Dr. Joyabrata Mal
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: joyabrata[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 7044284075(O) 7044284075(M)
Research Publications
Books:
Editors: Rangabhashiyam, S.; Mal, J., Das, S., Verma, D.K., and Anastopoulos, I. “Emerging Trends in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Mitigation of Water Resources Contamination”, Springer Nature, November 2024Editors: Rangabhashiyam, S.; van Hullebusch, E.D. and Mal, J. “Biotechnology for Environmental Protection”, Springer Nature, October 2022Guest Editor - Environmental Science and Pollution Research SI on "Emerging environmental trends in Biotechnology for Sustainable Development and Pollution Prevention” 2021Guest Editor – Fermentation SI on "Advances in Resource Recovery from Organic Wastes (ARROW)”, 2023
Book Chapter:
Tan, L.C.; Mal, J.; Lens, P.N.L. Selenium Remediation Using Granular and Biofilm Systems. In: Nancharaiah, Y.V.; Vayalam P. Venugopalan [eds.]. Microbial Biofilms in Bioremediation and Wastewater Treatment. CRC Press, 2019Mal, J.; S Rangabhashiyam, Bioremediation and phytoremediation as the environmentally sustainable approach for the elimination of toxic heavy metals. In: Sustainable Techniques for Water and Wastewater Treatment, CRC press, 2021, 227-258Mondal, S., Bar, S., Roy, D., Hazra, S., Mal, J., Bilal, M. and Mal, C., 2022. Genetic Engineering Strategies and Degradation of Pollutants Using Genetically Engineered Microorganisms (GEMs). In Biotechnology for Environmental Protection (pp. 209-232). Springer, SingaporeIlyas, H., Mal, J., Masih, I. and van Hullebusch, E.D., 2022. Bioremediation Technologies for the Treatment of Water Contaminated by Organic and Inorganic Contaminants. In Biotechnology for Environmental Protection (pp. 61-129). Springer, SingaporeDhar, S., Selvasembian, R., Sharma, R., Singh, P., Mal, C., Mishra, A.K. and Mal, J., 2022. Biogenic Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Its Application in Wastewater Treatment. In: “Biotechnology for Environmental Protection” (pp. 233-255). Springer, SingaporeShukla, S., Rai, S.; Senthamizh R., Sahoo, S.; Yadav, P.; Mal, J. 2024 Municipal solid waste management and effect of process parameters on the treatment methods. In: Biological/Bio-Chemical Approaches for Solid Waste Management: The way forward – Volume II. CRC press, 2024 (pp. 83-102)
Journals:
Pakshirajan, K.; Mal, J. Biohydrogen production using native carbon monoxide converting anaerobic microbial consortium predominantly Petrobacter sp. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 2013, 38 (36), 16020Mal, J.; Nancharaiah, Y.V.; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Lens, P.N.L. Metal Chalcogenide quantum dots: biotechnological synthesis and applications. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 41477-41495 Mal, J.; Nancharaiah, Y.V.; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Lens, P.N.L. Effect of heavy metal co contaminants on selenite bioreduction by anaerobic granular sludge. Bioresour. Technol. 2016, 206, 1-8 Mal, J.; Veneman, W.; Nancharaiah, Y.V.; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Peijnenburg W.; Vijver, M.G.; Lens, P.N.L. A comparison of fate and toxicity of selenite, biogenically and chemically synthesized selenium nanoparticles to the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryogenesis. Nanotoxicology. 2017, 11, 1, 87-97 Mal, J.; Nancharaiah, Y.V.; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Lens, P.N.L. Biological removal of selenate and ammonium by activated sludge in a sequencing batch reactor. Bioresour. Technol. 2017, 229, 11-19Mal, J.; Nancharaiah, Y.V.; Maheswari, N; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Lens, P.N.L. Continuous removal and recovery of tellurium in an upflow anaerobic granular sludge bed reactor. J. Hazard. Mater. 2017, 327, 79-88 Mal, J.; Nancharaiah, Y.V.; Bera, S; Maheswari, N; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Lens, P.N.L. Biosynthesis of CdSe nanoparticles by anaerobic granular sludge. Environ. Sci. Nano, 2017, 4, 824-833 Wadgaonkar, S.; Mal, J.