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Ajaikumar Samikannu

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ajaikumar.samikannu@umu.se
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+46 90 786 54 67

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Staff scientist at Department of Chemistry
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KB.C5, Linnaeus väg 10 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Environmentally benign and continuous 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from concentrated sugars over NbOPO4 supported TiO2 catalyst in a dimethyl carbonate-water biphasic system
Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 691
Kadam, Ganesh Govind; Nayak, Satish Kumar; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass into phenolic monomers and dimers over multifunctional Pd/NbOPO4 catalyst
Renewable energy, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 233
Jogi, Ramakrishna; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; et al.
Halogenated melamine formaldehyde polymers: Efficient, robust and cost-effective bifunctional catalysts for continuous production of cyclic carbonates via. CO2-epoxide cycloaddition
Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 675
Mariyaselvakumar, Mariyamuthu; Kadam, Ganesh Govind; Saha, Anusuya; et al.
Process for continuous hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone and its tandem conversion to high octane gasoline range hydrocarbons
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; et al.
Hydrothermal method for producing renewable paraffinichydrocarbons
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Vanklint, Kent; Siljebo, William; et al.
Carbon-carbon coupling and hydrodeoxygenation during beechwood hydropyrolysis gas upgrading on TiO2: Oxygen vacancies, lewis acidity and basicity
Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 501
Rajendran, Kishore; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Rajendra Kanchan, Dipika; et al.
The activation of C–O bonds in lignin Miscanthus over acidic heterogeneous catalysts: towards lignin depolymerisation to monomer units
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Springer 2024, Vol. 14, (8) : 9723-9737
Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Tirsoaga, Alina; et al.
Engineering of layered iron vanadate nanostructure for electrocatalysis: simultaneous detection of methotrexate and folinic acid in blood serum
Electrochimica Acta
Adeniyi, Omotayo; Osmanaj, Blerina; Manavalan, Gopinathan; et al.
Liquefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Phenolic Monomers and Dimers Over Multifunctional Pd/Nbopo4 Catalyst
Jogi, Ramakrishna; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; et al.
Efficient hydrothermal deoxygenation of tall oil fatty acids into n-paraffinic hydrocarbons and alcohols in the presence of aqueous formic acid
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Springer 2022, Vol. 12, (1) : 51-62
Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Oliani, Benedetta; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Continuous hydrocyclization of aqueous levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over bi-functional Ru/NbOPO4/SBA-15 catalyst under mild conditions
Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 643
Mani, Mariappan; Mariyaselvakumar, Mariyamuthu; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Pore size-excluded low viscous porous liquids for CO2 sorption at room temperature and thermodynamic modeling study
Journal of Molecular Liquids, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 356
Mukesh, Chandrakant; Sarmad, Shokat; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Core–shell carbon nanofibers‐NiFe structure on 3D porous carbon foam: facilitating a promising trajectory toward decarbonizing energy production
Advanced sustainable systems, Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft 2022, Vol. 6, (12)
Ngoc Pham, Tung; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Vincze, Zsuzsanna; et al.
NiCo Nanoneedles on 3D Carbon Nanotubes/Carbon Foam Electrode as an Efficient Bi-Functional Catalyst for Electro-Oxidation of Water and Methanol
Catalysts, MDPI 2021, Vol. 11, (4)
Ngoc Pham, Tung; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Tesfalidet, Solomon; et al.
Mesoporous Melamine-Formaldehyde Resins as Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Continuous Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from Epoxides and gaseous CO2
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2020, Vol. 8, (34) : 12852-12869
Bui, Thai Q.; Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Understanding the formation of phenolic monomers during fractionation of birch wood under supercritical ethanol over iron based catalysts
Journal of the Energy Institute, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 93, (5) : 2055-2062
Jogi, Ramakrishna; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; Virtanen, Pasi; et al.
Hydrothermal method for producing renewable paraffinichydrocarbons
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Vanklint, Kent; Siljebo, William; et al.
