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 Central University of Kerala
02 April 2025

Prof. A. Sakthivel


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Dr. Sakthivel’s research focuses on development of various heterogeneous catalysts such as zeolite, mixed metal oxide and metal on metal-oxide supports for the various industrially important catalytic processes such as isomerization of hydrocarbon, hydroformylation of olefin, activation of linear hydrocarbon as well as utilization of bio¬mass and CO2 for the future energy and valuable chemicals etc. He also focuses on development of single-site heterogeneous catalysts by heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts

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Prof. A. Sakthivel
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Department of Chemistry
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 Recent and Major Publications

  1. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Copper based macromolecular catalysts for the hydroxylation of phenols",Journal of Organometallic Chemistry,Volume 929, 14 December 2020, 121579

  2. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Alkali/alkaline earth ion-exchanged and palladium dispersed MCM-22 zeolite as a potential catalyst for eugenol isomerization and Heck coupling reactions",Journal of Chemical Sciences,11 November 2020, Vol. 132

  3. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Niobium based macromolecule preparation and its potential application in biomass derived levulinic acid esterification",Inorganic Chemistry Communications,27 October 2020, 108302

  4. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Oxidation of a lignin-derived-model compound: Iso-eugenol to vanillin over cerium containing MCM-22",Catalysis Communications,Volume 145, October 2020, 106099

  5. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Molybdenum Carbonyl Grafted on Amine-Functionalized MCM-22 as Potential Catalyst for Iso-Eugenol Oxidation",Catalysis Letters,15 September 2020

  6. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Recent Advances in the Preparation and Applications of Organo‐functionalized Porous Materials",Chemistry An Asian Journal, 01 July 2020

  7. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Surfactant Intercalated Mono-metallic Cobalt Hydrotalcite: Preparation, Characterization, and its Bi-functional Electrocatalytic Application",Chemistry Select,ChemistrySelect 2020, 5, 9615 – 9622

  8. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Rhodium porphyrin molecule-based catalysts for the hydrogenation of biomass derived levulinic acid to biofuel additive γ-valerolactone",New Journal of Chemistry, 02 Jun 2020, New J. Chem., 2020,44, 11064-11075

  9. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Zinc‑tetraphenylporphyrin grafted on functionalised mesoporous SBA‑15: synthesis and utilisation for nitroaldol condensation",Journal of Porous Materials,Journal of Porous Materials volume 27, pages1191–1201(2020)

  10. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"RUTHENIUM MESO-TETRAKIS(4-CARBOXYPHENYL)PORPHYRIN (Ru-TCPP): SYNTHESIS AND ITS APPLICATION IN FURFURAL HYDROGENATION",Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering,11/2020, Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering, 3(2):127–139 (2020)

  11. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Hydrogenation of Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compound Eugenol over Ruthenium-Containing Nickel Hydrotalcite-Type Materials",Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research,June 5, 2020, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2020, 59, 26, 11979–11990

  12. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Iridium Tetra (4‐carboxyphenyl) Porphyrin, Calix [4] pyrrole and Tetraphenyl Porphyrin Complexes as Potential Hydrogenation Catalysts",European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,October 2019, Pages 4087-4094

  13. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Ruthenium containing tetraphenyl prophyrin: Preparation and its catalytic applications on CO2 utilization.",ACS Omega,August, 2019, Vol. 8, 13454-13464

  14. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Amine Functionalized AFI Type microporous SAPO-5 materials: Preparation, unique solvent extraction of template and its catalytic application",Journal of Porous Materials,April, 2019, Vol. 26, 319-326

  15. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Cerium ion-exchanged layered MCM-22: preparation, characterization and its application for esterification of fatty acids",Journal of Porous Materials,August, 2018, Vol. 25, 999-1005

  16. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Hydroxylation and Oxidation of P-Cresol to P-Hydroxybenzylalcohol and P-Hydroxybenzaldehyde by Using Zeolite-Y and Cerium-Containing Zeolite-Y Catalysts",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 6, Number 1, June 2018, pp. 35-40(6)

