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List of PhDs awarded in 2005-2015

Guide Scholar Year awarded University Title of thesis
Dr. Y.J. Rao Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj 2003 Bangalore University Partial oxidation of methane to methanol
Dr. Y.J. Rao Dr. R. Suresh 2007 Visvesvaraya Technological University Physico-chemical studies on the manufacture of hydrazine
Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj Dr. Jagadish H. Patil 2013 Visvesvaraya Technological University Kinetic studies on biomethanation of water hyacinth
Dr. Linda Schweitzer Dr. Rajalakshmi M 2009 Oakland University Distribution of PCBs in Clinton river watershed and implications to its fate using 210Po and 210Pb as tracers.
Dr. R. Subramanian Dr. Manjula S 2010 Central Food Technological Research Institute Application of membranes and enzymes in vegetable oil processing
Dr. R. Ravi Dr. Hemanth K.B. 2013 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Transport and thermodynamic properties of liquid metals
Dr. S. Jayanti Dr. Basavaraja R.J. (under QIP, RVCE) 2015 Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Future-ready design of a high-efficiency gas-fired power plant based on chemical-looping combustion
Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj Dr. Vinod Kallur 2015 Visvesvaraya Technological University Generic modeling of reactors

Scholars pursuing PhD

Guide

Scholar

University

Title of thesis

Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj D. Ranganath Visvesvaraya Technological University Studies on extraction of reserpine from Roulfia using reverse micellar extraction
Dr. Y.J. Rao P.L. Muralidhara Visvesvaraya Technological University Physico-chemical studies on the effect of additives in lubricants
Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj C. Vidya Visvesvaraya Technological University Removal of dyes using zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using biological reducing agents
Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj Shilpa Hiremath Visvesvaraya Technological University Removal of dyes using titanium oxide nanoparticles synthesized using biological reducing agents
Dr. R. Suresh Hemanth L.R. Visvesvaraya Technological University Physico-chemical studies on nanomaterial synthesis and its environmental applications
Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj Ujwal S. Meda Visvesvaraya Technological University Studies on microbial electrolysis cell for production of hydrogen gas from waste water

Research areas available for PhD program

Guide

Designation

University affiliation

Dr. M.A. Lourdu AntonyRaj Professor & H.O.D. Visvesvaraya Technological University
Dr. R. Suresh Professor &
Associate Dean
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Dr. Jagadish H. Patil Associate Professor Visvesvaraya Technological University

Research lab

To support physical and chemical vapor deposition systems in the college Solar Cell fabrication lab, the department has added analytical instruments such as
Spin Coater Gas Chromatograph
Boy’s gas colorimeter Flame photometer
K.F. autotitrator FTIR
In addition, department labs are equipped with various facilities such as cyclone reactor and digital acquisition systems to support research in diverse Chemical Engineering areas. The department student projects have won several awards in National level Technology Fests/Meets (Achievements). The department adjunct professor, Dr. A.R. Phani, Director, INM Technologies Karnataka, also employs B.E. and M.Tech. students from the department as interns for summer as well as curricular research projects.

Ongoing funded projects

Project title

Funding agency

Grant (Rs.)

PI, co-PI(s)

Start date

End date

Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Kolar and Chikmagalur districts in Karnataka Board of Research in Nuclear Science 25,00,000 Dr. Rajalakshmi M,
Dr. Sham Aan,
Dr. R. Suresh
2015-2018 (anticipated)
Transesterification of Pongamia oil using ionic liquids Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology 9,000 Dr. Rajalakshmi M 2015 2015
Transesterification of Pongamia oil using solid catalysts Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology 5,000 Dr. Rajalakshmi M 2014 2014
Development of Nano material and optically enabled front surface and back contact tailored, enhanced efficiency amorphous silicon solar cells Department of Science and Technology 4,88,67,400 Dr. B.S. Satyanarayana,
Dr. R. Suresh
2012 ongoing

Funded projects carried out from 2007 to 2015

Project Title

Funding Agency

Grant (Rs.)

PI, co-PI(s)

