Department of Bio-Technology - Research Activities
- List of R&D and Consultancy Projects
Sl.No Details of R&D and Consultancy Projects Amount (Rs.) Status (Ongoing / Completed) 1 Project Title: Fabrication and evaluation of polymer nanoparticle as a carrier for targeted and prolonged drug delivery for post-surgical cancer therapy
Sponsoring Agency: Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)
Principal Investigator: T.Malarvizhi
Co-Investigator: Dr.K.Muthukumaran
Duration: 2 years (July 2014 to June 2016)4,85,000 Completed 2 Project Title: Alkaloids as potent inhibitor of microbiologically induced corrosion
Sponsoring Agency: SRF, GCT
Students: R.Sasikaladevi, N.Monica
Mentor: J.Arunbaskaran
Duration: 2 years (October 2014 to June 2016)1,33,500 Completed 3 Project Title: Bioelectricity production using Melanin
Sponsoring Agency: SRF, GCT
Students: M.Shobana, R.Yogeswari
Mentor: J.Arunbaskaran
Duration: 2 years (October 2014 to June 2016)1,33,500 Completed 4 Project Title: Glutameter – A prediagnostic method to detect cancer
Sponsoring Agency: SRF, GCT
Student: S.Swathi
Mentor: Dr. J.Kiruthika
Duration: 2 years (October 2014 to June 2016)1,00,000 Completed 5 Project Title: Stability improvement of cerium oxide nanosol for the removal of Azo dyes
Sponsoring Agency: TEQIP II
Faculty: A.Thirunaavukkarasu
Duration: 1 Year (2015-16)63,400 Completed 6 Project Title: Enriching the feasibility of iron nanoparticles for the removal of chromium(VI)
Sponsoring Agency: TEQIP II
Faculty: M.N.Priyadharshini
Duration: 1 Year (2015-16)50,040 Completed 7 Project Title: Synthesis and characterization of biogenic manganese oxide nanoparticles for the removal of heavy metal ions
Sponsoring Agency: TEQIP II
Faculty: D.Angeline Kiruba
Duration: 1 Year (2015-16)45,000 Completed 8 Project Title: Production of cellulose and bio-ethanol using agricultural wastes
Sponsoring Agency: Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology
Faculty: Dr.J.Krithika
Duration: 1 Year (2017-18)10,000 Completed
- List of Faculty Members Pursuing PhD
S.No Faculty Name PhD Title Year of Registration Year of Completion 1 Dr.J.Kiruthika Optimization of L-glutaminase production from marine Bacillus subtilis jk-79 and its characterisation January 2010 December 2016 2 Dr.V.Karthik Biosorption of acid dyes by non viable biomass of Trichoderma harzianum - kinetics and optimization studies July 2014 March 2018 3 T.Malarvizhi Studies on Removal and Recovery of Trace Inorganic and Organics from Waste Water Using Biopolymer Nano Adsorbents July 2015 Ongoing 4 J.Arun Baskaran Engineering of L-Arabinose Isomerase Enzyme for the production of Tagatose January 2014 Ongoing 5 K.Selvapriya Isolation, Characterization and production of lipase enzyme from industrial waste water July 2016 Ongoing 6 P.Saranya Extraction and Purification of Laccase Producing Bacteria and its Characterization July 2016 Ongoing 7 Dr.G.Sharmila Phytosynthesis and Characterization of Copper Oxide, Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Anticancer, In-vitro Drug Release Studies June 2014 April 2018 8 D.Angeline Kiruba Studies on biogenic metal oxide nanoparticles for the sequestration of heavy metal contaminants in waste reserves July 2015 Ongoing 9 R.Nithya Study On Synthesis, Characterization And Dye Adsorption Potential Of Novel Adsorbent Prepared From Waste Printed Circuit Board January 2015 Ongoing 10 A.Thirunavukkarasu Studies On The Synthesis, Characterization And Azo Dyes Adsorption Of Amine Functionalized Green Nanoceria January 2014 Ongoing 11 A.Annu Phytomediated Synthesis And Characterisation Of Metal Ion Nanoparticles For Dye Removal January 2015 Ongoing 12 C.Muthukumaran Synthesis, Characterization of Nanobiocatalyst and Evaluation of its catalytic efficiency in Biochemical and Environmental Processes June 2014 Ongoing 13 S.Madhuvanthi Consolidated bioprocessing of bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass using Bacillus Subtilis July 2016 Ongoing 14 V.Rajasekar Synthesis and Optimization of green inhibitors for corrosion inhibition studies July 2014 Ongoing 15 J.Mercy Nisha Pauline Optimization of Parameters for the cultivation of algae, Extraction of Lipid and esterification to Biodiesel July 2012 Ongoing 16 M.N.Priyadharshini Synthesis and characterisation of functionalised nanoparticles for the mitigation of heavy metal ions in waste water July 2015 Ongoing
- Details of teh faculty publications
PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)
Total Publications : 65
Total Citations (excluding self citations) : 257
Total h-index : 23