Prof. Pushpavanam's Research League

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Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras

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Korukonda Jagadeesh, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "The Role of Reactant Contact Modes in Droplet-Based Microfluidics" in Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification (2024): 109788. Click here to access the paper

V. Thyagarajan, S. Srinivasan, H. Sukesh Raghav, Ramesh, Lakshmi, P. Ranjani and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Scale Up of a Process for Extraction of Tin, Lead, and Copper from Waste Printed Circuit Boards by Simultaneous Electrowinning" in ACS Sustain. Resour. Manag. 1 (2024) 732–742. Click here to access the paper

Oinam Robita, R. Savitha, A. Kapoor, Saranya G., Varshini K. and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "A Facile Colorimetric Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Nitrite in the Simulated Saliva" in Sensing and Imaging 25, no. 1 (2024): 16. Click here to access the paper

Sinu, K., Vamsi Vikram, S. Pushpavanam and Ranjit B on publication of "Synthesis and separation of silver nanoparticles using an Aqueous Two-Phase System with citrate as reducing agent" in Journal of Nanoparticle Research 26, no. 3 (2024): 51. Click here to access the paper

Uttam, K, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "A three-phase model for biofilm formation on a porous solid surface" in Physics of Fluids 36, no. 2 (2024). Click here to access the paper

Vamsi Vikram, G., Prem KR Podupu, Bianca Berry, Nandkishor K. Nere, S. Pushpavanam, and Meenesh R. Singh on publication of "Engineering advancements in microfluidic systems for enhanced mixing at low Reynolds numbers" in Biomicrofluidics 18, no. 1 (2024). Click here to access the paper

Sinu, K, Savitha, R., Ranjit, B., and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Detection of azadirachtin from neem kernels using a paper-based sandwich sensor" in Analytical Methods (2024). Click here to access the paper

Korukonda Jagadeesh, Avinash Sahu, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of book chapter "Foam Flow in Small Channels" in Handbook of Multiphase Flow Science Technology, Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, 2023: pp. 1–32. Click here to access the paper

Vamsi Vikram, G., Savitha, R, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Continuous synthesis and separation of silver nanoparticles using an aqueous Two-phase system" in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 62, no. 33 (2023): 12904-12914. Click here to access the paper

Hima Nandini, K., Kurian Sinu, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Green Approach for the Simultaneous Synthesis and Separation of Gold Nanoparticles" in Langmuir 39, no. 28 (2023): 9605-9616. Click here to access the paper

Saranya Gopalakrishnan, Savitha, R, T. Renganathan, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Adsorption of triclosan on nylon 66 membrane: preconcentration and ultrasensitive colorimetric detection" in Langmuir, 39(26) (2023), 9017-9024. Click here to access the paper

Rajendran, V, Ananthi P., S. Pushpavanam, and Jayaraman on publication of "Continuous protein refolding and purification by two-stage periodic counter-current chromatography" in Journal of Chromatography A, 1695 (2023): 463938. Click here to access the paper

Vivek Karma, Vamsi Vikram G, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Simultaneous extraction and enrichment of sunset yellow dye in an aqueous two-phase system" in Dyes and Pigments 212 (2023): 111100. Click here to access the paper

Vamsi Vikram G., Hima Nandini K, Jagadeesh Korukonda, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Hydrodynamics of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) in millichannels" in Chemical Engineering Science 266 (2023): 118296. Click here to access the paper

Uttam, K, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "The effect of subdiffusion on the stability of autocatalytic systems" in Chemical Engineering Science 265 (2023): 118230. Click here to access the paper

Varadaraj, S, Kandhasamy, S., Kandoi, S., Radhakrishnan, J., S. Pushpavanam, and Verma, R. S. on publication of "Multiple cues in acellular amniotic membrane incorporated embelin for tissue engineering" in Materials Today Communications, 33 (2022), 104203. Click here to access the paper

Eswararao, Y., Renganathan T. and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Continuous synthesis of surfactant stabilised water in diesel emulsion by steam condensation" in Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 180 (2022), 108906. Click here to access the paper

Savitha, R., Pralay Mallelwar, M. Mohanraj, T. Renganathan, and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Adsorptive preconcentration integrated with colorimetry for ultra-sensitive detection of lead and copper" in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 414, no. 14 (2022): 4089-4102. Click here to access the paper

Vamsi Vikram G, Shilpa Vats, Nirav Bhatt and S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Sequential recovery of metals from waste printed circuit boards using a zero-discharge hydrometallurgical process" in Cleaner Engineering and Technology, on 3rd June, 2021.

Vamsi Vikram G and S Pushpavanam on publication of "Continuous synthesis of copper nanoparticles using a polyol process in a milli-channel reactor" in Journal of Flow Chemistry.

Krishna Kinhal, Nirav Bhatt, S Pushpavanam on acceptance of "Unravelling reaction pathways for tuning bimetallic nanoparticle structures: Role of reactant addition sequence" in Journal of Nanoparticle Research.

Prathmesh M Vinze, Akash Choudhary, S. Pushpavanam on publication of "Motion of an active particle in a linear concentration gradient", Physics of Fluids 33,032011 (2021)

V. Thammanna Gurumurthy, S. Pushpavanam on publishing the paper "Hydrodynamics of a Compound Drop in Plane Poiseuille Flow", Physics of Fluids, 2020.

