Dr. Manjumol K. A.

Thesis Title: “SOL-GEL PHOTOCATALYTIC METAL OXIDE PRECURSORS AND COATINGS ON POROUS AND NON POROUS SUBSTRATES FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS”

1. Nanomaterials and Metaloxides for advanced functional applications

1. CSIR
2. SRF

8 Years

01-10-2018 5 Years

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Association of Chemistry Teaches

1. Department Alumni Association – Staff In charge (20-21,21-22, 2023 cont…)
2. Discipline Committee Member (20-2022)
3. Incharge of Final Year BSc Chemistry S5-S6 students (2020-2023 batch) Tutor in Charge
4. Incharge of SecondYear BSc Chemistry S3-S4 students (2020-2023 batch)Tutor in Charge
5. Incharge of First Year BSc Chemistry S1-S2 students (2020-2023 batch) Tutor in Charge
6. DLMC Member (2019-2020)
7. S5-S6 BSc Chemistry students Tutor Incharge (2016-2019 batch)

1. CHEM SAFE -19- One day Workshop / Co-ordinator
2. One day Seminar on Prospects and Dimensions of Ayurveda & Medicinal Plants Exhibition / Co-ordinator
3. One day Internal symposium on supramolecule and photochemistry (2019-2020) / Coordinator
4. Chem Safe 2020–State level webinar for college and higher secondary teachers / Co ordinator
5. Chemistry open day : la –quimica for upper primary students / Coordinator (2021 -2022)
6. Chem safe: -2021 -2022 Webinar on Laboratory & Solid Waste management / Coordinator

1. K.A Manjumol, S Sankar, BN Nair, M Midhun, PA Mohamed, KGK Warrier, A novel approach to formulate high flux multifunctional ultrafiltration membranes fromphotocatalytic titania composite precursors on multi-channel tubular substrates. RS advances 6 (63), 58813-58822. 2016
2. K.A Manjumol, M Jayasankar, K Vidya, AP Mohamed, BN Nair, A novel synthesis route for brookite rich titanium dioxide photocatalyst involving organic intermediate Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 73 (1), 161-170.2015
3. K. A Manjumol, L Mini, Peer Mohamed A. U. S Hareesh . K. G. K Warrier,. “A hybrid sol-gel approach for novel photoactive and hydrophobic titania coatings on aluminium metal surfaces”, RSC advances. 3 (2013)18062-18070
4. K. A. Manjumol, P. Shajesh, K. V. Baiju and K. G. K. Warrier, “An „Eco- friendly‟ all aqueous sol gel process for multi functional ultrafiltration membrane on porous tubular alumina substrate”, Journal of Membrane Science. 375 (2011) 134–140.
5. Venu Sreekala Smitha, Kochupurayil Appukuttannair Manjumol, Swapankumar Ghosh, Methalayil Brahmakumar, Petchimuthu Perumal and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier,“Rhodamine 6G intercalated montmorillonite nanopigments-polyethylene composites: facile synthesis and UV stability study” Journal of American Ceramic Society. 94 (2011) 1731-1736.
6. K. V. Baiju, P. Periyat, P. Shajesh, W. Wunderlich, K. A. Manjumol, V. S. Smitha, K. B. Jaimy, K. G. K. Warrier, “Mesoporous gadolinium doped titania photocatalyst through an aqueous sol- gel method”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 505 (2010) 194-200.
7. V. S. Smitha, K. A. Manjumol, K. V. Baiju, Swapankumar Ghosh, P. Perumal and K. G. K. Warrier, “Sol-gel route to Synthesize titania silica nano precursors for photoactive particulates and coatings”, Journal of Sol- gel science and Technology. 54 (2010) 203-211.
8. K. A. Manjumol, V. S. Smitha, P. Shajesh, K. V. Baiju and K. G. K. Warrier, “Synthesis of Lanthanum oxide doped photocatalytic nano titanium oxide through aqueous sol-gel method for titania multifunctional ultra filtration membrane”, Journal of Sol-gel science and Technology . 53 (2010) 353-358.
9. S Ajay, JS Panicker, KA Manjumol, PP Subramanian , Photo catalytic activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesized using Coleus Vettiveroid, Inorganic chemistry communication 144 (2022) 109926

1. Swamikannau Ravichandran, Gopalan Swaminathan, Ceramic Technological Institute, Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, Kochupurayil Appukuttannair Manjumol & Kizhakkekilikkoodayil Vijayan Baiju, Materials and Minerals Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and industrial Research, Industrial Estate, Trivandrum 695019, “Process and system for coating ultra porous membrane layers on micro porous support tube”, File No: 679/kol/2010 dated 24/6/2010.

