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TEACHING: GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE CLASSES - 5 YEARS
RESEARCH: DOCTORAL AND POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH, PROJECT INVESTIGATOR AND RESEARCH GUIDE - 34 YEARS
Research Guide: Department of Bioscience, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthinilayam, Andhra Pradesh. Student's name: Mr. Anil Kumar, K.
Research Topic: “Chemotaxonomic Study of a few members of Asclepiadaceae with focus on the Chemistry of Taxonomically significant secondary metabolites
Major Activities:
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA):Terrestrial Ecology, Geology, Soils & Meteorology and Air Quality
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies of Coal and Gas Based power plants.
Risk Assessment for High Speed Diesel (HSD) as an emergency fuel for three days and other chemical storages
"Ecological Impacts Monitoring" : Evaluate the impact of thermal power plants on the surrounding vegetation.
“Reclaiming ash ponds and immobilising heavy metals by means of mycorrhizal organo-bio-fertiliser”,
"Geohydrological Investigations around ash ponds at power projects.: To asses the contamination potential of ground water.
Backfilling of Gorbi Mines – Evaluation of potential of backfilling with ash generated from thermal power plant.
Vegetal cover around NTPC Projects – Assessment of vegetal cover around thermal power plants through satellite imageries.
Conceptual outline on “Carbon Sequestration” with greater emphasis on carbon capture.
" Greener Management Practices: Ash Mound Reclamation " published in TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment (TIDEE) Vol. I, No.4 (December 2002) 559 - 567.
Exploration of Jatropha curcas (Ratanjot) as a potential species for reclamation of abandoned ash ponds for Bio-diesel prospects as value addition - Intercrops in the same area for BIOMASS enhancement and utilization for Biomass power generation
Shyam, A.K., 2000 Reclamation of ash ponds and future prospects, 2nd International Conference on fly ash disposal and utilization, organized by Central Board of Irrigation and Power and Fly Ash Mission, TIFAC, New Delhi, India, 2-4 February.
Chris Zevenbergen, John P. Bradley L. Piet Van Reeuwijk, A. K. Shyam et al., 1999 Clay Formation and Metal Fixation during Weathering of Coal Fly ash, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 33(19: pp3405-3409.
A.K. Shyam, 1999 Indicator Plants- Conceptual Clarification, Journal of Applied Geochemistry,
Gopalan, N., A.K. Shyam & M.H. Rao, 1996 “Thermal Power & Environment - An Indian Experience “ Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Power Development in Afro-Asian Countries, March 96.
A.K.Shyam, K.S.Shukla, & Dinesh Agrawal, 1996 "Prospects of Ash Pond Reclamation" Paper presented at the UNIPEDE/IEA Conference, HAMBURG, Sept.93.
Power Plants and Renewable Energy
Topic: Fossil & Biomass Article Viewed 6810 Times;
3 comments Coal by far, has been the dominant contributor to the power demand the world over and is likely to continue to bear the burden for a long time ahead, particularly, in the developing countries like India. Sincere efforts to improve the efficiency of coal based power generation in view of a better understanding of the environmental implications are gaining importance.
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RELEVANCE OF BIO-FUEL IN COAL BASED POWER PLANTS
Topic: Fossil & Biomass Article Viewed 5993 Times;
4 comments It is estimated that the oil reserves are likely to be exhausted inside 25-30 years. Bio-fuel seems to fulfil the requirement while in search of an alternate to this wonderful resource; the concept of using "vegetal oil" as an engine fuel in this regard dates back to 1895 when Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913) developed the first engine to run on peanut oil as he demonstrated in 1900 at the World Exhibition in Paris.
