Academic Profile

• Ph.D in Faculty of Technology, Anna University, Chennai

• M.Sc (Engg.) (Environmetally Sustainable Process Technology) from Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden 

• B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) from Shanmugha College of Engineering (now SASTRA), Bharathidasan University, Trichy

Professional Experience

• Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering, Nandha Engineering College, Erode (July 2024 - Till Date)

• Assosiate Professor in Department of Food Technology, K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode (June 2022 - June 2024)

• Assistant Professor (Senior) in Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode (June 2014 – November 2022)

• Process Engineer in Neste Jacobs AB, Goteborg, Sweden (October 2012 – March 2014)

• Project Assistant in Surface Chemistry Department, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden (January 2009 - September 2012)

• Assistant Chemical Engineer, EnTech Consultant Pvt. Ltd, Chennai (January 2003 - December 2004)

Journals Published

1. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Borje S Gevert, Thermal treatment of Rapeseed oil, World Renewable Energy, Linköping University Electronic Press, 2011, Vol1, BE07, 546-551

2. B Gevert, O Ansseau, M Arsad, AR Khokar, K Nandyala, S Palanisamy, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with simultaneous water gas shift reaction, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 239, 2010

3. B Gevert, T Ahmad, S Palanisamy,   Alkylation of ethylene with zeolite Beta Journal of Chemical Technology 11, 337-345, 2011

4. BS Gevert, A Azadrad, K Glembring, C Hallung, S Palanisamy, Alkylation of light alkenes with zeolite hydrogen beta, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 245, 2013

5. S Palanisamy, BS Gevert Hydroprocessing of fatty acid methyl ester containing resin acids blended with gas oil Fuel Processing Technology 126, 435-440, 2014

6. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Borje S. Gevert, Study of non-catalytic thermal decomposition of triglyceride at hydroprocessing condition, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 107, 25 August 2016, Pages 301–310, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.06.167. 

7. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Borje S. Gevert,Hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acid methyl ester in gas oil blend–NiMoS/alumina catalyst, Green Processing & Synthesis, vol.6, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2016-0117 

8. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Börje Sten Gevert, Pranav Sankaran, Kannan Kandasamy, Produce Low Aromatic Contents with Enhanced Cold Properties of Hydrotreated Renewable Diesel Using Pt/Alumina-Beta-Zeolite: Reaction Path Studied via Monoaromatic Model Compound, Energies 12 (15),2019,  PP. 2853. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12152853 

9. Sathish Thangamuthu, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Subramanian Nallasamy, Gowri Shankar Velusamy, Studies Of Chemical Precipitating Agents Magnesium, Sodium And Calcium Oxide In Removal Of Chromium From Chrome Tan Liquor, Test Engineering and Management, 2020, 82, 7675 - 7680

10. Malathi Devendran, Senthil Kumar Kandasamy, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Sangavi Selvaraj, Ragavi Vetrivel, Roobak Selvarajan, Murugesan Govindasamy, Kannan Kandasamy, Preparation of Chemically Modified Porous Carbon Networks Derived from Citrus Sinensis Flavedos as Electrode Material for Supercapacitor, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 15, 2020, p.4379-4387. https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.05.08 

11. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Kannan Kandasamy, "Direct Hydrogenation and Hydrotreating of Neat Vegetal Oil into Renewable Diesel Using Alumina Binder with Zeolite". Revista de Chimie, 71(9),2020, 98-112. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.9.8321

12. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Bhavya Shri Subramaniam, Sathish Thangamuthu, Subramanian Nallusamy, Parthasarathi Rengasamy. Review on Agro-Based Nanotechnology through Plant-Derived Green Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Application and Challenges. Journal of Environmental Science and Public Health 5 (2021): 77-98. https://doi.org/10.26502/jesph.96120118

13. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Durona Palanisamy, Mugaishudeen Gul, Kannan Kandasamy, Borje S Gevert, Hydro-treating and Hydro-isomerisation of Sunflower Oil using Pt/SAPO-11: Influence of Templates in Ultrasonic Assisted with Hydrothermal Synthesis, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis 16 (1), 2021, 120-135.  https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.16.1.9889.120-135 

14. Bhavya Shri S Ramasamy, Shanmugam Palanisamy, A review on occurrence, characteristics, toxicology and treatment of nanoplastic waste in the environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14883-6 

15. Shanmugam Palanisamy, "HYDRODENITROGENATION OF 2-METHYL QUINOLINE - EFFECT OF STERIC HINDRANCE IN LIQUID PHASE CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION". Revista de Chimie, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 58-70, 2021. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.21.3.8437 

16. Palanisamy, S., Kandasamy, S.K., Thangmuthu, S. et al. Synthesis of activated carbon from black liquor for the application of supercapacitor. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06974-4

17. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Sudarshan Tirumurugan, Jefrin Daison Aruputharaj Babu, Design and Development of Food Delivery box, The Indian Journal of Technical Education, Vol. 46, Special issues, 2023, 44-47.

18. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Ranjitha Parameshwaran, Karthikeyan Ragupathi, Development of Gluten free Multi Mellet Ice cream cone, The Indian Journal of Technical Education, Vol. 46, Special issues, 2023, 56-59.

19. Ramanan Mahadevan, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Prakadeshraj Sakthivel, Role of Nanoparticles as oxidation catalyst in oxidation treatment of textile wastewater- A review of the fundamental and progress, Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 4, 2023, 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2023.100044

20. Meenachi Sundaram, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Lawrence Justin, Padmavathi Rajendran, BiosynthesizedSilverNanoparticle–InfusedMicrocrystalline Cellulose Film forAntibacterial FoodPackaging, ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10, e202501107 (1 of 11), https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202501107

21. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Dhanush Karikala Arashan, Giriharish Arumugam, Deepak Krishna Moorthy, Pranav Shankaran, A review of methodology, performance and kinetics revealed in sulfur-based nanoparticles in advanced oxidation processes of effluent wastewater, Sustainable Chemistry One World, Volume 8, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scowo.2025.100139 

22. M. Sundaram, P. Selladurai, S. Palanisamy, and R. Subramani, “ Green Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots in Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent for Sustainable Detection of Sn²⁺ Ions,” Applied Research 5 (2026): e70093, https://doi.org/10.1002/appl.70093. 

23. M.Sundaram, S.Palanisamy, L.Justin, P.Rajendran, and K.Sengodan, “Recent Advances and Challenges in Chromium Removal From Aqueous Solutions Using Adsorbent Materials.” CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water Vol. 54, no. 4 (2026): e70154. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70154 

24. Palanisamy, Shanmugam, Subramani, Jeevanantham, Muthusamy, Suresh, Ezekwem, Chidozie, Vedpathak, Shruti, Chan, Choon Kit, Yong, Xu, Tejani, Ghanshyam G. and Shaik, Feroz. "A review of zeolite nanoparticles in wastewater treatment for sustainable water management in the advanced oxidation process application" International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, vol. 24, no. 3, 2026, pp. 287-302. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2025-0147 

Book Chapter

• • Co-author of Chapter 11 -  “Microwave-Assisted Graphene-Based Conducting Polymer Materials for Supercapacitors” in edited book titled “Handbook of Supercapacitor Materials” 1st Edition September 2021, ISBN: 978-3-527-34687-5, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. https://amzn.in/d/i62VNpj

  • Author of Chapter 3 - "Zinc and Its Composite in Nanoparticles" in edited book titled "Research Trends in Environmental Science (Volume - 8)", Octobor 2021, AkiNik Publications, New Delhi.

  • Author of Chapter 3 “Emerging Trends in Edible and Biodegradable Film-based Packaging Material: An Overview of the Physio-Chemical Functions and Antimicrobial Properties” in edited book “Advances in Environment and Natural Resources” 2023, 21-44, Bright Sky Publications, https://doi.org/10.22271/bs.book.88

  • Palanisamy, S., Jayachandran, P.R., Eswaran, S., Balu, R.D., Senthilkumar, A., Saravanavelan, G. (2025). Production Cost of Conventional Fertilizers and Nanofertilizers. In: Kumar, P., Dubey, R.C. (eds) Nanofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78649-5_14 

  • Palanisamy, S., Jayachandran, P.R., Saravanavelan, G., Karuppaiah, K. (2025). Mechanisms of Release of Nanofertilizer’s Nutrients (Nanonutrients) in Soil for Sustaining Agro-System. In: Kumar, P., Dubey, R.C. (eds) Nanofertilizers in Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-78096-7_10

Book Published - Organic Chemistry

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Membership in Professional Bodies 

1. ·       Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (LAM-71290)

2. ·       IAENG International Association of Engineers- Member Number: 344560

3. ·       IGEN Institute of Green Engineers of UN SDG Goal 7- Member ID: IGEN/EC4035

4. ·       Innovation Ambassador in IIC (Advanced Level) - Innovation Cell

R& D information

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-1603-1683

Researcher ID: AAL-6493-2020

Scopus Author ID: 56225788900

Reviewer for 

• Fuel (ISSN: 0016-2361, Elsevier)

• Frontiers in Chemistry (ISSN: 2296-2646, Frontiers)

• Current Catalysis (ISSN: 2211-5455, Bentham Science)

• International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (ISSN: 2320-5199, National Institute of Ecology)

• Research on Chemical Intermediates (ISSN 0922-6168 , Springer Nature)

Paper Presented in National Conferences

1. Catalytic thermal treatment of vegetable oil using SAPO as a Catalyst, Pollution control strategies in chemical & related industries (PCSCRI-2017), 10-11th March, 2017, Tripathi

2. Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoelectric Materials, Pollution control strategies in chemical & related industries (PCSCRI-2017), 10-11th March, 2017, Tripathi

3. Synthesis and Characterization of Mesopores Materials, Pollution control strategies in chemical & related industries (PCSCRI-2017), 10-11th March, 2017, Tripathi

4. Study of Non-ideal flow pattern in Matrix type heat exchanger using CuO, Industrial Pollution and control Technology, 13-14, March 2019, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu.