  17. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Aluminium Oxide Supported on SBA-15 Molecular Sieves as Potential Lewis Acid Catalysts for Epoxide Ring Opening Using Aniline",Catalysis Letters,March, 2018, Vol. 148, pages1407–1415(2018)

  18. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Rhodium incorporated monometallic cobalt hydrotalcite-type materials: Preparation and its applications for the hydroformylation of alkenes", Applied Catalysis A: General ,Vol.555, 155-160

  19. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Framework of ruthenium-containing nickel hydrotalcite-type material: preparation, characterisation, and its catalytic application",RSC Advances,RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 25248-25257

  20. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Rhodium-calix [4] pyrrole and rhodium-tetraphenyl porphyrin: preparation, surface grafting and their catalytic application in nitro-benzene reduction",Dalton Transactions,Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 12353-12361

  21. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Hydroisomerization of 1-Octene on Rhodium Nanoparticles Supported on Silicate Intercalated Magnesium-Aluminium Hydrotalcite",Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,Volume 18, Number 1, January 2018, pp. 381-385(5

  22. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Cerium Ions Grafted on Functionalized Mesoporous SBA-15 Molecular Sieves: Preparation and Its Catalytic Activity on p-Cresol Oxidation",Catalysis Letters,Catalysis Letters (2018) 148:465–473

  23. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Preparation of cyclic carbonate via cycloaddition of CO2 on epoxide using amine-functionalized SAPO-34 as catalyst",Journal of CO2 Utilization,Volume 22, December 2017, Pages 392-399

  24. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Preparation of an MCM‐22/Hydrotalcite Framework Composite and Its Catalytic Application",European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,May 10, 2017 Pages 2396-2405

  25. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Iron Oxide Impregnated SBA-15: Synthesis-Characterization and Its Catalytic Application in the Benzoylation of Benzene",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 5, Number 1, March 2017, pp. 50-55(6)

  26. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Synthesis of meso-SAPO-37 materials using neutral surfactant",Emerging Materials Research,Volume 5 Issue 2, December 2016, pp. 232-239

  27. AyyamperumalSakthivel," Amino-Silane Functionalized MCM-22 Zeolite and Its Application on Nitroaldol Condensation",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 4, Number 3, December 2016, pp. 206-211(6)

  28. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Covalent grafting of cobalt carbonyl cluster on functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 molecular sieve and its applications towards hydroformylation of 1-octene",Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical,Volume 424, 1 December 2016, Pages 85-90

  29. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"In situ preparation, characterization, and catalytic application of various amine functionalized microporous SAPO-37",Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,Volume 16, Number 9, September 2016, pp. 9298-9306(9)

  30. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"A solvent free method for preparation of β-amino alcohols by ring opening of epoxides with amines using MCM-22 as a catalyst",Applied Catalysis A: General,Volume 524, 25 August 2016, Pages 50-55

  31. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Cobalt Containing Mesoporous Silicoaluminophosphate from CoSAPO-34 Precursor: Synthesis-Stabilization Characterization and Its Catalytic Application in Benzhydrol Oxidation",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 4, Number 1, June 2016, pp. 54-61(8)

  32. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"First Report on Silicate Intercalated Monometallic Cobalt Hydrotalcite (Co-HT) Materials: Preparation and Its Applications",Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, Volume 8, Number 4, April 2016, pp. 360-364(5)

  33. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Synthesis and Catalytic Application of Mesoporous Titanium Silicoaluminophosphate-37 (MESO-TSAPO-37) Molecular Sieves Assembled from Microporous TSAPO-37 Precursor",Catalysis Letters,Catal Lett (2016) 146:800–810

  34. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"In-situ preparation of functionalized molecular sieve material and a methodology to remove template",Scientific Reports,6, Article number: 22813 (2016)

