22

19. ART SECTION Mital Dasa (20BCH013) Gautam Rakholiya (18BCH051) Ohm Soni (18BCH037) Pankti Shah (19BCH063) CHEMFLASH VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 23

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