I am working on developing an innovative technology for the direct conversion of renewable agricultural sources of energy into electricity in an interdisciplinary research area. Specific research activities include the study of the structure and function of microbial communities responsible for electricity production in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) harvesting energy from agro-waste renewable biomass, the investigation of electron transport mechanisms in cellulose-based MFCs, and the study of the effects of system engineering on the performance and microbial ecology of MFCs.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

-         Production of bio-fuels and value-added bio-products

-         Bio-catalyst development and characterization

-         Bio-process engineering