Start

End

Catalytic Cracking of Plastic Waste to Fuel Oil Karnataka State Pollution Board 40,000 D. Ranganath 2011 2012
Analysis of Polymer film Coatings and causes for Drag Reduction for underwater bodies Ministry of Defence, Naval Research Board 10,60,000 G. M. Madhu
Vinod Kallur
2007 2009
Fabrication and characterization of fiber metal laminates for gun barrel application using filament winding method Armament Research Board, DRDO, New Delhi 10,00,000 Dr. R. Suresh 2010 2011
Design and Synthesis of metal based sensitizers for nanocrystalline TiO2 Solar cells Naval Research Board, DRDO, New Delhi 10,00,000 Dr. R. Suresh 2010 2011
Heat and Mass Transfer studies on Electroless gold plating bath LRDE, DRDO 4,50,000 Dr. R. Suresh 2010 2011
Feasibility Studies on application of various biomasses in the existing 100kW biomass plant at RVCE GE India Ltd 1,55,000 Dr. R. Suresh 2011 ongoing
Development of carbon tube based vacuum nanoelectronic (field assisted electron emitters) X ray sources for making compact, low power, hand held X ray system VTU Research Grants 13,47,000 Dr. B.S. Satyanarayana,
Dr. R. Suresh
2011 ongoing
Permeability and filtration studies on ceramic filters CTI-BHEL 8,50,000 Dr. R. Suresh 2008 2010
Accelerated Testing for long term Durability of PU foam cored GFRP Sandwich panels for Naval structural Applications Naval Research Board, D.R.D.O. New Delhi 9,60,000 Dr. Vijayalakshmi Rao
(Mangalore U.)
Dr. M.A.L. AntonyRaj
2007 2010
Innovative Approached for Improving the Hot/Wet performance of Bismaleimide/Carbin Fiber Composites Naval Research Board, D.R.D.O. New Delhi 10,56,000 Dr. B.S. Sherigera (Kuvempu U.)
Dr. M.A.L. AntonyRaj
2007 2010
Development of Bio-fibre reinforced Sandwich structures Ministry of Environment and Forests 9,85,000 Dr. R. Suresh

