Prof. Surajbhan Sevda

Teaching experience (UG and PG)

1. BT-302: Biological Reaction Engineering
2. BT 390 Green Technology 
3. BT 101:  Engineering Biology 
4. BT 5111- Advances in Fermentation Technology
5. BT5218: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
6. BT363: Environmental Biotechnology
7. BT5116: Biotechnology for Waste Management 
8. BT5174: Applied Environmental Microbiology 
9. BT307: Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory 
10. Biological wastewater treatment 

Papers in refereed journals (Please also include journal impact factors)

SCI Papers

1. Surajbhan Sevda, Kudakwashe Chayambuka, TR Sreekrishnan, Deepak Pant, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton. A comprehensive impedance journey to continuous microbial fuel cells. Bioelectrochemistry, 2015, 106, pp: 159-166.(ISSN NO:1567-5394; Impact factor: 5.760)

2. Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, Surajbhan Sevda, KarolienVanbroekhoven, Deepak Pant. The accurate use of impedance analysis for the study of microbial electrochemical systems. Chemical Society Reviews, 2012, 41, pp:7228-7246. (ISSN NO:0306-0012; Impact factor: 60.615), doi: 10.1039/c2cs35026b

3. Surajbhan Sevda, T R Sreekishnan, Narcis Pous, Sebastià Puig, Deepak Pant. Bioelectroremediation of perchlorate and nitrate contaminated water: A review, Bioresource Technology,2018,225, pp 331-339 (ISSN: 0960-8524, Impact factor 11.4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.005

4. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, KarolienVanbroekhoven, TR Sreekrishnan, Deepak Pant. Characterization and comparison of the performance of two different separator types in air–cathode microbial fuel cell treating synthetic wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2013,228, pp:1-11. (ISSN NO:1385-8947; Impact factor: 15.10) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.014

5. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, Heleen De Wever, KarolienVanbroekhoven, TR Sreekrishnan, Deepak Pant. Evaluation and enhanced operational performance of microbial fuel cells under alternating anodic open circuit and closed circuit modes with different substrates. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2014, 90, pp:294-300. (ISSN NO:1369-703x; Impact factor: 3.9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2014.06.024

6. Surajbhan Sevda, Heyang Yuan, Zhen He, Ibrahim M Abu-Reesh. Microbial desalination cells as a versatile technology: Functions, optimization and prospective. Desalination, 2015, 371,pp: 9-17. (ISSN NO: 0011-9164; Impact factor: 9.9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.05.021.

7. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, KarolienVanbroekhoven, Heleen De Wever, TR Sreekrishnan, Deepak Pant. High strength wastewater treatment accompanied by power generation using air cathode microbial fuel cell. Applied Energy, 2013,105 pp: 194-206. (ISSN NO:0306-2619; Impact factor: 11.2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.12.037

8. Surajbhan Sevda, TR Sreekrishnan. Effect of salt concentration and mediators in salt bridge microbial fuel cell for electricity generation from synthetic wastewater. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. 2012, 47, pp:878-886. (ISSN NO:1093-4529 ; Impact factor: 2.582) doi: 10.1080/10934529.2012.665004.

9. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, Florian HM Graichen, KarolienVanbroekhoven, Heleen De Wever, TR Sreekrishnan, Pant Deepak. Shift to continuous operation of an air-cathode microbial fuel cell long-running in fed-batch mode boosts power generation. International Journal of Green Energy,2016, 13, pp:71-79. (ISSN NO:1543-5075; Impact factor: 3.206). https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2014.909363

10. Surajbhan Sevda, T R Sreekrishnan. Removal of organic matters and nitrogenous pollutants simultaneously from two different wastewaters using biocathode microbial fuel cell. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 2014, 49, pp: 1265-1275(ISSN NO:1093-4529 ; Impact factor: 2.582) doi: 10.1080/10934529.2014.910064.

11. Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reesh, Zhen He. Bioelectricity generation from treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with simultaneous seawater desalination in microbial desalination cells. Energy Conversion and Management. 2017, 141, 101-107. (ISSN NO: 0196-8904; Impact factor: 10.4) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.05.050

12. Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh. Improved petroleum refinery wastewater treatment and seawater desalination performance by combining Osmotic Microbial Fuel Cell and Up-flow Microbial Desalination Cell, Environmental Technology,2019, 40 (7), 888-895, (ISSN: 0959-3330, IF: 3.475)doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2017.1410580

13. Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh. Improved salt removal and power generation in a cascade of two hydraulically connected flow-microbial desalination cells. Journal Of Environmental Science And Health, Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substance & Environmental Engineering, 2018, 53(4), 326-337, doi: 10.1080/10934529.2017.1400805  (Impact factor: 2.582)

14. Anoop Singh, Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim Abu Reesh, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Dheeraj Rathore, Deepak Pant, Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic bimass: Technology and sustainability. Energies 2015, 8, 13062-13080. (ISSN NO: 1996-1073; Impact factor: 3.252) https://doi.org/10.3390/en81112357

15. Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim Abu Reesh. Effect of the organic load on salt removal efficiency of microbial desalination cell. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2018, 108, 112-118. (IF: 1.25) doi: 10.5004/dwt.2018.21903 (ISBN: 1944-3994)

16. Rintu Banerjee, Jeevan Kumar S.P., Ninad Mehendale, Surajbhan Sevda, Vijay Kumar Garlapati. Intervention of Microfluidics in Biofuel and Bioenergy Sectors: Technological Considerations and Future Prospects. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019, 101, 548-558 (ISSN: 1364-0321;. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.11.040 (IF 15.9).

17. Nishat Khan, Abdul Hakeem Anwar, Anees Ahmad, Suhail Sabir, Surajbhan Sevda, Zain Khan. Investigation of CNT/PPy-Modified Carbon Paper Electrodes under Anaerobic and Aerobic Conditions for Phenol Bioremediation in Microbial Fuel Cells. ACS Omega, 2020, 5(1), 471-480. (Impact Factor:4.1). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b02981

18. Surajbhan Sevda, Vijay Kumar Garlapati, Sunandan Naha, Mohita Sharma, Sreemoyee Ghosh Ray,T R Sreekrishnan, Pranab Goswami. Biosensing capabilities of bioelectrochemical systems towards sustainable water streams: Technological implications and future prospects. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering , 2021, 129 (6): 647 -656.  (Impact Factor:2.8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2020.01.003

19. Garlapati VK, Chandel AK, Kumar SPJ, Sharma S, Sevda S,  Ingle AP, Pant D. Circular Economy Aspects of Lignin: Towards a Lignocellulose Biorefinery. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020, 130: 109977 ( Impact factor: 15.9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.109977

25. Shiv Prasad , Anoop Singh , Nicholas E. Korres , Dheeraj Rathore , Surajbhan Sevda, Deepak Pant. Sustainable utilization of crop residues for energy generation: A life cycle assessment (LCA) perspective. Bioresource Technology 2020, 303, 122964 (ISSN: 0960-8524, Impact factor 11.40).

20. Bahaa A Hemdan, Gamila E El-Taweel, Pranab Goswami, Deepak Pant, Surajbhan Sevda. The role of biofilm in the development and dissemination of ubiquitous pathogens in drinking water distribution system: an overview of surveillance, outbreak and prevention. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021. 37 (2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03008-3 (Impact factor 4.2).

21. Bahaa Hemdan,Vijay Kumar Garlapati, Swati Sharma,Sudipa Bhadra,ShivaniMaddirala, Varsha K M, VineelaMotru, Pranab Goswami, Surajbhan Sevda^*,Tejraj M. Aminabhavi. Bioelectrochemical Systems-based Metal Recovery: Resource, Conservation and Recycling of Metallic Industrial Effluents. Environmental Research, 2022, 204, 112346 (Impact factor: 8.3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112346

22. Vijay Kumar Garlapati, Surendra Kumar Parashar, Sergey Klykov, Pandu Ranga Vundavilli, Surajbhan Sevda, Suneel Kumar Shrivastava, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh, Invasive Weed Optimization coupled Biomass and Product Dynamics of Tuning Soybean Husk towards Lipolytic Enzyme, Bioresource Technology, 2022,334 126254, (Impact factor: 11.4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126254

23. Shagun Sharma, Astha Singh, Swati Sharma, Anil Kant Thakur, Surajbhan Sevda, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh, Vijay Kumar Garlapati. Functional Foods as a formulation ingredients in beverages: Technological Advancements and Constraints.
Bioengineered, 2021,12(2), 11055-11075. (Impact factor: 6.832)https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2021.2005992

