| Designation |
DIRECTOR, Research Development Training & Extension |
| Mailing addres |
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| Office: |
CENTRAL COIR RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
KALAVOOR, ALLEPPEY-688522 |
| Residence: |
TAPOVAN, 88,
GIRINAGAR NORTH EXTENSION,
KOCHI-682 020. |
| Educational Qualifications: |
Ph.D in (Microbiology) from Goa University |
| Experience Institution(s) served |
18 years experience as Senior Scientific Officer(Microbiology) and 11 years experience as Scientific Assistant (Micro Biology) in Central Coir Research Institute, Kalavoor (Coir Board, Ministry of MSME, GOI) |
| SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS |
“ ECOMARK” CRITERIA FOR COIR & COIR PRODUCTS The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India through its Notification dated 18th September 2018 in the GAZETTE OF INDIA has laid down the Ecomark criteria for Coir & Coir Products. In exercise of powers conferred under rules 3.1.1 vide notification no. G.S.R. 85 (E) dated 20th February 1991, notifying the Scheme of “Labeling of Environment Friendly Products” the Central Government has laid down the Ecomark criteria for Coir & Coir Products. |
IRC ACCREDITATION (RENEWAL) FOR COIR AS A NEW MATERIAL IN RURAL ROADS & CONSTITUTION OF SUB GROUP
The Indian Roads Congress (IRC) is an apex technical body of Highway Engineers in India, which frames Standards, Specifications and Guidelines for the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of roads and bridges in the country. |
Implementation of international project on application of coir in roads in collaboration with university of Wollongong, New South Wales Australia & Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi.
“Behavior of coir geotextiles stabilized subgrade soil with special reference to transport infrastructure development” with University of Wollongong and CUSAT, Kochi.
The objective of the Project is to evaluate the mechanical behavior of the coir geotextile reinforced soil during high frequency cyclic loading and to prepare a numerical model for biodegradability of geotextile. |
Collaborative Project with Dr.MGR University Chennai in association M/s. LMW, Coimbatore. A prototype of 10 head machine for spinning of coir yarn has been developed under the collaborative project “Development of process and machinery for spinning of fine quality yarn with reduced hairiness- Coir Spinning Plant Machinery Development” with Dr. M.G.R. University Chennai in association with M/s. Lakshmi Machine Works Coimbatore. |
Coir-KrishiMithra- developed by CCRI, intended especially for the cultivation of vegetables, is prepared by degrading coir pith using PITHPLUS (Pleurotus sajor caju), supplemented with natural nitrogen supplements instead of urea, as nitrogen source. The comparative study on the effect of Coir- KrishiMithra, C-POM and Garden soil on vegetable plants was studied and the results showed a better nutrient profile compared to the conventional C-POM |
| PRODUCTION OF COIRRET AND PITHPLUS - The extension of R&D technologies through Pilot Scale Laboratory(PSL) at the CCRI, Alappuzha for COIRRET (a bacterial cocktail to carry out faster retting of husk/fibres), PITHPLUS (a fungal spawn to convert coir pith into an organic manure) and Coir Pith Organic Manure[C-POM] fetches revenue of over Rs. 10 lakhs per annum. Production facility has also been created at the regional offices of the Board to meet the local requirements. |
| ZERO EFFLUENT PROCESS FOR BIO-BLEACHING AND SOFTENING - An eco-friendly formulation with zero effluent has been developed to treat the coir fibres and wrapping that for a period of 12 hours by which the fibres become softer and brighter and are amenable to spinning. The process has been demostrated in the industry successfully. |
| FULLY AUTOMATIC VERSATILE SPINNING MACHINE- A fully automatic four head spinning machine without using core thread has been developed for the first time using the novel technology of open end spinning by rotor and biochemically softened coir fibres. A single yarn doubling machine has also been developed to produce 2 ply coir yarns. The machine is capable of producing about 200 kgs of yarn of 160 runnage/8 hours by 2 workers. The machine has been demonstrated in the Indian International coir fair-2012 at Kochi and at IITF, New Delhi before the public. A new prototype is under development with much higher productivity with least moving parts. |
| PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION – Biochemically softened coir fibres have been blended with other natural fibres to produce finer lightweight fabrics which have been used for making Janatha Mattresses, UV protective umbrellas, Jackets, Conference bags, foot wares and upholstery etc. |
| AWARDS AND RECOGNITION |
| 1. National Scholorship by the Goa Government in 1980 for securing 3rd rank at the B.Sc examination. |
| 2. Award by Chairman, Coir Board on 30-03-1994 for rendering excellent service to the Coir Board for development of COIRRET and PITHPLUS. |
| 3. Award from Chairman, Coir Board on 12-05-1995 for development of a treatment system for coir retting effluent. |
| 4. Meritous Invention Award instituted by NRDC (National Research Development Corporation), Govt. of India, on Technology day 11th May 1999 for "Reducing period of retting or coconut husk and upgrading the quality of unretted green husk fibre by treatment using bacterial cultures". |
| 5. Recognised by Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi as Reasearch Guide in the faculty of Science(AC.B1/1225/2006 dated 16-09-2006. |
| PATENTS GRANTED |
| 1. Process for reducing the period of retting of cocunut husk using COIRRET by Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S. Sarma Patent No. 202787 of 06-04-1998. |
| 2. A process for the treatment of coir retting effluents by U.S.Sarma and Anita Das Ravindranath ( 746/MAS/98 dated 6th April 1998). |
| 3. Process for preparation of a fertilizer by U.S.Sarma and Anita Das Ravindranath (745/MAS/1998 dated, 6th April 1998). |