List of papers published by faculty in International Journals in 2010-15

  • 2015
  1. J.H. Patil, Hegde R.S., Mala. J, Manishchandra, Bharath. S, “Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using Flame of Forest seeds”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology , Vol. 4, Iss. 5, pp. 3197-3203, 2015. ISSN 2319- 8753
  2. J.H. Patil, A. Shenoy, S.M. Desai, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, “Statistical optimisation of biosorption of hexavalent chromium using water hyacinth”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, Iss. 6, pp. 3912- 3919, 2015. ISSN 2319- 8753
  3. Ujwal S.M., Rakesh, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, “Bio-hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cell using waste water from sugar industry”, International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology, Vol. 4, Iss. 4, pp. 452 - 458, 2015.
  4. Muralidhara P.L, S.C. Navalagatti, Y.J. Rao, J. Naidu C., “Study on effects of additives on viscosity index of lubricating oil”, International Journal for Scientific Research & Development, Vol. 2, Iss. 11, 2015. eISSN: 2321-0613
  5. Basavaraja R.J., Jayanti S., “Comparative analysis of four gas-fired, carbon capture-enabled power plant lay-outs”, J. Clean Technol. and Environ. Policy, Vol. 17, pp. 237-247, 2015.
  6. Basavaraja R.J., Jayanti S., “Viability of fuel switching of a gas-fired power plant operating in chemical-looping combustion mode”, Energy, Vol. 81, pp. 213-221, 2015.
  7. Basavaraja R.J., S. Jayanti, “Syngas-fueled, chemical-looping combustion-based power plant lay-out for clean energy generation”Clean Techn. Environ. Policy, DOI 10.1007/s10098-014-0781-0
  8. S.H. Rashmi, A. Raizada, G.M. Madhu, A.A. Kittur, R. Suresh and H.K. Sudhina, “Influence of zinc oxide nanoparticles on structural and electrical properties of polyvinyl alcohol films”, Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering, Vol. 44, Iss. 1, p. 33, 2015.
  9. D. Ranganath, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, “Studies on extraction behavior of reserpine during reverse micellar extraction from Rauwolfia Vomotoria”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, Iss. 3, 2015.
    • 2014
  10. D. Ranganath, B.S. Satyanarayana, P. Agarwal, “Synthesis of bio-nano composite film and their application in filtration and sterilization of heat labile materials”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, Iss. 5, 2014.
  11. S.C. Navalgatti, Muralidhara P.L., JagannadhaRao Y., J. Naidu C., “Effect of additives on extreme pressure properties of lubricating oil”, Journal of Chemical Engineering and Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 151-159, 2014.
  12. P.L. Muralidhara, V.V. Pattanshetti, S.C. Navalgatti, “Study of effects of Triphenyl Phosphate as a potential additive for lubricating oil”, International Journal for Scientific Research and Development, Vol. 2, Iss. 5, 2014. eISSN: 2321-0613.
  13. S. Hiremath, Vidya C, M.A.L. Antonyraj, Chandraprabha M.N., Seemashri S., “Green synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles by using neem extract”, International Review of Applied Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 11-17, 2014.
  14. S. Hiremath, Vidya C, M.A.L. Antonyraj, Chandraprabha M.N., Shrinidhi R., Manjunath R., Padmanabha, H. Agarwal, “Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using biosynthesized Zinc Oxide nanoparticles”, International Review of Applied Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 159-168, 2014.
  15. Vidya C, S. Hiremath, M.N. Chandraprabha, M.A.L. Antonyraj, I.V. Sabaraya, A. Jain and K. Bansal, “Photo-catalytic degradation of Reactive Yellow 81 using bio-synthesized Zinc Oxide nanoparticles”, International Review of Applied Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 159-168, 2014.
  16. Rakesh, Chandra, U.S. Meda, R. Suresh, “Performance studies of microbial fuel cell”, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 11, pp. 169-173, Nov 2014. eISSN: 2319-1163, pISSN: 2321-7308
  17. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, Ravishankar R, Ramaraju H.K, Sunil H, M.B. Salimath, “Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste using fungi culture (Aspergillus Flavus) with methanogens”, International Journal of Technical Research and Applications, Vol. 2, Iss. 5, pp. 66-70, 2014. e-ISSN: 2320-8163, p-ISSN 2321-7332.
  18. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, Ravishankar R, Ramaraju H.K, Sunil H, M.B. Salimath, “Biomethanation of municipal solid waste using fungi culture with methanogens”, International Journal of latest Scientific Research and Technology, (Special issue), 2014. ISSN 2348-9464.
  19. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, R. Ravishankar, S.M. Desai, Shankar B.B, “Kinetics of biomethanation of kitchen waste using fungi and cow dung as inoculums”, International Journal of latest Scientific Research and Technology, (Special issue), 2014. ISSN 2348-9464.
