Somil Thakur
Postdoctoral Researcher
Job description
Dr. Somil Thakur is a Postdoctoral researcher at Department of Building, Energy and Material Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology.
Dr. Somil has a Ph.D in Environmental Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India. His research interests include
- Water and wastewater treatment systems
- Bioenergy production
- Bio-electrochemical systems
- Renewable energy
- Microbial fuel cells (MFCs).
Given his expertise in the field of electrochemical systems, he is currently working on "BRIDGE" project where he is focusing on the development of new techniques and methods to enhance the potential of MFCs.
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Microbial electrosynthesis of fatty acids and industrial chemicals through carbon sequestration
Elsevier 2024 DOI
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Technological and economic analysis of electrokinetic remediation of contaminated soil: A global perspective and its application in Indian scenario
Heliyon 2024 DOI
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Application of upflow constructed wetland microbial fuel cell for treating sewage spiked with RO concentrate with the concomitant generation of green electricity
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 2022 DOI
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Multi-stage constructed wetland microbial fuel cells: A new perspective for potential high-strength wastewater treatment under continuous operation
Elsevier 2022 DOI
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Bio-electrochemical evaluation of two-stage constructed wetland microbial fuel cells with high strength raw domestic wastewater and simultaneous energy recovery
Water and Environment Journal 2021 DOI
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Comparative performance analysis of Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cells (CW- MFCs) operated under batch and continuous mode for treating wastewater with RO concentrate
Journal of environmental engineering 2021 DOI
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Preliminary Investigation of Microbial Fuel Cells fabricated from Recyclable Materials for Energy Generation and Wastewater Treatment
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 2021 DOI
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Performance evaluation of microbial fuel cell with sewage wastewater and RO concentrate using composite anode made of Luffa aegyptiaca
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 2020 DOI
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Batch investigation of constructed wetland microbial fuel cell with reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate and wastewater mix as substrate
Biomass & Bioenergy 2019 DOI
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Co-digestion of organic kitchen waste with biogas slurry to produce biogas and utilization of output slurry as compost
Research Journal of Chemistry and Environmental Science 2017
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Preliminary investigation of single chamber single electrode microbial fuel cell using sewage sludge as a substrate
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2017 DOI
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Advances in Environmental Electrochemistry
Elsevier 2024
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Scaling Up of Microbial Electrochemical Systems - From Reality to Scalability
Elsevier 2022
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Research interests
- Water and Wastewater treatment
- Bio-Energy
- Alternative Fuel
- Microbial Fuel Cells
- Solid waste management
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