Vinay Kumar Tyagi

Academic Qualifications

Degree	Subject	University	Year
PhD	Environmental Sciences	Gurukul Kangri University	2009
MSc	Environmental Sciences	Gurukul Kangri University	2002
BSc	Life Sciences	Gurukul Kangri University	1999

Experience

• 01/04/2022 - Present | Scientist D (National Institute of Hydrology)
• 01/04/2018 - 31/03/2022 | Ramalingaswami Fellow DBT (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
• 01/04/2016 - 31/03/2018 | Research Fellow (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
• 15/01/2015 - 31/03/2016 | Assistant Professor (TERI University, New Delhi)
• 01/12/2013 - 14/01/2015 | Research Scientist (Tohoku University, Japan)
• 01/03/2013 - 30/11/2013 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (University of Cadiz, Spain)
• 01/01/2011 - 28/02/2013 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
• 15/02/2009 - 31/12/2010 | Fellow C (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)

Administrative Roles

Research Interest

• Anaerobic Digestion
• Sludge Management
• Solid Waste Management
• Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Health Related Water Microbiology

Publications

International Journal

1. Global distribution of pesticides in freshwater resources and their remediation approaches
   Singh, Sandeep; Rawat, Meenakshi; Malyan, Sandeep K; Singh, Rajesh; Tyagi, Vinay Kumar; Singh, Kaptan; Kashyap, Sujata; Kumar, Sumant; Sharma, Manish; Pandey, B K; Pandey, Rajendra P
   Environmental Research (2023 )
2. Resolution of Conflict of Reduced Sludge Production with EBPR by Coupling OSA to A2/O Process in a Pilot Scale SBR
   Khursheed, Anwar; Munshi, Faris Mohammad A; Almohana, Abdulaziz Ibrahim; Alali; Kamal, Mohab Amin; Alam; Shamshad, Alrehaili, Omar; Islam, Dar Tafazul; Kumar, Manish; Varjani, Sunita; Kazmi, AA, Tyagi, Vinay Kumar
   Chemosphere (2023 )
3. Evaluation of sludge quality in Indian sewage treatment plants to develop quality control indices
   Ganesh Sude, Ankur Rajpal, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Kapil Sharma, Pravin Kumar Mutiyar, B.K. Panday, R.P. Pandey, Absar Ahmad Kazmi
   Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2023 )
4. Free nitrous acid (FNA) pretreatment enhances biomethanation of lignocellulosic agro- waste (Wheat Straw).
   Phurba Tamang, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Neelam Gunjyal, Ali Mohammad Rahmani, Rajesh Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Banafsha Ahmed, Pooja Tyagi, Rajesh Banu, Sunita Varjani, A.A. Kazmi
   Energy (2023 )
5. Effect of surfactant addition on disperser disintegration of water hyacinth: a new insight to overcome the inhibitory effect of lignin on methanogenesis energy and economic aspects
   Rajesh Banu, S. Kavitha, Yukesh Kannah Ravi, Jayakodi J, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Vinay Kumar Tyagi and Shashi Kant Bhatia
   Sustainable Energy & Fuels (2023 )
6. Principles and potential of Thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge to enhance anaerobic digestion
   Pallavi Gahlot; Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Gowtham Balasundaram; A.E. Atabani; Surinder Suthar; A.A. Kazmi; Libor Štepanec; Dagmar Juchelková; Arvind Kumar
   Environmental Research (2022 )
7. Technological advancements in valorization of second generation (2G) feedstocks for bio-based succinic acid production
   Vivek Narisetty, Maureen Chiebonam Okibe, K. Amulya, Esther Oreoluwa Jokodola, Frederic Coulon, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Piet N.L. Lens, Binod Parameswaran, Vinod Kumar
   Bioresource Technology (2022 )
8. Insight into a novel post-anoxic integrated biofilm process for wastewater treatment and reclamation
   Ankur Rajpal, Akansha Bhatia, Nilesh Tomar, A A Kazmi, Chandra Shekhar P Ojha, Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   Journal of Water Process Engineering (2022 )
9. Advances in algal biomass pretreatment and its valorisation into biochemical and bioenergy by the microbial processes
   Shashi Kant Bhatia, Vishal Ahuja, Neha Chandel, Ranjit Gurav, Ravi Kant Bhatia, Muthuswamy Govarthanan, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Vinod Kumar, Arivalagan Pugazendhi, J Rajesh Banu, Yung-Hun Yang
   Bioresource Technology (2022 )
10. Biorefinery of anaerobic digestate in a circular bioeconomy: Opportunities, challenges and perspectives.
    Malhotra, M., Aboudi, K., Pisharody, L., Singh, A., Banu, R., Bhatia, S.K., Varjani, S., Kumar, S., González-Fernández, C., Kumar, S., Singh, R., Tyagi, Vinay Kumar
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2022 )
11. Energy feasibility and life cycle assessment of sludge pretreatment methods for advanced anaerobic digestion
    Balasundaram, G., Vidyarthi, P.K., Gahlot, P., Arora, P., Kumar, V., Kumar, M., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Bioresource Technology (2022 )
12. Biohydrogen production from waste activated sludge through thermochemical mechanical pretreatment
    Preethi, J. Rajesh Banu, Gopalakrishnakumar, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Amit Kumar Bajhaiya, Poornachandar Gugulothu, M. Gunasekaran
    Bioresource Technology (2022 )
13. Critical insights into anaerobic co-digestion of wheat straw with food waste and cattle manure: Synergistic effects on biogas yield and kinetic modeling
    Ali Mohammad Rahmani; Vinay Kumar Tyagi; Banafsha Ahmed; A. A. Kazmi; Chandra Shekhar P. Ojha; Rajesh Singh
    Environmental Research (2022 )
14. Lead time of early warning by wastewater surveillance for COVID-19: geographical variations and impacting factors
    Kumar, Manish; Jiang, Guangming ; Thakur, Alok Kumar; Chatterjee, Shreya; Bhattacharya, Tanushree; Mohapatra, Sanjeeb; Chaminda, Tushara; Tyagi, Vinay Kumar; Vithanage, Meththika; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Nghiem, Long D; Sarkar, Dibyendu; Sonne, Christ
    Chemical Engineering Journal (2022 )
15. Novel insight on ferric ions addition to mitigate recalcitrant formation during thermal-alkali hydrolysis to enhance biomethanation
    Ahmed, Banafsha; Tyagi, Shivi; Rahmani, Ali Mohammad; Kazmi, A A; Varjani, Sunita; Tyagi, Vinay Kumar
    Science of the Total Environment (2022 )
16. Progress in microalgal mediated bioremediation systems for the removal of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals from wastewater.
    Chandel, N., Ahuja, V., Gurav,R., Kumar, V., Tyagi, V.K., Pugazendhi, A., Kumar, G., Yan, Y.H., Bhatia, S.K.
    Science of the Total Environment (2022 )
17. Carbon based conductive materials mediated recalcitrant toxicity mitigation during anaerobic digestion of thermo-chemically pre-treated organic fraction of municipal solid waste
    Ahmed, B., Tyagi, S., Banu, R., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Chemosphere (2022 )
18. Production and recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from waste streams – A review
    R. Yukesh Kannah, M. Dinesh Kumar, S. Kavitha, J. Rajesh Banu, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, P.Rajaguru, Gopalakrishnan Kumar
    Bioresource Technology (2022 )
19. Hydrothermal and thermal-alkali pretreatments of wheat straw: co-digestion, substrate solubilization, biogas yield and kinetic study
    Ali Mohammad Rahmani, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Neelam Gunjyal, A. A. Kazmi, Chandra Shekhar P. Ojha, Konstantinos Moustakas
    Environmental Research (2022 )
20. Enhanced Combined Assimilative and Bound Phosphorus Uptake in Concurrence with Nitrate Removal in Pre-Anoxic Cyclic Sequencing Batch Reactor
    Anwar Khursheed; Muntjeer Ali, Faris Mohammad A. Munshi, Abdulrhman Fahmi Alali, Mohab Amin Kamal, Abdulaziz Ibrahim Almohana, Omar Alrehaili, Rubia Z. Gaur, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Abid A. Khan, Gaurav Goel
    Environmental Technology and Innovation (2022 )
21. Multidisciplinary Pretreatment Approaches to Improve the Bio-methane Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass
    Monika Yadav, Venkatesh Balan, Sunita Varjani, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Gaurav Chaudhary, Nidhi Pareek, Vivekanand Vivekanand
    BioEnergy Research (2022 )
22. Breakthrough in hydrolysis of waste biomass by physico-chemical pretreatment processes for efficient anaerobic digestion
    Preethi, Banu, R., Varjani, S., Sivashanmugam P, Tyagi, V.K., Gunasekaran, M.
    Chemosphere (2022 )
23. New insights into thermal-chemical pretreatment of organic fraction of municipal solid waste: solubilization effects, recalcitrant formation, biogas yield and energy efficiency
    Ahmed, Banafsha; Tyagi, Vinay Kumar; Kazmi, A A; Khursheed, Anwar
    Fuel (2022 )
24. ) Recalcitrant compounds formation, their toxicity, and mitigation: Key issues in biomass pretreatment and anaerobic digestion