  20. J.H. Patil, T. Babaria, S. Khaitan, A. Singhania, Tejaswi, P.L. Muralidhara, “Synthesis of Mobil Crystalline Material using rice husk” International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 5, pp. 12594-12600, 2014. ISSN 2319- 8753
  21. V. Kallur, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, “Numerical testing and validation of a model for laminar flow tubular reactor”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 10, pp. 16932-16940, Sept 2014.
  22. V. Kallur, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, “Modeling of laminar flow tubular reactor using velocity profile” International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Vol.3, Iss. 9, pp.309-314, Sept 2014. eISSN: 2319-1163, pISSN: 2321-7308
  23. S. Manikanan, R.S.L. Aparna, R.G.S.V. Prasad, A.R. Phani, “Photocatalytic effect of TiO2 microparticles and the effect of copper as a dopant in degradation of dibutylphalate and butylhydroxyanisole”, Sci. Adv. Mat., 2014.
  24. S. Munusamy, R.S.L. Aparna, R.G.S.V. Prasad, A.R. Phani, “Photocatalytic effect of TiO2 and effects of dopants on the degradation of Brilliant Green”, Catalysis Express, 2014.
  25. S. Munusamy, R.S.L. Aparna, R.G.S.V. Prasad, A.R. Phani, “Photocatalytic effect of TiO2 and effect of dopants on degradation of pharmaceutical dye (Sunset Yellow)”, J. Green. Sci. Tech, 2014.
  26. J.H. Patil, A. Shenoy, A. Dhavamani, S.S. Fathima, Rajalakshmi, “Optimisation of pretreatment process in sea water reverse osmosis” International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 7, pp. 14733-14740, 2014. ISSN 2319- 8753
  27. R. Mudbidre, M. Baskaran, L. Schweitzer “Investigations of the partitioning and residence times of Po-210 and Pb-210 in a riverine system in Southeast Michigan, USA” Journal of Enviromental Radioactivity, Elsevier. (Online 10 Feb 2014)
  28. J.H. Patil, S. Salakki, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, V. Shetty, “Improving the efficiency to treat effluent from a pharmaceutical industry” International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 7, pp. 14727-14732, 2014. ISSN 2319- 8753.
  29. U.S. Meda, Rakesh, Sidharth S.N, Chandra, Latha B.R, “Impact of particle size on content uniformity”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 2, pp. 9369-9374, Feb 2014.
  30. J.H. Patil, Nivedhan. K, A. Ellentala, N. Srivastava, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, “Hydrogen production from glycerol using microbial electrolysis cell” International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, Iss. 4, pp. 583-586, 2014. ISSN 2321-7308.
  31. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, Ravishankar R, Ramaraju H.K, Sunil H, M.B. Salimath, “Biomethanation of municipal solid waste using fungi culture (Aspergillus Flavus) with methanogens” International Journal of Technology and Research Advances, Vol., Iss. 7, 2014.
  32. S.S. Sabastain, R.G.V.S. Prasad, V.S. Jakka, R.S.L. Aparna, A.R. Phani, “Antibacterial activity of TiO2 and ZnO microparticles combination on water polluting bacteria” J. Green Sci and Tech, 2014.
  33. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, Ravishankar R, Ramaraju H.K, Sunil H, M.B. Salimath, “Biomethanation of municipal solid waste by fungi culture with methanogens”, International Journal of Environment and Natural Sciences, Vol. 2, pp 13-18, 2014. ISSN: 2349-3763.
    • 2013
  34. Rashmi S.H., G.M. Madhu, A.A. Kittur and R. Suresh, “Synthesis, characterization and application of zero valent iron nanoparticles for the removal of toxic metal hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from aqueous solution”, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Special issue 1, pp. 37-42, 2013.
  35. Rashmi S.H., G.M. Madhu, A.A. Kittur, R. Suresh, “Synthesis, characterization and physico-chemical properties of nano zinc oxide and PVA composites”, International Journal of Chemical, Nuclear, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 677-679, 2013.
  36. S. Roy, S. Hiremath, “Synthesis of hydrated alumina with nano sized pores”, International Ceramic Review: High-Performance Ceramics, (INTERCERAM), Vol. 62, pp. 112-115, 2013. ISSN: 00205214.
  37. R.V. Kavitha, ShivaKumar, Suresh R, V. Krishnamurthy, “Performance evaluation and biological treatment of dairy waste water treatment plant by upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor”, International Journal of Chemical & Petrochemical Technology, (IJCPT), Vol. 3, Iss. 1, pp. 9, 2013. eISSN:2277-4807, pISSN:2319-4464
  38. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, Bhagyashree, Dinesh, Rohit, “Kinetic modeling of anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and poultry litter”, Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, Vol. 3, Iss. 6, pp. 69-73, 2013. ISSN 2231-606X.
  39. Vidya C., S. Hiremath, M.N. Chandraprabha, M.A.L. Antonyraj, I.V. Sabaraya, A. Jain, K. Bansal “Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by Calotropis Gigantea”, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Spl. Iss. 1, pp. 118, 2013; Proceedings of National Conference on Women in Science & Engineering (NCWSE 2013), SDMCET Dharwad. ISSN 2277-4106
  40. P. Karunanithy, R.G.S.V. Prasad, V.S. Jakka, R.S.L. Aparna, A.R. Phani, “Enhanced antimicrobial activity of polyaniline grafted chitosan”, Adv. Sci. Eng. Med , Vol. 5, 2013, DOI:10.1166/asem.2013.1283.
  41. Shankar B.B., J.H. Patil, P.L. Muralidhara, Ramya. M.C, Ramya. R, “Effect of substrate concentration on bio-methanation of water hyacinth”, International Journal of Chemical, Environmental & Biological Sciences, Iss. 1, 2013. ISSN 2320-4087 (Online)
  42. J.H. Patil, H. Narayanan, S. Varma, “Effect of basic pretreatment on saccharification of water hyacinth”, International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Vol. 2, Iss. 11, pp. 66-70, 2013. ISSN 2321-7308.
  43. Divya V.C, V. Pattanshetti, R. Suresh, R.R.N. Sailaja, “Development of HDPE/EPDM-g-TMEVS nanocomposites with enhanced electrical and flame properties”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013. Online: 16 Mar 2013, DOI: 10.1002/app.39152, Wiley online library. ISSN 1097-4628
  44. J.H. Patil, H. Narayanan, S. Varma, Kamala K, Shivashankar B, “Determination of optimum period of saccharification of water hyacinth using Trichoderma Reesei and Aspergilus Niger”, Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, Vol. 3, Iss. 8, pp. 49-52, 2013. ISSN 2231-606X.
  45. J.H. Patil, H. Narayanan, S. Varma, Kamala. K., Shivashankar B, “Comparison of acidic and basic pretreatment on saccharification of water hyacinth”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 2, Iss. 9, pp. 4803-4810, Sept 2013. ISSN 2319- 8753
  46. V. Moses, Hemanth L.R., Suresh R, “Comparative studies Of Cu And Au electroless plating: A review”, International Journal of Current Research, Vol. 5, Iss. 8, pp. 2222-2224, 2013. ISSN: 0975-833X
  47. S. Hiremath, C. Vidya, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, M.N. Chandraprabha, Priya G., A. Jain and K. Anand, “Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles assisted by Euphorbia Tirucalli (pencil cactus)”, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Spl. Iss. 1, pp. 176-179, 2013; Proceedings of National Conference on Women in Science & Engineering (NCWSE 2013), SDMCET Dharwad. ISSN 2277-4106
  48. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, Shankar B., M.K. Shetty, B.P.P. Kumar, “Anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and sheep waste”, Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on Alternative Energy in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies, Energy Procedia, Elsevier, 2013.
  49. V.C. Divya, V. Pattanshetti, Suresh R, R.R.N. Sailaja, “Development and characterization of HDPE/EPDM-g-TMEVS for mechanical and morphological properties for engineering applications”, Journal of Polymer Research, Vol. 20, Iss. 2, pp. 50, 2013. ISSN: 1022-9760, DOI: 10.1007/Springerlink.
    • 2012
  50. J.H. Patil, P.H. Sanil, Malini B.M, Manoj V, Deepika D, Chaitra D, “Vermicomposting of water hyacinth with poultry litter using rotary drum reactor”, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol 4, Iss. 5, pp. 2585-2589, 2012. ISSN: 0975-7384
  51. R.G.S.V. Prasad, N.K. Jain, S. Srikrishna, D. Basavaraju, K.N. Rao, C.S. Naveen, J.L. Endrino, A.R. Phani, “Synthesis and antimicrobial properties of TiO2 and TiO2-Cu thin films synthesized by cost effective sol-gel process”, Adv. Sci. Eng. Med. , Vol. 4, pp. 279-287, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asem.2012.1184.
  52. J.H. Patil, P.H. Sanil, Abitha D, Chaitra D, “Study on biomethanation of water hyacinth using primary sludge inoculum” Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol 4, Iss. 4, pp. 2255-2260, 2012. ISSN: 0975-7384.
  53. P.L. Muralidhara, Kavyashree. M.J, Gowrishankar. B.S, Y.J. Rao, J.C. Naidu, “Studies on the effect of additive package in enhancing the lubricating oil”, The Journal of CPRI, Vol. 8, Iss. 4, pp. 357-360, Dec 2012. ISSN 0973-0338
  54. S. Gandhi, T. Kanadasan, R. Suresh “Steady state model and fuzzy inference system for biomass downdraft gasifier”, Karunya Journal of Research, Vol. 4, Iss. 1, pp. 31-38, Sept 2012.
  55. P.L. Muralidhara, Guruprasad. M, N. Babu P, Y.J. Rao , J.C. Naidu, “Physico-chemical studies on the effect of package additives in automotive engine oils”, The Journal of CPRI, Vol. 8, Iss. 4, pp. 361-366, Dec 2012. ISSN 0973-0338
  56. R.G.S.V. Prasad, A.R. Phani, B. Jacob, P.C. Salins, “Nanoparticles for bone tissue engineering” Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2012.
  57. V. Kallur, M. Nahata, S.V. Singh, A. Dutta, A. Bhaskar, “Modeling and simulation of laminar flow tubular reactor” International Journal of Chemical Sciences and Applications, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 254 - 263, 2012.
  58. J.H. Patil, Malini. B.M., P.H. Sanil, Manoj. V, Deepika. D, “Kinetics study on anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth with poultry litter” International Journal on Applied Bioengineering Vol. 6, Iss. 2, pp. 46-51, Jul 2012. ISSN : 0973-9084.
