Dr Ananthakumar S

Dr Ananthakumar S
Academic Qualification
S.No Degree Discipline University Year % or Class
1. B.Tech Chemical Engineering Anna University, Guindy Campus Chennai- 600025 1990 First
2. M.Tech Ceramic Technology   1992 First class with Distinction
3. PhD* Engineering Sciences /
Faculty of Technology		 Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany 2004  
4. PDf Materials Science University of Montpellier UM2, France 2007  

PH.D Work [ 2000 to 2004]

The Phd degree was completed under CSIR-DAAD Sandwich Fellowship. Research work was carried out at Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Heubner in Materials Physics Laboratory. From India, Prof. Dr.P.Manohar, Head of the Department, Ceramic Technology, Anna University acted as the Research Guide.

Post Doctoral Research [2006-2007]

Research project titled, ‘Development of nanostructured Zn-Sb Intermetallic thermoelectric materials through wet chemical synthesis’, under the mentor Prof. Dr. Florence, and funded by CNRS to the Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR 5253, Université Montpellier 2. Physicochimie des Matériaux Organisés Fonctionnels, CC 1700, Case courrier 15-03, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5-France.

Professional Experience

Employment

Date of Joining in CSIR Service : 24th April 1992

2017 - 2025 Chief Scientist [G]* Head of the Department Materials Science and Technology Divison Advanced Fucntional Materials Divisiton
2012 - 2017 Senior Principal Scientist [F]
2008 - 2012 Principal Scientist [EII]
2001 - 2008 Scientist -EI
1997 - 2001 Scientist- C
1992 - 1997 Scientist -B

 

International Visits And Assignments

1994 New York State Colege of Ceramics, Alfred University, USA under the Overseas scholarship scheme, Ministry of Human resource and Development, Government of India to work on carbon-carbon composites with Prof.Linda Jones
2001 Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany under CSIR-DAAD Fellowship to carryout Ph.D work on High Temperature creep resistance of alumina-aluminium titanate/Mullite ceramic composites under Prof.Heubner, Materials Physics Laboratory, Harburg
2006 Special Invite to the company M/s Element Six Pvt ltd., Springs, South Africa for giving lecture on Alumina matrix ceramic nano composites and its creep properties
2007 University of Montpellier, France under CNRS fellowship to work on thermoelectric nanostructures with Dr. Prof. Florence
2008 University of Concepcion, Chile South America (Visiting Scientist) for taking series of lectures on advanced ceramics for MS students and collaborative research with Dr.R.V. Mangalaraja, Director, Energy Materials Lab
2010 University of Calabria, Italy under DST-CNR INDO-Italy Exchange Program to work on all ceramic memberanes for CO2 sequestration and worked with Prof. Giuseppe Barbieri.
2014 Tokyo Institute of Technology , Japan to attend TOKYO-TECH Seminar

International Association

Partnering in the Academic Internship Program with POLYTECH, University of Clermont-Ferrand, Paris for training French students from the university
International Reviewer, FONDYCT Research Projects, Govt of Chile, South America

Research Fields & Ph.D Programs

  • Development of Advanced Functional Materials
  • Innovative Building Materials from Industrial Solid Wastes
  • Kaolin beneficiation and value addition
  • IR reflective Ceramic nanomaterials /Pigments & Glaze coatings
  • Rare Earth Thermal Ceramics
  • High temperature stable hydrophobic glaze coatings
  • Ceramic gels and reactive silicate binders
  • Silica/Alumina Aerogels and Porous Ceramics
  • Porous Ceramics and Composites
  • Microwave processing of Ceramics and Sintering
  • Ceramic-Polymer Electro ceramics

Research Supervisor/Guidance

  • Academy of CSIR [AcSir], Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Governemnt of India
  • University of Kerala (Faculty of Chemistry)
  • Cochin University of Science and Technology (Faculty of Engineering)
  • Chiarman for PhD Scholars Doctoral Committee, KTU [Chem.Engg]
Profile

Research Accomplishments [2010 to 2021]

No Research Projects funded by Government Agencies : 8
No of Industry funded Projects : 14
No Publications : 125
Patent : 1
International Fellowships : DAAD Fellow; CNRS Fellow 2
No of Phd Fellows : 17 ( Completed) 2 (On-going)  
No Post Doctoral Fellows [Completed] 2
No Book Chapters: 4
No of International PhD Fellow under TWAS 1

List of Ph.D thesis Guided [Main supervisor]

  • STUDIES ON HYDROPHOBIC NANOSILICA MODIFIED THROUGH SILICONE OIL IMPREGNATION FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT ADSORPTION was awarded to Ms. Angitha Francy by the Kerala University [March 2026, KSCSTE Fellow]
  • CHEMICAL MODIFICATION, SELF-ASSEMBLY AND SURFACE CHARGE INTERACTION STUDIES OF NATURAL KAOLIN CLAYS FOR INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS was awarded PhD degree to Ms. Ragi T.M by the Academy of CSIR [December 22nd 2025]
  • INVESTIGATIONS ON INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRID NANOMATERIALS FROM BOEHMITE [ALOOH] GELS FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS was awarded PhD degree was awarded to Mrs. K.A.Suhailath by the Academy of CSIR [January 10th 2022]
  • PROCESSING AND APPLICATION STUDIES OF RARE EARTHS AND JAROSITE MINERAL BASED FUNCTIONAL CERAMIC COLOURANTS was awarded to the candidate Mrs. Sheemol by the University of Kerala [19th April 2021]
  • SURFACE ENGINEERED POROUS SILICATES AND HYBRID MATERIALS FOR SORPTION APPLICATIONS was awarded to the candidate Mrs. Minju P Ashok by Academy of CSIR [AcSIR] [21st May 2021]
  • INVESTIGATIONS FOR IMPROVED N2 DOPED TiO2 NANOMATERIALS FOR WATER POLLUTANT DEGRADATION UNDER SUNLIGHT; Thesis submitted to Jimma University, Ethiopia by Mr. Elias Assayehegn, under TWAS-CSIR Sandwich Fellowship [December 2019]. The candidate worked in NIIST for one year as part of the TWAS-CSIR Sandwich Phd Fellow under my Guidance.
  • INVESTIGATIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF Zn DUST INTO ZnO NANOSTRUCTURES, ELLECTROCERAMIC AND POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE DIELECTIRCS was awarded to the the candidate Mrs. Jeen Maria Mathews Cochin University of Science and Technology [16th March 2019]
  • INVESTIGATIONS ON ZnO-GRPAHNE OXIDE NANOMATERIALS AND NANOCOMPOSITES: SYNTHESIS, FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES and APPLICATIONS was awarded to the the candidate Mrs. Babitha K.B by Cochin University of Science and Technology [10th February 2019]
  • DESIGN OF NOVEL NANO/MICRO CERAMIC FILLERS FOR THE PROCESSING OF HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTING EPOXY POLYMER DIELECTRICS was awarded to the the candidate Mr. Vaisakh S.S by University of Kerala by [ November 2018]
  • RARE EARTH BASED MIXED METAL OXIDES FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS was awarded to the the candidate Mrs. T.H.Gayathri by the Academy of CSIR [AcSIR] [23 March 2018]
  • INVESTIGATIONS ON ZNO EMBEDDED POLYMER MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS AND FILMS FOR UV/IR SHIELDING SOLAR THERMAL CONTROL SURFACES was awarded to the the candidate Mrs. Soumya by theUniversity of Kerala [March 2018]
  • SOL-GEL NANOASSEMBLY OF ALUMINO-SILOXANE HYBRID GELS AND HIERARCHICALLY POROUS AEROGEL ARCHITECTURES FOR BIOFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS’ was awarded to Mrs. Linsha Vazhayal by the University of Kerala [11th August 2017]
  • MAX PHASE TERNARY CARBIDES: SYNTHESIS, NANOCOMPOSITES AND EXFOLIATED 2D MAXENE / MXENE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS was awarded to Shri. K.V.Mahesh by the University of Kerala [10th October 2017]
  • CERAMIC REINFORCED SILICONE ELASTOMER COMPOSITES FOR FLEXIBLE MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS was awarded to Mrs. Namitha L.K by the University of Kerala [Feb 2017]
  • ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES AND NANOCOMPOSITES FOR FUNCTIONAL AND ‘SMART’ VARISTOR APPLICATIONS was awarded to Shri. Anas Shreef by the University of Kerala [October 2011]

List of PhD thesis as Co-Supervisor

  • INVESTIGATIONS ON LOW LOSS SILICATE BASED CERAMICS AND THEIR COMPOSITE FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS was awarded to Shri. K. M. Manu by the University of Kerala [December 2014]
  • BUTYL-RUBBER CERAMIC COMPOSITES FOR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS was awarded to Smt. J. Chameswary by the Cochin University of Science and Technology [April 2014]
  • ULTRA AND NANO FILTRATION CERAMIC MEMBRANES was awarded to Smt. K. A. Manjumol by the Cochin University of Science and Technology [April 2014]
  • SOL-GEL LANTHANUM PHOSPHATE, COMPOSITES AND COATINGS FOR FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS was awarded to Sri. Sankar Sasidharan by the Cochin University of Science and Technology [April 2015]
  • CERAMIC-POLYMER FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES FOR EMI SHIELDING MATERIALS was awarded to Smt. Nina Joseph by the University of Kerala [April 2015]

On-Going PH.D Thesis Works

  • Ms. Gowri Krishna [INSPIRE Fellow] Research work on CHEMICAL CONSOLDIATION OF RED GYPSUM [2024-2028]
  • Mr. R.S.Praveen Raj [AcSIR Fellow] Research Work on Techno Economic feasibility studies of Agro-Based Products (2024-2028]

Mentorship for the Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Dr. P. S. Suchitra, CSIR Nehru Science Post Doctoral Fellow worked during the period 2011-2013 on the research project , ‘ Development of multifunctional CNT-pillared Silicate frame works for oil cleaning in sea water environment’.
  • Dr. Viji S, SERB-Post doctoral Fellow worked duing the period 2017 to 2020 on the research project, ‘Molecular porous materials from marine algae for CO2 scavenging and CO2 conversion technologies’.
  • Dr. Anaswara Krishnan Post doctoral fellow working currently under KSCSTE, Back-to-Lab Scheme, Govt of Kerala 2022-2024 on the project Process optimization of a cost-effective heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production from used cooking oil
  • Dr. Vishnu, Assistant Professor, Chemistry is awarded TARE Fellowship from DST to work in the project Development of Optically transparent, IR Reflective nano CeO2 Coatings for EVER-COOL Windshields in EVs and Solar Cell Covers under TARE program [2024-2027]
Projects

