BOOKS
Anaerobic Digestion Series - Advances in Bioenergy Vol. 5. (eds. Yebo Li and Samir Kumar Khanal). Elsevier Inc. USA (Jun 2020; 344 pp).
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Sustainable Bioresources for Emerging Bioeconomy. (eds. Rupam Kataki, Ashok Pandey, Samir Kumar Khanal and Deepak Pant). Elsevier Inc. USA. (Jul 2020; 536 pp).
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Resource Recovery from Wastes. (eds. Sunita Varjani, Ashok Pandey, Edgard Gnansounou, Samir Kumar Khanal, Sindhu Raveendran). Elsevier Inc. USA Jan 2020; 481 pp).
Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes for the Production of Biofuels (2nd Edition). (eds. Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, Claude-Gilles Dussap, Edgard Gnansounou, Samir Kumar Khanal, and Steven Ricke). Elsevier Inc. USA (Mar 2019; 867 pp).
Waste Biorefinery: Potential and Perspectives. (eds. Ashok Pandey, Thallada Bhaskar, Ventaka Mohan, D.-J. Lee and Samir Kumar Khanal). Elsevier Inc. USA (Mar 2018; 816 pp).https://www.elsevier.com/books/waste-biorefinery/pandey/978-0-444-63992-9
Bioenergy: Principles and Applications. (Yebo Li and Samir Kumar Khanal). John-Wiley & Sons, (Oct 2017; 600 pp) (Textbook). (Equal contribution) http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118568311,subjectCd-AG90.html (29-chapter textbook, SKK contributed 11 chapters and compiled solution manual)
Fungal Biorefineries. (eds. Sachin Kumar, Pratibha Dheeran, Mohammad Taherzadeh and Samir Kumar Khanal). Springer (May 2018; 246 pp). https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319903781
Proceedings of the first international conference on “Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research” (eds. Sachin Kumar, Samir Kumar Khanal and Yogender Kumar Yadav). Springer (Spring 2016). http://www.springer.com/us/book/9788132227717
Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and Applications. (1st edition, Bestseller, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing) (Oct 2008; 320 pp). http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0813823463.html
Bioenergy and Biofuel from Biowastes and Biomass. (Bestseller, American Society of Civil Engineers) (Apr 2010; 505 pp); Lead Editor and Contributor. http://www.asce.org/Product.aspx?id=2147487587
BOOK CHAPTERS
Wongkiew, S., Hu, Z., Hua, N. T., and Khanal, S.K. 2020. Aquaponics for resource recovery and organic food productions. In Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Sustainable Bioresources for Emerging Bioeconomy. (eds. Rupam Kataki, Ashok Pandey, Samir Kumar Khanal and Deepak Pant). Elsevier Inc., USA. Pp 475-494.
Khanal, S.K., Nindhia, T.G.T., and Nitayavardhana, S., Biogas from wastes: processes and applications. 2019. In Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Wastes Approaches. (eds. Mohammad Taherzedah, Kim Bolton, Jonathan Wong and Ashok Pandey). Elsevier Inc., USA. Pp 165-174.
Yasin, M., Chab, M., Chang, I.S., Atiyeh, H., Munasinghe, P.C., and Khanal, S.K. 2019. Syngas fermentation into biofuels and biochemicals. In Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes for the Production of Biofuels (2nd Edition). (eds. Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, Claude-Gilles Dussap, Edgard Gnansounou, Samir Kumar Khanal, and Steven Ricke). Elsevier Inc., USA. Pp 301-327.
Nguyen, D., Saoharit Nitayavardhana, Chayanon Sawatdeenarunat, K.C. Surendra and Khanal, S.K. Biogas production by anaerobic digestion: Current status and perspectives. In Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes for the Production of Biofuels (2nd Edition). (eds. Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, Claude-Gilles Dussap, Edgard Gnansounou, Samir Kumar Khanal, and Steven Ricke). Elsevier Inc., USA. Pp 763-778.
Sawatdeenarunat, C., Wangnai, C., Songkasiri, W., Panichnumsin, P., Saritpongteeraka, K., Boonsawang, P., Khanal, S.K., Chaiprapat, S. Biogas production from industrial effluents. In Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes for the Production of Biofuels (2nd Edition). (eds. Ashok Pandey, Christian Larroche, Claude-Gilles Dussap, Edgard Gnansounou, Samir Kumar Khanal, and Steven Ricke). Elsevier Inc., USA. Pp 301-327. Pp 779-816.