  59. J.H. Patil, S. Adiga, Ramya R, Shankar B.B, Geetha C.R, “Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth, poultry litter, cow manure and primary sludge: A comparative analysis” 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology and Environment Management IPCBEE vol.42, pp. 73-78, 2012. ISSN: 2010-4618.
  60. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, P.L. Muralidhara, S.M. Desai, G.K.M. Raju, “Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth using poultry litter as inoculum” International Journal of Environmental Science and Development Vol. 3, Iss. 2, pp. 94-98, Apr 2012. ISSN 2010-0264.
  61. R. Suresh, N. Rakesh, P. King, “Kinetics and equilibrium studies on biosorption of zinc onto Terminalia Catappa leaf powder” International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 2, Iss. 4, pp. 107-114, Oct 2012. ISSN 2248-9649
  62. J.H. Patil, V. Shetty, Manjunath. H., P.L. Muralidhara, “Impact of incubation period of primary sludge inoculum on biomethanation of water hyacinth” Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol 4, Iss. 3, 2012, pp. 1719-1724, ISSN: 0975-7384
  63. R.R. Kumar, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, “Growth of silicon nanowires by electron beam evaporation using indium catalyst ” Materials Letters , Vol. 66, pp. 110-112, 2012.
  64. S. Gandhi, T. Kanadasan, R. Suresh, “Development of control techniques for downdraft biomass gasifier system” Wulfenia Journal, Volume 21, Number 10, pp. 368(2012). ISSN: 1561-882X.
  65. R. Davan, R.G.S.V. Prasad, V.S. Jakka, R.S.L. Aparna, A.R. Phani, B. Jacob, P.C. Salins, D.B. Raj, “Cerium oxide nanoparticles promotes wound healing activity in in-vivo animal model” J. Bionanosci. , Vol. 6, No. 2, 2012, DOI:10.1166/jbns.2012.1074.
  66. R.R. Kumar, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, “Bismuth catalyzed growth of silicon nanowires by electron beam evaporation ” Materials Letters , Vol. 82, pp. 163-166, 2012.
  67. R.G.S.V. Prasad, K.S.V. Chaitanya, M. Tejoram, D. Basavaraju, K.N.Rao, R.R. Kumar, S. Sreenivasan, A.R. Phani, “Antibacterial properties of nanofiber structured conducting polyaniline synthesized by cost effective wet chemical process” J. Pharm. Res , 2012, Vol. 5, Iss. 1, pp. 370-373.
  68. M. Viswas, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, K.V.A. Gowda, R.P.S. Chakradar, “Optical, electrical and structural characterization of zno:al thin films prepared by sol-gel method” Solid State Communications Vol. 152, pp. 324-327, 2012; Journal of Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2011.
  69. K.P. Jotiram, R.G.S.V. Prasad, V.S. Jakka, R.S.L. Aparna, A.R. Phani, “Antibacterial activity of nanostructured polyaniline combined with mupirocin” Nano Biomed. Eng. , 2012, Vol. 4, Iss. 3, pp. 144-149. DOI: 10.5101/nbe.v4i3.p144-149.
  70. R. Suresh, P. Hadimani, H.N.N. Murthy, B. Padmanabhan, “Long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic direct inline compression moulding (LFT-D-ILC) using jute and polypropylene”, Proceedings of National seminar and exhibition: Polymeric Materials in Defense (POMADE-2011), Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL), 4-5 Feb. 2011, Ambernath, Bombay; Proceedings of National Seminar on Advance in Polymeric Materials (APM-2012), Department of Polymer Science and Technology, SK university, Anantapur, 16-17 Mar 2012
  71. S. Gandhi, T. Kanadasan, R. Suresh, “Development of model and fuzzy inference system for biomass based power plant” European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol. 80 Iss. 1, pp. 20-30, Jul 2012.
    • 2011
  72. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, C C Gavimath “Study on effect of pretreatment methods on biomethanation of water hyacinth” International Journal Of Advanced Biotechnology and Research Vol 2, Iss. 1, pp 143-147, 2011. ISSN 0976-2612.
  73. K.S.A. Kareema, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, R.U. Rani, A.K. Sharma, “Optical and structural properties of nanostructured oxide thin films by sol-gel technique” J Optics, Vol. 1391, pp. 600, 2011.
  74. K. Kumar, J. Prakash, S. Raj, N. Pinna, A.R. Phani, G. Neri, “Microwave-assisted synthesis, characterization and ammonia sensing properties of polymer-capped star-shaped zinc oxide nanostructures” Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2011.
  75. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, A. Zubair, S.M. Desai, “Impact of incubation period of poultry litter inoculum on biomethanation of water hyacinth” Ecology, Environment and Conservation Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 55-59, 2011.
  76. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. Antonyraj, C.C. Gavimath, “Impact of dilution on biomethanation of fresh water hyacinth” International Journal Of Chemical Sciences And Applications, Vol 2, Iss. 1, pp 86-90, 2011. ISSN 0976-2590
  77. R.R. Kumar, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, “Growth and characterization of germanium nanowires on a flexible aluminium substrate by electron beam evaporation ” Applied Nanoscience, Vol. 1, pp. 211-217, 2011.
