KEC Faculty Profile

Dr. P.N. Palanisamy obtained his Bachelor’s in Chemistry (1988) from The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) Gandhigram, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India. and Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry (1991) and Doctoral degree in Chemistry (1996) in the area of Catalysis from Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.

He has been teaching Chemistry for B.E/B.Tech. students since 1996. He is keen on research and his area of research interest includes Catalysis , Environmental Chemistry and Wastewater Treatment. With a decade of research and teaching experience, so far, he has 110 credible publications in national and international journals and more than 150 Conference Publications.  Also, he has delivered guest lecture in several national & international conferences, seminars and workshops.

Date of Joining in KEC : 04.06.1997

Google scholar citations (as on 16.04.2024 ) : 2308

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5. Educational Qualifications

1. UG Degree                         : B.Sc (Chemistry)

    Name of the Institution    : Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul, TN.

    Name of the University     : Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University)

    Month & Year of Passing   : May 1988

    Class                                   : First

2. PG  Degree                : M.Sc (Organic Chemistry)

    Name of the Institution     : Annamalai University, Chidambaram, TN.

    Name of the University     : Annamalai University, Chidambaram, TN.

    Month & Year of Passing  : May 1991

    Class                                    : First

3. Ph.D Degree                  : Ph.D (Chemistry)

    Name of the Institution  : Annamalai University, Chidambaram,TN.

    Name of the University  : Annamalai University, Chidambaram,TN.

    Month & Year of Passing    : May 1996.

6. Details of awards / medals / prizes received for academic performance

•  Received Best Teacher Award in KEC for the academic year 1997-1998 (S & H Department)

•  Awarded Third Prize for Best Oral Presentation in National Conference on the Emerging Areas in Chemistry ‘NACEAC–2009’ held on 31.07.09 and 01.08.09 at Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Mysore.

•  Awarded Cognizant –Kongu Engineering College Best Faculty Award-2012 for outstanding performance in the Annual Day Celebration for the academic year 2011-2012.

• Awarded  Best Performing Researcher Award (R&D projects) – 2014 in the Annual Day Celebration for the academic year 2013-2014.

• Awarded  Outstanding Scientist Award  by Venus International Foundation, Centre for Advanced Research and Design for Research Contribution in the field of Catalysis and Environmental Chemistry, held on 19.12.15 at Le Royal Meridian Guindy,Chennai-600088.

• Awarded Shri P K Das Memorial Best Faculty of Chemistry (Senior Category) Award  2016  by Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust.

• Awarded Best Scientist Award 2017 by SIAA (South Indian Association of Scientists, Developers, Faculties Award)  held at Cochin on 08.04.2017.

• Awarded Best faculty for faculty performance appraisal in the year of 2019.

• Received Best Teacher Award in KEC for the academic year 2021-2022 ( Chemistry Department)

7. a) Teaching Experience (Total - 27 Years)

Lecturer - From 01.07.1996 to 31.05.1997 (Jaya engineering college, chennai). 

Lecturer (OG) - From 04.06.1997 to 28.02.2001 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai). 

Lecturer (SG)  - From 01.03.2001 to 31.03.2008 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

Assistant Professor - From 01.04.2008 to 31.05.2009 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

Assistant Professor & Head - From 01.06.2009 to 31.07.2010 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

Associate Professor & Head - From 01.08.2010 to 31.05.2011 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

Professor & Head - From 01.06.2011 to 31.05.2021 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

Professor - From 01.06.2021 to 23.04.2023 (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

Professor & CCO (planning & Development) - From 24.04.2023 to till date. (Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai).

b) Research Experience : From 21.02.1992 to till date. 

c) Establishment & Additional Responsibilities held :

                                                             Assistant co- ordinator/ Co-ordinator

                                                             IGNOU - Study centre 2548, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai. 

                                                             From January 2000 to December 2021 - 21 Years

8. Journals Published (National/International)

1. C.Karunakaran and  P.N.Palanisamy, "Hexacynoferrate (III) Catalysis of Perborate Oxidation of Aniline", Polish J.Chem., Vol. 70, pp. 1077 – 1082, 1996. (Impact Factor:0.441)

2. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Molybdenum (VI) and Tungsten (VI) Catalysis of Perborate Oxidation of Aniline", Polish J.Chem., Vol.70, pp. 1573 – 1578, 1996. (Impact Factor:0.441)

3. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Less Pronounced Substituents Effect.Molybdenum(VI) Catalyzed Perborate oxidation of anilines", Organic reactivity, Vol.31, No.1 (104), pp. 51-54, 1997.

4.  C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Kinetics of Hexacyanoferrate (III) Catalysed Perborate Oxidation of some para-, meta-, and ortho – substituted Anilines", Gazz. Chim Ital, Vol. 127, pp. 559 – 565, 1997.

5.  K.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Interactive Free Energy Relationship on the Oxidation of Aromatic Anilines by  Phenyliodo Acetate", Oxidation Communications, Vol. 20, No.4, pp. 576-578, 1997. (Impact Factor:0.25)

6. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Kinetic sudy on  Molybdenum(VI)  and Tungsten(VI) Catalyzed Perborate (Hydrogen Peroxide) Oxidations of N.Methylaniline", Afinidad,  Vol. 475, pp. 229 – 231, 1998. (Impact Factor:0.233)

7. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Hexacyanoferrate (III) Catalysis of Perborate Oxidatation of N,N-Dimethylaniline", Rev.Roum., Chem., Vol. 43, No.2, pp.  97-100, 1998. (Impact Factor:0.311)

8.  C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Kinetic Evidence for (N,N-Dimethylaniline) -Oxodiperoxomolybdenum(VI) or Tungsten(VI) as Oxidizing Species in Molybdenum(VI) or Tungsten(VI) Catalyzed Hydrogen Peroxide (Perborate) Oxidation of N,N – Dimethylaniline", Synth. React.Inorg.Met.org.Chem., Vol. 28, No.7, pp. 1115 – 1125, 1998. (Impact Factor:0.504)

9. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Lack of Linear Free Energy Relationship: Tungsten(VI) Catalysed Perborate Oxidation of Anilines", International journal of chemical kinetics, Vol. 31, No. 8, pp, 571-575, 1999. (Impact Factor:1.154)

10.  C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy , "Linear  Free Energy Relationship in Complex Reaction: Tungstan (VI) catalyzed perborate  oxidation of  s  - phenylmercaptoacetic acids", International journal of chemical kinetics, Vol. 31, No. 9, 675-681, 1999. (Impact Factor:1.154)

11. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Auto-catalysis in the sodium perborate oxidation of anilines in acetic acid – ethylene glycol", Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Vol. 172, No.1, pp. 9-17, 2001. (Impact Factor: 3.615)

12. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Generation of Peracetic acid on aging of perborate solution in acetic acid: Kinetics  of oxidation of N-methylaniline & N,N-Dimethylaniline", Bulletin of the Polish academy of Sciences Chemistry, Vol. 49, No.1, pp. 17-26, 2001. (Impact Factor:0.252)

13. C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy, "Generation of Peracetic acid on aging of perborate solution in acetic acid: Kinetics of oxidation of organic sulphides",  Journal of Chemical Research, Vol. 9, pp. 398-400, 2001. (Impact Factor:0.311)

14.  C.Karunakaran and P.N.Palanisamy,Structure reactivity correlation of anilines in acid medium, Indian J. Chem, (Impact Factor:0.562), National. Vol.41B, December 2002, pp 2630-2634.

15.  P.N.Palanisamy, A.Geetha, M.Sujatha, P.Sivakumar and  K.Karunakaran, "Assessment Of Ground Water Quality in and Around Gobichettipalayam Town, Erode District, Tamilnadu", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 4, No. 03, pp. 434-439, 2007. (Impact Factor:0.59)

16.  S.Karthikeyan, P.Sivakumar, P.N.Palanisamy, "Novel activated carbons from agricultural wastes and their characterization", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 5, No.2, pp 409-426, 2008. (Impact Factor:0.59)

17.  A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Sivakumar, P.Ganeshkumar and M.Sujatha, "Assessment Of Under Ground Water Contamination and Effect of Textile Effluents on Noyyal River Basin in and Around Tiruppur Town, Tamil Nadu", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 5, No.4, pp. 696-705, 2008. (Impact Factor:0.59)

18.  M.Sujatha, A.Geetha, P.Sivakumar and  P.N.Palanisamy, "Ortho-Phosphoric Acid Activated Babul Seed Carbon as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Methylene Blue", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 5, No.4, pp 742-753, 2008. (Impact Factor:0.59)

19.  P.N.Palanisamy, P.Sivakumar, "Production and characterization of a novel non-conventional low-cost adsorbent from Euphorbia antiquorum L", Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, Vol.1, No.4, pp. 901-910, 2008. (Impact Factor:0.909)

20.  P.Sivakumar  and P.N.Palanisamy, "Low-cost non-conventional activated carbon for the removal of Reactive red 4: Kinetic and Isotherm studies", Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, Vol.1, No.4, pp. 871-883, 2008. (Impact Factor:0.909)

21.  P.Sivakumar, P.N.Palanisamy, M.Sujatha, A.Geetha, "Adsorption of Acid Blue from Aqueous solution onto Areca Nut Shell carbon: Equlibrium, Kinetic and thermodynamic Studies", Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 52-58, 2009. (Impact Factor:0.292)

22.  P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Kinetic and Isotherm Studies of the Adsorption of Acid Blue 92 Using a Low-cost Non-conventional Activated Carbon", Desalination, Vol. 249, No.1, pp. 388–397, 2009. (Impact Factor: 3.756)

23.   P.Sivakumar and P.N.Palanisamy, "Adsorption Studies of Basic Red 29 by a Non-conventional Activated Carbon Prepared from Euphorbia antiquorum L", International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.1, No.3, pp.502-510, 2009.

24.  P.Sivakumar and P.N.Palanisamy, Packed Bed Column Studies for the Removal of Acid Blue 92 and Basic Red 29 using Non-Conventional Adsorbent, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, (Impact Factor:0.373). (Citation Index: 1), National Vol. 16, July 2009, pp. 301-307.

25.  P.Sivakumar and P.N.Palanisamy, "Adsorptive removal of Reactive and Direct dyes using non-conventional adsorbent – Column studies ", Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, No.68, No.10, pp.894-899, 2009. (Impact Factor:0.514)

26.  S.K.Kavtitha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Photocatalytic Degradation of Vat Yellow 4 Using UV / TiO2", Modern Applied Scince, Vol.4 No.5, pp. 130–142, 2010.

27.  P.N.Palanisamy and S.K.Kavitha, "An Assessment of the Quality of Groundwater in a Textile Dyeing Industrial area in Erode City, Tamilnadu, India", E – Journal of Chemistry , Vol.7, No.3, pp. 1033-1039, 2010, (Impact Factor:0.59)

28.  P.Sivakumar and P.N.Palanisamy, "Mechanistic Study of Dye Adsorption on to a Novel Non-Conventional Low-Cost Adsorbent", Advances in applied science Research, Vol. 1, No.1,  pp. 58-65, 2010.

29.  S.K.Kavtitha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Optimization and Operational Parameters of the Photocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Red 120 Dye Under UV irradiation", Journal of International Environmental Application & Science, Vol.5, No.2, pp 291–305, 2010.

30.   S.K.Kavtitha and P.N.Palanisamy, Photocatalytic and Sonophotocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Red 120 using Dye Sensitized TiO2 under Visible Light, International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vol.3.No.1, pp. 1-6, 2011.

31.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, "Application of Eco-Friendly Natural dye on Cotton Obtained from the stem of Achras Sapota using Combination of Mordants", Nature Environment & Pollution Technology, Vol.9 No.3, pp. -547 -552, 2010.

32.  P.Sivakumar and P.N.Palanisamy, "Novel non-conventional activated carbon for the remediation of dyeing industry effluent", International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vol.3 No.1, pp. 45-50, 2011.

33.  M.Kumaresan  and P.N.Palanisamy, "Dyeing of silk with stem of Achras Sapota Dye using combination of mordants", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, Vol.5, No.12, pp.2031-2037, 2010.

34.  S.K.Kavtitha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Solar Photocatalytic degradation of Vat Yellow 4 dye in aqueous suspension of TiO2 – Optimization of Operational Parameters", Advances in Environmental Sciences, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 189-202, 2010

35.  M.Kumaresan  and P.N.Palanisamy, "Application of ecofriendly natural dye obtained from flower of Spathodea Campanulata on silk using combination of mordants", European journal of Scientific Research, Vol.52,No.3, pp. 306-312, 2011

36.  M. Kumaresan and P.N. Palanisamy, "Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopic analysis of flower of cordial sebestena", International Journal of Chemical sciences and Research, Vol.1, No.4, pp. 25-28, 2011.

37.  P.Sivakumar and P.N.Palanisamy, Non-Conventional Low-Cost Adsorbent from Euphorbia antiquorum L for the removal of  Direct Blue 53 from its aqueous solution , Indian Journal of Chemical Technology.  (Citation Index: 4). National Vol.18,May 2011,pp.188-196.

38.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, "Application of eco-friendly natural dye on silk using combination of mordants", International Journal of Chemistry Research, Vol.2, No.1, pp. 11-14, 2011.

39.  M.Kumaresan P.N.Palanisamy and P.E.Kumar, "Chemical Investigation of flower of Spathodea campanulata by GS-MS", Journal of Natural Product and Plant Resources, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 14-17, 2011.

40.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, "Dyeing of cotton using flower of cordia sebestens: effects of mordanting and fastness properties", Journal of Asian Scientific Research, No.1, No.4, pp. 137-142, 2011.

41.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, "Dyeing of Cotton and silk fabrics using flower of spathodea campanulata: effects of mordanting and colour fastness properties", Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Vol.1, No.8, pp. 933-941, 2011.

42.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, "Gas chromatography – mass spectroscopic analysis of stem of Archras sapota", International Journal of Applied biology and pharmaceutical technology, Vol.2, No.3, pp. 287-290,  2011.

43.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, Application of eco-friendly natural dye on cotton using combination of mordants, Indian J. Fiber and Textile Res. National Vol. 37, 194-198, 2012.

44.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy, "Dyeing of cotton and silk fabrics using stem of Achras sapota extract: Effects of mordanting and dyeing process variables on colour yield and colour fastness properties", The Asian Journal of Experimental Chemistry, Vol.6, No.1, pp.1-7, 2011.

45.  S.K.Kavtitha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Photocatalytic Removal of an Azo Dye and an Anthraquinanone Dye Using TiO2 immobilized on ceramic tiles", E – Journal of Chemistry, Vol.8, No.2, pp. 581-586, 2011. (Impact Factor:0.59)

46.  J.Raffiea Baseri, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Application of polyaniline nanocomposite for the adsorption of acid dye from aqueous solutions", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 1266-1275, 2012. (Impact Factor:0.59)

47.  J.Raffiea Baseri, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Use of activated carbon of Thevetia Peruviana wood for the adsorption of acid violet dye from aqueous solutions", Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry, Vol.5, No. 4, pp. 332-337, 2012.

