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S Venkata Mohan, scientist at the CSIR-IICT here has been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize 2014 in Engineering Sciences.
His contributions in generating wealth from waste leading to the establishment of a viable link between waste remediation, renewable energy and third generation biofuels, has been recognised, a release from the IICT here said.
Mohan is Principal Scientist of Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) division. His group for the first time reported the feasibility of using microaerophilic condition in MFC (also called as ‘bio-batteries’) to produce bioelectricity from waste.
His group also carried out detailed studies to elucidate the potential route of fluoride flow from water-soil-food chain in fluorosis affected areas of Prakasam district and established cost-effective treatment methods by using locally available low-cost absorbents.
Mohan is associated with numerous industrial projects on process development, full scale design and pilot scale demonstrations pertaining to wastewater treatment, soil bioremediation and environmental impact assessment studies. He has 7 patents and published 220 papers in peer reviewed journals.
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