Publications
2020 - 2025
Our group is actively publishing papers, patents and book chapters. This section gives you a glimpse of our recent works and publications.
Fabrication of mesoporous carbon supported Ni–Mo catalysts for the enhanced conversion of glucose to ethylene glycol

August 18, 2020
Enhanced one-pot selective conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol over NaZSM-5 supported metal catalysts

Sept 8, 2021
PATENT: The process for the direct conversion of cellulose to glycols using non-noble metal supported on zeolite catalysts.

8 March, 2021
Inventors : Sreejith Sreekantan, Arun Arunima Kirali, Marimuthu Banu *
US patent publication : US20230311101A1 , 2023
Ce promoted Cu/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for the enhanced selectivity of 1,2-propanediol from catalytic hydrogenolysis of glucose

May 22, 2022
PATENT- The process of production of 1,2-propanediol from sucrose

April 22, 2022
Sreejith Sreekantan, Arun Arunima Kirali Balachandran, Banu Marimuthu*
(Indian Patent Provisional Filing)
Catalytic conversion of sucrose to 1,2-propanediol over alumina-supported Ni–Mo bimetallic catalysts

July 8, 2022

September 2022
S Bhowmik, N Enjamuri, G Sethia, V Akula, B Marimuthu, S Darbha
Elsevier- Molecular Catalysis
Suitability of different supported Ru, Pt and Ni catalysts for the hydrogenolysis of sorbitol

August 14, 2022
Thirunavukkarasu Kandasamy, Marimuthu Banu, R.Vijaya Shanthi, S.Sivasanker.
Results in Engineering -Elsiever

September 2022
Susmita Bhowmik, Nagasuresh Enjamuri, Banu Marimuthu, Srinivas Darbha
MDPI- Catalysts
Investigation of the effect of zeolite supports and the role of W species for the one-pot catalytic conversion of cellulose to ethylene glycol: Theoretical and Experimental Studies

January 9, 2023
Sreejith Sreekantan, Chandrodai Pratap Singh, Sailaja Krishnamurty*, Banu Marimuthu*
Chemistry - An Asian Journal , Wiley
One-pot catalytic conversion of sucrose to 1,2-propanediol over titania supported Ni-Ce metal catalyst under milder reaction conditions

August 2023
Ligand-Free One-Pot Synthesis of Ru/W18O49 Self-Assembled Hierarchical Coral-Like Nanostructures for Selective Conversion of Glucose into Glycols

December 2023


January 2024
Febryary 2025
Januvary 2025
Arun Arunima Balachandran Kirali, Hariprasad Narayanan, Balasubramanian Viswanathan*, Parmeshwar Yadav & Banu Marimuthu*
Sreejith Sreekantan
Amitha Kalappurakkal Sudhakran
and Banu Marimuthu*
Anusree Elavanaparambil Anilan, Sreejith Sreekantan,
Arundhathi Racha,
Banu Marimuthu
Heteropolyacid-Assisted Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Ethyl Levulinate from Biorenewable Feedstocks

January 2025
Gopika Jagannivasan
Suja Haridas
Banu Marimuthu
Swathi Mukundan