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Faculty Information Sheet

Dr. Jerald Lalman
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Biotechnology
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Category of Study:Biotechnology
Office:334 Essex Hall
Phone Number:(519) 253-3000 Ext. 2519
Fax:(519) 971-3686
E-mail:lalman@uwindsor.ca
Personal Homepage:
Fields of Interest:
  • Anaerobic biotechnology
  • Industrial wastewater treatment
  • Conversion of biomass waste to value added products
  • Electrochemical treatment of groundwater pollutants, using Fenton's reagents to degrade recalcitrant compounds.

    Qualifications: B.Sc., B.A.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D. (Toronto), P.Eng. (Ontario), P.E. (Maine).

    Recent Honours (2003 to date) & Major Research Funding(> $50 k):
    2008-2011 NSERC SPG, $526,755
    2007-2012 Canada Research Chair in Environmental Biotechnology, $500,000
    2006 - Research Excellence Award, University of Windsor
    2006 - NSERC RTI, $91,855
    2003 - CFI Innovation Fund, $199,218

    Patents
    1.   Ray, S. and  J.A. Lalman. 2009. High surface area immobilized titanium dioxide nano-fiber catalysts and producing high surface area immobilized catalysts of zinc oxide, cobalt oxide and nickel oxide by electro-spinning. (Provisional patent application - Serial Number 61/272,518).
    2.   Lalman, J.A., Ray. S., Saady, N.M.C., Chaganti, S., Heath, D. and Egbosimba, E. 2009. Method of improving the electrical power density of Microbial Fuel Cells for mixed bacterial culture systems in a single and two chamber configurations. (Provisional patent application - Serial Number 61/272,552).
    3.   Lalman, J.A. and Ray, S., 2009. Method and process of producing short chain fatty acids from waste stream containing phenolic lignin model compounds by controlled photocatalytic oxidation with titanium dioxide nanocatalyst in the presence of ultraviolet radiation (Provisional patent application - Serial Number 61/272,567).
     
    Publications
    1.  Ray S., Saady, Noori M. Cata and Lalman, J.A. 2009. Diverting electron fluxes to biohydrogen in mixed anaerobic microbial communities using unsaturated C18 long chain fatty acids. ASCE J. Environ. Eng. (accepted).
    2.  Ray S., Lalman, J.A. and N. Biswas. 2009. Using the Box-Benkhen technique to statistically model phenol photocatalytic degradation by titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Chem. Eng. J. 150(11), 15-24.
    3.  Ray S., Chowdhury, N., Lalman, J.A., Seth, R. and N. Biswas. 2008. The impact of initial pH and linoleic acid (C18:2) on hydrogen production by a mesophilic anaerobic mixed culture. ASCE J. Environ. Eng. 134 (2), 110-117.
    4.  Ndegwa, P.M., Hamilton, D.W., Lalman, J.A., Cumba H.J. 2008. Effects of cycle-frequency and temperature on the performance of anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs) treating swine waste. Biores. Technol.  99, 1972-1980.
    5.   Chowdhury, N., Lalman J.A., and R. Seth. 2007. Mesophilic biohydrogen production from glucose in the presence of linoleic acid. ASCE J. Environ. Eng. 133(12) 1145-1152.
    6.   Zhu, W., Seth, R., Lalman, J. 2007. Evaluation of a micro carrier weighted coagulation flocculation process for the treatment of combined sewer overflow. Environ. Technol. 28(7), 761-770.