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Taylor and Francis Ltd Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and the Environment 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Wasewar, Kailas L.
This book takes a unique interdisciplinary look at the latest developments, advances, and trends in the interrelated areas of sustainable engineering, energy, and the environment, focusing on environmental engineering for renewable and green energy. It looks at new research and studies on a variety of topics in green nanotechnology, green processing and solar energy, sustainable energy policies, biofuels, fuel cells, and much more.The first section of Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities looks at myriad issues in sustainable energy, such as sustainable urbanism through space planning and residential building design, a method to convert vibrations from mechanical work into power, energy grid maintenance, mathematical modeling and time analysis of various mechanical activities, and more. Topics on sustainable energy include voltage systems for stand-alone nanogrids, new sources for biodiesel production, solar energy conversion, protection equipment for windmill towers, etc. The section on sustainable environment explores issues such as industrial water recycling, regeneration of spent-activated carbon in pharmaceutical production, smell mitigation and recovery of fuel from waste, the water footprint of agriculture, etc.Key featuresPresents advances and developments in the areas of engineering, energy, and environment under sustainable developmentExamines potential issues of understanding of green buildings and their energy efficiencyPresents case studies on sustainable urbanizationPresents novel clean technology applications for attaining environmental sustainabilityAssesses green auditing and natural capital accountingDescribes relevant experimental techniquesThis book features important contributions from scientists, academicians, and professionals on the latest developments and advances in the interrelated fields of sustainable engineering, energy, and environment. PART I: Sustainable Engineering 1. Triggering Sustainable Urbanism Through Space Planning and Design 2. Generalized Data Base Model for Enhancement in Failure Productivity of Industry 4.0 3. Empirical Modeling and Kinetic Study of Microwave Drying Process 4. Analysis of the Relation Between Building Design Elements and Appearance of Natural Light and Internal Temperature in Residential Apartments 5. An Attempt to Convert Vibrations to Mechanical Work to Generate Power: A Theoretical Approach 6. Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Time of Roof Bolting Operation in an Underground Coal Mine 7. Relationship Formed for Process Time by Using an Approach of a Mathematical Model for Sewing Machine Operation 8. Design of a 9-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter-Driven Induction Motor with Fewer Harmonic 9. Comparative Study of Activity of Copper Ions onto Chitosan, Chloro-Chitosan, and Iodo-Chitosan PART II: Sustainable Energy 10. Choice of System Voltage (AC/DC) for a Standalone Nanogrid 11. The Growth of the Indian Power Sector: Pre- and Post-Independence 12. Non-Edible Cassia tora Seed Oil as a New Source for Biodiesel Production 13. Characterization of CdTe Film under Different Annealing Temperature for Solar Cell Application 14. Solar Energy Conversion: The Need of an Era 15. Futuristic Scope for Biofuels and Their Production 16. Selection of Fall Protection Equipment for Windmill Tower 17. Integrated Architecture Pedagogy for Energy Efficient Design 18. Energy Efficient Systems in Traditional Indian Cities 19. Study of Energy-Efficient Building Envelope Design for Climate Change PART III: Sustainable Environment 20. Perceptions of Waterfront Open Spaces: Case Studies of Lakefront Spaces of Nagpur City 21. Zero Liquid Discharge: Water Recycling in Industries Towards Sustainability 22. Significance of Eco-Labeling in Textile and Clothing Products for Green Environment 23. Microwave Method for Regeneration of Spent-Activated Carbon from Pharmaceutical Industries 24. Sustainable Waste Management: Smell Mitigation and Recovery of Fuel from Waste 25. India Towards Cleaner Alternatives: Challenges and Solutions 26. Calculation of Ecological Footprint of a District Using an Emergy Analysis 27. Green Audit: A Step Towards Sustainable Environment 28. Evolution of Waste to Wealth: An Overture to Reduce Insidious Effects 29. Utilization of Alkyd Resin in Water-Thinnable Paints for Low Volatile Organic Compounds Emission 30. Biosorption Studies of Indigo Carmine Dye from Its Aqueous Solution Using Agro-Waste 31. Valuable Products from Thermal Degradation of Industrial Waste Lignin in the Presence of Chemical Additives 32. The Study of Indigenous Knowledge Adopted for Fencing by Farmers and Tribes of Chhattisgarh, India 33. Catalytic Potential of Phyto-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for the Degradation of Pollutants 34. Adsorption Studies of Activated Carbon Prepared from Industrial Waste Lignin for the Removal of Malachite Green 35. The Potential of Medicinal Plants with Anti-Proteus Activity for the Treatment (and Prevention) of Rheumatoid Arthritis 36. Water Footprint of Agriculture