    Balasundaram, G., Banu, R., Varjani, S., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Chemosphere (2022 )
25. Algal-based system for removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater: A review
    Gondi, R., Kavitha S, Kannah, Y. R., Karthikeyan, O.P., Kumar, G, Tyagi, V.K., Banu, R.
    Bioresource Technology (2022 )
26. Enhanced biogas production in dilute acid-thermal pretreatment and cattle dung biochar mediated biomethanation of water hyacinth
    Suthar, S., Sharma, B., Kumar, K., Banu, R., Tyagi, V.K.
    Fuel (2022 )
27. Pretreatment methods to enhance solubilization and anaerobic biodegradability of lignocellulosic biomass (wheat straw): Progress and challenges
    Rahmani, Ali Mohammad; Gahlot, Pallavi; Moustakas, Konstantinos; Kazmi, A.A.; Ojha, Chandra Shekhar P; Tyagi, Vinay Kumar
    Fuel (2022 )
28. Influence of Variations in Wastewater on Simultaneous Nutrient Removal in Pre-Anoxic Selector Attached Full-Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor
    Srivastava, G., Rajpal, A., Nadda, A., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V. K.
    International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2022 )
29. Performance and sustainability assessment of full-scale sewage treatment plants in Northern India using multiple-criteria decision-making methods
    D’ Silva, T.C., Ahmad, M., Nazim, M., Mirza, M.W., Arafat, T., Ashraf, M.A., Hasan, M.N., Gaur, R.J., Tyagi, V.K., Mutiyar, P.K., Lew, R.J., Lew, B., Khan, A.A.
    Journal of Environmental Engineering (2021 )
30. Enhancing methane production in anaerobic digestion through hydrogen assisted pathways – A state-of-the- art review
    D’ Silva, T.C., Isha, A., Chandra, R., Vijay, V.K., Khan, A.A., Kovács, K.L., Tyagi, V.K.
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2021 )
31. Polyhydroxyalkanoates synthesis using acidogenic fermentative effluents.
    Kannah R, Y., Kumar M, D., Kavitha S , Tyagi, V.K., Kim, S.H., Kumar, G., Banu J., R.
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2021 )
32. Recent Approaches for the Production of High Value-added Biofuels from Gelatinous Wastewater
    Tawfik, A., Awad, H.M., Islmail, S., Tyagi, V.K., Khan, M.S., Qyyum, M.A., Lee, M.
    Energies (2021 )
33. Sustainable Technologies for On-site Domestic Wastewater Treatment: A Review with Technical Approach. Environment
    Sharma, M., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Development and Sustainability (2021 )
34. Microplastics in aquatic environment: Challenges and Perspectives
    Vivekanand, A.C., Mohapatra, S, Tyagi, V.K.
    Chemosphere (2021 )
35. Thermally enhanced solubilization and anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste.
    Ahmed, B., Tyagi, V.K., Aboudi, K., Naseem, A., Álvarez-Gallego, C.J., Fernández-Güelfo, L.A., Kazmi, A. A., Romero-García, L.I.
    Chemosphere (2021 )
36. Lignocellulosic biomass based biorefinery: A successful platform towards circular bioeconomy
    Banu, R., Preethi, Kavitha S, Tyagi, V.K., Gunasekaran M, Karthikeyan, O.P., Kumar, G.
    Fuel (2021 )
37. Mechanical-biological treatment of municipal solid waste: Case study of 100 TPD Goa Plant, India.
    Tyagi, V.K., Kapoor, A., Arora, P., Banu, R., Das, S., Pipesh, S., Kazmi, A.A.
    Journal of Environmental Management (2021 )
38. Future perspectives of energy saving down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) technology for wastewater valorization - A review
    Tyagi, V. K., Ali, M., Tawfik, A., Maharjan, N., Kazmi, A.A., Okubo, T., Harada, H.
    Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/technology (2021 )
39. Enhanced removal of nutrients and coliforms from domestic wastewater in cattle dung biochar-packed Colocasia esculenta-based vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland
    Chand, N., Suthar, S., Kumar, K., Tyagi, V.K.
    Journal of Water Process Engineering (2021 )
40. Surveillance of Wastewater for Early Epidemic Prediction (SWEEP): Environmental and Health Security Perspectives in the post COVID-19 Anthropocene
    Tiwari, S.B., Gahlot, P., Tyagi, V.K., Zhang, L., Zhou, Y., Kazmi, A.A., Kumar, M.
    Environmental Research (2021 )
41. Carbon-based conductive materials facilitated anaerobic co-digestion of agro waste under thermophilic conditions
    Tiwari, S.B., Dubey, M., Ahmed, B., Gahlot, P., Khan, A.A., Rajpal, A., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Waste Management (2021 )
42. Occurrence, fate, and persistence of emerging micropollutants in sewage sludge treatment.
    Dubey, M., Mohapatra, S., Tyagi, V.K., Suthar, S., Kazmi, A.A.
    Environmental Pollution (2021 )
43. Microbial community dynamics in anaerobic digesters treating organic fraction of municipal solid waste
    Tyagi, V.K., Bhatia, A., Kubota, K., Rajpal, A., Ahmed, B., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A.A., Kumar, M.
    Environmental Technology & Innovation (2021 )
44. Macroalgae derived biohydrogen production: Biorefinery and circular bioeconomy
    Kumar, D., Kavita, S., Tyagi, V. K., Rajkumar, M., Bhatia, S.K., Kumar, G., Banu, R.
    Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2021 )
45. Epidemiology and diagnosis, environmental resources quality and socio-economic perspectives for COVID-19 pandemic
    Suthar, S., Das, S., Nagpure, A., Madhurantakam, C., Tiwari, S.B., Gahlot, P., Tyagi, V.K.
    Journal of Environmental Management (2021 )
46. Biomethane production from anaerobic co-digestion at wastewater treatment plants: A critical review on development and innovations in biogas upgrading techniques
    Nguyen, L., Kumar, J., Vu, M.T., Mohammed, J.A.H., Pathak, N., Commault, A.S., Sutherland, D., Zdarta, J., Tyagi, V.K., Nghiem, L.D.
    Science of the Total Environment (2021 )
47. Imprints of Lockdown and Treatment Processes on the wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: A curious cases of fourteen plants in the Northern India
    Arora, S., Nag, A., Rajpal, A., Tyagi, V.K., Tiwari, S.B., Sethi, J., Sutaria, D., Rajvanshi, J., Saxena, S., Shrivastava, S.K., Srivastava, V., Gupta, A.B., Kazmi, A.A., Kumar, M.
    Water (2021 )
48. Solid waste management in rural areas nearby river Ganga at Haridwar in Uttarakhand, India
    Rajpal, A., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    J. Appl. Nat. Sci (2020 )
49. Challenges, opportunities and progress in solid waste management during COVID-19 pandemic
    Tripathi, A., Tyagi, V.K., Vivekanand, V., Bose, P., Suthar, S.
    Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2020 )
50. Frontier Review on the Propensity and Repercussion of SARS-CoV-2 Migration to Aquatic Environment
    Kumar, M., Thakur, A.K., Mazumder, P., Kuroda, K., Mohapatra, S., Rinklebe, J., Ramanathan, A.L., Cetecioglu, Z., Jain, S., Tyagi, V.K., et al.
    Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters (2020 )
51. Proclivities for Prevalence and Treatment of Antibiotics in the Ambient Water: A Review
    Bhagat, C., Kumar, M., Tyagi, V.K., Mohapatra, P.K. (2020) Proclivities for Prevalence and Treatment of Antibiotics in the Ambient Water: A Review
    NPJ Clean Water (2020 )
52. Optimization of process parameters for enhanced biogas yield from anaerobic co-digestion of OFMSW and bio-solids
    Ahmed, B., Priyanka, Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2020 )
53. Conductive material engineered direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) in anaerobic digestion: Mechanism and application
    Gahlot, P., Ahmed, B., Tiwari, S.B., Aryal, N., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Environmental Technology & Innovation (2020 )
54. Future Liaising of the Lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic: The dawn is expected at hand from the Darkest hour
    Khursheed, A., Alam, S., Tyagi, V.K., Nagpure, A., Khan, A.A., Gaur, R.Z., Singh, S., Bhattacharya, P., Mukherjee, S., Kumar, M.
    Groundwater for Sustainable Development (2020 )
55. Bio-stimulation of anaerobic digestion by low intensity ultrasonication
    Tyagi, V.K., Tien, A.L.S, Ahmad, B., Gautam, A.
    Water Science & Technology (2019 )
56. Improvement of anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass by hydrothermal pre-treatment
    Ahmed, B., Aboudi, K., Tyagi, V.K., Álvarez-Gallego, C.J., Fernández-Güelfo, L.A., Romero-Garcia, L.I., Kazmi, A.A.
    Applied Sciences (2019 )
57. Anaerobic -aerobic system for beverage effluent treatment: Performance evaluation and microbial community dynamics
    Tyagi, V.K., Liu, J., Poh, L.S., Ng, W.J.
    Bioresource Technology Reports (2019 )
58. Anaerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW): Progress and challenges
    Tyagi, V.K., Fdez-Gu¨elfo, L.A., Zhou, Y., Álvarez-Gallego, C.J., Romero Garcia, L.A., Ng, W.J.
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2018 )
59. Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in water environment: A Review
