Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 27 Issue 1

Conversion of poultry litter into class A biosolids using autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion: A remedy for solid waste management

T. Sridevi Dhanarani, C. Shankar, P. Prakash, T. K. Poornima Priyadharshani, K. Thamaraiselvi

The purpose of this paper is to minimize environmental problems related to raw poultry manure application by stabilizing its nutrient and organic matter (OM) content. This can be…

Application of eco-friendly natural dye obtained from Spathodea campanulata on silk using combination of mordants

M Kumaresan

The purpose of this paper is to extract the eco-friendly natural dye obtained from the flower of Spathodea campanulata and apply on silk fabric using combination of mordants. The…

Production and optimization of cellulase from agricultural waste and its application in bioethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

Elsa Cherian, M. Dharmendira Kumar, G. Baskar

The purpose of this paper is to optimize production of cellulase enzyme from agricultural waste by using Aspergillus fumigatus JCF. The study also aims at the production of…

Investigation on aqua-ammonia based solar cooling cogeneration plant

R. Shankar, T. Srinivas

The proposed solar thermal cooling cogeneration cycle is well suited for industrial as well as domestic needs and it eliminates need of electricity for refrigeration system. The…

Magnetic nanocomposite of activated charcoal for removal of Congo red dye: Equilibrium and kinetic modeling

Baskar Gurunathan, Dhanusree Viswanathan, Shravanthi Rajasekar, Garrick Bikku George

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the removal of Congo red dye from aqueous solution using magnetically separable novel adsorbent prepared by coating activated charcoal on…

Adsorption of Ni++ ions from aqueous solution onto microwave irradiated Sterculia foetida fruit shells

Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Aruna Singh, M Ganesapillai

The purpose of this paper is to harness the potential of microwave pre-treatment to prepare carbon from locally available Sterculia foetida fruit shells for adsorption of heavy…

Evaluation of production and kinetics parameters of rare sugar (D-tagatose) using biocatalyst Arthrobacter globiformis

Jayamuthunagai Jayaraman, Pennathur Gautam

Dulcitol (Galactitol) is a sugar alcohol which is produced by redox reaction of galactose. It has been reported that the D-tagatose can be produced from dulcitol (D-galactitol…

Emission characteristics of single cylinder 4 stroke SI engine using cobalt scrubber

S Thirumal valavan, P. Malliga, P. Arulraj, G. Udayakumar

Automobiles have always been a major cause of air pollution. The vehicular emission contains several harmful pollutants that affect the surroundings and living beings. Mild CO…

Bioconversion of marine trash fish (MTF) to organic liquid fertilizer for effective solid waste management and its efficacy on Tomato growth

L Aranganathan, Radhika Rajasree S.R.

The purpose of this paper is to deal with utilization of marine trash fish (MTF) in the production of organic liquid fertilizer for effective solid waste management in urban…

Guest editorial

Praveen Kumar Ramanujam