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Faculty Profile
Name of the Faculty: Dr. K. JOTHIVENKATACHALAM
Department and Designation: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Date of Joining: 09/10/2007
Faculty ID:
E-mail Address: [email protected], [email protected]
Date of Birth: 05/06/1973
Qualification:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry
Thesis Title: “Photoredox reactions of some carboxylatopentaamminecobalt(III) and alkyl cobaloxime complexes”, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Centre for Ultra Fast Processes (NCUFP), University of Madras, Chennai, Advisor: Prof. P.NATARAJAN
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram. (1993-1995).
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry, Kandaswami Kandar`s College, P-Velur, Namakkal Dt. University of Madras, Chennai. (1990-1993).
Specialization:
Photochemistry of coordination compounds,
Photocatalysis
Photo electrochemistry
Materials science and its application towards Energy conversion
Professional Experience:
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
(BIT Campus), Anna University, Tiruchirappalli from Sep 2009 to till date.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Anna University of Technology,
Tiruchirappalli from October 2007 to Aug 2009.
Lecturer, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore from May 2003
to October 2007
Research Guidance:
No. of Ph. D. Students completed - 4
No. of Ph. D. Students under guidance - 6
No. of. M. phil. Students completed - 7
No. of. M.E/ M. Tech. Students under completed – 8
Awards and Honours:
International Travel grant (6th International Symposium on AMMM, 2015, Bulgaria) -
Department of Science & Technology (INDIA) – SERB.
Travel fellowship (6th International Symposium on AMMM, 2015, Bulgaria) - CICS Chennai,
Taminadu (INDIA).
Young Scientist Award (2009), DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.
Research Fellowship, Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Anna
University.
University Research Fellowship, University of Madras, Chennai.
Certificate of merit for producing 100% results in Environmental Science and Engineering in the
examination (2005, and 2006), Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology, Publisher: Environ.
Board of Study Member
o Alagappa University, Karaikudi
o Vivekananda College of Engineering for women, Tiruchengode
o Bharathidasan University, Department of Chemistry, Trichy
Governor Council Member Kongunadu College of Engineering, Namakkal, Tamilnadu.
Reviewer for the Refereed Journals of RSC publications, Elsevier, Springer. Etc.
Sponsored Projects:
“Synthesis of visible light driven metal doped bismuth based oxides for Photocatalytic and
photoelectrochemical applications” by Department of Science and Technology, Science and
Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, Ref.No: EMR/2016/003074. Rs 66,00,000/-
“Photo-Redox Chemistry of Cobalt(III)ammine Complexes Coordinated to Unsaturated Carboxylic
Acids and Macrocycles: Studies on Product Analysis and Photochemical Pathways” - by Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERC), New Delhi, Rs.21,14,277/- DST: Ref.No: SR/FT/CS-042/2008, (2009-2013) - completed
Publications:
(i) Internationally Refereed Journals:
1. P. Karunakaran, S. Chandra Mohan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, C. Selvaraju, “Donor--Acceptor Type Pyridinium Chromophore; Anion Halogen Bonding Effect and its Excited State Dynamics in Chlorinated Solvents” submitted in Journal of Physical Chemistry A (under review) (Impact factor: 2.84 )
2. KT Karthikeyan, VS Angulakshmi, S Karthikeyan, K Jothivenkatachalam, PA Ananda Kumar, Direct growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on silicon substrate by spray pyrolysis of Glycine max oil, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2017, 31 (2), 233-240.
3. S. Chandra Mohan, R. V. Solomon, P. Venuvanalingam and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Encapsulation of Hexaaza Macrocyclic Nickel(II) Complex in zeolite Y: An Experimental and Theoretical approach New J. Chem.,2017,41, 9505-9512. (Impact factor: 3.24 )
4. A Akila, S. Chandra Mohan, S Karuppuchamy, K Jothivenkatachalam, Encapsulation of CdS/ZnO Hybrid Nanoparticles in Zeolite Y and its Photocatalytic Studies, Nano Hybrids and Composites, 2017, 17, 246-255.
5. KT. Karthikeyan, A. Nithya, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photocatalytic and antimicrobial activities of chitosan-TiO2 nanocomposite. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 104, Part B, 2017, 1762-1773. (Impact factor: 3.09 )
6. A. Nithya, S. Chandra Mohan, K. Jeganathan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A potential photocatalytic, antimicrobial and anticancer activity of chitosan-copper nanocomposite. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2017, 104, Part B, 1774-1782. (Impact factor: 3.09 )
7. K. Rokesh, S. Chandra Mohan, S. Karuppuchamy, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photo-assisted advanced oxidation processes for Rhodamine B degradation using ZnO–Ag nanocomposite materials, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2017.01.023, (in press) (Impact factor: 1.30 )
8. R. Parameshwari, K. Jothivenkatachalam, C. E. Banks, K. Jeganathan, Acid-free co-operative self-assembly of graphene-ZnO nanocomposites and its defect mediated visible light photocatalytic activities Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter, 2017, 506, 32-41. (Impact factor: 1.38 )
9. K. Rokesh, K. Jeganathan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc oxide-Palladium Material an Efficient Solar-Light Driven Photocatalyst for Degradation of Congo red, Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, 7 (4), 740-746, 2016.
10. K. Rokesh, A. Nithya, K. Jeganathan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A Facile Solid State Synthesis of Cone-like ZnO Microstructure an Efficient Solar-Light driven Photocatalyst for Rhodamine B Degradation, Materials Today: Proceedings, Doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2016.11.091 (in press).
11. K. Rokesh, A. Pandikumar, K. Jeganathan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc Oxide Nanostructures and their Morphology depended Optical, Crystalline and Photocatalytic properties, Materials Focus 5, 385–392 (2016).
