Alok Kumar Patel

Associate Senior Lecturer
Luleå University of Technology

Research subject: Biochemical Process Engineering

Division: Chemical Engineering

Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering

alok.kumar.patel@ltu.se
+46 (0)920 491570
C163 Luleå

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Dr. Alok Patel is working as a Researcher in Biochemical engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden. He finished master’s degree in Biotechnology in 2011 and joined as research assistant in Food Borne Infection Surveillance Unit, (Global Disease Detection India Center) CDC, USA in collaboration with National Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. He got his PhD in Biotechnology from IIT Roorkee, India in 2017. His research interest is mainly focused on development of biotechnological processes for conversion of organic matter to bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals. Focus in microbiology and processes technology; process optimization; molecular methods for characterization of microorganisms; pretreatment of biomass; microalgae; macroalgae; microbial electrochemistry; and biorefineries.

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Publications

Article, review/survey

Benefits of supplementation with microbial omega-3 fatty acids on human health and the current market scenario for fish-free omega-3 fatty acid (2023)

Karageorgou. D, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Katapodis. P, Matsakas. L, Patel. A

Part of: Trends in Food Science & Technology

Full text

Article, review/survey

Biorefining of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids from microbial sources: current updates and prospects (2023)

Chauhan. A, Patel. A, Nimker. V, Singhania. R, Chen. C, Patel. A, et al.

Part of: Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing

Article in journal

Detailed mechanistic investigation of stress-induced lipogenesis in oleaginous yeast for value-added metabolites (2023)

Sartaj. K, Tripathi. S, Patel. A, Mohan Poluri. K, Prasad. R

Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 471

Article in journal

Effect of Plasto-Oil Blended with Diesel Fuel on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Partly Premixed Charge Compression Ignition Engines with and without Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) (2023)

Rajendran. K, Kumar. D, Lamba. B, Ghodke. P, Sharma. A, Matsakas. L, et al.

Energies, Vol. 16, nr. 9

Full text

Article in journal

Experimental Investigation on Pyrolysis of Domestic Plastic Wastes for Fuel Grade Hydrocarbons (2023)

Ghodke. P, Sharma. A, Moorthy. K, Chen. W, Patel. A, Matsakas. L

Processes, Vol. 11, nr. 1

Full text

Article in journal

Insights into hydrophobic waste valorization for the production of value-added oleochemicals (2023)

Vyas. S, Matsakas. L, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Patel. A

Microbial Biotechnology, Vol. 16, nr. 2, s. 177-183

Full text

Article, review/survey

Microalgal lutein: Advancements in production, extraction, market potential, and applications (2023)

Kadri. M, Singhania. R, Anisha. G, Gohil. N, Singh. V, Patel. A, et al.

Part of: Bioresource Technology

Article in journal

Production of methane, biohydrogen, and volatile fatty acids from Nordic phytoplankton biomass grown in blended wastewater (2023)

Wicker. R, Daneshvar. E, Patel. A, Dhar. B, Bhatnagar. A

Chemical Engineering Journal

Article, review/survey

Transforming recalcitrant wastes into biodiesel by oleaginous yeast: An insight into the metabolic pathways and multi-omics landscape (2023)

Sartaj. K, Prasad. R, Matsakas. L, Patel. A

Part of: Chemical Engineering Journal

Full text

Article in journal

A novel bioprocess engineering approach to recycle hydrophilic and hydrophobic waste under high salinity conditions for the production of nutraceutical compounds (2022)

Patel. A, Delgado Vellosillo. I, Rova. U, Matsakas. L, Christakopoulos. P

Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 431, nr. Part 1

Article in journal

Assessment of Sustainable Biogas Production from Co-Digestion of Jatropha De-Oiled Cake and Cattle Dung Using Floating Drum Type Digester under Psychrophilic and Mesophilic Conditions (2022)

