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SUMMARY
Direct experience in materials and process engineering for fields ranging from alternative energy to oil & gas industry
Lead process engineer for exhaust gas treatment plant to solutions to reduce sulfur related emissions. Mitigated
pollution and enhance oil-field neighborhood air quality by offering process solutions.
Provided engineering solution to facilitate bio-diesel production from pistachio hull waste for Paramount Farms
Conduct experiments to identify and overcome bottlenecks to produce hydrogen fuel and simultaneously remediate
ammonia & urea from waste water
Developed next generation materials, processes, and models to improve the efficiency of alternative energy
technologies not limiting to batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers.
Authorized reviewer for Journal of Power Sources, The Journal of Electrochemical Society, and Journal of Physical
Chemistry
EDUCATION:
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Ohio University (OU), Athens, Ohio
Dissertation Title: Improving the Efficiency of Ammonia Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production
Bachelors of Technology in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering
Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India
Anna University, Chennai, India
First Class Honors
December 2013
GPA: 3.55/4.00
May 2005
GPA: 7.80/10.00
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Bakersfield, CA
Engineering Consultant I (Process Chemical)
November 2013 - Present
1. Lead Process Engineer for SO2 scrubber project (Client: Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas)
Developed process flow diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), heat and material balance for
H2S treatment and SO2 remediation
Specified materials and developed hydraulic sizing for soft water, steam, exhaust gas, fuel gas, produced gas, caustic,
and chemical lines
Establish process data for instrument specification for safety and relief valves, control valves, and on-off valves
Developed datasheets to specify centrifugal pumps for concentrated and diluted soda ash supply, spent chemical
(sodium sulfite solution) recirculation and injection and, sour gas condensate pumping
Performed Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and issued PFDs and P&IDs for construction
2. Process Engineer for Upstream Oil and Gas Operations
Improved design for upstream process equipment (scrubber vessels, tanks, etc.,) to achieve high energy efficiency.
Sized and specified shell and tube heat exchanger and developed process design to facilitate separation of 10.3 API
crude oil with 35% water cut (Client: Linn Energy)
Developed heat and material balance for Oil Production. Sized wash tank and scrubber for vapor recovery unit (Client:
Oxy)
Performed a case study for the effect of line sizes and insulation material type and thickness on line cooling for Lease
Automatic Custody Transfer using above ground and buried pipeline (Client: Linn Energy)
Estimated the active surface area and catalytic activity of materials using electroanalytical techniques such as
impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and galvanostatic methods
Evaluated the ammonia electro-oxidation reaction kinetics using linear sweep voltammetry, galvanostatic,
potentiostatic and EIS techniques on stationary and rotating disk electrodes (RDE)
Investigated the discharge characteristics and transient charge transfer resistance for novel alkaline primary batteries
using controlled current and EIS techniques, respectively
Assisted with the design, construction, and evaluation of a continuous 50 W electrolyzer prototypes for ammonia and
urea for a project funded by the Department of Defense
Investigated the kinetics and mechanistic aspects of ammonia electro-oxidation on Pt-Ir electrocatalysts
Achieved maximum hydrogen production for urea electrolyzer with a catholyte flow rate of 1202 ml/min and
maximum urea conversion with an anolyte flow rate of 1.00.2 ml/min, based on a Box-Bhenken DOE
4. Advanced Technical Knowledge in Mathematical Modeling and Software
Developed a model in MATLAB to evaluate electro-kinetic rate constants for the Volmer, Heyrovsky, and Tafel
reactions in the HER by simulating EIS and LSV experiments on carbon based Pt, Rh, Ru, and Ni cathodes
Advanced knowledge in MATLAB, FORTRAN, Maple, C++, and Minitab and beginners proficiency in modeling with
AutoCAD, COMSOL, PEST, and FLUENT
Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India
Undergraduate Research Assistant
August 2001-August 2005
Synthesized doped LiMnO2 catalysts, via sol-gel technique, to be tested as cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Evaluated the inhibition corrosion of carbon steel in 1M HCl using CTAB and OPD surfactants
Synthesized Ni-ZrO2 cermets via high pressure compression for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Evaluated the validity of an existing black box model upon addition of electrochemical components, to predict the
corrosion rate of carbon steel in sea water under flow conditions.
Studied the adsorption of CO on Pt using molecular modeling with CASTEP, a Material Studio software
SKILLS:
Computer Software: Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Properties, ASPEN Plus, PRO/II, PipePhase, Minitab, Maud for XRD
Reitveld Analysis, MATLAB, Maple, FORTRAN, C++, FLUENT, Visio, PEST, and CASTEP
Electrochemical Techniques: Controlled current/voltage polarization, chronoamperometry, chronocoulometry, cyclic,
square-wave, and linear sweep voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, rotating disk electrode studies
Material Synthesis: Metal and alloy electrodeposition, tape casting, screen printing, MEA synthesis, and spray coating
Material Characterization Techniques: XRD, XPS, SEM, AFM, STM, FTIR, Gas Chromotography, UV-Vis and Raman
spectroscopy
AWARDS:
Recipient of Student Enhancement Award of 5,994 dollars for a proposal titled Alkaline Polymer Gel Electrolytes for
Ammonia Electrolysis by Vice President of Research, Ohio University.
April 2008
Recipient of Innovation Award at Research and Creative Activity Expo, Ohio University.
May 2008
nd
2 place in student poster session, Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, Ohio University.
May 2010
1st place in student poster session, Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, Ohio University.
May 2011
Awarded membership for the Electrochemical Society
2010 and 2011
PRESENTATIONS:
Identifying and Adapting a Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Ammonia Electrolysis, Ramasamy Palaniappan and
Gerardine Botte, 218th ECS meeting, October 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada (Oral)
Feasibility Studies for use of Ammonia Electrolysis as a Source of Hydrogen for Distributed Power Production for
Residential Applications, Ramasamy Palaniappan and Gerardine Botte 218th ECS meeting, October 2010, Las
Vegas, Nevada (Poster)
Optimization of the Cathode for the Production of Hydrogen through Ammonia Electrolysis II, Ramasamy
Palaniappan, 213th ECS meeting, May 2008, Phoenix, Arizona (Poster)
Optimization of the Cathode for the Production of Hydrogen through Ammonia Electrolysis, Ramasamy Palaniappan,
211th ECS meeting, May 2007, Chicago, Illinois (Poster)
Design and Scale up of Ammonia Electrolytic Cell and its Integration with a 5W Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)
Fuel Cell, Mahesh Biradar, Bryan K. Boggs, Madhivanan Muthuvel, Ramasamy Palaniappan and Gerardine G. Botte,
211th ECS meeting, May 2007, Chicago, Illinois (Oral)
PUBLICATIONS:
R. Palaniappan, D. C. Ingram, and G G. Botte. (2014). HER kinetics on Electrodeposited Ptx-M1-x (M = Ir, Ru, Rh, and
Ni) Catalysts for Ammonia Electrolysis. Journal of Electrochemical Society 161 (1), p. E12
R. Palaniappan and G. G. Botte. (2013). Effect of Ammonia on Pt, Ru, Rh, and Ni Cathodes during the Alkaline
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117 (34), p17429.
R. Palaniappan and G. G. Botte. (2013). Efficacy of Potassium Poly (Acrylate) Gel Electrolyte as a Substitute to
Aqueous Electrolytes for Alkaline Ammonia Electrolysis. Electrochimica Acta, 88 (15), p772.
B. R. Babu, A. K. Parande, and P. L. Ramasamy (R. Palaniappan). (2006). Effect of CTAB and OPD on the Corrosion
Inhibition of Carbon Steel in 1M HCl. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 84 (12), 1658-1666.