DR DEEPAK PANT

Prof Pant is currently a Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala. He is also Visiting Professor of Environmental and Chemical Science, Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh.
Dr. Pant was the recipient of Silver Jubilee Research Fellowship award for the year 2003 by Kumaun University, Nainital (India); UCOST Young Scientist Award 2009, INSA visiting fallow 2010, DST-SERC visiting Fallow 2010, DST- SERC Young Scientist Award 2011 and Visitor award 2017 by Hon’ble President of India for his research activities. In 2019 he was conferred by the 8th National Award for Technology Innovation (2018) by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India by Hon,ble Vice –President of India.
Dr. Pant has 05 patents in the area of waste management by green techniques and authored 13 books, 60 research papers in various national and international journals. He has guided 02 M.Phil, 1

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Chemical-Biological interactions, waste management, Carbon management, Detoxification, E-waste

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Microbiology Behind Biological Metal Extraction
M Bhawana, P Deepak
Management of Electronic Waste: Resource Recovery, Technology and Regulation 2024



Terrestrial Carbon Stock and Sink Potential of Indian Himalayan Forest Ecosystem: A Tool for Combating Climate Change
A Kumar, P Kumar, VC Srivastava, A Giri, D Pant, RK Verma
Soil Carbon Dynamics in Indian Himalayan Region, 77-91 2023



Understanding the role of key metabolic genes, transcription factors, and trichome-related genes in-terms of temperature-stress management techniques in the rose-scented
M Bhawana, SP Prashant, P Deepak
Industrial Crops and Products 199, 116673 2023



Epoxy paint from waste polycarbonate (PC)
A Sheel, D Pant
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 20 (7), 7393-7402 2023



Single-Use Plastics: An Escalating Global Environmental Problem
V Dhiman, D Pant, SD Sharma
Economics and Policy of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 215-243 2022



Era of Market Globalization: A Review of Energy Demand, Opportunities, and Challenges in India
V Dhiman, D Pant, SD Sharma
Economics and Policy of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 63-77 2022



Evaluating feasibility of biosorption technique for heavy metals removal: Limitations and future perspective
P Kumar, KB Prajapati, AK Mahajan, D Pant, NK Meena, A Kumar, ...
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-25 2022



π-π interaction: defining the role and relevance in environmental detoxification of heavy metals from soil
V Dhiman, D Pant
Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability: Application of Geospatial 2022



Pollutants Bioremediation Using Biosurfactants: A Novel Approach for Improving Soil Health
V Dhiman, A Giri, D Pant
Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability: Application of Geospatial 2022



Genome-mining for stress-responsive genes, profiling of antioxidants and radical scavenging metabolism in hyperaccumulator medicinal and aromatic plants
B Mishra, M Chandra, D Pant
Industrial Crops and Products 173, 114107 2021



Effects of piperazine and EDTA in garden snail towards electrolytic variation and antimicrobial activities
A Kumar, V Dhiman, P Kumar, D Pant
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, 65911-65922 2021



A Review on the Antidiabetic and Anticancer Activities of Conus Venom Peptides
V Dhiman, D Pant, T Dhewa, A Padam
Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature 11 (5-6), 413-441 2021



Thiourea Bacillus combination for gold leaching from waste lithium-ion batteries
A Sheel, D Pant
Bioresource Technology Reports 15, 100789 2021



Progresses in Bioenergy Generation from Change CO2: Mitigating the Climate
T Sharma, R Bhardwaj, R Bhardwaj, A Giri, D Pant, AK Nadda
Advances in Carbon Capture and Utilization, 297 2021



Phytochemical constituents, distributions and traditional usages of Arnebia euchroma: A review
A Kumar, S Shashni, P Kumar, D Pant, A Singh, RK Verma
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 271, 113896 2021



Human health and snails
V Dhiman, D Pant
Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry 42 (3), 211-235 2021



Environmental biomonitoring by snails
V Dhiman, D Pant
Biomarkers 26 (3), 221-239 2021



