Towards Nanofluids for Large-Scale Industrial Applications

Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase is currently working as Professor and Head in Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests focus on Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Cavitation based processes for production, Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites, Process Intensification, Microfluidics, and Nanofluids. He obtained Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Pune. He has written 29 book chapters in internationally renowned books, 3-edited book. Further, he is a recipient of the Young Scientists (Award) start- up research grant from Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (India) in the year 2015. Also he was the recipient of Best Scientist Award from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University in 2017. Divya Prakash Barai works in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. Gawel Zyla is Associate Professor on Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland. His areas of research interests relate to experimental studies on rheology, thermal conductivity, mass density, isobaric heat capacity, surface tension and other physical properties of nanofluids and ionic liquids. He is co-author of almost 70 scientific papers published in international journals. He has been Visiting Professor on Mahatma Gandhi University (India), Université de Rennes 1 (France), Universidade de Vigo (Spain), Lund University (Sweden), University of Novi Sad (Republic of Serbia) and Instituto Nazionale di Ottica (Italy) Dr. Zafar Said is an Associate Professor with the Department of Sustainable Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, UAE. He also serves as coordinator of the Functional Nanomaterials Synthesis Lab. Dr. Said completed his Ph.D. from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Masdar Institute, UAE, where he has also worked on industrial collaborative projects. Dr. Said works on renewable energy, energy and exergy analysis, solar energy, heat transfer, and nanofluids. He has published over 180 papers, 2 books, 20 book chapters, and 26 conference papers, with more than 15,000 citations, and was also ranked in the World's Top 2% Scientists in 2022, 2021 and 2020 by Elsevier and Stanford University in the field of Energy. He is ranked in the top 100 scientists in the United Arab Emirates and has secured more than 2 million AED in research grants. He has been honoured with several prestigious awards and is also serving as Editorial Board Member for several ISI Journals, as well as Guest Editor for several special issues.

Section I: Fundamental Aspects of Nanofluids for Industrial Applications 1. Large scale preparation techniques of nanofluids 2. Properties essential for large scale applications of nanofluids 3. Implications of nanofluids performance: experimental and CFD studies Section II: Industrial Application of Nanofluids 4. Nanofluids for industrial heating and cooling 5. Nanofluids for solar photovoltaic systems 6. Nanofluids for solar thermal systems 7. Nanofluids for refrigeration systems 8. Nanofluids for automotive applications 9. Nanofluids for separation processes 10. Nanofluids for catalysis11. Nanofluids for manufacturing 12. Nanofluids for enhanced oil recovery 13. Nanofluids for electrical applications

Section III: Sustainability, Challenges and Future Prospects 14. Nanofluids for energy conservation and sustainable development 15. Environment and health impacts of nanofluids 16. Economic aspects of large-scale nanofluid applications 17. Barriers of nanofluid commercialization and implementation 18. Challenges for industrial applications of nanofluids 19. Future prospects of industrial applications of nanofluids