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Dr. Soumya Pandit

Dr. Soumya Pandit

Assistant Professor, Life Science

soumya.pandit@sharda.ac.in

About

Dr. Soumya Pandit is currently working as senior assistant professor, Incharge of Bio-Postive Lab at Sharda University, Greater Noida, Delhi NRC, India. He taught subjects like Bioprocess Engineering; Industrial Biotechnology; Environmental microbiology and waste management; He pursued his doctoral studies from bioprocess engineering lab, department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and completed his postdoctoral research work (PBC post doc  fellow) at in the Department of Desalination & Water Treatment, The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev under Planning and Budget commission fellowship by Govt. of Israel. He is also a recipient of North West University, South Africa Post-doctoral fellowship. He has published various papers at international conferences in the area of environmental biotechnology and bioenergy(H- Index 24). He has authored 25 research papers in peer-reviewed journals such as

  • Bioresource Technology
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • ACS applied Materials and Interface
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Biosensor and bioelectronics
  • (ACS Environmental Science and Technology
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Journal of Cleaner Production etc.; He has authored 69 book chapters and published 3 Indian patents so far. He holds a B.Tech in Biotechnology and an M.Tech. His current research focuses on microbial electrochemical system for bioenergy harvesting, biohythane, bacterial biofilm and biofouling study etc.

Experience
  • Research experience : 11 years,
  • Teaching: 3 years
Qualification
  • Ph.D
Award & Recognition

  • Invited  Speaker 4
  • Planning and Budget Commission (Israel) Post-Doctoral Research fellowship, from 2015 -2018.
  • North-West University, South Africa Post-Doctoral Research fellowship, from 2015 -2018 (not availed).
  • Research Associateship (RA) on a project entitled “High rate Algal Biomass production for Food, Feed, Biochemicals and Biofuels (ABP); DBT, India from July, 2014 to December, 2014.
  • Senior research fellowship award on April 02th, 2011 from Council for Scientific and Indian Research (CSIR), India to 30th June, 2014.
  • Junior research fellowship award on July 27th, 2009 from Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India project.
  • Senior Research fellowship (equivalent) on September 1st, 2008, from Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India project.
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) qualified, percentile- 99.41, All India Rank -71. GATE, organized by Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India.
  • 1st prize in Cinnovation (sustainable environmental based product design), Megalith, the annual fest of the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. 2013.
  • 1st position in different business plan competition --Ventura, Technex, Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi;
  • 1st position in business plan competition R-Idea-Raisoni group;
  • 1st position in business plan competition Anweshan – NMIMS (Business Plan Competition).
  • 2nd position in Concipio business plan competition (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur B-Plan).
  • Foreign Travel Grant by CSIR, India.
  • Winner in product designing competition (PRISM) conducted by DBT and Department of biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur

Research

Journal Paper published 70; (60 Scopus Indexed):

