Selected List of Publications (in Peer Reviewed Journals)

Biochar- a low cost Green Adsorbent Developed from Biomass Fast Pyrolysis: Applications in Water and Wastewater Treatment , Invited Talk Dinesh Mohan, and Charles U. Pittman, Jr. International conference on “Soild Waste 2015” at Hong Kong during 19-23 May 2015 organized by Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.

Biomass Conversion into Second Generation Biofuels : Current Status, Challenges, and Future Biorefineries (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,Workshop on Biochar: Research and Implementation held during 10-13th Feb 2015 at Soil Sciences Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sustainable Biochar- A Tool for Climate Change Mitigation, Soil Management and Water and Wastewater Treatment (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,, Abhishek Kumar and Charles U. Pittman, Jr. International conference on “Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies” held during 17-20 October, 2014, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Equilibrium uptake and Sorption dysnamics Modeling for Picric Acid Remediation from Water using Low Cost Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Activated Carbons Ankur Sarswat and Dinesh Mohan,International conference on “Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies” held during 17-20 October, 2014, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Sustainable fast pyrolysis biochar, a green low cost adsorbent for removing contaminants from water and wastewater (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,, Charles U. Pittman Jr. 2nd International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation (CLEAR) 2014, Chuncheon, Korea, Oct. 5-8th, 2014

Water defluoridation using low cost biochar derived from black gram straw Hemant Kumar, Dinesh Mohan,2nd International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation (CLEAR) 2014, Chuncheon, Korea, Oct. 5-8th, 2014

Effects of biochar derived from rice husk on soil properties and carbon Sequestration Kumar Abhishek, Dinesh Mohan, 2nd International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation (CLEAR) 2014, Chuncheon, Korea, Oct. 5-8th, 2014

Biosorption of Dye from Water using Low Cost Sustainable Adsorbent Rupa Sharma and Dinesh Mohan, International Conference on Environment, Technology and Sustainable Development: Promises and Challenges in the 21st Century held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior, India during March 2-4, 2014

Bio-Char, a Low Cost Green Adsorbent from Biomass Fast Pyrolysis, in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,National Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment [HME 2013] during 28th – 30th November 2013 held at National School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Uni. Kottayam, Kerala (30th Nov, 2013)

Development of Bio-Char during Bio-oil Production, a Low Cost Green Adsorbent for Water and Wastewater Treatment (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,and Charles U. Pittman National Workshop on Innovative Green Techniques for Safe Potable Water in Villages National held at Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, Delhi on 11th Jan 2013

Heavy Metals Remediation from Water and Wastewater using Synthetic Magnetic Nanomaterials (Invited talk Dinesh Mohan,and Shalini Rajput International Conference on Nanotechnology: Environment, Health and Safety (Nano-EHS) organized by Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chio Tung University, Taiwan during 13th-15th Dec. 2012

Biochar- a green adsorbent for water and wastewater treatment (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,7th Uttrakhand Science Congress held at Graphic Era University, Dehradun during 21-23 November, 2012 (on 22/11/2012 in the)

Arsenic mitigation technologies: problems and solution (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan Indo-Autralian Workshop on Arsenic International School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 during 3rd -4th October, 2012

Biochar, a Low Cost Green Adsorbents from Biomass Fast Pyrolysis, in water and wastewater treatment (Invited talk) The 4th International Biochar Congress International China Agricultural University 16th -20th Sep.,2012

Remediating Fluoride from Water using Hydrous Zirconium Oxide Dou X.M., Dinesh Mohan,., Pittman, Jr. C.U., Yang S. in the The 7th International Conference Interfaces Against Pollution (IAP2012) held in Nancy, France, from 11 to 14 June 2012 (http://www.iap2012.fr/spip.php?rubrique10).

