Research

Journal Articles

Recent Advances in the Applications of Green Synthesized Nanoparticle Based Nanofluids for the Environmental Remediation

Shriram S. Sonawane, Parag P. Thakur, Manjakuppam Malika, Hafiz Muhammad Ali

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 24(1), 188-198 (2023)

Impact Factor: 2.83

DOI: 10.2174/1389201023666220411114620

Recent Trends in Applications of Nanofluids for Effective Utilization of Solar Energy

Parag P. Thakur, Shriram S. Sonawane, Hussein A Mohammed

Current Nano-Science, 19(2), 170-185 (2023)

Impact Factor: 1.51

DOI: 10.2174/1573413718666220119104138

Enhancement of pool boiling performance using MWCNT based nanofluids: A sustainable alternative for the heat recovery of wastewater and incinerator

Parag Thakur, Nishant Kumar, Shriram Sonawane

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 45, 101-115 (2021)

Impact Factor: 7.63

DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2021.101115

Recent Advances in Ultrasound-assisted Synthesis of Nano-emulsions and their Industrial Applications

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane, Irina Potoroko, Shirish H Sonawane

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 22(13), 1748-1758 (2021)

Impact Factor: 2.83

DOI: 10.2174/1389201021666201104150102

Comparative performance evaluation of flyash based hybrid nanofluids in micro-channel based direct absorption solar collector

Thakur, P. P., Khapane, T. S., & Sonawane, S. S.

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 143, 1713-1726 (2021)

Impact Factor: 4.75

DOI: 10.1007/s10973-020-09884-5

Reactive stripping and precipitation of Uranium in Micro-reactors

Nirvik Sen, Parag Thakur, Sameer Ekhande, R. Sirsam, K.K. Singh, S. Mukhopadhyaya, K.T.Shenoy

Separation Science and Technology, 54(9), 1430-1442 (2019)

Impact Factor: 2.80

DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2018.1563158

Study on visco-elastic properties enhancement of MWCNT based polypropylene nanocomposites

Sonawane, S. S., Thakur, P. P., & Paul, R.

Materials Today: Proceedings, 29, 929-933 (2020)

DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.417

Study of thermal property enhancement of MWCNT based polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites

Sonawane, S. S, Thakur, P. P., Paul, R.

Materials Today Proceedings, 27(P1), 550-555 (2020)

DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2019.12.018

Numeric and experimental investigations of Fe2O3 based nanofluids in direct absorption solar collector

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 97(10a), 1636-1641 (2020)

Impact Factor: 0.24

Artificial neural network model for prediction of viscoelastic behavior of polycarbonate composites

Sarita Charde, Malika Mudaliar, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Journal of Applied Research Technology, 20(2) (2022)

DOI: 10.22201/icat.24486736e.2022.20.2.1101

Patents

A hybrid nanofluids based drilling fluid and method of preparation thereof

Application Number: 202221050711

Filing Date: September 6, 2022

Grant Date: August 28, 2024 (Patent No. 548836)

Biological degradation of Sulphur waste from the mill rejects of thermal power plant

Application Number: 202221047477

Filing Date: August 20, 2022

Publication Date: April 14, 2023

Development of Novel Process for micro-reactor-based Extraction of Heavy Antimony using ionic liquid-based Hybrid Nanofluids

Application Number: 202321016794

Filing Date: March 13, 2023

Publication Date: May 12, 2023

Books

Nanofluids: Fundamentals, Applications & Challenges

CRC Press, Taylor and Francis publications

Year: 2024

ISBN: 9781032519876

Series: Emerging Materials and Technologies series

Nanofluids for Efficient Energy Conservation and Process intensification

CRC Press, Taylor and Francis publications

Year: 2025

Book Chapters

Chapter 32: BiOX-based 2D composites for solar energy harvesting

Parag P. Thakur, Shriram S. Sonawane

BiOX-based Photocatalysts for Dual Applications, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443238611

Chapter 1: Current overview of applications of the hybrid nanofluids

Parag P. Thakur, Malika Mudailar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Muthupandian Ashok Kumar

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00001-2

Chapter 3: Overview on Mass transfer enhancement mechanism using the nanofluids

Parag P. Thakur, Shriram S. Sonawane, Dr. Prakash Jadhav, Srinath Suranani

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00003-6

Chapter 4: Overview of the Heat transfer Enhancement mechanism using the nanofluids

Parag P. Thakur, Malika Mudailar, Shriram S. Sonawane, Srinath Suranani, Hussain Mohammad

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00004-8

Chapter 5: Numerical and experimental investigations of nanofluids application solar collectors for the energy optimization

Parag P. Thakur, Malika Mudaliar, Shriram Sonawane, Irina Potoroko, Ashok Kumar Muthupandian

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00005-X

Chapter 6: Applications of nanofluid in boiling operation for enhancement of the critical heat flux (CHF)

Aaditi Pargaonkar, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00006-1

Chapter 10: Applications of the hybrid nanofluids in the CO2 absorption and desorption processes

Parag Thakur, Malika Mudaliar, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00010-3

Chapter 11: Applications of hybrid nanofluids in the extraction processes

Vishal S. Chandane, Ajit P. Rathod, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00011-5

Chapter 12: Applications of hybrid Nano fluids in the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Vishal S. Chandane, Pradeepkumar Ramteke, Ajit P. Rathod, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00012-7

Chapter 13: Challenges of nanofluid applications in the chemical industry

Parag Thakur, Malika Mudailar, Shriram S. Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00013-9

Chapter 15: Applications of the nanofluids for the drilling fluid

Malika Mudailar, Parag Thakur, Shriram S. Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00015-2

Chapter 16: Application of the nanofluids for the oil mobility

Malika Mudailar, Parag Thakur, Shriram S. Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00016-4

