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RCCI Engine: Performance and Emission Testing Using Biodiesel
Abstract: With dwindling fossil fuel reserves and rising energy demands, the need for renewable alternatives is more critical than ever. This study explores the potential of Karanja biodiesel, a fuel derived from Karanja oil, as a sustainable replacement for diesel in RCCI engines. Karanja biodiesel offers several advantages. It's renewable, reduces dependence on fossil fuels, and produces lower emissions compared to traditional diesel. This research investigates how Karanja biodiesel blends impact …
Published in Journal of Energy, Environment & Carbon Credits · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 30–41 Read article
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Review of Synthesizing of Fuel from Plastic Waste
Abstract: Plastics are an important part of our daily life. It is cheap, easy to produce, and its faster rate of production are making it to be produced in larger quantities; on the other hand, plastics play important role in industrial applications also. In that situation, if plastic it is not disposed properly, lots of environmental challenges arise. In that condition, waste plastics need to be recycled; regeneration or its utilization …
Published in Journal of Industrial Safety Engineering · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IN NOBAKE SAND
Abstract: No bake molds are expendable sand molds, similar to typical sand moulds, except they also contain a quick-setting liquid resin and catalyst. In no bake molding process the moulding sand is poured into the flask and held until the resin solidifies, which occurs at room temperature. It is called as a cold-setting process, as there is no heat involved in it. As a result of this molding process, mold produced …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 18–22 Read article
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Recovery of Tungsten and Copper from Waste Tungsten Copper Borings
Abstract: During the last many years, the unused tungsten and copper alloy from the discarded electric and electronic equipment and industrial scraps are gathering attention as a section of waste. Because of tungsten's many diverse uses, numerous types of scrap were available for recycling by a wide variety of processes. In the present study, tungsten and copper was recovered by leaching process in ammonium hydroxide solution followed by electro winning process. …
Published in Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Growth Mechanism Dependent Room Temperature Electrical Properties of Complex Spinel Oxide Nanostructures
Abstract: Here we present the investigation on growth mechanism and corresponding electrical properties of complex spinel zinc stannate (Zn2SnO4) nanostructures synthesized using VLS (vapour-liquid-solid) method in a vacuum operated thermal CVD setup. GAXRD, Raman and Room temperature resistivity, mobility and carrier concentration of variety of nanostructures of Zn2SnO4 have been analysed to understand the effect plausible growth mechanism dependent properties. The corresponding role of catalyst layer thickness during growth as well …
Published in Journal of Microelectronics and Solid State Devices · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 20–25 Read article
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Depolymerization of Polypropylene: A Systematic Review
Abstract: AbstractPolypropylene have become an indispensable ingredient of human life and most widely used thermoplastic in commodity applications. Polymerization of propylene is carried out by using Ziegler-Natta or Metallocene catalysts, which results in high molecular weights and crystalline polypropylene which are not required for several applications. Reduction in molecular weight of polypropylene in conventional reactors is uneconomical and complicated. Therefore to overcome this problem researchers and technologists proposed a post reactor …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–16 Read article
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Alcid Bamboo
Abstract: AbstractNatural bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants, with maturity cycle of 3–4 year, thus making highly attractive natural renewable resource compared to hardwood. This bamboo can replace timber in many applications, but their mechanical property differs with species, age, climatic factor, moisture content and different height of culm. Due to this the natural bamboo can be replaced by synthetic one which are man-made and also known as engineered …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 28–32 Read article
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Application of Poly (o-anisidine) Nanocomposite and PET Recycled Polyester Amide in Anticorrosive Coatings
Abstract: AbstractPolyethylene terephthtalate (PET) was depolymerized through aminolysis technique using ethanolamine into Bis (2-hydroxyethylene) terepthalamide (BHETA). BHETA is having hydroxyl functionality present in it so it is used as monomer and treated with sebacic acid using sulphuric acid as a catalyst. The synthesized resin having ester linkage present in it along with that in BHETA, amide linkage is also present hence it can be called as polyesteramide resin. This synthesized carboxyl …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 1–13 Read article
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Formation of Reaction Bubbles in FCC Riser Reactor
Abstract: For modeling FCC unit, art of defining undefined hydrocarbon misxtures in conjunction with application of two different specialized fields of Chemical Engineering–Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRE) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are required. CRE needs elaboarte and appropriate definition of undefined mixture and their chemical kinetics, whereas CFD needs solution of more regorous differential equations to define fluctuating and turbulent flow. Most of the reported works in available literature seems to …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 16–27 Read article
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A Review on Extraction of Liquid Fuel from Waste Plastic
Abstract: Liquid fuel is a plastic-based derived fuel. A rapid economic growth and consumption of plastic across globe, it creates a negative impact on environment and affects the human health. The consumption trend of natural fossil fuel and other renewable resources indicating that a resources are depleting after a certain decades. Thus, to find an alternative energy to secure the future demand of world. Waste plastic are attractive way to address …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 34–40 Read article
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Significance of Halogen in Crude Oil Refining and It’s Test Methods
