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Research Projects including Cogeneration Unit, PET based dye sensitized solar cells fabrication, EPDM Rubber based nanocomposites, Photosensitizers for Nanocrystalline Solar Cells, Nuclear Wastage Storage Containers, Metal Nanocomposites for Microwave Absorption, Polymer nanocomposites, dynamically molding footwear for diabetic patients, Particulate Polymer Composites for Space Applications, Fluoritestructured Hydrogen Storage Materials, etc. sponsored by DST, ISRO, UGC, DAE, BNRS, DRDO, MHRD, ISRO, DBT and DST – Indo Norway Consortium.

Collaborative Research

Collaborations with University of Arkansas, Columbia University, EPFL, Switzerland, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), ISRO, and other leading Research Universities in India in the area of Nanocomposites, Carbon Nano materials, Solar Cells, Corrosion, Nuclear Materials, Polymer Composites, Nanodielectric Materials, Polymer Nano Fiber Composites, Graphen Composites.

Projects
SI.No. Faculty Name Title of Project Name of Funding Agency Amount Sanctioned (Rs. Lacs) Duration
1 Dr.  K. Jayanarayanan Development of Metal/ Polyether ketone Hybrid Composite Laminates for Nuclear Waste Storage Containers Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS) [35/14/49/2014-BRNS/10011] 30.97 April 2015- March 2018 (3 years)
2 Dr. Mahendra. N. Nandanwar Natural Convection Driven Flow-Through Soluble Lead Redox Flow Battery With Inbuilt Sonication mechanism for Achieving Longer Cycle Life SERB-DST 14.34 March 2017 – March 2020
3 Dr. Meera Balachandran Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) Rubber based nanocomposites for application in corrosive and radiation environments UGC-DAE CSR 7.93 June 2014 May 2017
4 Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula Developmentof a 10 kW Cogeneration Unit based onMicrochannelHeat Exchangers for Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy DST – CERI 104.97 July 2016 to June 2019
5 Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula Kinetics of Mixed-Paraffin Dehydrogenation on Pt-Sn/Al2O3 Catalyst SERB – YSS 26.82 October 2015 to October 2018
6 Dr. Duraisamy Kumaresan Roll to roll, high efficient PET based dye sensitized solar cells fabrication through high temperature sintering processes DST – CERI 67.62 July 2016 to June 2019
7 CEMS Dept FIST Grant (FE Scanning Electron Microscope) DST 248.5 Feb 2018 to Dec 2023
8 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Iron Oxide Nanostructures from Anodic Dissolution for Electro-Fenton-mediated Oxidative Degradation of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) SERB NationalPost DoctoralFellowship 19.2 Aug 2016 to Jun 2018
9 Dr. Murali Rangarajan Development of a Pulsed Flow Packed Bed Electrochemical Reactor for Heavy Metals Removal from Groundwater and Wastewater SERB Extra Mural Research 37.24 Mar 2018 to Mar 2021
10 Dr. G. M. Thirugnasambandam Photo-electrochemical Splitting of Water with N-doped Graphene-Hematite Composites for Hydrogen Production (PhotoNGrapHy) DST (Indo-Norway ENERGIX Scheme) 25.88 June 2015 to June 2018
11 Dr. G. M. Thirugnasambandam Fluorite-structured Metal Hydrides: A New Class of High-capacityMgScXTernary Alloys for Next Generation NiMH Batteries and Stationary Hydrogen Storage Applications Australian Mines Company Ltd. 167.736 Dec 2017 to Nov 2021
12 Dr. G. M. Thirugnasambandam Fluorite-structured Hydrogen Storage Materials: A new class of high capacity Mg-based alloys DST _INSPIRE Faculty award 35 Sept 2015 to Sept 2020
13 Dr. Mahendra Nandanwar Development of scaled-up, pump-less, free-convection-driven, soluble lead redox flow battery SERB-DST 34.48 Feb 2021 to Feb 2024
Sponsoring Organizations

Journal Article

Studies on supersonic cold spray deposition of microparticles using a bell-type nozzle

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, K.Harihara Sudhana, G.Krishna Prasada, A. R. Srikrishnana

Publisher : Elsevier

CFD Analysis of Turbulence Effect on Reaction in Stirred Tank Reactors

Authors : Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula, Gopalakrishnan

Publisher : Chemical Engineering Science

Electrochemical Sensing of Phenytoin by Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Prem Anandh

Publisher : Indian Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry,The Royal Society of Chemistry

Effect of compatibilizer and carbon nanotubes on blends of Polypropylene and Nylon 6

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Rasana Nanoth, S. Anjali; S. Aishwaryalakshmi; V. Ashwin; S. Neeraja;

Publisher : Materials Today Proceedings (Scopus) , Elsevier Publications: Accepted for Publication (Article in Press)

Optimizing properties of nanoclay–nitrile rubber (NBR) composites using Face Centred Central Composite Design

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Devanathan, Sriram; Muraleekrishnan, R.; Bhagawan, S.S.

