Conference Papers

  1. Ahmed, B., Khan, S. J., Visvanathan, C., & Pillay, V. L. (2014). On-site Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Based Septic Tank. Paper presented at the 4th IWA Regional Conference on Membrane Technology. 3-6 December 2014. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  2. Asami, T., Katayama, H., Visvanathan, C., & Furumai, H. (2014). Evaluation of virus efficiency in rapid sand filtration for risk assessment at a water treatment plant in Bangkok. Paper presented at the 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE 11). 26 November 2014. AIT Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
  3. Chaikasem, S., Jacob, P., & Visvanathan, C. (2014). Performance evaluation of a two-stage thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor for treating high strength particulate wastewater. Paper presented at the 4th IWA Regional Conference on Membrane Technology. 3-6 December 2014. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  4. Jacob, P., Chimeng, M., & Visvanathan, C. (2014). Pilot scale study on second stage water recovery from cooling tower blow down. Paper presented at the 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE 11). 26 November 2014. AIT Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
  5. Park, D. H., & Visvanathan, C. (2014). Water Treatment Technology Development Trajectory in South Korea. Paper presented at the 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE 11). 26 November 2014. Bangkok, Thailand.
  6. C. Visvanathan, “Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production in Textile Sector” invited technical panel member, UNDIO Green Industry Conference, Guangzhou, China, 7-9 November, 2013.
  7. C. Visvanathan, “Achieving Water Security through Wastewater Reuse” 4th International Conference on Sustainable Science, Mediterranean Challenges Towards Sustainability, Marseille, France, 16-18 September, 2013.
  8. C. Visvanathan, “Waste Recycling Markets and Creating Green Jobs- Asian Perspective” , IPLA Global Forum 2013 on Sustainable Waste Management for the 21st Century Cities”, City of Boras, Sweden, 9-11 September, 2013.
  9. C. Visvanathan, “Informal Sector in Waste Recycling”, Invited Plenary Speaker, International Conference on Waste Management and Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumphur, Malaysia, 26-27, August, 2013.
  10. Zeshan and C. Visvanathan, “Effect of Organic Loading Rate on the Performance of a Pilot-scale Thermophilic Dry Anaerobic Digester Under High Recirculation Rate”, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), Daegu, Korea, 29 October-2 November 2013.
  11. C. Visvanathan, P. Khachonbun, R. Rattanaoudom and Paul Jacob, “ Potential Membrane based Separation of Triethylene Glycol Wastewater from Gas Separation Plant”, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering (CESE 2013), Daegu, Korea, 29 October-2 November 2013.
  12. Zeshan and C. Visvanathan, “Digestate Management from Perspectives of GHG Emissions”, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering(CESE 2013), Daegu, Korea, 29 October-2 November, 2013.
  13. C. Visvanathan, Phanwatt Phungsai & Paul Jacob, “ Study on Flux and Fouling Interactions by Coupling Thermophilic Anaerobic Bioreactor Using Membrane Distillation Process”, 6th Annual Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science & Engineering(CESE 2013), Daegu, Korea, 29 October-2 November, 2013.
  14. Chaikasem, S., Jacob, P. and Visvanathan, C. Performance improvement in a two-stage thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor using PVA-gel as biocarrier. Proceeding of 2013 International Environmental Engineering Conference and Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (IEEC2013), Seoul, South Korea, 11-13 June, 2013.
  15. Chaikasem, S., Abeynayaka, A. and Visvanathan, C. “Effect of biocarrier on the acidogenesis process of two-stage thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor”. Proceeding of International Conference on Solid Waste 2013: Innovation in Technology and Management (ICSWHK 2013), 351-354 ,Hong Kong, 6-9, May, 2013.
  16. Y.Hotta, C. Visvanathan, and M. Kojima, “Performance Indicators in 3Rs and Resource Efficiency: Monitoring the Progress of 3R Efforts Towards a Green Economy”, Background Paper for the 4th Regional 3R Forum in Asia, Hanoi, Vietnam, 18-20 March, 2013.
  17. C.Visvanathan, “Developments and Future Potentials of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors”, Invited Speaker, International Conference on Industrial Biotechnology, Patiala, India, 21-23, November, 2012.
  18. C.Visvanathan, “3R Pathway Towards Sustainable Landfill Management”, Invited Keynote Speaker, 7th Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, 8-11 October, 2012.
  19. C. Visvanathan. “Public Private Partnership in Waste Management through IPLA: What does Private Sector Want?”, IPLA Forum meeting on Empowering Municipalities in Building Zero Waste Society, Seoul, Korea, 5-6 September, 2012.
