Energy
- 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
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<?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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
- Studies On Biomass Utilization In A Rural India And Its Impact On The Environment
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Around 80% of the population lives in rural areas which primarily utilize biomass for their energy requirement. Depending on the agroclimatic zone by diversity and plant productivity the biomass utilization varies in different parts of the country. A large ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 15 2009 - 10:22am
- The Jatropha plant or shrub like tree can grow in a wide variety of climates
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The Jatropha plant or shrub like tree can grow in a wide variety of climates. Its seeds contain about 40% oil that can be extracted for energy as feedstock for renewable biodiesel production. Currently, the early stage Jatropha emerging market is growing a ...
Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 17 2009 - 3:41pm
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