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Bio-Oil Based Biorefineries (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan, and Charles U Pittman, Jr. National Symposium on Advances in Environmental Chemistry and Green Technologies organized by Department of Applied Sciences and Civil Engineering, Rustamji Institute of Technology, BSF Academy, Tekanpur, Gwalior on 21st April, 2012

Production of Bioenergy and Bio-chars By Biomass Fast Pyrolysis: Biochars Properties and their Applications in Water and Wastewater Remediation ((Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan, and Charles U. Pittman National Conference on Environmental Problems and Their Remedial Measures [EPRM-21012] During March 24th -26th , 2012. Organized by Department of Environmental Sciences, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut-250005 (25th March 2012)

Development of Biochar-A Green Low Cost Adsorbent for Water and Wastewater Remediation (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,National Seminar on Biodegrdation and Bioremediation: A Novel Remedy for Pollution Abatement organized by Uttrachanchal College of Technology and Bio-Medical Sciences on Feb 18th , 2012

Biomass Fast Pyrolysis for the Production of bioenergy and biochars (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,, Philip H. Steele and Charles U. Pittman, Jr. International Symposium on Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation and Soil and Environmental Management organized by International Biochar Research Center (BRC) and Kongwon National University, South Korea during 8th-9th Dec 2011

Application of Biochar, a Green Low Cost Adsorbent in water and Wastewater Treatment (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,. Philip H. Steele and Charles U. Pittman, Jr. International Symposium on Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation and Soil and Environmental Management organized by International Biochar Research Center (BRC) and Kongwon National University, South Korea during 8th-9th Dec 2011

Biomass Fast Pyrolysis and Bio-oil Based Biorefineries (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,. Philip H. Steele and Charles U. Pittman, Jr. Organized by Indian Institute of Petroleum Golden Jubilee Symposium “ Fossil Economy to Biomass-Economy Opportunities and Challenges National Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR), Dehradun, Uttrakhand 19th -21st August 2009

Wastewater Treatment generated in Sugar, Distillery and Paper Industries: Current Status and Future Trends (Invited talk) Dinesh Mohan,National Seminar on Environmental Pollution and Climate Change during 5th-6th June 2009 Organized by Doon University jointly with Uttrakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board, Dehradun and School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi (5th June)

Removal and recovery of heavy metals from water/wastewater using low cost adsorbents Dinesh Mohan, and K. P. Singh National Workshop on Mitigating Potable Water Demands- Turnaround in Treatment Technologies organized by Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Nuchem Weir Limited New Delhi, India, January 17th and 18th, 2003

Heavy Metals in Earthworms Dinesh Mohan,and K. P. Singh Workshop on Waste Management through Vermiculture: A Bone or Boon Organized by WWF-India, UPSO, and ITRC, Lucknow, March 22, 2002

Impact of Wastewater disposal on Soil Contamination: A Case Study K. P. Singh and Dinesh Mohan, National Conference on Soil Contamination & Bio diversity organized by Indian Network for soil Contamination Research and Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, Feb. 8-10, 2002

Competitive adsorption of heavy metal ions on activated carbons: Metal Recovery from acid mine drainage Dinesh Mohan, and S. Chander Presented in 72nd ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium held at Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., June 21-24, 1998

Kinetics of mercury adsorption from wastewater by using activated carbon Dinesh Mohan, and S. Chander Presented in 72nd ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium held at Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., June 21-24, 1998

Deliver a lecture on “Uncertainty Measurement and its Incorporation in Water Quality” on 16th January 2015 in the training Program on “Hands on Advanced Instruments of Water Quality Testing” during 12-16 Jan 2015

Deliver a lecture on “Chemical Approach for potable and drinking water supply” on 15th Dec 2014 in training program on “Natural Resources and Water Management” for Africa during 2nd Dec 2014 to 22nd Dec 2014

Deliver a lecture on “ Water Testing Quality Control and Quality Assurance” on 12th Dec 2014 in training program on “Natural Resources and Water Management” for Africa during 2nd Dec 2014 to 22nd Dec 2014

Second Generation Biofuels: Current Status, Challenges and Future Biorefineries UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 25th Feb 2014

Deliver a lecture on “Biomass Conversion into Second Generation Biofuels: Current Status, Applications, Challenges, and Future Bio-refineries at Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Srilanka , 3rd January 2014

Deliver a lecture on “Biomass Conversion into Second Generation Biofuels: Current Status, Applications, Challenges, and Future Bio-refineries at Institute of Fundamental Studies, Srilanka 2nd January 2014

