Research Articles
G. Suresh, I. Cabezudo, R. Pulicharla, A. Cuprys, T. Rouissi, S.K. Brar, Biodegradation of aflatoxin B1 with cell-free extracts of Trametes versicolor and Bacillus subtilis, Research in Veterinary Science. 133 (2020) 85–91. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.09.009.
R. Saini, K. Hegde, C.S. Osorio-Gonzalez, S.K. Brar, P. Vezina, Evaluating the Potential of Rhodosporidium toruloides-1588 for High Lipid Production Using Undetoxified Wood Hydrolysate as a Carbon Source, Energies. 13 (2020) 5960. http://doi.org/10.3390/en13225960.
C.S. Osorio-González, K. Hegde, S.K. Brar, P. Vezina, D. Gilbert, A. Avalos-Ramírez, Pulsed-ozonolysis assisted oxidative treatment of forestry biomass for lignin fractionation, Bioresource Technology. 313 (2020) 123638. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123638.
P. Kumar, J.A.E. Pérez, M. Cledon, S.K. Brar, S.V. Duy, S. Sauvé, É. Knystautas, Removal of microcystin-LR and other water pollutants using sand coated with bio-optimized carbon submicron particles: Graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, Chemical Engineering Journal. 397 (2020) 125398. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125398.
P. Kumar, K. Hegde, S.K. Brar, M. Cledon, A. Kermanshahi-pour, A. Roy-Lachapelle, S. Sauvé, R. Galvez-Cloutier, Co-culturing of native bacteria from drinking water treatment plant with known degraders to accelerate microcystin-LR removal using biofilter, Chemical Engineering Journal. 383 (2020) 123090. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123090.
A. Cuprys, P. Thomson, Y. Ouarda, G. Suresh, T. Rouissi, S. Kaur Brar, P. Drogui, R.Y. Surampalli, Ciprofloxacin removal via sequential electro-oxidation and enzymatic oxidation, Journal of Hazardous Materials. 389 (2020) 121890. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121890.
C.S. Osorio-González, K. Hegde, P. Ferreira, S.K. Brar, A. Kermanshahipour, C.R. Soccol, A. Avalos-Ramírez, Lipid production in Rhodosporidium toruloides using C-6 and C-5 wood hydrolysate: A comparative study, Biomass and Bioenergy. 130 (2019) 105355. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.105355.
M. Naghdi, M. Taheran, S.K. Brar, A. Kermanshahi-pour, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, Removal of pharmaceutical compounds in water and wastewater using fungal oxidoreductase enzymes, Environmental Pollution. 234 (2018) 190–213. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.060.
A.D. Larios, S. Godbout, S.K. Brar, J.H. Palacios, D. Zegan, A. Avalos-Ramírez, F. Sandoval-Salas, Development of passive flux samplers based on adsorption to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural sources, Biosystems Engineering. 169 (2018) 165–174. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2018.02.010.
T. Kadri, S. Magdouli, T. Rouissi, S.K. Brar, Ex-situ biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons using Alcanivorax borkumensis enzymes, Biochemical Engineering Journal. 132 (2018) 279–287. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2018.01.014.
T. Kadri, S. Magdouli, T. Rouissi, S.K. Brar, R. Daghrir, J.-M. Lauzon, Bench-scale production of enzymes from the hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria Alcanivorax borkumensis and biodegradation tests, Journal of Biotechnology. 283 (2018) 105–114. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.039.
M. Taheran, M. Naghdi, S.K. Brar, E.J. Knystautas, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, Degradation of chlortetracycline using immobilized laccase on Polyacrylonitrile-biochar composite nanofibrous membrane, Science of The Total Environment. 605–606 (2017) 315–321. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.185.
S. Maiti, S.J. Sarma, S.K. Brar, Y. Le Bihan, P. Drogui, G. Buelna, M. Verma, Agro-industrial wastes as feedstock for sustainable bio-production of butanol by Clostridium beijerinckii, Food and Bioproducts Processing. 98 (2016) 217–226. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2016.01.002.
R. Pulicharla, R.K. Das, S.K. Brar, P. Drogui, S.J. Sarma, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, J.R. Valero, Toxicity of chlortetracycline and its metal complexes to model microorganisms in wastewater sludge, Science of The Total Environment. 532 (2015) 669–675. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.140.
V.L. Pachapur, S.J. Sarma, S.K. Brar, Y. Le Bihan, G. Buelna, M. Verma, Biohydrogen production by co-fermentation of crude glycerol and apple pomace hydrolysate using co-culture of Enterobacter aerogenes and Clostridium butyricum, Bioresource Technology. 193 (2015) 297–306. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.095.
