
Dr. Sumit H. Dhawane
Assistant Professor
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=eE2LW18AAAAJ
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56290993800
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-6801
Vidwan: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/160725
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U.G |
Fundamentals of Transport Processes |
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Chemical Reaction Engineering-II |
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Chemical Process Technology-I and II |
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Mechanical Operation |
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Petroleum Refinery Engineering |
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Bioenergy Technology |
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Petrochemical Technology |
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Professional Practices |
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P.G |
Transport Phenomena |
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Bioenergy and Biorefinery Engineering |
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Organization |
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End Date |
Designation |
Nature of Work |
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. |
22/12/2023 | Present | Assistant Professor Grade-I | Teaching, Research and Administrative |
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. |
16/06/2020 | 21/12/2023 | Assistant Professor Grade-II | Teaching and Research |
| Hindustan Petroleum Green R&D Center Bengaluru | 29/04/2019 | 26/03/2020 | Research Associate | Research |
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Name of the Student |
Topic |
Year of Award |
Co-Supervisor (if any) |
| Shubhangi Niranjan Umare | Development and Applications of Novel Adsorbents for Removing Toxic Pollutants from Contaminated Groundwater | Ongoing | Dr. A. K. Thawait (Main Supervisor, Civil Engg.) |
| Rehan Khan | Synergistic Production of Clean Hydrogen and Liquid Fuels from Waste Oils | Ongoing | Dr. Ramkishore Anant (Dept of MME) |
| Pragya Pareek | Development of Waste Biomass-Derived Biochar as a Functional Additive for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Materials. | Ongoing | Dr. Nabendu Paul |
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Sponsoring Agency |
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Amount |
Co-PI (if any) |
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Waste biomass valorization towards synthesis of carbonaceous catalysts and biodiesel: Optimization and Engine Characteristic studies |
SEED grant MANIT Bhopal |
2020-2022 | 10.0 Lakh | Dr. Tikendra Nath Verma |
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Authors |
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Journal |
VOL. NO., PAGE NO |
YEAR |
SCI/ Scopus |
IMPACT FACTOR |
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Rehan Khan, Sudhanshu Kaithwas, Premraj Choudhary, Ramkishore Anant, Sumit Dhawane |
Synergistic Thermocatalytic Cracking and In-Situ Hydrogenation of Waste Cooking Oil for Co-Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Clean Hydrogen |
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy |
191, 152189 |
2025 |
SCI |
8.3 |
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Shubhangi Umare, Ajay K Thawait, Sumit H Dhawane |
Development and optimization of sustainable activated biochar from waste pigeon pea stalks for efficient adsorptive removal of methylene blue from water |
Biomass and Bioenergy |
204, 108385 |
2026 |
SCI |
5.8 |
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Umare, Shubhangi, Ajay K. Thawait, and Sumit H. Dhawane. |
Remediation of arsenic and fluoride from groundwater: a critical review on bioadsorption, mechanism, future application, and challenges for water purification |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
31.26 37877-37906. |
2024 |
SCI |
5.8 |
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Pragati Agrawal, Gnanaprakash R., Sumit H. Dhawane |
Prediction of Biodiesel Yield Employing Machine Learning: Interpretability Analysis via Shapley Additive Explanations |
Fuel |
359, 130516 |
2024 |
SCI |
7.5 |
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Wasi Ur Rahman, Syed Mohd Yahya, Zahid A. Khan, Naseem Ahmad Khan, Gopinath Halder, Sumit H. Dhawane |
Valorization of waste chicken egg shells towards synthesis of heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production: Optimization and statistical analysis. |
Environmental Technology & Innovation |
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101460 |
2021 |
SCI |
7.1 |
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Rashmi Dhurandhar, Sumit H Dhawane, Jyoti Prakash Sarkar,Bimal Das |
Depicting the role of gas-solid interactions on the hydrodynamics of converging pneumatic riser |
Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering |
42,
190-195 |
2022 |
SCI |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, E. G. Al-Sakkari, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder |
Comprehensive elucidation of the apparent kinetics and mass transfer resistances for biodiesel production via in-house developed carbonaceous catalyst |
Chemical Engineering and Research Design |
165,
192-206
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2021
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Scopus
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3.9 |
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Somnath Chowdhury, Sumit H. Dhawane, Bipul Jha, Sucharita Pal, Ramanand Sagar, Adil Hossain, Gopinath Halder |
Biodiesel synthesis from transesterified Madhuca indica oil by waste egg shell–derived heterogeneous catalyst: parametric optimization by Taguchi approach |
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
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11
1171–1181
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2021
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SCI
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4.0 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, E. G. Al-Sakkari, Gopinath Halder
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Kinetic Modelling of Heterogeneous Methanolysis Catalysed by Iron Induced on Microporous Carbon Supported Catalyst. |
Catalysis Letters
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149
3508-3524
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2019
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SCI
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2.8 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder,
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Insight into biodiesel synthesis using biocatalyst designed through lipase immobilization onto waste derived microporous carbonaceous support. |
Process safety and Environmental Protection
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124
231-239
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2019
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SCI
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7.8 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Somnath Chowdhury, Gopinath Halder
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Lipase immobilised carbonaceous catalyst assisted enzymatic transesterification of Mesua ferrea oil. |
Energy conversion and Management
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184
671–680
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2019
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SCI
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10.9 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder
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Process optimisation and parametric effects on synthesis of lipase immobilised carbonaceous catalyst for conversion of rubber seed oil to biodiesel. |
Energy conversion and Management
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176
55-68
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2018
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SCI
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10.9 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder
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Recent advancement and prospective of heterogeneous carbonaceous catalysts in chemical and enzymatic transformation of biodiesel.