Uncertainty Measurement and its Incorporation in Water Quality Training Program on Advanced Instruments of Water Quality Testing during 2nd – 6th Dec 2013 at National Institute of Hydrology (6th Sep 2013)

Biofuels UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 11th march 2013

Biomass Conversion into Second Generation Biofuels : Current Status, Challenges, and Future Biorefineries Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, North Campus. 9th Jan 2013

Invited lecture Lectures on Chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetic, oxidation reduction potential, adsorption, adsorption isotherms, concept of sediment and water , BOS, COD, DO, and other water quality parameters at Central university of Jammu, Jammu during Nov 30th -Dec 1st , 2012

Uncertainty Measurement and its Incorporation in Water Quality Training Program on Hands on Advanced Instruments of Water Quality Testing during 9th-23rd Nov 2012 at National Institute of Hydrology (23rd Nov 2012)

Second and Third Generation Biofuels UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 19th April 2012

Arsenic Mitigation Technologies: Challenges and Solutions at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 13th April 2012

Novel magnetic extractants for removal of contaminants from water at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 2nd April 2012

Deliver lecture on “Water and Wastewater Treatment Using Low Cost Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Adsorbents Developed from agricultural Byproducts” at the Environmental Remediation and Restoration Laboratory, Kangwon National University, Korea , 14th Dec 2011

Deliver lecture on “Arsenic Mitigation Technologies: an Overview’ at the Environmental Remediation and Restoration Laboratory, Kangwon National University, Korea, 13th Dec 2011

Deliver a lecture on “Biomass Conversion into Biofuels and Biooil based Biorefineries” at Environmental Remediation and Restoration Laboratory, Kangwon National University, Korea, 12th Dec 2011

Deliver lecture on “Development of Slow and Fast Pyrolysis Biochars for Environmental Management” at the Environmental Remediation and Restoration Laboratory, Kangwon National University, Korea, 11th Dec 2011

Measurement Uncertainty analysis and its Incorporation in Water Quality Analysis and treatment (Oct 22, 2011) Training Programme on “Hydrogeochemical Modeling Assessment and Management of Urban and Coastal Groundwater at School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi during 17th -23rd Oct. 2011

Lectures on water quality assessment, monitoring and assessment at Doon University Dehradun during May 6-7, 2011

Biofuels and Climate Change Mitigation at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 27th April 2011

Arsenic Mitigation- Challenges and Progress at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 11th April, 2011

Municipal solid waste conversion into energy at A Training Course for Engineers, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Combating Climate Change, New Delhi, on December 02, 2010

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass into Biochar UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 23rd April 2010

Biomass Fast Pyrolysis and Bio-oil Based Biorefineries at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 22nd April 2009

Water and Wastewater Treatment using Low Cost Technologies- an Overview at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 7th April 2010

Novel Magnetic extractants for removal of contaminants from water at Jawaharlal Nehru University Science Festival organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University (22-23 Feb 2010),New Delhi (23rd Feb 2010)

Thermal Conversion of Biomass into biofuels and Biorefineries at Zoology Society, Kitorimal College, University of Delhi 110007 on 17th Sep 2009

Arsenic contamination and its Remediation using Low cost Adsorbents at UGC Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067 on 9th April 2009

Deliver Lecture on “Hazard monitoring for control of diseases” in the training program “Environmental Epidemiology” organized by Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow during 19-23 Aug 2002

Deliver lecture “Quantitative analysis of CN and barbiturates in biological samples (tissues/blood)” in a Training course on Analysis of Poisons; for the Scientists of the State Forensic Laboratories, India organized by Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow (Sponsored by NICSF, Govt. of India) (March 18-27, 2002)

Invited talk on “ Treatment and Utilization of Solid Waste Materials for Removal of Some Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Wastewater on 6th June 1997 at Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universitad San Luis Potosi, S. L. P. Mexico

