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Reviewed International Research Papers

He has reviewed research papers for total  Fifty Seven (57)  International Journals and total One Hundred and Ninety Three (193) manuscripts


  1. Water Science and Technology,
  2. Waste Management and Research,
  3. Journal of Hazardous Material,
  4. Water Research,
  5. of Environmental Engineering, ASCE,
  6. Bioresource Technology,
  7. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,
  8. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering,
  9. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management
  10. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  11. Microbial Ecology journal (Springer)
  12. The Environmentalist, (Springer)
  13. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  14. Aquaculture
  15. Biotechnology Progress
  16. of Indian Water Works Association
  17. Environmental Technology
  18. Resources, Conservation & Recycling
  19. Current Science
  20. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
  21. Environmental Science & Technology
  22. Biochemical Engineering Journal
  23. Chemical Papers, Czech Republic
  24. Energy & Fuels
  25. Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, ASCE Publication.
  26. Journal of Applied Microbiology
  27. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
  28. Bioelectrochemistry,
  29. Journal of Biological Research.
  30. Biofouling
  31. Renewable Energy – an International Journal
  32. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
  33. Journal of Soils and Sediments
  34. Journal of Ecology and Natural (JENE)
  35. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
  36. Chemosphere
  37. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
  38. Applied Energy
  39. Journal of Basic Microbiology
  40. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering.
  41. Journal of Power Sources,
  42. International Journal of Global Warming, Inderscience publication.
  43. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.
  44. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy
  45. Separation Science and Technology, Taylor and Francis
  46. BMC Biotechnology
  47. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
  48. Journal of King Saud University (Science), Elsevier Journal
  49. Fuel
  50. Journal of Biometrics and its Applications
  51. Chemical Engineering Journal
  52. Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology
  53. Process Biochemistry
  54. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
  55. Chemical Engineering Research and Design
  56. Journal of Water Process Engineering
  57. Sadhana – Academy Proceedings in Engineering Science

Journals Papers

Dr. Ghanrekar has published total Two Hundred Thirteen (213) Journals Papers, One Hundred Ninty Seven (197) are International Journals Papers among these and Sixteen (16) are Indian Journals Papers 


  1. Monali Priyadarshini, Azhan Ahmad, Sovik Das, M. M Ghangrekar (2021). Application of microbial electrochemical technologies for the treatment of petrochemical wastewater with concomitant valuable recovery: A review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer, In Press.
  2. S. M. Sathe, Indrajit Chakraborty, M. M. Ghangrekar (2021). Wastewater treatment and concomitant bioelectricity production using microbial fuel cell: Present aspects, up-scaling and future inventiveness. INAE Transactions, Springer.
  3. Salma Jabeen, Muhamed Sufaid Khan, Rozina Khattak, Ivar Zekker, Juris Burlakovs, Sergio S. dC Rubin, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Anna Kallistova, Nikolai Pimenov, Idrees Khan, Muhammad Zahoor*, Gul Shahzada Khan (2021). Palladium- supported Zirconia-Based Catalytic Degradation of Rhodamine-B Dye from Wastewater. Water. 13(11), 1522; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13111522.
  4. Sultan Alam, Wahida Bibi, Muhammad Sufaid Khan, Ivar Zekker, Juris Burlakovs, Makarand Ghangrekar, Gourav Dhar, Anna Kallistova, Nikolai Pimenev, Muhammad Zahoor (2021). Preparation of activated carbon from the wood of Paulownia tomentosa as efficient adsorbent for the removal of acid red 4 and methylene blue present in wastewater. Water, 13(11), 1453; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13111453.
  5. Indrasis Das, Sovik Das, Swati Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2021). Proficient Sanitary Wastewater Treatment in Laboratory and Field-Scale Microbial Fuel Cell with Anti-Biofouling Cu5Mn0.5Fe2O4 as Cathode Catalyst. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168(5), 054519. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abfe77.
  6. Sultan Alam, Muhammad Sufaid Khan, Ali Umar, Rozina Khattak, Najeeb ur Rahman, Ivar Zekker, Juris Burlakovs, Sergio S. dC Rubin, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Anna Kallistova, Nikolai Pimenov, Abbas Khan, Mohammad Zahoorus (2021). Preparation of Pd-Ni nanoparticles supported on activated carbon for efficient removal of basic blue 3 from water. Water, 13(9), 1211; https://doi.org/10.3390/w13091211.
  7. Azhan Ahmad, Monali Priyadarshini, Sovik Das, M. M Ghangrekar (2021). Proclaiming electrochemical oxidation as a potent technology for the treatment of wastewater containing xenobiotic compounds: A mini review. ASCE’s Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000616, Vol. 25, Issue – 3.
  8. Dibyojyoty Nath, Indrajit Chakraborty, M.M. Ghangrekar (2021). Integrating microbial electrochemical technologies for methane-to-bioelectricity and water-splitting to impart self-sustainability to wastewater treatment plants. Bioresource Technology Reports, 13, 100644(1-13). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100644.
  9. Sovik Das, M. M. Ghangrekar (2021). Performance comparison between batch and continuous mode of operation of microbial electrosynthesis for the production of organic chemicals. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 51, 715–725, IF: 2.398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-020-01524-y.
  10. Sovik Das, Swati Das, M. M. Ghangrekar (2021). Application of TiO2 and Rh as cathode catalyst to boost the microbial electrosynthesis of organic compounds through CO2 sequestration. Process Biochemistry. 101, 237-246. IF: 2.952.
  11. Ivar Zekker, Oleg Artemchuk, Ergo Rikmann, Kelvin Ohimai, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Juris Burlakovs and Taavo Tenno (2021). Start-Up of Anammox SBR from Non-Specific Inoculum and Process Acceleration Methods by Hydrazine. Water, 2021, 13(3), 350. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030350.
  12. V. Tholia, B. Neethu, G. D. Bhowmick, M. M. Ghangrekar (2021). Enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cell by using chloroform pre-treated mixed anaerobic sludge to control methanogenesis in anodic chamber. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 193:846–855. IF: 1.638.
  13. G. D. Bhowmick, Sovik Das, Koushik Adhikary, M. M. Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra (2021). Bismuth impregnated Ruthenium/Activated carbon as photo-cathode catalyst to proliferate the efficacy of microbial fuel cell. ASCE’s Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. 25(1), 04020066. IF:1.120
  14. Indrajit Chakraborty, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Dibyojyoty Nath, C. N. Khuman, B. K. Dubey, M. M. Ghangrekar (2021). Removal of sodium dodecyl sulphate from wastewater and its effect on anodic biofilm and performance of microbial fuel cell. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 156 (2021) 105108 (1-9). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2020.105108. IF: 4.074
  15. Dibyojyoty Nath, Indrajit Chakraborty, M.M. Ghangrekar (2021). Methanogenesis inhibitors used in bio-electrochemical systems: A review revealing reality to decide future direction and applications. Bioresource Technology. Volume 319, January 2021, 124141, (1-13). Impact factor: 7.539
  16. Sovik Das, Indrajit Chakraborty, Swati Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2021). Application of novel modular reactor for microbial electrosynthesis employing imposed potential with concomitant separation of acetic acid. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 43 (2021) 100902. IF: 3.860.
  17. Verma, Rajneesh; Chakraborty, Indrajit; Chowdhury, Shamik; Ghangrekar, Makarand; Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar (2020). Nitrogen and Sulfur Co-doped Graphene Macroassemblies as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Microbial Fuel Cells. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(44), 16591-16599. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c05909
  18. Dibyojyoty Nath, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Plant secondary metabolites induced electron flux in microbial fuel cell: Investigation from laboratory-to-field scale. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing. (2020) 10:17185 (1-17) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74092-y. IF: 4.120.
  19. Jayeeta Saha, Indrajit Chakraborty, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). A novel tin-chloride-zirconium oxide-kaolin composite coated carbon felt anode for electro-oxidation of surfactant from municipal wastewater. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 8(6),104489.
  20. Sovik Das, Diels Ludo, Deepak Pant, Sunil Patil, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Microbial electrosynthesis: A way towards the production of electro-commodities through carbon sequestration with microbes as biocatalysts. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 167 (15), 155510 (1-10).
  21. G. D. Bhowmick, Dhruba Dhar, M. M. Ghangrekar, R. Banerjee (2020). TiO2-Si or SrTiO3-Si impregnated PVA based low-cost proton exchange membranes for application in microbial fuel cell. Ionics. 26(12), 6195-6205. 10.1007/s11581-020-03779-z
  22. Sovik Das, Ashish Mishra, M.M. Ghangrekar. (2020). Concomitant production of bioelectricity and hydrogen peroxide leading to the holistic treatment of wastewater in microbial fuel cell. Chemical Physics Letters. 759, 137986 (1-5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137986.
  23. Ivar Zekker, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Hans Priks, Dibyojyoty Nath, Ergo Rikmann, Madis Jaagura, Taavo Tenno, Kaido Tämm, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar (2020). ANAMMOX-denitrification biomass in microbial fuel cell to enhance electricity generation and nitrogen removal efficiency. Biodegradation, Springer Nature publication, 31(4-6), 249-264.
  24. Indrajit Chakraborty, Neel Ghosh, Debanjali Ghosh, B. K. Dubey, D. Pradhan, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Application of synthesized porous graphitic carbon nitride and it’s composite as excellent electrocatalysts in microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(55), 31056-31069.
  25. Indrajit Chakraborty, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Debanjali Ghosh, B. K. Dubey, D. Pradhan, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Novel low-cost activated algal biochar as a cathode catalyst for improving performance of microbial fuel cell. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 42,100808. IF: 3.860
  26. Deepak Jadhav, Indrasis Das, M.M. Ghangrekar, Deepak Pant (2020). Moving towards practical applications of microbial fuel cells for sanitation and resource recovery. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 38, 101566 (1-10). IF: 3.370.
  27. B. Neethu, G. D. Bhowmick, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Improving performance of microbial fuel cell by enhanced bacterial-anode interaction using sludge immobilized beads with activated carbon. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 143, 285-292. IF: 4.384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2020.06.043
  28. G. D. Bhowmick, B. Neethu, M. M. Ghangrekar, R. Banerjee (2020). Improved performance of microbial fuel cell by in-situ methanogenesis suppression while treating fish market wastewater. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 192(3):1060–1075. IF: 2.220, 10.1007/s12010-020-03366-y
  29. S. M. Sathe, G. D. Bhowmick, B. K. Dubey, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Surfactant removal from wastewater using photo-cathode microbial fuel cell and laterite based hybrid treatment system. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 43(11), 2075-2084. IF: 2.227.
  30. B. Neethu, G. D. Bhowmick, A. Fathima, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Anodic inoculum pre-treatment by extracts of Azadirachta indica leaves and Allium sativum peels for improved bioelectricity recovery from microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(43), pp. 23391-23400. IF: 4.229.
  31. Ashutosh Gupta, Sovik Das, M. M Ghangrekar (2020). Optimal cathodic imposed potential and appropriate catalyst for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide in microbial electrolysis cell. Chemical Physics Letters. 754, 137690 (1-5). IF: 1.901.
  32. Ghorai, Arijit; Roy, Sambit; Das, Sovik; Komber, Hartmut; Ghangrekar, Makarand ; Voit, Brigitte; Banerjee, Susanta (2020). Chemically Stable Sulfonated Polytriazoles Containing Trifluoromethyl and Phosphine Oxide Moieties for Proton Exchange Membranes. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2(7), 2967−2979. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00443. Citations: 4
  33. Anaparthi Ganesh Kumar, Sayantani Saha, Bikash  Ranjan Tiwari, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Anuja Das, Rabibrata Mukherjee, Susanta Banerjee (2020). Sulfonated Co-poly(ether imide)s with Alkyne Groups: Thermally Cross-linking Through Alkyne-Azide Click Reaction for Creation of Crosslinked Membranes and Studies on Proton Exchange Membrane Properties and Performance Evaluation in Microbial Fuel Cell. Polymer Engineering & Science. 60(9), pp. 2097-2110; IF: 1.760, https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.25454. Citations: 1
  34. Swati Das, Sovik Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic: Biological evolution, treatment options and consequences. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Springer International Publishing.  5(3),76 (1-12); https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-020-00325-8.
  35. Indrajit Chakraborty, S. M. Sathe, B. K. Dubey, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Waste-derived biochar: Applications and future perspective in microbial fuel cells.  Bioresource Technology. 312, September 2020, 123587 (1-12). IF: 7.539.
  36. Neethu B., Viswajeet Tholia, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Optimizing Performance of a Microbial Carbon-Capture Cell using Box-Behnken Design. Process Biochemistry. 95, 99-107; IF: 2.980.
  37. Sovik Das, Indrasis Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Role of applied potential on microbial electrosynthesis of organic compounds through carbon dioxide sequestration. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 8(4), 104028 (1-5). IF: 4.020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104028.
  38. G. D. Bhowmick, Dhruba Dhar, Dibyojyoty Nath, M. M. Ghangrekar, R. Banerjee, Soumen Das, J. Chatterjee (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: Some serious consequences with urban and rural water cycle. npj Clean Water by Springer Nature. (2020) 3(1):32 (1-8); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-020-0079-1.
  39. Indrasis Das, Sovik Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Application of bimetallic low-cost CuZn as oxygen reduction cathode catalyst in lab-scale and field-scale microbial fuel cell. Journal of Chemical Physics Letters. 751, 137536 (1-6). Impact Factor: 1.901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137536
  40. Indrasis Das, Sovik Das, Sahil Sharma, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Ameliorated performance of a microbial fuel cell operated with an alkali pre-treated clayware ceramic membrane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45 (33), 16787-16798. IF: 4.229.
  41. Das, Indrasis; Noori, Mohammad; Shaikh, Melad; Ghangrekar, Makarand; Ananthakrishnan, Rajakumar (2020). Synthesis and Application of Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework in Microbial Fuel Cells as a Cost-Effective Oxygen Reduction Catalyst with Competitive Performance. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 3(4), 3512-3520. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c00054.
  42. Azhan Ahmad, Sovik Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Removal of Xenobiotics from Wastewater by Electrocoagulation: A mini review. Journal of Indian Chemical Society. 97(4), 493-500.
  43. Monali Priyadarshi, Indrasis Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Application of Metal Organic Framework in Wastewater Treatment: Review. Journal of Indian Chemical Society. 97(4), 507-512.
  44. Indrasis Das, Sovik Das, Rohan Dixit, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Goethite supplemented natural clay ceramic as an alternative proton exchange membrane and its application in microbial fuel cell. Ionics, 26(6), 3061–3072, IF: 2.203, Citation: Nil
  45. Indrasis Das, M.M. Ghangrekar, Rajiv Satyakam, Piyush Srivastava, Swarup Khan, H N Pandey (2020). A 720 L stacked-microbial fuel cell based onsite sanitary wastewater treatment system: a case study. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. 2020, 24(3): 04020025, 1-7, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000518. IF:1.120
  46. Rajesh P.P., Md. T. Noori, Ghangrekar M.M. (2020). Improving performance of microbial fuel cell by using polyaniline coated carbon felt anode. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. 2020, 24(3): 04020024, 1-7, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000512. IF:1.120
  47. Md. T. Noori, G. D. Bhowmick, B. R. Tiwari, Indrasis Das, M. M. Ghangrekar and C. K. Mukherjee (2020). Utilization of waste medicine wrappers as an efficient low-cost electrode material for microbial fuel cell. Environmental Technology. 41(10), pp. 1209-1218. IF=1.666, Citation: 2, 10.1080/09593330.2018.1526216.
  48. Deepak A. Jadhav, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Optimizing the proportion of pure and mixed culture in inoculum to enhance the performance of microbial fuel cells. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. Vol. 23, No. 1, 50-67. Citation: Nil, 10.1504/IJETM.2020.110159
  49. Indrajit Chakraborty, Srinivas Sathe, C Niranjit Khuman, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Bioelectrochemically powered remediation of xenobiotic compounds and heavy metal toxicity using microbial fuel cell and microbial electrolysis cell. Journal Materials Science for Energy Technologies. Volume 3, 2020, 104-115. Citation: Nil, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2019.09.011
  50. Sovik Das, M. M. Ghangrekar (2020). Tungsten oxide as electrocatalyst for improved power generation and wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cell. Environmental Technology. 41(19), 2546-2553. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2019.1575477. IF=1.666, Citation: Nil, Published online: 12 Feb 2019
  51. Sovik Das, Indrajit Chakraborty, Rajesh P.P., Ghangrekar M.M. (2020). Performance evaluation of microbial fuel cell operated with Pd or MnO2 as cathode catalyst and Chaetoceros pre-treated anodic inoculum. ASCE Journal of hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste. 24(3): 04020009, 1-7; DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000501. IF: 1.120
  52. Chabungbam Niranjit Khuman, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, M.M. Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra (2020). Effect of using ceramic separator on the performance of hydroponic constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. 24(3): 04020005, 1-6; DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000499. IF:1.120.
  53. Sovik Das, Ashish Mishra, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Production of hydrogen peroxide using various metal-based catalysts in electrochemical and bioelectrochemical. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, ASCE. 24(3): 06020001, 1-6. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000498. IF:1.120.
  54. Geetanjali Yadav, Iti Sharma, Makarand Ghangrekar, Ramkrishna Sen (2020). A live bio-cathode to enhance power output steered by bacteria-microalgae synergistic metabolism in microbial fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources. 449, 227560, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227560, IF: 8.247, Citation: Nil.
  55. Indrajit Chakraborty, Sovik Das, Brajesh Dubey, M.M. Ghangrekar (2020). Novel low cost proton exchange membrane made from sulphonated biochar for application in microbial fuel cells. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 239, 1 January 2020, 122025. IF: 2.781; Citation: 6.
  56. Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Sovik Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2019). Improved wastewater treatment by combined system of microbial fuel cell with activated carbon/TiO2 cathode catalyst and membrane bioreactor. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A. 100(4), 675-682, Citation: 1
  57. G. D. Bhowmick, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, L. Matisen, M. Merisalu, M. Kook, M. Käärik, J. Leis, V. Sammelselg, A. Mitra, M. M. Ghangrekar, and K. Tammeveski (2019). Multi-walled carbon nanotube and carbide-derived carbon supported metal phthalocyanines as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell application. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 4(19), pp. 1077-1085. Impact factor: 4.912. Citation: 28.
  58. Swati Das, Sovik Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2019). Quorum sensing mediated signals: A promising multi-functional modulators for separately enhancing algal yield and power generation in microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology, 294, December 2019, 122138. Impact factor: 7.539, Citation: 2
  59. Noori Md. T., Tiwari B.R., Ghangrekar M.M., Min B. (2019). Azadirachta indica leaf extract assisted chemical-free synthesis of CoO-NiO mixed metal oxide for application in microbial fuel cell as cathode catalyst. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 3(12), pp. 3430-3440, IF: 4.912. Citation: 1
  60. Sovik Das, Indrasis Das, Swati Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2019). Application of bioelectrochemical systems for carbon dioxide sequestration and concomitant valuable recovery: A review. Materials Science for Energy Technologies. 2(3), December 2019, 687-696. Citation – Nil.
  61. G. D. Bhowmick, I. Chakraborty, M. M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra (2019). TiO2/Activated carbon photo cathode catalyst exposed to ultraviolet radiation to enhance the efficacy of integrated microbial fuel cell-membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology Reports. 7,100303. Citation: 18.
  62. Md. T. Noori, Booki Min, M.M. Ghangrekar, C.K. Mukherjee (2019). Biofouling Effects on the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells and Recent Advances in Biotechnological and Chemical Strategies for Mitigation. Biotechnology Advances. 37(8), 107420; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107420; IF: 12.831, Citations: 11.
  63. G. D. Bhowmick, Sovik Das, K. Adhikary, M. M. Ghangrekar and A. Mitra (2019). Using Rhodium as a Cathode Catalyst for Enhancing Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44 (2019) 22218- 22222. IF: 4.084 , Citation: 28.
  64. Anaparthi Ganesh Kumar, Sayantani Saha, Hartmut Komber, Bikash Ranjan Tiwari, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Brigitte Voit, Susanta Banerjee (2019). Trifluoromethyl and Benzyl Ether Side Groups Containing Novel Sulfonated Co-Poly(ether imide)s: Application in Microbial Fuel Cell. European Polymer Journal. 118, pp. 451-464. IF: 3.621, Citation – Nil.
  65. Vignesh Ahilan, Camila Cabral de Barros, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, M. Mangir Murshed, Michaela Wilhelm, Kurosch Rezwan (2019). Microbial fuel cell performance of graphitic carbon functionalized porous polysiloxane based ceramic membranes. Bioelectrochemistry. 129, 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.06.002. IF: 4.474, Citation: 14.
  66. Vignesh Ahilan, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Michaela Wilhelm, Kurosch Rezwan (2019). Tailoring Hydrophilic and Porous Nature of Polysiloxane Derived Ceramer and Ceramic Membranes for Enhanced Bioelectricity Generation in Microbial Fuel Cell. IONICS. 25(12), pp. 5907-5918. IF=2.347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03083-5. Citations: 8
  67. Neethu B., H. Pradhan, Pankaj Sarkar and M. M. Ghangrekar (2019). Application of ion exchange membranes in enhancing algal production alongside desalination of saline water in microbial fuel cell. MRS Advances. 4(19), pp. 1077-1085. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/adv.2019.170. Citation: 2
  68. Indrasis Das, Sovik Das, Indrajit Chakraborty, M. M. Ghangrekar (2019). Bio-Refractory Pollutant Removal Using Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: A Short Review. J. Indian Chemical Society 96 (2019) 493–497. Citation: Nil
  69. B. Neethu, G. D. Bhowmick, M. M. Ghangrekar (2019). A novel proton exchange membrane developed from clay and activated carbon derived from coconut shell for application in microbial fuel cell. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 148, 170-177. IF=3.226, Citation: 2.
  70. G. D. Bhowmick, Sovik Das, H. K. Verma, B. Neethu, M. M. Ghangrekar (2019). Improved performance of microbial fuel cell by using conductive ink printed cathode containing Co3O4 or Fe3O4. Electrochimica Acta. 310, 173-183. IF=5.116; Citation: 33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.127.
  71. Thamires Canuto de Almeida e Silva, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra, Michaela Wilhelm and Kurosch Rezwan (2019). SiOC-based polymer derived-ceramic porous anodes for Microbial Fuel Cells. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 148, 29-36. IF=3.226; Citation: 22.
  72. Knawang Chhunji Sherpa, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar & Rintu Banerjee (2019). Optimization of saccharification of enzymatically pretreated sugarcane tops by response surface methodology for ethanol production. Biofuels, Taylor & Francis. 10(1), 73-80, Citation: 04, IF=0.784.
  73. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar, S. Rao (2019). Biogas Production from Partially Digested Septic Tank Sludge and its Kinetics. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 10:387–398, Citation: 01, IF=1.874.
  74. Sreemoyee Ghosh Ray and Ghangrekar M.M. (2019). Comprehensive review on treatment of high-strength distillery wastewater in advanced physico-chemical and biological degradation pathways. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 16(1), 527-546. IF=2.037; Citation: 3.
  75. Ranjita Bhande, Md. T. Noori, M.M. Ghangrekar (2019). Performance Assessment of Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell by Enriching the Sediment with Cellulose: Kinetics of Cellulose Degradation. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 13, 189-196. IF: 2.800, Citation: 3.
  76. K. K. Türk, I. Kruusenberg, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, G. D. Bhowmick, M. Kook, K. Tammeveski, L. Matisen, M. Merisalu, V. Sammelselg, M. M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra, R. Banerjee (2018). Novel multi walled carbon nanotube based nitrogen impregnated Co and Fe cathode catalysts for improved microbial fuel cell performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43(51), 23027-23035. Citation: 34, IF=4.229.
  77. Indrasis Das; Md. T. Noori; G. D. Bhowmick; M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Synthesis of Tungstate oxide/Bismuth Tungstate composite and application in microbial fuel cell as superior low-cost cathode catalyst than platinum. Journal of Electrochemical Society. 43 (41), 19196-19205, IF=3.662; Citation: 6.
  78. Md. T. Noori, B.R, Tiwari, C.K. Mukherjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cell using Ag–Pt bimetallic alloy as cathode catalyst and anti-biofouling agent. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(42), pp. 19650-19660. Citation: 07, IF=4.229.
  79. A.S. Mathuriya, D.A. Jadhav, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Architectural Adaptations in Microbial Fuel Cells. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(22), 9419-9432. Citation: 06, IF=3.34.
  80. Anusha G., Noori Md. T., Ghangrekar M.M. (2018). Application of silver-tin dioxide composite cathode catalyst for enhancing performance of microbial desalination cell. Materials Science for Energy Technologies. 1 (2), 188-195. Citation: Nil.
  81. Indrasis Das, Md. T. Noori, G. D. Bhowmick (2018). Application of Low-Cost Transition Metal Based Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst for Improving Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell. MRS Advances. 3(55), pp. 3149-3154, Citation: Nil.
  82. Md. T. Noori, G. D. Bhowmick, B. R. Tiwari, O. M. Ghangrekar, M. M. Ghangrekar and C. K. Mukherjee (2018). Carbon supported Cu-Sn bimetallic alloy as an excellent low-cost cathode catalyst for enhancing oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cell. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 165 (9), F621-F628. Citation: 16; IF=3.662.
  83. Indrasis Das; Md. T. Noori; Gourav Dhar Bhowmick; M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Synthesis of bimetallic iron ferrite Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 as a superior catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction to replace noble metal catalysts in microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(41), 19196-19205. IF=4.229; Citation: 12.
  84. Rajesh P.P.; Noori Md. T., Ghangrekar M.M. (2018). Pre-treatment of anodic inoculum with nitroethane to improve the power production of a microbial fuel cell. Water Science and Technology. 77(10), 2491-2496. IF=1.247; Citation: 8.
  85. Anaparthi Ganesh Kumar, Asheesh Singh, Hartmut Komber, Brigitte Voit, Bikash Ranjan Tiwari, Md. Tabish Noori, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, and Susanta Banerjee (2018). Novel Sulfonated Co-poly(ether imide)s Containing Trifluoromethyl, Fluorenyl and Hydroxyl Groups for Enhanced Proton Exchange Membrane Properties: Application in Microbial Fuel Cell. : ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 14803−14817. Citation: 10. IF=8.097.
  86. Sayantani Saha, Anaparthi Ganesh Kumar, Md. Tabish Noori, Susanta Banerjee, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Hartmut Komber, Brigitte Voit (2018). New Crosslinked Sulfonated Polytriazoles: Proton Exchange Properties and Microbial Fuel Cell Performance. European Polymer Journal, 103, pp. 322-334. Citation: 03, IF=3.531.
  87. Starkl, M., Anthony, J., Aymerich, E., Ghangrekar M.M., Kazami, A., Philip, L., Singh, A. (2018). Interpreting best available technologies more flexibly: A policy perspective for municipal wastewater management in India and other developing countries. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 71, 132–141. Citation: 08, IF=3.054.
  88. G. D. Bhowmick, Md. T. Noori, Indrasis Das, Neethu B., M. M. Ghangrekar and A. Mitra (2018). Bismuth doped TiO2 as an excellent photocathode catalyst to enhance the performance of microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(15), 7501-7510. Citation: 25, IF=4.229.
  89. Jana, P.S., Ghangrekar, M.M., Leech, D. (2018). Comparison of performance of an earthen plate and nafion as membrane separators in dual chamber microbial fuel cells. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 17(2), 451-458. IF=1.334; Citation: Nil.
  90. Neethu. B, G. D. Bhowmick, M. M. Ghangrekar (2018). Enhancement of Bioelectricity Generation and Algal Productivity in Microbial Carbon-Capture Cell using Low Cost Coconut Shell as Membrane Separator. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 133 (2018) 205–213. Citation: 08, IF=3.226.
  91. Iti Sharma, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Screening anodic inoculums for microbial fuel cells by quantifying bioelectrogenic activity using tungsten trioxide quantum rods. Bioresource Technology. 252, 66-71. IF=7.539; Citation: 02.
  92. Sovik Das, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Value-added product recovery and carbon dioxide sequestration from biogas using microbial electrosynthesis. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB). 56(7), July 2018, 470-478. Citation: 02.
  93. Sovik Das, Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Increasing methane content in biogas and simultaneous value added product recovery using microbial electrosynthesis. Water Science and Technology. 77(5), 1293-1302. Citation: 07, IF=1.247.
  94. Iti Sharma, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). Evaluating suitability of tungsten, titanium and stainless steel wires as current collector in microbial fuel cell. Water Science and Technology, 77(4), 999-1006. IF=1.247; Citation: 03.
  95. Noori, Md. T, Bhowmick, G.D., Tiwari, B.R. Ghangrekar, M.M. and Mukherjee, C.K. (2018). Application of Low-Cost Cu–Sn Bimetal Alloy as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst for Improving Performance of the Microbial Fuel Cell. MRS Advances, 3(13), 663-668. Citation: 08.
  96. Tiwari, B.R., Ghangrekar, M.M. (2018). Electricity production during distillery wastewater treatment in a microbial fuel cell equipped with low cost PVA-Nafion-borosilicate membrane. Journal of Clean Energy Technologies. 6(2), 155-158. Citation: 02.
  97. Tiwari, B.R., Noori, Md.T., Ghangrekar, M.M. (2018). Enhancing performance of microbial fuel cell treating distillery wastewater using carbon supported Nickel-phthalocyanine/MnOx as novel cathode catalyst. MRS Advances. 3(13), 657-662. Citation: 1.
  98. Rajesh, P.P., Noori, M.T., and Ghangrekar, M.M. (2018). Graphene oxide/Polytetrafluoroethylene composite anode and Chaetoceros pre-treated anodic inoculum for enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cell. Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, 6(3), 236-240. Citation: 06.
  99. Noori, Md. T, Paul, D., Ghangrekar, M.M. and Mukherjee, C.K. (2018). Enhancing the performance of sediment microbial fuel cell using graphene oxide – zeolite modified anode and V2O5 catalyszed cathode. Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, 6(2), 150-154. Citation – Nil.
  100. Sherpa, K.C., Ghangrekar, M.M., Banerjee, R. (2018). A green and sustainable approach on statistical optimization of laccase mediated delignification of sugarcane tops for enhanced saccharification. Journal of Environmental Management; 217, 700-709. Citation: 05, IF=4.005.
  101. Diplina Paul, Md. T. Noori, P.P. Rajesh, Makarand Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra (2018). Modification of carbon felt anode with Graphene oxide-Zeolite composite for enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cell. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 26, 77-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2017.10.001, IF: 3.456, Citation: 19.
  102. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar, S. Rao (2018). Sludge granulation in a UASB-moving bed biofilm hybrid reactor for efficient organic matter removal and nitrogen removal in biofilm reactor. Environmental Technology. 39(3), pp. 298-307. IF=1.666; Citation: 1.
  103. Anju Singh, Sheetal Jaisingh Kamble, Megha Sawant, Yogita Chakravarthy, Absar Kazmi, Enrique Aymerich, Markus Starkl, Makarand Ghangrekar, Ligy Philip (2018). Technical, hygiene, economic and life cycle assessment of full scale moving bed biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment in India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25 (3), 2552-2569. Citation: 03.
  104. Pritha Chatterjee, Donal Leech, M.M. Ghangrekar (2018). A brief review on recent advances in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. July 2018, Vol.17, No. 7, 1531-1544. Citation: 03, IF=1.334.
  105. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). A systematic review on bio-electrochemical systems research. Current Pollution Reports, 3(4), pp 281–288. Citation: 01; IF: 3.762.
  106. Sreemoyee Ghosh Ray and Makarand M Ghangrekar (2017). Mechanisms of Charge Transfer during Bio-Cathodic Electro-Synthesis of CO2-Neutral Methane. Adv Biotech & Micro. 2017; 3(5): 555619. DOI: 10.19080/AIBM.2017.03.555625.
  107. B.R. Tiwari, Md. T. Noori, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). Carbon Supported Nickel-Phthalocyanine/MnOx as Novel Cathode Catalyst for Microbial Fuel Cell Application. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(36), pp. 23085-23094. Citation: 23, IF=4.229
  108. S.B. Neethu, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). Electricity Generation Through a Photo Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell Using Algae at the Cathode. Water Science and Technology. 76(12), pp. 3269-3277. Citation: 08, IF=1.247.
  109. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). Biomass granulation in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating 500 m3/day low-strength sewage and post treatment in high-rate algal pond. Water Science and Technology, 76(5), pp. 1234-1242. IF=1.247. Citation: Nil
  110. Pratik Kumar, Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). Fouling Resistant Nitrogen Doped Carbon Powder with Amino-Tri-Methylene-Phosphate Cathode for Microbial Fuel Cell. Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy. (2017), 6(2):9 (1-11). Citation: Nil
  111. D.A. Jadhav, P.A. Deshpande, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). Enhancing performance of single-chambered microbial fuel cell using manganese/palladium and zirconium/palladium composite cathode catalysts. Bioresource Technology, 238, pp. 568-574. Citation: 10, IF=7.539
  112. Dipak Jadhav, Sumat C. Jain, M.M. Ghangrekar (2017). Simultaneous wastewater treatment, algal biomass production and electricity generation in clayware microbial carbon capture cells. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 183(3), 1076-1092. Citation: 01, IF=1.797.
  113. D.A. Jadhav, S. Ghosh Ray, M. M. Ghangrekar (2017). Third generation in bio-electrochemical system research – a systematic review on mechanisms for recovery of valuable by-products from wastewater. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 76, 1022-1031. Citation: 27; IF=9.184.
  114. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar, S. Rao (2017). Disinfection of secondary treated sewage using ZnO-Ag nanoparticles coated Chitosan beads to facilitate reuse. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 92(9), pp. 2334-2341. Citation: 07, IF=2.587.
  115. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar, S. Rao (2017). Biotic conversion of sulphate to sulphide and abiotic conversion of sulphide to sulphur in a microbial fuel cell using cobalt oxide octahedrons as cathode catalyst. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 40(5), 759-768. Citation: 06, IF=2.139.
  116. Ghosh Ray S. Noori Md. T., Ghangrekar M.M. (2017). Novel application of peptaibiotics derived from Trichoderma sp. for methanogenic suppression and enhanced power generation in microbial fuel cell. RSC advances. 2017, 7, 12975 – 12975. Citation: 03, IF=2.936.