Bioremediation using weeds
D Pant, SK Bhatia, AK Patel, A Giri
Springer 2021



Recent advances in enzymatic conversion of carbon dioxide into value-added product
A Giri, S Chauhan, T Sharma, A Nadda, D Pant
Advances in Carbon Capture and Utilization, 313-326 2021



Advances in carbon capture and utilization
D Pant, AK Nadda, KK Pant, AK Agarwal
Advances in Carbon Capture and Utilization, 3-7 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Recent developments in pretreatment technologies on lignocellulosic biomass: effect of key parameters, technological improvements, and challenges
SK Bhatia, SS Jagtap, AA Bedekar, RK Bhatia, AK Patel, D Pant, JR Banu, ...
Bioresource technology 300, 122724 2020
Citations: 535



Chemical and biological extraction of metals present in E waste: a hybrid technology
D Pant, D Joshi, MK Upreti, RK Kotnala
Waste management 32 (5), 979-990 2012
Citations: 367



Green and facile method for the recovery of spent Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC) based Lithium ion batteries
D Pant, T Dolker
Waste Management 60, 689-695 2017
Citations: 142



Microbial lipolytic enzymes–promising energy-efficient biocatalysts in bioremediation
A Kumar, R Gudiukaite, A Gricajeva, M Sadauskas, V Malunavicius, ...
Energy 192, 116674 2020
Citations: 100



Recovery of gold from electronic waste using chemical assisted microbial biosorption (hybrid) technique
A Sheel, D Pant
Bioresource technology 247, 1189-1192 2018
Citations: 76



Chemical depolymerization of PET bottles via glycolysis
A Sheel, D Pant
Recycling of polyethylene terephthalate bottles, 61-84 2019
Citations: 57



Phytochemical constituents, distributions and traditional usages of Arnebia euchroma: A review
A Kumar, S Shashni, P Kumar, D Pant, A Singh, RK Verma
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 271, 113896 2021
Citations: 49



Pollution due to hazardous glass waste
D Pant, P Singh
Environmental science and pollution research 21, 2414-2436 2014
Citations: 49



Intracellular carbonic anhydrase from Citrobacter freundii and its role in bio-sequestration
A Giri, UC Banerjee, M Kumar, D Pant
Bioresource technology 267, 789-792 2018
Citations: 39



Chemical-biological hybrid systems for the metal recovery from waste lithium ion battery
T Dolker, D Pant
Journal of environmental management 248, 109270 2019
Citations: 37



Lignin as potent industrial biopolymer: an introduction
S Sharma, A Sharma, SI Mulla, D Pant, T Sharma, A Kumar
Lignin: biosynthesis and transformation for industrial applications, 1-15 2020
Citations: 35



Waste management in small hospitals: trouble for environment
D Pant
Environmental monitoring and assessment 184 (7), 4449-4453 2012
Citations: 33



Polyvinyl chloride degradation by hybrid (chemical and biological) modification
R Singh, D Pant
Polymer degradation and stability 123, 80-87 2016
Citations: 31



Human health and snails
V Dhiman, D Pant
Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry 42 (3), 211-235 2021
Citations: 30



Chemical depolymerization of polyurethane foams via glycolysis and hydrolysis
A Sheel, D Pant
Recycling of Polyurethane Foams, 67-75 2018
Citations: 30



Polycarbonate waste management using glycerol
D Pant
Process Safety and Environmental Protection 100, 281-287 2016
Citations: 30



Let’s protect our earth: environmental challenges and implications
A Kumar, T Sharma, SI Mulla, H Kamyab, D Pant, S Sharma
Microbes and enzymes in soil health and bioremediation, 1-10 2019
Citations: 29



Metal leaching from cathode ray tube waste using combination of Serratia plymuthica and EDTA
D Pant, P Singh, MK Upreti
Hydrometallurgy 146, 89-95 2014
Citations: 29



Environmental biomonitoring by snails
V Dhiman, D Pant
Biomarkers 26 (3), 221-239 2021
Citations: 25



Bioremediation techniques for E-waste management
D Pant, A Giri, V Dhiman
Waste bioremediation, 105-125 2018
Citations: 23