Indian patent filed on “A process for co-culturing microalgae with yeast in RO reject for protein-rich biomass,” Inventors: Prajapati, S.K., Bhandari, M., Kharkwal, Application No.: 202411021100, Dated on  March 20, 2024. 

Bhandari, M., Kharkwal, S. & Prajapati, S. K. (2024). Bicarbonate-assisted microalgae cultivation for drinking water RO reject recycling and bioproduct generation. Bioresource Technology Reports, 25, 101756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101756 (Q1, CiteScore: 7.8).

Bhandari, M., Kumar, P., Bhatt, P., Simsek, H., Kumar, R., Chaudhary, A., Malik, A., & Prajapati, S. K. (2023). An integration of algae-mediated wastewater treatment and resource recovery through anaerobic digestion. Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118159 (Q1, IF:8.7 ).

Bhandari, M.,  & Prajapati, S. K. (2023).  Microalgae cultivation in drinking water RO reject for water recycling and biomass production. European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 31, 246. https://doi.org/10.5071/31stEUBCE2023-1DV.3.6.

Bhandari, M., Kharkwal, S. & Prajapati, S. K. (2023). Recycling drinking water RO reject for microalgae-mediated resource recovery. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 188, 106699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106699 (Q1, IF: 13.716).

Bhandari, M., & Prajapati, S. K. (2022). Use of reverse osmosis reject from drinking water plant for microalgal biomass production. Water Research, 210, 117989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117989 (Q1, IF: 13.4).

 Bhushan, S., Rana, M. S., Bhandari, M., Sharma, A. K., Simsek, H., & Prajapati, S. K. (2021). Enzymatic pretreatment of algal biomass has different optimal conditions for biogas and bioethanol routes. Chemosphere, 284, 131264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131264 (Q1, IF :  8.943).

Mamta, Rana, M. S., Sharma, A. K., Parambil, J. V., & Prajapati, S. K. (2020). Potential of reverse osmosis reject water as a growth medium for the production of algal metabolites–A state-of-the-art review. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 40, 101849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101849 (Q1, IF:  7.34).

Bhushan, S., Rana, M. S., Mamta, Nandan, N., & Prajapati, S. K. (2019). Energy harnessing from banana plant wastes: A review. Bioresource Technology Reports, 7, 100212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100212 (CiteScore: 7.8).  

Mamta, Bhushan, S., Rana, M. S., Raychaudhuri, S., Simsek, H., Prajapati, S. K., Kumar, S., Mamta, Bhushan, S., Rana, M. S., Raychaudhuri, S., Simsek, H., & Prajapati, S. K. (2020). Algae- and bacteria-driven technologies for pharmaceutical remediation in wastewater. In Removal of Toxic Pollutants Through Microbiological and Tertiary Treatment. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821014-7.00015-0

Bhandari M., Chauhan C., & Prajapati S. K*. Microwave-assisted enzymatic pretreatment of microalgal biomass for recovery of valuable bioproducts  (ICSPT-2023), (Oral presentation), December 7-8, 2023, IIT Patna, India.

Bhandari, M., Prajapati S. K. Microalgae cultivation in drinking water RO reject for water recycling and biomass production: visual poster presentation at 31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE); (Poster presentation), June 05-08, 2023, Bologna, Italy.

Bhandari M., Prajapati S. K   . Growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in RO reject for metabolite production, 3rd International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICBSEE-2022), (Poster presentation), June 20-24, 2022, NIT Rourkela, India.

Bhandari, M., Prajapati S. K. Algae-based technology for reducing Industrial water footprints through RO reject recycling and resource recovery (poster presentation) in 1st Industry Expo, Uttarakhand Udyog Mahotsav, organized by IIT Roorkee in association with Bhagwanpur Industries Association (BIA), 18-20 March 2023. 

    Research video, poster, and paper presentation at  Institute Research Day, HRED-IIT Roorkee (12 April 2023).

  Participated in AWSAR awards organized by the Department of Science and Technology-2022.

 Participated in the webinar "Atomistics Next Generation Materials & Device Simulation" using NanoDCAL/RESCU Software from Nanoacademic Technologies conducted by the School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE), VIT Chennai (29 November 2022).

 Training on Apreo S LoVac Scanning Electron Microscope organized by Institute Instrumentation Center, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand (India) (21 April-06 May 2022).

Participated in “My research in three minutes” and virtual research gallery on Institute Research Scholar Day, IIT Roorkee (14 March 2022).

Participated in  “Indo-Sri Lanka International Webinar 2021 (ISW21) On Global Trends in Algal Research: Environmental Restoration, Biomass Valorization and Sustainability” Organized by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, and the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (08-09 March 2021).

Participated in  “E- workshop cum Discussion Forum on High–End Characterization of Microalgae: Overcoming The Technological Barriers.”(03-04 March 2021).

Participating in the International Symposium on, “Energy and Sustainable Development: A Gandhian Approach,” organized by IIT Patna and Aalborg University, Denmark (07 August 2020).

Participated in “Roorkee water conclave 2020”.

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) course on Metabolic Engineering of Microbial Biocatalysts for Production of Fuels and Chemicals: Principles and Practice, 18th March – 24th March 2019, organized by JNTUH College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. India.

  Participated in “ My Research in Three Minutes” on 8th Research Scholar’s Day, IIT Patna, 2019.