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Ganesan Sekaran
Other affiliations: Central Leather Research Institute
Bio: Ganesan Sekaran is an academic researcher from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Activated carbon & Wastewater. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 169 publications receiving 6301 citations. Previous affiliations of Ganesan Sekaran include Central Leather Research Institute.
Topics: Activated carbon, Wastewater, Lipase, Adsorption, Catalysis
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TL;DR: The photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes such as methylene blue and methyl orange in the presence of various percentages of composite catalyst under visible light irradiation was carried out by new thermal decomposition method, which is simple and cost effective.
911 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt was made to degrade aniline in the synthetic effluent by homogeneous and heterogeneous Fenton oxidation process under the batch and continuous operating conditions.
517 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an attempt was made to degrade organic pollutants in the textile effluent by homogeneous and heterogeneous Fenton systems and experiments were carried out under the batch as well as under the continuous operating conditions.
241 citations
TL;DR: The biosorption of Acid red 88, Acid green 3 (AG3) and Acid orange 7 (AO7) by deactivated fresh water macro alga Azolla filiculoides was investigated in batch mode and the Bed Depth Service Time model and the Thomas model were used to analyze the experimental data and the model parameters were evaluated.
215 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the adsorption behavior of phenol onto the porous carbon was studied by varying the parameters such as agitation time, phenol concentration, pH and temperature, and the results showed that the sorption process was found to be exothermic in nature.
206 citations
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TL;DR: Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have received increasing attention in recent years due to their high capability and adaptability for the degradation of emerging contaminants as mentioned in this paper.
2,267 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a state-of-the-art review on the development in heterogeneous catalysts including single metal, mixed metal, and nonmetal carbon catalysts for organic contaminants removal, with particular focus on peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation.
Abstract: Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) employing heterogeneous catalysts to generate sulfate radical (SO4 −) from peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and persulfate (PS) have been extensively employed for organic contaminant removal in water. This article aims to provide a state–of–the–art review on the recent development in heterogeneous catalysts including single metal, mixed metal, and nonmetal carbon catalysts for organic contaminants removal, with particular focus on PMS activation. The hybrid heterogeneous catalyst/PMS systems integrated with other advanced oxidation technologies is also discussed. Several strategies for the identification of principal reactive radicals in SO4 −–oxidation systems are evaluated, namely (i) use of chemical probe or spin trapping agent coupled with analytical tools, and (ii) competitive kinetic approach using selective radical scavengers. The main challenges and mitigation strategies pertinent to the SR-AOPs are identified, which include (i) possible formation of oxyanions and disinfection byproducts, and (ii) dealing with sulfate produced and residual PMS. Potential future applications and research direction of SR-AOPs are proposed. These include (i) novel reactor design for heterogeneous catalytic system based on batch or continuous flow (e.g. completely mixed or plug flow) reactor configuration with catalyst recovery, and (ii) catalytic ceramic membrane incorporating SR-AOPs.
1,802 citations
TL;DR: This study presents a literature review concerning the preciseness of over 170 publications citing the original Lagergren's paper in kinetics equation for solute adsorption on various adsorbents.
Abstract: This study presents a literature review concerning the preciseness of over 170 publications citing the original Lagergren's paper in kinetics equation for solute adsorption on various adsorbents. This equation applies to a range of solid-liquid systems such as metal ions, dyestuffs and several organic substances in aqueous systems onto various adsorbents. The main objectives are to manifest different forms of citations presented and offers a correct reference style for citing the original Lagergren's paper published in 1898.
1,628 citations
TL;DR: The present review highlights the necessity for the examination of biosorbents within real situations, as competition between solutes and water quality may affect the biosorption performance.
1,584 citations
TL;DR: Analysis of sorption data using a Boyd plot confirms that external mass transfer is the rate limiting step in the sorption process.
1,455 citations