Highly dispersed NbOPO4/SBA-15 as a versatile acid catalyst upon production of renewable jet-fuel from bio-based furanics via hydroxyalkylation-alkylation (HAA) and hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactions
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 272
Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Rajendran, Kishore; et al.
Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanoparticle anchored Silica-Titania mixed Oxide mesoporous particles: Efficient photocatalyst for discoloration of textile effluent
International Journal of Nano Dimension, the Tonekabon branch of the Islamic Azad University 2019, Vol. 10, (3) : 272-280
Durgadevi, Ganesan; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Chandran, Muthaiah; et al.
Renewable N-doped active carbons as efficient catalysts for direct synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO2
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 241 : 41-51
Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; et al.
Lutidinium-Based Ionic Liquids for Efficient Dissolution of Cellulose
New Journal of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry 2019, Vol. 43, (5) : 2299-2306
Samikannu, Rakesh; Shukla, Shashi Kant; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Lignosulfonate-based macro/mesoporous solid protonic acids for acetalization of glycerol to bio-additives
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Amsterdam: Elsevier 2018, Vol. 220 : 314-323
Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; et al.
Efficient C-C coupling of bio-based furanics and carbonyl compounds to liquid hydrocarbon precursors over lignosulfonate derived acidic carbocatalysts
Catalysis Science & Technology, Royal Society of Chemistry 2018, Vol. 8, (9) : 2449-2459
Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; et al.
Conversion of alcohols to hydrocarbons using a dual catalyst system comprising basic oxide on mixed oxide or mesoporous carrier and etched metal loaded zeolite catalyst
Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Vanklint, Kent; et al.
Hydrogenolysis of lignin over Ru-based catalysts: the role of the ruthenium in a lignin fragmentation process
Molecular Catalysis, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 450 : 65-76
Verziu, Marian; Tirsoaga, Alina; Cojocaru, Bogdan; et al.
Gas phase synthesis of isopropyl chloride from isopropanol and HCl over alumina and flexible 3-D carbon foam supported catalysts
Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 542, (25) : 212-225
Bukhanko, Natalia; Schwarz, Christopher; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Screening of active solid catalysts for esterification of tall oil fatty acids with methanol
Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 155, (1) : 34-38
Kocík, Jaroslav; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Bourajoini, Hasna; et al.
Kinetic modeling of gas phase synthesis of ethyl chloride from ethanol and HCl in fixed bed reactor
Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 142 : 310-317
Bukhanko, Natalia; Wärnå, Johan; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
TiO2 nanoparticles vs. TiO2 nanowires as support in hydrogen peroxide direct synthesis: the influence of N and Au doping
RSC Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry 2016, Vol. 6, (105) : 103311-103319
Gemo, Nicola; Menegazzo, Federica; Biasi, Pierdomenico; et al.
Catalytic Hydrogenation of d-Xylose Over Ru Decorated Carbon Foam Catalyst in a SpinChem® Rotating Bed Reactor
Topics in catalysis, New York: Springer 2016, Vol. 59, (13-14) : 1165-1177
Ngoc Pham, Tung; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Rautio, Anne-Riikka; et al.
Catalytic Upgrading of Extractives to Chemicals: Monoterpenes to "EXICALS"
Chemical Reviews, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2015, Vol. 115, (9) : 3141-3169
Goets, Mikhail; Ajaikumar, Samikannu; Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka
Trifluoroacetylazobenzene for optical and electrochemical detection of amines
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 3, (8) : 4687-4694
Lin, Jhih-Fong; Kukkola, Jarmo; Sipola, Teemu; et al.
Electric double-layer capacitors based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes: can nanostructuring of the nanotubes enhance performance?
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2015, Vol. 119, (7) : 3538-3544
Rautio, Anne-Riikka; Pitkänen, Olli; Järvinen, Topias; et al.
