Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan

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An effective garbage monitoring system & metal detection for the welfare of society using IoT
Manoharan Loganathan, Sankar Padmanabhan, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Padmapriya Purushothaman, Divya Nachiyar
Aip Conference Proceedings, 2025
A critical review of the transformation of biomass into commodity chemicals: Prominence of pretreatments
Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Bernard Goyette, Rajinikanth Rajagopal
Environmental Challenges, 2023
Biomass production has been increasing steeply with rise in population across the globe. Majority of the produced biomass has been un-utilized and thrown to landfill or discarded without proper disposal. Due to production of greenhouse gasses, possible land, and groundwater contamination due to presence of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs), various countries across the globe have implemented stringent regulations or even banned landfill for waste deposition. On the other hand, depletion in available resources and ever-increasing product demand, utilization of waste to recover value added products has been need of the hour across the globe. Biomass, a low-cost and abundant nutrient resource having a tremendous potential for replacement for fossil fuels dependence. Pre-treatments like physical, chemical, and biological were applied on biomass for product specific application recovery. However, commercialization of recovered value-added products by utilizing biomass is still far from being achieved because of social unacceptability (i.e., public acceptance) due to the presence of contaminants. So, this review discusses about utilization of various pre-treatments for recovery of commodity chemicals from biomass and it addresses how the presence of TrOCs in biomass influences the recovery of products during their conversion.
Three-phase partitioning for the separation of proteins, enzymes, biopolymers, oils and pigments: a review
Devi Sri Rajendran, Ashok Chidambaram, Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar, Swethaa Venkataraman, Shanmugaprakash Muthusamy, Dai-Viet Nguyen Vo, Gayathri Rangasamy, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023
Evaluating the potential of engineered Trichoderma atroviride and its laccase-mediated system for the efficient bioconversion of 5-hydroxymethylfufural
Kongkona Saikia, Abiram Karanam Rathankumar, P. Senthil Kumar, Gayathri Rangasamy, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan
Chemosphere, 2022
Coimmobilized enzymes as versatile biocatalytic tools for biomass valorization and remediation of environmental contaminants - A review
Devi Sri Rajendran, Swethaa Venkataraman, P. Senthil Kumar, Gayathri Rangasamy, Trishita Bhattacharya, Dai-Viet Nguyen Vo, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Hubert Cabana, Vaidyanathan Vinoth Kumar
Environmental Research, 2022
Laccase-Driven Transformation of High Priority Pesticides Without Redox Mediators: Towards Bioremediation of Contaminated Wastewaters
Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Hubert Cabana
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
In this study, Pleurotus dryinus was grown on municipal biosolids (BS) as the substrate to produce laccase for the removal of pesticides (fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides) from wastewater. Among the various types of BS tested, sterilized biosolids were the most promising substrate for laccase production by P. dryinus with a maximal laccase activity (162.1 ± 21.1 U/g dry substrate), followed by hygenized biosolids (96.7 ± 17.6 U/g dry substrate), unsterilized biosolids (UBS) (31.9 ± 1.2 U/g dry substrate), and alkali-treated biosolids (8.2 ± 0.4 U/g dry substrate). The ultrasound-assisted extraction of this enzyme from fermented UBS was carried out with 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH 7.0, which increased the enzyme activity of the crude extract by 30%. To test the catalytic potential of the biocatalyst in real matrices, 1 U/ml of recovered crude laccase extract was applied for 24 h for the removal of 29 pesticides (nine fungicides, 10 herbicides, and 10 insecticides) either separately or as a mixture from spiked biologically treated wastewater effluent. When treated with crude enzyme extract, high-priority herbicides metolachlor and atrazine were completely removed, while 93%–97% of the insecticides aldicarb, spinosad, and azinphos-methyl and up to 91% of kresoxim-methyl were removed. Promising results were obtained with BS-derived crude enzyme extract exhibiting improved pesticides removal, which may be due to the mediator effect resulting from the catalytic transformation of other molecules in the cocktail. The results demonstrated a promising integrated bioprocess for the removal of pesticides in wastewater using crude laccase obtained from BS.