24. Ibrahim M Abu-Reesh, Ansaruddin Kunju, Surajbhan Sevda. Performance of microbial fuel cell in treating petroleum refinery wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 2022, 49, 103029. (Impact factor: 7.34) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103029

25. Tatiana Kuleshova, Ankit Rao, Sudipa Bhadra, Vijay Kumar Garlapati, Swati Sharma, Anubha Kaushik, Pranab Goswami, T R Sreekirshnan, Surajbhan Sevda. Plant microbial fuel cells as an innovative, versatile agro-technology for green energy generation combined with wastewater treatment and food production. Biomass and Bioenergy,  2022,167,106629 (Impact factor: 6) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106629

27. Swati Sharma, Anil Kant, Surajbhan Sevda, Tejraj M Aminabhavi, Vijay Kumar Garlapati. A waste-based circular economy approach for phycoremediation of developer solution.  Environmental Pollution, 2023, 316(1), 120530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120530 (Impact factor: 8.9)

28. Dheeraj Rathore, Surajbhan Sevda, Shiv Prasad, Veluswamy Venkatramanan, Anuj Kumar Chandel, Rupam Kataki, Sudipa Bhadra, Veeranna Channashettar, Neelam Bora, Anoop Singh. Bioengineering to Accelerate Biodiesel Production for a Sustainable Biorefinery. Bioengineering, 2022, 9(11), 618.  https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9110618  (Impact factor: 4.6)

29. Sevda, S. B. ; Rodrigues, L. ; Joshi, C. Influence of heat shock on yeast cell and its effect on glycerol production in guava wine production. Journal of biochemical technology 2011, 3(1), 230-232 ((Impact factor: 1.327), ESCI Journal

30. Surajbhan Sevda, Vijay Kumar Garlapati ,T R Sreekrishnan. Role of electrode and proton exchange membrane configurations on microbial fuel cell performance towards bioelectricity generation integrated wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 2023;58(1):13-23. (ISSN NO:1093-4529 ; Impact factor: 2.258)

31. Swati Sharma, Pau Loke Show, Tejraj M Aminabhavi, Surajbhan Sevda, Vijay Kumar Garlapati. Valorization of environmental-burden waste towards microalgal metabolites production. Environmental Research. 2023, 227, 115320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115320

Non SCI Papers

1. Surajbhan Sevda, Ibrahim Abu Reesh. Energy Production in Microbial Desalination Cells and Its Effects on Desalination. Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2017,3, 53-58 (ISSN : 2455-2259)

2. Surajbhan Sevda,Swati Sharma,Chetan Joshi,Lalit Pandey,Namrata Tyagi, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh,TR Sreekrishnan. Biofilm Formation and Electron Transfer in Bioelectrochemical System. Environmental Technology Review, 2018, 7, 220-234.   (ISBN: 2162-2515, Cite Score 5.3). https://doi.org/10.1080/21622515.2018.1486889

3. Surajbhan Sevda, A Singh, C Joshi, L Rodrigues. Extraction and optimization of guava juice by using response surface methodology. American Journal of Food technology, 2012, 7, 326-339. (pISSN No: 1557-4571).

4. Sevda S. B.* and Rodrigues L. The making of pomegranate wine using yeast immobilized on sodium alginate. African Journal of Food Science Vol. 5(5) pp. 299 – 304, May 2011

5. Surajbhan Sevda, Vijay Kumar Garlapati, Swati Sharma, Sourish Bhattacharya, Sandhya Mishra, T R Sreekrishnan, Deepak Pant. Microalgae at niches of bioelectrochemical systems: A new platform for sustainable energy production coupled industrial effluent treatment. Bioresource Technology Report. (Accepted, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100290), 2019.7, 100290 (ISSN: 2589-014X, Cite Score: 7.8).