Chapter 17: Nanofluids applications in chemical enhanced oil recovery: current opinion and recent advances

Uma Sankar Behera, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00017-6

Chapter 18: Investigation of the effects of nanofluids on the hole cleaning efficiency of water based drilling mud

Malika Mudailar, Parag Thakur, Shriram S. Sonawane

Applications of Hybrid Nanofluids in Chemical and Petroleum Industry, ELSEVIER (2025)

ISBN: 9780443214516

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-21451-6.00018-8

Chapter 1: Introduction to nanofluids

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Nanofluid Applications for Advanced Thermal Solution, ELSEVIER (2023)

ISBN: 9780443152399

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15239-9.00001-1

Chapter 2: Synthesis and characterization of Nanofluids

Parag Thakur, Aaditi Pargaonkar, Clara Gongloves, Shriram Sonawane

Nanofluid Applications for Advanced Thermal Solution, ELSEVIER (2023)

ISBN: 9780443152399

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15239-9.00002-3

Chapter 3: Stability of nanofluids

Parag Thakur, Irina Potoroko, Shriram Sonawane

Nanofluid Applications for Advanced Thermal Solution, ELSEVIER (2023)

ISBN: 9780443152399

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15239-9.00003-5

Chapter 3: Promising nanoparticles for water reuse

Akash Kumar, Parag Thakur, Malika Manjakuppam, Shriram Sonawane

Resource Recovery in Drinking Waters, Elsevier Publications (2023)

ISBN: 978-0-323-99344-9

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99344-9.00003-7

Chapter 9: Energy recovery from industrial waste waters

Parag Thakur, Manjakuppam Malika, Shriram Sonawane

Resource Recovery in Industrial Waste waters, Elsevier Publications (2023)

ISBN: 978-0-323-95327-6

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95327-6.00009-9

Chapter 3: Sulfate/Sulfur recovery from municipal wastewater treatment plants

Manjakuppam Malika, Parag P Thakur, Shriram S Sonawane

Resource Recovery in Municipal Waste waters, Elsevier Publications (2023)

ISBN: 978-0-323-95327-6

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99348-7.00003-5

Chapter 1: Current overview of nanofluid applications

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00004-0

Chapter 2: Thermo-physical and optical properties of the nanofluids

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane, Ratiram Chaudhary

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00006-4

Chapter 5: Experimental investigations of direct absorption solar collectors

Dhananjay Singh, S K Patel, P Kumar, D Pal, Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00011-8

Chapter 6: Numerical and experimental investigations of nanofluid application in car radiators

Parag Thakur, Irina Potoroko, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00008-8

Chapter 7: Mathematical, Numerical and experimental investigations of nanofluids applications in Pool Boiling process

Shriram Sonawane, Parag Thakur, Sparsh Bhaisare, Prakash Jadhav

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00003-9

Chapter 8: Mathematical, Numerical and experimental investigation of nanofluids application in Flow Boiling processes

Shriram Sonawane, Parag Thakur, Sparsh bhaisare, Prakash jadhav

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00002-7

Chapter 9: Mathematical and Numerical investigations of CO2 absorption and desorption process

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00007-6

Chapter 10: Experimental investigation of CO2 absorption process using nanofluids

Parag Thakur, Hasan Uslu, Shriram Sonawane

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00001-5

Chapter 14: Computational analysis of nanofluids based drug delivery system: preparation

ST Yerpude, AK Potbhare, PR Bhilkar, Parag Thakur, Pratiksha Khiratkar, Martin F Desimone, PR Dhongle, Shriram Sonawane, Clara Goncalves, RG Chaudhary

Applications of Nanofluids in Chemical and Bio-medical Processing Industry, Elsevier publication (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390564-0

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90564-0.00014-3

Chapter 8: Nano-biotechnology for bacterial modification for wastewater treatment and resource recovery

Shriram Sonawane, Abhijit Gadhe, Parag P Thakur, Shirish Hari Sonawane, Hussein A Mohammed

Novel Approaches Towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies, Elsevier Publications (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390627-2

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90627-2.00008-3

Chapter 21: Carbon Nano tubes (CNT) based hybrid Nano fluids for the waste water treatment plants in the industry

Shriram Sonawane, Malika Mudaliar, Parag Thakur, Shirish Sonawane

Novel Approaches Towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies, Elsevier Publications (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390627-2

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90627-2.00021-6

Chapter 20: Nano-particle-enhanced ionic liquids (NEIL) for the waste water treatment

Parag Thakur, SS Sonawane, SH Sonawane

Novel Approaches Towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies, Elsevier Publications (2022)

ISBN: 978-0-32-390627-2

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90627-2.00020-4

Chapter 9: Nanomaterials for membrane synthesis: Introduction, mechanism and Challenges for wastewater treatment

Parag Thakur, Shriram Sonawane

Handbook of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment: Fundamentals, Current status and Scale-up Challenges, Elsevier Publication (2021)

ISBN: 978-0-12-821496-1

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821496-1.00009-X

Chapter : Nanofluids-based delivery system, encapsulation of nanoparticles for stability to make stable nanofluids

Parag Thakur, Sonawane, S. S., Sonawane, S. H., & Bhanvase, B. A.

Encapsulation of Active Molecules and Their Delivery System, Elsevier Publication (2020)

ISBN: 978-0-12-819363-1

DOI: 10.1016/C2018-0-05369-4

Chapter undefined: Reactive Stripping & Precipitation of Uranium in microreactors

Parag Thakur, Nirvik Sen, Sameer Ekhande, R. Sirsam, K.K. Singh, S. Mukhopadhyaya, K.T. Shenoy

International Nuclear Information System (INIS) (2018)