Faculty

1. Research Papers / Publications

• Derick Rodrigues, Sunita Patil, Sharda Gadale and Shambala Gadekar Shinde. ‘Energy efficient reactive distillation synthesis of n-hexyl acetate: simulation study’. Rasayan J. Chem., 18(3), 1744-1752 (2025) View Publication (Scopus, Q3, IF: 0.79)
• Sunita S Patil, Shambala Gadekar-Shinde and Nayana Menon. ‘Kinetic modelling of ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from neem’. Rasayan J. Chem. 18(2) (2025) 926-931 View Publication (Scopus, Q3, IF: 0.79)
• Sunita S. Patil, Umesh B. Deshannavar, Shambala Gadekar-Shinde, Amith H. Gadagi, Santosh A. Kadapure. ‘Optimization studies on batch extraction of phenolic compounds from Azadirachta indica using genetic algorithm and machine learning techniques’. Heliyon 9(11) (2023). View Publication (Elsevier, SCIE, Q1, IF: 3.776)
• Shambala Gadekar-Shinde, Priyanka Walekar, Veena Patil-Shinde, Sunita S. Patil, Umesh B. Deshannavar, and Nagaraj P. Shetti. ‘Separation of C1-C6 alcohol/ester/water system in continuous reactive distillation unit a thermodynamic analysis’. Materials Science for Energy Technologies 6 (2023) 48–64. View Publication (KeAi, SCIE, Q1, IF: 7.63)
• Sunita S. Patil, Umesh B. Deshannavar, M. Ramasamy, P.G. Hegde. ‘Modelling and Optimization Studies on Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Azadirachta indica’. Chemical Engineering Communications, 209(10) (2022) 1423-1438. View Publication (Taylor & Francis, SCIE, Q2, IF: 2.494)
• Sunita S. Patil, Umesh B. Deshannavar, M. Ramasamy, Sampath Emani, Nim Khalilpoor, Alibek Issakhov. ‘Study of Extraction Kinetics of Total Polyphenols from Curry Leaves’. International Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 2021, pp. 1–8. View Publication (Hindawi, SCIE, Q3, IF: 1.877)

2. Books / Articles Authored

• Sunita Patil et al. ‘Antioxidant Coating Applied in the Food Industry’. Book chapter in *Functional Coatings for Biomedical, Energy, and Environmental Applications*, pp 571-599, 2024. View Chapter (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. USA)

3. Patents / Projects

• Studies on extraction of total polyphenols from Azadirachta Indica (Neem) using novel techniques
• Rheological Studies of Microbial Hydrogen Production using Pulverized Rice Straw at 60 L Bioreactor (MACS-ARI, Pune)
• Desulfurization of diesel fuel (S-CUBE Mass Transfer Ltd., Pune)
• Studies on optimization of phenolic content extracted from Agri wastes
• Studies on extraction of phenolic content from herbal plants

4. Conference Presentations

• Presented paper on ‘Comparison between Conventional and Green Sustainable Extraction Technique for Recovery of Polyphenolic Compounds’ ISTE National Convention & Yuva Kaushal Utsav 2025 Lamrin Tech Skill University, Punjab 13–14 Feb 2025
• Presented paper on ‘Vapor Liquid Equilibrium of Acetic Acid–Water–Ethyl Acetate System’ International Conference on Sustainable Development in Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Tamil Nadu 27–28 Mar 2025
• Presented paper on ‘Clean Energy Innovation: Bio CNG as a renewable fuel’ International Conference on Building Global Competitiveness IMS Ghaziabad 10–11 May 2024
• Presented paper on ‘Manufacturing of Bioplastic using Lignocellulose’ CHEMCON 2023 IIChE Annual Session Kolkata 27–30 Dec 2023

5. Awards & Recognitions

• Awarded with 8th Guruvarya Award for Innovative Project Work Goel Ganga Foundation, Pune 21 Dec 2024
• Received Certificate of Excellence for presenting paper on ‘Comparison between Conventional and Green Sustainable Extraction Technique for Recovery of Polyphenolic Compounds’ ISTE National Convention & Yuva Kaushal Utsav 2025 13–14 Feb 2025