Bipro R. Dhar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2016 M.E.Sc., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, 2011 B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2008.
Research Interest
Dr. Dhar's research program focuses on bioenergy and resources recovery from organic waste. His research areas include microbial electrochemical technologies (METs), anaerobic digestion (AD), dark fermentation, and physicochemical processes. Selected Specific Research Topics Characterization of extracellular electron transport (EET) kinetics and biofilm conductivity in microbial electrochemical cells (MXCs) Microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) for organic waste and wastewater treatment Pre-treatment technologies for anaerobic digestion and dark fermentation.
Publications
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Dhar, B.R., Elbeshbishy, E., Hafez, H., Lee, H.S. (2015). Hydrogen production from sugar beet juice using an integrated biohydrogen process of dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis cell, Bioresource Technology 198, 223-230.
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Dhar, B.R., Ryu, H., Santo Domingo, J. W., Lee, H.S. (2016). Ohmic resistance affects microbial community and electrochemical kinetics in a multi-anode microbial electrochemical cell, Journal of Power Sources 331, 315-321.
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Dhar, B.R., Ryu, H., Ren, H., Santo Domingo, J. W., Chae, J., Lee, H.S. (2016). High biofilm conductivity conserved to change of anode potential in a Geobacter-enriched biofilm anode, submitted.