Research Projects as Principal Investigator [Past 25 Years]

a. Projects funded by Government Agencies

S.NO Project Title Funding Agency & Grant
1 Preparation and Characterization of MAX phase materials Department of Science & Technology [DST] [2010-2012] (19.25 lakh)
2 Functionalized ZnO nano tubular membrane assembly for CO2 capturing: design fabrication and performance assessment studies International Bilateral Exchange Program [Indo-Italy] with, Memberane Institute of Technology, University of Calabria, Italy [2010-2012]
3 Self Lubricating Al2O3/ZrO2 nano composites for Journal Bearing applications Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, [BRNS-DAE] [2011-2013] (20.68 lakh)
4 Development of rare earth oxides based composite varistors for high-field applications Indian Rare Earths Ltd, IRELTDC Board, DAE [2009-2012] (20.15 lakh)
5 Processing of NIR reflective nano ceria particles for energy saving glaze coatings and cool textiles Indian Rare Earths Ltd, IRELTDC Board, DAE [2016-2019] [30.80 lakh]
6 Processing of Cerium sulphide pigment from cerrous carbonate precursor Indian Rare Earths Ltd, IRELTDC Board, DAE [2022-2024] [34.60 lakh]
7 Extraction of Gallium from Titanium and iron ore industrial wastes Ministry of Mines [2024-2025] [19.50 lakh]
8 Development of Optically transparent, IR Reflective nano CeO2 Coatings for EVER-COOL Windshields in EVs and Solar Cell Covers DST –TARE project Tare No: 2023/00434
9 Development of ultra-low thermal conducting LaPO4- La2Zr2O7 ceramic composite tiles VSSC [2025-2028] [19.92 lakh]
10 Extraction of gallium from titanium and iron ore industrial waste Ministry of Mines [2024-2026] [19.00 lakh]
11 Development of Advanced Functional Materials and Innovative Solutions for the Technological Issues in Rubber Sector Rubber Board of India Ministry of Commerce and Industreis 2026-2029 [25.00 lakhs]

B. Research projects supported by industries

S.No Project Titles Funding Industry
1 Nano ceramic smart fillers for improving the thermal dissipation property of epoxy polymer dielectrics M/s Schneider Electric France [45,000 Euros]
2 Adsorbents for gas and vapor molecules: Rational design of materials, porous nanostructures and surface chemistry M/s Noritake, Japan [33.00 lakh]
3 Sol Gel Derived Non-Fused Alumina Abrasives M/s Carborundum Universal India Ltd, Chennai [17.00 lakh]
4 Development of High-Energy field ZnO varistors through chemically derived nano- precursors M/s AREVA T&D Lightning Arrestors, Pondicherry [12.00 lakh]
5 Utilization of Zn dust and Jarosite Resources for nano ZnO and building products M/s Binani Zinc Ltd, Ernakulam [12.25 lakh]
6 Value ddition of EICL silica sand for novel building materials M/s English Indian Clays Ltd, Trivandrum [10.20 lakh]
7 Development of hydrophobic surface coatings for Electrical Porcelain Insulators M/s Aditya Birla Insulators, Kolkatta [10.50 lakh]
8 Developing TiO2 coated Hydrous Clay for Paper and paint applications (2019) M/s Surya Minechem Ltd, Ahmedabad [5.00 lakh]
9 Processing of Innovative Building Materials from Industrial solid wastes M/s Star Clays, Tiruchur [5.00 lakh]
10 Utilization of Foundry Sand Waste for Novel Building Materials M/s PeeKay Steel Ltd, Calicut [9.00 lakh]
11 Bleaching studies of Raw Kaolin from Karnataka mines to remove Iron impurities and enhance the brightness M/s Karnataka State Minerals Ltd [9.50 lakh]
12 Manufactruing of Building Bricks from Foundry sand waste M/s Autokast Ltd, Chertahla [20.00 lakh]
13 Development of brown fused alumina from the Non- Metallurgical grade bauxite of Indian origin & Its characterization M/s HINDALCO Alumina Innovation Research Centre [6.00 lakh]
14 Development of cost-effective IR reflective ceramic colorants for polymer coatings M/s Pidilite Industries Pvt Ltd, Mumbai [13.00 lakh + 18% GST]
15 Process development and validation of kaolin clays and industrial products for niche market M/s Narmada Kaolin Pvt Ltd., Baroda [15.00 lakh]
16 Processing of IR Reflective Black and Green Pigments for Paints & Coatings Applications M/s Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd [14.00 lakhs]
17 Processing, Standardization and Application Studies of D-Potash Ash (Dry and Wet) for Paints, Fillers and Building Materials M/s Aquagri Processing Pvt Ltd. [10.20 lakhs]
18 Manufacturing of innovative building materials from fine rock sand dust M/s Akashganga Satara, Maharashtra (12.00 lakh + 18% GST)
19 Extraction of mineral potash from rock-dust and subsequent utilization for making construction bricks’ NS & Co, Tiruchy (6.0 lakhs + 18% GST]
20 Feasibility study on Nutrients Recovery from Rubber Plant Effluent: Process Development, Engineering Design, Fabrication and Demonstration of Soil Fertilizer M/s New Ambadi Estates (Pvt) Ltd, Kanyakumari (9.0 lakhs + 18% GST)

C. Research projects supported by CSIR, Government of India

S.NO Project Titles Funding Industry
1 Advanced Thermal Ceramics from Rare Earths [LaPO4] Sustainable utilization of rare earths [SURE], 12th FYP [65 lakh]
2 Aerogel Mesoporous Catalysts for Environment Applications Catalysts for specialty chemicals [Networked Proejct] 12th FYP [20 lakh]
3 IR reflective ceramic pigments for cool roof applications Fast Track Translational Project [40 lakh]
4 Industrial Solid Wastes Management :- Ceramic Applications’ CSIR 800 Project [20 lakh]
5 Reactive Gel curing process for transforming hazardous indusrial wastes to novel Building Materials CSIR-FTT Project under E3OW scheme [56.00 lakh]
6 Utilization of ilmenite mineral industrial sludge from TiO2 pigment industry for making colored ceramic tiles via low energy sintering process CSIR-FTT Project [4M scheme] Rs. 48 lakh
7 Sustainable Technologies for the Safe Utilization and Recycling of Non-Metallic Ilmenite Mineral Industrial Wastes CSIR-FTT Project Waste to Wealth Mission Proejct under 4M Theme [76.72 lakh]
8 Commercialization of scandium oxide Extraction Technology ‎Developed by CSIR NIIST CSIR-FTC Project ‘Mining, Minerals, Metals and Materials (under 4M) ₹ 176.472 lakhs
9 Re-processable Polyurethane vitrimer composites and process for single-component CNSL-based sealant CSIR-FTT Project Chemicals, Leather, Petrochemicals theme ₹ 183 lakhs
Honors and Awards
  • Awarded National Overseas Scholarship by The Ministry of Welfare, Government of India for Doing PhD in New York State college of ceramic sciences, Alfred University, USA. (1996)
  • CSIR-DAAD Sandwich model fellowship for the year 2001-2002 for doing part of the PhD work on Creep studies of Sol gel Mullite matrix ceramic composites at Materials Physics Group Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. The work was supervised by Prof. Heubner, Materials Physics department (2001).
  • Special Invitee to the company M/s Element Six Pvt ltd., Springs, South Africa for giving lecture on Alumina matrix ceramic nano composites and its creep properties (2006)
  • Receievd CNRS Research fellowship for doing the Post Doctoral Research at University of Montpellier II, France (2008)
  • Invited as Guest faculty for taking series of lectures on the topic, ‘Recent trends in ceramics and nanocomposite advanced materials’ to the post graduate students in University of Concepcion, Chile (2008)
  • Nominated as a Member, Technical Advisory Committee [TAC] for Technology Development and Utilization Program for Women [TDUPW/A2K+] by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India for the period upto March 31st 2020.
  • Nominated as member for the “Project Review Committee (PRC)” of the A2K+ - TDUPW project entitled “Skill up-gradation of women potters in fabricating fine terracotta Pottery products in Tirunelveli Distt., Tamil Nadu under TDUPW” [2021]
  • Nominated as Chairman for PhD Research in Chemical Engineering and Bio Chemical Engineering discipline under the A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technology University, Governemnt of Kerala [2020]
Membership
  • Materials Research Society of India - Life Member
  • Indian Ceramics Society - Life Member & Chairman
  • Indian Institute of Ceramics - Life Member
  • Indian Institute of Metals - LifeMember
  • Electron Microscopy Society - Life Member
  • Kerala Science Congress - Life Member
  • Rare Earths Association of India - Life Member
Technology Transfer

Technology Know-How And Transfers

  • Process know-how and technology on ‘Manufactruing of Building Bricks from Waste Foundry Sand’, is transferred to the company M/s Autokast Ltd, Cherthala for an amount of Rs. 20.00 lakh + 18% GST.
  • Technology Know-How and turn Key project on Manufactruing of Bricks from Foundry Sand, is transferred to the company M/s Pee kay Steel Castings Ltd, Coimbatore for an amount of Rs. 15.00 lakh + 18% GST
  • Technology Know-How and turn Key project on Manufactruing of Bricks from Foundry Sand, is transferred to the company M/s Veeyes Alloys Private Ltd, Coimbatore for an amount of Rs. 15.00 lakh + 18% GST
  • Technology Know-How and turn Key project on Manufactruing of Bricks from Rock Dust, is transferred to the company M/s N S & Co, Trichy for Rs. 6.00 lakh + 18 % GST
  • Process technology and setting up of the Manufactruing plant for manufacturing Jali Bricks from Rock Dust, the project implemented to the company, M/s Akashganga Biosciences Pvt Ltd, Satara, Maharashtra for an anount of Rs. 6.00 lakh + 18% GST
Book

