Dr. Vasanthy Muthunarayanan Associate Professor

Water and Solid Waste Processing Lab Lab Home Page: https://vasanthy-research-group.webnode.com

Contact

Address : Department of Environmental Biotechnology

School of Environmental Sciences

Bharathidasan University

Tiruchirappalli – 620 024

Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Employee Number : BDU1660886

Date of Birth : 17.04.1966

Contact Phone (Office) : +91 431 2407088

Contact Phone (Mobile) : +91 9443022816

Contact e-mail(s) : drvasanthy02@gmail.com

vasanthy@bdu.ac.in

Academic Qualifications: M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil. /Ph.D.

S.No Subject Year Institute Class

1 B.Sc., Chemistry 1983 - 1986 Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli

First Class

2 M.Sc., Environmental

Science

1986 - 1988 Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli

First Class

3 M.Phil., Environmental

Science

1989 - 1990 Bharathiar University,

Coimbatore

First Class

4 Ph.D., Environmental

Science

1991 - 1997 Bharathiar University,

Coimbatore

Commended

Research Experience: 27 Years

Teaching Experience: 20 Years

S.No Institution Position Teaching From To

1 Dept. of Environmental Science, St. Joseph’s college, Bangalore, India

Lecturer 06.07.1988 01.07.1989

2 Dept. of Microbiology, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and science for women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Lecturer 20.8.1998 26.08.2000

3 Dept. of Environmental Science, Government Arts College, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Lecturer 28.08.2000 27.08.2004

4 Dept. of Environmental Science, Government Arts College, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Senior scale Lecturer 28.8.2004 03.07.2008

5 Dept. of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

Assistant Professor (Grade – I)

04.07.2008 03.07.2010

6 Dept. of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

Assistant Professor (Grade – II)

04.07.2010 03.07.2015

7 Dept. of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

Assistant Professor (Grade – III)

04.07.2015 03.07.2018

8 Dept. of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.

Associate Professor 04.07.2018 Till Date

Additional Responsibilities

Head - Department of Environmental Sciences, Government Arts College, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India (2000 - 2008).

NSS – Programme Officer, Government Arts College, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

(2004 - 2008).

Green Campus Initiative Member - Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (2014 - 2017).

Academic and Administrative Audit (AAA) Member- Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (2015-2016).

Areas of Research

Water Analysis and Treatment

Solid waste Management

Research Supervision / Guidance

Program of Study Completed Ongoing Research Ph.D. 12 05

M.Phil. 20 - Project PG 57 02

UG / Others - -

Publications

International National Others Journals Conferences Journals Conferences Books /

Chapters / Monographs /

Manuals 50 11 18 - 11

Cumulative Impact Factor (as per JCR) : 12.56

h-index : 06

i10 index : 05

Total Citations : 183

Funded Research Projects

Completed Projects

S.

No

Agency Period Project Title Budget (Rs.

In lakhs) From To

1 UGC

New Delhi

2015 2017 Studies on the Biomolecules of the

traditional seeds employed for water

purification -UGC Research award

3+ 26.60

2 DST

New Delhi

2014 2017 Quantification and characterization of

disinfection by-products in drinking

water from various places of

Tamilnadu”

19.99

3 MoEF&CC

New Delhi

2010 2013 Utilization of soil macro and

microorganisms for the

decomposition of cellulosic waste

materials

30.04

4 UGC

New Delhi

2010 2013 Nitrate removal from drinking water

using phytochemical components

11.15

5 BDU

Trichy

2009 2012 Solid waste management inside the

University campus

3.0

6 TNSCST,

Tamil Nadu

2007 2008 Ambient air quality monitoring in and

around Ariyalur, cement city

0.10

7 UGC

New Delhi

2004 2007 Treatment of distillery wastewater

and recycling of the treated effluent

for the growth of horticultural plants.

0.60

Others

Distinctive Achievements / Awards

Awards Year Country Agency University I Rank

- M.Sc., Environmental Sciences

1986 -

1988

India Bharathidasan University,

Tiruchirappalli.

State Level Eligibility Test in Life

Sciences

1990 India Madras University,

Chennai.

