Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment

1. Front Matter

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2. A Review on the Production of Biogas from Biological Sources

   • Yamini Vasudevan, Dhivyadharshini Govindharaj, Gowthama Prabu Udayakumar, Anusiya Ganesan, N. Sivarajasekar

   Pages 1-12

3. Bioethanol Production from Sweet Potato and Cassava by Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation

   • Harikrishnan Hariharan, Elizabeth Nirupa Joshy, Kavya Sajeevan, Krishnasree Moneyraj

   Pages 13-23

4. Biobutanol: Insight, Production and Challenges

   • Swetha Juliet Anandharaj, Jeyashree Gunasekaran, Gowthama Prabu Udayakumar, Yogesan Meganathan, N. Sivarajasekar

   Pages 25-37

5. Numerical Simulation Study on Failure Prediction of FRP Laminate Composite Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

   • J. Jerold John Britto, A. Vasanthanathan, S. Rajakarunakaran, R. Prabhakaran

   Pages 39-51

6. Production of Biodiesel from Municipal Primary Sewage Sludge Via Transesterification Process Using Nanocomposite

   • P. Bharathi, V. Varsha, S. Gayathri

   Pages 53-67

7. Numerical Simulation of Self-Expanded NitinolBased Shape Memory Alloy Stent

   • J. Jerold John Britto, A. Vasanthanathan, S. Rajakarunakaran, K. Vigneshwaran

   Pages 69-76

8. Comparison and Evaluation of Electrospun Nanofiber Membrane for the Clarification of Grape Juice

   • Gowthama Prabu Udayakumar, G. B. Kirthikaa, Subbulakshmi Muthusamy, Baskar Ramakrishnan, N. Sivarajasekar

   Pages 77-92

9. Finite Element Simulation of Dynamic Behavior of FRP Laminate Composite Under Forced Vibration

   • J. Jerold John Britto, A. Vasanthanathan, S. Rajakarunakaran, K. Amudhan

   Pages 93-104

10. Properties and Applications of Natural Pigments Produced from Different Biological Sources—A Concise Review

    • Subbulakshmi Muthusamy, Sruthilaya Udhayabaskar, Gowthama Prabu Udayakumar, G. B. Kirthikaa, N. Sivarajasekar

    Pages 105-119

11. Optimization of Nutrient-Rich Herbal Noodles

    • Soundira Rajan Nithya Priya, A. Sakthipriyadarshni, Joel John Varghese, R. Sanjana, M. Jancy Mary, K. Suvalakshmi et al.

    Pages 121-130

12. Rapid Method for Detection of Aflatoxin Presence in Groundnut by Bioanalyser

    • S. Janaki alias Priya, Anurag Chathurvedi

    Pages 131-140

13. Validation and Verification of FRP Laminate Composite Material Characterization Under Numerical Simulation Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

    • J. Jerold John Britto, A. Vasanthanathan, S. Rajakarunakaran, R. Venkatesh

    Pages 141-161

14. Heavy Metal Bioaccumilation by Some Common Aquatic Plants—A Study on Their Bioremediation Efficiency

    • R. S. A. Sorna Kumar, P. N. Karl J. Samuel, N. Swetha, P. Dhanapriya, Shaleesha A. Stanley

    Pages 163-167

15. Biomass and Bioenergy Production from Myxosarcina sp.: Molecular Interactions of α-Cyclodextrin with Isocitrate Dehydrogenase for Biodiesel Production

    • Kalimuthu Jawaharraj, Prabu Manoharan, Rathinam Navanietha Krishnaraj, Rathinasamy Karpagam, Balasubramaniem Ashokkumar, Perumal Varalakshmi et al.

    Pages 169-184

16. Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Material Characterization on Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composite Material

    • J. Jerold John Britto, A. Vasanthanathan, S. Rajakarunakaran, M. Manikandan, P. Ari Ramalingam

    Pages 185-195

17. Effect of Blended Waste LDPE/LLDPE on Properties of Bitumen for Rural Roads

    • Sagarika Panda, Siba Prasad Mishra, Minati Mohanty

    Pages 197-215

18. Application of Metal Nanoparticles for Textile Dye Remediation

    • Suresh Kumar Krishnan, Kavitha Subbiah, Senthilkumar Kandasamy, Kalidass Subramaniam

    Pages 217-223

19. Continuous Sorption of Chlorpyrifos from Aqueous Solution Using Endoskeleton Powder of Sepia officinalis

    • Karthikumar Sankar, Shyam Kumar Rajaram, I. Ganesh Moorthy, K. Naresh, S. Vaitheeswaran, R. K. Akash Kumar et al.