    Gogoi, A., Mazumder, P., Tyagi, V.K., Chaminda, T., An, A.K., Kumar, M.
    Groundwater for Sustainable Development (2018 )
60. Dependence of enhanced biological nitrogen removal on C/N and rbCOD/sbCOD ratios during sewage treatment in pre-anoxic intermittently aerated SBR
    Khursheed, A., Gaur, R.Z., Sharma, M., Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A.A.
    Journal of Cleaner Production (2018 )
61. New criteria to determine the destabilization of the acidogenic anaerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with mixed sludge (MS)
    Angeriz-Campoy, R., Fdez-Güelfo, L.A., Tyagi, V. K., Álvarez-Gallego, C.J., Romero-García, L.I.
    Bioresource Technology (2018 )
62. Reduced sludge growth at high bulk liquor dissolved oxygen induced by increased secondary cell maintenance
    Khursheed, A., Tyagi, V.K., Sharma, M., Gaur, R.Z., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A.A.
    Chemosphere (2017 )
63. Characteristics of start-up periods for practical scale DHS reactor in developing country and its treatment performance under high loading condition
    Nomoto, N., Tyagi, V.K., Ali, M., Jayaswal, K., Maharajan, N., Iguchi, A., Hatamoto, M., Okubo, T., Takahashi, M., Kubota, K., Tagawa, T., Uemura, S., Yamaguchi, T., Harada, H.
    Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment (2017 )
64. Perspective, Problems, Challenges and future scenario of metal contamination in the urban environment: A review
    Kumar, M., Gogoi, A., Kumari, D., Borah, R., Das, P., Mazumder, P., Tyagi, V.K.
    Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management (2017 )
65. The role of conductive materials in the start-up period of thermophilic anaerobic system
    Yan, W., Shen, N., Xiao, Y., Chen, Y., Sun, F., Tyagi, V.K., Zhou, Y.
    Bioresource Technology (2017 )
66. Occurrence of phthalates in aquatic environment and their removal during wastewater treatment processes: A review
    Gani, K.M., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2017 )
67. Characterization of key organic compounds affecting sludge dewaterability during ultrasonication and acidification treatments
    Xiao, K, Chen, Y., Jiang, X., Tyagi, V.K., Zhou, Y.
    Water Research (2016 )
68. Onsite treatment of source separated domestic wastewater employing anaerobic package system
    Sharma, M., Tyagi, V. K., Saini, G., Kazmi, A. A.
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2016 )
69. Operation and maintenance of sewerage systems: Present challenges and possible alternatives- An Indian experience
    Khursheed, A., Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Bhatia, A., Gaur, R.Z., Ali, M., Sharma, M., Kazmi, A.A.
    Desalination and Water Treatment (2016 )
70. Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate gradient - another possible cause of excess sludge reduction in Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic (OSA) process
    Khursheed, A., Sharma, M., Tyagi, V. K., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A. A.
    Chemical Engineering Journal (2015 )
71. Suitability of conventional and membrane bioreactor system in textile mill effluent treatment
    Prabha, S., Gogoi, A., Ramanathan, A.L., Das, P., Tyagi, V. K., Kumar, M.
    Desalination and Water Treatment (2015 )
72. Enhancement in hydrogen production by thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge- Optimization of treatment conditions
    Tyagi, V. K., Campoy, R. A., Álvarez-Gallego, C. J., García, L. I. R.
    Bioresource Technology (2014 )
73. Chemically coupled microwave and ultrasonic prehydrolysis of pulp and paper mill waste activated sludge: Effect on sludge solubilisation and anaerobic digestion
    Tyagi, V.K., Lo, S. L., Rajpal, A.
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2014 )
74. Ultrasonic treatment of waste sludge: a review on mechanisms and applications
    Tyagi, V.K., Lo, Shang-Lien, Appels, Lise, Dewil, Raf.
    Environmental Science and Technology (2014 )
75. Sono-biostimulation of aerobic digestion: a novel approach for sludge minimization.
    Tyagi, V. K., Lo, S L, Campoy R A, Álvarez-Gallego, C J, García, L I R, Sun, L P, Qiu, C S.
    Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (2014 )
76. Sludge: a waste or renewable source for energy and resource recovery?
    Tyagi, V.K., Lo, S. L.
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2013 )
77. Microwave irradiation: A sustainable way for sludge treatment and resource recovery
    Tyagi, V. K., Lo, S. L.
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2013 )
78. Impairment in water quality of Ganges river and consequential health risks on account of mass ritualistic bathing
    Tyagi, V. K., Bhatia, A., Gaur, R.Z., Khan, A.A. Ali, M., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A., Lo, S.L.
    Desalination and Water Treatment (2013 )
79. Enhancement in mesophilic aerobic digestion of waste activated sludge by chemically assisted thermal pretreatment method
    Tyagi, V. K., Lo, S. L.
    Bioresource Technology (2012 )
80. Role of volume exchange ratio and non-aeration time in spillage of nitrogen in continuously fed and intermittently decanted sequencing batch reactor
    Khursheed, A., Gaur, R. Z., Bhatia, A., Khan, A. A., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi, A. A.
    Chemical Engineering Journal (2012 )
81. Effects of multi-metal toxicity on the performance of sewage treatment system during the festival of colors (Holi) in India.
    Tyagi, V.K., Bhatia, A., Gaur, R.Z., Ali, M., Khan, A.A., Khursheed A., Kazmi, A.A.
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2012 )
82. Fecal coliforms removal from the effluent of UASB reactor through diffused aeration
    Khan, A.A., Gaur, R.Z., Tyagi, V. K., Lew, B., Diamantis, V., Kazmi, A.A., Mehrotra, I
    Desalination and Water Treatment (2012 )
83. Application of physico-chemical pretreatment methods to enhance the sludge disintegration and subsequent anaerobic digestion: an up to date review
    Tyagi, V. K., Lo, S.L.
    Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-technology (2011 )
84. Effects of microwave and alkali induced pretreatment on sludge solubilization and subsequent aerobic digestion
    Chang, C.J., Tyagi, V.K., Lo, S. L.
    Bioresource Technology (2011 )
85. Sustainable options of post treatment of UASB effluent treating sewage: A review
    Khan, A.A., Gaur, R.Z., Tyagi, V.K., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A., Mehrotra, Indu
    Resources Conservation and Recycling (2011 )
86. Fate of coliforms and pathogenic parasite in four full-scale sewage treatment systems in India
    Tyagi, V.K., Khursheed, A., Sahu, B.K., Ahmad, Z., Kazmi, A. A. & Chopra, A. K.
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2011 )
87. Enhancement of coagulation flocculation process using anionic polymer for the post treatment of UASB reactor effluent
    Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A. A., Chopra, A. K.
    Separation Science and Technology (2010 )
88. Operating strategies for activated sludge process to enhanced coliform removal. Asian J of Water
    Tyagi, V.K., Renganayagi, B., Subramanian, S., Chopra, A. K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Environment and Pollution (2009 )
89. Slow sand filtration of UASB reactor effluent: A promising post treatment technique
    Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Kazmi A.A., Mehrotra, I., Chopra, A.K.
    Desalination (2009 )
90. Removal of Fecal indicators and pathogens in a waste stabilization pond system treating municipal wastewater in India
    Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi A.A., Chopra, A.K.
    Water Environment Research (2008 )
91. Microbial community in conventional and extended aeration activated sludge plants in India.
    Tyagi, V.K., Subramaniyan, Shankar, Kazmi, A.A., Chopra, A.K.
    Ecological Indicators (2008 )
92. Coliforms removal in full-scale activated sludge plants in India
    Kazmi A. A., Tyagi, V.K., Trivedi, R.C., Kumar, Arvind
    Journal of Environmental Management (2008 )
93. Post-treatment of UASB reactor effluent by coagulation and flocculation
    Jaya Prakash, K., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi A. A., Kumar, Arvind
    Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (2007 )
94. Evaluation of Daphnia magna as an indicator of Toxicity and Treatment efficacy of Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant
    Tyagi, V.K., Chopra, A.K., Durgapal, N. C., Kumar, Arvind
    Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management (2007 )
95. Alternative microbial indicators of fecal pollution: Current perspective
    Tyagi, V. K., Chopra, A. K., Kazmi, A. A., Kumar, Arvind
    Iranian Journal of Environmental Health & Science Engineering (2006 )

