Amarjeet Bassi, Western University

Research

biocatalyst biochemical engineering biological treatment bioplastic Bioprocess bioremediation Biosurfactant Microalgae

Latest papers

Oil spills in inland freshwaters: A review of recent incidents, mitigation practices, and ecological impacts in the United States.
The Science of the total environment · 2026
Ruthenium-Based Defective MOFs as Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formate.
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering · 2026
Non-thermal plasma decontamination of microbes: a state of the art.
Biotechnology progress · 2025 · senior author

All 22 publications

Latest funding

Urgent replacement of ICP-OES system for multi-element determination in water samples
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$134,839
Developing cost-competitive and high-performance biolubricants from waste/non-edible oils (waste cooking oils and pennycress seed oil)
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$552,626
Developing cost-competitive and high-performance biolubricants from waste/non-edible oils (waste cooking oils and pennycress seed oil)
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$552,626

All 26 grants and awards

22 publications.

01

Oil spills in inland freshwaters: A review of recent incidents, mitigation practices, and ecological impacts in the United States.

Olowoyo JO, Zou N, Cooper D, Hansen K, Palace V, Lee K, Xin Q, Bassi A, Zheng Y

The Science of the total environment2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181929 PMID: 42259227

02

Ruthenium-Based Defective MOFs as Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formate.

Li S, Shen T, Leng S, Bassi A, Wu D, Huang Y, Xu CC

ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering2026

DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c13124 PMID: 41960416

03

Non-thermal plasma decontamination of microbes: a state of the art.

Xu Y, Bassi A

Biotechnology progress2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3511 PMID: 39462867

04

Editorial: Value-added bioproducts development through sustainable conversion and production routes.

Wang H, Hu Y, Bassi A, Zhang H

Frontiers in chemistry2023

DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1238701 PMID: 37408558

05

An overview of microbial fuel cell usage in wastewater treatment, resource recovery and energy production.

Munoz-Cupa C, Hu Y, Xu C, Bassi A

The Science of the total environment2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142429 PMID: 33254845

06

Investigation of phyco-remediation of road salt run-off with marine microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana.

Devasya R, Bassi A

Environmental technology2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1397768 PMID: 29072117

07

Process analysis and modeling of a single-step lutein extraction method for wet microalgae.

Gong M, Wang Y, Bassi A

Applied microbiology and biotechnology2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8496-x PMID: 28965268

08

Investigation of Chlorella vulgaris UTEX 265 Cultivation under Light and Low Temperature Stressed Conditions for Lutein Production in Flasks and the Coiled Tree Photo-Bioreactor (CTPBR).

Gong M, Bassi A

Applied biochemistry and biotechnology2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2537-x PMID: 28647795

09

Investigation of aqueous phase recycling for improving bio-crude oil yield in hydrothermal liquefaction of algae.

Hu Y, Feng S, Yuan Z, Xu CC, Bassi A

Bioresource technology2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.033 PMID: 28521224

10

Carotenoids from microalgae: A review of recent developments.

Gong M, Bassi A

Biotechnology advances2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.10.005 PMID: 27816618

Urgent replacement of ICP-OES system for multi-element determination in water samples

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Robinson, Clare

$134,839

Developing cost-competitive and high-performance biolubricants from waste/non-edible oils (waste cooking oils and pennycress seed oil)

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Xu, Chunbao Charles C

$552,626