  35. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Preparation of mesoporous silicoaluminophosphate using ammonium hydroxide as the base and its catalytic application in the trans-alkylation of aromatics",Journal of Materials Science,J Mater Sci (2016) 51:3146–3154

  36. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Silicate intercalated cobalt chromium–hydrotalcite (CoCr–HTSi): An environment-friendly recyclable catalyst for organic transformations",Catalysis Communiations,Volume 74, 10 January 2016, Pages 85-90

  37. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Isopropylation of 2-naphthol over mesoporous silicoaluminophosphate-37 (MESO-SAPO-37): the effect of bond dissociation energy on product distribution",New Journal of Chemistry, New J. Chem., 2016,40, 2886-2894

  38. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Diaminosilane-functionalized on silicate-stabilised hydrotalcite (MA-HTSi-DA): As potential catalyst for nitro-aldol condensation",Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical,Volume 409, 1 December 2015, Pages 11-18

  39. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Cobalt-Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Silica Intercalated Hydrotalcite (Co-MgAl-HT-SBA) Prospective Catalysts for Hydroformylation",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 2, Number 3, September 2015, pp. 183-188(6)

  40. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Molybdenum carbonyl grafted onto silicate intercalated cobalt–aluminum hydrotalcite: a new potential catalyst for the hydroformylation of octene",Catalysis Communiations,Volume 65, 5 May 2015, Pages 55-61

  41. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Mesoporous silico-aluminophosphates derived from microporous precursors as promising catalyst for hydroisomerization",Catalysis Today,Volume 245, 1 May 2015, Pages 155-162

  42. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Synthesis and Heterogenization of Siloxane Functionalized Cobalt Complex: Potential Catalyst for Oxidation of Alcohols",Catalysis Letters,Catalysis Letters volume 145, pages851–859(2015)

  43. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Progress on layered hydrotalcite (HT) materials as potential support and catalytic materials",RSC Advances,RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 98853-98875

  44. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"An environmentally friendly route for grafting of molybdenum carbonyl onto a diaminosilane-modified SBA-15 molecular sieve and its catalytic behaviour in olefin epoxidation†",New Journal of Chemistry,New J. Chem., 2015,39, 3758-3764

  45. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"SBA-15 intercalated Mg–Al hydrotalcite: An environmental friendly catalyst for hydroisomerization of olefin",Applied Catalysis A: General,Volume 488, November 2014, Pages 119-127

  46. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves as potential catalysts for hydroisomerization of alkanes and alkenes",Applied Catalysis A: General,Volume 481, 5 July 2014, Pages 143-160

  47. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Cobalt-Aluminium Hydrotalcite Containing Interlayer Mesoporous Silicate Framework (SBA-15): Promising Recyclable Catalysts for Oxidation of Alkyl Aromatics",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 2, Number 1, March 2014, pp. 54-60(7)

  48. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Silicate anion intercalated cobalt-aluminium hydrotalcite (CoAl-HT-Si): a potential catalyst for alcohol oxidation",RSC Advances,RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11188-11196

  49. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Mesoporous SAPO-5 (MESO-SAPO-5): a potential catalyst for hydroisomerisation of 1-octene",RSC Advances,RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 8727-8734

  50. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Uniform Mesoporous Silicoaluminophosphate Derived by Vapor Phase Treatment: Its Catalytic and Kinetic Studies in Hydroisomerization of 1-Octene",The Journal of Physical Chemistry C,J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 48, 27961–27972

  51. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of mesoporous SAPO-34 (MESO-SAPO-34) molecular sieves",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,Volume 181, 15 November 2013, Pages 166-174

  52. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Tertiary Butylation of Phenol Over Solid Acid Catalysts: An Overview on Recent Progress",Advanced Porous Materials,Volume 1, Number 3, September 2013, pp. 239-254(16)

