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Advancing safety in chemical industries: A systematic review of risk mitigation strategies and technologies Sothivanan. S, Manikandan. K, Nakkeeran. E Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, 2025 The review provides a comprehensive analysis of the assessment of risk assessment and hazard identification methodologies, the role of safety culture, and training programs in the chemical industry. This multi-faceted approach to risk management ensures the safety of workers and the environment. The PRISMA guidelines consist of article identification, screening, and eligibility assessment. Here, we focus on a systematic review of risk mitigation strategies and technologies, which are vital for ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. However, qualitative risk assessment methods are evaluated, emphasizing the benefits of integrating both approaches for a comprehensive understanding of risks and hazards. The exploration of emerging cutting-edge technologies, including automation, robotics, and AI, shows great potential in enhancing risk assessment and hazard identification processes. These technologies enable real-time monitoring, early detection of potential hazards, and improved risk assessment accuracy. It also acknowledges the difficulties with data quality, algorithm transparency, and human-machine interaction. Additionally, it suggests to policymakers and experts in the chemical sector how they can improve their risk management tactics, make workplaces safer, and lower the frequency of accidents and hazardous situations. Significantly, this study recommends that future studies focus on creating uniform frameworks and policies to simplify risk mitigation procedures.
Workplace safety drivers: Strategic insights into communication, procedure, infrastructure, leadership & emergency procedure Sothivanan. S, Manikandan. K, Nakkeeran. E Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, 2025 Workplace safety is a notion that derives from research on high-reliability organizations. The possibility of physical injury, whether immediate or gradual, to people, property, or the environment while they perform their duties is a feature of work systems. We explained the main strategies and advancements to achieve no accidents in the workplace. It acts as the foundation for building a strong safety structure that protects the health and safety of those engaged in hazardous oil, chemical, and gas industries. Here, our work emphasizes obtaining and maintaining Safety Integrity Level (SIL) ratings in accordance with Indian and international standards to reduce hazardous gas leaks and implement security measures. We also discussed the statistical techniques of workplace safety and its factors, such as strategic insights into communication, procedures, infrastructure, leadership, and emergency procedures. We used five distinct manufacturing and healthcare-based industries for comparison. Company 4 has a high mean in incident awareness and communication (3.46±0.21). Company 5 has a high mean in risk assessment and hazard identification. Company 1 has a high mean in training and competency, including emergency response and incident reporting. It also explains how safety-conscious companies can lower workplace accidents through the use of emergency response, incident communication, and safety management techniques.
Halophiles and their adaptations: A comprehensive review on recent progress and prospects in biodesalination applications Radhakrishnan Linekha, Jose Gnanaleela Aswin Jeno, Krishnan Abirami, Balakrishnan Yamunadevi, Ekambaram Nakkeeran Clean Soil Air Water, 2024 Worldwide climate change, rising population, and industrialization have raised the global demand for freshwater. Desalinating brackish water has become a sustainable technology for drinking and agriculture to overcome global water scarcity. Thriving biodesalination technology has become more attractive and eco‐friendly than the present physicochemical desalination methods, which are expensive and energy‐intensive. Researchers are exploring the bioutilization of nature's potential for desalination using halophiles like haloarchaea, halobacteria, halophytic algae, and plants. Biomimetic desalination membranes have been developed, inspired by the desalination mechanism in animals. This comprehensive review explores recent advancements and potential applications of halophiles in biodesalination to exploit them effectively. It provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges associated with harnessing halophiles for the removal of salts from brackish and seawater sources. This review also focuses on insights into biomolecules produced by the halophilic microorganisms and halophytes in the desalination process. Understanding the mechanism of action of these biomolecules will edify the effective unexplored research areas in biomimicry and bioutilization to overcome the existing limitations in water treatment.
Development and characterization of a novel biodegradable laboratory-made pullulan blended films R. Viveka, E. Nakkeeran, and Journal of Environmental Biology, 2022 Aim: To develop and characterize laboratory-made pullulan blended film using pullulan obtained from yeast-like fungus Aureobasidium pullulans mixed with gelatin and sodium alginate. Methodology: The laboratory-made pullulan blended (LPB) and standard pullulan blend (SPB) films were prepared by the solution casting method. Physical and mechanical properties were performed to examine the moisture content, film thickness, film solubility, tensile strength and elongation at break. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscope techniques were performed to analyze the interaction between the polymeric blends. Results: The polymeric blends had excellent miscibility and compatibility with the pullulan. The addition of glycerol to pullulan blended films improved the solubilization time in water at 125 sec. The blending ratio of pullulan, sodium alginate and gelatin led to lower rates of thickness, moisture content and higher elongation at break. Field Emission-SEM and FTIR analyses revealed that both sodium alginate and gelatin were compatible with pullulan. XRD results confirmed that pullulan blended films possess an amorphous structure that readily absorbs the moisture content. The biodegradability test confirmed the potential use of pullulan blended films as biodegradable plastic film. Interpretation: The laboratory-made pullulan blended films exhibited improved mechanical and water barrier properties due to strong interaction between the plasticizer and polymer matrixes which enhances the flexibility of pullulan blended films for the fabrication of biodegradable plastic film. Key words: Aureobasidium pullulans, Biodegradable plastic film, Microscopic techniques, Pullulan blended films
Valorization of cassava waste for pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullulans MTCC 1991 Ravichandran Viveka, Sunita Varjani, Nakkeeran Ekambaram Energy and Environment, 2021 The interest in pullulan produced from industrial wastes has substantially increased due to its industrial applications. The major constraint in pullulan production is expensive and low yield. In this study, attempts were made on the evaluation of media components for maximum pullulan production from Aureobasidium pullulans MTCC 1991 using cassava waste in solid-state fermentation. A statistical approach was scrutinized to evaluate the effects of yeast extract, K2HPO4, (NH4)2SO4, MgSO4⋅7H2O, and NaCl on pullulan production. The optimal conditions eliciting the maximum pullulan yield (6.45 g pullulan/L of culture broth) were found to be 0.6 g/L yeast extract, 3 g/L K2HPO4, 0.2 g/L (NH4)2SO4, 0.3 g/L MgSO4⋅7H2O, and 1 g/L NaCl. The produced pullulan was extracted using the solvent precipitation method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy spectroscopic analysis that confirmed pullulan with linear α (1–6) linkage. The results revealed that cassava waste could be used as an effective carbon source for the production of pullulan.
Preparation of anti-immunodeficiency pills by the herbal solution G.V. Aatral, Samraj S., Kavitha S., Arunkumar N., Nakkeeran E., et al. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 2021 Background: In Indian medical treatments, the extracts from plants and leaves played major role in pharmaceuticals drugs. Objective of the present study is to find the anti-immunodeficiency pills by the herbal solution. Methods: Natural medicine in this is to prepare the anti-immunodeficiency tablet from the neem leaf, guava leaf and the high vitamin content pomegranate leaf. The mixed extract of all three leaf phytochemicals and which can use as an anti-immunodeficiency tablet. To extract the ingredients from the leaves the process of infusion has been followed and then the extract converted to powder as per standard procedure. Result and Conclusion: The produced herbal combinations have been characterized by the FTIR, XRD, FESEM with EDAX (EDS) and antimicrobial testing and the results is analysed.