| 4. A process for treatment of mechanically extracted green husk fibre by U.S.Sarma and Anita Das Ravindranath (748/MAS/98 dated 6th April 1998). |
| 5. A process for producing paper grade pulp from coir bit fibres (case C) by U.S. Sarma, Anita Das Ravindranath, J. Sunil Dath (64/MAS/99 dated, 19th January 1999). |
| 6. A process for producing paper grade pulp from coir bit fibres (case B) by U.S. Sarma, Anita Das Ravindranath, J. Sunil Dath (65/MAS/99 dated, 19th January 1999). |
| 7. A process for composting of coir pith and other recalcitrant agriculture residues. T.A. Rajendra Babu, Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S.Sarma, Christy Fernandez, P.K. Ghosh (948/MAS/2002 dated 17th December, 2002). |
| PATENT APPLIED |
| 8. A process for producing paper guide pulp from coir bit fibres ( Case A) by U.S. Sarma, Anita Das Ravindranath, J. Sunil Dath (63/MAS/99 dated, 19th January 1999). |
| 9. A process for producing paper grade pulp from coir bit fibres (Case D) by U.S. Sarma, Anita Das Ravindranath, J. Sunil Dath (63/MAS/99 dated 19th January 1999). |
| 10. A fully automatic coir spinning machine to spin coir fibres into yarn-502/Kol/2012 dt. 07-05-2012 by Renjithkumar.K.K, Sudheen.N.P, biju.C.G, A radhakrishnan, T.A.Rajendrababu, S.Radhakrishnan, Anita Das Ravindranath, P.K.Ravi & U.S.Sarma |
| TRAINING |
| 1. Completed the Training Course on Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectroscopy from 12th - 16th March 2007 at the Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, #01-01, The Pasture 16, Science Park Drive, Singapore - 118227. |
| 2. Completed the Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy Training Course from 15th - 17th September 2003 at Perkin Elmer, Mumbai. |
| 3. Completed the Scientific Investigators Training Course on Electron Microscopy at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi from 2nd to 18th February 2004. |
| 4. Completed the Programme on Communication skills for Managers from 14 to18th June 2004 conducted by the Administravie Staff College of India, Hyderabad. |
| TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERES |
| 1. The technology "PITH PLUS" - An edibile fungal spawn for faster composting of coir pith has been transferred by Coir Board to M/s. Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahamedabad in the year 2002. |
| >>The technology "COCOLAWN" a readymade lawn, based on coir pith compost has been transferred to M/s. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Company Ltd., in the year 2002 and Yamini Coir & Turfs., Banglore in the year 2005 and M/s. Madh mac, Sharjah in 2007. |
| >>The technology "PITHPLUS" - An edible fungal spawn for faster composting of coir pith licensed by Coir Board to NRDC (National Research Development Corporation, Govt. of India) has been transferred to M/s. Alghanim & Co, Kuwait for $40,000 on 12th August 2006. |
| >> The technology "PITHPLUS" - An edible fungal spawn for faster composting of coir pith has been transferred to M/s. Charankattu Coir Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Cherthala, Kerala in September 2007. |
| >> The technology "PITHPLUS" - An edible fungal spawn for faster composting of coir pith has been transferred to M/s. K.N. Biosciences (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad in March 2010. |
| 2. The Technology of COCOLAWN- a readymade lawn, based on coir pith compost has been transferred to |
| >> M/s. Cadila Pharmaceuticals COmpany Ltd. in the year 2002 |
| >> M/s. Yamini Coir & Turfs, Banglore in 2005 |
| >> M/s. Madh Mac, Sharjah in 2007. |
| 3. Nodal Officer Under ongoing Collaborative Project with |
| >> Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram |
| >> Rubber Board, Kottayam |
| >> National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Kochi |
| >> TERI, New Delhi |
| >> FACT, Kochi |
| 4. Represented Coir Board at the following occasions:- |
| >> Workshop on "Quality Control, New Materials and Techniques in Road Sector" held on 26th & 27th July 2019 at Hyderabad, Telangana |
| >> Environmental Connection”(EC12) - ICEA Expo & Conference 2012 at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from 26-29 February, 2012 & presented a paper,“Application of coir geotextiles on rural roads”. |
| >> Workshop on Non-Conventional Materials / Technologiesat the Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi on 18th February, 2012& presented a paper “Application of coir geotextiles in the construction of roads on agrarian soils” before the Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development, Shri. Jairam Ramesh. |
| >> Presented paper on, “Application of coir geotextiles on roads”, at the Seminar organized by Indian Technical Texile Association (ITTA) jointly with Ministry of Textiles in collaboration with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on usage and advantages of geo synthetics in construction of road in New Delhi on 5th and 6th February 2013. |
| >> Horti Fair, 2010, at Amsterdam in October2010 the biggest international trade fair for Technology & Innovation in Horticulture. |
| >> Horti Fair 2006 at Amsterdam in October 2006. |
| 5. INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS :16 |
| 6. NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS :56 |
| 7. M.Sc/M.Tech/M.Phil DISSERTATIONS ON COIR SUPERVISED :48 |
| 1. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
| I. Quality Improvement of Coir Fibre |
| >> Initiated research under the scheme “Process Improvement in Extraction of White Fibre” with the objective to reduce the drudgery involved and extended time of retting of coconut husks to improve the extraction process of coir fibre. |
- >> Developed a bacterial cocktail “Coirret” for reducing the retting time to three months and yield retted quality fibre.
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| >> Carried outdemonstrations in different regions of Kerala and a bulk treatment conducted on 100,000 husks at Kayamkulam. |
- >> Coirret could ret machine extracted fibre in tanks in 72 hours and bulk demonstrations were conducted at Poochakkal, Cherthala on the application of Coirret in tanks.
