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Dr. Ganesh Swain
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Assistant Professor (Gr-II) |
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), IIT, BHU |
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ganeshswain24[*AT]iitp.ac.in |
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Research Areas |
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- Bioremediation of organic pollutants
- Bioenergy
- Microbiology
- Development of proton exchange membrane for microbial fuel cell application
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Other Interests |
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Photocatalytic hydrogen generation |
Courses taught/Teaching |
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- Chemical process modeling and simulation
- Mass transfer-I
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Professional Experience |
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- Feb 2024 – Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
- Feb 2023 – January 2024: Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad.
- Aug 2016 – July 2017: Assistant Professor (Adhoc), Chemical Engineering Department, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Odisha, India.
- June 2015 – Aug 2016: Graduate Engineer Trainee, JK Paper Ltd.,, Rayagada, Odisha, India
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Awards & Honours |
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- Received best oral presentation award at “International Conference on Biotechnology for Resource Efficiency, Energy, Environment, Chemicals, and Health (BREECH-2021)”.
- MHRD fellowship (2017-2022)
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Books/Book Chapters |
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- Book Chapter: Kumar, M., Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Verma, A., & Rai, B. (2021). Effect of operating parameters on photocatalytic degradation of dyes by using graphitic carbon nitride. In Photocatalytic degradation of dyes (pp. 23-43). Elsevier.
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Publications |
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- Kumar, R., Swain, G., & Dutta, S. (2024). Synthesis of visible light-sensitive photocatalysts for hydrogen production. Fuel, 360, 130555.
- Maurya, K. L., Swain, G., Kumar, M., Sonwani, R. K., Verma, A., & Singh, R. S. (2023). Biodegradation of Congo Red Dye Using Lysinibacillus Species in a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor: Continuous Study and Kinetic Evaluation. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 1-13.
- Swain, G., Maurya, K. L., Kumar, M., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., & Nath Rai, B. (2022). The Biodegradation of 4-Chlorophenol in a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor Using Response Surface Methodology: Effect of Biogenic Substrate and Kinetic Evaluation. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 1-19.
- Swain, G., Maurya, K. L., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2022). Effect of mixing intensity on biodegradation of phenol in a moving bed biofilm reactor: Process optimization and external mass transfer study. Bioresource Technology, 126921.
- Maurya, K. L., Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Verma, A., Singh, R. S. (2022). Biodegradation of Congo red dye using polyurethane foam-based biocarrier combined with activated carbon and sodium alginate: Batch and continuous study. Bioresource Technology, 126999.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2021). A comparative study of 4-chlorophenol biodegradation in a packed bed and moving bed bioreactor: Performance evaluation and toxicity analysis. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 101820.
- Maurya, K. L., Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Verma, A., Singh, R. S. 2021. Bioremediation of Congo red in an anaerobic moving bed bioreactor: Process optimization and kinetic modeling. Bioresource Technology Reports, 16, 100843.
- Sonwani, R. K., Swain, G., Jaiswal, R. P., Singh, R. S., Rai, B. N. (2021). Moving bed biofilm reactor with immobilized low-density polyethylene–polypropylene for Congo red dye removal. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 23, 101558.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2021). Removal of 4-Chlorophenol by Bacillus flexus as free and immobilized system: Effect of process variables and kinetic study. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 21, 101356.
- Swain, G., Singh, S., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2021). Removal of Acid Orange 7 dye in a packed bed bioreactor: Process optimization using response surface methodology and kinetic study. Bioresource Technology Reports, 13, 100620.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2020). Removal of Acid blue 113 dye in a moving bed biofilm reactor using isolated bacterial species. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 97, 1668-1672.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Giri, B. S., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2020). A study of external mass transfer effect on biodegradation of phenol using low‐density polyethylene immobilized Bacillus flexus GS1 IIT (BHU) in a packed bed bioreactor. Water and Environment Journal.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Giri, B. S., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2020). Collective removal of phenol and ammonia in a moving bed biofilm reactor using modified bio-carriers: Process optimization and kinetic study. Bioresource technology, 306, 123177.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Singh, R. S., Jaiswal, R. P., Rai, B. N. (2020). Biodegradation and kinetic analysis of phenol using low-density polyethylene immobilized Bacillus flexus GS1 IIT (BHU) in a packed bed bioreactor. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 97, 332-338.
- Sonwani, R. K., Swain, G., Giri, B. S., Singh, R. S., Rai, B. N. (2020). Biodegradation of Congo red dye in a moving bed biofilm reactor: Performance evaluation and kinetic modeling. Bioresource technology, 302, 122811.
- Sonwani, R. K., Swain, G., Giri, B. S., Singh, R. S., Rai, B. N. (2020). Optimization of Methylene blue removal by mixed bacterial culture isolated from dye contaminated site. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 97, 345-350.
- Sonwani, R. K., Swain, G., Giri, B. S., Singh, R. S., Rai, B. N. (2019). A novel comparative study of modified carriers in moving bed biofilm reactor for the treatment of wastewater: Process optimization and kinetic study. Bioresource technology, 281, 335-342.
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Presentations |
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- Swain, G., Jaiswal, R.P., Rai, B.N (2022). Biodegradation of Acid blue dye using chemically modified biocarrier in a moving bed biofilm reactor, International Conference on Technological Interventions For Sustainability (CHEM-CONFLUX), MNNIT, Allahabad, India.
- Swain, G., Singh, R.S., Rai, B.N. (2021). Effect of mixing intensity on biodegradation of phenol in a moving bed biofilm reactor. International Conference on Biotechnology for Resource Efficiency, Energy, Environment, Chemicals, and Health (BREECH).
- Swain, G., Singh, R.S., Rai, B.N. (2021). Comparative analysis of different packing materials used in packed bed bioreactor for biodegradation of phenol. International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Health (BSAEH).
- Swain, G., Nagar, P., Rai, B.N. (2021). Biodegradation and kinetic analysis of phenol using low-density polyethylene in a packed bed bioreactor. 2nd International conference on chemical, bio & environmental engineering, NIT, Jalandhar, India (CHEMBIOEN).
- Swain, G., Singh, R.S., Rai, B.N. (2019). Collective removal of phenol and ammonia in a moving bed biofilm reactor. International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
- Swain, G., Sonwani, R. K., Rai, B.N. (2018). A novel comparative study of modified carriers in moving bed biofilm reactor for wastewater treatment. International Conference on "Biotechnological Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development" XV BRSI Convention BIOSD, Hyderabad, India
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