National Journal

1. Mathematical modeling of BOD removal in waste stabilization ponds in northern India
   Devkota, S.C., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K. and Sharma, N
   Journal of Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS) (2010 )

Book Chapter

1. Cyclic Technology–Based Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBR ) Treating Municipal Wastewater: Full-Scale Experience. In: Arora, S., Kumar, A., Ogita, S., Yau, Y.Y. (eds)
   Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Akansha Bhatia, Rubia Zahid Gaur, Abid Ali Khan, Anwar Khurshid, Ankur Rajpal, Muntjir Ali, Sri Om, A.A.Kazmi
   Springer, Singapore (2022 )
2. Valorization of Biowaste to Biowealth Using Cellulase Enzyme During Prehydrolysis Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation Process. In: Enzymes in the Valorization of Waste
   Akansha Bhatia, Ankur Rajpal, Bhaskar Jyoti Deka, A.A. Kazmi, Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   CRC Press (2022 )
3. Per- and poly-fluroalkyl substances (PFASs): An introduction. In: Sustainable Treatment Technologies for Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances. Currents Development in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series
   Manoj kumar Y, Sridhar Pilli, R.D. Tyagi, Puspendu Bhunia, Sumanth C, Vinay Kumar Tyagi and Ashok Pandey
   Elsevier Publishing (2022 )
4. Occurrence, fate, and persistence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in wastewater treatment systems. In: Sustainable Treatment Technologies for Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances. Currents Development in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series.
   Muntjeer Ali, Sridhar Pilli, Puspendu Bhunia, R.D. Tyagi, Ashok Pandey and Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   Elsevier Publishing (2022 )
5. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water and wastewater In: Sustainable Treatment Technologies for Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances. Currents Development in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series
   Sanket Dey Chowdhury, R.D. Tyagi, Sridhar Pilli, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Ashok Pandey and Puspendu Bhunia
   Elsevier Publishing (2022 )
6. Effect of digestate recirculation on anaerobic digestion performance. In: Tyagi, V.K., Kaoutar, A., Eskicioglu, C. (eds) Anaerobic Digestate Management.
   Pallavi Gahlot, Kaoutar Aboudi and Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   International Water Association Publishing (IWAP) (2022 )
7. Biochar-augmented anaerobic digestate treatment. In: Tyagi, V.K., Kaoutar, A., Eskicioglu, C. (eds) Anaerobic Digestate Management
   Pallavi Gahlot, Kaoutar Aboudi, Ahmed Tawfik and Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   International Water Association Publishing (IWAP) (2022 )
8. Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment for Energy Recovery and Water Reclamation. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Wastewater Treatment Plants as Biorefineries.
   Raja Zubair Zahoor Qadri, Muntzir Ali, Ankur Rajpal, A.A.Kazmi, Ahmed Tawfik, Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
9. Self-Sustainability of Anaerobic Digestion for Conversion of Water Hyacinth into Value Added Bio-Fuels. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
   Ahmed Tawfik, Vinay Kumar Tyagi
   Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
10. Production of High Value-Added Amino Acids and Biofuels (H2&CH4) from Gelatinous Industry Wastewater Via Anaerobic Bio-Degradation Process. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
    Ahmed Tawfik, Vinay Kumar Tyagi
    Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
11. Occurrence and Fate of Recalcitrant in Anaerobic Treatment of Wastewater and Organic solid waste. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
    Kaoutar Aboudi, Banafsha Ahmed, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Jules van Lier
    Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
12. Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) via conductive materials in anaerobic digestion of organic wastes. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
    Pallavi Gahlot, Kaoutar Aboudi, Banafsha Ahmed, Ahmed Tawfik, Abid Ali Khan, Anwar Khursheed, Vinay Kumar Tyagi
    Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
13. Integral valorization of residual biomass: Hydrogen, polyhydroxyalkanoates, and compost production. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
    Kaoutar Aboudi, Luis Alberto Fernández-Güelfo, Banafsha Ahmed, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Carlos José Álvarez-Gallego, Luis Isidoro Romero-García
    Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
14. Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from algal biomass. In: Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
    Kaoutar Aboudi, Luis Alberto Fernández-Güelfo, Carlos José Álvarez-Gallego, Banafsha Ahmed, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Luis Isidoro Romero-García
    Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
15. Thermal pre-treatment of Organic fraction of municipal solid waste. P. Verma (Ed), Biorefineries: A Step Towards Renewable and Clean Energy. Springer Clean Energy Production Technologies Series
    Ahmed, B., Tiwari, S., Naseem, A., Kazmi, A.A., Khursheed, A., Tyagi, V.K.
    Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. (2021 )
16. Fate of emerging contaminants in anaerobic digestate
    Ahmed Tawfik, Vinay Kumar Tyagi and Dominique Patureau
    International Water Association Publishing (IWAP). (N/A )
17. Environmental Assessment and Implementation of Mitigation Plan to Protect the Environment: A Case Study of New Nizamuddin Bridge Project, Delhi (India). M. Kumar et al. (eds.), Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems
    Bhatia, A., Rajpal, A., Sahoo, V., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. (2020 )
18. Performance Appraisal of Filter-Based Sanitation System for Onsite Treatment of Domestic Wastewater. In: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene
    Sharma, M.K., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. (2019 )
19. Micro-aerobic technologies for UASB effluent polishing: An overview. In: Post-treatment of anaerobically treated effluents
    Gaur, R.Z., Owaes, M., D’Silva, T.C., Hasan, M.N., Mutiyar, P.K., Khan, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
    ., International Water Association publishing (IWAP), London, UK. (2019 )
20. Food Waste and Biomass Recovery. Agriculture and the Environment.
    Ng, W.J., KeKe, X., Tyagi, V.K., Chaozhi, P., Soon, P.L.
    Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (2019 )
21. Energy & resource recovery from sludge: Full scale experiences. In: Environmental Materials and Waste Resource Recovery and Pollution Prevention
    Tyagi, V.K., Lo, Shang-Lien
    Academic Press (Elsevier). (2016 )
22. Design Guidelines for UASB-DHS System” and “Operation and Maintenance Guidelines for UASB-DHS System”
    V.K.Tyagi in collaboration with Tohoku University
    Submitted to MoEF-NRCD (2016 )
23. Operation and Maintenance Manual of 5 MLD Down-flow Hanging Sponge System treating UASB reactor Effluent
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2016 )
24. Analytical Procedures of Technologies for the Treatment of Water and Wastewater
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to CPCB (2010 )
25. Operation and Maintenance of Sewerage Facilities and Sewage Treatment Plant: Basic Level
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). (2010 )
26. Operation and Maintenance of Sewerage system and Sewage Treatment Plants
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to National River Conservation Directorate and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2010 )
27. Determination of DO, BOD, COD and TOC and the Interrelationship between BOD, COD and TOC
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi. (2009 )
28. Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi (2009 )
29. Analytical Procedures of Water and Wastewater Quality
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to CPCB, India. (2006 )
30. Basics of Sewage Treatment
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to JICA, India. (2006 )
31. Physical-Chemical and Biological Phenomena of Wastewater Treatment Systems
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to CPCB, India. (2005 )

Books

1. Anaerobic Digestate Management
   Tyagi, V.K., Aboudi, K., Eskicioglu, C.
   International Water Association publishing (IWAP) (2022 )
2. Sustainable Treatment Technologies for Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances.Development in Biotechnology and Bioengineering Series
   Pilli, S., Bhunia, P., Tyagi, Vinay Kumar, Tyagi, R.D., Wong, J., Pandey, A.
   Elsevier Publishing (2022 )
3. Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Wastewater Treatment Plants as Biorefineries
   Tyagi, V.K., Kumar, M., An, A.K.J., Cetecioglu, Z.
   Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
4. Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Biomass Waste based Biorefineries
   Tyagi, V.K., Aboudi, K.
   Elsevier Publishing (2021 )
5. Post-treatment of anaerobically treated effluents
   Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Ng, W.J., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A.
   International Water Association publishing (IWAP) (2019 )
6. Sludge Management
   Gurjar, B.R., Tyagi, V.K.
   CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (2017 )

