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School of Environmental Sciences
Priyadharshini Hills P. O
Athirampuzha
Kottayam, Kerala, India-686560
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The International Conference on Membranes (ICM-2013)
on October 3rd to 6th2013
International Conference on Frontiers of Mass Spectromerty (ICMS 2013)
on September 6th to 9th 2013
Second International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP 2012)
on October 5th to 8th 2012








Selected Publications (representative)
  • M. M. Sunil Paul, U. K. Aravind, G. Pramod, A. Saha, and C. T. Aravindakumar, Hydroxyl Radical Induced Oxidation of Theophylline in Water: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study, Org. Biomol Chem. 2014, 12 (30), 5611 - 5620
  • M. Mathew, S. Sreedhanya, P. Manoj, C. T. Aravindakumar and Usha K. Aravind Exploring the interaction of bisphenol-S with serum albumins: A better or worse alternative for bisphenol-A?, J. Phys. Chem. B., 2014, 118 (14), 3832–3843
  • H. Olvera-Vargas, N. Oturan, C. T. Aravindakumar, M. M. Sunil Paul, V.r K. Sharma, M. A. Oturan, Electro-oxidation of the Dye Azure B: Kinetics, mechanism and by-products, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2014, 21(14), 8379-8386
  • R. Sreekanth, Sunil Paul M. M, Usha K. Aravind, J.L.Marignier, J.Belloni, C. T. Aravindakumar, Oxidation reactions of hydroxy naphthoquinones: Mechanistic investigation by LC-Q-TOF-MS Analysis, Int. J. Radiat. Biol., 2014, 90(6), 495-502.
  • N.B. Shibin, R. Sreekanth, Usha K. Aravind, K.M. Afsal Mohammed, N.V. Chandrashekhar, Jayan Joseph, S. K. Sarkar, D.B. Naik and C.T. Aravindakumar, Radical chemistry of glucosamine naphthalene acetic acid and naphthaleneaceticacid: A pulse radiolysis study, J.Phys.Org. Chem., 2014, 27( 6), 478–483
  • Shoniya Thomas, R. Sreekanth, V.A. Sijumon, Usha K Aravind and C.T. Aravindakumar, Oxidative Degradation of Acid Red 1 in Aqueous Medium, Chem. Eng. J., 2014, 244, 473–482
  • K.K. Nejumal, P.R. Manoj, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Sonochemical Degradation of a Pharmaceutical Waste, Atenolol, in Aqueous Medium, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 2014, 21, 4297-4308
  • R. Sreekanth, K.P. Prasanthkumar, M.M. Sunil Paul, Usha K. Aravind,, C.T. Aravindakumar, Oxidation Reactions of 1- and 2-naphthols: An Experimental and Theoretical Study, J. Phys. Chem. A., 2013,117, 11261–11270
  • T. V. Divyalakshmi, S. Sreedhanyaa, G. Akhil, C. T. Aravindakumar and Usha K. Aravind, Sub-picomolar sensing of hydrogen peroxide with ovalbumin embedded CHI/PSS multilayer membrane, Analytical Biochemistry, 2013, 440, 49-55
  • K. P. Prasanthkumar, C. H. Suresh, C. T. Aravindakumar, Dimer Radical Cation of 4-thiouracil: A pulse radiolysis and theoretical study, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2013, 26, 510-516
  • S. Venu, D.B. Naik, S.K. Sarkar, Usha K. Aravind A.Nijamudheen, C.T.Aravindakumar, Oxidation Reactions of Thymol: A Pulse Radiolysis and Theoretical Study, J. Phys. Chem. A., 2013, 117, 291–299
  • M.M. Sunil Paul, Usha K. Aravind, G. Pramod, C.T. Aravindakumar, Oxidative Degradation of Fensulfothion by Hydroxyl Radical in Aqueous Medium, Chemosphere, 2013, 91, 295–301