  78. S. Manjula, H. Nabetani, R. Subramanian, “Flux behavior in a hydrophobic dense membrane with undiluted and hexane-diluted vegetable oils”, Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 366, pp. 43-47, 2011.
  79. M. Viswas, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, K.V.A. Gowda, R.P.S. Chakradar, “Effect of annealing temperature on electrical and nanostructural properties of sol-gel derived thin films” Journal of Materials Science, 2011.
  80. L.R. Hemanth, R.S. Hulagurmath, R. Suresh, R.L. Farshi, S.H. Kavithai, “Development of microcrystalline cellulose from groundnut shells for cadmium degradation”, Society for Applied Biotechnology, Biotechnol. Bioinf. Bioeng. Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 375-380, 2011. ISSN 2249-9075
  81. S. Manjula, A. Jose, S. Divakar, R. Subramanian, “Degumming rice bran oil using phospholipase-A1”, European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, Vol. 113, pp. 658-664, 2011.
  82. S. Manjula, I. Kobayashi, R. Subramanian, “Characterization of phospholipid reverse micelles in nonaqueous systems in relation to their rejection during membrane processing”, Food Research International, Vol. 44, pp. 925-930, 2011.
  83. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, V.K. Shetty , M. Hosur , S. Adiga, “Biomethanation of water hyacinth, poultry litter, cow manure and primary sludge: A comparative analysis” Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, Vol. 1, Iss. 7, pp. 22-26, Oct 2011. ISSN 2231-606X
  84. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, Y.J. Rao, A.R. Ravishankar, “Biomethanation of water hyacinth using poultry litter inoculum” International Journal Of Industrial Biotechnology, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 35-39, Jan-Jun 2011. International Science Press (India).
  85. R. Suresh, S. Gandhi, T. Kanadasan, “Automatic control of ash extraction for a wood gasifier using fuzzy controller” Proceedings, International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing (PACC2011), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore jointly with IEEE, 20-22 Jul 2011. IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1166N-PRT, ISBN: 978-1-61284-765-8
  86. R. Suresh, L. Hiremath, G. VijayaKumar, “Application of ultrasound and microbial treatment for biomass effluent”, Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation, Jakarta, Vol. 6, pp. 63-68, 2011. ISSN 0126-2807
  87. J.L. Endrino, R.G.S.V. Prasad, D. Basavaraju, K.N. Rao, A. Mosquera, C.S. Naveen, A.R. Phani, “Antimicrobial properties of nanostructured TiO2 plus Fe additive thin films synthesized by a cost-effective sol-gel process” Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters , Vol. 3, 629-636, 2011.
  88. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, Bhargav S., Sowmya S.R., “Anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth with primary sludge” Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, Vol. 1(3) Jun 2011. ISSN 2231-606X.
  89. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. Antonyraj, C.C. Gavimath, B.M. Mali, “A study on effect of volatile fatty acid on biomethanation of water hyacinth”International Journal Of Advanced Biotechnology And Research, Vol 2, Iss. 2, pp 257 262, Jun 2011. ISSN 0976-2612
  90. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. Antonyraj, C.C. Gavimath, V. R. Hooli, “A comparative study on anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth with poultry litter and cow dung” International Journal Of Chemical Sciences And Applications, Vol 2, Iss. 2, pp. 148-155, Jun 2011. ISSN 0976-2590
    • 2010
  91. S. Sahoo, A. Sasmal, R. Nanda, A.R. Phani, P.L. Nayak, “Synthesis of chitosan-polycaprolactone blend for control delivery of ofloxacin drug” Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 79, Iss. 1, Jan 2010, pp. 106-113.
  92. M. Viswas, K.N. Rao, A.R. Phani, K.V.A. Gowda, R.P.S. Chakradar, “Spectroscopic and electrical properties of sio2 films prepared by simple and cost effective sol-gel process” Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2010.
  93. V. Chayapathy, N. Krishnan, R. Suresh, “Online voltage mitigation in a gas fueled plant in a power system,” International Engineering and Technology Journal of Electrical Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 39-45, 2010. ISSN:0973-8088
  94. R. Suresh, S. Gandhi, T. Kanadasan, “Hardware design of fuzzy controller for biomass down draft gasifier with LabView” Japan, Proceedings, TENCON 2010, pp. 2096-2101, 2010.
  95. S.R. Begum, M.M. Varma, D.B. Raju, R.G.S.V. Prasad, A.R. Phani, “Enhancement of dissolution rate of piroxicam by electrospinning technique” Adv. Nat. Sci: Nanosci. Nanotechnol , (In press)
  96. R.G.S.V. Prasad, R. Davan, S. Jothi, A.R. Phani, D.B. Raju, “Cerium oxide nanoparticles protects gastrointestinal mucosa from ethanol induced gastric ulcers in in-vivo animal model” J. Nanopharmaceutics Drug Delivery , (in press).
  97. P. Yehgambaram, R.G.S.V. Prasad, V.S. Jakka, R.S.L. Aparna, A.R. Phani, “Antifungal activity of nanostructured polyaniline combined with fluconazole” J. Pharm. Res, (In press).