Review articles
K.K. Brar, S. Magdouli, S. Etteieb, M. Zolfaghari, H. Fathollahzadeh, L. Calugaru, S.-P. Komtchou, R. Tanabene, S.K. Brar, Integrated bioleaching-electrometallurgy for copper recovery – A critical review, Journal of Cleaner Production. 291 (2021) 125257. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125257.
M. Valdez Castillo, V. Laxman Pachapur, S.K. Brar, M. Naghdi, S. Arriaga, A. Ávalos Ramirez, Yeast-driven whey biorefining to produce value-added aroma, flavor, and antioxidant compounds: technologies, challenges, and alternatives, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 40 (2020) 930–950. http://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2020.1792407.
R. Saini, K. Hegde, S.K. Brar, P. Vezina, Advanced biofuel production and road to commercialization: An insight into bioconversion potential of Rhodosporidium sp., Biomass and Bioenergy. 132 (2020) 105439. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.105439.
S.M. Davoodi, S. Miri, M. Taheran, S.K. Brar, R. Galvez-Cloutier, R. Martel, Bioremediation of Unconventional Oil Contaminated Ecosystems under Natural and Assisted Conditions: A Review, Environ. Sci. Technol. 54 (2020) 2054–2067. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00906.
C.S. Osorio‐González, K. Hegde, S.K. Brar, A. Kermanshahipour, A. Avalos‐Ramírez, Challenges in lipid production from lignocellulosic biomass using Rhodosporidium sp.; A look at the role of lignocellulosic inhibitors, Biofuels, Bioprod. Bioref. 13 (2019) 740–759. http://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1954.
S. Miri, M. Naghdi, T. Rouissi, S. Kaur Brar, R. Martel, Recent biotechnological advances in petroleum hydrocarbons degradation under cold climate conditions: A review, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 49 (2019) 553–586. http://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2018.1552070.
G. Suresh, R.K. Das, S. Kaur Brar, T. Rouissi, A. Avalos Ramirez, Y. Chorfi, S. Godbout, Alternatives to antibiotics in poultry feed: molecular perspectives, Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 44 (2018) 318–335. http://doi.org/10.1080/1040841X.2017.1373062.
L. Lonappan, T. Rouissi, S. Kaur Brar, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, An insight into the adsorption of diclofenac on different biochars: Mechanisms, surface chemistry, and thermodynamics, Bioresource Technology. 249 (2018) 386–394. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.10.039.
A. Cuprys, R. Pulicharla, S.K. Brar, P. Drogui, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, Fluoroquinolones metal complexation and its environmental impacts, Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 376 (2018) 46–61. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2018.05.019.
M. Chaali, M. Naghdi, S.K. Brar, A. Avalos-Ramirez, A review on the advances in nitrifying biofilm reactors and their removal rates in wastewater treatment: A review on the advances of nitrifying biofilm reactors and their removal rates in wastewater treatment, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 93 (2018) 3113–3124. http://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5692.
R. Pulicharla, K. Hegde, S.K. Brar, R.Y. Surampalli, Tetracyclines metal complexation: Significance and fate of mutual existence in the environment, Environmental Pollution. 221 (2017) 1–14. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.017.
M. Taheran, S.K. Brar, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, T.C. Zhang, J.R. Valero, Membrane processes for removal of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) from water and wastewaters, Science of The Total Environment. 547 (2016) 60–77. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.139.
V.L. Pachapur, A. Dalila Larios, M. Cledón, S.K. Brar, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, Behavior and characterization of titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles in soils, Science of The Total Environment. 563–564 (2016) 933–943. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.090.
L. Lonappan, S.K. Brar, R.K. Das, M. Verma, R.Y. Surampalli, Diclofenac and its transformation products: Environmental occurrence and toxicity – A review, Environment International. 96 (2016) 127–138. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.09.014.
A.D. Larios, S. Kaur Brar, A. Avalos Ramírez, S. Godbout, F. Sandoval-Salas, J.H. Palacios, Challenges in the measurement of emissions of nitrous oxide and methane from livestock sector, Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol. 15 (2016) 285–297. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-016-9394-x.
R.K. Das, S.K. Brar, M. Verma, Checking the Biocompatibility of Plant-Derived Metallic Nanoparticles: Molecular Perspectives, Trends in Biotechnology. 34 (2016) 440–449. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.02.005.