National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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Mahendra Chinthala

Assistant Professor Grade-I
chinthalam@nitrkl.ac.in

A. Balakrishnan, A. Chandran, S. Shiby, A. Tenny, M. Chinthala, A. Kumar, S. Trivedi, N. Rajamohan, and Bo. Weng,"Metal and Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Conversion of N2-to-NH3: Mechanisms, Materials, and Perspectives.", Small, pp.1-50, Wiley 2026, View Details       Article
K. B. Devi, A. Balakrishnan, M. N. Flora, A. Kumar, M. Chinthala, N. Rajamohan, and S. Rtimi,"Oxalic acid–assisted, metal-free light-driven activation of sodium percarbonate on kaolinite for tetracycline degradation in water: Kinetic, mechanistic, and toxicological insights", Journal of Environmental Management, vol.413, pp.130212, Elsevier 2026, View Details       Article
A. Balakrishnan, M. Chinthala, A. Kumar, N. Dayanandan, and S. Trivedi,"Recent advances on graphitic carbon nitride-based homojunction as effective photocatalysts for energy and environmental remediation", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.023       Article
V. K, A. Balakrishnan, M. Chinthala, K. B. Devi, H. Tripathy, A. Kumar, T. Aminabhavi, and S. Rtimi,"Photocatalytic self-fenton degradation of tetracycline over Z-scheme functionalized g-C3N4/CeO2/Bi2S3 hydrogel beads: dynamics, mechanism, degradation pathways and toxicity analysis", Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159470       Article
A. Balakrishnan, E. S. Kunnel, N. Dayanandan, H. Tripathy, M. Chinthala, A. Kumar, and D. Vo,"Photocatalysis-self-Fenton based oxidation system towards the reclamation of recalcitrant pollutants: current advances and future prospects", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.jece.2025.117171       Article
H. Tripathy, A. Balakrishnan, M. Chinthala, and A. Kumar,"Peroxymonosulfate-activated photocatalytic reclamation of sulfamethoxazole using In2S3/CuSe infused carboxymethyl cellulose photocatalytic heterojunction hydrogels: insights into operations and mechanisms", Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier 2025, 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164360       Article
M. S. S, B. P, M. Chinthala, and L. S. Gujjala,"Techno-economic analysis of microwave pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse biochar production", Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, vol.15, no.9, pp.14229 – 14239, Springer Nature 2025, 10.1007/s13399-024-06232-7       Article
A. Tiwari, C. S. Rao, K. Jammula, B. P, and M. Chinthala,"Kinetic analysis and machine learning insights in the production of biochar from Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit) through pyrolysis", Biomass and Bioenergy, vol.201, pp.108125, Elsevier, October 2025, 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.108125       Article
A. Balakrishnan, T. K. Khora, K. B. Devi, M. Chinthala, A. Kumar, and N. Rajamohan,"Engineered 3D copper ferrite/kaolinite/polypyrrole carbon black hydrogels for efficient persulfate activation in tetracycline degradation: kinetics, mechanistic insights, toxicity, and green metrics", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol.13, pp.34417-34439, Royal Society of Chemistry 2025, 10.1039/D5TA05451F       Article
A. Tiwari and M. Chinthala,"Tea waste to biochar: A comparative analysis of conventional and microwave-assisted pyrolysis methods", Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, vol.192, Elsevier, August 2025, 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107320       Article