Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and the Environment : Challenges and Opportunities

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 features

• Presents advances and developments in the areas of engineering, energy, and environment under sustainable development
• Examines potential issues of understanding of green buildings and their energy efficiency
• Presents case studies on sustainable urbanization
• Presents novel clean technology applications for attaining environmental sustainability
• Assesses green auditing and natural capital accounting
• Describes relevant experimental techniques

This 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.

Preface

Part I : Sustainable Engineering
Chapter 1 : Triggering Sustainable Urbanism Through Space Planning and Design
Chapter 2 : Generalized Data Base Model for the Enhancement in Failure Productivity of Industry 4.0
Chapter 3 : Empirical Modeling and Kinetic Study of a Microwave Drying Process
Chapter 4 : Analyzed the Relation Between Building Design Elements and Appearance of Natural Light and Internal Temperature in Residential Apartments
Chapter 5 : An Attempt to Convert Vibrations to Mechanical Work in Turn Generating Power : A Theoretical Approach
Chapter 6 : EHV AC Lines Maintenance Strategy for Various Faults on the Indian Grid
Chapter 7 : Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of Time of Roof Bolting Operation in an Underground Coal Mine
Chapter 8 : Relationship Formed for Process Time by Using an Approach of a Mathematical Model for Sewing Machine Operation
Chapter 9 : Design of a 9-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter Driven Induction Motor with Fewer Harmonics
Chapter 10 : Comparative Study of Activity of Copper Ions onto Chitosan, Chloro-Chitosan and Iodo-Chitosan

Part II : Sustainable Energy
Chapter 11 : Choice of System Voltage (AC/ DC) for a Stand-Alone Nanogrid
Chapter 12 : The Growth of the Indian Power Sector : Pre- and Post-Independence
Chapter 13 : Non-Edible Cassia Tora Seed Oil as a New Source for Biodiesel Production
Chapter 14 : Characterization of CDTE Film under Different Annealing Temperature for Solar Cell Application
Chapter 15 : Solar Energy Conversion : The Need of an Era
Chapter 16 : Futuristic Scope for Biofuels and Their Production
Chapter 17 : Selection of Fall Protection Equipment for Windmill Tower
Chapter 18 : Integrated Architecture Pedagogy for Energy Efficient Design
Chapter 19 : Energy Efficient Systems in Traditional Indian Cities
Chapter 20 : Study of Energy-Efficient Building Envelope Design for Climate Change

Part III : Sustainable Environment
Chapter 21 : Perceptions of Waterfront Open Spaces : Case Studies of Lakefront Spaces of Nagpur City
Chapter 22 : Zero Liquid Discharge : Water Recycling in Industries Towards Sustainability
Chapter 23 : Significance of Eco-Labeling in Textile and Clothing Products for Green Environment
Chapter 24 : Microwave Method for Regeneration of Spent-Activated Carbon from Pharmaceutical Industries
Chapter 25 : Sustainable Waste Management : Smell Mitigation and Recovery of Fuel from Waste
Chapter 26 : India Towards Cleaner Alternatives : Challenges and Solutions
Chapter 27 : Calculation of Ecological Footprint of a District Using an Energy Analysis
Chapter 28 : Green Audit : A Step Towards Sustainable Environment
Chapter 29 : Evolution of Waste to Wealth : An Overture to Reduce Insidious Effects
Chapter 30 : Utilization of Alkyd Resin in Water Thinnable Paints for Low Volatile Organic Compounds Emission
Chapter 31 : Biosorption Studies of Indigo Carmine Dye from Its Aqueous Solution Using Agro-Waste
Chapter 32 : Valuable Products from Thermal Degradation of Industrial Waste Lignin in the Presence of Chemical Additives
Chapter 33 : The Study of Indigenous Knowledge Adopted for Fencing by Farmers and Tribes of Chhattisgarh, India
Chapter 34 : Catalytic Potential of Phyto-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for the Degradation of Pollutants
Chapter 35 : Adsorption Studies of Activated Carbon Prepared from Industrial Waste Lignin for the Removal of Malachite Green
Chapter 36 : The Potential of Medicinal Plants with Anti-Proteus Activity for the Treatment (and Prevention) of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 37 : Water Footprint of Agriculture

Index