48.  J.Raffiea Baseri, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from Thevetia Peruviana for the removal of dyes from textile wastewater", Advances in Applied Science Research, Vol. 3, No.1, pp. 377-383, 2012.

49.  J.Raffiea Baseri, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Comparative Studies of the adsorption of direct dye on activated carbon and conducting polymer composite", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 1122-1134, 2012. (Impact Factor:0.59)

50.  J.Raffiea Baseri,   P.N.Palanisamy & P.Sivakumar, Adsorption of basic dyes from textile effluents by the activated carbon prepared from Thevetia Peruviana, Indian Journal of chemical Technology, International Vol. 19, 311-321, 2012.

51.  P.N.Palanisamy, A.Agalya and P.Sivakumar, "Polymer composite-A potential biomaterial for the removal of reactive dye", E-Journal of Chemistry, Vol.9, No. 4, pp. 1823-1834, 2012. (Impact Factor:0.59)

52.   A.Agalya, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Studies on adsorptive removal of cationic dyes using a novel non-conventional activated carbon", Advances in Applied Science Research, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 1220-1230, 2012.

53.  A.Agalya, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Kinetics, equilibrium studies on removal of ionic dyes using a novel non-conventional activated carbon", International Journal Chemistry Research, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 62-68, 2012.

54.  P.N.Palanisamy, J.Raffiea Baseri and P.Sivakumar, "Adsorption of Reactive Dye by a Novel  Activated carbon prepared from Thevetia Peruviana", International Journal Chemistry Research, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 36-41, 2012.

55.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy and P.E.Kumar, "Comparison of fastness properties and colour strength of dyed cotton fabrics with eco-friendly natural dyes", The Experiment, Vol.8, No.3, pp. 483-489, 2013.

56.  A.Agalya, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Adsorption  Studies of dyeing Industry Effluents using  Activated carbon and  Polymer composites", International Journal of Environmental and Engineering Management, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 119-125, 2013.

57.  P.N.Palanisamy, A.Agalya and P.Sivakumar, "Poly Pyrrole composite – A potential Biomaterial for the removal of Acid Dyes", Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.25, No.11, pp. 5891-5896, 2013. (Impact Factor:0.266)

58.  A.Agalya, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Equilibrium uptake and sorption Dynamics for the removal of reactive Dyes from aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from   Euphorbia Tirucalli L wood", International Journal of Chemical  Technology and Research, Vol.20, pp 245-251. 2013. (Impact Factor:0.318)

59.  M.Kumaresan and P.N.Palanisamy and P.E.Kumar, "Application of eco friendly natural dye obtained from Cordia-Sebestena on cotton using combination of mordants", Journal of Natural Product and Plant Resources, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 32-38, 2012.

60.  A.Agalya, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Preparation and characterization of activated carbon prepared from Euphorbia Tirucalli L wood for  the removal of  textile dyes from wastewater", International Journal of Chemical  Science, Vol.11, No.2, pp. 957-967, 2013.

61.  J.Raffiea Baseri, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Polyaniline Nanocomposite for the Adsorption of Reactive Dye from Aqueous solutions:Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies", Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol.25, No. 8, pp. 4145-4149, 2013.

62.  P.N.Palanisamy, A.Agalya and P.Sivakumar, "Equilibrium uptake and sorption Dynamics for the removal of acid Dyes using   Euphorbia Tirucalli L wood", International Journal of Chemical  Technology and Research, Vol.06, no 2,pp. 1478-1488, 2014. (Impact Factor:0.513)

63.  M Kumaresan, P.N Palanisamy and PE Kumar, "Dyeing of Silk Fabric with Eco-Friendly Natural Dyes Obtained from Spathodea campanulata and Cordia sebestena: A Comparison", Asian Journal Of Chemistry, Vol.25, No.15, pp. 8513-8516, 2013.

64.  A.Revathi, M.Asaithambi, P.N.Palanisamy and A.Geetha, "Water Quality Assessment Of Some Dug And Bore Wells In And Around Chittode, Erode Dist, Tamilnadu", International Journal of Advance Research in Science & Engineering, Vol.3, No.​8​, pp. 11-23, 2014. (Impact Factor:1.142)

65.  P.Manikandan, P.N.Palanisamy, R.Ramya and D.Nalini, "Evaluation of UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process (AOP) for the degradation of acid orange7 and basic violet 14 dye in aqueous solution", International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computational and Applied Sciences, Vol9, No.​.8​, pp. 148-151, 2014. (Impact Factor:1.237)

66.  S. Supriya P.N.Palanisamy and P.Shanthi, "Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Casuarina for the Removal of Dyes from Textile Wastewater", International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.6, No.7, pp. 3635-3641, 2014. (Impact Factor:0.318)

67.  K.Manjula Rani, P.N.Palanisamy and P.Sivakumar, "Synthesis and characterization of amorphous nano-silica from biomass ash", International Journal of Advanced Technology in Engineering Science, Vol2,, No.​.10, pp. 71-76, 2014. (Impact Factor:1.012)

68.  S.Supriya and P.N.Palanisamy, "Polypyrrole nano composite-An efficient and novel adsorbent for the removal of diperse red 9 from textile wastewater", Pollution Research, Vol.33, No.4, pp. 801-806, 2014

69.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Adsorption of acidic and basic dyes form aqueous solutions using polyaniline coated sawdust as an adsorbent", Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol.7,  No.2, pp. 268-274, 2015. (Impact Factor: 0.467)

70.  P.Manikandan, P.N.Palanisamy, R.Baskar, P.Sivakumar and P.Sakthisharmila, "Physico Chemical analysis of textile industrial effluents form Tirupur city, TN, India", International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, Vol.4, No.2, pp. 93, 2015. (Impact Factor:1.142)

71.  S.Supriya and P.N.Palanisamy, "Characterization and adsorption studies of activated carbon and polymer coated sawdust for the removal of various pollutants from industrial wastewater", Pelagia Research Library Der Chemica Sinica, Vol.6, No.6, pp. 66-71, 2015

72.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Equilibrium and kinetic studies for the adsorption of basic red 29  from aqueous solutions using activated carbon and conducting polymer composite", Desalination and Water Treatment, pp. 1-14, 2015. (Impact Factor:1.173)

73.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Kinetics and Equilibrium studies on the removal of anionic dyes using polyaniline coated sawdust composite", International Journal of Chem Tech Research, Vol.7,No.5, pp. 2439-2447, 2015.

74.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Application of activated carbon and polypyrrole coated sawdust for adsorption of acidic dye from aqueous solutions: A comparative study", Asian Journal Of Chemistry, Vol.27, No.8, pp. 2813-2818, 2015.

75.  S.Supriya and P.N.Palanisamy, "Removal of Hazardous reactive violet dyes using an electro active conducting polymer", International Journal of Advance Research In Science and Engineering, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 61-68, 2015.

76.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Removal of reactive orange 16 from aqueous solution using activated carbon and polypyrrole coated sawdust composite prepared from cordial sebestena", Der Chemica Sinica, Vol. 6, No.7, pp. 39-49, 2015.

77.  K.Manjula Rani, P.N.Palanisamy, S.Gayathri and S.Tamilselvi, "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, No.8, pp. 6845-6853, 2015.

78.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Advanced Non-Conventional Activated Carbon and sawdust coated with polymers for the remediation of dye house effluent", International Journal of Innovative Research In Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, No.9, pp. 8335-8338, 2015.