  20. C. Visvanathan, “Hazardous Waste Management in South East Asia: Concerns and Need for Capacity Building”, Invited Keynote Speaker, ISWA Seminar and Workshop on “Status and Challenges for Hazardous Waste in the Asia Pacific Regions, Singapore, 24-26 April, 2012.
  21. Zeshan and C. Visvanathan, “Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste: Potentials and Problems”, 2nd International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion for Waste and Wastewater Treatment, Bangkok, Thailand, 26 April, 2012.
  22. C. Visvanathan and P. Kasyyap, ” Policy Interventions: Breaking the barriers for 3R Technology transfer in Asia”, The 10th Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands (SWAPI), Tottori, Japan, 20-22 February, 2012.
  23. C. Visvanathan, “Effective Polices and Institutional Framework as the Driver for Technology Transfer in the 3Rs” Key Note Position Paper Presentation, Regional 3R Forum in Asia, Singapore, 5-7 October, 2011.
  24. Abeynayaka, A., Nguyen, T. T., Kandarith, S., Visvanathan, C., Abeynayaka, H. D. L., Kunavichayanont, V. (2011) Hand driven microfiltration system for drinking water supply at flood-like disasters: virus removal. The 4th IWA ASPIRE Conference, Tokyo international forum, Tokyo, Japan. 2-6 October, 2011. (This paper and the presentation won “Best Student Award” at the conference).
  25. Abeynayaka, A., Visvanathan, C., Kandarith, S., Hashimoto, T., Katayama, H., Yashuhiro, Y. (2011). Long-term studies on hybrid ceramic microfiltration applications in high DOM containing surface water treatment. The 4th IWA ASPIRE Conference, Tokyo international forum, Tokyo, Japan. 2-6 October, 2011.
  26. N.P. Dan, B. X. Thanh, L. V. Khoa, P.T. Nga, and C. Visvanathan, “Potential of Wastewater Reclamation to Reduce Fresh Waster Stress in Ho Chi Minh City- Vietnam”Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering 2011, Tainan City, Taiwan, 25-30 September, 2011.
  27. R. Rattanaoudom and C. Visvanathan, “Hybrid nanofiltration for removal of PFOA in industrial wastewater”, International Conference on Environmental Supporting in Food and Energy Security: Crisis and Opportunity (2011), Bangkok, Thailand, 22-25 March 2011.
  28. Anand Deshmukh and C. Visvanathan, “3R as a Business Proposition: How Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Community Based Organizations (CBOs/NGOs) & Standalone Private Recycling (SPR) could contribute?,The 8th Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands (SWAPI), Japan, Tokyo, 21-23 February, 2011.
  29. Abeynayaka A., Nguyen T., C. Visvanathan , and Ariyamethee P. “Chemical-free and Carbon Neutral Membrane based Emergency Water Supply System”, 8th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Phuket, Thailand. October 24 to 26, 2010. (This presentation won the “Award for Asian Young Professional on Water Research” as a recognition of most outstanding and promising performance in the symposium).
  30. C. Visvanathan, “ Challenges and Opportunities with Green Technology Transfer on the 3R” Regional 3R forum in Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4-6 October, 2010
  31. R. Rattanaoudom and C. Visvanathan, “Removal of PFOA by Hybrid Membrane Filtration Using PAC and Hydrotalcite”, Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering 2010, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 26 September- 1 October, 2010.
  32. C. Visvanathan. “Community, Public & Private Sector Synergy: How Effective to Improve SWM Service?”, 7th Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands, 15-17 September, Taipei, Taiwan, 2010
  33. Thu L.N, C. Visvanathan , Chi Phan, Ming Ang, “Performance of Mycobacterium Chlorophenolicum Relative to Microorganism Isolated from Activated Sludge Treating Pentachlorophenol in MBR”, Chemeca 2010, Adelaide, Australia, 26–29 September, 2010
  34. C. Visvanathan and A. Prem Ananth. “Higher Education Needs for Solid Waste Management through 3R in Asian Developing Countries” invited lecture at International Conference on Raising Awareness of the Need for Environmental Protection: A Role for Higher Education” Hoa Sen University and An Giang University, Ho Chi Minh City, 21-23 July, 2010
  35. C. Visvanathan. “Climate Change & Water Nexus: Gearing Academic Curriculum Towards Adaptation”, 10th Science Council of Asia Conference, 15-16 June, Manila, Philippines, 2010
  36. G.B.B Hearth, A. Prem Ananth and C. Visvanathan, “Enhancing Environmental Sustainability in Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre: Industrial Networking for Waste Management” , 9th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, Colombo, Sri Lankan, 10-12, June, 2010
  37. C. Visvanathan, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors: Current Status and Future Potentials”, International Conference on MBR for Wastewater Treatment, Key Note Lecture, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-26 April, 2010
  38. C. Visvanathan. “Eco Industrial Networking of the Rice and Livestock Sector at Chachaengsao Province, Thailand”, International Conference on Cluster Economic Development, ADB, Manila, Philippines, 26 February 2010.
