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Courses

• Petroleum oil fractionation process
• Petrochemical synthesis process
• Industrial waste treatment methods
• Biochemical Engineering
• Renewable Energy Engineering
• Modern Separation Technology

Research Interests

• Production of Bioenergy from lignocellulosic biomass
• Renewable energy production from fuel cell system
• Life cycle and environmental impact assessment of the process 

Research Projects

Investigator: Co-Principal Investigator   
Title: Protease-Catalyzed Synthesis of Lysine Oligopeptides
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Duration: 2018-2021

Selected Publications

•  Nivedha M, M Manisha, M Gopinath, G Baskar, K Tamilarasan, Fractionation, characterization, and economic evaluation of alkali lignin from saw industry waste. Bioresource Technology. 335 (2021) 125260 (IF 9.6)
• Arun V, EM Perumal, KA Prakash, M Rajesh, K Tamilarasan, Sequential fractionation and characterization of lignin and cellulose fiber from waste rice bran. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 8, 104124, 2020 (IF 5.9)
• De S, S Mishra, E Poonguzhali, M Rajesh, K Tamilarasan, Fractionation and characterization of lignin from waste rice straw: Biomass surface chemical composition analysis. International journal of biological macromolecules. (Article in press) 2019 (IF 4.7)
• Gunasekaran V, S Ramesh, K Sathiasivan, M Shankar, M Rajesh, K Tamilarasan, Simultaneous organosolv pretreatment and detoxification of agro-biomass for efficient lignin extraction and characterization. Chemical papers. 2019 (IF 1.5)
• Shankar M, PK Chhotaray, R.L.Gardas, K Tamilarasan, M Rajeash, Application of carboxylate protic ionic liquids in simultaneous microalgal pretreatment and lipid recovery from marine Nannochloropsis sp. and chlorella sp. Biomass and Bioenergy. 123, 14-24, 2019. (IF 4.0)
• Elango RK, K Sathiasivan, C Muthukumaran, V Thangavelu, M Rajesh, K Tamilarasan, Transesterification of castor oil for biodiesel production: Process optimization and characterization. Microchemical Journal. 145, 1162-1168, 2019. (IF-3.0)
• Kumar N, S Vijayashankar, P Pasupathi, S Nirmal kumar, E Poonnguzhali, M Rajesh, K Tamilarasan, Optimal extraction, sequential fractionation and structural characterization of soda lignin. Research on Chemical Intermediate. 44, 5403-5413, 2018. (IF-2.0)
• Manoj Kumar N, E Selvarajan, K Tamilarasan, M Rajesh, Purification, biochemical, and thermal properties of fibrinolytic enzyme secreted by Bacillus cereus SRM-001. Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 48, 34, 2017. (IF-1.36)
• Praveenkumar J, C Muthukumaran, K Tamilarasan, A sequential pretreatment of lignocelluloses in bamboo biomass to fermentable sugars by acid/enzymatic hydrolysis. 3Biotech. 7, 260, 2017. (IF-1.7)
• Felicia K R, C Muthukumaran, G Sharmila, N Manojkumar, K Tamilarasan, R Jaiganesh, Xanthan gum production using jackfruit-seed-powder-based medium: optimization and characterization. 3 Biotech. 7, 248, 2017. (IF-1.7)
• Mukund S, K.C Pratap,A Ayushi, L.G Ramesh, K Tamilarasan, M Rajesh, Protic Ionic Liquid-Assisted Cell Disruption and Lipid Extraction from Fresh Water Chlorella and Chlorococcum Microalgae. Algal Research. 25, 228-236, 2017. (IF-4.4) 
• Baskar G, A Gurugulladevi, T Nishanthini, R Aiswarya, K Tamilarasan, Optimization and kinetics of biodiesel production from Mahua oil using manganese doped zinc oxide nanocatalyst. Renewable Energy. 103, 641-646, 2017. (IF-5.2) 
• Maria S, J Manisha, P Radha, S Kiruthika, K Tamilarasan, Immobilized lipase catalyzing glucose stearate synthesis and their surfactant properties analysis. 3 Biotech. 6, 184, 2016. (IF-1.7) 
• Manisha J, S Mariya, P Radha, S Kiruthika, C Muthukumaran, K Tamilarasan, Synthesis, characterization and kinetic analysis of chitosan coated magnetic nanobiocatalyst and its application on glucose oleate ester synthesis. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 128, 1-9, 2016. (IF-2.62)
• Padmanaban S, N Balaji, C Muthukumaran, K Tamilarasan, Statistical optimization of process parameters for exopolysaccharide production by Aureobasidium pullulans using sweet potato based medium. 3 Biotech. 5, 1067-1073, 2015. (IF-1.7)
• Manisha J, S Mariya, G Sharmila, C Muthukumaran, G Baskar, K Tamilarasan, Fabrication of a Chitosan-Coated Magnetic Nano biocatalyst for Starch Hydrolysis. Chemical Engineering and Technology. 38, 1444-1451, 2015. (IF-2.4).

Book Chapter 

• Nabil R, M. Chamundeeswari, K. Tamilarasan, Recent trends in Genomic approaches for Microbial Bioprospecting, Bioprospecting of Microbial Diversity, Elsevier Publication, 2021
• Baskar G, R. Aiswarya, K. Sathish Kumar and K. Tamilarasan, Introduction to Enzyme Inhibition –Environmental and Biomedical Applications, Frontiers in Enzyme Inhibition, Bentham Science Publishers, 2020, Vol.1,1-4
• Tamilarasan K, S Periyar selvam, G Baskar. Integration of lignin removal from black liquor and Bio transformation process. Bioremediation: Applications for Environmental Protection and Management. Springer Nature Singapore pvt Ltd.2018.

Working Papers

• Vigneshraj G, R Srinivas, S Mukund, M Rajesh, K Tamilarasan. Sequential extraction and characterization of organosolv lignin from Bambusa bambos (Under review).
• Namrata K, V Soumya, P Pranav, S Nirmal Kumar, K Tamilarasan. Fractionation and physicochemical characterization of soda lignin from Bambusa bambos. (Under review).
• Bharadwaj R, D Harishwar, K Tamilarasan. Fractionation and depolymerization of organosolv lignin using doped porous metal oxides in protic ionic liquid (Working)

Academic Experiences

• Associate  Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Jan 2018-till date
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Dec 2012-Dec 2017.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Madha Engineering College, Chennai, Jul 2007 - Dec 2012.
• Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Vel High Tech Engineering College, Chennai, Sep 2006 - April 2007. 

Memberships

• Life Member (LM 41598), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE)
• Life Member (LM 1559), Biotech Research Society India (BRSI)
• Annual Member (A7780), Indian Science Congress (ISC)