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| >> Application of Coirret could reduce the phenol content in the effluent by 70%. |
| >> Further studies on Coirret mixed with a conditioner led to the development of a cost effective, zero waste Biochem treatment on coir fibre which yields retted quality fibre in 12 hours. |
| >> Thus a drudgery and pollution free, cost effective Coirret technology was developed by my research work at CCRI for which I have been recognized by Coir Board.The invention has been granted Patent No 202787 of 06-04-1998. |
| II. Effluent Treatment |
| >> Coir fibre extraction involves soaking of coconut husks & coir fibre in tanks which leads to generation of large quantities of coir retting effluents which is released in the environment causing pollution. |
| >> I have carried out detailed analysis on the chemical constituents of the treated water and developed a cost effective treatment after which the effluent can be recycled. |
| >> The combination of this technology with the Coirret treatment led to recognition by the National Research Development Corporation, Government of India in 1999. The invention has been granted patent vide 746/MAS/98 dated 6th April 1998. |
| III. Utilisation of Coir pith |
| >> Fibre extraction from coconut husk leads to generation of coir pith which is released in large quantities and accumulates in the environment causing land pollution. |
| >> In order to solve the problem of accumulating coir pith the technology of composting coir was initiated by setting up of a laboratory for production of Coirret and Pithplus,the fungus for composting coir pith, in the Microbiology Department in 1994 which continues to cater to the coir entrepreneurs till date. |
| >> The production of the fungus was improvised by UV sterilsation and packaging in polybags making the composting technology user-friendly and it was given a brand name of Pithplus& its production was streamlined to meet the demand from the coir industry. |
| >> The production of coir pith organic manure (C-POM) was also initiated by the Laboratory. |
| >> Today this laboratory caters to the requirement of Pithplus to coir entrepreneurs in south India as well to farmers in north India such as Indore who wish to use the coir pith organic manure as a fertilizer. |
| IV Setting up of test facilities for coir pith to facilitate its export |
| >> Extending the Pithplus for composting of coir pith led to coir entrepreneurs requesting for assistance to determine whether the pith was composted or not. |
| >> I had initiated the testing of coir pith for its nutrient parameters viz nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium and also its physical properties such as pH, EC etc. |
| >> The Microbiology Department started receiving a large number of samples of raw & composted coir pith samples which were tested in the laboratory and the status of the nutrients in the samples furnished to the entrepreneurs at a cost which fetched revenue to Coir Board. |
| Phytosanitary Testing: |
| >> I had initiated the testing of phytosanitary parameters in coir pith and trained the scientific assistant and project staff to carry out the microbiological tests which today successfully cater to the requirement of coir exporters to test the coir pith samples representing their consignment and issue the phytosanitary test reports which facilitates export. |
| >> Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) has recognized this testing lab which continues to cater to the coir industrialists in India. |
| V Interdisciplinary research activities in Microbiology Laboratory |
| Lignosulphonates from coir pith |
| >> The presence of lignin in high quantities suggested the extraction of lignin in coir pith as a source of lignosulphonates. |
| >> I have initiated the laboratory scale extraction studies and initially obtained and dispatched 100 liters of the extracted liquid lignosulohonate to Dapodi in Pune which had facilities for bulk spray drying. |
| >> The spray dried material was analysed and observed to have potentials for application as an expander in lead acid batteries and oil well drilling. |
| >> Collaborative research studies with the Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi could confirm the findings. |
| Extraction of nanocellulose from coir fibre |
| >> The abundantly available renewable biomass coir can be a cost effective source for nanocellulose which has immense applications in the biomedical industry. |
| >> Nanocellulose could be successfully extracted from coir pith under laboratory conditions and it is our endeavor to develop a cost effective method for extraction of nanocellulose from coir pith. |
| Extraction of biofuels from coir pith |
| >> Biofuels like cellulose ethanol are being produced by growing corn and other feedstock plants to yield cellulose which can be hydrolysed to sugars and the fermented into cellulose ethanol. |
| >> Coir is a raw material produced throughout the year and can be a potential resource for energy generation. |
| >> Pilot scale studies have yielded successful results for extracting ethanol from coir pith. |
| >> The fast pyrolysis technology for extraction of bio-oils from coir pith has also yielded encouraging results under laboratory conditions and works are being conducted under my guidance at CCRI to set up a pilot scale bioreactor for production of bio-oils from coir waste. |
| Utilisation of tender coconut husk |
| >> Research under a project funded by the Coconut Development Board could lead to finding use of the tender husk as a source of valuable organic manure, handmade paper, and particle boards thereby solving its disposal problems. |
| >> A second project funded by the Coconut Development Board could lead to finding diversified uses of diseased coconut wood. Cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, lignosulphonates and particle boards could be produced from the diseased coconut wood. |
| 2. DEVELOPMENT |
| >> Process for reducing the period of retting of coconut husk using COIRRET. |
| >> Process for the treatment of coir retting effluents. |
| >> Process for preparation of organic manure from coir pith using PITHPLUS. |
