Bharat Bhushan Negi
Soonchunhyang University, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Curtin University, Minchy's Food Products, Shoolini University
0000-0001-8019-2652
About
Dr. Bharat Bhushan Negi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Soonchunhyang University, South Korea, working at the interface of chemical engineering, environmental biotechnology, and sustainable wastewater treatment. His research focuses on developing biological and bioprocess-based technologies for industrial wastewater treatment, resource recovery, and circular bioeconomy applications, with particular emphasis on fungal bioprocess engineering, mycoremediation, biofilm and packed-bed bioreactors, biosorption, and recovery of valuable elements from waste streams.
He completed his Joint PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, and Curtin University, Australia. His doctoral research investigated integrated fungal technologies for treating complex industrial wastewater, including the removal of organic pollutants, heavy metals, and selenite, as well as the recovery of rare earth elements such as lanthanum. His work combines experimental bioreactor studies, process engineering, biomass characterization, and computational approaches, including molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations, to investigate enzyme–pollutant interactions and biodegradation mechanisms.
His earlier research includes fungal bioreactor systems for selenite removal and selenium nanoparticle recovery, predictive modeling of bioreactor performance, and process-intensified lignocellulosic biofuel production. His broader research interests include industrial wastewater treatment, fungal biotechnology, bioreactor design, mycoremediation, biodegradation, heavy-metal and selenium remediation, rare-earth element recovery, biosorption, resource recovery, and computational environmental biotechnology. He has published peer-reviewed research in international journals and serves as a peer reviewer for scholarly activities.
Employment
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Soonchunhyang University Postdoctoral Researcher2026 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Project Staff (Junior Research Fellow)2019 - 2020
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Minchy's Food Products Production Supervisor/ Quality Control Manager2015 - 2016
Education
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Curtin University Joint PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering2021 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Joint PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering2021 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati M.Tech. Biotechnology2017 - 2019
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Shoolini University B.Tech. Biotechnology2011 - 2015
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (9)
- Understanding the role of lignin peroxidase (LiP) from Phanerochaete chrysosporium for refinery wastewater remediation: Insights from molecular docking and simulation Save
- Dual-functional waste fungal pellets of Phanerochaete chrysosporium for textile wastewater treatment: A waste to treat waste strategy Save
- Novel insights into mycoremediation mechanism of petroleum refinery wastewater using Phanerochaete chrysosporium: An experimental and computational approach Save
- A Detailed Overview of Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge with Different Process Intensification Strategies Save
- Mycoremediation of wastewater, challenges, and current status: A review Save
- Predictive modelling and optimization of an airlift bioreactor for selenite removal from wastewater using artificial neural networks and particle swarm optimization Save
- Advances in Biotechnological Tools for Bioremediation of Wastewater Using Bacterial–Algal Symbiotic System Save
- Selenite removal from wastewater using fungal pelleted airlift bioreactor Save
- Environmental and social impact of Karcham-Wangtoo hydropower project in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh: a retrospective analysis Save