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Engineering and Technology

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75
Citations
23537
World Ranking
739
National Ranking
255

Environmental Sciences

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82
Citations
27602
World Ranking
873
National Ranking
380

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Rao Y. Surampalli is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to water science and technology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, pollution, environmental engineering, and building and construction.

The scientist's work spans several main topics that include:

  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Surampalli's recent publications illustrate the scope of their research interests. These include:

  • "Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants: A review," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Nutrient removal from domestic wastewater: A comprehensive review on conventional and advanced technologies," 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Dark fermentation: Production and utilization of volatile fatty acid from different wastes- A review," 2021, Chemosphere
  • "Critical insights into psychrophilic anaerobic digestion: Novel strategies for improving biogas production," 2021, Waste Management
  • "The potential of biochar-based catalysts in advanced treatment technologies for efficacious removal of persistent organic pollutants from wastewater: A review," 2022, Process Safety and Environmental Protection

The scientist frequently publishes in a set of specific journals. These venues and their respective number of publications are:

  • Sustainability (8 publications)
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering (5 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Engineering (5 publications)
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering (3 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste (3 publications)

Rao Y. Surampalli collaborates often with a number of colleagues. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Puspendu Bhunia
  • Tian C. Zhang
  • Sanket Dey Chowdhury
  • Makarand M. Ghangrekar
  • Azhan Ahmad

Among their recognitions are the designation as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005, and membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. These distinctions reflect their professional standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The inhibitory effects of silver nanoparticles, silver ions, and silver chloride colloids on microbial growth.

    Okkyoung Choi;Kathy Kanjun Deng;Nam-Jung Kim;Louis Ross

  • Extracellular polymeric substances of bacteria and their potential environmental applications.

    Tanaji More;Jay Shankar Singh Yadav;Song Yan;Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi

  • Ultrasonic pretreatment of sludge: A review

    Sridhar Pilli;Puspendu Bhunia;Song Yan;R.J. LeBlanc

  • ANTAGONISTIC FUNGI, TRICHODERMA SPP.: PANOPLY OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

    Mausam Verma;Satinder K. Brar;R.D. Tyagi;R.Y. Surampalli

  • Engineered nanoparticles in wastewater and wastewater sludge – Evidence and impacts

    Satinder Kaur Brar;Mausam P. Verma;Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi;Rao Y. Surampalli

  • Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants: A review

    Prangya R. Rout;Tian C. Zhang;Puspendu Bhunia;Rao Y. Surampalli

  • Diclofenac and its transformation products: Environmental occurrence and toxicity - A review.

    Linson Lonappan;Satinder Kaur Brar;Ratul Kumar Das;Mausam P. Verma

  • Triclosan: Current Status, Occurrence, Environmental Risks and Bioaccumulation Potential

    Gurpreet Singh Dhillon;Surinder Kaur;Rama Pulicharla;Satinder Kaur Brar

  • Endocrine disrupting compounds removal from wastewater, a new challenge

    Muriel Auriol;Muriel Auriol;Youssef Filali-Meknassi;Youssef Filali-Meknassi;Rajeshwar D. Tyagi;Craig D. Adams

  • Synthesis of nanoparticles by microorganisms and their application in enhancing microbiological reaction rates

    Xiaolei Zhang;Song Yan;R.D. Tyagi;R.Y. Surampalli

  • Cheese whey: A potential resource to transform into bioprotein, functional/nutritional proteins and bioactive peptides.

    Jay Shankar Singh Yadav;Song Yan;Sridhar Pilli;Lalit Kumar

  • Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater: Sources and Potential Health Effects

    Dermont C. Bouchard;Mary K. Williams;Rao Y. Surampalli

  • Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) producing bacterial strains of municipal wastewater sludge: isolation, molecular identification, EPS characterization and performance for sludge settling and dewatering.

    S. Bala Subramanian;S. Yan;R.D. Tyagi;R.Y. Surampalli

  • Role of sulfide and ligand strength in controlling nanosilver toxicity

    Okkyoung Choi;Thomas E. Clevenger;Baolin Deng;Rao Y. Surampalli

  • Membrane processes for removal of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) from water and wastewaters

    Mehrdad Taheran;Satinder Kaur Brar;Mausam P. Verma;Rao Y. Surampalli

  • Effects of Ionic Strength, Temperature, and pH on Degradation of Selected Antibiotics

    Keith A. Loftin;Craig D. Adams;Michael T. Meyer;Rao Surampalli

  • The potential of microalgae in biodiesel production

    Jiaxin Chen;Jiaxin Chen;Ji Li;Wenyi Dong;Xiaolei Zhang

  • Bio-encapsulation of microbial cells for targeted agricultural delivery

    Rojan P John;R D Tyagi;S K Brar;R Y Surampalli

  • Analysis and advanced oxidation treatment of a persistent pharmaceutical compound in wastewater and wastewater sludge-carbamazepine.

    Debabandya P. Mohapatra;Satinder Kaur Brar;Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi;Pierre Picard

  • Thermal Pretreatment of Sewage Sludge to Enhance Anaerobic Digestion: A Review

    Sridhar Pilli;Song Yan;Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi;Rao Y. Surampalli

  • Physico-chemical pre-treatment and biotransformation of wastewater and wastewater Sludge – Fate of bisphenol A

    D.P. Mohapatra;S.K. Brar;R.D. Tyagi;R.Y. Surampalli

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi
Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Satinder Kaur Brar
Satinder Kaur Brar York University
Mausam P. Verma
Mausam P. Verma University of Quebec
Chih-Ming Kao
Chih-Ming Kao National Sun Yat-sen University
Patrick Drogui
Patrick Drogui Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Manish Kumar Goyal
Manish Kumar Goyal Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Irene M.C. Lo
Irene M.C. Lo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Craig D. Adams
Craig D. Adams Saint Louis University
Say Kee Ong
Say Kee Ong Iowa State University
Zhiqiang Hu
Zhiqiang Hu University of Missouri

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