Emerging Technologies for Sustainability

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Emerging Research Areas (AICERA 2019), July 18-20, 2019, Kottayam, Kerala

P.C Thomas, Vishal John Mathai, Geevarghese Titus, P.C Thomas, Vishal John Mathai, Geevarghese Titus

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781000258882
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Science General
• Index: Biological Sciences

The theme of conference is Emerging Technologies for Sustainability. Sustainability tends to be problem driven and oriented towards guiding decision making. The goal is to raise the global standard of living without increasing the use of resources beyond global sustainable levels. The conference is intended to act as a platform for researchers to share and gain knowledge, showcase their research findings and propose new solutions in policy formulation, design, processing and application of green materials, material selection, analysis, green manufacturing, testing and synthesis, thereby contributing to the creation of a more sustainable world.

1. Water Purification using Natural Filter Media

Adawn Babu Joseph, Anitta Jose, Bijilymol Babu, Anandhan Mohan and Aneeta Sam

Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kerala
[email protected]

ABSTRACT: India is one of the leading countries in drinking water scarcity issue. Even though India is abundant in natural water bodies and precipitation, most of this water is unsuitable for human consumption. The drinking water scarcity of any locality can be solved using cheap and readily available materials. This paper deals with solving the drinking water scarcity of 31^st mile in Mundakayam by creating slow sand filter. The slow sand filtration system is modified with activated coconut shell charcoal, activated bamboo charcoal and chitosan as filter media. Water filtration system with different media is a cost-effective method to improve household water quality without using electricity or wastage of water.

I. INTRODUCTION

India has a high number of people suffering from drinking water scarcity. Scarcity of drinking water has been a major issue in the locality of 31^st mile near Mundakayam. Turbidity, taste, color, odor, etc are the physical problems of the water in the locality. The water samples from the locality showed yellow color and decayed smell. Water consumption has continuously caused health issues for the residents. The filter was constructed using activated coconut shell charcoal, activated bamboo charcoal and chitosan. These filter materials are natural and easily available so that common people can use it. The waste water from a sewage treatment plant was also analyzed.