12. S. Chandra Mohan, D.J. Bhaterjee, R. C. Deka, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A combined experimental and theoretical investigation on the encapsulation of Nickel(II)teta complex in zeolite Y and its photocatalytic activity, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 71214-71222. (Impact factor: 3.10 )
13. J. Maragatha, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karuppuchamy, Synthesis and characterization of visible light-responsive carbon doped Ti4O7 photocatalyst, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27, 9233–923, 2016. (Impact factor: 2.09 )
14. A. Nithya, H.L.J. Kumari, S. Chandra Mohan, K. Ruckmani, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Physicochemical investigations of biogenic chitosan-silver nanocomposite as antimicrobial and anticancer agent, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 92, (2016) 77-87. (Impact factor: 3.09 )
15. K. T. Karthikeyan, K. Mabel Hebsuba, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Comparison of Various Characteristics Activated Carbon Prepared from Turmeric Industrial Waste through Different Activation Processes, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. 5 (1) (2016) 17-25. (Impact factor: 0.61 )
16. S. Kalaiselvan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, The Effect of Catalyst composition on the Growth of Multi-walled Carbon nanotubes from Methyl esters of Oryza sativa oil, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. 5 (1) (2016) 33-38. (Impact factor: 0.61 )
17. K. Rokesh, A. Pandikumar, S. Chandra Mohan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Aminosilicate sol-gel supported zinc oxide-silver nanocomposite material for photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of methanol, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 680 (2016) 633-641. (Impact factor: 3.11 )
18. C. Ravidhas , B. Anitha, D. Arivukarasan, R. Venkatesh, A. Jennifer Christy, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A. Nithya, A. Moses Ezhil Raj, K. Ravichandran, Tunable morphology with selective faceted growth of visible light active TiO2 thin films by facile hydrothermal method: structural, optical and photocatalytic properties, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 5 (22) (2016) 5020-5032. (Impact factor: 2.09 )
19. S. Amreetha, S. Dhanuskodi, A. Nithya and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Three way electron transfer of a C–N–S tri doped two-phase junction of TiO2 nanoparticles for efficient visible light photocatalytic dye degradation, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 7854-7863. (Impact factor: 3.10 )
20. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Facile microwave assisted synthesis of floral-shaped BiVO4 nano particles for their improved photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performances, Journal of materials science and materials in electronics, 27, 1433-1443, 2016. (Impact factor: 2.09 )
21. A. Nithya, H.L.J. Kumari, K. Rokesh, K. Ruckmani, K. Jeganathan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A versatile effect of Chitosan-silver nanocomposite for surface plasmonic photocatalytic and antibacterial activity, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 153, 412- 422, 2015. (Impact factor: 2.90 )
22. S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis of Zr-BiVO4 heterostructure through the microwave heating method and its improved visible-light driven photocatalytic activity, International Journal of Nano Corrosion Science and Engineering 2(5) (2015) 108-115.
23. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis of BiVO4 nanoparticles by additive assisted microwave hydrothermal methods and it photocatalytic performance, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. Volume 4, No.4 (2015) 31-35. (Impact factor: 0.61 )
24. A. Nithya, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Chitosan assisted synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles: an efficient solar light driven photocatalyst and evaluation of antibacterial activity, Journal of materials science and materials in electronics, 26 (12), 10207-10216, 2015. (Impact factor: 2.01 )
25. A. Babu Rajendran, G. Manivannan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, Characterization studies of activated carbon from low cost agricultural waste: Leucaena Leucocephala seed shell, Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, 8, 330-338, (2015). (Impact factor: 1.34 )
26. A. Babu Rajendran, G. Manivannan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, Determination of equilibrium and kinetics modeling for the adsorption of acid Orange 7 onto activated carbon prepared from Leucaena Leucocephala seed shell, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 38470-38476, (2015). (Impact factor: 3.20 )
27. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Microwave routed hetero structural Erbium doped BiVO4 with visible-light driven Photocatalytic Activity, International Journal of Advanced Chemical Science and Applications, 3, 86-89, 2015. )
28. P.A. Praveen, R. Ramesh Babu, K. Jothivenkatachalam, K. Ramamurthi, Spectral, morphological, linear and nonlinear optical properties of nanostructured benzimidazole metal complex thin films, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 150 (2015), 280-289. (Impact factor: 2.53 )
29. C. Ravi Dhas, R. Venkatesh, B. Suji Benjamin, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A. Nithya, A. Moses Ezhil Raj, C. Sanjeeviraj, Visible light Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B and Direct Red using Cobalt Oxide nanoparticles, Ceramics International, 41 (2015), 9301-9313. (Impact factor: 2.11 )
30. K. Rokesh ,S. Anandan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Polymer Electrolytes in Dye Sensitized Solar cells, Materials Focus 4 (2015) 262-271.
31. Rajeswari. P, Prabhu. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Dhanuskodi. S, Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B by Metal Oxide Nanocomposites, Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 9364, 936418, 2015.
32. S. Amreetha, S. Dhanuskodi, A. Nithya, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B by C-N-S tridoped TiO2 Nanoparticles, Proc. of SPIE , Vol. 9364, 93641Q, 2015.
33. P. Shanthi, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, Physico-Chemical Characterization Studies of Activated Carbon Derived from Sterculia Quadrifida Seed Shell Waste , Carbon – Science and Technology, 6 / 3 (2014) 30 – 42.
34. K. T. Karthikeyan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Removal of Acid Yellow-17 Dye from Aqueous Solution using Turmeric Industrial Waste Activated Carbon, J. Environ. Nanotechnol., 3, 69-80, (2014). (Impact factor: 0.61 )
35. K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Prabhu, A. Nithya and K. Jeganathan, Facile synthesis of WO3with reduced particle size on zeolite and enhanced photocatalytic activity, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 21221. (Impact factor: 3.7 )
36. Purushothaman. V, Prabhu. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Parthiban. S, Kwon J. Y and Jeganathan. K, Photocatalytic dye degradation properties of wafer level GaN nanowires by catalytic and self-catalytic approach using chemical vapor deposition, RSC Advances, 2014,4,25569. (Impact factor: 3.7)
37. A. Nithya, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Visible light assisted TiO2- chitosan composite for removal of reactive dye, J. Environ. Nanotechnol.., 3, 20-26, (2014). (Impact factor: 0.61 )
38. P. Shanthi, M. Karthik, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, Adsorption of Acid Blue 92 from Aqueous Solution using an Activated Carbon Prepared from Sterculia quadrifida Seed Shell Waste, J. Environ. Nanotechnol., 3, (2014) 96-104. (Impact factor: 0.61 )
39. K. Senthilkumar, Chandra Mohan. S, S. Easwaramoorthi, K. Jothivenkatachalam, P. Natarajan, Photoprocesses of molecules encapsulated in porous solids XI: Excited state dynamics of proflavine and photosensitization of TiO2 in nanoporous materials, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 195 (2014) 124–130. (Impact factor: 3.4 )
40. K. Rokesh, A. Pandikumar and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Dye Sensitized Solar Cell: A Summary, Materials Science Forum Vol. 771 (2014) pp 1-24.
41. Prabhu. S, Nithya. A, Chandra Mohan. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis, Surface acidity and photocatalytic activity of WO3/TiO2 nanocomposites – An overview, Materials Science Forum Vol. 781 (2014) pp 63-78.
42. Nithya. A, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Prabhu. S and Jeganathan. K, Chitosan based nanocomposite materials as Photocatalyst – A review, Materials Science Forum Vol. 781 (2014) pp79-94.
43. K. Rokesh, A. Pandikumar and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc Oxide Nanopillar: Preparation, Characterization and Its Photoelectrocatalytic Activity, Material. Focus, 3, 1–5, 2014.
44. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandra Mohan. S, Photolytic cleavage of CoeC bond: A mechanistic study for the formation of solvent coordinated cobalt(II) complex, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 749 (2014) 61-68. (Impact factor: 2.18 )
45. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandra Mohan. S, Synthesis and Characterization of New Symmetrical Binucleating Ligands and Their Binuclear Copper(II) Complexes, Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, Article ID 461546.