79.  S.Supriya and P.N.Palanisamy, "Comparative study on adsorptive removal of acid orange from wastewater using activated carbon and conducting polymer", International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology, Vol.3, No.9, pp. 170-177, 2015.

80.  A.Geetha and P.N.Palanisamy, "Studies on adsorptive removal of direct green 6 using non-conventional activated carbon and polypyrrole composite", Desalination and Water Treatment, pp. 1-10, 2015. (Impact Factor: 1.173)

81.  P.Manikandan, P.N. Palanisamy, “Optimization of treatment efficiency of  UV/H2O2 process on simulated textile industry wastewater”, Desalination and water treatment, DOI:10.1080/19443994.2016.1172983, 2016 .1-12

82.  S.Supriya, P.N.Palanisamy,” Removal of disperse red 9 from textile wastewater using acid activated carbon and polypyrrole nano composite-Acomparative study”, IJRDO - Journal of applied science, Vol-2/Iss.7/July 2016/pp43-58

83.  A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, “Removal of Acidic Dye (Acid Violet 4bs) From aqueous solutions using modified forms of adsorbents”, International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology, Vol 4/Issue X/ October 2016/pp 269-273

84.  S.Supriya, P.N.Palanisamy, Adsoptive removal of Acid orange 7 from industrial effluents using activated carbon and conducting polymer composite- A comparative study, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology. National Vol. 23, November 2016/ pp 506-512

85.  P.Manikandan, P.N.Palanisamy, R.Baskar and P.Sakthisharmila, Influence of chemical structure of reactive blue(diazo),Direct Red(diazo) and  acid violet (triaryl alkane) dyes on the decolorization efficiency of Photo assisted chemical oxidation process (PACO), International Journal of Engineering & Technology Research, Vol.5,Iss 1,pp 01-14,2017.

86.  P.Sakthisharmila, P.N.Planisamy, P.Manikandan, “A characteristic study on generation and interactive effect of electro coagulated floc with direct green 1 and reactive red2”, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Vol.231,pp.160-167,2017.

87.  P.N.Planisamy,  P.Manikandan, “A Comparative Study on the Competitiveness of Photo-Assisted Chemical Oxidation (PACO) with Electrocoagulation (EC) for the Effective Decolorization of Reactive Blue Dye”, Iran. J. Chem. Eng., Vol. 36, No. 1, 2017

88.  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, No. 3, March 2017, pp. 406-423

89.  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, 65, March 2017, pp.337–345

90.  K. Manjula Rani and  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, Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3, March 2017.

91.  P.N.Palanisamy, M.Kumaresan, P.E.Kumar, “Dying of cotton Fabric with Eco-Friendly Natural Dyes Using Single Mordants: Comparision of Fastness properties and Colour strength”, Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology ,Vol. 2, pp. 280-285, 2012

92.   P.N.Palanisamy, M.Kumaresan, P.E.Kumar, “Dyeing of silk Fabric with Eco-friendly natural dyes using single mordants: comparison of fastness properties and colour strength”, Research in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences , Vol.3, No.4 pp.1614-1620, 2012.

93.  A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, “Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from the Fruit of Cordia Sebestena as a Novel Adsorbent for Dye Removal”,  Asian Journal of Science and Applied Technology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017, pp.39-45.

94.  A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, “Polypyrrole Coated Sawdust As A Novel Adsorbent For The Removal Of Direct And Reactive Dyes From Aqueous Solutions -A Comparative Study”, International Journal Of Applied Science Engineering & Management, Vol 3, Issue 8, 2017, pp. 11-16.

95.  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, DOI:10.5004/dwt.2017.21223. 

96.  A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, “Comparative studies on adsorption of dyeing industry effluents by activated carbon and polymer coated sawdust prepared from the fruit of Cordia sebestena” Desalination and Water Treatment, 89 (2017) pp.210–216.

97.  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, doi.org/10.1007/s10904-018-0796-9

98.  K.Gayathri, P.N. Palanisamy, “Comparative studies of functionalized polyacrylamide/graphite composites for the removal of direct blue 2b from aqueous solution”, Separation Science and Technology, Vol.53/Issue no  4, 2018, pp-584-597.

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

100. K.Gayathri, P.N. Palanisamy, "Biodegradable glucose and glucosamine grafted polyacrylamide/graphite composites for the removal of acid violet 17 from an aqueous solution", e-polymers, Vol18/issu no. 4, (2018) pp-297-311.

101. R. Tamilisai, P.N.Palanisamy, Review on the photocatalytic degradation of Textile dyes and antibacterial activities of pure and doped ZnO, International journal of research and innovation in applied science. Vol III, Issue VIII, August 2018.

102.  Sakthisharmila P, Palanisamy P.N, Manikandan P, Removal of benzidine based textile dye using different metal hydroxides generated in situ electrochemical treatment- A comparative study, Journal of Cleaner Production. International. Vol 172, 2206-2215, 2018.

103.   Kumarasamy Gayathri & Nachimuthu Palanisamy, Methylene blue adsorption onto an eco-friendly modified polyacrylamide/graphite composites:Investigation of kinetics,equilibrium and thermodynamic studies. Separation Science and Technology, (Philadelphia) International. pp.1-12,Mar 7/2019.

 104.  S. Nirmaladevi, P.N.Palanisamy, Preaparation and adsorptive properties of activated carbon from Acaca Leucophloea wood sawdust hydrochar by zinc Chloride activation, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, International. 53 (9-10) 1029-1039, 2019.

105.  Sakthisharmila. P, Palanisamy P.N, Manikandan P, Operational Cost Analysis for the Treatment of Various Textile Effluents by Electrochemical Process Using Stainless Steel and Aluminum Electrodes, Iran. J. Chem. Chem. Eng. International, 38 (5), 165-173, 2019.

 106.   S. Nirmaladevi, P.N.Palanisamy, A comparative study of the removal of cationic and anionic dyes from aqueous solutions using biochar as an adsorbent, Desalination and water treatment. International. Doi: 10.5004/dwt.2020.24906, pp 1-11

107.   Sakthisharmila Palanisamy, Palanisamy Nachimuthu, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Balasubramani Ravindran, Soon Woong Chang, Manikandan Palanichamy, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Application of electrochemical treatment for the removal of triazine dye using aluminium electrodes, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua. International. 69(4), 345-354, 2020.

 108.  S. Nirmaladevi, P.N. Palanisamy, Adsorptive behavior of biochar and zinc chloride activated hydrochar prepared from Acacia leucophloea wood sawdust: Kinetic equilibrium and thermodynamic studies, Desalination and water Treatment, International. Vol .209, pp. 170-181, 2021.

109.  R.Tamilisai, P.N.Palanisamy, S.Selvasekarapandian, T.Maheshwari, Sodium alginate incorporated with magnesium nitrate as a novel solid biopolymer electrolyte for magnesium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronic's. International Vol.32, No.3
pp.22270-22285, August 2021.
110. A.Revathi, P.N.Palanisamy, Kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic studies on the adsorption of methylene blue dye by iron doped activated carbon, Digest journal of nanomaterials and biostructure . International. Vol. 17,. No. 2, pp 431-441, April- June 2022.

111. V.N.Kowsalya, P.N.Palanisamy, synthesis and study of zinc oxide nanorods as an adsorbent material for the removal of carcinogenic dye and anticancer activities. Arabian journal for science and engineering (2022)47:7183-7195.

112. Tamilisai Rajendran, P.N.Palanisamy, Selvasekarapandian subramaniyan, Vengadesh krishna Manoharan, sodium alginate doped with magnesium perchlorate as solid biopolymer electrolytes for energy storage applications. Macromolecular chemistry and physics. volume 224, issue 14, july 2023. 2300054.

113. A.Revathi, P.N.Palanisamy, R.Boopathiraja, D.Sudha, Heterostructure of Fe2O3 doped Alstonia Scholaris wood waste derived activated carbon based electrode for supercapacitor applications. Diamond & Related Materials. 144,feb 2024,110953.

 9. Paper Presented in National / International Conferences (2020-2024)

1. S.Nirmaladevi & P.N.Palanisamy, utilization of biochar derived from wood sawdust for the remediation of reactive dye from aqueous solution,International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical and Material Sciences (ICFCMS-2020), The Gandhigram Rural Institute, 24 & 25 th February-2020.

2. A.Geetha,P.N.Palanisamy, Activated carbon and polyaniline coated sawdust as adsorbents for the removal of direct dye from aqueous solution-a comparative study, International Virtual Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications, Department of Chemistry, School of Science & Humanities,Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research,Chennai, 3 &4 December 2020.

3. K. Manjula Rani* and P.N. Palanisamy, Studies on the effectiveness of Mg/Al Layered Double Hydroxide for the removal of Direct Blue dye from aqueous solution, International Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference on "Breakthroughs and Approaches in Contemporary Scientific Research", PSGR Krishnammal College for Women-Coimbatore,17-19th February2021.

4. Tamilisai.R, Palanisamy P.N, Selvasekarapandian.S,Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Solid Biopolymer Electrolyte With Magnesium Salt  for Magnesium-Ion Batteries, International Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference on "Breakthroughs and Approaches in Contemporary Scientific Research",PSGR Krishnammal College for Women-Coimbatore,17.02.21-19.02.21.

5. R Tamilisai, P N Palanisamy,S Selvasekarapandian,Sodium Alginate Incorporated Magnesium Nitrate Based Solid Biopolymer Electrolyte for Magnesium-Ion Batteries, International Conference on Hierarchically Structured Materials – 2021,Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus,Chennai,08.04. 2021-10.04.2021.

6. K. Yoghananthan, P.N. Palanisamy,S.Selvasekarapandian, Vengadesh Krishna M,Conductivity study of PVAc-ZnNO3 polymer electrolyte for zinc primary battery,ICEEAMSF-2021, Kongu Engineering College, Perundruai, Erode,16.07.2021.

7. K. Manjula Rani and P.N. Palanisamy, Adsorption kinetics of anionic dye from aqueous solution by using magnesium aluminium carbonate layered double hydroxide, Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Future (ICEEAMSF-2021), Kongu Engineering College, 15-07-21 to 16-07-21.

8. A.Revathi & Dr.P.N.Palanisamy,Kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic studies on the adsorption of methylene blue dye by iron doped activated carbon, Second International Conference On 'Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials For A Sustainable Future' (ICEEAMSF-2021),Kongu Engineering College, 15.07.21  to 16.07.21.

9. A.Revathi & Dr.P.N.Palanisamy, Investigation of magnesium-ion conductingsolid biopolymer electrolyte using sodium alginate, Second International Conference On 'Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials For A Sustainable Future' (ICEEAMSF-2021),Kongu Engineering College,15.07.21  to 16.07.21.

10. V N Kowshalya and P N Palanisamy, Efficacy of nano zinc oxide for the removal of basic dye from the aqueous solution by adsorption and photodegradation,Second International Conference On 'Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials For A Sustainable Future' (ICEEAMSF-2021), Kongu Engineering College, 15.07.21  to 16.07.21.

11. Krishnaveni K, Palanisamy P N, Selvasekarapandian S and Vengadeshkrishna M, Conductivity of triblock copolymer electolyte based on poly (VdCl-co-AN-co-MMA) doped with zinc nitrate for zinc ion battery, Second International Conference On 'Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials For A Sustainable Future' (ICEEAMSF-2021), Kongu Engineering College, 15.07.21  to 16.07.21.

12. A.Revathi, P.N.Palanisamy, Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue Dye onto Iron Doped Activated Carbon, International Virtual Conference on “Chemical Research For Sustainable Development (ICCRSD-2021)”, Department of Chemistry,SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai-89, 24.09.2021- 25.09.2021.

13. A.Geetha, P.N.Palanisamy, M.Sujatha, Adsorptive studies on the removal of anionic and cationic dyes from aqueous solutions using activated carbon, International Virtual Conference on Chemical Research for Sustainable Development(ICCRSD-2021),Organised by Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Chennai-89, 24.09.21 &25.09.21.

14. A.Revathi, P.N.Palanisamy  and D.Sudha, Kinetic, Equilibrium and Isotherm Studies for The Removal of Acid Blue -92 By Batch Mode Adsorption Method, Centre for Environmental Social Research,&Dept of Science and Humanities, Nehru Institute of Technology,Coimbatore, 28.09.2021.

15. A.Revathi and P.N.Palanisamy, Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption on to Iron Doped Activated Carbon,Chemistry-Frontiers & Challenges (ICCFC-2022), PSGR, Coimbatore, 5.01.2022 to 07.01.2022.

16. Tamilisai R, Palanisamy P N and Selvasekarapandian S, Magnesium-ion conducting solid biopolymer electrolyte using Sodium alginate incorporated with magnesium perchlorate for primary magnesium ion batteries, Virtual international conference on surface chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar,11-02-22 22 12-02-2022.

17. S.Supriya and P.N.Palanisamy,  Treating effluents laden with malachite green using activated carbon and polymer coated saw dust as adsorbents-A comparative study,  International conference on environment, functional materials, applied mathematics and language’ 22, Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 9.7.2022 to 10.07.2022.

18. Tamilisai R, P.N.Palanisamy, S.Selvasekarapandiyan, D.Mugilan, Enhancing proton conductivity of sodium alginate doped with magnesium trifluoromethanesulfonate salt in bio based polymer electrolytes system, 18th Asian conference on solid state ionics (ACSSI-2024), Organised by Meenakshi college for women, Kodambakkam, Chennai - 600024, on 19.02.2024 to 22.02.2024.

19. M.S.Vasanth kumar, P.N.Palanisamy, M.Karthikeyan, Possible use of various conducting polymer composites for the remediation of wastewater - A Comprehensive Review, International Conference on Chemical Engineering Innovations in Energy, Environment, and Industrial Safety (ICCEIEEIS-2024), Organised by Department of Chemical Engineering, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode - Perundurai Road, Thuduppathi. on 04.04.2024 & 05.04.2024.

20. T.Janani, P.N.Palanisamy, M.Karthikeyan, Enhancing photocatalysis for effective contaminant removal in wastewater treatment - A Review, International Conference on Chemical Engineering Innovations in Energy, Environment, and Industrial Safety (ICCEIEEIS-2024), Organised by Department of Chemical Engineering, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode - Perundurai Road, Thuduppathi. on 04.04.2024 & 05.04.2024.

10. Books Published

1. Text book on Applied Chemistry, P.N.Palanisamy, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani, McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, New Delhi, 2020.

2.Text book on Environmental Science, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani, V.N.Kowshalya, Pearson India Education Services Pvt.Ltd,2020.

3.Text book on Chemistry for Civil Engineering, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani, V.N.Kowshalya, Pearson India Education Services Pvt.Ltd,2020.

4.Text book on Industrial Chemistry, M.Karthikeyan, P.N.Palanisamy, Pearson India Education Services Pvt.Ltd,2020.

5.Chemistry Manual for Engineering Students,P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani,  Rajaganapathi Press, 2020.

6.Text book on Applied Chemistry, S.Kandasamy, K.N.Kanakachalam, C.Vijaya, P.N.Palanisamy, Pratheeba Publisher, Coimbatore – 12, June 1998.

7.Book on Zeolites and their applications, Edited by M.Nageeb Rashed and P.N.Palanisamy, IntechOpen, London, UK, 2018.

8.Text book onCHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING, P.N.Palanisamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geetha, K.Manjularani, V.N.Kowshalya, Pearson India Education Services Pvt.Ltd,2023.

11. Funded Research Projects

1. Title of the Project                    : Treatment of Dyeing Industry effluents using Low Cost Adsorbents  

    Amount Sanctioned                  : Rs. 1.72 Lakhs

    Name of the funding agency    : UGC, New Delhi.

    Duration                                    : 2008 to 2011

2. Title of the Project                    : Treatability studies for Textile wastewater treatment- Phase-I

    Amount Sanctioned                  : Rs. 50.7 Lakhs

    Name of the funding agency    : DST

     Duration                                   : 2013 - 2015

3. Title of the Project                    : Studies on the Synthesis-Characterization and application of NanoStructure Layered Double Hydroxides for the removal of anionic pollutant from dyeing industry wastewater

    Amount Sanctioned                  : Rs. 1,20,000

    Name of the funding agency    : UGC

    Duration                                    : 2015-2017

12. Board of Studies Member

• Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore

• Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode (Autonomous )

• Sona College of Technology, Salem       (Autonomous )

• Dr.Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi (Autonomous )

• Nandha Engineering College, Perundurai (Autonomous )

• Vellalar College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous)

• Kumaraguru College of Technology (Autonomous), Coimbatore

13. Doctoral Committee Member

• Anna University , Chennai

• Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore

• Karpagam University , Coimbatore

•  Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore

• Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram

14. Research Supervisor

• Anna University , Chennai

• Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore

• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

• Periyar University, Salem

•  Bharathidasan University, Trichy

• Vinayaga Mission University, Salem

15. Reviewer for Journals/Books

1. Journal of Environmental  Nano Technology-Member of National Editorial/Advisory Board

2. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution- Reviewer

3. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada(WQRJC)- Reviewer

4. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture- Reviewer

5. International Journal of Advance Research in science and Engineering (IJARSE)- Editorial Board Member

6. Book entitled “Organic pollutants-Monitoring, Risk and Treatment” edited by M.Nageeb Rashed,Department of

    Chemistry,Faculty of  Science,Aswan University,Egypt  - Scientific Reviewer of the book chapters

7. Journal of Applied Chemical Science International-Reviewer

8. American Chemical Science Journal – Reviewer

9. Arabian Journal of Chemistry- Reviewer (from 2013 onwards)

10. Journal of basic and applied research international- Reviewer

11. Journal of Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (from 2015 onwards)

12. Journal of Biology and Nature (from 2015 onwards)

13. Journal of Scientific and Research reports (From 2021 onwards)

14. Separation Science and Technology (From 2021 onwards)

15. Iranian journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (From 2021 onwards)

16. Research and Development Contribution

 Number of Students guided( M.Phil / M.S / Ph.D ) :

Degree (M.Phil / M.S / Ph.D )

M.Phil

Registered so for     : 04

Completed so for     : 04

under progress         : Nil

Ph.D

Registered so for     : 19

Completed so for     : 15

under progress         : 04

17.  List of M.Phil’s awarded

1. Name of the scholar   : P.Shanthi

    Title of the Thesis       : A study on the physic chemical characteristics of ground water in and around Gobichettipalayam town.

    University& Year       :  Bharathidasan University ,April 2006.

2. Name of the scholar  :  T.Somasundaram

   Title of the Thesis       : Activated arecanut shell carbon as an adsorbent for the removal of acid and basic dyes from aqueous solution

   University& Year       :  Periyar University,Salem,September 2007.

3. Name of the scholar     : P.Ganeshkumar

   Title of the Thesis   : Assessement of underground water contamination and effect of textile effluents on noyyal river basin in and around Tiruppur town,Tamilnadu.

   University& Year       : Periyar University,Salem,September 2007.

4. Name of the scholar   : Ms.S.Rooparajan

   Title of the Thesis        : Assessment of ground water quality in Coimbatore city, Tamilnadu

   University& Year    : Vinayaka Mission University,Salem,December 2007

 18. List of Ph.D’s awarded

1. Name of the scholar  : P.Sivakumar

  Title of the Thesis      :  Adsorptive removal of textile dyes from aqueous solution using a non-conventional low –cost adsorbent

  University& Year      :  AnnaUniversity, Chennai  & 2010.

2. Name of the scholar   : S.K.Kavitha    

    Title of the Thesis       : A study on semiconductor –oxides mediated photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes in aqueous solutions and effluent

    University& Year       : AnnaUniversity, Chennai & 2011.

3. Name of the scholar      : M.Kumaresan

    Title of the Thesis          : Studies on the application of eco-friendly natural dyes obtained from plant parts of Achras sapota,Spathodea Campanulata and Cordia Sebestena on cotton and silk fabrics

    University& Year          : Anna University, Chennai & 2012.

4. Name of the scholar    : J.Raffiea Baseri

  Title of the Thesis        : Comparative studies on the Adsorption of Textile Dyes from aqueous solutions using Activated Carbon and Polymer Coated   Saw Dust

  University& Year        : Anna University, Chennai & 2013

5. Name of the scholar     : A.Agalya

  Title of the Thesis         : Removal of Textile Dyes from aqueous solutions by using Activated Carbon and Polymer Coated Saw Dust Composites of         Euphorbia Tirucalli L wood – A Comparitive study

  University& Year          : Anna University, Chennai & 2014

6. Name of the scholar    : S.Supriya

  Title of the Thesis        : Comparative studies on the adsorption efficiency of activated carbon and polymer coated sawdust prepared from ordialas wood  for the removal of Textile dyes

  University& Year         : Anna University, Chennai & 2015

7. Name of the scholar      : A.Geetha

   Title of the Thesis          : Removal of textile dyes from aqueous  solutions using activated carbon and  polymer coated sawdust prepared from ordial       sebestena plant- a comparative  study                                                                                                    

   University& Year          : Anna University, Chennai & 2016

8. Name of the scholar      : P.Manikandan

  Title of the Thesis          : Studies on the efficiency of photo assisted chemical oxidation and electrocoagulation for the removal of textile dyes

  University& Year          : Anna University Chennai  & 2017

9. Name of the scholar      : K.Manjula Rani

  Title of the Thesis          : Comparative studies on the adsorption efficiency of mesoporous nanostructured Zinc aluminium carbonate layered double     hydroxide (ZAC-LDH) and calcined Zinc aluminium layered double hydroxide (CZA-LDH) for the removal of anionic dyes form aqueous solution

  University& Year           : Anna University Chennai & 2017

10. Name of the scholar      : K.Gayathri

    Title of the Thesis           : A Study on functionalized polyacralamide/graphite composites in the removal of organic dyes from aqueous solution

    University& Year            : Anna University, Chennai & 2019

11. Name of the scholar     : P. Sakthisharmila

    Title of the Thesis         : Studies on the performance of stainless steel and aluminum electrodes in the removal of textile dyes from aqueous solution   using electrochemical method

    University& Year          : Anna University  Chennai & 2019

12. Name of the scholar     : S. Nirmaladevi

    Title of the Thesis          : Removal of textile dyes from aqueous solutions using biochar and activated hydrochar prepared from acacia leucophlocea     wood sawdust

