Publications
1. Ex-situ Dispersion of Core-shell Nanoparticles of Cu-Pt on In-situ Modified Carbon Surface and their Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activities, Vishal M Dhavale, Sreekuttan M Unni, Husain N Kagalwala, Vijayamohanan K Pillai, Sreekumar Kurungot, Chem Commun., DOI:10.1039/C0CC05645F
2. Facile Construction of Non-Precious Iron Nitride-Doped Carbon Nanofibers as Cathode Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Palani Selvam, Ramaiyan Kannan, Sreekumar Kurungot, Chem Commun., DOI:10.1039/C0CC04605A.
3. Improved performance of phosphonated carbon nanotube–polybenzimidazole composite membranes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Ramaiyan Kannan, Husain N. Kagalwala, Harshal D. Chaudhari, Ulhas K. Kharul, Sreekumar Kurungot and Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, J. Mater. Chem. DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04265J.
4. High Pt Utilization Electrodes for PEMFCs by Dispersing Pt Particles Formed by a Pre-precipitation Method on Carbon “Polished” with Polypyrrole, Sreekuttan M. Unni, Vishal M. Dhavale, Vijayamohanan K. Pillai and Sreekumar Kurungot, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114(34) (2010) 14654.
5. High Aspect Ratio Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials Derived from Hollow Carbon Nanofiber by Polymer Insertion and Metal Decoration, Beena K. Balan, Vinayak S. Kale, Pradnya P. Aher, Manjusha Shelke, Vijayamohanan Pillai, Sreekumar Kurungot, Chem Commun., 46 (2010) 5590.
6. Carbon Nanofiber with Selectively Decorated Pt Both on Inner and Outer Walls as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Fuel Cell Applications, Beena K Balan, Sreekuttan M Unni, and Sreekumar Kurungot*, J. Phys. Chem. C ,113 (2009) 11572.(With news highlight in Nature India, )
7 Enhanced Q1 electrocatalytic performance of functionalized carbon nanotube electrodes for oxygen reduction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Ramaiyan Kannan, Unni Bipinlal, Sreekumar Kurungot and Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02853c.
8. Pt-MoOx-MWCNT Redox Couple Based Electrocatalyst as a Potential Partner with Polybenzimidazole Membrane for High Temperature PEMFC Applications, Ranjith Vellacheri, Sreekuttan M Unni, Sandip Nahire, Ulhas K. Kharul, Sreekumar Kurungot*, Electrochimica Acta
55 (2010) 2878–2887.
9. Bio-Inspired Catalyst Compositions for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction using Nanostructured Pt Electrocatalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Meera Parthasarathy, Ramaiyan Kannan, Kurungot Sreekumar and Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, J. Mater. Chem., 20 (43) (2010) 9651 - 9657.
10. Direct transfer of micro-molded electrodes for enhanced mass transport and water management in PEMFC, Ashwini B. Deshmukh, Vinayak S. Kale, Vishal M. Dhavale, K. Sreekumar, K. Vijayamohanan, Manjusha V. Shelke, Electrochemistry Communications, 12(11) (2010) 1638-1641.
11. Artificially Designed Membranes Using Phosphonated Multiwall Carbon Nanotube− Polybenzimidazole Composites for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Ramaiyan Kannan, Pradnya P. Aher, Thangavelu Palaniselvam, Sreekumar Kurungot, Ulhas K. Kharul and Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1(2010) 2109.
12. Domain Size Manipulation of Perflouorinated Polymer Electrolytes by Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized MWCNTs To Enhance Fuel Cell Performance, Ramaiyan Kannan, Meera Parthasarathy, Sreekuttan U, Maraveedu, Sreekumar Kurungot, and Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, Langmuir 25(14) (2009) 8299.
13. All solid-state supercapacitor based on Phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) electrolyte, Dhanraj Rathod, Meenu Vijay, Md. Nazrul Islam, Ramayan Kannan, Ulhas Kharul, Sreekumar Kurungot, Vijayamohanan Pillai, J. Appl. Electrochem., 39 (2009) 1097.
14. Stability improvement of Rh/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst layer by ceria doping for steam reforming in an integrated catalytic membrane reactor system
S. Kurungot, T. Yamaguchi, Catalysis Letters, 92(3-4) (2004) 181-187.
15. Rh/-Al2O3 catalytic layer integrated with sol-gel synthesized microporous silica membrane for compact membrane reactor applications.
Sreekumar Kurungot, Takeo Yamaguchi, Shin-ichi Nakao, Catalysis Letters, 86(4) (2003) 273.
16. A comparison on the catalytic activity of Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0) type ferrospinels prepared via. a low temperature route for the alkylation of aniline and phenol using methanol as the alkylating agent.
K. Sreekumar, S. Sugunan, Appl. Catal. A. General, 230 (2002) 245-251.
17. Studies on gasoline fuel processor system for fuel-cell powered vehicles application.
Dong Ju Moon, Sreekumar Kurungot, Sang Deuk Lee, Byung Gwon Lee, Hoon sik Kim, Appl. Catal. A, General 215 (2001) 1-9.
18. Ferrospinels based on Co and Ni prepared via a low temperature route as efficient catalysts for the selective synthesis of o-cresol and 2,6-xylenol from phenol and methanol.
K. Sreekumar, S. Sugunan, J. Mol. Catal. A. Chemical. 185 (2002) 259-268.
19. Cu-Co synergism in Cu1-xCoxFe2O4 – Catalysis and XPS Aspects.
Thomas Mathew, N.R. Shiju, K. Sreekumar, B.S. Rao, Chinnakonda S. Gopinath, J. Catal. 210 (2) (2002) 405-417.
