Website: http://mothilsengottian.weebly.com ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6154-7526 

Web of Science ResearcherID: H-2691-2018

Awards & Honors

1. IIChE Ambuja's Best Student Chapter Award - 2017, For IIChE KEC Student Chapter at 70th Annual Chemical Engineers Session CHEMCON-2017 at Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia on 27th to 30th December 2017.

2. Kongu Engineering College - Best Faculty Award - Department of Chemical Engineering for the academic year 2017-18. <link>

3. IIChE Pidilite Industries' Best Student Chapter Award - 2018, For IIChE KEC Student Chapter at 71st Annual Chemical Engineers Session CHEMCON-2018 at Dr.B.R.Ambedkar  National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar on 27th to 30th December 2018.

4. Mentor - MHRD Mega Online Challenge|COVID-19 SAMADHAN| organized by MHRD Innovation Cell, AICTE, Forge and InnovatioCuris for three project teams i) PPE Sterilizer Machine, ii) Herbasol Throat Spray and iii) Detection of COVID-19 infected area by testing domestic wastewater from 14-25th April, 2020.<link>

5. Primary Evaluator - AICTE  - Toycathon 2021 organized by - Ministry of Education Innovation Cell, Govt. of India. <link>

Professional Service

1. Guest Editor - International Journal of Research in Engineering & Advanced Technology (IJREAT) ISSN:2320-8791, For papers published in regular issue of Volume.6, Issue.2, April-May 2018 presented during IIChE National Conference CONCEPT-2018 held on February 9th 2018 at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai.

2. Editor - American International Journal of Research in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (AIJRSTEM) ISSN(Print):2328-3491, ISSN(Online):2328-3580, Special issue of National Conference on Current & Emerging Process Technologies, (CONCEPT-2019), January 25, 2019 at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai.

3. Editor - AIP Conference Proceedings: ISSN:0094-243X, ISBN: 978-0-7354-1999-5 Volume No.2240 of 3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CURRENT AND EMERGING PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES – CONCEPT 2020, January 25, 2020, at Kongu Engineering College, Erode, India.

4. Reviewer - Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 2021 <link>

5. Reviewer - Journal of Engineering Research and Reports 2022 <link>

6. Reviewer - Journal of Composite Materials 2022 <link>

7. Reviewer - International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 2022 <link1> <link2>

8. Reviewer - International Journal of Green Engineering 2023 <link>

9. Reviewer - Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 2023 <link>

10. Reviewer - Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 2023  <link>

Journals Published (National)

1. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Mothil Sengottian., "Study on Roasted Date Seed Non Caffeinated Coffee Powder as a Promising Alternative", Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities , Vol.6, Issue.6 pp.1387-1394 June 2016.

Journals Published (International)

1. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., "Kinetic study of Cr(III) Adsorption on low cost Fly Ash Adsorbent", International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science , Vol.3, Issue.2 pp.877-887 March-April 2015. http://oaji.net/articles/2015/786-1431086683.pdf

2. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Mothil Sengottian.,Tamizharasi Sengodan., "Formulation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Floating Effervescence Tablet Containing Pedalium Murex and Tribulus Terrestris Fruit Extracts", International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, Vol 9, Issue 2, pp.10-15, March-April 2017. DOI: 10.22159/ijap.2017v9i2.16319 (Scopus)

3. Chitra Devi.V., Mothil.S.,Tamizharasi.S., " Calcium oxalate crystallization inhibition by Pedalium Murex and Tribulus Terrestris fruit extracts", International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.10, No.3, pp.128-136, April 2017. Link: http://www.sphinxsai.com/2017/ch_vol10_no3/1/(128-136)V10N3CT.pdf

4. Mugaishudeen.G., Chitra Devi.V., Gomadurai.C., Mothil.S., " Desalination of Simulated Textile Wastewater by Capacitive Deionization Using Nitric Acid Modified Carbon Electrodes", International Journal of ChemTech Research, Vol.10, No.3, pp.296-301, April 2017. Link: http://www.sphinxsai.com/2017/ch_vol10_no3/1/(296-301)V10N3CT.pdf

5. K.Senthilkumar., V.Chitra Devi., Mothil.S., M.Naveen Kumar., N. Sri Kolkilavani " Kinetics and Adsorption Studies on Removal of Ni(II) ions by using Egg Shell Powder", International Journal Industrial Engineering, Vol.2, No.2, pp.41-50, 2018.Link: http://ijie.gjpublications.com/vol.-2--no.-2--2018---paper-3.html

6. K.Senthilkumar., V.Chitra Devi., Mothil.S., M.Naveen Kumar., "Adsorption studies on treatment of textile wastewater using low-cost adsorbent", Desalination and Water Treatment, 123, pp.90-100, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2018.22756 (SCIE - Impact Factor=1.234)