Blue biotechnology: A vision for future marine biorefineries Srinivasan Pandi Prabha, Senthil Nagappan, Ravichandran Rathna, Ravichandran Viveka, Ekambaram Nakkeeran Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts Technology Advances Life Cycle Assessment and Economics, 2019
Synthesis, characterization and application of zinc oxide nanocomposite for dye removal from textile industrial wastewater Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018
Anti-neoplastic Activity of Selected Essential Oil (EO)–Loaded in Niosomes Against HepG2 and YAC-1 Cells: an In Vitro Study J Muthukumar, R Chandrasekaran, N Ekambaram, AM Punnoose, ... BioNanoScience 15 (3), 424 , 2025 2025
Larvicidal Activity of Niosomal Formulations Loaded with Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck Essential Oil Against Vector Mosquitoes J Muthukumar, N Ekambaram, AJ Jose Gnanaleela, R Chandrasekaran, ... Bionanoscience 15 (1), 37 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Halophiles and their adaptations: a comprehensive review on recent progress and prospects in biodesalination applications R Linekha, JGA Jeno, K Abirami, B Yamunadevi, E Nakkeeran CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 52 (12), 2300260 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Polygalacturonase from Aspergillus carbonarius-Production, Purification and its Applications in Food Industries E Nakkeeran AIJR Abstracts, 7 , 2024 2024
Safety Analysis Improvement in Fire Risk Assessment Model and Optimized Risk Indexing using Deep Learning Approach NE Sothivanan.S, K.Manikandan International Journal of Intelligent systems and applications in Engineering … , 2024 2024
Development and characterization of a novel biodegradable laboratory-made pullulan blended films R Viveka, E Nakkeeran Journal of Environmental Biology 43 (6), 755-763 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Histological changes in the Dengue vector, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae treated with neem oil loaded niosomes JGA Jeno, E Nakkeeran Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 25 (3), 101943 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
Contact in-vivo larvicidal toxicity and histological studies of Indian herb essential oils loaded niosomes against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) JG Aswin Jeno, S Maria Packiam, E Nakkeeran International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 42 (2), 1373-1387 , 2022 2022 Citations: 12
Insights into the impact of biorefineries and sustainable green technologies on circular bioeconomy R Kheerthivasan, N Siddiqui, E Nakkeeran, K Divakar Biofuels and bioenergy, 85-101 , 2022 2022 Citations: 4
Valorization of cassava waste for pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullulans MTCC 1991 R Viveka, S Varjani, N Ekambaram Energy & Environment 32 (6), 1086-1102 , 2021 2021 Citations: 38
Biological implications of dioxins/furans bioaccumulation in ecosystems JGA Jeno, R Rathna, E Nakkeeran Environmental pollution and remediation, 395-420 , 2021 2021 Citations: 23
Recent advances in nanotechnology-based cell toxicity evaluation approaches relevant to biofuels and bioenergy applications S Nagappan, JGA Jeno, R Viveka, E Nakkeeran Nanomaterials, 713-735 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Current trends and prospects of transforming food waste to biofuels in India JGA Jeno, R Viveka, S Varjani, S Nagappan, E Nakkeeran Waste biorefinery, 391-419 , 2021 2021 Citations: 23
Insights into interdisciplinary approaches for bioremediation of organic pollutants: innovations, challenges and perspectives B Mishra, S Varjani, I Pradhan, N Ekambaram, JA Teixeira, HH Ngo, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B-Biological … , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
Synthesis and characterization of turmeric oil loaded non-ionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes) and its enhanced larvicidal activity against mosquito vectors K Asaithambi, J Muthukumar, R Chandrasekaran, N Ekambaram, ... Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 29, 101737 , 2020 2020 Citations: 31
Current Potentialities and Perspectives of Enzyme Inhibition Based Biosensor S Nagappan, RM Elavarasan, N Dhandapani, E Nakkeeran Enzyme Inhibition-Environmental and Biomedical Applications, 97-121 , 2020 2020
Recent Insights of Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors in Therapeutic Applications R Rathna, B Madhumitha, R Viveka, E Nakkeeran Enzyme Inhibition-Environmental and Biomedical Applications, 73-96 , 2020 2020 Citations: 1
Chitosan-based silver nanocomposite for hexavalent-chromium removal from tannery industry effluent using a packed-bed reactor N Ekambaram, S Varjani, S Goswami, U Singh, T Kapoor Journal of Environmental Engineering 146 (6), 04020032 , 2020 2020 Citations: 24
