Packed bed biomass combustion is widely used thermal conversion process which contributes major portion of energy fulfillment around the globe. This process is usually involving higher operation cost due to low efficiency ...

Anaerobic co-digestion, ACD, is regarded as a key environmental technology in industrial, agricultural and domestic sectors for integrated solid and liquid waste treatment and renewable energy production. The main objective ...

Raw rubber processing factories generate large amounts of wastewater containing organic pollutants & various process chemicals. Factory effluents exhibit high BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) & COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) ...

The need for renewable energy sources in Sri Lanka is assessed and solar photovoltaics (PVs) is identified to be the most technically suitable and economically viable power source for the conversion of solar energy to ...

Ever-growing impact of rubber and its products form an inseparable and integral part in human life. But today, rubber industries suffer from lack of quality latex for production. Over the last few decades, various efforts ...

This thesis is consisted of four chapters. Chapter one contains .an introductory part including scope and the objectives of the research. 'Since the present research is divided in to three major parts, chapter two, three ...

Rubber-clay nanocomposites at low nanoclay loadings are generally prepared using mechanical mixing method as similar to mixing of conventional fillers with rubber. However, the resultant properties prepared with mixing ...

Certain fungal types can grow on dried paint films. They cause to deteriorate the dried paint films. Currently synthetic fungicides are used to prevent fungal growth. They are hazardous compounds, which caused irritation ...

Rice husk is particularly known as one of the most common agricultural waste and the usage of rice husk in energy applications is typically via the combustion process. Using agricultural waste for combustion application ...

In this research project the tea withering process, which accounts for the bulk of electricity consumption in tea manufacturing was investigated. The main objective of the project was to develop a proper flow control ...