Book Chapters

  • R.V. Mangalaraja and S. Ananthakumar, ‘Microwave assisted combustion synthesis [MAC] of mixed oxide electro-ceramic nanopowders’ Published in Combustion synthesis: Novel routes to Novel materials, BENTHAM Science Publishers Ltd, UK, www.bentham.org/ebooks, 2010
  • Mailadil Thomas Sebastian, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Ganesanpotti Subodh, Jari Juuti, Merja Teirikangas, Heli Jantunen: Composite Electro Ceramics - Chapter Published in Encyclopaedia of Materials and Composites, DOI: 10.1002/ 9781118097298.weoc036 (2011) WILEY Publications
  • Linsha Vazhayal, K.V. Mahesh and S. Ananthakumar Chapter 10: “Functionally Engineered Sol-Gel Derived Inorganic Gels and Hybrid Nanoarchitectures for Biomedical Applications” Biomedical Applications of Polymeric Materials and Composites” © 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. Published 2016 by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
  • S. Anas, K.V. Mahesh, Jeen Maria Mathews and S. Ananthakumar, Sol Gel Materials for Varistor Devices, chapter published in Sol-Gel Materials for Energy, Environment and Electronic Applications. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017; Page 23-59 (2017)
  • Reshma Mariyam Jacob, Sakila Mathilakathu Veettil Abdul Latheef, Gopakumar Gopinathan Pillai, Aiswarya Ashok, Anas Shereef*, Ananthakumar Solaiappan* Book Name: Zinc-Based Nanomaterials for Agricultural Practices: Sustainable Crop Growth, Production, and Protection, published by CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group LLC. Chapter 13: Zinc Nanoparticles for Improving Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture (2025)

Best Poster Awards Received by Research Scholars

  • Mr. Muthusundar K received the best poster award in the International Conference on Recent Technologies and Advanced Materials for Green Energy and Sustainable Environment [RTAMGESE 2021] conducted by National Institute of Technology, Tiruchy during 12 & 13 March 2021.
  • Ms. Angitha Francy, Research Scholar has received Best Poster Award in the International Online Conference on Nano Materials (ICN 2021), organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India jointly with Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw [Poland], Gdansk University of Technology [Poland], and Wuhan University, China during 9-11 April 2021.
  • Ms. Angitha Francy, Research scholar has achieved First prize in the research presentation competition at the International Webinar titled, ‘Neoteric Advances in Chemical Sciences” NACS 2020 organized by the Department of Chemistry, Kariavattom campus, University of Kerala, Trivandrum on 17-19 December 2020.
  • Best Oral Presentation Award: Development of solar selective ceramic colourants from industrial waste jarosite:- a scientific intervention for environmental management, Sheemol V.N, Peer Mohamed A and Ananthakumar S, India-UK Second International Conference on “Advanced Nano materials for Energy, Environment and Healthcare Applications (ANEH 2019)” Combined venture of Bishop Heber College and Swansea University, United Kingdom (UK) on 4TH to 6TH February 2019 at Bishop Heber College, Thiruchirappalli
  • Best Poster Award: Diatom supported superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for co2 adsorption, Viji Selvaraj, Ananthakumar Solaiappan*, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes for Strategic Sectors (ICAMPS - 2018), October 25-27, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Best Presentation award N. Minju, S. Savithri and S. Ananthakumar, "Sol-Gel Silica Matrix Clay-Polymer Hybrid Foams: A Novel Inter-Networked Solid Adsorbent for Textile Effluent Treatment" National Seminar on Advanced Materials (NSAM 2017), October 2017, Dept. of Chemistry and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Best Presentation award Vaisakh S.S, Mahesh K. V., Peer Mohammed A., and Ananthakumar S., "Ti3SiC2: An Inorganic Viscosity Modifier and Multifunctional Filler for Epoxy Dielectrics" , National Seminar on Advanced Materials (NSAM 2017), October 2017, Dept. of Chemistry and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Best Presentation award Ultra thin MAXene nanostructures for multifunctional applications, National Seminar on Advances in Materials Chemistry AMAC-I, UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by Department of Chemistry, Christian College, Chengannur
  • Best Poster award Lanthanum Phosphate-Alumina Composite Ceramic Foams for Thermal Management Applications, International Conference on Science, Technology and Application of Rare Earths, ICSTAR 2015, Organized by Rare earth Association of India at Trivandrum.
  • Best Poster award Supramolecular Association of 2D Alumino-Siloxane Nanotapes to Tridimensional Hydrogel for Injectable and Topical Delivery of Fluconazole Antifungal Drug, NANO INDIA-2015 held at SASTRA University, Tamil Nadu,
  • Best Poster award in 72nd ICS annual meeting for the poster ‘Microwave assisted processing for functional glaze’ (2010)
  • Best Poster award in International Seminar on Advanced Ceramics, CERA Tech 2007, Visakapatnam, India
  • Best Paper award in "Characterization of Materials" for the paper in “Microwave heating of gels”- Indian Institute of Metals, Trivandrum (1998)
Publications

Year Wise Publications in International/National Journals

[1992 to 2026]

  • U. S. Hareesh, S. Ananthakumar, A. D. Damodaran and K. G. K. Warrier, " Dependence of pH on dispersion of SiC fine particulates in boehmite and its correlation with the microstructural features of alumina", Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites, (1996) Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 74, The American Ceramic Society.
  • K. G. K. Warrier, U. S. Hareesh, G. M. Anil Kumar , S. Ananthakumar and A. D. Damodaran, " Sol-gel and Mullite coated SiC precursors for ceramic matrix composites, (1997) Materials Science Forum Volumes, Vol. 243- 45 pp 437 - 442.
  • S. Ananthakumar , U. S. Hareesh, K. G. K. Warrier and A. D. Damodaran, " Microwave sintering of sol gel alumina - 30 vol % SiC particulate composites", (1997) Transactions : Indian Ceramic Society Vol .56 (4) No. 8 pp 93-95
  • S. Ananthakumar, U. S. Hareesh, K. G. K. Warrier and A. D. Damodaran, " Microwave processing of boehmite coated SiC composite precursors for alumina - silicon carbide nano composites ", (1998) Journal of Material Science Letters, Vol.17, pp 145-48.
  • S. Ananthakumar, G. Krishna Priya and K. G. K. Warrier, " Thermal decomposition characteristics of boehmite gels under microwave heating and associated microstructural features, (1998) Materials Letters, vol 35, pp 95-99
  • S. Ananthakumar , U. S. Hareesh , A. D. Damodaran and K. G. K. Warrier, " Microwave drying of sol gel alumina - 30 vol % SiC precursor for particulate ceramic matrix composites" , (1998) British Ceramic Society Transactions ,vol 97 (5) , pp 236.
  • S. Ananthakumar, S. G. K. Pillai and K. G. K. Warrier, "Colloidal processing of alumina ceramics” (1999) Transactions: Indian Ceramic Society,vol 58(1), pp 9-15.
  • K. Prabhakaran, S. Ananthakumar, C. Pavithran, “Gel casting of alumina ceramics using boehmite”, (1999) Journal of European Ceramic Society, vol 19, pp 2875-2881.
  • S. Ananthakumar, Vijay raja and K. G. K. Warrier, "Effect of nano particulate boehmite sol as a dispersant for slurry compaction of alumina ceramics",(2000) Materials letters, vol 43, pp 174-179.
  • S. Ananthakumar and K. G. K. Warrier, "Gel assisted ceramic extrusion of alumina ceramics (2000)” Transactions: Indian Ceramic Society Vol. 59 (2), pp 41- 46
  • K. Prabhakaran, C. Pavithran, S. Ananthakumar, Brahmakumar, " Gel casting of alumina: Part III - Machinable green body by co-polymerization with acrylic acid, (2001) Ceramics International, vol 27, pp 185-189.
  • S. Ananthakumar, A. R.R. Menon, K. Prabhakaran, K. G. K. Warrier, " Rheology and packing characteristics of alumina extrusion using boehmite gel as a binder" , (2001) Ceramic International, vol 27, pp 231-237.
  • S. Ananthakumar, K. G. K. Warrier, "Extrusion characteristics of alumina - aluminium titanate composite using boehmite as a reactive binder",(2001) Journal of European Ceramic Society, vol 21, pp 71-78.
  • K. Prbhakaran, S. Ananthakumar, C. Pavithran, "Effect of hydrolyzed aluminium treatment on rheological characteristics of alpha-alumina", (2001), Journal of Material Science, Vol. 36, No.10), pp 4827-4834.
  • G. M. Anil Kumar, S. Ananthakumar, K. G. K. Warrier, Densification and mechanical properties of mullite-SiC nano-composites synthesized through sol-gel coated precursors, (2001) Bulletin of Material Science, Vol.24, No.2, pp 191-195
  • S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, K. G. K. Warrier, " Mechanical and microstructural features of alumina - aluminium titanate composites prepared by using boehmite binder", (2002) British Ceramic Society Transactions, Vol 101(1), pp 38-43,.
  • K.Prabahkaran, S. Ananthakumar and C. Pavithran, ‘ Preparation of extrudable alumina paste by coagulation of electrostatically stabilized aqueous slurries, (2002) Journal of European Ceramic Society, Vol 22, pp 153-158,.
  • K. Prabahkaran, S. Ananthakumar, U. S. Hareesh, P. Manohar, ‘Gel casting of process for Alumina-SiC nano composites and its creep characteristics, (2004) Materials Chemistry and Physics , Vol. 85 (1), pp 151-157.
  • S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar and K. G. K. Warrier, Effect of boehmite additives on alumina extrusion, (2004) Ceramic International, Vol. 30, pp 837-842.
  • S. Ananthakumar, M. Jayasankar and K.G.K. Warrier, Microstructural, mechanical and thermal characterization of sol-gel-derived aluminium titanate-mullite ceramic composites, (June 2006) Acta Materialia, Vol. 54, Issue 11, pp (2965-2973)
  • M. Jayasankar, S. Ananthakumar, P. Mukundan and K.G.K. Warrier, ‘Low temperature synthesis of aluminium titanate by an aqueous sol-gel route’, (February 2007) Materials Letters, Vol. 61, Issue 3, Pages 790-793
  • M.Jayasankar Mani, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Poothayil Mukundan and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, Low-Temperature Fine-Grained Alumina Aluminum Titanate Composites Produced from a Titania-Coated Alumina Precursor, (October 2007) J. Am. Ceram. Soc., Vol. 90, Issue 10, pages 3091-3094
  • Giable George, L. Sandhya Kumari, V.S. Vishnu, S. Ananthakumar and M.L.P. Reddy, Synthesis and characterization of environmentally benign calcium-doped Pr2MO2O9 pigments: Applications in coloring of plastics, (March 2008) J. of Solid State Chemistry, Vol.181, Issue 3, Pages 487-492
  • M. Jayasankar , S. Ananthakumar , P. Mukundan , W. Wunderlich , K.G.K. Warrier Al2O3 @ TiO2-A simple sol-gel strategy to the synthesis of low temperature sintered alumina-aluminium titanate composites through a core-shell approach, (2008) J. of Solid State Chemistry, Vol.18(1), pp 2748-2754
  • S. Ananthakumar, M.Jayasankar, K.G.K.Warrier, Microstructure and creep characteristics of sol gel derived mullite-aluminium titanate ceramic nanocomposites, (2009) Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 117, pp 59-364
  • Role of particle size of alumina on the formation of aluminium titanate as well as on sintering and microstructure development in sol-gel alumina-aluminium titanate composites, M. Jayasankar, K.P. Hima, S. Ananthakumar, P. Mukundan, P. Krishna Pillai, K.G.K. Warrier, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 124, Issue 1, 1 November 2010, Pages 92-96
  • H. K. Varma , S. Ananthakumar, P. Perumal , P. P. Rao , K. G. K. Warrier and A.D.Damodaran," Microwave Processing of rare earth oxide doped ZnO varistors (1993)”Ceramic Transactions, Microwaves : Theory and applications in Materials Processing II , The American Ceramic Society, Vol. 36, pp 115 -122.
  • S. Ananthakumar, H. K. Varma, P. Perumal, P. Prabhakar Rao, A. D. Damodaran and K. G. K. Warrier, " Effect of addition of calcined grains on the microstructure and non linearity features of ZnO varistors” (1994) Journal of Materials Science Letters vol 3, pp 731-733.
  • H. K. Varma, S. Ananthakumar, K. G. K. Warrier and A. D. Damodaran, "Synthesis of zinc oxide varistors through microwave derived precursors (1996) "Ceramics International, vol 22, pp 53-56.
  • R .V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar , P. Manohar and F. D. Gnanam, ‘ Powder characteristics , sintering behaviour and microstructure of Ni-Zn ferrite derived through citrate gel decomposition technique, (2000), Proceedings of the 8th International conference on Ferrites, (ICF 8), Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan, , The Japan society of Powder and powder Metallurgy, pp 521-523.
  • R .V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar and F.D. Gnanam, Synthesis and characterization of Ni-Zn ferrite through flash combustion technique, Proceedings of the 8th International conference on Ferrites, (ICF 8), Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan, (2000) The Japan society of Powder and powder Metallurgy, pp 313-315.
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, F.D. Gnanam, Magnetic, Electrical and Dielectric Behaviour of Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 Prepared Through Flash Combustion Technique, (2002) Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol 253 (1-2), pp 56-64.
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, F.D. Gnanam, Effect of Composition on AC- Electrical Resistivity of Ni-Zn Ferrites Prepared by Flash Combustion Technique, (2002) Transaction of The Indian Ceramic Society, vol. 61(1), pp.17-19,.
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, F. D. Gnanam Dielectric Behavior of Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 Prepared by Flash Combustion Technique, (2003) Materials Letters, vol 57 (5-6), pp 1151-1155.
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, F. D. Gnanam Magnetic Hysteresis Studies of Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 Prepared by Non-Conventional Techniques, (2003)Material Letters Vol.57 , pp 2666-2669.
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, F. D. Gnanam, Direct Current Resistivity Studies of Ni1-xZnxFe2O4 Prepared Through Flash Combustion and Citrate-gel Decomposition Methods, (2003) Material Letters, Vol.57, pp 2662-2665.
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar, F. D. Gnanam, Initial Permeability Studies of Ni-Zn Ferrites Prepared By Flash Combustion Technique, (2003) Material Science & Engineering: A Vol. 355, pp 320-324.