46. Mohan. R, Ravichandran. K, Nithya. A, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Ravidhas. C and Sakthivel. B, Influence of spray flux density on the photocatalytic activity and certain physical properties of ZnO thin films, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2014) 25:2546–2553. (Impact factor: 1.96)
47. K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Prabhu, A. Nithya, S. Chandra Mohan and K. Jeganathan, Solar, visible and UV light photocatalytic activity of CoWO4 for the decolourization of methyl orange, Desalination and Water Treatment 54 (2014) 3134-3145. (Impact factor: 0.99 )
48. K. T. Karthikeyan, S. Karthikeyan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Removal of reactive blue 2 dye from aqueous solution using turmeric industrial waste activated carbon, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4: 52, 2014. (Impact factor: 0.68 )
49. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, K. Jaganathan, Facile Fabrication, Characterization of Bismuth Vanadate Nanoparticles Via Hydrothermal Method and Its Photocatalytic Properties, Nano Vision, 2013, 3, 127-131. (Impact factor: 2.04 )
50. A. Nithya, K. Rokesh and K. Jothivenkatachalam Biosynthesis, Characterization and Application of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles, Nano Vision, 2013, 3, 169-174. (Impact factor: 2.04 )
51. S. Prabhu, R. Udhayakumar, K. Jeganathan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis, Characterization of Cu0.5Co0.5WO4 and its application on Cr(VI) removal in aqueous medium, Nano Vision, 2013, 3, 139-143. (Impact factor: 2.04 )
52. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Moscow. S, Validated method for estimation of curcumin from different varieties of curcuma longa, International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2013, 4, 1004 – 1010. (Impact factor: 2.95 )
53. K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Chandra Mohan and P. Natarajan, Cobalt(III) complexes of unsaturated carboxylic acids: synthesis, characterization, and photochemical studies in aqueous medium, Research on Chemical Intermediates, (2013) 39:3371–3386. (Impact factor: 1.54 )
54. S. Chandra Mohan, S. J. Jenniefer, P. T. Muthiah and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Tetraammine(carbonato-k2O,O”)-cobalt(III) perchlorate, Acta Cryst. E, (2013). E69, i45–i46. (Impact factor: 0.34 )
55. Moscow. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Study on Mineral Content of Some Ayurvedic Indian medicinal plants, International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research, 3(2), 294, 2012.
56. Surendra Dilip. C, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Paul Raj. A and Ramachandramoorthy. T, Microwave Assisted synthesis and structural characterization of nicotinic acid and nitrito – KO mixed ligand complexes. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 1 (1), L 80 – 88, 2011. (Impact factor: 0.67)
57. Moscow. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Subramani. P, Agricultural activities impact on groundwater of Cauvery River belt in Papanasam Taluk, Tamilnadu, India, Der Chemica Sinica, 2011, 2 (2): 199-
206. (Impact factor: 0.67 )
58. . K. Jothivenkatachalam and A. Nithya, Assessment of Groundwater quality index around Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India, Pollution Research. 30(1):43- 49 (2011).
59. K. Jothivenkatachalam , Nithya. A and Chandra Mohan. S, Correlation analysis of drinking water quality in and around perur block of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, Rasayan Journal of chemistry, Vol.3, No.4 (2010), 649-654. (Impact factor: 2.84 )
60. Palaniappan. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Natarajan. P, Novel Photochemical Reactions of Itaconatopetaamminecobalt(III)ion to produce a Room temperature Luminescent compound, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2001, 4:12; 738. (Impact factor: 1.64 )
(ii) National Journals:
61. Prabhu. S, Viswanathan. T, K. Jothivenkatachalam and Jeganathan. K, Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of CeO2-ZnO-TiO2 Composites for the Degradation of Rhodamine B, Indian Journal of Materials Science, Volume 2014, Article ID 536123.
62. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Suresh. K, Status of Ground Water Quality and Public Health around Thiruchengode Taluk, Tamil Nadu, India, Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology, 2008, 7:2; 283.
(iii) International Conferences:
1. S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam Visible light driven Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical water splitting activity of mono-doped (Sn, Zr) a BiVO4 heterophase nanocatalyst, International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST - 2017) Alagappa university, Karaikudi, March10-12 2017.
2. S. Chandra Mohana, V. Vidhyab and K. Jothivenkatachalama, Photocatalytic performance of Nickel(II) complex encapsulated in zeolite Y, International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST - 2017) Alagappa university, Karaikudi, March10-12 2017.
3. K. Rokesh, S. Karuppuchamy and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Performance of Zinc oxide Silver Nanocomposite Materials for Environmental and Energy Applications. International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST - 2017) Alagappa university, Karaikudi, March10-12 2017.
4. K. Rokesh, S. Karuppuchamy, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photo-assisted advanced oxidation processes for Rhodamine B degradation using ZnO–Ag nanocomposite materials 4th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, from 17-20 December 2016.
5. Chandra Mohan, S and K. Jothivenkatachalam Experimental and Theoretical investigations of the Encapsulation of Nickel(II)tet-a Complex in Zeolite Y and its Photocatalytic activity International conference on water ICW2016, Dec12-15, 2017. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
6. A. Akila, S. Chandra Mohan, S. Karuppuchamy and K. Jothivenkatachalam Photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic activity of CdS/ZnO nanoparticels in zeolite Y, International conference on Nanoscience and nanotechnology for energy applications (EApp-2016), Sathyabama University, Chennai, June 27th -29th 2016.
7. K. Rokesh, A. Nithya, K. Jeganathan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A Facile Solid State Synthesis of Cone-like ZnO Microstructure an Efficient Solar-Light driven Photocatalyst for Rhodamine B Degradation,
paper presented in International Conference on Materials Research and Applications (ICMRA-2016), held at CMR Technical Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana, March 11-13, 2016
8. M. Maheswari, K. Rokesh, G. Venkatesan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photocatalytic removal of toxic pollutant in effluent water by nanocomposite materials, paper presented in Second International Conference on Advanced Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development (ICAETSD 2016) held at Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, February 19 & 20, 2016
9. S. Kalaiselvan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, K. Mabelhebsuba and S. Karthikeyan, Effect of reaction temperature on the yield and diameter of multi-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized from methyl ester of Moringa oliefera oil over alumina supported bi-metallic catalyst, paper presented in International Conference on Materials, Design and Manufacturing Process (ICMDM ‘16) held at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, February 17-19, 2016.
10. S. Kalaiselvan, K. Jothivenkatachalam and S. Karthikeyan, Recent Trend in the Synthesis and application of carbon nanotubes - a concise review, paper presented in International Conference on International Conference on advances in Materials and Manufacturing ( INTCOMM 2016) held at Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, February 1 & 2, 2 016.
11. S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis of Zr-BiVO4 hetrostructure through the non-thermal heating method and its improved visible-light driven photocatalytic activity presented in International Conference on Chemicals and Environmental Research (ICCER 2015) held at PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, December 17th, 2015.
12. S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis of visible-light driven heterostructure Y-BiVO4 via microwave method: Its improved photocatalytic activity, paper presented in International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Chemical Sciences (ICRAMCS-2015) held at Department of Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, December 14-15, 2015. (ISBN 979-93-s85477-46-1).
13. K. Rokesh and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Solar-light assisted photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B and congo red dyes using zinc oxide - palladium nanocomposite materials, paper presented in International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Chemical Sciences (ICRAMCS-2015) held at Department of Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, December 14-15, 2015. (ISBN 979-93-85477-46-1).
14. S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Microwave-assisted synthesis of Pd-BiVO4 nanophotocatalyst and its efficient visible light sensitive photocatalytic performance, paper presented in International Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, Catalysis and Sensors (ICNEECS - 15) held at School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai, December 11-12, 2015.
15. K. Rokesh, S. Chandra Mohan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc oxide-cerium nanocomposite materials an efficient visible-light active photocatalyst for photodegradation of organic pollutants, paper presented in International Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment, Catalysis and Sensors (ICNEECS - 15) held at School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai, December 11-12, 2015.
16. K. Rokesh, K. Jaganathan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc oxide - palladium nanocomposites an efficient solar active photocatalyst for environment remediation application, paper presented in International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO-15), Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K.S.R Group of Institutions, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India. December 07 - 10, 2015.
17. K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Chandra Mohan, and R. C. Deka, An Experimental and DFT study of encapsulation of Nickel(II) tetraaza macrocyclic complex in zeolite Na-Y and its photocatalytic behaviour 6th International Symposium on Advanced Micro and Mesoporous Materials, September 6-9, 2015, Sunset Black Sea, Bulgaria.
18. 15. A. Nithya, K. Rokesh, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Indo – Australian conference on Biomaterials, Tissue engineering, drug delivery system, and regenerative medicine, (BiTERM -2015), February 5-7, 2015.
19. 15. Chandra Mohan. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Nanoporous materials act as a stable host for the photosensitization of ZnO nanoparticles by the organic dye molecules, 2nd Euro-Asia Zeolite Conference January 25-28, 2015, Nice, France.
20. R. Suchitra, G. Venkatesan, A. Nithya, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Advanced Process for the removal of textile, waste water, International Conference on Environmental Geotechnics (ICEGEO'14), 30 & 31 October 2014, BIT Campus, Anna University, Trichy.
21. K. T. Karthikeyan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, Removal of Reactive Blue 2 Dye From Aqueous Solution Using Turmeric Industrial Waste Activated Carbon” International Conference on Energy and Environmental Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Trichy, November 06-07, 2014.
22. A. Nithya, K. Rokesh , K. Jothivenkatachalam, Gold – Chitosan nano composite for degradation of reactive dyes under visible light irradiation, 3rd International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Sept 25-28, 2014, Munnar, Kerala.
23. S.Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zr- BiVo4 nanocatalyst: synthesis, characterization and application, 3rd International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Sept 25-28, 2014, Munnar, Kerala.
24. K. Rokesh, S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam, ZnO/Ag Nanocomposite Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Its Photocatalytic Activity, International Conference on Chemistry and Materials (ICCM 2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, November 14& 15th, 2014.
25. S. Moscow, K. Rokesh and K. Jothivenkatachalam, The Preparation of Pd-BiVO4 Metal Composite Oxides and It’s Application in Efficient Photocatalytic Oxidative Composition Organic Contaminants, International Conference on Chemistry and Materials (ICCM 2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, November 14& 15th, 2014.
26. 24. Rokesh. K, Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Aminosilicate sol-gel supported ZnO-Ag nanocomposite modified electrode for the photoelectrochemical oxidation of methanol, paper presented in International Conference on Advances in new materials held at Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Madras, June 20 & 21, 2014.
27. Moscow. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis of BiVO4 nanoparticles by additive assisted microwave hydrothermal methods and it photocatalytic performance, paper presented in International conference on Chemical and Environmental Research (ICCER 2014) held at Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli during March 11 & 12, 2014.
28. Nithya. A, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Rokesh. K, Visible light assisted TiO2-chitosan composite for removal of reactive dyes, paper presented in International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research held at Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, March 11& 12, 2014.
29. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Karthikeyan. K. T, Removal of Acid Yellow – 17 dye from aqueous solution using Turmeric Industrial waste activated carbon, paper presented in International
Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research held at Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirappalli, March 11 & 12, 2014.
30. Moscow. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synergistic Effect of bismuth precursor co-loading metals on Nanocrystalline visible light driven BiVO4 Photocatalyst, paper presented in International conference on Chemistry in synergy with Materials Biology (ICMB 2014) held at Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli, January 10 & 11, 2014.
31. Prabhu. S, Jeganathan. K and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Facile synthesis, characterization of WO3 supported on Zeolite-Y and its photocatalytic efficiency, paper presented in IUMRS – International Conferences in Asia (ICA 2013) held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, December 16-20, 2013.
32. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic activity of Copper oxide-Chitosan nanocomposite, paper presented in IUMRS – International Conferences in Asia (ICA 2013) held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, December 16-20, 2013.
33. Nithya. A, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Rokesk. K, Synthesis, Characterization and application of ZnO based bio-nanocomposite, paper presented in International Conference on Nanomaterials for Frontier Applications and Indo-Norwegian workshop for Solar Cell Applications, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India, July 10-12, 2013.
34. Prabhu. S, Viswanathan. T, Jeganathan. K and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis and characterization of CeO2-ZnO-TiO2 composite and their photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Rhodamine B under visible light irradiation in the presence of H2O2, paper presented in International Conference on Nanomaterials for Frontier Applications and Indo-Norwegian workshop for Solar Cell Applications, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India, July 10-12, 2013.
35. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Nithya. A, Development of visible light assisted TiO2 based bio-composite for environment remediation, paper presented in Second International conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, October 5-8, 2012.
36. Prabhu. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis , characterization and photocatalytic activity of metal tungstate for the degradation of organic pollutant, paper presented in Second International conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, October 5-8, 2012
37. 44. Chandra Mohan. S, Moscow. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Photolysis of unsaturated carboxylic acid complexes of Cobalt(III) in aqueous solution: Analysis of products and Mechanistic details, paper presented in 3rd Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC-3, 2011) at IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi, New Delhi, October 17 – 20, 2011
38. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandra Mohan. S, Formation of novel fluorescent compound from photochemical reaction of itaconatopentammine cobalt(III)complex, paper presented in the International Symposium on Frontiers in Inorganic Chemistry (FIC -2010), IACS, Kolkata, December 11-13, 2010.
39. Moscow. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Study on Removal of Organic Pollutants from Waste Water Using Modified TiO2 Catalyst, International Symposium on Trace Organic Pollutants in the Environment (ISOTOPE 10), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, January 23rd, 2010.
40. Jothivenkatachalam. K, Photoredox Reactions of some Cobalt(III)ammine complexes:A Study about Photochemical pathway and product analysis, International Conference on Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry (ICCOC 2009), Department of Chemistry, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, India, March 19 & 20, 2009.
41. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Saravana. M, Status of Ground Water Quality and Public Health around Namakkal District , Tamil Nadu, India, International Groundwater Conference (IGWC-2008) on
Ground Water Dynamics & Global Change to be held at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur , India, March 19-22, 2008.
42. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Saravana. M, Design of Virtual Instrumentation for Water quality monitoring across the Internet, International Groundwater Conference (IGWC-2008) on “Ground Water Dynamics & Global Change” to be held at University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, March 19-22, 2008.
43. GaneshKumar. P, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Thanushkodi. K, Water quality monitoring across the Internet: Design of Virtual Instrumentation, Third International Groundwater Conference (IGC-2007) on “Water, Environment and Agriculture- Present problems and Future Challenges” held at TNAU, Coimbatore, February 7-10, 2007.
44. Suresh. K, Selvaraj. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Status of Ground Water Quality and Public Health around Thiruchengode Taluk, Tamil Nadu, India, Third International Groundwater Conference (IGC-2007) on “Water, Environment and Agriculture- Present problems and Future Challenges” held at TNAU, Coimbatore, February 7-10, 2007.
45. Iyandurai. N, Ramesh Krishnan. M and Jothivenkatachalam. K, “FT Raman Spectroscopic Study of The Interaction of calcium ions with Deoxyguanosine 5’- Monophosphate: A Model for DNA-Metal Complex, International Conference on nanomaterial and its Applications”, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, February 4-6, 2007.
(iv.) National Conferences:
1. K. Rokesh, S. Karuppuchamy and K. Jothivenkatachalam, An efficient utilization of solar energy by zinc oxide-silver oxide nanocomposites materials for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B, Recent developments in chemistry held at School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, June 4, 2016.
2. A. Akila, S. Chandra Mohan and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanocluster encapsulated in nano host materials, paper presented in CRSI- National seminar on Emerging Trends in Chemistry held at School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai, February 18-20, 2016.
3. S. Kalaiselvan, K. Jothivenkatachalam and S. Karthikeyan, Effect of synthesis temperature on the growth of carbon nanotubes from eco-friendly plant derived hydrocarbon, paper presented in National Seminar on Nanotechnology – Energizing the Future 2016 held at Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, January 07 & 08, 2016.
4. K. Rokesh and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalyticstudies of zinc oxide-silver nanocomposite materials, paper presented in 13th DAE-BRNS Biennial Trombay Symposium on Radiation & Photochemistry (TSRP-2016) Incorporating 6th Asia Pacific Symposium on Radiation Chemistry (APSRC-2016) held at Babha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India, January 5-9, 2016.
5. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Microwave routed hetero structural Erbium doped BiVO4 with visible-light driven Photocatalytic Activity, 2nd national conference on new renaissance in chemical research - 28 & 29, August, 2015, SRM university, Chennai.
6. K. Rokesh, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite Materials: synthesis, characterization and its photocatalytic activity, UGC sponsored National Seminar on Recent Advances in Chemistry, Kandaswami Kandar’s College, August 13 & 14, 2015
7. K. Rokesh, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesize of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures and their Morphology depended Optical, Crystalline and Photocatalytic properties, 10th Mid-Year CRSI- Symposium in Chemistry held at NIT, Trichy, July 23 to 25, 2015.
8. S.Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Enhanced Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity of Sn-BiVO4 Heterojunction Hierarchical Microspheres by microwave Hydrothermal Method, 10th Mid-Year CRSI- Symposium in Chemistry held at NIT, Trichy, July 23 to 25, 2015.
9. S. Chandra Mohan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Photophysical investigations of D - π - A system incorporated in nanoporous materials, 10th Mid-Year CRSI- Symposium in Chemistry held at NIT, Trichy, July 23 to 25, 2015.
10. K. Rokesh, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc Oxide Nanostructure And Nanocomposite Materials For Environment And Energy Applications, National Seminar on Advanced Nanomaterials for Functional Applications (SANFA 2015), Kandaswami Kandar’s College, March 12 & 13, 2015
11. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Facile synthesis, characterization of BiVO4 microsphere via microwave assisted strategy and its photocatalytic properties, RACS 2015 The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Gandhigram – 624302.
12. K. Rokesh, K. Jaganathanan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Zinc Oxide/Silver Nanocompsite for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Applications, 17th CRSI- National Symposium in Chemistry held at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, February 06-08, 2015.
13. S.Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Pd- BiVo4 nanocatalyst: Synthesis , characterization and their applications, Recent advances on Luminescent materials(RALM-2015), Annamalai University, January 23,24, 2015.
14. A. Nithya, K. Rokesh , K. Jothivenkatachalam, Enhanced photocatalytic activity of chitosan supported zinc oxide photocatalyst, 22nd National Symposium of CVatalysis, (CATSYMP 22), CSMCRI, Bavnagar, January 7-9,2015.
15. S. Chandra Mohan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Encapsualtion of Nickel(II) macrocyclic complexes in zeolite Na-Y and its photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation, 22nd National Symposium of Catalysis, (CATSYMP 22), CSMCRI, Bavnagar, January 7-9,2015.
16. K. T. Karthikeyan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Karthikeyan, Removal of reactive blue 2 dye from aqueous solution using turmeric industrial waste activated carbon, National Conference on Green Engineering and Technologies for Sustainable Future (NC-GET 2014), BIT Campus, Anna University, Trichy,5- 6 December 2014
17. K. Rokesh, S. Moscow and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Facile Solid State Synthesis and Characterization of Cone-like ZnO Microstructure, National Conference on Advances in Applied Chemical Sciences and Materials Chemistry (ACSMT2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, October 17& 18th, 2014.
18. S. Moscow, K. Jothivenkatachalam, S. Chandra Mohan, A. Nithya, K. Rokesh and K. Geetha, The preparation, Characterization and Application on Organic Pollutant Degradation under Visible Light Irradiation, paper presented in National Conference on Advances in Applied Chemical Sciences and Materials Chemistry (ACSMT2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, October 17& 18th, 2014.
19. S. Chandra Mohan, K. Jothivenkatachalam, Synthesis and characterization of Ni(II) macrocyclic complexes encapsulated in confined media, National Conference on Advances in Applied Chemical Sciences and Materials Chemistry (ACSMT2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, October 17& 18th, 2014.
20. A. Nithya , K. Jothivenkatachalam, TiO2 –Chitosan composite a versatile visible light photocatalyst for removal of basic violet – 10, National Conference on Advances in Applied Chemical Sciences and Materials Chemistry (ACSMT2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, October 17& 18th, 2014.
21. K.Geetha, K. Jothivenkatachalam, A.Pasupathy, studies on the inhabitation corrosion of Zinc in acetic media by triazole compounds, National Conference on Advances in Applied Chemical Sciences and Materials Chemistry (ACSMT2014) at Department of Chemistry, Anna University-BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, October 17& 18th, 2014.
22. Amreetha. S, Dhanuskodi. S, Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, One-Spot Synthesis of C-N-S Tri doped TiO2 and its Photocatalytic Activity for Degradation of Rhodamine B, paper presented in Tech Connect World 2014 Conference, Expo and National Innovation Summit held at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland, U. S. A, June 15-18, 2014.
23. Rajeswari. P, Prabhu. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Dhanuskodi. S, Microwave Assisted Synthesis of the Nanocomposites of ZnO Photocatalysts for the Degradation of Rhodamine B dye, paper presented in Tech Connect World 2014 Conference, Expo and National Innovation Summit held at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland, U. S. A, June 15-18, 2014.
24. Rokesh. K and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Zinc Oxide nanopillar: Synthesis, Characterization and its photoelectrocatalytic activity, paper presented in Workshop on Advances in Nanotechnology: Fabrication, Processing and Applications held at Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, School of physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, February 28 – March 1, 2014.
25. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic activity of ZnO-Chitosan composite – A Statistical analysis, paper presented in Workshop on Advances in Nanotechnology: Fabrication, Processing and Applications held at Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, School of physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, February 28 – March 1, 2014.
26. Chandra Mohan. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Natarajan. P, Investigation of photophysics of proflavine encapsulated into the nanoporous host materials in presence of ZnO nanoparticles, paper presented in CRSI – NSC - 16 held at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, February 7-9, 2014.
27. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, A Comparative Photocatalytic study of ZnO-Chitosan composite, paper presented in First National Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Thapar University, Patiala, November 21-23, 2013.
28. Prabhu. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K and Jeganathan. K, Bimetallic component CuWO4 and CoWO4: as a photocatalyst for the degradation of organic pollutant under visible light irradiation, paper presented in First National Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Thapar University, Patiala, November 21-23, 2013.
29. Moscow. S, Rokesh. K and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Microwave assisted synthesis of Bi2WO6 and BiVO4 nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B under visible light irradiation, paper presented in First National Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Thapar University, Patiala, November 21-23, 2013.
30. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Biosynthesis, characterization and application of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, paper presented in First National Conference on Thin Film Science and Nanotechnology, Rajah Serfoji College, Thanjavur, September 2 & 3, 2013.
31. Moscow. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Facile fabrication, Characterization of Bismuth vanadate nanoparticles via hydrothermal method and its photocatalytic properties, paper presented in First National Conference on Thin Film Science and Nanotechnology, Rajah Serfoji College, Thanjavur, September 2 & 3, 2013.
32. Prabhu. S, Udhayakumar. R, Jeganathan. K and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis, Characterization of Cu0.5Co0.5WO4 and its application on Cr(VI) removal in aqueous medium, paper presented in First National Conference on Thin Film Science and Nanotechnology, Rajah Serfoji College, Thanjavur, September 2 & 3, 2013.
33. Chandra Mohan. S, Selvaraju. C and Jothivenkatachalam. K, The Photo-degradation of Methylene Blue under Visible light irradiation by Ni(II) hexaaza complex in Zeolite-Y, paper presented in National Symposium on Recent Advances in Chemistry (NSRAC-2013) at Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, March 22 & 23, 2013.
34. Moscow. S and K. Jothivenkatachalam, Preparation of Visible Light Driven (VLD) photocatalyst Bi2WO6 via hydrothermal method and its activity sponsored by CSIR, UGC & DAE Delhi. National conference on Recent Advances in Surface Science (RASS2013) held at Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul, February 14 & 15, 2013.
35. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Metal based bio-composite for effluent treatment under visible light irradiation, paper presented in 21st National Symposium on Catalysis-2013 at IICT, Hyderabad, February 11-13, 2013.
36. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, xsptpida+f;fp nray;%yk; njhopw;rhiy fopTePiu Rj;jpfhpj;jy;, paper presented in Science Tamil conference at Periyar University, Salem, August 23-25, 2012.
37. Moscow Subramanian and Jothivenkatachalam Kandasamy, Photocatalytic property of Bi2WO6 catalysts synthesized via a hydrothermal processes under visible light irradiation, paper presented in CSIR & BRNS Sponsored National Conference on Recent Applications of Nanomaterials in Chemistry and Environmental Research (RANCER 2012) held at Kongu Engineering College, Erode, July 20 & 21, 2012.
38. Chandra Mohan. S, Jothivenkatachalam. K, Jegan Jenniefer. S and Thomas muthaiah. P, Synthesis and Characterization of Carbonatotetraammine Cobalt(III) perchlorate complex, paper presented in National Conference on Recent Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, March 22-24, 2012.
39. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Prabhu. S, Photocatalytic degradation of industrial dyes in effluent water by metal oxides, paper presented in National Seminar on New Vistas in Catalysis and Surface Science (NVCSS – 2012), at Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, March 16 & 17, 2012.
40. Prabhu. S and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Photocatalytic activity of transition metal doped tungstate for the degradation of organic pollutants, paper presented in 14th National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-14) and 6th CRSI-RSC Symposium in Chemistry held at National Institute for interdisciplinary Science and technology (CSIR- NIIST) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram, February 2-5, 2012.
41. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandramohan. S, Photochemical studies of Cobaloxime complexes in nonaqueous medium, paper presented in symposium on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry XIV (MTIC – XIV), School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, December 10-13, 2011.
42. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandramohan. S, Photolysis of crotonatopentaammine cobalt(III) complexes in aqueous solution: Analysis of photoproducts and mechanistic details, paper presented in Chennai Chemistry Conference - 2011, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, February 11-13, 2011.
43. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandramohan. S, Photolysis of Unsaturated Carboxylic acids coordinated to cobalt(III) complexes in aqueous solution: Analysis of photoproducts and mechanistic details, paper presented in 13th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry & 4th CRSI-RSC Symposium in chemistry, National institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, February 4-6, 2011.
44. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Nithya. A, Characterization of Chitosan cross linked cotton cellulose in presence of Titanium dioxide, paper presented in the National Seminar on Chemistry of
Nanomaterials & Molecular Dynamics at Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, December 30 & 31, 2010.
45. Nithya. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Studies on the inhibition effect on Benzotriazole on mild steel corrosion in acid Media, National Conference on Recent Advances in Electroanalytical Techniques, Gandhigram Rural Institute–Deemed University, Gandhigram, February 25 & 26, 2010.
46. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Chandramohan. S, Studies on Primary photochemical reaction of cobaloxime complexes in different solvent, 12th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry & 4th CRSI-RSC Symposium in chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IICT), Hyderabad & National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, February 4-7, 2010.
47. Jothivenkatachalam. K, Synthesis, Characterization and Photochemical Studies of Carboxylatopenta- ammine Cobalt(III) complexes in aqueous medium, National Conference on Recent Advances in Metalloorganic Chemistry, Organised by Periyar University, Salem, October 16 & 17, 2008.
48. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Natarajan. P, Photo-redox Chemistry of Cobalt(III)ammine Complexes Coordinated to Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids and Macrocycles: Studies on Product analysis and quantum yields determination, 10th CRSI (Chemical Research Society of India and Royal Society of Chemistry) National Symposium in Chemistry, IISC, Bangalore, February 1-3, 2008.
