Sustainable Technologies (CH834)

Programme: 

M.Tech (EST)

Category: 

Elective Courses (Ele)

Credits (L-T-P): 

03 (3-0-0)

Content: 

Environmental implications of fossil fuels, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and land degradation. Renewable energy technologies, solar, wind, biomass, hydro etc. Biological conversion techniques and devices for Bioenergy. Socio-Environmental and Economic Implications. Integrated (systemic) Sustainability Assessment, Modelling and Fore-casting; Integrated Life-Cycle Studies; Identification and Selection of Appropriate Design/Technologies.

References: 

Renewable Energy - Sources for fuels and electricity: Eds. Johansson T B, Kelly H, Reddy AKN and Williams, RH, Island Press, 1993.
Solar energy - Fundamentals and Applications, H P Garg and J P Prakash, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 1997.
Boyle G, Renewable Energy Power for a sustainable Future, Oxford Univ Press, 1996
Cassidy E and P Grossman, Introduction to Energy Resources, Cambridge Univ Press, 1998
Bell, Simon and Stephen Morse (1998) Sustainability Indicators: Measuring the immeasurable; Earthscan, London.

Department: 

Chemical Engineering
 

Contact us

Dr. I. Regupathi, Professor and Head
Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
Karnataka, India.

  • Hot line: +91-0824-2474057

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