Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Izharul Haq is working as an Assistant Professor at the Manipal University Jaipur, India, where he specializes in environmental biotechnology, with a focus on waste management using microbial processes and evaluating the toxicity of pollutants. He completed his PhD in Microbiology at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India, and later conducted postdoctoral research at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His current research work is in the field of environmental microbiology and pollutant remediation. Ajay S. Kalamdhad is working as professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. He obtained his Bachelors, Masters and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from GEC Jabalpur, VNIT Nagpur and IIT Roorkee respectively. Prior to joining IIT Guwahati in 2009, he was an Assistant Professor at VNIT Nagpur and worked in various projects at RRL, Bhopal (Now AMPRI, Bhopal) and NEERI, Nagpur. His research team is working on solid waste management by microbial and vermicomposting, aerobic and anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste and industrial sludge for biogas production, Composting of water hyacinth using different composting technologies. He also serves as an editorial board member/reviewer for several national/international journals of repute. Currently, Prof Kalamdhad supervising 18 PhD and 11 M Tech students and more than 10 PhD and 35 M Tech dissertations have been completed under his supervision. In addition, Prof. Kalamdhad has handled 9 major R&D projects funded by various agencies. He has published more than 150 research papers in national and international journals of repute. He also has published 6 book chapters and 5 international books. He is a life member of Indian Public Health Engineers, Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society, National Solid Waste Association of India, International Solid Waste Association, and Indian Water Works Association. Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.

• 1. Biodegradation of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from industrial wastewater2. Treatment of pharmaceutical pollutants from industrial wastewater3. Elimination of endocrine disrupting pollutants from refinery wastewater4. Removal of diverse antibiotics from hospital wastewater5. Microbial treatment of bisphenols in industrial wastewater6. Phytoremediation of EDPs from industrial wastewater7. Removal of hormones through constructed wetlands treatment8. Elimination of Alkylphenols from wastewater using various treatment technologies9. Biodegradation and removal of phthalate esters from wastewater10. Impact of estrogens on the environment and human-animal health and their removal11. Use of membrane bioreactors for the removal of EDCs from wastewater12. Biodegradation and toxic effects of the endocrine disrupter on plants life13. Fate and removal of EDCs from municipal wastewater14. Removal of EDCs from industrial wastewater using microalgae15. Evaluation of EDCs in paper industry wastewater and their removal