Publications

87. VS, Neeraj, Arunagiri Appusamy, and Muthukumar Karuppan. "E-Waste-Derived Electrode for Electrooxidation of Kitchen Wastewater." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 63, no. 31 (2024): 13480-13490.

86. Neeraj, V. S., M. Yashwanth, Kartikeya Shukla, A. Arunagiri, and K. Muthukumar. "Intensified treatment of kitchen wastewater in a filter-press type electrochemical reactor." Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification 193 (2023): 109552.

85. More, A., Neeraj, V. S., Arunagiri, A., & Muthukumar, K. Ultrasound assisted electrochemical oxidation of synthetic dye wastewater. Indian Chemical Engineer, 66(1), (2024) 48-60. 

84. Ashvini More, Neeraj, V. S., & Muthukumar, K. Electrochemical Treatment of Dye Wastewater in a Filter Press Type Electrochemical Reactor. Accepted for publication in Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E.

83. Yasvanthrajan, N., Sivakumar, P., Muthukumar, K., & Appusamy, A. Production of biodiesel using immobilised rhizopus oryzae lipase in a microchannel reactor. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, 104(1), 165-170. (2023).

82. Lakshmidevi, R., & Muthukumar, K. Biohydrogen Production from Enzymatically Digested Cotton Stalks Using Citrobacter freundii. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, 1-8. (2023). 

81. Shukla, Kartikeya, A. Arunagiri, and K. Muthukumar. "Synthesis and hydrolytic degradation of poly (glycerol succinate) based polyesters." Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 100, no. 1 (2023): 100841. 

80. Neeraj, V. S., Arunangiri, A., & Muthukumar, K. Treatment of Kitchen Wastewater in a Batch Electrochemical Reactor. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, 1-10. (2022).

79. John, I., Pola, J., Muthukumar, K., Thanabalan, M., & Appusamy, A. Production of bioethanol from sweet lime peel via a statistically optimized simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process using isolated enzymes. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 44(1), 1327-1335. (2022)

78. Keruthiga, K.; Samsudeen, N; Gandhi, N. N.; Muthukumar, K.; Sugar industry waste-derived anode for enhanced biohydrogen production from rice mill wastewater using artificial photo-assisted microbial electrolysis cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2021 (Accepted).

77. Yasvanthrajan, N.; Sivakumar, P.; Muthukumar, K.; Murugesan, T.; Arunagiri, A. Production of biodiesel from waste bio-oil through ultrasound assisted transesterification using immobilized lipase. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 2020 (Accepted)

76. Bejjanki, D.; Muthukumar, K.; Radhakrishnan, T. K.; Alagarsamy, A.; Pugazhendhi, A.; Mohamed, S. N.; Simultaneous bioelectricity generation and water desalination using Oscillatoria sp. as biocatalyst in photosynthetic microbial desalination cell. Science of The Total Environment, 2020 (Accepted) 

75. Khadeeja, P.K.,; Muthukumar. K; Arivalagan, P; Arun A.; Samsudeen, N. Enhancement of biobutanol production using mixotrophic culture of Oscillatoria sp. in cheese whey water , Fuel, 2020 (Accepted). 

74. Lakshmidevi, R.; Gandhi, N. N.; Muthukumar, K. Bioelectricity and bioactive compound production in an algal assisted microbial fuel cell with immobilized bioanode, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 (Accepted). 

73. Lakshmidevi, R.; Gandhi, N. N.; Muthukumar, K. Enhanced biomass and lutein production by mixotrophic cultivation of Scenedesmus sp. using crude glycerol in an airlift photobioreactor, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2020 (Accepted). 

72.  Kumar, D., & Muthukumar, K.  "An overview on activation of aluminium-water reaction for enhanced hydrogen production." Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2020): 155189.

71.   Rajakumar, M., Manickam, M., Gandhi, N. N., & Muthukumar, K. "Nickel centered metal-organic complex as an electro-catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction at neutral and acidic conditions." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2020).

70.  Lakshmidevi, R., Gandhi, N. N., & Muthukumar, K. "Carbon Neutral Electricity Production from Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate Using Algal-Assisted Microbial Fuel Cell." Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2020): 1-15.69. 