  117. Noori MD. T., Mukherjee C.K., Ghangrekar M.M. (2017). Enhancing performance of microbial fuel cell by using graphene supported V2O5-nanorod catalytic cathode Electrochemica Acta. 228, 513-521. Citation: 51, IF=5.116
  118. Manaswini Behera, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar (2017). Optimization of operating conditions for maximizing power generation and organic matter removal in microbial fuel cell. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. 143(4), 04016090 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001179. Citation: 06, IF=1.396.
  119. T.K. Sajana, M.M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra (2017). A Review on In situ Bio-reclamation of Pond Water Quality Using Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell. ASCE’s Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000339. 21(2), 04016022. Citation: 06. IF:1.120
  120. T.K. Sajana, M.M. Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra (2017). Influence of electrode material on performance of sediment microbial fuel cell remediating aquaculture water. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 16(2), pp. 421-429. Impact Factor: 1.008. Citation: 03, IF=1.334.
  121. MD. T. Noori, S.C. Jain, M.M. Ghangrekar, C.K. Mukherjee (2016). Biofouling inhibition and enhancing performance of microbial fuel cell using silver nano-particles as fungicide and cathode catalyst. Bioresource Technology. 220, 183-189. Impact factor: 7.539, Citation: 27.
  122. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar, S. Rao (2016). Organic matter and nitrogen removal in a hybrid upflow anaerobic sludge blanket – moving bed biofilm and rope bed biofilm reactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 4, 3240–3245. SNIP: 1.428, Citation: 05
  123. Dipak Jadhav, Sumat C. Jain, M.M. Ghangrekar (2016). Cow’s urine as a yellow gold for bioelectricity generation in low cost clayware microbial fuel cell. Energy. 113, 76-84. Impact Factor: 1.772. Citation: 10
  124. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar, S. Rao (2016). Development of anammox process for removal of nitrogen from wastewater in a novel self-sustainable biofilm reactor. Bioresource Technology, 218, 723-730. Impact factor: 7.539. Citation: 13
  125. Bikash R. Tiwari, Md. T. Noori, M.M. Ghangrekar (2016). A novel low cost polyvinyl alcohol-Nafion-borosilicate membrane separator for microbial fuel cell. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 182, 86-93. Impact Factor : 2.101 Citation: 30
  126. A. N. Ghadge, M.M. Ghangrekar, Keith Scott (2016). Maximum anode chamber volume and minimum anode area for supporting electrogenesis in microbial fuel cells treating wastewater. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 8 (4), 044302. Impact Factor: 1.661, Citation: 5
  127. Pritha Chatterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2016). Low efficiency of sewage treatment plants due to unskilled operations in India. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 14(3), 407-416, Impact factor: 2.573. Citation: 05.
  128. Anil N. Ghadge, Dipak A. Jadhav, Makarand M. Ghangrekar (2016). Wastewater treatment in pilot-scale microbial fuel cell using multi-electrode assembly with ceramic separator. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. DOI: 10.1002/ep.12403. Impact factor: 1.631. 35(6), pp. 1809-1817. Citation: 4
  129. MD. T. Noori, M.M. Ghangrekar, C.K. Mukherjee (2016). V2O5 microflower decorated cathode for enhancing power generation in air-cathode microbial fuel cell treating fish market wastewater. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. In Press
  130. I. Sharma, M.M. Ghangrekar, R.C. Biswal, K. Biswas (2016). Bioelectrogenesis detection of inoculums using electrochromic tungsten oxide and performance evaluation in microbial fuel cells. The Electrochemical Society Journals. 163(3), F183-F189. Impact Factor 3.266. 163 (3), F183-F189.
  131. S. Ghosh Ray, M. M. Ghangrekar (2016). Biodegradation kinetics of thin-stillage treatment by Aspergillus awamori and characterization of recovered chitosan. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100 (4), 1955-1965. Impact Factor: 3.337, Citation: 04.
  132. Jadhav D.A., Ghangrekar M.M. (2016).  Effective ammonium removal by anaerobic oxidation in microbial fuel cells. Environmental Technology. 36 (6), 767-775. Impact Factor: 1.197. Citations: 18.
  133. Paul D., Mitra A., Ghangrekar M. M. (2016). Sediment microbial fuel cell as an avenue for in situ bioremediation of aquatic sediment: A review. Precision Farming and Resource Management. ISBN: 978-93-86256-29-4. 384-392.
  134. I. Sharma and M.M Ghangrekar (2015). Challenges for bacterial population in Microbial Fuel Cells surrounded by unwittingly co-inoculated inhibitors, Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials, 5(6) 238. 6th world congress on biotechnology, 05-07 October 2015, New Delhi, India
  135. Harapriya Pradhan, Sumat C. Jain, Ghangrekar M.M. (2015). Simultaneous removal of phenol and dissolved solids from wastewater using multi-chambered microbial desalination cell. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 177(8), 1638-1653. Impact Factor: 1.735.
  136. Jadhav D.A., Ghadge, A.N., Ghangrekar, M.M. (2015). Enhancing the power generation in microbial fuel cells with effective utilization of goethite recovered from mining mud as anodic catalyst. Bioresource Technology, 191, 110-116.
  137. Harapriya Pradhan, Omkar Shinde, M.M. Ghangrekar, Supriya Sarkar (2015). Bioremediation of Steel Plant Wastewater and Improved Electricity Generation in Bio-Electrochemical Desalination Cell. Advanced Materials Research Journal. 648-651. (http://www.ttp.net/978-3-03835-678-3/15.html)
  138. Harapriya Pradhan, Ghangrekar M.M. (2015). Organic matter and dissolved salts removal in a microbial desalination cell with different orientation of ion exchange membranes. Desalination and Water Treatment, 54 (6), 1568-1576.
  139. B. R. Tiwari, M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Enhancing electrogenesis by pre-treatment of mixed anaerobic sludge to be used as inoculum in microbial fuel cell. Energy and Fuels, 29(5), 3518-3524.
  140. Khilari, Santimoy; Pandit, Soumya; Ghangrekar, Makarand M.; Pradhan, Debabrata; Das, Debabrata (2015). Reduction of start-up time through bioaugmentation process in microbial fuel cells using a newly isolated microbial strain in anode. Water Science and Technology. doi:10.2166/wst.2015.174.
  141. A. N. Ghadge, M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Development of low cost ceramic separator using mineral cation exchanger to enhance performance of microbial fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta. 166, 320-328.
  142. A. N. Ghadge, D.A. Jadhav, H. Pradhan, M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Enhancing waste activated sludge digestion and power production using hypochlorite as catholyte in clayware microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology, 182, 225-231.
  143. A. N. Ghadge, M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Performance of low cost scalable air-cathode microbial fuel cell made from clayware separator using multiple electrodes. Bioresource Technology, 182, 373-377.
  144. Rajesh P.P., D.A. Jadhav, M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Improving performance of microbial fuel cell while controlling methanogenesis by Chaetoceros pretreatment of anodic inoculum. Bioresource Technology, 180, 66-71.
  145. S. Ghosh Ray, M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Enhancing organic matter removal, biopolymer recovery and electricity generation from distillery wastewater by combining fungal fermentation and microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology, 176, 8-14.
  146. Harapriya Pradhan, Ghangrekar M.M. (2014). Multi-chamber microbial desalination cell for improved organic matter and dissolved solids removal from wastewater. Water Science and Technology, 70(12), 1948-1954.
  147. Rajesh P.P., Noori Md. T., M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Controlling methanogenesis and improving power production of microbial fuel cell by lauric acid dosing. Water Science and Technology. 70(8), 1363-1369.
  148. Sumaraj and Ghangrekar M. M (2014). Development of microbial fuel cell as biosensor for detection of organic matter from wastewater. Recent Research in Science and Technology 6(1): 162-166. ISSN: 2076-5061.
  149. T. K. Sajana, M.M. Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra (2014). Effect of operating parameters on the performance of sediment microbial fuel cell treating aquaculture water. Aquacultural Engineering, 61, 17-26.
  150. D. A. Jadhav, A.N. Ghadge, M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Simultaneous organic matter removal and disinfection of wastewater with enhanced power generation in microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology. 163, 328-334.
  151. Pritha Chaterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Design of clayware separator-electrode assembly for treatment of wastewater in microbial fuel cells. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 173, 378–390.
  152. Anil N. Ghadge, Mypati Sreemannarayana, Narcis Duteanu, Makarand. M. Ghangrekar (2014). Influence of separator characteristics on the performance microbial fuel cells. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering. 4(4), 315-326 doi: 10.5599/jese.2013.0047 
  153. Anil Ghadge, M.M. Ghangrekar, Soumya Pandit and Debabrata Das. (2014). Performance of air cathode earthen pot microbial fuel cell for simultaneous wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM). 17, Nos. 2/3/4, 2014, 143-153. SJR:0.2
  154. Girija S. Mishra, A. Mitra, R. Banerjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Comparative pretreatment method for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of Salvinia cucullata and sewage treatment in ponds containing this biomass. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. DOI: 10.1007/s10098-013-0694-3. Impact Factor: 1.827
  155. Soumya Pandit, Vinay Patel, Ghangrekar M.M. and Das D. (2014). Wastewater as anolyte for bioelectricity generation in graphite granule anode single chambered microbial fuel cell: effect of current collector. Int. J. Environmental Technology and Management. 17, Nos. 2/3/4, 2014, 252-267.
  156. K. Sajana, M.M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra (2014). Effect of presence of cellulose in the freshwater sediment on the performance of sediment microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Technology. 155, 84-90. Impact Factor: 4.75
  157. Jadhav D.A., Ghadge A.N., Debika Mondal, Ghangrekar M.M. (2014). Comparison of oxygen and hypochlorite as cathodic electron acceptor in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. 154, 330-335.
  158. Pritha Chaterjee, M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Preparation of a fouling resistant sustainable cathode for a single chambered microbial fuel cell. Water Science and Technology. 69(3), 634-639. Impact Factor: 1.102.
  159. Jadhav, D.A., Ghangrekar, M.M. (2014). Effect of salinity, acetate addition and alteration of sediment on performance of benthic microbial fuel cells. Recent Advances in Bio-energy Research, 3, 404-418. Citation: 02.
  160. P. Sridhar, M.M. Ghangrekar, R.D. Tyagi, R.Y. Surampalli (2013). Effect of Cathode Biofilm and Non-feeding condition on Performance of Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell Operated under Different Organic. International Journal of Environmental Protection (IJEP). Dec. 2013, Vol. 2 Iss. 4, PP. 8-14
  161. T.K. Sajana, M.M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra (2013). Application of sediment microbial fuel cell for in situ reclamation of aquaculture pond water quality. Aquacultural Engineering. 57 (2013) 101– 107, Impact Factor:1.406.
  162. Khilari, Santimoy; Pandit, Soumya; Ghangrekar, Makarand M.; Pradhan, Debabrata; Das, Debabrata (2013). Graphene oxide impregnated PVA-STA composite polymer electrolyte membrane separator for power generation in single chambered Microbial Fuel Cell. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 52 (33), pp. 11597-11606. Impact Factor 2.145