Rajendran, K., Surendra, K.C., Tomberlin, J.K., and Khanal, S.K. 2018. Insect-based biorefinery for bioenergy and biobased products: A critical review. In Waste Biorefinery: Potential and Perspectives. (eds. Ashok Pandey, Thallada Bhaskar, Ventaka Mohan, D.-J. Lee and Samir Kumar Khanal). Elsevier Inc., USA. Pp 657-669.
Khanal, S.K. Giri, B., Nitayavardhana, S., and Gadhamshetty, V. 2017. Anaerobic reactor/digester: Design and development. In Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. (eds. D.-J. Lee, J. Jegatheesan, P. Hallenbeck, H. H. Ngo, and A. Pandey). Elsevier Inc., USA. pp 261-279.
Takara, D., and Khanal, S.K. 2012. Biomass pretreatment for biofuel production. In Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts. (eds. K. Gopalakrishnan, H. van Leeuwen, and R. Brown). Springer-Verlag Inc., London, UK. pp 59-70.
Shrestha, P., Pometto III. A.L., Khanal, S.K., and Van Leeuwen, J. 2012. Second-generation biofuel production from corn-ethanol industry residues. In Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts. (eds. K. Gopalakrishnan, H. van Leeuwen, and R. Brown). Springer-Verlag Inc., London, UK. pp 71-87.
Khanal, S.K., and Munasinghe, P. 2011.Biomass-derived syngas fermentation into biofuels. In Biofuels: Alternative Feedstocks and Conversion Processes. (eds. A. Pandey, C. Larroche, S.C. Ricke, C.G. Dussap and E. Gnansounou). Elsevier Inc., USA. pp 79-98.
Khanal, S.K., and Lamsal, B.P. 2010. Biofuel and bioenergy production: some perspectives. In Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Lignocellulosic Biomass. (eds. Samir K. Khanal et al.). American Society of Civil Engineers. Reston, VA, USA. pp 1-22.
Takara, D., Shrestha, P., and Khanal, S.K. 2010. Lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. In Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Lignocellulosic Biomass. (eds. Samir K. Khanal et al.). American Society of Civil Engineers. Reston, VA, USA. pp 158-171.
Shrestha, P., Lamsal, B.P., and Khanal, S.K. 2010. Preprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production. In Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Lignocellulosic Biomass. (eds. Samir K. Khanal et al.). American Society of Civil Engineers. Reston, VA, USA. pp 172-200.
Lamsal, B.P., Shrestha, P., and Khanal, S.K. 2010. Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production. In Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Lignocellulosic Biomass. (eds. Samir K. Khanal et al.). American Society of Civil Engineers. Reston, VA, USA. pp 201-224.
Gadhamshetty, V., Nirmalakhandan, N., Khanal, S.K., and Johnson, G.R. 2010. Bioreactor systems for biofuel/bioelectricity production. In Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Lignocellulosic Biomass. (eds. Samir K. Khanal et al.). American Society of Civil Engineers. Reston, VA, USA. pp 275-312.
Shrestha, P., Rasmussen, M.R., Nitayavardhana, S., Khanal, S.K., and Van Leeuwen. J. 2010. Bioreactor systems for biofuel/bioelectricity production. In Biofuel and Bioenergy from Biowastes and Lignocellulosic Biomass. (eds. Samir K. Khanal et al.). American Society of Civil Engineers. Reston, VA, USA. pp 389-410.
Khanal, S.K., Takara, D., Shrestha, P., and Lamsal, B.P. 2010. Ultrasound applications in biofuel and bioenergy production. In Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability (eds. A. Mudhoo and S. K. Sharma). CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. pp 303-313.
ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION IN SULFUR-DRIVEN AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION UNDER DIFFERENT ELECTRON DONOR AND ACCEPTOR FEEDING SCHEMES
2021
Oberoi, A.S., Huang, H., Khanal, S.K., and Lu, H.
Chemical Engineering
INFLUENCE OF IBUPROFEN AND ITS BIOTRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS ON DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE SYSTEMS AND ECOSYSTEM
2021
Jia, Y., Khanal, S.K., Yin, L., Sun, L., and Lu, H.
Environment International
NEW HORIZONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: ADVANCES IN SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPROCESSES AND BIOPRODUCTS.
2020
Varjani, S., Taherzadeh, M., Khanal, S.K., Pandey, A.
Industrial Crops and Products
RETHINKING ORGANIC WASTES BIOCONVERSION: EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF THE BLACK SOLDIER FLY (HERMETIA ILLUCENS L.) (DIPTERA: STRATIOMYIDAE) (BSF)
2020
Surendra, K. C., Tomberlin, J. K., van Huis A., Cammack, J.A., Heckmann. L-H. L., and Khanal, S.K.
