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Dr Mukul Bajpai
Dr Mukul Bajpai

Designation : Scientist

Qualification :

  •  Ph.D. (2023) — Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), India; Dissertation Title: Investigation of Graywater and Clinical Wastewater Treatment with Electrocoagulation: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology
  • M.Tech (2017) — Environmental Engineering, Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), India
  • B.Tech (2014) — Civil Engineering Department, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology (BBDNIIT), Affiliated with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University

Research and Academic Experience:

  • Scientist • Policy Research in Agriculture & Sustainable Rural Development; CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi, India (July 2025 — Till Date)
  • Assistant Professor • Department of Environmental Engineering; Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Izmit, Turkey (April 2025 — June 2025)
  • Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF) • Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED); Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India (May 2024 — March 2025)
  • Senior Project Associate (SPA) • Computational and Toxicology Facility (CTF); CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow, India (November 2022 — April 2024)
  • Senior Research Fellow (SRF) • Department of Civil Engineering; National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), Himachal Pradesh, India (April 2022 — June 2022)
  • Assistant Professor • Department of Civil Engineering; Chandigarh University, Punjab, India (July 2017 — July 2018)

Area of Interest :

Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research; Science Communication; Technology dissemination at Grass Root Level, Technology Transfer and adoption by Industry, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises, Science & Technology Management; Decentralized wastewater treatment technologies; Resource recovery

Phone Number : +91-11-25846301 (office); +91-9501261824 (mobile)

Email : mukul.bajpai@csir.res.in

Journal Publications (SCI/SCIE/SCOPUS):

1. Bajpai, M., Katoch, S.S., Kadier, A. et al. A review on electrocoagulation process for the removal of emerging contaminants: theory, fundamentals, and applications. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 15252–15281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18348-8; [I.F: 5.80] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q1]

2. Bajpai M, Katoch SS, Kadier A, Ma P-C (2021) Treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater containing cefazolin by electrocoagulation (EC): Optimization of various parameters using response surface methodology (RSM), kinetics and isotherms study. Chem Eng Res Des 176:254–266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.10.012; [I.F: 3.70] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q2]

3. Bajpai M, Katoch SS (2020) Techno?economical optimization using Box–Behnken (BB) design for chemical oxygen demand and chloride reduction from hospital wastewater by electro?coagulation. Water Environ Res wer.1387. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1387; [I.F: 2.50] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q2]

4. Bajpai M, Singh Katoch S, Singh M (2020) Optimization and economical study of the electro-coagulation unit using CCD to treat real graywater and its reuse potential. Environ Sci Pollut Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10171-x; [I.F: 5.80] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q1]

5. Bajpai M, Katoch SS, Chaturvedi NK (2019) Comparative study on decentralized treatment technologies for sewage and graywater reuse – a review. Water Sci Technol 80:2091–2106. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.039; [I.F: 2.50] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q2]

6. Bajpai M, Katoch SS (2021) Reduction of COD from real graywater by electro-coagulation using Fe electrode: Optimization through Box-Behnken design. Mater Today Proc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.667; [Cite score: 4.90] [SCOPUS] [Q2]

7. Shyam, R., Singh, R., Bajpai, M., Palaniappan, A., & Parthasarathi, R. (2024). Evolution of toxicity testing platforms from 2D to advanced 3D bioprinting for safety assessment of drugs. Bioprinting, e00363.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2024.e00363; [Cite Score: 11.5] [SCOPUS] [Q1]

8. Singh, M., Prasad, A. and Bajpai, M., 2023. Futuristic Study on Seismic Response Analysis of North Indian Soils-A Sustainable Approach. Sustainable Futures, p.100141.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2023.100141; [I.F: 3.30] [SCOPUS] [Q1]

9. Singh, A., Katoch, S., Bajpai, M., Rawat, A. (2022). Constructed Wetlands: A sustainable way of Treating Wastewater in Cold Climate - A review. Pollution, 8(2), 373-396.https://doi.org/10.22059/poll.2021.324626.1103; [I.F: 1.10] [SCOPUS] [Q3]