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Energy conversion and Management
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167
176–202
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2018
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SCI
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10.9 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder
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Parametric effects and optimization on synthesis of iron (II) doped carbonaceous catalyst for the production of biodiesel. |
Energy conversion and Management
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122
310–320
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2016
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SCI
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10.9 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder
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Central composite design approach towards optimization of flamboyant pods derived steam activated carbon for its use as heterogeneous catalyst in transesterification of Hevea brasiliensis oil |
Energy conversion and Management
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100
277–287
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2015
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SCI
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10.9 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Akash Pratim Bora, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder
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Parametric optimization of biodiesel synthesis from rubber seed oil using iron doped carbon catalyst by Taguchi approach. |
Renewable Energy
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105
616-624
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2017
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SCI
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9.1 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder
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Biodiesel synthesis from Hevea brasiliensis oil employing carbon supported heterogeneous catalyst: Optimization by Taguchi method. |
Renewable Energy
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89
506-514
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2016
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SCI
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9.1 |
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Akash Pratim Bora, Sumit H. Dhawane, Kumar Anupam, Gopinath Halder |
Biodiesel synthesis from Mesua ferrea oil using waste shell derived carbon catalyst. |
Renewable Energy
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121
195-204
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2018
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SCI
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9.1 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Bisheswar Karmakar, Shubham Ghosh, Gopinath Halder.
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Parametric optimization of biodiesel synthesis from waste cooking oil via Taguchi approach. |
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering |
6 (4)
3971-3980
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2018
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SCI
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7.7 |
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Bisheswar Karmakar, Sumit H. Dhawane, Gopinath Halder
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Optimization of biodiesel production from castor oil by Taguchi design. |
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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6
2684-2695
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2018
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SCI
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7.7 |
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Sumit H. Dhawane, Anoar Ali Khan, Kiran Singh, Ajay Tripathi, Rahala Hasda, Gopinath Halder
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Insight into Optimization, Isotherm, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of Fluoride Adsorption onto Activated Alumina |
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
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37 (2)
766-776
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2017
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SCI
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2.82 |
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Gopinath Halder, Sumit Dhawane, Prabir K. Barai, and Abhijna Das.
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Optimizing Chromium (VI) Adsorption onto Superheated Steam Activated Granular Carbon Through Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network |
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
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34
638-647
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2015
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SCI |
2.8 |
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Ranjana Rathaur, Amit Ganguly, Sumit H. Dhawane, Mrinal Kanti Mandal, Gopinath Halder
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Methanogenesis of organic wastes and their blend in batch anaerobic digester: Experimental and kinetic study. |
Process safety and Environmental Protection
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113
413–423
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2018
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SCI
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7.8 |
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Gopinath Halder, Sumit H. Dhawane, Debaprasad Dutta, Sohan Dey, Soumya Banerjee, Shraboni Mukherjee, Madhumanti Mondal
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Computational simulation and statistical analysis of bioethanol production from Madhuca indica by batch fermentation process using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. |
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
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18
16-33
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2016 |
SCI
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8.0 |
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Gopinath Halder, Anoar Ali Khan, Sumit Dhawane
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Fluoride Sorption Onto a Steam-Activated Biochar Derived From Cocos nucifera Shell. |
Clean – Soil, Air, Water
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44
124-133
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2016 |
SCI
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2.4 |
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Seema Halder, Sumit H. Dhawane, Tarkeshwar Kumar, Gopinath Halder |
Acid-catalyzed esterification of castor (Ricinus communis) oil: optimization through a central composite design approach |
Biofuels
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6,
191-201
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2015
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Scopus
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2.731 |
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Gopinath Halder, Kankana Sinha, Sumit Dhawane |
Defluoridation of wastewater using powdered activated carbon developed from Eichhornia crassipes stem: optimization by response surface methodology |
Desalination and Water Treatment
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56
953–966
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2014
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SCI
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1.27 |
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Deepshikha Datta, Chitrita Banerjee, Gopinath Halder, Sumit H. Dhawane
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Elucidating enhanced biodegradability of starch blended polyolefinic sheet by physico-mechanical and thermal property assessment |
Materials Today: Proceedings
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49, Part 2, 464-472
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2022
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Scopus
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