DESCRIPTION :AREA OF INTEREST :

• Novel bioreactors for wastewater treatment.
• Atmospheric aerosol and its characterization.
• preparation of composite materials for wastewater treatment.
• Treatment of wastewater by advanced oxidation processess.

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

1. S K Kompalli, S S Babu, S K Satheesh, K Krishna Moorthy, T Das, R Boopathy, D Liu, E Darbyshire, J D. Allan, J Brooks, M J. Flynn, H Coe, Seasonal contrast in size distributions and mixing state of black carbon and its association with PM_1.0 chemical composition from the eastern coast of India, 20(2020), 3965-3985.
2. Mallik C, Mahapatra P.S, Kumar P, Panda S, Boopathy R.,Trupti Das,Shyam Lal. Influence of regional emissions on SO₂concentrations over Bhubaneswar, a capital city in eastern India downwind of the Indian SO₂ hotspots, Atmospheric Environment,209(2019), 220-232.
   
3. Boopathy R, Das T. New approach of integrated advanced oxidation processes for the treatment of lube oil processing wastewater, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 43 (2018) 6229-6236
4. Mahapatra, P.S.  Sinha P.R., Boopathy R.,  Das T., Mohanty S., Sahu S.C., Gurjar B.R., 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,(2018) 145-158,
5. Arivizhivendhan K.V., Mahesh M., Boopathy R., Karthikeyan S., Rathanasamy , R.  Mary, Sekaran G., Functioned  silver  nanoparticle  loaded  activated  carbon  for  the recovery  of  bioactive  molecule  from  bacterial  fermenter  for  its bactericidal  activity, Applied  Surface  Science  427  (2018)  813–824
6. Boopathy R., Sekaran G., Studies on process development for the separation of sodium chloride from residue after evaporation of reverse osmosis reject solution, Separation and Purification Technology 183 (2017) 127–135
7. Mahesh M., Arivizhivendhan K.V., Maharaja P., Boopathy R., Hamsavathani V., Sekaran G., 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 (2016),133, 43-54.
8. 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, issue 10 (2016), 51(10), 1731-1737,

8. Arivizhivendhan K.V,  Mahesh M. , Boopathy R,  Patchaimurugan K,  Maharaja P.,  Swarnalatha S,  Regina Mary R, Sekaran G, 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, (2016), 120(36), 9685-9696
9. Maharaja P., Boopathy R. , Karthikeyan S. , Mahesh M.  Komal A. S., Gupta V. K., Sekaran G. Advanced oxidation of catechol in reverse osmosis concentrate generated in leather wastewater by Cu–graphite electrode, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, issue 9 (2016), 13(9), 2143-2152,
10. Sivaprakash K, Maharaja P., Pavithra S.,  Boopathy R.,  Sekaran G. Preparation of light weight constructional materials from chrome containing buffing dust solid waste generated in leather industry, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (2016), 19,2,925-938.

11. Maharaja P.,  Gokul E.,  Prabhakaran N., Patchai murugan K., Karthikeyan S., Boopathy R.,  Swarnalatha S. , Sekaran, G. Simultaneous removal of NH4⁺-N and refractory organics through sequential heterogeneous Fenton oxidation process and struvite precipitation: Kinetic study, RSC Advances, (2016), 6, 4250-4261,
12. Arivizhivendhan K. V, Boopathy R, Maharaja P, Regina Mary R,  Sekaran G. Bioactive prodigiosin-impregnated cellulose matrix for the removal of pathogenic bacteria from aqueous solution, RSC Advances, issue 84 (2015), 5, 68621-68631.
13. Karthikeyan S, Boopathy R, Sekaran G, 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 (2015), 448, 163-174.
14. Karthikeyan S.,  Viswanathan, K. Boopathy R., Maharaja P.,Sekaran G. Three dimensional electro catalytic oxidation of aniline by boron doped mesoporous activated carbon, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 21, (2015) 942-950.

1. G.Sekaran, S.Karthikeyan, R.Boopathy, A. B. Mandal, A fluidized bed reactor for treatment of waste water, Patent No: WO 2014037959 A1 
2. G. Sekaran, R. Boopathy, G. Rajagopal, K. Chitra, S. Karthikeyan, A. Gnanamani, A.B. Mandal, A process for separation of inorganic salts from a mixture containing inorganic salts and organic matter for industrial applications, Patent No: IN201001898-I1