2020-21

  • Taehui Nam, Heunggu Kang, Soumya Pandit, Sang-Hyoun Kim, Sunho Yoon, Sungjun Bae, Sokhee P Jung. Effects of vertical and horizontal configurations of different numbers of brush anodes on performance and electrochemistry of microbial fuel cells. Journal of Cleaner Production. Elsevier, Volume 277, 20 December 2020, 124125. IF: 9.297. Vol: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124125.
  • Nishit Savla, Raksha Anand, Soumya Pandit* and Ram Prasad. Utilization of Nanomaterials as Anode Modifiers for Improving Microbial Fuel Cells Performance. Journal of Renewable Materials Tech Science Press. 2020. IF: 1.67. 8 (12), 1581-1605. DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.011803.
  • Dipak A Jadhav, Alessandro A Carmona-Martínez, Ashvini D Chendake, Soumya Pandit, Deepak Pant. 2020.Modeling and optimization strategies towards performance enhancement of microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. Elsevier. Volume 320, Part A, January 2021, 124256 Pages 124256, IF: 9.642. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124256.
  • Rukhsar Shaikh, Afshan Rizvi, Marzuqa Quraishi, Soumya Pandit*, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Joginder Singh, Ram Prasad. 2020. Bioelectricity production using plant-microbial fuel cell: Present state of art. South African Journal of Botany. August 2021, Volume 140, Pages 393-408 Elsevier. IF: 2.315. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.09.025.
  • Drishti Dinesh Bhagchandanii, Rishi Pramod Babu, Jayesh M Sonawane, Namita Khanna, Soumya Pandit*, Dipak A Jadhav, Santimoy Khilari, Ram Prasad.2020. A Comprehensive Understanding of Electro-Fermentation. Fermentation 2020, 6(3), 92; MDPI. DOI; 10.3390/fermentation6030092.  IF: 3.975.
  • Sunghoon Son, Bonyoung Koo, Hyungwon Chai, Huong Viet Hoa Tran, Soumya Pandit*, Sokhee P Jung. 2020. Comparison of hydrogen production and system performance in a microbial electrolysis cell containing cathodes made of non-platinum catalysts and binders. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 101844. DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101844. IF: 5.485.
  • Ram Prasad, Kavitha Govarthanan, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Binita Zipporah E, Rekha Gahtori, Soumya Pandit. 2021. Epigenetic Regulation- The Guardian of Cellular Homeostasis and Lineage Commitment. BIOCELL, 45, 3,501-515, ISSN:1667-5746. IF: 1.254.
  • Aditya Amrut Pawar, Anandakrishnan Karthic, Sangmin Lee, Soumya Pandit*, Sokhee P Jung. Microbial electrolysis cells for electromethanogenesis: materials, configurations and operations., 2020. Environmental Engineering Research, 27(1): 200484. DOI: 10.4491/eer.2020.484. IF: 2.507.
  • K Dujearic-Stephane, M Gupta, A Kumar, V Sharma, S Pandit, P Bocchetta, and Y Kumar. 2021.  The Effect of Modifications of Activated Carbon Materials on the Capacitive Performance: Surface, Microstructure, and Wettability. Journal of Composites Science. MDPI. 5(3), 66. DOI: 10.3390/jcs5030066.
  • M Sahni, S Kumar,S Chauhan, M Singh, S Pandit, P Chandra, S M Kumar, A Kumar, N Kumar. Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of Ni doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles. 2021. Materials Today: Proceedings. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.10.234.
  • R Luthra, A Roy, S Pandit, R Prasad. 2021. Biotechnological methods for the production of ginsenosides. 2021. South African Journal of Botany, Volume 141, September 2021, Pages 25-36. IF: 2.507. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.04.026
  • N Savla, Suman, S Pandit*, JP Verma, A Kumar, A,Siva, S Sana, R Prasad. 2021. Techno-economical evaluation and life cycle assessment of microbial electrochemical systems: A review. 2021. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Volume 4, 2021, 100111. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.crgsc.2021.100111.
  • Jyoti Rawat; Piyush Kumar Gupta, Soumya Pandit; Veena Pande, R Prasad. 2021. Current perspectives on integrated approaches to enhance lipid accumulation in microalgae. 3 Biotech 11(6):303. DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02851-3. IF: 2.406.
  • R Gahtori; MM Abomughaid, Saravanan Krishnan; Suga Priya Dhanasekaran; S Pandit; Kanupriya; DK Bishi; R Prasad; PK Gupta. Delineating the role of phytocompounds against anti-bacterial drug resistance-An update. Delineating the role of phytocompounds against anti-bacterial drug resistance-An update. May 2021.BIOCELL, Techscience Publication. DOI: 10.32604/biocell.2021.016484. IF: 1.254.
  • P K Gupta, R Gahtori, K Govarthanan , V Sharma, S Pappuru, S Pandit , AS Mathuriya, S Dholpuria, DK Bishi. 2021. Recent trends in biodegradable polyester nanomaterials for cancer therapy. Materials Science & Engineering C 112198. DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112198. IF: 7.328.
  • H Sarma, S Pandit*, AS Mathuriya, R Prasad.2021. Fungal-mediated electrochemical system: Prospects, applications and challenges. Current Research in Microbial Sciences. Elsevier. 2 (2021) 100041.DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100041.
  • Pooja Dange, Soumya Pandit*, Dipak Jadhav, Poojhaa Shanmugam, Piyush Kumar Gupta Sanjay Kumar, Manu Kumar, Yung-Hun Yang, and Shashi Kant Bhatia. 2021. Recent Developments in Microbial Electrolysis Cell-Based Biohydrogen Production Utilizing Wastewater as a Feedstock. Sustainability. MDPI. 2021, 13, 8796. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su13168796. IF:3.251.
  • Quraishi, M.; Bhatia, S.K.; Pandit, S.*; Gupta, P.K.; Rangarajan, V.; Lahiri, D.; Varjani, S.; Mehariya, S.;Yang, Y.-H. Exploiting Microbes in the Petroleum Field: Analyzing the Credibility of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR). Energies. MDPI. 2021, 14(15), 4684. doi.org/10.3390/en14154684. IF:3.004.
  • Mayur Thakare, Hemen Sarma, Shraddha Datar, Arpita Roy, Prajakta Pawar, Kanupriya Gupta, Soumya Pandit* Ram Prasad, Understanding the holistic approach to plant-microbe remediation technologies for removing heavy metals and radionuclides from soil, Current Research in Biotechnology, Elsevier. Volume 3,2021, Pages 84-98, ISSN 2590-2628, doi.org/10.1016/j.crbiot.2021.02.004.
  • Usman, M., Priya, K., Pandit, S. and Gupta, P., 2021. Cancer risk and nullity of Glutathione-S-transferase mu and theta 1 in occupational pesticide workers. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. IF: 2.837. DOI: 10.2174/1389201022666210810092342.
  • Mathuriya, A.S., Ibrahim, M.G., Sally Hosny, S., Sonawane, J.M., Pandit, S. and Singh, A., 2021. Life Cycle Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Internal-Stack Trickling Bio-Electrochemical Reactor: An Evaluation for commercial viability. Environmental Technology,  Taylor & Francis Online.  , pp.1-28. IF: 3.247. doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2021.1961872.
  • Pandit, S.; Savla, N.; Sonawane, J.M.; Sani, A.M.; Gupta, P.K.; Mathuriya, A.S.; Rai, A.K.; Jadhav, D.A.; Jung, S.P.; Prasad, R. Agricultural Waste and Wastewater as Feedstock for Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells: Recent Advances. Fermentation 2021, 7(3), 169;. https://doi.org/10.3390/ fermentation7030169. IF: 3.95.
  • Lahiri D, Nag M, Dey A, Sarkar T, Joshi S, Pandit S, Das AK, Pati S, Pattanaik S, Tilak VK & Ray RR, 2021. Biofilm Mediated Degradation of Petroleum Products, Geomicrobiology Journal, DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2021.1968979. IF: 2.31.
  • Dange P, Savla N, Pandit S*, Bobba R, Jung SP, Gupta PK, Sahni M, Prasad R. 2022.A Comprehensive Review on Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Microbial Fuel Cells. Journal of Renewable Materials. DOI: doi:10.32604/jrm.2022.015806. Vol.10, No.3, 2022, pp.665-697.IF: 1.67.
  • Soumya Pandit (first author), Dipak A. Jadhav, Jayesh M. Sonawane, Piyush K. Gupta, Ram Prasad, Ashvini D. Chendake, Effect of membrane biofouling on the performance of microbial electrochemical cells and mitigation strategies, Bioresource Technology Reports, Volume 15,2021,100822, ISSN 2589-014X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100822.
  • Sani, N Savla, S Pandit*, AS Mathuriya, PK Gupta, N Khanna, R Pramod Babu, S Kumar, Recent advances in bioelectricity generation through the simultaneous valorization of lignocellulosic biomass and wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cell, 2021. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments,48,2021,101572, ISSN 2213-1388. doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101572. IF: 5.3
