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Dr. Palanivelu K

Professor & Director

Employee ID 53697
Educational details
Degree Passed out year Specialization Institute/University/ College
D.Sc 2022 Environmental Science Bharathiyar university
PhD 1992 Environmental Chemistry IIT Madras
M.Sc 1985 Chemistry Annamalai University
Post-Doctoral Experience if any Chungnam National University, South Korea,2007(BK fellow)

Erasmus Fellow-Bologna University, Italy

Research Details
Areas of Specialization Climate Change Mitigation, Waste treatment, Recovery of valuable pollutants, Environmental Monitoring
ORCID ID https://orcid.org/orcid-search/search?searchQuery=0000-0001-6589-8833
Scopus ID https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6701483196
H-index (scopus) 38
Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=I8K3CtYAAAAJ&hl=en
i10 index 98
Completed Consultancy Project Details               
Completed Consultancy Project Title Funding Agency
50 From various organisations about Rs.2 crores
Completed Funded Project Details
Completed Funded Project Title Funding Agency
12 About Rs. 5 crores
   
Patent Published Details
Patent Published Title Patent Published Application No.
METHOD OF PRODUCING AMMONIUM CARBAMATE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND AMMONIA IN A NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENT Application Number, 202041030086 A dated 15-7-2020, published 16-7-2021)

 

   
Patent Granted Details
Patent Granted Title Patent Granted Application No.
1. METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLYCEROL CARBONATE BY DIRECT CARBONATION REACTION OF GLYCEROL AND CO2 IN PRESENCE OF HETEREOGENEOUS CATALYST (Indian Patent No: 358457 Application Number-202041028146 Effective from 2-7-2020)
   
Book / Book Chapter Published Details
Title Publisher Year
” Sustainable circular economy in the Indian context: policies and best practices”. Cyclic Economy: Policies in Major Countries and the EU, edited by Michele Aresta, Angela Dibenedetto and Franck Dumeignil, https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110767179-004

 

 

De Gruyter 2024
     
Awards & Recognition Details
TANSA Award in Environmental Sciences,2021, Govt.of Tamil Nadu
 Chennai Science city, Senior Environmental Scientists award, 2018, Govt.of Tamil Nadu
UGC-FRPS Mid-Career Award
Major International Collaboration Details 
UGC-DAAD project on IGP-Impact of Climate Change on urban water quality, Freie University, Berlin,2020-24
Indo-Russia Project on CO2 membrane Separation, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow,2017-19
Other Details  
Editorial Experience (if any) Editorial Board member in Advances in Environmental Sciences,                 Scientific Journals International-Environmental Sciences,

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