49. Iyandurai. N, Ramesh Krishnan. M and Jothivenkatachalam. K, FT-Raman spectroscopic study of the Interaction of Ca-DNA complexes in both H2O and D2O solutions, National Seminar on Recent Trends in Heteroatom Chemistry (NSHAC-2007), at Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, March 28 & 29, 2007.
50. Iyandurai. N and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Interaction between Curcumin and Nucleotide: An FT-Raman Study, National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem, March 1 & 2, 2007.
51. Selvaraj. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Study on the Corrosion and Corrosion Inhibitive in Influence of Urea on Mild Steel in 0.1 n H2SO4 and 0.1 N HCL by Employing Linear Sweep Voltammetric and Coupon Method, “National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry held at Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, March 1 & 2, 2007.
52. Selvaraj. A, Thanasekar. M and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Study on the status of the Quality of Reverse Osmosis water from the Dyeing Industries in Coimbatore District, “National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemistry, at Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, March 1 & 2, 2007.
53. Selvaraj. A and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Preparation of Azopolyester and its Anticorrosive Applications, National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Chemistry, P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College for Women, December 28-29, 2006.
54. Saravana. M and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Analysis of Land Degradation by Plastics and Ploymers Using GIS and Remote Sensing, National Seminar on Disaster Management organized by CIT Alumni Association, Neyveli, Under the Aegis of NLC Ltd, July15-16, 2006.
55. Nandhakumar. R, Nishanth Babu and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Emergency Response Center (ERC) and Disaster Awareness Teams (DAT): A Unique approach to Natural Disaster Management. National Seminar on Disaster Management organized by CIT Alumni Association, Neyveli, Under the Aegis of NLC Ltd, July 15-16, 2006.
56. Sai Ram. N.Y, Saravana. M and Jothivenkatachalam. K, Design of an Automated system to produce natural Non-plastic container from Coconut shell, Waves-06, A National Level Technical Symposium organized by the Society of Electrical and electronics Engineers, Anna University, Chennai, 2006.
57. Jothivenkatachalam. K, Dominic Ravichandran. Y, Paulraj. C and Kandaswamy. M, Synthesis and Studies of new symmetrical binucleating ligands and their binuclear Copper (II) complexes, UGC
Sponsored Regional Symposium on Current Research Trends in Chemistry at Kongunadu Arts and Science College, on September 10th, 2004.
58. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Natarajan. P, Photochemical Conversion of cobalt (III) complexes to novel fluorescent compounds. 14th International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy (IPS – 14), Sapporo, Japan, August 4-9, 2002.
59. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Natarajan,P, Photochemical conversion of unsaturated carboxylic acids coordinated to cobalt(III) complexes to novel compounds, Fourth National Symposium in Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory(NCL), Pune, February 1-3, 2002.
60. Jothivenkatachalam. K and Natarajan. P, Photochemical Generation of Free Radical from the carboxylatopentaamminecobalt (III) complex, Golden Jubilee National Seminar, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, February 24-28, 2000.
61. 61. Jothivenkatachalam. K, Palaniappan. S and Natarajan. P, Photochemical studies of Itaconatopetaamminecobalt(III)complex, Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, BARC, Mumbai, January 14-19, 1998.
(V) Books Published with ISBN number/ISSN number:
Editor, Proceedings on Advanced Oxidation Processes, Jazym Publications (National), ISBN: 978-
93-87360-05-1.
One chapter, ‘Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Characterizations, Properties and Syntheses’ Nova
publisher Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-53611-073-9
Editor, Proceedings of International Conference on Chemistry and Materials, Jazym Publications
(National), ISBN: 978-93-81521-49-6.
Editor, Engineering Chemistry-I, Jazym Publications(National), ISBN: 978-93-81521-68-7.
Editor, Engineering Chemistry-II, Jazym Publications(National), ISBN: 978-93-81521-69-4.
One chapter, Potential Developments in Dye sensitized solar cells for renewable energy, Trans
Tech Publications (International), ISBN: 978-3-03785-909-4.
Two chapters, Multi-functional Nanomaterials and their Emerging Applications, Trans Tech
Publications (International), ISBN: 978-3-03835-067-5.
Practical Chemistry, Gem Publications.
Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering, VRB publications.
One of the authors of Tamil book of Engineering Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry Anna University
press.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/ SEMINAR/ SHORT TERM REFRESHER COURSE ATTENDED:
1. Participated in the UK- UK-India Newton Researchers Link Workshop on "Rational Designing of
Catalysts for the Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals" during 1-4 November 2016
at IIT-Madras
2. Participated in Two weeks Faculty development program on Multi – disciplinary approaches in
chemical sciences (MACS’16), Department of Chemistry, Anna University, BIT campus,
Tiruchirappalli, 18th -31st July 2016.
3. Participated in Two weeks Faculty development program on Advanced Technologies for societal
Applications (ATSA’16), Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, 06th -19th June 2016.
4. Participated in TEQIP II sponsored course on Faculty development programme in association with
confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held at Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, March
1st, 2016.
5. Participated in TEQIP II sponsored Short term course on Recent Initiatives on Energy and
Environmental Research held at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, February 16th,
2016.
6. Participated in International Movement of Tamil Culture, Puducherry, January 16 & 17.
7. Participated in Faculty development program on Achieving Academic excellence during November
16-21, 2015, Indian Institute of Management Raipur.
8. Participated in Two weeks Faculty development program on Advance Research in materials for
Engineering and Technological applications (ARMETA -2015), Anna University, BIT campus,
Tiruchirappalli, 17th -30th July 2015.
9. Participated in Two weeks Faculty development program on Nanotechnology applications in
Engineering and Technology (NAET 15), Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, 06th -19th
May 2015.
10. Participated in Indian Society for Technical Education - Working Professionals Learning Project,
Bengaluru (ISTE-WPLP) National Workshop on Accreditation and Autonomy held at Hotel Singaar
International, Kanyakumari, January 6-8, 2014.
11. Participated in Workshop on Recent Trends in Chemistry held at National Institute of Technology,
Tiruchirappalli, December 4, 2013.
12. Participated in “Workshop on Modern Analytical Techniques”, held at National College,
Tiruchirappalli, February 18-20, 2013.
13. Participated in Science Academies lecture workshop on Challenges in Environmental Restoration
held at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, March 5 & 6, 2012.
14. Participated in Academies Sponsored, Indian Academy of Science (IAS- Banglore), Indian National
Science Academy (INSA-New Delhi), The National Academy of Sciences, India(NSAI-Allahabad)
lecture workshop on Emerging Trends in Chemistry, Queen Mary’s College, Chennai, on December
2-4, 2011.
15. Attended an Orientation Course for NSS Programme Officers at Empanelled Training Institution,
Madras School of Social Work, Chennai, September 26 - October 01, 2011.
16. Participated in the seminar on “Recent developments in chemistry” conducted by school of
Chemistry and Prof. Ramasubbu Jeyaraman science foundation at school of chemistry,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, August 29th, 2011.
