Lack of potable water due to the contamination of water resources by various types of chemicals is a global issue. Hybrid membrane technologies are highly promising for the removal of trace pollutants. Dr. Manoj P Rayaroth is focusing on the electrochemical membranes (ECM), one of the emerging technique in the field of hybrid membrane processes. In ECM, membrane fouling and the accumulation of pollutants can be avoided by some electrochemical reactions. His previous research covered advanced oxidation processes such as sonolysis, photocatalysis, and Fenton technologies for the removal of organic pollutants. He also worked with in situ chemical oxidation during his previous post-doc at POSTECH, South Korea.
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Since 03/2020 |
Post Doc Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany |
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07/2017 – 08/ 2019 |
Post Doc, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of science and technology (POSTECH), South Korea |
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09/2015 -08/2016 |
International visiting student, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea |
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10/2014-11/2014 |
Exchange student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, USA (Under the banner of Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative, UGC, India) |
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08/2011-03/2013 |
Junior research fellow, Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Environmental Science, India |
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Education |
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2013-2017 |
Doctoral Degree in Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Environmental Science, India Ph.D. thesis: ‘Sono and photochemical degradation of organic water pollutants’ |
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2009-2011 |
Master Degree in Chemistry, Kannur University, India |
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2006-2009 |
Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Kannur University, India |
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Research Projects |
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Sono and photochemical degradation of organic pollutants in Aqueous medium In situ chemical oxidation using zerovalent iron-persulfate system |
Publications |
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Manoj P Rayaroth, Ericson Escobodo and Yoon-Seok Chang; Degradation studies of halogenated flame retardants in Analysis and Fate of Emerging Brominated and Fluorinated Organic Pollutants in the Environment: Volume 87 Edited by Jeong-Eun Oh, Publisher: Elsevier 88 (2020) 303-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.coac.2019.11.003 |
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K K Nejumal, P.R. Manoj, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Sonochemical Degradation of a Pharmaceutical Waste, Atenolol, in Aqueous Medium, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 21 (2014) 4297-308 (No. of citations-17 ). DOI 10.1007/s11356-013-2301-x |
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Manoj P Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Sonochemical Degradation of Coomassie Brilliant Blue: Effect of frequency, power and various additives, Chemosphere. 119 (2015) 848-55 (No. of citations-19 ), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.08.037 |
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P.R. Manoj, K. K. Nejumal, S. Subha, Usha K. Aravind, and C.T. Aravindakumar, Identification of chlorophene in a backwater stream in Kerala (India) and its possible treatment protocol using sonochemical technique, Clean – Soil, Air, Water 43 (2015) 1338–1343. (No. of citations-9 ), https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201400508 |
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S. Subha, Manoj P Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Influence of inorganic ions and selected emerging contaminants onthe degradation of Methylparaben: A sonochemical approach, J. Hazard. Mater. 300 (2015) 202–209 (No. of citations-26 ) (Equal contribbution), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.06.072 |
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Manoj P Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Ultrasound based AOP for emerging pollutants: From degradation to mechanism, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 24 (2017) 6261–6269 (No. of citations-6 ), doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-6606-4. |
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Manoj P Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Degradation of pharmaceuticals by ultrasound-based advanced oxidation process: A Review, Environ. Chem. Lett. 14 (2016) 259–290 (No. of citations-25 ), DOI 10.1007/s10311-016-0568-0 |
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Manoj P. Rayaroth , Chung-Seop Lee, Usha K. Aravind, Charuvila T. Aravindakumar, Yoon-Seok Chang, Oxidative degradation of benzoic acid using Fe0- and sulfidized Fe0-activated persulfate: A comparative study Chem. Eng. J. 315 (2017) 426–436 (No. of citations-16 ), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.031 |
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Manoj P. Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, Charuvila T. Aravindakumar, Role of in-situ nitrite ion formation on the sonochemical transformation of para-aminosalicylic acid, Ultrason. Sonochem. 40 (2018) 213–220 (No. of citations-3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.06.031 |
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Manoj P. Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, Charuvila T. Aravindakumar, Photocatalytic Degradation of Lignocaine in Aqueous Suspension of TiO2 Nanoparticles: Mechanism of Degradation and Mineralization, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 6 (2018) 3556–3564, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2017.10.050 |
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Subha Sasi, Manoj P Rayaroth, Charuvila T. Aravindakumar, and Usha K. Aravind, Identification of surfactants and its correlation with physico-chemical parameters at the confluence region of Vembanadu Lake in India, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 25 (2018) 20527–20539, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0563-4 |
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Manoj P. Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, Charuvila T. Aravindakumar, Effect of inorganic ions on the ultrasound initiated degradation and product formation of Triphenylmethane dyes, Ultrason. Sonochem. 48 (2018) 482–491, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.07.009 |
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Manoj P. Rayaroth, Kavanal P. Prasanthkumar, Yu-Gyeong Kang, Chung-Seop Lee, Yoon-Seok Chang , Degradation of carbamazepine by Singlet oxygen from sulfidized nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI) - citric acid system, Chem. Eng J, 382 (2020) 122828, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122828 |
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Shoniya Thomas, Manoj P. Rayaroth, Usha K. Aravind, C.T. Aravindakumar, Oxidative Degradation of Benzenesulfonic Acid by Hydroxyl Radical: A Sonochemical and Pulse Radiolysis Study, Chemosphere 252, (2020) 126485, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126485 |
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