  163. Santimoy Khilari, Soumya Pandit, M. M. Ghangrekar, Debabrata Das, Debabrata Pradhan (2013). Graphene supported a-MnO2 nanotubes as a cathode catalyst for improved power generation and wastewater treatment in single-chambered microbial fuel cells. RSC Advances, 3, 7902–7911. Impact Factor 2.562
  164. A. N. Ghadge, Harapriya Pradhan, Sriranjani Prasad, and M. M. Ghangrekar (2013). Enhancing Activity of Electrogenic Bacteria in Microbial Fuel Cell by 2-Bromoethanesulphonate Dosing. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 2 (05), 2013, 1086-1091. Impact Factor: 1.76
  165. T.K. Sajana, M.M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra (2013). Effect of pH and distance between electrodes on the performance of sediment microbial fuel cell. Water Science Technology. 68(3), 537-543. Impact Factor: 1.102
  166. G. S. Jadhav, Y. D. Jagtap and M. M. Ghangrekar (2013). Dual-Chambered Membrane Microbial Fuel Cell: Limitation On Potential Difference. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 2 (04), 2013, 1638-1643. ISSN 2278 – 0181.
  167. G. S. Jadhav, Y. D. Jagtap and M. M. Ghangrekar (2013). Performance of Earthen Pot Microbial Fuel Cell using Anodic Effluent as Cathodic Electrolyte. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 2 (03), 2013, 1-5, ISSN 2278 – 0181.
  168. Jadhav D.A. and Ghangrekar M. M. (2013), Effect of biofilm transfer on power generation of sediment microbial fuel cell, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 53-60, January- March 2013. Paper presented in International conference BioPack 2013, Mumbai, India (28 Feb.- 1 March, 2013,)
  169. Pritha Chaterjee, Subrato Mondal, Bikas Tiwari, M.M. Ghangrekar (2013). Performance of microbial fuel cell under psychrophilic and mesophilic temperatures. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 3, Feb 2013, 244-249. Impact Factor:1.0
  170. Partha S. Jana, Manaswini Behera, M.M. Ghangrekar (2012). Effect of organic loading rates and proton exchange membrane surface area on the performance of an up-flow cylindrical microbial fuel cell. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering. Vol. 54, No. 1, 1-9. SJR:0.11
  171. Pandit, M.M. Ghangrekar, D. Das (2012). Performance of an anion exchange membrane in association with cathodic parameters in a dual chamber microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 37 (11); 9383–9392. Impact factor: 4.054.
  172. P. Mohapatra, M.M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra and S.K. Brar. (2012). Sewage treatment in integrated system of UASB reactor and duckweed pond and reuse for aquaculture. Environmental Technology, Vol. 33, No. 12, June 2012, 1445–1453. Impact Factor 1.406.
  173. M. Behera and M.M. Ghangrekar (2011). Electricity Generation in Low Cost Microbial Fuel Cell Made Up of Earthenware of Different Thickness. Water Science Technology, 64(12), 2468-2473. Impact Factor: 1.122.
  174. M. Behera, S.S.R. Murthy, and M.M. Ghangrekar (2011). Effect of Operating Temperature on Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell. Water Science Technology, 64(4), 917–922. IF for 2010: 1.122
  175. Duteanu N.M., Ghangrekar M.M., Erable B., Scott K. (2010). Microbial Fuel Cells – An Option For Wastewater Treatment. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, August 2010, Vol.9 (8), 1069-1087.
  176. Ghangrekar M.M., Sirigirisetty S.R. Murthy, Manaswini Behera, Narcis Duteanu (2010). Effect of sulfate concentration in the wastewater on microbial fuel cell performance. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. September 2010, Vol.9 (9), 1227-1234. IF:0.88
  177. Manaswini Behera, Partha S Jana, Tanaji T More, M M Ghangrekar (2010). Rice mill wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cells fabricated using proton exchange membrane and earthen pot at different pH. Bioelectrochemistry. 79 (2), pp. 228-233. IF : 2.652
  178. Partha S. Jana, Manaswini Behera, M.M. Ghangrekar (2010). Performance comparison of up-flow microbial fuel cells fabricated using proton exchange membrane and earthen cylinder. International Journal of hydrogen energy. 35 (11), 5681-5686. IF : 3.945
  179. Duteanu, N., Erable, B., Senthil Kumar, S.M., Ghangrekar, M.M., and Scott, K. (2010). Effect of chemically modified Vulcan XC-72R on the performance of air-breathing cathode in a single chamber Microbial Fuel Cell. Bioresource Technology, 101(14), 5250-5255. IF: 4.453
  180. More T.T., Ghangrekar M.M. (2010). Improving performance of microbial fuel cell with sonication pre-treatment of mixed anaerobic inoculum sludge. Bioresource Technology. 101(2), 562-567. Impact Factor: 4.453
  181. Manaswini Behara, Partha S. Jana, and M.M. Ghangrekar (2010). Performance evaluation of low cost microbial fuel cell fabricated with earthen pot with biotic and abiotic cathode. Bioresource Technology.101(4), 1183-1189. Impact Factor: 4.453
  182. Benjamin Erable, Narcis M Duteanu, M.M. Ghangrekar, Keith Scott (2010). Applications of Electrochemically-Active Biofilm (EAB) Coated onto Electrodes. Biofouling Journal. 26(1), 57-71. Impact Factor: 415.
  183. Partha Sarathi Jana and M.M. Ghangrekar (2010) Performance evaluation of a novel up-flow microbial fuel cell for maximizing power. International Journal of Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Energy, International Science Press, 1(1), 65-70.
  184. T. More, Manaswini Behera, and M.M. Ghangrekar (2010). Effect of cathode surface area and sonication of inoculum on power production of microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Energy, International Science Press, 1(1), 59-64.
  185. Ghangrekar M.M. and Manaswini Behera. (2010). Microbial fuel cell: a technology for wastewater treatment and renewable energy. Electrical India, vol 50 (4), 78-85.
  186. Ghangrekar, MM; Shinde, VB; Duteanu, NM (2010). Effect of Wastewater Characteristics and Biomass Growth in Cathode Compartment on Performance of Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell. REVISTA DE CHIMIE, 61(3), 272-280.
  187. Benjamin Erable, Narcis Duteanu, S.M. Senthil Kumar, Yujie Feng, M.M. Ghangrekar, Keith Scott (2009). Nitric acid activation of graphite granules to increase the performance of the non-catalyzed oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for MFC applications. Electrochemistry communication,11(7), 1547-1549. doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2009.05.057. Impact Factor: 194
  188. Manaswini Behara and M.M. Ghangrekar (2009). Performance of microbial fuel cell in response to change in sludge loading rate at different anodic feed pH. Bioresource Technology, 100 (2009) 5114–5121. DOI: 1016/j.biortech.2009.05.020. Impact Factor: 4.453
  189. Biju Abraham, M. M. Ghangrekar, Arunabha Mitra (2009).  Treatment of sewage and kitchen waste for recovery of methane and biomass and its reuse in fish culture.  Special issue on Waste Management using BioScience and Technology, in International Journal of BioSciences and Technology (IJBST). 2(6): 76-86.
  190. Jadhav G. S. and. Ghangrekar M.M. (2009). Performance of microbial fuel cell subjected to variation in pH, temperature, external load and substrate concentration. Bioresource Technology. 100, 717–723 (doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.07.041), Impact Factor: 453.
  191. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2009). Simulation of Granulation Index and its Utility for Predicting Percentage Granules in UASB Reactors. Special Issue on Microbial immobilization. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WRSTSD), Volume 6 – Issue 2/3/4 – 2009, 127-143. (DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2009.031835)
  192. Ghangrekar M.M. and Shinde V.B. (2008). Simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation in membrane less microbial fuel cell inoculated with preheated septic tank sludge. Water Science & Technology, 58(1), 37-43. (doi:10.2166/wst.2008.339), Impact Factor:1.24.
  193. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2008). Influence of Biogas Induced Mixing on Granulation in UASB Reactors. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 41 (2), 136-141. (doi:10.1016/j.bej.2008.04.016), Impact Factor: 1.872
  194. Jadhav G. and Ghangrekar M.M. (2008). Improving Performance of MFC by Design Alteration and Adding Cathodic Electrolytes. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 151(2-3), 319-332. (DOI: 1007/s12010-008-8195-2), Impact Factor:1.643.
  195. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2008). Statistical Modeling and Optimization of Biomass Granulation and COD Removal in UASB Reactors Treating Low Strength Wastewaters. Bioresource Technology, 99(10), 4229-4238.
  196. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2008). Analysis, evaluation and optimization of kinetic parameters for performance appraisal and design of UASB reactor. Bioresource Technology. 99 (7), 2132-2140.
  197. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar. (2008) Effects of cationic polymer on biomass granulation using thick inoculum in UASB reactors treating low strength wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 99(2), 350-358.
  198. Ghangrekar M.M., Kishor N. and Mitra A. (2007). Sewage reuse for aquaculture after treatment in oxidation and duckweed pond. Water Science Technology, 55(11), 173–181.
  199. Ghangrekar M.M. and V.B. Shinde (2007). Performance of membrane-less microbial fuel cell treating wastewater and effect of electrode distance and area on electricity production. Bioresource Technology, 98(15), 2879-2885, (doi:10.1016/j.biortech. 2006.09.050).
  200. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2007). Required minimum granule size in UASB reactor and characteristics variation with size. Bioresource Technology. 98(5), 994-999.
  201. Ghangrekar M.M. (2006). Performance and correlation of sludge age and efficiency of UASB reactor during step increase in loading rates. Institution of Engineers (India), Environmental Engineering Division. 87, 8-15.
  202. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2006). Discussion on Enhanced granulation by natural ionic polymer additives in UASB reactor treating low-strength wastewater. In Press, Water Research. 40(7);1505-1506.
  203. Sakle J.J., Shivnikar S.V., Ghangrekar M.M. (2006). Performance of UASB reactor and granular media filter for sewage treatment. Journal of Aquatic Biology, Vol. 21, No. 1., 2006:254-256.
  204. Ghangrekar, M.M., Joshi, S.G., and Asolekar, S.R. (2005). Characteristics of sludge developed under different loading conditions during UASB reactor start-up. Water Research 39 (6); 1123-1133.
  205. Ghangrekar M.M. (2005). Role of biogas production in UASB reactor performance. Journal of Indian Association for Environmental Management. June 2005, Volume 32, No. 2, 53-63.
  206. Ghangrekar M.M. (2004). Performance and cost potency of anaerobic sewage treatment. Water Intelligence Online, August 2004 (ISSN 1476-1777).
  207. Ghangrekar M.M. Kahalekar U.J., and Takalkar S.V. (2003) Design of UASB reactor for treatment of organic wastewaters. Indian Jr. of Environmental Health, 45(2), 121-132.
  208. Ghangrekar M.M. andJ. Kahalekar (2003). Performance and cost efficacy of two stage anaerobic sewage treatment. J. of Institution of Engineers (India), Env. Engg. Div.,84, 16-22.
  209. Ghangrekar M.M., Kahalekar U.J., and Sakle J.J. (2002). Applicable loading rates for design of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor. of Institution of Engineers (India), Env. Engg. Div, 82, 48-53.
  210. Ghangrekar, M.M., Joshi, S.G., and Asolekar, S.R. (1999). Favourable alkalinity and volatile fatty acids for start-up and operation of UASB reactor. of Inst. of Engg. India, Env. Engg., Division, February, 1999, 79, 37-41.
  211. Ghangrekar, M.M., Asolekar, S.R., and Joshi, S.G. (1998). Issues in design and start-up of UASB reactor for wastewater treatment. of IWWA, India, Jan-March, 1998, 49-55.
  212. Ghangrekar, M.M., Asolekar, S.R., Ranganathan, K.R., and Joshi, S.G. (1996). Experience with UASB reactor start-up under different operating conditions.  Water Science Technology, 34(5-6), 421-428, 1996.
  213. Ghangrekar, M.M., Ranganathan, K.R., and Joshi, S.G. (1993). Design of experiments to determine optimal operating parameters for rapid granulation in UASB reactor. of IPHE, India, 1993(4), 48-55.

