Bioremediation and Bioeconomy

Dr. Prasad is Emeritus Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (India). He has made outstanding contributions to the fields of bioremediation, bioresources, biomass energy sources, bioeconomy, and to the broad field of environmental biotechnology, all of which are his main areas of expertise. Dr. Prasad has served the Government of India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change as a member of various advisory committees on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, pollution control and abatement, environmental information systems and bioremediation of contaminated sites. He is an active visiting scientist for several international universities.

I. Bioproducts from contaminated substrates (soil and water)

1. Trace element contaminated agrocenoses in Ukraine for production of biodiesel

2. Energy plantations, medicinal and aromatic plants on contaminated/ metalliferous soil

3. Prosopis juliflora (Sw) DC – potential for bioremediation and biobased economy

4. Giant reed (Arundo donax L.): a multipurpose crop bridging phytoremediation with sustainable bio-economy

II. Biomass Energy, Biodiesel and Biofuel from contaminated substrates

5. Biomass energy from revegetation of landfill sites

6. Bioenergy from phytoremediated phytomass of aquatic plants via gasification

7. Jatropha curcas L. cultivation on constrained land - Exploring the potential for economic growth and environmental protection

8. Potential of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) for phytoremediation of metalliferous waste assisted by plant growth promoting bacteria – possible cogeneration of economic products

III. Ornamentals and crops for contaminated substrates

9. Potential of ornamental plants for phytoremediation of heavy metals and income generation

10. Tree crops on abandoned mines for environmental remediation and industrial feedstock

11. Rice paddies for trace element cleanup - Bioeconomic perspectives

12. Cultivation of Sweet Sorghum on Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils by Phytoremediation Approach for production of sweet fuel

IV. Brownfield development for smart bioeconomy

13. Mulberry and Vetiver for phytostabilization of mine over burden: Co-generation of economic products

14. Utilization of contaminated lands for cultivation plant resources for production of dyes

15. Brownfield restoration as a smart economic growth option for promoting ecotourism and leisure - Two case studies in Nord – Pas-de-Calais territory (France)

16. Biological recultivation of mine industry deserts - facilitating the formation of phytocoenosis in the middle Ural region, Russia

V. Algal bioproducts, biofuels, biorefinery for business opportunities

17. Phycoremediation and business prospectus

18. Algae based bioremediation: Bioproducts and biofuels for biobusiness

VI. Bioprocesses, Bioengineering for boosting biobased economy

19. Building a Biobased economy through waste remediation: Innovation towards a sustainable future

20. Energy from waste water treatment plants

21. Bioprocesses for Waste and Wastewater Remediation and Sustainable Energy Generation

VII. Case studies

22. Bioremediation in Brazil: Challenges to improve the development and application to boost up the bioeconomy

23. Phytoremediation of Soil and Groundwater – Economic Benefits over Traditional Methodologies

24. Phytomanagement of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals Contaminated Sites in Assam, North Eastern State of India for Boosting Bio-economy

VIII. New Biology

25. Ecocatalysis: A New Approach Towards Bioeconomy

26. Synthetic biology - an emerging field for developing economies