Name:

Dr. D.R. Ranade

Year of Birth:

 b.1953

Education:

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Specialization:

Anaerobic bacteria, Treatment of industrial waste, Biogas technology, Microbial induced corrosion

Honours:

1. UNESCO/ROSTSCA Young Scientist Award in the field of New & Renewable Sources of Energy 1985.
2. National Science Foundation, USA, Awarded a Fellowship for participation in International Workshop on "Environment Gene Probe " organized at Michigan State University, Lansing, USA, 1990
3. Outstanding Young Personality of Pune - by Saras Jaycees, 1984.
Membership held :
1. Member of International Water Association.
2. Life Member of Association of Microbiologists of India.
3. Member of Indian Environmental Association, Mumbai.
4. Life Member of Marathi Vigyan Parishad, Pune

Contact:

drranade@vsnl.com, drranade@aripune.org

Patents:

 High rate two stage anaerobic digestion of distillery waste working at the loading rate of 20-23 kg COD/M3/day. D.R.Ranade, T.Y.Yeole & A.S.Dighe (1996).

Publications:

1

KUNTE DP,YEOLE TY & RANADE DR Inactivation of Vibrio cholerae during anaerobic digestion of human night soil. Bioresour Technol 75,pp.149-151,2000

2

KUNTE DP,YEOLE TY & RANADE DR Effect of atile fatty acids on Shigella dysenteriae during anaerobic digestion of human night soil. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 16,pp.519-522,2000

3

BEHERE ADITI S, DIGHE AS, BHOSALE SB & RANADE DR Purification and Characterization of Lipase from the Anaerobic Lipolytic Bacterium Selenomonas lipolytica. J Microbiol Biotech 12(1), PP. 142-144,2002

4

THAKKER CD & RANADE DR An alkalophilic Methanosarcina isolated from Lonar crater Curr Sci 82(4), PP. 455-458,2002

5

SAVANT DV, SHOUCHE YS & RANADE DR Methanobrevibacter acididurans sp. Nov; a novel methanogen from a sour anaerobic digester. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52, pp.1081-1087,2002

6

DESHMUKH NS, LAPSIYA KL, SAVANT DV, YEOLE TY & RANADE DR Anaerobic Degradation of Aox from Bleach Composite Wastewater of Pulp and Paper Industry. In: Biotechnological Approaches for sustainable Development. Ed.Reddy MS and Khanna S, New Delhi, pp. 222-227, 2004

7

SAVANT DV, REHMAN RA & RANADE DR Anaerobic degradation of Adsorbale Organic Halides (AOX) from pulp paper industry wastewater. Bioresour Technol (In Press).

 

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