7. V.Chitra Devi., Mothil.S., R.Sathish Raam., S.Sankar Prasad., "Flocculation of Dairy Effluent using Seed Coat of Hyacinth Beans and Utilization of Sludge as a Fertilizer", American International Journal of Research in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, Special Issue, pp.15-20, 2019. Special issue

8. V.Chitra Devi., Mothil.S., R.Sathish Raam., P.Manjula., " Hydrodynamics Study on Packed Bed with Wood Particles", American International Journal of Research in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, Special Issue, pp.42-46, 2019. Special issue

9. Mothil.S., V.Chitra Devi., R.Sathish Raam., K.Senthilkumar., "Electro-Coagulation of Synthetic Acid Black 210 and Acid Red 1 dye bath effluent using Fe and Al Electrodes in a recirculation cell", American International Journal of Research in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, Special Issue, pp.139-143, 2019. Special issue

10. V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., K.Senthilkumar., B.Karthick., "Biogenic synthesis of PdNCs embedded α-Fe2O3 microspheres using Myrtus cumini L. leaf extract and a Box-Behnken optimization of its Fenton-like catalytic activity", Global NEST Journal, 21(3), pp.410-421, 2019. DOI:https://doi.org/10.30955/gnj.003133 (SCIE - Impact Factor=1.01) <link>

11. Chitra Devi V., Mothil S., Sineha L., Rahul Rajan AT., Santhosh P., "Extraction of polyphenols from cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale)shells using rotocel extractor", AIP Conference Proceedings 2240, 030001, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0010999 (Scopus - Impact Factor=0.4)

12. Sreenivasan D., Sathish Raam R., Chitra Devi V., Mothil S., "Effective extraction of resveratrol through hydrotropy", AIP Conference Proceedings 2240, 030002, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0011054 (Scopus - Impact Factor=0.4)

13. Sathish Raam R., Mothil S., Dharmaraj M., Sarath S., Jaffina S., Ishwariya R., Jegathesan S., "Study of fluid flow over corrugated open channels", AIP Conference Proceedings 2240, 040003, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0011047 (Scopus - Impact Factor=0.4)

14. Chitra Devi V., Mothil S., Karthikaiselvan S., Gowtham R., Gowtham M., "Production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil under varying parametric conditions using hydrodynamic cavitation with a single holed orifice", AIP Conference Proceedings 2240, 120001, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0011000 (Scopus - Impact Factor=0.4)

15. Mothil S., Chitra Devi V., Sathish Raam R., Sarath S., Aravind T., Kishore AS., Lakshmanan S., "Bisphenol A adsorption using hydrothermal carbonization derived biochar resulting from Casuarina equisetifolia L. and Wrightia tinctoria", AIP Conference Proceedings 2240, 130003, 2020. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0010998 (Scopus - Impact Factor=0.4)

16. Venkatachalam, C. D., Sengottian, M., Ravichandran, S. R., Subramaniyan, K., Kalappan Thangamuthu, P., "Optimization Studies on Subcritical Water Extraction of Fuels and Fine Chemicals from Prosopis juliflora: An Invasive Weed Tree", Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 65(1), 2021. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.15187 (SCIE - Impact Factor=1.368)

17. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Sathish Raam Ravichandran., Mothil Sengottian., "Lignocellulosic and algal biomass for bio-crude production using hydrothermal liquefaction: Conversion techniques, mechanism and process conditions: A reivew", Environmental Engineering Research, 27(1), 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2020.555 (SCIE - Impact Factor=2.507)

18. Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Mothil Sengottian, Sarath Sekar, Sabariswaran Kandasamy, Kesav Prasath Ramasamy Subramanian, Kirubakaran Purushothaman, Aravindan Lavanya Chandrasekaran, Mathiyazhagan Narayanan., "A review on hydrothermal liquefaction of algal biomass on process parameters, purification and applications", Fuel, 313, 122679, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122679 (SCIE - Impact Factor=6.609)

19. Elamathi Vimali, Sathaiah Gunaseelan, Venkatachalam Chitra Devi, Sengottian Mothil, Muthu Arumugam, Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar, Innasi Muthu Ganesh Moorthy, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Perumal Varalakshmi., "Comparative study of different catalysts mediated FAME conversion from macroalga Padina tetrastromatica biomass and hydrothermal liquefaction facilitated bio-oil production", Chemosphere, 292, 133485, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133485 (SCIE - Impact Factor=7.086)

20.  Mothil Sengottian, Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Sathish Raam Ravichandran., "Optimization of Alkali catalyzed hydrothermal carbonization of Prosopis juliflora woody biomass to biochar for copper and zinc adsorption and its application in supercapacitor", Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 17 (9), 1-24, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.20964/2022.09.22 (SCIE - Impact Factor=1.765)

21. Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Mothil Sengottian, Sarath Sekar, Bhavya Shri Subramaniam Ramasamy, Mathiyazhagan Narayanan, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan, Sabariswaran Kandasamy, Rathinam Raja., "A review on fabrication, characterization of membrane and the influence of various parameters on contaminant separation process", Chemosphere, 306, 135629, 2022. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135629 (SCIE - Impact Factor=7.086)

22. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Sarath Sekar, Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Mothil Sengottian, Karthikeyan Chinnusamy Sukumar, Dhinakar Chenniappan, Gnana Aravindh Ramachandran., "A review on bio-crude production from algal biomass using catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction process", Environmental Engineering Research, 28(3), 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2022.211 (SCIE - Impact Factor=2.507)

23. Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Mothil Sengottian, Sarath Sekar, Bhavya Shri Subramaniam Ramasamy, Sakthivel Elangovan, Siddharth Thorali Sivakumar, Shanmuga Sundaram Subramanian., "Fabrication of Nanoparticle‐Doped Polyvinyl Alcohol‐Cellulose Acetate Membrane and Characterization of the Surface Enhancement", CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, Article ID: 2100305, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.202100305 (SCIE- Impact Factor=2.404).

24. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Sarath Sekar, Mothil Sengottian, Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Premkumar Bhuvaneshwaran., "A critical review of the production, activation, and morphological characteristic study on functionalized biochar", Journal of Energy Storage, vol.67, Article ID: 107525, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107525 (SCIE - Impact Factor=8.907)

Paper Presented in National Conferences

1. B.Karthik.,Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil., "Plant mediated approach for the synthesis of palladium nanoparticles using leaf extract of Syzygium cumini Linn" National Conference on Emerging Interdisciplinary Trends of Chemical Technology (EITCT2014), Sathyabama University, Chennai, 13 - 14 March, 2014. <Link>

2. Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil., "Optimization on Formulation of polyherbal floating tablet containing Tribulus terrestris and Pedalium murex fruit extracts", National Conference on "Advances in Engineering and Technology for sustainable Future" AETSF-2015 Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Mar 28, 2015. <Link>

3. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., “Calcium Oxalate Crystallisation Inhibition by Tribulus terretris and Pedalium murex Fruit Extracts” National Conference "Innovations and New Horizons in Algal Technology and Biotechnology" Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology, Viruthunagar, Feb 26, 2015. (Received BEST PAPER AWARD) <Link>

4. Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil.,  “Treatment of Textile wastewater by electrocoagulation using Iron and Aluminium electrodes” National Conference on "Emerging Trends and Applications in Petroleum Engineering" JCT College of Engineering & Technology, Pichanur, Coimbatore, Mar 24, 2016. <Link>

5. Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil.,  “Comparative Adsorption studies on activated Carbon produced from saw dust, banana peel and Delonix Regia fruit pod” National Conference on "Emerging Trends and Applications in Petroleum Engineering" JCT College of Engineering & Technology, Pichanur, Coimbatore, Mar 24, 2016. <Link>

6. Faustina.S.,Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil.,  “Formulation, Characterization and Pharmacological Evaluation of Hydrocortisone and Glycerin Nanoemulgel" Two day National Conference on "New Paradigms in the development of Biotechnology in Healthcare” (NDPBH’17) & Workshop on “Emerging Nanomaterials for Healthcare Applications" Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Feb 15 & 16, 2017.

7. Ciji Sara Mathew., V.Chitra Devi., Sanjay P Kamble., S.Mothil.,  “Removal of Phenol from waste water using advanced technologies ” National Conference on "Advances in Process Engineering" SASTRA University, Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, Oct 6th & 7th 2017.

8. Mothil.S.,Dr.Chitra Devi.V.,Ayesha Siddhika.M.,Jaffina.S.,Iswariya.R., “Graphene coated supercapacitor from graphite” 13th Annual Session of Students Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON-2017) NIT Rourkela, Odisha, Oct 7th and 8th 2017. (Received BEST PAPER AWARD)

9. S.Mothil., V.Chitra Devi., K.Senthilkumar., R.Sathish Raam.,R.Sivabalakrishnan., “Treatment of Tannery effluent using electro-coagulation and electrolytic recirculation ” Kalam Young Researchers Conference, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi, Oct 16th 2017. <link>

10. K.Senthilkumar.,V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil.,R.Sathish Raam.,V.M.Tamil Sevlan., “Experimental investigation on treatment of textile industry effluent using electro-coagulation technique" Kalam Young Researchers Conference, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi, Oct 16th 2017.

11. Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,R.Sathish Raam.,S.Mothil.,T.Aravind.,S.Lakshmanan.,A.S.Kishore., “Treatment of dairy wastewater using Rotating Bed Biofilm” National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering (RACE - 2018), Annamalai University, Chithambaram, Sep 28th and 29th 2018. <link>

12. Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil.,R.Sathish Raam.,R.Iswariya.,S.Jaffina.,S.Jagathesan., “Studies on production biochar from waste biomass using microwave assisted pyrolysis ” National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering (RACE - 2018), Annamalai University, Chithambaram, Sep 28th and 29th 2018.

13. Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,S.Mothil.,P.Manjula.,S.Sandhiya.,S.Sabari.,M.Sakthivel., “Hydro-chemical recovery of Co and Li from spent lithium-ion batteries by acid leaching and chemical precipitation” National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering (RACE - 2018), Annamalai University, Chithambaram, Sep 28th and 29th 2018.

14. S.Mothil.,Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,M.Arun Kumar.,N.R.Hemalakshmi.,S.Krishnan., “Development of Acoustic Absorbing Particle Boards by using Natural Fiber Composites” National Conference on Advanced Construction & Sustainable Energy Sources, Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, March 15th and 16th 2019.

Paper Presented in International Conferences

1. S.Mothil., Dr.V.Chitra Devi.,"Anti-urolithiatic activity of Tribulus terrestris and Pedalium murex by invitro method” ICTDAEEGW'15 Vivekanandha College of Engineering for Women, Tiruchengode, 20th Feb 2015.

2. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., F.Donald John., S.Kiran Kumar., "Extraction of Algal Oil from Chlorella sp. using Combined Osmotic shock and Ultra sonication" CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30th Dec 2015.

3. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., V.S.Dinesh., M.S.Monika., M.Jayakumar., "Extraction of Oil and Non-caffeinated Coffee from Date Palm Seeds" CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30th Dec 2015.

4. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., S.R.Venkatewara., A.P.Rubendran., "Phytochemical Screening and Anti-microbial activity of Clerodenrum inerme" CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30th Dec 2015.

5. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., M.Manikandan., U.Naveen., "Value Added Products from Prosopis juliflora" CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30th Dec 2015.

6. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., L.Dharani., M.Akalya., "Cadmium Adsorption on dried activated paper sludge" CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30th Dec 2015.

7. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., S.R.Venkatewara., A.P.Rubendran., "Batch Adsorption studies of Activated Carbon produced from saw dust, banana peel and Delonix Regia fruit pod" CHEMCON 2015, IIT Guwahati, 27-30th Dec 2015. 

8. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., S.Kiran Kumar., J.Janani., "Integrated Algal Plant(INTAP)" Fifth International Conference on Sustainable Utilization of Biomass: Bioproducts, Biocatalysts and Biorefinery (SutB4), TNAU Coimbatore, 17-18th Nov 2016. <link>

9. Gomadurai.C., Mothil.S., Chitra Devi.V., Mugaishudeen.G., "Studies on Mixing Characteristics of Jet Mixer" CHEMCON 2016, A.C.Tech, Anna University Chennai, 27-30th Dec 2016.

10. G.Mugaishudeen., Dr.V.Chitra Devi., Mothil Sengottian., C.Gomadurai., "Removal of NaCl from textile waste water by capacitive deionization using nitric acid modified carbon electrode" CHEMCON 2016, A.C.Tech, Anna University Chennai, 27-30th Dec 2016. <link>

11. Mothil.S., Chitra Devi.V., Gomadurai.C., Mugaishudeen.G., "Tannery dye bath effluent treatment by electro-coagulation using iron an aluminum electrodes"  CHEMCON 2016, A.C.Tech, Anna University Chennai, 27-30th Dec 2016. <link>

12. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., Sengottian Mothil., C.Gomadurai., G.Mugaishudeen., "Microbial Fuel cells using Geobactor metallireducens" CHEMCON 2016, A.C.Tech, Anna University Chennai, 27-30th Dec 2016. <link>

13. Mothil.S., Dr.V.Chitra Devi., Kiran kumar.S., "Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Prosopis juliflora woody biomass - Bio-oil Production and optimization" BIOPROCESSING INDIA 2017, IIT Guwahati, 09-11th Dec 2017. <link>

14. Mothil Sengottian., Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., "Advanced oxidation of Organic Pollutants using ZnO/Fe2O3 Nanocatalyst" CHEMCON 2017, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, West Bengal, 27-30th Dec 2017. <link>

15. M.Naveen Kumar., K.Senthilkumar., V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., "Generation of Bioenergy from Industrial Wastewater" ICEEIS 2018, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Industrial safety, A.C.Tech Anna University, Chennai, Feb 22-23,2018. 

16. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., R.Sathish Raam., T.Poornima, T.Aravind., "Conversion of waste lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels using subcritical water extraction" CHEMCON 2018, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 27-30th Dec 2018. <link>

17. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., R.Sathish Raam., S.Mothil., P.Manjula., T.Poornima., "Studies on thermochemical conversion of micro algae over novel heterogeneous catalysts" CHEMCON 2018, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 27-30th Dec 2018. <link>

18. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., R.Sathish Raam., S.Mothil., T.Poornima., "Production of Biooil by Hydrothermal Liquefaction using Macro Algae" 4th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies BEST 2019, Arunai Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai, 28-30th Jan 2019. <link>

19. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., R.Sathish Raam., S.Mothil., Aravindan.L.C., Kesava Prasath.R.S., Kirubakaran.P., "Heavy Metal Removal from aqueous solution using Biochar derived from Slow Pyrolysis of Manure" 4th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies BEST 2019, Arunai Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai, 28-30th Jan 2019. <link>

20. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., R.Sathish Raam., S.Mothil., Asmitha.P., Balakumar.B., Gokul.A., "Transesterification of Waste cooking Oil into Biodiesel using Mg/Al based Layered Double Hydroxide Novel Catalyst" 4th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies BEST 2019, Arunai Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai, 28-30th Jan 2019. <link>

21. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., V.Manasvini., R.Harish., S.Marvin Dhanish., "Removal of Salts in Brakish Water by Capacitive Deionization using CNT electrode" 8th International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering Research, AESR 2019, Al-Ameen Engineering College, Erode, 23rd March 2019, pp.867. <link>

22. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., T.Mythili., P.Subharanjithan., N.Satheesh., "Extraction of Phytochemicals from Aerva Lanatha (L.) Juss Ex Schult flowers using Rotocell extractor " 8th International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering Research, AESR 2019, Al-Ameen Engineering College, Erode, 23rd March 2019, pp.862. <link>

23. Dr.V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., R.Sathish Raam., S.Sarath., " Energy intensification of lignocellulosic biomass into biochar and fine chemicals through hydrothermal carbonization" First International Conference on Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment – ICSDEE’19, Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology, Virudhunagar, 18-20th July 2019, pp.20. <link>

24. Dr.Chitra Devi V., Mothil S., Karthikaiselvan S., Gowtham R., Gowtham M., "Production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil using hydrodynamic cavitation", International Conference on Green Energy for Environmental Sustainability (ICGEES-2020), NIT Calicut, Kerala, 5-6th August 2020. <link>

25. Dr.Chitra Devi V., Sathish Raam R., Mothil S., Ashwin R., Bhavya Shri RS., "Surface Modified PVA-CA Nanocomposite Membranes for Reverse Osmosis Applications", International Conference on Green Energy for Environmental Sustainability (ICGEES-2020), NIT Calicut, Kerala, 5-6th August 2020. <link>

Books Published

1. V.Chitra Devi., S.Mothil., R.Sathish Raam., K.Senthilkumar., published Book Chapter "Thermochemical Conversion and Valorization of Woody Lignocellulosic Biomass in Hydrothermal Media" in Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. (2020), R.Praveenkumar et al. (eds.), Biomass Valorization to Bioenergy, Energy, Environment and Sustainability.ISBN 978-981-15-0410-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0410-5_4

2. Venkatachalam C.D., Sengottian M., Ravichandran S.R.  published Book Chapter "Hydrothermal Conversion of Biomass into Fuel and Fine Chemicals". In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/698_2020_583

3. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Mothil Sengottian., Sathish Raam Ravichandran.  published Book Chapter "Green synthesis of nanoparticles—metals and their oxides". In: Nanomaterials: Application in Biofuels and Bioenergy Production Systems - Editors: R. Praveen Kumar B. Bharathiraja. Academic Press - ISBN: 9780128224014 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822401-4.00012-X

4. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Mothil Sengottian., Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Sivakumar Venkatachalam .  published Book Chapter "Biodegradation of azo dye using microbiological consortium". In: Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes. Elsevier (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85657-7.00017-1

5. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Sathish Raam Ravichandran, Mothil Sengottian.,  published Book Chapter "Valorization of Biomass Into Value-Added Products and Its Application Through Hydrothermal Liquefaction". In: HANDBOOK OF BIOMASS VALORIZATION FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. Wiley-Scrivener: ISBN:9781119818793 (2022). https://scrivenerpublishing.com/cart/title.php?id=616#desc

6. Chitra Devi Venkatachalam., Mothil Sengottian., Sathish Raam Ravichandran.  published Book Chapter "Torrefaction and Pelletization of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Energy Intensified Fuel Substitute". In: Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels, Production Technologies for Solid and Gaseous Biofuels. John Wiley & Sons., 4, 357, (2022). Link

NPTEL Certification Courses

1. Completed "Waste to Energy Conversion" 8 weeks course with Elite (Score 73%) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, during Feb-Mar 2018. <link>

2. Completed "Forest Biometry" 8 weeks course with Elite Silver (Score 81%) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, during Feb-Apr 2019. <link>

3. Completed "Technologies For Clean And Renewable Energy Production" 8 weeks course with Elite Silver (Score 79%) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, during Jul-Sep 2019. <link>

4. Passed "Patent Drafting for Beginners" 4 weeks course with Score 60% from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, during Jan-Feb 2020. <link>

Programs Organized in KEC (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other)

1. Two Days Workshop on "Heat Exchangers" organized by Department of Chemical Engineering and KEC IIP Cell KEC, Perundurai on 21st and 22nd Jan 2016.

