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Dr. Boopathy Ramasamy working as a Scientist-E in CSIR-Institute of Minerals and materials technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar. He joined CSIR-IMMT as a Scientist-C 2015. Dr. Boopathy did his Ph.D dissertation work in CSIR-CLRI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on recovery of valuables form reverse osmosis reject stream generated in leather industry. His research expertise Recovery of valuables from waste and reuse; treatment of wastewater by advanced oxidation processes; synthesis of composites for environmental remediation; ambient aerosol and trace gases measurement and its chemical analysis for source apportionment studies. He has published more than 72 research articles in internationally peer reviewed journals and 6 book chapters, to his credit he is one among the inventors for 4 filled patents (2 grated). He is a recipient of IEI young Engineers award, 2019 from Institution of Engineers India; ECR award, 2016 from SERB, DST and few others.

• Recovery of valuables from waste resources
• preparation of composite materials for value recovery.
• Treatment of wastewater by advanced oxidation processes.
• Atmospheric aerosol and its characterization.

• IEI Young Engineers (Chemical Engg) Award, 2019
• Early career Research (ECR) award (2016-2020)

1. Sawyasasin D., J. Gajendiran, T. Kasilingam, S. Gnanam, G. Thennarasu, Boopathy Ramasamy, C. Esther Jeyanthi Effect of Co/Y co-doping concentrations on the tailoring structure and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures, Materials Science and Engineering: B,332, 2026
2. Monalin Mishra, Boopathy Ramasamy, Chinmay Mallik, Trupti Das. An overview of atmospheric non‑methane hydrocarbons over the Indian subcontinent: perspective for future research, Environ Geochem Health, 48, 208, 2026
3. Meghana Arvind, Anshul Verma, Sreeshma Raj K… on behalf of Phenome India Consortium. Burden of MASLD and liver fibrosis: evidence from Phenome India cohort, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia , 100723, 2026. 
4. Seekha Naik, R. Boopathy, Trupti Das, Monalisa Mishra, Unravelling the Mechanism of N‑Acetylcysteine in Alleviating Smoke‑Induced Hypoxia‑Driven Ocular Defects in Drosophila melanogaster, Molecular Neurobiology 63, 291, 2026.
5. Monalin Mishra, A. Asutosh, Boopathy Ramasamy, Rajasekhar Reddy, Vamsi G, Trupti Das. Insights from sensor-based hyperlocal air pollution measurements over Bhubaneswar, India, Environmental Development,58 2026
6. Jyotishree Nath,Sony Pandey, Boopathy Ramasamy, Trupti Das, Bioaerosol and their health risk assessment: A multi-location yearlong study over an urban non-attainment city, Atmospheric Pollution Research,17(2),2026
7. Jyotishree Nath, Manisha Kar,Nibedita Priyadarsini,Boopathy Ramasamy, Umakanta Subudhi, Trupti Das, Ambient air pollution exposures and alterations in health biomarkers: evidence from a prospective observational study, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health,18,2977-3002,2025.
8. R.S. Krishna, Subhabrata Mishra, Neha Sethy, Syed Mohammed Mustakim, R. Boopathy, S. Rawat, Tanvir S. Qureshi, Impact of high-temperature exposure on the thermal and physio-mechanical  performance of graphene-reinforced geopolymer composites, Construction and Building Materials 489, 142285,2025.
9. R. S. Krishna, V. Durga Prasad,Neha Sethy, Biranchi Panda, R. Boopathy,Syed Mohammed Mustakim, S. Rawat Investigation on in-situ geopolymer coatings: A comparative analysis of lycopodium powder and polydim ethylsiloxane as functional additives, Structural Concrete,1-22,2025.
10. Subhasmita Panda, Chinmay Mallik, S. Suresh Babu, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Tuhin Kumar Mandal, Trupti Das, R. Boopathy, Vehicular pollution as the primary source of oxidative potential of PM2.5 in  Bhubaneswar, a nonattainment city in eastern India, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts,10,2024 (Cover page).