A sustainable Biosorbent Pongamia Pinnata for Removal of Environmental Pollutant from Water and Wastewater Rupa Sharma andDinesh Mohan International Tropical Ecology Congress 2014 – Tropical Ecosystems in a changing world (TEC2014) held during 10-12th December, 2014 held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Development of Energy Cane Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Biosorbents for the adsorption of lead from water Prachi Singh and Dinesh Mohan International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB 2014) held during 6-9 November, 2014 held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Response Surface Optimization modeling for toxic metal removal using magnetic composite Rupa Sharma and Dinesh Mohan International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB 2014) held during 6-9 November, 2014 held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Adsorptive removal of fluoride from water using black gram straw biochar Hemant Kumar and Dinesh Mohan International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB 2014) held during 6-9 November, 2014 held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Biochar application in climate change mitigation and soil fertility improvement Kumar Abbishek and Dinesh Mohan International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB 2014) held during 6-9 November, 2014 held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

2,4,6-Trinitrophenol remediation from water by low cost magnetic and nonmagnetic activated carbons Ankur Sarswat and Dinesh Mohan International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB 2014) held during 6-9 November, 2014 held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Development of Low Cost Magnetic Biochars for Cadmium and Lead Remediation from Water Hemant Kumar and Dinesh Mohan International conference on “Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies” held during 17-20 October, 2014, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Development of Pongamia Pinnata Biosorbent for Chromium Removal from Synthetic Tannery Wastewater Rupa Sharma and Dinesh Mohan International conference on “Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies” held during 17-20 October, 2014, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Development of Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Fast Pyrolysis Biochars for Lead Remediation from Water Prachi Singh and Dinesh Mohan International conference on “Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies” held during 17-20 October, 2014, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Pyrolysis Condition Affected Sulfamethazine Sorption by Tea Waste Biochars Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha, Meththika Vithanage, Ming Zhang, Mahtab Ahmad, Dinesh Mohan, Scott X. Chang, Yong Sik Ok 2nd International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation (CLEAR) 2014, Chuncheon, Korea, Oct. 5-8th, 2014

Carbofuran Interaction with Biochar Derived from Disposable Tea Waste Sonia Mayakaduwa, Prasanna Kumarathilaka, Dinesh Mohan, Meththika Vithanage 2nd International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation (CLEAR) 2014, Chuncheon, Korea, Oct. 5-8th, 2014

Template free synthesis and Characterization of Fe3O4 spherical nanostructures Madhu Kumari# and Dinesh Mohan National Conference on Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy (NCNRE) held at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi- during April 28-29, 2014 # Recieved Best Poster Award

Remediation of Chromium from Aqueous Solution Using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI): Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies Shalini Rajput and Dinesh Mohan National Conference on Nanotechnology and Renewable Energy(NCNRE) held at Department of Applied Science and Humanities, Faculty of Engineering and Technologies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from 28th -29th , April, 2014.

Chromium Remediation from Water Using Synthetic Iron Nanoparticles Shalini Rajput and Dinesh Mohan International conference on "Nanotechnology in the Service of Health, Environment & Society held at Punjab University, Chandigarh during 13th - 15th February, 2014

Heavy Metals Removal using iron nano particles Shalini Rajput# and Dinesh Mohan National Conference on “Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Advance Nanomaterial- 2014" held at Department of Physics, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, NH-2 Farah, Mathura, U.P. during 17th - 19th January, 2014. #Awarded 1st position

Equilibrium Uptake, Sorption Dynamics and Process Optimization for Water Defluoridation using Biochar- a Low Cost Green Adsorbent’’ Rupa Sharma and Dinesh Mohan International Humboldt Kolleg on Management of Water, Energy and Bio-resources in Changing Climate Regime: Emerging Issues and Environmental Challenges’’ on 8-9 Feb 2013 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Removal of heavy metals from water using bio-char Fran Smith, Ben Yancey, Dinesh Mohan, Charles U. Pittman, Jr., Mark Bricka, and Javeed Mohammad Poster presentation: REU program (Chemistry: Chemical Engineering-The bonds between us); August 04, 2006, Mississippi State University

Arsenic remediation from ground water using char from the production of bio-oil as a sorbent Ben Yancey, Fran Smith, Dinesh Mohan, Charles U. Pittman, Jr., Mark Bricka, and Javeed Mohammad Poster presentation: REU program (Chemistry: Chemical Engineering-The bonds between us); August 04, 2006, Mississippi State University