69. Mohamed, S. N., Hiraman, P. A., Muthukumar, K., & Jayabalan, T. "Bioelectricity production from kitchen wastewater using microbial fuel cell with photosynthetic algal cathode." Bioresource Technology 295 (2020): 122226.

68.   Naina Mohamed, S., Jayabalan, T., & Muthukumar, K. "Simultaneous bioenergy generation and carbon dioxide sequestration from food wastewater using algae microbial fuel cell." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2019): 1-9.

67.   John, I., Pola, J., Muthukumar, K., Thanabalan, M., & Appusamy, A. "Production of bioethanol from sweet lime peel via a statistically optimized simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process using isolated enzymes." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2019): 1-9.

66.  Sivanarutselvi, S., Poornima, P., Muthukumar, K., and Velan, M. “Studies on effect of alkali pretreatment of banana pseudostem for fermentable sugar production for biobutanol production.” Journal of Environmental Biology, 40(3) (2019) 393-399.

65.  Yasvanthrajan, N.,  Nabera,A.,  Salike, S., Valan, D.T., Sivakumar, P., Muthukumar, K. and Arunagiri, A. “An overview on the process intensification of microchannel reactors for biodiesel production” Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 136 (2019) 163-176.

64.   Ramprakash, B. and Muthukumar, K. “Influence of sulfuric acid concentration on biohydrogen production from rice mill wastewater using pure and coculture of Enterobacter aerogenes and Citrobacter freundiiInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy 43 (2018) 9254-9258.

63.  Merlyn Sujatha R. and Muthukumar, K. “Influence of pre-soaking conditions on ultrasonic extraction of Spirulina platensis proteins and its recovery using aqueous biphasic system” Separation Science and Technology 53 (2018) 2034 –2043.

62.  Sivanarutselvi, S., Muthukumar, K. and Velan, M. “Studies on Effect of Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse for Biobutanol Production” Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 39 (2017) 1771-1777 (Impact factor: 0.648).

61.   Indulekha, J., Muthukumar, K. and Arunagiri, A. “A review on the potential of citrus waste for D-limonene, pectin and bioethanol production” International Journal of Green Energy 14 (2017) 599-612 (Impact factor: 1.61).

60.   Ramadoss, G. and Muthukumar, K. “Ultrasound assisted metal chloride treatment of sugarcane bagasse for bioethanol production” Renewable energy 99 (2016) 1092-1102. (Impact factor: 3.404)

59.   Manjamatha, V.P., Muthukumar, K. “Pretreated lignocellulsoic waste mediated biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles under room temperature” Accepted for publication in International Journal of Nanoscience (2016).

58.  Madhumathi, R., Muthukumar, K., Velan, M. “Optimization of polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Bacillus safensis EBT1” Clean – Soil, Air, Water 44 (8), 1066–1074 (2016). (Impact factor 1.716)

57.   Manjamatha, V.P., Muthukumar, K. “Ultrasound assisted green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using weed plant” Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 39 (3) (2016) 401-411. (Impact factor: 1.901 Cited by 2)

56.   Ramprakash, B and Muthukumar, K. “Biohydrogen production from rice mill wastewater using mutated Enterobacter aerogenesEngineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food 9 (1), (2016)109-115.

55.   Ramadoss, G. and Muthukumar, K."Mechanistic study on ultrasound assisted pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse using metal salt with hydrogen peroxide for bioethanol production" Ultrasonics sonochemistry 28 (2016) 207-217. (Impact factor: 4.32, Cited by 9).

54.   Mujyambere, J.M.V and Muthukumar, K “Studies on dye decolorization by ultrasound assisted electrocoagulation” CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 44(3) (2016) 232-2838 (Impact factor: 1.94)

53.   Chemat, F., You, H.J., Muthukumar, K., Murugesan, T. “Effect of l-arginine on the physical properties of choline chloride and glycerol based deep eutectic solvents” Journal of Molecular Liquids 212 (2015) 605-611. (Impact factor: 2.740, Cited by 4)

52.   Yigezu Z.D. and Muthukumar, K. “Structural characteristics of selected metal oxides used for the catalytic pyrolysis of sunflower oil” Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 114 (2015) 60–67. (Impact factor:3.56)