11. Subhasmita Panda, Monalin Mishra, Jyotishree Nath, Trupti Das Deepty Ranjan Satapathy, Arakshita Majhi, Boopathy Ramasamy, Chemical characteristics and oxidative potential of summertime PM2.5 over an urban location on the east coast of India. Urban Climate 57 , 102092,2024.
12. Maseed Uddin, Swathi Krishnan Venkatesan, Karthikeyan Sekar, Boopathy Ramasamy, and Ramani Kandasamy. Tuning Interfacial Interaction Mechanisms of Ameliorated Surface Active/π-Electron-Rich Designer Bioamphiphile via EnvironmentalWaste Bio-upcycling for Trace Bisphenol A Removal from Municipal Landfil Leachate, ACS sustainable resource management, (9), 1962-1974, 2024.
13. R S . Krishna , Neha Sethy,Suman Saha, Syed Mohammed Mustakim; Boopathy R; Faiz Uddin Ahmed Shaikh ; and Tanvir Qureshi Nanoengineered geopolymer composites with Biomass -Based 2D Graphitic Carbon Nanoplatelets. J. Mater. Civ. Eng., 36(8): 04024235, 2024
14. Monalin Mishra, R. Boopathy Chinmay Mallik Trupti Das Particulate/gaseous pollutants and solar radiation flctuations over Bhubaneswar amidst two special events: Diwali and solar eclipse, Atmospheric Pollution Research 15, 102117, 2024
15. Monalin Mishra, Ramasamy Boopathy,Chinmay Mallik, Trupti Das, The Diwali festival: short term high effect of fireworks emissions on particulates and their associated empirically calculated health risk assessment at Bhubaneswar city. Environ Geochem Health , 46:21, 2024.
16. R. Boopathy, S. Karthikeyan, Editorial: Special Issue on Advanced Functional Materials for Photo/Electro-Catalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications, Catalysts 2023, 13, 1208,2023
17. Sulakshana Shenoy, Mohsen M. Farahat, Chitiphon Chuaicham, Karthikeyan Sekar, Boopathy Ramasamy, Keiko Sasaki Mixed-Phase Fe2O3 Derived from Natural Hematite Ores/C3N4 Z-Scheme Photocatalyst for Ofloxacin Removal, Catalysts 2023, 13, 792, 2023
18. E. Gomathi, P. Maharaja, Hanumant Singh Rathore, R. Boopathy, Rames C. Panda, T. Senthilvelan & Maruthapillai Arthanareeswar. Treatment of textile dye consortium through photo-electro-fenton process using graphite-Ti electrode system and toxicity studies, Carbon Letters, 2023
19. S Panda, S. S Babu , S K Sharma, T K Mandal, T Das, Boopathy R. Role of South Asian outflow on the oxidative potential of marine aerosols over the Indian Ocean. Science of the Total Environment 887 (2023) 164105, 2023
20. S K Kompalli, S. Suresh Babu, T.C. Ajith, K.K Moorthy, S.K. Satheesh, R. Boopathy, Trupti Das, D Liu, J Allan, H Coe Aging of biomass burning emissions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain outflow: Implications for black carbon light-absorption enhancement, Atmospheric Research 294,106949,2023.
21. S Panda, Srinivas Bikkina, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Trupti Das, R Boopathy Chemical characterisation of B ne aerosols in a smart city on the east coast of India: Seasonal variability and its impact on visibility impairment, J. Earth Syst. Sci. (2023) 132:30, 2023
22. Sathya M, Brahmari H, Ashil A, Mariyappan S, Chitiphon C, Keiko S, Boopathy R, Karthikeyan S A Critical Study of Cu2O: Synthesis and Its Application in CO2 Reduction by Photochemical and Electrochemical Approaches, Catalysts, 2022, 12,445, 2022.
23. Aparna P D, P M Mishra, J K Pothal, Boopathy R, N Pradhan Sustainable synthesis of emerging bio based magnetite nanoparticles for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from groundwater. Biomass Conversion and Biorefnery, 2022.
24. Muthusamy Poomalai Pachamuthu , Sambath Baskaran , Chandrakumar Manivannan , Somasundaram,Chandra Kishore , Stefano Bellucci,  Ramasamy Boopathy Cobalt Oxide on a Nanoporous TUD-1 Catalyst for Methylene Blue Dye Interaction DFT Studies and Degradation, Symmetry, 2021,13, 1754,2021
25. Maseed Uddin, K.V. Swathi, Ananya Anil, R. Boopathy, K. Ramani, G. Sekaran Biosequestration of lignin in municipal landfil leachate by tailored cationic lipoprotein biosurfactant through Bacillus tropicus valorized tannery solid waste, Journal of Environmental Management, 300, 113755, 2021.
26. Parth Sarathi Mahapatra, Upasana Panda, Chinmay Mallik, R. Boopathy, Sumeet Jain, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, T.K. Mandal, Shantibhusan Senapati,Priyadatta Satpathy, Subhasmita Panda, Trupti Das Chemical, microstructural, and biological characterization of wintertime PM2.5 during a land campaign study in a coastal city of eastern India, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 12 , 101164, 2021.
27. Satya S. Patra, Jyotishree Nath, Subhasmita Panda, Trupti Das, Boopathy Ramasamy. Evaluating the filtration efficiency of commercial facemasks’ materials against respiratory aerosol droplets. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2021.1948459, 2021.
28. Upasana Panda, R. Boopathy, H. S. Gadhavi, K. Renuka, Sachin S. Gunthe, Trupti Das Metals in coarse ambient aerosol as markers for source apportionment and their health risk assessment over an eastern coastal urban atmosphere in India. Environment Monitoring assessment, 193:311, 2021.
29. Satya S. Patra,  Trupti Das, Boopathy Ramasamy.Estimating the Inadvertent Decrement in Mortality due to Reduction in Ambient Fine Particulate Concentrations During COVID 19 Lockdown in India. Aerosol Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-021-00097-3, 2021.
30. Mukunda M. Gogoi1, S. Suresh Babu1, B. S. Arun, K. Krishna Moorthy,A. Ajay, P. Ajay, Arun Suryavanshi, Arup Borgohain, Anirban Guha, Atiba Shaikh, Binita Pathak, Biswadip Gharai, Boopathy Ramasamy, G. Balakrishnaiah, Harilal B. Menon, Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, Jayabala Krishnan, K. Rama Gopal, M. Maheswari, Manish Naja, Parminder Kaur, Pradip K. Bhuyan, Pratima Gupta, Prayagraj Singh, Priyanka Srivastava, R. S. Singh, Ranjit Kumar, Shantanu Rastogi, Shyam Sundar Kundu, Sobhan Kumar Kompalli, Subhasmita Panda, Tandule Chakradhar Rao, Trupti Das and Yogesh Kant, Response of ambient BC concentration across the Indian region to the nation-wide lockdown: results from the ARFINET measurements of ISRO-GBP. Current Science , 120(2),341-351, 2021
31. Jyotishree Nath, Subhasmita Panda, Satya S. Patra, Boopathy Ramasamy, and Trupti Das. Variation of black carbon and particulate matter in Bhubaneswar during the pre-monsoon: possible impact of meteorology and COVID-19 lockdown, Current Science, 120(2),313-321, 2021.
32. Satya S. Patra, Subhasmita Panda, Trupti Das, Boopathy Ramasamy. COVID-19 Fatality: Statistical Evidence to Engender the Need for Focal Shift from Air Pollutants to Multi-Dimensional Intervention. Aerosol and air quality research, 21(1), 200410, 2021. 