Aqua guard Young Scientist award 2005 India Bharathiar University,

Coimbatore.

State Environmental Management

Award-2010

2012 India Govt. of Tamil Nadu

UGC Research award 2015-2017 India UGC, New Delhi

Events organized in leading roles

Number of Seminars / Conferences / Workshops / Events organized: 05

S.No Title Place Duration Funding Agency

1 National Seminar on Biotechnological Solutions for Environmental Challenges (BITSFECs-2018)

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

17th-18th December, 2018

UGC- SAP, MoWR, New Delhi and TNSCST, Tamil Nadu

2 One-day seminar on “Awareness on Environmental

Bharathidasan University

16th February 2017

UGC – XII Plan

Health and Environmental Issues

constituent college, Perambalur

Extension activity, UGC, New Delhi

3 State Level Workshop on Phytochemistry for Health and Environment

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

08th-11th February, 2016

(UGC- XII Plan) UGC, New Delhi

4 “GO GREEN” Competition and Training Workshop

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

4th-6th June, 2012

TNSCST, Tamil Nadu

5 Life Sciences day Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

6th September 2012

GE Healthcare Ltd., Bangalore.

Events Participated

Conferences / Seminars / Workshops: 51

1. Elimination of Cadmium by adsorption technique using lignite presented at Environmental Society in Bishop Heber College, Trichy on 8th April, 1988.

2. Cadmium removal by adsorption technique using lignite and the effect of synthetic effluent on the biochemical composition of Ophiocephalus straiatus presented in the Tenth Research Seminar on Biotechnology at school of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai during 8th and 9th October, 1988.

3. Bioaccumulation of copper by Pseudomonas sp., VL-61 presented at the 33rd Annual conference Association of Microbiologists of India, Department of Microbiology, Goa University, India AMI No .14. during 5th -7th November, 1998.

4. Effect of untreated and cashewnut hull carbon treated dyeing industry effluent on soil bacteria. Presented in the 39th annual conference of AMI, Mangalore, India during 05th and 06th December, 1998.

5. Tolerance of soil bacteria to reactive dyes. Presented in the state level seminar on Recent development in Applied Microbiology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India during 28th to 30th December, 1998.

6. Removal of dyes using plant based sorbents. Presented in the state level seminar on Recent developments in Plant sciences, AVC College, Mannampandal, India, during 4th to 6th March, 1999

7. Participated in Workshop on Bioremediation of polluted habitats held in Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Sciences for Women, Coimbatore, India, during 22nd and 23rd March, 1999.

8. A call to fight pollution caused by the textile industries. Presented in the conference on Current Environmental status of Coimbatore District, PSG college of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India during 24th and 25th December .1999.

9. Reuse of carbon treated dye waste water for fabric dyeing. Presented in the National Conference on Biotechnology hitherto and henceforth, American College, Madurai India during 28th to 30th December, 1999.

10. Influence of the media composition on the biodegradation of the reactive dye – PBBMR. Presented in the 40th Annual Conference of AMI, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India during 22nd to 24th February, 2000. AMI No :25.

11. Influence of pH and time on the Biosorption of a reactive dye, PBBMR by Aspergillus flavus. Presented in National Symposium on Problem and Prospectus of Environment in the new Millennium, Dept. of Biosciences, Mangalore University, India during 14th to 16th December, 2000.

12. Environmental Management in a cement factory. Presented in state level seminar on Environmental pollution and Bioremediation, P.S.G. Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India during 19th and 20th February, 2001.

13. Biosorption –An effective alternative for the removal of pollutants. Presented in the National Seminar on Pollution a treat to the nation–Enviro 2k, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, India during 8th and 9th March, 2001.

14. Sorption potential of Pseudomonas Sp S5. A study presented in Seminar cum workshop on Jeopardized environment and its protection, J.J College of Arts and Science, Pudukkottai during 16th and 17th February, 2001.

15. A threat to natural aquatic eco systems – whom to be blamed? Man or Nature? Poster presentation in National Conference Ecovision 2003 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 5th March, 2003.