Paper Presented in International Conferences

1. Börje Gevert, Talut Ahmad and  Shanmugam Palanisamy,  Alkylation of ethylene with zeolite Beta, International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry (ICBEC 2010),  Hong Kong, China, December 28 - 30, 2010.

2. Influences of thermal decomposition on Methyl ester catalytic hydrogenation, Poster in Synbios III, 28-29 May, 2009, Goteborg, Sweden.

3. Renewable diesel oil production from slaughter waste, Poster and extended abstract in International Conference on ESD, Pakistan, August 2008.

4. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Börje Gevert, Björn Harrysson and Ahmad Kalantar,  Kinetics of Quinaldine Hydro-denitrogenation,  Poster and extended abstract in  EUROPACAT VIII,  August 2007, Åbo, Finland.

5. Palanisamy, S.; Anjun, W.M.; Gevert, B.  Thermal and Catalytic Hydrogeoxygenation Of Rapeseed Oil For Biodiesel Production, 7thAsia pacific Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technologies, October 15-19, 2009, Qingdao, China.

6. Palanisamy, Shanmugam.; Gevert, Börje.;  Hydro-cracking of Rapeseed oil,  The Renewable Energy Research Conference 2010, June 7th - 8th 2010, Trondheim, Norway.

7. Shifna Ashraf, Kannan Kandasamy, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Sivakumar Murugaiiyan, Studies on Isomerization of palm oil using SAPO catalyst synthesised by Hydrothermal Process, International conference on Advances in chemical Engineering-2015, NITK, Surathkal, India.

8. Pranav Sankaran, Shifna Ashraf, Kannan Kandasamy, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Sivakumar Murugaiiyan "Synthesis of Cage type catalysts from Kaolin Clay using Hydrothermal and Ultrasonic methods and studies on their Properties and Catalytic Activity", International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering at National Institute of Technology, Suratkal, Karnataka, December 2015.

9. Pranav Sankaran, Shifna Ashraf, Kannan Kandasamy, Shanmugam Palanisamy, Sivakumar Murugaiiyan “ A Novel Multifunctional Cage type Catalyst from Kaolin” International Conference on Material Science and Technology at University of Delhi, March 2016.

10. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Ashwin, Hariharan, Karthikeyan, "Matrix type heat exhanger" International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering Research, Al-AMEEN Engineering College, Erode, March 2019.

11. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Priyanka, Siska, "Zeolite for production of renewable diesel" International Conference on Advanced Science and Engineering Research, Al-AMEEN Engineering College, Erode, March 2019.

12. Shanmugam Palanisamy, Pavitra Bharathi, Vignesh Maharajan, Mohamed Javith, " Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel with Biodiesel” 4th National Conference on Current & Emerging Process Technologies, e-CONCEPT-2021, Department of Food Technology, Erode, Feb 2021.

Patent Applied/ Published

1. A method for removing Chromium from Tan Liquor using low cost Precipitating Agents, App. No: 202041050652, Dated 27.11.2020

2. IoT based wireless ECG Monitoring Device –Design No 403627-001, Design Patent Published on 20.03.2024

3. AI based Dissolution Dosage Apparatus – Design No 405907-001, Design Patent Published on 29.05.2024

Consultancy Projects

1. Disposal of Alumina Liquor, MALCO Energy ltd, Mettur in 2015 - 2016

2. Feasibility of Palm oil ester substituted in heavy truck, Hari Processes in 2018 - 2019

3. Removal of metal oxides from water washing section, Shri-Kaliswari metal powder Pvt. Ltd in  2020- 2022

4. Feasibility of solar drier and its characteristics in drying white ball coconuts, Sunraj Coconut traders, Namakkal in 2023-2025

Research Grants Received

1. Renewable sources and energy materials - Upgrading research lab (intra-department), FIST-DST Grant  of Rs. 5.46 Lakhs in 2018-2019

2. Process intensification in dye waste water treatment, KVITT SEED Grant  of Rs. 4.73 Lakhs in 2020-2021

3. Waterless Dye System - New design and investigation of Processes, EDII Voucher, TNSCST, Chennai of Rs. 2.43 Lakhs in  2020- 2021

4. Semi-Automated Cashew nut roasting machine, Niral Thiruvella, TN- EDII of Rs. 10,000 in 2023-2024