Brief Introduction
PROF. (DR.) V. SIVANANDAN ACHARI has more than 20 years as a Faculty in the School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin in the various areas related to the areas of the Study, Teaching & Research and Promotion of Chemistry in the area of Environmental Science and Technology for the benefit of society in all levels, engaged actively in teaching M Sc. Environmental Technology Students , Guiding Ph D & Post Doctoral students, Supporting industries, Public, Government Organizations and Courts and National Green Tribunal as Consultant, Analytical Chemist, Commission Expert. In addition serving for the corporate welfare as Chief Warden of the University (22 months 2016-2018), Secretary- Cochin University Teachers Association (6 years; 2011- 2014, 2016- 2018 years), Member, Board of Directors, Cochin University Employees. Cooperative Society 2010-2014, MEMBER OF SENATE, Member Academic Council, CUSAT (2020-2021). Currently the Dean & Professor, at the School of Environmental Studies, CUSAT.
Contact Info
Phone | 9495383342
Email | vsachari@cusat.ac.in
Research Interests
- Adsorption Science
- Carbon Science
- Analytical Chemistry
- Material & Water Science
Education:
1999 - PhD (University of Kerala)
M Phil (University of Kerala)
1989 - M Sc. Analytical Chemistry (University of Kerala)
Experience
2002-2003 Post Doctoral Research, Technical University of Delft, DELFT, The Netherlands
Students
- Balamuralikrishna [5292] - Groundwater Quality of Alappad Coast of Kerala: A Critical Evaluation of groundwater Chemistry
- Monisha Mohanadas [5438] - Advanced Treatment of Drinking water/waste-water using Biological Activated Carbon Filters after Ozonation
- Renjini N Nair - Preparation, characterisation and adsorption isotherm studies of biologically activated carbon filters (FACF) for the treatment of contaminated water.
- Manju P [5964] - Granular activated carbon incorporated with carbon aerogel: Study of adsorption isotherms, porosity, kinetics and thermodynamics
- Jyothi Lekhshmy S. A. - Groundwater Chemistry and Environmental Quality Assessment of highly vulnerable ecologically sensitive Alappad coastal region of Kollam, Kerala
- Nisthula - Groundwater Chemistry And Soil Chemistry Of Ecologically Sensitive Arattupuzha
- Coastal Region,Alappuzha,Kerala,India
- Sruthi P Mohanan - Study of Graphene Oxide.
- Aiswarya S - Activated Carbon Chemistry, Adsorption Studies and Physical Chemistry.
- Yadu Krishnan Namboothiri - Activated Carbon Chemistry, Adsorption Studies and Physical Chemistry.
Publications
- Sivanandan Achari, Raichel Mary Lopez, S. Rajalakshmi, O. Jayasree, O. M. Shibin, Deepthi John and V. Sekkar, Microporous carbon with highly dispersed nano- lanthanum oxide (La2O3) for enhanced adsorption of methylene blue, Separation and Purification Technology, 279, 119626, 2021, Elseviers (15 December, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119626. IMPACT FACTOR: 7.3
- Deepthi John, Jiya Jose, Saritha G Bhat & V. Sivanandan Achari, Integration of heterogeneous photocatalysis and persulfate based oxidation using TiO 2 – reduced graphene oxide for water decontamination and disinfection, Heliyon, 7(2021)e0745 1, Elseviers, Received after revision 15, March 2021 ,Accepted on 28 June 2021, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07451. (2021). IMPACT FACTOR: 2.85
- Deepthi John, Suguna Yesodharan & V. Sivanandan Achari, Integration of Coagulation-Floculation and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for the treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent, Environmental Technology, (2020) 1-17: Tylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2020.1791972. Received 30 March 2020, Accepted 28 th June,2020; Author version posted online 07 July, 2020; Published online 18 July, 2020. IMPACT FACTOR: 3.247
- Lekshmi, M . Priya & V. Sivanandan Achari, An overview on the treatment of ballast water in ships, Ocean and Coastal Management, Received 18 October 2019; Received in revised form 29 June 2020; Accepted 7 July 2020, Published 16 th, October,2020; ELSEVIER. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105296. IMPACT FACTOR: 3.284.
- Renjith P K, Sarathchandran C, V Sivanandan Achari, Chandramohanakumar N, V. Sekkar, Micro-cellular polymer foam supported silica aerogel: Eco-friendly tool for petroleum oil spill cleanup, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elseviers, Ms. Ref. No.: HAZMAT-D-20-10012R1, Feb 25, 202, ImpactFactor: 10.588
- Sivanandan Achari*, Raichel Mary Lopez, A.S. Rajalekshmi, S. Jayasree, Bindia Ravindran & V.Sekkar*, Scavanging nitrophenol from aquatic effluents with triethyl amine catalyzed ambient pressure dried carbon aerogel, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2020, 8(2020) 103760),ELSEVIER. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.103670. Received on 16/12/2019, Accepted06/01/2020, Published Online on 11/01/2020; Published on 07 April, 2020. IMPACT FACTOR: 4.3
- Deepthi John, A. S. Rajalakshmi, Raichel Mary Lopez, V. Sivanandan Achari,TiO2‑reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for the trace removalof diclofenac, SN Applied Sciences (2020) 2:840,, Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-2662-y, Received 30/01/2020; Accepted 31/03/2020; Published online 07 April, 2020,IMPACT FACTOR: 0.7
- Deepthi John, Suguna Yesodharan & V. Sivanandan Achari, Integration of Coagulation- Floculation and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for the treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent, Environmental Technology, (2020) 1-17: Tylor & Francis , https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2020.1791972. Received 30 March 2020, Accepted 28 th June, 2020; Author version posted online 07 July, 2020; Published online 18 July, 2020. IMPACT FACTOR: 2. 213.