  39. C. Visvanathan. Solid Waste and Climate Change: Perceptions and Possibilities. Proceeding of the International Conference on Solid Waste Management (Technical, Environmental and Socio-economical Contexts) Key Note Lecture– WasteSafe 2009, Khulna, Bangladesh, 9-10 November 2009.
  40. Le Anh Tuan, C. Visvanathan, Hitoshi Yonekawa and Yoshimasa Watanabe. “Pre-Treatment Options for Hybrid Ceramic Microfiltration Systems for Surface Water Treatment”, Conference on the Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering 2009, Queensland Australia, 14-17 July 2009.
  41. C. Visvanathan. and N.H. Yin, ” Lysimeter Study on Co-disposal of E-Waste with Municipal solid Waste” Tweleth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2009, Cagliari, Italy, 5-9 October 2009.
  42. C. Visvanathan. “Resource Circulation in Asia: Practical Challenges in Settling up Recycling Industries” Plenary Lecture, R’09 Twin World Congress, – Resource Management and Technology for Material and Energy Efficiency, Nagoya – Japan & – Davos – Switzerland, 14-16 September 2009.
  43. M .Padmasri and C. Visvanathan. “Trends in Environmental Engineering Education and Visions of Membrane Technology in Wastewater Reuse”, Conference on Challenges in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, organized by James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 2009.
  44. Bui Xuan Thanh, Mathieu Spérandio, Christelle Guigui, Roger Ben Aim, Junfeng Wan, C. Visvanathan. “ Coupling sequencing batch airlift reactor (SBAR) and membrane filtration: Influence of nitrate removal on sludge characteristics, effluent quality and filterability”, Conference on Membranes in Drinking Water Production and Wastewater Treatment, Toulouse, France, 20 – 22 October 2008.
  45. C. Visvanathan, “Asian Regional Research program on Sustainable Solid Waste Landfill Management in Asia”, presented at the Special Seminar on “International Collaboration for Research and Education in the field of Environmental Studies”, 25 January, 2008, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan.
  46. 20. V. Jegatheesan, L. Shu and C. Visvanathan. Application of membrane bioreactors for water reuse. Invited Lecture In: (Abstract book on the International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology [NHBT – 2007]), pp. 22-23, Trivandrum, India, 26-29 November 2007.
  47. C. Visvanathan, R. Adhikari and A. Prem Ananth (2007) 3R practices for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia. In: International Conference on Technologies for Waste and Wastewater Treatment – ECO-TECH 07, 26-28 November 2007, Kalmar, Sweden. Key Note Lecture.
  48. A. Prem Ananth, H. Nishimiya and C. Visvanathan (2007) 3Rs of Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. In: International Conference on Waste to Wealth 2007, 26-28 November 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  49. M. Alamgir, W. Bidlingmaier, U. Glawe, J. Martens, L.A. Sharif, C. Visvanathan and W. Stepniewski (2007) Safe and sustainable management of municipal solid waste in Khulna city of Bangladesh. In: Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2007, 1-5 October 2007, Cagliari, Italy. pp. 365-366.
  50. I. Körner and C. Visvanathan (2007) Composting and Digestion – A Comparison between Europe and Asia. In: (Accepted in the Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2007), 1-5 October 2007, Cagliari, Italy. pp. 531-532.
  51. C. Visvanathan, C. Wisiterakul, J.P. Juanga and J. Tränkler. (2007) Open cell approach towards sustainable landfill operation in tropical Asia. In: Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2007, 1-5 October 2007, Cagliari, Italy. pp. 397-398.
  52. C. Eliyan, R. Adhikari, J.P. Juanga and C. Visvanathan (2007) Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste in Thermophilic Continuous Operation. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 5-7 September 2007, Chennai, India. pp. 377-384.
  53. S.J. Khan, C. Visvanathan, V. Jegatheesan and R. Ben Aim (2007) Influence of Mechanical Mixing Rates on Sludge Characteristics and Membrane Fouling inMBRs. In: IWA International Conference on Particle Separation, 9-11 July 2007, Toulouse, France.
  54. B.X. Thanh, C. Visvanathan and R. Ben Aim (2007) Fouling Characterization in Aerobic Granulation Coupled Baffled Membrane Bioreactor. In: IWA International Conference on Particle Separation, 9-11 July 2007, Toulouse, France.
