Selected Co-Author Publications

Harmandeep Kaur, Manpreet Singh, Harjinder Singh, Manvir Kaur, Gurbir Singh, Karthikeyan Sekar, Tejwant Singh Kang, "Zinc chloride promoted the inimitable dissolution and degradation of polyethylene in a deep eutectic solvent under white light." Green Chemistry, 2022, doi.org/10.1039/D1GC04166E (Impact factor: 10.182).
Rajendran, Saravanan, Rekha Pachaiappan, Tuan KA Hoang, Sekar Karthikeyan, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, S. Vadivel, Matias Soto-Moscoso, and M. A. Gracia-Pinilla. "CuO-ZnO-PANI a lethal p-n-p combination in degradation of 4-chlorophenol under visible light." Journal of Hazardous Materials (2021): 125989 (Impact factor: 10.588).
Arora, Komal, Manvir Kaur, Harjinder Singh, Sekar Karthikeyan, and Tejwant Singh Kang. "Sustainable preparation and enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag/AgBr@ G nanocomposite for degradation of water pollutants under visible light." Applied Surface Science 553 (2021): 149555 (Impact factor: 6.707).
C Chuaicham, Y Xiong, K Sekar, W Chen, Li Zhang, B Ohtani, I Dabo, K Sasaki, A promising Zn-Ti layered double hydroxide/Fe-bearing montmorillonite composite as an efficient photocatalyst for Cr(VI) reduction: Insight into the role of Fe impurity in montmorillonite, Applied Surface Science, 28 December 2020, 148835(Impact factor: 6.707).
Sivaprakash K, Induja M, Gomathi Priya P, K Sekar, Umabharathi ST, Single-step synthesis of efficient nanometric Boron Carbon Nitride semiconductor for Photocatalysis, Materials Research Bulletin (Impact factor: 4.641).
Komal Arora, Sekar Karthikeyan, Bilal Ahmad Shiekh, Manvir Kaur, Harjinder Singh, Gopala Ram Bhadu, Tejwant Singh Kang, In situ preparation of a nanocomposite comprising graphene and α-Fe2O3 nanospindles for the photo-degradation of antibiotics under visible light, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 15567-15573(Impact factor: 3.591).
Komal Arora, Gurbir Singh, Sekar Karthikeyan and Tejwant Singh Kang, One-pot sustainable preparation of sunlight active ZnS@graphene nanocomposites using a Zn containing surface active ionic liquid, Nanoscale Advances, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00486C. (Impact factor: 4.553).
Chitiphon Chuaicham, R. Pawar, Sekar Karthikeyen, Bunsho Ohtani, Keiko Sasaki, Fabrication and characterization of ternary sepiolite/g-C3N4/Pd composites for improvement of photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin under visible light irradiation, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 577 (2020) 397–405 (Impact factor: 8.128).
A. Priyadharsan, V. Vasanthakumar, S. Shanavas, S. Karthikeyan, P.M. Anbarasan, Crumpled sheet like graphene based WO3-Fe2O3 nanocomposites for enhanced charge transfer and solar photocatalysts for environmental remediation, Applied Surface Science, 470, 2019, 114-128(Impact factor: 6.707).
K. Sivaprakash, M. Induja S. Karthikeyan, P. Gomathipriya, Boron carbonitride sheet/ Cu2O composite for an efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 219, 2018, 204-211 (Impact factor: 4.094).
S. Kumar, S. Karthikeyan, A.F. Lee, g-C3N4-Based Nanomaterials for Visible Light-Driven Photocatalysis, Catalysts, 8, 74, 2018 (Impact factor: 4.146). Review article.
S. Kumar, M. A. Isaacs, C.M.A. Parlett, S. Karthikeyan Richard E. Douthwaite, Ben Coulson, Karen Wilson and Adam F. Lee "Delaminated CoAl‐Layered Double Hydroxide@ TiO2 Heterojunction Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2." Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 35,1, 2017(Impact factor: 3.31).
