Journal Papers - Ecology and Environment Division

“Hydrophobic, Photoactive Titania–Alumina Nanocrystallites and Coatings by an Aqueous Sol–Gel Process”, Venu Sreekala Smitha, Kizhakkekilikoodayil Vijayan Baiju, Petchimuthu Perumal, Swapankumar Ghosh, and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier*, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Year 2012, Volume 2012, Issue 2, Pages 226-233. [Impact Factor: 2.524]

“Novel multifunctional titania-silica-lanthanum phosphate nanocomposite coatings through an all-aqueous sol-gel process”, Venu Sreekala Smitha, Chembolli K Jyothi, Peer Mohamed A, Saju Pillai and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier*, Dalton Transactions, Year 2013, Volume 42, Issue 13, Pages 4602-4612. [Impact Factor: 4.390]

“Effect of precursor particle size distribution on the morphology and low wetting behavior of photocatalytic nanocoatings on glass surfaces”, Venu Sreekala Smitha, Petit Francois, Unnikrishnan Nair Saraswathy Hareesh and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier*, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Year 2013, Volume 1, Issue 39, Pages 12178 – 12187. [Impact Factor: 12.732]

“UV curable hydrophobic inorganic-organic hybrid coating on solar cell covers for photocatalytic self-cleaning application”, Venu Sreekala Smitha, Kanakkanmavudy B Jaimy, Palantavida Shajesh, Jose K Jeena, Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Year 2013, Volume 1, Issue 40, Pages 12641 – 12649. [Impact Factor: 12.732]

“Photoluminescent, self-cleaning titanium oxide nanocomposites for multifunctional properties” Venu Sreekala Smitha, Saju Pillai, Unnikrishnan Nair Saraswathy Hareesh, Balagopal N. Nair and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier*, RSC Advances, Year 2014, Volume 4, Issue 106, Pages 61727–61735. [Impact Factor: 3.361]

“Energy revamping of solar panels through titania nanocomposite coatings; influence of aqueous silica precursor”, V. S. Smitha, K. Vidya, M. Jayasankar, A. Peer Mohamed, U. S. Hareesh and K. G. K. Warrier*, RSC Advances, Year 2016, Volume 6, Issue 37, Pages 31114-31121. [Impact Factor: 3.361]

“Optical Properties of Rare-Earth Doped TiO2 Nanocomposites and Coatings; ASol-Gel Strategy towards Multi-functionality”, V. S. Smitha, Pillai Saju, U. S. Hareesh, Ghosh Swapankumar and K. G. K. Warrier*, Chemistry Select, Year 2016, Volume 1,Issue 10, Pages 2140-2147. [Impact Factor: 2.109]

“Transparent and Hydrophobic MTMS/GPTMS Hybrid Aerogel Monoliths and Coatings by Sol-Gel Method: A Viable Remedy for Oil-Spill Cleanup”, Venu Sreekala Smitha,* Peer Mohamed Abdul Azeez, Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, Balagopal N. Nair, and Unnikrishnan Nair Saraswathy Hareesh*, Chemistry Select, Year 2018, Volume 3, Issue 11, Pages 2989 – 2997. [Impact Factor: 2.307]

“ORMOSIL–ZrO2 hybrid nanocomposites and coatings on aluminium alloys for corrosion resistance; a sol–gel approach”, V. S. Smitha,* S. S. Syamili, A. Peer Mohammed, Balagopal N. Nair and U. S. Hareesh*, New Journal of Chemistry, Year 2018, Volume 42, Issue 12, Pages 10337-10347. [Impact Factor: 3.925]

Lanthanum Phosphate-Incorporated Organosilane Nanocomposites for Gas-Phase CO2 Detection, Smitha Venu Sreekala, Visakh Vijayan, Peer Mohamed Abdul Azeez, Balagopal N. Nair, and Unnikrishnan Nair Saraswathy Hareesh 2020., ACS Applied Nanomaterials, Volume 3(10) pp. 10040–10048 [Impact Factor: 6.140]

Bentonite-titanium dioxide functional nanocomposite suitable for wastewater treatment; An integrated photocatalyst-adsorbent system, Smitha V S, Athira Vayalveettil, Jayasooryan Kazhuthuttil Kochu,   Resmi Thoppil Ramakrishnan  and  Harikumar Puthenveedu Sadasivan Pillai, New Journal of Chemistry,  Year 2022, Volume 46, Pages 4772-4783. [Impact Factor: 3.925]

Efficient nitrate reduction in water using an integrated photocatalyst adsorbent based on chitosan‐titanium dioxide nanocomposite, Smitha Venu Sreekala, Athulya Parola,· Vimala Thayumani,· Harikumar Puthenveedu Sadasivan Pillai, Resmi Thoppil Ramakrishnan, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Year 2022, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24895-5 [Impact Factor: 5.190]

Magesh, N.S., Chandrasekar, N., Krishakumar, S., Simon Peter, T., 2017. Trace element contamination in the nearshore sediments of the Tamiraparani estuary, Southeast coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116, 508-516

Krishakumar, S., Ramasamy, S., Chandrasekar, N., Simon Peter, T., Gopal V., Prince S. Godson, Magesh, N.S., 2017. Trace elements concentrations in reef associated sediments of Koswari Island, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southeast coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 117, 515-522

Simon Peter, T., Chandrasekar, N., John Wilson, J.S., Selvakumar, S., Krishnakumar, S., Magesh, N.S., 2017. A baseline record of trace elements concentration along the beach placer mining areas of Kanyakumari coast, South India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 119, 416-422.

Magesh, N.S., Chandrasekar, N., Krishnakumar, S., 2017. Geospatial analysis of dissolved nutrients dataset in the surface water of Karayar Reservoir, Southern India. Data in Brief, 13, 575-581

Magesh, N.S., Chandrasekar, N., Elango, L., 2017. Trace element concentrations in the groundwater of the Tamiraparani river basin, South India: Insights from human health risk and multivariate statistical techniques. Chemosphere, 185, 468-479.

Magesh, N.S., Chandrasekar, N., 2017. Driving forces behind land transformations in the Tamiraparani sub-basin, South India. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 8, 12-19.

Krishnakumar, S., Ramasamy, S., Simon Peter, T., Prince S. Godson, Chandrasekar, N., Magesh, N.S., 2017. Geospatial risk assessment and trace element concentration in reef associated sediments, northern part of Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve, Southeast Coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 125, 522-529

Gopal, V., Krishakumar, S., Simon Peter, T., Nethaji, S., Suresh Kumar, K., Jayaprakash, M., Magesh, N.S., 2017. Assessment of trace element accumulation in surface sediments off Chennai coast after a major flood event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 114(2), 1063–1071.