  • Gupta, R., Banerjee, S., Pandit, S*. et al. A comprehensive review on enhanced production of microbial lipids for high-value applications. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02008-5. IF: 4.987
  • Gupta, P.K.; Palanisamy, S.; Gopal, T.; Rajamani, R.; Pandit, S.; Sinha, S.; Thakur, V.K. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Fe3O4/PVA/Eggshell Hybrid Nanocomposite for Photodegradation and Antibacterial Activity. J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5, 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5100267
  • Karn, V.; Ahmed, S.; Tsai, L.-W.; Dubey, R.; Ojha, S.; Singh, H.N.; Kumar, M.; Gupta, P.K.; Sadhu, S.; Jha, N.K.; Kumar, A.; Pandit, S.; Kumar, S. Extracellular Vesicle-Based Therapy for COVID-19: Promises, Challenges and Future Prospects. Biomedicines 2021, 9, 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9101373. IF: 6.081.
  • Nishit Savla, Soumya Pandit, *, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Namita Khanna, Sokhee P. Jung.  Microbially Powered Electrochemical Systems Coupled with Membrane-based Technology for Sustainable Desalination and Efficient Wastewater Treatment. 2020.Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers 2020; 42(7): 360-380. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2020.42.7.360.
  • Arya, I.; Poona, A.; Dikshit, P.K.; Pandit, S.; Kumar, J.; Singh, H.N.; Jha, N.K.; Rudayni, H.A.; Chaudhary, A.A.; Kumar, S. Current Trends and Future Prospects of Nanotechnology in Biofuel Production. Catalysts 2021, 11, 1308. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11111308.
  • 2021-22
  • Sanchita Bipin Patwardhan, Soumya Pandit*, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Niraj Kumar Jha, Jyoti Rawat, Hem C. Joshi, Kanu Priya, Meenal Gupta, Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Kavindra Kumar Kesari. Recent advances in the application of biochar in microbial electrochemical cells, Fuel,2021,122501, ISSN 0016-2361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122501. IF: 6.6
  • Patwardhan, S.B.; Savla, N.; Pandit, S.*; Gupta, P.K.; Mathuriya, A.S.; Lahiri, D.; Jadhav, D.A.; Rai, A.K.; Priya, K.; Ray, R.R.; Singh, V.; Kumar, V.; Prasad, R. Microbial Fuel Cell United with Other Existing Technologies for Enhanced Power Generation and Efficient Wastewater Treatment. Appl. Sci. MDPI. 2021, 11, 10777. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210777. IF: 2.7.
  • Quraishi, M.; Wani, K.; Pandit, S.*; Gupta, P.K.; Rai, A.K.; Lahiri, D.; Jadhav, D.A.; Ray, R.R.; Jung, S.P.; Thakur, V.K.; Prasad, R. Valorisation of CO2 into Value-Added Products via Microbial Electrosynthesis (MES) and Electro-Fermentation Technology. Fermentation. MDPI. 2021, 7, 291. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation7040291. IF: 3.975.
  • Dipak A. Jadhav, Sung-Gwan Park, Soumya Pandit, Euntae Yang, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Jae-Kyung Jang, Kyu-Jung Chae, Scalability of microbial electrochemical technologies: Applications and challenges, Bioresource Technology, 2021, 126498, ISSN 0960-8524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126498. IF: 9.645.
  • 2021-22.
  • Masirah Zahid, Nishit Savla, Soumya Pandit*, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Sokhee P. Jung, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Ram Prasad, Enrico Marsili,2022. Microbial desalination cell: Desalination through conserving energy, Desalination, Volume 521,2022,115381, doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115381. IF: 9.5.
  • Songita Sonowal, Amy R. Nava, Sanket J. Joshi, Siddhartha Narayan Borah, Nazim F. Islam, Soumya Pandit, Ram Prasad, Hemen Sarma. 2022. Biosurfactant-assisted phytoremediation of potentially toxic elements in soil: Green technology for meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Pedosphere, Volume 32, Issue 1,2022, Pages 198-210, ISSN 1002-0160, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(21)60067-X. IF:3.91.
  • Bhim Sen Thapa, Taeyoung Kim, Soumya Pandit, Young Eun Song, Yasamin Pesaran Afsharian, Mostafa Rahimnejad, Jung Rae Kim, Sang-Eun Oh, Overview of electroactive microorganisms and electron transfer mechanisms in microbial electrochemistry, Bioresource Technology,2021,126579, ISSN 0960-8524, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126579. IF: 9.645.
  • Jivesh Garg, Mei Nee Chiu, Saravanan Krishnan, Lokesh Kumar Tripathi, Soumya Pandit, Bahareh Farasati Far, Niraj Kumar Jha, Kavindra Kumar Kesari, Vikas Tripathi, Sadanand Pandey, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Applications of lignin nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery: An update, Materials Letters,Volume 311,2022,131573,ISSN 0167-577X,doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2021.131573. IF: 3.423.
  • Gupta, P.K.; Kumar, D.K.; Thaveena, M.; Pandit, S.; Sinha, S.; Ranjithkumar, R.; Thakur, V.K. Synthesis, Characterization and Remedial Action of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and Chitosan-Silver Nanoparticles against Bacterial Pathogens. Journal of Renewable Materials, doi:10.32604/jrm.2022.019335. IF: 1.67.
  • Rohit Kumar, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Soumya Pandit, Niraj Kumar Jha, Janne Ruokolainen, Kavindra Kumar Kesari, Pravin P. Patil, S. Shankara Narayanan. Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible bimetallic-semi-aromatic polyester hybrid nanocomposite, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 633, Part 2,2022,127845, ISSN 0927-7757, doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127845. IF: 4.539.
  • Bharathi, D.; Rajamani, R.; Sibuh, B.Z.; Pandit, S.; Agrawal, S.; Mishra, N.; Sahni, M.; Thakur, V.K.; Gupta, P.K. Biogenic Preparation, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications of Chitosan Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanocomposite. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 120. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6050120.
  • B.H. Jaswanth Gowda, Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed, Sampath Chinnam, Karthika Paul, Md Ashrafuzzaman, Murthy Chavali, Rekha Gahtori, Soumya Pandit, Kavindra Kumar Kesari, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Current trends in bio-waste mediated metal/metal oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Elsevier. Volume 71,2022,103305, ISSN 1773-2247, doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103305. IF: 3.91
  • Rai, A.K.; Al Makishah, N.H.; Wen, Z.; Gupta, G.; Pandit, S.; Prasad, R. Recent Developments in Lignocellulosic Biofuels, a Renewable Source of Bioenergy.  Fermentation. MDPI. 2022, 8, 161. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8040161. IF: 3.97
  • Nishit Savla, Mridula Guin, Soumya Pandit*, Humma Malik, Santimoy Khilari, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Bhim Sen Thapa, Rambabu Bobba, Sokhee P. Jung, Recent advancements in the cathodic catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in microbial electrolytic cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 47, Issue 34,2022, Pages 15333-15356, ISSN 0360-3199 IF: 5.81.
  • Gupta, R., Pandit, C., Pandit, S*. Potential and future prospects of biochar-based materials and their applications in removal of organic contaminants from industrial wastewater. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 24, 852–876 (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01391-z. IF: 2.86.
  • Mallick, S.; Nag, M.; Lahiri, D.; Pandit, S.; Sarkar, T.; Pati, S.; Nirmal, N.P.; Edinur, H.A.; Kari, Z.A.; Ahmad Mohd Zain, M.R.; Ray, R.R. Engineered Nanotechnology: An Effective Therapeutic Platform for the Chronic Cutaneous Wound. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12050778. IF: 5.06
  • Meenal Gupta, Nishit Savla, Chetan Pandit, Soumya Pandit*, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Manu Pant, Santimoy Khilari, Yogesh Kumar, Daksh Agarwal, Remya R. Nair, Dessy Thomas, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Use of biomass-derived biochar in wastewater treatment and power production: A promising solution for a sustainable environment, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 825,2022,153892, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153892. IF: 7.96.
  • Sarma, H., Hazarika, R.P., Kumar, V. Pandit. S. Microplastics in marine and aquatic habitats: sources, impact, and sustainable remediation approaches. Environmental Sustainability 5, 39–49 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00219-8.