  53. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Zinc-Modified MCM-22 as Potential Solid acid Catalyst for Friedel–Crafts Alkylation Reaction",International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering,Volume 11, No. 1, https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2012-0080

  54. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Unique mesoporous silicoaluminophosphate assembled from faujasite-type SAPO-37 precursor: a potential catalyst for isomerization",Chemistry Letters,2013, Vol.42, No.10, 1160-1162

  55. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Replication of Bimodal Porous Carbon Material from Mesoporous/Microporous Aluminosilicate Composite",Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters,Volume 3, Number 6, November 2011, pp. 788-793(6

  56. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Highly stable aluminosilicates with a dual pore system: Simultaneous formation of meso- and microporosities with zeolitic BEA building units",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,Volume 133, Issues 1–3, September 2010, Pages 82-90

  57. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Calcium-Incorporated Mesoporous Aluminosilicates: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications to the Condensation of Long-Chain Fatty Acid with Long-Chain Amine and Alcohol",Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research,Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2010, 49, 1, 65–71

  58. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Highly Stable Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with a Dual Pore System: Simultaneous Formation of Mesophase with Zeolitic Building Units",Chemistry Letters,Vol. 38, 548-549

  59. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Nanosized β-zeolites with tunable particle sizes: Synthesis by the dry gel conversion (DGC) method in the presence of surfactants, characterization and catalytic properties",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,Volume 119, Issues 1–3, 1 March 2009, Pages 322-330

  60. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"The -Zeolite Synthesized by Dry-Gel Conversion Method Without the Use of Sodium Hydroxide: Characterization and Catalytic Behaviors",Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,Volume 9, Number 1, January 2009, pp. 475-483(9)

  61. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Immobilization of Ru(II)(salen)(PPh3)2 on Mesoporous MCM-41/SBA-15: Characterization and Catalytic Applications",Catalysis Letters,Catalysis Letters volume 128, pages18–24(2009)

  62. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"How important is the (001) plane of M1 for selective oxidation of propane to acrylic acid?",Journal of Catalysis,Volume 258, Issue 1, 15 August 2008, Pages 35-43

  63. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"MCM-48 Supported Tungstophosphoric Acid:  An Efficient Catalyst for the Esterification of Long-Chain Fatty Acids and Alcohols in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide",Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research,Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47, 8, 2538–2544

  64. AyyamperumalSakthivel," Fe(III) Containing MCM-48 Type Mesoporous Molecular Sieves with Framework Zeolite Secondary Building Units",Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,Volume 8, Number 1, January 2008, pp. 400-404(5)

  65. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Esterification of glycerol by lauric acid over aluminium and zirconium containing mesoporous molecular sieves in supercritical carbon dioxide medium",The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Volume 42, Issue 2, September 2007, Pages 219-225

  66. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Novel route to synthesize nanosized β-zeolite with high surface area",Chemistry Letters,Vol.36, No.7, PP. 894-895

  67. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Grafting of cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes on aminosilane linker modified mesoporous SBA-15 silicates ",Dalton Transactions,Dalton Trans., 2007, 320-326

  68. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of solvent-ligated copper(II) complexes on poly(4-vinylpyridine) for the catalytic cyclopropanation of olefins",Inorganic Chemica Acta,Volume 360, Issue 1, 1 January 2007, Pages 197-202

  69. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Grafting of [Cu(NCCH3)6][B{C6H3(m-CF3)2}4]2 on the surface of aminosilane modified SBA-15",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,Volume 96, Issues 1–3, 26 November 2006, Pages 293-300

  70. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"A solid-state NMR, FT-IR and TPD study on acid properties of sulfated and metal-promoted zirconia: Influence of promoter and sulfation treatment",Catalysis Today,Volume 116, Issue 2, 1 August 2006, Pages 111-120

  71. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"A chiral menthyl cyclopentadienyl molybdenum tricarbonyl chloro complex: Synthesis, heterogenization on MCM-41/MCM-48 and application in olefin epoxidation catalysis",Journal of Organometallic Chemistry,Volume 691, Issue 14, 1 July 2006, Pages 3137-3145