Wan-Kuen Jo, S. Karthikeyan, Mark A. Isaacs, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Seung-Ho Shin, Jun-ho Lee, Mo-Keun Kim, Byung-Sik Park, and G. Sekaran*, NiO/nanoporous carbon heterogeneous Fenton catalyst for aqueous Microcystine-LR decomposition, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 74, 1–7, 2017 (Impact factor: 5.876).
A. Priyadharsan, V. Vasanthakumar, S. Karthikeyan, V. Raj, S. Shanavas and P. M. Anbarasan*, Multi-functional properties of reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)/metal oxides (CeO2/SnO2) based nanocomposites: enhanced photocatalytic, heavy metal ions removal and antibacterial performance, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 346, 32–45, 2017 (I.F. 4.291).
M. P. Pachamuthu, S. Karthikeyan, R. Maheswari, Adam F. Lee, and A. Ramanathan*, Fenton-like degradation of Bisphenol A Catalyzed by Mesoporous CuTUD-1. Applied Surface Science, 393, 67-73, 2016 (Impact factor: 6.707).
Maharaja, P., Boopathy, R., Karthikeyan, S., Mahesh, M., Komal, A.S., Gupta, V.K. and 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, 13(9), 2143-2152, 2016(Impact factor: 2.860).
Maharaja, P., Gokul, E., Prabhakaran, N., Karthikeyan, S., Boopathy, R., Swarnalatha, S. and Sekaran, G., 2016. Simultaneous removal of NH 4+-N and refractory organics through sequential heterogeneous Fenton oxidation process and struvite precipitation: kinetic study. RSC Advances, 6(5), 4250-4261, 2016 (Impact factor: 3.361).
G. Sekaran, S. Karthikeyan, R. Boopathy, P.Maharaja. V. K. Gupta, C. Anandan, Response surface modeling for optimization heterocatalytic Fenton oxidation of refractory organics in high TDS wastewater, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21, 1489–1502, 2014 (Impact factor: 4.223).
M.Pachamuthu, S. Karthikeyan, G. Sekaran, R. Maheswari, and A. Ramanathan, Oxidative Fenton type degradation of N, N-diethyl-p-phenyl diamine by a Mesoporous wormhole structured FeTUD-1 catalyst, CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, 42,1-7, 2014 (Impact factor: 1.77).
R. Saravanan, S. Karthikeyan, V. K. Gupta, G. Sekaran, V. Narayanan and A. Stephen, Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposites for the degradation of textile dye on visible light illumination, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 33, 91–98, 2013 (Impact factor: 7.328).
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 (Impact factor: 7.328).
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(Impact factor: 4.223).
G. Sekaran*, S. Karthikeyan, C. Nagalakshmi, A.B. Mandal, Integrated Bacillus sp. immobilized cell reactor and Synechocystis sp. algal reactor for the treatment of tannery wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 20,281-291, 2013 (Impact factor: 4.223).
S. Swarnalatha, S. Karthikeyan, V.K.Gupta, G. Sekaran* , Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous activated carbon from rice husk for adsorption of glycine from alcohol-aqueous mixture, Journal of Molecular Liquids 177, 416–425, 2013 (Impact factor: 6.165).
G. Sekaran*, S. Karthikeyan, C. Evvie, R. Boopathy and P. Maharaja, Oxidation of refractory organics by heterogeneous Fenton to reduce organic load in tannery wastewater. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 15, 245-253, 2013 (Impact factor: 3.636).
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 (Impact factor: 3.636).
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(Impact factor: 3.757).
G. Sekaran, S. Karthikeyan, K. Ramani, B. Ravindran, A. Gnanamani, A. B. Mandal. Heterogeneous Fenton oxidation of dissolved organics in salt-laden wastewater from leather industry without sludge production. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 9, 499–504, 2011 (Impact factor: 9.027).