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Biswaranjan Das is currently working in Environment & Sustainability Dept., CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar. He has around 12 years of experience in Research & Development project related activities such as Biodiesel from microalgae, Desulphurisation of calcined petroleum coke,CO2 sequestration using microalgae, Bioleaching of low grade ores/minerals, Water treatment studies etc...

• Currently working in CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar since july 2009.
• Previously worked at Paradeep Phosphates Limited, Paradeep 

• Book Chapter: Application of microalgae for CO2 sequestration and waste water treatment. Nilotpala Pradhan, Biswaranjan Das. Book " Recent Advancements in Biofuel and Bioenergy Utilization". Sep-2018. PP 285-302. Springer Nature.
• Book chapter: Large scale cultivation of brackish water isolates Scenedesmus sp. in raceway pond for biodiesel production. L.B. Sukla , M. Nayak , J. Jena , H. S. Panda , N. Pradhan, P. K. Panda , S .K. Mishra, B. Das , C. Sarika , B.V. S. K.Rao , R. B. N. Prasad , B. K. Mishra. Environmental Management & Technology, Edited by D.R.Khanna, A.K.Chopra, Gagan Matta, R.Bhutiani &Vivek Singh, 01/2013: pages 79-91; Daya Publishing House,New Delhi.
• Article: Survey and Documentation of Brackish Water Algal Diversity from East Coast Region of Odisha, India. H .S. Panda, M. Nayak, B. Das, B. K. Parida, J. Jena, S. Bhakta, S. Panda, P. K. Panda, L. B. Sukla*. World Environment 2011; 1(1): 20-23 DOI: 10.5923/j.env.20110101.04.
• Conference paper: Use of some mineral industry wastes for enhancing growth of microalgae. Pradhan N, Dey S , Ray A , Das B. National conference on waste to wealth in mineral & metallurgical industries (WWMMI-2018) ,CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, 9-10 march 2018.
• Conference paper:Carbon dioxide Sequestration efficiency of a microalgae Scenedesmus 25. N. Pradhan, B. Das and V. Aishvarya. International conference on “ The Green Planet: Past, Present and Future” Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Dec 21-23, 2016.
• Conference paper: Optimization of low cost fertilizer towards mass cultivation of Scenedesmus sp. for biofuel feed stock production. Rout S, N Pradhan, B. Das, M T Arasu. International conference on “The Green Planet: Past, Present & Future” Dept of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Dec 21-23, 2016.
• Conference Paper: Raceway Pond: A suitable system for Algal Cultivation. B. Das , M. Nayak , S. Bhakta , J. Jena , R.R. Nayak ,U. Subudhi, N. Pradhan, S.K. Mishra , P.K. Panda , L.B. Sukla. National Conference on New Frontiers in Life Sciences & 13th Orissa Bigyan Congress; 12/2010.
• Conference Paper: Utilization of microalgae isolated from Orissa coast as a potential source for biodiesel production and CO2 fixation. J. Jena , M. Nayak , S. Bhakta , B. Das , R. R. Nayak , N. Pradhan, U. Subudhi , P.K. Panda , S. K. Mishra , S. P. Adhikary , L.B. Sukla , B. K. Mishra. International symposium on Recent Advances in Cross-disciplinary Microbiology: Avenues & Challenges and International Workshop on rRNA sequencing, phylogeny &Next generation genome sequencing; 12/2010.  

• Metal oxide hydroxides biopolymer composite beads for fluoride removal from groundwater and a process for the preparation thereof. Inventor: Sujana Marygude, Sathish Ramalingam, Boopathy Ramasamy, Abhaya Kumar Sahoo, Biswaranjan Das, Priyankarani Behera, Debabrata Singh, Suddhasatwa Basu, Indian Patent Application no. 202111037374
  

• Microbial desulphurisation of calcined petroleum coke. (SSP-128)(Completed).
• Collection, Characterization and Screening of Microalgae from West Bengal and Orissa Coast and Pilot Scale Demonstration of Algal Oil Production. (GAP- 196)(Completed).
• Potassic (K) fertilizer technology to empower the nation. (K-TEN) WP-5 (CSC-0105)(Completed).
• Biomass to Energy.(CSC-116)(Completed).
• Development of green process for CO2 sequestration using high rate algal pond.(GAP-255)(Completed).
• Development of household deflouridation unit for safe drinking water in flouride endemic regions, phase-I: Studies on functionality of Metal oxihydroxides Biopolymer Composites(MBC) beads with real life flouride containing ground water.(GAP-296)(Ongoing).
• Development of Green Assey Technology for the Selective Detection of Toxic Metal Ions using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles.(GAP-299)(Ongoing)
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