Journals

Waste Systems Engineering

• Kasa, V. P., Brahmandam, A. K. S. V., Samal, B., Cheela, VRS., Dubey, B. K., & Pathak, K. (2025). Assessment of coastal litter trends in tourist vs. non-tourist beaches: A case study from Indian coastal smart city. Science of The Total Environment, 959, 178339.

• Rai, S., Gurung, G., Sharma, HB., Ranjan, VP., Cheela, VRS., Sustainable solid waste management challenges in hill cities of developing Countries: Insights from eastern Himalayan smart cities of Sikkim, India. Waste Management Bulletin. 2024, 2, 1-18

• Varaprasad, K., Mondal, A., Cheela, VRS., Dubey, B. Occurrences, impacts and characterization of microplastics in terrestrial ecosystem to aid policy. Current opinions in Environmental science and Health. 2022, 27: 100361.

• Sharma, H.B., Vanapalli, K.R., Samal., Cheela, VRS., Bhattacharya, J., Dubey, B. Circular economy approach in solid waste management system to achieve UN-SDGs: Solutions for post-COVID recovery. Science of Total Environment. 2022, 800:149605.

• Awasthi, Abhishek; Cheela, VRS., D’Adamo, Idiano; et al.,  Zero waste approach towards a sustainable waste management” Resources, Environment and Sustainability. 2021, 3: 100014.

• Sharma, H. B., Vanapalli, K., Cheela, VRS., Ranjan, V. P., Jaglan, A., Dubey, D., Goel, S., Bhattacharya, J. Challenges, opportunities and innovations for effective solid waste management during post COVID-19 pandemic. Resource, Conservation and Recycling. 2020, 162: 105052.

Life Cycle Assessment

• B. P. Dhandapani, D. P. Sahu, V. R. S. Cheela, and R. S. Mullapudi, “Environmental and cost assessment of full-depth reclamation versus conventional rehabilitation: A case study,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 38, 05026002 (2026). doi: 10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-21921. 

• R. Alphonso, T. D. Arumugam, and V. R. S. Cheela, “Integrated environmental and economic trade-offs in rice cultivation in emerging economies using a life cycle approach,” Discover Environment, vol. 4, Art. no. 47, 2026, doi: 10.1007/s44274-026-00546-1.

• Siddique, S., Cheela, V.R.S., Tiwary, C.S. et al. Environmental life cycle assessment of synthesis routes for industrial-scale graphene production from waste-based feed stocks. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36352-0 

• Das, S., Cheela, V.R.S., Dubey, B.K., and Ghangrekar, M.M. Design and operation of pilot-scale microbial electrosynthesis for the production of acetic acid from biogas with economic and environmental assessment. Heliyon. 2024, 10, e39950

• Dutta, D., Cheela, V.R. S., Dubey, B., Kumar, S., Goel. S. Evaluation of environmental impacts of mobile phones in India using life cycle assessment technique. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024

• Mahle, R., Suran, S., Singh, A., Kumbhakar, P., Galvao, D. S., Cheela, V. R. S., Dubey, B., Raveendran Nair, R., Tiwary, C. S., & Banerjee, R. Sachharomyces cerevisae dry powder mediated exfoliation of graphite chunks into functionalized few-layer graphene. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2024, 12, 11891-11900.

• Mistri, A., Cheela, V.R.S., Dubey, B., Dhami. N., Bhattacharyya. S.K., Mukherjee, A., Barai, S.K, Effective method for upcycling construction and demolition waste into concrete: A life cycle approach, Waste Management & Research. 2024, 42 (3), 218-231.

• Singh, R.P., Vanapalli, K.R., Cheela, V.R.S., Peddireddy, S.R., Sharma, H.B., Mohanty, B. Fly ash, GGBS, and silica fume based geopolymer concrete with recycled aggregates: Properties and environmental impacts, Construction and Building Materials. 2023, 378: 131168.

• Das, P., Cheela, V.R.S., Mistri, A., Chakrabothy, S., Dubey, B., Barai, S.V. Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of concrete containing ferrochrome slag and fly ash as replacement materials- A circular approach. Construction and Building Materials. 2022, 247: 128609.

