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Veeriah Jegatheesan

Veeriah Jegatheesan

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
31
Citations
3146
World Ranking
9726
National Ranking
465

Overview

Veeriah Jegatheesan is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia and works primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research focuses largely on water science and technology, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, and the study of surfaces, coatings, and films.

Their work covers several main research topics including membrane separation technologies, extraction and separation processes, membrane-based ion separation techniques, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, odor and emission control technologies, water treatment and disinfection, and environmental remediation with nanomaterials.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Lithium recovery from salt-lake brine: Impact of competing cations, pretreatment and preconcentration (2020) published in Chemosphere
  • Natural organic matter removal and fouling resistance properties of a boron nitride nanosheet-functionalized thin film nanocomposite membrane and its impact on permeate chlorine demand (2020) published in Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Tackling fat, oil, and grease (FOG) build-up in sewers: Insights into deposit formation and sustainable in-sewer management techniques (2023) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Influence of improper disposal on FOG deposition: Rheological behaviour and pumping power requirements in sewer systems (2025) published in Water Research
  • Challenges in environmental science and engineering (2022) published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Veeriah Jegatheesan include:

  • Biplob Kumar Pramanik
  • Hamza Hassan Yusuf
  • Felicity Roddick
  • Muhammad Bilal Asif
  • Rajeev Roychand

The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Chemosphere
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Water Research
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Best Publications

  • An economic evaluation of phosphorus recovery as struvite from digester supernatant

    L. Shu;P. Schneider;V. Jegatheesan;J. Johnson

  • Treatment of textile wastewater with membrane bioreactor: A critical review

    Veeriah Jegatheesan;Biplob Kumar Pramanik;Jingyu Chen;Dimuth Navaratna

  • A Review on the Mechanism, Impacts and Control Methods of Membrane Fouling in MBR System.

    Xianjun Du;Yaoke Shi;Veeriah Jegatheesan;Izaz Ul Haq

  • A review of the management and treatment of brine solutions

    Biplob Kumar Pramanik;Li Shu;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Performance of suspended and attached growth MBR systems in treating high strength synthetic wastewater

    S. Jamal Khan;Shazia Ilyas;Sadaf Javid;C. Visvanathan

  • Deep Bed Filtration: Mathematical Models and Observations

    V. Jegatheesan;S. Vigneswaran

  • Metal recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate

    T. Jeppesen;L. Shu;G. Keir;V. Jegatheesan

  • Evaluation of single and two stage anaerobic digestion of landfill leachate: Effect of pH and initial organic loading rate on volatile fatty acid (VFA) and biogas production

    Sameena Begum;Sameena Begum;Gangagni Rao Anupoju;S. Sridhar;Suresh K. Bhargava

  • Landfill leachate treatment using thermophilic membrane bioreactor

    C. Visvanathan;M.K. Choudhary;M.T. Montalbo;V. Jegatheesan

  • Fouling in reverse osmosis (RO) membrane in water recovery from secondary effluent: a review

    Santosh Raj Pandey;Veeriah Jegatheesan;Kanagaratnam Baskaran;Li Shu

  • Mitigation strategies of hydrogen sulphide emission in sewer networks – A review

    Kyoohong Park;Hongsik Lee;Shaun Phelan;Susanthi Liyanaarachchi

  • The need for global coordination in sustainable development

    V. Jegatheesan;J.L. Liow;L. Shu;S.H. Kim

  • Fate of road-dust associated microplastics and per- and polyfluorinated substances in stormwater

    Biplob Kumar Pramanik;Rajeev Roychand;Sirajum Monira;Muhammed Bhuiyan

  • Reuse of car wash wastewater by chemical coagulation and membrane bioreactor treatment processes

    Ida Alicia Rodriguez Boluarte;Michael Andersen;Biplob Kumar Pramanik;Chia-Yuan Chang

  • A review of resource recovery from seawater desalination brine

    Xin Zhang;Wenyan Zhao;Yang Zhang;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Nanofiltration for the possible reuse of water and recovery of sodium chloride salt from textile effluent

    L. Shu;T.D. Waite;P.J. Bliss;A. Fane

  • Dissolved Oxygen Control in Activated Sludge Process Using a Neural Network-Based Adaptive PID Algorithm

    Xianjun Du;Junlu Wang;Veeriah Jegatheesan;Guohua Shi

  • Optimisation of electro-Fenton denitrification of a model wastewater using a response surface methodology.

    Jurate Virkutyte;Ekaterina Rokhina;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Evaluation of chlorine decay kinetics expressions for drinking water distribution systems modelling

    G. J. Kastl;I. H. Fisher;V. Jegatheesan

  • Problems in seawater industrial desalination processes and potential sustainable solutions: a review

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  • Effect of powdered activated carbon (PAC) and cationic polymer on biofouling mitigation in hybrid MBRs.

    S. Jamal Khan;C. Visvanathan;V. Jegatheesan

  • Electro-Fenton, hydrogenotrophic and Fe2+ ions mediated TOC and nitrate removal from aquaculture system: different experimental strategies.

    Jurate Virkutyte;Jurate Virkutyte;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Lithium recovery from salt-lake brine: Impact of competing cations, pretreatment and preconcentration.

    Biplob Kumar Pramanik;Muhammad Bilal Asif;Muhammad Bilal Asif;Rajeev Roychand;Li Shu

  • Suitability of Chlorine Bulk Decay Models for Planning and Management of Water Distribution Systems

    Ian Fisher;George Kastl;Arumugam Sathasivan;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Graphene Oxide (GO)-Blended Polysulfone (PSf) Ultrafiltration Membranes for Lead Ion Rejection

    Harish Ravishankar;Jens Christy;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Effects of nano cerium (IV) oxide and zinc oxide particles on biogas production

    Duc Nguyen;C. Visvanathan;P. Jacob;V. Jegatheesan

  • Pretreatment of seawater for biodegradable organic content removal using membrane bioreactor

    Chettiyappan Visvanathan;Natapol Boonthanon;Arumugam Sathasivan;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • A review of computational fluid dynamics applications in pressure-driven membrane filtration

    Greg Keir;Greg Keir;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Removal of Pb (II) ions using polymer based graphene oxide magnetic nano-sorbent

    Harish Ravishankar;Harish Ravishankar;Jinfeng Wang;Li Shu;Veeriah Jegatheesan

  • Performance of ceramic ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes in treating car wash wastewater for reuse

    Shamima Moazzem;Jamie Wills;Linhua Fan;Felicity Roddick

Frequent Co-Authors

Chettiyappan Visvanathan
Chettiyappan Visvanathan Asian Institute of Technology
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran University of Technology Sydney
Ho Kyong Shon
Ho Kyong Shon University of Technology Sydney
Eldon R. Rene
Eldon R. Rene IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Huu Hao Ngo
Huu Hao Ngo University of Technology Sydney
Long D. Nghiem
Long D. Nghiem University of Technology Sydney
Suresh K. Bhargava
Suresh K. Bhargava RMIT University
Biplob Kumar Pramanik
Biplob Kumar Pramanik RMIT University
Faisal I. Hai
Faisal I. Hai University of Wollongong
Baoyu Gao
Baoyu Gao Shandong University

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