Current Research Work

• Hazardous  waste treatment and disposal ( Pharmaceutical waste treatment)
• Membrane bioreactor for pharmaceutical wastewater Treatment
• Biohydrogen production through dark fermentation
• Biotransformation of recalcitrant waste sludge
• Biological transformation routes for hazardous waste fuel derivatives
• Biotransformation routes for Cephalosporin compounds to fuel derivatives
• Biofuel derivatives from  Detergents and surfactants
• Disinfection of water and waste water using Chlorine dioxide (Aquatech, UK) and sodium hypochlorite solution
• Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of Chemical and Explosive industries
• Solid Waste Management – Toxicity Characterization (TCLP), Leachate treatmentability Assessment, Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) alternatives to plastic waste management .

o     Pretreatment and Biotransformation pathway -  Antibiotic Pharmaceutical Effluent in  Membrane Bioreactor (MBR)

o     DEWATS – Formulation of Guidelines for Planning and Implementation

o     Physiochemical Behaviour  and the Remedial Assessment of Waste Dumping Sites

o     Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) on  Structural  Components

o    Development of On-line Instrumentation Module for Performance Evaluation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Experimental and Field Testing – Conductivity based Biosensors

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