Slow sand filtration has been recognized as an appropriate technology for drinking water treatment in rural areas, and is recognized as a suitable filtration technology for removing water borne pathogens and reducing turbidity. It is capable of improving the physical, chemical, and microbiological quality of water in a single treatment process without the addition of chemicals. Slow sand filtration process provides treatment through physical filtration of particles and biological removal of pathogens and organics in the upper biologically active layer of the sand bed known as biofilm. Slow sand filtration is a sustainable technology for rural water treatment because it is low cost and s...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Organizing Committee
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Foreword
• 1. Water Purification using Natural Filter Media
• 2. Study on the Effect of Hydrogel on Plant Growth
• 3. Experimental Analysis on the Characteristics of Geopolymer Brick using Bentonite as Additive
• 4. Influence of Steel Fiber with Polypropylene (PP) Geo-Fabric on the Performance of Concrete
• 5. Automated Pothole Sealer
• 6. Investigations on Compressive Strength, Internal Structure and Composition of Concrete Casted and Cured Using Marine Water
• 7. Characteristics of Green Concrete with Perlite as a Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate
• 8. Strength and Elastic Properties of Grouted Reinforced Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Prisms
• 9. Effect of Microcrystalline Cellulose on the Pervious Concrete Properties
• 10. Combined Influence of Glass Powder and Palm Oil Fuel Ash on Properties of Concrete
• 11. Sustainable Bricks Using Flood Plain Soil
• 12. Experimental Study on ggbs and Brick Aggregate in Concrete using Packing Density Method
• 13. The Effectiveness of Shrinkage Reducing Admixture and Fly Ash on Plastic Shrinkage of Concrete
• 14. Pervious Concrete Water Filter
• 15. Study on the Properties of Coir Fiber Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete Containing Silica Fume
• 16. Recycled Ceramic Waste and Bottom Ash in Concrete: A Mechanical Behavior Study
• 17. Problems in a Water Distribution Network - A Case Study
• 18. Simulation of Flow for the Coastal Aquifer of Pavanje River Basin using MSim Toolbox in MATLAB Environment
• 19. Composting of Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge using Trichoderma as an Activator
• 20. A Comparative Study on Scour Depth Analysis Around Bridge Piers on Different Soils
• 21. Identifying the Waste Profile and Reducing the Construction Waste Generation in a High-Rise Residential Building
• 22. Barriers Affecting Adoption of Green Building
• 23. Sensors to Ensure the Sustainability of Structures
• 24. Application of QFD for Disposal of WEEE
• 25. Piezoelectric Performance of Lead-Free BNGN Ceramics at MPB as a Green Material for Transduction Applications
• 26. Smart Shopping Robot for Supermarkets using Dijkstra’s Algorithm with user Interface
• 27. Dual Band CPW Fed Antenna with Reduced SAR Rate by Embedding Comb Shaped EBG
• 28. Performance Assessment of Patch Antenna Based on SAR
• 29. Analysis of Mode Chart for the Calculation of Hakki-Coleman Parameter, α in Characteristic Equation for Dielectric Permittivity Measurement
• 30. Speak Out: Turns Your Smartphone into a Microphone
• 31. Development of an Inductive Wireless Charging Scheme for Dynamic Charging of Electric Vehicles
• 32. Power Management Strategy to Enhance Drive Range of Electric Bicycle
• 33. Human Health Monitoring System using Internet of Wearable Things
• 34. A Comparative Analysis on PNN and CNN Classifiers for Retinal Disease Detection Using Fundus Images
• 35. Waveform Length Based Reliability Analysis for the Detection of Murmur from PCG Records
• 36. Classification of De-noised ECG Signal to Monitor Stability of Heart
• 37. Enhancing Power Quality with an Improved Dynamic Voltage Restorer
• 38. Coordinated Control of PSS and SSSC using PSO to Improve Power System Stability
• 39. Cuckoo Search Optimization Algorithm based Small Signal Stability Improvement of a Two-Area Power System Incorporated with AVR and PSS
• 40. Fabrication of Supercapacitor Electrodes using Reduced Graphene Oxide/Polyaniline Composite
• 41. Advanced SOC Estimation of Lead-Acid Battery for HEM Application
• 42. Digital Energy Meter with DSM Capabilities
• 43. Energy Audit and Management of a College
• 44. Non-Isolated Three Port Converter with Single Stage Conversion for Stand-alone PV System using FPGA for ELVDC Applications
• 45. Implementation of FGPA Based LVDC System using Single Switch Converter with PWM and PFM Control
• 46. Skin Cancer Detection using Imagery Techniques
• 47. High Security for Bank Locker using Facial Recognition
• 48. Automatic Detection of Brain Tumor using NSR Filter and K-means Clustering
• 49. Face Cybernetics
• 50. Performance Evaluation of Single Layer and Multi Layer Graphene Sheet Transistors
• 51. Traffic Sign Detection and Vehicle Monitoring
• 52. Continuous Authentication of Smartphone by Swiping
• 53. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sn-0.5Cu-3Bi-1Ag and Sn-1Cu-1Ni-1Ag Lead Free Solder Alloys Considering Elemental Cost, Hardness, Contact Angle and Melting Temperatures
• 54. Bullwhip Effect Quantification in a Supply Chain under Periodic Review Inventory Policies
• 55. Feed Rate Based Classification of Machined Parts using Convolutional Neural Network
• 56. Quality Prediction of Friction Welded Joint by Machine Vision System Based Approach
• 57. Trajectory Planning in Autonomous Vehicles using GPS and Digital Compass
• 58. Intra Coding of Plenoptic Images in HEVC
• 59. Strengthening Effect of SiC and Al2O3 Particles Addition to AA 2900 and AA 2024 MMC’s Synthesized Through Microwave Sintering
• 60. Instability Analysis of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Subjected to the In-Plane Loading
• 61. Machinability Analysis and Optimization of A l7075 based B4C, Graphene and CNT Hybrid Composites
• 62. Effect of Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) on the Microstructure and Hardness of Aluminum 7075 Alloy
• 63. State of the Art in the Die Sinking EDM Processes of Electrically Conductive Ceramics
• 64. Fabrication and Experimentation of a Bio Inspired Armor Plate Subjected to High Velocity Ballistic Impact
• 65. Vibration Investigation on Drilling GFRP Through Recurrence Quantification Analysis
• 66. Investigation of 3D Printed Objects by Varying Process Timing
• 67. Dissimilar Metal Inert Gas Welding Characterization of Aluminum and Copper using Zinc Interlayer
• 68. Optimization of TIG Welding Influenced by Nb+Ta Based Filler Wire for Ferritic Stainless Steel
• 69. Gas Metal Arc Weld-Brazing of Aluminum to Copper using Tin Interlayer
• 70. Corrosion Inhibition in Maraging Steel: A Review
• 71. A Review on Internally Cooled Smart Cutting Tools
• 72. Mathematical Modeling of Cutting Force and Surface Roughness Analysis During Cutting Operation of Al 7075 Based Hybrid Composites
• 73. A Review on Performance,Vibration, Wear and Effect on Soil of Tillage Implements
• 74. Design and Development of Gender Friendly Pepper Plucker Cum Berry Separator
• 75. Study on Mobility Pattern of Older People: A Case Study of Chennai
• 76. Design and Fabrication of a Fully Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Module with Microfiber Brush
• 77. Air Purifier for Hospital Wards
• 78. An Experimental Investigation of Aquatic Propulsion using Undulating Fins
• 79. Design and Development of Rope & Net Assisted Papaya Plucker
• 80. Design and Fabrication of Modified Black Soldier Fly Compost Bin
• 81. Analysis of Speed,Yaw Angle and Angle of Attack on a Vehicle using Wind Tunnel Testing
• 82. Recent Developments in Flax Fiber Reinforced Composites and its Applications
• 83. Property Evaluation of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite
• 84. Recycled HDPE Composites
• 85. Development and Evaluation of Pulp Based Board from Water Hyacinth
• 86. Investigations on Characteristics of Composites Reinforced with Plantain Fibers
• 87. Investigation on the Effect of Flexural, Flammability and Acoustic Properties on Human Hair Reinforced Epoxy Composites
• 88. Improving Efficiency of Solar Panel by Titanium Dioxide Coating
• 89. Development and Validation of a Code for Heat Flux Estimation using Inverse Heat Transfer Technique and Conjugate Gradient Method
• 90. Solar Peltier Refrigeration System