Before 2020-21

1. Pandit, S., Shanbhag,S., Mauter,M., Oren,Y., and Herzberg,M. 2017. The influence of electric fields on biofouling of carbonaceous electrodes. Environmental Science & Technology, American Chemical Society, 51, 10022−10030; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06339. IF: 7.149. PMID: 28741939.2017/8/10. ISSN: 1520-5851

2. Pandit, S., Khilari, S., Bera, K., Pradhan, D., Das, D. 2014. Application of PVA-PDDA polymer electrolyte composite anion exchange membrane separator for improved bioelectricity production in a single chambered microbial fuel cell. Chemical Engineering journal.Elsevier.257, 138–147. IF: 10.165. DOI:  10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.077.ISSN: 1385-8947

3. Pandit, S., Ghosh, S., Ghangrekar, M.M., Das, D., 2012. Performance of an anion exchange membrane in association with cathodic parameters in a dual chamber microbial fuel cell.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Pergamon, 37, 9383–9392. IF: 4.93. DOI:0.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.011. ISSN: 0360-3199

4. Pandit, S.,Nayak, B.K., Das, D., 2012. Microbial carbon capture cell using cyanobacteria for simultaneous power generation, carbon dioxide sequestration and wastewater treatment.  Bioresource Technology, Elsevier, 107, 97–102. IF: 7.549. DOI:  10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.067. PMID: 22221988. 2012/3/1. ISSN: 0960-8524 

5. Pandit S.,Sengupta A., Kale S., and Das D., 2011, Performance of electron acceptors in  catholyte of a two-chambered microbial fuel cell using anion exchange membrane,” Bioresource

Technology, Elsevier,102(3), pp. 2736–2744. IF: 7.549. DOI:  10.1016/j.biortech.2010.11.038. PMID: 21129959. ISSN: 0960-8524 

6. Khilari, S., Pandit, S., Ghangrekar, M.M., Das, D., Pradhan, D., 2013.Graphene supported α-MnO2 nanotubes as cathode catalyst for improved power generation and wastewater  treatment in single-chambered microbial fuel cells. RSC Advances, 3, 7902-7911.IF:3.049. DOI:  29.10.1039/C3RA22569K. ISSN · 2046-2069 

7. Pandit, S.,Balachandar G., and Das, D., 2013.  Improvement of energy recovery from cane molasses by dark fermentation followed by microbial fuel cells. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, Springer. March 2014, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp 43-54. IF: 3.552. DOI:  10.1021/ie4016045. ISSN: 2095-0179 

8. Pandit, S.; Khilari, S., Ghangrekar, M.M., Das, D., Pradhan, D., 2013 Graphene oxide impregnated PVA-STA composite polymer electrolyte membrane separator for power generation in single chambered Microbial Fuel Cell. 2013. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS Publications) 52, 11597−11606. IF: 3.573. ISSN 0888-5885

9. Khilari, S., Pandit, S., Das, D., Pradhan, D., 2014. Manganese cobaltite/Polypyrrolenanocomposite-based Air-Cathode for Sustainable Power Generation in the Single-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Elsevier.Volume 54, 15 April 2014, Pages 534–540. IF: 10.257.DOI:   10.1016/j.bios.2013.11.044. PMID: 24333931.  ISSN:09565663

10.Pandit, S., Khilari, S., Roy, S., Pradhan, D., Das, D. 2014. Improvement of power generation using Shewanella putrefaciens mediated bioanode in a single chambered Microbial Fuel Cell: Effect of different anodic operating conditions. Bioresource Technology. Vol 166, pages 451-457. IF: 7.549. DOI:  10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.075. PMID: 24935006, 2014/8/1. ISSN: 0960-8524.

11. S Khilari, S Pandit, JL Varanasi, D Das, D Pradhan. 2015. Bifunctional manganese ferrite/polyaniline hybrid as electrode material for enhanced energy recovery in microbial fuel cell. ACS Applied materials & interfaces, American Chemical Society, 7 (37), 20657-20666. IF: 8.758. DOI:  10.1021/acsami.5b05273. PMID: 26315619.2015/9/8. ISSN 1944-8244.

12. Pandit, S.; Khilari, S.; Roy, S.; Ghangrekar, MM.; Pradhan, D.; Das, D. 2015. Reduction of start-up time through bioaugmentation process in microbial fuel cells using an isolate from dark fermentative spent media fed anode. Water Science and Technology, IWA Publishing, 72 (1), 106-115. IF: 1.247. DOI:  10.2166/wst.2015.174. PMID: 26114278. 2015/7/1.ISSN: 02731223.

13. JL Varanasi, S Roy, S Pandit,  D Das. 2015. Improvement of energy recovery from cellobiose by thermophillic dark fermentative hydrogen production followed by microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40 (26), 8311-8321. IF: 4.93. ISSN: 0360-3199

14. Pandit, S., Patel, V., Ghangrekar, MM. Debabrata Das., 2014. Wastewater as anolyte for bioelectricity generation in graphite granule anode single chambered microbial fuel cell: effect of Current collector. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Inderscience Publication. Vol 17, issue 2/3/4, pages 252. DOI:  10.1504/IJETM.2014.061797.ISSN: 1466-2132

15. Ghadge A, Pandit S, Das D, Ghangrekar M.M., 2014. Performance of air cathode earthen pot MFC for simultaneous wastewater treatment with bioelectricity generation. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management. Inderscience Publication. Vol 17, issue 2/3/4, pages 143. DOI:  10.1504/IJETM.2014.061780. ISSN: 1466-2132

16. Weinman, S., Bass, M., Pandit, S., Herzberg, M., Freger, S., Husson S. 2017, A switchable zwitterionic membrane surface chemistry for biofouling control; Journal of Membrane Science. Elsevier. 548 (2018) 490–501. DOI:  10.1016/j.memsci.2017.11.055. IF: 7.015.ISSN: 0376-7388

17. T Nam, Pandit,S., Jung, P.S. et al. 2018. Improved Structures of Stainless Steel Current Collector Increase Power Generation of Microbial Fuel Cells by Decreasing Cathodic Charge Transfer Impedance.  Environmental Engineering Research. 2018; 23(4): 383-389. DOI:10.4491/eer.2017.171. ISSN: 12261025. IF: 1.81.

18. Moshe Herzberg, Soumya Pandit, Meagan S. Mauter, Yoram Oren. 2019. Bacterial biofilm formation on ion exchange membranes, Journal of Membrane Science. Elsevier. 2018; 23(4): 383-389. DOI:  10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117564. IF: 7.015.ISSN: 0376-7388.

19. Lukhanyo Mekuto, Soumya Pandit, Ayomide V.A. Olowolafe, Noluntu Dyantyi, Philiswa Nomngongo, Robert Huberts. 2020. Microalgae as a biocathode and feedstock in anode chamber for a self-sustainable microbial fuel cell technology: A review, 31 (2020) 7–168. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. IF: 2.1.

20. Nishit Savla, Soumya Pandit, *, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Namita Khanna, Sokhee P. Jung.  Microbially Powered Electrochemical Systems Coupled with Membrane-based Technology for Sustainable Desalination and Efficient Wastewater Treatment. 2020.Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers 2020; 42(7): 360-380.DOI: https://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2020.42.7.360.

21. Taehui Nam, Heunggu Kang, Soumya Pandit, Sang-Hyoun Kim, Sunho Yoon, Sungjun Bae, Sokhee P Jung. Effects of vertical and horizontal configurations of different numbers of brush anodes on performance and electrochemistry of microbial fuel cells. Journal of Cleaner Production. Elsevier. IF: 7.3. Vol: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124125

22. Nishit Savla, Raksha Anand, Soumya Pandit* and Ram Prasad. Utilization of Nanomaterials as Anode Modifiers for Improving Microbial Fuel Cells Performance. Journal of Renewable Materials Tech Science Press. IF: 1.4. (just accepted).DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.011803.

23. Dipak A Jadhav, Alessandro A Carmona-Martínez, Ashvini D Chendake, Soumya Pandit, Deepak Pant. 2020.Modeling and optimization strategies towards performance enhancement of microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. Elsevier. Pages 124256, IF: 7.3. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124256.

24. Rukhsar Shaikh, Afshan Rizvi, Marzuqa Quraishi, Soumya Pandit*, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Joginder Singh, Ram Prasad. 2020. Bioelectricity production using plant-microbial fuel cell: Present state of art. South African Journal of Botany. Elsevier. IF: 1.79. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2020.09.025.

25. Drishti Dinesh Bhagchandanii, Rishi Pramod Babu, Jayesh M Sonawane, Namita Khanna, Soumya Pandit*, Dipak A Jadhav, Santimoy Khilari, Ram Prasad.2020. A Comprehensive Understanding of Electro-Fermentation. Fermentation 2020, 6(3), 92; MDPI. DOI; 10.3390/fermentation6030092

Book Chapter

2020-21

1. Pandit S*, Savla N; Jung SP; 2020. Recent advancements in scaling up microbial fuel cells. Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-817493-7. DOI:  10.1016/B978-0-12-817493-7.00016-3. pp-349-368.

2. Mathuriya AS; Pandit S. 2020. Treatment of food processing and beverage industry wastewaters in microbial fuel cells. Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-817493-7. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817493-7.00009-6. pp-199-210.

3. Jadhav DA, Chendake, A.D., Ghosal, D., Mathuriya, A.S., Kumar, S.S., Pandit, S. 2021.Advanced microbial fuel cell for biosensor applications to detect quality parameters of pollutants. Bioremediation and Nutrients and Other Valuable Products Recovery: Using Bio electrochemical systems. DOI: 10.1016/ B978-0-12-821729-0.00003-8. pp 125-139.

4. Vinay Patel, Rishi Pramod, Namita Khanna, Prajakta Pawar, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Soumya Pandit*. 2020. Fundamentals of Biosensor Application in Environmental Pollutant Monitoring. Removal of Emerging Contaminants Through Microbial Processes. Springer, Singapore. pp-311-329. ISBN: 978-981-15-5901-3. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5901-3_15.

5. Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Arminder Kaur, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Soumya Pandit, Deepak Jadhav. 2021. Potential of microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment.  Bioremediation and Nutrients and Other Valuable Products Recovery: Using Bio electrochemical systems. Eds: Singh L, Mahapatra DM, Thakur S. Publisher: Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128217290. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821729-0.00009-9.

6. Hemalakshita Thamilselvan, Aviral R. Dubey, Aditi Pande, Nilesh S. Wagh, Ram Prasad, Anand S. Gupta, Soumya Pandit*. Bioplastics: Fundamentals to Application. 2020. Recent Developments in Microbial Technologies. pp 301-321. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4439-2_14.

7. Anulekha Menon, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Ram Prasad, Amayik Mahanta, Elvis Fosso Kankeo, Ravishankar Patil, Soumya Pandit*, Snehal Wagmare. Microbial Electrochemical Dye Degradation: Present State of Art. 2020. Recent Developments in Microbial Technologies.Springer. pp 323-353. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4439-2_15.

8. Jyotirmayee Sahoo, Priti Patil, Aakash Verma, Abhijit Lodh, Namita Khanna, Ram Prasad, Soumya Pandit*, Elvis Fosso-Kankeu. Biochemical Aspects of Syngas Fermentation. 2020. Recent Developments in Microbial Technologies. pp 395-424. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4439-2_19.

9. Nishit Savla, Anushka Shinde, Kimaya Sonawane, Lukhanyo Mekuto, Pankaj Chowdhary, Soumya Pandit*. 2020. Microbial hydrogen production: fundamentals to application. Microorganisms for Sustainable Environment and Health. Elsevier. pp 343-365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819001-2.00017-6.

10. Pankaj Chowdhary, Vishvas Hare, Sujata Mani, Anil Kumar Singh, Surabhi Zainith, Abhay Raj and Soumya Pandit. 2020. Recent advancement in the biotechnological application of lignin peroxidase and its future prospects. Elsevier. pp 1-16. Microorganisms for Sustainable Environment and Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819001-2.00001-2. ISBN: 9780128190043.

11. R Deolikar, S Pandit, J Jadhav, G Vyavahare, R Gurav, N Desai, R Patil. Pesticides: Types, Toxicity and Recent Updates on Bioremediation Strategies.2021. Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants. 531-568. 978-3-030-63422-3_27.

