VIVEK KUMAR NAIR
IIT Delhi, University of Eastern Finland, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Banaras Hindu University Faculty of Science
0000-0001-6445-4712
About
Vivek Kumar Nair is an environmental biotechnologist and Research Associate at the Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He received his PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from the School of Interdisciplinary Research, IIT Delhi, in 2025. His doctoral work developed oxygenic photogranules for tertiary treatment of textile wastewater and recovered phycocyanin from the residual biomass for use as a natural textile dye.
His research focuses on algal–bacterial systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. He has designed and run photobioreactors over long campaigns, studied how photoperiod and aeration affect granule stability and pollutant removal, and evaluated treated effluent with multi-organism toxicity bioassays. His wider interests include pigment and biomass valorisation, carbon capture using algae, microplastics and emerging contaminants, and life cycle and techno-economic assessment of treatment processes.
His work has appeared in journals including ACS ES&T Water, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Science of the Total Environment, Cleaner Materials and Environmental Research. During his PhD he completed a funded research stay at the University of Eastern Finland under the TFK programme. He holds an MSc and a BSc (Hons) in Botany from Banaras Hindu University.
Employment
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IIT Delhi Research Associate2025 - Present
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University of Eastern Finland Exchange Student Researcher2023 - 2023
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi PhD Scholar2020 - 2025
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Indian Institute of Science Summer Research Fellow2017 - 2017
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi PhD2020 - 2025
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Banaras Hindu University Faculty of Science MSc Botany2018 - 2020
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Banaras Hindu University Faculty of Science B.Sc.2015 - 2018
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- Rapid mixed Algal-Cyanobacterial consortium assisted photogranulation and optimised photoperiods for trace element immobilisation during textile effluent polishing and resource recovery Save
- Photogranule-Based Sequencing Batch Reactor for Safer Textile Effluent Management: Coupling Pollutant Removal with Detoxification Save
- Phycocyanin from oxygenic photogranules: A feasible ecofriendly dye for cotton and silk fibers Save
- Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Prediction of Textile Effluent Treatment Efficiency Using Anaerobic Process Save
- Phytoremediation design based on field scale assessment of chromium uptake by crops and native plants in and around Rania-Khan Chandpur Cr-contaminated site, India Save
- Enhancing the Development of Seed Oxygenic Photogranules (Opgs) and its Application in Tertiary Treatment of Textile Wastewater Under Variable Photoperiods Save
- Field-scale assessment of soil, water, plant, and soil microbiome in and around Rania-Khan Chandpur Chromium contaminated site, India Save
- Hybrid electrocoagulation and laccase mediated treatment for efficient decolorization of effluent generated from textile industries Save
- Phycoremediation of Synthetic Dyes Laden Textile Wastewater and Recovery of Bio-Based Pigments from Residual Biomass: An Approach towards Sustainable Wastewater Management Save
- Carbon Storage and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Urban Tree Cover: Case Study From Varanasi, India Save