Research Publications
1. Chandhini Muthukumar, Swastik Nagrikar, Derrick A. Rodrigues, Ramachandran Subramanian, Sankar Ganesh Palani, Murchana Changmai, B.G. Prakash Kumar (2023) A spherical fountain prototype photoreactor operated under natural sunlight: Mechanism, toxicology assessment, and economics, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 51: 103467, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103467.
2. Eldhose Iype, Jisha Pillai U, Indresh Kumar, Silvia V. Gaastra-Nedea, Ramachandran Subramanian, Ranendra Narayan Saha & Mainak Dutta (2022) In silico and in vitro assays reveal potential inhibitors against 3CLpro main protease of SARS-CoV-2, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 40:23, 12800-12811, DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1977181
3. B.G. Prakash Kumar, Rusal Raj Francis, Aisha Raouf, Ramachandran Subramanian, Suresh Gupta, Geetha Kannan, K. Thirumavalavan (2020) Torrefied materials derived from waste vegetable biomass. Materials Today: Proceedings, 28(2) 852-855, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.12.311
4. Khalil Ur Rahman, Mohamed Khalifa Bin Thaleth, George Mathew Kutty, Ramachandran Subramanian (2019) Pilot scale cultivation and production of Vanilla planifolia in the United Arab Emirates. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 25(6), 1143–1150.
5. Khalil Ur Rahman, Shoaib Ismail and Ramachandran Subramanian (2019) Sustainable nutrient management under marginal environmental conditions for biomass production. Eco. Env. & Cons. 25, S163-S169
6. Lyra, D. A., Al-Shihi, R. M. S., Nuqui, R., Robertson, S. M., Christiansen, A., Ramachandran, S., Ismail, S., Al-Zaabi, A. M. (2019) Multidisciplinary Studies on a Pilot Coastal Desert Modular Farm Growing Salicornia bigelovii in United Arab Emirates. In Ecophysiology, Abiotic Stress Responses and Utilization of Halophytes. pp. 327–345. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3762-8_16
7. Namita Khanna, Akshayaa Sridhar, Ramachandran Subramanian, Soumya Pandit, Elvis Fosso‐Kankeu (2019). Phycoremediation: A Solar Driven Wastewater Purification System. In Nano and Bio-Based Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Prediction and Control Tools for the Dispersion of Pollutants in the Environment. Vol. 1, pp. 373–427. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119577119.ch11
8. Rajeswari S., Sood, N., Swarup, G. T., Ramachandran S (2019) Assessing salt-stress tolerance in barley, Universitas Scientiarum, Vol. 24, no. 1, pp.91-109. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.SC24-1.asst
9. Mohapatra, S., Ramesh C Ray., Ramachandran Subramanian (2019) Bioethanol From Biorenewable Feedstocks: Technology, Economics, and Challenges. In Bioethanol Production from Food Crops: Sustainable Sources, Interventions, and Challenges. Academic Press, Elsevier. pp. 3–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813766-6.00001-1
10. Ray, R., Ramachandran, S (2019) Bioethanol Production from Food Crops: Sustainable Sources, Interventions, and Challenges. Academic Press, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2017-0-00234-3
11. Aiyer, S. S. C., Akshai, A., Prakash Kumar, B. G., Ramachandran, S (2018) Optimization of macronutrient kinetics for biomass production in Nostoc calcicola. In IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol 346, pp 1–8). https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/346/1/012028
12. Asraf, D. M., Vijay, I., Ramachandran, S (2018) Characterization of biomass quality of high yielding Napier grass species for forage applications. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 24(3), 1430–1434.
13. Debkumar Chakraborty, Sankar Ganesh, P., Suryawanshi, P. C., Prakash Kumar, B. G., Ramachandran, S. (2018) Thermophilic biomethanation of food waste for the production of biogas and concomitant use of biogas as fuel supplement for cooking. In Bioprocess Engineering for a Green Environment. pp. 369–409. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.1201/b22021
14. Sudhanshu S. Behera, Ramesh C. Ray, Ramachandran, S. (2017) Renewable Energy from Agro-industrial Processing Wastes: An Overview. In Biotechnology for Sustainability: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives (pp. 323–336). Bhore, S., Marimuthu, K., Ravichandran, M. (Ed.). Biotechnology for Sustainability Achievements: Challenges and Perspectives Biotechnology for Sustainability, AIMST University, ISBN: 978-967-14475-3-6.
15. Ramachandran, S., Sankar Ganesh, P., Sivasubramanian, V., Prakash Kumar, B. G. (2016). Current Developments in Mass Production of Microalgae for Industrial Applications. (2016). In Environmental Sustainability Using Green Technologies, 1st Edition. pp. 147–172. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 9781498753050. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315364339
16. Aiyer, S. S. C. ., Ramachandran, S. ., Thirumavalavan, K. ., Prakash Kumar, B. G. (2015). A review of solar photocatalytic degradation of wastewater using advanced oxidation processes. Journal of Industrial Pollution Control, 31(2), 297–309.
17. Jain, P. K., Kush, D., Ramachandran, S., & Verma, S. K. (2011). Isolation and characterization of R-plasmid pPRS3a from Bacillus cereus GC subgroup A PRS3. International Journal of Integrative Biology. Vol. 11 (1), 1-7
18. Ramachandran, S., Coradin, T., Jain, P. K., Verma, S. K. (2009). Nostoc calcicola immobilized in silica-coated calcium alginate and silica gel for applications in heavy metal biosorption. Silicon. Vol 1(4): 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-009-9032-0
19. Jain, P. K., Ramachandran, S., Shukla, V., Bhakuni, D., & Verma, S. K. (2009). Characterization of metal and antibiotic resistance in a bacterial population isolated from a Copper mining industry. International Journal of Integrative Biology. Vol. 6(2), 57-61
20. Scaria, J., Ramachandran, S., Jain, P. K., Verma, S. K. (2009). Construction and testing of EGFP based bacterial biosensor for the detection of residual tetracyclines in milk and water. Res J Microbiol, Vol. 4(3), 104–111.