  55. C. Visvanathan, T. Norbu, C. Chiemchaisri and B. Charnnok (2007) Applying Mechanical Pre-treatment and Landfill Mining Approach in Recovering Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) from Dumpsite Waste: Thailand Case Study. In: International Symposium MBT 2007, 22-24 May 2007, Hannover, Germany.
  56. C. Visvanathan and S. Kumar (2007) 3R Initiatives in Asia. In: International Conference on Cleaner Technologies and Environmental Management, 4-6 January 2007, Puducherry, India,
  57. N.H. Nam, C. Visvanathan and V. Jegatheesan (2006) Performance Evaluation off Septic Tanks as Onsite Sanitation Systems. In: 4th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, 6-8 December 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.
  58. C. Visvanathan and P. Shapkota (2006) Wastewater Reuse Potentials in Thailand. In: Regional Conference on Urban Water and Sanitation in Southeast Asian Cities, 22-24 November 2006, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
  59. C. Visvanathan (2006) Asian Regional Research Program on Sustainable Solid Waste Landfill Management in Asia. In: The 2nd Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Island, 23-24 November 2006, Kitakyushu, Japan.
  60. R. Rattanaoudom, J.P. Juanga and C. Visvanathan (2006) Dumpsite Toxicity Assessment and Potential for Rehabilitation: A Case Study at Maung Pathum Dumpsite, Thailand. In: Proceedings of the Fourth Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium (APLAS), 2-4 November 2006, Tongji University Press, Shanghai, China. Vol. 2, pp. 550-558.
  61. T. Prechthai, C. Visvanathan and C. Chiemchaisri (2006) RDF Production Potential of Municipal Solid Waste. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Joint International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment (SEE 2006), 21-23 November 2006, Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand. ISBN: 974-456-653-1, Vol. 2, pp. 766-771.
  62. J.P. Juanga and C. Visvanathan (2006) Process Optimization of Dry Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Joint International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment (SEE 2006), 21-23 November 2006, Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand. ISBN: 974-456-653-1, Vol. 2, pp. 766-771.
  63. C. Visvanathan (2006) Environmentally Sound Waste Management in Asia. In: Asia 3R Conference, 30 October – 1 November 2006, Tokyo, Japan. Key Note Lecture.
  64. C. Visvanathan (2006) Techno-policy Analysis of Rice based Eco-Industrial Cluster Network in Thailand. In: Business and the Environment – International workshop on Eco-Industrial Clusters Leading to Sustainable Local Development of Asia, 26 October 2006, IGES Kansai Research Centre, Kobe, Japan.
  65. C. Chiemchaisri, W. Chiemchaisri, J. Junsod, S. Threedeach, T. Koottatep and C. Visvanathan (2006) Treatment performance and bacterial populations in subsurface horizontal flow constructed wetland system treating young and stabilized waste leachate. In: IWA – Specialist Conference on Waste Stabilization Ponds, 25-27 September 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.
  66. C. Visvanathan, J. Kandasamy and S. Vigneswaran (2006) Rainwater Collection and Storage in Thailand: Design, Practices and Operational Issues. In: Rainwater Harvesting and Management – 2nd International Workshop, IWA 5th World Water Congress, 11 September 2006, Beijing, China.
  67. R. Adhikari, J.P. Juanga and C. Visvanathan (2006) Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste in Thermophilic Sequential Batch Process. In: ORBIT – 2006 International Conference on Biological Waste Management, 13-15 September 2006, Weimar, Germany.
  68. C. Visvanathan and R. Adhikari (2006) Healthcare Waste Management in South Asia. In: 3R Waste Management South Asia Expert Workshop, 30 August – 1 September 2006, Katmandu, Nepal.
  69. C. Visvanathan and U. Glawe (2006) Domestic Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries. In: 3R Waste Management South Asia Expert Workshop, 30 August – 1 September 2006, Katmandu, Nepal.
  70. C. Visvanathan and T. Norbu (2006) Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: The 3Rs in South Asia. In: 3R Waste Management South Asia Expert Workshop, 30 August – 1 September 2006, Katmandu, Nepal. Key Note Lecture.
  71. C. Visvanathan and K. Joseph (2006) Proposal for Development of Regional Guidelines for Managing Municipal Solid Waste in Asia. In: Seminar on Regional Guidelines for Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Wastes in Asia, 12 June 2006, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  72. C. Visvanathan and C. Chiemchaisri (2006) Management of Agricultural Wastes and Residues in Thailand: Wastes to Energy Approach. In: International Conference on Agricultural Wastes, 21-23 March 2006, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Key Note Lecture.