Abstract: Halogen includes organic and inorganic ions of fluoride, chloride, bromide and iodide. Natural crude oils are fossil fuel and generally not having any halogens. Water is part of exploration out come and it will separate maximum extent however some amount of water remains with crude oils which is main source of inorganic halogens. The source of organic halogens is mainly from process chemicals/additives that are used while exploration/transportation or adulteration …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Development of Primer as a Value Added Product from Waste PET
Abstract: Polyethylene terephthalate was depolymerized by two different chemical recycling techniques i.e. glycolysis and aminolysis. Glycolysis is carried out with Zinc hydroxide and with conventional catalyst i.e. Zinc acetate for the comparable yield of the monomer. Glycolysis is carried out with ethylene glycol whereas aminolysis is done with ethanolamine. Products obtained from both the techniques namely Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) and Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalamide (BHETA) have different chemical structure but have hydroxyl functionality …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 5–16 Read article
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Study of Uncertainty Quantifications for Designing Smart Systems
Abstract: Uncertainty is an innate piece of this present reality. No two actual examinations at any point produce the very same result values and numerous significant sources of info might be obscure or immense. Uncertainty impacts practically all parts of designing displaying and plan. Engineers have long managed estimation mistakes, unsure material properties, and obscure plan request profiles by including elements of wellbeing and widely testing plans. By more profoundly getting …
Published in Current Trends in Information Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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A Review on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Based on Photocatalytic Activity
Abstract: The Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is a photocatalyst which is available for photoreaction system by using the metal oxide (MO) degradation present ultraviolet irradiation at high temperature. The removal rate of metal oxide (MO) was observed in zinc oxide has been reached up to 99.73, 99.29 and 99.70%. The composite ratio was increased from 2:1 to 4:1 after 30 minutes and continuously this ratio was also increased up to 5:1. Hence …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Computational Biology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 13–25 Read article
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Screening of Cold-Active Lipase from Psychotropic Fungi
Abstract: Lipase is a class of enzymes that catalyze as, hydrolysis of long-chain tri-glycoside and comprise the large significant group of bio-catalysts for biotechnological applications. Currently, the cold-active lipases (CLPS) are the enzyme of choice for pharmacists, organic chemists, biochemical, biophysicists and engineering processes, bio-technologists and micro-biologists as well as biochemists. The production of CLPs is mostly existed from psychrophilic microorganisms. Psychrophiles and psychrotrophs extracellular colds-active enzymes at low temperature (cold) …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Empowering Minds: Fostering Critical Thinking through Mathematics Teaching
Abstract: In academic and professional realms, critical thinking emerges as a paramount skill, yet numerous students encounter challenges in honing it effectively. The realm of mathematics education presents a unique platform to foster critical thinking abilities, as it compels students to tackle intricate problems using logical reasoning and evidence-based methodologies. This research paper comprehensively reviews the correlation between critical thinking and mathematics teaching, providing exemplars of impactful teaching strategies that effectively …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 19–25 Read article
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Synthesis and Characterization of TiO2 1% SiO2 of Crystal and its Bacterial Applications
Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) TiO2 Anatase and Rutile structures have attracted much attention due to their optical properties. However, the large band gap of (3.2 eV) results in the fact that anatase TiO2 can act as photo catalyst and be excited by UV light, which only accounts for 3–5% of the solar energy. On considering that nobel metallatic nanomaterials can harvest visible light, in this paper, TiO2 and SiO2 nanocrystals with rod …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 47–58 Read article
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Production and Properties Estimation of Algal Biodiesel
Abstract: The current study examines the production of biodiesel from algal biomass. The investigation was conducted to identify the optimum conditions for oil extraction and transesterification. Solvent extraction method with hexane/isopropanol as a solvent was used for oil extraction. Extracted algal oil was converted into biodiesel with conventional transesterification process, maximum yield was obtained at 1:6 molar ratio with 1 % concentration of NaOH as catalyst at 65°C. The systematic physio-chemical …
Published in Journal of Automobile Engineering and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 24–27 Read article
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The Power of Narrative: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Storytelling in Social Media Based Social Cause Campaigns and Its Impact on Audience Engagement Among Young Adults
Abstract: Background: The proliferation of digital platforms has fundamentally transformed how social cause organisations communicate with their target audiences. Storytelling has emerged as a strategic tool for driving emotional resonance and behavioural change among young adults a demographic that is both digitally native and increasingly socially conscious. This study investigates (1) how storytelling in social media–based social cause campaigns influences the digital interaction behaviour of young adults, and (2) whether such …
Published in Recent Trends in Social Studies · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 37–48 Read article
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The Emerging Roles of the School Librarian in the Tech Era: A Transformative Synergy with NEP 2020 and KVS Initiatives
Abstract: The implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in India mandates a radical paradigm shift in the school education ecosystem, moving from rote-based learning toward a 5+3+3+4 pedagogical structure centered on critical thinking and multidisciplinary exploration. This paper employs a Qualitative Policy-to-Practice Synthesis (QPPS) design to analyze the evolving role of the school librarian as a strategic catalyst within this framework, with a specific focus on the Kendriya Vidyalaya …
Published in International Journal of Trends in Humanities · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 15–21 Read article