| >> A modified process viz. BIOCHEM for treatment of mechanically extracted coir fibre to make it suitable for spinning on mechanised spinning machine. |
| >> A process for on-site composting of accumulated coir pith hillock |
| >> A process for extraction of lignosulphonates from coir pith |
| 3. TRAINING & EXTENSION |
| Training was imparted on the technology “PITHPLUS-An edible fungal spawn for faster composting of coir pith to personnel deputed from |
| 1 M/s. Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad |
| 2 M/s. AlGhanim& Co, Kuwait |
| 3 M/s Charankattu Coir manufacturing co. Ltd., Cherthala, Kerala |
| 4 M/s K.N. Biosciences (India) Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad |
| 5 The composting of tender coconut husks accumulating at Pampa ,Sabarimala was carried out using the technology for extracting the fibre using the MFEM and then composting the pith using Pithplus Technology coir pith in 2012 under my guidance. |
| INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS |
| 1. Swarnalatha K, Lea Mathew, Anuranjana Jaya J G Anita Das Ravindranath & S Radhakrishnan(2018)Removal of dye from aqeous media using coir pith & modified coir pith. Book of Abstracts ICWR 2018. International Conference on Water Resource : Innovation in Quality and Quantity, Sustainable Development Challenges and Managemen- pp 99 |
| 2. Geethanjali Kanaguraju, Sumy Sebastian and Anita Das Ravindranath(2017)Biogenic Nano silver mediated by coir, medicinal plant extracts and their antimicrobial validation. CORD 33 (2) pp.36-52. |
| 3. S.Karthika, M.J.Reshma, P.A.Wilson, R.Anita Das, U.S.Sarma, K.Harikrishnan & Sabu Thomas (2016) Characterisation and evaluation of phenol degrading Bacillus spp. For enhancing the softness of coir fibre. Journal of Natural Fibers Vol.13, No.3 253-260. |
| 4. Jincy P.J., Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma (2015) Ecofriendly organosolv process for pulping of tender coconut fibre CORD 31 (1) pp 13-23. |
| 5. Karthika , Sabu , Anita Das Ravindranath (2014) Molecular characterization of phenol degrading bacteria isolated from the environment and its application in quality improvement of the coir fibre. Accepted for publication in J. of Natural Fibres |
| 6. Jayaraj A.P., Anita Das Ravindranath and Sarma, U.S. (2014) Nanocellulose from diseased wood biomass. CORD 30 (1) pp1-10. |
| 7. Reghuvaran, A. & Anita Das Ravindranath (2014). Use of coir pith compost as an effective cultivating media for ornamental, medicinal and vegetable plants. International journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences (IJBPAS). 3(1); 88-97. |
| 8. Reghuvaran A. & Ravindranath, A D. (2013). Bioconversion of coir pith as effective soil less media for roof gardening. Adv. Appl. Res. 5(2); 141-146. |
| 9. Subha P.V & Anita Das Ravindranath (2012) Synthesis of Nanocellulose from coir pith. CORD- Vol 28 No.1 2012 pp.14-23. |
| 10. Anita Das Ravidranath and U.S.Sarma (2012) Application of coir geotextiles in the construction of roads on agrarian soils. Paper presented at the Annual Conference and Trade Exposition of the International Erosion Control Association (EC12) at Las Vegas Nevada, USA from 25.02.2012 to 29.02.2012. |
| 11. Anita Das Ravindranath & Subha P.V.(2012) Synthesis of nanocellulose from coir pith. CORD- Vol 28 No.1 2012 pp.14-23. |
| 12. Anita Das Ravindranath, Radhakrishnan S., Hanosh. M.S, Sarma U.S & Jayakumar Nair A. (2012) Quantitative evalution of the production of lignolytic enzymes-lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase by P. sajor caju during coir pith composting. CORD- Vol 28 No. 1 2012 pp.24-33 |
| 13. Abesh Reghuvaran & Anita Das Ravindranath. (2012). Bioconversion of coir pith to effective soil less media for roof gardening. International Journal of Agricultural Science & Research. (Accepted). (Impact Factor 2.857). |
| 14. Abesh Reghuvaran and Anita Das Ravindranath(2011). The effect of different mutagens on amylase activity of Bacillus Spp.on Sago Waste. International Journal of Biotechnology Research Jan to June 2011, 4 No.1 (27-32) |
| 15. Radhakrishnan S., Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S.Sarma, Jayakumaran Nair. A (2011) Azolla & Soya hulls-Substitutes for urea in coir pith composting using Pleurotus sojar caju 46-55CORD 27 (2)46-55. |
| 16. Abesh Reghuvaran and Anita Das Ravindranath(2011) Coir pith as growth medium for Azotobacter vinelandii and Azospirrilum brazilense 63-73, CORD 27 (2) |
| 17. Anita Das Ravindranath, Chitralekha M (2010) Biosoftening of Coir Yarn for Ecofriendly Wet Processing CORD 1-10, 26 (2). |
| 18. Anita Das Ravindranath(2008) Ecofriendly method of coir retting and pith utilization using bioinoculants "Coirret" & "Pithplus". CORD. 208, 24 (2). |
| 19. Abesh Raghuvaran, Anita Das Ravindranath, P. Natarajan, K.V. Aneesh Kumar and Arun Augustine (2008) A study on the biochemical aspects of coir pith degraded by Pleurotus sojar caju. Proceedings of Paper presented as Biocam 2008 "International Conference on Biodiversity Conversation and Management". Book of Abstracts 134. |
| 20. Coir pith based cyanobacterial biofertilizer for improving water use efficiency (2007) . Poster presented at the South Asian Conference on Water in Agriculture : Management Options For Increasing Crop Productivity Per Drop Of Water |
| 21. Prasantha K. Ghosh, U.S. Sarma, Anita Das Ravindranath, S. Radhakrishnan and Prasenjeet Ghosh (2007) A Novel Method for Accelerated Composting of Coir Pith Energy Fules, 21(2), 822-827. |
| 22. Anita Das Ravindranath (2001) Biotechnology in coir extraction and waste utilisation. CORD Vol. XVII.No.2, 51. |
| 23. Anita Das Ravindranath and Saroj Bhosle(1999) Bacterial Consortia for Retting of Cocunut Husks in Tanks. CORD Vol.XV.No.1, 26. |
| 24. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S. Sarma(1995) Bioinoculants for coir retting. CORD Vol.XI No.1, 34. |
| 25. Anita Das Ravindranath (1991) Processing of Coir: a Biological appraoch to retting of cocunut husks. CORD Vol.VII No. 2. |
| NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS ANS PRESENTATIONS |
