Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of Porto, Portugal.
Thesis title: Transfer of
impurities into crystals in industrial processes: Mechanism and kinetics.
Doctor
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Technology (Environmental Technology), AnnaUniversity, Chennai, TN,
India
Thesis title: Selection of
optimum adsorption isotherm and kinetics
Post Graduate: Master
of Environmental Technology (M.Tech), Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University), India
Thesis title: Transport process
during the sorption of basic dyes onto low cost adsorbents
Under Graduate: Bachelor
of Chemical Technology (B.Tech), University of Madras, India
Thesis title: Decolorization
of dye effluents using low cost adsorbents
Awards/Honours
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*Gold medal Scientist for India,
awarded by American Biographical Society.
*International Scientist of The Year 2007 & 2012, awarded by Cambridge Biographical Society, London
*Biodata Indexed in Marqui's Who's Who in The World, 2007 and 2009 Edition *Top cited author 2004-2007 in the Colloid
and Surface Science, Awarded by Elsevier, Netherlands
*Total Citations from Scopus: >1500 (Nov 2012)
*h-index: 24 (From Scopus)
* Best Reviewer Certificate, American Chemical Society
* Top 25 most cited author during the period 2005-2007, in the Journals 'Biochemical Engineering, Dyes and Pigments,
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Process Biochemistry'
Some of my top-cited Articles
(from the Publisher webpage)
Equilibrium, kinetics, mechanism,
and process design for the sorption of methylene blue onto rice husk, Volume 286, Issue 1, 2005, Pp 90-100 (Journal of Colloid
and Interface Science), Rank 1st Top 10 Cited (2010) (articles published in the last five years)
Modeling the mechanism involved
during the sorption of methylene blue onto fly ash, Volume 284, Issue 1, 2005, Pp 14-21 (Journal of Colloid and Interface
Science), Rank2nd Top 10 Cited (2010) (articles published in the last five years)
Adsorption of malachite green
onto Pithophora sp., a fresh water algae: Equilibrium and kinetic modellin, Volume 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pp 2865-2872 (Process
Biochemistry), Rank 10th Top 10 Cited (2010) (articles published in the last five years)
Removal of methylene blue
by mango seed kernel powder, Volume 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pp 83-93 (Biochemical Engineering Journal), Rank 9th Top 10 Cited (2010)
(articles published in the last five years)
Other affiliations
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Department of Chemical Engineering
(Molecular Systems Engineering
Group with Prof. Erich Muller)
ImperialCollegeLondon
- (Finally in ICL)
ImperialCollegeLondon,
South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ
Department of Chemical and
Biological Engineering, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n 4200-465 Porto PORTUGAL,
Residential Address
(permanent)
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918, HIG Block, Eri Scheme
Mogappair West, Mogappair
Chennai, TN, INDIA – 600 025
Ph: +91-44-26534748
Ph: +91-944039098; +91-9884247692
Residential Address (Spain)
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12, Calle Jijona
1-D, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, SPAIN - 03690.