Research publications in 2007-2008

  • Anas. S, Mangalaraja R.V, Mukundan P, S.K.Shukla, S. Ananthakumar, Direct synthesis of varistor-grade doped nanocrystalline ZnO and its densification through a step-sintering technique, (October 2007), Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, Issue 17, , Pages 5792-5801
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Thomas Lee, K.V.S. Ramam, S. Ananthakumar and P. Manohar, Mechanical characterization of Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 prepared by non-conventional methods, (2008) Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol 480 pp 266-270
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Thomas Lee, S. Ananthakumar, P. Manohar and Carlos P. Camurri, Effect of composition on initial permeability of Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 prepared by flash combustion technique, (2008) Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volume 476, Issues 1-2, 15 Pages 234-239
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Thomas Lee, S. Ananthakumar , P. Manohar, Carlos P. Camurri, Effect of composition on initial permeability of Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 prepared by flash combustion technique, (2008) Materials Science and Engineering vol A 476, pp 234-239

Research Publications in 2009

  • R.V. Mangalaraja, J. Mouzon , P. Hedström , Carlos P. Camurri , S. Ananthakumar, M. Odén, Microwave assisted combustion synthesis of nanocrystalline yttria and its powder characteristics, (2009) Powder Technology Vol. 191, Iss 3, pp 309-314
  • K.Uma, S. Ananthakumar, R. V. Mangalaraja, K. P. O. Mahesh, T. Soga and T. Jimbo, A facile approach to hexagonal ZnO nano rod assembly, (2009) Jl. of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, vol 49, pp 1-5
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, Kasimayan Uma, Romel M. Jiménez, Marta López, Carlos P. Camurri, Microhardness and fracture toughness of Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95 for manufacturing solid oxide electrolyte, Published: (2009) Material Science and Engineering.: A, Structural Materials Properties Microstructure And Processing Volume: 517 Issue: 1-2 Pages: 91-96
  • Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Anidurai Paulraj, Kasimayan Uma, Marta López1, Carlos Porro Camurri, Ricardo Enrique Avila, Electrical and thermal properties of 10 mol% Gd3+ doped ceria electrolytes synthesized through citrate combustion technique, Processing and Application of Ceramics, 3 [1-2] (2009)
  • Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Johanne Mouzone, Kasimayan Uma, Marta Lopez, Carlos Porro Camuri, Magnus Oden, ‘Synthesis of nanocrystalline yttria through insitu sulphated combustion technique, (2009) Jl. Ceram. Soc. Jap, vol 117 (10), pp 1065-1068.
  • Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Johanne Mouzone, Kasimayan Uma, Marta Lopez, Carlos Porro Camuri, Magnus Oden, Sintering, microstructural and mechanical characterization of combustion synthesized Y2O3,Yb3+-Y2O3, (2009) Jl. Ceram. Soc. Jap, vol 117 (11), pp 1258-1262,.

Research Publications in 2010

  • Renaud Metz, Jonathan Morel, Henri Delalu, S. Ananthakumar and Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, ‘Direct oxidation route from metal to ceramic: study on cobalt oxide’ (2009) Materials Research Bulletin, vol 44, (10), pp 1984-89
  • S. Ananthakumar, S.Anas, J.Ambily, R.V.Mangalaraja, ‘Microwave assisted citrate gel combustion synthesis of ZnO Part-I: Assessment of structural features, Published: (2010) Jl. Ceram. Process. Res, Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Pages: 164-169
  • S. Ananthakumar, S.Anas, J.Ambily, R.V.Mangalaraja, ‘Microwave assisted citrate gel combustion synthesis of ZnO Part-II: Assessment of functional properties, Published: (2010), Jl. Ceram. Process. Res. Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 29-34
  • S. Anas, R.V.Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, ‘Studies on ZnO morphologies on the functional properties of ZnO, (2010), Jl. of Hazard. Mater, vol 175, pp 889-895
  • S. Anas, R.V.Mangalaraja, Sanoj M.A., S. Ananthakumar, ‘Synthesis of varistor grade ZnO nanopowders via a non-hydrolytic sol gel technique and their densification characteristics’ (2010) Processing and Applications of Ceramics, vol 4 [1], pp 7-14
  • Renaud Metz, Jonathan Morel, Henri Delalu , S. Ananthakumar and Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, Full transition from metal to ceramic by direct oxidation of metallic cobalt powder, (2010) Ceram. Inter vol 36 (3), pp 855-862,
  • Sintering of surfactant modified ZnO-Bi2O3 based varistor nano powders, S. Anas, R. Metz, M.A. Sanoj, R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar Ceramics International, Volume 36, Issue 8, December 2010, Pages 2351-2358
  • Chemical route for formation of intermetallic Zn4Sb3 phase, A. Denoix, A. Solaiappan, R.M. Ayral, F. Rouessac, J.C. Tedenac, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Volume 183, Issue 5, May 2010, Pages 1090-1094
  • Synthesis of varistor grade ZnO nanopowders via a non-hydrolytic sol gel technique and their densification characteristics, S. Anas, R.V. Mangalaraja, Sanoj M.A., S. Ananthakumar Processing and Applications of Ceramics, (4) [1] (2010) 7-14
  • S.Anas, R.V.Mangalaraja, Sanoj. M.A, S. Ananthakumar, Sintering of ZnO-Bi2O3 nano origin varistors, (2010), Ceram. Inter., 36 (8) 2351-2358
  • Synthesis and mechanical properties of low temperature sintered, Sm3+ doped nano ceria electrolyte membranes for IT-SOFC applications, R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, Anke Schachtsiek, Marta López, Carlos P. Camurri, Ricardo E. Avila, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volume 527, Issues 16-17, 25 June 2010, Pages 3645-3650