Technical Report

1. Comprehensive characterization of variably processed sewage sludge in Ganga Basin to classify its suitability for safe disposal
   V.K.Tyagi
   2nd Progress Report. Submitted to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) (2023 )
2. Site Selection for Intake Well in Ganga River for Bharpoor Pumping Peyjal Yojana Phase – II
   V.K.Tyagi
   Submitted to: Uttarakhand Pey Jal Nigam, Devprayag (2023 )
3. Site Selection for Intake Well in Alaknanda River near Srinagar for Madhi-Chauras-Jakhni (Reog.) Pumping Water Supply Scheme
   V.K.Tyagi
   Submitted to Uttarakhand Pey Jal Nigam, Devprayag (2022 )
4. Independent Assessment of Bio-Remediation and Reclamation of Solid Waste Dumpsite at Bandhwari
   V.K.Tyagi
   Submitted to Gurugram Municipal Corporation (GMC) (2022 )
5. Comprehensive characterization of variably processed sewage sludge in Ganga Basin to classify its suitability for safe disposal. 1st Progress Report
   V.K.Tyagi
   Submitted to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) (2022 )
6. “Water Quality Study of Sannihit Sarovar and Bramha Sarovar, Kurukshetra”
   V.K.Tyagi
   - (2010 )
7. “Lake restoration strategies for Jamuna and Moti Jheel at Lucknow City (Uttar Pradesh)”
   V.K.Tyagi
   - (2010 )
8. Report of Training Course on “Operation and Maintenance of Sewerage Facilities and Sewage Treatment Plant: Basic Level”
   V.K.Tyagi
   submitted to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) (2010 )
9. Report of Training Course on “Analytical Procedures of Technologies for the Treatment of Water and Wastewater”
   V.K.Tyagi
   Submitted to CPCB, India. (2010 )
10. “Performance Assessment of 270 MLD C-tech Based Sequencing Batch Reactor Sewage Treatment Plant, Jelutong, Penang (Malaysia)
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
11. “Performance Assessment report of 12.5 MLD Tonca City STP and 1.35 MLD Goa Medical College STP at Goa”
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
12. 14. “Testing the strength of Twin-Oxide-0.3% and Vibrex-10% (Chlorine dioxide) for potable water disinfection”
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
13. “Performance Audit report of Cyclic Technology Based Sewage Treatment Plants at Navi Mumbai, India”
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
14. “Performance Audit Report of Cyclic Technology Based Sewage Treatment Plant (SBR) in India”
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
15. “Performance Assessment report of 45 MLD Mundhwa STP and 30 MLD Chinchwad STP at Pune”
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
16. “Performance Report of Full Capacity Operating C-Tech Based Sewage Treatment Plants in India”
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2010 )
17. Report of Training Course on “Determination of DO, BOD, COD and TOC and the Interrelationship between BOD, COD and TOC”
    V.K.Tyagi
    submitted to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi (2009 )
18. 9. Report of Training Course on “Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastewater”
    V.K.Tyagi
    submitted to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi (2009 )
19. “Environmental Impact Assessment of Multi Product Industrial Zone, Kashipur, SIDCUL”, Dehradun
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2008 )
20. “A Comparison of chlorine & Chlorine dioxide for potable water disinfection”. Twin Oxide Middle East Fzco
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2008 )
21. 21. Report of Training Programme on Basics of Sewage Treatment 27th Jan to 1st Feb 2006
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to JICA, India. (2006 )
22. Report on Training Course on Analytical Procedures of Water and Wastewater Quality 15th to 19th Dec
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to CPCB, India. (2006 )
23. “Development of Microbiological Quality Standards for the Disposal of Urban Wastewater Central Pollution Control Board
    V.K.Tyagi
    - (2005 )
24. Report of Training Course on Physical-Chemical and Biological Phenomena of Wastewater Treatment Systems 16th to 20th Nov. 2005
    V.K.Tyagi
    Submitted to CPCB, India. (2005 )