2. One Day Workshop with "Hands-on Training on Plant Design Management System" organized by Department of Chemical Engineering and KEC IIP Cell at KEC, Perundurai on 24th Feb 2017. <link>

3. Non-Formal Course on "Modeling and Optimization of experimental data" at Department of Chemical Engineering, KEC, Perundurai from 6th to 21st July 2015.

4. Non-Formal Course on "Modeling and Optimization using MATLAB" at Department of Chemical Engineering, KEC, Perundurai from 20th July to 6th Aug 2015.

5. Non-Formal Course on "Hands-on Training on 3-D Modeling of Process Plants" at Department of Chemical Engineering, KEC, Perundurai from 11th July to 27th July 2016.

6. Non-Formal Course on "Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data using Modern Software Tools" at Department of Chemical Engineering, KEC, Perundurai from 28th June to 21st July 2017.

7. One Credit Course on "Advanced Mathematical Tools for Science & Engineering Applications" at Department of Chemical Engineering, KEC, Perundurai from 7th September to 22nd September 2017.

Subjects Handled - Related Study Materials

• 1. Mass Transfer I Introduction, Basic Concepts – Diffusion, Steady Molecular Diffusion in Gases, Diffusivity Measurement, Steady State Molecular Diffusion in Liquids, Pseudo-Steady State Diffusion, Diffusion in solids and its applications;  Individual mass transfer coefficients, Relationship between individual and overall mass transfer co-efficient, Theories of mass transfer, Mass transfer in laminar and turbulent flow, Analogies: Reynolds, Chilton- Colburn and Taylor – Prandtl analogy. Operating characteristics of stage wise and differential contactors, Co-current and counter-current operations, Equilibrium and operating line concept, NTU and HTU concept.

  2. Mass Transfer II Introduction Unit - 1 Absorption: Choice of solvent, Co-current and counter-current operations, Problems, Kresmer Equation for plate tower, Overall volumetric mass transfer coefficients, Equipment for gas absorption: Mechanically agitated vessels, Packed column and plate columns Unit 2: Distillation - Vapour-liquid equilibria, Raoult's law and deviations from ideality, Methods of distillation: Batch distillation- calculations using Rayleigh equation, Flash vaporization, Continuous fractionation, Fenske equation, Fractionation of binary system Unit 3: Detailed Methods: Design calculations by McCabe-Thiele and Ponchon-Savarit methods, Continuous contact distillation tower (packed tower) design, Steam, azeotropic, extractive and low pressure distillation Unit 4: Adsorption - Characteristics and choice of adsorbents, Theories of adsorption of gases and liquids, Adsorption isotherms and breakthrough curve  Single and multiple cross current and counter current operation, Adsorption equipment for batch and continuous operation, Industrial applications Unit 5: Extraction and Leaching - Equilibrium in ternary systems, Solvent selection criteria, Single stage operation, Multistage operation for partially miscible and immiscible systems, Extraction equipment - spray, packed and mechanically agitated contactors, Pulsed extractors, centrifugal extractors, Solid-liquid equilibrium, Calculations in single stage, multi stage cross flow and counter current leaching, Leaching equipment-batch and continuous, Single and multiple cross current and counter current operation, Adsorption equipment for batch and continuous operation, Industrial applications

  3. Programming Skills & Career Skills Introduction to C Programming, Functions in C Programming, Arrays & Pointers

  4. Oil and Natural Gas Engineering Introduction, Origin & Drilling, Petroleum & Natural Gas Handbook Vol.1, Vol.2, PVT Diagram, Rock Properties, Oil Flow Equations, Enhanced Oil Recovery

  5. Materials of Construction For Process Industries Introduction, Ferrous Metals, Iron-Carbide Phase Diagram, Stainless Steel, Alloys, Selection of Material, Non Ferrous Metals and Alloys, Polymers & Resins, Rubber, Wood, Ceramics & Glass, Refractories, Silicone, Carbon, Materials for Special Applications

  6. Corrosion Technology Unit 1 & 2, Unit 3, Unit 4 & 5

  7. Process Instrumentation Qualities of measurements, Static and dynamic characteristics, Measurement of force, strain, and torques, Transducers-resistive, capacitive, inductive and piezoelectric devices, Applications in chemical process industries, Thermometer: Liquid and gas- filled, vapour pressure, Bimetallic and resistance types, Thermocouples and thermistors; Radiation pyrometery. Infrared thermometry, Special types- paint and crayons, pellets, strips and seger cones

  8. Power Plant Management Unit 1 - Introduction, Layout of Steam , Hydel , MHD, Diesel , Nuclear and Gas turbine Combined & Co Generation Systems, Power cycles, Load duration Curves Steam boilers and cycles, High pressure Super Critical and – Fluidized Bed Boilers Unit 2 - Fuel preparation and ash handling, Combustion Equipment for coal, oil, and gas, Pollution Control Equipment, Draught- Different Types, Surface Condenser types, Cooling Towers Unit 3 - Nuclear Energy-Fission, Fusion Reaction, Types of Reactors, Waste disposal and Safety, Hydel Power plant- Essential elements, Selection of turbines, governing of Turbines, Micro hydel plants Unit 4 & 5 - Google Classroom

