Muniyappan Rajiv Gandhi
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science
Akita University
Japan
Biography
Capability in the field of ‘Biopolymers, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution Control, Supramolecular Chemistry & Polymer Chemistry' especially in the field of Chitin/Chitosan based materials, Thiacalixarene Chemistry for environmental applications. Experience in modern synthetic protocols, including multi-step synthesis and structural characterization using spectroscopic techniques, viz. UV-visible, IR, NMR, Mass and also exposure in the area of X-ray crystallography. Hands on experience in analytical instruments such as Bruker 600 MHz NMR, MALDI, TGA-DTA, SEM-EDAX, VA, AAS, CHN, BET, ICP-OES, XRF, IR and UV-Visible spectrophotometer. Also have considerable experience in carrying out adsorption/solvent extraction of heavy metals and rare metals experiments.
Research Interest
His main research interests include Applied Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Bioremediation
