Dr. S. Saravanan

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Employment Profile

Job Title Employer From To
Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT,Trichy - 15 12.03.2018 Till date
Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT,Trichy - 15 12.07.2007 11.03.2018
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Department of Chemical Engineering, A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, INDIA Nov 2003 Oct 2006
Lecturer Annai Teresa College of Engineering, Tirunavallur. 25/02/2003 20/11/2003

Academic Qualifications:

Examination Board / University Year Division/ Grade Subjects
Ph.D Anna University Dec’2008 - Chemical Engineering
M.Tech Anna University Jan’2003 First Class with Dist. Chemical Engineering
B.Tech Madras University April 2000 First Class Chemical Engineering

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University

Position Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution From To
Associate Warden of Agate Hostel NIT, Trichy 14/07/2007 27/08/2008
Institute Stock Verification officer for Production engineering Department NIT, Trichy 2009 2016
Energy & Environmental Engineering Course coordinator NIT, Trichy 2008 2015
Acted as PAC Chairman for 1 Year M.Tech Plant Design NIT, Trichy 2007 2008
Acted as PAC Chairman for III Year B.Tech NIT, Trichy 2009 2010
Acted as PAC Chairman for Final Year B.Tech NIT, Trichy 2011 2012
Act as a Faculty Adviser for ALCHEMY-2013 NIT, Trichy 2012 2013
Acted as PAC Chairman for II Year B.Tech NIT, Trichy 2016 2017

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University

Position Institution From To
Lab Examiner Anna University 2009 2015
University Question paper scrutinizer Anna University 2012 2014
University Question paper setter Anna University 2009 2016
University Question paper setter Vivekanandha University 2013 2016
University Question paper setter Dr.M.G.R University 2014 2016

Details of Academic Work

  • Curriculum Development
    • Process Optimization
    • Environmental Impact Assessment
    • Energy and Environmental Engineering
       
  • Courses taught at Undergraduate levels
    • Energy and Environmental Engineering
    • Fluidization Engineering
    • Advanced Heat Transfer
    • Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering
    • Heat transfer
       
  • Courses taught at Postgraduate
    • Environmental Impact Assessment
    • Industrial Waste Management
    • Process optimization

Details of Major R&D Projects

Title of Project Funding Agency From To Ongoing/ Completed
Recovery of High Value Added Globular Proteins From Shrimp Waste Using Aqueous Two Phase System MHRD 2014 2017 Completed

Number of PhDs guided

Name of the PhD Scholar Title of PhD Thesis Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) Year of Award
Mrs. D. Ramya Devi Modeling and Optimization for Protein Extraction by using Aqueous Two Phase System Supervisor 2014
Mr. L. DEMUDU NAIDU APPLICATIONS of NANOPORES and NANOPARTICLES for BIOLOGICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM Supervisor 2017
Mr. S. SINDHANAI SELVAN SOFT COMPUTING BASED MODELING and OPTIMIZATION of BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM NONā€EDIBLE FEEDSTOCK: ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COUPLED GENETIC ALGORITHM Supervisor 2019
Mr. P. Saravana Pandian PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION OF AQUEOUS TWO-PHASE EXTRACTION OF PROTEINS FROM Litopenaeus Vannamei WASTE USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY COUPLED EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATIONS Supervisor 2022

Ms. Srinithya Ravinuthala

Performance Optimization and Up-Scaling of Novel Low-Cost Cathode for Value-Added Product Synthesis from CO2 in Microbial Electrosynthesis System

Supervisor

On-going

Mr. S. Karthikeyan

Optimization of Biomolecule Extraction using ATPS

Supervisor

On-going

Publications

(A) Refereed Research Journals:

Author(s)

Title of Paper

Journal

Volume (No.)

Page numbers

Year

Impact Factor of the Journal (Optional)

Srinithya Ravinuthala, Bhatther Vatsal Anilbhai, Saravanan S.,

Fabrication of Low-cost, Green Material-Based Microbial Fuel Cell for Bioelectricity Production through Textile Wastewater Remediation

Materials Today: Proceedings

Manuscript no.: MATPR-D-23-01043

 

Jan 2023, under review)

 

Priya Dharshini Palanivel, Srinithya Ravinuthala, Saravanan S., Samsudeen Naina Mohamed

An Overview of Biocatalysts in Microbial Fuel Cells: Current Challenges and Opportunities

Bioresource Technology Reports

Manuscript Number: BITEB-D-23-00084

 

(Jan 2023, under review)

 

P. Saravana Pandian, S. Sindhanaiselvan, A. Subathira, S. Saravanan.

A correlative algorithmic optimization study for an integrated soft computing technique in aqueous two-phase protein extraction from Litopenaeus vannamei waste.

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

 

 

2022

 

S. Sindhanai Selvan, P. Saravana Pandian, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan.

Artificial neural network modeling-coupled genetic algorithm optimization of supercritical methanol transesterification of Aegle marmelos oil to biodiesel

Biofuels

12(7)

797-805

2021

 

P. Saravana Pandian, S. Sindhanai Selvan, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan.

Optimization of Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction of Proteins from Litopenaeus Vannamei Waste by Response Surface Methodology Coupled Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm

Chemical Product and Process Modeling

15(1)

 

2020

 

S. Sindhanai Selvan, S. Saravana Pandian, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Saraca asoca seeds – A novel candidature for biodiesel production: Studies on yield optimization using ANN coupled GA and properties of biodiesel blends

International Journal of Green Energy

15(14)

918-929

2018

 

S. Sindhanai Selvan, S. Saravana Pandian, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Comparison of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in Optimization of Aegle marmelos Oil Extraction for Biodiesel Production

Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering

43(11)

 

2018

 

T. Narendiranath Babu, R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Saravanan, D. Rama Prabha

Impact Damage, Hardness and Tribology Characterization of Epoxy Resin Based Composites Reinforced with Basalt Fibers in combination with TiO2, BaSO4 and SiC.

Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy

51(6)

677-685

2016

 

L. D. Naidu, S. Saravanan, Mukesh Goel, S. Periyasamy and Pieter Stroeve

A Novel Technique for De-toxicity of Phenol: Nanoparticle – Assisted Nanofiltration (NANF).

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

14

1- 12

2016

 

L. D. Naidu, S. Saravanan, M. Chidambaram, Mukesh Goel, Ashutosh Das, and J. Sarat Chandra Babu

Nanofiltration in Transforming Surface Water into Healthy Water: Comparison with Reverse Osmosis

Journal of Chemistry

1

1-6

2015

 

S. Saravanan, P. Velmurugan, R. R. Jonnalagadda and B. U. Nair

Extraction of bovine serum albumin using aqueous two-phase poly (ethylene glycol) – poly (acrylic acid) system

Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research

74

348-353

2015

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Protein Recovery from Shrimp Waste Using Aqueous Two-Phase System: Effect of Process Parameters on Partitioning Using Response Surface Methodology

International Journal of Chem Tech Research

5(1)

156-166

2013

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Equilibrium phase behaviour of the Poly (ethylene glycol) PEG 4000 and Biodegradable salts at Temperatures of (20°C, 30°C and 40°C)

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

57

1112-1117

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Liquid-Liquid Equilibria of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Containing Poly (ethylene glycols) of Different Molecular Weight and potassium Citrate.

International Journal of Chemical Sciences

4

2087-2095

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Aqueous Two-Phase Poly (Ethylene Glycol) – Maltodextrin System for Protein Partitioning from shrimp waste: Influence of Molecular Weight and pH

International Journal of Environmental Sciences

2(4)

2462-2469

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Use of response surface methodology to evaluate the extraction of Protein from Shrimp Waste by Aqueous Two-Phase system (Polyethylene glycol and ammonium citrate)

Journal of Environmental Research and Development

6 (4)

997-1003

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Protein partitioning in polyethylene glycol – Maltodextrine aqueous two-phase system: statistical modelling of the experimental results

International Journal of Chemical Science and Technology

2(2)

38-43

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Phase Compositions of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Formed by Poly (Ethylene Glycol) and Maltodextrin at Different Temperatures

International Journal of Chemical Sciences and Applications

3(2)

289-292

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Potential recovery of protein from shrimp waste in aqueous two-phase system

Research Journal of Chemical Sciences

2(7)

47-52

2012

 

D. Ramyadevi, A. Subathira and S. Saravanan

Aqueous Two-Phase (Polyethylene glycol + Sodium citrate + Water) System: Influence of pH, Molecular weight of PEG on binodal curve at 30oC

International Journal on Applied Bioengineering

5(2)

25-28

2011

 

S. Nethaji, A. Sivasamy, G. Thennarasu, S. Saravanan

Adsorption of Malachite green dye onto activated carbon derived from Borassus aethiopum flower Biomass

Journal of Hazardous Materials

181

271- 280

2010

 

S. Saravanan, J.R. Rao, B.U. Nair, T. Ramasami

Novel Aqueous Two-Phase Poly (Ethylene Glycol) – Poly (Acrylic Acid) System for Protein Partitioning: Influence of Molecular Weight and Temperature

Process Biochemistry

43

905-911

2008

 

S. Saravanan, J.R. Rao, T. Murugesan, B.U. Nair, T. Ramasami

Partition of tannery wastewater proteins in aqueous two-phase poly (ethylene glycol) – magnesium sulfate systems: effects of molecular weights and pH

Chemical Engineering Science

62

969-978

2007

 

S. Saravanan, J.R. Rao, T. Murugesan, B.U. Nair, T. Ramasami

Recovery of value-added globular proteins from tannery wastewaters using PEG–salt aqueous two-phase systems

Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology

81

1814–1819

2006

 

S. Saravanan, J.A. Reena, J.R. Rao, T. Murugesan, B.U. Nair

Phase Equilibrium Compositions, Densities, and Viscosities of Aqueous Two-Phase Poly (ethylene glycol) + Poly(acrylic acid) System at Various Temperatures

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

51

1246–1249

2006

 

Contact Address

Dr. S. Saravanan
Room No : 207
Department of Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli - Tamil Nadu
India
Phone : 0431 - 250
Email : saravanans@nitt.edu