    Pages 225-246

This book presents select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment (ICSDEE) 2019. The focus is on novel research in renewable energy resources and environmental issues and their implementation in augmenting sustainable development. This book includes chapters on solutions to problems faced by countries across the globe in the energy sector, pollution treatment processes, and other socially relevant topics like the possibility of extracting energy from the inexhaustible waste stream, waste disposal, waste management etc. This book will be useful for students, researchers as well as professionals interested in sustainable technologies, green energy, and biotechnology.

• Fuel Cells
• Biofuels
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainable Synthesis
• Modelling, Process Design, Production Optimization
• Catalysis
• Global Warming
• Pollution Control
• Waste Management
• Waste Water Treatment
• ICSDEE 2019
• water quality and water pollution

• Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India

  V. Sivasubramanian

• Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  Arivalagan Pugazhendhi

• Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, India

  I. Ganesh Moorthy

Dr. Sivasubramanian is currently Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, NIT Calicut. He obtained his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai in 1993. His M.Tech. and PhD was also from Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. He also obtained an MBA in Operations Management from IGNOU in 2002. He worked as a Senior Plant Engineer in M/s. Tamil Nadu Explosives Ltd., Katpadi, Vellore for five years (1995-2000). Later he joined as Teaching Research Associate in Department of Chemical Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai in 2001. After completing his PhD, he worked as Lecturer in Alagappa College of Technology for two years (2005-2007) and moved to NIT Calicut in 2007. His research interests include fluidization, hydrodynamics, mass transfer, biochemical engineering, environmental engineering, industrial effluent treatment, energyengineering, nanoparticles, biofuels, bio-separation, bio-plastics and dye decolourization. He has conducted various Workshop and Conferences to promote research activities. He has published more than 50 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented many papers in conferences on topics related to energy and environment like development and use of magnetic bio-composite for water treatment, energy-efficient alternative to conventional distillation process, electro-coagulation for dye industry wastewater treatment, development of biodegradable plastics, biogas production through anaerobic digestion of food waste, green diesel production, and inulin-based biofuel. 



Dr. A. Pugazhendhi is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He is the Head of Innovative Green Product Synthesis and Renewable Environment Research Group. He obtainedhis PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India. During PhD period he was awarded the ‘Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship (CCSP)’ fellowship by the Canadian Government (Canada). He then worked for the Post-doctoral Researcher, Daegu University, South Korea for 1.5 years and he managed the Biohydrogen research. Thereafter, he joined Ton Duc Thang University as a lecturer and worked there between 2017 and 2019. And he promoted as an Assistant Professor at the same University. He is an Editorial Board Member of Nature Scientific Reports. His research interests include the development of biological processes (Waste to Energy) for Biofuels (Biohydrogen, Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Biobutanol, Bioplastics), wastewater and waste gas treatment, resource recovery of metals, Nanoparticles. He has published over 140 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings volumes, and also contributed several chapters to books. His university teaching is mainly on Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Pollution.



Dr. I Ganesh Moorthy is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai. He completed his B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode and his M. Tech in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. He received his PhD from Anna University, Chennai. His current areas of research include statistical and stochastical modelling and optimization, bioprocess modelling, enzyme engineering, bioremediation, bioenergy, environmental biotechnology and industrial effluent treatment. He has completed many funded projects and is currently associated with the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. He has published 30 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented more than 100 articles in national and international conferences, on topics related to energy and environment. He has also contributed a few book chapters in the field of energy and environment. He has one patent granted and filed one patent. He organized many workshops, conferences to promote research activities among students. He is also a reviewer in 12 international peer-reviewed journals such as Biomass and Bioenergy, Trends in Food Science and Technology, Food Research International, Carbohydrate Polymers, Process Biochemistry, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Polish Journal of Chemical Technology, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, Journal of Molecular liquids and Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology. He acted as a session chair in many international and national conferences.

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