Postdoc
Associate Professor (Chemistry) and Associate Dean-Research, Grands and Consultancy
Department of Basic Sciences
Research and Teaching
Functionalized Nanostructure materials for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications, H2 Energy, Antibiotic degradation, Photocatalysis, Energy and Environmental Applications
Ph.D From Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Anna University, Chennai.
M.SC Chemistry From Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, University of Madras, Chennai.
B.SC Chemistry From Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, University of Madras, Chennai.
PG
UG
Lokanathan, M., Mahadevan, V., Selvaraj, K., Ramanan, P., Arulraj, A., Ramalinga Viswanathan, M., Thirumurugan, A., Jadoun, S., Salvo, C., Durai, M. and Herrera Diaz, F.V., 2026. Ordered Hexagonal Donut Plate of Pt2FeCu/C Ternary Alloy Nanoparticle as a Pro-Efficient Catalyst for ORR. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 14(8), pp.3914-3926.
Durai, M., Durai, M., Erusappan, E., Gopi, S. and Yun, K., 2026. Advances in MOF-derived porous carbons, oxides, and hybrids for water splitting and beyond. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, p.118156.
Kumaravel, S., Durai, M., Gnanasekaran, L., Devarayapalli, K.C., Erusappan, E., Shanmugapriya, D., Fatehmulla, A., Kim, B., Ullah, I. and Lee, D.S., 2026. Ag?Modified g?C3N5/CdS Z?Scheme Heterojunction for Enhanced Photodegradation of Norfloxacin and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution: Experimental and DFT Insights. International Journal of Energy Research, 2026(1), p.8955024.
Kumaravel, S., Durai, M., Erusappan, E., Devarayapalli, K.C., Thirumurugan, A., Sandoval-Hevia, G., Hatshan, M.R., Kim, B. and Lee, D.S., 2026. MOF-derived CeO2/NiFe2O4@ MXene electrocatalysts for efficient seawater electrolysis and ciprofloxacin photodegradation. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 81, p.109225.
Kumaravel, S., Durai, M., Erusappan, E., Thirumurugan, A., Sandoval-Hevia, G., Afzal, M., Durai, M. and Lee, D.S., 2025. Bifunctional RuO2/ZnO@ rGO electrocatalysts for efficient alkaline seawater electrolysis and solar-light degradation of organic pollutants. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 188, p.152064.
Zhao, Y., Ramachandran, T., Ghosh, A., Al-Sehemi, A.G., Kumar, Y.A., Rao, S.S., Yadav, A.K. and Mani, D., 2025. Unlocking the potential of vanadium redox flow batteries: Recent advances in biomass lignin-based carbon fibers and future outlook. Biomass and Bioenergy, 200, p.108052.
Induja, M., Thyagarajan, S., Mayildurai, R., Vaithiyanathan, R., Maruthavanan, T., Sarangi, P.K., Singh, S., Varshney, D., Sivaprakash, K., Mani, D. and Kumar, P.S.M., 2025. Lignocellulose-derived carbon Nanomaterials: Unlocking sustainable solutions for waste management and water depollution. Biomass and Bioenergy, 201, p.108102.
Durai, M., Balu, K., Isaque, F., Chauhan, D. and Ahn, Y.H., 2025. Iron-embedded S-scheme heterostructure nanocomposite K2Ti4O9/rGO for pollution control: Photocatalytic activity, stability, reaction intermediate, hazard profiling, and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology, 356, p.129801.
Balu, K., Avula, B., Durai, M., Kumaravel, S., Chicardi, E., Sepulveda, R., Erusappan, E., Hasan, I. and Ahn, Y.H., 2023. Fabrication of Bi2O3/bismuth titanates modified with metal–organic framework-in2S3/CdIn2S4 materials for electrocatalytic H2 production and its photoactivity. Langmuir, 39(42), p.15055.
Durai, M. and Ahn, Y.H., 2023. Photocatalytic H2 generation under blue and white LEDs by Fe2O3/KTLO/rGO S-scheme composite photocatalyst. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 965, p.171457.
Mani, D., Elango, D., Priyadharsan, A., Al-Humaid, L.A., Al-Dahmash, N.D., Ragupathy, S., Jayanthi, P. and Ahn, Y.H., 2023. Groundnut shell chemically treated with KOH to prepare inexpensive activated carbon: Methylene blue adsorption and equilibrium isotherm studies. Environmental Research, 231, p.116026.
Durai, M., Chauhan, D., Durai, M., Saravanan, M., Kumaravel, S., Erusappan, E. and Ahn, Y.H., 2022. Layered KTO/BiOCl nanostructures for the efficient visible light photocatalytic degradation of harmful dyes. Chemosphere, 306, p.135659.
Ravikumar, S., Mani, D., Khan, M.R., Ahmad, N., Sylvestre, S., Surya, C., Krishnakumar, B., Pandiyan, V. and Ahn, Y.H., 2021. Ag-TiO2@ Pd/C nanocomposites for efficient degradation of Reactive Red 120 dye and ofloxacin antibiotic under UV and solar light and its antimicrobial activity. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(6), p.106657.
Durai, M., Kumaravel, S., Mukannan, A., Krishnakumar, B., Thiripuranthagan, S. and Ahn, Y.H., 2021. Esterification of valeric acid over PTA supported mesoporous Al-SBA-15 as efficient solid acid catalysts. Journal of Porous Materials, 28(6), pp.1907-1917.
Mani, D., Tahawy, R., Doustkhah, E., Shanmugam, M., Arivanandhan, M., Jayavel, R. and Ide, Y., 2021. A rutile TiO2 nanobundle as a precursor of an efficient visible-light photocatalyst embedded with Fe2O3. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 8(19), pp.4423-4430.
Durai, M., Sivakumar, M., Chang, H., Ahn, Y.H. and Durai, M., 2021. An enhanced electrochemical energy storage performance based on porous activated carbon and hard carbon derived from natural maple leaf. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 32(3), pp.3487-3497.
Mani, D., Mathivanan, D., Chang, H., Sakthivel, K., Elangovan, E., Sivakumar, T., Arivanandhan, M. and Jayavel, R., 2020. A facile synthesis of novel ?-Fe2O3 grafted 2D h-BN nanostructures for enhanced visible active photocatalytic applications. New Journal of Chemistry, 44(28), pp.12289-12298.
Mathivanan, D., Mani, D., Saranraj, K., Archana, S., Sengottaiyan, C. and Chang, H., 2021. Efficient Conversion of Levulinic Acid to Methyl Levulinate Over SO2? 4/SnO2 Nanocatalysts. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 21(6), pp.3237-3248.
Ide, Y., Shirae, W., Takei, T., Mani, D. and Henzie, J., 2018. Merging cation exchange and photocatalytic charge separation efficiency in an anatase/K2Ti4O9 nanobelt heterostructure for metal ions fixation. Inorganic Chemistry, 57(10), pp.6045-6050.
Mani, D., Tsunoji, N., Yumauchi, Y., Arivanandhan, M., Jayavel, R. and Ide, Y., 2018. Templated synthesis of atomically thin platy hematite nanoparticles within a layered silicate exhibiting efficient photocatalytic activity. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(12), pp.5166-5171.
BSc I Rank and Gold medal
I rank MSc
ICGS -Fellowship NIMS JAPAN