The Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Waste Management at Leibniz Universität Hannover proudly congratulates Dr. Aniruddha Bhalerao on the successful defense of his doctoral thesis, entitled "Bioprocess Development for Wastewater Based Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production and its Marine Biodegradation." This research was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regina Nogueira.
Dr. Bhalerao's significant work addresses the dual challenges of plastic pollution and the necessity for more sustainable waste management practices. He investigated the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a type of biodegradable plastic, utilizing wastewater as a raw material, and examined the biodegradability of these PHAs in marine environments. His scientific contributions can be read in the following publications:
- Continuous cultivation strategy for yeast industrial wastewater-based polyhydroxyalkanoate production, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389172319304517
- Bacterial diversity of biofilms on polyhydroxybutyrate exposed to marine conditions: Ex-situ vs. in-situ tests, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723060850
- Material Matters: Unraveling the effect of biodegradable plastic polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), conventional high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and bamboo on the bacterial community of marine eulittoral sediments, https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(25)01916-4
The Institute extends its best wishes to Dr. Bhalerao for continued success in his future endeavors and remains confident that his work will continue to make a substantial impact in both academic and environmental spheres.