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  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Makarand M. Ghangrekar is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India. Their primary fields of study include Environmental Science and Engineering, with notable contributions in subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The researcher's work focuses on several main topics, including Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced oxidation water treatment, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Frequent coauthors of Makarand M. Ghangrekar include:

  • Sovik Das
  • Brajesh Dubey
  • Azhan Ahmad
  • Monali Priyadarshini
  • Indrajit Chakraborty

Common publication venues where their research appears are:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste
  • Journal of Environmental Management

The following are some recent papers authored or coauthored by this researcher:

  • "Advanced oxidation processes: Performance, advantages, and scale-up of emerging technologies" (2022), Journal of Environmental Management
  • "A review on environmental occurrence, toxicity and microbial degradation of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)" (2021), Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Waste-derived biochar: Applications and future perspective in microbial fuel cells" (2020), Bioresource Technology
  • "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: some serious consequences with urban and rural water cycle" (2020), npj Clean Water
  • "Moving towards practical applications of microbial fuel cells for sanitation and resource recovery" (2020), Journal of Water Process Engineering

In addition to journal articles, the researcher has a book publication titled Sustainable Environmental Engineering and Sciences published by Springer Nature in 2023.

Makarand M. Ghangrekar has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE).

Best Publications

  • Performance of microbial fuel cell subjected to variation in pH, temperature, external load and substrate concentration.

    G.S. Jadhav;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Performance of membrane-less microbial fuel cell treating wastewater and effect of electrode distance and area on electricity production

    M.M. Ghangrekar;V.B. Shinde

  • Advanced oxidation processes: Performance, advantages, and scale-up of emerging technologies

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  • Characteristics of sludge developed under different loading conditions during UASB reactor start-up and granulation.

    M.M. Ghangrekar;S.R. Asolekar;S.G. Joshi

  • Rice mill wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cells fabricated using proton exchange membrane and earthen pot at different pH

    Manaswini Behera;Partha S. Jana;Tanaji T. More;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Performance evaluation of low cost microbial fuel cell fabricated using earthen pot with biotic and abiotic cathode

    Manaswini Behera;Partha S. Jana;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Performance of microbial fuel cell in response to change in sludge loading rate at different anodic feed pH

    Manaswini Behera;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • A review on environmental occurrence, toxicity and microbial degradation of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs).

    Aishwarya Rastogi;Manoj Kumar Tiwari;Makarand M. Ghangrekar

  • Application of electro-active biofilms

    Benjamin Erable;Narcis Mihai Duţeanu;Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar;Claire Dumas

  • Experience with UASB reactor start-up under different operating conditions

    M. M. Ghangrekar;S. R. Asolekar;K. R. Ranganathan;S. G. Joshi

  • Novel low cost proton exchange membrane made from sulphonated biochar for application in microbial fuel cells

    Indrajit Chakraborty;Sovik Das;B.K. Dubey;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Third generation in bio-electrochemical system research – A systematic review on mechanisms for recovery of valuable by-products from wastewater

    Dipak A. Jadhav;Sreemoyee Ghosh Ray;Makarand M. Ghangrekar

  • Development of low cost ceramic separator using mineral cation exchanger to enhance performance of microbial fuel cells

    Anil N. Ghadge;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Waste-derived biochar: Applications and future perspective in microbial fuel cells.

    Indrajit Chakraborty;S.M. Sathe;B.K. Dubey;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Graphene supported α-MnO2 nanotubes as a cathode catalyst for improved power generation and wastewater treatment in single-chambered microbial fuel cells

    Santimoy Khilari;Soumya Pandit;M. M. Ghangrekar;Debabrata Das

  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: some serious consequences with urban and rural water cycle

    Gourav Dhar Bhowmick;Dhruba Dhar;Dibyojyoty Nath;Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar

  • Enhancing performance of microbial fuel cell by using graphene supported V2O5-nanorod catalytic cathode

    Md. T. Noori;C.K. Mukherjee;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Moving towards practical applications of microbial fuel cells for sanitation and resource recovery

    Dipak A. Jadhav;Indrasis Das;Makarand M. Ghangrekar;Deepak Pant

  • Effect of chemically modified Vulcan XC-72R on the performance of air-breathing cathode in a single-chamber microbial fuel cell.

    N. Duteanu;B. Erable;B. Erable;S.M. Senthil Kumar;M.M. Ghangrekar;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Modification of carbon felt anode with graphene oxide-zeolite composite for enhancing the performance of microbial fuel cell

    D. Paul;M.T. Noori;P.P. Rajesh;M.M. Ghangrekar

  • Nitric acid activation of graphite granules to increase the performance of the non-catalyzed oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for MFC applications

    Benjamin Erable;Benjamin Erable;Narcis Duteanu;Narcis Duteanu;S.M. Senthil Kumar;Yujie Feng

  • Performance of an anion exchange membrane in association with cathodic parameters in a dual chamber microbial fuel cell

    Soumya Pandit;Souparno Ghosh;M.M. Ghangrekar;Debabrata Das

  • Graphene Oxide-Impregnated PVA–STA Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Separator for Power Generation in a Single-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell

    Santimoy Khilari;Soumya Pandit;Makarand M. Ghangrekar;Debabrata Pradhan

Frequent Co-Authors

Rintu Banerjee
Rintu Banerjee Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Brajesh Dubey
Brajesh Dubey Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Keith Scott
Keith Scott Newcastle University
Debabrata Pradhan
Debabrata Pradhan Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Susanta Banerjee
Susanta Banerjee Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Brigitte Voit
Brigitte Voit Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Hartmut Komber
Hartmut Komber Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Debabrata Das
Debabrata Das Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Ligy Philip
Ligy Philip Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Booki Min
Booki Min Kyung Hee University

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