Pooja Mahla

About

I have successfully completed my PhD in the Environmental Engineering Division of the Civil Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, TN, India. My area of research interest is domestic, municipal, and industrial (tannery) dewatered sewage sludge management, along with resource recovery. Keywords: Bioleaching, Heavy metals, Resource recovery, Biochar, Sludge valorization

Employment

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras PhD
  2020 - 2026

Education

• Central University of Haryana M.Sc.
  2017 - 2019

Projects & Funding

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Publications (5)

• Closing the loop in hazardous sludge management: Integrated bioleaching for heavy metal detoxification, resource recovery, and biochar production
  Chemical Engineering Journal: Green and Sustainable 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cejgas.2026.100111
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• Comparative Aspergillus niger-mediated bioleaching and recovery of heavy metals from multi-source sludge: Towards circular bioeconomy driven sludge management
  Journal of Water Process Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1016/J.JWPE.2026.110530
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• Concurrent bioleaching of the selected metals and nutrients from dewatered sewage sludge: Addressing post-acidification challenges using nature-based material
  Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.116800
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• Bioleaching and Chemical Fractionation of Heavy Metals from Municipal and Industrial Dewatered Sewage Sludge
  2025 DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-9260
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• Comparison of Bioleaching of Heavy Metals from Different Types of Dewatered Sludge Combined with Metals Speciation
  2025 DOI: 10.22541/essoar.173687493.38055885/v1
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