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Thermodynamic Equilibrium Modeling of Sunflower Husk Gasifier to Produce Synthesis Gas
Abstract: Energy from biomass offers the great attraction in producing useful gaseous component resulting in low emissions and providing energy security. In the present study a gasifier model was developed using commercial Aspen Plus simulator. The model developed was based on the minimization of Gibb’s free energy and is validated with the experimental data of sunflower husk gasification using air as a gasifying agent. The results predicted are in good agreement …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 14–24 Read article
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Energy Conservation with use of Cool Roof Coatings
Abstract: Regions with hot and dry climate often experience very high levels of solar radiation, high ambient temperatures and relatively low specific humidity. The roofs of buildings in such areas are always exposed to Sun for long duration during the daytime. Solar radiation is responsible for heat transfer through the building roof. Actually, Solar radiation heat the roof which in turn reradiates the heat onto the ceiling and finally on to …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–13 Read article
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Sustainable Biofuels: Current Scenario
Abstract: In context to the concerns related to attenuation of crude oil reserves, rise in demand and price of petroleum, global climate change and energy security; bioenergy is increasingly becoming relevant as a potential alternative to fossil fuels. Biofuels are derived from renewable bio-mass resources and therefore provide a strategic advantage to promote sustainable development associated with high economic growth. Here, in this short review, an overview of current scenario of …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 24–26 Read article
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Investigation on Stability Analysis of Polanga oil Methyl Ester
Abstract: Biodiesel is a renewable alternative fuel and consists of mono-alkyl esters of the fatty acids. One of the major technical problems associated with the biodiesel is its storage stability and susceptibility to oxidation because of its chemical nature. This nature of the biodiesel is due to unsaturated fatty acid chains in its molecular structure. Also, the presence of the double bond in the molecule of the biodiesel produces a high …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 16–23 Read article
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Solar Energy: Current Indian Scenario
Abstract: India with a rapidly growing economy stands 5th in the world in terms of production and consumption of electricity. The country has tremendous scope of generating solar energy largely because of its geographical location which enables to receive solar radiation almost throughout the year. Almost every part of India receives 4–7 kWh of solar radiation/m2 which is equivalent to 2300–3200 of sunshine h/yr. Several states including Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 27–28 Read article
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Sustainable Development: The Current Indian Scenario
Abstract: India has emerged as one of the most promising countries for the development of a biotechnology business pole because it is a mega biodiverse country containing more than two million different species of animals, plants and microorganisms. One of the biggest drawbacks of this country is the laws that govern innovation: intellectual property law and provisional measures of access to genetic resources do not encourage innovation in this sector. The …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 8–15 Read article
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Stability Analysis of Mahua Seed and Waste Polystyrene Co-pyrolytic Oil
Abstract: Biomass pyrolytic oil is a complex mixture of organic compounds and obtained in a non-equilibrium state. Hence, the physical properties of bio-oil such as calorific value, viscosity, pH, density, flow ability and chemical compositions vary during storage. In this study, co-pyrolysis of Mahua seed was performed with waste polystyrene and studied the fuel properties and composition. The co-pyrolytic oil was produced at 2:1 ratio of seed to waste polystyrene using …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Climate Change: A Global Issue
Abstract: Our Earth’s climate has transformed throughout history. Climate change is a complex process and it is believed that if we do not firmly curb it now, there are going to be catastrophic consequences. There have been several cycles of glacial advance and retreat. An overwhelming scientific consensus maintains that climate change is primarily because of the human usage of fossil fuels, which releases CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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Development of Empirical Relationships Between Input and Output Parameters of Sponge Iron Process Using Neural Network
Abstract: In the present study, estimation of optimum input parameters corresponding to desired output parameters is carried out for a typical sponge iron process. For this purpose data of rotary kiln of the process are collected. It includes temperatures profiles inside the rotary kiln and flow rates of air, iron ore, feed coal, slinger coal and sponge iron. These data are analysed using ANN and group method of data handling (GMDH) …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 6–19 Read article
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India: towards new and renewable energy sources for growing energy demand
Abstract: The availability of electricity in rural areas of India is still a distant dream. Energy plays vital role in achieving productivity, prosperity and comfort level of nation. Per capita energy is an indicator of the standard of living of people, energy acess of the people and growth of a country. Renewable energy is playing an important role in providing quality energy acess to these people which can help in mitigating …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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The new method of the high quality concentrate of Chlorella production for its conversion to sustainable raw oil
Abstract: The microalgae concentrates are irreplaceable sources of renewable energy as microalga’s biofuel production is economically viable and sustainable. The microalga’s biofuel formed because of the possibility of microalgae’s concentrate conversion to the raw oil (biofuel). The microalga’s concentrate of Chlorella is the most suitable material for production of high quality raw oil. Existing methods of centrifugation or microfiltration of microalga Chlorella concentration are very expensive. The paper represents the new …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 58–62 Read article
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Comparative Studies on Production of Biodiesel from Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) & Noctiluca Scintillans(NS)
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
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Experimental Investigation on Performance of Solar Air Heaters With Thermal Storage
Abstract: Solar air heaters are used for applications at low and moderate temperatures such as; crop drying, timber seasoning, and space heating. The present research focused on a forced convection flat plate solar air heater with heat storage system under the climatic conditions of India – Mangalore for hot summer days of April 2015. In this work, attempt has been made to draw a comparison between the collector efficiencies for flat …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 37–46 Read article
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Extraction of Furfural (C5H4O2) from Waste Bagasse of Agricultural Source
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