Waste Management
PHOSPHORUS ADSORPTION BEHAVIORS OF MGO MODIFIED BIOCHARS DERIVED FROM WASTE WOODY BIOMASS RESOURCES
2020
Oginni, O., Yakaboylu, G.A., Singh, K., Sabolsky, E.M., Unal-Tosun, G., Jaisi, D., Khanal, S.K., and Shah, A.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
ALLEVIATING SULFIDE TOXICITY USING BIOCHAR DURING ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF SULFATE-LADEN WASTEWATER WITH SIMULTANEOUS RECOVERY OF SULFUR-RICH BIOCHAR AS SOIL MACRO-NUTRIENT
2020
Oliveira, F.R., Surendra, K.C., Jaisi, D.P., Lu, H., and Khanal, S.K.
Bioresource Technology
HOT WATER PRETREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS: MODELING THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, ENZYME AND BIOMASS LOADINGS ON SUGAR YIELD
2020
Wells, J.M., Drielak, E., Surendra, K.C. and Khanal, S.K.
Bioresource Technology
BIOCONVERSION OF YELLOW WINE WASTES INTO MICROBIAL PROTEIN VIA MIXED YEAST-FUNGUS CULTURES
2020
Zhu, W., He, Q., Gao, H., Nitayavardhana, S., Khanal, S.K., and Xie, L.
Bioresource Technology
BIOTRANSFORMATION OF IBUPROFEN IN BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE SYSTEMS: INVESTIGATION OF PERFORMANCE AND MECHANISMS
2020
Jia, Y., Yin, L., Khanal, S.K., Zhang, H., Oberoi, A., and Lu, H.
Water Research
INTERMITTENT MICRO-AERATION: NEW STRATEGY TO CONTROL VOLATILE FATTY ACID ACCUMULATION IN HIGH ORGANIC LOADING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
2019
Nguyen, D., Wu, Z., Shrestha, S., Lee, P.-H., Raskin, L., and Khanal, S.K.
Water Research
FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS INTO CIPROFLOXACIN ADSORPTION BY SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA SLUDGE: MECHANISMS AND THERMODYNAMICS
2019
Zhang, H., Khanal, S.K., Jia, Y., Song, S., and Lu, H.
Chemical Engineering
REMOVAL OF SULFAMETHOXAZOLE (SMX) IN SULFATE-REDUCING FLOCCULENT AND GRANULAR SLUDGE SYSTEMS
2019
Qiu, L.Q., Zhang, L., Tang, K., Chen, G.H., Khanal, S.K., and Lu, H.
Bioresource Technology
ELUCIDATING PYROLYSIS BEHAVIOUR OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE IN GRANULAR AND FLOCCULENT FORM: REACTION KINETICS AND MECHANISM
2019
Li, X., Lin, S., Hao, T.W., Khanal, S.K., and Chen. G.H.
Water Research
INSIGHTS INTO PHARMACEUTICALS REMOVAL IN AN ANAEROBIC SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA SLUDGE SYSTEM
2019
Jia, Y., Zhang, H., Khanal, S.K., Yin., L., and Lu, H.
Water Research
INSIGHTS INTO FATE AND REMOVAL OF ANTIBIOTICS IN ENGINEERED BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS: A CRITICAL REVIEW
2019
Oberoi, A.S., Jia, Y., Zhang, H., Khanal, S.K., Lu, H.
Environmental Science & Technology
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF HYDROTHERMALLY-PRETREATED LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS: INFLUENCE OF PRETREATMENT TEMPERATURES, INHIBITORS AND SOLUBLE ORGANICS ON METHANE YIELD
2019
Phuttaro, C., Sawatdeenarunat, C., Surendra, K.C., Boonsawang, P., Chaiprapat, S., and Khanal, S.K.
