4 publications

• Published Subscription 12 Jul 2019

  Comparative Studies on Production of Biodiesel from Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) & Noctiluca Scintillans(NS)

  By Aala Ahmed Yousuf Al-Balushi, Lakkimsetty Nageswara Rao

  Abstract: The world realized that the main source of energy from crude oil, which leads to the environmental concern and disappeared in few years. That’s how new resolutions are under study looking for alternate fuel to replace the fossil fuels. The research studies have been made in field, but none of which are on a large scale production locally in Oman. Based on scenario, Biomass (algae) can be produced to make …

  Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 23–36 Read article →

• Published Subscription 12 Jul 2019

  Extraction of Furfural (C5H4O2) from Waste Bagasse of Agricultural Source

  By Lamees Al- Mukhaini, Lakkimsetty Nageswara Rao

  Abstract: Furfural is an important liquid organic chemical having yellow oily nature with smell of almonds manufactured from Agro industrial wastes & residues containing carbohydrates known as pentosans and is used in refining of lubricating oils, petroleum, and diesel fuel. The raw material for the production of furfural was bagasse and chemicals such as H2SO4, water and NaCl. Bagasse is a waste product from sugar industry which is good source of …

  Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 47–57 Read article →

• Published Subscription 13 Mar 2017

  Application of Solar Nano-photocatalysis in the Pretreatment of Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination

  By Hasna Al Jabri, Lakkimsetty Nageswara Rao, Shaik Feroz

  Abstract: The reverse osmosis membrane is very sensitive to contaminations present in seawater which makes the pre-treatment step very important to ensure maximum efficiency of the RO process. The photocatalysis can be used to replace the conventional chemical pretreatment process. Semiconductors photocatalysts are used to oxidize contaminated seawater. It can decompose organic matter into smaller compound and low poisonousness inorganic matter thereby increase life span of RO membrane. This research aims …

  Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 11–17 Read article →

• Published Subscription 3 Jan 2017

  Investigation of High Corrosion Rate in Oil Production Carbon Steel Pipelines

  By A.A. L. Zaabi, S. Feroz, Lakkimsetty Nageswara Rao

  Abstract: A comprehensive study to identify the causes and the types of internal corrosion of a 16 inch oily water production piping from production wells, which was found to be severely corroded (corrosion rate ≈5.5 mm/year) was considered. The study involves collecting and analyzing of different parameters like production data, flow velocity, CO2 partial pressure, water quantities and water species contents, gas species contents, scale chemical elements, etc. This study is …

  Published in International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 42–51 Read article →