Research Publications 2012

  • S. Anas, K.V. Mahesh, K.J. Ambily, M.R. Chandran, K. Uma, K.G.K. Warrier, S. Ananthakumar, New insights on physico-chemical transformations of ZnO: From clustered multipods to single crystalline nanoplates, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 134, Issue 1, 15 May 2012, Pages 435-442
  • P.S. Suchithra, Linsha Vazhayal, A. Peer Mohamed, S. Ananthakumar, Mesoporous organic-inorganic hybrid aerogels through ultrasonic assisted sol-gel intercalation of SiO2-PEG in bentonite for effective removal of dyes, volatile organic pollutants and petroleum products from aqueous solution, Chemical Engineering Journal, 200-2012, (2012),589-600
  • P.K. Sanoop, S. Anas, S. Ananthakumar, V. Gunasekar, R. Saravanan, V. Ponnusami, Synthesis of yttrium doped nanocrystalline ZnO and its photocatalytic activity in methylene blue degradation, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, In Press, Available online 1 May 2012
  • K. V. Mahesh, S. Anas, S. Rahul, S. Ananthakumar, Effect of two-step sintering on rare earth (RE 5 Y2O3, Pr6O11) doped ZnO-Bi2O3 varistors processed from ‘nano-precursor powders’, J. Mater Sci: Mater Electron, DOI 10.1007/s10854-012-0961-9, November (2012)
  • R.V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, M. Paulraj, H. Pesenti, Marta López, Carlos P. Camurri, Loreto A. Barcos, Ricardo E. Avila, Electrical and thermal characterization of Sm3+ doped ceria electrolytes synthesized by combustion technique, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 510, Issue 1, 5 January 2012, Pages 134-140
  • Akbari-Fakhrabadi, Ricardo E. Avila, Hector E. Carrasco, S. Ananthakumar, R.V.Mangalaraja, Combustion synthesis of NiO-Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95 nanocomposite anode and its electrical characteristics of semi-cell configured SOFC assembly, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Pages: 1-5 DOI: 10.1016/ j.jallcom.2012.06.036 Published: NOV 15 2012
  • Dhanagopal Manikandan, Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja, Ricardo E. Avila, Rajendran Siddheswaran, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Carbon nanotubes rooted montmorillonite (CNT-MM) reinforced nanocomposite membrane for PEM fuel cells, Materials Science and Engineering: B, Volume 177, Issue 8, 15 May 2012, Pages 614-618
  • Dhanagopal Manikandan, Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja, Rajendran Siddheswaran, Ricardo E. Avila, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Fabrication of nanostructured clay-carbon nanotube hybrid nanofiller by chemical vapour deposition Applied Surface Science, Volume 258, Issue 10, 1 March 2012, Pages 4460-4466
  • Sanoop, P.K., Mahesh, K.V., Nampoothiri, K.M., Mangalaraja, R.V., Ananthakumar, S. Multifunctional ZnO-biopolymer nanocomposite coatings for health-care polymer foams and fabrics, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012
  • Mangalaraja, R.V., Ananthakumar, S., Uma, K., Jiménez, R.M., Uthayakumar, S., López, M., Camurri, C.P., Synthesis and characterization of Gd3+ and Sm3+ ion doped ceria electrolytes through an in-situ sulphated combustion technique, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research 13 (1), pp. 15-22, 2012
  • R. Siddheswaran R.V. Mangalaraja, Ricardo E. Avila, D. Manikandan Marta Lopez, C. Esther Jayanthi, S. Ananthakumar, Combustion synthesis of nanocrystalline Co and Al co-doped ZnO (Zn1-x-yCox AlyO) and its powder characteristics, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. 13, No. 4, (2012)
  • R.Siddheswaran, R.V. Mangalaraja, Ricardo E. Avila, Maria Elena Gómez, D. Manikandan, Marta Lopez, C.Esther Jeyanthi and S. Ananthakumar, Fabrication and characterization of Co, Al:ZnO thin films by a sol-gel spin coating technique for ferromagnetic applications, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. 13, No. 4, (2012)
  • Akbari-Fakhrabadi, R.V. Mangalaraja, Felipe A. Sanhueza, Ricardo E. Avila b, S. Ananthakumar, S.H. Chan, Nanostructured Gd-CeO2 electrolyte for SOFC by aqueous tape casting, Journal of Power Sources Volume: 218 Pages: 307- 312 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour. 2012. 07. 005 Published: NOV 15 2012
  • Siddheswaran, R ; Mangalaraja, RV ; , Manikandan, D, Jeyanthi, CE, Evaluation of mechanical hardness and fracture toughness of Co and Al co-doped ZnO , MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING Volume:558 Pages: 456-461 DOI: 10.1016/ j.msea. 2012. 08.028 Published: DEC 15, 2012

Research Publications 2013

  • Influence of fuel in the microwave assisted combustion synthesis of nano α-alumina powder Ramesh G. Mangalaraja R. V.,Ananthakumar S. and Manohar P. Vol. 8(34), pp. 1729-1737, 16 September, 2013, DOI: 10.5897/IJPS2013.3988 ISSN 1992 - 1950 © 2013 Academic Journals
  • Effect of micro- and nano-fillers on the properties of silicone rubber-alumina flexible microwave substrate Namitha, LK , Chameswary, J, Ananthakumar, S Sebastian, M T “Effect of micro- and nano-fillers on the properties of silicone rubber-alumina flexible microwave substrate” CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Vol:39 Issue: 6 Pages: 7077-087 DOI: 10.1016/j. ceramint. 2013.02.047 Published: AUG 2013
  • Electrical and thermal properties of low permittivity Sr2Al2SiO7 ceramic filled HDPE composites Manu, KM ; Ananthakumar, S ; Sebastian, MT; Source: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL Volume: 39 Issue: 5 Pages: 4945-4951 DOI: 10.1016/ j.ceramint. 2012. 11.090 Published: JUL 2013
  • Effect of two-step sintering on rare earth (RE = Y2O3, Pr6O11) doped ZnO-Bi2O3 varistors processed from 'nano-precursor' powders Mahesh, KV ; Anas, S ; Rahul, S ; Ananthakumar, Source: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS Volume: 24 Issue: 5 Pages: 1495-1504 DOI: 10.1007/s10854-012-0961-9 Published: MAY 2013
  • Effect of silver incorporation into PVDF-barium titanate composites for EMI shielding applications Joseph, N ; Singh, SK ; Sirugudu, RK ; Murthy, VRK ; Ananthakumar, S ; Sebastian, MT : MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN Volume: 48 Issue: 4 Pages: 1681-1687 DOI: 10.1016/j. materresbull. 2012.11.115 Published: APR 2013
  • Amine-grafted alumino-siloxane hybrid porous granular media: A potential sol-gel sorbent for treating hazardous Cr(VI) in aqueous environment, Linsha, V ; Suchithra, PS ; Mohamed, AP ; Ananthakumar, S CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL Volume: 220 Pages: 244-253 DOI: 10. 1016 / j.cej.2012.11.141 Published: MAR 15 2013
  • One-pot microwave mediated growth of heterostructured ZnO@AlSi as a potential dual-function eco-catalyst for treating hazardous pollutants in water resources, Suchithra, PS ; Shadiya, CP ; Mohamed, AP ; Velusamy, P ; Ananthakumar, S , Source: APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL Volume: 130 Pages: 44-53 DOI: 10.1016/ j.apcatb. 2012.10.010 Published: FEB 7 2013
  • Nanofillers in ZnO based materials: a ‘smart’ technique for developing miniaturized high energy field varistors, S. Anas, K. V. Mahesh, V. Jobin, S. Prasanth and S. Ananthakumar, Journal of Materials Chemistry C Cite this: DOI: 10.1039/ c3tc 3104 9c The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013

Research Papers published in 2014

  • LINSHA (V), TALASILA (S), PEER MOHAMED (A A) and ANANTHAKUMAR (S) Mesochanneled hierarchically porous Aluminosiloxane Aerogel Microspheres as a stable support for pH-responsive controlled Drug release ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 6(17):15564-15574; 10 Sep 2014
  • MAHESH (K V), BALANAND (S), RAIMOND (R), PEER MOHAMED (A) and ANANTHAKUMAR (S), Polyaryletherketone polymer nanocomposite engineered with nanolaminated Ti3SiC2 ceramic fillers Materials and Design 63:360-367; Nov 2014
  • SOUMYA (S), PEER MOHAMED (A), LUCY PAUL, KIRAN MOHAN and ANANTHAKUMAR (S), Near IR reflectance characteristics of PMMA/ZnO nanocomposites for solar thermal control interface films Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 125(6):102-112; Jun 2014
  • SUJITH (S S), ARUN KUMAR (S L), MANGALARAJA (R V), PEER MOHAMED (A) and ANANTHAKUMAR (S), Porous to dense LaPO4 sintered ceramics for advanced refractories Ceramics International 40(9 PART B):15121-15129; Nov 2014
  • VAISAKH (S S), HASSANZADEH (M), METZ (R), RAMAKRISHNAN (S), CHAPPELLE (D), SUDHA (J D) and ANANTHAKUMAR (S), Effect of nano/micro-mixed ceramic fillers on the dielectric and thermal properties of epoxy polymer composites Polymers for Advanced Technologies 25(2):240-248; Feb 2014
  • RAHUL (S P), MAHESH (K V), SUJITH (S S), JEEN MARIA (M) and ANANTHAKUMAR (S) Processing of La2O3 based rare earth non-linear resistors via combustion synthesis, Journal of Electroceramics 32(4):292-300; Jun 2014
  • METZ (R), HASSANZADEH (M), MAHESH (K V) and ANANTHAKUMAR (S) Quasi-ideal Nonlinear Electrical Behavior of Polycrystalline SnO2 Ceramic Varistors Doped with SiO2 Journal of Electronic Materials 43(5):1411-1418; May 2014
  • JAMSHIDIJAM (M), MANGALARAJA (R V), AKBARI-FAKHRABADI (A), ANANTHAKUMAR (S) and CHAN (S H), Effect of rare earth dopants on structural characteristics of nanoceria synthesized by combustion method Powder Technology 253:304-310; Feb 2014
  • SUJITH (S.S), ARUNKUMAR (S.L), MAHESH (K.V), PEER MOHAMED (A), ANANTHAKUMAR(S), Sintering and Thermal Shock Resistance Properties of LaPO4 Based Composite Refractories TCER Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, 73(2):161-164, 2014.