16. Environmental education - A tool to control pollution. Presented in UGC sponsored state level inter disciplinary Seminar on Scientific & economic dimensions of integrating Environmental Management with development at PSG Arts & Science College, Coimbatore during 1st and 2nd August, 2003.

17. Identification of Bacterial strains resistant to mixed dye (POM2R & PBBMR). Ppresented in National seminar on Pollution Management strategies and Environmental Protection. Organised by Dept of Chemistry, Nirmala College for women, Coimbatore on 10th October,2003.

18. Characterisation of drinking water in and around Ariyalur Perambalur District, Tamilnadu. Presented in proceedings of the 3rd National seminar on Inland Water Resources and Environment organized by Dept. of Environmental Science, University of Kerala & Limnological Association of Kerala, Thiruvanantrapuram during 2nd to 4th February 2004.

19. Bio remediation of Distillery spent wash using indigenous Microbial strains low cost adsorbent CHC. Presented in an UGC sponsored national symposium on recent trends in environment and biotechnology held at Government arts college, Kumbakonam during 26th to 28th July, 2004.

20. Decolourisation of aqueous solution using Prosopis spicigera. Presented in UGC sponsored Regional Symposium on Environmental Impact held at ADMC College for women, Nagapattinam during 2nd -3rd September, 2004.

21. Eco-friendly approach to manage market waste in Ariyalur, Perambalur District. Presented in State level Seminar on Emerging Trends in Risk Assessment and Remedial Measures of Environmental Pollution, Department of Chemistry, TBML College, Porayar, during 11th and 12th August, 2005.

22. Sorption removal of mixture of reactive dyes from aqueous solution (PBBMR+POM2R) and from effluent using Eichhornia crassipes. Presented in State Level Seminar on Emerging Trends in Risk Assessment and Remedial Measures of Environmental Pollution, Department of Chemistry, TBML College, Porayar, during 11th and 12thAugust ,2005.

23. Citrus reticulate – An effective anti – oxidizing agent facilitating removal of nitrate – N from aqueous solutions. Presented in International Conference on Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Engineering in India, Department of Env. Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 15th - 17th September, 2005.

22. Biosorption and Bio filtration–An Emerging Waste water treatment technology. Presented in National Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India during16th and 17thFebruary, 2006.

23. Phytoremediation of aqueous dye solution by an Ecological Indicator. Presented in National seminar on Recent Trends in Biosciences, Department of Biosciences, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women, Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode during 23th and 24thFebruary, 2006.

24. Monitoring of air quality in terms of respirable particulate matter – A case study. Presented in Envirovision – 2K6, Department of Environmental Sciences, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli during 17th and 18th March, 2006.

25. Environmental ethics. Presented at the 4th National teacher’s science conference-2007, A programme of RVPSP, DST, Govt of India and NCSTC-Network, at Rajeev Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dehradun during 22nd to 25th September, 2007.

26. A comparative study on the absorption of different dyes using bacterial strains. Presented in the National Conference on ensuring environmental sustainability. Department of Environmental Sciences, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli on 7th March, 2007.

27. Removal of chromium (VI) using bacterial strains. Presented in National seminar on Prespectives of Biological sciences, Institute of biotechnology, Namakkal during 24th and 25th August, 2007.

28. Utilisation of solid wastes using an effective technique. Presented in the National Conference on ensuring environmental sustainability. Department of Environmental Sciences, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli on7th March, 2007.

29. Studies on the removal of reactive dyes using bacterial strains. Presented in the national seminar on the Trends in Modern Biology. Department of Plant Sciences. Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 15th March, 2007.

30. A comparative study on the photodegradation of aqueous dyes with blue devil. Presented in the National conference on Environmental challenges and Management. Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore during 8th and 9th March, 2007.

31. Environmental ethics. Presented in the National conference on Effect of climate change and sustainable resource management. School of civil engineering. SRM University. Chennai during 22nd and 23rd January, 2009.

32. Environmental Awareness: The Need for the Day. Presented in Spatial Strategies for Sustainable Management organized by Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli during 14th to 16th February, 2011.

