Co–pyrolysis of biomass is a promising technology capable of producing compatible substitutes for petroleum derived fuels and chemicals. To manufacture the renewable fuel precursors and chemicals on a large scale, the ...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a unique class of ubiquitous semi-volatile organic contaminants, well-known for their persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenic nature. ...
The proposed thesis work is aimed at optimization and intensification of a biochemical process for producing hydrogen from biodiesel–derived crude glycerol. The micro–organism used for in this study is Clostridium pasteurianum, ...
The ever increasing energy demand accompanied by fossil fuel depletion and environmental degradation has paved the path of transportation electrification. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are environmental friendly alternative to ...
The climate change problem results from the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. The purpose of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is to promote clean development in developing countries, and is ...
The major objective of the present study is to develop an efficient photosynthetic microbial fuel cell (PMFC) using cyanobacteria as anodic catalyst with a further aim of utilizing this energy generating device for sensing ...
The effective operation of a typical doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind energy conversion system (WECS) requires efficient control of the two power electronic converters connected back-to-back. Out of these ...
With the advancement of science and technology, the demand for rotating electrical machines with a compact drive system has been on the rise. Recently, SRMs have become a major contribution in areas where high starting ...
The spark ignition engines are the most versatile in the arena of internal combustion engines. Petrol fuel based spark igniton(SI) engines are designed for the cylinder bore to stroke ratio(compression ratio), spark plug ...
The work on the thesis is framed to propose high-temperature thermal energy storage, mainly focusing on the design, development and performance investigation of solid SHS. A high-temperature test facility has been built ...
The main objective of the present study is to design, develop and investigate the thermal performance of a suitable indoor solar hybrid cooking system using thermal energy storage materials. For this reason, a parabolic ...
The thesis presents development of alternative dielectric fluid for power and distribution transformer. It addresses the nanofluid (NF) development and modification in the transformer oil (TO). It also addresses the ...
Due to the rise in greenhouse gas in earth atmosphere and global climate change, attention has been focused on harvesting energy from renewable resources such as solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal tidal, wave, and ...
The major objective of the present study is to develop small-scale alcohol fuel-based enzymatic biofuel cells (EFCs) for power generation and alcohol biosensing applications using alcohol oxidase (AOx) as anodic catalyst. ...
The current study focuses on physico-chemical characterization and pretreatment of three commonly available lignocellulosic biomasses of North-East India such as Castor (Ricinus communis), Jatropha (Jatropha curcas), and ...