List of Publications 2015

  • A hybridization approach to efficient TiO2 photodegradation of aqueous benzalkonium chloride, Suchithra Padmajan Sasikala, Carleer, Robert Ananthakumar Solaiappan et al. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Volume: 293 Pages: 122-30 (2015)
  • Amine impregnated porous silica gel sorbents synthesized from water-glass precursors for CO2 capturing Minju, N. Abhilash, P. Nair, Balagopal N. Ananthakumar Solaiappan et al. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL Volume: 269 Pages: 335-342 (2015)
  • MAX phase ternary carbide derived 2-D ceramic nanostructures [CDCN] as chemically interactive functional fillers for damage tolerant epoxy polymer nano composites Vaisakh, S. S. Mahesh, K. V. Balanand, S. Ananthakumar. RSC ADVANCES, Vol 5 Issue: 21 Pages: 16521-16531(2015)
  • Nanoassembling of thixotropically reversible alumino-siloxane hybrid gels to hierarchically porous aerogel framework Linsha, Vazhayal; Mohamed, A. Peer; Ananthakumar, S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL Volume: 259 Pages: 313-322 (2015)
  • Catalytically Engineered Reduced Graphene Oxide / ZnO Hybrid Nanocomposites for the Adsorption, Photoactivity and Selective Oil Pick-Up from Aqueous Media, Babitha K.B, J. Jani Mattilda, A. Peer Mohamed, S. Ananthakumar, RSC ADVANCES 5, 50223 - 50233 (2015)
  • Shear Induced Micromechanical Synthesis of Ti3SiC2 MAXene Nanosheets for Functional Applications K. V., Mahesh; Rahman, Rashada; Mohan, Kiran; A, Peer; Solaiappan Ananthakumar, RSC ADVANCES, 5, 51242 - 51247 (2015)
  • Microwave assisted aqueous synthesis of organosilae treated mesoporous Si@ZnO nano architecture as dual-functional, photocatalysts, K. B. Babitha, V. Linsha, S. Anas, A. Peer Mohamed, M. Kiran, S. Ananthakumar Jl. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGG, 3 (2015), pp. 1337-1345
  • Supramolecular Association of 2D Aluminosiloxane Aquagel Building Blocks to 3D Porous Cages and its Efficacy for Topical and Injectable Delivery of Fluconazole, an Antifungal Drug, Linsha Vazhayal, Nishanth Kumar Sasidharan, Sindhoor Talasila, Dileep B. S. Kumar, and Ananthakumar Solaiappan, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B: 2015 (3) 5978-5990.
  • Aluminum nitride filled flexible silicone rubber composites for microwave substrate applications Namitha, L. K. Ananthakumar S. Sebastian, M. T. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Pages: 891-897 (2015)
  • Microwave Accelerated Synthesis of Zinc oxide Nanoplates and their Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity under UV and Solar Illuminations, S. Anas, S. Rahul, K. B. Babitha, R. V. Mangalaraja, S. Ananthakumar, APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 355, 98-103(2015).
  • Soumya S, Peer Mohamed A, Kiran Mohan, and Ananthakumar S Enhanced near-infrared reflectance and functional characteristics of Al-doped ZnO nano-pigments embedded PMMA coatings, Solar Energy Materials and Solar cells, 143 (2015) 335-346.

Papers published in 2016

  • Santhosh Balanand , Mathews Jeen Maria , T.P.D. Rajan , A. Peer Mohamed , S. Ananthakumar, Bulk processing of ZnO nanostructures via microwave assisted oxidation of mechanically seeded Zn dust for functional paints and coatings, Chemical Engineering Journal 284 (2016) 657-667
  • M. Jeen Maria, S. Balanand, S. Anas, A. M. Peermohamed, and S. Ananthakumar Zn-dust Derived Ultrafine Grained ZnO Non-linear Ceramic Resistors via in-situ Thermal Oxidation of Cermet Reactants Mixture, Materials & Design 92(2016)387-396
  • K.V.Mahesh, S.Ananthakumar, Processing of 2D-MAXene nanostructures and design of high thermal conducting, rheo-controlled MAXene nanofluids as a potential nanocoolant, Chemical Engg Jl, 297(2016)158-169
  • Photoactive, Antimicrobial CeO2 Decorated AlOOH/PEI Hybrid Nanocomposite: A Multifunctional Catalytic-sorbent for Lignin and Organic Dye, RSC Advances 6(2016)54357-54370
  • Soumya Sugathan Nishanth Kumar Sasidharan, Peer Mohamed Abdul Azeez, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Silanated Nano ZnO Hybrids Embedded PMMA Polymer Coatings on Cotton Fabrics for Near-IR Reflective, Antifungal Cool-textiles, New Jl of Chemistry 2016, 40, 7210 - 7221
  • Sadasivan S. Vaisakha, Abdul Azeez Peer Mohammeda, Mehrdad Hassanzadehb, Jean F. Tortoricib, Renaud Metzc and Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Effect of nano-modified SiO2/Al2O3 mixedmatrix micro-composite fillers on thermal, mechanical, and tribological properties of epoxy polymers, Polymers Advanced Technologies, Volume 27, Issue 7, 905-914 (2016)
  • Biocatalytic Conversion Efficiency of Steapsin Lipase Immobilized on Hierarchically Porous Biomorphic Aerogel Supports, Linsha, Vazhayal; Shuhailath, Kalimadathil; Mahesh, Kallyadan Veettil; Mohamed, Abdul Azeez Peer; Ananthakumar, Solaiappan, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2016, 4(9):4692-4703 (IF:5.267)
  • Jithu Jayaraj, S. Amruth Raj, A. Srinivasan and S. Ananthakumar, U.T.S.Pillai, Nanda Gopala Krishna Dhaipule, and U. Kamachi Mudali, Composite magnesium phosphate coatings for improved corrosion resistance of magnesium AZ 31 Alloy, Corrosion Science 113 (2016) 104-115

Publications 2017

  • K.B. Babitha , S. Nishanth Kumar, Vijayan Pooja, B.S. Dileep Kumar, A. Peer Mohamed, S. Ananthakumar Design and synthesis of ZPMx-Si@GO hybrid nanocomposites with various aspect ratios for water disinfection, Chemical Engineering Journal 324 (2017) 154-167
  • Renaud Metz, Lurayni Diaz-Chacon, Laurent Alvarez, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, Jean-Louis Bantignies, Carbon nanotubes-epoxy composites The role of acid treatment in Thermal and Electrical conductivity, Experimental Heat Transfer 30 (2017) 66-76
  • N. Minju, S. Ananthakumar, Balagopal N. Nair, and A. Peer Mohamed, Surface engineered silica mesospheres - A promising adsorbent for CO2 capture, Separation and Purification Technology 181(2017)192-200

Publications 2018

  • Soumya S., V.N. Sheemol , P. Amba, Peer Mohamed A, S. Ananthakumar, Sn and Ag doped ZnO quantum dots with PMMA by in situ polymerization for UV/IR protective, photo chromic multifunctional hybrid coatings, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 174 (2018) 554-565
  • S. Ananthakumar, Jeen Maria Mathews, Balanand Santhosh, A. Peer Mohammad Design and fabrication of flexible Polyvinyl Chloride dielectric composite reinforced with ZnO micro-varistors, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135, 12, (2018) 46031
  • Thozhuthungal Haridasan Gayathri, Aleksey A. Yaremchenko, Kiryl Zakharchuk,Pullanchiyodan Abhilash, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Impact of acceptor-type substitution on electrical transport properties of zircon-type EuVO4 Journal of the European Ceramic Society 38(2018) 145-151
  • Gayathri T H; Yaremchenko A A; Macìas J; Abhilash P; Ananthakumar S, Magnesium-doped zircon-type rare-earth ortho vanadates: structural and electrical characterization, Ceramics International 44(2018) 96-103
  • S. Anas Shereef, Pratheesh V Nair , Mahesh K V., Linsha V., Shuhailath A, Peer A Mohamed, Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, Ananthakumar Solaiappan, Engineered Hetero Structured Arrays of ZnO NanoX (X=discs, rods and wires) and CdTe Quantum Dots for Advanced Electron Transport Applications, Materials and Design 14(2018)267-275
  • Balanand, Santhosh, Babitha, Kunnathuparambil Babu; Jeen Maria, Mathews ; Mohamed, Abdul Azeez Peer; Ananthakumar, Solaiappan Aqueous Mechanical Oxidation of Zn Dust: An Inventive Technique for Bulk Production of ZnO Nanorods, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2018, 6 (1), pp 143-154
  • P S Suchithra, K V Mahesh, Prem Prabhakaran, A Peer Mohammed and S Ananthakumar, Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Teflon Fibrils for Oil Spill Clean Up and its Effective Recycling as Textile Dye Sorbent, J Environmental Management 211 (2018)198-2015, IF 4.75
  • Sarah Boucher, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Renaud Metz, Interest of nonlinear ZnO/silicone composite materials in cable termination, Material Sci & Engg. 2018; 2(3):83-88

Publications 2019

  • Minju, N.; Jobin, V.; Savithri, Sivaraman; Ananthakumar, Solaiappan Double-Silicate Derived Hybrid Foams for High Capacity Adsorption of Textile Dye Effluent: Statistical Optimization and Adsorption Studies, Langmuir, Vol. 15 (2019) p 9382-9395
  • Nadukkandy Minju, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, and Sivaraman Savithri Superswelling Hybrid Sponge from Water Glass for Selective Absorption of Crude Oil and Organic Solvents, ACS Omega (2019) 4, 17990-18001
  • Elias Assayehegn, Ananthakumar Solaiappan, Yonas Chebude, and Esayas Alemayehu, “Influence of temperature on preparing mesoporous mixed phase N/TiO2 nanocomposite with enhanced solar light photocatalytic activity”, Front. Mater. Sci., (2019) 13(4): 352-366. doi.10.1007/s11706-019-0481-0.
  • Jithu Jayaraj, K.R. Rajesh, S. Amruth Raj, A. Srinivasan, S. Ananthakumar, Nanda Gopala Krishna Dhaipule, Sreeram K. Kalpathy, U.T.S. Pillai, U. Kamachi Mudali Investigation on the corrosion behavior of lanthanum phosphate coatings on AZ31 Mg alloy obtained through chemical conversion technique Journal of Alloys and Compounds 784 (2019) 1162-1174
  • Sheemol V N, Peer Mohamed A and S.Ananthakumar, Optically Transparent Polymer Coating Embedded with IR Reflective Rare Earth Yellow Pigment: - Innovative Strategy for Cool Windows, Materials Today: Proceedings 9 (2019) 32-37
  • Suchitra P.S., Nibila T. A, Babitha K.B, Peer Mohamed A, Ananthakumar S, Competitive photo-degradation performance of ZnO modified Bentonite clay in water containing both organic and inorganic contaminants Sustainable Environment Research (2019) 29 :1, https: // doi. Org / 10.1186 / s42834-019-0001-z
  • Biji M, Irfana M I, Sreejamol S, Shajesh P, Ananthakumar S, Mangalaraja R V , Anas S, Tartaric acid mediated gelation synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and its photocatalytic activity, Materials Today: Proceedings 9 (2019) 560-567

