Electrospinning, 3D printing, Environmental Nanotechnology, development of nanofibrous scaffolds, mats and membrane, synthesis of nanocomposite materials, photocatalysts.
Awards and recognitions
Research Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), India
Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Exam
List of publications
S. Raj Kumar, S. Chockalingam and P. Gopinath*, Hierarchical Architecture of electrospun hybrid PAN/Ag-rGO/Fe composite nanofibrous mat for Antibacterial Applications. ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4.5044-5054 (IF=1.505)
S. Raj Kumar, S. Mohiyuddin, P.Gopinath. Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) templated 2D nanofibrous mats: A platform towards practical applications for the dye removal and bacterial disinfection. ACS Omega. 2017, 2, 6556–6569 (IF 2.584).
S.Raj Kumar and P. Gopinath*, In situ synthesis of chitosan coated silver-zinc oxide nanocomposites and its enhanced antibacterial properties. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2017, 17, 8797–8805 (IF=1.483)
S. Raj Kumar and P. Gopinath*, Dual applications of silver nanoparticles incorporated functionalized MWCNTs grafted surface modified PAN nanofibrous membrane for water purification. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 109241 - 109252 (IF=3.108)
Publications communicated
S. Raj Kumar and P. Gopinath*, “Facile architecture of highly effective membrane adsorbent via electrospun followed by hydrothermal carbonization and exploration of its dye adsorption properties and mechanism”. (submitted to Environmental science and pollution research)
Palak Gupta, S.Raj Kumar and P. Gopinath*, “Development of sunlight driven p-n heterostructured RGO/CeO2-CuO nanofibrous photocatalyst by electrospinning-hydrothermal method for the removal of organic dyes” (minor revisions from ACS Omega)
Book chapter
S. Raj Kumar and P. Gopinath*, ‘Nano-Bioremediation: Applications of Nanotechnology for Bioremediation’ in book titled “Remediation of Heavy Metals in the Environment” CRC Press 27–48 (2016).
Palak Gupta, S.Raj Kumar and P. Gopinath*, “Development of sunlight driven p-n heterostructured RGO/CeO2-CuO nanofibrous photocatalyst by electrospinning-hydrothermal method for the removal of organic dyes” (minor revisions from ACS Omega)
Book chapter
My article titled “Dual applications of silver nanoparticles incorporated functionalized MWCNTs grafted surface modified PAN nanofibrous membrane for water purification” was reported in “Indiawaterportal” dated November 17, 2017 regarding our research work on Nanofibrous membrane filter for the removal of heavy metals and bacteria. http://hindi.indiawaterportal.org/node/65487 .