  • K. P. Prasanthkumar, C. H. Suresh and C. T. Aravindakumar, Oxidation Reactions of 2-thiouracil: A Theoretical and Pulse Radiolysis Study, J. Phys. Chem. A. 2012 116 , 10712–10720
  • V.J. Disha, C.T. Aravindakumar, Usha K.Aravind, Phosphate recovery by high flux low pressure multilayer membranes, Langmuir, 2012, 28, 12744–12752
  • Jissy Mathew, S. Sreedhanya, M.S. Baburaj, C.T. Aravindakumar, U.K. Aravind, Fabrication of switchable protein resistant and adhesive multilayer membranes, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2012, 94, 118-24
  • M.S. Baburaj, C.T. Aravindakumar, S. Sreedhanya, A.P. Thomas, Usha K. Aravind, Treatment of model textile effluents with PAA/CHI and PAA/PEI composite membranes Desalination, 2012, 288, 72–79
  • U.K. Aravind, B. George, M.S. Baburaj, S. Thomas, A.P. Thomas, C.T. Aravindakumar, Treatment of industrial effluents using polyelectrolyte membranes, Desalination, 2010, 252, 27–32
  • K. P. Prasanthkumar, Hari Mohan, G. Pramod, C. H. Suresh, and C. T. Aravindakumar, Anomalous reaction of oxide radical ion with 5-azacytosines: An experimental and theoretical study, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2009, 467, 381-386
  • P. Manoj, Chang-Ki Min, C.T. Aravindakumar, T. Joo, Ultrafast charge transfer dynamics in 2-aminopurine modified double helical DNA, Chem. Phys. 2008, 352, 333-338
  • Jissy Mathew, C.T.Aravindakumar and Usha K Aravind Effect of ionic strength and protein concentration on the transport of proteins through chitosan/polystyrene sulfonate multilayer membrane, J. Membr. Sci. 2008, 325, 625-632
  • Rani Varghese, Usha K. Aravind and Charuvila T. Aravindakumar, Fenton-Enhanced - Radiolysis of Cyanuric acid, J. Hazardous Materials 2007, 142, 555-558
  • U.K. Aravind, J. Mathew and C.T. Aravindakumar, Transport studies of BSA, lysozyme and ovalbumin through chitosan/polystyrene sulfonate multilayer membrane, J. Membr. Sci. 299, 146-155, 2007
  • G. Pramod, K.P. Prasanthkumar, Hari Mohan, V.M.Manoj, P.Manoj, C.H.Suresh, and C.T. Aravindakumar, Reaction of Hydroxyl radicals with Azacytosines: A Pulse Radiolysis and Theoretical Study, J. Phys. Chem. A. 2006; 110, 11517 – 11526
  • Rani Varghese, Hari Mohan, P. Manoj, V. M. Manoj, Usha K. Aravind, K. Vandana and C. T. Aravindakumar, On the Reactions of Hydrated Electrons with Triazine Derivatives in Aqueous Medium, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006; 54, 8171 - 8176
  • V.M. Manoj, H. Mohan, U. K. Aravind1 and C.T.Aravindakumar, One-Electron Reduction of S-Nitrosothiols in Aqueous Medium, Free Rad. Biol. Med. 2006, 41, 1240-1246
  • V.M. Manoj and C.T. Aravindakumar, Oxidative and reductive decomposition of S-nitrosothiols, Nitric oxide-Biology and Chemistry., 2004, 11(1), 53
  • O.A. Larsen, O.J.G. Somsen, I.H.M. van Stokkum, F.L. de Weerd, M. Vengris, C.T. Aravindakumar, R. van Grondelle, N.E. Geacintov and H. van Amerongen, Ultrafast spectroscopy on 2-aminopurine DNA oligonucleotides provides new insights into mechanism of fluorescence quenching Biophys. J. 2004, 86(1), 312A-312A Part 2 Suppl. S
  • T.A. Jacob, H.Mohan, D.Hugo, T.L.Luke, V.M.Manoj, P.Manoj, J.P.Mittal, M.R.Hoffmann and C.T.Aravindakumar “Properties of the OH-adducts of hydroxy, methyl, methoxy and amino substititued pyrimidines:Their transformation reactions and end product analysis” J. Phys. Chem. A., 2002, 106, 2489-2496
  • C.T. Aravindakumar, M.De Ley and J.Ceulemans, “Kinetics of the anaerobic reaction of NO with cysteine, glutathione and cysteine containing proteins: Implication for in vivo nitrosation” J. Chem. Soc.Perkin Trans. 2, 2002, 663 – 669
  • P. Manoj, Rani Varghese, V.M. Manoj and C. T. Aravindakumar, “Reaction of Sulphate Radical Anion (SO4•-) With Cyanuric Acid: A Potential Reaction For Its Degradation?” Chem. Lett., 2002, 74-75
  • J.A. Theruvathu, C.T.Aravindakumar, R.Flyunt and J.von Sonntag and C.von Sonntag, “Fenton chemistry of 1,3-dimethyl uracil” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9007-9014
  • J.M. Joseph, T.L.Luke, U.K. Aravind and C.T. Aravindakumar, “Photochemical production of hydroxyl radical from aqueous Fe(III)-hydroxy complex: Determination of its reaction rate-constants with some substituted benzenes using TBA-assay method” Water Environ. Res. 2001, 73, 243-247
  • V.M. Manoj and C.T.Aravindakumar, “Hydroxyl radical induced decomposition of S-nitrosoglutathione” Chem. Commun. 2000, 2361-2362 2361-2362.
  • C.T. Aravindakumar, J. Ceulemans and M. De Ley, “Steric effect and effect of metal coordination on the reactivity of nitric oxide with cysteine-containing proteins under anaerobic conditions”, Biophys. Chem. 2000, 85(1), 1-6
  • C.T. Aravindakumar, J. Ceulemans and M. De Ley, “Nitric oxide induces Zn2+ rlease from metallothionein by destroying zinc-sulfur clusturs without concomitant formation of S-nitrosothiol”, Biochem. J. 1999, 344, 253-258
  • Subha Sasi, M. P. Rayaroth, D. Devadasan, Usha K. Aravind and C. T. Aravindakumar, Influence of inorganic ions and selected emerging contaminants on the degradation of Methylparaben: A sonochemical approach, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2015, 300, 202-209
  • Jisha Chandran, U.K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Sonochemical transformation of thymidine: A mass spectrometric study, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2015, 27, 178-186
  • S. P. M. Menachery, Olivier Laprévote, Thao P. Nguyen, Usha K. Aravind, G. Pramod and C.T. Aravindakumar, Identification of Position Isomers by Energy-Resolved Mass Spectrometry, Journal of Mass Spectrometry , 2015, 50, 944–950
  • M.P. Rayaroth, K.K. Nejumal, Subha Sasi, Usha K. Aravind, and C. T. Aravindakumar, Identification of chlorophene in a backwater stream in Kerala (India) and its sonochemical degradation studies, Clean - Soil, Air, Water, 2015 (in press)
  • Manoj P. Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind and C.T. Aravindakumar, Sonochemical Degradation of Coomassie Brilliant Blue: Effect of frequency, power density, pH and various additives, Chemosphere, 2015, 119, 848-855
  • Akhil Gopalakrishnan, Mary Lidiya Mathew, JishaChandran, Appala Raju Badireddy, Judith Winglee, Mark Wiesner, C. T. Aravindakumar and Usha K. Aravind, Sustainable Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Surfaces: Possible Matrix for Salt/dye Separation,ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 3699-3707
  • Muna Sh. Yahya, N. Oturan, K. El Kacemi, M. El Karbane, C. T. Aravindakumar, M. A. Oturan, Oxidative Degradation Studies on Antimicrobial Agent Ciprofloxacin by electro-Fenton Process: Kinetics and Oxidation Products, Chemosphere, 2014, 117, 447-54
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