Energy

Biomass energy would be major source of next generation fuel for clean environment.

Worldwide energy consumption is projected to grow by 59 percent over the next two decades, according to International Energy Outlook 2001 (IEO 2001), released by US Energy Information Administration EIA. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 10 2009 - 11:13am

Biodiesel

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 10 2009 - 11:21am

Growth and productivity of Jatropha curcas under semi arid conditions.

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 10 2009 - 5:18pm

Some potental plant for bioenergy from India

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> A large number of plants around the world are unexplored Some of which could sereve as bioenergy plants and still have medicinal value. Let us compile the world l ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 10 2009 - 7:14pm

Vegetable Oils For Biofuels

Vegetable oils can be chemically reacted with an alcohol (methanol is the usual choice) to produce chemical compounds known as esters. Biodiesel is the name given to these esters when they are intended for use as fuel. ...

Article - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 10 2009 - 8:33pm

Can Jatropha be really grown on wastelands in productive manner

While delivering a lecture at Centre for community economics and development consultants society Jaipur (www.cecbedecon.org) the orgniser Dr Alka Avasthi and participants posed some interesting questions which need answer. Can Jatropha be grown on the sand ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 11 2009 - 4:33am

CALOTROPIS PROCERA: A POTENTIAL PLANT FOR HYDROCARBONS

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Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 11 2009 - 7:31am

Improving Euphorbia AntiSypilitica For Bio-Fuel

Present study was aimed to increase latex yield in Euphorbia antisyphilitica. It was observed that GA 3 supported maximum above ground plant height and fresh weight and biomass yield of the plant while the auxins (NAA and IAA) promoted growth and biomass y ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 11 2009 - 11:04am

Improving Biomass Use Efficiency For Semi-Arid Regions

Biomass refers to all the matter that can be obtained from photosynthesis. Most vegetable species use solar energy to create sugars from carbon dioxide and water. They store this energy in the form of glucose or starch molecules, oleaginous, cellulose, and ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 11 2009 - 11:18pm

Printable Solar Cells Get A Technology Boost

Polymer solar cells don't have the high efficiencies of the silicon kind yet, which isn't saying much, but they can be printed in roll-to-roll processes and at very high speeds so in time the technology could be very cost-effective.  Polymer sola ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 13 2009 - 2:48pm