17. Participated in the seminar on “Prospects in Chemistry” conducted by Department of Chemistry
and Prof. Ramasubbu Jeyaraman science foundation, held at National College, Tiruchirappalli,
March 11, 2011.
18. Participated in the UGC sponsored State Level Seminar on “NMR Applications and Energy
Materials” held at Department of Chemistry, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous),
Thanjavur, February 21, 2011.
19. Participated 76th Annual Meeting of The Indian Academy of Science (IASc) at National Institute of
Oceanography (NIO), Goa from November 11-14, 2010.
20. Participated in the Workshop on Frontiers in Catalysis Research held at National College,
Tiruchirappalli, October 01, 2010.
21. Participated in the Lecture workshop on Frontiers in Bioinorganic Chemistry sponsored by Indian
Academy of Science (IAS- Bangalore), Indian National Science Academy (INSA-New Delhi), The
National Academy of Sciences, India (NSAI-Allahabad) held at Centre for Bioinorganic Chemistry,
School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, February 25-27, 2010.
22. Participated in the Academies Sponsored {Indian Academy of Science (IAS- Bangalore), Indian
National Science Academy (INSA-New Delhi), The National Academy of Sciences, India(NSAI-
Allahabad)} lecture workshop on Frontiers in Chemistry, National College, Tiruchirappalli, March
13 & 14, 2009.
23. Participated in the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE – CON 2008) held at Sudharsan
Engineering College, Pudukottai, August 13 & 14, 2008.
24. Participated in the MHRD Sponsored Advanced Technology Program (ATP) on “Current Trends in
Nanotechnology”, Conducted by National Institute of Technology, Warangal, June 30 - July 12,
2008.
25. Participated in the “Workshop on Catalysts in Environmental Applications”, at National Institute of
Technology, Tiruchirapalli, December 2 & 3, 2007.
26. Participated in the “National workshop on Nanomaterials: Properties and Applications”, at
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, December 2 & 3, 2006.
27. Participated in the Faculty Development Programme on Environmental Science and Engineering,
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, January 27-29, 2005.
28. Participated in the Foundation for Capacity Building in Science Lecture Series in Chemistry, Mercy
College, Palakkad on October 26th, 2004.
29. Participated in the Quality Improvement Programme on “Instructional Design and Delivery”,
organized by Technical Teachers Training Institute, Chennai, held at Sri Krishna college of
Engineering and Technology, 31st May – 5th June 2004.
30. Participated in the One-Day National Workshop (Sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi) on
“Environment and Pollution Awareness”, at P.R. Engineering College, Thanjavur, April 12th, 2004.
31. Participated in the Indo – German Workshop on Research Perspectives on Environmental
Protection Watershed Management, Civil Engineering and Landscape Design of Cauvery River
Basin jointly organized by PMCTW and RWTH Aachen University, Germany, February 16-18, 2004.
32. Participated in the National Seminar on Chemistry in the New Millenium conducted by National
Institute of Technology, Calicut, July 24 & 25, 2003.
33. Participated in the Short term Training Programme on Treatment of Water and Waste Water,
Department of Chemistry, Periyar Maniammai College of Technology For Women, Thanjavur on
July 7-18, 2003.
34. Participated in the National Seminar on “Biotechnological and Immunological Strategies for
Research” held at University of Madras, Chennai, March 15 & 16, 2001.
35. Participated in the “National Conference on Solar Energy Conversion Processes” held at University
of Madras, Chennai, March 1 & 2, 2001.
36. Participated in the Seminar on “Trends in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology” held at University
of Madras, Chennai, August 20, 1999.
37. Participated in the Seminar on “Ultrafast Processes in Biology, Chemistry and Physics” held at
University of Madras, Chennai, March 11-13, 1999.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINAR ORGANISED:
Organizing secretary - 3rd National Seminar on Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP 2017),
Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Dec 17th – 19th 2017.
Coordinator - Two weeks Faculty development program (FDP) on Frontiers Research in Applied Sciences (FRAS -15), Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, June 3rd -16th 2015.
Convener - International conference on Chemistry and Materials (ICCM '14), Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, November 14-15, 2014
Coordinator - Science Academies Sponsored Two-Day Lecture Workshop On “Recent Advances in Materials Chemistry” (RAMC’14) held at Department of Chemistry, Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, March 7 & 8, 2014.
Convener - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), London Sponsored Workshop On “Photocatalysis for Sustainability: Fundamentals and Applications” (PHOCATS-2013) held at Department of Chemistry, Anna University, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, October 9, 2013.
Member of organizing committee in several conferences organized by other Universities.
Other contribution (if any)
Invited Talk
Invited lecture entitled Photocatalytic activities of nanocomposites, International conference on
water: from pollution to purification, December 12-15, 2016. Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam.
A Lecture Nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications in the UK-India Newton
Researchers Link Workshop on "Rational Designing of Catalysts for the Sustainable
Production of Fuels and Chemicals" during 1-4 November 2016 at IIT-Madras.
Invited lecture entitled Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity 0f Chitosan Based Nanocomposites at
11th Asia Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium & 5th Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society
Symposium 2016 (28th-30th September 2016).Kochi, India.
As a Resource person for the Faculty development programme, Department of nano science
and nanotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Khajamalai Campus (City Campus),
Tiruchirappalli – 600 023
As a Resource person for the Faculty development programme on Recent trends and
applications of mathematics in computing held on 21st June 2016 at Anna University , BIT
campus, Tiruchhirappalli-620024.
A Keynote speaker at Alagappa University, Karaikudi, for the Energy Day, 2015.
As a Resource Person for the Summer Research Training Programme (SRTP-2015), May 2011-18
(2015), Bishop Heber College, Trichy-17.
A Keynote speaker to Second International conference on Science, Engineering and
Management /ICSEM`14 at Srinivasan Engineering College Perambalur, March 28th and 29th,
2014
As a Resource Person for the Refresher Course entitled on “Frontiers in Chemistry - 2014”
for the University/College teachers UGC – Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University,
Khajamalai Campus (City Campus), Tiruchirappalli – 600 023 held on 15th Feb. 2014.
A Lecture on Revolution on Modern Science to the science forum held at the Department of
Humanities and Science, Muthayammal Engineering College, Rasipuram, Oct 29, 2013.
As a Resource person on INSPIRE Internship Science Camp held at Kongunadu College of
Engineering and Technology, Dec 29, 2012.
Membership in Scientific Bodies (Fellow / Life member)
Member (MRSC) Royal society of chemistry, London, United Kingdom
Fellow, International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (FICCE), India.
Life member, Indian Society for Technical Society Education (ISTE), New Delhi.
Life Member, Indian Association of Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists (IASCAS), Jammu.
Life Member, Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (SAEST),
Karaikudi.
Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), IISc., Bangalore.
Life Member, The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata.
Member, International Zeolite Association (IZA), France.
Life Member, Society of Environmental Chemistry and Allied Sciences (SECAS), India