Bioelectrochemical Systems

Part 1. The Principle of Bio-electrochemical Systems.1. Bio-electrochemical systems: Principles and Application.2. Bioelectrochemically assisted anaerobic digestion: Principles and Perspectives.3. An insight into Biological Photovoltaic Cell based Electrochemical System.4. Electro-fermentation technology: Emerging platform.5. Electrochemical losses and their role in power generation.6. Electricity-driven microbial factory for value-added resources recovery from waste streams.Part 2. Catalysts controlling BES implementation.7. Effective cathode catalysts for O2 reduction.8. Role of Biocatalysts in Microbial Electrosynthesis for value-added product via CO2 sequestration.9. Biocatalysts in electro-fermentation systems: Mixed culture and pure cultures.10. Bacterial metabolism coupled energetic.11. Electrotrophs and Electricigens; Key players in Microbial Electrophysiology.12. Biofilms: Engineering approaches to enhance process efficiency.13. The enhanced mechanism of heterotrophic denitrification in bioelectrochemical system.14. Nanotechnology approaches: Tunable electrode surfaces for bioelectrocatalytic conversion of greenhouse gases into valuable products.

Dr. Prasun Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India. His main areas of research are Biopolymers, Microbial biodiversity, Bioenergy, Microbial Biofilms, Quorum sensing, Quorum quenching, and Genomics. He has over seven years of experience in applied microbiological research including over 2 years post-doctoral research experience as BK-21 plus fellow at Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea. He made a significant contribution while working on valorizing lignocellulosic biowastes or cheap raw materials into value-added products including bioenergy and biopolymers. To his credits, there are over 29 papers in various peer-reviewed SCI journals including Trends in Microbiology; Biotechnology Advances; Bioresource Technology, etc. In addition, he has edited two books (i) Microbial Factories Vol. I: Biofuels, Waste Treatment (2015); and (ii) Soil Microenvironment for Bioremediation and Polymer Production and also authored 10 book chapters. He has been contributing to scientific society by actively reviewing articles for more than 32 SCI journals. He serves as the editorial board member of few international journals and also served as the guest editor for the Journal - Polymers, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. He is a life member of the following scientific societies: Association of Microbiologists of India; Indian Science Congress Association; and the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI). He is also a member of the American Society for Microbiology. He can be contacted at: prasunbiotech2017@gmail.com.