S Kanmani
VIDWAN ID: 117641

Prof S Kanmani

Female Doctor of Philosophy
Professor | Department of Civil Engineering
Anna University, Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Expertise: Environmental Engineering
123 Publications
12 Projects
1124 Scopus Citations
1426 CrossRef
32 Years 4 Months Total Experience
Publications
123 Total
Articles
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Professional Recognition

Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientist Awarded in the Discipline of Engineering &Technology in the field of Environmental Engineering
2005
Science City, Govt of Tamilnadu
The Shrimati Saroma Sanyal Memorial Prize for best research paper published
2009
The Institution of Engineers(India
Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award 2013 for Dedication and outstanding research in the field of Environmental conversation and Protection in India
2013
Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan
Tamil Nadu Scientist Award (TANSA) 2016 for the contribution in the Discipline of Engineering & Technolgy
2016
Tamil Nadu State Council for Science & Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu
Eminent Engineer in the field of Environmental Engineering
2017
The Institution of Engineers (India)
Supervisor for best research paper in Centre for Environmental Studies awarded with Late Dr.CR Krishnamurthi Endowment
2017
College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai
Active Consultant Award
2018
Centre for Technology Development and Transfer, Anna University
Supervisor for Best Student Innovation Project
2018
Centre for Technology Development and Transfer, Anna University
Selected as the best paper presenter
2021
International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Recycling Engineering (AIR-2021)
Excellence Award for paper presentation
2021
11th International Conference Sustainable Waste Management & Circular Economy and IPLA Global Foru
Innovation Award - 2022
2023
Centre for Sponsored Research and Consultancy ,Anna University, Chennai – 600 025
Commendation Award
2023
National science day celebrations 2023, Anna university & Tamil Nadu state council for science and t

Community & Membership

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2013
Department of Civil Engineering, M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2013
Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2014
Department of Civil Engineering, Government college of Technology, Coimbatore
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2015
Department of Civil Engineering, Paavai Engineering college, Namakkal
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2015
Department of Civil Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering college, Sivakasi
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2015
Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2016
Department of Civil Engineering,NIT, Trichy
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2017
Department of Civil Engineering, P.S.R Engineering College, Sivakasi
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2016
Department of Civil Engineeering, SSN College of Engineering,Chennai
Member, Board of Studies
Jan 2018
Non Autonomous Colleges Affiliated to Anna University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Anna
Member of Syllabus sub committe
Jan 2021
Karpagam college of Engineering, Coimbatore
Member of Academic Council member
Jan 2013
Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore
Member of Academic Council member
Jan 2015
University Library, Anna University
Member of Executive Council
Jan 2013
Centre for University-Industry Collaboration (CUIC), Anna University
Member of Executive Council
Jan 2014
Faculty recruitment for Anna university, Chennai
Selection committee member
Jan 2012
Career Adavancement of Non Teaching staff for Anna University, Chennai
Selection committee member
Jan 2016
Faculty recruitment for Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Selection committee member
Jan 2016
Faculty recruitment for CSIR-CLRI, Chennai
Selection committee member
Jan 2019
Convener to NAAC-Peer Team(Coordination of Visit to Department / Centres), Anna University
Committee member
Jan 2014
Department of Information Science & technology, Anna University
Purchase Committee member
Jan 2018
Elektrotec 2016-IIT Conference
Organizing Committee Member
Jan 2016
Water today’s Steering committee
Organizing Committee Member
Jan 2018
Anna University Career Advancement scheme for the Teachers
Selection Committee member
Jan 2019
Vivekanandha college of Engineering for woman,Tiruchengode
Member of Results Passing Board
Jan 2019
Mock Accrediation committee for Civil Engineering,PSNA college of engineering & Technology
Expert member
Jan 2016
Committee for purchase of books, Publications for Anna Centenary Library, Kotturpuram, Ch
Expert member
Jan 2017
UGC career Advancement Scheme 2019 Screening cum evaluation committee for Bharathiar Univ
Expert member
Jan 2020
Equipment Purchase for Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai
Technical Committee
Jan 2020
University of Madras
Member of Senate
Jan 2018
The Scientific committee of the Chennai Science Festival 2016,2017 & 2018
Core committee Member
Jan 2016
Anna University nominee for the award of Fresh Autonomous status to Valliammai Engineerin
Chairperson of Inspection Committee
Jan 2018
UGC-Extension of Autonomous status to Kongu Engineering College
Expert Member
Jan 2017
LFHE and UK-India Education and Research initiative (UKIERI) programme for Leadership and
Leadership Foundation Delegates
Jan 2016
Waste Management ,Director of Municipal Administration,State Mission Director Swachh Bhara
Expert member
Jan 2022
Civilization - Society of Civil Engineers
President
Jan 2022
Tamil Green Climate Company (TNGCC) – Reduce Climate Change impact -Women4climate
Mentors
Jan 2023
State Level Expert Appraisal committee (SEAC), State of Tamil Nadu, Ministry of Environmen
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2018
Expert Advisory Committee (EAC) on “Waste Management Technologies” (WMT) program of Depart
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2019
Plastic waste management of State level Advisory committee as per Plastic Waste Management
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2016
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Technical Committee for Establishment of 5 Fecal sludg
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2020
Joint committee in connection with the Hon’ble NGT(SZ) order dated 15.12.2020 (OA NO.256 o
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2021
Executive committee for Tamil Nadu Integrated Waste management Association
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2018
TNPCB-SWM-Green Awards
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2015
CMDA-Master plan unit-Second Master Plan- Land use and Environmental Monitoring and Review
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2015
The Institution of Engineers (Fellow member)
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2006
The Indian Water Works Association (Life time member)
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2003
The Institution of Public Health Engineers, India.( Life member)
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2007
PDGF-TNSUDP for Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Public-private partnership (PPP) mode
Environmental Expert Member
Jan 2016
Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) –Science and Technology Projec
Expert member
Jan 2023

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2001
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
Master of Engineering
1990
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
Bachelor of Engineering
1988
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat
Professor
May 1994 – Present
Anna University, Chennai | Department of Civil Engineering
Engineering and Technology
Environmental Engineering

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Scholarly Work

Treatability and Optimization Studies on Algae Laden Perungudi Lake by Using Enhanced Techniques for Lake Restoration
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Comparative study between Rapid Sand Gravity Filter and Disc Filter for drinking water applications
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Treatability Studies on Secondary Treated Domestic Wastewater using Advanced Oxidation Process followed by Adsorption for indirect
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A study of Existing CoTreatment of Fecal sludge and sewage in the Sewage Treatment plant at Ukkadam, Coimbatore and Up gradation of Laboratory (for Faecal Sludge Analysis
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
TANII Project - "Converting lnert wastes in to Bioamendments / Biofertilizers - Pilo Projects at Legacy waste Dumpling site in Tamil Nadu
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Performance Review, Audit and Report for 12 Sewage treatment plants of varying capacities at four locations for CMWSSB
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Role: Principal Investigator
Performance Evaluation of SBR VS SBBR for treatment of Domestic Wastewater followed by UV-LED Disinfection of Reuse a Comparative Study at Pilot Scale Level
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Recovery of useful products from industrial waste gases
Completed
Agency: University Grants Commission Role: Principal Investigator
Degradation of Phenolic Wastewaters by Integrated Solar Photocatalytic and Biological Treatment Processes
Completed
Agency: University Grants Commission Role: Principal Investigator
Studies on Advanced Oxidation processes (AOPS) for colour removal in textile dyeing waste waters in Tamil Nadu
Completed
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Improvement of Drinking Water Quality from Surface Water Ponds by Applying Zero Energy Technologies
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Study on Pollution due to domestic effluent of Thuraiyur Municipality in ChinnaEri
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator

Degradation of Phenolic Wastewaters by coupled Solar and Photocatalytic and Biological Treatment process

University Anna University
Year 2008
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Degradation of Pesticide industry Wastewaters by Advanced Oxidation process

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Year 2008
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Solar Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen from Hydrogen Sulfide in an Alkaline solution using CdS- ZnS/ TiO2 Nano composites

University Anna University
Year 2011
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Treatment of Textile Dyeing Wastewater by Nano Photocatalytic and Ozonation Process

University Anna University
Year 2014
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Recovery of Hydrogen from Hydrogen Sulphide using Liquid –Phase and Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Processes

University Anna University
Year 2015
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Performance evaluation of Black liquor Treatment by Horizontal flow Catalytic Wet air Oxidation reactor under batch mode

University Anna University
Year 2019
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Treatability Studies on Wastepaper recycling Mill Wastewater by using Microbial Fuel cell

University Anna University
Year 2020
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Textile Wastewater Treatment by Iron Nanoparticles and Intergrating Electrokinetic for Textile Wastewater contaminated soli Remediation

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Year 2020
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Studies on Advanced Oxidation Technology for Degradation of Textile Dyes using UV-LED in combination with Nanotechnologies

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Year 2020
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A Study on Broadband Noise Impact of Wind Turbines on Plain and Complex Terrain in India

University Anna University
Year 2021
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A pilot scale study on treatment on sewage by aerobic SBR and SBBR followed by UVC – Led disinfection of reuse

University Anna University
Year 2022
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Development of Novel UV-LED Photocatalytic Reactor and Performance Evaluation of Fluorescent Dye degradation using Graphene oxide

University ANNA UNIVERSITY
Year 2023
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TREATABILITY STUDIES ON SECONDARY TREATED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER FOR INDIRECT POTABLE REUSE (IPR

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Year 2023
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HYPER CROSS-LINKED IRON-QUERCETIN-3-MALONYLGLUCOSIDE IN TEXTILE WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Anna University
Chennai
- Patent No. : 423463 Filed : 15-06-2020
Published : 26-06-2020 Granted

Multi-zone attached growth batch Bio-reactor & Method of Biological Treatment of Domestic Wastewater

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- Patent No. : 356748 Filed : 19-02-2020
Published : 27-01-2021 Granted

A scalable compact UV-LED Photo Catalytic Reactor" and patent application number

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- Patent No. : 411346 Filed : 26-07-2019
Published : 30-11--0001 Granted

Gas-phase recovery of hydrogen from hydrogen sulphide using photocatalysis

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- Patent No. : 308383 Filed : 24-02-2015
Published : 28-02-2019 Granted

Scholarly Publications

Studies Treatment of oorani water by filtration and Solar disinfection

Journal Article
Authors: Kanmani S

Studies on Decolorization of Textile Dyeing Rinse Wastewaters in Solar Photocatalytic Reactors

Journal Article
Year: 2003.
Authors: Kanmani S

Treatment of Textile Dyeing Wastewater Using UV/Solar Photofenton Oxidation Processes

Journal Article
Year: 2003.
Authors: Kanmani S

Effect of Inorganic Ions, Solar Light Intensity and Catalyst Reuse on Photocatalytic Decolourisation of Textile Dyeing Wastewaters

Journal Article
Year: 2002.
Authors: Kanmani S

Performance Studies on Novel Solar Photocatalytic Reactors for Decolourisation of Textile Dyeing Wastewaters

Journal Article
Year: 2003.
Authors: Kanmani S

State of the Art in the Development of Solar Photocatalytic Reactors for Destruction of Aqueous Phase Organic Pollutants

Journal Article
Year: 2003.
Authors: Kanmani S

Low Cost Sustainable Water Treatment System by SODIS

Journal Article
Year: 2003.
Authors: Kanmani S

Development of Novel Solar Photoreactors for Treatment of Textile Dyeing Wastewaters

Journal Article
Year: 2003.
Authors: Kanmani S
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