Department of Chemistry

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, PSNA College of Engineering & Technology, Dindigul (01.02.2008 to 10.01.2009)
• Associate Professor. Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College (Autonomous), Madurai 625 009 (12.01.2009 to Till Date)

• Fellowships Awarded

              Senior Research Fellow – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India (2007-2008)

             University Fellowship- Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, India (2006-2007)

• Research guidance

               Number of students completed Ph. D – 3 

• Research Projects                                                       

               UGC Minor research Project -1

               Tamilnadu State Council for Science and Technology -Student Project Scheme - 2

• Training Organised

1.         Training Programme on “Making of Consumer Goods” at PG CHEMISTRY Lab, Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 29. 10. 2018, Monday. (67 participants)
2.           Hands-on Training on “Processing of consumer Products” at PG CHEMISTRY Lab, Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 12th February, 2013. (49 participants)
3.          Hands-on Training on “Processing of consumer Products” at Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai on 19th February, 2020 for Part V students.

1. Biophysical and electrochemical studies on the interaction of arbutin drug with calf-thymus DNA - D. S. Bhuvaneshwari, Kandasamy Pavithra and Kuppanagounder P. Elango, Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, https://doi.org/10.1080/15257770.2025.2512857.

2. “Unravelling the binding mode of ambroxol drug with DNA by biophysical, electrochemical and molecular dynamics simulation studies” by D.S. Bhuvaneshwari , Kandasamy Pavithra, R. Durga Priyadharshini, K.N. Vennila, Kuppanagounder P. Elango- Journal of Molecular Structure 1335 (2025) 141960, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.141960

3. “Investigation of mild steel corrosion inhibition with Tamarindus Indica fiber extract in 0.5 M trichloro acidic acid: Adsorption, Antifouling, electrochemical and DFT studies " by Baluchamy Tamilselvi, Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari, Sethuramasamy Padmavathy, Varatharaj Rajapandian, Periyakaruppan Karuppasamy has been accepted by “Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces” 2024, V.60, No.6 published 2025 ISSN 2070-2051, DOI: 10.1134/S2070205124702538

4. Investigation of Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 with Lachancea fermentati Inhibitor Extracted from Rotten Grapefruits (Vitis vinifera): Adsorption, Thermodynamic,Electrochemical, and Quantum Chemical Studies. Baluchamy Tamilselvi, Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari,* Periyakaruppan Karuppasamy,* Sethuramasamy Padmavathy, Santhosh Nikhil, Surendra Boppanahalli Siddegowda, and H C Ananda Murthy. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphyschemau.3c00055 ACS Phys. Chem Au, 2023.

5. Candle soot derived carbon dots as potential corrosion inhibitor for stainless steel in HCl medium K. Ganesan1  · C. Hayagreevan2  · A. John Jeevagan2  · T. Adinaveen3  · P. Leema Sophie3  · M. Amalraj2  · D. S. Bhuvaneshwari1 Received: 22 April 2023 / Accepted: 17 June 2023 Journal of Applied Electrochemistry https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-023-01941-9

6. Catalytic hydrolysis of sodium borohydride for hydrogen production using phosphorylated silica particles.

   Kottaikalai Ganesan, Chelvam Hayagreevan, Ramkumar Rahul, Arockiam John Jeevagan, Thambidurai Adinaveen, Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari, Palanisamy Muthukumar & Murugan Amalraj 

   Environmental Science and Pollution Research volume 30, pages21199–21212 (2022)

7. Evaluation of Microbiologically Infuenced Corrosion Inhibition Behaviour of BIFILAC Drug on Mild Steel in Acidic and Saline Media.

   K. Ganesan  · M. Amalraj  · A. John Jeevagan  · B. Tamilselvi  · D. S. Bhuvaneshwari

   Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion (2022) 8:61 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40735-022-00651-7

8. Synthesis and potential applications of aminoantipyrinoanthracenyl imine as corrosion inhibitor of mild steel in H2SO4 medium.

   K. Ganesan, M. Amalraj, A. John Jeevagan & D. S. Bhuvaneshwari, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/01694243.2022.2040226 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2022.204022

9. Corrosion inhibition of Pichia sp. biofilm against mild steel corrosion in 1 M H2SO4 Baluchamy Tamilselvi a, DurvasSeshian Bhuvaneshwari a, Sethuramasamy Padmavathy b, Pandian Bothi Raja c, Journal of Molecular Liquids Volume 359, 1 August 2022, 119359.

10. Ailanthus excelsa as biogenic inhibitor for mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4 medium and antifoulant against fouling bacteria. Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari, Sethuramasamy Padmavathy,Baluchamy Tamilselvi, Pandian Bothi Raja- Materials Today Communications, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102461.

11. Sustainable approach to the antifouling and corrosion inhibitive properties of Exopolysaccharide producing Rhizobium leguminosarum (Legume Root Nodule Associated Bacteria) on mild steel at low pH. Sethuramasamy Padmavathy, Baluchamy Tamilselvi, Shen-Ming Chen, Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari, Tse-Wei Chen -Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 16 (2021) 210373, doi: 10.20964/2021.03.40

12. Benign approach of Canthium parviflorum as a bioinhibitor for mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4 medium. K.A.Karthik, D. S. Bhuvaneshwari, D. Umapathi and P. Bothi Raja - https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218625X19502081, Surface Review and Letters, Vol. 27, No. 09, 1950208 (2020)-World Scientific.

13. Electrochemical behaviour of a heterocyclic compound for corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic medium. B. Tamilselvi and D. S. Bhuvaneshwari – TEJAS Thiagarajar college journal ISSN(online):2456-4044, January 2020 vol. 5(1) pp 52-69

14. Adina Cordifolia as a corrosion inhibitor – a green approach against mild steel corrosion in 0.5M sulphuric acid medium" Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari, Pandian, Bothiraja. and Durai, Umapathi. ( October 2019, Online), Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 49 No. 1, pp. 63-70, https://doi.org/10.1108/PRT-01-2019-0004, ISSN: 0369-9420, Publication date: 6 January 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.