Publisher : Materials & Design – MATER DESIGN

Synthesis and characteristics of MMT reinforced chitosan nanocomposite

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. Bhagath; Abhijith Vivek; V. Viswajeet Krishna; Shiva Sagar Mittal;

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Investigation of the blue-green algae based bio diesel using n-hexane and n-hexanol solvents: Diesel engine emission parameter and characterization studies

Authors : Dr. Asha Sathish, Dr. Nithya K., S. Sundar, Dr. Asha Sathish

Publisher : International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA)

The rheological behaviour and thermal ageing characteristics of PP/MWCNT/glass fibre multiscale composites

Authors : Dr. Rasana Nanoth, Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Krishna Prasad Rajan; Aravinthan Gopanna

Publisher : Polymers and Polymer Composites

Determining the Significance of Cobalt Addition on the Wear Characteristics of Al-6.6Si-0.4Mg Hypoeutectic Alloy Using Design of Experiment

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Karthik V. Shankar, Sreedev, E.P.; Govind, H.K.; P, A.; Adithyan, S.; Narayan, H.A.; Dr. Meera Balachandran

Publisher : Tribology in Industry

Analyzing the Effect of B4C/Al2O3 on the Wear Behavior of Al-6.6Si-0.4Mg Alloy Using Response Surface Methodology

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Karthik V. Shankar, Kumar, Vishnu; Kumar, Vaishnave; Menon, Goutham; Bimaldev, Sivcharan; Sankar, Manu;Dr. Meera Balachandran

Publisher : International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science

Nanosilica reinforced EPDM silicone rubber blends: Experimental and theoretical evaluation of mechanical and solvent sorption properties

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Akhilesh Ravindran; Madhumitha Kamaraj; Nandika Vasanthmurali; V. Meghavarshini; Dr. Meera Balachandran

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Properties of Blends from Polypropylene and Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate using a Compatibilizer

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Rasana Nanoth, E.M. Akshaya; R. Palaniappan; C.F. Sowmya;

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Influence of argon plasma treatment on carbon fibre reinforced high performance thermoplastic composite

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Shantanu Bhowmik, Jennifer Vinodhini, K. Sudheendra; Dr. Meera Balachandran; Shantanu Bhowmik

Publisher : High Performance Polymers

GSH Responsive Biotinylated Poly(vinyl alcohol) Grafted GO as a Nanocarrier for Targeted Delivery of Camptothecin†

Authors : Dr. Sankarprasad Bhuniya, Dr. Nandita Mishra, Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Yasoda, Yamini; Bobba, Kondapa; Nedungadi, Divya; Dutta, Debabrata; Kumar, Sathish;

Publisher : RSC Advances

A design of experiments investigation of the effects of synthesis conditions on the quality of CVD graphene

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Prof. Sriram Devanathan, Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Ramakrishnan Shanmugam; Vasant G Sathe; R Senthilkumar.

Publisher : Materials Research Express, IOP Publishing, Volume 3, Number 12, p.125601

Electrocoagulants Characteristics and Application of Electrocoagulation for Micropollutant Removal and Transformation Mechanism.

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Govindan, Kadarkarai; Angelin, Arumugam; Kalpana, Murugesan; Shankar, Prabakaran; Jang, Am

Investigations of suspension stability of iron oxide nanoparticles using time-resolved UV–visible spectroscopy

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Vikram, S.; Vasanthakumari, R.; Tsuzuki, Takuya;

Publisher : Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Volume 18, Number 9, p.272 (2016)

Tuning the Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by a Room-Temperature Air-Atmosphere (RTAA) Co-Precipitation Method.

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Vikram, S; Dhakshnamoorthy, M; Vasanthakumari, R; Rajamani, A R; Tsuzuki, Takuya

Publisher : J Nanosci Nanotechnol

Synthesis of poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG)-capped Fe3O4 nanoclusters by hydrothermal method.

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Abhiram C Anil; Kadarkarai Govindan.

