2 publications

• Published Subscription Original Research 9 Sep 2024

  Nanoyeast Supported on Silica Gel for The Continuous Flow Bioethanol Production

  By Swara Pancholi, Parth Naghera, Manan Shah, Indra Neel Pulidindi, Suresh Selvaraj, Prakash Vaithyanathan

  Abstract: Nanomaterials outperform their bulk counterparts. Yet, production of nanomaterials, especially, nanoyeast is a challenge and is an upcoming field. Yeast is a fungal strain that consumes carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose, molasses and the like) and produces bioethanol, a potential transportation fuel. Impregnation methods are well known in catalysis to yield nanomaterials via better dispersion. An attempt has been made to modulate the size of yeast to increase the efficiency of carbohydrate …

  Published in International Journal of Advance in Molecular Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 1–7 Read article →

• Published Subscription Original Research 22 Aug 2024

  Steam Activated Carbon Material from the Fruit Shells of Sterculia foetida for Energy and Environmental Applications

  By Vignesh Sridharan, Indra Neel Pulidindi, Prakash Vaithyanathan, Varadarajan Thirukallam Kanthadai, Viswanathan Balasubramanian

  Abstract: Steam activation of the biochar from Sterculia foetida forms a green route for the synthesis of activated carbon material with high specific surface area (1017 m2/g). The corresponding value with a chemical activating agent (K2CO3) is much lower (596 m2/g). Structural parameters of the activated carbon materials were deduced from XRD studies. Moreover the thermal stability of the activated carbon materials from steam activation is nearly 100°C higher than that …

  Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 23–33 Read article →