6. Sunandan Naha, Chetan Joshi, B Chandrashekhar, T R Sreekrishnan, Pranab Goswami & Surajbhan Sevda. Bioelectrosynthesis of organic and inorganic chemicals in bioelectrochemical system. ASCE's Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. , 2020, 24(2): 03120001 (ISBN No: 21535493) DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000491 (Cite Score 2.7)

7. T.E. Kuleshova, A.S. Galushko, G.G. Panova, E.N. Volkova, W. Apollon, Ch. Shuang, Surajbhan Sevda. Bioelectrochemical Systems Based on the Electroactivity Of Plants And Microorganisms In The Root Environment. Agricultural Biology. 2022, 57 (3), 420-435. doi: 10.15389/agrobiology.2022.3.425eng  

8.Soubhagya Nayak, Surajbhan Sevda. Urine Based Bioelectrochemical System: Resources Recovery And Domestic Wastewater Treatment Prospectives. Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022,20, 101257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101257 (Cite score: 6.30)

Books:

1. Surajbhan Sevda  and Anoop Singh (Eds) Mathematical and Statistical Applications in Food Engineering, Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press, UK, pp 1-430. (ISBN: 978-1138347670).  

2.Garima Chauhan and Surajbhan Sevda (Eds).  “Solid Waste Management: Chemical Approaches" (Publisher: CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group (ISBN No: 9781032039008 ; Under Printing)

3. Surajbhan Sevda and Garima Chauhan (Eds). “Solid Waste Management: Biological  Approaches" (Publisher: CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group (ISBN No: 9781032135687; Under Proofs)

Book Chapters

      Surajbhan Sevda, Deepak Pant, Anoop Singh (2013). Biomethane production with reference to land use change. Bioenergy production by anaerobic digestion using agriculture biomass and organic waste. Routledge Publication, ISBN: 9780415698405, pp 30-45.

1. Surajbhan Sevda, Sourish Bhattacharya, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh, Bhuvanesh S,T R Sreekrishnan. Challenges in the Design and Operation of an Efficient Photobioreactor for Microalgae Cultivation and  Hydrogen Production. Biohydrogen Production: Sustainability of Current Technology and Future Perspective (chapter 8), Springer , ISBN: 978-81-322-3577-4 147-162. 2016
2. Surajbhan Sevda, Pranab JyotiSarma, Kaustubha Mohanty, T. R. Sreekrishnan and Deepak Pant. Microbial Fuel Cell Technology for Bioelectricity Generation from Wastewaters. In Waste to wealth, 2018, Springer,pp:237-258. Print ISBN: 978-981-10-7430-1
3. Surajbhan Sevda, Garlapati VK, Sharma S, Singh S, Pandey L, Sreekrishnan TR, Singh A (2019) Sustainability assessment of Microbial fuel cells. In: Lakhveer Singh and Durga Madhab Mahapatra (Eds) Waste to Sustainable Energy: MFC’s – Prospects through Prognosis, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, UK, pp. 315-332. (ISBN: 9781138328211)
4. Sourish Bhattacharya, Surajbhan Sevda, Pooja Bachani, Khushboo Pachhigar, Sandhya Mishra.. Waste biomass utilization for liquid fuels: challenges & solution. In Liquid Biofuel Production, Scrivener Publishing LLC, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119459866.ch3), ISBN:9781119459873
5. Surajbhan Sevda, Jeevan, Vijay Kumar T R Sreekrishnan. Microalgae For Sustainable Fuel Technology: Coupling Photobioreactor and Bioelectrochemical System. In: Handbook of Algal Technologies and Phytochemicals: Volume I Food, Health and Nutraceutical Applications, CRC Press, 2019, ISBN 9780367149796 (Accepted)
6.  Surajbhan Sevda, Swati Sharma. Garlapati VK (2019) The use of Bioelectrochemical system for treating oilfield and petrochemical wastewater and sustainable energy generation. In: Microbial fuel Cells for Industrial Wastewater Treatment (Abbassi R, Garaniya V, Khan F and Yadav AK (Eds.). Elsevier, USA (Accepted, In Press), ISBN: 9780128174937.
7. Surajbhan Sevda, Garlapati VK, Datta P, Chandel AK, Pandey L, Rathore D, Singh A, Sreekrishnan TR (2020)  Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic/Algal Biomass:Potential Sustainable Approach In: Algal Biofuel: sustainable solution (Kothari R, Pathak VV, and Tyagi VV, Eds.).The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Press, India. pp.107-119 (ISBN: 9789386530943)
8.  Surajbhan Sevda, Garlapati Vijay Kumar, Anoop Singh. Role of mathematical and statistical modelling in food engineering. In: Surajbhan Sevda and Anoop Singh (Eds) Mathematical and Statistical Applications in Food Engineering, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, UK, pp 1-4. (ISBN: 978-1138347670). https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429436963
9. Deepak Kadam, Surajbhan Sevda, Namrata Tyagi, Chetan Joshi. .Mathematical Modelling Of High Pressure Processing. In: Surajbhan Sevda and Anoop Singh (Eds) Mathematical and Statistical Applications in Food Engineering, Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, UK, pp 161-180. (ISBN: 978-1138347670).
10. Swati Sharma, Tandin gyeltshen, Surajbhan Sevda, Vijay Kumar Garlapati. Microalgae in bioelectrochemical systems:technologic interventions. In: Biovalorisation of Wastes to Renewable Chemicals and Biofuels. Elsevier,  2019: 361-371 (ISBN: 9780128179512).
11. Surajbhan Sevda, Garlapati VK, Sharma S, Bhattacharjee U,  Pandey L,  Sreekrishnan TR (2020) Oil and petrochemical industries wastewater treatment in bioelectrochemical systems.In: Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment  (Abbassi R, Khan F, Yadav A and , Garaniya V,  (Eds.). Elsevier, USA, pp. 157-173  (ISBN: 9780128174937)
12. Mehendale N, Kumar SPJ, Mani NK, Surajbhan Sevda, Naha S, Sharma S, Garlapati VK (2020) Microfluidics in Lipid Extraction. In: Handbook on Miniaturization in Analytical Chemistry (Hussain MC, Editor) Elsevier, USA. pp.21-34. (ISBN: 9780128197639)
13. Surajbhan Sevda and Garlapati VK, Sharma S,  Sreekrishnan TR (2020) Potential of High Energy Compounds: Hythane Production.In: Delivering Low-Carbon Biofuels with Bioproduct Recovery ( Dr Lakhveer Singh &  Dr. Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Eds), Elsevier, USA, 2021, pp: 165-176) (ISBN:  9780128218419). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821841-9.00007-4
14. Bahaa Hemdan, S. Bhuvanesh, Surajbhan Sevda  (2020) Low Carbon fuels and electro-biocom modities .In: Delivering Low-Carbon Biofuels with Bioproduct Recovery ( Dr Lakhveer Singh &  Dr. Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Eds), Elsevier, USA, 2021, pp: 143-164) (ISBN:  9780128218419). ttps://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821841-9.00004-9