33. Subhasmita Panda, Chinmay Mallik, Jyotishree Nath, Trupti Das, Boopathy Ramasamy. A study on variation of atmospheric pollutants over Bhubaneswar during imposition of nationwide lockdown in India for the COVID-19 pandemic. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health,14,97-108, 2021.
34. P.Maharaja, R.Boopathy, V.V.Anushree, M.Mahesh, S.Swarnalatha, B.Ravindran, Soon WoongChang, G.Sekaran. Bio removal of proteins, lipids and mucopolysaccharides in tannery hyper saline wastewater using halophilic bacteria, Journal of Water Process Engineering,38, 101674, 2020. 
35. Boopathy Ramasamy, Nikita Pratihary, Karthikeyan Sekar, Trupti Das, Cobalt promoted bifunctional graphene composite (Co@pGSC) for heterogeneous peroxymonosulfate activation Chemical Engineering Journal, 3991 , 125752,2020.
36. Sobhan Kumar Kompalli, Surendran Nair Suresh Babu, Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh, Krishnaswamy Krishna Moorthy, Trupti Das, Ramasamy Boopathy, Dantong Liu, Eoghan Darbyshire James D. Allan. James Brooks, Michael J. Flynn, and Hugh Coe Seasonal contrast in size distributions and mixing state of black carbon and its association with PM1.0 chemical composition from the eastern coast of India, Atmospheric Chemistry Physics, 20, 3965–3985, 2020. 
37. P. V. Nidheesh, D. Syam Babu,,Baishakhi Dasgupta, Priyanka Behara, Boopathy Ramasamy, M. Suresh Kumar.Treatment of arsenite contaminated water by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes, Chem Electro Chem, 7 (11), 2418-2423, 2020 
38. C Mallik, PS Mahapatra, P Kumar, S Panda, R Boopathy, T Das, S Lal. Influence of regional emissions on SO2 concentrations over Bhubaneswar, a capital city in eastern India downwind of the Indian SO2 hotspots, Atmospheric Environment,209 220-232, 2019 
39. R. Boopathy, Trupti Das New Approach of Integrated Advanced Oxidation Processes f or the treatment of Lube Oil Processing Wastewater. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 1-8 2018.
40. K. V. Arivizhivendhan, M. Mahesh, R. Boopathy, S. Swarnalatha, R. Regina Mary , G. Sekaran Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of bioactive prodigiosin produces from Serratia marcescens using agricultural waste as a substrate. Journal of food science and technology,55, 2661-2670, 2018. 
41. P.S. Mahapatra, P.R. Sinha, R. Boopathy, T. Das, S. Mohanty, S.C. Sahu, B.R. Gurjar Seasonal progression of atmospheric particulate matter over an urban coastal region in peninsular India: Role of local meteorology and long-range transport, Atmospheric Research,  199, 145-158, 2018.
42. K.V. Arivizhivendhan, M. Mahesh,R. Boopathy,S.Karthikeyan,  Rathanasamy R.  Mary, G.Sekaran. Functioned  silver  nanoparticle  loaded  activated  carbon  for  the recovery  of  bioactive  molecule  from  bacterial  fermenter  for  its bactericidal  activity. Applied  Surface  Science  , 427 , 813–824, 2018  
43. R. Boopathy, G. Sekaran. Studies on process development for the separation of sodium chloride from residue after evaporation of reverse osmosis reject solution. Separation and Purification Technology , 183, 127–135, 2017. 
44. M. Mahesh,K.V. Arivizhivendhan,P. Maharaja,R.Boopathy,V. Hamsavathani,G. Sekaran. Production, purification and immobilization of pectinase from Aspergillus ibericus onto functionalized nanoporous activated carbon (FNAC) and its application on treatment of pectin containing wastewater. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic , 133 43-54, 2016.
45. Arivizhivendhan,K.V., Mahesh M., Boopathy R., Regina Mary R., Sekaran G. A novel method for the extraction of prodigiosin from bacterial fermenter integrated with sequential batch extraction reactor using magnetic iron oxide. Process Biochemistry, 51(10) 1731-1737,2016.
46. K.V.Arivizhivendhan, M. Mahesh,R. Boopathy ,K. Patchaimurugan ,P. Maharaja ,S. Swarnalatha,R. Regina Mary, G. Sekaran.Synthesis of Surface-Modified Iron Oxides for the Solvent-Free Recovery of Bacterial Bioactive Compound Prodigiosin and Its Algicidal Activity, Journal of Physical Chemistry B,120(36),9685-9696,2016. 
47. P. Maharaja, R. Boopathy , S. Karthikeyan M. Mahesh A. S. Komal V. K. Gupta G. Sekaran Advanced oxidation of catechol in reverse osmosis concentrate generated in leather wastewater by Cu–graphite electrode. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology,  13(9),2143-2152,2016.
48. K. Sivaprakash, P. Maharaja, S. Pavithra, R.Boopathy, G.Sekaran. Preparation of light weight constructional materials from chrome containing buffing dust solid waste generated in leather industry. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management ,19,25-938,2016. 
49. P. Maharaja, E. Gokul, N. Prabhakaran, K. Patchai murugan, S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy, S. Swarnalatha and G. Sekaran. Simultaneous removal of NH4+-N and refractory organics through sequential heterogeneous Fenton oxidation process and struvite precipitation: kinetic study. RSC Advances, 6, 4250-4261, 2016
50. K. V. Arivizhivendhan, R. Boopathy,P. Maharaja,R. Regina Mary and G. Sekaran.Bioactive prodigiosin-impregnated cellulose matrix for the removal of pathogenic bacteria from aqueous solution. RSC Advances, 5 68621-68631,2015.
51. S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy, G. Sekaran, In situ generation of hydroxyl radical by cobalt oxide supported porous carbon enhance removal of refractory organics in tannery dyeing wastewater. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 448 , 163–174, 2015.
52. S. Karthikeyan, K. Viswanathan, R. Boopathy, P. Maharaja, G. Sekaran,Three dimensional electro catalytic oxidation of aniline by boron doped mesoporous activated carbon, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 21, 942-950 2015.
53. R. Boopathy, A.B. Mandal, G. Sekaran. Electrochemical treatment of evaporated residue of reverse osmosis concentrate generated from the leather industry. RSC Advances, 4, 54614-54624, 2014.
54. R. Boopathy, G. Sekaran. Electrochemical treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate generated by the leather industry using a Cu–graphite electrode, RSC Advances, 4, 9971-9979, 2014
55. R. Boopathy, G. Sekaran. Separation of sodium chloride from the evaporated residue of reverse osmosis reject generated in Leather industry-optimisation by RSM, Environmental Technology, 35, 1858-1865, 2014
56. G. Sekaran,S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy,P. Maharaja, V. K. Gupta, C. Anandan. Response surface modeling for optimization heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation of persistence organic pollution in high total dissolved solid containing wastewater, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21, 1489-1502, 2014.
57. R. Boopathy, G. Sekaran. Electrochemical treatment of evaporated residue of soak liquor generated from Leather industry, Journal of Hazardous Materials,260,286-295, 2013.
58. R. Boopathy, G. Sekaran A first report on separation of sulphate ions from evaporated residue of RO reject stream generated from Leather industry, Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 52,9239-9246,2013
59. R. Boopathy, S. Karthikeyan, A. B. Mandal, G. Sekaran. Characterisation and recovery of sodium chloride from salt laden solid waste generated from Leather industry, Clean Technologies and Environmental policy,15,117-124,2013.
60. R. Boopathy, S. Karthikeyan, A. B. Mandal, G. Sekaran. Adsorption of ammonium ion by coconut shell-activated carbon from aqueous solution: kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,20,533-542,2013.
