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Meenakshisundaram Swaminathan is affiliated with Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education in India. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy and Materials Science, with significant contributions in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics within these fields, including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

Meenakshisundaram Swaminathan has authored numerous papers, several of which address the development and application of photocatalysts and electrocatalysts for environmental and energy applications. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Electrochemical behavior of heteroatom doped on reduced graphene oxide with RuO2 for HER, OER, and supercapacitor applications" (2022) in the Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • "Fabrication of effective visible-light-driven ternary Z-scheme ZnO-Ag-BiVO4 heterostructured photocatalyst for hexavalent chromium reduction" (2020) in Separation and Purification Technology
  • "Efficient Photoreduction of Hexavalent Chromium Using the Reduced Graphene Oxide-Sm2MoO6-TiO2 Catalyst under Visible Light Illumination" (2020) in ACS Omega
  • "Single metal atom oxide anchored Fe3O4-ED-rGO for highly efficient photodecomposition of antibiotic residues under visible light illumination" (2021) in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Rational design of single tungsten/cobalt atom oxide anchored on the TiO2-rGO: A highly efficient electrocatalyst for water splitting and photocatalyst for decomposition of pharmaceutical pollutant" (2022) in Separation and Purification Technology

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

  • Karuppaiah Selvakumar
  • Tae Hwan Oh
  • Yueshuai Wang
  • A. Raja
  • M. Arunpandian

Meenakshisundaram Swaminathan's publications commonly appear in journals such as:

  • Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
  • Materials Today Proceedings
  • Chemosphere
  • Research on Chemical Intermediates

Best Publications

  • Nano-Ag particles doped TiO2 for efficient photodegradation of Direct azo dyes

    N. Sobana;M. Muruganadham;M. Swaminathan

  • Photochemical oxidation of reactive azo dye with UV–H2O2 process

    M Muruganandham;M Swaminathan

  • Photocatalytic decolourisation and degradation of Reactive Orange 4 by TiO2-UV process

    M. Muruganandham;M. Swaminathan

  • Decolourisation of Reactive Orange 4 by Fenton and photo-Fenton oxidation technology

    M Muruganandham;M Swaminathan

  • Solar photocatalytic degradation of a reactive azo dye in TiO2-suspension

    M Muruganandham;M Swaminathan

  • Highly efficient, solar active, and reusable photocatalyst: Zr-loaded Ag-ZnO for Reactive Red 120 dye degradation with synergistic effect and dye-sensitized mechanism.

    B. Subash;B. Krishnakumar;M. Swaminathan;M. Shanthi

  • Eco-friendly preparation of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Tabernaemontana divaricata and its photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity.

    A Raja;S Ashokkumar;R Pavithra Marthandam;J Jayachandiran

  • The effect of operational parameters on the photocatalytic degradation of acid red 18 by ZnO

    N. Sobana;M. Swaminathan

  • Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by ZnO/NiFe2O4 nanoparticles

    J.T. Adeleke;T. Theivasanthi;M. Thiruppathi;M. Swaminathan

  • An efficient nanostructured ZnO for dye sensitized degradation of Reactive Red 120 dye under solar light

    R. Velmurugan;M. Swaminathan

  • The influence of inorganic oxidants and metal ions on semiconductor sensitized photodegradation of 4-fluorophenol

    K. Selvam;M. Muruganandham;I. Muthuvel;M. Swaminathan

  • Synthesis of Ce co-doped Ag–ZnO photocatalyst with excellent performance for NBB dye degradation under natural sunlight illumination

    B. Subash;B. Krishnakumar;R. Velmurugan;M. Swaminathan

  • TiO2-UV photocatalytic oxidation of Reactive Yellow 14: effect of operational parameters.

    M. Muruganandham;M. Swaminathan

  • AgBr–ZnO – An efficient nano-photocatalyst for the mineralization of Acid Black 1 with UV light

    B. Krishnakumar;B. Subash;M. Swaminathan

  • Combination effect of ZnO and activated carbon for solar assisted photocatalytic degradation of Direct Blue 53

    N. Sobana;M. Swaminathan

  • Visible active reduced graphene oxide-BiVO4-ZnO ternary photocatalyst for efficient removal of ciprofloxacin

    A. Raja;P. Rajasekaran;K. Selvakumar;M. Arunpandian

  • Influence of operational parameters on photocatalytic degradation of a genotoxic azo dye Acid Violet 7 in aqueous ZnO suspensions.

    B. Krishnakumar;M. Swaminathan

  • Optimization of solar photocatalytic degradation conditions of Reactive Yellow 14 azo dye in aqueous TiO2

    M. Muruganandham;N. Shobana;M. Swaminathan

  • Optimization of photocatalytic degradation conditions of Direct Red 23 using nano-Ag doped TiO2

    N. Sobana;K. Selvam;M. Swaminathan

  • The simple, template free synthesis of a Bi2S3–ZnO heterostructure and its superior photocatalytic activity under UV-A light

    Subramanian Balachandran;Meenakshisundaram Swaminathan

  • Recent Developments in Homogeneous Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

    M. Muruganandham;M. Muruganandham;R. P. S. Suri;Sh. Jafari;M. Sillanpää

Frequent Co-Authors

Mika Sillanpää
Mika Sillanpää University of Johannesburg
Misook Kang
Misook Kang Yeungnam University
K. Kaviyarasu
K. Kaviyarasu University of South Africa
Bojja Sreedhar
Bojja Sreedhar Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Ashok Kumar Mishra
Ashok Kumar Mishra Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Mohd. Shkir
Mohd. Shkir King Khalid University
Pedro A. Sanchez
Pedro A. Sanchez University of Florida
Charles Surya
Charles Surya Nazarbayev University
Balachandran Unni Nair
Balachandran Unni Nair Central Leather Research Institute

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