• Sharma, H.B., Panigrahi, S., Vanapalli, K.R., Cheela, V.R.S., Venna, S.K., Dubey, B.  Study on the process wastewater reuse and valorisation during hydrothermal co-carbonization of food and yard waste. Science of Total Environment.2022, 806:150748. 

• Shreeniwas M. S., Chakraborty, I., Cheela, V. R. S., Shamik Chowdhury, Brajesh Dubey, Ghangrekar. M. M. A novel bio-electro-Fenton process for eliminating sodium dodecyl sulphate from wastewater using dual chamber microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology. 2021, 341:125850

Circular Engineering

• Mistri, A., Cheela, V.R.S., Dubey, B., Dhami. N., Bhattacharyya. S.K., Mukherjee, A., Barai, S.K, Effective method for upcycling construction and demolition waste into concrete: A life cycle approach, Waste Management & Research. 2024, 42 (3), 218-231.

• Singh, R.P., Vanapalli, K.R., Cheela, V.R.S., Peddireddy, S.R., Sharma, H.B., Mohanty, B. Fly ash, GGBS, and silica fume based geopolymer concrete with recycled aggregates: Properties and environmental impacts, Construction and Building Materials. 2023, 378: 131168.

• Das, P., Cheela, V.R.S., Mistri, A., Chakrabothy, S., Dubey, B., Barai, S.V. Performance assessment and life cycle analysis of concrete containing ferrochrome slag and fly ash as replacement materials- A circular approach. Construction and Building Materials. 2022, 247: 128609.

• Ponnada, S., Cheela V.R.S., and Raju, S. G. Investigation on mechanical properties of composite concrete containing untreated sea sand and quarry dust for 100% replacement of fine aggregate. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2020, 32: 989-996.

• Shareef, U., Raju, S. G., and Cheela V.R.S. Study on the utilization of quartzite as replacement for coarse aggregate in concrete. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. 2019, 24: 107-115.

Doctoral Work

• Cheela, V. R. S., Ranjan, V. P., Sudha, G, John, M., and Dubey, B. “Pathways to sustainable waste management in Smart Cities in India”. Journal of Urban Management. 2021, 10: 419-429.

• Cheela, V. R. S., Sudha, G, John, M., and Dubey, B. “Characterization of municipal solid waste based on seasonal variations, source and socio-economic aspects”. Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy. 2021, 3: 275-288.

• Cheela, V. R. S., John, M., and Dubey, B. “Quantitative determination of energy potential of refuse derived fuel from the waste recovered from Indian landfill”. Sustainable Environment Research. 2021, 31, 24.

• Cheela, V.R.S., John, M., Biswas, W.K., Dubey, B. Environmental Impact Evaluation of current municipal solid waste treatments in India using LCA. Energies. 2021, 14, 3133.

• Cheela, V. R. S., John, M., Biswas, W.K., and Dubey, B. “Environmental impact evaluation of landfill mining of legacy waste with onsite sorting using life cycle assessment” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022.

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

Based on the Master’s work

• Cheela V.R.S., and Swaminathan. G. Solar induced photocatalytic degradation of phenol using titanium dioxide as catalyst. Journal of Envi. Science and Engg. 2015, 57: 190-196.

• Cheela V.R.S., and Swaminathan. G. Effect of substrate concentration on degradation of phenol in completely mixed reactor. IJERT. 2012, 1: 1-5.

In collaboration with Chemical Engineering Department, MVGRCoE (A)

• Cheela V.R.S., Padma, D. V., Santhosh, G. K., and Subbarao, C. V.  Studies on removal of Malachite Green using Indian activated coir pith. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering & Technology. 2014, 10: 18-26.

• Cheela V.R.S., Santhosh, G. K., Padma, D. V., and Subbarao, C. V. Biodegradation of phenol using pure and mixed Culture Bacteria. E-journal of Science and Technology. 2014, 9: 91-95.

• Cheela V.R.S., Santhosh, G. K., Padma, D. V., and Subbarao, C. V. 2014. Sorption dynamics of methylene blue removal using Indian activated coir pith. E-journal of Science and Technology. 2014, 9: 35-42.