Dr. Revathi Purushothaman

Teaching

Educational Background

Work Experience

Industrial Experience

Research

Areas of Research Interest

• Nanomaterials, microporous, mesoporous materials, polymer composites and polymer hybrids
• High temperature and high performance polymers
• Materials for desalination, water purification and solar still
• Polymer coatings /Materials over metals/alloys for corrosion control
• Materials for microelectronics, Lithium ion batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors
• Biodegradable polymers/Biopolymers for packaging, drug delivery, wound healing and biomedical applications

Journal Publications

• Revathi Purushothaman*, C.K.ArvindaPandian, Lowdielectric constant composites using covalent organic framework dispersed terpolyimide, Polymer Engineering and Science, July, 2024 DOI: 10.1002/pen.26867
• G. Senthilnathan, Revathi Purushothaman*, Effect of monomers in coating efficiency on mild steel and DFT investigations of methacrylate copolymers, “European Chemical Bulletin”, Accepted
• Revathi Purushothaman*, Hari Shankar. V, Inclusion of covalent triazine framework into fluorinated polyimides to obtain composites with low dielectric constant, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137(37):49083, 2020
• Revathi Purushothaman*, Hari Shankar. V, Incorporation of COF-LZU-1 into the terpolyimide matrix to obtain COF LZU 1/terpolyimide composites with ultra-low dielectric constant, Polymer Engineering and Science, 59 (4) 814-820, 2019
• Revathi Purushothaman*, Amine functionalized SBA‑15/terpolyimide composites with low dielectric constant, Journal of Porous materials, 22, 585-594, 2015.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, I.Mohammed Bilal, Development and characterization of homo, co and terpolyimides based on BPDA, BTDA, 6FDA and ODA with low dielectric constant, Journal of Polymer Engineering, 34, 9, 867-873, 2014.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, Muthiapillai Palanichamy, I. Mohammed Bilal, Functionalized KIT-6/Terpolyimide composites with ultra-low dielectric constant, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 131,15:7136-45, 2014.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, I. Mohammed Bilal, Muthiahpillai Palanichamy, Effect of chemical structure of aromatic dianhydrides on the thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of their terpolyimides with 4,4′-oxydianiline, Journal of Polymer Research, 18:1597–1604, 2011, ISSN-1022-9760.

Sponsored Research Project

• DST-SERB project titled “Development of COF/polyimide composites with low dielectric constant for microelectronic applications” for an amount of Rs.23.5 Lakhs

Patent Published

• 202241050750 (Indian Patent) – G. Senthilnathan, Revathi Purushothaman, ZnO nanoparticle blended 5-indanyl methacrylate homopolymer for protective coating applications on welded surfaces.

Book Published

• Revathi Purushothaman, “Mesoporous silica/terpolyimide composites with low dielectric constant”, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, ISSN /ISBN No : 978-3-659-68742-6 (2015)

Papers Presented

• Khairun Nisha, Syed Noman, Revathi Purushothaman*, A. Muthu Manokar, “Comparative experimental investigation of tubular solar still with and without madhuca longifolia (bio – waste)” International Conference on Water held at the International Institute of Water, Jodhpur, India on 14-16 March 2024.
• Syed Noman, Khairun Nisha, Revathi Purushothaman, Rajendran Duraisamy Ramalingam, A. Muthu Manokar*, “Study on annual performance and economic analysis of tubular solar still using bio-waste material”, International Conference on Water held at the International Institute of Water, Jodhpur, India on 14-16 March 2024.
• Revathi Purushothaman* G. Sakthivel, Hari Shankar Vaitinadin, “Incorporation of COF-1 into polyimides to obtain composites with low dielectric constant in International Hybrid Conference on Nano Structured Materials and Polymers (ICNP–2023)” held at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, 12-14th May 2023.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, Hari Shankar. V “Porous CTF-1/terpolyimide composites with low dielectric constant” in International Conference on Nanomaterials (ICN 2018) held between 11- 13th May 2018, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
• Hari Shankar. V, Revathi Purushothaman*, “Effect of MMT and SiO₂ on the dielectric constant of polyimide composites for micro-electronic applications” in Two day International Seminar on Sustainable Environment held between 10th -11th December 2018, B.S.A Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, I.Mohammed Bilal Presented a paper entitled ” Incorporation of SBA-15 into terpolyimide matrix to reduce dielectric constant of polyimide composites “, in International Conference on Macromolecules: Synthesis, Morphology, Processing, Structure, Properties and Applications (ICM-2016) held on 13-15^th  May 2016,Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India).
• Revathi Purushothaman*, I.Mohammed Bilal Presented a paper entitled “Low dielectric constant 3‑aminopropyltriethoxysilane functionalized SBA‑15/Terpolyimide composites”, in Third International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization  (ICPPC 2014) held between 11-13^th  October 2014,Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India).
• Johnson S, Revathi Purushothaman*, Functionalized mesoporous silica/terpolyimide nanocomposites with low dielectric constant, International Conference on Nanomaterials (ICNM-2013), B.S.Abdur Rahman Institute with Deakin University, Australia and Universiti of Teknologi, Mara, Malaysia 5-7’ Dec 2013.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, I.Mohammed Bilal, M.Palanichamy, Development and characterization of homo, co and terpolyimides based on BPDA, BTDA, 6FDA and ODA with low dielectric constant for microelectronic applications, “Third International Multicomponent Polymer Conference-IMPC2012” , Mahatma Gandhi University, 23-25 March 2012,  Kottayam, Kerala.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, V. Murugesan, I. Mohammed Bilal, Recycling of SMC scrap in DMC-Enhancement of properties, National Seminar on Polymers and Application- Feb5-7, 2004, National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training & Research, Chandigarh.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, B. Sivasankar, I. Mohammed Bilal, M.Palanichamy, Synthesis of CuO/Zeolite-X, its characterization and catalytic activity, International Symposium on chemical education and research- Jan4-7, 2004,Loyola College,Chennai.
• Revathi Purushothaman*, I M.Palanichamy, Mohammed Bilal, Synthesis of PGMME, its separation and characterization, International Symposium on chemical education and research- Jan4-7, 2004, Loyola College, Chennai.