Publications 2020

  • Jeen Maria Mathews, S. Ananthakumar, ‘Zn-dust Derived Zn/ZnO Cermet Fillers for Thermally Conductive High-k Epoxy Dielectrics’, Materials Today: Proceedings 25 [2020] 155-162
  • Elias Assayehegn, Ananthakumar Solaiappan and, Yonas Chebudee , Esayas Alemayehuf, Fabrication of tunable anatase / rutile heterojunction N/TiO2 nano photocatalyst for enhanced visible light degradation activity, Applied Surface Science 155 (2020) 145966
  • K. B. Babitha, P. S. Soorya, A. Peer Mohamed, R. B. Rakhi and S. Ananthakumar, Development of ZnO@rGO nanocomposites for the enzyme free electrochemical detection of urea and glucose, Mater. Adv., 2020 (1) p 1939

Publications in 2021

  • Anas Shreef, P. Shajesh, M. R. Chandran, Kiran Mohan, S. Ananthakumar, Novel homo-epitaxial approaches in solvothermal synthesis for preparing surface tethered uni-directionally oriented zinc oxide-micro and nano structured arrays, International Journal of Materials Research (Formerly: Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde) 112(12):955-962, 2021 DOI:10. 1515 / ijmr-2020-7925
  • Sheemol Valayampillil Narayanan, Abdul Azeez Peer Mohamed, Solaiappan Ananthakumar, Synthesis and photophysical studies of spectrally selective ceramic colorants from jarosite: Compatible additives for dark colored automobile coating , Materials Today: Proceedings, 41 (2021) 644-650
  • Sheemol V.N, Peer Mohamed, S. Ananthakumar, IR Reflective LaPO4 Ceramic Colorants Reinforced Polymer Composite Coatings on Glass and Metal Substrates for Heat Management Applications; Chemistry: An Asian Journal, 16 (2021)1-16

Publications in 2022

  • Vazhayal Linsha, Kallyadan Veetil Mahesh, Shreef Anas, Solaiaapan Ananthakumar, Kuttan Prabhakaran, ‘Synthesis of organotrimethoxy silcane modified alumino-siloxane hybrid gels; Physico-chemcial properties evaluation and design of super hydrophobic smart powders and coatings; Materials Chemistry and Physics 278 (2022) 125587
  • P. Sri Bala Jeya Krishna Sri, K.Muthusundar , A. Peer Mohammed, S. Ananthakumar, A facile emulsion-combustion processing of IR reflective, antibacterial and antifungal ceria for surface engineered functional textiles, Ceramics International 48 (2022) 29502–29513, https :// doi .org / 10 .10 16 / j. ceramint .2022.07.113

Publications in 2023

  • Sheemol V Narayanan, Muthusundar Kumar, Valan Rebinro Gnanaraj, Sruthi C Rajan, Viji Selvaraj, Solaiappan Ananthakumar 2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone [lawsone] integrated Rare-earth Hybrid Materials as Bio-compatible UV/IR filter agents, MedCom- Bio Materials and Applications January 2023; Wiley Publications https: // doi. Org /10. 1002 / mba 2.29 ]
  • Balanand Santhosh, Muthsundar Kumar, Jeen Maria Mathews, Abdul Azeez Peer Mohmaed, and Ananthakumar Solaiappan A facile Hydrous Mechano-synthesis of magnesium hydroxide [Hy-Mg(OH)2] nano fillers for flame-retardant polyester composites, - Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 14 (2023) 100466
  • Sheemol Valayampillil Narayanan, Muthusundar Kumar, Ananthakumar Solaiappan, NIR reflective lanthanum zirconate (La2Zr2O7) ceramic colorant and its solar heat reflective glaze coatings, Optical Materials, Volume 142, August 2023, 114000
  • Elias Assayehegn, Abraha Tadese Gidey , Gebrehiwot Gebreslassie Gebremedhin Gebremariam, Ananthakumar Solaiappan, Yonas Chebude, Esayas Alemayehu, Effective catalysts for waste water treatment under sunlight: gas dependent preparation of mesoporous biphasic N-doped TiO2 nanoparticles, Materials Today Communictaion; 37(2023)107447

Publications in 2024

  • Angitha Francy, Ragi. T.M, Peermohamed A, S. Ananthakumar Fabrication of Hydrophobic Coatings on Paper Substrates using Silicone Oil Impregnated Silica-A Promising Sustainable Packaging Material, Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, Vol 21 (2) (2024)
  • Ragi. T.M, Angitha Francy, , Peermohamed A, S. Ananthakumar Processing of Kaolin Micro-Composite Functional Fillers for Enhancing the Near-IR Reflective Performance of Polyurethane Resin Coatings, Applied Clay Science, Volume 248, 2024, 107221
  • Elias Assayehegn, Ananthakumar Solaiappan, Abraha Tadese Gidey, Gebremedhin Gebremariam, Tesfamariam Teklu Gebretsadik, Yonas Chebude, and Esayas Alemayehu, In Situ Driven Formation of Anatase / Brookite / Rutile Heterojunction N/TiO2 Nanocrystals as Sustainable Visible-Light Catalysts, Global Challenges. 2024, 2400174
  • Amala Joy, Mangalaraja R. Viswanathan, Baiju K. Vijayan, Claudia G. Silva, Irfana Basheer, Sreejamol Sugathan, Peer A. Mohamed, Ananthakumar Solaiappan and Anas Shereef; Solar photocatalysts: non-metal (C, N, and S)- doped ZnO synthesized through an industrially sustainable in situ approach for environmental remediation applications, RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 21655
  • Sheemol V N, Muthusundar K, Ananthakumar S, Temperature Dependent Color Variations and Photophysical Properties of UV/IR Shielding Lanthanum Titanate Perovskite and its Binary Composite Colorants, Materials Chemistry and Physics Materials Chemistry and Physics Volume 313, 1 February 2024, 128766
  • Ragi, T.M., Francy, A., Mohamed, A.P. Ananthakumar S, Decolorization of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) using kaolin clay: a facile refinement strategy for a sustainable bio-based resource. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 15 (8) (2024) 12115-12127

Publications 2025

  • Francy, Angitha; T M, Ragi; Mohamed, A. Peer; Solaiappan, Ananthakumar Silicone Oil-Functionalized Hydrophobic Nano Silica: A Floating Sorbent for Organic Pollutant Removal in Aquatic Systems Langmuir 2025, 41 (4), 2531-2539
  • Rakesh R; Ragi T. M.; Angitha Francy; A. Peer Mohamed; Ananthakumar Solaiappan. Surfactants Aided Bleaching of Raw Kaolin and Production of Delaminated Nano Clays via Sequential Milling. Applied Clay Science 271(2025) 107794
  • Minju N, Siyad Ubaid, Balagopal N. Nair, Ananthakumar S, and Savithri Sivaraman, Multiphysics Modeling of the Fixed-Bed Column for Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Using Surface Engineered Silica Meso Spheres as Adsorbent, Langmuir (2025) 41 (40): 27084-27096
  • Angitha Francy;T. M. Ragi;A. Peer Mohamed; Ananthakumar Solaiappan, CO2 Adsorption Studies of Hydrophobic Silica Sorbent Functionalized with Silicone Oil-Amine Blends under Low-Temperature Conditions ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. (2025) 3 (6): 1905–1914.

Publications 2026

  • Hagos Feleke Gebremariam,Elias Assayehegn,Goitom Gebreyohannes Berhe, Gebremedhin Gebremariam Gebreegziabher, Mulu Alemayehu Abate Kalayou Hiluf Gebremedhin, Berhanu Menasbo Tegegne, Tariku Bekele Gebru, and Ananthakumar Solaiappan, Visible light–responsive mesoporous N doped TiO2 nanophotocatalyst for efficient Rhodamine B removal from water under direct sunlight, J Mater Sci (2026) 61:33725–33745
  • Angitha Francy, Ragi T. M., A. Peer Mohamed and S. Ananthakumar Durable Hydrophobic Textile Membrane for Efficient Gravity-Driven Oil-Water Separation, Progress in Organic Coatings (Submitted) 2026
  • Ragi T. M, Angitha Francy,., A. Peer Mohamed and S. Ananthakumar Chemical Interaction of Kaolin Platelets with Non-Polar Solvents:- Self-Assembly and Processing of Mullite Spheres for Polymer Dielectrics MATCHEMPHYS-D-26-07088 (Submitted) 2026
  • Angitha Francy, Ragi T. M., A. Peer Mohamed and S. Ananthakumar Development of a CNSL-Based Alternate Hardener for High-Performance Anticorrosive Epoxy Coatings, Applied Surface Sciences APSUSC-D-26-09461 (under review) 2026
  • Muhammed Rashin M.P, Muhammad Manikkoth, A.T Hasna, Peer Mohamad A, and S. Ananthakumar, Fe/Pr Co-doped Ceria Red Pigments for Non-Corrosive, NIR Reflective Solar Thermal Shielding Surface Coatings, Journal of Materials Science (submitted) 2026
  • Gowri krishna R M, T.S Silpa, E. Gokulvel, A Peer Mohamed, Ananthakumar S, A Novel Silicate Bonding Process for the Consolidation of Red Gypsum and Fabrication of High-Strength Green Bricks and Allied Products, (2026, Under review)
  • Hasna A T, Rashin M P, Peer Mohamed A, Ananthakumar S Development of cost- effective ilmenite mud-derived mixed-oxide cool pigments for energy-saving surface coatings. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (2024 under review)
  • A. Peer Mohamed, and S. Ananthakumar - Design of Polyester Matrix Polymer Composites Reinforced with Jarosite Particulate Fillers: Curing studies and Structural Durability Analysis, Plastic Rubber & Composites Molecular Engineering (Under review/Taylor and Francis)
Conference Presentations