    University& Year           : Anna University Chennai & 2020

13. Name of the scholar     : R. Tamilisai

    Title of the Thesis          : Synthesis and characterization of a novel solid biopolymer electrolyte using sodium alginate doped with magnesium ion        batteries

    University& Year           : Anna University Chennai & 2022

14. Name of the scholar      : A.Revathi

    Title of the Thesis          : A comparative study on the adsorption efficiency of activated carbon and iron doped activated carbon prepared from             alstonia scholaris for the removal of textile dyes

    University& Year           : Anna University Chennai & 2023

15. Name of the scholar     : V.N. Kowshalya

      Title of the Thesis          : An investigation on the efficiency of synthesized zinc oxide hallow hexagonal nanotube for the removal of carcinogenic        dyes  from aqueous solution and for anticancer application

      University& Year          : Anna University Chennai & 2023

19. Ph.D DOING:

1.Name                           : K.Yoghanathan

Research Progress      : Course work completed

2.Name                          : K.Krishnaveni

Research Progress     : Course work completed

3.Name                          : M.S.Vasanth Kumar 

Research Progress     : Course work Doing

4.Name                          : T.Janani

Research Progress     : Course work Doing

20. Ph.D viva voce examiner:

1. Name of the candidate    : Mr.M.Raja

    Registered Number         : 2006759702

   Title of the Thesis             : Meso-Tetraphenylporphyriniron (III) chloride catalysed oxidation of aniline and its subtituents

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 31.10.2013

   Institute/University        : Sona College of Technology & Anna University,Chennai

2. Name of the candidate   : Mrs.V.Sangu

    Registered Number        : 100960121030

   Title of the Thesis        : Synthetic Ion exchange Terpolymer for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution

   Date of Viva Voce Examination   : 11.09.2015

    Institute/University        : GCE, Salem & Anna University, Chennai

3. Name of the candidate   : Ms.T.K.Manimekalai

    Registered Number     : 71030122020

    Title of the Thesis         : Studies on the effect of pyrolysis parameters of the novel activated carbon from domestic polymeric waste materials and its dye effluent treatment characteristics

   Date of Viva Voce Examination   : 24.04.2017

   Institute/University        : Governmnet Ats College,Tiruppur & Anna University, Chennai

4. Name of the candidate  : Ms.P.Sumathi

    Registered Number      : 1323769119/Ph.D/AR5

    Title of the Thesis     : Novel heterocyclic derivatives as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acid medium

    Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 29.12.2017

     Institute/University       : GCE, Salem & Anna University, Chennai

 5. Name of the candidate   : Mr.M.Balamurugan

    Registered Number        : 1314769152/Ph.D/AR5

    Title of the Thesis        : Synthesis of Silver and Titanium and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Biological and Solar Cell Applications

    Date of Viva Voce Examination   : 23.03.2018

    Institute/University        : Sona College of Techology, Salem

21. M.Phil  viva voce examiner:

1. Name of the candidate           : M.Kalaiyarasan

   Registered Number                 : 14407002

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 25.07.2015

   Institute/University                : Gandhigram University

2. Name of the candidate                : G.Vengatesh

   Registered Number                 : 14407008

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 25.07.2015

   Institute/University                : Gandhigram University

3. Name of the candidate           :

   Registered Number               : 12407011

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 18.12.2013

   Institute/University                : Gandhigram University

4. Name of the candidate           : A.Kadavul

   Registered Number                : 05CD18817

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 29.09.2006

   Institute/University                : Bharathidasan University

5. Name of the candidate           : R.Jude Vimal Michael

   Registered Number                 : 04cd14499

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 09.04.2006

   Institute/University                : Bharathidasan University

6. Name of the candidate           : P.Matheswaran

   Registered Number                : 04CD14503

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 23.11.2005

   Institute/University                      : Bharathidasan University

7. Name of the candidate           : R.Tamilvanan

   Registered Number                      : 03CD2046

   Date of Viva Voce Examination  : 30.03.2005

   Institute/University                : Bharathidasan University

22. Invited talks / chairing a session etc.

• Chaired as a Jury for Students level seminar and symposiums

• Chaired as a judge for 14th National Children’s  Science Congress – 2006 held at KEC Campus during 18th & 19th Dec 2006.

• Chaired as a jury for Environmental impact and Rural development – A Seminar organized by Anna University Coimbatore  and   

• NSS Cell KEC held at KEC Campus on 06.04.2009.

• Chaired the session for International Conference on Recent Trends in Synthetic methods and material Chemistry (RTSMC-2018) at Annamalai University on 2-3, Feb 2018.

• Delivered a Guest lecture on “Details of Various Funding Agencies” in the Department meeting.

• Act as a Anna University Inspection Committee member for approving research centre at Mahendira Engineering College Tiruchengode.

• Act as an Examiner for Ph.D course work- Gandhigram rural university May 2015.

• Acted as Disciplinary committee member (malpractice in exams) in Kongu Engineering Collge-2017.

1. Name of the event      : TNSCST Sponsored One Day National Seminar on Benefits of Natural Fertilizer in Agriculture

                    Date : 15.09.2017

   Organized Institution : Department of Science & Humanities, Nandha Engineering College, Perundurai

              Title of the talk : Applications of Natural Fertilizers

2. Name of the event : Guest Lecture organised by Chemistry department

                      Date : 10.11.2017

   Organized Institution : Department of Chemistry, Vellalar College of Engineering & Technology, Erode

             Title of the talk  : Chemical Fertilizers-Applications & Drawbacks

3. Name of the event : Guest Lecture organised by Chemistry department

                            Date  : 02.02.2018

   Organized Institution  : Department of Chemistry, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Thudupathi, Erode-638057

             Title of the talk  : Environmental Sustainability in Agriculture

4. Name of the event : Guest Lecture organised by Chemistry department

                      Date  : 13.03.2018

   Organized Institution : Department of Chemistry, Excel Engineering College, Komarapalayam, Namakkal

            Title of the talk   : Environmental Sustainability in Agriculture

5. Name of the event        : AICTE sponsored FDP-Guest Lecture organized by Department of Chemical Engineering

                      Date  : 29.11.2019

   Organized Institution  : Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode-638060

              Title of the talk  : Environmental applications of low cost adsorbents.

 6. Name of the event            : Guest Lecture organized Department of Chemistry

                          Date : 29.01.2020

   Organized Institution   : Vivekandha College of Arts and Science for Women, Sankari, Salem (DT)

                 Title of the talk : Environmental Chemistry

7. Name of the event     : Guest Lecture organized Department of Chemistry

                        Date  : 12.02.2021

   Organized Institution  : Sri Sakthi College of Engineering Technology, Coimbatore

               Title of the talk : Corrosion & its control

8. Name of the event             : Inaugural Address- One day virtual national conference on Energy, Environment and materials (NCEEM-2021)

                          Date   : 28.09.2021

   Organized Institution    : Nehru Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

              Title of the talk   : Inaugural Address

9. Name of the event            :  orientation program for 2023-2024 batch B.Sc & M.Sc students of KEC

                          Date  : 26.07.2023

   Organized Institution   :  Kongu Engineering College

               Title of the talk  : About Kongu Engineering College

10.Name of the event            : orientation program for newly joined faculty 2023-2024

                  Date            : 03.10.2023

    Organized Institution   : Kongu Engineering College

                Title of the talk  : About Kongu Engineering College

23. Consultancy Projects (2010-2016)

1. Title of the Project           : Water Quality Parameter Analysis (2010-11)

    Name of the Company   : Renold Chain India , Dindigul

2. Title of the Project         : Trace Element Analysis in Food Products (2011-12)

    Name of the Company : Vinu Food Products, Erode

3. Title of the Project         : Trace Element Analysis in Soil (2011-12)

    Name of the Company : Mr. Kailasam, Erode

4. Title of the Project          : MSc Project Guidance (2012-13)

    Name of the Company       : Three MSc students from Erode Arts & Science College and One MSc student from PSGR Krishnammal College, Coimbatore.     