List of papers presented in International conferences in 2010-15

  • 2014
  1. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, R. Ravishankar, S.M. Desai, Shankar B.B. ‘Kinetics of biomethanation of kitchen waste using fungi and cow dung as inoculums’, International Conference on Latest Scientific Research and Technology (ICLSRT 2014),Pattaya, Thailand, 13-14 Sept 2014.
  2. J.H. Patil, M.K. Shetty, R. Ravishankar, Ramaraju H.K., Sunil H, ‘Biomethanation of municipal solid waste using fungi culture with methanogens’, International Conference on Latest Scientific Research and Technology (ICLSRT 2014),Pattaya, Thailand, 13-14 Sept 2014.
  3. J.H. Patil, B.P.P. Kumar, R. Ravishankar, Ramya M.C, G.K.M. Raju, ‘Impact of incubation period of cow dung inoculums on biomethanation of water hyacinth’, 2014 International Conference on Biochemical, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical Engineering (ICBPSCE'2014), Thailand, 11-12 Jan 2014.
    • 2013
  4. Basavaraja R.J., S.Jayanti, ‘Chemical-looping combustion steam cycle for power generation using coal synthesized gas’, 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 10-12 Dec 2013. ISBN: 978-81-928795-0-5
  5. R. Mudbidre, M. Baskaran and L. Schweitzer, ‘210Po and 210Pb as tracers of particle cycling and resuspension in a dynamic freshwater system: Case Study from Clinton River, Southeast Michigan’, American Geophysical Union's 46th annual Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, 9-13 Dec 2013.
  6. R.J. Basavaraja, S. Jayanti, ‘Dual fuel chemical looping combustion CO2 ready supercritical steam power’, A symposium on Future Sustainable Energy Systems: Indo-German Perspectives, IIT Madras, Chennai, 5 Dec 2013.
  7. R.J. Basavaraja, S. Jayanti, ‘Thermodynamic cycle analysis of atmospheric chemical looping combustion-based power plant with carbon capture and sequestration’, International Conference on Coal Science and Technology (ICCS&T-2013), State College, Pennsylvania, USA, 29 Sept - 4 Oct 2013.
  8. R. Mudbidre, L. Schweitzer, E. Chopin and E. VanHees, ‘Distribution and sources of PCBs in surficial, core and suspended sediments from the Clinton River Watershed, SE Michigan, USA ’, 3rd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Toronto, Canada, 15 - 17 Jul 2013.
  9. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, Shankar B.B, M.K. Shetty, B.P.P. Kumar, ‘Anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and sheep waste’, 2013 International Conference on Alternative Energy in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies (2013 AEDCEE), Bangkok, Thailand, 30-31 May 2013.
  10. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, Shankar B.B, Ramya M.C, Ramya R, ‘Kinetic studies on anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and primary sludge’, 2013 International Conference on Alternative Energy in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies (2013 AEDCEE), Bangkok, Thailand, 30-31 May 2013.
  11. R. Suresh, D. Ranganath, M.D. Lima, S. Kamath, N. Chaurasia, ‘Design of low cost and high performance water purifier using naturally available material for rural application’, International Conference on Water Desalination, Treatments and Management, Annual Congress-2013, Indian Desalination Association, Jaipur, 21-22 Feb 2013.
  12. R. Mudbidre, M. Baskaran and L. Schweitzer, ‘Investigations of the partitioning of 210Po and 210Pb in a riverine system in Southeast Michigan, USA’, International Conference of 210 Po and radioactive Pb, 11-13 Feb 2013.
  13. R.J. Basavaraja, S. Jayanti, ‘Analysis of natural gas fired chemical-looping combustion steam cycle’, International Conference on Mathematics in Chemical Kinetics and Engineering (MaCKiE 2013), IIT Madras, Chennai, 4-6 Feb 2013.
    • 2012
  14. J.H. Patil, Shankar B.B, P.L. Muralidhara, Ramya M.C, Ramya R, ‘Effect of substrate concentration on biomethanation of water hyacinth’, International Conference on Chemical, Engineering and its Applications (ICCEA'12), Bangkok, Thailand, 23-24 Nov 2012.
  15. J.H. Patil, S. Adiga, Ramya R., Shankar B.B., Geetha C.R, ‘Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth, poultry litter, cow manure and primary sludge: A comparative analysis’, 5th International Conference on Environmental and Computer Science (ICECS 2012), Phuket, Thailand, 1-2 Sept 2012.
  16. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, P.L. Muralidhara, S.M. Desai, G.K.M. Raju, ‘Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth using poultry litter as inoculum’, 1st Journal Conference on Environmental Science and Development (JCESD 1st Bangkok, Thailand), 7-8 Apr 2012.
  17. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, P.L. Muralidhara, Vidya C, ‘Study on bio-methanation of water hyacinth using primary sludge as inoculum’, International Conference on Challenges in Biotechnology and Food Technology (ICBF 2012), 9-10 Jan 2012.
    • 2011
  18. J.H. Patil, V. Kallur, Sanil P.H, U. Rai, Y. Bharath, ‘Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth, poultry litter, cow manure and primary sludge: A comparative study’, International Science Congress (ISC 2011), 24-25 Dec 2011.
  19. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, U. Rai, Y. Bharath, V. Shetty, ‘Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth using primary sludge as inoculum’, Proceedings of the International conference on Green Technology and Environmental Conservation (GTEC-2011), 15-17 Dec 2011. IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1172R-PRT, ISBN: 978-1-4673-0176-3.
  20. J.H. Patil, M.A.L. AntonyRaj, S.M. Desai, ‘Study on biomethanation of water hyacinth using primary sludge as inoculum’, International Conference on Environmental Pollution and remediation (ICEPR 2011), Ottawa, 17-19 Aug 2011.
  21. Hemanth L.R., Vidya C., R. Suresh, S. Hiremath, ‘Environmental pollution control by multicomponent nanomaterials’, International symposium on Effect of Emissions & Effluents on Environment, EEEE-2011, Department of Engineering Chemistry, A. U. College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 23-24 Dec 2011.

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