Dr. Kanika Saxena


Dr. Kanika Saxena

Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: kanika[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 8094683597(O)

Research Publications


Book Chapter:

Aditya Choudhary, Urmila Brighu, Kanika Saxena (2019) ‘Paper-Based Devices for Food Quality Control’. In: Bhattacharya S., Kumar S., Agarwal A. (eds) Paper Microfluidics. Advanced Functional Materials and Sensors. pp 147-163.
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu (2021) ‘Jal Swavlamban – Water independence: A Case study of semi-arid state of Rajasthan in India’. In: Brears R.C., Brears R.C. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies. Pp. 321-346.
Pankaj Chauhan, Aditya Choudhary, Kanika Saxena, Shantanu Battacharya (2021) ‘MEMS devices for measurement of wastewater parameters’. In MEMS Applications in Biology and Healthcare. edited by A. K. Basu, A. Basu, S. Ghosh, and S. Bhattacharya, pp. 8-1–8-28.
Pankaj Singh Chauhan, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Aditya Choudhary, Kanika Saxena. Micro manufacturing processes for gas sensors. In Gas Sensors. Edited by A. Gupta, M. Kumar, R. K. Singh, S Bhattacharya.
Pankaj Singh Chauhan, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Aditya Choudhary, Kanika Saxena. Micro manufacturing processes for gas sensors. In Gas Sensors. Edited by A. Gupta, M. Kumar, R. K. Singh, S Bhattacharya.

Journals:

Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Sakshi Jain, Akash Meena (2022). Management of reject water in decentralized community RO plants by devising an integrated treatment scheme of NF and RO by pilot-scale analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 331, p.117094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117094
Shashank Shrivastava, Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, A.B. Gupta (2022) Comparative evaluation of pilot-scale reactors based on pulsating floc blanket clarification and conventional clariflocculation technologies in simultaneous treatment of natural organic matter and turbidity. Water Supply, 22(8), pp. 6945-6958. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2022.267
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Aditya Choudhary (2020) ‘Experimental investigation and modelling the effect of humic acid on coagulation efficiency for sludge blanket clarifier’, Chemosphere, 266, pp. 128958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128958
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Aditya Choudhary. (2020) ‘Pilot-scale coagulation of organic and inorganic impurities: Mechanisms, role of particle concentration and scale effects, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering’, 8(4), pp. 103990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.103990
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu (2020) ‘Comparison of floc properties of coagulation systems: effect of particle concentration, scale and mode of flocculation’, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8(5), pp. 104311 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104311
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Aditya Choudhary (2019) ‘Coagulation of humic acid and kaolin at alkaline pH: Complex mechanisms and effect of fluctuating organics and turbidity’, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31, pp. 100875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100875
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu (2023) ‘A comprehensive methodology for analysis of coagulation performance: Dosing approach, isotherm modelling, FTIR spectroscopy and floc characterization’ Journal of Water Process Engineering, 52, pp. 103509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103509
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu (2020) ‘Optimized coagulation of humic acid and mineral turbidity at alkaline pH using high basicity PACl’, Water Supply, 20(6), pp. 2324-2338.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2020.141
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu (2020) ‘Sludge blanket clarifier for coagulation of turbidity and organics: Design, operation and scale effects’, Journal of Indian Water Works Association, LII (3), pp. 196-202
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Aditya Choudhary (2018) ‘Parameters affecting enhanced coagulation: a review’, Environmental Technology Reviews, 7(1), pp. 156–176. doi.org/10.1080/21622515.2018. 1478456
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Sakshi Jain, Akash Meena (2023). ‘Hybrid configurations for brackish water desalination: A review of operational parameters and their impact on performance’. Environmental Technology Reviews
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu (2023). A comprehensive methodology for analysis of coagulation performance: Dosing approach, isotherm modelling, FTIR spectroscopy and floc characterization. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 52, 103509.
Ahuja, Tejasvini, Urmila Brighu, and Kanika Saxena. "Recent advances in photocatalytic materials and their applications for treatment of wastewater: A review." Journal of Water Process Engineering 53 (2023): 103759.

Conference Proceedings:

Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu ‘Optimised coagulation of humic acid and mineral turbidity at alkaline pH using high basicity PACl’, NOM7 IWA Specialist Conference on Natural Organic Matter in water, Tokyo, Japan October 2019
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu ‘Sludge blanket clarifier for coagulation of turbidity and organics: Design, operation and scale effects’, 52nd Annual Convention of the IWWA, Patna, Bihar, India, January 2020
Aditya Choudhary, Urmila Brighu, Kanika Saxena ‘Pre-treatment of industrial wastewater using low-cost sand filter’. CODISSIA, International Conference on Industrial Water, Energy and Environment, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India January 2019
Kanika Saxena, Urmila Brighu, Swati Singh. ‘Assessing the efficacy of locally available sand for the removal of COD, BOD, TKN, Nitrates, Phosphates, Ammonical Nitrogen from Greywater by Sand Filtration’, National Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, Jaipur, India March 2016
Srivastava, Ankit; Saxena, Kanika; Brighu, Urmila. Phosphorous recovery potential from sewage sludge by struvite precipitation: Remodelling policy framework in Rajasthan, India, IWA Particle Separation Conference, Boksburg, South Africa.