December 2024
New society announced. "Society for Biofilms & Microbiomes Research (SBMR)".
Announced during BBC 2024, December '24 at BARC
September 2024
Excited to showcase my design work for #BBC2024.
Logo, brochure unveiled... website is live now.. BBC-2024
The first conference on "Recent developments in biofilm and biofouling control (BBC-2024)". BBC-2024 is organized by my PhD group from WSCD, BARC in association with DAE.
September 2024
Research featured on the cover page of Current Science journal
Vol. 127, Issue 5, Sep. 10. 2024
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September 2024
It's the second time, 5 years apart
Research highlighted in Current Science journal
Vol. 127, Issue 5, Sep. 10. 2024
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September 2024
Back-to-back papers in a week.
Adding granular activated carbon (charcoal) improves granulation and nutrient removal especially, phosphorus removal by selective enrichment of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs).
This paper demonstrates this concept under
(1) propionate feeding condition, which typically inhibits bacterial growth.
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(2) real wastewater feeding condition (proof-of-concept)
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August 2024
Early glimpse.
ACS symposium on "Accessing Clean Water" Discussing micro-nano-plastics in the wastewater treatment process.
Unique feature: Detection of nanoplatics using nano-flowcytometry
August 2023
How does a change in temperature affect granular sludge function? This study highlights diurnal and seasonal temperature effects on granular sludge.
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This study describes integration of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) with a gravity-driven membrane (GDM) system at a pilot scale with a treatment capacity of approximately 150 L per day to treat raw domestic wastewater.
AGS-GDM is a viable decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse technology in water-scarce regions. The AGS-GDM could easily replace conventional AeMBR technology in the wastewater treatment and reclamation market.
Microbial granules from a pilot plant cultivated on domestic wastewater only
June 2023
The first
Pilot-scale AGS plant for wastewater treatment in the Indian sub-continent.
A success story, Proof-of-concept, and 5 years of evaluation.
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Feb 2023
Direct granulation of microbes of sewage opening new insights on granulation, and nutrient removal.
Proof-of-concept
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August 2019
Review highlighted in Current Science journal
Vol. 117, Issue 3, Aug. 10. 2019
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