1. Oral Presentation entitled “Development of Titania based Multifunctional Ultrafiltration Membranes” K. A. Manjumol, U. S. Hareesh and K. G. K. Warrier presented in the “International conference on Membranes 2013, 5- 8 th Ocober, 2013.
2. Poster entitiled “Hydrophobic and photoactive nano titanium dioxide coatings on aluminium metal for self-cleaning applications” K. A. Manjumol et al. presented in the “Nano India 2013, 19-20th February, 2013.
3. Poster entitiled “Development of Titania and Titania -Alumina multifunctional ceramic membrane for ultrafiltration” K. A. Manjumol et al. presented in the “76th Annual Session of The Indian Ceramic Society (ICS), 18-19th January, 2013, has won Best poster award.
4. Poster entitiled “Functionalized Titanium dioxide Nano Coatings on Aluminium Metal for Self-cleaning Applications”, K. A. Manjumol, L. Mini and K. G. K. Warrier, presented in the „International conference on Advanced oxidation process (AOP) 5- 8 th October, 2012‟.
5. Oral Presentation entitled “Multifunctional Tio2-Al2o3 Composite Membrane On Porous Tubular Substrate For Ultrafiltration”, K. A. Manjumol, K. Divish and K. G. K. Warrier, Presented in the „Platinum Jubilee Session of The Indian Ceramic Society (ICS), 20th -22nd December, 2011
6. Poster entitled “Rare Earth Doped Photoactive Nano Titanium Dioxide Membrane For Ultrafiltration”, K. A. Manjumol, V. S. Smitha, K. B. Jaimy and K. G. K. Warrier, presented in the National Conference on Science, Technology and Applications of Rare Earths 2011, Munnar during August 19-20, 2011 (STAR 2011).
7. Poster entitled “Preparation of High Temperature Stable Photoactive Nano Brookite Titania Membrane Through Sol-gel Route for Filtration Applications”, K. A. Manjumol, S. Sankar and K. G. K. Warrier, Presented in the „74th Annual Session of The Indian Ceramic Society (ICS), 11-13th January, 2010.
8. Poster entitled “Preparation of Lanthanum doped photocatalytic nano titania through aqueous sol-gel method for multifunctional ultra filtration membranes”, K. A. Manjumol, K. V. Baiju, P. Shajesh, K. G. K. Warrier, presented in the „ International Conference On Advanced Functional Materials‟ held at NIIST, Trivandrum during December 9-10, 2009.
9. Poster entitled “Sol-gel coating on porous alumina substrates for ceramic membrane applications”, K. A. Manjumol, K. V. Baiju, S. Sankar, K. G. K. Warrier, W. Wunderlich, presented in the „International Conference On Sol-gel Process for Advanced ceramics‟ held at IGCAR , kalpakkam during October 11-14, 2009.
10. Poster entitled “Silica-titania nano precursors for photoactive particulates and coatings”, V. S. Smitha, K. A. Manjumol, K. V. Baiju, P. Krishnapillai, P. Perumal and K. G. K. Warrier, presented in the Annual Conference of „The Indian Ceramic Society‟ held at Jaipur during January 30-31, 2009.
11. Poster entitled “Effect of Tantalum Addition on Anatase Phase Stability and Photo activity of Aqueous Sol gel Derived Mesoporous Titania”, K. A. Manjumol, K. V. Baiju, P. Krishnapillai and K. G. K. Warrier presented in the Annual Conference of „ The Indian Ceramic Society‟ held at CPRI, Bangalore during Jan 10-11, 2008.
12. Poster entitled “Synthesis of light stable natural hybrid nano pigment for polymer composites”, V. S. Smitha, K. A. Manjumol, M. Brahmakumar, P. Krishnapillai, P. Pavitran, and K. G. K. Warrier, presented in the International Conference on “Advanced Materials and Composites‟ held at NIIST Trivandrum during Oct 24-26, 2007.

• Dr. Manjumol K.A. is a student member of Indian Ceramic Society (InCerS)
• She has research experience as Project Assistant and as Senior Research Fellow at NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram