PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Li, C., Wang, J., Liu, M., Zheng, Y., Kumar, S., Umeda, I., Mahata, C., Norton, J., & Wang, W. (2026). Harnessing Activated Sludge for the Treatment of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Wastewater: A Proof‐of‐Concept Study. Water Environment Research, 98(2), e70313 Link
Mahata, C., Mishra, S., Singh, V. (2026). 3-Hydroxypropionic acid recovery from fermentation broth through novel downstream processing: Technoeconomic analysis. Bioresource Technology, 445, 134094 Link
Waoo, A. A., Fatima, M., Singh, S., Chandra, N., Mahata, C., Mal, J., Singh, N. K., Pandey, A. (2026). Exploring the potentials of algal derived bio-stimulants and biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture- a review. Bioresource Technology Reports, 33, 102605 Link
Banerjee, S., Manoharan, S., Ravikumar, N., Mahata, C. (2025). Polymeric membrane bioreactors in water treatment: a path to sustainability. Iranian Polymer Journal, 35, 637 – 660 Link
Thakur, V., Kumar, A., Singh, J., Mahata, C., Mirza, A., Jeewanthi, R. K. C. (2025). Nanoemulsion coatings with encapsulating clove essential oil for shelf-life enhancement of guava. Applied Fruit Science, 67, 178 Link
Jacob, S., Kundu, D., Chintagunta, A.D., Kumar, N.S., Samanta, P., Mahata, C., Dey, S., Shibirathna, R.G., Barathi, A., Kumar, S., Wang, Z., Goel, G. (2025). Anaerobic digestion-derived digestate valorization: green chemistry innovations for resource recovery and reutilization. Green Chemistry, 27(25), 7472-7505 Link
Ahuja, V., Kumar, P., Mahata, C., Jeon, J-M., Kumar, G., Yang, Y-H., Bhatia, S.K. (2024). A review on microbes mediated resource recovery and bioplastic(polyhydroxyalkanoates) production from wastewater. Microbial Cell Factories 23(1), 1-22 Link
Anand, A., Mahata, C., Mohalkar, VS. (2024). Biohydrogen synthesis from food waste hydrolysate: Optimization using statistical design of experiments (DoE) and artificial neural network (ANN). Biomass and Bioenergy, 191, 107452 Link
Liu, M., Mahata, C., Wang, Z., Kumar, S., Zheng, Y. (2024). Comparative exploration of biological treatment of hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater from sewage sludge: Effects of culture, fermentation conditions, and ammonia stripping. Journal of Environmental Management, 349, 119527 Link
Mahata, C., Dhar, S., Ray, S., Das, D. (2023). Biohydrogen production from starchy wastewater in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor: Possibilities toward circular bioeconomy. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 30, 103044 Link
Mahata, C., Mishra, S., Dhar, S., Ray, S., Mohanty, K., Das, D. (2023). Utilization of dark fermentation effluent for algal cultivation in a modified airlift photobioreactor for biomass and biocrude production. Journal of Environmental Management, 330, 117121 Link
Khan, S., Das, P., Thaher, M., AbdulQuadir, M., Mahata, C., Al-Jabri, H. (2023). Utilization of nitrogen-rich agricultural waste streams by microalgae for the production of protein and value-added compounds. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 41, 100797 Link
Khan, S., Das, P., AbdulQuadir, M., Thaher, M., Mahata, C., Sayadi, S., Al-Jabri, H. (2023). Microalgal feedstock for biofuel production: recent advances, challenges, and future perspective. Fermentation, 9(3), 281 Link
Khan, S., Das, P., AbdulQuadir, M., Thaher, M., Nagappan, S., Mahata, C., H. Hawari, A., Al-Jabri, H. (2022). A comparative physicochemical property assessment and techno-economic analysis of biolubricants produced using chemical modification and additive-based routes. Science of the Total Environment, 847, 157648 Link
Mahata, C., Das, P., Khan, S., Thaher, M., AbdulQuadir, M., Nagappan, S., Al-Jabri ,H. (2022). The potential of marine microalgae for the production of food, feed, and fuel (3F). Fermentation, 8(7), 316 Link
Nagappan, S., Das, P., Thaher, M., AbdulQuadir, M., Khan, S., Mahata, C., Al-Jabri ,H. (2021). Digestibility of nutrients and energy in microalgae for aquatic organisms. Sustainability, 13(23), 13211 Link
Nagappan, S., Das, P., AbdulQuadir, M., Thaher, M., Khan, S., Mahata, C., Al-Jabri, H., Vatland, A. K., Kumar, G. (2021). Potential of microalgae as a sustainable feed ingredient for aquaculture. Journal of Biotechnology, 341, 20 Link
Mahata, C., Dhar, S., Ray, S., Das, D. (2021). Effect of thermal pretreated organic wastes on the dark fermentative hydrogen production using mixed microbial consortia. Fuel, 284, 119062 Link
Mahata, C., Dhar, S., Ray, S., Das, D. (2021). Flocculation characteristics of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) obtained from anaerobic sludge extracted by different methods on microalgae harvesting for lipid utilization. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 167, 107898 Link
Yadav, S., Singh, V., Mahata, C., Das, D. (2021). Optimization for simultaneous enhancement of biobutanol and biohydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (5), 3726-3741 Link
Mahata, C., Ray, S., Das, D. (2020). Optimization of dark fermentative hydrogen production from organic wastes using acidogenic mixed consortia. Energy Conversion and Management, 219, 113047 Link
BOOK CHAPTERS
Choudhary, R., Kumar, A., Kumar, V., Elmnifi, M. H., Dhar, S., Alqahtani, F. M. Sharma, D., Mahata C., Chaudhari S. K., Kumari S., & Patel K. (2026). Case study on biopolymers derived from food and agro-industrial wastes. In Food and Agro-Industrial Wastes, Academic Press Link
Saishree, R., Das, S.K., Panda, N., Prusty, B.A.K., Mahata, C. (2025). From plastics to bioplastics: technological innovations and nature-based solutions to achieve global sustainability. In Micro-Nano Plastics Exposure, Environmental Degradation and Public Health Crisis. Sustainable Development Goals Series, Springer Nature Link
Mehta, A., Mahata, C. (2025). Mitigation of CO2 emissions with microalgae. In Algal-based Waste Treatment Technologies in a Circular Economy, CRC Press Link
Rai, C., Thakur, T., Mahata, C., Bhui, B., Sharma, P. (2025). Energy recovery from solid waste-recent approaches. In Solid Waste Management, Springer Nature Link
Rathinavel, L., Ravikumar, Y., Jothinathan, D., Paul, S.J., Pandey, A., Mahata, C. (2024). Extraction and enrichment of fatty acids from marine microalgae. In Marine Molecules from Algae and Cyanobacteria, Elsevier Link
Olugbemide, A.D., Ifijen, I.H., Mahata, C., Vicente, F.A., Likozar, B. (2024). Valorization of deep eutectic solvent pretreated lignocellulosic biomass for improved biogas production. In Solid Waste Management in Delta Region for SDGs Fulfillment, Springer Nature Link
Mahata, C., Das, D. (2022). Current status and prospects of biohydrogen production. In Microbial Biotechnology for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Springer Nature Link