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Himanshu Kumar Khuntia

Stanford University, Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute Of Science

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6021-9854
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My research revolves around the avenues of anaerobic digestion of wastes (e.g. solids and wastewater), microbial ecology and resource recovery. The highlights of my research are as follows, a. Design and operation of a low cost, small scale, greywater treatment system for households in urban and peri-urban areas b. Enhance the profitability of biodiesel manufacturing industry by bridging the anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosics and waste glycerol residues generated during the processing of biodiesel from inedible oilseed crops such as Jatropha curcas and Pongamia pinnata c. Assessment of environmental pollution by clusters of food processing industries (Desiccated Coconut Industry) in India; optimized the effluent treatment processes; developed multiple by-products from the wastewater and residues to enhance the economics of the effluent treatment d. Long-term monitoring and performance analysis of the large-scale municipal sewage treatment plants in Bengaluru and Mysore districts in Karnataka, India. Evaluated the treatment efficacy of diverse sewage treatment systems such as algal ponds, activated sludge, SBR, MBR etc e. Study the long-term, physico-chemical changes in landfill leachate discharged by MSW landfill and MSW windrow composting yard with specific focus on heavy metals and humic acid content. Strategies to enhance the anaerobic degradability of the leachate with simultaneous precipitation of the heavy metals were evaluated f. Developed an eco-friendly, organic method to enhance the shelf life of stored grains such as rice, wheat etc. by using biogas as an alternative to the synthetic chemical pesticides as a fumigating agent.

Employment

  • Stanford University Postdoctoral Researcher
    2022 - 2024
  • Indian Institute of Science Research Associate
    2018 - 2021
  • Indian Institute of Science Research assistant
    2008 - 2012

Education

  • Indian Institute Of Science PhD
    2012 - 2018

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Publications (13)