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Unbiased estimation in dynamic data reconciliation

Authors : Prof. Sriram Devanathan, Rollins, Derrick K;

Publisher : Wiley Online Library

Measurement bias detection in linear dynamic systems

Authors : Prof. Sriram Devanathan, Rollins, Derrick K; Bascuñana, Ma Victoria B

Publisher : Elsevier

Thermoplastic polyurethane based blends and nanocomposites: Structure – properties relations

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., Bhagawan, S. S., Kuruvilla Joseph, and Sabu Thomas

Publisher : International Journal of Plastic Technology

Thermomechanical behavior of nanoclay filled TPU/PP blends

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., Bhagawan, S.S.a; Joseph, K.b; Thomas, S.c

Publisher : E-Polymers

Mechanical and thermal properties of microfibrillar polymer-polymer composites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : Journal of Polymer Materials

Morphology Development of Normal Blends, Microfibrillar Blends and Composites from LDPE and PET

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Gejo George, Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : SB Academic Review

Mechanical properties and morphology of nanoclay-filled different TPU/PP blends

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., Bhagawan, SS; Kuruvilla Joseph; Sabu Thomas

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Dynamic mechanical analysis of in situ microfibrillar composites based on PP and PET

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Solvent uptake and accelerated solar aging studies of cotton – Polypropylene commingled composite systems

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Jose T.E., Thomas P.C., Mathew J., Joseph K.

Publisher : Polymers and Polymer Composites

Preparation and Characterization of Nanoclay-filled Polyurethane/polypropylene Blends

Authors : Dr. Bhagawan S. S., Kannan, M.; Jose, Tomlal; Sabu Thomas; Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : Polymer Engineering Science

Morphology and mechanical properties of normal blends and in-situ microfibrillar composites from low-density polyethylene and poly (ethylene terephthalate)

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Ravichandran Archana, Rajendran Dhivya, Sivathanupillai Monikumar, Venkatesan Abirami, Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group

Modeling NBR- layered silicate nanocomposites: A DoE approach

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Stanly, Lisha P; Mulaleekrishnan, R.; Bhagawan, S.S.

Publisher : Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Impact, tear, and dielectric properties of cotton/polypropylene commingled composites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Tomlal E. J., Thomas P.C., George K.C., K. Joseph

Publisher : Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Effect of sequence of nanoclay addition in TPU/PP blends: Thermomechanical properties

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., Bhagawan, S.S.a; Jose, T.b; Thomas, S.c; Joseph, K.d

Publisher : Journal of Materials Science

Characterization of nanoclay filled polymer blends

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., S. .S.Bhagawan, Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : SPE Plastics research: Online: Plastics Nanotechnology

Modeling and optimizing properties of nanoclay-nitrile rubber composites using box-behnken design

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Bhagawan, S. Sa, and Muraleekrishnan, Rb

Publisher : Rubber Chemistry and Technology

Microstructural refinement and mechanical properties of direct extruded ŻM21 magnesium alloys

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam; S. KUMARAN; T. SRINIVASA RAO

Publisher : Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China

Mechanical and surface properties of low-density polyethylene film modified by photo-oxidation

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., Suresh, B.a b; Maruthamuthu, S.a; Chandramohan, A.d

Publisher : Polymer Journal

Influence of Thermal Oxidation on Surface and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene

Authors : Dr. Kannan M., Suresh, B.; Maruthamuthu, S.; Khare, A.; Palanisamy, N.; Muralidharan, V.S.; Ragunathan, R.; Pandiyaraj, K.N.

Publisher : Journal of Polymer Research

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and durability of carbon supported PtM (Co, Ni, Cu) alloys: Influence of particle size and non-noble metals

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Kaushik Jayasayee; J.A. Rob Van Veen;; Serdar Celebi; Emiel J.M. Hensen; Frank A. de Bruijn

Publisher : Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Novel Bio-commingled Composites Based on Jute/polypropylene Yarns: Effect of Chemical Treatments on the Mechanical Properties

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., George G., Tomlal Jose E, Nagarajan E.R, Skrifvars M, K. Joseph

Publisher : Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Influence of Nickel and Silicon Addition on the Deuterium Siting and Mobility in fcc Mg-Ti Hydride Studied with 2H MAS NMR

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Magusin, Pieter C. M. M.; Iliksu, Merve; Notten, Peter H. L.

Publisher : The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrochemical Deuteration of Metastable MgTi alloys: An Effective Way to Inhibit Phase Segregation

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Magusin, Pieter CMM; Srinivasan, Subramanian; Dr. Gopi Krishnan; Kooi, Bart J; Notten, Peter HL

Publisher : Advanced Energy Materials

Design and Implementation of Model Predictive Control in a Three Tank Interacting System

Authors : Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula, Dr. Rasana Nanoth, M. Rangarajan;

Publisher : International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical, Environmental and Energy Engineering (RACEEE2014)

Process Modeling and Particle Flow Simulation of Sand Separation in Cyclone Separator

Authors : Dr. Krishna Prasad R., Sabareesh Sankar, P;

Publisher : Particulate Science and Technology

One-step synthesis of Pt-decorated graphene-carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical sensing of dopamine, uric acid and ascorbic acid

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Sab Ramakrishnan, Pradeep, K. Ra, Raghul, Aa, Senthilkumar, Rab, Rangarajan, Ma

Publisher : Analytical Methods

Kodo Idly – Inside Out

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, D. Susan, Vishvanathan, R., .and E, P

Publisher : Trends in Biosciences

Kinetics and mass transfer models for sorption of titanium industry effluent in activated carbon

Authors : Subash, N.; Krishna Prasad, R.

