Staff Profile

Name: Dr. Manu Mathikere Krishnegowda (M.K Manu)

Office location: RRS 915, Sir Run Run Shaw Building, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University

Contact details:

Email ID: manumk@hkbu.edu.hk; manu.mk14@gmail.com;

Ph. no.: 3411 5330; Mobile: 5108 3761

Academic Qualifications: 

Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering

Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India

M.Tech in Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy, India

Professional Experience

· Postdoctoral Research Associate

Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture (IBA),

Hong Kong Baptist University

· Research Associate

Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED)

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India

Research Interests:

- Development of composting strategies for digestate management: In-situ methods, additive strategies (biochar, zeolite, microbial consortium), industrial process optimization, lifecycle assessment

- Biodegradation behaviour of bioplastics under anaerobic digestion and aerobic composting conditions

- Fate, transport and occurrence of emerging contaminants such as microplastics in food waste treatment facilities

Academic Achievements

Patent

1. Manu M.K, Anurag Garg, Rakesh Kumar, 2021. Composting system and method of operation thereof. Application No. 201821019181.

Selected Publications

1. Manu, M.K., Wang, C., Li, D., Varjani, S., Xu, Y., Ladumor, N., Michael, L., Zhou, J., Wong, J.W.C., 2021. Biodegradation kinetics of ammonium enriched food waste digestate compost with biochar amendment. Bioresource Technology. 341, 125871.

2. Song, B.†, Manu, M.K.†, Wang, C., Li, D., Varjani, S., Xu, Y., Ladumor, N., Michael, L., Zhou, J., Wong, J.W.C., 2021. Food waste digestate composting: Feedstock optimization with sawdust and mature compost. Bioresource Technology. 341, 125759. († Equal contribution)

3. Manu, M.K., Li, D., Liwen, L., Jun, Z., Varjani, S., Wong, J.W.C., 2021. A review on nitrogen dynamics and mitigation strategies of food waste digestate composting. Bioresource Technology. 334, 125032.

4. Manu, M.K., Kumar, R., Garg, A., 2019. Decentralized composting of household wet biodegradable waste in plastic drums: Effect of waste turning, microbial inoculum and bulking agent on product quality. Journal of Cleaner Production. 226, 233-241.

5. Manu, M.K., Kumar, R., Garg, A., 2017. Performance assessment of improved composting system for food waste with varying aeration and use of microbial inoculum. Bioresource Technology. 234, 167-177.

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