Biography

Prof. Rajasekhar Balasubramanian

Division of Environmental Science and Engineering

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Email: [email protected].sg


Qualifications


1991 Ph.D., in Atmospheric Science, University of Miami

1985 M.Tech., in Chemical Instrumentation, Indian Institute of Technology

1983 M.Sc., in Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology

1981 B.Sc., in Chemistry, St. Xavier’s College


Publications (selected)

1. Yang, Yang & Yao, Tongjie & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar & Chen, J.. (2024). In situ H2O2 production from self-sufficient heterogeneous Fenton reaction over Fe0/MoS2−x for potential environmental remediation applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 683. 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.145.

2. Wang, H., Zhang, R., Kong, H., Wang, K., Sun, L., Yu, X., Zhao, J., Xiong, J., Tran, P. T. M., & Balasubramanian, R. (2024). Long-term emission characteristics of VOCs from building materials. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, Article 136337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136337              

3. Zhang, Jingjing & Yang, Xuan & Xu, Guofang & Biswal, Basanta & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2024). Accumulation of LongLived Photogenerated Holes at Indium SingleAtom Catalysts via Two Coordinate Nitrogen Vacancy Defect Engineering for Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidation. Advanced Materials. 36. e2309205. 10.1002/adma.202309205.                 

4. Duan J., Biswal B. K., Balasubramanian R. Mobility and Fate of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil Environment // Advanced Sustainable Systems. 2024. Vol. 8. No. 5.

5. Pham, Thoa & Le, Son & Nguyen, Teron & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar & Tran, Phuong. (2023). Characteristics of airborne particles in stone quarrying areas: Human exposure assessment and mitigation. Environmental Research. 245. 118087. 10.1016/j.envres.2023.118087.           

6. Liu, X., Turner, J. R., Oxford, C. R., McNeill, J., Walsh, B., Le Roy, E., Weagle, C. L., Stone, E., Zhu, H., Liu, W., Wei, Z., Hyslop, N. P., Giacomo, J., Dillner, A. M., Salam, A., Hossen, A. A., Islam, Z., Abboud, I., Akoshile, C., Amador-Muñoz, O., … Martin, R. V. (2024). Elemental Characterization of Ambient Particulate Matter for a Globally Distributed Monitoring Network: Methodology and Implications. ACS ES&T air1(4), 283–293. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.3c00069

7. Tran, Phuong & Kalairasan, Mano & Beshay, Peter & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2023). In-car occupants' exposure to airborne fine particles under different ventilation settings: Practical implications. Atmospheric Environment. 318. 120271. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120271.

8. Bolan, Shiv & Jasemizad, Tahereh & Muthusamy, Govarthanan & Karmegam, Natchimuthu & Wijesekara, Hasintha & Amarasiri, Dhulmy & Hou, Deyi & Zhou, Pingfan & Biswal, Basanta & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar & Wang, Hailong & Siddique, Kadambot & Rinklebe, Jörg & Kirkham, M.B. & Bolan, Nanthi. (2023). Impacts of climate change on the fate of contaminants through extreme weather events. Science of The Total Environment. 909. 168388. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168388.

9. Chen, Zihao & Yang, Yang & Wu, Jiayu & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar & Chen, J.. (2023). Effective removal of algae and phosphate by CaO2-modified carbon nanotube-polyvinylidene fluoride pellets: Performance investigation and mechanistic insights. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146633. 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146633.                 

10. Yan, S., Biswal, B. K., & Balasubramanian, R. (2023). Insights into interactions of biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics with heavy metals. Environmental science and pollution research international30(49), 107419–107434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27906-1

11. Deepak, K. & Mohan, Sooraj & Dinesha, P. & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2023). CO2 uptake by activated hydrochar derived from orange peel (Citrus reticulata): Influence of carbonization temperature. Journal of Environmental Management. 342. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118350.

12. Biswal, Basanta & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2023). Use of biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater: A Review. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 11. 110986. 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110986.

13. Lestari, P., Utami, I., Juwita, F., Balasubramanian, R., Reid, J.S. (2023). Chemical Speciation of PM10 Emissions from Peat Burning Emission in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. In: Vadrevu, K.P., Ohara, T., Justice, C. (eds) Vegetation Fires and Pollution in Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29916-2_24

14. Biswal, B. K., & Balasubramanian, R. (2023). Recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries using microbial agents for bioleaching: a review. Frontiers in microbiology, 14, 1197081. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197081

15. Zhang, Bei & Biswal, Basanta & Zhang, Jingjing & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2023). Hydrothermal Treatment of Biomass Feedstocks for Sustainable Production of Chemicals, Fuels, and Materials: Progress and Perspectives. Chemical reviews. 123. 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00673.

16. Jasemizad, Tahereh & Bolan, Shiv & Tsyusko, Olga & Unrine, Jason & Biswal, Basanta & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar & Zhang, Yingyu & Zhang, Tao & Zhao, Jian & li, Yang & Rinklebe, Jörg & Wang, Hailong & Siddique, Kadambot & Bolan, Nanthi. (2023). Silver contamination and its toxicity and risk management in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Science of The Total Environment. 871. 161926. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161926.

17. Kayumova, S., Asif, A. D., Richard, E., Orrill, C. H., Liu, Z., Gearty, Z., Thapa, R., Tasnim, N., & & Balasubramanian, R. Exploring Elementary Teachers' Eagerness and Reluctance to Integrating Computational Thinking. 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, (). Retrieved from https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10384772.            

18. Zhang, Jingjing & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar & Xuan, Yang. (2022). Novel 3d Multi-Layered Carbon Nitride/Indium Sulfide Heterostructure for Boosted Superoxide Anion Radical Generation and Enhanced Photocatalysis Under Visible Light. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10.2139/ssrn.4154284.             

19. Tran, Phuong & Kalairasan, Mano & Beshay, Peter & Qi, Yihan & Ow, Lai & Govindasamy, Vivek & Mohd Yusof, Mohd Lokman & Ghosh, Subhadip & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2022). Nature-Based Solution for Mitigation of Pedestrians’ Exposure to Airborne Particles of Traffic Origin in a Tropical city. Sustainable Cities and Society. 87. 104264. 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104264.

20. Biswal, Basanta & Bolan, Nanthi & Zhu, Yong-Guan & Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar. (2022). Nature-based Systems (NbS) for mitigation of stormwater and air pollution in urban areas: A review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 186. 106578. 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106578.


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