Dr.yasmin Khambhaty
Scientist
Leather processing
Central Leather Research Institute
India
Biography
Dr.Yasmin Khambhaty,Scientist at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute. she Possess thirteen years of research experience in various aspects related to marine and environmental microbiology: Studies on seaweed polysaccharide degrading enzymes from marine bacteria (agarase, carrageenase), effect of pollutants on quality and quantity of pathogenic and non pathogenic microbial flora, bioremediation of pollutants using marine fungi and bacteria, studies on microbial community associated with seawater desalination membranes, studies on biofuels from marine macroalgae using acidic as well as enzymatic hydrolysis
Research Interest
Microbiology,Bioremediation, Enzymology and Biofuels
Publications
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Khambhaty Y, Mody K, Basha S, Jha B. Biosorption of Cr (VI) onto marine Aspergillus niger: experimental studies and pseudo-second order kinetics. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2009 Aug 1;25(8):1413.
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Khambhaty Y, Mody K, Gandhi MR, Thampy S, Maiti P, Brahmbhatt H, Eswaran K, Ghosh PK. Kappaphycus alvarezii as a source of bioethanol. Bioresource technology. 2012 Jan 31;103(1):180-5.
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Khambhaty Y, Mody K, Basha S, Jha B. Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies on biosorption of hexavalent chromium by dead fungal biomass of marine Aspergillus niger. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2009 Jan 1;145(3):489-95.
