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Dr. Palanivelu K

Professor & Director

Employee ID53697
Educational details
DegreePassed out yearSpecializationInstitute/University/ College
D.Sc2022Environmental ScienceBharathiyar university
PhD1992Environmental ChemistryIIT Madras
M.Sc1985ChemistryAnnamalai University
Post-Doctoral Experience if anyChungnam National University, South Korea,2007(BK fellow)

Erasmus Fellow-Bologna University, Italy

Research Details
Areas of SpecializationClimate Change Mitigation, Waste treatment, Recovery of valuable pollutants, Environmental Monitoring
ORCID IDhttps://orcid.org/orcid-search/search?searchQuery=0000-0001-6589-8833
Scopus IDhttps://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6701483196
H-index (scopus)38
Google Scholar IDhttps://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=I8K3CtYAAAAJ&hl=en
i10 index98
Completed Consultancy Project Details               
Completed Consultancy Project TitleFunding Agency
50From various organisations about Rs.2 crores
Completed Funded Project Details
Completed Funded Project TitleFunding Agency
12About Rs. 5 crores
  
Patent Published Details
Patent Published TitlePatent Published Application No.
METHOD OF PRODUCING AMMONIUM CARBAMATE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND AMMONIA IN A NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENTApplication Number, 202041030086 A dated 15-7-2020, published 16-7-2021)

 

  
Patent Granted Details
Patent Granted TitlePatent 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
TitlePublisherYear
” 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 Gruyter2024
   
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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