  9. Petroleum Refinery Engineering : Introduction, Composition of Petroleum, Evaluation of Petroleum & Crude Assay, TBP apparatus, Average boiling point, Thermal properties of petroleum fractions – Specific heat, Heat of Combustion, Latent heat of vaporization, thermal expansion, spontaneous ignition temperature, Viscosity, Thermal conductivity, Test methods – ASTM distillation, Reid vapor pressure, Octane number, Oxidation stability, Sulfur, Carbon content, Pour point, Smoke point, Fire point, Flash point, Aniline point

  10. Chemical Equipment Design & Drawing Introduction , Structure of Chemical Plant, Standards & Codes, Pressure Vessel, Pressure Vessel Design & Problems, Design of Storage Vessel, Introduction -Heat Exchanger & Types, Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Design, Heat Ex. Configurations & Properties Estimation using Data book, Design of Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger, Sample Problem in Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger 

  11. Chemical Process Design Introduction To Process Design, Choice of Reactor Reactor conditions: Temperature, Pressure,  Phase and concentration, Catalyst, Temperature control, Catalyst degradation Separation of heterogeneous mixtures, Liquid Solid Separation, Electrostatic precipitation, Filtration, Scrubbing, Floatation, Drying, Homogenous fluid mixtures, Selection and choice of distillation, absorption, evaporators, dryers; reactors

Software Proficiency

• • ASPEN PLUS

  • ASPEN HYSYS

  • HTRI

  • PROSIM

  • ANSYS FLUENT

  • MATLAB

  • DOE

Industrial Training

1. Agni Steels Pvt. Ltd., Erode

2. Ponni Sugars (Erode) Ltd.,

3. EKM Tannery, B.P.Agraharam, Erode

Programs Attended (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other)

Faculty Development Programme/Short Term Courses

1. One day Pedagogy Training on Teaching Methodology organized by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 4th June 2015.

2. Training sessions on Strategic Teaching, Youth Psychology, Innovation in Classroom and Google Classroom App training organized by Dept. of English and Dept. of Management Studies,  Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai from 7th to 10th June 2015.

3. FDP on “Lead your students to Excellence” organized by M/s. Cognizant Solutions KCT Tech Park, Coimbatore on 9th May 2016. <link>

4. Two Day FDP on “Application of Ansys in Heat Transfer” organized by Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on 2nd and 3rd September 2016. <link>

5. AICTE Sponsored Short Term Course on “Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass for Energy and Fuels” organized by Centre for Continuing Education and Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras from 12th Feb to 17th February 2018. <link>

6. One week GIAN course on “Mechanistic Modelling of Thermochemical Conversion of Hydrocarbons and Solid fuels” organized by Indian Institute of Technology Madras from 28th May to 01st June 2018. <link>

7. AICTE & Anna University Sponsored five days FDTP on “CH6701- Chemical Reaction Engineering II” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University from 27th May to 31st May 2019. <link>

8. One Day FDP on “Workplace Communication and Soft skills” organized by Department of English, Kongu Engineering College, Erode on 20th August 2019. <link>

9. AICTE-AQIS- Sponsored Short Term Training Program on "Advances in Bio and Food Products Manufacturing and Shelf Life Extension” organized by Department of Food Technology, Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu from 11th November to 16th November 2019. <link>

10. AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Artificial Intelligence” organized by Dr.Harisingh Gour University Sagar (MP) from 25th May to 29th May 2020. <link>

11. FDP on "Machine Learning and Data Science for Engineering Applications” organized by Department of CSE & IT, Shadan College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad from 05th June to 10th June 2020. <link>

12. Six days FDP on "Recent Developments in Solar Energy Recovery and Storage Technologies” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, St.Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai from 3rd August to 8th August 2020. <link>

13. Six days FDP on "Industrial Pollution & Control Strategies” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Anuraj Group of Institutions, Telangana from 24th September to 29th September 2020.<link>

14. AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Energy Engineering” organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee from 23rd November to 27th November 2020. <link>

15. AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Program on "Augmentation of SMART Materials and Technologies for Commercial Energy Harvestation - Phase III” organized by Kongu Engineering College, Erode from 07th December to 12th December 2020. <link>

16. AICTE - ATAL - Online Elementary FDP on "PLASTICS RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT" from 2021-06-14 to 2021-06-18 at CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICALS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (CIPET), KORBA. <link>

17.  AICTE - ATAL - Online Elementary FDP on "Plastics Product & Mould Design" from 2021-07-20 to 2021-07-24 at CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICALS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, KORBA. <link>

18.  AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Waste Technology" from 02/08/2021 to 06/08/2021 at NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTESHIVPURI (M.P.) <link>

