Dr. Gourav Dhar Bhowmick has expertise in bio-electrochemical system-assisted recirculatory aquaculture wastewater treatment techniques besides separation/fractionation of water-related isotopes, viz. 2H/1H, 18O/16O, through thin-film composite reverse osmosis membranes for water isotope enrichment and elucidating the transport mechanism of water through these membranes. He has conceptualized integrated designs of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) - membrane bioreactor (MBR) and moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) - assisted MBR-based systems for treating real-life wastewater along with bio-energy recovery.
He now aims to develop a bio-engineering interface for aquaculture in areas like engineering and design of aquacultural facilities, in-service experience, commissioning, operation, materials selection, and their uses in recirculatory aquaculture systems. Another area of his research interest is the smart aquaponics system for urban farming. Other than that, Dr. Bhowmick is also working on the end-of-pipe treatment of marine and freshwater recirculating aquaculture systems with a focus on denitrification, phosphorous removal, biogas production in line with residual resources engineering for environmental remediation.
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Multi-walled carbon nanotube and carbide-derived carbon supported metal phthalocyanines as cathode catalysts for microbial fuel cell application. Bhowmick G. D., Kibena-põldsepp E. , Matisen L. , Merisalu M. , Kook M. , Käärik M. , Leis J. , Sammelselg V. , Ghangrekar M. M., Tammeveski K. By Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Royal Society of Chemistry) 3 3525-3537 (2019)
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Improved wastewater treatment by combined system of microbial fuel cell with activated carbon/TiO2 cathode catalyst and membrane bioreactor Bhowmick G. D., Das S. , Ghangrekar M. M., Mitra A. , Banerjee R. By Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A. 100 675-682 (2019)
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Improved performance of microbial fuel cell by using conductive ink printed cathode containing Co3O4 or Fe3O4 Bhowmick G. D., Das S. , Verma H. K., Neethu B. , Ghangrekar M. M. By Electrochimica Acta 173-183 (2019)
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: Some serious consequences with urban and rural water cycle Bhowmick G. D., Dhar D. , Nath D. , Ghangrekar M. M., Banerjee R. , Das S. , Chatterjee J. By npj Clean Water (Nature Pub.) 32 - (2020)
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Bismuth doped TiO2 as an excellent photocathode catalyst to enhance the performance of microbial fuel cell. Bhowmick G. D., Noori M. T., Das I. , Neethu B. , Ghangrekar M. M., Mitra A. By International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 43 7501-7510 (2018)
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Improved performance of microbial fuel cell by in-situ methanogenesis suppression while treating fish market wastewater. Bhowmick G. D., Neethu B. , Ghangrekar M. M., Banerjee R. By Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 1-16 (2020)
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Using Rhodium as a cathode catalyst for enhancing performance of microbial fuel cell Bhowmick G. D., Das S. , Adhikary K. , Ghangrekar M. M., Mitra A. By International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 22218-22222 (2019)
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TiO2/Activated carbon photo cathode catalyst exposed to ultraviolet radiation to enhance the efficacy of integrated microbial fuel cell-membrane bioreactor Bhowmick G. D., Chakroborty I. , Ghangrekar M. M., Mitra A. By Bioresource Technology Reports 100330- (2019)
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Bismuth impregnated Ruthenium/Activated carbon as photo-cathode catalyst to proliferate the efficacy of microbial fuel cell. Bhowmick G. D., Das S. , Adhikary K. , Ghangrekar M. M., Mitra A. By Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. 1 - (2021)
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Start-Up of Anammox SBR from Non-Specific Inoculum and Process Acceleration Methods by Hydrazine Zekker I., Artemchuk O. , Rikmann E. , Ohimai K. , Bhowmick G. D., Ghangrekar M. M., Burlakovs J. , Tenno T. By Water 3 350- (2021)
Principal Investigator
- Advanced bioreactor assisted smart aquaponics systems for urban farming
- Advanced bioreactor assisted smart aquaponics systems for urban farming
- Prakriti Annual fest of Agricultural Engineering Society
Co-Principal Investigator
- Establishment of Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Cell under RKVY-RAFTAAR Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, (RKVY Division), Govt. of India
Ph. D. Students
Ahmad Faisal
Area of Research: Development of Advanced Aqua-hydroponics System
Antara Chatterjee
Area of Research: Environmental impacts of seaweed cultivation and by-product recovery
Rajasekar V
Area of Research: Water treatment in climate resilient aquaculture systems
MS Students
Geophry Wasonga Anyango
Area of Research: Agricultural water treatment and policy making
Kendi Josyline
Area of Research: Advanced cage culture techniques
Sophret Tsogolani
Area of Research: Advanced aeroponics systems for urban farming