Effect of alkaline treatment on the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from municipal biosolids: Modelling and optimization of process parameters using RSM and ANN coupled GA
Abiram Karanam Rathankumar, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Kongkona Saikia, Srinidhi Sonai Anand, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Hubert Cabana
Chemosphere, 2022
Integrated Biotechnology Management of Biosolids: Sustainable Ways to Produce Value—Added Products
Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Hubert Cabana
Frontiers in Water, 2021
Biosolids (BS) are organic dry matter produced from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The current yearly worldwide production of BS is estimated to be around 100–125 million tons and is expected to continuously increase to around 150–200 million tons by 2025. Wastewater treatment industries across the globe strive to achieve a green and sustainable manufacturing base for the management of enormous amounts of municipal BS, which are rich in nutrients and organic dry matter along with contaminants. The management of these organic-rich wastes through environmentally friendly recovery technologies is a major challenge. The need to improve waste biomass disposal by biological development and develop more economically viable processes has led to a focus on the transformation of waste resources into value-added products (VAP). This paper assesses the leading disposal methods (based on volume and contaminant reduction) and reviews the state of biotechnological processes for VAP recovery from municipal wastewater sludge (untreated solid waste residual) and BS (stabilized solid waste which meets criteria for its use in land). A review of the anaerobic and aerobic digestion processes is presented to provide a holistic overview of this growing research field. Furthermore, the paper also sheds light on the pollutant reduction and resource recovery approaches for enzymes, bioflocculants, bioplastics, biopesticides, and biogas as a mean to represent BS as a potential opportunity for WWTPs. However, only a few technologies have been implemented for VAP resource recovery and a shift from WWTPs to waste resource recovery facilities is still far from being achieved.
Remediation of trace organic contaminants from biosolids: Influence of various pre-treatment strategies prior to Bacillus subtilis aerobic digestion
Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Hubert Cabana, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021
Preparation of highly diffusible porous cross-linked lipase B from Candida antarctica conjugates: Advances in mass transfer and application in transesterification of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Kongkona Saikia, Abiram Karanam Rathankumar, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Hubert Cabana, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021
Performance evaluation of biocatalytic and biostimulation approaches for the remediation of trace organic contaminants in municipal biosolids
Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Olivier Savary, Hubert Cabana
Waste Management, 2021
Utilization of biosolids for glucose oxidase production: A potential bio-fenton reagent for advanced oxidation process for removal of pharmaceutically active compounds
Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Shobana Ravi, Roland Leduc, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Hubert Cabana
Journal of Environmental Management, 2020
Development of efficient and sustainable added-value products from municipal biosolids through an industrially feasible process
Abiram Karanam Rathankumar, Kongkona Saikia, Kowthamraj Thirupathi Nagarajan, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Hubert Cabana
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020
Mycoremediation of phenols and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from a biorefinery wastewater and concomitant production of lignin modifying enzymes
Arielle Farida Ariste, Ramón Alberto Batista-García, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Nikila Raman, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Jorge Luis Folch-Mallol, Stephen A. Jackson, Alan D.W. Dobson, Hubert Cabana
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020
Review on nanoadsorbents: A solution for heavy metal removal from wastewater
Vinni Novi Thekkudan, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy, Christy Charles, SaiLavanyaa Sundar, Dhanya Vishnu, Saravanan Anbalagan, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Sivanesan Subramanian
Iet Nanobiotechnology, 2017

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Rendering Delay Minimization for VR Streaming in Social Networks with RIS-Assisted Edge Computing
M Guo, M Mukherjee, X Wang, V Kumar, CX Mavromoustakis, Q Zhang
ICC 2024-IEEE International Conference on Communications, 1151-1156 , 2024
2024
Citations: 1
Genetic basis of yield variation in spring mungbean (Vigna radiata L.): A correlation and path analysis study
SY Mukesh, S Kumar, A Kumar, V Kumar
Environ Conserv J 15, 1-7 , 2024
2024
Citations: 3
IMPACT OF AMLA AND SHATAVARI SUPPLEMENTATION ON BROILER MEAT QUALITY: A NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
N SINGH, R GUPTA, A AWASTHI, V KUMAR
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 9 (5), 13-19 , 2024
2024
Methods for Making a Nanosuspension of Poorly Soluble Medications
V Kumar, D Singh
International Journal of Newgen Research in Pharmacy & Healthcare, 42-52 , 2023
2023
Optimization of Oral Posaconazole Step Down Therapy in Management of Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis (ROCM): Outcome of an Institutional Protocol
M Mukherjee, AK Verma, T Bandyopadhyay, VVDP Kumar, SS Reddy
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery 75 (4), 3077-3083 , 2023
2023
Citations: 3
In-silico characterization of disease-associated missense mutation impairing frataxin function in Friedreich’s ataxia
HN Singh, V Swarup, V Kumar, AK Srivastava
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 113 , 2023
2023
Acetylcholinesterase biosensors for electrochemical detection of neurotoxic pesticides and acetylcholine neurotransmitter: A literature review
V Rajagopalan, S Venkataraman, DS Rajendran, VV Kumar, VV Kumar, ...
Environmental Research 227, 115724 , 2023
2023
Citations: 88
Cost-effective, scalable production of glucose oxidase using Casuarina equisetifolia biomass and its application in the bio-Fenton oxidation process for the removal of trace …
VK Vaidyanathan, AK Alanazi, PS Kumar, DS Rajendran, ...
Bioresource Technology 377, 128958 , 2023
2023
Citations: 18
A critical review of the transformation of biomass into commodity chemicals: Prominence of pretreatments
VK Vaithyanathan, B Goyette, R Rajagopal
Environmental Challenges 11, 100700 , 2023
2023
Citations: 43
Three-phase partitioning for the separation of proteins, enzymes, biopolymers, oils and pigments: A review
DS Rajendran, A Chidambaram, PS Kumar, S Venkataraman, ...
Environmental Chemistry Letters 21 (2), 911-934 , 2023
2023
Citations: 27
Evaluating the potential of engineered Trichoderma atroviride and its laccase-mediated system for the efficient bioconversion of 5-hydroxymethylfufural
K Saikia, AK Rathankumar, PS Kumar, G Rangasamy, VK Vaithyanathan, ...
Chemosphere 308, 136567 , 2022
2022
Citations: 6
Coimmobilized enzymes as versatile biocatalytic tools for biomass valorization and remediation of environmental contaminants-A review
DS Rajendran, S Venkataraman, PS Kumar, G Rangasamy, ...
Environmental research 214, 114012 , 2022
2022
Citations: 6
Laccase-driven transformation of high priority pesticides without redox mediators: towards bioremediation of contaminated wastewaters
VK Vaithyanathan, VK Vaidyanathan, H Cabana
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9, 770435 , 2022
2022
Citations: 36
Immune Modulatory Effects of Ketogenic Diet in Different Disease Conditions. Immuno 2023, 3, 1–15
S Srivastava, VA Pawar, A Tyagi, KP Sharma, V Kumar, SK Shukla
2022
Citations: 3
Effect of alkaline treatment on the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from municipal biosolids: modelling and optimization of process parameters using RSM and ANN …
AK Rathankumar, VK Vaithyanathan, K Saikia, SS Anand, ...
Chemosphere 286, 131847 , 2022
2022
Citations: 26
Integrated biotechnology management of biosolids: sustainable ways to produce value—added products
VK Vaithyanathan, H Cabana
Frontiers in Water 3, 729679 , 2021
2021
Citations: 54
Remediation of trace organic contaminants from biosolids: Influence of various pre-treatment strategies prior to Bacillus subtilis aerobic digestion
VK Vaithyanathan, H Cabana, VK Vaidyanathan
Chemical Engineering Journal 419, 129966 , 2021
2021
Citations: 32
Preparation of highly diffusible porous cross-linked lipase B from Candida antarctica conjugates: Advances in mass transfer and application in transesterification of 5 …
K Saikia, AK Rathankumar, VK Vaithyanathan, H Cabana, ...
International journal of biological macromolecules 170, 583-592 , 2021
2021
Citations: 24
Performance evaluation of biocatalytic and biostimulation approaches for the remediation of trace organic contaminants in municipal biosolids
VK Vaithyanathan, O Savary, H Cabana
Waste Management 120, 373-381 , 2021
2021
Citations: 13
Methods for management of Fusarium wilt in tomato
P Himabindu, V Kumar
Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci 10 (1), 363-371 , 2021
2021
Citations: 6

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Review on nanoadsorbents: a solution for heavy metal removal from wastewater
VN Thekkudan, VK Vaidyanathan, SK Ponnusamy, C Charles, SL Sundar, ...
IET nanobiotechnology 11 (3), 213-224 , 2017
2017
Citations: 150
Acetylcholinesterase biosensors for electrochemical detection of neurotoxic pesticides and acetylcholine neurotransmitter: A literature review
V Rajagopalan, S Venkataraman, DS Rajendran, VV Kumar, VV Kumar, ...
Environmental Research 227, 115724 , 2023
2023
Citations: 88
Recyclable cross-linked laccase aggregates coupled to magnetic silica microbeads for elimination of pharmaceuticals from municipal wastewater
A Arca-Ramos, VV Kumar, G Eibes, MT Moreira, H Cabana
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 (9), 8929-8939 , 2016
2016
Citations: 82
Mycoremediation of phenols and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from a biorefinery wastewater and concomitant production of lignin modifying enzymes
AF Ariste, RA Batista-García, VK Vaidyanathan, N Raman, ...
