Er. Prateek Gururani is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Graphic Era
(Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. He holds an M.Tech. degree with specialization in Food and
Bioprocess Engineering from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology.
His major research interests encompass algal biorefinery, wastewater treatment, and algal nutraceuticals, with a
strong
focus on sustainable bioprocessing and value-added bioresource utilization. He has published more than 55 research
and
review articles in several highly reputed international journals, including Fuel, Trends in Food Science and
Technology,
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, and Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, among others. In addition,
he
has three Indian patents published to his credit.
Er. Prateek Gururani has also made significant contributions to the academic community through his service as a
review
editor and peer reviewer for reputed journals such as the Journal of Water Process Engineering, Biomass Conversion
and
Biorefinery, Fuel, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Heliyon. His academic and research endeavors reflect
a
strong commitment to innovation, interdisciplinary research, and sustainable technological development.
Research Area
- Wastewater Treatment
- Waste Recycling
- Biofuel
- Phycoremediation
- Energy Storage
Awards
- GATE (Biotechnology) (2015)
- Gold Medalist (B.Tech. Biotechnology)
Professional Membership
- Life Member of Society of Chemical and Synthetic Biology
- Life Member of Scientific Planet Society
Research Detail
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DST India-Russia Collaborative Research Project (Team Member):
Title: "Sustainable capturing of flue gases by an integrated phototrophic-heterotrophic microbial consortium
coupled with bioelectricity and biofuel production"
Grant Value: ₹52 Lakh
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Bhatnagar, P., Gururani, P., Kumar, S., Kamboj, N., Gautam, P., Vlaskin, M. S., ... & Kumar, V. (2025).
Microwave-assisted extraction of proteins from Pseudochlorella pringsheimii: Optimization and application in
fortified high-protein buns.
Food Chemistry, 482, 144061.
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Bhatnagar, P., Gururani, P., Parveen, A., Gautam, P., Joshi, N. C., Tomar, M. S., ... & Kumar, V. (2024).
Algae: A promising and sustainable protein-rich food ingredient for bakery and dairy products.
Food Chemistry.
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Arora, N., Tripathi, S., Bhatnagar, P., Gururani, P., Philippidis, G. P., Kumar, V., ... & Nanda, M. (2024).
Algal-based biochar and hydrochar: A holistic and sustainable approach to wastewater treatment.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 153953.
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Bisht, B., Lohani, U. C., Kumar, V., Gururani, P., & Sinhmar, R. (2020).
Edible hydrocolloids as sustainable substitute for non-biodegradable materials.
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1–33.
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Bisht, B., Bhatnagar, P., Gururani, P., Kumar, V., Tomar, M. S., Sinhmar, R., & Kumar, S. (2021).
Food irradiation: Effect of ionizing and non-ionizing radiations on preservation of fruits and vegetables – a
review.
Trends in Food Science & Technology.
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Gururani, P., Bhatnagar, P., Bisht, B., Jaiswal, K. K., Kumar, V., Kumar, S., ... & Rindin, K. G. (2022).
Recent advances and viability in sustainable thermochemical conversion of sludge to bio-fuel production.
Fuel, 316, 123351.
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Jaiswal, K. K., Kumar, V., Gururani, P., Vlaskin, M. S., Parveen, A., Nanda, M., ... & Grigorenko, A. V. (2022).
Bio-flocculation of oleaginous microalgae integrated with municipal wastewater treatment and its hydrothermal
liquefaction for biofuel production.
Environmental Technology & Innovation, 102340.
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Nanda, M., Jaiswal, K. K., Kumar, V., Verma, M., Vlaskin, M. S., Gururani, P., ... & Hussain, A. (2021).
Bio-remediation capacity for Cd (II) and Pb (II) from the aqueous medium by two novel strains of microalgae and
their effect on lipidomics and metabolomics.
Journal of Water Process Engineering, 44, 102404.
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Bisht, B., Gururani, P., Pandey, S., Jaiswal, K. K., Kumar, S., Vlaskin, M. S., ... & Kumar, V. (2022).
Multi-stage hydrothermal liquefaction modeling of sludge and microalgae biomass to increase bio-oil yield.
Fuel, 328, 125253.
Total Number of Publications : 60
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