* (corresponding author); Nancharaiah, Y.V.; Maheswari, N.; Esposito G.; Lens, P.N.L. Formation of Se(0), Te(0) and Se(0)-Te(0) nanostructures during simultaneous bioreduction of selenite and tellurite in a UASB reactor. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2018, 102,6, 2899-2911 Goff, J.; Terry L., Mal, J.; Schilling, K.; Pallud, C.; Yee, N.; Role of extracellular reactive sulfur metabolites on microbial Se (0) dissolution. Geobiology, 2018, 17(3) 320-329 Mal, J., Nancharaiah, Y.V.; Bourven, I.; Simon, S.; van Hullebusch, E.D.; Guibaud, G.; Lens, P.N.L., Cadmium Selenide Formation Influences the Production and Characteristics of Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Anaerobic Granular Sludge, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2020, 1-16Anand, U., Cabreros, C., Mal, J., Ballesteros Jr, F., Sillanpää, M., Tripathi, V., & Bontempi, E., Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: From transmission to control with an interdisciplinary vision. Environmental research, 2021, 111126.van Hullebusch, E.D., Singh, N.K., & Mal, J., Biotechnological intervention for societal development (BioSangam 2020), Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2021, 1-3Mal, J., Roy, A.S., Lens, P.N.L., Simultaneous removal of lead and selenium through biomineralization as lead selenide by anaerobic granular sludge, J. Hazard. Mater. 2021, 420, 126663 Senthamizh, R., Vishwakarma, P., Sinharoy, A., Sinha, R., Sharma, S. and Mal, J., 2025. Biogenic nanoparticles and its application in crop protection against abiotic stress: A new dimension in agri-nanotechnology. Science of The Total Environment, 958, p.177884.Mal, J., Selvasembian, R., Rani, R., Sinha, R., Agrahari, R., Joshua, I., Santhiagu, A. and Pradhan, N., 2021, Recent progress in microbial fuel cells for industrial effluent treatment and energy generation: Fundamentals to scale-up application and challenges. Bioresource Technology, 346, 126462Gwenzi, W., Selvasembian, R., Offiong, N.A.O., Mahmoud, A.E.D., Sanganyado, E. and Mal, J., 2022. COVID-19 drugs in aquatic systems: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 20 (2), 1-20Srivastava, J., Mal, J., Verma, M., Singh, S. and Sinha, R., 2022. In silico investigation of endoglucanase produced by Bacillus inaquosorum KCTC 13429 for valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, pp.1-18Pradhan, N., Kumar, S., Selvasembian, R., Rawat, S., Gangwar, A., Senthamizh, R., Yuen, Y.K., Luo, L., Ayothiraman, S., Saratale, G.D. and Mal, J.*, 2022. Emerging trends in the pretreatment of microalgal biomass and recovery of value-added products: A review. Bioresource Technology, 369, 128395Kesarwani, S., Panwar, D., Mal, J., Pradhan, N. and Rani, R., 2023. Constructed Wetland Coupled Microbial Fuel Cell: A Clean Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Wastewater and Bioelectricity Generation. Fermentation, 9(1), 6Luo, L., Mak, K.L., Mal, J., Khanal, S.K. and Pradhan, N., 2023. Effect of zero-valent iron nanoparticles on taxonomic composition and hydrogen production from kitchen waste. Bioresource Technology, 387, 129578Selvam, J., Mal, J., Singh, S., Yadav, A., Giri, B.S., Pandey, A. and Sinha, R., 2024. Bioprospecting marine microalgae as sustainable bio-factories for value-added compounds. Algal Research, 79, 103444Mal, J., Wong, P.Y., Sandak, A., Luo, L., Jian, J. and Pradhan, N., 2024. Advances in microbial self-healing concrete: A critical review of mechanisms, developments, and future directions. Sci Total Environ, 174553Narayanan, I., Rajamanickam, R., Singh, R.K., Pradhan, N., Nancharaiah, Y.V., Kumar, V., Selvasembian, R., and Mal, J., 2025 Microalgae-based remediation of pharmaceutical contaminants: Emerging strategies and technological synergies. Discover Applied Sciences, 7(11), pp.1-26Waoo, A.A., Singh, S., Chandra, N., Mishra, S., Singh, M.P., Mal, J., Jha, A.K., Joo, J.C. and Pandey, A., 2025. Comprehensive Review on the Biomedical Applications of Marine Algal Polysaccharides. Phycology, 5(4), p.80