Anil Dhanda

About

Dr. Anil is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal in the Department of Civil Engineering. He holds a PhD and an M.Tech in Environmental Engineering and Management from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and subsequently joined an ANRF National Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His research interests include bioelectrochemical systems (microbial fuel cells, microbial electrolysis cells, and electroconcentration), nutrient and hydrogen recovery, wastewater treatment, dark fermentation, electrocatalysis, and the removal of emerging contaminants.
Prof. Anil has published multiple journal articles in reputable SCI/SCIE-indexed journals, including Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Environmental Research, Scientific Reports, and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, as well as multiple book chapters and international conference presentations. He serves as a reviewer for international journals such as Desalination, Ionics, and Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. He is a recipient of the First Prize at the MoEFCC Ideas4Life Innovation Competition and Gold Medals at the Euroinvent and Inventcor international exhibitions, and is a co-inventor on patents for nutrient recovery and bio-hydrogen generation.

Employment

• National Institute of Technology Warangal Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ANRF-National Post Doctoral Fellow
  2025 - 2026
• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Research Associate
  2025 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur PhD
  2021 - 2025
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur M.Tech
  2019 - 2021
• DPG institute of technology and management B.Tech
  2014 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (34)

• Resource-Efficient and Wastewater-Mediated Hydrothermal Carbonization of Lignocellulosic Residue: Energy Potential and Environmental Trade-Offs in Integrated Bioelectrochemical Systems
  ACS ES&T Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00542
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• Advancing high-performance microbial desalination cell via LaNi Cathode catalysis and multi-chamber architecture for Ion-rich electrolyte recovery
  Electrochimica Acta 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2026.149309
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• Fenton-Based Microbial Fuel Cell for Tertiary Treatment of Wastewater
  Springer Water 2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-14389-1_13
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• Nutrient recovery through (bio)electroconcentration cells and purple non-sulfur bacteria
  Nutrients Removal and Recovery in Wastewater Treatment Systems 2026 DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-40602-7.00021-8
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• Simultaneous recovery of nutrients and hydrogen via electroconcentration
  Research Square 2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9606014/v1
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• Synergistic effects of enriched inoculum and headspace pressure on acidogenesis and its effect on methane yield in two-stage anaerobic digestion of food waste
  Renewable Energy 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2026.126141
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• Polyethylene Terephthalate Waste-Derived Linker for Metal-Organic Framework-Based Cathode Catalyst in Microbial Electrolysis Cell for Hydrogen Production
  Energy & Fuels 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6c02312
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• Alum and anaerobic sludge-derived high-performance electrocatalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cell
  Fuel 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135339
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• The Centralized Systems and Strategies for Wastewater Treatment: Overview
  Wastewater to Resource Recovery Applying the Circular Economy Toward Sustainable Development 2025 DOI: 10.1002/9781394274314.ch01
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• Prospects and Challenges of Biohydrogen Production by Advanced Microbial Electrolysis Cell in Integration with Wastewater Treatment
  Microbial Electrolysis Cells for Biohydrogen Production 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-75132-5_9
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