International Seminar/Conferrence Presentations (1992-2019)

  • Microwave processing of rare earth oxide doped ZnO varistors - Microwaves : Theory and applications in Materials processing , American Ceramic Society 95th annual meeting, Cincinnati conference, OH , April 19-22 , 1993.
  • Microwave processing of boehmite coated SiC composite precursors for alumina - SiC nanocomposites, First World Congress : Microwave processing , Florida , USA, 5-9 Jan 1997.
  • Sol gel alumina and Mullite coated SiC precursors for ceramic matrix composites, International conference on Super plasticity of advanced materials (ICSAM -97 ) I. I. Sc, Bangalore, February 1997, India.
  • Densification and microstructural features of sol gel mullite -SiC nanocomposites, International Conference on Fracture, Fatigue of ceramics, Glass and composites, December, 1999, India.
  • Compaction and sintering characteristics of ceramic bodies fabricated through slurry pressing and extrusion of boehmite - alumina mixtures, 49 th Pacific Coast regional and basic science meeting, October 12-15, 1997, USA.
  • Microstructural and electrical properties of Ni-Zn ferrite processed through flash combustion technique, 8 th International conference on Ferrites, September, 2000, Japan
  • Microstructural and electrical properties of Mn-Zn ferrite processed through citrate gel decomposition technique, 8 th International conference on Ferrites, September, 2000, Japan
  • Strength and creep of mullite- aluminium titanate nano composites, International Conference on Materials Week 2002, September 31, Munich, Germany.
  • Thermal Expansion Behaviour And Microstructural Features Of Alumina-Aluminium Titanate Nano Composites Synthesized Through Collodial Processing” Presented in Nano - 2004 - India : International Conference on Nano-Materials: Kolkata, India 4 - 6 November, 2004. Conducted by Institute of Engineers, BECS, MRSI, UNSW and UCF.
  • Development of high thermal shock resistance alumina composites by in-situ formation of aluminium titanate phase *International Seminar on Ceramics, CeraTec 2007, Visakhapatnam, India 8th to 10th January 2007. [Best poster award]
  • Surfactant assisted synthesis of doped ZnO for varistor applications, International conference on Advanced Materials and Composites, September 24-26, 2007, Trivandrum, India
  • R.V.Mangalaraja, R. Sivaraman, S.Ananthakumar, (2008) Nano-grained zirconia ceramics through extrusion of particulate gels, International Conference- Particles 2008, May 10-13, 2008, Florida, USA (Poster Presentation).
  • R.V.Mangalaraja, Romel M.Jiménez, Carlos P.Camurri, S. Ananthakumar, (2008) Synthesis of crystalline rare earth doped ceria nano-spheroids, International Conference- Particles 2008, May 10-13, 2008, Florida, USA (Poster Presentation).
  • R.V.Mangalaraja, Carlos P.Camurri, Marta López, S. Ananthakumar, (2008) Mechanical behaviour of rare earth doped ceria, International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-10), May 25-28, 2008, Aichi, Japan (Oral Presentation).
  • R.V.Mangalaraja, Anas Shereef, S. Ananthakumar, (2008) Sintering of nano-ZnO through step-sintering technique, International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-10), May 25-28, 2008, Aichi, Japan (Poster Presentation).
  • R. V. Mangalaraja, J. Ravi, M. Paulraj, S. Thomas Lee, Carlos P. Camurri, S. Ananthakumar, (2008) Electrical and thermal conductivity of rare earth doped ceria, International Conference on Ceramic Processing Science (ICCPS-10), May 25-28, 2008, Aichi, Japan (Poster Presentation)
  • K.V. Mahesh, T. S. Krishnakumar, A. Peer Mohamed, M. Jose Prakash, S. Ananthakumar “A Novel Thermal Fluid Based on Ti3SiC2 MAX phase Ternary Carbide”, International Conference on Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, December 2015, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, India. Oral presentation
  • K.V. Mahesh, Balanand Santhosh, A. Peer Mohamed, S. Ananthakumar "Ultrathin MAXene Nanostructures for Multifunctional Applications" National Seminar on Advances in Materials Chemistry, October 2014, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala. (Best Oral Presentation Award)
  • Mahesh K.V., Ananthakumar S. “MAX phase ternary carbides: a mechanical wonder” MRSI Annual Technical day Meeting, November 2013, Trivandrum. Oral presentation
  • K.V. Mahesh, Balanand Santhosh, A. Peer Mohamed, R. Raimond, S. Ananthakumar “Ultrathin MAXene Nanosheets:- A competitive Nanostructure for Self Lubricating Ceramic Applications” 77th annual Session of Indian Ceramic Society, December 2013, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Oral presentation
  • Mahesh K.V., Ananthakumar S. “2D MAXene Nano Thermal Fluids by Ultrasonic Assisted Shear Induced Micromechanical Cleavage” January 2015, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu.
  • Mahesh K.V., Rahul S., Soumya S., Babitha K.B., Linsha V., Peer Mohamed, Ananthakumar S. “Microwave synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO, it’s hybrids and composites for UV/IR-shielding paints and functional cosmetics”, Chemical Research Society of India. February 2012,Trivandrum, India
  • Mahesh K.V., Rahul S., Anas S., Sanoop P.K., Ananthakumar S.” Medium to high voltage varistors from rare earths for surge-protection applications”. Platinum Jubilee session of Indian Ceramic Society, December, 2011, Agra, India
  • K. V. Mahesh, S. Anas, S. Ananthakumar “Nanocomposite approach for high-energy field Smart-ZnO varistors: - Effect of nano fillers, two-stage sintering and microwave aging” 74th Annual session of Indian ceramic society, January 2011, Kolkatta, India
  • Linsha Vazhayal and Ananthakumar S. Supramolecular Association of 2D Alumino-Siloxane Nanotapes to Tridimensional Hydrogel for Injectable and Topical Delivery of Fluconazole Antifungal Drug. Nano Mission's National Level meet, [NANO-INDIA-2015], Jan 29-30th, 2015, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (BEST POSTER AWARD).
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Sindhoor T., A. Peer Mohamed and Ananthakumar S. 3D Nanostructured Alumino-Siloxane Based Aerogel Microspheres: A Potential Candidate for Controlled Drug Delivery System. International Conference on Nano Science and Technology [ICONSAT-2014], March 3-5th 2014, Chandighar, Punjab, India
  • Linsha Vazhayal, T. Sindhoor, P. Abhilash, A. Peer Mohamed and S. Ananthakumar. Micro/Meso Porous Gel Monoliths - A Robust Multifunctional Supports and Membranes for Biotechnology and Biomedical Fields. International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, [ICAFM-2014], Feb. 19-21st, 2014, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Suchitra P. S., Peer Mohamed, Ananthakumar S. Hierarchically Porous Alumino-Siloxane Hybrid Aerogels: A Robust Ceramic Media for Immobilizing Industrial Enzymes in Biodiesel Production. International Conference on Emergence of new era in Glass and Ceramic, [NEGC], 17th Jan 2013, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
  • Linsha Vazhayal and S. Ananthakumar Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Aerogels and Hierarchical Networks ‘A Robust Media for Environmental and Bio-Applications. HEAM Scientist 2013 A national level annual young scientists Meet of Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, and Indian Association for Hydrogen Energy and Advanced Materials (IAHEAM), December 12-13th, 2013, University of Kerala, Kariavattom campus, Thiruvananthapuram. (BEST POSTER AWARD).
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Babitha K. B, A. Peer Mohamed and Ananthakumar S. Hierarchically Porous Alumino-siloxane Hybrid Aerogel Microspheres: A Robust Support of Industrial Enzymes for Biodiesel Production. National seminar: Materials; Process and Applications of Novel Technologies [NMAT], 7th Nov, 2013, Department of Physics, HHMSPB NSS College, Thiruvananthapuram. (BEST ORAL PRESENTATION).
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Arjun Prasad, Peer Mohamed, Ananthakumar S. Organically Functionalized Alumino-Siloxane Hybrid Aerogel Supports: A Robust Media for Immobilizing Industrial Enzyme in Biodiesel Production, Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences. National seminar ETCS-2013, 30th May 2013, Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Suchitra P. S., Peer Mohamed, Ananthakumar S. Hierarchically Porous Alumino-Siloxane Hybrid Aerogels: A Robust Ceramic Media for Immobilizing Industrial Enzymes in Biodiesel Production. Nano Mission's National Level meet, [NANOINDIA 2013], Feb. 19th 2013, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Suchithra P. S., Babitha K.B., Mahesh K.V., Ananthakumar S. Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous SiO2\Al2O3 Hybrid Hydrogel Granules for Adsorbents Design. National Seminar on Current Trends in Chemistry, [CTriC 2012], 20-21st Jan 2012, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. (2012).
  • Linsha Vazhayal, Peer Mohamed, Mahesh K.V., Babitha K.B., Ananthakumar S. Sol Gel Al2O3/SiO2 Ceramic Cellulose Polymer Hybrid Hydrogel: A New Media for Enzyme Assisted Biofuel Technology. International conference, [C2E4MCI-11], 19th Dec 2011 Agra, India. (BEST POSTER AWARD).
  • Vaisakh S.S, Mahesh K. V., Peer Mohammed A., and Ananthakumar S., "Ti3SiC2: An Inorganic Viscosity Modifier and Multifunctional Filler for Epoxy Dielectrics" , National Seminar on Advanced Materials (NSAM 2017), October 2017, Dept. of Chemistry and the School of Physical and Mathematical sciences, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • N. Minju, S. Savithri and S. Ananthakumar, "Sol-Gel Silica Matrix Clay-Polymer Hybrid Foams: A Novel Inter-Networked Solid Adsorbent for Textile Effluent Treatment" National Seminar on Advanced Materials (NSAM 2017), October 2017, Dept. of Chemistry and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.