33. Management of sugar cane Industry solid waste using the technique of composting – A study. Presented in International seminar on Emerging Trends in Life Science (AURORA-2KX1), Navarasam Arts and Science College for women, Erode on 18th August, 2011.

34. Effective Treatment of Sugar wash using Indigenous microorganisms. Presented in International symposium on Environmental Risk Assessment 2011 (ISREA 2011), Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-during 17th -19th October, 2011.

35. Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality in Tiruchirappalli Taluk. Presented in National Seminar on Geoinformatics for River basin studies 2012, Department of Geography, School of Geosciences, Bharathidasan University, Trichy during 3rd to 4th March, 2012.

36. Participated in Faculty Development Programme on Multidisciplinary perspective for Pharmaceutical. Life Sciences Educators and Researchers, organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, Trichy during 9th – 15th December, 2013.

37. Participated in One-day workshop on Art of Publishing organized by Publications Department, Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 27th November, 2014.

38. Determination of the Potentiality of Eisenia Foetida to Degrade Disposable Paper Cup Waste- A Solution to Solid Waste Pollution. Presented at the International conference on solid waste 2011 moving towards sustainable development. Hongkong during 2nd to 5th May,2011.http://arcpe.hkbu.edu.hk/conf2011/.

39. Analytical Study of Decomposed Postconsumer Waste. Presented at the third International Conference on Solid waste management –ICONSWM at Infosys Learning Institute. Mysore during 30th July to 1st August,2012.

40. Possibility of Eco friendly Post-consumer waste management. Presented at the 5th International Conference on Solid waste management –ICONSWM 2015 at IISc, Bangalore during 25th to 27th November, 2015.

41. Vermiconversion of Distillery Industrial Sludge in Combination with Market Based Vegetable Waste Employing Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae. Presented at the 6th International Conference on Solid waste management –ICONSWM 2016 at Jadavpur University at Kolkata during 24th to 26th November, 2016.

42. Innovative Usage of Traditional Seeds for Drinking Water Purification. Presented at the 7th International Conference on Solid waste management –ICONSWM 2017 at PJTSA University, Hyderabad, Telangana, during 15th to 17th December, 2017.

43. Participated in INDO-UK Workshop-2011 on Current Developments of Wastewater Treatment in India held at Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli India, during 29th -31st August, 2011.

44. Participated in Two Days Workshop on R&D Proposals to National and International Funding for Researchers - Approach & Preparation, NIT, Trichy during 16th and 17th August,2013.

45. Participated in a Short term course on Integrating Energy and Environmental issues towards cleaner Environment organized by Dept. of Chemical /Engineering and Chemistry, NITT, Trichy on 2nd and 3rd December, 2013.

46. Participated in Three-day workshop on Molecular genomics and Proteomics organized by Dept. of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi during 18th – 20th February, 2015.

47. Participated in a one-day workshop on Energy Conversion from MSW & Biomass and Composting, conducted by International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW) at IISc, Bangalore on 24th November, 2015.

Other Training Programs

1. Participated in a 15 days’ workshop on Hands on training in Cell and Molecular Biology techniques” during 14th -27th March 2018 at Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

2. Participated in a 7 days Faculty Development Programme during 09th-15th December 2013 at Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

Overseas Exposure / Visits

Country Funding Agency Year

Hong Kong DST 2011

Membership in

Professional Bodies

1. Life Member: Society of Environmental Sciences, India.

2. Life Member: Society of Sciences, India.

3. Life Member: Bose Science society, India.

4. Member of International Society of Waste Management, Air and water, India.

5. Member of Society for Environment & Development, India.

6. Senior member of Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering

Society, China.

Advisory Board

1. Co-coordinator for Refresher course in Environmental Sciences. 2. University Nominee, Dept. of Biotechnology, Dhanalakshmi college of Arts and

Science for women, Perambalur. 3. University Nominee, Dept. of Biotechnology, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College for

Woman, Tiruchirappalli. 4. Academic Council University Nominee, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College for

Woman, Tiruchirappalli.