Gas phase synthesis of isopropyl chloride from isopropanol and HCl over alumina catalysts
21st International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2014 and 17th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2014, Czech Society of Chemical Engineering 2014 : 72-73
Bukhanko, Natalia; Larsson, William; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Heterogeneously-catalyzed oxidation of p-cymene
21st International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2014 and 17th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2014, Czech Society of Chemical Engineering 2014 : 84-84
Golets, Mikhail; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka
Industrially benign super-compressible piezoresistive carbon foams with predefined wetting properties: from environmental to electrical applications
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2014, Vol. 4
Ngoc Pham, Tung; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Kukkola, Jarmo; et al.
One-pot catalytic conversion of Nordic pulp media into green platform chemicals
Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 454 : 21-29
Ahlkvist, Johan; Ajaikumar, Samikannu; Larsson, William; et al.
Reaction Network upon One-pot Catalytic Conversion of Pulp
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 32
Ahlkvist, Johan; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Larsson, William; et al.
Transesterification of diethyl malonate with n-butanol over HPWA/MCM-41 molecular sieves
Journal of porous materials, Dordrecht: Springer 2013, Vol. 20, (4) : 951-959
Ajaikumar, Samikannu; Backiaraj, Muthaiah; Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; et al.
Continuous gas phase synthesis of 1-ethyl chloride from ethyl alcohol and hydrochloric acid over Al2O3-based catalysts: the ‘green’ route
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Vol. 1, (8) : 883-893
Bukhanko, Natalia; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Larsson, William; et al.
Reactivity aspects of SBA15-based doped supported catalysts: H2O2 direct synthesis and disproportionation reactions
Topics in catalysis, New York: Springer 2013, Vol. 56, (9-10) : 540-549
Gemo, Nicola; Biasi, Pierdomenico; Canu, Paolo; et al.
Continuous production of the renewable ρ-cymene from α-pinene
Journal of Catalysis, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 307 : 305-315
Golets, Mikhail; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Mohln, M.; et al.
Studies on sodium lignosulfonate depolymerization over Al2O3 supported catalysts loaded with metals and metal oxides in a continuous flow reactor
Topics in catalysis, New York: Springer 2013, Vol. 56, (9-10) : 794-799
Horáček, Jan; Mikkola, Jyri-Pekka; Ajaikumar, Samikannu; et al.
The influence of various synthesis methods on the catalytic activity of cerium oxide in one-pot synthesis of diethyl carbonate starting from CO2, ethanol and butylene oxide
Catalysis Today, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 210 : 47-54
Leino, Ewelina; Mäki-Arvela, Päivi; Eta, Valerie; et al.
Dehydroisomerization of α-pinene over metal supported Si-SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves
11th European Congress on Catalysis – EuropaCat-XI 2013
Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Golets, Mikhail; Larsson, William; et al.
Effective dispersion of Au and Au-M (M = Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) bimetallic nanoparticles over TiO2 grafted SBA-15: their catalytic activity on dehydroisomerization of α-pinene
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Amsterdam: Elsevier 2013, Vol. 173 : 99-111
Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Golets, Mikhail; Larsson, William; et al.
Gas phase synthesis of 'green' ethyl chloride
20th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2012 and 15th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, PRES 2012, Prague, Czech Republic, August 25-29, 2012
Bukhanko, Natalia; Larsson, William; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; et al.
Liquid phase acetoxylation of α-pinene
NWBC 2012: the 4th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, VTT 2012 : 339-341
Golets, Mikhail; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Blomberg, D.; et al.
Liquid phase acetoxylation of α-pinene over Amberlyst-70 ion-exchange resin
Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier 2012, Vol. 435-436 : 43-50
Golets, Mikhail; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Blomberg, David; et al.
A kinetic study of the liquid phase acetoxylation of α-pinene
Topics in catalysis, Springer 2012, Vol. 55, (7-10) : 649-656
Golets, Mikhail; Samikannu, Ajaikumar; Larsson, William; et al.
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