Biorefinery: a concept for co-producing biofuel with value-added products S Nagappan, E Nakkeeran Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 2, 23-52 , 2020 2020 Citations: 11
Hexavalent chromium sequestration from electronic waste by biomass of Aspergillus carbonarius S Lakshmi, K Suvedha, R Sruthi, J Lavanya, S Varjani, E Nakkeeran Bioengineered 11 (1), 708-717 , 2020 2020 Citations: 54
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Potential application of pectinase in developing functional foods M Khan, E Nakkeeran, S Umesh-Kumar Annual review of food science and technology 4 (1), 21-34 , 2013 2013 Citations: 133
Recent developments and prospects of dioxins and furans remediation R Rathna, S Varjani, E Nakkeeran Journal of environmental management 223, 797-806 , 2018 2018 Citations: 107
Bioorganic phase in natural food: an overview SM Roopan, G Madhumitha Springer international publishing 10, 978-3 , 2018 2018 Citations: 68
Aspergillus carbonarius polygalacturonases purified by integrated membrane process and affinity precipitation for apple juice production E Nakkeeran, S Umesh-Kumar, R Subramanian Bioresource technology 102 (3), 3293-3297 , 2011 2011 Citations: 59
Water and wastewater treatment technologies XT Bui, C Chiemchaisri, T Fujioka, S Varjani Springer , 2019 2019 Citations: 56
Hexavalent chromium sequestration from electronic waste by biomass of Aspergillus carbonarius S Lakshmi, K Suvedha, R Sruthi, J Lavanya, S Varjani, E Nakkeeran Bioengineered 11 (1), 708-717 , 2020 2020 Citations: 54
Valorization of cassava waste for pullulan production by Aureobasidium pullulans MTCC 1991 R Viveka, S Varjani, N Ekambaram Energy & Environment 32 (6), 1086-1102 , 2021 2021 Citations: 38
Extraction, purification and concentration of partially saturated canthaxanthin from Aspergillus carbonarius D Krupa, E Nakkeeran, N Kumaresan, G Vijayalakshmi, R Subramanian Bioresource technology 101 (19), 7598-7604 , 2010 2010 Citations: 36
Blue biotechnology: a vision for future marine biorefineries SP Prabha, S Nagappan, R Rathna, R Viveka, E Nakkeeran Refining Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy and Bioproducts, 463-480 , 2020 2020 Citations: 35
Bioremediation: applications for environmental protection and management SJ Varjani, AK Agarwal, E Gnansounou, B Gurunathan Springer , 2018 2018 Citations: 34
Synthesis, characterization and application of zinc oxide nanocomposite for dye removal from textile industrial wastewater E Nakkeeran, SJ Varjani, V Dixit, A Kalaiselvi Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 56 (7), 498-503 , 2018 2018 Citations: 33
Synthesis and characterization of turmeric oil loaded non-ionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes) and its enhanced larvicidal activity against mosquito vectors K Asaithambi, J Muthukumar, R Chandrasekaran, N Ekambaram, ... Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 29, 101737 , 2020 2020 Citations: 31
Applications of ion exchange materials in the environment MI Ahamed, AM Asiri Springer International Publishing , 2019 2019 Citations: 29
Chemical composition of clove bud oil and development of clove bud oil loaded niosomes against three larvae species A Kalaiselvi, JGA Jeno, SM Roopan, G Madhumitha, E Nakkeeran International biodeterioration & biodegradation 137, 102-108 , 2019 2019 Citations: 28
Nanoparticle-membrane filtration of vehicular exhaust to reduce air pollution-a review R Muralikrishnan, M Swarnalakshmi, E Nakkeeran Int Res J Environ Sci 3 (4), 82-86 , 2014 2014 Citations: 28
Insights into interdisciplinary approaches for bioremediation of organic pollutants: innovations, challenges and perspectives B Mishra, S Varjani, I Pradhan, N Ekambaram, JA Teixeira, HH Ngo, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B-Biological … , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
Techno-economic analysis of processes for Aspergillus carbonarius polygalacturonase production E Nakkeeran, MK Gowthaman, S Umesh-Kumar, R Subramanian Journal of bioscience and bioengineering 113 (5), 634-640 , 2012 2012 Citations: 26
Chitosan-based silver nanocomposite for hexavalent-chromium removal from tannery industry effluent using a packed-bed reactor N Ekambaram, S Varjani, S Goswami, U Singh, T Kapoor Journal of Environmental Engineering 146 (6), 04020032 , 2020 2020 Citations: 24
Green bio-processes B Parameswaran, S Varjani, S Raveendran Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, 446 , 2019 2019 Citations: 24
Purification of polygalacturonase from solid-state cultures of Aspergillus carbonarius E Nakkeeran, R Subramanian, S Umesh-Kumar Journal of bioscience and bioengineering 109 (2), 101-106 , 2010 2010 Citations: 24