Energy and Environment – The KGP Chronicle

Feb

22

2021

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Turning Steel Slug Dump to Greenery Hub, IIT Kharagpur’s Transformative Work at Odisha

In-DepthClean India, Energy and Environment, environment, Environmental engineering, Environmental Management, green technology, Mining, Mining Engineering

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Transform Steel Plant Slag Dumps in Odisha into Greenbelt Using Traditional Indian Organic Components and Japanese Afforestation Techniques A drive through Angul, near the Dhenkanal region of Odisha will give you vast stretches of green canopy and vegetation on what was once industrial dumpsites. The transformation to a green belt is not a natural reclamation but the Midas touch of the Post Mining Mine Site Restoration group of the Department of Mining Engineering of IIT Kharagpur through a project supported by Tata Steel BSL. The researchers afforested over 32000 square feet in the region following a rapid…

Oct

12

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Industry-grade Silica from Rice Biomass

Spotlight Innovationbioenergy, biomass, eco-friendly, Energy and Environment, environment, Environmental engineering, extraction, nanoparticle, rice, silica

Rice husk is one of the most widely available agricultural wastes. The process of disposal of rice husks looks more crucial as burning the material each year during the winters has been creating a severe environmental challenge. While the husk is often used to meet energy requirements for rice milling, this process produces an enormous amount of ash (approx. 20%) which is a hazardous material to the environment. Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have devised an economic and eco-friendly way to dispose of this biowaste. A team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur’s Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engineering have developed a…

Nov

08

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

The show begins

Eventsbiodegradable, bioplastics, competition, Energy and Environment, environment, IIT Kharagpur, pledge, school children, Young Innovators Program

The IIT Kharagpur campus came alive today with the arrival of 32 teams of school children from all over India, as well as east and west Asia for the Young Innovators Program. For many of the children and their teachers and parents, it had been a long journey from home, but the excitement of reaching their destination and being part of the milling crowd of participants and guests refreshed them in no time. The children especially got down to the business of knowing each other almost immediately. As the day wore off, it was difficult to believe that some of…

Jan

19

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Microwave for Clean Fuel

In-Depthbioenergy, biofuel, Clean Energy, energy, Energy and Environment, Energy Research, hemp, microwave, renewable energy

Times of India Economic Times Financial Express Business Standard India Today Watch Video Kitchen to Cosmos Microwaves these days ring ‘n’ number of bells. IITKGP Researchers have tapped this microwave radiation to create Clean Energy from the nitrogen-rich non-food Sunn Hemp plants. In the wake of the ongoing initiatives to control pollution, we are often made to think of the proverb ‘prevention is better than cure’. There is an urgency to replace the use of fossil fuels like petrol and diesel which are direct causes of pollution, global warming and climate…