16. Garlapati VK, Naha S,  Sharma S, Goswami P, Surajbhan Sevda (2020) Electro-active biofilms (EAB): Role in a Bioelctrochemical System for waste water treatment and Bioelectricity generation. In: Microbial Biofilms: Properties and Applications in the Environment, Agriculture, and Medicine (Abdul Bakrudeen Ali Ahmed, Ed), Taylor and Francis, CRC Press , USA. pp.207-226 (ISBN: 9780367415068)
17. Garlapati VK, Sharma S, Surajbhan Sevda (2021) Photosynthetic biogas upgrading - An attractive biological technology for biogas upgrading. In: Emerging Technologies and biological systems for biogas upgrading (Aryal N, Ottosen LDM, Kofoed MVW and Pant D, Eds)”.Elsevier, USA (Accepted, In Press)
18. Addy R, Yadav A, Kumar M, Ali U, Ankenapally A, Garlapati VK, Surajbhan Sevda (2022) Bioelectrochemical methods in Biomolecular Analysis. In: Nanobioanalytical Approaches to Medical Diagnostics (P Maurya & P Chandra, eds), Elsevier. (Accepted, In Press), 9780323851473
19. Maddirala Shivani, Varsha K M, Motru Vineela, Surajbhan Sevda. Bioelectroremediation of Wastes using Bioelectrochemical System. In Scaling Up of Microbial Electrochemical Systems 1^st edition. (Ediator: Dipak Jadhav Soumya Pandit S. Gajalakshmi Maulin Shah), Elsevier, 2021, ISBN: 9780323907651 (Accepted in press)
20. Sudipa Bhadra, Surajbhan Sevda. Use of Bio-Electrochemical System For Industry Effluents And Resource Recovery. In “Novel Approaches towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies (Ed. By Arvind Kumar Mungray_Elsevier)”, 2021 (accepted, in press)
21. Sudipa Bhadra ,   Surajbhan Sevda. Biosorption, Bioaccumulation and Biodegradation – A Sustainable Approach for Management Of Environmental Contaminants. In Advances of Biotechnology in Environmental Protection, (Springer nature. Editors: Dr.Joyabrata Mal, Prof. Eric D. van Hullebusch and Dr.Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian). 2022, 43-59.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4937-1_3
22. Sudipa Bhadra ,   Surajbhan Sevda. Biological Treatment of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs). In Advances of Biotechnology in Environmental Protection, (Springer nature. Editors: Dr.Joyabrata Mal, Prof. Eric D. van Hullebusch and Dr.Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian). 2022, 193-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4937-1_7

