faculty Profile

• B.Tech., Chemical Engineering – Kongu Engineering College, Bharathiar University (1998)
• M.Tech., Chemical Engineering – AC Tech Campus, Anna University (2013)
• Ph.D Chemical Engineering – Anna University (2019)

Academic

• Teaching Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University July 2013 Dec 2013 (6 months)

Research

• Senior Research Fellow – Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University Dec 2013 to Sep 2014 (9 months)
• Women Scientist DST, Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University, Sep 2014 to Sep 2017 (3 years)
• Research Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University, Sep 2017 to Mar 2019

Industry

• Working & Financial Partner ? NMP Pulp Products May 1998 to May 2003 (5 years)
• Technical Development Engineer, IWL Limited, Chennai, July 2007 to Sep 2011

• Chemical Process Calculations
• Transport Phenomena
• Mass Transfer
• Heat Transfer
• Chemical Reaction Engineering
• Process Equipment Design
• Mechanics of Solids
• Fluidization Engineering
• Process Equipment Design I & II
• Indian Constitution and Society
• Mass Transfer Laboratory
• Mechanical Operations Laboratory

Research Grants Received

• Consultancy project in Kaleesuwari Refinery Private Limited – Wax analysis
• SVCE Intramural fund, Development of Sonolytic integrated activated sludge process in SVCE wastewater, Rs .10000/-
• Naveen Kumar Saravanakumar, Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Removal of pollutants from pharmaceutical wastewater through electrofenton membrane bioreactor (EFMBR), Desalination and Water Treatment, 2024, 320, 100768.
• Niranjan Ramasamy, Anitha Jagadeeswari, Vedhavashini Akula, Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Leveraging experimental and computational tools for advancing carbon capture adsorbents research, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024, 31, 55069–5509.
• Grant SVCE Intramural Research Grant Name of Funding Organization : Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) Amount Awarded: Rs. 70,000 Period of Grant Award: 2 year (Jan 2023 – June 2024) Title of Project
• R. Jothiramalingam, T. Radhik, N. P. Kavitha, H. Al-Lohedana, D. M. Aldhayan, M. Karnan, Synthesis, morphology and electrical property characteristics of MXene based titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) coating on non-woven cotton paper, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 19, 1, 2024, p. 15 – 24
• Kavitha N Palani, Balasubramanian Natesan, Mathematical modelling and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) approach of Electrocoagulation hybrid Activated Sludge process for an efficient removal of Selenium from mining wastewater, Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology, 2024, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 279-291.
• Vinayagam, V., Kavitha N Palani, Ganesh, S., Kushwaha, O.S. and Pugalenthi, A., 2023. Recent breakthroughs on the development of electrodeionization systems for toxic pollutants removal from water environment. Environmental Research, p.117549.
• Singaraj, J.M., Mary, A.S.V.J., Bhaskara, P., Dhamodharan, S., Selvamani, O., Kavitha N Palani,. and Natesan, B., A Detailed Discourse on the Epistemology of Lithium?Sulfur Batteries. Chemical Engineering & Technology., 2023.
• Ramasamy, N., Sivalingam, A., Saravanabhavan, S.S., Kavitha N Palani, and Natesan, B.,2023. Preparation and evaluation of physicochemical studies of novel natural cellulose microfibril (CMF) reinforced poly (sodium acrylate) hydrogel. Carbon Letters, pp.1-13.
• Vinayagam, V., Kavitha N Palani, Ganesh, S., Rajesh, S., Akula, V.V., Avoodaiappan, R., Kushwaha, O.S. and Pugazhendhi, A., 2023. Recent developments on advanced oxidation processes for degradation of pollutants from wastewater with focus on antibiotics and organic dyes. Environmental Research, p.117500.
• Kavitha N P, Development of Chitosan@Fe2O3 /rGO/Bi2S3 as a New Eco-Friendly Photocatalyst for Enhancing the Catalytic Stability and Superior Degradation of Organic Pollutants, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 49, 2603-2624 (2023)
• S. Naveen Kumar · Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar · Muthusamy Karnan · N. P. Kavitha, Estimation of effective diffusivity, thermodynamic parameter and drying kinetics exploration in cofee berries drying, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 1371-1384 (2023).
• Naveen Kumar S, M Johnsi, Asha Shalini V J, Kavitha N P, Balasubramanian, Vitalizing the revival of Coffea arabica waste for supercapacitor applications as cellulose nanofibrils separator, Accepted, Cellulose, Nov.2023.
• Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Kamalakannan Vasantha Palaniappan, Manokaran Janakiraman, Nithya Ramasamy, Balasubramanian Natesan, Electrooxidation integrated membrane bioreactor for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment to mitigate fouling, Canadian journal of chemical Engineering.
• Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani,Darshini Saravanan,KamalakannanVasantha Palaniappan, Shanmuga Sundar, N. Balasubramanian, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 36, 2, pp 265?27.
• Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Nithya Ramasamy, Kamalakannan Vasantha Palaniappan, Yun Suk Huh Balasubramanian Natesan, Development of integrated membrane bioreactor and numerical modelling to mitigate fouling and reduced energy consumption in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment, Journal of Industrial Engineering & Chemistry, 2019, 76, 25, 150-159.
• Vadivel S, Kamalakannan V.P, Kavitha N. P, Santhoshini Priya T, Balasubramanian. N, Development of novel Ag modified BiOF squares/g-C3N4 composite for photocatalytic applications, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing.
• Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Sivaranjani, Kamalakannan Vasantha Palaniappan, Jonna Narendranath, Balasubramanian Natesan, Estimation of mass transfer coefficient through modeling and operating cost analysis in electrolytic and integrated process for removal of Selenium, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy.
• Kavitha N P, Thanigaivel M, Shanmuga Sundar, Hima Bindhu Gosala, Krishnamoorthi S, Yun Suk Huh, Efficacy, Efficacy of organic pollutant removal from pharmaceutical wastewater using rotating disc electrochemical reactor, Water Science & Technology.
• Kavitha N P, Kamalakannan V P, Hima Bindhu Gosala, Natesan Balasubramanian, CFD Modeling of microfiltration membrane in membrane bioreactor, Water Supply, Under Review.