Academic Bodies (such as Board of Studies etc.,)

1. M.Sc., Environmental Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. 2. B.Sc., Environmental Management, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore. 3. Academic Council Member for Nehru Memorial College, Tiruchirappalli. 4. M.Sc., Environmental Science, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli. 5. Department of Biotechnology, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli. 6. Department of Environmental Science, J.J. College of Arts and Science. Pudukkottai. 7. Department of Environmental Science, P.S.G. College of Arts and Science,

Coimbatore.

Others (Invited Reviewer)

1. Bioresources and Bioprocessing (Springer).

2. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer).

3. Journal of Microbiology (Springer).

4. Waste Management (Elsevier).

5. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier).

6. Environmental Technology (Taylor & Francis).

7. Environmental Engineering Science (Mary Ann Liebert Inc).

8. Journal of Environmental Biology (Triveni Enterprises).

9. Journal of Textiles (Hindawi).

10. Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management (AJ).

Resource persons in various capacities

Number of Invited / Special Lectures delivered: 39

Others

1. Articles published in Newspapers / Magazines: 03 2. Products developed: 01 3. No. of PhD., Thesis evaluated: 11 4. No. of PhD., Public Viva Voce Examination conducted: 08 5. Sequences submitted in GenBank: 02

Recent Publications

1. Swabna Vivekanandam, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Selvakumar Muniraj, Lydia Rhyman, Ibrahim A. Alswaidan and Ponnadurai Ramasami. (2018). Ingenious bioorganic adsorbents for the removal of distillery based pigment-melanoidin: preparation and adsorption mechanism, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry., (Impact Factor -1.05).

2. Ramarajan Selvam, Selvakumar Muniraj, Tamilselvi Duraisamy and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2018). Identification of disinfection by‑products (DBPs) halo phenols in drinking water. Applied Water Science. 8:135, 1-8.

3. Ramarajan Selvam, Susila Sugumar, Tamilselvi Duraisamy and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2018). Trace minerals pollution in south Indian branded tea, and from the tea waste disposal sites. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science. 7 (3): 230 – 237. (Impact Factor -0.65).

4. Ahila KG, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Thamaraiselvi C. (2018). Preparation of iron

magnetic nanoparticles using aquatic macrophyte Salvinia adnata Desv and its application in dye decolorization. International Journal of Advanced Research and Development.3 (2) :175-179. (Impact Factor -0.22).

5. Ramarajan Selvam., Selvakumar Muniraj., Tamilselvi Duraisamy., Vasanthy

Muthunarayanan. (2018). Enhanced coagulation for natural organic matter (NOM) removal and disinfection byproduct control: Application in municipality water, Tamilnadu. Journal of science and technology investigation. Vol. 1-8. 1-9

6. Arumugam Karthika, Renganathan Seenivasagan, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and

Muthunarayanan Vasanthy. (2017). Investigation on paper cup waste degradation by bacterial consortium and Eudrillus eugeniae through vermicomposting. Waste Management. 74, 185 – 193. (Impact Factor-4.03).

7. Tamilselvi Duraisamy, Ramarajan Selvam, Selvakumar Muniraj, Habibunisha

Mubarakali and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2017). Deportation of melanoidin in distillery spent wash using bacterial consortia – confirms through structural changes and AO-EB fluorescence. International Journal of Development Research .07 (09), pp.15392-15400, (Impact Factor -0.65).

8. Karthika Arumugam, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Seethdevi Ganesan, Swabna Vivek.

(2014). Efficacy of Vermicomposting for Recycling Tectona grandis and Casuarina Leaf Litter for Organic Fertilizer Production. Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science 3(2), 122-127. (Impact Factor -0.20).

9. M. Jeganathan, G. Nageswari and M. Vasanthy. (2014). A Survey of Traditional Medicinal Plants of Ariyalur District in Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives. 5(3): 1244 – 1248.

10. M. Jeganathan, C. Sivasubramaniyan, A. Manisekar and M. Vasanthy. (2014). Determination of Cement Kiln Exhaust on Air Quality of Ariyalur in terms of Suspended Particulate Matter – A Case Study. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives, 5(3): 1235 – 1243.