  72. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Grafting of a tetrahydro-salen copper (II) complex on surface modified mesoporous materials and its catalytic behaviour",Catalysis Communiations,Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2006, Pages 302-307

  73. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"[PDF] from academia.edu Grafting of η5-Cp (COOMe) MoCl (CO) 3 on the surface of mesoporous MCM-41 and MCM-48 materials",Journal of Organometallic Chemistry,Volume 691, Issue 5, 15 February 2006, Pages 1007-1011

  74. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of an organorhenium(vii) oxide on a modified mesoporous molecular sieve",Dalton Transactions, Dalton Trans., 2006, 468-472

  75. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Synthesis and catalytic applications of (5-C5Me5)Ru(PPh3)2Cl grafted on mesoporous aluminosilicates and amino-silane linker modified mesoporous silicates,",Synthesis,Synthesis 2006(10): 1682-1688

  76. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Acidity and catalytic behaviors of ordered mesoporous aluminosilicate materials containing zeolite building units",Catalysis Letters,108, pages173–178(2006)

  77. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of [Cu(NCCH3)4][BF4]2 on mesoporous AlMCM-41/AlMCM-48 and its application as cyclopropanation catalyst",Catalysis Letters,Catalysis Letters volume 111, pages43–49(2006)

  78. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenisation of Acylperrhenate on Mesoporous Materials and its Application in Catalysis",Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis,Volume348, Issue12‐13, 1752-1759

  79. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Grafting of the η5-CpMo(CO)3 moiety on pure and surface modified SBA-15 molecular sieves",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,Volume 86, Issues 1–3, 28 November 2005, Pages 341-348

  80. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Siloxane functionalized cyclopentadienyl-molybdenum complexes: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application",Inorganic Chemica Acta,Volume 358, Issue 14, 15 November 2005, Pages 4201-4207

  81. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"In situ grafting of cyclopentadienyl-molybdenum complexes on mesoporous materials: The reaction of [η5-CpMo (CO) 3]− Na+ with surface fixed iodo-benzyl siloxane",Journal of Organometallics Chemistry,Volume 690, Issue 23, 15 November 2005, Pages 5105-5112

  82. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of [Cu (NCCH3) 6][B (C6F5) 4] 2 and its application in catalytic olefin aziridination",Applied Catalysis A: General,Volume 294, Issue 2, 10 October 2005, Pages 161-167

  83. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Cyclopentadienyl molybdenum complexes grafted on zeolites–synthesis and catalytic application",Catalysis Letters,102, pages115–119(2005)

  84. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of chiral molybdenum (VI) dioxo complexes on mesoporous materials and their application in catalysis",Applied Catalysis A: General,281 (1-2), 267-273

  85. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Isomorphous Substitution of Trivalent Iron in Mesoporous MCM-48 Silicate Molecular Sieves: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Properties",Bulletin of Catalysis Society of India,Bulletin of Catalysis Society of India, 4 (2005) 63−67.

  86. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Grafting of [CpMo (CO) 3]− Na+ on 3, 6-dichloro-pyridazine modified mesoporous MCM-41 and MCM-48 molecular sieves",Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis,Volume 156, 2005, Pages 237-242

  87. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Direct synthesis of highly stable mesoporous molecular sieves containing zeolite building units",Advanced Functional Materials,15 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200400038

  88. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of Organometallic Molybdenum Complexes with Siloxane Functional Groups and their Catalytic Application",Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis,vOL. 347, Pages 473-483

  89. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenization of a manganese(ii) acetonitrile complex on AlMCM-41 and AlMCM-48 molecular sieves by ion exchange",JOURNAL OF materials Chemistry, J. Mater. Chem., 2005,15, 4441-4445

