Saravanan Chandrasekaran

About

Dr. Saravanan received his Ph.D in 2008 from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology and worked for a while in Pharma Industry (Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited). Dr. Saravanan has extensive international research experiences in France (Ecole des Mines de Douai), Canada (University of New Brunswick) and UK (University of Bristol and University of Bath). He is recipient of prestigious Senior Research Fellow award and Marie Curie Research Fellow award from CSIR-India and European research council respectively. His research efforts are focused on the synthesis of various conducting polymers and oligomers (Polyaniline, polypyrrole and oligoanilines) for gas sensor, reusable organic catalysts, electromagnetic interference application, anti-corrosion, photocatalyst and photovoltaic applications. He further involving in the preparation of biopolymer based composites for biodegradable electronic device applications. He attended various seminars, conferences including Nobel laureates seminars (Dr. Alan MacDiarmid and Dr. Hideki Shirakawa) and career development training programmes in India, Canada, UK, France and Spain. Upto now, there are 29-international papers, 3-patents and 3-book chapters published as the credentials during his research career and recognized as one of the upcoming leader in the field of functional organic materials. Saravanan was appointed as Assistant Professor and promoted to Associate Professor and HOD in Rathinam technical campus and he moved to Presidency University, Bangalore, where he is currently working as an HOD and Professor in department of Chemistry. Recently 2 of his PhD students have received their degree and 5-more are pursuing PhD under him.

Employment

• Presidency University Professor
  2018 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Chemical Technology PhD

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (31)

• Green Synthesis and Characterization of Konjac Glucomannan-Capped Cerium Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Naphthol Blue Black and Methyl Orange Dyes in Wastewater
  Nanomaterials 2026 DOI: 10.3390/nano16120739
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• Green synthesis of carbon dots (CDs) using aerial parts of Ipomoea obscura and evaluation of in vitro biological activities
  Next Materials 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2026.103211
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• Visible light-driven efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes by conducting polymer/Fe and Cu doped ZnO photocatalyst
  Optical Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2025.117101
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• Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes and binary mixture of dyes by Fe and Cu doped ZnO nanoparticles under artificial light and sunlight
  Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2024.113751
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• Advances in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing Technology with Polymer Materials and Polymer Nanocomposites: A Comprehensive Review
  2024 DOI: 10.20944/preprints202409.2448.v1
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• Development of surfactant integrated polyaniline based electrode material towards supercapacitor application
  Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133545
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• Facile one-pot synthesis of ternary Fe doped Cu-ZnO nanocatalyst: An efficient and recyclable solar light driven photocatalyst
  Surfaces and Interfaces 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104255
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• Investigation on integration of conducting polymers with Cu doped ZnO towards photocatalytic degradation of organic dye
  Optical Materials 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114575
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• A review on effect of conducting polymers on carbon-based electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors
  Synthetic Metals 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2023.117447
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• Facile preparation of flame-retardant cellulose composite with biodegradable and water resistant properties for electronic device applications
  Scientific Reports 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30078-0
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