SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RAMAPURAM
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Event Title: Utilization of waste into value-added products using thermochemical methods
Date: 05-08-2023
Event Convenors: Dr. A. Ancy Jenifer/Assistant Professor – Department of Biotechnology
Dr. G. Rajendran/Assistant Professor – Department of Biotechnology
Organising Head: Dr. M. Kamaraj, Head (i/c) – Department of Biotechnology
Venue: Online
No. of Participants: 310
The aim of conducting this event was to create an awareness among the scientific communities such as students, researchers, faculties about Biofuel as a non-exhaustible resource which could be produced from renewable feedstock. The Department of Biotechnology, College of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram has organized an online national level expert talk on ‘UTILIZATION OF WASTE INTO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT USING THERMOCHEMICAL METHODS’, in association with ‘WORLD BIOFUEL DAY’. The talk was presented by keynote speaker Dr. Ranjeeth Kumar Mishra, is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India, which was held on 05-08-2023 from 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm. The total number of participants (undergraduates, postgraduates, research scholars and faculties) who attended this was 310. The E-certificate was issued to all participants. Dr. S. Suresh, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, SRMIST, Ramapuram, delivered the welcome address. The keynote speaker of the seminar was introduced by Ms.Tanushree Amarnath, II. B.Sc., Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, SRMIST, Ramapuram, Chennai.
Highlights of the Guest speech
- World Renewable Energy Status
- Different types of Biomass
- Global Waste composition
- Factors affecting Biomass Pyrolysis
- Thermal analysis of Biomass
The programme ended with a formal vote of thanks by Ms. Madhusree, II. B.Sc., Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, SRMIST, Ramapuram, Chennai.