International Conference

1. Biorefinery of Municipal Solid Waste in a Circular Bio-economy: Case study of 100 TPD Mechanical-Biological Treatment Plant
   Tyagi, V.K., Arora, P., Kapoor, A., Kazmi,A.A.
   Biotechnology for Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy (2022 )
2. Investigating the effects of pilot scale thermal pretreatment facility on class A biosolids production from sewage sludge
   Balasundaram, G., Gahlot, P., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
   13th International symposium on southeast asian water environment (2022 )
3. Metagenomic analysis of sewage sludge microbiota and their potential to metabolize micropollutants
   Gahlot, P, Balasundaram, G, Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
   13th International symposium on southeast asian water environment (2022 )
4. Thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge: Organics solubilization, methane yield, and emerging contaminants & pathogens removal
   Tyagi, V.K, Balasundaram, G., Gahlot, P.,, Kazmi, A.A.
   13th International symposium on southeast asian water environment Bangkok, Thailand (ORAL) (2022 )
5. Fostering solubilisation and biodegradation of sewage sludge using steam explosion pretreatment
   Balasundaram, G., Gahlot, P., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
   7th International conference on opportunities and challenges in agricultural, environmental and biosciences for global development ( OCAEBGD) Goa, India (ORAL ) (2022 )
6. Insights into the formation of inhibitory byproducts during the pretreatment of biomass and their effects on anaerobic digestion
   Balasundaram, G., Gahlot, P., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
   9th International conference on sustainable solid waste management, Corfu, Greece ORAL (2022 )
7. Mitigation of recalcitrant toxicity in thermo-chemically pre-treated organic fraction of municipal solid waste using carbon based conductive materials. In: MICROPOL 2022
   Ahmed, B., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi A.A.
   : The 12th Micropol and Ecohazard Conference (IWA), 6-10th June 2022, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. (2022 )
8. Municipal solid waste refinery: Case study of 100 TPD mechanical biological treatment plant. In: CORFU 2022
   Tyagi, V. K., Kapoor, A., Arora, P., Kazmi, A. A.
   9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Corfu Island, Greece (2022 )
9. High Temperature Thermal Pretreatment Of Sludge To Alleviate Rate Limiting Step During Anaerobic Digestion
   Gahlot, P., Balasundaram, G., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
   9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Corfu, Greece. ORAL (2022 )
10. Anaerobic co-digestion of wheat straw with food waste and cattle manure: Optimization of processing parameters(ISR, C/N, TS %) for enhanced biogas yield
    Rahmani, A. M., Tyagi, V. K., Ahmed, B., Kazmi, A. A., Ojha, C. S. P.
    CORFU 2022: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Corfu Island, Greece (2022 )
11. Lignocellulosic biomass (wheat straw) pretreatment technologies for enhanced bio methanation: Progress and challenges
    Rahmani, A. M., Moustakas, K., Kazmi, A.A., Ojha, C.S.P., Tyagi, V.K.
    Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE 2021): Future and Challenges, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (2021 )
12. Thermal and thermo-chemical pre-treatment of organic fraction of municipal solid waste: effect on solubilization, recalcitrant and biogas yield
    Ahmed, B., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE 2021): Future and Challenges, 16-18th October, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (2021 )
13. Optimization of process parameters for enhancing biogas yield from anaerobic co-digestion of OFMSW and sewage sludge
    Ahmed, B., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Recycle 2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, 13-14 Feb. 2020, Indian Institute of Technology, Assam (Guwahati), India (2020 )
14. Enhancing anaerobic co-digestion of wheat husk-sewage sludge-cattle manure mix using carbon based conductive materials
    Tiwari, S.B., Ahmed, B., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Recycle 2020: 3rd International Conference on Waste Management, 13-14 Feb. 2020, Indian Institute of Technology, Assam (Guwahati), India (2020 )
15. Innovative approach towards the bio-stimulation of anaerobic digestion processes by low intensity ultrasonication
    Tyagi, V.K., Zhou, Y.
    IWA 16th Anaerobic Digestion Conference, Delft, The Netherlands (2019 )
16. Conflict Resolution of Enhanced Biological Phosphate Removal and Sludge Reduction in Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic (OSA) SBR
    Khursheed, A., Tyagi, V. K., Sharma, M., Gaur, R.Z., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A. A.
    Proceedings of International Symposium of Sustainable Urban Environment (ISSUE-2017), June 23-24, 2017, Tejpur University, Assam, India (2017 )
17. Operation and maintenance issues with full-scale UASB reactors treating sewage in India.
    Chaudhary, P., Hasan, B., Gaur, R.Z., Suthar, S., Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A.
    Proceedings of International Symposium of Sustainable Urban Environment (ISSUE-2017), June 23-24, 2017, Tejpur University, Assam, India (2017 )
18. Characteristics of Start-up for Practical Scale DHS Reactor in India
    Nomoto, N., Tyagi, V.K., Ali, M., Jayaswal, K., Maharajan, N., Iguchi, A., Hatamoto, M., Okubo, T., Takahashi, M., Kunota, K., Tagawa, T., Uemura, S., Yamaguchi, T., Harada, H.
    Proceedings of International Conference of “Science of Technology Innovation” 2017 (STI- Gigaku 2017), January 5-7, 2017, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan (2017 )
19. Reduced Sludge Growth at High Bulk Liquor DO Induced by Increased Maintenance
    Khursheed, A., Sharma, M., Gaur, R.Z., Khan, A.A., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi, A. A.
    proceedings of 8th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST), June 6-10, Houston, USA. (2016 )
20. Ultrasonically triggered aerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: A novel approach for sludge minimization
    Tyagi, V.K., Lo, S.L.
    1st International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology (IFAWET). December 18-20, 2013. Delhi, India (2013 )
21. Performance evaluation of Sequencing Batch Reactor based STPs in Maharashtra State
    Bhatia, A., Shri Om, Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    : Proceeding of National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Sewerage and Sewage Treatment. 25-26 October 2013, Thane, Mumbai, organized by Indian Water Works Association (IIWA) (2013 )
22. It is SOUR Gradient, which is responsible for Sludge Reduction in OSA Process
    Khursheed, A., Sharma, M., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    IWA Holistic Sludge Management Conference, May 6-8, 2013, Vasteras, Sweden (2013 )
23. Enhancement in anaerobic digestion of paper mill secondary sludge by chemically combined microwave and ultrasonic pretreatments
    Tyagi, V. K., Lo, S.L.
    IWA Holistic Sludge Management Conference, May 6-8, 2013, Vasteras, Sweden (2013 )
24. Mesophilic aerobic digestion of waste activated sludge pretreated by hybrid microwave-alkali method
