Dr. Dijitkumar Mahendrabhai Patel

@charusat.ac.in

Teaching Assistant, Chemical Science
Charotar University of Science and Technology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Polymer Chemistry
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Scopus Publications

Scopus Publications

  • Enhanced hydrolysis of sodium borohydride using NiFe2O4 for hydrogen generation
    Dijit M. Patel, Meet D. Thakor, Kashyap Patel, Sanjay A. Bhakhar, C.K. Sumesh, Pratik M. Pataniya
    Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2026
  • Facile surface reconstructions of cobalt–copper oxide heterostructures enable efficient electrocatalytic glycerol oxidation for energy-saving hydrogen evolution
    Shobharajsinh Rathod, Kinjal K. Joshi, Dijit Patel, Pratik Pataniya, Manish N. Nandpal, Samir G. Patel, C.K. Sumesh, Sanni Kapatel
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025
  • KIO3-mediated transition metal-free C–H sulfenylation of 1-aryl-5-pyrazolones under aqueous conditions
    Bhavya K. Sanghani, Mantra S. Ramoliya, Narayan N. Som, Vaibhav D. Prajapati, Ronak V. Prajapati, Naimish Dobariya, Sharad C. Karad, Tusharkumar R. Menapara, Dijit M. Patel, Vishal B. Purohit
    Tetrahedron, 2025
  • Recent developments in ring-opening metathesis polymerization-induced self-assembly (ROMPISA)
    Vishal B. Purohit, Marlena Pięta, Dijit M. Patel, Joanna Pietrasik, Christopher M. Plummer
    European Polymer Journal, 2025
  • Enhanced hydrolysis of NaBH4 using cobalt sulphide for hydrogen production
    Dijit M. Patel, Vivek P. Gujarati, C.K. Sumesh, Pratik M. Pataniya
    Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024
  • Facile synthesis of ionic liquid mobilized ZnO@Ti3C2Tx composite nanosheets for high charged transfer, sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of 5-flurouracil in waste water and urine samples
    Mehdihasan I. Shekh, Kiran Shahzadi, Yahao Liu, Xiatao Yan, Quanmei Li, Wei Xiong, Dijit M. Patel, Florian J. Stadler, Guangming Zhu
    Microchemical Journal, 2024
  • Dynamically bonded, tough, and conductive MXene@oxidized sodium alginate: chitosan based multi-networked elastomeric hydrogels for physical motion detection
    Mehdihasan I. Shekh, Guangming Zhu, Wei Xiong, Weiling Wu, Florian J. Stadler, Dijit Patel, Chengtian Zhu
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023
  • Methacrylate copolymers and their composites with nano-CdS: synthesis, characterization, thermal behavior, and antimicrobial properties
    Mehdihasan I. Shekh, Dijit M. Patel, Nirmal N. Patel, Umesh S. Patel, Kaushal P. Patel, Rajnikant M. Patel
    International Journal of Industrial Chemistry, 2018
    Homo- and copolymers of 2-(N-phthalimido)ethyl methacrylate (NPEMA) and p-chlorophenyl methacrylate (PCPMA) were prepared in N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) solution at 70 °C using 2,2-azo-bisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. The nano-CdS-doped polymer composite of NPEMA and PCPMA was prepared via in situ technique. The homo- and copolymers of NPEMA and PCPMA were characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The polymer nano composites were characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The reactivity ratios (r1 and r2) were obtained from the various linear graphical methods. The values of r1 (NPEMA) = 0.55 and r2 (PCPMA) = 1.30 were found from the same graphical methods. The copolymer microstructures were found from the mean sequence length, run number, and dyad fraction. Thermal behavior of polymers and polymer nano composites under nitrogen atmosphere was studied. The activation energies of neat polymers were varied in the range of 56–85 kJ/mol, while 28–56 kJ/mol energies were found for nano-CdS-doped polymer composites. The thermodynamic parameters of thermal degradation were also obtained. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters were confirming the stability of the neat polymers than polymer nano composites. The polymers were assessed on different microorganisms for obtaining the antimicrobial properties. Overall, the polymers permit 10–52, 20–58, and 18–56% growth of bacteria, fungi, and yeast, respectively.
  • Immobilization on graphene oxide improves the thermal stability and bioconversion efficiency of D-psicose 3-epimerase for rare sugar production
    Samir R. Dedania, Manisha J. Patel, Dijit M. Patel, Rekha C. Akhani, Darshan H. Patel
    Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2017
    D-Psicose (D-ribo-2-hexulose or D-allulose), an epimer of D-fructose is considered as a rare low-calorie sugar displaying important physiological functions. Enzymatic production using ketose 3-epimerases is the feasible process for the production of D-Psicose. However, major drawbacks in application of ketose 3-epimerases are bioconversion efficiency and reusability of the enzyme. We have attempted immobilization of ketose 3-epimerases from Agrobacterium tumefaciens (agtu) D-psicose 3-epimerase (DPEase) on graphene oxide. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) showed that the enzyme was successfully immobilized on the graphene oxide. Graphene oxide immobilized agtu-DPEase (GO-agtu-DPEase) shows pH optima at 7.5 and 60°C as higher working temperature. Significant improvement in thermal stability was observed which showed half-life of 720min at 60°C whereas Agrobacterium tumefaciens (agtu) DPEase displayed 3.99min. At equilibrium, 40:60 (D-psicose: D-fructose) the bioconversion efficiency was accounted for Graphene oxide immobilized DPEase which is higher than the agtu-DPEase. Graphene oxide immobilized DPEase showed bioconversion efficiency up to 10 cycles of reusability.
  • Electrospun nanofibers of poly(NPEMA-co.-CMPMA): Used as Heavy metal ion remover and water sanitizer
    Mehdihasan I. Shekh, Dijit M. Patel, Kaushal P. Patel, Rajni M. Patel
    Fibers and Polymers, 2016
    Homo and copolymers of monomers 2-(N-phthalimido) ethylmethacrylate (NPEMA) and 4-Chloro-3-methyl phenyl methacrylate (CMPMA) were prepared in N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) solution at 70 °C using 2,2-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. The solution of poly(NPEMA-co.-CMPMA) in 20 % DMF was used to fabrication electrospun nanofiber by electrospinning technique. IR data were primarily employed to characterize polymers. The formation of nanofibers was identified by SEM study. The metal ion uptake capacity of copolymers and nanofibers were obtain by batch equilibrium method using different metal ion solution. The antimicrobial activity of the copolymers, Polymer nanocomposites and their nanofibers were tested against different microbial organisms by using quantitative method. The main objective of this investigation was to find whether nanofiber are better remover of metal ions compared to copolymers. It was also aimed to study the efficacy of nanofibers of copolymers and copolymer composite with nano Ag as water sanitizer.