  90. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Mesoporous VMCM-41: highly efficient and remarkable catalyst for selective oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanol",Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical,Volume 223, Issues 1–2, 1 December 2004, Pages 241-250

  91. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Heterogenisation of CpMo (CO) 3 Cl on mesoporous materials and its application as olefin epoxidation catalyst",Dalton Transactions, Dalton Trans., 2004, 3338-3341

  92. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Preparation of ordered mesoporous aluminosilicate using carbon mesoporous materials as template",Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis,Volume 154, Part A, 2004, Pages 394-399

  93. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"RETURN TO ISSUEPREVARTICLENEXT Replication of Mesoporous Aluminosilicate Molecular Sieves (RMMs) with Zeolite Framework from Mesoporous Carbons (CMKs)",Chemistry of Materials, Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 16, 3168–3175

  94. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Allylic oxidation of cyclohexene over chromium containing mesoporous molecular sieves",Applied Catalysis A: General,Volume 246, Issue 2, 30 June 2003, Pages 283-293

  95. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Novel mesoporous (Cr) MCM-48 molecular sieves: Promising heterogeneous catalysts for selective oxidation reactions",New Journal of Chemistry,New J. Chem., 2003,27, 1184-1190

  96. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"The influence of aluminium sources on the acidic behaviour as well as on the catalytic activity of mesoporous H-AlMCM-41 molecular sieves",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,(2003) 65, 177-187

  97. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Mesoporous (Cr)MCM-41: A Mild and Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Cyclohexane",Journal of Catalysis,Volume 211, Issue 1, 1 October 2002, Pages 134-143

  98. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Catalytic Oxidation of Alkylaromatics over Mesoporous (Cr)MCM-41",Catalysis Letters,80, pages73–76(2002)

  99. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Vapor-Phase Tertiary Butylation of Phenol Over Mesoporous Gallosilicate Molecular Sieves",Catalysis Letters,84, pages37–43(2002)

  100. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Mesoporous (Cr)MCM-41 and (Cr)MCM-48 Molecular Sieves: Promising Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid Phase Oxidation Reactions",Catalysis Letters,volume 77, pages155–158(2001

  101. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Vapour phase tertiary butylation of phenol over sulfated zirconia catalyst",Catalysis Letters,72, pages225–228(2001)

  102. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Influence of aluminium sources on the synthesis and catalytic activity of mesoporous AlMCM-41 molecular sieves",Catalysis Today,Volume 63, Issues 2–4, 25 December 2000, Pages 291-295

  103. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"para-Selective t-butylation of phenol over mesoporous H-AlMCM-41",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,Volume 39, Issue 3, October 2000, Pages 457-463

  104. AyyamperumalSakthivel,"Tertiary butylation of phenol over mesoporous H–FeMCM-41",Catalysis Letters,65, pages153–157(2000)


 Group Members

 Research Projects Undertaken

Nano-layered Transition Metal Based Hydrotalcite Materials: Preparation, Characterization and its Catalytic Applications on Hydrogenation of Bio-mass model compounds & CO2 Utilization

 DST-SERB

DST-SERB

Grafting of organo-functional and metal-functional macro-molecules into the framework nano-materials: A Potential environmental friendly catalysts for organic transformations

 CSIR

CSIR

Functionalized Nano-structured Silico-aluminophosphates Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and its Catalytic Applications

 DST-SERB

DST-SERB

Silicoaluminophosphate Materials: As Eco-friendly Catalysts Isomerization of Long Chain Hydrocarbon

 UGC

UGC

Heterogenisation of Homogeneous M(CO)xL Complexes (where M = Co, Rh, Fe, W) Catalysts: A Green Environmental Processes for Various Catalytic Applications

 CSIR

CSIR

Synthesis of novel micro-mesoporous aluminophosphate nanostructures and their application in hydrocarbon transformation

 DST-SERB

DST-SERB

 Books / Chapters

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2021). Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Biomass Conversion and Green Chemistry , © Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-030-65016-2

