Prof. Rajamohan Natarajan

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Prof. Rajamohan Natarajan

Prof Rajamohan

Professor
RNatarajan@su.edu.om
Phone: +968 26850100 Extn: 240
G Block , Third Floor, Barka Building (FE)

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Biography

Dr. Rajamohan serves as a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Sohar University, Oman, and currently leads the Environment Research Theme at the university. His research focuses on novel technologies for pollution control, biofiltration, biofuels, carbon capture, and sustainable food technology.

He is recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists and has an extensive publication record with more than 210 indexed articles in reputed international journals. Dr. Rajamohan has successfully secured and managed multiple major research grants across emerging interdisciplinary fields, including a UK–Gulf Institutional Links Grant on Sustainable Food Production funded by the UK government (USD 0.5 million), along with several grants supported by the Research Council of Oman.

He is the recipient of the National Research Award from the Ministry of Education, Oman, as well as the Outstanding Researcher Award at Sohar University. In addition to his academic contributions, he has mentored over 20 funded student research projects and actively engages in industrial consultancy with leading organizations such as Sohar Port and Majis Industrial Services.

Professor Rajamohan also serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious international journals and is widely recognized as an external expert and reviewer in his field, contributing to the advancement of environmental and sustainable engineering research globally.

Qualification

  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, India, 2005.
  • Masters in Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, India,2002.
  • ​Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, India,1997.

Teaching Interest

  • Chemical Engineering courses:
    • Heat Transfer,
    • Thermodynamics,
    • Principles of Chemical Engineering,
    • Reaction Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering courses:
    • Air pollution control and design,
    • Advanced Waste Water Treatment,
    • Biochemical Engineering.

Research Interest

  • ​Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Air pollution control
  • Heavy metal removal
  • Sustainable food production
  • Novel water treatment technologies

Publications

  • Wang, S., Zhang, X., Wang, L., Wang, C., Liu, Y., Rajamohan, N., … & Weng, B. (2026). Single‐Atom Catalysts for Photo‐Related Advanced Oxidation Processes Towards Environmental Remediation. Advanced Functional Materials, e26761.
  • Balakrishnan, A., Tom, M., Rajamohan, N., Weng, B., Mathew, F. P., Varghese, M. M., … & Che, A. K. (2026). Engineered Cellulose-Supported Photocatalysts for Clean Energy and Environmental Remediation: Progress and Prospects. Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
  • Foong, S. Y., Ai, F., Sutradhar, S., Kew, S. Y. N., Du Laing, G., Liew, R. K., Rakshit, S.K., Fatehi, P., Zhang, Z., Kang, K. and Rajamohan, N & Lam, S. S. (2025). A review on pyrolytic valorization of red mud: Emerging roles in magnetic biochar synthesis, bio-oil upgrading, and sustainable catalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal, 171023.
  • Gupta, R. K., Jain, K., Govind, H., Rajamohan, N., & Abrar, I. (2025). Reactor Design and Process Optimization in Chemical Looping Combustion: Insights into Fuel Types, Oxygen Carriers, and Process Design. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 116561.
  • Sivanesan, J., Sivaprakash, B., Rajamohan, N., Phanindra, V. S. S., Sonne, C., Liew, R. K., & Lam, S. S. (2024). Remediation of tetracycline pollution using microplastics, green materials, membranes and sonocatalysts: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 1-33.
  • Sivanesan, J., Vijayalakshmi, A., Sivaprakash, B., & Rajamohan, N. (2024). Biohythane as a sustainable fuel-A review on prospective synthesis based on feedstock preprocessing, optimization approach and circular economy concept. Process Safety and Environmental Protection.
  • Mohamed, B. A., Ruan, R., Bilal, M., Periyasamy, S., Awasthi, M. K., Rajamohan, N., & Leng, L. (2024). Sewage sludge co-pyrolysis with agricultural/forest residues: A comparative life-cycle assessment. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 192, 114168.
  • Al Ajmi, A. S. S., Bosu, S., & Rajamohan, N. (2024). Biomass-metal oxide nano composite for the decontamination of phenol from polluted environment-parametric, kinetics and isotherm studies. Environmental Research, 240, 117467.
  • Nandhini, R., Rameshwar, S. S., Sivaprakash, B., Rajamohan, N., & Monisha, R. S. (2023). Carbon neutrality in biobutanol production through microbial fermentation technique from lignocellulosic materials–A biorefinery approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137470.
  • Pandian, A. M. K., Rajasimman, M., Rajamohan, N., Varjani, S., & Karthikeyan, C. (2021). Anaerobic mixed consortium (AMC) mediated enhanced biosynthesis of silver nano particles (AgNPs) and its application for the removal of phenol. Journal of hazardous materials, 416, 125717.

Journal Articles