PROFILE
Dr. Barun Kanoo is an environmental researcher, specializing in waste management, biomass conversion, thermochemical treatment technologies and groundwater treatment. He holds a Ph.D. from IIT Bombay, where his research focused on sustainable waste valorization strategies, including hydrothermal carbonization, composting, and incineration. With multiple SCI-indexed publications, an Indian patent, and extensive experience in circular economy approaches at the field scale, Dr. Barun aims to contribute to innovative waste-to-resource technologies.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS/ EXPERIENCE
1. Assistant Professor at Bennett University, Greater Noida (2024 - 2025)
2. Assistant Professor at Delhi Technological University (2025 - Till now)
TEACHING (COURSES TAUGHT)
1. Environmental Impact Assessment
2. Environmental Pollution and E-Waste Management
3. Industrial Waste Management
4. Introduction to Environmental Sciences
MEMBERSHIPS
PUBLICATIONS
- Kanoo, B. & Garg, A. (2025). Characterization of the Hydrochar and Process Wastewater Recovered after Hydrothermal Pre-treatment of Diaper Waste. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 16, 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-024-02579-0
- Kanoo, B. & Garg, A. (2025) Thermal Behaviour of the Oversize Fraction Produced After Decentralized Co- composting of Used Diapers and Household Wet Biodegradable Waste. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 15, 23929-23938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05578-2
- Kanoo, B. & Garg, A. (2023) Effect of Diaper Waste on Composting of Household Wet Biodegradable Waste in a Decentralized System. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 98966–98976. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25942-5
- Kanoo, B., Soni, A. & Jawed, M. Reduction of Microbial Contamination using Household Techniques in Rural Areas of India. (2021). Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 16(2), 103–108. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenes.20.00036
- Kanoo, B., Soni, A. & Jawed, M. (2020) Performance Monitoring of Indigenous Household Groundwater Filter for Iron and Fluoride Removal: A Case Study from Assam, India. Journal of The Institute of Engineers (India): Series A, 101, 535–548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-020-00448-2
BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS (IF ANY)
- Kanoo, B. & Jawed, M. (2020). Assessing Iron (II) and Fluoride Removals by Indigenously Fabricated Household Water Filter of North Guwahati. In: Kalamdhad, A. (eds) Recent Developments in Waste Management: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 57. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0990-2_8
PATENTS (IF ANY)
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Garg, A & Kanoo, B. (2025). A System and Method for Decentralized Aerobic Composting of Household Organic Wastes. Indian patent published (Application no. 202421066680).
HONOURS AND AWARDS (IF ANY)
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Research excellence award – 2024 by Institute of Scholars, India.
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International travel support by DST-SERB for attending the International Conference on Solid Waste: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK), Hong Kong, 2023
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Foreign travel grant by CSIR for attending the International Conference on Solid Waste: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK), Hong Kong, 2023