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Prof. M Jerold

PhD (National Institute of Technology Calicut)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Biotechnology

Room No: 412 +91-870-2464228
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Research Areas

 Biofuels & Bioenergy

 Biomass Valorization

 Bioprocessing

 Biorefineries

 Wastewater Treatment

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Food Biotechnology(BT312)
  • Biochemical Thermodynamics(BT1203)
  • Biochemical Thermodynamics(BT201)
  • Microbiology and Biochemistry Laboratory(BT205)
  • Transport Phenomena in Bioprocess Systems(BT251)
  • Biofuels Engineering(BT461)
  • Engineering Biology(IC309)
  • Biology for Chemical Engineering(BT131)
  • Biotechnology Laboratory - I(BT5105)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0002-9931-5381
  • ISI Researcher ID: B-7685-2017
  • SCOPUS ID: 57185693400
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xMdeXT8AAAAJ&hl=en


  • Sustainable Processing of Methylene blue dye adsorbed Zea mays peel ash biosorbent as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production, By Akshay Prakash, Jerold Manuel, Springer, Chemical Papers, vol., pp., 2025
  • Valorization of Dairy Wastewater into microbial lipid by oleaginous yeast Pseudozyma sp. for Sustainable Biodiesel Production, By Ritu Kumari, Divya Rapelli, Jerold Manuel*, Springer, Waste and Biomass Valorization, vol., pp., 2024
  • Evaluation of alginate hydrogel stabilized Pickering emulsion liquid membrane for methylene blue extraction from aqueous solutions, By Kasturi Bidkar, M. Jerold, Taylor & Francis Group, Dispersion Science and Technology, vol., pp., 2024
  • Bioremoval of Methylene Blue Dye using Chitosan Stabilized Pickering Emulsion Liquid Membrane: Optimization by Box-Behnken response surface design, By Debosmita Sharmmah, Kasturi Bidkar, M. Jerold, Taylor & Francis Group, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology,, vol.45, pp.810-818, 2024
  • Extraction of methylene blue from aqueous solution by pickering emulsion liquid membrane using cellulose as eco-friendly emulsifier: optimization and modeling studies,, By Debosmita Sharmmah, M. Jerold,, IWA Publishing, Water Science and Technology, vol.87, pp.174-192, 2023
  • Electrocoagulation Using Commercial Grade Aluminium Electrode for the Removal of Crystal Violet from Aqueous Solution, By Vidya, E.V., M. Jerold, Sanjay, Ramya Sankaran, V. Sivasubramanian, IWA Publishing, Water Science and Technology, vol.79, pp.597-606, 2019
  • Box-Behnken Design Optimization of Malachite Green dye biosorption Using Nano Zero Valent Iron Sargassum swartzii biocomposite, By Jerold, M., V. Sivasubramanian,, Taylor & Francis Group, Particulate Science and Technology, vol.36, pp.386-393, 2018
  • Fabrication of hybrid Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron-Sargassum Swartzii biocomposite for the removal of crystal violet from aqueous solution,, By Jerold, M., K. Vasantharaj, Daisy Joseph, V. Sivasubramanian, Taylor & Francis Group, International Journal of Phytoremediation, vol.19, pp.214-224, 2017
  • Potential of Brevibacillus sp. AVN 13 isolated from crude oil contaminated soil for biosurfactant production and its optimization studies, By C. Vigneshwaran, V. Sivasubramanian, K. Vasantharaj, N. Krishnanand, M. Jerold, Elsevier, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol.6, pp.4347-4356, 2018
  • Assessment of a sulfidogenic system utilizing microalgal biomass of Chlorella pyrenoidosa as an electron donor: Taguchi based grey relational analysis, By Vasantharaj K, M. Jerold, B. Deepanraj, M. Velan, V. Sivasubramanian, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.42, pp.26545-26554, 2017

Extraction and encapsulation of phenolics and carotenoids from millet processing waste through Biorefinery approach

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type SPARC Project
  • Sponsor Ministry of Education
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 7296000
  • Status Ongoing

Bioprocess Development and Optimization for Biodiesel Production from Microalgae

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Ministry of Education
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


Mr. Akshay Prakash V

  • Area of Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Biomass based green Catalyst for Biodiesel Production

Mrs. Rapelli Divya

  • Area of Research: Bioprocessing Development and optimization for Biosurfactant Production

Valluri Sowjanya

  • Area of Research: Development of Bioglass for tissue Engineering Applications
  • Best Paper Award
  • Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran Fellowship
  • IEI Young Engineers Award
  • University Rank Holder
  • PIC (Department - Maintenance) (Continuing from June, 2024)
  • Departmental Academic Committee (PG) (Continuing from August, 2023)
  • Departmental Academic Committee (UG) (August, 2021 - August, 2023)