Ranjeeta Bhande (Ph.D.)
Education Qualification
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (2022)
- M.Tech. Aquaculture Engineering (2014)
- B.Tech. Agriculture Engineering (2012)
Designation
Department
Research Area
• Oxyanion Removal using Biological Process
• Wastewater Treatment
• Agriculture Waste Management
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell
General Information
Dr. Ranjeeta Bhande has interdisciplinary work experience in areas such as agricultural and environmental engineering. Dr. Bhande has made a significant impact in the domain of wastewater treatment during her master's and PhD thesis. Dr. Bhande has received the MHRD Institute Fellowship at IIT Kharagpur and IIT Guwahati. She is GATE and ICAR-NET qualified. In her PhD thesis, she has focused on the thermoalkali pretreatment, anaerobic digestion of rice straw, and oxyanions (sulfate, nitrate and arsenic) removal from wastewater in batch and continuous reactors (attached growth type). She has experience in agriculture waste management by converting it into value-added products such as carbon source and developing sustainable and low-cost technology. She has experience in the designing and operation of bioreactors. Furthermore, in her M. Tech. thesis, she worked on sediment microbial fuel cells for treating the aquaculture used water and observed the cellulose degradation kinetics. Dr. Bhande has published several research articles and book chapters and presented her research work at national/ international conferences. She is recognised for her academic excellence and significant contributions to wastewater treatment and agriculture waste management.
Profile
Research Papers
1. Bhande, R., Noori, M. T., & Ghangrekar, M. M. (2019). Performance improvement of sediment microbial fuel cell by enriching the sediment with cellulose: Kinetics of cellulose degradation. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 13, 189-196.
2. Shakya, A. K., Bhande, R., & Ghosh, P. K. (2020). A practical approach on reuse of drinking water treatment plant residuals for fluoride removal. Environmental technology, 41(22), 2907-2919.
3. Bhande, R., & Ghosh, P. K. (2020). Anaerobic digestion of rice straw in presence of sulfate containing environment. Indian Chemical Society, 97 (3), 446-449.
Book Chapter
1. Bhande, R., & Ghosh, P. K. (2018). Oxyanions removal by biological processes: A review. In Water Quality Management (pp. 37-54). Springer, Singapore. International / National Conferences
1. Bhande, R., and Ghosh, P. K. Oxyanions removal by biological processes: A review, ICWEES, International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society’ held at AISECT University Bhopal, India, March 15 -18, 2016.
2. Bhande, R., and Ghosh, P. K. Autoclave assisted thermal pre-treatment of Rice Straw, NEC, National Environmental Conferences held at IIT Bombay, India, January 31- February 1, 2020.
3. Bhande, R., and Ghosh, P. K. Potential Application of Agri. Waste as a Carbon Source for removal of Sulfate & Co-Contaminates, WEES 2020, International Conference on Water, Energy and Environmental Sustainability, held at NIT Durgapur. January 13-15, 2020.
4. Bhande R., and Ghosh, P.K. Anaerobic digestion of rice straw in presence of sulfate containing environment. CHEMBION, International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering, held at NIT Jalandhar, February 13-14, 2020.
5. Bhande R. “Restore our Earth”. Online National seminar attended at IIM Sirmour. April 22, 2021.
6. Bhande, R., & Ghosh, P. K. (2018). Oxyanions removal by biological processes: A review. Water Quality Management, 37-54.
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1. MHRD Fellowship: Received MHRD fellowship at IIT KHARAGPUR for pursuing an M. Tech. degree
2. MHRD Fellowship: Received MHRD fellowship at IIT Guwahati for pursuing a PhD. degree
3. Received Best Oral Presentation Award in WEES 2020 at NIT Durgapur.
4. ICAR-NET and GATE Qualified
5. Selected for Societal Research Fellowship (SoRF) under DISHA Scheme