12. Jadhav D.A., Ghosal D., Chendake A.D., Pandit S., Sajana T.K. (2021) Plant Microbial Fuel Cell as a Biomass Conversion Technology for Sustainable Development. In: Pant K.K., Gupta S.K., Ahmad E. (eds) Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_5.

13. Patel V., Pramod R., Khanna N., Pawar P., Mathuriya A.S., Pandit S*. (2021) Fundamentals of Biosensor Application in Environmental Pollutant Monitoring. In: Shah M.P. (eds) Removal of Emerging Contaminants Through Microbial Processes. Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5901-3_15.

14. Jahanvee Mitra, Rishi Pramodbabu, Priti Patil, Namita Khanna, Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Soumya Pandit*. Role of the microbial community in the anaerobic digester for biomethane production. Editor(s): Maulin P. Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, 2021. Wastewater Treatment Reactors, Elsevier,2021, Pages 65-89, ISBN 9780128239919, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-823991-9.00017-4.

15. Ravishankar Patil, Harshal Deshmukh, Rujul Deolikar, Govind Vyavahare, Smita Shinde, Neetin Desai, Soumya Pandit, Jyoti Jadhav. Microbial diversity, interactions and biodegradation of hazardous textile wastewater using biological consortium technology, Editor(s): Maulin P. Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Wastewater Treatment Reactors, Elsevier,2021, Pages 91-117, ISBN 9780128239919, DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-823991-9.00019-8.

16. Tanmai Agasam, Nishit Savla, Shriya Jitendra Kalburge, Sajana T.K., Soumya Pandit*, Dipak A. Jadhav, Chapter 7 - Microbial electrosynthesis: Carbon dioxide sequestration via bioelectrochemical system, Editor(s): Maulin Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Kavit Mehta, The Future of Effluent Treatment Plants, Elsevier, 2021, Pages 113-132, ISBN 9780128229569, DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-822956-9.00007-6.

17.  S Banerjee, S Pandit, Chapter 9 - Microalgal wastewater treatment technologies,

Editor(s): Maulin Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Kavit Mehta, The Future of Effluent Treatment Plants, Elsevier,2021, Pages 151-164, ISBN 9780128229569, DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-822956-9.00009-X.

18.  Gupta A.S., Kumar P., Pandit S., Prasad R. (2021) Adsorptive Chromatography: A Sustainable Strategy for Treatment of Food and Pharmaceutical Industrial Effluents. In: Prasad R. (eds) Environmental Pollution and Remediation. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5499-5_11.

19. Pramod Babu R, Pandit S*, Mathuriya AS; Khan N; Fosso-Kankeu E.2020. Importance of Bacterial Biofilm in Bioremediation. Contaminants and Clean Technologies. eBook ISBN 9780429275852. CRC Press. DOI: 10.1201/9780429275852-9.

20. Chowdhary P; Vishvas H; Singh AK; Pandit S; 2020.  Emerging Environmental Contaminants. Contaminants and Clean Technologies. eBook ISBN9780429275852. CRC Press. DOI: 10.1201/9780429275852-1.

21. Karthic, A., Pandit, S.*, Khilari, S., Mathuriya, A.S., Jung, S.P. (2020). Microbial Electrosynthesis for Harnessing Value-Added Product via Carbon Dioxide Sequestering. In: Kumar, P., Kuppam, C. (eds) Bioelectrochemical Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6872-5_12.

22. Savla, N., Khilari, S., Pandit, S.*, Jung, S.P. (2020). Effective Cathode Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Microbial Fuel Cell. In: Kumar, P., Kuppam, C. (eds) Bioelectrochemical Systems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6872-5_9.

23. Kasibhatla Mahathi, Raksha Anand, Rishi Pramodbabu, Ankit Khugshal, Soumya Pandit*, Namita Khanna, Ram Prasad, Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Chapter 26 - Aerobic membrane bioreactor for the efficient wastewater treatment: recent dvances, Editor(s): Maulin P. Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Membrane-Based Hybrid Processes for Wastewater Treatment,Elsevier,2021,Pages 615-632,ISBN  9780128238042, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823804-2.00020-3.

24. Rishi Pramodbabu, Srishti Rai, Soumya Pandit*, Priti Patil, Srijoni Banerjee, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Ram Prasad, Chapter 9 - Anaerobic membrane bioreactor for waste water treatment: present state of the art,Editor(s): Maulin P. Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Membrane-Based Hybrid Processes for Wastewater treatment,Elsevier,2021,Pages 161-180,ISBN. 9780128238042, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823804-2.00027-6.

2021-22

25. Pujaa Dange, Shreya Gawas, S Pandit*, Lukhanyo Mekuto, Piyush K. Gupta, Poojhaa Shanmugam, Kanupriya, Ravishankar Patil, Srijoni Banerjee. Chapter 7 - Trends in photobioreactor technology for microalgal biomass production along with wastewater treatment: Bottlenecks and breakthroughs, Editor(s): Maulin Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Celia Bertha Vargas De La Cruz, Jayanta Biswas, An Integration of Phycoremediation Processes in Wastewater Treatment, Elsevier,2022, Pages 135-154, ISBN 9780128234990, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823499-0.00001-8.

26. Himja Tiwari, Nishit Savla, Soumya Pandit*, Srijoni banerjee, Elvis Fosso-Kankeu, Ravishankar Patil, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Kanu priya, Chapter 1 - Importance of biofilters in heavy metal removal: Fundamental to recent advances, Editor(s): Maulin Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Jayanta Biswas, An Innovative Role of Biofiltration in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 1-18,ISBN 9780128239469, .doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823946-9.00021-8.

27. R Shaikh, A Rizvi, S Pandit, N Desai, R Patil, Chapter 21 - Microalgae: Classification, bioactives, medicinal properties, industrial applications, and future prospectives. Editor(s): Maulin Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Celia Bertha Vargas De La Cruz, Jayanta Biswas, An Integration of Phycoremediation Processes in Wastewater Treatment, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 451-486, ISBN 9780128234990, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823499-0.00004-3.

28. R Patil, M Zahid, S Govindwar, R Khandare, G Vyavahare, R Gurav, Neetin Desai, S Pandit, J Jadhav, Chapter 8 - Constructed wetland: a promising technology for the treatment of hazardous textile dyes and effluent, Editor(s): Maulin Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Jayanta Biswas, Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 173-198, ISBN 9780323855839, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85583-9.00016-8.