10. Kadier, Z. Al-Qodah, G.K. Akkaya, D. Song, J.M. Peralta-Hernández, J.-Y. Wang, Phalakornkule, M. Bajpai, N.M. Niza, V. Gilhotra, M.E. Bote, Q. Ma, C.C. Obi, C.A. Igwegbe, A state-of-the-art review on electrocoagulation (EC): An efficient, emerging, and green technology for oil elimination from oil and gas industrial wastewater streams, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2022.100274; [Cite score: 9.20] [SCOPUS] [Q1]

11. Kadier A, Wang J, Chandrasekhar K, Bajpai M, et al (2021) Performance optimization of microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater treatment and sustainable Bio-H2 production using response surface methodology (RSM). Int J Hydrogen Energy 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.259; [I.F: 8.10] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q1]

12. Seidu, I., Bajpai, M. and Gengec, E., (2025). Advances in Magnéli phase Ti4O7 materials for water and wastewater treatment: synthesis, fabrication, and future perspectives. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. In Press.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2025.06.037; [I.F: 6.0] [SCIE/SCOPUS] [Q1]

 

Book Chapters:

1. Bajpai, M., Sharma, S., Katoch, S.S. (2022). Optimization Through Box-Behnken Design for Cr (VI) Degradation from Real Tannery Wastewater Using Graphite Electrode by Electrocoagulation. Yang, M., Lanzinha J.C.G., Samui, P., Bao, X., Hu, J. (eds) Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering. Hydraulic and Civil Engineering Technology VII, vol 31. p:1368-1377. IOS Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ATDE221008  [SCOPUS]

2. Bajpai, M., Katoch, S. S., Nautiyal, A., Shakya, R., & Sharma, S. (2023). Investigation of Electrode Materials Used in Electrocoagulation Process for Wastewater Treatment. Handbook of Sustainable Materials: Modelling, Characterization, and Optimization, 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003297772-8  [SCOPUS]

3. Singh, A., Rawat, A., Katoch, S.S., Bajpai, M. (2022). Performance Analysis of Constructed Wetland Treating Secondary Effluent Under Cold Climatic Conditions in Hamirpur (H.P.), India. In: Yadav, B., Mohanty, M.P., Pandey, A., Singh, V.P., Singh, R.D. (eds) Sustainability of Water Resources. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 116. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13467-8_14  [SCOPUS]

 

Conference: 

1. Participated and presented an abstract at the International Perspectives in Water and Environment (IPWE) Conference under the auspicious American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) with a paper titled “Ammonia-nitrogen removal from high-strength synthetic wastewater with struvite recovery” held at Bhopal during January 8-10, 2025

2. Participated and presented an abstract at the IX International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (IX SEEC) under the International Society for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability with a paper titled “Effect of alkaline pre-treatment with NaOH on sugarcane bagasse for resource recovery” held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi during December 13-15, 2024.

3. Participated and co-authored the paper in the International E-Conference on Water Source Sustainability with a paper titled “Performance analysis of constructed wetland treating secondary effluent under cold climatic conditions in Hamirpur (H.P.), India” jointly organized by Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS) and Department of Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee during June 18-20, 2021.

4. Participated and presented a paper at the 1st International Conference on Energy, Materials Sciences & Mechanical Engineering 2020 with a paper titled “Reduction of COD from real graywater by electro-coagulation using Fe electrode: Optimization through Box-Behnken design” at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Delhi, India on October 30 – November 01, 2020.

5. Participated and presented a paper in the International Conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture, Environmental and Bio Sciences 2017 with a paper titled “Treatment of First-Flush Rainwater by Natural Low-Cost Adsorbents Using Multimedia Filter Technology” at IMRF Chandigarh Chapter, Chandigarh, India on April 27-29, 2017