51.   Ramprakash, B and Muthukumar, K. “Comparative study on the performance of various pretreatment and hydrolysis methods for the production of biohydrogen using Enterobacter aerogenes RM 08 from rice mill wastewater” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40 (2015) 9106–9112. (Impact factor: 3.31 Cited by 8)

50.  Yigezu Z.D. and Muthukumar, K. “Biofuel production by catalytic cracking of sunflower oil using vanadium pentoxide” Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 112 (2015) 341-347. (Impact factor: 3.56, Cited by:4 )

49.   Vijayalakshmidevi, S.R. and Muthukumar, K. “Improved biodegradation of textile dye effluent by coculture” Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 114 (2015) 23-30. (Impact factor:2.76, Citation:1)

48.   Ramadoss, G. and Muthukumar, K. “Influence of dual salt on the pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse with hydrogen peroxide for bioethanol production” Chemical Engineering Journal 260 (2015) 178-187 (Impact factor: 4.32, Citation:17)

47.   Gowthami, P. Muthukumar, K and Velan, M. “Utilization of coconut oil cake for the production of lipase using Bacillus coagulans VKL1” Biocontrol science 20 (2015) 125-133.

46.   Nachiappan, S and Muthukumar, K “Treatment of pharmaceutical effluent by sono‐Fenton‐sorption” CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 42 (2014) 1526-1533 (Impact factor: 1.94)

45.  Vijayalakshmievi, S.R. and Muthukumar, K. “Phytoremediation of textile effluent pretreated with ultrasound and bacteria” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2 (2014) 1813–1820. (Citation:7)

44.   Ramprakash, B and Muthukumar, K. “Comparative study on the production of biohydrogen from rice mill wastewater” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 (2014) 14613–14621. (Impact factor:3.31, Citation:8)

43.   Yigezu Z.D. and Muthukumar, K. “Catalytic cracking of vegetable oil with metal oxides for biofuel production” Energy Conversion and Management, 84 (2014) 326-333. (Impact factor 4.38, Citation:25)

42.   Vijayalakshmidevi, S.R.  and Muthukumar, K. “Biodegradation of malachite green by Ochrobactrum sp.” World J Microbiol Biotechnol, 30 (2014) 429-437. (Impact factor1.77, Citation:2)

41.   Babu Ponnusami, A. and Muthukumar, K. "A review on Fenton and improvements to the Fenton process for wastewater treatment" Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2 (2014) 557- 572. (Citation: 204)

40.   Sivaramakrishnan, R. and Muthukumar, K. “Direct transesterification of Oedogonium sp. oil be using immobilized isolated novel Bacillus sp. lipase” Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 117 (2014) 86-91. (Impact factor:1.88)

39.   Ramadoss, G. and Muthukumar, K. “Ultrasound assisted ammonia pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for fermentable sugar production” Biochemical Engineering Journal. 83 (2014) 33-41. (Impact factor:2.46, Citation:18)

38.   Subramani, A and Muthukumar, K “Transesterification of palm oil with high free fatty acid content using sodium hydride” Indian Chemical Engineer (2014) 1-7.

37.   Gunasundari, D. and Muthukumar, K. “Simultaneous Cr(VI) reduction and phenol degradation using Stenotrophomonas sp. isolated from tannery effluent contaminated soil” Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20 (2013) 6563-6573. (Impact factor: 2.82, Citation: 12)

36.   Brinda Lakshmi, M., Muthukumar, K., M Velan. “Optimization of minimal salt medium for efficient phenanthrene biodegradation by Mycoplana sp. MVMB2 isolated from petroleum contaminated soil using factorial design experiments” CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, 41 (2013) 51-59. (Impact factor: 1.94, Citation:10)

35.   Brinda Lakshmi, M., Muthukumar, K., M Velan.  “Immobilization of Mycoplana sp. MVMB2 isolated from petroleum contaminated soil onto papaya stem (Carica papaya L.) and its application on degradation of phenanthrene” CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water, 41 (2013) 51-59. (Impact factor: 1.94, Citation:2)

34.   Nachiappan, S and Muthukumar K. “Treatment of pharmaceutical effluent by ultrasound coupled with dual oxidant system” Environmental Technology 34 (2013) 209-213. (Impact factor: 1.56, Citation:6)