29. Shruti Rawat, Nishit Savlab, Marzuqa Quraishi, Masirah Zahid Shah, Pooja Dange, Ayush Singha Roy, Tushar Bharadwaj, Tanmai Agasam, Piyush K. Gupta, Soumya Pandit*, Chapter 13 - Bioelectricity recovery from food waste using microbial fuel cell: Recent advances,Editor(s): Pradeep Verma, Maulin P. Shah, Bioprospecting of Microbial Diversity, Elsevier, 2022, Pages 297-323,ISBN 9780323909587, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90958-7.00017-0.

30. Singh, Tejveer, Quraishi, Marzuqa, Aindree,, Thakre, Mayur, Kumar Gupta, Piyush, Natarajan, Aberam, Sahni, Mohit, Kanupriya,, Gupta, Meenal, Kumar, Ankit and Pandit, Soumya*. "An overview on the application of biomass-derived biochar in the treatment of wastewater". BioChar: Applications for Bioremediation of Contaminated Systems, edited by Riti Thapar Kapoor and Maulin P. Shah, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2022, pp. 245-268.  https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110734003-012.

31. Subhasish Dutta, Debojit Ghosh, Arunima Lahiri, Sourish Chakraborty, Soumya Pandit, Chapter 15 - Cyanoremediation: a clean and green approach toward the sustainable environment, Editor(s): Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Maulin P. Shah, Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes, Elsevier,2022, Pages 335-354, ISBN 9780323858397, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85839-7.00017-7

Before 2020-21

1. Nayak B. K., Pandit, S. and Das, D. 2013. Biohydrogen. Air Pollution Prevention and Control: Bioreactors and Bioenergy by Edited Kennes. John Willy and Sons Ltd. Chapter 15,pp 345-375.ISBN: 978-1-119-94331-0. DOI: 10.1002/9781118523360.ch15

2. Pandit, S. and Das, D. Role of Microalgae in Microbial Fuel Cell. 2015. Algal Biorefinery: An Integrated Approach, Edition: 1st, Chapter: 17, Publisher: Capital Publishing Company, Editors: debabrata das, pp.375-399. ISBN: 978-3-319-22813-6.DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-22813-6_17

3. Pandit, S., Patel, V., Chandrasekhar K, Basics of Methanogenesis in Anaerobic Digester.

4. Chandrasekhar K, Pandit, S., Kakarla R, Jeevitha V.   Algae—the Potential Future Fuel: Challenges and Prospects. April 2017. Microbial Applications Vol.1, Bioremediation and Bioenergy, Edition: 1, Chapter: 11, Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Editors: V.C. Kalia, Prasun Kumar, pp.239-251. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52666-9_11.

5. Chandrasekhar K, Pandit, S.,Kadier A, Jeevitha V.  Biohydrogen Production: Integrated Approaches to Improve the Process Efficiency. Microbial Applications Vol.1, Bioremediation and Bioenergy, Edition: 1, Chapter: 9, Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Editors: V. C. Kalia, P. Kumar, pp.189-210. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52666-9_9 ·

6. Pandit, S., Chandrasekhar K,, Kakarla R, Kadier A, Jeevitha V. Basic Principles of Microbial Fuel Cell: Technical Challenges and Economic Feasibility. Microbial Applications Vol.1, Bioremediation and Bioenergy, Edition: 1, Chapter: 8, Publisher: Springer Nature, Editors: V.C. Kalia, Prasun Kumar, 165-188. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52666-9_8. ISBN: 978-3-319-52666-9.

7. P Chatterjee, S Pandit, ANGhadge, MM Ghangrekar. 2013. Performance comparison of air-breathing cathode and aqueous cathode earthen pot microbial fuel cell. Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research-volume II, edited by Kumar Sachin, Tyagi S; SardarSwaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy,pp: 356-369. ISBN: 978-81-927097-1-0

8. S. Pandit, S Sarode and Das, D. 2017. Fundamental of Microbial desalination Cell. Microbial fuel cell: A bioelectrochemical system that converts waste to watts. Edited by Debabrata Das. Publisher: Capital Publishing Company and M/s. Springer, Cham Switzerland, (ISBN 978-3-319-66793-5).pp 353-371.

9. S. Pandit and Das, D. 2017. Principles of Microbial Fuel Cell for power generation. Microbial fuel cell: A bioelectrochemical system that converts waste to watts. Edited by Debabrata Das. Publisher: Capital Publishing Company and M/s. Springer, Cham Switzerland, Print version ISBN (ISBN 978-3-319-66793-5).pp 21-44

10. Pandit, S.*,Sarode, S., Sargunaraj, F., and Kuppam, C. 2017. Fundamental of bacterial mediated biofouling. Biotechnological Applications of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Publisher: Springer, Singapore; DOI: 978-981-10-9025-7. pp 263-284..* corresponding author

11.Pandit, S.*,Sarode, S., and Kuppam, C. 2017. Fundamentals of bacterial biofilm: present state of art. Microbial Applications. Quorum Sensing and its Biotechnological Applications Publisher: Springer ,Singapore, pp 43-60.978-981-13-0847-5. .* corresponding author

12.Pandit, S., Roy, S. 2019. Microbial electrochemical system: Principles and Application. Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation”; (Elsevier). pp : 19-48.ISBN: 978-0444640529.

13. Pandit,S., Jung, P.S. 2019. Important Factors influencing MFC performance. 2019. “Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation”; (Elsevier). pp: 377-406.ISBN: 978-0444640529.

14. Varanasi JL, Veerubhotla R, Pandit S, D Das D. 2019. Biohydrogen Production Using Microbial Electrolysis Cell: Recent Advances and Future Prospects; “Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation” (Elsevier). pp: 843-869.ISBN: 978-0444640529.

15. Pandit, S.*, Chandrasekhar K, Jadav, D. MM Ghangrekar and D Das. 2019. Contaminant removal and energy recovery in Microbial fuel cell.Microbial Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds. Edited by Prof. Young-CheolChang.Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis group. pp:76-89; ISBN 9781138743922. *corresponding author.

16. Chatterjee S,  Pandit S and Fosso-Kankeu E. Removal of Heavy Metal Pollutants from Wastewater Using Immobilized Enzyme Techniques: A Review. 2019. Prediction and Control Tools for the Dispersion of Pollutants in the Environment. Scrivener Publishing John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Edited by Elvis Fosso-Kankeu. ISBN 9781138743922.pp 459–480.

17. Khanna N, Sridhar A, Subramanian R, Pandit S and Fosso-Kankeu E. Phycoremediation: A Solar Driven Wastewater Purification System. 2019. Prediction and Control Tools for the Dispersion of Pollutants in the Environment. Willey Scrivener Publishing John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Edited by Elvis Fosso-Kankeu. ISBN 9781138743922. Pp 373–428

18. Sajana T.K, Pandit S, Jadhav DA, Abdullah-Al-Mamun Md., Fosso-Kankeu E. Sediment microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment: A new approach. 2019. Prediction and Control Tools for the Dispersion of Pollutants in the Environment. Willey Scrivener Publishing John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Edited by Elvis Fosso-Kankeu. ISBN 9781138743922. Pp 303–338.

19. Pramod Babu R, Pandit S*,  KhannN ; Fosso-Kankeu E. Importance of Bacterial Biofilm in Bioremediation. Contaminants and Clean Technologies. eBook ISBN9780429275852. CRC Press. DOI: 10.1201/9780429275852-9. *corresponding author.

20. ChowdharyP; Vishvas H; Singh AK; Pandit S; 2020.  Emerging Environmental Contaminants. Contaminants and Clean Technologies. eBook ISBN9780429275852. CRC Press.DOI: 10.1201/9780429275852-1.

21. Pandit S, Savla N; Jung SP; 2020. Recent advancements in scaling up microbial fuel cells. Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-817493-7 .DOI:  10.1016/B978-0-12-817493-7.00016-3. pp-349-368.

22. Mathuriya AS ; Pandit S. 2020. Treatment of food processing and beverage industry wastewaters in microbial fuel cells. Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-817493-7. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817493-7.00009-6. pp-199-210.

23. Jadhav D.A. , Chendake, A.D. , Ghosal, D. , Mathuriya, A.S. , Kumar, S.S. , Pandit, S. 2020.Advanced microbial fuel cell for biosensor applications to detect quality parameters of pollutants. Bioremediation and Nutrients and Other Valuable Products Recovery: Using Bio electrochemical systems. DOI: 10.1016/ B978-0-12-821729-0.00003-8.

24. Vinay Patel, Rishi Pramod, Namita Khanna, Prajakta Pawar, Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Soumya Pandit. 2020. Fundamentals of Biosensor Application in Environmental Pollutant Monitoring. Removal of Emerging Contaminants Through Microbial Processes. Springer, Singapore. pp-311-329. ISBN: 978-981-15-5901-3. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5901-3_15.

25. Abhilasha Singh MathuriyaArminder Kaur, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Soumya Pandit, Deepak Jadhav. 2021. Potential of microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment.  Bioremediation and Nutrients and Other Valuable Products Recovery: Using Bio electrochemical systems. Eds: Singh L, Mahapatra DM, Thakur S. Publisher: Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128217290.

BOOK:

  1. Microbial fuel cell performance improvement by optimizing parameters. 2017. S Pandit, MM Ghangrekar, and D Das. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG Bahnhofstraße 28, D-66111 Saarbrücken. Project-ID (157381) and the books ISBN (978-3-330-08816-0)
  2. Industrial Biotechnology. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis). S Pandit, and D Das. Hb: 978-0-367-40888-6 | eBook: 978-0-367-82241-5. CRC Press; 1st edition (May 6, 2021).
  3. Book entitled: “Scaling-up of the microbial electrochemical system: From reality to scalability”, Publisher “Elsevier”, 2022. The published volume is Scopus Indexed. Editors: Dr. Deepak Jadhav (Korea Maritime University); Dr. Soumya Pandit (Sharda University, Greater Noida). ISBN: 9780323907651. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-03641-8.
  4. Editing Book entitled: “Bio-Clean Energy Technologies” (vol 1 & 2), which will be published by the reputed International Publisher “Springer”, 2021-22. The published volume will be Scopus Indexed. Editors: Dr. Namita Khanna (BITS Dubai); Dr. Pankaj Chowdhary (IITR, CSIR); Dr. Soumya Pandit (Sharda University, Greater Noida). Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8089-2; DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-8090-8

Patents filed/published:

Patents published/filed:

Applicant- Sharda University

 

2020-21

1.  Title: Semi-aromatic polyester nanocomposite and method for preparation thereof.: Patent authority: Sharda University.Inventor: Piyush Kumar Gupta; Soumya Pandit, Rekha Gahtori, Bableen flora, Shiva Chander, Sunny Dholpuriya, Sharad Agarwal Patent: IN202111040352. Patent filed: September, 2021.

2. Title: bimetallic-semi-aromatic polyester nanocomposite and method for preparation thereof. Patent authority: Sharda University.Inventor: Piyush Kumar Gupta; Soumya Pandit, Rekha Gahtori, Bableen flora. Patent: IN202111040353. Patent filed: September, 2021.

3. Title: Biochar composite impregnated anode and method for fabrication thereof, Inventors: Meenal Gupta, Soumya Pandit, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Nishit Savla, Stephane, Yogesh Kumar, Santimoy Khilari, Pushpa Singh, Patent no. IN202111040351, Publication Date: 08.10.2021

4. Title: Multi electrode, horizontal Serpentine flow microbial fuel cell. Patent authority: Sharda University. Patent: IN202111007473. Patent filed: 26/02/ 2021. Inventor: Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Soumya Pandit.

5. Title:  Functionalized Zeolite-Cement Separator composite and method for preparation thereof. Patent authority: Sharda University. Patent: IN202111007471 A. Patent filed: 26/02/ 2021. Inventor: Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Soumya Pandit.

Certifications

  • 4 month project employee in Chembiotek Research International Pvt Ltd., Block-BN, Plot-7, Sector V; Electronic, Salt Lake Salt Lake City; Kolkata 700091. June-September 2006.
  • Industrial training in Allen laboratory (Pharmaceutical company-kolkata).
  • Personality Development Course conducted at Bengal Institute of Technology, WBUT.
  • Industrial training in Common effluent treatment plant at Baantala Leather Complex (kolkata).Duration 1 month,
  • Completed ITeZen(A basic Information Technology learning Course: Duration 6 month, completion 19-02-2005. (http://www.smartvalue.biz)
  • Attended the short term course on ‘Waste Minimization and Bioenergy recovery-organized by department of Civil engineering, IIT KGP during 22nd to 26th November 2009.
  • Worked as helper at the National workshop on Bioinformatics in “Genomics and
  • Proteomics”, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT – Kharagpur, 2012.
  • Workshop on Biofilm modeling and microbial ecology for environmental biotechnology, The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR); Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.2017.
  • Workshop on Capacitive Deionization at conference on “Interfaces against Pollution conference (IAP 2016), held during 4th-7th September 2016 at Universitat de Lleida (Spain).

Area of Interest

Microbial electrochemical cell biofilm and biofouling; biohythane; nanomaterial synthesis and characterization; microalgal biomass production; bioenergy and biofuel