Publisher : Desalination and Water Treatment

Grinding kinetics, modeling, and subsieve morphology of ball mill grinding for cement industry ingredients

Authors : Dr. Krishna Prasad R., Sridhar C.S.; Sankar P.S.;

Publisher : Particulate Science and Technology

The Electrochemistry of Hydrogen Storage Materials

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, .H.L.Notten, P.

Publisher : Journal of Materials Chemistry

Electrochemical sensing of dopamine, uric acid and ascorbic acid using tRGO-TiO2 nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Rajamani, A.R.; Kannan R.; Krishnan, S.; Ramakrishnan, S.; Raj, S.M.; Kumaresan, D.; Kothurkar, N.;

Publisher : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Carving of Idly from the batter

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, D. Susan, .E, P. and Vishvanathan, R

Publisher : Trends in Biosciences

GSH-responsive biotinylated poly(vinyl alcohol)-grafted GO as a nanocarrier for targeted delivery of camptothecin

Authors : Divya Nedungadi, Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Y. K. Yasoda, Bobba, K. Naidu, Dutta, D., M. Kumar, S., Kothurkar, N., Mishra, N., and Bhuniya, S.

Publisher : RSC Adv.

EMI shielding and microwave absorption behavior of Au-MWCNT/polyaniline nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Jelmy, E.J.; Ramakrishnan, S.;

Publisher : Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Carbon nanotubes dispersed polymer nanocomposites: Mechanical, electrical, thermal properties and surface morphology

Authors : Sankar, N.; Reddy, M.N.; Krishna Prasad, R.

Publisher : Bulletin of Materials Science

Synthesis and electrochemical properties of binary MgTi and ternary MgTiX (X = Ni, Si) hydrogen storage alloys

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, Iliksu, M.; Danilov, D.L.; Notten, P.H.L.

Publisher : International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier Ltd,

Study on Silica Infused Recycled Aggregate Concrete Using Design of Experiments

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Mini K. M., P. .M.Mrudul, .Upender, T., Tarun, V.

Publisher : Journal of Engineering science and Technology

Polymer Nanocomposite Containing High Permittivity Nanoparticles for Energy Storage Application

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, V. K. Sahithya, Kavitha, D., and Kumar, M

Publisher : International Journal of Nanotechnology and Applications.

EPDM-chlorobutyl rubber blends in γ-radiation and hydrocarbon environment: Mechanical, transport, and ageing behavior

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, N. Ashok, Lawrence, F., and Sebastian, N

Publisher : Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Electron scavenger-assisted photocatalytic degradation of amido black 10B dye with Mn3O4 nanotubes: A response surface methodology study with central composite design

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Govindan, K.; Chandran, H.T.; Raja, M.; Maheswari, S.U.;

Publisher : Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Synthesis and characterization of graphene quantum dots/cobalt ferrite nanocomposite

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, S. Ramachandran, Sathishkumar, M., Senthilkumar, R

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Selective monitoring of vascular cell senescence via Β-Galactosidase detection with a fluorescent chemosensor

Authors : Kim, E.-J.; Podder, A.; Maiti, M.; Lee, J.M.; Chung, B.G.; S. Bhuniya

Publisher : Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical-A

Polyaniline/Fe3O4-RGO Nanocomposites for Microwave Absorption

Authors : Sabarish Narayanan B., Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, J. Mathew, Sathishkumar, M., Kothurkar, N. K., and Senthilkumar, R.

Publisher : IOP Publishing

Photocatalytic degradation of metformin and amoxicillin in synthetic hospital wastewater: effect of classical parameters

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Prakash Chinnaiyan, S.G. Thampi, and M. Kumar

Publisher : International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

One-Step RF-CVD Method for the Synthesis of Graphene Decorated with Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles.

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Shanmugam, Ramakrishnan; Johny, Jelmy; Senthilkumar, R.

Publisher : Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology .

One-step hydrothermal synthesis of marigold flower-like nanostructured MoS2 as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, R. Senthilkumar, Ramakrishnan, S., Balu, M., Ramamurthy, P. C., Kumaresan, D.

Publisher : Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Kinetics and sub sieve morphology of ball mill grinding for different grades of Indian coals

Authors : R. K. Johar, Saravanakumar, G., Prasad, R. K

Publisher : International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology

Experimental and micromechanical modeling of fracture toughness

Authors : Rasana Nanoth and Dr. Jayanarayanan K.

Publisher : Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Electrodeposition of tin-bismuth alloys: Additives, morphologies and compositions

Authors : Dr. Murali Rangarajan, Rajamani, A.R.; Jothi, S.; Datta, M.;

Publisher : Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Dielectric Properties, Thermal Characteristics and Degradation Kinetics of PMMA Nanodielectrics

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, P. Raga Sreehitha and Durga, B.

