Dr Karthick S
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: karthicks[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-5322271595(O) +91-8248954090(M)
Research Publications
Book Chapter:
Rehman, A., Selvaraj, V., & Karthick S. Green Energy Technologies for Bioenergy Production. In The Principles of Green Energy & Technology. (2025) CRC Press, Pages 216-239. ISBN 9781003475842. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003475842 Karthick S, Akansha, Swati S, A. Sumisha K. Karnapa Ajit, Haribabu “Scale up of microbial fuel cells” Book:Waste to Profit (2023), Publisher: CRC Press, Pages-23 ISBN: 9781003334415. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003334415Karthick S, A. Sumisha K. Haribabu, “Chapter 11: Nanomaterial and nanocatalysts in microbial fuel cells” Elsevier B.V (2022) Nanotechnology in Fuel Cells, ISBN: 978-0-323-85727- 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85727-7.00012-6Karthick s, Vivek Maurya, Suantak K, Saurabh Yadav, “Chapter 1: Microbial Fuel Cell Modelling: A Comprehensive Approach for Sustainable Energy” Emerging Trends in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering-Volume 1” Iterative International Publishers (IIP) (2024) ISBN: 978-1-68576-456-2. Bowker National Agency: USA
Journals:
Selvaraj, V., Sreelekshmi, S., Nivedita, S., & Karthick S “Investigation of acidic functionalized graphene-supported β-cyclodextrin as a heterogeneous nanocatalyst for the green synthesis of benzaldehyde from natural cinnamaldehyde”, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 175, (2025) 106298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2025.106298. [Impact Factor- 6.3]Karthick S, Vikram P. Wanjari, Bhavana Kanwar, Swatantra P. Singh, "Laser-Induced Graphene as a Cathode Catalyst for Microbial Fuel Cell", ACS Applied Nano Materials 7 (2024) 2639-2649. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c04786. [Impact Factor- 5.9]Karthick S, K. Haribabu, “Synthesis and performance evaluation of polypyrrole/titanium oxide composite as an electrocatalyst for simultaneous power generation and wastewater treatment in bio-electrochemical systems”, Biomass Conversion and Bio refinery (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05556-8.[Impact Factor- 4.0]Karthick S,Vishnuprasad S, S. Sreelekshmi, Mariya Binoy, Sony George, “Investigation on the synergistic effect and thermal properties of poly-hydroxyethyl methacrylate encapsulated graphene quantum dot-paraffin hybrid nanofluid” Diamond and Related Materials 147(2024) 111295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111295 [Impact Factor- 4.1]Karthick S, Arsath Kader, Selvaraj Vishnuprasad, Palani Ramasamy, “Experimental investigation on the thermo-physical properties and tribological performance of acidic functionalized graphene dispersed VG-68 hydraulic oil-based nanolubricant”,
Diamond and Related Materials 133(2023)109740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2023.109740 [Impact Factor- 4.1]
Karthick S, K. Haribabu, “Bioelectricity generation in a microbial fuel cell using polypyrrole- molybdenum oxide composite as an effective cathode catalyst”, Fuel. 275 (2020) 117994. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117994.[Impact Factor- 8.035]Karthick S, A. Sumisha, K. Haribabu, “Performance of tungsten oxide/polypyrrole composite as cathode catalyst in single chamber microbial fuel cell”, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 8 (2020) 104520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104520. [Impact Factor-7.968]Karthick S, S. Anappara, H. Krishnan, P. Ramasamy, "Simultaneous power generation and Congo red dye degradation in double chamber microbial fuel cell using spent carbon electrodes", Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. 0 (2020) 1–17. doi:10.1080/15567036.2020.1781978. [Impact Factor-3.447]Karthick S, Vishnuprasad S, H Krishnan, "Activated carbon derived from ground nutshell as a metal-free oxygen reduction catalyst for air-cathode in single chamber microbial fuel cell", Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01335-x.[Impact Factor- 4.987]Vishnuprasad S, Karthick S, H Krishnan, "Covalent functionalization of graphene for the enhancement of thermo-physical properties in nanofluid", Chemical Engineering & Technology (2020). doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202000477. [Impact Factor-2.215]Karthick S, A. Sumisha, J. Ashar, A. Asok, , K. Haribabu, "Reduction of copper and generation of energy in double chamber microbial fuel cell using Shewanella putrefaciens", Separation Science and Technology. 0 (2019) 1–9. doi:10.1080/01496395.2019.1625919. [Impact Factor-2.475]Karthick S, Palani R, Sivakumar D, Meyyappan N “Biosorption of Cr (VI) ions by Ficus religiosa barks: Batch and continuous study” Membrane and Water Treatment. 13(2022) 209-217. https://doi.org/10.12989/mwt.2022.13.5.209. [Impact Factor-1.092]
Conference Proceedings:
Karthick S, Sajal Wankhede, Vishnu Prasad, Palani R, and K. Haribabu (2020) "Experimental and kinetic study on the treatment of synthetic and real pharmaceutical wastewater by electrocoagulation". CHEMBIOEN-2020, 97 (3), 326-331.Vishnuprasad S, B Morri, Karthick S, H Krishnan (2019) "Investigation on the heat transfer performance of BeO-water Nano fluid in an electronic cooling system" Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC).