Publications

1. Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Cellulase cocktail saccharification and fermentation of Jackfruit waste for biobutanol production: Statistical optimization and techno-economic analysis. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 2023; 17:1757-1774. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2548. (I.F 2.9).

2. Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Kraft lignin from Jackfruit waste as an adsorbent for the selective recovery of biobutanol from the Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol fermentation broth. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 2023, 1;54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102966. (I.F 3.8)

3. C. Trilokesh, B. S. Harish & Kiran Babu Uppuluri. The antibiofilm potential of a heteropolysaccharide produced and characterized from the isolated marine bacterium Glutamicibacter nicotianae BPM30, Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology. 2023 54:2, 175-183, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10826068.2023.2209886. (I.F 2.0).

4. Trilokesh C. & Kiran Babu Uppuluri. Critical Analysis of Various Strategies for the Effective and Economical Separation and Purification of Butanol from ABE Fermentation, Separation & Purification Reviews. 2023, 52:4, 353-378, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15422119.2022.2112052. (I.F 5.6).

5. Madhavan M, Kumar KR, Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Adsorptive recovery of butanol from acetone butanol and ethanol (ABE) model solution using the kraft lignin isolated from Sterculia foetida shells. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 2023 12:1-1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04302-w. (I.F 4.1).

6. Soundararajan D, Natarajan L, Trilokesh C, Harish BS, Ameen F, Islam MA, Uppuluri KB, Anbazhagan V. Isolation of exopolysaccharide, galactan from marine Vibrio sp. BPM 19 to template the synthesis of antimicrobial platinum nanocomposite. Process Biochemistry. 2022, 1;122:267-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2022.09.003. (I.F: 4.0).

7. Trilokesh C, Bavadharani P, Mahapriyadarshini M, Janani R, Uppuluri KB. Recycling baby diaper waste into cellulose and nanocellulose. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2021; 12:4299-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-020-01312-x. (I.F 2.8).

8. Meenakshi S, Trilokesh C, Gayathri G, Uppuluri KB, Kaleekkal NJ. Direct entrapment and statistical optimization of cellulolytic enzymes on PVDF membranes for the hydrolysis of corncob lignocelluloses. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 2021 26. (I.F 5.2).

9. Vaidyanath S, Harish BS, Gayathri G, Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB, Anbazhagan V. Maximizing the direct recovery and stabilization of cellulolytic enzymes from Trichoderma harzanium BPGF1 fermented broth using carboxymethyl inulin nanoparticles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2020, 160: 964-970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.185. (I.F 8.5).

10. Malolan VV, Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB, Arumugam A. Ionic liquid assisted the extraction of cellulose from de-oiled Calophyllum inophyllum cake and its characterization. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 2020, 18:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01007-2. (I.F 4.1).

11. Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Isolation and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals from jackfruit peel. Scientific Reports. 2019, 13;9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53412-x. (I.F 3.9).

12. Chandrasekaran T, Thyagarajan A, Santhakumari PG, Pillai AK, Krishnan UM. Larvicidal activity of essential oil from Vitex negundo and Vitex trifolia on dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 2019 Jul 29;52. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0459-2018. (I.F 1.10).

Conference/Workshop Attended

1. Attended a one -day International Conference conducted by Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai on 31st October 2025, titled “MicCon25”.

2. Participated in poster presentation in the national conference held at NIPGR, New Delhi. Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Isolation and characterization of cellulose, nanocellulose and phenolics from Jackfruit peel” at national level conference titled: Neglected and underutilized crop species for food, nutrition, energy and environment held at NIPGR, New Delhi on August 2, 2019.

3. Participated in oral presentation in the international conference held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Growth inhibition and antibiofilm activity of an exopolysaccharide from the marine bacterium Glutamicibacter nicotianae BPMS 30 at International conference titled: EBIO 2017 held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from 23-25th November 2017.

4. Attended a six-day national workshop held at SASTRA University, Thanjavur from December 11-16 2017, titled Bioprocessing strategies for Biofuels: Production, Modeling, Simulation and Optimization

5. Attended a three-day workshop conducted by GE healthcare in collaboration with IIT-Madras bioincubator at IIT-Madras from 23rd to 25th February 2017, titled “Chromatography”.

Books Published

1. Book Chapter: Trilokesh C, Uppuluri KB. Biobutanol from lignocellulosic biomass and microalgae: scope, technology, and economics. In Sustainable biofuels 2021 Jan 1 (pp. 163-223). Academic Press (Elsevier). ISBN: 978-0-12-820297-5

2. Book Chapter: Ray RC, Uppuluri KB, Trilokesh C, Lareo C. Sweet Sorghum for Bioethanol Production: Scope, Technology, and Economics. In Bioethanol Production from Food Crops 2019 Jan 1 (pp. 81-100). Academic Press (Elsevier). ISBN: 978-0-12-813766-6

Lectures

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Awards / Recognitions

Awarded CSIR-SRF (Direct) for a period of 3 years from 01.05.2018 to 30.04.2021.

Event Organised

Achievements

Patent Granted: A Method for Synthesizing Second Generation Biobutanol-Patent number: 561530. Inventors: Dr. C. Trilokesh & Dr. Kiran Babu Uppuluri

Ph.D Guidelines

Scholar name	Research area	Status	Year

Sponserd Research

Title	Agency	Responsibility	Status

Membership

Society	Detail	Period
Asian Federation of Biotechnology	Individual member	From 2025
European Federation of Biotechnology	Individual member	From 2025