  73. J.P. Juanga and C. Visvanathan (2006) Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste in Combined Process and Sequential Staging. In: The 6th International Symposium on – Global Renaissance by Green Energy Revolution, 26-27 January 2006, Nagaoka, Japan.
  74. 46. Melissa Montalbo, S.M.S.M.K. Samarakoon, C.Visvanathan, Kensuke Fukushi and Kazuo Yamamoto. Development of an Integrated Decentralized Sanitation System Using Aerobic Membrane Bioreactor. In: International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Vol 3, 2005.
  75. C. Visvanathan, J. Tränkler and C. Chiemchaisri (2005) Mechanical –biological Pre-treatment of Municipal Solid Waste in Asia. In: International Symposium MBT 2005, 23-25 November 2005, Hanover, Germany,
  76. C. Visvanathan, S. Kumar and R. Rudramoorthy (2005) SMI Cluster Action Plan: A Holistic Approach towards Sustainable Development. In: International Conference on Environmental Management of Urban and Industrial Infrastructure in Asia, 11-12 November 2005, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  77. K. Joseph, S. Esakku, R. Nagendran and C. Visvanathan (2005) A Decision Making Tool for Dumpsite Rehabilitation in Developing Countries. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium-Sardinia, 3-7 October, 2005, Pula, Cagliari, Italy.
  78. J. Tränkler, C. Visvanathan and P. Kuruparan (2005) Mechanical Biological Waste Treatment – The South-East Asian Experiences. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium-Sardinia, 3-7 October 2005, Pula, Cagliari, Italy.
  79. C. Visvanathan, J. Tränkler, P. Kuruparan and B.F.A Basnayake, C. Chiemchaisri, K. Joseph and Z. Gonming 2005) Asian Regional Research Program on Sustainable Solid Waste Landfill Management in Asia. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium–Sardinia, 3-7 October 2005, Pula, Cagliari, Italy.
  80. J. Tränkler, C. Visvanathan, C. Chiemchaisri and W. Scholl (2005) The Open Cell Landfill: A Suitable Approach for Landfill Design and Operation in the Tropical Region. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium–Sardinia, 3-7 October 2005, Pula, Cagliari, Italy.
  81. J.P. Juanga, P. Kuruparan and C. Visvanathan (2005) Optimizing Combined Anaerobic Digestion Process of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste. In: International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asian Cities, 5-7 July 2005, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
  82. U. Glawe, C. Visvanathan and M. Alamgir (2005) Solid Waste Management in Least Developed Asian Countries – A Comparative Analysis. In: International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asian Cities, 5-7 July 2005, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
  83. C. Visvanathan (2005) Mechanical Biological Pre-Treatment of Solid Waste Prior to Landfill. In: International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste Management in Southeast Asian Cities, 5-7 July 2005, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Key Note Lecture.
  84. C. Visvanathan and P. Shapkota (2004) Sustainability through Development of Environmental Technologies. . In: International conference on Integration of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, 25-26 August 2004, KMITL, Bangkok, Thailand. Guest Speaker.
  85. S. Kitpati, C. Visvanathan and P. Ariyamethee (2004) Pilot Scale Investigation of Microfiltration Performance and Reuse Potential for Water and Wastewater. In: Water Environment – Membrane Technology, IWA Specialist Group Conference, 7-10 June 2004, Seoul, Korea.
  86. Q.T.T. Thuy and C. Visvanathan (2004) Treatment of inhibitory phenolic compounds in membrane bioreactor. In: Water Environment – Membrane Technology, IWA Specialist Group Conference, 7-10 June 2004, Seoul, Korea.
  87. C. Visvanathan (2003) Treatment and Disposal of Mercury Contaminated Waste from Oil and Gas Exploration Facilities. In: International Environmental Disaster and Emergency Response Conference, 13-14 November 2003, Yunlin, Taiwan.
  88. N.P. Dan, C. Visvanathan and S. Kumar (2003) Cleaner Production Potentials in Seafood Processing Industry: A Case Study from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In: International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, 23-25 October 2003, Bangkok, Thailand.
  89. J. Tränkler and C. Visvanathan (2003) Mechanical Biological Pretreatment in South-east Asia Results of a First Practical Approach. In: 9th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 6-10 October 2003, Sardinia, Italy.
  90. C. Visvanathan, J. Tränkler, P. Kuruparan and Q. Xiaoning (2003) Effects of Monsooning Conditions on the Generation and Composition of Landfill Leachate- Lysimeter Experiments with various Input and Design Features. In: 9th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 6-10 October 2003, Sardinia, Italy.
