STAFF PROFILE
Professor Jega Jegatheesan
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399250810
Email:
jega.jegatheesan@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Velasco, P.,Jegatheesan, J.,Othman, M. (2022). Modeling of hollow fiber membrane contactors (HFMCs) for the recovery of dissolved methane from anaerobic effluents In: Separation and Purification Technology, 286, 1 - 12
- Kayathi, A.,Chakrabarti, P.,Bonfim-Rocha, L.,Filho, L.,Bollampalli, A.,Jegatheesan, J. (2021). Extraction of ?-Oryzanol from defatted rice bran using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2): Process optimisation of extract yield, scale-up and economic analysis In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 148, 179 - 188
- Enfrin, M.,Hachemi, C.,Hodgson, P.,Jegatheesan, J.,Vrouwenvelder, J.,Callahan, D.,Lee, J.,Dumee, L. (2021). Nano/micro plastics – Challenges on quantification and remediation: A review In: Journal of Water Process Engineering, 42, 1 - 28
- Velasco, P.,Jegatheesan, J.,Thangavadivel, K.,Othman, M.,Zhang, Y. (2021). A focused review on membrane contactors for the recovery of dissolved methane from anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) effluents In: Chemosphere, 278, 1 - 20
- Kayathi, A.,Chakrabarti, P.,Bonfim-Rocha, L.,Filho, L.,Jegatheesan, J. (2020). Selective extraction of polar lipids of mango kernel using Supercritical Carbon dioxide (SC–CO2) extraction: Process optimization of extract yield/phosphorous content and economic evaluation In: Chemosphere, 260, 1 - 10
- Pramanik, B.,Asif, M.,Roychand, R.,Shu, L.,Jegatheesan, J.,Bhuiyan, M.,Hai, F. (2020). Lithium recovery from salt-lake brine: Impact of competing cations, pretreatment and preconcentration In: Chemosphere, 260, 1 - 10
- Pramanik, B.,Roychand, R.,Monira, S.,Bhuiyan, M.,Jegatheesan, J. (2020). Fate of road-dust associated microplastics and per- and polyfluorinated substances in stormwater In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 144, 236 - 241
- Sakarkar, S.,Muthukumran, S.,Jegatheesan, V. (2020). Factors affecting the degradation of remazol turquoise blue (RTB) dye by titanium dioxide (TiO2) entrapped photocatalytic membrane In: Journal of Environmental Management, 272, 1 - 8
- Sakarkar, S.,Muthukumaran, S.,Jegatheesan, V. (2020). Evaluation of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) loading in the PVA/titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film coating on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane for the removal of textile dyes In: Chemosphere, 257, 1 - 15
- Du, X.,Ma, Y.,Wei, X.,Jegatheesan, J. (2020). Optimal parameter estimation in activated sludge process based wastewater treatment practice In: Water (Switzerland), 12, 1 - 20
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
7 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions8 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
Water (Treatment, Distribution, modelling) Wasterwater (MBR, Membranes in Agriculture, Aquaculture), Salt Water Intrusion, Resource Recovery (Mine Tailing Ponds, Dye and Salt from Textile Effluent), Novel Technologies (FO, MD)
- Integrated assessment of existing practices and development of pathways for the effective integration of nature-based water treatment in urban areas in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Vietnam. Funded by: Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) 2021 onwards from (2021 to 2023)
- Integrated water management through the application of advanced wastewater treatments (Research Exchange with the Universidad Estuado de Maringa). Funded by: Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions - Competitive from (2018 to 2019)
- Research Capability Category 3 Water Treatment plant technologies and process improvement (Umbrella agreement). Funded by: Seqewater Contract from (2018 to 2021)
- Advancing research cooperation through joint workshops between Australia and India: water scarcity and ways to reduce the impact. Funded by: Australia India Council Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2016)