23. Adityah Ganesh, Surajbhan Sevda. Asparaginase: Production, Harvest, Recovery, and Potential Industrial Application. Springer, Singapore, 2022, PP: 213-239, ISBN: 978-981-16-5213-4
24. Ritu Bansal, Surajbhan Sevda. Laccases: Production, Harvest, Recovery, and Potential Industrial Application. Springer, Singapore, 2022, PP: 241-256, ISBN: 978-981-16-5213-4

25. Riya Sahu, Surajbhan Sevda. Pectinases: Production, Harvest, Recovery, and Potential Industrial Application. In: Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, edited by Pradeep Verma, Springer, Singapore, 2022, PP:257-277, ISBN: 978-981-16-5213-4
26. Ankit Rao, Shipra Varshney Sudipa Bhadra, Anubha Kaushik, Anshu Gupta, Surajbhan Sevda. Use Of Biofilm Bacteria To Enhance Overall Microbial Fuel Cell Performance,  In“Understanding microbial biofilms: Fundamentals to Applications” will be published by Academic Press, Elsevier, USA, [(Editors: Dr.Surajit Das and Dr. Neelam Kungwani (Mangwani)]. (In press) 2022.
27. Shivani Maddirala, Garima Chauhan, Surajbhan Sevda. The Use of Biological Methods To Process Solid Waste. In Biological/Bio-Chemical Approaches for Solid Waste Management: The way forward – Volume II" (Publisher: CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN No:   9781032135687) (In press)
28. Deepika Umarao, Saumya Singh, Devender Kumar, Shivani Maddirala, Surajbhan Sevda, Meena Krishania. Treatment of Solid Food Waste Using Solid-State Fermentation: Its Current Use and Future Perspectives. In Biological/Bio-Chemical Approaches for Solid Waste Management: The way forward – Volume II" (Publisher: CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN No:   9781032135687) (In press)
29. Sivaprakash S, M. Surya Teja, Vikas Hakke , Shivani Maddirala, Shirish Hari Sonawane,  Surajbhan Sevda. Treatment of Solid Food Waste Using Solid-State Fermentation: Its Current Use and Future Perspectives. In Process Intensification for Chemical and Biotechnology Industries: Fundamentals & Applications to Critical and Advanced Processes (Elsevier) (In press)