  91. C. Visvanathan, J. Tränkler, B.F.A. Basnayake, C. Chiemchaisri, K. Josephand Z. Gonming (2003) Landfill Management in Asia- Notions about Future Approaches to Appropriate and Sustainable Solutions. In: 9th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 6-10 October 2003, Sardinia, Italy.
  92. S. Kumar, C. Visvanathan and A. Manipura (2003) A Regional Initiative to Promote Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sound Technologies in the Asian Small and Medium Scale Industries. In: Regional Conference on Energy Technology towards a Clean Environment, 12-14 February 2003, Phuket, Thailand.
  93. J. Tränkler, R.M. Ranaweera and C. Visvanathan (2002) Mechanical Biological Pre-treatment – A Case Study for Phitsanulok Landfill in Thailand. In: 2nd Asia Pacific Landfill Symposium, 25-28 September 2002, Seoul, Korea.
  94. C. Visvanathan and S. Kumar (2002) Cleaner Production as a Graduate Level Energy and Environmental Engineering and Management Course at AIT. In: 4th Asia Pacific Round Table for Cleaner Production, 21- 24 October 2002, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
  95. C. Visvanathan, J.Tränkler, P. Kuruparan and Q. Xiaoning (2002) Influence of Landfill Operation and Waste Composition on Leachate control: Lysimeter Experiments under Tropical conditions. In: 2nd Asia Pacific Landfill Symposium, 25-28 September 2002, Seoul, Korea.
  96. V. Jegatheesan, P.R. Lamsal, C. Visvanathan, H.H. Ngo and L. Shu (2002) Effect of Natural Organic Compounds on the Removal of Organic Carbon in Coagulation and Flocculation Processes. In: IWA 3rd World Water Congress, 7-12 April 2002, Melbourne, Australia.
  97. K. Joseph, R. Nagendran, C. Chiemchaisri and C. Visvanathan (2002) Energy from Sustainable Landfills. In: International Conference on Techno-Commercial Aspects of Decentralized Approach in Waste to Energy, 1-3 March, 2002, Jaipur, India.
  98. V.B. Stein, J.P.A. Hettiaratchi, J. Sanderson and C. Visvanathan (2001) Methane Emissions from South American and Asian Landfills Accepting Biodegradable Organic Solid Waste. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, 21-24 October 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  99. C. Visvanthan and J. Tränkler (2001) Need for Landfill Research in Asia: A Comparison between Asia and Europe. In: Calgary Sustainable Landfill Workshop, 31 July – 1 August 2001, University of Calgary, Canada.
  100. C. Visvanathan (2001) Environmental Education in Asia: Trends and Needs. In: Conference on Status, Trends and Priorities in Environmental Education and Research, 7-9 June 2001, University of Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar.
  101. S.C. Bhattacharya, R.M. Shrestha, C. Visvanathan, K. Oanh and S. Kumar (2001) Cooperative Research in Developing Countries: Experience of the Asian Regional Research Programme in Energy, Environment and Climate. In: Global Warming Conference, April 8 –11 2001, Cambridge, UK.
  102. C. Visvanathan (2001) Role of Membrane Bioreactors in Environmental Engineering Applications. In: International conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology“, 18-21 April 2001, Trivandrum, India. Invited Speaker.
  103. C. Visvanathan, S. Kumar and S. Han (2000) Cleaner Production in Textile Sector: Asian Scenario. In: National Workshop on Sustainable Industrial Development through Cleaner Production, 13-14 November 2000, Colombo, Sri Lanka,
  104. C. Visvanathan (2000) Signification and Achievement of Cleaner Production Implementation in Curriculum at AIT. In: Seminar on Incorporation of Cleaner Production into University Curriculum, 9-10 March 2000, Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  105. C. Visvanathan (2000) Hazardous Waste Management in Southeast Asia. In: International Conference on Hazardous Waste Management, 27-29 January 2000, Chennai, India.
  106. S. Pliankarom, C. Visvanathan and S. Muttamara (1999) Application of Air Backflushing Technique in Membrane Bioreactor for Septic Wastewater Treatment. In: Proceeding of International Conference on Urban Pollution Control Technology, 13-15 October 1999, Hongkong, ISBN: 962-367-258-6, pp. 85-90.
  107. W. Chiemchaisri, C. Visvanathan and J.S. Wu (1999) Biological Activities of Methane Oxidation in Landfill Cover Soils. In: The International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, 12-15 December 1999, Philadelphia, USA.
  108. S. Kumar and C. Visvanathan (1999) Capacity Building in Cleaner Production in Asia Pacific: Background, Current Status and Future Potential. In: International Educational Program for Educators on Course and Curriculum Development on Preventive Environmental Management, 29 May – 18 June 1999, Lund, Sweden.
  109. C. Visvanathan (1999) Integration of Cleaner Production Concepts with EMS. In: National Workshop on ISO 14000 – Environmental Management System, 12- 13 March 1999, Chennai, India.
  110. K. Parameswaran and C. Visvanathan (1998) Recent Developments in Membrane Technology for Wastewater Reuse. In: Advanced Wastewater Treatment, Recycling and Reuse, 14-16 September 1998, Milan, Italy.
  111. J.P. Hettiaratchi, M.D.N. Perera, C. Visvanathan and D. Pokherl (1998) Design of Landfill Cover Systems Incorporating Soil Methanotrophy for Methane Emission Mitigation. In: The International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, 9-13 August 1998, Boston, Masschusetts, USA.
  112. N.M. To, J.P. Hettiaratchi, J.W. Shaw, C. Chomsurin and C. Visvanathan (1997) Gas Migration across Landfill Cover Systems: A Methodology for Determining Gas Source Strength. In: Emerging Air Issues for the 21st Century: The Need for Multidisciplinary Management, 20 – 24 September 1997, Calgary, Canada.
  113. C. Visvanathan and S. Kumar (1997) A Holistic Cleaner Production Approach for Small and Medium Industries. In: New Horizons in Cleaner Production – UNEP Expert Meeting, 22 – 23 October 1997, Lund, Sweden.
  114. S. Wangsaatmaja and C. Visvanathan (1997) Environmental Action Plan for Hospital -A in Bangkok: Case Study. In: Environmental Technology and Management Seminar, 8-10 October 1997, Bandung, Indonesia.
  115. C. Visvanathan and R. Ben Aim (1997) Potential of Membrane Technologies in Water and Wastewater Reuse Applications. In: New Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Franco-Thai Symposium, 22-24 October 1997, Bangkok, Thailand.
  116. C. Visvanathan, B.S Yang, S. Muttamara and R. Maythanukhraw (1997) Application of Backflusing Technique in Membrane Bioreactor. In: IAWQ- Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, 20-23 May 1997, Seoul, Korea.
  117. S. Muttamara, C. Visvanathan and C. Jarusutthirak (1997) Ozonation of Textile Dyeing Waste in Combination with Chemical Treatment. In: International Ozone Association – Wasser Berlin Conference, 21-23 April 1997, Berlin, Germany.
  118. C. Visvanathan (1997) Cleaner Production in Metal Finishing: International Success Stories. In: National Seminar on Application of Cleaner Technology in Thai Metal Finishing Industry, 25 January 1997, Bangkok, Thailand.
  119. C. Visvanathan and L.A.K. Perera (1997) Strategies to Improve Waste Management Technologies in a Paper Mill. In: National Training Workshop on Cleaner Production in Pulp and Paper Industry, 16 – 18 January 1997, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  120. C. Visvanathan, C. Prayut and R. Datar (1996) Green Productivity Audit Approach for small Scale Electroplating Industries: APO Factory Demonstration Project. In: APO World conference on Green Productivity, 4-6 December 1996, Manila, Philippines.
  121. S. Vigneswaran, V. Jegatheesan and C. Visvanathan (1996) Industrial Waste Minimization initiatives in Thailand: Concepts, Examples and Pilot Scale Trials. In: International Membrane Science and Technology Conference, 12-14 November 1996, Sydney, Australia.
  122. B. Basu and C. Visvanathan (1996) Comparison of Cocurrent and Crossflow Air Perstripping as a Volatile Organic Compound Stripper. In: International Membrane Science and Technology Conference, 12-14 November 1996, Sydney, Australia.
  123. C. Visvanathan and M. Sato (1996) Sustainable Urban Environmental Management Strategies: Experiences from Two Rapid Growing South East Asian Cities. In: Regional Training workshop on Wastewater Management, 23-26 July 1996, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  124. C. Visvanathan, B. Basu and S. Vigneswaran (1996) Hybrid Technology for Complete Destruction of Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compounds. In: 3rd National Hazardous and Solid Waste Convention, 1996, Sydney, Australia.
  125. C. Visvanathan, S. Vigneswaran and H. Ngo (1996) Comparison of Membrane Hybrid Systems with Nanofiltration in Organics Removal In: Asia Pacific Conference on “Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology”, 19-21 June 1996, Singapore.
  126. C. Visvanathan and K. Parameswaran (1996) Cleaner Production Potential in Cement, Steel, Pulp and Paper Industries. In: SAREC-AIT Regional Workshop on the Development of Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sound Industrial Technologies in Asia, 6-8 May 1996, Beijing, China.
  127. C. Visvanathan and M. Parasnis (1995) Integrated Waste Minimization Education through Project Case Work Approach. In: 7th Annual Waste Management Institute Conference, 31 October – 3 November 1995, Auckland, New Zealand.
  128. C. Visvanathan and N.T. Lien Ha (1995) Waste Minimization Opportunities in Textile Dyeing Industry: A Case Study. In: International conference on Industrial Waste Minimization, 25-29 November 1995, Taipei, Taiwan.
  129. C. Visvanathan, B. Sandya, S. Muttamara and J.C. Mora (1995) Preliminary Investigation on Ozone Color Removal from a Solid Waste Landfill Leachate. In: 12th World Congress of the International Ozone Association, 15-18 May 1995, Lille, France.
  130. C. Visvanathan, G.B.B. Hearth and R. Ben Aim (1994), Crossflow Microfiltration: Application for Algae Removal. In: Interfiltra/Inter-membrane Conference, 15-17 November 1994, Paris, France.
  131. C. Visvanathan and T.T.H. Nhien (1994) Aerated Biofilter Treatment of Tropical Wastewater. In: IAWQ – Biennial Conference, 24-29 July 1994, Budapest, Hungary.
  132. C. Visvanathan, N.T.Lien Ha and S. Vigneswaran (1994) Profitability of Process Modification in Pollution Control. In: International Seminar on Hazardous and Solid Waste, 8-12 May 1994, Melbourne, Australia.
  133. C. Visvanathan, L.Castillo and J.C. Mora (1994) Separation of Trichloroethylene from Water by Sweeping-air Pervaporation. In: International Conference on Engineering of Membrane Process II- Environmental Applications, 26-28 April 1994, Tuscany, Italy.
  134. C. Visvanathan (1994) State of the Environment in Sri Lanka. In: Asian Science Seminar on Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Growth, 18-26 February 1994, Beijing, China.
  135. C. Visvanathan (1994) Waste Minimization: Profitability of Process Modification in Pollution Control. In: National Seminar on Implementing Effective Industrial Waste Management Strategies in Thailand, 26-27 January 1994, Bangkok, Thailand.
  136. C. Visvanathan, R. Ben Aim and S. Vigneswaran (1993) New Filtration Media and their use for Water Treatment. In: 6th World Filtration Congress, 18-21 May 1993, Nagoya, Japan.
  137. C. Visvanathan, S. Muttamara, Md. A. Alam and S. Vigneswaran (1992) Filter Backwash Wastewater Treatment Using Cross-flow Microfiltration. In: International Membrane Science and Technology Conference, 10-12 November 1992, Sydney, Australia.
  138. S. Vigneswaran and C. Visvanathan (1992) Membrane Processes in Hazardous Waste Management. In:First National Hazardous and Solid Waste Conference, 29 March – 1 April 1992, Sydney, Australia.
  139. C. Visvanathan, R. Ben Aim and S. Vigneswaran (1990) State of the Art Review on Electrofiltration. In: 5th World Filtration Congress, 5‑8 June 1990, Nice, France.
  140. C. Visvanathan and N.C. Thanh (1990) Wastewater Reuse Practices in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Regions. In: International Conference on Water and Wastewater, 24‑27 April 1990, Barcelona, Spain.
  141. C. Visvanathan, R. Ben Aim and S. Vigneswaran (1989) Role d’un Champ Electrique dans l’Amelioration des Performances de la Microfiltration Tangentielle. In : Conference ‑ Phenomenes Fondamentaux en Genie des Procedes, 5‑7 September 1989, Toulouse, France.
  142. C. Visvanathan, R. Ben Aim and S. Vigneswaran (1989) Application of Crossflow Electrofiltration in the Treatment of Chromium (VI) Wastes. In: Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Wastes, 2-7 April 1989, Singapore.
  143. N.C. Thanh and C. Visvanathan (1988) Action Plan for the Management of the Zambezi River Basin. In: Water Resources, Conservation and Development Seminar, 27‑30 September 1988, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  144. C. Visvanathan and R. Ben Aim (1986) L’application d’un Champ electrique en Microfiltration Tangentielle pour Eviter le Colmatage Interne des Pores de la Membrane. In: The European Conference on Filtration and Separation ‑ Filtra‑86, 1‑3 October 1986, Bangkok, Thailand.
  145. C. Visvanathan, S. Vigneswaran and D.M. Tam (1985) Water Filtration Technologies and their Suitability to Developing Countries. In: Fifth World Congress on Water Resources, June 1985, Brussels, Belgium.
  146. S. Vigneswaran and C. Visvanathan (1983) Review of Filtration Technologies in Small Community Water Supplies. In: Regional Seminar on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation for Developing Countries , 18-22 July 1983, Chulalonkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.