5. Title of the Project           :  MSc Project Guidance (2013-14)

    Name of the Company        : Six MSc students from Erode Arts & Science College and  Three MSc students from PSGR Krishnammal College, Coimbatore.   

6. Title of the Project           : MSc Project Guidance (2014-15)

    Name of the Company : Seven MSc students from Erode Arts & Science College and  Three MSc students from PSGR Krishnammal College, Coimbatore.   

7. Title of the Project          : Samples Characterization and analysis of water quality parameters (2014-15)

    Name of the Company : Research Scholars and Students from PSGR Krishnammal College, Coimbatore & Gobi Arts College, Gobi.

8. Title of the Project       : MSc Project Guidance (2015-16)

    Name of the Company       : Eight MSc Stdents from JKKN College of Arts & Science College, Komarapalayam.

24. Funded Programmes Organized (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other)

1. Title of the Programme            : Tnscst sponsored Silver jubilee year One day state level symposium on ‘RESOURCES EXTRACTION AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION’ (REEC-2010) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 10,000/-) 

     Name of the Funding Agency  : TNSCST

                                               Date     : 31 july 2010.

2. Title of the Programme            : DRDO Sponsored National level Workshop on Recent Trends in Applications of Nanoscience in Corrosion Control (Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 15,000/-)

   Name of the Funding Agency : DRDO

                                                   Date     : 20.11.2010

3. Title of the Programme            : CSIR & MoEF Sponsored National level Conference on Recent Applications of Nanomaterials in Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER-2011) (Amount Sanctioned Rs. 20,000/-)

    Name of the Funding Agency : CSIR & MoEF

                                                  Date     : 18.02.2011 & 19.02.2011.

4. Title of the Programme          : CSIR Sponsored National Seminar on Application of  Polymer Nanocomposite Materials in various fields (APNM-2011) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs.15,000/-)

    Name of the Funding Agency : CSIR

                                             Date     : 16.07.2011.

5. Title of the Programme               : DRDO Sponsored National Seminar on New advances in Nanochemistry: a chemical approach to Nanomaterials (NANC-2012) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs.35,000/-)

    Name of the Funding Agency : DRDO

                                                    Date     : 17.03.2012.

6. Title of the Programme           : CSIR & BRNS Sponsored National level Conference on Recent Applications of Nanomaterials in Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER-2012) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs.80,000/-)

    Name of the Funding Agency : CSIR & BRNS

                                               Date     : 20.07.2012 & 21.07.2012.

7. Title of the Programme         : BRNS Sponsored National level Seminar on Industrial Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites (IAPNC-2013) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs.40,000/-)

     Name of the Funding Agency   :  BRNS

                                                 Date     : 19.10.2013. 

8. Title of the Programme                  : MoEF Sponsored National level Conference on Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER-2014) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 75,000/-)

     Name of the Funding Agency   : MoEF

                                                       Date     : 11.12.2014 & 12.12.2014.

9. Title of the Programme                : DAE-BRNS Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Advancements in Wastewater Treatment for Sustainable Development (RAWTSD-16)  (Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 20,000/-)

     Name of the Funding Agency : DAE-BRNS

                                                     Date     : 29.01.16.

10. Title of the Programme            : DBT Sponsored one day National Seminar on Recent Trends and Challenges in Phytochemistry and Biosorption (RTCPB- 16) (Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 25,000/-)

     Name of the Funding Agency  : DBT

                                                      Date     : 04.03.16.

11. Title of the Programme             : Research Opening in Varies field  of Chemistry on 2017.

      Name of the Funding Agency  : Self Supported

                                                       Date     : 01.04.2017

12. Title of the Programme             : First International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials (ICEEAMSF-2017)

      Name of the Funding Agency  : BRNS & CSIR 

                                                       Date     : 2017

13. Title of the Programme         :  Second International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials (ICEEAMSF-2021)

      Name of the Funding Agency :  AICTE     

                                                      Date     : 2021

14. Title of the Programme            :  BRNS Sponsored one day National Seminar on Recent Advances in Pollution Abatement

      Name of the Funding Agency : BRNS  

                                                       Date     : 2022

 25. Expert Committee member in KEC

1. Selection of Best student in Co-curricular and extra curricular activities for I year B.E/B.Tech - all branches

2. Selection of best faculty in Chemistry Department.

3. Selection of best non-teaching staff in Chemistry Department.

4. Selection of best placement coordinator.

5. Selection of best department.

6. Selection of best department for IIP activities

7. Selection of best MoU performing department.

8. Expert committee member for selection of KEC fellowship for full-time research scholar.

9. Expert committee member for selection of seed money proposals.

10. Expert committee member for KEC exams malpractices.

26. Additional Incharges in KEC

1. Annual day Overall Co-ordinator

2. HRD Cell Co-ordinator

3. House keeping - overall incharge

4. Garden maintanance overall incharge 

27. Refreeship / Editorship of Journals / Conferences etc.: 

1.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : 14th National Children’s  Science Congress

Period : 18th & 19th Dec 2006 held at KEC.

2.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : CSIR Sponsored National Conference on “Recent Advances of Nanomaterials in Chemistry and Environmental Research”

Period : 18-19 Feb 2011 at KEC

3.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution

Period : Reviewer  from 12.10.2011 onwards

4.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Asian journal of Experimental chemistry

Period : Editorial Board Member

5.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Water Quality Research Journal of Canada(WQRJC)

Period : Reviewer

6.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Book entitled “Organic pollutants-Monitoring, Risk and Treatment” edited by M.Nageeb Rashed,Department of Chemistry,Faculty of  Science,Aswan University,Egypt

Period : Scientific Reviewer of the book chapters

7.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Journal of Environmental  Nano Technology

Period : Member of National Editorial/Advisory Board

8.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : American Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Period : Reviewer from 20.07.2014 onwards

9.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : International Journal of Advance Research in science and Engineering (IJARSE)

Period : Editorial Board Member

10.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Journal of Engineering Chemistry and Fuel (JECF)

Period : Editorial Board Member

11.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies

Period : Editorial Board Member

12.Name of the Journals / Conferences and Agency : VSRD International journal of Chemical Sciences

Period : Editorial Board Member

28. Lecture Notes

1.  Applied Chemistry (2020-21)- Notes Link ; Uint-I,II,III,IV,V

2.  Chemistry of Electronic Materials (2021-22)- Notes Link ; Uint-I,II,III(A),III(B),III(A),IIII(B)),V

3.  Chemistry for Electronics and Communication Engineering (2022-23)- Notes Link ; Uint-I,II,III(A),III(B),III(A),IIII(B)),V

4. 22CYL11-Chemistry Laboratory For Electrical systems-Hardness, Dissolved Oxygen 

5. 22CYT23-Chemistry for Mechatronics Engineering- Electrochemistry, Corrosion

6. 22CYT12 -Chemistry for Computer Systems 2023-24 (CSD- A I- Semester) ElectroChemistry , Corrosion

7. 22CYT12 -Chemistry for Computer Systems 2023-24 (AIML - B  II- Semester) Electro Chemistry , Corrosion