Books by Dr. Ghangrekar

Editors: Sunil Kumar, Ajay Kalamdhad, Makarand M. Ghangrekar. ‘Sustainability in Environmental Engineering and Science’ Select Proceedings of SEES 2019. Springer Nature Singapore, 2021.

Dr. Ghangrekar is the editor of the book “Bioenergy Symposium Series at IIT Kharagpur, Vol. 1’, 2009″

ISBN 978-81-907741-4-7, Cygnus Publisher, Kolkata, co-editor :  Saikat Chakraborty


Dr. Ghangrekar contributed Fifty one (51) articles in books

  1. Sovik Das, Ambika Arkatkar, Arvind Kumar Mungray, Makarand M. Ghangrekar (2021). Microbial Electrolysis Cell Based Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery. Chapter 3 in Novel Approaches towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies, Ed. Arvind Mungrey, Elsevier.
  2. M. M. Ghangrekar, Santosh Kumar, Indrajit Chakraborty (2021). Environmental Impacts and Necessity of Removal of Emerging Contaminants to Facilitate Safe Reuse of Treated Municipal Wastewaters. Chapter 6 in Environmental Degradation: Challenges and Strategies for Mitigation. Ed. R. Yadava, Springer.
  3. M. M. Ghangrekar and Dibyojyoty Nath (2021). Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Insight into Theory and Reality. Chapter 12 in Vol 2_Clean Energy and Resource Recovery, Ed. Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Manish Kumar, Alicia K.J. An, Zeynep Cetecioglu. Elsevier
  4. M. M. Ghangrekar, Anil Dhanda, S.M. Sathe, Indrajit Chakraborty (2021). Application of graphitic carbon nitride-based cathode catalysts in microbial fuel cell. In the book titled ‘Nanostrucutred Carbon Nitrides for Sustainable Energy and Environment Applications’, edited by Shamik Chowdhury and Mu. Naushad, Elsevier.
  5. M. M. Ghangrekar, S. M. Sathe, C. N. Khuman (2021). Integration of bioelectrochemical systems with anaerobic digestion. In book titled Renewable energy technologies for energy efficient sustainable development, published within the Springer book series ‘ Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a sustainable future Ed. Piet Lens and Arindam Sinharoy. Springer.
  6. M. M. Ghangrekar, Swati Das (2021). Integration of wastewater treatment with algal cultivation for the production of biofuel and bioenergy. Chapter 14 in An Integration of Phycoremediation Processes in Wastewater Treatment, Ed. Maulin Shah, Rodriguez-Couto, Elsevier.
  7. M. M. Ghangrekar, Azhan Ahmad, S.M. Sathe, Indrajit Chakraborty (2021). Treatment of pharmaceutical compounds present in wastewater using microbial fuel cells. A chapter 6 in a book titled “Removal of Refractroy Pollutants from Waste Water Treatment Plant” Ed. Maulin Shah, CRC Press.
  8. M. M. Ghangrekar, Santosh Kumar, Azhan Ahmad, Sovik Das (2020). Concomitant bioenergy production and wastewater treatment employing microbial electrochemical technologies. Chapter in Book Biofuels and Bioenergy, Ed. Baskar Gurunathan. Elsevier.
  9. M. M. Ghangrekar, S. M. Sathe, Swati Das (2020). Bioenergy and valuables recovery during wastewater treatment using bio-electrochemical systems. In the book titled “Comprehensive Renewable Energy, Second Edition” Ed. Janie Ling Chin, Tony Roskilly. Elsevier.
  10. Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Monali Priyadarshi (2020). Removal of emerging contaminants present in wastewater by using advanced oxidation processes” In the book titled “An Innovative Approach of Advanced Oxidation Process in WasteWater Treatment” Ed. Maulin Shah, Nova Science Publishers, USA.
  11. M.M. Ghangrekar, Swati Das, Sovik Das (2021). Biofuel cell: Existing formats, production level, constraints and potential uses. Chapter 28 In Handbook of Biofuels, Ed. Sahay, Elsevier publication.
  12. M.M. Ghangrekar, Sovik Das, Swati Das (2020). Microbial electrochemical technologies for CO2 sequestration: Knowledge gaps and perspectives, Chapter 15, in Circular Bioeconomy: Current Developments and Future Outlook, Ed. Sunita Varjani, Ashok Pandey, Rajesh Tyagi, Elsevier. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 413-444.
  13. M.M. Ghangrekar, Brajesh K. Dubey, Indrajit Chakraborty, Roshan Appa (2020). Bio-electrochemical systems for fuel production: A techno-economic analysis, Chapter 14, in Circular Bioeconomy: Current Developments and Future Outlook, Ed. Sunita Varjani, Ashok Pandey, Rajesh Tyagi, Elsevier. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 379-412.
  14. G. D. Bhowmick, M. M. Ghangrekar, R. Banerjee (2021). Improved wastewater treatment by using integrated microbial fuel cell-membrane bioreactor system along with ruthenium/activated carbon cathode catalyst to enhance bio-energy recovery. Chapter 15 In Climate impact on Water resources in India in Water Science and Technology Library, Ed. Ashish Pandey, S.K. Mishra, M.L. Kansal, R.D. Singh, V.P. Singh, Springer Nature. 183-192.
  15. Ghangrekar, M.M., Bhowmick, G.D., Sathe, S.M., 2020. An overview of membrane bioreactor coupled bioelectrochemical systems, in: Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817493-7.00012-6
  16. M. M. Ghangrekar, B. Neethu (2020). Bioelectrochemical System for Bioremediation and Energy Generation. Chapter 13 in Microbial Bioremediation & Biodegradation, Editor:Maulin Shaha, ISBN:978-981-15-1811-9. Springer Nature publication. Singapore, Pp. 365-391.
  17. M. M. Ghangrekar, S. M. Sathe, I. Chakraborty (2019). In Situ Bioremediation Techniques for The Removal of Emerging Contaminants and Heavy Metals Using Hybrid Microbial Electrochemical Technologies. Chapter 9, In Emerging Technologies in Environmental Bioremediation, Ed. Maulin Shaha, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, S. Sevinc¸ ¸Sengo¨r, ELSEVIER, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 236-253.
  18. M. M. Ghangrekar & I. Chakraborty. 2019. “Exploiting Bio-electrochemical systems for wastewater treatment and value added product recovery”, Post Treatments of Anaerobically Treated Effluents, Eds. Vinay Kumar Tyagi; Abid Ali Khan; Ng Wun Jern; Anwar Khursheed; A. A. Kazmi, IWA Publising, London, UK. Pp. 389-408.
  19. Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Bikash R. Tiwari (2019). Development of low-cost microbial fuel cell for converting waste to electricity and abating pollution. In Environmental Management in India: Waste to Wealth, Ed. Shalini Yadav, Abdelazim Negm, Ram Narayan Yadava, Springer, Zug, Switzerland.
  20. Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Sovik Das, Bikash R. Tiwari (2020). Integration of bio-electrochemical systems with other existing wastewater treatment processes. Chapter 11 in book title Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment Ed. Rouzbeh Abbassi, Asheesh K. Yadav, Vikram Garaniya, Faisal Khan, Elsevier, 229-248.
  21. Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Gourav Dhar Bhowmick, S.M. Sathe (2020). An overview on membrane bioreactor coupled bioelectrochemical systems. Chapter 12, in book title Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment Ed. Rouzbeh Abbassi, Asheesh K. Yadav, Vikram Garaniya, Faisal Khan, Elsevier, 249-272.
  22. Soumya Pandit, Kuppam Chandrasekhar, Dipak Ashok Jadhav, Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar, Debabrata Das (2019). Contaminant Removal and Energy Recovery in Microbial Fuel Cells. In Microbial Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds, Ed. Young-Cheol Chang, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. Pp 76-94.
  23. Neethu B., G.D. Bhowmick and M.M. Ghangrekar (2019). Yeast and Algae as Biocatalysts in Microbial Fuel Cell. In Waste to Sustainable Energy MFCs – Prospects through Prognosis Ed. Lakhveer Singh and Durga Madhab Mahapatra. CRC Press, London, UK. PP 141-168.
  24. Deepak A Jadhav, B. Neethu, M.M. Ghangrekar (2019). Microbial Carbon Capture Cell: Advanced Bio-electrochemical System for Wastewater Treatment, Electricity Generation and Algal Biomass Production. Chapter 14 In Application of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment; Volume 2: Biorefinery Approaches of Wastewater Treatment. ISBN: 978-3-030-13908-7. Pp 317-338.
  25. M.M. Ghangrekar and Pritha Chatterjee (2018). New age of Wastewater Treatment employing Bio-electrochemical Systems. In book Water Remediation, Ed. S. Bhattacharya, Springer.
  26. M.M. Ghangrekar and Pritha Chatterjee (2018). Classification of Water Pollutants and Effects on Environment. In Carbon Nanotube for Clean Water, Editors: Rasel Das (Germany), published by Springer. Pp 11-26.
  27. Noori M. T., Chatterjee, P., Ghangrekar, M.M. and Mukherjee, C.K. (2018). Low-cost solutions for fabrication of microbial fuel cells: Ceramic separator and electrode modifications. In: Progress and Recent Trends in Microbial Fuel Cells, Ed(s): Kundu, P., Elsevier, pp. 95 – 124, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64017-8.00007-5.
  28. Harapriaya Pradhan, Makarand Ghangrekar (2019). Effect of Cathodic Electron Acceptors on the Performance of Microbial Desalination Cell. Chapter 23 in book Waste Water Recycling and Management, Ed. Sadhan Ghosh, Springer Publication. ISBN:978-981-13-2618-9. PP 305-315.
  29. Dipak A. Jadhav, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Narcis Duteanu, 2017. Microbial Fuel cell: An overview and recent progress towards scaling up, Book chapter, Microbial fuel cell: A bioelectrochemical system that converts waste to watts, Capital Publishing, Springer, Switzerland. Pp 447 – 466.
  30. Noori MD. T., Mukherjee C.K., Ghangrekar M.M (2016). Sustainable Aquaculture Practices for High Fish Production with Minimal Environmental Impact: A Brief Review. In. Precision Farming and Resource Management, Eds: D.K. Swain, S. Dutta Gupta, B.S. Das, C.K. Mukherjee, Namlesh N. Tiwari, Madan Kumar Jha, Chandranath Chatterjee, Ashok Mishra, V.K. Tiwari, H.Rehman, E.V. Thomas, R. Machavaram, ISBN: 978-93-86256-29-4, Ch. 37, p 393 – 403.
  31. Paul D., Ghangrekar M.M., Mitra A (2016). Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell as an Avenue for In Situ Bioremediation of Aquatic Sediment: A Review. In. Precision Farming and Resource Management, Eds: D.K. Swain, S. Dutta Gupta, B.S. Das, C.K. Mukherjee, Namlesh N. Tiwari, Madan Kumar Jha, Chandranath Chatterjee, Ashok Mishra, V.K. Tiwari, H.Rehman, E.V. Thomas, R. Machavaram, ISBN: 978-93-86256-29-4, Ch. 37.
  32. Duteanu, N., Balasoiu, A., Chatterjee, P., Ghangrekar, M.M. (2017). A basic overview of Fuel Cells, Book chapter, Organic-Inorganic Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes, Springer, 193-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52739-0_8
  33. Md. T. Noori, M.M. Ghangrekar, C.K. Mukherjee (2017). Sediment microbial fuel cell assisted with constructed wetland – Challenges and future prospects.  Microbial fuel cell: A bioelectrochemical system that converts waste to watts, Capital Publishing, Springer, Switzerland. Pp. 335-352, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66793-5_17
  34. Md. T. Noori, M.M. Ghangrekar, A. Mitra and C.K. Mukherjee (2015). Enhanced Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cell using MnO2 Catalyzed Cathode Treating Fish Market Wastewater. Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research (ICRABR–2015)”. Excel India Publishers. pp. 285-294. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2773-1_21.
  35. Rajesh P.P. and M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Bioelectricity Generation from Marine Algae Chaetoceros using Microbial Fuel Cell. Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research (ICRABR–2015)”. Excel India Publishers.
  36. B.R. Tiwari and M.M. Ghangrekar (2015). Selective Enrichment of Electrochemically Active Bacteria in Microbial Fuel Cell by Pretreatment of Mixed Anaerobic Sludge to be Used as Inoculum. Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research (ICRABR–2015)”. Excel India Publishers.
  37. I. Sharma and M.M Ghangrekar (2014). Inhibitory Effects of fluoride on bacterial metabolism present in microbial fuel cells, Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research, Volume III; Published by SSS-NIRE, Kapurthala, Ed. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarma, S. K. Tyagi, Y. K. Yadav, ISBN: 978-81-927097-2-7 441-451.
  38. S. Ghosh Ray, M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Evaluation of electrical properties under different operating conditions of bio-electrochemical system treating thin stillage. Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research Volume III. Electronic version published by SSS-NIRE. Ed. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarma, S. K. Tyagi, Y. K. Yadav, ISBN 978-81-927097-2-7.
  39. D.A. Jadhav, M.M. Ghangrekar (2014). Effect of salinity, acetate addition and alteration of sediment on performance of benthic microbial fuel cells. Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research Volume III. Electronic version published by SSS-NIRE. Ed. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarma, S. K. Tyagi, Y. K. Yadav, ISBN 978-81-927097-2-7.
  40. Chatterjee, P., Pandit, S., Ghadge, A., Ghangrekar, M.M. (2013). Performance comparison of air-breathing cathode and aqueous cathode earthen pot microbial fuel cell, Book chapter, Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research, Volume II. SSS-NIRE. Ed. S. Kumar, A. K. Sarma.
  41. Ghangrekar M.M. and Ghandge A.N. (2013). Scaling up of microbial fuel cell using clay membrane separator and non-catalyzed electrode materials. Advances in Industrial Biotechnology, Editor. R. Singh, Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, I K International Publishing, New Delhi, pp 45-57.
  42. Ghangrekar M.M. and Manaswini Behera (2012). Suspended growth processes. In Comprehensive water quality and purification, Volume 3, Editor: S. Sengupta, Elsevier publication.
  43. Keith Scott, Eileen Hao Yu, M.M. Ghangrekar, Narcis M. Duteanu, Benjamin Erable (2012). Microbial & biological Fuel Cells. In Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology, Volume 4, 2012: 277-300, Elsevier publication.
  44. M.M. Ghangrekar and Manaswini Behera (2011). Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Strategies and Requirements. Editor S.R. Garg. Environmental Health Risk Mitigation, Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi.
  45. Manaswini Behera, Partha Jana, M.M. Ghangrekar (2010). Electricity generation and wastewater treatment in a low cost up-flow microbial fuel cell fabricated with earthen cylinder. Bioenergy Symposium Series at IIT Kharagpur, Vol. 2, 2010, Cygnus Publisher, Kolkata, 95-103. ISBN 978-81-907741-5-4.
  46. M.M. Ghangrekar (2009). Design and start-up of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for methane recovery from wastewater. Bioenergy Symposium Series at IIT Kharagpur, Vol. 1, 2009, Cygnus Publisher, Kolkata, 104-120. ISBN 978-81-907741-4-7
  47. M.M. Ghangrekar (2009). Microbial Fuel Cell: A technology for wastewater treatment and renewable energy. Bioenergy Symposium Series at IIT Kharagpur, Vol. 1, 2009, Cygnus Publisher, Kolkata, 49-60. ISBN 978-81-907741-4-7
  48. M.M. Ghangrekar (2009). Bioenergy from organic wastes. Bioenergy Symposium Series at IIT Kharagpur, Vol. 1, 2009, Cygnus Publisher, Kolkata, 1-14. ISBN 978-81-907741-4-7
  49. Makarand M. Ghangrekar and Pilli Sridhar (2008). Performance evaluation of membrane and membrane-less microbial fuel cell. New Horizons in Biotechnology. Ed. Prof. Ashok Pandey, Asiatech Publishers, Inc. New Delhi, co-publication with Springer, Chapter 18, 268-291.
  50. Puspendu Bhunia and M.M. Ghangrekar (2006). Effects of cationic polymer on biomass granulation in UASB reactors treating low strength wastewater Young Researchers 2006, Ed. By Richard Stuetz and Lim Teik-Thye, IWA publishing 143-150.
  51. Ghangrekar, M.M., Joshi, S.G., and Asolekar, S.R. (1999). Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Process: low cost biological wastewater treatment.  An article in the book Advances In Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Ed. P.K. Goel, Technoscience Publications, Jaipur.