| 1. G.Vivek, M.Neeraj, H Hareesh, G Ajith, G Gireesh Kumar, KK Renjith Kumar & Anita Das Ravindranath (2019) Development of fully automatic powerloom (Anugraha Tejas) for coir geotextiles. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research Vol. 44 September 2019, pp. 358-359. |
| 2. Renjith Kumar, Gireesh Kumar, Ajith Kumar, Hareesh H, Neeraj Krishna & Anita Das Ravindranath (2017) Anugraha-Tejas- Fully Automatic Power Loom for weaving Coir Geotextiles. Preserving Heritage & Assuring Quality of Kerala Coir Industry “Coir Kerala 2017” Proceedings of the International & National Seminar 5th to 9th October 2017 pp.53-57. |
| 3. Sumy Sebastian & Anita Das Ravindranath (2017)Coir Geotextiles- Protection to soil & saves Mother Earth. Compendium of Research Articles- Uses & established environmental friendly applications of Coir geotextiles pp 67-76. |
| 4. Geethanjali Kanagaraju, Lydia MerinaBanu, Sumy Sebastian & Anita Das Ravindranath(2017):Biosynthesis and characterization of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles using coir fibre/pith extracts and their anti bacterial evaluation. Preserving Heritage & Assuring Quality of Kerala Coir Industry “Coir Kerala 2017” Proceedings of the International & National Seminar 5th to 9th October 2017 pp.58-68 |
| 5. S Radhakrishnan, AbeshReghuvaran,Geena M.G. & Anita Das Ravindranath (2017) :Coir Krishimithra- An all purpose coir pith based organic maure. Preserving Heritage & Assuring Quality of Kerala Coir Industry “Coir Kerala 2017” Proceedings of the International & National Seminar 5th to 9th October 2017 pp.69-76. |
| 6. Sumy Sebastian, Sethulekshmy K.V., T.O. Varghese & Anita Das Ravindranath(2017): Coir fibre reinforced green coir composite chairs.Preserving Heritage & Assuring Quality of Kerala Coir Industry “Coir Kerala 2017” Proceedings of the International & National Seminar 5th to 9th October 2017 pp.77-81. |
| 7. Abesh Reghuvaran, Das Anita Ravindranath & S Radhakrishnan (2016) Use of biodegraded coir pith supplemented with nitrogen fixing bacteria for cultivation of ornamental. Medicinal & vegetable plants. Proceedings of the International and National Seminar 1st to 5th February, 2016 at Coir Kerala 2016, Alappuzha.pp 44 |
| 8. Geena M.G. & Das Anita Ravindranath (2016) Nanocellulose from coir pith: Its potential in the biomedical industry. Proceedings of the International and National Seminar 1st to 5th February, 2016 at Coir Kerala 2016, Alappuzha. pp 54 |
| 9. Sumy Sebastian, Ketan Panchal, Mahendra Parmar & Das Anita Ravindranath (2016) Coir polymer moulded composites. Proceedings of the International and National Seminar 1st to 5th February, 2016 at Coir Kerala 2016, Alappuzha.pp 68 |
| 10. Radhakrishnan S, Das Anita Ravindranath & Abesh Reghuvaran (2016) An ecofriendly biochem treatment method for quality improvement of coir fibre pp. 143 |
| 11. Anita Das Ravindranath (2015) Technology up-gradation and women empowerment in the coir industry. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Kerala Studies. Feb 8th Cherthala pp 35-42 |
| 12. Anita Das Ravindranath & U.S.Sarma (2013) Coir A Versatile Technical Textile Fibre –Tech Tex India Oct-Dec 2013, Vol VII Issue 4 pp 36-39. |
| 13. Anita Das Ravindranath (2013) Application of coir geotextiles on roads. Handbook on “Geosynthetics case studies of ITTA Members” pp.197-202. |
| 14.Anita Das Ravindranath ( 2012) “A Renewable Biomass of the Future” Paper presented at the Third International Seminar on Sustainable Utilisation of Tropical Plant Biomass through Biotechnology ‘SUPBT’. 13th to 15th December 2012 organized by the Department of Biotechnology & Research, College of Information Technology, Cherthala, Alleppey. |
| 15. Nima KV, Anita Das Ravindranath, US Sarma and S Radhakrishnan
(2012) Bio-ethanol production from soft wood portion of diseased
coconut palm. Proceedings of the Symposium “Emerging Trends in
Biotechnology”. pp.11-15. |
| 16. Nivedya S, Anita Das Ravindranath, US Sarma and S Radhakrishnan (2012) Bio-ethanol production from soft wood portion of diseased coconut palm. Proceedings of the Symposium “Emerging Trends in Biotechnology”. pp.37-42 |
| 17. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S. Sarma (2012) "Importance, Scop and Methodology for composting Of Coir Pith". Paper presented the National Conference organized by the Coir Board and ICAR, New Delhi at Ela Goa on 17.03.2012. |
| 18. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma (2012) Application of Coir Geotextiles in the construction of roads on agrarian sils paper presented the National Conference organized by the Coir Board & ICAR, New Delhi at Ela Goa on 17.03.2012. |
| 19. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma (2012) Potentials of coir for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Paper presented at the special theme session of “Climate Change: Plantation Crops & Spices of Kerala” in the Kerala Science Congress at the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam on 29.01.2012. |
| 20. U.S. Sarma and Anita Das Ravindranath (2011) Extraction and potential end use of lignocellulose from coir pith. Paper to be presented at the Carbohydrate Conference held at IICB, Kolkata from 23rd to 25th Nov. 2011. |
| 21. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma (2011) )“Technologies developed by CCRI with special reference to coir pith compost and cocolawn” paper presented at the seminar conducted by Coir Board on June 5th 2011 (Environment Day) at Indraprastha in Palakkad. |
| 22. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma (2011) )“Technologies developed by CCRI with special reference to coir pith compost and cocolawn” paper presented at the seminar on Coir Industry Rajamundhiri on 27/03/2011 |
| 23. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma (2011) “Coir pith, an organic manure” Paper presented at the state level seminar on Coir & Coir Prodcuts is being organised at Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Thippampatti, Pollachi on 29.01.2011. |
| 24. M.S. Lata, K. Sreekrishnakumar, Anita Das Ravindranath, Arun Sarma, U.S. Sarma (2010) Phytosanitation of coir pith by gamma Irradiation. NAARRI International Conference-2010 (NIC-2010) Isotop Technlogies and Applications - New Horizons. Vol I pp. 158-165 Dec 13-15, 2010, Powai, Mumbai. |
