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Vasanthi Sethu

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering

Contact

  • workRoom CA22 Block C
    Malaysia Campus
    Jalan Broga
    43500 Semenyih
    Selangor Darul Ehsan
    Malaysia
  • work+6 (03) 8924 8135
  • fax+6 (03) 8924 8017

Expertise Summary

Water/wastewater purification technologies; Water/wastewater reuse and recycling; Heavy metals recovery, reuse and recycling; Biosorption technology; Environmental protection

Teaching Summary

Environmental Protection; Water/Wastewater Treatment; Waste Management

Research Summary

Water/wastewater purification technologies; Biosorption technology; Heavy metal removal, recovery and recycling from aqueous systems

Recent Publications

  • V.S. SETHU, 2012. Biosorption technology for the clean-up of water and wastewater systems - a sustainable approach for the present and future generations In: Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (ACSEE 2012), Osaka, Japan. (In Press.)
  • V.S. SETHU, 2012. Environmental Protection Ventus Publishing, Denmark. (In Press.)
  • X.W. ANG, V.S. SETHU, J.M. ANDRESEN AND M. SIVAKUMAR, 2012. Copper (II) ion removal from aqueous solutions using biosorption technology – Thermodynamic and SEM-EDX studies Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. (In Press.)
  • V.S. SETHU, Y.L. KUA, W.S. QUEK, K.V. LIM AND J.M. ANDRESEN, 2011. Adsorption thermodynamics of Cu (II) ions from wastewater using neem-leaf based biosorbents Journal of Environmental Research and Development. 6(1), 26-33

Past Research

Heavy metal removal and recycling from wastewater sludge; Carbon capture and sequestration

Future Research

Water/wastewater reuse and recycling; Heavy metals recovery, reuse and recycling; Groundwater remediation and utilisation

  • V.S. SETHU, 2012. Biosorption technology for the clean-up of water and wastewater systems - a sustainable approach for the present and future generations In: Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (ACSEE 2012), Osaka, Japan. (In Press.)
  • V.S. SETHU, 2012. Environmental Protection Ventus Publishing, Denmark. (In Press.)
  • X.W. ANG, V.S. SETHU, J.M. ANDRESEN AND M. SIVAKUMAR, 2012. Copper (II) ion removal from aqueous solutions using biosorption technology – Thermodynamic and SEM-EDX studies Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. (In Press.)
  • V.S. SETHU, Y.L. KUA, W.S. QUEK, K.V. LIM AND J.M. ANDRESEN, 2011. Adsorption thermodynamics of Cu (II) ions from wastewater using neem-leaf based biosorbents Journal of Environmental Research and Development. 6(1), 26-33
  • V.S. SETHU, X.W. ANG AND J.M. ANDRESEN, 2011. Thermodynamics of Copper (II) ion removal from aqueous solutions using biosorption technology In: Proceedings of the 4th International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER11), Surat, India.
  • V.S. SETHU, K. S. GOEY, F. R. IFFAH, C.M. KHOO AND J.M. ANDRESEN, 2010. Adsorption characteristics of Cu(II) ions in aqueous solutions using Mangifera indica (Mango) leaf biosorbents Journal of Environmental Research and Development. 5(2), 262-278
  • 2010. Adsorption characteristics of Cu(II) ions in aqueous solutions using Mangifera indica (Mango) leaf biosorbents In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER10), Reduit, Mauritius.
  • V.S.SETHU, J.M. ANDRESEN, Y.L. KUA, W.S. QUEK AND K.V. LIM, 2010. Biosorption of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions using neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf powder - temperature and metal ion concentration effects In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on the Environment (ICENV10), University of Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
  • V.S. SETHU, 2010. Recovery of Heavy Metals from Electroplating Wastewater Sludge Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
  • SETHU, V. S, ANDRESEN, J. M, BOO, E. L, NAQIUDDIN, K and LEE, E. W., 2009. Adsorption of Ni(II) ions from wastewater using lemon-peel based biosorbents In: Proceedings of the 16th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE09), Manila, Philippines. 418-421
  • SETHU, V. S, ANDERSEN, J. M and CLOKE, M., 2009. Biosorption of Cu (II) from wastewater using Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves Journal of Environmental Research and Development. 3(3), 614-620
  • SETHU, V. S, AZIZ, A. R and AROUA, M. K., 2008. Recovery and reutilisation of copper from metal hydroxide sludges Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 10(2), 131-136
  • SETHU, V. S, ANDERSEN, J. M and CLOKE, M., 2008. Biosorption of Cu (II) from wasterwater using Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER08), Goa, India. 210-216
  • AZIZ, A.R, NIK MERIAM, N. S, SHALIZA, I and VASANTHI, S., 2007. Bubble size distribution: Comparison between six-bladed curve blade impeller and Rushton Turbine Malaysian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 1, 163-170
  • VASANTHI, S and VIJAI, V., 2007. Water Recycling in Food Processing (legislation, water purity standards, over-view of opportunities for recycling). In: Improving Water and Energy Management in Food Processing Woodhead Publishing, UK.
  • VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A. R and AROUA, M. K., 2006. Recovery and reutilisation of copper from metal hydroxide sludges In: Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering (CHISA/PRES06), Prague, Czech Republic. 1080
  • AZIZ, A. R, VASANTHI, S, NIK SULAIMAN, N. M and IBRAHIM, S., 2006. Bubble size distribution: Comparison between six-bladed curve blade impeller and Rushton turbine In: Proceedings of the 20th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMCHE06), UITM, Shah Alam. 399-403
  • VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A. R and AROUA, M. K., 2006. Mathematical modelling of silver dissolution from electroplating sludge In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Environment (ICENV06), University of Science Malaysia, Penang. 103
  • VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A. R, SHALIZA, I and NIK SULAIMAN, N. M., 2005. The effects of impeller types and rotational speeds on bubble size distribution in a salt-water system In: Proceedings of the 12th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE05), Hanoi Vietnam: Hanoi University of Technology. 114-118
  • VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A.R and AROUA, M. K., 2005. Selective recovery of aluminum and silver from electroplating wastes In: Proceedings of the AEESEAP International Conference 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (In Press.)
  • VIJAY, V, VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A. R and ZALINA, N., 2005. A study on the potential of oil palm biomass as renewable energy in Malaysia In: Proceedings of the 12th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE05), Hanoi Vietnam; Hanoi University of Technology. 347-350
  • AZIZ, A.R, NIK MERIAM, N. S, SHALIZA, I and VASANTHI, S., 2004. Bubble breakup characteristics using Rushton turbine and Curve blade impellers In: Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMCHE04), Petronas University, Tronoh, Malaysia. 389-394
  • VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A. R and AROUA, M. K., 2004. Selective recovery of heavy metals from an electroplating sludge using acid dissolution techniques In: . Proceedings of the Technica Postgraduate Symposium (TECHPOS04), University of Malaya. 1-6
  • VASANTHI, S, AZIZ, A. R and AROUA, M. K., 2004. Metal recovery from electroplating wastewater sludge using acid dissolution techniques In: Proceedings of the 11th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE04), Bangkok, Thailand. 1-8

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