Journal Publications:

• Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Naveen Kumar Saravanakumar, Priyadarshini Ilanagai Removal of pollutants using electrooxidation integrated membrane bioreactor: validation through lumped parameter kinetic modelling, thermodynamic parameter exploration in wastewater treatment, 4, 2025, 100032
• Abdulla Irfan J, Charulatha G, Monisha Mary L, Ramanamoorthy S, Karthikeyan C, Naveen Kumar Saravanakumar, Manikandan G, Jayapriya Jayaprakash, Kavitha Nagarasampatti Palani, Biomass-derived biochar for electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems: Opportunities and challenges, Future Batteries,6, 2025, 100077

International Conference:

• FDP attended Chemical Process safety on 16.12.2024-20.12.2024 in Sinhgad College of Engineering.
• Attended International Conference on Adsorption Studies for the Removal of Congo Red dye from aqueous solution using piper beetel – A batch study in 7th International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies – 29-31.01.2025 conducted by Arunai Engineering College
• Modeling, AI -ML in Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, CIT Coimbatore,05 – 09.02.202
• Short Term Training Program (STTP) on Process Modeling, Simulation and Control, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, 23 – 28.05.2024
• Jow Raymund I, Dakshana K, Kavin Raghul L J, Johnsi M, Kavitha N P, Balasubramanian N, Development of Biopolymer Electrolytes Based on Agar – Agar for Solid- State Zinc-ion Batteries, National Conference on Nanomaterials for Energy Storage 2024, (NanoMatEs2024)
• Attended an  AICTE Sponsored short term course on “Instrumental Methods of Analysis” held at SVCE from 04th to 9th November 2019.
• Attended an One day National Conference on “Technological Innovation on Clean Energy Generation and Environmental Remediation” held at SVCE on 04th October 2019.
• V P Kamalakannan, N P Kavitha, Keerthi, N Balasubramanian, Development of integrated membrane process for wastewater treatment and reuse, IECT, Indonesia.
• Priyavadhanaa B V, Kavitha N P, Hima Bindhu Gosala, Naveen T, Natesan Balasubramanian, Simulation of hollow fibre membrane in membrane bioreactor, NITT, Trichy.
• AICTE Sponsored Thermodynamics in Chemical Engineering held at AC Tech Anna University, Dec 2013.
• FDP on Mechanics of Solids at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, April 2019
• AICTE Sponsored Chemical Reaction Engineering II held at AC Tech Anna University, April 2019.
• AICTE Sponsored Instrumental Methods and Analysis at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, November 2019
• Kavitha N P, Estimation of mass transfer coefficient through numerical modelling and operating cost analysis in electrolytic and integrated process for removal of Selenium, IC GMRE Proceedings, SVCE.
• Kavitha N P, Efficacy of different modes of fenton based electrochemical treatment for the removal Total Organic Carbon (TOC) from pharmaceutical wastewater using rotating disc electrochemical reactor, IC GMRE Proceedings, SVCE.

Patent Published 

• Patent published by Dr M Srividhya, Dr N P Kavitha N P and Dr G Sudha on PHOTOCATALYTIC MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR FOR WATER TREATMENT, 436469-001, 27/01/2025

Guest Lectures Delivered

• International Workshop and Conference on Membrane Assisted Water Purification Processes (ICMW 2023) MARCH 10th-12th 2023 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
• Seminar on “Membrane Technologies of Wastewater” on December 11th & 12th 2023 in Cochin University.

Seminars/ FDP/ Webinars/STTP attended

• FDP attended on Eerging Trends and Advancements in Chemical and Food Processing Technology – EAFCT’ 25 , 30.05.25 – 05.06.2025 conducted by Sri Venketswara College of Engineering.
• ATAL FDP on AI Applications in Industry, Academia, and Beyond at St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology from 08.09.2025 – 13.09.2025 conducted by St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology, Chennai.

Conference Attended:

• Attended National Conference on “Innovation in Process Engineering for its Sustainable Development” in the title “Extraction of Holocellulose from Coffee Waste” on 19 .03. 2025

Event Organized

• CHEMINNOTHON’25 – 24 hours Hackathon organized from 25.09.2025 – 26.09.2025

Current Responsibilities:

• Instrumental Methods & Analyss Lab incharge, UG/PG Admissions incharge, Outreach/Experience Coordinator, SVCE/PATHWAYS Coordinator, PCD Coordinator, SDG Coordinator, IDEA Lab member, External Funding Proposal Coordinator

• IIChE Coordinator
• B.Tech Project Coordinator
• Mass Transfer  Lab-Incharge
• Faculty Advisor-(Batch: 2023-27)
• Internship Coordinator

• Received a research grant of a combined value of ₹ 70,000 for research in the field of wastewater treatment
• Women Scientist DST, Department of Chemical Engineering, AC Tech, Anna University, Sep 2014 to Sep 2017 (3 years)
• Project Completed funding from DST – WOSA entitled, “Electrooxidation integrated ozonated membrane bioreactor to mitigate fouling in wastewater treatment” worth of Rs.20, 00,080/-