| 25. Anita Das Ravindranath, Jayaraj A.P and U.S. Sarma (2010) Microcrystelline and Nanocellulose from Diseased Coconut Wood. Carbo XXV,48, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. |
| 26. Abesh Raghuvaran and Anita Das Ravindranath(2010) Efficacy of biodegraded coir pith for cultivation of medicinal plants. J. Sci. Ind. Res, 69,554-559. |
| 27. Abesh Reghuvaran and Anita das Ravindranath (2010) Biochemical aspects of coir pith degraded by Pleurotus sojar caju. Proceedings of 22nd Kerala Science Congress, 28-31 January 2010 Kerala Forest Research Institute. 629-630. |
| 28. "Coir-A Natural medium to counter threats of climate change". (2010) Anita Das Ravindranath & U.S.Sarma Presentation at Placrosym 2010 the Rubber Research of India, Kottayam on 7th December 2010. |
| 29. Anita Das Ravindranath & U.S. Sarma(2010) Economical and ecofreindly wet processing of coir using Trametes versicolor and Coirret. Coir News Vol.XXXIX Bk No. 11 November 2010, 11-16. |
| 30. Anita Das Ravindranath, Subha.P.V, Hanosh M.S, Radhakrishnan.S, U.S. Sarma (2010). Coirpith as a Substrate For Biofuel Production Presentation at the first Kerala Women Science Congress, Kochi held from 10th to 12th August 2010. |
| 31. Jincy.P.J, U.S. Sharna, Anita Das Ravindranath & Sunil Dath (2010). Ecofriendly Pulping Process of Tender Coconut Husk Fibre. Presentation at the first Kerala Women Science Congress, Kochi held from 10th to 12th August 2010. |
| 32. Quality Improvement of Coir fibre using Crude anzyme extract from Pleurotus sajor-caju and Coriolus versicolor. (2010). Chithralekha M, Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S.Sarma and Radhakrishnan.S Presentation at the first Kerala Women Science Congress, Kochi held from 10th to 12th August 2010. |
| 33. Potential of soft wood of the diseased coconut tree for diversified ende uses(2010) Nima.K.V, Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S.Sarma & Radhakrishnan.S. Presentation at the first Kerala Women Science Congress, Kochi held from 10th to 12th August 2010. |
| 34. Anita Das Ravindranath(2009) Coir pith - A Lignocellulosic substrate for biofuel production. (Part I) Coir News Vol XXXVIII Bk.No.6 June 2009, 9-10. |
| 35. Anita Das Ravindranath(2009) Coir pith - A Lignocellulosic substrate for biofuel production. (Part II) Coir News Vol XXXIX Bk.No.7 June 2009, 13. |
| 36. "Composting of coir pith usingmicrobial consortia"(2009) Presentation at a 10 days on short-course on "Utilisation of Plantation Wastes" at the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargode from 1st to 10th December 2009. |
| 37. "Coir pith for Agri/Horticulture"(2009). Presentation made at the Kisan Mela & national Seminar held at Ujjarpaar, Gorakhpur on 18th January 2009. |
38. Abesh Reghuvaran, Anita Das Ravindranath, P.Natarajan & Arun Augustine(2009). Substitution of urea with Fungi and Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria for composting Coir pith Madras Agric. J., 96 (1-6): 144-149, June 2009. |
| 39. Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S. Sarma(2008) Coir pith for improvement of productivity and quality in platation crops. Souvenir Placrosym XVIII. The 18th symposium on Plantation crops, National Research Centre for Cashew, Puttur, Karnataka Dec 10-13, 2008 |
| 40. Anita Das Ravindranath(2008) Eco and user friendly, cost effective technologies for coir processing and pith utilization(2008). Presentation at "NRDC-Industry Get Together" held on December 4th 2008 at Hyderabad. |
| 41. Coir pith based cyanobacterial biofertilizer for improving water use efficiency(2007). Poster at the South Asian Conference on Water in Agriculture: Management options for Increasing Crop Productivity Per Drop Of Water, Chennai. |
| 42. Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S. Sarma and Radhakrishnan.S (2007) Biotechnology in Coir - past, present & future. India Intenational Coir Fair 2007 Souvenir(91). |
| 43. Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S.Sarma and Radhakrishnan.S(2006) "Coir - A renewable agro-waste for horticulture". Coir News Vol. XXXV Bk. 12. |
| 44. Anita Das Ravindranath(2006) "Coir Pith Organic Manure - Properties & potential applications". Paper presented at the Seminar on Development of Coir industries in Perambalur District in Tamil Nadu 20th August 2006. |
| 45. Anita Das Ravindranath(2006) Coir Pith A Novel Medium for Horticulture paper presented at the National Conference on "Strategic Plans for augmenting development of Horticulture in Eastern India 17-19 February 2006 at Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa 848 125, Samastipur Bihar. |
| 46. Anita Das Ravindranath(2006) Technology for COCOLAWN "A soiless coir medium paper presented at the Coir - Transfer of Technology Workshop, 6 to 7th January 2006 at CCRI, Kalavoor. |
| 47. Anita Das Ravindranath(2006) Development of COIRRET for faster retting of coconut husk/fibre. Paper presented at the Coir - Transfer of Technology workshop, 6 to 7th January 2006 at CCRI, Kalavoor. |
| 48. Anita Das Ravindranath(2006) Technology for extraction of lignosulphonate from coir pith. Paper presented at the coir - Transfer Technology Workshop, 6 to 7th January 2006, at CCRI, Kalavoor. |
| 49. Anita Das Ravindranath(2005) Coir Pith and Biotechnology - Eco Friendly Waste Management. Paper presented at the Global Ecomeet 2005, Thiruvananthapuram 19 to 28th February, 2005. |
| 50. Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S.Sarma & Radhakrishnan.S(2005). Coir Fibre Extraction and coir pith composting using biotechnology. Paper presented at the National Workshop on Women Friendly Technologies, Kochi 20 to 22nd January Kochi. |
| 51. Anita Das ravindranath(2004) Biomodification of coir fibre for product diversification. Paper presented at the national Seminar on Microbiol Diversity - A sourse of innovation in Biotechnology, May 27-29, 2004, Tropic Botanical Garden & Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695562. |
| 52. Anita Das Ravindranath & U.S. Sarma(2004) Evaluation of bacterial treatment on the Flexual Rigidity and light fastness properties of coir fibre. Coir News Golden Jubilee Special issue 22nd August, 2004. |