Sharma. A, Sahoo. P, Mukherjee. M, Patel. A

Clean Technologies, Vol. 4, nr. 2, s. 529-541

Article, review/survey

Biomass Gasification in Downdraft Gasifiers: A Technical Review on Production, Up-Gradation and Application of Synthesis Gas (2022)

Havilah. P, Sharma. A, Govindasamy. G, Matsakas. L, Patel. A

Part of: Energies

Article in journal

Bioprocessing of volatile fatty acids by oleaginous freshwater microalgae and their potential for biofuel and protein production (2022)

Patel. A, Krikigianni. E, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 438

Article in journal

Biosynthesis of microalgal lipids, proteins, lutein, and carbohydrates using fish farming wastewater and forest biomass under photoautotrophic and heterotrophic cultivation (2022)

Vyas. S, Patel. A, Nabil Risse. E, Krikigianni. E, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, et al.

Bioresource Technology, Vol. 359

Article in journal

Effect of Various Growth Medium on the Physiology and De Novo Lipogenesis of a Freshwater Microalga Scenedesmus rotundus-MG910488 under Autotrophic Condition (2022)

Dixit. R, Singh. S, Enamala. M, Patel. A

Clean Technologies, Vol. 4, nr. 3, s. 733-751

Article in journal

From Yeast to Biotechnology (2022)

Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Bioengineering, Vol. 9, nr. 12

Full text

Article in journal

Futuristic food fortification with a balanced ratio of dietary ω-3/ω-6 omega fatty acids for the prevention of lifestyle diseases (2022)

Patel. A, Desai. S, Mane. V, Enman. J, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, et al.

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Vol. 120, s. 140-153

Article in journal

Heterotrophic Cultivation of the Cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena sp. on Forest Biomass Hydrolysates toward Sustainable Biodiesel Production (2022)

Karageorgou. D, Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Katapodis. P, Matsakas. L

Microorganisms, Vol. 10, nr. 9

Article in journal

Holistic utilization of Chlorella pyrenoidosa microalgae for extraction of renewable fuels and value-added biochar through in situ transesterification and pyrolysis reaction process (2022)

Sharma. A, Ghodke. P, Sharma. P, Manna. S, Pugazhendhi. A, Matsakas. L, et al.

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Article in journal

Improving the content of high value compounds in Nordic Desmodesmus microalgal strains (2022)

Mehariya. S, Plöhn. M, Leon-Vaz. A, Patel. A, Funk. C

Bioresource Technology, Vol. 359

Article in journal

Investigating the Bioconversion Potential of Volatile Fatty Acids: Use of Oleaginous Yeasts Rhodosporidium toruloides and Cryptococcus curvatus towards the Sustainable Production of Biodiesel and Odd-Chain Fatty Acids (2022)

Krikigianni. E, Matsakas. L, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Patel. A

Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, nr. 13

Chapter in book

Metal Nanoparticles for Dermatology and Cosmetics (2022)

Patel. A, Enman. J, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Part of: Engineered Nanomaterials for Innovative Therapies and Biomedicine

Article, review/survey

Microalgal lutein biosynthesis: Recent trends and challenges to enhance the lutein content in microalgal cell factories (2022)

Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Part of: Frontiers in Marine Science

Article, review/survey

Microbial genetic engineering approach to replace shark livering for squalene (2022)

Patel. A, Bettiga. M, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Part of: Trends in Biotechnology

Article in journal

Photo-induced biomitigation of sewage wastewater by new isolate of Rhodotorula glutinis ISO A1–lipid augmentation and profiling (2022)

Sartaj. K, Patel. A, Gunjyal. N, Prasad. R

Renewable energy, Vol. 195, s. 742-754

Article in journal

Recent Advances in Catalytic Pyrolysis of Municipal Plastic Waste for the Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels (2022)

Pal. S, Kumar. A, Sharma. A, Ghodke. P, Pandey. S, Patel. A

Processes, Vol. 10, nr. 8

Article in journal

Role of Oleaginous Microorganisms in the Field of Renewable Energy (2022)

Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Energies, Vol. 15, nr. 16

Article in journal

Structural and Molecular Characterization of Squalene Synthase Belonging to the Marine Thraustochytrid Species Aurantiochytrium limacinum Using Bioinformatics Approach (2022)

Vyas. S, Bettiga. M, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L, Patel. A

Marine Drugs, Vol. 20, nr. 3

Article, review/survey

Unravelling Metagenomics Approach for Microbial Biofuel Production (2022)

Sartaj. K, Patel. A, Matsakas. L, Prasad. R

Part of: Genes

Article in journal

An approach for dairy wastewater remediation using mixture of microalgae and biodiesel production for sustainable transportation (2021)

Chandra. R, Pradhan. S, Patel. A, Ghosh. U

Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 297

Article in journal

Bioprospecting of thraustochytrids for omega-3 fatty acids (2021)

A sustainable approach to reduce dependency on animal sources

Patel. A, Karageorgou. D, Katapodis. P, Sharma. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, et al.

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Vol. 115, s. 433-444

Chapter in book

In-depth analysis of waste cooking oil as renewable and ecofriendly biofuel candidate (2021)

Patel. A, Sharma. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Part of: Waste-to-Energy Approaches Towards Zero Waste: Interdisciplinary Methods of Controlling Waste

Article in journal

Integrating biometallurgical recovery of metals with biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles (2021)

Patel. A, Enman. J, Gulkova. A, Guntoro. P, Dutkiewicz. A, Ghorbani. Y, et al.

Chemosphere, Vol. 263

Article in journal

Pyrolysis of sewage sludge for sustainable biofuels and value-added biochar production (2021)

Ghodke. P, Sharma. A, Pandey. J, Chen. W, Patel. A, Ashokkumarhi. V

Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 298

Article in journal

Single-Cell Oils from Oleaginous Microorganisms as Green Bio-Lubricants (2021)

Studies on Their Tribological Performance

Patel. A, Mu. L, Shi. Y, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Energies, Vol. 14, nr. 20

Article, review/survey

Valorization of volatile fatty acids derived from low-cost organic waste for lipogenesis in oleaginous microorganisms-A review (2021)

Patel. A, Sarkar. O, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Part of: Bioresource Technology

Article in journal

Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) Generated by Anaerobic Digestion Serve as Feedstock for Freshwater and Marine Oleaginous Microorganisms to Produce Biodiesel and Added-Value Compounds (2021)

Patel. A, Mahboubi. A, Sárvári Horváth. I, Taherzadeh. M, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 12

Article in journal

A novel approach for the production of green biosurfactant from Pseudomonas aeruginosa using renewable forest biomass (2020)

Hruzova. K, Patel. A, Masák. J, Maťátková. O, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, et al.

Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 711

Article, review/survey

An Overview of Potential Oleaginous Microorganisms and Their Role in Biodiesel and Omega-3 Fatty Acid-Based Industries (2020)

Patel. A, Karageorgou. D, Rova. E, Katapodis. P, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, et al.

Part of: Microorganisms

Article in journal

Assessment of Fatty Acids Profile and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Production by the Oleaginous Marine Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. T66 Cultivated on Volatile Fatty Acids (2020)

Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Biomolecules, Vol. 10, nr. 5

Full text

Article in journal

Co-production of DHA and squalene by thraustochytrid from forest biomass (2020)

Patel. A, Liefeldt. S, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Scientific Reports, Vol. 10

Article in journal

Environment-Friendly Biodiesel/Diesel Blends for Improving the Exhaust Emission and Engine Performance to Reduce the Pollutants Emitted from Transportation Fleets (2020)

Sharma. A, Sharma. P, Chintala. V, Khatri. N, Patel. A

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 17, nr. 11

Chapter in book

Extraction and Purification of PUFA from Microbial Biomass (2020)