19. FDP on "Green Biotechnology and Bioenergy” organized by Department of Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu from 18th December to 24th December 2023. <link>

Workshops

1. One Day International Workshop on "Sustainable Bio-Energy Resources" organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology & BIOACADEMY, Finland on 22nd Feb 2016. <link>

2. TEQIP II Sponsored One day Workshop on "Bioenergy Challenges and Opportunities" organized by Dept. of Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology Coimbatore on 12th Aug 2016. <link>

3. Training on "PROSIMULATOR Software Package" organized by Dept. of Chemical Engineering Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai from 31st Aug to 2nd Sep 2016. <link>

4. One Day Workshop on "Value Building is Nation Building" organized by HRD Cell Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 17th Sep 2016.

5. Two days Workshop on "Hands-on Training in Composites Preform Formation Techniques and its Characterisation" organized by PSGTECHS COE INDUTECH, Dept. of Textile Technology & Dept. of Automobile Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Neelambur, Coimbatore on 8th and 9th June 2017. <link>

6. One day Workshop on "Next Generation Personality Development Skills" organized by Dept. of English, School of Science & Humanities, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 18th August 2017.

7. One day Hands-on Training on "Sophisticated Analytical Techniques for Scientific Research" organized by Dept. of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Nandha College of Pharmacy, Perundurai, Erode on 6th December 2017. <link>

8. Two days Faculty Development Programme on "Python Programming" organized by Training Cell, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 13th and 14th February 2020.

Seminars / Webinars

1. MoES Sponsored One Day National Seminar on "Creating Awareness about Innovative Technologies to Alleviate Soil Water Repellency in Farming land's among Farmers at Rural Area" organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode on 20th Feb 2016.

2. One Day Seminar on Sponsored Research, Intellectual Property Rights and Patents on "Art of Writing R&D proposals, and IPR & Effective Patents search" organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode on 17th Mar 2016.

3. CII Webinar on “Waste to Energy conversion techniques” organized by Dept. of Chemical Engineering Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 28th June 2016.

4. M/s. Accenture Webinar on “Innovation Jockeys 5th edition” organized by Dept. of Chemical Engineering Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 24th June 2016. <link>

5. M/s. Accenture Webinar on “Diversity Matters” organized by Dept. of Chemical Engineering Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 12th July 2016. <link>

6. ICMR Sponsored One day National Seminar on "Integrated Approaches Towards Nutrition Development of Rural Communities in India" by Dept. of Chemical Engineering Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 27th October 2017. 

7. AICTE Sponsored National Seminar on "Recent Developments in Membrane Bioreactors" Dept. of Chemical Engineering Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 17th November 2017. <link>

8. CSIR Sponsored National Level Seminar on "Geospatial BlockChain: Exploration of Promises, Challenges, and Opportunities in Healthcare" Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 20th March 2020. <link>

9. Webinar on "Publish to Prosper" Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 19th May 2020. <link> 

10. "COVID-19 Awareness Quiz" organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, East West Institute of Technology, Bengaluru on 21st May 2020. <link>

11. Webinar on "Problem Formulation in Research" Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 22nd May 2020.<link>

12. Webinar on "NAAC Accreditation Management System Demo" organized by Inpods Ed-Tech, New Delhi on 22nd May 2020. <link>

13. Webinar on "Advanced OBE - Identifying weaker students and remedial actions" organized by Inpods Ed-Tech, New Delhi on 23rd May 2020. <link>

14. Webinar on "Patent Filing and Prosecution" organized by Centre for Research and Development & Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology on 23rd May 2020. <link>

15. Webinar on "Role of Chemical Engineering in High Energy Application" organized by Saveetha Engineering College, Saveetha Nagar, Chennai on 25th May 2020. <link>

16. Webinar on "Online Teaching Learning and Online assessment demo" organized by Inpods Ed-Tech, New Delhi on 28th May 2020. <link>

17. Webinar on "Journals Indexing and Its Review Process" organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai on 29th May 2020.<link>

18. Webinar Series on "Effective Usage of Educational Technology in Teaching-Learning Process as a Part of NBA Accreditation" organized by Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Medical Electronics Engineering in association with IQAC-MSRIT under Margdarshan Scheme Sponsored by AICTE from 22nd June to 26th June 2020. <link>

19. International Seminar on "Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Chemical Engineers" on the theme of "RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FIELD" organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College, Saveetha Nagar, Chennai on 11th July 2020. <link>

20. International Seminar on "An Overview of Nuclear Energy and Power Reactors" on the theme of "RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FIELD" organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Saveetha Engineering College, Saveetha Nagar, Chennai on 15th July 2020. <link>

21. Webinar on "IP Strategies and Insight for Start-Ups" organized by Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering & Technology, Srikakulam, Andra Pradesh on 10th August 2020. <link>

22. International Webinar on "Advanced Materials in Science and Technology 2020" organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on 11th September 2020. <link>