Prof. Sandhya Babel

School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Thailand

Professor

Email: sandhya@siit.tu.ac.th

Qualifications

D. Tech. Sc., Environmental Technology and Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

M. Sc., Environmental Technology and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

B. S., Biology/Chemistry, University of Indore, India

Publications (Selected)

Books, Book Chapters, Dissertation

1. Velma I Grover, Gail Krantzberg, Savitri Jetoo and Sandhya Babel (2022). Plastic Pollution: Nature based solutions and Effective”, CRC press, Taylor and Francis (with publisher, Edited book).
2. Katekanya Tadsuwan and Sandhya Babel (2022). Occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants in the book entitled “Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World” by Springer Nature.
3. “Membrane Fouling due to Algal Attachment in the Water Treatment Processes”. Dissertation No. EV-99-6, Pages 163, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Journals

1. Christian Orozcoa, Sandhya Babel, Somnuk Tangtermsirikul, Takafumi Sugiyama (2022). Environmental assessment of fly ash utilization on low, normal, and high strength mass concrete mixtures. A paper submitted for possible publication in Environmental Impact Assessment Review.
2. Ngo Anh Dao Ho, Van Hieu Nguyen, and Sandhya Babel (2022). Treatment of highly toxic wastewater by using advanced oxidation accompanied with reverse osmosis membrane. A paper submitted for possible publication in Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
3. Chayarat Srisunont, Treeranut Srisunont, Alongot Intarachart, Sandhya Babel (March 2022). Influence of climate on sea water quality and green mussel production. Scientia Marine journal, Vol 86, issue 1, pp1-16.
4. Weligama Thuppahige Rasangika Thathsaranee and Sandhya Babel (2022). Environmental Impact of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment by Composting in Sri Lanka. Journal of Material cycles and waste management, Vol 24, pp 189-199.
5. Katekanya Tadsuwan, Sandhya Babel (April 2022). Microplastic abundance and removal via an ultrafiltration system coupled to a conventional municipal wastewater treatment plant in Thailand. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol 10, Issue 2, Article no 107142.
6. Chamath D.Y. Yahampath Arachchige Don and Sandhya Babel (Dec 2021). Effects of ammonium concentration in the catholyte on electricity and algal biomass generation in a photosynthetic microbial fuel cell treating wastewater. Bioresource Technology Report, Vol 16, article no 100867.
7. Hanggara Sudrajat, Sandhya Babel, Sri Hartuti, Jakkapon Phanthuwongpakdee, Kritapas Laohhasurayotin, Truong K. Nguyen, and Hien D. Tong (3 Sep 2021). Origin of the overall water splitting activity over anatase Rh/Cr2O3@TiO2 following UV-pretreatment. International J of Hydrogen Energy, Vol 46, issue 61, 31228-31238.
8. Jiraporn Yongpisanphop and Sandhya Babel (Jan-Mar 2021). Screening of Pb-Tolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria from Roots of Pb-Excluder, Grown on Pb Contaminated Soil. Science and Technology Asia, Vol 26, 1, pp 96-106.
9. Anh Tuan Ta and Sandhya Babel (Dec 2020). Microplastics pollution with heavy metals in the aquaculture zone of the Chao Phraya River Estuary, Thailand. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 161, article number 111747.
10. Sudrajat, H., Babel, S., Ta., A.T., Nguyen., T.K (Sep 2020). Mn-doped TiO2 photocatalysts: role, chemical identity, and local structure of dopant. J of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 144, Article number 109517.
11. Kankanige, D., Babel, S., (15 May 2020). Smaller-sized micro-plastics (MPs) contamination in single-use PET-bottled water in Thailand. Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 717, Article number 137232.
12. Ngo Anh Dao Hoa and Sandhya Babel (Sep 2019). Electrochemical reduction of different Ag(I)- containing solutions in bioelectrochemical systems for recovery of silver and simultaneous power generation. RSC Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry), Vol 9, pp 30259 – 30268.
13. A. T. Ta and S. Babel (6 Nov 2019). Utilization of green waste from vegetable market for biomethane production: Influences of feedstock to inoculum ratios and alkalinity. Journal of Material cycles and waste management. Vol 21, 6, pp 1391-1401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-019-00898-2.
14. Weetara Boontham and Sandhya Babel (October 2018). Removal of lead from aqueous solution using low cost green adsorbents from Apiaceae family. Desalination and Water Treatment, 130, pp 182-193.
15. Hanggara Sudrajat and Sandhya Babel (Dec 2017). Role of reactive species in the photocatalytic degradation of amaranth by highly active N-doped WO3. Bulletin of Materials Science, 40 No 7, pp 1421-1428.
16. Sandhya Babel, Sirintra Arayawate, Ekarat Faedsura, Hanggara Sudrajat (July-Dec 2016). Production of Biodiesel from Waste cooking oil using Transesterification, with the KOH on Carbon support from waste material and Egg Shell, as the catalyst. Environment and Natural Resource Journal, Vol 14, No 2, pp 60-68.
17. Sandhya Babel and Xaysackda Vilaysouk (January 2016). Greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid waste management in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Waste Management and Research, Vol 34 (1), pp30-37.
18. P. Limpiteeprakan and S. Babel (March 2016). Leaching Potential of silver from Nanosilver Commercial Products and Lab-prepared Fabrics. Environmental Monitoring Assessment 188, issue 156 pp 1-12. ((DOI 10.1007/s10661-016-5158-x).
19. Chayarat Tantanasarit and Sandhya Babel (Aug 2015). Investigations on nutrient uptake, release, and absorption into the marine environment by green mussel (Perna viridis). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 97, pp 285-293.
20. Dominica DM Dacera and Sandhya Babel (May 2013). Effect of drying process on heavy metal fractionation of contaminated sludge for land application. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, Vol. 22, issue 4, pp 457-468.
21. Chayarat Tantanasarit, Sandhya Babel and Andrew J. Englande (Aug 2013). Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon uptake kinetics by marine diatom Chaetoceros calcitrans under excess nutrient concentrations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 446, pp 67-75.
22. E.P. Leaño and S. Babel (March 2012). Effects of Pretreatment Methods on Cassava Wastewater for Biohydrogen Production Optimization. Renewable Energy, Vol. 39, No. 1, March 2012, pp. 339-346.
23. Jenjira Saetang and Sandhya Babel (2012). Biodegradation of organics in Landfill Leachate by Immobilized White Rot Fungi, Trametes versicolor BCC 8725. Environmental Technology, Vol 33, issue 22, pp. 2575-2584.
24. Sandhya Babel and Satoshi Takizawa (July 2011). Chemical pretreatment for reduction of membrane fouling caused by algae. Desalination 274, Issue 1-3, pp 171-176.
25. Sandhya Babel and Satoshi Takizawa (Oct 2010). Microfiltration Membrane Fouling and Cake Behavior during Algal Filtration. Desalination , Vol. 261, issue 1-2, pp 46-51.
26. Sandhya Babel and Einstine M.Opiso (Feb 2010). Utilization of andisols as possible low cost adsorbent to remove Cr (VI) from aqueous solution. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol 12, No 2/3/4, 2010.
27. S. Babel, J. Saetang and A. Pecharaply (Winter 2009). Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Sewage and Brewery Sludge for Biogas Production and Land Application. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 6 (1), 131-140.

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