Dr. Ramdas Bhagvan Khomane

Assistant Professor

  • Education   Ph. D.
Dr. Ramdas Bhagvan Khomane

Dr. Ramdas Bhagvan Khomane currently serves as a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Nagpur Campus, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry with a focus on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, awarded by Savitribai Phule Pune University, in collaboration with the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, in 2003.

His research expertise covers a range of areas, including metal oxide nanomaterials, carbon-based nanoparticles, nano zeolites, nano adsorbents, semiconductor nanoparticles, and polymeric membranes for water purification. He is also engaged in research focused on integrating computer science with nanotechnology, exploring how computational methods can advance the development and application of nanomaterials and nanodevices. He has mentored numerous master's and undergraduate students, guiding them through their research projects. His contributions are widely recognized, with over thirty-five research articles published in peer-reviewed SCI and Scopus-indexed journals and conferences, along with three book chapters and one in an encyclopedia. His innovations have also led to one US patent and three Indian patents.

He has edited a book on Nanotechnology, which Springer Nature recently published. His accomplishments have earned him numerous prestigious awards, including the Research Fellow Award from the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Fast-track Young Scientist Award by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, as well as Senior Research Fellow, Senior Research Associate, and the Quick Hire Scientist Award by CSIR, Government of India. Additionally, he has been honored with the US Patent Award by the NCL Research Foundation for his pioneering work. He also served as the Program Chair/Co-Chair at the International Conferences. He has delivered several invited talks. He is a life member of several scientific bodies.

  • Chemistry
  • Creative Thinking
  • Service Learning
  • Specialization
    1. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  • Focus
    1. Green synthesis of nanomaterials
    2. Nanomaterial functionalized membranes
    3. Nanomaterials applications in lithium-ion batteries
    4. Catalysis
    5. CO2 sequestration
    6. Heavy metals separations

Journal Publications

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1 Ramdas Khomane et al. “Optimization of Polysulfone Based Membranes Using Charged Graphite Nanoplatelets for Separation of Manganese and Chromium (VI) from Water.” Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 235 (9), 560, 2024.
2 Ramdas Khomane et al. “Anemia detection and classification from blood samples using data analysis and deep learning.” Automatika, 65 (3), 1163-1176, 2024.
3 Ramdas Khomane et al. “Comparative Analysis of Life Expectancy Prediction using Regression Algorithms.” Intelligent Decision Technologies (Accepted), August 2024.
4 R. Khomane et al., “Separation of Cr and Mn by polysulfone (PSF) based ultrafiltration (UF) membranes anchored with nanoparticles - Mathematical analysis of rejection properties.” Environmental Engineering Research 2023;29(4):230543,

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2023.543
5 R. Khomane et al., “Effect of Different Temperature on Structural, Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of Strontium Hexaferrite Powder Synthesised Using Aloe Vera plant extracts.” Advanced Science Letters, American Scientific Publisher, 2016, 2 (4), 869-875. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.6935
6 R. Khomane et al., “Effect of Different Temperature on Structural, Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of Strontium Hexaferrite Powder Synthesised Using Aloe Vera plant extracts.” Advanced Science Letters, American Scientific Publisher, 2016, 22 (4), 869-875. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.6935<
7 Mansing M. Badadare, Naina M. Adbale, R. B. Khomane, Ganesh R. Kale, “Nanostructure Oxygen Carrier used in Chemical Looping Combustion Process ‐ A Review” Advanced Science Letters, American Scientific Publisher, 2016, 22 (4), 717-721. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2016.6930
8 R. Khomane et al., “Green synthesis of Silver nanoparticles using sunlight”. Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2013, 258, 1‐9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2013.02.015
9 R. Khomane et al., “Physical and magnetic properties of barium calcium hexaferrite nanoparticles synthesized by w/o reverse micelle and co‐precipitation technique” Journal of Scientific Research, 2009, 1, 1‐13. DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v1i1.1684
10 R. Khomane et al., “Preparation of spherical particles of 1,1‐diamino‐2,2‐dinitroethene (FOX‐7) using micellar nano reactor” Organic Process Research & Development 2012, 16(11), 1711‐1716. DOI: 10.1021/op200386u
11 R. Khomane et al., “Sodium‐doped lithium zirconate nano squares: synthesis, characterization and applications for CO2 sequestration” Journal of sol‐gel science and technology, 2012, 61(2), 316‐320. DOI: 10.1007/s10971‐011‐2629‐y
12 Ramdas B. Khomane, “Microemulsion‐mediated sol‐gel synthesis of mesoporous rutile TiO2 nanoneedles and its performance as anode material for Li‐ion batteries” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2011, 356, 369‐372. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.048
13 R. Khomane et al., “CTAB‐assisted sol‐gel synthesis of Li4Ti5O12 and its performance of as anode material for Li‐ion batteries” Materials Research Bulletin, 2011, 46, 1139‐1142. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2011.03.021
14 R. Khomane et al., “Nanoreactors for nanostructured materials” International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 2008, 6, article A62. DOI: 10.2202/1542‐6580.1615
15 R. Khomane et al., “Preparation and electrochemical characterization of lithium cobalt oxide nanoparticles by modified sol‐gel method.” Materials Research Bulletin, 2008, 43, 2497‐2503. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.08.033
16 R. Khomane et al., “Sulfur Nanoparticles Synthesis and Characterization from H2S gas, using Novel, Biodegradable Iron Chelates in Reverse Microemulsion” Nanoscale Research Letters, 2008, 3, 221‐229. DOI: 10.1007/s11671‐008‐9140‐6
17 R. Khomane et al., “Sulfur nanoparticles synthesis and characterization from H2S gas, using novel biodegradable iron chelates in aqueous surfactant systems” Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1103, 1‐9 (2008). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC‐1103‐MM01‐03
18 R. Khomane et al., “Temperature Dependent Structural Studies and Magnetic Properties of BaCa2Fe16O27 Hexaferrites Prepared by Stearic acid Gel Route in Presence of SDS Surfactant” Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal‐ Organic, and Nano‐Metal Chemistry, 2008, 38, 225‐228. DOI: 10.1080/15533170801926549
19 R. Khomane et al., “Synthesis and Magnetic properties of Barium‐Calcium Hexaferrites particles prepared by a Sol‐Gel and Microemulsion techniques” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2008, 320, 1095‐1101. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2007.10.032
20 R. Khomane et al., “Synthesis and characterization of lithium aluminate nanoparticles.” Materials Letters, 2007, 61, 4540‐4544. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2007.02.047
21 R. Khomane et al., “Reverse microemulsion‐mediated sol‐gel synthesis of lithium silicate nanoparticles under ambient conditions: scope for CO2 sequestration.” Chemical Engineering Science. 2006, 61, 3415‐3418. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.11.065
22 R. Khomane et al., “Barium hexaaluminate nanowhiskers synthesized by novel sol‐gel process in reverse micellar media” Chemical Communications. 2003, 15, 1876‐1877. DOI: 10.1039/b303815g
23 R. Khomane et al., “Synthesis and characterization of dodecanthiol‐capped CdS nanoparticles in Winsor II type microemulsions of diethylether/AOT/water” Langmuir, 2002, 18, 8237‐8240. DOI: 10.1021/la011567b
24 R. Khomane et al., “Vapor‐phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to caprolactam over different ferrierites” Catalysis Letters. 2002, 78 (1‐4) 189‐194. DOI: 10.1023/A:1014949100543
25 R. Khomane et al., “Synthesis and characterization of titanium silicalte‐1 in micellar media” Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2002, 76, 99‐103. DOI: 10.1016/S0254‐0584(01)00507‐7
26 R. Khomane et al., “Synthesis and characterization of ferrierite type zeolites in the presence of nonionic surfactant.” Journal Colloid and Interface Science 2001, 236(2), 208‐213. DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2000.7406
27 Ramdas Khomane et al. “Comparative analysis of life expectancy prediction using regression algorithms.” Intelligent Decision Technologies, 2025, DOI: 10.3233/IDT-240983, IOS Press.

Conferences

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1 Ramdas Khomane et al., "Comparative Analysis of Polarity of Text-based Sentiment Analysis." 2024 3rd International Conference for Innovation in Technology (INOCON), Bangalore, India, 2024, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/INOCON60754.2024.10512041.
2 Ramdas Khomane et al., “Comparative Analysis of Mental Health and Psychological Swotting in the Digital Era.” International Conference on Data Analytics & Management (ICDAM-2024), London Metropolitan University, London, UK
3 Ramdas Khomane et al., “Importance of Human Judgement in Artificial Intelligence-based Technology.” International Conference on Algorithms and Computational Theory for Engineering Applications (ICACTEA-2024).
4 R. Khomane, et al., Regression Model Selection for Life Expectancy Prediction: A Comparative Analysis of Imputation Techniques, ICARC 2024 - 4th International Conference on Advanced Research in Computing: Smart and Innovative Trends in Next Generation Computing Technologies, 2024, Pages 49 – 54, DOI:10.1109/ICARC61713.2024.10499788
5 R. Khomane, et al., Anemia Detection and Classification Using Data Analysis of Blood Samples, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Innovations in Healthcare Industries, ICAIIHI 2023, 2023, DOI:10.1109/ICAIIHI57871.2023.10489465
6 R. Khomane, et al., Message, 1st International Conference on Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Techniques, ICACDOT 2016, 2017, DOI:10.1109/ICACDOT.2016.7877776<
7 R. Khomane, et al., Sodium-doped lithium zirconate nano squares: Synthesis, characterization and applications for CO 2 sequestration, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2021, Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 316 – 320, DOI:10.1007/s10971-011-2629-y
8 R. Khomane, et al., CTAB-assisted sol-gel synthesis of Li4Ti5O 12 and its performance as anode material for Li-ion batteries, Materials Research Bulletin, Volume 46, Issue 7, Pages 1139 – 1142, 2011, DOI:10.1016/j.materresbull.2011.03.021
9 R. Khomane et al., “Effect of Nanosilica on Morphology and Crystallization of PLA and PCL Based Binary and Ternary Nanocomposites.” NANOCON014, 3rd International Conference on Nanotechnology, Pune, October 2014.
10 R. Khomane et al., “Copper Nanoparticles as a catalyst for activation of Substrate in Electroless Copper Plating.” NANOCON014, 3rd International Conference on Nanotechnology, Pune, October 2014.
11 Ramdas B.Khomane,“Microemulsion route for the preparation of rutile TiO2 nanoneedles and their performance as anode material for Li‐ion batteries.”ISAEST‐9, Chennai, India, December 2010.
12 R. Khomane et al., “Nanoreactors and nanostructured materials” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Conference Proceedings November 2007.
13 R. Khomane et al., “Temperature Dependent Structural Studies and Magnetic Properties of BaCa2Fe16O27 Hexaferrites Prepared by Stearic acid Gel Route in the presence of SDS Surfactant” ICMAT07, Singapore, July 2007.
14 Ramdas Khomane et al. “Enhancing Decision-Making and Operational Efficiency Through Demand Prediction Using Machine Learning”, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Networks and Computer Communications (ETNCC), Windhoek, Namibia, 2024, pp. 1-5. DOI: 10.1109/ETNCC63262.2024.10767541.

Books

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1 Nilesh B Bahadure, Ramdas Khomane, Anjali Singh, Rashmi Kadu, Rohini Bharne, Bhumika Kosarkar and Sidheswar Routray, “Human Biological Analysis through Fitness Watch using the Deep Learning Algorithm” Wellness Management, Wiley Publisher, Scopus, and Web of Science indexed (Accepted) November 2023.
2 Martin F. Desimone, Rajshree B. Jotania, Ramdas Khomane, and Ratiram Gomaji Chaudhary “Nanotechnology: Applications for Environmental Protection and Sustainability” 2025, ISBN: 978-3-031-86508-4, Springer Nature.

Book Chapter

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1 Ramdas B. Khomane and Bhaskar D. Kulkarni, “Mass transport in micellar systems.” Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, USA. 2006, pp. 3503‐3517. DOI: 10.1081/E‐ESCS‐120023301 (Encyclopedia chapter).
2 Ramdas Khomane et al. “Human Biological Analysis Through Fitness Watch Using Deep Learning Algorithm.” Book: Wellness Management Powered by AI Technologies, 2025, pp. 275–295, pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394287024.ch10. Wiley.
Sr. No. Inventors Patent Title Patent Type Patent Number Issue Date
1 N. K. Yadav, B. D. Kulkarni, R. B. Khomane Enantioselective resolution process for arylpropionic acid drugs from the racemic mixture US Patent US6093830A 25 July 2000
2 B. D. Kulkarni, R. B. Khomane, S. Sivasanker An improved process for the preparation of titanium silicalite-1 Indian Patent IN200001214-I1, IN242328-B 01-08-2010
3 N. K. Yadav, B. D. Kulkarni, R. B. Khomane An improved process for the preparation of catechol or hydroquinone or a mixture of catechol and hydroquinone in micellar/microemulsion media Indian Patent IN9801682-I1, IN215670-B 29-02-2008
  • Research Fellowship Award for Ph.D. by CSIR, Govt. of India 
  • Ph.D. from CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, Govt. of India
  • Postdoc from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
  • Recipient of Fast Track Young Scientist Research grant by DST, Govt. of India
  • Scientist’s Pool Award by CSIR, Govt. of India
  • Quick Hire Scientist Award by CSIR, Govt. of India
  • US Patent Award by NCL Research Foundation
  • Delivered expert talks on Nanotechnology/ research methodology at many colleges/universities.