15. Samanea Saman as a natural Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild steel in Sulphuric acid medium D. Umapathi, D. S. Bhuvaneshwari, International Journal of Research and analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 5(3): 468-483, 2018. (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138).

16. Biosorption of Cyanide using Bacillus cereus from Salt Pan, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu – Isotherm and Kinetic Studies. S. Padmavathy, N.K. Asha Devi, D.S.Bhuvaneshwari  J. Indian Chem. Soc., 93 (2): 211-222, 2016.

17. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on the reaction of Biphenyl and naphthalene sulphonyl chloride with para-substituted anilines in DMF/acetonitrile mixtures. R. Jeyalakshmi and D.S.Bhuvaneshwari J. Indian Chem. Soc., 90, 2013.

18. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on the reaction of 2-chloro-3,5-dinitropyridines with p-substituted anilines in dimethylformamide/ acetonitrile mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 88, 1547-1551, 2011.

19. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on the reaction of 2-halo-5-nitropyridines with p-substituted anilines in dimethylsulphoxide/acetonitrile mixtures. N. Kalaimani, S. Rathinam and D.S.Bhuvaneshwari, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 43,409-417( 2011).

20. Effect of excess free energy of the solvents on the kinetics of oxidation of methionine by Nicotinium dichromate. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Oxidation Communications., 33(4), 878-882 (2010). 

21. Preferential solvational effects on the Cr(VI) oxidation of benzylamines in benzene/2-methyl-propan-2-ol mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Int. J. Chem. Kinet.,42, 159-167 (2010). 

22. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Part 2- Reaction of benzenesulphonyl chloride with anilines in propan-2-ol/2-methylpropan-2-ol mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 86, 233-241 (2009).

23. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural influences on the Cr(VI) oxidation of anilines in aqueous acetic acid medium. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 86, 242-249 (2009).

24. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on nucleophilic substitution reactions. Part 4-Reaction of 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine with p-substituted anilines in acetonitrile/dimethylformamide mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango,  J. Mol. Liqt., 143, 147-153 (2008).

25. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on nucleophilic substitution reactions. Part 5-Reaction of 2-bromo-5-nitropyridine with p-substituted anilines in acetonitrile/dimethylformamide mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Z.Naturforsch., 63a, 493-504 (2008).

26. Solvational Effects in terms of excess free energy function on the kinetics of oxidation of methionine by Quinolinium Chlorochromates. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Oxid. Commun., 31(3), 500-510 (2008).

27. Effect of excess free energy of solvents on the oxidation of methionine by Quinolinium fluorochromate-A kinetic study. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 73, 735-744 (2008).

28. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on nucleophilic substitution reactions. Part 1-Reaction of benzenesulphonyl chloride with anilines in benzene/2-methylpropan-2-ol mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 84, 1227-1233 (2007).

29. Solvent hydrogen bonding and structural effects on nucleophilic substitution reactions. Part 3-Reaction of benzenesulphonyl chloride with anilines in benzene/propane-2-ol mixtures. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Int. J. Chem. Kinet.,39, 657-663 (2007). 

30. Preferential solvation effect on the kinetics of oxidation of para-substituted anilines by tetramethylammonium fluorochromate. M.Karthikeyan, S.Ghammami, D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. IndianChem. Soc., 84, 359-364 (2007).

31. Linear free energy relationships in chromium(VI) oxidation of substituted benzylamines in non-aqueous media. A.Thirumoorthi, D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 39(6), 362-369 (2007).

32. Solvent and substituent effects on the electrochemical oxidation of para- and meta-substituted anilines. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 39, 289-297 (2007).

33. Effect of solvent on the rate of oxidation of substituted anilines with nictotinium dichromate in aqueous-acetic acid media. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 83, 999-1005 (2006). 

34. Substituent and solvent effects on the electrochemical oxidation of para- and meta-substituted anilines. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Z. Naturforsch. 61B, 1254-1260 (2006).

35. Solvent effects on the kinetics of oxidation of methionine by nicotinium dichromate. D.Malarvili, M.Pandeeswaran, D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 83, 895-898 (2006).

36. Correlation analysis of reactivity in the oxidation of anilines by nicotinium dichromate in non-aqueous media. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 38(11), 657-665 (2006).

37. Preferential solvation effects on the kinetics and thermodynamics of oxidation of anilines by chromium(VI). D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Z. Phys. Chem., 220, 697-721 (2006).

38. Solvation model for the oxidation of methionine by imidazolium fluorochromate in aqueous acetic acid medium. B.John, M.Pandeeswaran, D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 71(1), 19-25 (2006).

39. Studies on the kinetics of imidazolium fluorochromate oxidation of some meta- and para-substituted anilines in non-aqueous media. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 38, 166-175 (2006).

40. Contrasting solvent effects on the oxidation of methionine by quinolinium fluorochromate. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari, B.John, M.Pandeeswaran, and K.P.Elango, J. Indian Chem. Soc., 82(7), 616-619 (2005).

41. Effect of preferential solvation on the kinetics and thermodynamics of oxidation of anilines by nicotinium dichromate. D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, Z. Naturforsch. 60b, 1105 – 1111 (2005).

42. Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of methionine by quinolinium chlorochromate. M.Pandeeswaran, Bincy John, D.S.Bhuvaneshwari and K.P.Elango, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 70(2), 145-151 (2005). 

• Life Member in Indian Society for Technical Education (M. No.: LM 57216)