 1. Sudipa Bhadra (Joined in Jan 2021..Continue )

2. Soubhagya Nayak (Joined in August 2023…Continue)

Papers in conference proceeding

1. Surajbhan Sevda, Ram D. Mehta. Use of Flow Cytometry For Microbiological Quality Of Drinking Water. 20th INDO-US flow cytometry symposium cum workshop on "Applications of Flow Cytometry in Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati, 13-16 March 2019.
2. Surajbhan Sevda, Microfluidics in bioelectrochemical system: Technological considerations and future prospects. Research Conclave, IIT Guwahati, 14-17^th March 2019.
3. Surajbhan Sevda, Use of microbial fuel call (MFC) as biosensor for detection of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in wastewater, Red-Start, Research Conclave, at IIT Guwahati, 14-17^th March 2019.
4. Sourish Bhattacharya, Sandhya Mishra, Surajbhan Sevda, Bioprospecting of marine resources for biopolymer production for biomedical applications. Research Conclave 2019, IIT Guwahati.
5. Surajbhan Sevda, Pranab Goswami. Performance Of Microbial Desalination Cell In High Organic Load. Three-day Indo-German bilateral workshop on membranes for water and energy, organized by CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat (18 to 20 Feb 2019).
6. Chetan Joshi, Surajbhan Sevda, Dharmendra Pathak, Munish Madaan. Role of Industrial Enzymes in Environmental Technology Process: Status and Future Prospective. Bioprocessing India 2018.Conference held at IIT Delhi from December 16th-18th, 2018.
7. Surajbhan Sevda, Use of Bioelectrochemical System For Metal Recovery From Wastewater, International Conference on Life Science Research & its Interface with Engineering and Allied Sciences (LSRIEAS-2018) held during November 1-3, 2018 at BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, India
8. Surajbhan Sevda, Bioelectrochemical system for bioelectrcity generation and biohydrogen production, Bioprocessing for Energy and Carbon from Agro Residues (BECAR-2018), IIT Mandi (Invited lecture , 23rd Jan 2018).
9. Surajbhan Sevda, Removal of nitrogenous pollutants and organic matters different wastewaters using biocathode microbial fuel cell. 24th ISCB Frontier Research in Chemistry & Biology Interface. Jointly Organized by Indian Society of Chemists & Biologists, Lucknow, India Manipal University Jaipur, India, 11^th - 13^th January, 2018
10. Surajbhan Sevda, Removal of Nitrogenous pollutants and organic matter simultaneously from two different waste waters using biocathode microbial fuel cell. Bioprocessing India 2017’ conference to be held at IIT Guwahati from December 9th-11th, 2017.
11. Surajbhan Sevda, Use of different separators and their effect of the bioelectricity generation and wastewater treatment in air cathode-microbial fuel cells. Recent trends in membrane & Separation Technology. Organized at CSIR-CSMCRI, November 22-23, 2017.
12. Surajbhan Sevda, Bioelectricity Generation from High Strength Wastewater In A Air Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell. Emerging Trends in Biotechnology for Waste Conversion (ETBWC-2017).
13. Surajbhan Sevda, Comparison and characterization of the performance of two different separator types in air–cathode microbial fuel cell treating synthetic wastewater. Emerging Trends in Biotechnology for Waste Conversion (ETBWC-2017).
14. Surajbhan Sevda, Zhen He, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh. Microbial Desalination Cell: An Integrated approach for wastewater treatment and desalination systems for sustainable water desalination and wastewater treatment. The Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2016 (ARC’16). March 21, 2016 – March 23, 2016 (Oral presentation).
15. Surajbhan Sevda, Zhen He, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh. Evolution of seawater desalination and petroleum refinery wastewater treatment in a microbial desalination cell. The Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2016(ARC’16). March 21, 2016 – March 23, 2016 (Oral presentation).
16. Surajbhan Sevda, Zhen He, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh. Microbial desalination cell and their development. 2nd International Conference on Desalination and Environment, 23 – 26th Jan 2016, Doha, Qatar (Oral presentation).
17. Surajbhan Sevda, Zhen He, Ibrahim Abu-Reesh. Microbial desalination cell: a sustainable approach for brackish water desalination and wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2014, (ARC’14). 19-21 November, 2014 DOI: 10.5339/qfarc.2014.EEOP0401.
18. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez, VanbroekhovenKarolien, Sreekrishnan T R, Deepak Pant. Evaluation and enhanced operational performance of air cathode microbial fuel cells (MFCs) under alternating closed circuit and open circuit modes with different substrates. Oral Presentation , 4th International Microbial Fuel cell conference, Australia (September 2013).
19. Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, Surajbhan Sevda, Deepak Pant. EIS response of a microbial fuel cell operating in continuous mode as a function of hydraulic retention time and external resistance. Oral presentation, ISE, Japan (June 2013).
20. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, KarolienVanbroekhoven, Heleen De Wever, T R Sreekrishnan, Deepak Pant. High Strength Wastewater Treatment in a low-cost microbial fuel cell. Oral presentation; 9th International Conference on Renewable Resources &Biorefineries (May 2013).
21. Surajbhan Sevda, Xochitl Dominguez, VanbroekhovenKarolien, Sreekrishnan T R, Deepak Pant. Operation of air-cathode microbial fuel cells under alternating open circuit and closed circuit modes and its effect on the performance thereof.2012, Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences. Ghent University 2012, 77/2, 81.
22. Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton, Surajbahn Sevda, KarolienVanbroekhoven, Yolanda Alvarez Gallego, Deepak Pant. Progress and perspectives on the utilization and analysis of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for the study of microbial electrochemical systems. 2012, Oral presentation, ISE.
23. Surajbhan Sevda, T R Sreekrishnan. Salt bridge Microbial Fuel cell: A new approach to wastewater treatment’ in 3rd International Microbial Fuel cell conference. 2011, Wetsus , Netherlands.
24. Surajbhan Sevda, Use of Microbial Fuel Cell for Metal Recovery from Wastewater, 20th International Conference on Biotechnology, Bioremediation, Bioconservation and Biomonitoring, Montreal, Canada during May 24-25, 2018.
25. Surajbhan Sevda, T R Sreekrishnan. Biocathode Microbial Fuel cell coupled wastewater treatment and electricity generation. OPEN HOUSE-2011, IIT Delhi.
26. Surajbhan Sevda, T R Sreekrishnan. Microbial Fuel cell: A new approach to wastewater treatment. OPEN HOUSE-2010, IIT Delhi, India.
27. Soubhagya Nayak, Sudipa Bhadra, Surajbhan Sevda. Treatment of human urine using bioelectrochemical systems for energy production and nutrient extraction. SCHEMCON 2022,  18th Annual Session of Chemical Engineering Students Congress.  Organized by  National Institute of Technology, Warangal - 506 004, Telangana, India  & IIChE- Hyderabad Regional Centre,  23rd -24th September, 2022
28. Sudipa Bhadra, Soubhagya Nayak, Surajbhan Sevda. Wastewater treatment and simultaneous generation of bioelectricity using bioelectroremediation technology (BERT): A greener approach. SCHEMCON 2022,  18th Annual Session of Chemical Engineering Students Congress.  Organized by  National Institute of Technology, Warangal - 506 004, Telangana, India & IIChE- Hyderabad Regional Centre,  23rd -24th September, 2022.
29. Sudipa Bhadra, Shivani Maddirala,  Tejovardhan Pulipati, Sai Teja A, Prem Vuyyuru Prem, Pradeep Kari, Soubhagya Nayak, Surajbhan Sevda. Biological Wastewater Treatment and Simultaneous Bioelectricity Generation Using Bioelectroremediation Technology (BERT): A Greener Perspective.  International Conference On  Education 5.0- Role Of Institution, Industry And Society (ERIIS - 2022) OCTOBER 14 -15 2022, NIT Warangal (Oral Paper).
30. Sudipa Bhadra, Shivani Maddirala, Soubhagya Nayak, Surajbhan Sevda. Advances in the Biological Wastewater Treatment: Conventional treatment to use of Bioelectrochemical System for wastewater treatment. Two Day All India Seminar on “Water Conservation Technologies – a Way forward for water related Sustainable Development goals of United Nation”. The Institution of Engineers (India), Telangana State Centre, in association with Water Management Forum-IEI, Ahmadabad, On 23rd & 24th March, 2023

