Keerthi Katam

• Katam, K., Bhattacharyya, D., Soda, S., & Shimizu, T. (2021). Effect of hydraulic retention time on the performance of trickling photo-bioreactor treating domestic wastewater: Removal of carbon, nutrients, and micropollutants. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 102, 351–362. (IF: 6.064; Quartile: Q1)
• Katam, K., Tiwari, Y., Shimizu, T., Soda, S., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2021). Start‐up of a Trickling Photo‐bioreactor for the Treatment of Domestic Wastewater. Water Environment Research, 93, 1690–1699.
• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2021). Improving the performance of activated sludge process with integrated algal biofilm for domestic wastewater treatment: System behavior during the start-up phase. Bioresource Technology Reports, 13, 100618.

• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2020). Effect of solids retention time on the performance of algae-activated sludge association in municipal wastewater treatment and biofuel production.Journal of Applied Phycology, Springer Nature, v 32, 1803–1812 . (IF: 3.215; Quartile: Q1)
• Katam, K., Shimizu, T., Soda, S., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2020). Performance evaluation of two trickling filters removing LAS and Caffeine from wastewater: Light reactor (Algal-bacterial consortium) vs Dark reactor (bacterial consortium).Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, v 707, 135987 . (IF: 7.963; Quartile: Q1)
• Pandey, A., Katam, K., Joseph, P., Soda, S., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2020). Micropollutant Removal from Laundry Wastewater in Algal-Activated Sludge Systems: Microbial Studies. Water Air Soil Pollution, Springer Nature, 231, 374. (IF: 2.520; Quartile: Q2)

• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2019). Simultaneous treatment of domestic wastewater and bio-lipid synthesis using immobilized and suspended cultures of microalgae and activated sludge. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry (Elsevier), v 69, 295-303. (IF: 6.064; Quartile: Q1)
• Katam, K., Shimizu, T., Bhattacharyya, D., & Soda, S. (2019). Nutrient, Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate, and Caffeine Removal from Synthetic Wastewater with an Algal-bacterial Culture and an Activated Sludge Culture in Batch Mode. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology, Japanese Society of Water Treatment Biology, v 55, 1 – 9.

• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Comparative study on treatment of kitchen wastewater using a mixed microalgal culture and an aerobic bacterial culture: kinetic evaluation and FAME analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer Nature, v 25, n21, 20732-20742. (IF: 4.223; Quartile: Q1)
• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Biodegradation of commercial laundry and dishwashing detergents under aerobic and anaerobic conditions: a kinetic evaluation. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, American Society of Civil Engineers, v 22, n1, 04017023. (IF: 1.44; Quartile: Q2)
• Katam, K., Maetani, K., Shimizu, T., Nakajima, J., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Study of Aerobic Biodegradation of Surfactants and Fluorescent Whitening Agents in Detergents of a Few Selected Asian Countries (India, Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand). Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Japan Society on Water Environment, v 16, n 1, 18-29.
• Babu, A., Katam, K., Gundupalli, M. P., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Nutrient removal from wastewater using microalgae: A kinetic evaluation and lipid analysis.Water Environment Research, Water Environment Federation, v 90, n 6, 520-529. (IF: 1.946; Quartile: Q3)

• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2017). Biodegradation of laundry wastewater under aerobic and anaerobic conditions: a kinetic evaluation. Water Environment Research, Water Environment Federation, v 89, n 12, 2071-2077. (IF: 1.946; Quartile: Q3)

• Katam, K., Tiwari, Y., Shimizu, T., Soda, S., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2020). Start-up of a Trickling Photo-bioreactor Seeded with Activated Sludge and Microalgae for Domestic Wastewater Treatment. Second ASCE India Conference on “Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies” (CRSIDE2020), Kolkata, India, March 2-4, 2020.

• Katam, K., Shimizu, T., Soda, S., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2019). Effect of hydraulic retention time on the performance of algae-bacteria based trickling photobioreactor in removing organic micropollutants and nutrients from domestic wastewater. IWA Conference on Algal Technologies and Stabilization Ponds for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery (IWAlgae2019) , University of Valladolid, Spain, July 1 -2, 2019.

• Katam, K., Shimizu, T., Bhattacharyya, D., & Soda, S. (2018). Removal of Linear Alkyl-benzene Sulphonate and Caffeine from Domestic Wastewater in Trickling Filters Using Algal-bacterial Consortia. International Conference on Green Energy and Environment Engineering , Kitahiroshima, Japan, August 27-29, 2018.
• Katam, K., Gundupalli, M. P., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Production of biofuel from a kitchen wastewater by using a mixed culture of diatoms: Treatment, kinetic evaluation, and lipid analysis. Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies: Energy and Water Infrastructure; Transportation Infrastructure; and Planning and Financing , 278 -287, New Delhi, India, December 12–14, 2017.

• Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Comparing and evaluating the kinetics of mixed micro-algal system with aerobic bacterial system in treating kitchen wastewater: Biodiesel production. The European Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment , Brighton, UK, July 7-9, 2017.
• Modi, P., Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2018). Aerobic Biological Treatment of Pesticide Industry Effluent: A Kinetic Evaluation. Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies: Energy and Water Infrastructure; Transportation Infrastructure; and Planning and Financing , 278 -287.

Gundupalli, M.P., Katam, K., & Bhattacharyya, D. (2017). Treatment of Sugarmill Effluent and Simultaneous Production of Ethanol: Effect of pH and Quantity of Seed Sludge. International Conference on Biotechnology & Bioengineering – Trends. Chapter 37. ISBN 978 –93 –85518 –10-2

Media coverage

1) IIT Hyderabad Develop Algae-Based Sewage Treatment Systems, Business World Education. http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/IIT-Hyderabad-Develop-Algae-Based-Sewage-Treatment-Systems/23-12-2019-181017/

2) IIT-H developing systems for water treatment, biodiesel. India Today. https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-h-developing-systems-for-water-treatment-biodiesel-1630884-2019-12-23