11. M. Jeganathan, S. Gunaselvi, K.C. Pazhani and M. Vasanthy. (2014). Impact of Cement Dust Pollution on Floral Morphology and Chlorophyll of Healianthus annuus Plant- A Case Study. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives, 5(3): 1231 – 1234.

12. Karthika Arumugam, Seethadevi Ganasen, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Swabna Vivek, Susila Sugumar, Vivekanadhan. (2014). Potentiality of Eisenia fetida to degrade disposable paper cup waste- An Eco-friendly Solution to Solid Waste Pollution. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22 (4), 2868–2876. (Impact Factor -2.75).

13. Karthika Arumugam, Anbuarasi Venkatachalam, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Seetha Devi Ganesan¹, Swabna Vivek and Susila Sugumar (2014). Role of Microorganisms in Temple wastes Management Assisted by Eudrillus eugeniae. Malaysian Journal of Science, 33(1) 50-62. (Impact Factor -0.12).

14. Swabna Vivekanandam, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Karthika Arumugam, Santhiya Mahalingam. (2014). Deportation of Distillery Melanoidins Using Plant Based

Adsorbents, Biosorbents and Microbial Inoculants-A Comparative Assessment. Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science, 2(3), 194-203. (Impact Factor -0.20).

15. Karthika Arumugam, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Seethadevi Ganasen, Susila Sugumar and Swabna Vivek. (2014). Post-consumer waste management by virtue of vermicomposting with the help of leaf litter. Indian Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences. 4(2):1765-1772. (Impact Factor -0.22).

16. C.Thamaraiselvi and M. Vasanthy, (2013). Study on management of sugarcane industry

solid waste using the technique of composting. J. Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology,12(3):471 – 74. (Impact Factor -0.15).

17. Karthika Arumugam, Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Seethadevi Ganasen, Susila

Sugumar and Swabna Vivek .2013. Dynamics of Biological, Physical and chemical parameters during vermicomposting of market waste mixed with cow dung. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences .3(4):187-194. (Impact Factor-1.02).

18. Susila Sugumar, Ackmez Mudhoo, Seetha Ganesan, Karthiga Arumugam, Aasha Madiq

Ravi and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2012). Vermicomposting of Vegetable and Fruit Wastes-Effects of Bioaugmentation on process parameters and manural value of Composts. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. (38) 4:240 – 248. (Impact Factor -0.16).

19. Seetha devi,G, Karthiga, A, Susila,S and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2012). Bioconversion of fruit waste into Vermicompost by employing Eudrillus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences. 2(4):245-252. (Impact Factor -1.02)

20. M.Mayilsamy, M.Santhiya, V.Swabna and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2011). Utilization of Citrus medica for the reduction of nitrate-nitrogen from aqueous solution. Malaysian Journal of Science. 30(3):216 - 224. (Impact Factor -0.12).

21. Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Santhiya. M, Swabna. V and Geetha, A. (2011). Phyto degradation of textile dyes by Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) from aqueous dye solutions. International Journal of Environmental Sciences.1 (7): pp 1702- 1717.

22. Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. M, Santhiya. M, Thivya.S. (2011). Utlization of Trigonella foerum – graceum (Fenugreek) as a coagulant for the treatment of drinking water – Indian journal of Environment and Ecoplanning.18 (2 and 3):225 -230.

Papers Published in Proceedings

1. Muniraj Selvakumar and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2019). Innovative Usage of Traditional Seeds for Drinking Water Purification. Waste Water Recycling and Management. Pp 285 – 304. ISBN 978-981-13-2619-6.

2. C. Thamaraiselvi, A. Ancy Jenifer and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2019). Coagulation Performance Evaluation of Natural and Synthetic Coagulants for the Treatment of

Sugar Wash. Waste Water Recycling and Management. Pp 53 –64. ISBN 978-981-13-2619-6.

3. S. Vaishnavi, C. Thamaraiselvi and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2019). Efficiency of Indigenous Microorganisms in Bioremediation of Tannery Effluent. Waste Water Recycling and Management. Pp 151 –164. ISBN 978-981-13-2619-6.

4. B. Sowmiya Rajalakshmi, C. Thamaraiselvi and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2019). Natural Coagulants-An Alternative for Conventional Chemical Coagulants for Potable Water Purification. Waste Water Recycling and Management. Pp 265 –284. ISBN 978-981-13-2619-6.

5. Ramarajan Selvam, Tamilselvi Duraisamy and Vasanthy Muthunarayanan. (2018). Chromium (VI) Reduction from Tannery Wastewater and Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption and Biosorption. Waste Management and Resource Efficiency. pp 1237-1251. ISBN: 978-981-10-7290-1.

6. Sowmiya Rajalakshmi, B, Ancy Jenifer,A, Ahila KG, Vasanthy, M and Thamaraiselvi, C.

(2018). Effective Removal of TDS and COD from Sugar Effluent Using Green

Synthesized Magnetic Iron Nanoparticle with Trigonella foenum-graecum Seed

Mucilage. Waste Management and Resource Efficiency. Pp 961-973. ISBN: 978-981-10-

7290-1.

7. K.G. Ahila, M. Vasanthy and C. Thamaraiselvi. 2018. Green Synthesis of Magnetic Iron

Nanoparticle Using Moringa oleifera Lam Seeds and Its Application in Textile Effluent

Treatment. Utilization and Management of Bioresources, 315 – 324. ISBN 978-981-10-

5349-8 (eBook).

8. Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Karthika Arumugam, Tamilselvi Duraisamy.2016. Possibility of Eco Friendly Postconsumer Waste Management. Procedia Environmental Sciences 35: 416 – 424. ISSN 1878-0296.

9. M. Vasanthy, A. Karthika, G. Seethadevi. 2011. Determination of The Potentiality of Eisenia foetida to Degrade Disposable Paper Cup Waste- A Solution to Solid Waste Pollution. Presented and Published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid Waste.

International Book Chapters

1. Vasanthy Muthunarayanan, Gueguim kana Evariste Bosco, Thamaraiselvi Chandran, Tamilselvi Duraisamy, Selvakumar Muniraj, Yeshona Sewsynker-Sukai, Preshanthan Moodley, and Zanenhlanhla Gumbi. 2018. Biologically Renewable Resources of Energy: Potentials, Progress and Barriers. Microbial Fuel Cell Technology for Bioelectricity. Springer International Publishing AG. Chapter 01. 1 – 22. ISBN 978-3-319-92904-0 (eBook).

2. A. Karthika, R. Seenivasagan, R. Kasimani, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and M. Vasanthy. The Role of Eudrillus eugeniae in the Degradation of Paper Cup Waste and the Morphological, Physiological and Histological Changes in the Organism. Bioremediation and Sustainable Technologies for Cleaner Environment. Springer

International Publishing AG 2017. Chapter 07. 65 – 78. ISBN 978-3-319-48439-6 (eBook).

3. Mylsamy Prabhakaran, Venkataraman Sivasankar, Kiyoshi Omine, and M. Vasanthy. 2017. Microalgae Biofuels: A Green Renewable Resource to Fuel the Future. Green technology and Environmental Sustainability. Springer Publications. Chapter 05, 105 - 130. ISBN 978-3-319-50654-8 (eBook).

4. M. Vasanthy, V. Sivasankar, M. Prabhakaran, A. Karthika, D. Tamilselvi and Kiyoshi Omine. Eco-friendly Post-consumer waste management utilizing Vermi-technology. Green technology and Environmental Sustainability. Springer Publications. 2017. Chapter 12, 259- 287. ISBN 978-3-319-50653-1. (eBook).

5. Vasanthy, M., Thamarai, C., Swabna, V. and A. Karthika, Reuse and Recycling of Treated Distillery Spent Wash: A Novel Approach, 2014. Recent Trends in Life Sciences, M.H. Fulekar (Author, Editor) and R.K. Kale (Author, Editor) I K International Publishing House (May 28, 2014) Chapter 12, 199- 218. ISBN-13: 978-9382332251.