List of publications in peer reviewed journals
1. Meehnian, H., Jana, A.K., Jana, M.M., 2017. Pretreatment of cotton stalks by synergistic
interaction of Daedalea flavida and Phlebia radiata in co-culture for improvement in
delignification and saccharification. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation
117, 68-77. (IF- 4.32)
2. Meehnian, H., Jana, A. K., Jana, M. M., 2017. Variation in particle size, moisture
content and supplements for improvement of cotton stalks’ lignin degradation by Phlebia
radiata and saccharification. Indian Chemical Engineer 60, 196-209 (IF- 2.18).
3. Meehnian, H., Jana, A. K., 2016. Cotton Stalk Pretreatment Using Daedalea flavida,
Phlebia radiata, and Flavodon flavus: Lignin Degradation, Cellulose Recovery, and
Enzymatic Saccharification. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 181, 1465–1484.
(IF- 2.92)
4. Meehnian, H., Jana, A. K., Jana, M. M., 2016. Effect of particle size, moisture content,
and supplements on selective pretreatment of cotton stalks by Daedalea flavida and
enzymatic saccharification. 3 Biotech, 6(2), 235. (IF- 2.406)
5. Kumar, R., Obrai, S., Kaur, A., Hundal, M. S., Meehnian, H., & Jana, A. K. (2014).
Synthesis, crystal structure investigation, DFT analyses and antimicrobial studies of
silver
(I)
complexes
with
N,
N,
N′,
N′′-tetrakis
(2-hydroxyethyl/propyl)
ethylenediamine and tris (2-hydroxyethyl) amine. New Journal of Chemistry, 38(3),
1186-1198. (IF- 3.59)
6. Kumar, R., Obrai, S., Kaur, A., Hundal, G., Meehnian, H., & Jana, A. K. (2013).
Synthesis, crystal structure determination and antimicrobial studies of copper (II)
picrate complexes with N, N, N′, N ″-tetrakis (2-hydroxyethyl/propyl) ethylenediamine
and tris (2-hydroxyethyl) amine. Polyhedron, 56, 55-61. (IF-3.05)
Abstracts in National and International Conferences/ Paper presentation/ Abstarcts
1. Harmanpreet Meehnian and Asim K Jana 2019. Development of biorefinery process
for the management of paddy straw and production of value added products. Paper
presentation in International Conference “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and
Society (ABIS 19)”, organized by Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of
Technology, Jalandhar, India.
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2. Harmanpreet Meehnian and Asim K Jana 2016. Overview of biological pretreatment
for delignification by white-rot fungi in solid state fermentation. Oral presentation in
conference “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS)” held on12-14
April, 2016, organized by Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of
Technology, Jalandhar, India.
3. Harmanpreet Meehnian and S.M. Bhatt 2011. Biosensor design for detection of small
quantity of urea in foods. Poster presentation in National seminar on “Recent advances in
development of fermented food” Organized by department of food technology IIT-BHU,
Varanasi, U.P.
Book Chapter
1. Verma, M.L., Thakur, M., Randhawa, J.S., Sharma, D., Thakur, A., Meehnian, H. and
Jana, A.K., 2020. Biotechnological Applications of Fungal Enzymes with Special Reference
to Bioremediation. In Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 2 (pp. 221-247). Springer, Cham.
2. Randhawa, J.S., Meehnian, H., Verma, M.L., Gupta, P. Food colours: the potential
sources of food adulterants and their food safety concerns. Taylor and Francis.
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