33.   Babu Ponnusami, A. and Muthukumar, K. “Treatment of phenol containing waste water by photo electro Fenton method using supported nano scale zero valent iron” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20 (2013) 1596- 1605. (Impact factor: 2.82, Citation:10)

32.   Babu Ponnusami, A. and Muthukumar, K. “Removal of phenol by heterogeneous photo electro Fenton-like process using nano-zero valent iron” Separation and Purification Technology. 98 (2012) 130-135. (Impact factor:3.09, Citation:57)

31.   Velmurugan, R and Muthukumar,K. “Ultrasound-assisted alkaline pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for fermentable sugar production: Optimization through response surface methodology” Bioresource Technology.  112 (2012) 293–299. (Impact factor: 4.49, Citation:66)

30.   Nachiappan, S and Muthukumar K. “Pretreatment of textile effluent by ultrasound based hybrid methods for the enhancement of biodegradability” Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 71 (2012) 757-765 (Impact factor: 0.5).

29.   Sivaramakrishnan, R. and Muthukumar, K. “Isolation of thermo-stable and solvent tolerant Bacillus sp. lipase for the production of biodiesel” Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 166 (2012)1095–1111 (Impact factor: 1.73, Citation: 18)

28.   Velmurugan, R and Muthukumar,K. “Sono-assisted enzymatic saccharification of sugarcane bagasse for bioethanol production” Biochemical Engineering Journal. 63 (2012) 1-9 (Impact factor: 2.46, Citation:42)

27.   Babu Ponnusami, A. and Muthukumar, K. “Advanced Oxidation of phenol: A comparison between Fenton, electro-Fenton,sono-electro-Fenton and photo-electro-Fenton Processes” Chemical Engineering Journal. 183 (2012) 1– 9 (Impact factor: 4.32, Citation:166)

26.   Sivaramakrishnan, R. and Muthukumar, K. “Production of methyl ester from Oedogonium sp. oil using immobilized isolated novel Bacillus sp. lipase” Energy& Fuels, 26 (2012) 6387−6392 (Impact factor:2.79, Citation:4)

25.   Velmurugan, R and Muthukumar,K. “Utilization of sugarcane bagasse for bioethanol production:sono-assisted acid hydrolysis approach” Bioresource Technology. 102 (2011) 7119-7123. (Impact factor: 4.49, Citation:56)

24.   Athinthra, K.S.,  Ashwin, R., Saravana Rajakumar,  T., Muthukumar, K. “Improved adsorptive removal of Congo red dye using ultrasonically pretreated Strychnos potatorum seed powder” Indian Chemical Engineer 53 (2011) 1.

23.   Rasheed, Q.J., Pandian, K. and Muthukumar, K. “Treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater by ultrasound-dispersed nanoscale zero-valent iron particles” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 18 (2011) 1138–1142 (Impact factor:4.32, Citation:44)

22.   Kathiravan, M.N., Karthick, R., and Muthukumar, K. “Ex-situ bioremediation of Cr(VI) contaminated soil by Bacillus sp.: batch and continuous Studies, Chemical Engineering Journal. 169 (2011) 107–115. (Impact factor:4.32, Citation:38)

21.   Kathiravan, M.N. and Muthukumar K. “Ultrasound mediated reduction of Cr(VI) using sludge obtained during  electrocoagulation” Environmental Technology. 32 (2011) 1523-1531. (Impact factor: 1.56, Citation: 3)

20.   Sivakumar, R. and Muthukumar, K. “Sonochemical degradation of pharmaceutical wastewater” CLEAN, Soil, Air, Water 39 (2011) 136-141. (Impact factor: 1.94, Citation:9)

19.   Babu Ponnusami, A. and Muthukumar, K. “Degradation of phenol in aqueous solution by Fenton, sono-Fenton and sono-photo-Fenton methods” CLEAN, Soil, Air, Water 39 (2011) 142-147. (Impact factor: 1.94, Citation:64)

18.   Muthumanickkam, A., Elankavi, E., Gayathri, R., Kubera Sampathkumar, S., Vijayakumar, G., Muthukumar, K. and Subramanian, S. “Tensile and in-vitro degradation study of electro spun fibrous mat produced from eri silk fibroin” International Journal of Materials Research 101 (2010) 1548-1553. (Impact factor:0.67, Citation:7)