Saranya Gopalakrishnan, Rajesh Ghosh, T. Renganathan, S. Pushpavanam in publishing "Sensitive and selective determination of triclosan using visual spectroscopy", Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, Volume 254,119623, ISSN 1386-1425.

Rajesh Ghosh, Saranya Gopalakrishnan, Rangasamy Savitha, Thiruvengadam Renganathan and Subramanium Pushpavanam. in publishing "Fabrication of Laser Printed Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices (LP-Pads) For Point-Of-Care Applications", Scientific Reports, 2(9).

Akash Choudhary, on getting his manuscript "Electrokinetically enhanced cross-stream particle migration in viscoelastic flows," accepted in Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Krishna V. Kinhal, on publishing the paper "Simultaneous Synthesis and Separation of Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems," ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,  2020, Volume 8, Pages 3013-3025

Ravikanth M.V.S.R, on publishing the paper "Thermodynamic Model for Reactive extraction of Macro Amounts of Zirconium and Hafnium with TBP," Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 240 , 2020, 116491

Seshsai PC on publishing the paper "Multiplicity, travelling waves and spatial patterns in coupled autocatalytic systems," Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 218,2020

Rajesh Ghosh on publishing the paper "Adsorption of Fluoroquinolone antibiotics at the gas liquid interface using ionic surfactants," Langmuir, 2019,35,39,12839-12850

Ravikanth M.V.S.R, on publishing the paper "Unified Framework for Modeling Reactive Extraction of Metals:Unified Framework Illustration on Plutonium(IV) Extraction with Tri-n-butyl Phosphate" ,Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2019, 58, 45, 20788-20796

Kiran Jyothi S on publishing the paper "Inertial focusing of a neutrally buoyant particle in stratified flows," Physics of Fluids, Volume 31,2019,102006

Akash Choudhary, T Renganathan and S. Pushpavanam on publishing the paper "Inertial migration of an electrophoretic rigid sphere in a two-dimensional Poiseuille flow", Journal of Fluid Mechanics Volume 874, pp. 856-890, on 12th July, 2019.Click here to access paper

S Kiran Jyoti, T Renganathan and S. Pushpavanam on acceptance of paper "Inertial focusing of a nuetrally buoyant particle in stratified flows", in Physics of Fluids, on 8th August, 2019.

Rajesh Ghosh, Saranya G, R Savitha, T Renganathan and S Pushpavanam, on publishing the paper "Fabrication of laser printed microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (LP-µPADs) for point-of-care applications", Scientific Reports, Volume 9:1, Article 7896, on 27th May 2019. Click here to access the paper

Recent Publications:
1. Krishna V. Kinhal, Shashwata Sinha, Aishwarya Ravisankar, Nirav P Bhatt and S Pushpavanam., Simultaneous Synthesis and Separation of Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,  2020, Volume 8, Pages 3013-3025

2. Ravikanth M.V.S.R, Pushpavanam S , Shankar Narasimhan, and Narasimha Murty B, Thermodynamic Model for Reactive extraction of Macro Amounts of Zirconium and Hafnium with TBP, Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 240 , 2020, 116491

3. Seshsai PC, Mayuri Kurle, Nitu Verma and S Pushpavanam, Multiplicity, travelling waves and spatial patterns in coupled autocatalytic systems, Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 218,2020

4. Rajesh Ghosh, Haritha Hareendran and Pushpavanam Subramaniam, Adsorption of Fluoroquinolone antibiotics at the gas liquid interface using ionic surfactants, Langmuir, 2019,35,39,12839-12850

5. Ravikanth M.V.S.R, Pushpavanam S , Shankar Narasimhan, and Narasimha Murty B, Unified Framework for Modeling Reactive Extraction of Metals:Unified Framework Illustration on Plutonium(IV) Extraction with Tri-n-butyl Phosphate ,Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2019, 58, 45, 20788-20796

6. Kiran Jyothi S , Renganathan T, and Pushpavanam S, Inertial focusing of a neutrally buoyant particle in stratified flows, Physics of Fluids, Volume 31,2019,102006

7. MVSR, R. K., Subramaniam, P., Narasimhan, S., & Murty B, N. Development of a Thermodynamic Model using a speciation framework: Illustration on HNO3 – H2O system, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 22 March 2018
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05361

8. Babita. K. Verma, E. Rajeshkannan, T. Renganathan and S. Pushpavanam, A Hybrid Thermo-Kinetic Model for High Temperature Plasma Gasification, AIChE, 13 March 2018DOI: 10.1002/aic.16146

9. T. Krishnaveni, T. Renganathan, and S. Pushpavanam, Recycle Flows in Lab-on-Chip Applications Using Electroosmotic Effects, INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, Volume 56,Issue: 14, 27 March 2017, Pages 4145–4155, Mar 2017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04942

10. Anil B. Vir, S. Pushpavanam, Phase transfer catalysis in a microchannel: Paradoxical effect of transition from kinetic control to mass transfer control, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 317, 1 June 2017, Pages 1047–1058, Mar 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.02.131