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Dr Sachin Rameshrao Geed

Dr Sachin Rameshrao Geed

Designation : Scientist D

Education : B.Tech - Chemical Engineering, LIT Nagpur, M.Tech & Ph.D.- Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) Varanasi Scientist

ID. No.: 1303

Contact Details: +91 0376-2370121 /Fax : +91 0376 2370011

Email id : sachingeed@neist.res.in, sachingeed23@gmail.com


Area's of Interest:

  • Bioremediation of refinery oily industrial waste, Management and the remediation of emerging pollutants, Bioformulation development, Specialises in the development of hybrid biological processes for industrial waste/wastewater treatment, Bioreactor performance evaluation, Biopolymer biodegradation, Assessment of biopolymer biodegradability, Algal biorefinery, Bioprocess engineering.

Research Interest :

  • Bioremediation of petroleum waste
  • Bioformulation development
  • Remediation of emerging pollutants
  • Growth and inhibition Modeling of biological processes
  • Microbial strain enrichment for sustainable bio-treatment of organic waste
  • Bioprocesses design and development for bioenergy and value-added chemicals from algae
  • Biosurfactant production
  • Development hybrid biological processes for industrial waste/wastewater treatment
  • Bioreactor performance evaluation

Experiences :

  • Assistant Professor under MHRD-NPIU at Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, MP, India

Awards and Fellowships :

  • MHRD Fellowship during M.Tech
  • MHRD Fellowship during PhD

Projects :

  • Microbiota from Dirang Hot Spring, Sela Lake, and Sungester Lake in Arunachal Pradesh for Hydrocarbonoclastic Assessment is under CSIR NEIST vertical under CSIR Mission Project on “Bioresource Conservation and Prospection” lead by CSIR-IHBT Palampur. CSIR Mission Project CSIR Mission Project on “Bioresource Conservation and Prospection” lead by CSIR-IHBT Palampur, Role As a Vertical Principal Investigator (PI)
  • Development for rapid biodegradability test of bioplastic correlating to the soil condition, GPP0438, Role Principal Investigator (PI)
  • Development of Bioformulation for Faecal Sludge Treatment and Performance Evaluation through Pilot Scale Demonstration, GPP0440, Role Principal Investigator (PI)
  • Setting up of NRL-NEIST Research and Development centre (NRDC): Phase-1 Development of lignocellulolytic multienzyme production process for bamboo based biorefinery-SSP0038 Role Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
  • Microbial Communities for Monitoring the Revival of Maguri Motapung Beel Wetland Ecosystem of Assam post Baghjan Blowout, Role Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
  • Synergistic Fungal-Bacterial Bioformulation for Enhanced Treatment of Industrial Oily Waste Effluents to Promote Environmental Health-GAP-0834 Project, Role Coordinator/ Guide
  • Development of an Integrated Process for PAH and Heavy Metal Removal in Petroleum waste with Two-Phase Composting and Bacterial Bioaugmentation- GAP0828 Project; Role Coordinator/Guide
  • Lab-Scale Bioprocess Development of Algae-based 3G Ethanol for Biorefinery Industrial Application-GAP0822 Project cost funding, Role Coordinator/ Guide
  • Bioremediation of petroleum waste by composting and microcosm approach utilizing multifunctional bacterial consortium- GAP0836 project, Role Coordinator/ Guide
  • Development of region specific microbial bioremediation strategies for PAHs degradation in petroleum contaminated industrial ecosystem of North East India-GAP0837 project, Role Coordinator/ Guide

List of Publications :

Total No. of Publications: 58

List of 5 Most Significant Publications

  • Bora, Bornali, Pooja Talukdar, and Sachin Rameshrao Geed. "Performance Evaluation of Biosurfactant Production by Enterobacter asburiae BR53 Isolated from Petroleum-Contaminated Sites in Northeast India and Implications for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2026): 121642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2026.121642 Elsevier
  • Gyanab Konwar; Riya Banik; Sachin Rameshrao Geed* Bioprocess Strategies for Bioethanol Production from Algae-Derived Carbohydrates: Scalable Solutions and Industry Prospects in a Circular Bioeconomy, 2025, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 515, 163456 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163456 , Elsevier
  • Ashique Ahmed, Sachin Rameshrao Geed*, Sustainable Refinery Waste Management through Biotechnological Interventions: Health Impacts, Historical Successes, and Emerging Solutions 2025, Environmental Research, Volume 270, 1 April 2025, 120967, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.120967 Elsevier
  • Talukdar, P., Bordoloi, P., Bora, P.P., Yadav, A., Saikia, R. and Geed, S.R.*Assessment of oily sludge biodegradation in lab scale composting and slurry bioreactor by bacterial consortium 2023, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 342, 118360.https:doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118360, Elsevier
  • Geed, S.R. and Verma, J.S., Integrated approach for efficient crude oil bioremediation: Bacterial consortium development, mathematical modelling and scalable bioprocess design 2024, Fuel, 2024, 358, 130260.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130260 Elsevier

Membership in Professional Bodies :

  • Life time member in Indian water works association (IWWA)

Human Resource Development :

  • Supervised M.Tech student at MITS Gwalior
  • Supervised B.Tech student at MITS Gwalior
  • Supervised M.Tech student of KIIT Bhubaneswar at CSIR NEIST