    Tyagi, V. K., Lo, Shang Lien
    4th IWA Asia-Pacific Young Water Professionals Conference (APYWP2012), 7-10th December 2012, Miraikan, Tokyo (Japan) (2012 )
25. Effect of Mass Bathing on Water Quality of River Ganges and Consequential Health Risks during 2010 Maha Kumbh Festival
    Tyagi, V. K., Bhatia, Akanksha, Gaur, Rubia Zahid, Khan, Abid Ali, Ali, Muntajir Khursheed, Anwar, Kazmi, Absar Ahmad
    Proceedings of 10th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam (2012 )
26. Limnological and Hydrobiological studied of Jheels at Lucknow (ABS/A-89).
    Sukanya P., Madan S, Bhatia A, Tyagi V. K., Kazmi AA.
    Proceedings of 1st World Congress for Man and Nature, “Global Climate Change and Biodiversity conservation: Inventories of Research” 11-13th November, Haridwar (India) (2011 )
27. Operation and Maintenance of Sewerage Systems: Present Challenges and Possible Alternatives- An Indian Experience
    Khursheed A., Tyagi V. K., Khan A.A., Gaur R.Z., Bhatia A., Ali M., Sharma M., Kazmi A.A, Lo S.L.
    Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Urban Watershed Management. 6th -8th September, Beijing, China (2011 )
28. Removal of pathogenic indicator in diffused aeration system treating UASB reactor effluent
    Khan, A.A., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi, A.A., Mehrotra, I., Lo, Shang Lien
    20th KAIST-KU-NTU-NUS (KKNN) Seminar on Environmental Engineering, June 27-30, 2011. National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. (2011 )
29. Fecal Coliforms Removal from the Effluent of UASB Reactor Treating Sewage through Aerobic Post treatment (Continuous Aeration) System
    Khan, Abid Ali, Gaur, Rubia Zahid, Tyagi, V.K., Lew, Beni, Diamantis, Vasileios, Mehrotra, Indu, Kazmi, A.A.
    Proceedings IWA Specialist Conference on Water and Industry 2011, pp 12, May 01-04, 2011, Valladollid, Spain (2011 )
30. Effects of High Bulk Liquid DO on the Performance of Continuous Fed Sequencing Batch Reactor
    Khursheed, Anwar, Gaur, R. Z., Bhatia, A., Khan, A. A., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi, A. A.
    Proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environment, 29-30 October, A.M.U, Aligarh (India), Excel Publishers (2010 )
31. Effects of Holi (Festival in India) Colors on the Performance of 18 MLD Sewage Treatment System in India
    Tyagi, V. K., Gaur, R. Z., Bhatia, A, Khan, A. A., Ali, M., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A.
    Proceedings of Eighth International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, October 24-26, Phuket, Thailand (2010 )
32. Effects of Shock Toxic Load on Activated Sludge Process
    Tyagi, V. K., Bhatia, Akanksha, Gaur, Rubia Zahid, Ali, Muntjeer, Khan, Abid Ali, Khursheed, Anwar, Kazmi, Absar Ahmad and Khan, Anwar Ali
    Proceedings 3rd International Congress of Environmental Research (ICER-2010), 16-18th September 2010, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius (2010 )
33. A Study on organics, nutrients, coliforms removal and sludge reduction in continuous flow and intermittently decant sequencing batch reactor
    Khursheed, A., Khan, A. A., Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi, A. A.
    Proceedings of First International Conference on Advances in Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (AWTR-2009), 10 - 12 November, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2009 )
34. Coliforms, organics, nutrients removal and sludge reduction in continuous flow sequencing batch reactor.
    Khursheed, A., Khan, A.A., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Proceedings Seventh International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, October 28-30, Bangkok, Thailand (2009 )
35. Operation of UASB reactor for sewage treatment under reduced sludge synthesis
    Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A. Khursheed ,A., Kazmi, A.A, Mehrotra, I.
    Proceedings National Symposium of Water Resources in India: Concerns, Conservation and Management (1-3 November 2008) Srinagar (India) (2008 )
36. Improvement of Coagulation Flocculation Process by Anionic Polyelectrolyte for the post treatment of Anaerobic Reactor Effluent.
    Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A., Chopra, A.K.
    Proceedings International Conference on Environment 2008 (ICENV 2008), pp 1-9, Dec 16-17, Penang, Malaysia (2008 )
37. Coliforms and Pathogen Removal Efficiencies of Various Municipal Wastewater Treatment Processes in India
    Tyagi, V. K., Kazmi, A.A., Chopra, A.K.
    Proceedings Sixth International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, (2008 )
38. Coliforms and Organic Pollutant Removal Efficiency of Slow Sand Filter Treating Anaerobic Reactor Effluent
    Chopra, A. K., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A. A.
    Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, July 28-31, 2008, American Academy of Sciences Houston, Texas, USA (2008 )
39. Post Treatment of UASB Reactor Effluent by Slow Sand Filtration
    Tyagi, V. K., Khan, A.A., Kazmi, A.A, Mehrotra, Indu
    Proceedings International Conference on Waste Engineering & Management. pp102, 28th -30th May 2008, Hongkong (2008 )
40. Selection of Appropriate Sewage Treatment Technology in India: A Case Study.
    Kannan S, Singhal S.K, Kazmi A.A. Tyagi, V.K.,
    . Proceedings International Conference on Waste Engineering & Management. pp114, 28th -30th May 2008, Hongkong (2008 )
41. A Comparative Study of the Protozoan Community in Two Activated Sludge Plants
    Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A. A., Chopra, A.K.
    Proceedings Fifth International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, pp 168-175, Nov 7-9th , Chiang Mai, Thailand (2007 )
42. Wastewater Characterization of Coal Fired Thermal Power Plants in India
    Singh, Y. K., Kalamdhad, A. S., Tyagi,V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
    Proceedings Fifth International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, pp 161-164, Nov 7-9th , Chiang Mai, Thailand. (2007 )
43. Fate of fecal indicators and pathogens in an oxidation pond system operating in northern India
    Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi A. A.,
    Proceedings Water Micro 2007,14th International Symposium on Health Related Water Microbiology, pp. 176.2007, 10th -14th September, Tokyo, Japan (2007 )
44. Activated Sludge Process Control Strategies for Enhanced Coliform Removal
    Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A., Kumar, Arvind
    Proceedings Fourth International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, pp 56-60, 2006 Bangkok, Thailand (2006 )
45. UASB Post Treatment by Coagulation-Flocculation Process
    Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi A. A., K. Jaya Prakash, Kumar, Arvind
    Proceedings Fourth International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, pp 163-170, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand (2006 )
46. A Study on Coliform Removal in Activated Sludge Plants Operating in India
    Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi A. A., Kumar, Arvind
    Proceedings Third International Symposium of South East Asian Water Environment, pp 227-235, 2005, Bangkok, Thailand (2005 )

National Conference

1. Coupled Steam explosion with anaerobic digestion to produce class A biosolids in municipal wastewater treatment plants in India
   Balasundaram, G., Gahlot, P., Tyagi, V.K., Kazmi, A.A.
   : 7th India Water Week conclave, Greater Noida, India (ORAL , Second Prize) (2022 )
2. Removal of Nutrients from Dairy Wastewater using Sequencing Batch Reactor
   Tomar, Anurag, Rajpal, A., Kazmi, A.A., Tyagi, V.K.
   7th India Water Week conclave, Greater Noida, India (ORAL , Second Prize) (2022 )
3. Is there any potential for utilizing the resources in sludge?
   Tyagi, V.K.
   Proceedings of National Conference on Biotechnology and Environment for Susutainable Development (BioESD2019), 20th- 30th March 2019, Jaipur, India, (2019 )
4. Feasibility of Continuously flow Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Municipal Wastewater
   Tyagi, V.K., Khan, A.A., Khursheed, A., Kazmi, A.A.
   Proceedings 3rd Uttarakhand Science & Technology Congress, Nov. 10-11-2008, IIT Roorkee (India) (2008 )
5. Performance Study of Common Effluent Treatment Plant at Delhi with special reference to Effluent Toxicity Reduction using Daphnia Magna as Test Organism
   Tyagi, V.K., Durgapal, N.C., Sharma, C.S., Kumar, Arvind
   Proceedings of 11th National Symposium on Hydrology with Focal Theme on Water Quality Monitoring, Modeling and Prediction, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee (India), Nov. 22- 23, Allied Publishers (2004 )

Projects

Sponsored Projects 4

Conference & Training

Seminar / Conference / Symposia

Training / Workshop / Brainstorming

Achievements

Honors & Awards

• Top 2% Scientists Worldwide
• Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award 2021
• Ramalingaswami Re-Entry Fellow
• Outstanding Reviewer Awards
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship "Attracting Talent to the Agri-food Sector"
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship
• Travel Support to attend International Conference in Thailand
• Young Scientist Award
• Travel Support to Attend International Conference (Malaysia)

Professional Memberships

• Lifetime Member: Indian Association of Hydrologist (IAH) (Membership No: LM 2079 )
• Lifetime Member: Biotech Research Society, India (Membership No: LM 2533 )
• Member: International Water Association (IWA), UK (Membership No: 201103 )
• Lifetime Member: Applied and Natural Science Foundation, India (Membership No: 01 )

Student Guidance

Doctoral Supervision

Masters Supervision

Miscellaneous

National / International Committees

• Member, Conference Committee: International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment 2023 (ICAFEE 2023). 06-08 Oct. 2023, Kayseri, Turkey.
• Member: WATMOC: Asia Pacific Network for Wastewater Monitoring of COVID-19 (https://watmoc.com/about-us), 2021.
• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, Since Mar 2021.
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences (JANS), Applied and Natural Science Foundation. Since 2014.
• MEMBER Editorial Review Board “International Journal of Environment and Sustainability (IJES) (2012-2014).
• Reviewer committee of the research proposal submitted under PRISM program (DSIR), SPARC (GoI), BIRAC (DBT, GoI), BIRAC-SITARE- GYTI
• Guest Editor: VSI on Anaerobic Digestate Management: Towards New Insight from waste to resource recovery in Biomass and Bioenergy Journal (Elsevier). January 2023.
• Guest Editor: VSI on Cutting-Edge Technologies for Wastewater Management and Environmental Protection in Sustainability Journal (MDPI). September 2022.
• Managing Guest Editor: VSI on Leachate Management in Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier). September 2022
• Conference Co-chair: International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment 2021 (ICAFEE 2021). 15-18 Oct. 2021, Erciyes University, Turkey.
• Member: Management Committee of the IWA Sludge Management Specialist Group (SMSG), South-Asia Division. International Water Association (IWA), 2019.
• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Sustainability-Waste Management (Frontiers), May 2022.
• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Chemical Engineering-Environmental Chemical Engineering (Frontiers), May 2022.
• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry-Chemical Treatments, Since May 2022.
• Editorial Board Member: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (Elsevier), 2021-2023.
• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Environmental Sciences, Since Mar 2021.
• Guest Editor: TSI on Integrated Biorefineries / Circular Bio-economy / Valorization of Organic Waste for Journal of Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery (Springer). 2020
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences (JANS), Applied and Natural Science Foundation. Since 2014.

Foreign Visits

• Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands [Conference]
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Work)
• Tohoku University, Japan [Work]
• University of Cadiz, Spain [Work]
• National Taiwan University, Taiwan [Work]
• University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia [Conference]
• Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand [Conference]
• University of Tokyo, Japan [Conference]