Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits
Volume 6, Issue 1 (2016)
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Table of contents
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Hospital Waste Management in Amravati City
Abstract: Hospital waste is one of the major problems in developing countries like India because it causes health impact on human being, plant and on environment. Still hospital waste is disposed on road side, which increases health impact on man and animal. This work mainly focuses on hospital waste management for Amravati city, which consists of collection, segregation, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal. The hospitals are categories in A, B, C, …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Smarter Energy Conversion Systems for Kitchen Waste
Abstract: Sustainable development holds the key for development of smart cities in coming era. Energy crises and shortage of resources will be major concerns and bottleneck to this development. Newer technologies using renewable energy sources would be vital for such development. Decentralised renewable energy conversion systems for high rise buildings would provide techno-economic, eco-friendly solution to energy crisis. Kitchen waste is common waste generated from any building which has more nuisance …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 11–15 Read article
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Bioremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Ecosystem Using Mixed Microbial Population on Polluted Areas
Abstract: Bioremediation utilizes the capability of microorganism to degrade all toxic wastes. This emerging technology is a promising method for the effective treatment of contaminated soil and water. This work investigates the possible methods to enhance the rate of natural bioremediation of hydrocarbons in a more effective, efficient, economical and environmentally friendly way. The bioremediation processes in this research was applied to a crude oil polluted ecosystem with a high level …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 16–24 Read article
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Effect of Acidic Environment (H2SO4) on Concrete with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as Pozzolana
Abstract: With increasing demand and consumption of cement, researchers and scientist are in search of developing alternate binders that are ecofriendly and contribute towards waste management. The utilization of industrial and agricultural waste produced by industrial processes has been the focus on waste reduction. One of the agro waste sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) which is a fibrous waste product obtained from sugar mills as byproduct is taken for study area. This …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 25–32 Read article
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Success Factors for PPP in Municipal Solid Waste Management Services
Abstract: Public private partnership (PPP) in solid waste management (SWM) was introduced as a major reform to improvise the waste handling practices with the aim of efficient and effective management of waste. However, many PPP projects awarded in solid waste management, witnessed failure in the later stages of project life cycle. Therefore, this paper aimed to identify the success factors for PPP in solid waste management and to evaluate the performance …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 33–39 Read article
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Optimization for Smarter Collection and Transportation Route for Bio-medical Waste
Abstract: Due to rapid urbanization, medical facilities would also increase generating infectious medical waste even in the heart of the city. The hospitals are the major source, which are normally diversely placed with complex road connectivity. A quick, safe, techno-economically feasible transportation of bio-medical waste (BMW) is the need of an hour. A more systematic and smarter infrastructure would be required for BMW collection and transportation for the future smarter cities. …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 5–10 Read article