61. S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy, V.K. Gupta, G. Sekaran. Preparation, characterizations and its application of heterogeneous Fenton catalyst for the treatment of synthetic phenol solution, Journal of Molecular liquids, 177, 402-408, 2013.
62. G. Sekaran,S. Karthikeyan, V.K. Gupta,R. Boopathy,P. Maharaja. Immobilization of Bacillus sp. in mesoporous activated carbon for degradation of sulphonated phenolic compound in wastewater. Materials Science and Engineering C, 33, 735-745, 2013.
63. R. Boopathy,A. Gnanamani, A. B. Mandal, and G. Sekaran. A First Report on the Selective Precipitation of Sodium Chloride from the Evaporated Residue of Reverse Osmosis Reject Salt Generated from the Leather Industry, Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 51, 5527-5534, 2012.
64. S. Karthikeyan, M. Ezhil Priya, R. Boopathy, M. Velan, A. B. Mandal, G. Sekaran. Heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation process for the treatment of tannery effluent: kinetic and thermodynamic studies, Environmental Science and Pollution Research,,19,,1828-1840, 2012.
65. S. Karthikeyan, V.K. Gupta, R. Boopathy, A. Titus, G. Sekaran. A new approach for the degradation of high concentration of aromatic amine by heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation: Kinetic and spectroscopic studies. Journal of Molecular liquids, 173, 153-163, 2012.
66. G.Sekaran, S. Karthikeyan, C. Evvie, R. Boopathy, P.Maharaja. Oxidation of refractory organics by heterogeneous Fenton to reduce organic load in tannery wastewater  . Clean Technologies and Environmental policy, 15, 245-253,2012.
67. K. Ramani, S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy, L. John Kennedy, A.B. Mandal,G. Sekaran. Surface functionalized mesoporous activated carbon for the immobilization of acidic lipase and their application to hydrolysis of waste cooked oil: Isotherm and kinetic studies. Process Biochemistry, 47, 435-445, 2012.
68. K. Ramani,R. Boopathy, A.B. Mandal, G. Sekaran. Preparation of acidic lipase immobilized surface-modified mesoporous activated carbon catalyst and thereof for the hydrolysis of lipids Catalysis communications, 14, 82-88, 2011.
69. K. Ramani, R. Boopathy, C. Vidya, L. John kennedy, M. Velan, G. Sekaran. Immobilization of pseudomonas gessardii acidic lipase derived from beef tallow onto mesoporous activated carbon and its application on hydrolysis of olive oil, Process Biochemistry,45, 986-992,2010.
70. K. Ramani, L. J. Kennedy, C.Vidya, R. Boopathy,G. Sekaran. Immobilization of acidic lipase derived from Pseudomonas gessardii onto mesoporous activated   carbon for the hydrolysis of olive oil. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B:   Enzymatic, 62, 59-66, 2010.

1. Preparation of graphene sand nanocomposite for the treatment of water and wastewater, Cost: INR 26.72 Lakhs, Funding agency: SERB, India
2. Source apportionment study of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack city, Cost: INR 14.7 Lakhs, Funding agency: Odisha state pollution control Board
3. Aerosol Radiative forcing in India-Land campaign for physical characterization of aerosols at Bhubaneswar (Phase I-IV), Cost: INR 210.7 Lakhs, Funding agency: VSSC under   ISRO-GBP
4. Laboratory scale studies on iron and arsenic removal efficiency from Ground water individually on supplied Purolite resin, Cost: INR 14.2 Lakhs, Funding agency: M/s.Autus Environment solution Pvt. Ltd
5. Ambient air pollution monitoring in and around Paradip, Cost: INR 105.0 Lakhs, Funding agency: Paradip Port Authority, Paradip
6. Monitoring of Ozone and its precursor trace gases at Bhubaneswar, Cost: INR 270.72 Lakhs, Funding agency: Physical Research Laboratory under ISRO-GBP