Mohamed Usman T M

About

I am an environmental and civil engineering academic specialising in waste-to-bioenergy conversion, with a primary focus on biohydrogen production and resource recovery from wastewater and sludge. My research investigates how physicochemical pretreatment strategies and anaerobic fermentation processes influence sludge solubilisation, bioconversion efficiency, and energy recovery.

My work emphasises energy-efficient and resource-oriented wastewater treatment systems, contributing to sustainable waste management and low-carbon energy recovery. I have published in peer-reviewed Q1 and Scopus-indexed journals and contributed book chapters in the areas of biohydrogen, anaerobic treatment, and waste valorisation.

In addition to research, I am actively involved in undergraduate teaching and academic service, with experience in outcome-based education, curriculum delivery, and quality assurance processes. My broader academic interests include integrating resource recovery concepts into wastewater treatment and advancing sustainable bioprocess engineering solutions.

Employment

• PET Engineering College Head of the Department
  2022 - Present
• PET Engineering College Assistant Professor
  2015 - Present

Education

• Anna University PhD
  2019 - 2025
• Regional Campus of Anna University, Tirunelveli ME
  2013 - 2015
• Kalasalingam University B.Tech
  2009 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (18)

• Impact of exopolymeric substance removal on microwave disintegration of waste activated sludge for enhanced biohydrogen production
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.06.003
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• Energy efficient biohydrogen production from waste activated sludge through a novel phase separated pretreatment
  Fuel 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131720
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• Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Technologies: A Perception into Recent Advances in Biomass Fractionation, Biorefineries, Economic Hurdles and Market Outlook
  Fermentation 2023 DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9030238
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• Exploring the role of microbial biofilm for industrial effluents treatment
  Bioengineered 2022 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2044250
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• Microalgal Production of Biofuels Integrated with Wastewater Treatment
  Sustainability 2021 DOI: 10.3390/su13168797
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• A critical review on limitations and enhancement strategies associated with biohydrogen production
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.01.075
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• Integrated biorefineries of food waste
  Food Waste to Valuable Resources 2020 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818353-3.00013-4
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• Valorization of food waste for biogas, biohydrogen, and biohythane generation
  Food Waste to Valuable Resources 2020 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818353-3.00002-x
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• Biohydrogen
  Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2020 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64321-6.00004-5
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• Application of chemo thermal coupled sonic homogenization of marine macroalgal biomass for energy efficient volatile fatty acid recovery
  Bioresource Technology 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122951
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