Sharma. A, Chintala. V, Ghodke. P, Prasher. P, Patel. A

Part of: Nutraceutical Fatty Acids from Oleaginous Microalgae

Chapter in book

Extraction of lipids from algae using supercritical carbon dioxide (2020)

Patel. A, Matsakas. L, Sartaj. K, Chandra. R

Part of: Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

Full text

Chapter in book

Introduction to Essential Fatty Acids (2020)

Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Part of: Nutraceutical Fatty Acids from Oleaginous Microalgae

Article in journal

Mining of squalene as a value-added byproduct from DHA producing marine thraustochytrid cultivated on food waste hydrolysate (2020)

Patel. A, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 736

Article in journal

Novel Biorefinery Approach Aimed at Vegetarians Reduces the Dependency on Marine Fish Stocks for Obtaining Squalene and Docosahexaenoic Acid (2020)

Patel. A, Mu. L, Shi. Y, Rova. U, Christakopoulos. P, Matsakas. L

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Vol. 8, nr. 23, s. 8803-8813

Collection (editor)

Nutraceutical Fatty Acids from Oleaginous Microalgae (2020)

A Human Health Perspective

Patel. A, Matsakas. L

Article in journal

A comparative study on de novo and ex novo lipid fermentation by oleaginous yeast using glucose and sonicated waste cooking oil (2019)

Patel. A, Matsakas. L

Ultrasonics sonochemistry, Vol. 52, s. 364-374

Article in journal

A novel rapid ultrasonication-microwave treatment for total lipid extraction from wet oleaginous yeast biomass for sustainable biodiesel production (2019)

Patel. A, Arora. N, Pruthi. V, Pruthi. P

Ultrasonics sonochemistry, Vol. 51, s. 504-516

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Publications

Benefits of supplementation with microbial omega-3 fatty acids on human health and the current market scenario for fish-free omega-3 fatty acid (2023)

Biorefining of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids from microbial sources: current updates and prospects (2023)

Detailed mechanistic investigation of stress-induced lipogenesis in oleaginous yeast for value-added metabolites (2023)

Effect of Plasto-Oil Blended with Diesel Fuel on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Partly Premixed Charge Compression Ignition Engines with and without Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) (2023)

Experimental Investigation on Pyrolysis of Domestic Plastic Wastes for Fuel Grade Hydrocarbons (2023)

Insights into hydrophobic waste valorization for the production of value-added oleochemicals (2023)

Microalgal lutein: Advancements in production, extraction, market potential, and applications (2023)

Production of methane, biohydrogen, and volatile fatty acids from Nordic phytoplankton biomass grown in blended wastewater (2023)

Transforming recalcitrant wastes into biodiesel by oleaginous yeast: An insight into the metabolic pathways and multi-omics landscape (2023)

A novel bioprocess engineering approach to recycle hydrophilic and hydrophobic waste under high salinity conditions for the production of nutraceutical compounds (2022)

Assessment of Sustainable Biogas Production from Co-Digestion of Jatropha De-Oiled Cake and Cattle Dung Using Floating Drum Type Digester under Psychrophilic and Mesophilic Conditions (2022)

Biomass Gasification in Downdraft Gasifiers: A Technical Review on Production, Up-Gradation and Application of Synthesis Gas (2022)

Bioprocessing of volatile fatty acids by oleaginous freshwater microalgae and their potential for biofuel and protein production (2022)

Biosynthesis of microalgal lipids, proteins, lutein, and carbohydrates using fish farming wastewater and forest biomass under photoautotrophic and heterotrophic cultivation (2022)

Effect of Various Growth Medium on the Physiology and De Novo Lipogenesis of a Freshwater Microalga Scenedesmus rotundus-MG910488 under Autotrophic Condition (2022)

From Yeast to Biotechnology (2022)

Futuristic food fortification with a balanced ratio of dietary ω-3/ω-6 omega fatty acids for the prevention of lifestyle diseases (2022)

Heterotrophic Cultivation of the Cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena sp. on Forest Biomass Hydrolysates toward Sustainable Biodiesel Production (2022)

Holistic utilization of Chlorella pyrenoidosa microalgae for extraction of renewable fuels and value-added biochar through in situ transesterification and pyrolysis reaction process (2022)

Improving the content of high value compounds in Nordic Desmodesmus microalgal strains (2022)

Investigating the Bioconversion Potential of Volatile Fatty Acids: Use of Oleaginous Yeasts Rhodosporidium toruloides and Cryptococcus curvatus towards the Sustainable Production of Biodiesel and Odd-Chain Fatty Acids (2022)

Metal Nanoparticles for Dermatology and Cosmetics (2022)

Microalgal lutein biosynthesis: Recent trends and challenges to enhance the lutein content in microalgal cell factories (2022)

Microbial genetic engineering approach to replace shark livering for squalene (2022)

Photo-induced biomitigation of sewage wastewater by new isolate of Rhodotorula glutinis ISO A1–lipid augmentation and profiling (2022)

Recent Advances in Catalytic Pyrolysis of Municipal Plastic Waste for the Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels (2022)

Role of Oleaginous Microorganisms in the Field of Renewable Energy (2022)

Structural and Molecular Characterization of Squalene Synthase Belonging to the Marine Thraustochytrid Species Aurantiochytrium limacinum Using Bioinformatics Approach (2022)

Unravelling Metagenomics Approach for Microbial Biofuel Production (2022)

An approach for dairy wastewater remediation using mixture of microalgae and biodiesel production for sustainable transportation (2021)

Bioprospecting of thraustochytrids for omega-3 fatty acids (2021)

In-depth analysis of waste cooking oil as renewable and ecofriendly biofuel candidate (2021)

Integrating biometallurgical recovery of metals with biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles (2021)

Pyrolysis of sewage sludge for sustainable biofuels and value-added biochar production (2021)

Single-Cell Oils from Oleaginous Microorganisms as Green Bio-Lubricants (2021)

Valorization of volatile fatty acids derived from low-cost organic waste for lipogenesis in oleaginous microorganisms-A review (2021)

Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) Generated by Anaerobic Digestion Serve as Feedstock for Freshwater and Marine Oleaginous Microorganisms to Produce Biodiesel and Added-Value Compounds (2021)

A novel approach for the production of green biosurfactant from Pseudomonas aeruginosa using renewable forest biomass (2020)

An Overview of Potential Oleaginous Microorganisms and Their Role in Biodiesel and Omega-3 Fatty Acid-Based Industries (2020)

Assessment of Fatty Acids Profile and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Production by the Oleaginous Marine Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. T66 Cultivated on Volatile Fatty Acids (2020)

Co-production of DHA and squalene by thraustochytrid from forest biomass (2020)

Environment-Friendly Biodiesel/Diesel Blends for Improving the Exhaust Emission and Engine Performance to Reduce the Pollutants Emitted from Transportation Fleets (2020)

Extraction and Purification of PUFA from Microbial Biomass (2020)

Extraction of lipids from algae using supercritical carbon dioxide (2020)

Introduction to Essential Fatty Acids (2020)

Mining of squalene as a value-added byproduct from DHA producing marine thraustochytrid cultivated on food waste hydrolysate (2020)

Novel Biorefinery Approach Aimed at Vegetarians Reduces the Dependency on Marine Fish Stocks for Obtaining Squalene and Docosahexaenoic Acid (2020)

Nutraceutical Fatty Acids from Oleaginous Microalgae (2020)

A comparative study on de novo and ex novo lipid fermentation by oleaginous yeast using glucose and sonicated waste cooking oil (2019)

A novel rapid ultrasonication-microwave treatment for total lipid extraction from wet oleaginous yeast biomass for sustainable biodiesel production (2019)

Futuristic food fortification with a balanced ratio of dietary ω-3/ω-6 omega fatty acids for the prevention of lifestyle diseases (2022)