| 53. Anita Das Ravindranath, Srilatha Nair & U.S. Sarma(2003) Biological treatment on the lignin carbohydrate complex for quality improvement in coir. Poster presented at the XVIIIth Carbohydrate conference, 5 to 7th November, 2003 Indian Association of the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. |
| 54. Anita Das Ravindranath(2003) Coir Retting - Its influence on the Vembabad & Ashtamudi Wetlands in Kerala, Paper presented at the Regional Seminar on "Ramsar Sites of Kerala" on 21st February, 2003. Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Calicut Kerala - 673571. |
| 55. Anita Das Ravindranath(2002) Coir Pith - A wonder waste. Proceedings of the Short Term Training Programme on Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering with special reference to Natural Geotextiles., 2 to 13th December 2002, School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi, Kerala. |
| 56. Anita Das Ravindranath and Saroj Bhosle(2000) Development of a Bacterial Consortium for coir Retting. J.Sci. Ind. Res, 59, 140. |
| 57. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma(1998) Inoculation of micro organisms to enhance biodegradation of phenolic compounds and retting of Coir J. Sci. Ind. Res, 57, 825. |
| 58. Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S. Sarma & Babu T.A.R(1998). Technologies for process improvement in Coir. Paper presented in the workshop on cocunut industry in India. May 20-21st Goa. |
| 59. Anita Das Ravindranath and U.S.Sarma(1997) A Biological perspective on the application of Coir Geotextiles. Seminar on application of Coir Geotextiles, Coimbatore. |
| 60. Anita Das Ravindranath, Radhakrishnan.S. & U.S.Sarma(1997) A study on biobleaching of coir using bacterial cultures. International workshop on wet processing of Coir, December 8-9th Alleppey. |
| 61. Anita Das Ravindranath & U.S. Sarma (1997) Inoculation of microorganisms to enhance biodegradation of phenolic compounds and retting of coir. Poster presented at the International Conference in Frontiers in Biotechnology 26th to 28th November, Trivandrum. |
| 62. Anita Das Ravindranath(1995) Bioprocessing for coir. Proceedings of the VII the Kerala Science Congress. pp. 546-547. |
| 63. U.S.Sarma & Anita Das Ravindranath(1993). Extraction of lignosulphonates from coir pith - an agrowaste. Proceedings of the workshop on utilization of coir pith. 11-13. |
| 64. Anita Das Ravindranath(1993). Application of Biotechnology in the extraction of "Golden Coir" Vol. XXXVI Jan-June, 17. |
| 65. Anita Das Ravindranath, U.S. Sarma(1993) Bioinoculant treatment of unretted coir fibre for quality improvement. COIR Vol.XXXV Jan -June, 18. |
| 66. Anita Das Ravindranath(1992). Application of biotechnology in the extraction of "Golden Coir". Paper presented at the International conference on biotechnology BIOTEK INDIA '92, October at Banglore. |
| 67. Anita Das Ravindranath(1991). Preliminary studies on the polyphenols in coconut husks. COIR Vol.XXXV Jan-June, 18. |
| 68. Anita Das Ravindranath(1991) Coir pith - Potential wealth in India. Proceedings of the seminar on utilisation of coir pith in agriculture, Tamilnadu Aricultural University Nov. 20th Coimbatore. |
| 69. Nagarajan, R.,Anita Das Ravindranath & Prabhu,G.N. (1985). Effect of prior crushing on retting of coconut husks. Proceedings of the Seminar on Coir Research, Kochi, September 2nd, 1985 |
| SUPERVISION OF M.Sc/M.Tech/M.Phil RESEARCH PROJECTS supervised. |
| 1. “Studies on biosoftening of coir fibre using Phaerocheate chrysosporium supplemented Biochem formulation” submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in September 2015. |
| 2. Enzymatic hydrolysis of coir pith using Aspergillus niger for bioethanol production submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in September 2015. |
| 3. Pectinase production by Aspergillus niger using coir pith as substrate submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in September 2015. |
| 4. Coir pith manure production using Pseudomonas isolated from endophytes associated with ginger submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in September 2015. |
| 5. “Biobleaching and biosoftening of coir fibre using Phanerochaete chrysosporium” submitted to the Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, May 2012 |
| 6. “A study on the changes in the NPK, cellulose and lignin content of Oscillatoria annae (Cyanobacteria) degraded coir pith” submitted to the Amrita School of Biotechnology , Amrita University, May 2012 |
| 7. Studies on Azotobacter spp. meditated composting of raw coir pith as a substitute for urea in composting process submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in July 2011. |
| 8. Azospirillum a biological nitrogen supplement in coir pith composting submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in July 2011. |
| 9. Efficacy of Rhizobium on coir pith composting submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in July 2011. |
| 10. "The role of Azolla as a nitrogen source for decomposition of coir pith into manure" submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in July 2011. |
| 11. Studies on cellulose buiodegradation and substitution of urea with fungi Trichoderma viridae composting coir pith submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala in July 2011. |
| 12. "Study on the effect of coir pith leachate on soils from Kasargode, Alleppey and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala" submitted to Kannur University in June 2011. |
| 13. "Biosoftening of coir fibre using mutated Coirret for ecofriendly processing of coir" submitted to the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala in April 2011. |
| 14. "Biodegradation of Poly Vinyl Chloride tufted on coir mats using Micrococcus, Pseudomonas and Arthrobacter" submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kerala in September 2010. |
| 15. "Biosoftening and biobrightening of dry coconut husk fibre using Pleurotus sajor caju" submitted at Mar Athenisus College, Kothamangalam in August 2010. |