17.   Prabhu Arunkumar, R and Muthukumar, K. “Phenomenological simulation model for the prediction of hydrodynamic parameters of an internal loop airlift reactor” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.,  49 (2010) 4995–5000, (Impact factor:2.071)

16.   Lakshmidevi, R. and Muthukumar, K. “Enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of paper and pulp industry effluent for biohydrogen production” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 35 (2010) 3389-3400. (Impact factor: 4.053, Citation: 28)

15.   Gopinath, K.P., Muthukumar, K. and Velan, M. “Sonochemical degradation of congored: optimization through response surface methodology" Chemical Engineering Journal. 157 (2010) 427–433. (Impact factor:3.074, Citation:42)

14.   Kathiravan, M.N., Karthick, R., Karthiga Rani, R. and Muthukumar, K. “Mass transfer studies on the reduction of Cr(VI) using calcium alginate immobilized Bacillus sp. in packed bed reactor, Bioresource Technology. 101 (2010) 853–858. (Impact factor: 4.365, Citation: 44)

13.   Kathiravan, M.N., Karthick, R., Muthu, N., Muthukumar, K. and Velan, M. “Sonoassisted microbial reduction of chromium”, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 160 (2010) 2000–2013. (Impact factor: 1.879, Citation: 19)

12.   Nachiappan, S and Muthukumar K. “Intensification of textile effluent chemical oxygen demand reduction by innovative hybrid methods” Chemical Engineering Journal. 163 (2010) 344-354. (Impact factor:3.074, Citation:10)

11.   Kumaraprasad, G and Muthukumar, K. “Design of mass exchange network and effluent distribution system for effective water management”, Journal of Cleaner Production. 17 (2009) 1580-1593. (Impact factor:1.867, Citation: 7)

10.   Gopinath, K.P., Asan Meera Sahib, H., Muthukumar, K. and Velan, M. “Improved biodegradation of Congored by using Bacillus sp.”, Bioresource Technology. 100 (2009) 670-675. (Impact factor: 4.253, Citation:46)

9. Gopinath, K.P., Murugesan, S., Abraham, J., Muthukumar, K. “Bacillus sp. mutant for improved biodegradation of Congo red: Random mutagenesis approach”, Bioresource Technology. 100 (2009) 6295-6300. (Impact factor: 4.253, Citation:48)

8. Muthukumar, K. and Velan, M. “Volumetric mass transfer coefficients in an internal loop airlift reactor”, Indian Chemical Engineer, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 129-140 (2009).

7. Muthukumar, K., Bharath, C., Pugalenthi, V. and Velan, M., “Biodegradation kinetics of benzoic and anthranilic acids by Micrococcus sp.”, Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, Vol. 68, pp. 900-903 (2009). (Impact factor: 0.359) (Cited by: 5)

6. Srivathsan, V. R., Srinivasan, L. N., Muthukumar, K. “An overview of enzymatic production of biodiesel”, Bioresource Technology. 99 (2008) 3975-81. (Impact factor: 4.453, Citation: 550)

5. Muthukumar, K. and Velan, M. “Volumetric mass transfer coefficients in an internal loop airlift reactor with low-density particles”, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 81 (2006) 667-673. (Impact factor: 2.34, Citation:9)

4. Muthukumar, K and Velan, M. “Influence of additives and geometric design on hydrodynamic characteristics of an internal loop airlift reactor”, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan. 38 (2005) 253-263. (Impact factor: 0.60, Citation: 8)

3. Muthukumar, K.,   Naveen Prasad, B. and Velan, M. “Critical gas velocity in a three-phase internal loop airlift reactor with low-density particles”, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 79 (2004) 1376-1380. (Impact factor: 2.34, Citation: 2)

2. Muthukumar, K., Shunmuga Sundaram, P., Anantharaman, N. and Ahmed Basha, C. “Treatment of Textile dye waste water by using an electrochemical bipolar disc stack reactor”, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 79 (2004) 1135-1141. (Impact factor: 2.34, Citation: 23)

1. Muthukumar, K., Arunagiri , A., Anantharaman, N., Shumugha Sundaram, P. and  Ahmed Basha, C., “Treatment of textile dye effluent by electrocoagulation technique”, Journal of Industrial Pollution Control , Vol.19, No.2 (2003). (Cited by: 1)