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2015). Sustainable Catalytic Processes , Elsevier (2015) , ISBN: 9780444595676

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2014). Molybdenum and its Compounds: Applications, Electrochemical properties and Geological implications , Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-63321-213-8

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2013). Selective Catalytic Oxidation over Ordered nanoporous metallo-aluminophosphates, pp. 95-120, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, ISBN:9780470915523

  • Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2000). Adsorption Science and Technology, pp. 553-557 (2000), World Scientific , 978-981-238-349-5

  • Book - Co-Author, (2020). Handbook of Polymer and Ceramic Nanotechnology, Springer Nature, 978-3-030-10614-0

  • Book - Co-Author, (2016). Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition and Inner Transition Elements and Their Complexes, Nova Scientific Publisher, 9781536109269

    •  Miscellaneous

     Membership/Fellowship of other institutions/professionals societies : 
    •	Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC 549566)
•	Member, American Chemical Society (ACS Membership No. 30763223)
•	Life member, Catalysis Society of India
•	Life Member of Association of Chemistry Teacher (ACT) LM-1966
•	Life member, Indian Association of Solid State Physicists and Chemists
•	Member, International Zeolite Association (IZA)
•	Life Member of Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (Delhi Chapter) LMT-2013/52
•	Co-opted Executive council member – Association of Chemistry Teachers, India
     Student related co-curricular, extension and field based activities and counseling. 
    Coordinator- Industrial visit 2017, 2018 and 2019
     Contribution to corporate sector-management of the department and institution through participation in academic and administration,committees and responsibilities. 
    •	Head, Department of Chemistry, Central University of Kerala (Jan. 2016-April 2017)
•	Chairman, Board of Studies, Department of Chemistry, Central University of Kerala (Jan. 2016-April 2017)
•	Chairman, Faculty Council, Department of Chemistry, Central University of Kerala (Jan. 2016-April 2017)
•	Convenor, Department Research Committee, Department of Chemistry, Central University of Kerala (Jan. 2016-April 2017)
•	Convenor, National Science Day Celebration -2019
•	Member, NAAC committee-2016-18
•	Member, Foundation Day & Convocation Committee
•	IQAC, Central University of Kerala, Member, 2016-till now
•	Selection Committee member, MEXT Research Scholarship 2019, JAPAN
•	Editorial Advisory Board Membership-Recent Patents on Materials Science, Bentham science (May, 2018 till now)
•	Academic Council member, Central University of Kerala (Jan. 2016-April 2017)
•	Deputy-coordinator for Centralized evaluation of M.Sc. & M.Tech. (2011)
•	Member, M.Tech. Syllabus Committee (2011)
     Other activities/Responsibilities :
     Any other relevant information, if not given above : 
    No. of Ph.D. scholars supervised : 7 
(Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Dr. T. Baskaran, Dr. Rekha Yadav, Dr. Maqsood Ahmed,  Dr. Dhanajay Sharma, Dr. Anjali, K, Dr. Sreenavya A)

No. of Ph.D. scholars currently pursuing:6
(Ms. Sreenavya, A; Ms. Preeti Sahu; Ms. Neethu, P. P.; Mr. Ashwin, Ms. Bhavisha, Ms. Nimisha, P N)

No. of international papers : 108
No. of Book                        : 01  & Book Chapters : 05
h-index                               : 33  &   i-10-index       : 62

     Contact

    Full Name
    		 Prof. A. Sakthivel
    Address
    		 Department of Chemistry, Room No. 117, Sabarmathi Building, Tejaswini Hills, Periya P.O., Kasaragod
    Telphone Number
    (With STD Code)
    		 04672309141
    PinCode
    		 671316

     Teaching & Research Guidance

    • Solid state chemistry:Post Graduate
    • Coordination Chemistry, Organometallic, Bio-inorganic, Inorganic Solids, Chemistry of Silicates and borates, Analytical Chemistry:Post Graduate