Articles in Magazines and Web Pages

Dr. Ghangrekar has contributed for articles in magazines and web pages

  1. M. Behera, M.M. Ghangrekar (June 2011). Energy Recovery Wastewater Treatment Processes. Power Genxt, e-journal Vol-1, by ENGINEERS’ WELFARE FORUM, WBPDCL, Kolkata, page 10-22. (www.wbpdclewf.org/e-journal.pdf)
  2. Manaswini Behara and M.M. Ghangrekar (February 2009). Green energy technologies: The need to fulfil future energy demand and save planet. Special issue on Green Technology, Nehru Museum of Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur.
  3. Low energy treatment from fuel cells without membranes.  Water21, December 2007, Page 64, a magazine published by International Water Association, under the theme new research and development.
  4. Ghangrekar M.M. (2007). Knowledge base system for design and operation of UASB reactor.  A article published in the newsletter of International Water Association, Water and wastewater treatment specialist group, November, 2007.
  5. Ghangrekar M.M. (2007). Sewage reuse for aquaculture after treatment in oxidation and duckweed pond. Techwatch Lanka: Advancements In Aquaculture Technology, Sri Lanka, Vol. 7 (1), August 2007, ISSN 1391-7897, (http://www.nsf.ac.lk/adbmost/twc/newsletter),
  6. Ghangrekar M.M. (2005).  Design of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor.  May 2005.  Ask Tom Article in www.waterandwastewater.com.

Technical Advisor

Technical Advisor

Conference Technical Advisor

  • Scientific Committee member for ACESE’14. The first Asian Conference on Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ACESE’14) December 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Member of the Program Committee of AD13, an international conference organized by IWA, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 14-17 July 2013.
  • National Level Conference on ‘Bio-Engineering Sciences” on March 1- 2, 2013. College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), India.
  • National Conference on Environment Pollution and Management (EPM-2011), 28th & 29th January 2011, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad.
  • National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management, SWRDAM-2010, 28-29 June, 2010, Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad.
  • National Conference on “Sustainable Water Resources Development and Management, SWRDAM-2008”, 13-14 June, 2008 at Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad.
  • National Conference On Anaerobic Digestion and Renewable Energy Through Microbes (ADREM), Www.Bits-Goa.Ac.In/Adrem2009; January 13 – 15, 2009, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) – Pilani, Goa Campus
  • National Conference on “Sustainable Development of Urban Infrastructure” June 2010, V.N.I.T.,  Nagpur.
  • 12th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion (AD12), Guadalajara, México, November 2010 Conference by International Water Association (IWA)
  • “Applications of Neural Network, Fuzzy and Genetic Algorithm in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering” organized by Civil Engineering Department
    of Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner-422 608 on 28 – 29, Jan 2010.

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Member of Professional Bodies

Life Member – Indian Association for Environmental Management (LM-1495)

Life Member(MIE) – Institution of Engineers (India) (M-123 256/2)

Life Member – Indian Society for Technical Education (LM – 38089)

Member, International Water Associate (IWA) (No. 00931025)

Member, International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)

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Ph.D Students’ Guide

Ph.D Students’ Guide

Dr. Ghangrekar has guided six students for Ph.D and currently he is the Guide of more eleven Ph.D students.

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No. Name Title Year, University Supervisor/ Co-supervisor
1 D.G. Regulwar Multi objective multi-reservoir optimization in fuzzy environment for river sub-basin development and management Awarded on 11-12-2006;

N.I.T. Warangal

Supervisor:

Dr. P. Anand Raj

Co-supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

2 Mr. J.J. Sakle Evaluation of performance of UASB process at various loading rates for effluent treatment Awarded on 16 December 2008; Dr. S.R.T. Marathwada University Supervisor:

Dr. Shivanikar S.V.

Co-supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

3 Mr. Puspendu Bhunia Studies on sludge granulation in UASB reactor treating low strength wastewater I.I.T. Kharagpur, Awarded June 2008 Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

4 Prof. R.P. Thanedar Decentralized treatment of sewage for reuse Ongoing: Pune University Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

5 Ms. Manaswini Behra Performance of microbial fuel cells under different operating conditions and employing earthenware as a separator Awarded April 2012 Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

6 Sudhir V.  Ambekar Evaluation of performance of microbial fuel cell for organic wastewater treatment and electricity generation April 2014, VNIT, Nagpur Supervisor:

Prof. V.A. Mhaisalkar

Prof. M.M. Ghangrekar

7 Ms. Sajana T.K. Sediment microbial fuel cell for remediation of aquaculture wastewater and energy recovery Awarded June 2014, IIT Kharagpur Joint Supervision: Dr.Arunabha Mitra

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

8 Girija Mishra Phytoremediation of wastewater and recovery of biomass as feedstock for bioethanol generation Awarded April 2015, IIT Kharagpur Joint Supervision: Dr.Arunabha Mitra

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

9 Shomya  Pandit Improvement on the performance of microbial fuel cell by optimizing different operational parameters Awarded, November 2014, IIT Kharagpur Joint Supervision:

Dr.D. Das

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

10 Anil Ghadge Scaling-up of microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and development of ceramic separator using mineral cation exchanger Submitted August 2015, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

11 Harpriya Pradhan Microbial fuel cells Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

12 Sreemoyee Ghosh Ray Biological, Physico-chemical and Bio-electrochemical Processes for Enhancing Organic Matter Removal from Distillery Wastewater Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

13 Iti Sharma Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

14 Knawang Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. R. Banerjee

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

15 Deepak Jadhav Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

16 Pritha Chatterjee Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

17 Bikash Ranjan Tiwari Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

18 Md. Noori Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

Prof. C.K. Mukharjee

19 Rajesh P.P. Ongoing, IIT Kharagpur Supervisor:

Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar

Consultancy Projects

Consultancy Projects

Consultancy Projects

  1. DPR Review for Ganga river development work under National Mission for Clean Ganga, Government of India. Proposal Reviewed:
    1. Rajmahal and Sahebganj river front development,
    2. Solid waste management for Rajmahal and Sahebganj, Jharakhand
  1. Design and Commissioning of UASB reactor for treatment of chocolate industry (CTCI). Sponsored by Industrial Water Engineering, Malaysia, Rs. 314608; duration 24-06-2014 to 31-05-2015.
  2. Review of pollution control measures at Poori (RPCM). Sponsored by Orissa Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Bhubaneshwar. Rs. 123596; duration 01-08-2014 to 31-12-2014.
  3. UASB-Biofilm hybrid reactor (UBHR). Sponsored by Tata Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur, Rs. 1125583; 01-08-2014 to 31-12-2015.
  4. Technical vetting of inhouse design of biotower for media requirement (TIBR). Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Mumbai. Rs. 50,000/-. 01-12-2012 to 31-01-2013.
  5. Setting up Sewage Disposal system at NIT Silchar (SDSN). NIT Silchar. Rs. 2.20 Lakhs. Duration: 18-07-2012 to 17-07-2013.
  6. Expert advice on structural disorder in the 27 MLD capacity Water Treatment Plant at Kendrapada, Odisa (EMPH). Chief Engineer, Public Health (Urban), Bhubaneshwar. Rs. 1.68 Lakhs, Duration 15-03-2012 to 14-06-2012.
  7. “Development of Effluent treatment plant for Rice mills” (DETP). Qualicom solutions Pvt. Ltd. Bhubaneswar. Rs. 200,000/-; June to December 2011.
  8. Checking design and drawing of UASB type sewage treatment plant (CDST). Apporv Air Control, Jaipur. (IIT/SRIC/CE/2010-2011/39. Rs. 3.25 Lakhs.
  9. Study of water supply distribution/ storage and source availability for Darjeeling Municipality (No. 2007-2008/CE/SWSD/33).  Amount Rs. 482,000/-. PI: Dr. V.R. Desai; Co-PI: Dr. M.M. Ghangrekar; Dr. A. Sengupta. Sponsored by District Magistrate, Darjeeling.
  10. Design of UASB reactor for bio-diesel wastewater treatment. Client: Industrial Water Engineers, Malaysia. Consultancy Fee Rs. 4,00,000/- (Project No. 2006-07/CE/UASB/75).
  11. Adequacy of measures taken by Rourkela Steel Plant regarding the sewage treatment system of Rourkela Steel Plant Township (RSPT). Client: Rourkela Steel Plant, SAIL, Rourkela. Consultancy Fees Rs. 808,992/-. (Project No. IIT/SRIC/CE/2007-08/124).
  12. Testing of Wholly Water appliances for arsenic and other pollutant removal from water. For Quality Systems & Inspection Services, Kolkata. Rs. 1,60,000/-.
  13. Design of sewerage system with sewage pumping stations for Air Force Colony, Kalaikonda. Rs. 2,50,000/-.
  14. Provided design of UASB reactor and operational guidelines for treatment of Brewery, Dairy, Pharmaceuticals wastewaters and Sewage treatment.
  15. Extending consultancy services for design of water and wastewater treatment plants, operation and maintenance of effluent treatment plants, and water, wastewater and air quality monitoring.
  16. Providing technical know-how for operation and maintenance of effluent treatment plants.