Patent
Verma S K, Ramachandran S, Jain P K (2009) Rapid nonenzymatic process for the reduction of chromium(VI) to chromium(III) by the Nostoc calcicola immobilized on silica gel. Indian Patent, Application No.: 582/DEL/2008, Date of filing of Application: 10/03/2008, Publication Date: 18/09/2009, Journal No.: 38/2009.
Conferences
1. Ramachandran Subramanian, Neeru Sood, Dionyssia Angeliki Lyra, Trupti Gokhale, Khalil Ammar, Prakash Kumar B G. Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass) varieties for Animal Fodder Production, Gulf Forum on Innovations in Marginal Environments, Nov. 20-21, 2019, Al Habtoor Polo Resort, Dubai, UAE.
2. Shivani B K D, Ramachandran S, Prakash Kumar B G, Dionyssia Angeliki Lyra, Production of Lyocell Fibers from Non-Wood Sources. Current Trends in Biotechnology-CTBT 2018, April 10-11, 2019, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus (2nd prize poster presentation)
3. Abinaya A, Gohil KH, Ramachandran S, Khalil Ur Rahman and B G Prakash Kumar, An Overview on Conversion of Biomass to Energy, Current Trends in Biotechnology-CTBT 2018, April 18-19, 2018, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus.
4. Akshai A, Ramachandran S, Geetha K, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Khalil Ur Rahman and B G Prakash Kumar, Sustainable Energy from Napier Grass, Current Trends in Biotechnology-CTBT 2018, April 18-19, 2018, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus
5. Isukapalli M, Geetha K, Khalil ur Rahman, B.G. Prakash Kumar, Ramachandran S, Evaluation of Water Retention Capacity of Soil Amended with Biochar, Current Trends in Biotechnology-CTBT 2018, April 18-19, 2018, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus (best poster award).
6. Zaman S F, Khalil-Ur-Rahman, Ismail S, Prakash Kumar B G, Sood S, Trupti Gokhale, Ramachandran S, "Optimization Of Growth Conditions For Biomass Production And Characterization For Bioenergy Applications " Current Trends in Biotechnology 2017 conference held in Manipal University Dubai on April 12-13, 2017. (awarded the 3rd place overall for the poster presentation competition)
7. Subramanian S C A, Akshai A, Ramachandran S, Prakash Kumar B G*, " Optimization of macronutrient kinetics for biomass production in Nostoc calcicola", International Conference on Recent Advances in Material & Manufacturing Technologies (IMMT 2017) Nov 28-29,2017, BPDC, Dubai. (Accepted for oral presentation)
8. Radhika N, Ramachandran S, BG Prakash Kumar (2015) Optimization Of Inclination And Mixing Conditions For Tubular Photobioreactor For Mass Production Of Microalgae, “Symposium on Current Trends in Biotechnology”, held on March 18- 19 at Manipal University-Dubai Campus.
9. Khalil ur Rahman, Ismail S, Ramachandran S (2014) Nutrient Management Through Agro-Forestry Production Systems, International Conference On Biotechnology & Bioengineering (ICBB-2014), International Conference On Biotechnology & Bioengineering (ICBB-2014), 29th-30th October 2014, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, pp.46-47,
10. Hydari M B, Sridevi T, Prarthna C, Anaz A, Ramachandran S (2014) Scale Up Model of Tubular Photobioreactors for Biodeisel Production Using Microalgae, International Conference On Biotechnology & Bioengineering (ICBB-2014), International Conference On Biotechnology & Bioengineering (ICBB-2014), 29th-30th October 2014, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, pp.68.
11. Gera S, Ramachandran S and Prakashkumar BG (2014) Development of pretreatment methods for biomass based substrates for fermentation processes with focus on Ziziphus sp., 4th International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology Biotech-2014, 10-11 March, 2014, pp. 101-103, BITS Pilani Dubai campus, UAE.
12. Ramachandran S, Saldanha M, Ahmed I, Jain PK, Verma SK (2011) Application of recombinant Nostoc calcicola for the removal of Zinc(II) from textile industry effluents. 15th International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS-15), 19-24 Sep 2011; pp. 198; Vienna Institute of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
13. Ramachandran S, Jain PK, Verma SK (2010) Hexavalent chromium induced mutagenesis and oxidative stress regulation in the multicellular cyanobacterium Nostoc calcicola. 61st Meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages, August 24-28, 2010; pp. 130; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA
14. Kamal MH, Anjali W, Annie R, Ismail S, Ramachandran S (2010) Development of sustainable methods for increasing the agricultural productivity and soil fertility by the use of biofertilizers in Middle East. 5th International Symposium on Biotechnology, April 21, 2010, Dept. of Biotechnology, Manipal University, Dubai
15. Ramachandran S, Coradin T, Verma SK (2008) Genetically engineered Nostoc calcicola immobilized on silica coated calcium alginate and silica gel for heavy metal remediation technology. 14th International Symposium on Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, Oct. 6 - 11, Hotel Capo dei Greci, Sant’Alessio Siculo, Messina, Italy, p. 160