20. Selective synthesis of 3-picoline via the vapor-phase methylation of pyridine with methanol over Ni-Co-Fe ternary spinel systems.
K. Sreekumar, Thomas Mathew, R. Rajgopal, R. Vetrivel, B.S. Rao, Catal. Lett., 65 (2000) 1-3, 99-105.
21. Vapor-phase methylation of pyridine with methanol to 3-picoline over Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0) type ternary spinels prepared via a low temperature method.
K. Sreekumar, Thomas Mathew, Biju M Devassy, R. Rajgopal, R. Vetrivel, B.S. Rao Appl. Catal. A, General, 205 (2001) 11-18.
22. A comparative study on aniline alkylation activity using methanol and dimethyl carbonate as the alkylating agents over Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0)- type systems.
K. Sreekumar, Thomas Mathew, S.P. Mirajkar, S. Sugunan, B.S. Rao, S. Sugunan, Appl. Catal. A, General.201 (2000) Vol.1 L1-L8.
23. Selective N-methylation of aniline with dimethylcarbonate over Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0) type systems.
K. Sreekumar, T.M. Jyothi, Thomas Mathew, S. Sugunan, B.S. Rao J. Mol. Catal. A. Chemical, 159 (2000) 327-334.
24. Selective synthesis of N-methylaniline over Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.8 and 1.0) type systems.
K. Sreekumar, T.M. Jyothi, M.B. Talawar, B.S. Rao, S. Sugunan J. Mol. Catal A. Chemical , 152 (2000) 225-236.
25. Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene over Ni1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0)-type ferrites: Influence of spinel composition on acid-base properties and styrene selectiviey.
K. Sreekumar, Thomas Mathew, T.M. Jyothi, Biju M. Devassy, S. Sugunan, B.S. Rao, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 74 (2000) 509-517.
26. Selective synthesis of N-methylaniline over Zn1-xNixFe2O4 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.8 and 1.0)-type systems.
K. Sreekumar, T. Raja, B.P. Kiran, S. Sugunan, B.S. Rao. Appl. Catal. A. General, 182 (1999) 327-336.
27. Kinetics of the N-monomethylation of aniline with methanol over Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 (x = 0,
0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0)-type systems.
K. Sreekumar, T.M. Jyothi, C.G. Ramankutty, B.S. Rao, S. sugunan React. Kinet. Catal. Lett. Vol.70 No.1 (2000) 161-167.
28. Calcined layered double hydroxides as basic heterogeneous catalysts for Oppeneur oxidation of alcohols.
T. Raja, T.M. Jyothi, K. Sreekumar, M.B. Talawar, B.S. Rao; Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 72 (9) 1999.
29. Physico-chemical characteristics of sulphated mixed oxides of Sn with some rare earth elements
Jyothi T.M, Sreekumar K, Talawar M.B, Mirajkar S.P, Rao B.S; Polish Journal of Chemistry 74 (6) (2000) 801-812.
30. Catalytic activity of rare-earth-promoted SO42-/SnO2 in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene.
Jyothi Thundimadathil, Sreekumar Kurungot, Talawar Mahadev B, Belheker Anagha Ashok, Rao Bollapragada S, Sugunan Sankaran; Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn, 73 (5) (2000) 1285-1290.
31. Alkylation of phenol with methanol over mixed oxides of tin with some rare-earth elements.
T.M. Jyothi, B.S. Rao, S. Sugunan, K. Sreekumar; Ind. J. of Chem. Vol. 69 No 2 (2000) 339-343.
32. Electron donor properties and catalytic activity of manganese ferrospinels.
S. Sugunan, D. John, N.K. Renuka, M. Varghese, K. Sreekumar, C.G. Ramankutty; React. Kinet. and Catal. Lett., 66 (1999) 39-45.
31. Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds with hydrazine hydrate over a CeO2-SnO2 catalyst.
T.M. Jyothi, R. Rajgopal, K. Sreekumar, M.B. Talawar, S. Sugunan, B. S. Rao.
J. of Chem. Research (s). 1999, 674.
33. Development of gasoline fuel reformer for fuel-cell powered vehicles: Partial oxidation reforming of gasoline over a commercial ICI catalyst.
Jong Woo Ryu, Dong Ju Moon, K. Sreekumar, Sang Deuk Lee, Byung Gwon Lee and Byung Sung Ahn, Applied Chemistry Vol. 5, No. 1, May 2001, 255-258. (Meeting Abstract).
34. Development of gasoline fuel reformer for fuel-cell powered vehicles: Partial oxidation reforming of gasoline over a commercial HT catalyst.
Jong Woo Ryu, Dong Ju Moon, K. Sreekumar, Joo Young Woo, Sang Deuk Lee and Byoung Sung Ahn, Therories and Applications of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2001) 405. (Meeting Abstract).
35. Selective methylation of phenol, aniline and catechol with dimethyl carbonate over calcined Mg-Al hydrotalcites, Jyothi T.M, Raja T, Talawar MB, Sreekumar K, Sugunan S, Rao BS, Synthetic Communications, 30 (21) (2000) 3929-3934.
36. Effect of sulphate treatment in the alkylation of phenol with methanol over mixed oxides of tin with lanthanum and samarium, Jyothi T.M, Sugunan S, Sreekumar K, Talawar MB, Rao BS, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 7 (4) (2000) 155-160.
