Bioelectrochemical Systems

Part 1. Bio-electrochemical systems for biofuels and biochemicals.- 1. Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and Potential Applications.- 2. Algal bio-cathodes in aid of bio-energy generation, bio-remediation and nutrient removals.- 3. Hydrogen and methane production in Bio-electrochemical systems.- 4. Hydrogen and methane generation from bio-waste: enhancement and upgrading via bioelectrochemical systems.- 5. Bio-electrochemical systems/technology for Energy and waste treatment.- 6. Bio-electrochemical for Energy and waste treatment via suitable microbial systems.- 7. Bio-electrochemical remediation of organic pollutants.- 8. Electrosynthesis of various chemicals.- Part 2. Recognition of bio-electrochemical systems in real life.- 9. Industrial applications of bio-electrochemical system: wastewater treatment and others.- 10. Applications of bio-electrochemical systems in metal recovery.- 11. Integrating waste management with MFC.- 12. Bio-electrochemical technology:Challenges and Implications.- 13. High value-added compounds (oligomers from hemicellulose) using microwaves pretreatment of electrochemical Processes.- 14. Rice paddy field microbial fuel cells: fundamentals and recent progresses.- 15. Effective Cathode Catalysts for Oxygen   Reduction Reactions in Microbial Fuel Cell.- 16. Hydrogen production and contaminants removal using microbial electrochemical cells.

Dr. Prasun Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India. His main areas of research are Biopolymers, Microbial biodiversity, Bioenergy, Microbial Biofilms, Quorum sensing, Quorum quenching, and Genomics. He has over seven years of experience in applied microbiological research including over 2 years post-doctoral research experience as BK-21 plus fellow at Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea. He made a significant contribution while working on valorizing lignocellulosic biowastes or cheap raw materials into value-added products including bioenergy and biopolymers. To his credits, there are over 29 papers in various peer-reviewed SCI journals including Trends in Microbiology; Biotechnology Advances; Bioresource Technology, etc. In addition, he has edited two books (i) MicrobialFactories Vol. I: Biofuels, Waste Treatment (2015); and (ii) Soil Microenvironment for Bioremediation and Polymer Production and also authored 10 book chapters. He has been contributing to scientific society by actively reviewing articles for more than 32 SCI journals. He serves as the editorial board member of few international journals and also served as the guest editor for the Journal - Polymers, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. He is a life member of the following scientific societies: Association of Microbiologists of India; Indian Science Congress Association; and the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI). He is also a member of the American Society for Microbiology. He can be contacted at: prasunbiotech2017@gmail.com. 



Dr. K. Chandrasekhar