 1. Recovery of Ammonia and Phosphorous Accompanied by Microbial Protein Production Using Electrochemically and Bioelectrochemically Driven Process from Human Urine, SERB (2022-2024, 24.38 Lac, Ongoing)

2. Engineered microorganisms for bioelectrochemical systems for water remediation, i.e. perchlorate and nitrate reduction, Research Seed Money, NIT Warangal (5 Lac, Completed) 

• Recipient of Shastri-Canadian Travel support for Canada Travel-2017-18.
• Recipient of Indo-Belgium government scholarship supported by the Flemish government for the academic year 2011-2012 in Environment science (worked 10 months at VITO, Belgium as visiting doctorate researcher).
• Recipient of department of science and technology, Government of India (DST) international travel grant for attending the 4th International microbial fuel cell conference, held at Cairns, Australia (2013).
• Recipient of IRD, IIT D travel grant for attending the 3rd International microbial fuel cell conference, held at Wetsus, Netherlands (2011).
• Recipient of HRD research grant for PhD research ( 2009 to 2013)
• 2nd rank holder in Master of technology (ICT 2008)
• Winner of G M Abhayankar award for best poster presentation (2007 ICT Mumbai)
• Recipient of HRD research grant for M.Tech research ( 2006-2008 )
• GATE-2005 (IIT Bombay) 

4th Year BTech Faculty Coordinator (2020-2022)

Industrial Visit Coordinator (2021-2023)