Publisher : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2018)”

Cure and Degradation Kinetics of Sulfur Cured Nanocomposites of EPDM-NBR Rubber Blends

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. K. Tajamul Basha, Divya, R., Menon, A. U., Ashok, N., S., B., and S.R., N

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Carbon-polyaniline nanocomposites as supercapacitor materials

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Dr. Sudip Kumar Batabyal, Kumar, M.S.; Yasoda, K.Y.

Publisher : Materials Research Express, Institute of Physics Publishing

Association of Family Challenges with Self-esteem and Perceived Social Support among Indian Adolescents

Authors : Prof. Sriram Devanathan, P. Valsala, and Kuttappan, S. M

Publisher : Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Strengthening of Plain Concrete Cylinders with Natural FRP Composite Systems

Authors : Dr. Mini K. M., Mahadevan Lakshmanan, Dr. Jayanarayanan K., A. Padanattil

Publisher : Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, Springer International Publishing

Mechanical and Thermal Properties Modeling, Sorption Characteristics of Multiscale (Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Glass Fiber) Filler Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Rasana Nanoth, Pavithra Ramakrishnan, Nandhini Ganesan R., Ramya Pannerselvam, Veeraraagavan Annusamy V.

Publisher : Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology

Effect of compatibilizer and carbon nanotubes on blends of Polypropylene and Nylon 6

Authors : Dr. Rasana Nanoth, Dr. Jayanarayanan K., S. Anjali, S. Aishwaryalakshmi, V. Ashwin, S. Neeraja

Publisher : Materials Today Proceedings (Scopus)

A biotinylated piperazine-rhodol derivative: A ‘turn-on’ probe for nitroreductase triggered hypoxia imaging

Authors : Zhou, Y.a; Bobba, K.N.b; Lv, X.W.a; Yang, D.a; Velusamy, N.b; Zhang, J.F.c; S. Bhuniya

A bioorthogonal ‘turn-on’ fluorescent probe for tracking mitochondrial nitroxyl formation.

Authors : Sunwoo, Kyoung; Bobba, Kondapa Naidu; Lim, Ja-Yun; Park, Taegun; Podder, Arup; Heo, June Seok; Lee, Seung Gwan; Bhuniya, Sankarprasad; Kim, Jong Seung

Publisher : Chem Commun (Camb), Volume 53, Issue 10, p.1723-1726 (2017)

Conference Paper

Carbon Quantum Dot-Polypyrrole Nanocomposite for Supercapacitor Electrodes

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Mittal, Shiva; Ramadas, Gouri; Vasanthmurali, Nandika; Madaneshwar, V; Kumar, Sathish .

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (IConAMMA 2018) .

Polymer-iron tungstate-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for microwave absorption

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Dr. Prasanna Ramani, Sabarish Narayanan B., Muralidharan, Sanjay Krishna; Balaji, S; Raj, G; Pravin, P; Kumar, Sathish; Narayanan, B; Moorthy, Arjun

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (IConAMMA 2018).

Effect of compatibilizer and carbon nanotubes on blends of Polypropylene and Nylon 6

Authors : Dr. Rasana Nanoth, Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Anjali Suresh, AiswaryaLakshmi S, Neeraja Sethuraman, Aswin Vinod

Publisher : International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications, IconAMMA2017 (Scopus)

Process Optimisation of Injection Moulded Plastic Products Using Moldflow Analysis

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., S. Selvan, A., and Kumar, P. V. Rajesh

Publisher : AITEC, Coimbatore

Role of Rheology In Polymer Extrusion

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K.

Publisher : AICTE-ISTE STTP, Amrita Institute of Technology

Recycling of Scrap Tyres and Tyre Derived Fuel

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Ray, V. V., and Krishnaparasad, R.

Publisher : STAS Mahatma Gandhi University,Kottayam

Preparation and Properties of Microfibrillar based Polymer-Polymer Composites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sabu Thomas, and Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : S B College, Changanacherry

Analysis of Rejection Rate in Gas Assisted Injection Molded Products using FMEA

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., R. Vibanchya, Suganya, P., Satheeshkumar, P., Padmakumar, M. S.

Publisher : Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore

Analysis of flow characteristics of injection molded polyacetal component

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Bhagawan, S. S., Shivashankari, S., R. Karthikeyan, V., K. Narayanan, D., and Venkateshwar, P.

Publisher : MACRO 2006

Modelling techniques for optimizing polymer formulations and process parameters

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sivadayanithy, M., and Bhagawan, S. S

Publisher : International Conference on Natural Polymers (ICNP 2007)

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Microfibrillar Polymer Polymer Composite

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Kuruvilla Joseph, and Sabu Thomas

Publisher : International Seminar on Frontiers in Polymer Science and Technology, POLY-2007

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Microfibrillar Insitu Composites based on PP and PET

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Bhagawan, S. S., Kuruvilla Joseph, and Sabu Thomas

Publisher : POLYCHAR 16 – World Forum for Advanced Materials

Crystal engineering in cobaloximes: Lamellar, pillared, tubular and helical assemblies assisted by C-H…O, C-H…Cl and C-H…pi interactions

Authors : Dr. Yamuna R.

Publisher : International symposium on Structural bioinformatics: Structure and functions of macromolecules (BIOFEST-08)

Polymer nanocomposites for inflatable Space Structures:Property Optimization using Response Surface Methodology

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dhanuja, M. T., Bhagawan, S. S., Divya, B., ,, and Nair, P. S.

Publisher : Sixth International Conference on “Precision ,Meso,Micro and Nano Engineering

Multi component Mg based Hydrogen storage materials

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, .Kiraz, K., and .H.L.Notten, P.

Publisher : Lunteren

Multicomponent Mg based Hydrogen storage materials

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, H.L.Notten, P.

Publisher : Advances in Dutch Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research

Multi-component Mg based Hydrogen storage materials

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, .H.L.Notten, P., and .Kiraz, K.

Publisher : ICMAT2011

Microfibrillar Composites from Polymer Blends

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sabu Thomas, and Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : Mahatma Gandhi University

Sitting and Dynamics of Electrochemically Deuterated Mg0.65Ti0.35D1.12:A2HNMR Study

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, C.M.M.Magusin, P., Krishnan, G., and .H.L.Notten, P

Publisher : MRS-ICYRAM2012

Hydrogen Storage and Optical Switching Abilities of Magnesium Alloy Hydrides

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, K. .Kiraz, Dam, B., and .H.L.Notten, P.

Publisher : MRS-ICYRAM2012

Meta-Stable Mg-Based Hydrogen Storage Alloys : A 2H NMR Study

Authors : Dr. Thirugnasambandam G. Manivasagam, C.M.M.Magusin, P., and .H.L.Notten, P.

Publisher : ACTS symposium

Physico-chemical Studies of Amoxycillin Loaded Sulfonated Polymer

Authors : Ms. S. Sindhu, Baladhandapani A; Shashank Suresh,; Prasanna Ramani .

Publisher : International Conference on Material Sciences SCICON’16, (Scopus), Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore .

Performance of a vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland in treating biomethanation effluent

Authors : Dr. Nikhil K. Kothurkar, Wietlisbach, S.O.; Ram, K.; Nair, R.; Harigovind, S.

Publisher : GHTC 2016 – IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: Technology for the Benefit of Humanity, Conference Proceedings

Phthalimido protected peptide nucleic acid monomer – Synthesis and Characterization

Authors : Dr. Prasanna Ramani, Sivakumar, S.; Ramani, P.; Shilpa, G.S.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

An alternate method to synthesize zeolites for biological applications

Authors : Dr. Prasanna Ramani, Pavithra, E.R.; Arun, M.; Swaminathan, R.A.; Vishwanath, S.M.M.

Publisher : Materials Today: Proceedings

Conference Proceedings

Tuning parameters for flame-retardant coatings on wood and polymer

Authors : Prof. Sriram Devanathan, Dr. Kannan M., Sarathiraja M .

Publisher : IConAMMA 2018, Materials Today: Proceedings, Bengaluru .

Mechanical and Sorption Behaviour of Organo-modified Montmorillonite nanocomposites based on EPDM – NBR Blends

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, N. Ashok, Webert, D., Suneesh, P. V.

Publisher : Proceedings of International Conference on Advanced Materials SCICON’16 . Department of Sciences

Cure and Degradation Kinetics of Sulfur Cured Nanocomposites of EPDM-NBR Rubber Blends

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. Kaizer Taj Basha, R, D., Menon, A. U., Ashok, N.

Publisher : Proceedings of the second edition of Icon AMMA a three day International Conference on “Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2017)

Performance Enhancement of UHMWPE with Surface Functionalized MWCNT/Graphite Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. Kumar P, K, S. Narendra R., D, U.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Second International Conferences on Structural Integrity (ICONS-2018), Invited paper 14, Session VD Stuctural Integrity of Composite Materials. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam & Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter together with Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Nanosilica reinforced EPDM Silicone Rubber Blends: Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of Mechanical and Solvent Sorption Properties

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, A. Ravindran, Kamaraj, M., Vasanthmurali, N., V, M.

Publisher : Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications

Dielectric Properties, Thermal Characteristics and Degradation Kinetics of PMMA Nanodielectrics

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Paritala Raga Sreehitha ; Boggavarapu Durga .

