Publications
Patent
- Nancharaiah, Y. V., Sarvajith, M., Krishna Mohan, T. V., Kiran Kumar Reddy, G., Velumurgan, S., Venugopalan, V.P., Method for Bio-beads Development for Normal and Saline Wastewater Treatment – Patent No. 381341
Research & review articles
2024
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V., Comparative evaluation of activated sludge and aerobic granular sludge for biological treatment of real domestic wastewater with oxytetracycline dosing. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 110769.
Vasundaradevi, R., Sarvajith. M., Somashekaraiah, R., Gunduraj, A., & Sreenivasa, M. Y., Antagonistic properties of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MYSVB1 against Alternaria alternata: A putative probiotic strain isolated from the banyan tree fruit. Front. Microbiol. 15.
2023
Nancharaiah, Y. V., & Sarvajith. M., Granular stability, nitrogen and phosphorus removal pathways of aerobic granular sludge treating real municipal wastewater at different temperatures. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 110769.
Ali, M, Singh, Y., Fortunato, L., Rehman, Z., Sarvajith. M., Vrouwenvelder, J. S., Pronk, M., van Loosdrecht, M. C. M & Saikaly, P. E., Performance Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Aerobic Granular Sludge Integrated with Gravity-Driven Membrane System Treating Domestic Wastewater. ACS ES&T Water.
Nancharaiah, Y. V., Sarvajith. M., & Mohan, T. K. Pilot-scale aerobic granular sludge reactors with granular activated carbon for effective nitrogen and phosphorus removal from domestic wastewater. Sci. Total Environ. 164822.
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Properties of alginate-like exopolymers recovered from flocculent and granular microbial sludges of different biological treatment systems treating real municipal wastewater. Sep. Purif. Technol. 123460.
Sudharshan G., Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Selenite reduction and biogenesis of selenium-nanoparticles by different size groups of aerobic granular sludge under aerobic conditions. J. Environ. Manage. 334, 117482.
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. De novo granulation of sewage-borne microorganisms: A proof of concept on cultivating aerobic granular sludge without activated sludge and effective enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Environ. Res. 115500.
2022
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Concurrent tellurite reduction, biogenesis of elemental tellurium nanostructures and biological nutrient removal in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 108511 .
S. Nivedhita, P. Shyni Jasmin, Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Effects of oxytetracycline on aerobic granular sludge process: Granulation, biological nutrient removal and microbial community structure. Chemosphere. 136103 .
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Enhanced biological phosphorus removal in aerobic granular sludge reactors by granular activated carbon dosing. Sci. Total Environ. 153643.
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Enhancing biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal performance in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactors by activated carbon particles. J. Environ. Mang. 114134.
Nancharaiah, Y. V., & Sarvajith. M. Aerobic granular sludge for efficient biotransformation of chalcogen SeIV and TeIV oxyanions: biological nutrient removal and biogenesis of Se0 and Te0 nanostructures. J. Hazard. Mater. 126833.
2021
Sarvajith. M., PhD thesis on Nitrogen and Phosphorus removal in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor. Homi Bhabha National Institute, India
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Comparative performance of activated sludge and aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactors for removing metalloid SeIV/VI oxyanions. J. Hazard. Mater. 100040.
2020
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Biological nutrient removal by halophilic aerobic granular sludge under hypersaline seawater conditions. Bioresour. Technol. 124065.
Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Granulation of autochthonous planktonic bacterial community of seawater for saline wastewater treatment. RSC Environ. Sci-Wat Res.
Sarvajith. M., Reddy, G. K. K., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Aerobic granular sludge for high-strength ammonium wastewater treatment: effect of COD/N ratios, long-term stability and nitrogen removal pathways. Bioresour. Technol. 123150.
Rajitha, K.*, Sarvajith. M*., Venugopalan, V. P., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Development and performance of halophilic microalgae-colonized aerobic granular sludge for treating seawater-based wastewater. Bioresour. Technol. Rep. 100432. (*equal contribution).
2019
Nancharaiah, Y. V., Sarvajith. M., & Mohan, T. K. Aerobic granular sludge: the future of wastewater treatment. Cur. Sci. INDIA, 117(3), 395.
Nancharaiah, Y. V., & Sarvajith. M. Aerobic granular sludge process: a fast-growing biological treatment for sustainable wastewater treatment. Curr. Opin Environ Sci Health. , 12, 57-65.
2018
Nancharaiah, Y. V., Sarvajith. M., & Lens, P. N. L. Selenite reduction and ammoniacal nitrogen removal in an aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor. Water Res. 131, 131-141.
Sarvajith. M., Reddy, G. K. K., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Textile dye biodecolourization and ammonium removal over nitrite in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactors. J. Hazard. Mater. 342, 536-543.
2017
Reddy, G. K. K., Sarvajith. M., Nancharaiah, Y. V., & Venugopalan, V. P. 2, 4-Dinitrotoluene removal in aerobic granular biomass sequencing batch reactors. Int. Biodeter. Biodegr. 119, 56-65.
Book chapter
▪ 2019. Nancharaiah, Y. V., Sarvajith, M., & Venugopalan, V. P. The EPS Matrix of Aerobic Granular Sludge. Microbial Biofilms in Bioremediation and Wastewater Treatment, 33.
Conferences/Symposia
2023. Sudharshan G., Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Selenite bioreduction and biogenesis of selenium nanoparticles by aerobic granular sludge, International Congress on Metal-Microbe Applications for Circular Economy (IMAB23), Porto, Portugal. (Oral)
2022. Velraj. P., Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Sulfidogenic activity of aerobic granular sludge, online ASM Microbe, USA (Poster)
2019. Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Beyond water reclamation: Prospectus exploration of aerobic granular sludge microbes for novel metabolic functions, Emerging applications of microbes, KU Leuven, Belgium. (Poster)
2018. Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. N removal pathways of Aerobic Granular Biomass, Goldschmidt Abstracts, 1629. Massachusetts, USA. (Poster)
2022. Niveditha S*., Shiny Jasmin., Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. "Effects of OTC on aerobic granulation and microbial community structure", Smart and sustainable bioprocessing through gene and process scale collaboration, BESCON 2022. IIT Kharagpur, India (*Oral, presenting author, Best oral award-II)
2022. Velraj. P*., Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Biotransformation of Sulfur compounds in granular biofilter for sustained sulfidogenesis and sulfide oxidation, Biosangam, MNNIT, UP, India. (*Oral, presenting author, Best oral award)
2021. Niveditha S*., Shiny Jasmin., Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Bioreactor performance in presence of oxytetracycline and its effect on aerobic granulation", Innovations in bio and chemical engineering for sustainable life, Kalasalingam academy of research and education, Tamil Nadu, India (*Oral, presenting author)
2019. Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V.* Granulation of halophilic microbes for saline wastewater treatment, NHBT, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, India. (*Invited talk)
2018. Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Y. V. Aerobic granular biomass: An affluent stock of energy, BioSD, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, India. (Poster)
2018. Research Scholars meet on material science and engineering of nuclear materials, IGCAR/HBNI, Kalpakkam, India. (organizer/ Host)
2017. Sarvajith. M., & Nancharaiah, Selenium biomineralization in aerobic granular biomass, SSCB, BARC, Mumbai, India. (Poster) (Best Poster Award)
2015. Chemical biology approaches on metabolomics, Epigenomics and chemical epigenetics, Chemical biology society & University of Mysore, India. (organizer/ Host)
2015. Sarvajith. M., Manoj, B.M., Amog, P. Urs., & Vishwanath. B. S., Evaluation of membrane potential of antioxidants, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India. (Poster)
2014. Sarvajith. M, Lipids and Cardiovascular diseases, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India. (Poster/Organiser)
2013. Sarvajith. M, Cancer biology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India. (Poster/Organiser)