KEC Faculty Profile

Journals Published (International)

• 1. P. Manikandan., K. Manjula Rani., S. V. Priya and V. N. Kowshalya., Adsorption Kinetics for the Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution by Acid Activated Coal Fly Ash (CFA), Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp.1-6, 2011.

  2. K.Manjula Rani ., S.P.Rajendran., "Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrazolo[3,4-b] Quinoline –A Finer Approach to the Drug Chemistry", International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol.3, No.9, pp. 15966- 15973, September- 2014.

  3. K.Manjula Rani., P.N.Palanisamy., P.Sivakumar., "Synthesis and characterization of amorphous nano-silica from biomass ash", International Journal of Advanced Technology in Engineering and Science,Vol.2, No.10, pp. 71-76 October 2014. 

  4. K.Manjula Rani., Dr.P.N.Palanisamy., "Adsorptive removal of basic violet dye form aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared form Tea dust material", International Journal of Innovative Research In Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, Iss. 8, August 2015.

  5. K. Manjula Rani, P.N Palanisamy., Enhanced Adsorptive Removal of Anionic Dyes by using Calcined Zinc Aluminium Layered Double Hydroxide CZA-LDH from Aqueous Solution, Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities,Vol. 7, Issue 3, pp. 406-423, March 2017.

  6. K. Manjula Rani, P.N Palanisamy., Comparative studies on the adsorptive removal of Acid Violet-17 dye from aqueous solution by using zinc aluminium carbonate-LDH (ZAC-LDH) and modified LDH, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol.65, pp.337–345, March 2017.

  7. K. Manjula Rani, P.N Palanisamy., An Investigation on Water quality parameters in Textile industry effluent by using Zinc Aluminium Carbonate Llayered double hydroxide (ZAC-LDH) and Calcined Zinc Aluminium Layered double hydroxide (CZA-LDH), International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp.918-926, March 2017.

  8. K. Manjula Rani, P.N Palanisamy., Adsorptive removal of Direct Red-7 from aqueous solution by uncalcined and calcined zinc aluminium carbonate layered double hydroxide-kinetics and isotherm study, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol.85, pp.226–236, March 2017.

  9. K. Manjula Rani, P.N Palanisamy., Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous, nanostructured zinc aluminium carbonate layered double hydroxides (ZAC-LDHs) and its calcined product (CZA-LDH), Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Vol.28,Issue 3, pp. 1127-1135, May 2018.

  10. K. Manjula Rani, P.N Palanisamy., Kinetics and isotherm studies for the adsorptive removal of Reactive Red-141 dye from aqueous solution by uncalcined and calcined zinc aluminium carbonate layered double hydroxide-A comparative study, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, Vol.25,Issue 2, pp. 179-188, 2018.

Paper Presented in National / International Conferences 

1. Presented a paper entitled " Adsorption of Malachite Green from dye wastewater using biomass ash CDA as an adsorbent" in International Conference on “Chemistry-Frontiers & Challenges” held on 5-7th February 2014 at PSGR Krishnammal College For Women,Coimbatore. 

2. Presented a paper entitled "A study on the adsorption of basic magenta dye from aqueous solutions by biomass" in National Seminar on “Water Crisis: The Challenges Ahead of Global Governance”(WC-CAGG 14) held on 27th & 28th August 2014 at  PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore.

   1. Presented a paper entitled "Removal of basic violet 14 from aqueous solution by adsorption onto tea waste activated carbon: sorption equilibrium and Kinetic studies" in National Conference on “Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER-2014) held on 11th & 12th  December 2014 at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai .

   2. Presented a paper entitled "A comparative study on the removal of basic magenta and malachite green from aqueous solution by adsorption using biomass waste" in National Conference on “Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER-2014) held on 11th & 12th  December 2014 at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai. .

   3. Presented a paper entitled "Synthesis and characterization of Zinc Aluminium Carbonate layered double hydroxide (ZAC-ldh) by co-precipitation and hydrothermal method" in International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Chemical Sciences (ICRAMCS-2015) held on 14th &15th December, 2015 at  Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul.

   4. Presented a paper entitled "Removal of Anionic Pollutants (Direct dyes) from aqueous solution by adsorption onto calcined Zinc Aluminium Layered double hydroxide (CZA-LDH)" in International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research (ICCER-2017) held on 7th  January,2017 at Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Trichy, .

   5. Presented a paper entitled "Comparative studies on the removal of Anionic Pollutats (Direct Dyes ) from aqueous solution by adsorption onto Zinc Aluminium Carbonate Layered Double Hydroxide (ZAC-LDH)" in National Conference on Recent Advances in the Applications of Macromolecular Materials (RAAMM-2017) held on 2-3rd March , 2017 at Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram, Dindigul. .

   6. Presented a paper entitled "Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured Zn/Al carbonate-LDH: adsorption characteristics, isotherm and kinetic studies for the removal of acid violet-17 dye from aqueous solution" in International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Future (ICEEAMSF-2017) held on  23-24th May, 2017 at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai.

   7. Presented a paper entitled "Zinc Aluminium carbonate layered double hydroxide(ZAC-LDH) used as an adsorbent for the decolourization of direct and reactive red dyes from aqueous solution: Isotherm, Kinetic and thermodynamics studies" in International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology (ICAMST-2017) held on 17-19th August,2017 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathy,

   8. Presented a paper entitled " Adsorption capacity of Mn/Al LDH as an effective adsorbent for the removal of Direct Red dye from aqueous solution in National Conference on “Recent trends Materials for Energy and Environment (RTMEE-18)” held on  23rd February, 2018 at JKKN College of Arts and Science,.

   9. Presented a paper entitled " Zinc Aluminium Carbonate Layered Double Hydroxide (ZAC-LDH) used as an adsorbent for the decolourization of red dyes from aqueous solution: isotherm, kinetics and thermodyanamics studies" in International Conference on Research Initiatives in Chemistry for Sustainable development (RICS-2019) held on 18th & 19th March 2019, at Department of Chemistry, The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, Dindigul.

   10. Presented a paper entitled "Study on the Effectiveness of Nanostructured Layered Double Hydroxide for the removal of Anionic dye from aqueous solution" in International Web Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (ICAMSE-2020) held on 11 & 12th September-2020 at Bannariamman Institute of Technology,Sathyamangalam.

   11. Presented a paper entitled "Studies on the effectiveness of Mg/Al Layered Double Hydroxide for the removal of Direct Blue dye from aqueous solution, International Web Conference on “Breakthroughs and approaches in Contemporary Scientific Research” held on 17-19th February' 2021 at Department of Physics and Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, and University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. .

   12. Presented a paper entitled "Adsorption Kinetics of Anionic dye from aqueous solution by using Magnesium Aluminium Carbonate Layered Double Hydroxide" in  AICTE sponsored International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for Sustainable future (ICEEAMSF-2021) held on 15 &16th , July' 2021 at Department of Physics and Chemistry, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai.

 Books Published

• • 1. Dr. P.N. Palanisamy, Dr.P.Manikandan, Dr.A.Geetha and Dr.K.Manjula Rani, "Applied Chemistry", Tata McGraw Hills Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi, Revised Edition, 2019. (ISBN:9789353162368) 

    2. Dr. P.N.Palanisamy,  Dr.P.Manikandan, Dr.A.Geetha,  Dr.K.Manjula Rani and V.N.Kowshalya, "Environmental Science", Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia, Revised Edition, 2020. (ISBN:9789332581869) 

       1. Dr. P.N.Palanisamy,  Dr.P.Manikandan, Dr.A.Geetha,  Dr.K.Manjula Rani and V.N.Kowshalya, "Chemistry for Civil Engineering",  Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd, Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia, Revised Edition, 2020. (ISBN: 9789353941819)

       2. Dr. P.N. Palanisamy, Dr.P.Manikandan, Dr.A.Geetha and Dr.K.Manjula Rani, "Physical sciences Lab (I&II) - Chemistry Lab Manual" for First Year B.E. / B.Tech. students, Sri RajaGanapathy Publisher, Erode, 2020.

  List of Research Projects Completed

 Consultancy Projects: 05 (M.Sc Students Guided)

Invited talks / Chairing a Session etc

Reviewer-ship / Editor-ship in Journals / Conferences etc 

Details of Awards Received:

List of NPTEL Courses Completed

1.  NPTEL Online Course on "Non-Conventional Energy Resources” during January –April 2019 (ELITE grade).

2.  NPTEL Online Course on "Electronic Waste Management -Issues and Challenges" during January-April 2020 (ELITE with GOLD grade).

Subjects Handled and E-Content Developed

•  Applied Chemistry - E Content Link-  Unit- I Water Technology 

•                                                            Unit - II Electrochemistry

•                                                            Unit-III Corrosion and its Control 

•  Environmental science 

•  Environmental Science and Organic Electronic materials

•  Chemistry of Building Materials - E Content Link :Unit-I Cement

•                                                                          Unit-II Miscellaneous Materials

  • • • • • • •    Unit - V Corrosion of Steel in Concrete

                •    Unit-IV Engineering Materials

• Chemistry of Electronic Materials - E Content Link : New Unit-II Metal Finishing

•                                                                            Unit-I Chemistry of Polymeric and Composite Materials

  • • • • • • • •      Unit-IV Renewable Energy Resource

Other Responsibilities

•  Department NAAC Coordinator

•  Department IQAC Coordinator

•  S&H Student Counsel Incharge

•  Course Coordinator for Applied Chemistry

•  Course Coordinator for Chemistry of Building Materials

•  Department Test Coordinator    

Funded Programmes Organized (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other): 03