Publisher : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on “Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2018)”, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham ,Bangalore.

In-situ synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles embedded in L. camara adsorbent for the sorption of nickel ions: adsorption, isotherm and kinetic studies

Authors : Dr. Nithya K., Dr. Asha Sathish

Publisher : TECHNOSCAPE18- An International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources: Innovations and Impacts

Flow Analysis of an Automotive Component using Mold flow

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., S., A. Selvan

Publisher : Cochin University of Science and Technology

Study of Heat Transfer during gas-solid flows

Authors : Dr. Krishna Prasad R., Srivastava, S. N., Pitchumani, B., and Rajan, K. S

Publisher : IIT – Roorkee

Ilmenite to Synthetic Rutile – Trends in Value Addition

Authors : Dr. Krishna Prasad R., K. S. Rajan, Ponnusami, V., Rajamanickam, V., and Srivastava, S. N

Publisher : National Workshop and Seminar on Sustainable Development of Coastal Placer Minerals: Placer

Design Validation of Injection Moulded Automotive Plastic Part using Moldflow Analysis

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., S. Selvan, A., and Kumar, P. V. Rajesh

Publisher : Bannari Amman Institute, Sathyamangalam

Design of Experiments in Polymer Technology

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Bhagawan, S. S.

Publisher : 19th Rubber Conference

Studies on Novel Polythiourea and its Composites For Conducting Applications

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Lakshmi, K., and Saravanan, R

Publisher : National Conference on Recent Trends in Polymer Science and Technology

Optimization of Process Parameters of an Injection Moulded Gear Using Taguchi Method

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Bhagawan, S. S., Karthick, H. S., Suganya, V., and Shivashankari, A. L.

Publisher : Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2006) organized by Society of Plastics Engineers

Optimisation of Process Parameters of an Injection Moulded Gear Using Taguchi Methodology

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Shivashankari, A. L., Suganya, V., Karthick, H. S., and Bhagawan, S. S.

Publisher : International Conference on Resource Utilisation and Intelligent Systems INCRUIS-2006

Morphology and Thermal Properties of Microfibrillar Composites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Kuruvilla Joseph, Sabu Thomas, and A., V.

Publisher : Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2006) organized by Society of Plastics Engineers

Mechanical behaviour of nanoclay–NBR composites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Bhagawan, S. S

Publisher : Proceedings of Asia Rub Tech Expo. Cochin, India

Development of In situ Composites from Polypropylene/Poly ethylene Terephthalate blends

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Kuruvilla Joseph, Sabu Thomas

Publisher : International Conference and Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics ICERP-2006

Short natural fibre reinforced polyester composites : Property Optimization using DoE

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Bhagawan, S. S

Publisher : Proceedings of Innovations in Composites for the New Century, International and INCOMM-6 Conference on Future trends in Composite Materials and Processing

Microfibrillar In Situ Composites from Polymer Blends Morphology and Mechanical Properties Evaluation

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sabu Thomas, and Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : International and INCCOM-6 Conference Future Trends in Composite Materials and Processing

Design of Experiments for Optimizing NBR Nanocomposite Formulations

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Stanly, L. P., Muraleekrishnan, R., and Bhagawan, S. S

Publisher : International conference on Advances in Polymer Technology

Process parameter optimisation in automobile component manufacture using Design of Experiments

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, J. Ganesh, A., Varshan, A. V. R., Sriram, D., and Bhagawan, S. S

Publisher : Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

Optimizing the Properties of Nanoclay – Nitrile Rubber Composites using Box-Behnken Design

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Muraleekrishnan, R., and Bhagawan, S. S

Publisher : Proceedings of ISAMPE National Conference 2009(INCCOM-8) “Emerging Trends in Composite Materials and Technology”

Morphology and mechanical properties of in situ microfibrillar composites from LDPE and PET

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Sabu Thomas, Kuruvilla Joseph, Dhivya, R., Archana, R., Monikumar, S., and Abirami, V.

Publisher : ISAMPE National Conference 2009 (INCCOM-8) Emerging Trends in Composite Materials and Technology

Advances in polymer based micro and nano composites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Kuruvilla Joseph, and A. Saritha

Publisher : International conference on Innovative Technologies (ICIT-09)

Role of DoE [Design of Experiments] in Development of Nanoclay – Nitrile Rubber Composites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. S. Bhagawan

Publisher : Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology and Materials Research Society of India

Influence of cold drawing on the properties of microfibrillar structured insitu composites from PP and PET.

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Thomasb, S., and Josephc, K.

Publisher : International Conference on Advances in Polymer Technology (APT-10)

Influence of blend ratio on the mechanical and sorption behaviour of polymer – polymer microfibrillar composites from LDPE and PET

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Thomasb, S., and Kuruvilla Joseph

Publisher : International Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology

Elastomer-based nanocomposites : Trends and Challenges

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. S. Bhagawan

Publisher : Proceedings of National conference on Frontiers in Polymer Nanomaterials and Composites

Elastomer Based Composites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. S. Bhagawan

Publisher : J.J. Murphy Research Centre, Rubber Park India (P) Ltd.

Approaches in Modeling Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. S. Bhagawan

Publisher : Mahatma Gandhi University

Nanocomposites : Property Dependence on Filler Shape and Content

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. S. Bhagawan

Publisher : 3rd Int Conf on Natural Polymers, Bio-polymers, Bio-Materials, their composites, Blends, IPNs Gels Polyelectrolytes Gels: Macro to Nano Scales, by Centre for Nanoscience Nanotechnology at M.G. Univ Beijing Univ of Chemical Technology, China

Mechanical, thermal and dielectric properties of cross-linked polyethylene nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Kavitha D., P. Manswini, Reddy, R.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization (ICPPC 2014), International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Simulation of electric field distribution in nanodielectrics based on XLPE

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Kavitha D., A. Jayakrishnan, D, K., A, A., and Nagarajan, N.

Publisher : Proceedings of International Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, properties and Applications ICM 2016 organized by International Unit on Macromolecular Science and Engineering (IUMSE), , Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India held at School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

Simulation studies on Electric field propogation in cross-linked Polyethylene Nanosilica Composites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Anjana Suresh; Karthika Pattath; Asseb C. Mohammed .

Publisher : Proceedings of International Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, properties and Applications ICM 2016 , International Unit on Macromolecular Science and Engineering (IUMSE), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Influence of Nanofiller Type on Mechanical and Solvent sorption behavior of Nitrile Rubber based Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Ashok, N

Publisher : Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites organized by International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(IIUCNN),

Influence of high permittivity nanoparticle on water tree growth in XLPE nanocomposite

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Kavitha D.

Publisher : Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies,

Experimental Study of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE – Acid modified MWCNT Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. Kumar P, and D, U

Publisher : Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites organized by International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(IIUCNN),

Experimental Study of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE – Graphite Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, S. Narendra R. K, and D, U

Publisher : Fourth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites organized by International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(IIUCNN),

Hybrid Nanocomposites of EPDM-Chlorobutyl Rubber Blends for Radiation and Hydrocarbon Environments, Rubber and elastomers Symposium

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Ashok Neelesh .

Publisher : 34th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS-34),, Taipei, Taiwan .

Gamma Radiation and Hydrocarbon Ageing Effect on Mechanical Properties of EPDM – CIIR Hybrid Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Dr. Neelesh Ashok

Publisher : Proceedings of the Second International Conferences on Structural Integrity (ICONS-2018)

Dielectric Properties, Thermal Characteristics and Degradation Kinetics of PMMA Nanodielectrics

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, P. Raga Sreehitha and Durga, B.

Publisher : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2018)”

Synthesis and Characteristics of MMT Reinforced Chitosan Nanocomposite

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, B. S, Vivek, A., V Krishna, V., Mittal and S. Sagar

Publisher : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2019)” organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham”

Semi-Empirical Simulations of Interactions between Edge Functionalized Graphene Oxide and Bisphenol A

Authors : Vinoj Vasu, Rangarajan, M

Publisher : International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA-2019)

Influence of admixtures on properties of concrete and optimization using response surface methodology

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Shankar Vasudevan; Poornima V.

Publisher : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on “Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications (IConAMMA 2018), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham ,Bangalore, India .

Simulation of electric field distribution in nanodielectrics based on XLPE

Authors : Dr. Meera Balachandran, A. Jayakrishnan, D, K., A, A., Nagarajan, N.

Publisher : Proceedings of International Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, properties and Applications ICM 2016 organized by International Unit on Macromolecular Science and Engineering (IUMSE)

Book Chapter

Compression, Transfer and Injection Moulding

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K.

Publisher : Polymer Processing Technology, Editor: B.R.Gupta

Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites

Authors : Dr. Jayanarayanan K., Dr. Rasana Nanoth, Raghvendra Kumar Mishra

Publisher : Thermal and Rheological Measurement Techniques for Nanomaterials Characterization- (3 volume series) (Scopus), edited by Sabu Thomas, Raghvendra kumar Mishra ,Raju Thomas and Ajesh K. Zachariah

Performance Enhancement of UHMWPE with Surface Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes/Graphite

Authors : Unnikrishnan D., Dr. Meera Balachandran, Sarath Kumar, P.; Sai Narendra Reddy, K.;

Publisher : Structural Integrity Assessment, Springer Singapore,

Report

Selective Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst for Producing C9-C16 Hydrocarbons

Authors : Dr. Udaya Bhaskar Reddy Ragula, P. Jennings, and Dutta, S.

Publisher : officie of Naval Research

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