| 16. "Biodegradation of Syringic Acid in dry coconut fibre Leachate by Pseudomaonas desmolyticum" submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kerala in August 2010. |
| 17. "Biodegradation of Ferulic Acid in green coconut fibre Leachate by Trametes versicolor" submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kerala in July 2010. |
| 18. "Biosoftening and biobrightening of dry coconut husk fibre using Pleurotus sajor caju" submitted to Mar Athenisus College, Kothamangalam in July 2010. |
| 19. "Coir Pith - A potential sourse for biofuel" submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam in September 2009. |
| 20. A comparative dtudy on anzymatic delignification of coir fibre using Mycoplanbullata, Mycoplana dimorpha and Pseudomonas desmolyticum submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam in September 2009. |
| 21. "Biodegradation of Holocellulose from Coir Pith using bacterial isolates from the Coir Retting Ecosystem" submitted to the Karpagam University, Coimbatore on 06-03-2009. |
| 22. "Biodegradation of Holocellulose from Coir Pith using fungal isolates" submitted to the Karpagam University, Coimbatore on 06-03-2009. |
| 23. "The efficacy of different mushroom species( esp. Pleurotus), and the nitrogen fixing bacteria(Rhizobium, Azotobacter and Azospirillum) on the composting of coir pith" submitted to Bharathi Dasan University, Tiruchirapally on 01-11-2008. |
| 24. "Biodegradation of Tender Cocunut Husk Using Pithplus" submitted to the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapally on 09-08-2008. |
| 25. "A Study on the Inoculation of Coir Retting Bacteria on Solid State Fermentation of Coir Pith Supplemented Vegetable waste" submitted to the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 24-03-2008. |
| 26. "Solid State Fermentation of Coir Pith Supplemented Vegetable Waste - A study On Optimisation of Conditions On Inoculation With Bacterial & fungal Consortium" submitted to the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 24-03-2008. |
| 27. "Biodegradation of Coir Pith Supplemented Vegetable Waste - A study on optimisation of conditions on inoculation with Fusarium & Aspergillus" submitted to the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 24-03-2008. |
| 28. "Synthesis of Vanillin from Coirpith" thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering under the University of Calicut. 11-10-2006. |
| 29. "Extraction of Furfural from Coir Pith" submitted to the Kannur University, Kerala on July 11th 2006. |
| 30. "Biodegradation of Phenol By Bacterial Isolates from Raw Coir Pith" submitted to the Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapally on February 20, 2006. |
| 31. "Biobleaching & Biosoftening of Coir Fibre using Lyophilised Bacterial Cultures" submitted to the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on February 10, 2006. |
| 32. "A Comparative Study On Bioremediation of Coir Retting Effluent Using Plant, Bacteria & Fungi". submitted to the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on February 10, 2006. |
| 33. "A study on Ferulic Acid Degrading Bacteria and fungi from Retting Effluent and Soil April 2005 submitted to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli. |
| 34. "A Study on Pectinase activity on the quality of dry husk brown coir fibre" April 2005 submitted to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli. |
| 35. "A comparative study on the bioinoconversion of dry husk coir pith by Pleurotus sojar caju and Aspergillus niger" April 2005 submitted to Bharathidasan University, tiruchirapalli. |
| 36. "Coir Retting Effluent - Its impact on soil bacteria and physicochemical properties". April 2005 submitted to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli. |
| 37. "Lignolytic enzymes of Phanerachaete chysosporium NCIM 1197 and its effect on coir fibre" December 2004 submitted to the Mahathma Gandhi University. |
| 38. "Studies on the physico chemical charecteristics of biodegraded coir pith using soya as nitrogen source". August 2004 submitted to Cochin University of Science & Technology. |
| 39. "A study on the physico-chemical parameters of coconut husk leachate". June 2004 submitted to the University of Kerala. |
| 40. "A study on the physico-chemical parameters of coir dye efluent. (Acid orange-rhodamine dye)". June 2004 submitted to the University of Kerala. |
| 41. "Biobleaching and biosoftening of coir fibre using phenol degrading strains of M.bullata and P.desmolyticum" May 2004 submitted to the Periyar University. |
| 42. Biobleaching and biosoftening of coir fibre using lignin degrading strains of Coriolus versicolor and Phanerachaete chrysosporium May 2004, submitted to the Periyar University. |
| 43. "Isolation and identification of cellulolytic bacteria from coconut hust retting ecosystem" May 2004, submitted to the Periyar University. |
| 44. Isolation and identification of lignolytic bacteria from coconut husk leachate May 2003 submitted to the Periyar University. |
| 45. Biopulping of lignocellulosic oir fibre by Pleurotus sojar caju - May 2003 Project submitted to the Bharathidasan University. |
| 46. Manufacture of sodium lignosulphonate from coir pith - Project report sumbitted to University of Kerala in June 2003. |
| 47. Studies on the treatment of Mycoplana dimorpha NCIM 2380 on theFlexural Rigidity & Lightfastness properties of coir fibre - Project submitted to the Periyar University in May 2003. |
| 48. Isolation and identifcation of phenol/tannic acid degrading bacteria from fibre/husk retting environments- Dissertaion submitted to the M.G.University in June 2002. |
| 49. A study on the treatment of Coir retting effluent (CRE) using ret microflora. Dissertation submitted to the M.G.University in june 2002. |
| 50. Coir pith hillocks - Isolation of bacteria, fungi and a study of its chemical nature - Project Report submitted to the Cochin University of Science & Technology in September 2001. |
| 51. A study on the polyphenols and phenolytic bacteria in the coir fibre steep ecosystem - Project Report submitted to the Bharathiar University - April 2001. |
| 52. Isolation and identification of pectinolytic bacteria from coir rets - Dissertation submitted to Manonmaniam Sundernar University, June 1998. |