Bioresource Technology
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF HIGH-YIELDING TROPICAL ENERGY CROPS FOR BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION: EFFECTS OF CROP TYPES, LOCATIONS AND PLANT PARTS
2018
KC Surendra, R Ogoshi, A Reinhardt-Hanisch, H Oechsner, H M Zaleski, AG Hashimoto, SK Khanal
Bioresource Technology
AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE RECOVERY: LINKING NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS TO MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
2018
S Wongkiew, Mee-Rye Park, K Chandran, SK Khanal
Environmental Science & Technology
NITROGEN RECOVERY AND NITROUS OXIDE (N2O) EMISSIONS FROM AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS: INFLUENCE OF PLANT SPECIES AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN
2018
S Wongkiew, BN Popp, SK Khanal
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
A LITTLE BREATH OF FRESH AIR INTO AN ANAEROBIC SYSTEM: HOW MICROAERATION FACILITATES ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS
2018
DECENTRALIZED BIOREFINERY FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS: INTEGRATING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION WITH THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION
2017
C Sawatdeenarunat, H Nam, S Adhikari, S Sung, SK Khanal
Bioresource Technology
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE DEGRADATION IN ANAEROBIC SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA SLUDGE SYSTEM
2017
Y Jia, SK Khanal, H Zhang, GH Chen, H Lu
Water Research 119, 12-20
ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATION OF BIOCHAR: CURRENT STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES.
2017
FR Oliveira, AK Patel, DP Jaisi, S Adhikari, H Lu, SK Khanal
Bioresource technology
2017
S Wongkiew, BN Popp, Hye-Ji Kim, SK Khanal
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
BIOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCED HYDROLYSIS OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS DURING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
2017
Shrestha, S., Fonoll, X., Khanal, S. K., & Raskin, L. (2017). Biological strategies for enhanced hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass during anaerobic digestion: Current status and future perspectives. Bioresource Technology, 245, 1245-1257.
NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS IN AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS: A REVIEW
2017
Wongkiew, S., Hu, Z., Chandran, K., Lee, J.W., and Khanal, S.K. 2017. Nitrogen transformations in aquaponic systems: A review. Aquacultural Engineering. 76:9-19. (Most downloaded paper).
ENHANCED VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS PRODUCTION DURING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS VIA MICRO-OXYGENATION
2017
Sawatdeenarunat, C., Sung, S., and Khanal S. K. 2017. Enhanced volatile fatty acids production during anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass via micro-oxygenation. Bioresource Technology). 237:139-145.
GRANULATION OF SULFUR-OXIDIZING BACTERIA FOR AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION
2016
W Yang, H Lu, SK Khanal, Q Zhao, L Meng, GH Chen
Water research 104, 507-519
REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GENERATED DURING ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF
SULFATE-LADEN WASTEWATER BY WOOD-DERIVED BIOCHAR: EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY AND MECHANISMS
2016
Kanjanarong, P., Giri, B.S., Jaisi, D.P., Oliveira, F.R., Boonsawang, Chaiprapat, S., Singh, R.S., Balakrishna, A., and Khanal, S.K. 2016. Removal of hydrogen sulfide generated during anaerobic treatment of
sulfate-laden wastewater by wood-derived biochar: Evaluation of efficiency and mechanisms. Bioresource Technology. 234: 115–121
ANAEROBIC BIOREFINERY: CURRENT STATUS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES
2016
C Sawatdeenarunat, D Nguyen, KC Surendra, S Shrestha, K Rajendran, ...
Bioresource technology 215, 304-313
BIOCONVERSION OF ORGANIC WASTES INTO BIODIESEL AND ANIMAL FEED VIA INSECT FARMING
2016
KC Surendra, R Olivier, JK Tomberlin, R Jha, SK Khanal
Renewable Energy 98, 197-202
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
2015
C Sawatdeenarunat, KC Surendra, D Takara, H Oechsner, SK Khanal
Bioresource technology 178, 178-186
AUTOMATIC PROCESS CONTROL IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY: A CRITICAL REVIEW
2015
D Nguyen, V Gadhamshetty, S Nitayavardhana, SK Khanal
Bioresource technology 193, 513-522
BIOGAS AS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
2014
KC Surendra, D Takara, AG Hashimoto, SK Khanal
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31, 846-859
NITROUS OXIDE (N2O) EMISSION FROM AQUACULTURE: A REVIEW
2012
Z Hu, JW Lee, K Chandran, S Kim, SK Khanal
Environmental science & technology 46 (12), 6470-6480
CURRENT STATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NEPAL: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
2011
KC Surendra, SK Khanal, P Shrestha, B Lamsal
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (8), 4107-4117
BIOMASS-DERIVED SYNGAS FERMENTATION INTO BIOFUELS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
2010
PC Munasinghe, SK Khanal
Bioresource technology 101 (13), 5013-5022
BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION: EFFECTS OF PH AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS
2004
SK Khanal, WH Chen, L Li, S Sung
International journal of hydrogen energy 29 (11), 1123-1131