Journal of Cleaner Production 253, 119810 , 2020
2020
Citations: 57
Integrated biotechnology management of biosolids: sustainable ways to produce value—added products
VK Vaithyanathan, H Cabana
Frontiers in Water 3, 729679 , 2021
2021
Citations: 54
A critical review of the transformation of biomass into commodity chemicals: Prominence of pretreatments
VK Vaithyanathan, B Goyette, R Rajagopal
Environmental Challenges 11, 100700 , 2023
2023
Citations: 43
Insolubilization of inulinase on magnetite chitosan microparticles, an easily recoverable and reusable support
KS Paripoorani, G Ashwin, P Vengatapriya, V Ranjitha, S Rupasree, ...
Journal of molecular catalysis B: Enzymatic 113, 47-55 , 2015
2015
Citations: 40
Laccase-driven transformation of high priority pesticides without redox mediators: towards bioremediation of contaminated wastewaters
VK Vaithyanathan, VK Vaidyanathan, H Cabana
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9, 770435 , 2022
2022
Citations: 36
Remediation of trace organic contaminants from biosolids: Influence of various pre-treatment strategies prior to Bacillus subtilis aerobic digestion
VK Vaithyanathan, H Cabana, VK Vaidyanathan
Chemical Engineering Journal 419, 129966 , 2021
2021
Citations: 32
Utilization of biosolids for glucose oxidase production: A potential bio-fenton reagent for advanced oxidation process for removal of pharmaceutically active compounds
VK Vaithyanathan, S Ravi, R Leduc, VK Vaidyanathan, H Cabana
Journal of environmental management 271, 110995 , 2020
2020
Citations: 30
Development of efficient and sustainable added-value products from municipal biosolids through an industrially feasible process
AK Rathankumar, K Saikia, KT Nagarajan, VK Vaithyanathan, ...
Journal of Cleaner Production 266, 121749 , 2020
2020
Citations: 30
Three-phase partitioning for the separation of proteins, enzymes, biopolymers, oils and pigments: A review
DS Rajendran, A Chidambaram, PS Kumar, S Venkataraman, ...
Environmental Chemistry Letters 21 (2), 911-934 , 2023
2023
Citations: 27
Effect of alkaline treatment on the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from municipal biosolids: modelling and optimization of process parameters using RSM and ANN …
AK Rathankumar, VK Vaithyanathan, K Saikia, SS Anand, ...
Chemosphere 286, 131847 , 2022
2022
Citations: 26
Preparation of highly diffusible porous cross-linked lipase B from Candida antarctica conjugates: Advances in mass transfer and application in transesterification of 5 …
K Saikia, AK Rathankumar, VK Vaithyanathan, H Cabana, ...
International journal of biological macromolecules 170, 583-592 , 2021
2021
Citations: 24
Cost-effective, scalable production of glucose oxidase using Casuarina equisetifolia biomass and its application in the bio-Fenton oxidation process for the removal of trace …
VK Vaidyanathan, AK Alanazi, PS Kumar, DS Rajendran, ...
Bioresource Technology 377, 128958 , 2023
2023
Citations: 18
On development of 6H-SiC LDMOS transistors using silane-ambient implant anneal
I Sankin, JB Casady, JB Dufrene, WA Draper, J Kretchmer, J Vandersand, ...
Solid-State Electronics 45 (9), 1653-1657 , 2001
2001
Citations: 14
Performance evaluation of biocatalytic and biostimulation approaches for the remediation of trace organic contaminants in municipal biosolids
VK Vaithyanathan, O Savary, H Cabana
Waste Management 120, 373-381 , 2021
2021
Citations: 13
Effect of using plant extracts with coating materials on physicochemical quality of tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum L.) stored at ambient temperature
DD Fufa, S Abera, A Haile, V Kumar
Forte Journal of Agriculture 1 (1), 1-16 , 2019
2019
Citations: 13
Recording the susceptibility levels of current stored product pest populations to current insecticides
V Kumar, FO Morrison
Proceedings of XII International Congress of Entomology, 656-657 , 1965
1965
Citations: 9
Neurotoxic effects of rubber factory environment. An auditory evoked potential study.
V Kumar, OP Tandon
Electromyography and clinical neurophysiology 37 (8), 469-473 , 1997
1997
Citations: 8

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