Selvakannan Periasamy

Dr. Selvakannan Periasamy

Senior Lecturer

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

Supervisor projects

  • Development of Electrochemical sensing platform for the detection of biomolecules and pollutants
  • 2 Jul 2024
  • Design and development of Nano-structured catalyst system for C02 hydrogenation to formic acid
  • 2 Jul 2024
  • CO2 Utilization to Value Added Chemicals via Heterogeneous Catalysis
  • 6 Mar 2024
  • Design of Nanosized ceria-based Materials for Catalytic Oxidation Reactions
  • 7 Jun 2023
  • Valorization of Commercially Important Essential Oils of Poaceae and Lamiaceae Families Using Heterogeneous Catalysts
  • 14 Dec 2022
  • Developing novel polymer materials for the capture of mercury from natural gas reservoirs
  • 7 Dec 2022
  • Investigation of thermochemical decomposition of metal nitrates and structural evolution of metal oxides
  • 11 May 2022
  • Targeted non-radioactive prostate cancer therapeutic probes: A killer blend of Green tea gold nanoparticles and non-invasive monochromatic x-rays
  • 11 Dec 2021
  • Designing and Fabricating 3D Printed Substrates for SERS Sensing
  • 25 Nov 2021
  • Catalyst Development for Biomass Conversion to Fuel and High Value Added Chemicals
  • 22 Oct 2021
  • Tailoring of the Electrode for Various Electrochemical Biosensors
  • 3 Sep 2021
  • Functional Nano Porous Materials for Environmental Catalysis Applications
  • 17 Jun 2021
  • Design and Fabrication of Gold Microelectrode Arrays for SERS-Based Chemical Sensing
  • 2 Jul 2018
  • Ceria-based Catalysts for Low-temperature Dry Reforming of Methane
  • 1 Mar 2018
  • Investigation of Binder Modified Zeolites for the Catalytic Cracking of Endothermic Fuels
  • 5 Jan 2018
  • Design and Synthesis of Optoelectronic Materials for Organic Photovoltaic Applications
  • 8 Dec 2017
  • Heat Transfer Enhancement in Supercritical Hydrocarbon Heat Exchangers for Hypersonic Vehicles
  • 3 Jul 2017
  • Microwave Drying of Naproxen Sodium Drug Formulations
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Catalyst development and process intensification towards syngas production through methane reforming
  • 22 Jul 2013

Teaching interests

CHEM1014   Chemistry in the environmental perspective

CHEM1240  Chemistry for food and life science

CHEM1053  Analytical Techniques
MIET2372   Renewable and solar fuels




Research interests

Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Nanotechnology, Additive Manufacturing applications in catalysis and chemical sensing, Homogenous and heterogeneous catalysis, Surface Analytical characterization of Catalysts, CO2 utilization and Gas to Liquid (GTL) fuels conversion.

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