College of Arts & Sciences Chemistry

Ranjit Koodali

Ranjit Koodali
Associate Professor
Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
UCL Churchill-Haines Labs 109
Phone: 605-677-6189
Bio:
Dr. Koodali was born in India and obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T..) Madras. He joined USD in August 2005.
Teaching Interests:
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Literature
Research Interests:
Nanomaterials Photocatalysis Environmental Remediation Catalysis by Metal Oxides Solar Energy Conversion to Fuels Biotechnology
Education:
  • Ph D, Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1995
  • MS, Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1990
  • BS, Chemistry, Loyola College, 1988
Publications:
  • Mahoney, L., Wu, C., Kibombo, H. S., Thiruppathi, E., Baltrusaitis, J., Rasalingam, S., Koodali, R., (2013), Exploration of the Role of Anions in the Synthesis of Cr Containing Mesoporous Materials at Room Temperature, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials , vol. 170, pp. 211-225.
  • Koliyat Parayil, S., Kibombo, H. S., Mahoney, L., Wu, C., Yoon, M., Koodali, R., (2013), Synthesis of mixed phase anatase-TiO2(B) by a simple wet chemical method, Materials Letters, iss. 95, pp. 175-177.
  • Kibombo, H. S., Wu, C., Baltrusaitis, J., Koodali, R., Investigation of the role of platinum oxide for the degradation of phenol under simulated solar irradiation.
  • Koodali, R., Mokhtari, T., Sorensen, C. M., Klabunde, K. J., (2013), Role of Solvents in the Gelation Process – Can Light Scattering Studies Shed Some Light, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.
  • Rasalingam, S., Kibombo, H. S., Wu, C., Budhi, S., Peng, R., Baltrusaitis, J., Koodali, R., (2013), Influence of Ti-O-Si hetero-linkages in the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B, Catalysis Communications, vol. 31, pp. 66-70.
  • Koliyat Parayil, S., Baltrusaitis, J., , C. W., Koodali, R., (2013), Synthesis and Characterization of Ligand stabilized CdS-Trititanate Composite Materials for Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Water Splitting, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  • Koilyat Parayil, S., Kibombo, H. S., Koodali, R., (2013), Naphthalene Derivatized TiO2-Carbon hybrid Materials for Efficient Photocatalytic Splitting of Water, Catalysis Today, vol. 199, pp. 8-14.
  • Subramanian, V., Subramani, V., Koodali, R., (2013), Solar Fuels, Catalysis Today, vol. 199, iss. 1, p. 1.
  • Wu, C., Rathi, M., Ahrenkiel, S. P., Koodali, R., Wang, Z., (2012), Facile synthesis of MOF-5 confined in SBA-15 hybrid material with enhanced hydrostability, Chemical Communications, vol. 49, pp. 1223-1225.
  • Peng, R., Banerjee, S., Sereda, G., Koodali, R., (2012), TiO2-SiO2 mixed oxides: Organic ligand templated controlled deposition of titania and their photocatalytic activities for hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , vol. 37, pp. 17009-17018.
  • Kibombo, H., Peng, R., Rasalingam, S., Koodali, R., (2012), Versatility of heterogeneous photocatalysis: Synthetic methodologies epitomizing the role of silica support in TiO2 based mixed oxides, Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 2, p. 1737–1766.
  • Peng, R., Koodali, R., (2012), Mesoporous siliceous materials as supports for dispersion for photoactive species for solar hydrogen production, International Materials Research Congress.
  • Koodali, R., Klabunde, K. J., (2012), Nanotechnology: Fundamental principles and applications, Springer, iss. 12th Edition, pp. 249-263.
  • Peng, R., Lin, C., May, P. S., Koodali, R., (2012), Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over CdS incorporated Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous materials under visible light illumination, American Chemical Society, vol. 57, iss. 2, pp. 867-868.
  • Peng, R., Zhao, D., Koodali, R., Baltrusaitis, J., Wu, C., (2012), Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Evolution of Hydrogen from Water over CdS Encapsulated MCM-48 Materials, RSC Advances, vol. 2, pp. 5754-5767 .
  • Mahoney, L., Koodali, R., (2012), Exploration of Cr-MCM-48 mesoporous materials for solar hydrogen production, American Chemical Society, vol. 57, pp. 26-27.
  • Parayil, S., Peng, R., Kibombo, H., Koodali, R., (2012), Graphite-like carbon-titania composite photocatalysts for solar hydrogen production, American Chemical Society, vol. 57, iss. 1, p. 432.
  • Parayil, S., Kibombo, H. S., Peng, R., Wu, C., Baltrusaitis, J., Koodali, R., (2012), Enhanced photocatalytic water splitting activity of carbon–modified TiO2 composite materials synthesized by a green synthetic approach, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 37, pp. 8257-8267.
  • Weber, A. S., Grady, A. M., Koodali, R., (2012), Lanthanide modified Semiconductor Photocatalysts, Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 2, pp. 683-693.
  • Peng, R., Zhao, D., Rajh, T., Dimitrijevic, N., Koodali, R., (2012), Room Temperature Synthesis of Ti-MCM-48 and Ti-MCM-41 Mesoporous Materials and Their Performance on Photocatalytic Splitting of Water, Journal of Physical Chemistry: C , vol. 116, p. 1605–1613.
  • Sereda, G., Horn, A., Rajpara, V., Koodali, R., Urness, M., Kruse, A., Stewart, M., Schloss, J., Rodriguez, A., Amundson, M., Stegmair, A., Zimmerman, A., Woodring, R., McInerney, K., (2011), BENZYLIC PHOTOOXIDATION CATALYZED BY CARBON-SUPPORTED IRON OXIDES, Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research, vol. 10, iss. 3, pp. 81-84.
  • Kibombo, H. S., Koodali, R., (2011), Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Remediation of Phenol by Platinized Titania-Silica Mixed Oxides under Solar Simulated Conditions, Journal of Physical Chemistry: C, vol. 115, pp. 25568-25579 .
  • Sereda, G., Kim, T., Aubrey, J., Khatri, H., Marshall, C., Subramanian, H., Koodali, R., (2011), Phthalocyanine- and Calixarene-Templating Effect on the Catalytic Performance of Solid Supported Vanadates , Catalysis Letters, vol. 141, iss. 8, pp. 1086-1096.
  • Becker, J., Raghupathi, K. R., Pierre, J. S., Zhao, D., Koodali, R., (2011), Tuning of the crystallite and particle sizes of ZnO nanocrystalline materials in solvothermal synthesis and their photocatalytic activity for dye degradation,, Journal of Physical Chemistry: C, vol. 115, pp. 13844-13850.
  • Banerjee, S., Khatri, H., Balasanthiran, V., Koodali, R., Sereda, G., (2011), Synthesis of substituted acetylenes, arylealkyl ethers, 2-alkene-4-ynoates and nitriles using heterogeneous mesoporous Pd-MCM-48 as reusable catalyst , Tetrahedron, vol. 67, pp. 5717-5724.
  • Budhi, S., Kibombo, H. S., Zhao, D., Gonshorowski, A., Koodali, R., (2011), Synthesis of titania-silica xerogels by co-solvent induced gelation at ambient temperature, Materials Letters, vol. 65, pp. 2136-2138.
  • Raghupathi, K. R., Koodali, R., Manna, A. C., (2011), Size Dependent Bacterial Growth Inhibition and Mechanism of Antibacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Langmuir, vol. 27, pp. 4020-4028.
  • Koodali, R., (2011), Photoinduced charge separation in microporous and mesoporous materials, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, vol. 89, pp. 257-265.
  • Zhao, D., Rodriguez, A., Dimitrijevic, N. M., Rajh, T., Koodali, R., (2010), Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Photocatalytic Performance of Mesoporous W-MCM-48 , Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 114, pp. 15728-15734.
  • Zhao, D., Budhi, S., Koodali, R., (2010), Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide, American Chemical Society, pp. 97-123.
  • Koodali, R., Richards, R., Erickson, L., (2010), Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry: Environmental Applications: In Honor of Professor Klabunde, American Chemical Society, vol. 1045, pp. 1-273.
  • Banerjee, S., Balasanthiran, V., Koodali, R., Sereda, G., (2010), Pd-MCM-48: A Novel Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Chemo- and Regioselective Hydrogenation of Olefins and Coupling Reactions, Org. Biomol. Chem. / Royal Society of Chemistry, vol. 8, pp. 4316-4321.
  • Subramanian, H., Nettleton, E. G., Budhi, S., Koodali, R., (2010), Bayer-Villiger Oxidation of Cyclic Ketones Using Fe Containing MCM-48 Cubic Mesoporous Materials, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, vol. 330, pp. 66-72.
  • Zhao, D., Budhi, S., Rodriguez, A., Koodali, R., (2010), Rapid and Facile Synthesis of Ti-MCM-48 Mesoporous Material and the Photocatalytic Performance for Hydrogen Evolution, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 35, pp. 5276-5283.
  • Zhao, D., Koodali, R., (2010), Photocatalytic Degradation of aqueous organic pollutants using titania supported periodic mesoporous silica, Energy and Environmental Science, vol. 3, pp. 608-614.
Presentations:
  • Koodali, R. (2012, November). Cubic Periodic Mesoporous Materials.
  • Abbott, J., Moore, E., Koodali, R., Mani, G. (2012, October). USD Research in Biotechnology, Investing in Biotechnology for Feed, Fuel and Heal. Presented at the 7th Annual South Dakota Biotechnology Summit & Annual Meeting, Sioux Falls, SD.
  • Koodali, R. (2012, September). Mechanism of Antibacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Size Matters.
  • Peng, R., Lin, C., May, S. P., Koodali, R. (2012, August). Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over CdS incorporated Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous materials under visible light illumination. Presented at the 243rd National American Chemical Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Peng, R., Koodali, R. (2012, August). Mesoporous siliceous materials as supports for dispersion for photoactive species for solar hydrogen production. Presented at the 21st International Materials Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico.
  • Kibombo, H., Koodali, R. (2012, August). Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol using Platinized Titania-Silica Oxides under Solar Simulated Conditions. Presented at the International Conference on Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, Pasadena, CA.
  • Wieseler, C., Koodali, R. (2012, July). Core-shell TiO2@SiO2 nanoarchitectures for solar energy applications. Presented at the Chemistry Department Annual Summer Symposium, Vermillion, SD.
  • Rasalingam, S., Budhi, S., Peng, R., Koodali, R. (2012, June). Adsorption of rhodamine B dye over titania-silica porous materials. Presented at the International Conference on Chemical Sciences, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Rasalingam, S., Budhi, S., Koodali, R. (2012, June). Removal of dyes in waste effluents using TiO2-SiO2 xerogels under visible irradiation: Role of adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. Presented at the SD EPSCoR All Investigator Meeting, Chamberlain, SD.
  • Mahoney, L., Hussein, A., Koodali, R. (2012, June). Synthesis, characterization, and applications of mesoporous titanium dioxide for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and solar hydrogen production. Presented at the SD EPSCoR All Investigator Meeting, Chamberlain, SD.
  • Hoefelmeyer, J., Shende, R., Smirnova, A., Puszynski, J., Fong, H., Ahrenkiel, P., Koodali, R., Sereda, G., Kilin, D., Sun, H., Wang, Z., He, H. (2012, April). South Dakota Catalysis Group 12-80. Presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science, Vermillion, SD.
  • Hoefelmeyer, J. D., Shende, R., Smirnova, A., Puszynski, J., Fong, H., Ahrenkiel, P., Koodali, R., Sereda, G., Kilin, D., Sun, H., Wang, R., He, H. (2012, April). The South Dakota Catalysis Group. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science, Vermillion.
  • Koodali, R., Rasalingam, S. (2012, April). Photocatalytic degradation of phenol over titania-silica mixed oxide materials. Presented at the IdeaFest, Vermillion.
  • Mahoney, L., Koodali, R. (2012, March). Exploration of Cr-MCM-48 mesoporous materials for solar hydrogen production. Presented at the 243rd National American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego, USA.
  • Parayil, S., Peng, R., Kibombo, H., Koodali, R. (2012, March). Graphite-like carbon-titania composite photocatalysts for solar hydrogen production. Presented at the 243rd National American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego, USA.
  • Rasalingam, S., Kibombo, H., Koodali, R. (2012, March). Photocatalytic degradation of phenol over titania-silica mixed oxide materials. Presented at the 243rd National American Chemical Society Meeting, San Diego.
  • Koodali, R. (2012, February). Porous Oxide Materials for Catalytic and Photocatalytic Reactions.
  • Benerjee, S., Sereda, G., Koodali, R. (2012, January). Tuning of the Catalytic Activity and Selectivity in Organic Reactions Using Cubic Mesoporous Pd-MCM-48. Presented at the National Conference on “Recent Trends in Chemistry (RTC-2012), Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majitar, Rangpo, East Sikkim –737136, India.
  • Koodali, R. (2011, October). Periodic Cubic Mesoporous Materials for Catalytic and Photocatalytic Applications.
  • Peng, R., Zhao, D., Rodriguez, A. M., Koodali, R. (2011, August). Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Evolution of Hydrogen from Water over CdS Encapsulated MCM-48 Materials.
  • Rasalingam, S., Kibombo, H. S., Koppang, M. D., Koodali, R. (2011, August). Titania Supported Photocatalysts.
  • Kibombo, H. S., Koodali, R. (2011, June). Photocatalytic Reduction and Recovery of Precious Metals by Hydrothermally Synthesized Titanium-Silica Mixed Oxides Nanoparticles.
  • Koodali, R. (2011, May). Cubic Mesoporous MCM-48 Materials as Versatile Support Materials for Catalytic Reactions.
  • Banerjee, S., Balasanthiran, V., Sereda, G., Koodali, R. (2011, March). 411 - Pd-MCM-48: An efficient and versatile heterogeneous catalyst for chemo- and regioselective hydrogenation and coupling reactions . Presented at the 241st ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
  • Zhao, D., Peng, R., Budhi, S., Rodriguez, A. M., Dimitrijevic, N. M., Rajh, T., Koodali, R. (2011, March). Cubic Mesoporous MCM-48 Materials as Versatile Support Materials for Photocatalytic Splitting of Water.
  • Peng, R., Zhao, D., Budhi, S., Koodali, R. (2011, March). Room Temperature Synthesis of Ti-MCM-48 and Ti-MCM-41 Mesoporous Materials and Their Performance on Photocatalytic Splitting of Water.
  • Berry, M., May, S., Koodali, R., Galipeau, D., Kellar, J. (2010, December). IGERT: Nanostructured Solar Cells: Materials, Processes, and Devices. Presented at the 2010 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference, Washington, DC.
  • Koodali, R. (2010, October). Nanotechnology for Sustainable Research. Presented at the Presidents Research Day, Vermillion.
  • Rodriguez, A., Zhao, D., Koodali, R. (2010, August). Cadmium Sulfide Encapsulated Hierarchically Ordered Siliceous Materials. Presented at the The Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center Annual Summer Symposium, Ponca NE.
  • Becker, J., St.Pierre, J., Raghupathi, K., Zhao, D., Koodali, R. (2010, August). Photocatalytic Catalytic Activity of Hydrothermally Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles. Presented at the The Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center Annual Summer Symposium, Ponca NE.
  • Gonshorowski, A., Kibombo, H., Peng, R., Budhi, S., Zhao, D., Koppang, M., Koodali, R. (2010, August). Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol and Identification of Degradation Products by Liquid Chromatograph. Presented at the The Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center Annual Summer Symposium, Ponca NE.
  • Grady, A., Koodali, R. (2010, April). The Effects of Iron and Europium Cations on Environmental Remediation Properties of Titania Dioxide. Presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Vermillion.
  • St.Pierre, J., Koodali, R. (2010, April). Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol & Rhodamine B using Hydrothermally Synthesized ZnO Photocatalysts. Presented at the Ideafest, Vermillion.
  • Kibombo, H., Koodali, R. (2010, April). Photocatalytic degradation of phenol by hydrothermally synthesized TiO2-SiO2 mixed oxides. Presented at the Ideafest, Vermillion.
  • Patrick, C., Koodali, R. (2010, April). Quantification of Hypersonic Flight Emission. Presented at the Ideafest, Vermillion.
  • Grady, A., Koodali, R. (2010, April). The Effects of Iron and Europium Cations on Environmental Remediation Properties of Titania Dioxide. Presented at the Ideafest, Vermillion.
  • Kibombo, H., Zhao, D., Budhi, S., Gonshorowski, A., Koodali, R. (2010, March). Photocatalytic degradation of phenol by hydrothermally synthesized TiO2-SiO2 mixed oxides. Presented at the National American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco.
  • Zhao, D., Koodali, R. (2010, March). Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by tungsten oxide dispersed in mesoporous MCM-48. Presented at the National American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco.