Flurochemicals have its applications in many fields, as in firefighting, electroplating and electronics industries. A number of novel approaches using flurochemicals in textile processing are a portent area for better marketing of textile goods. Value added finishing of textiles is a new development in textiles processing and these flurochemical finishes impart water repellency, oil repellency,...

Innovation of late has been focused on design and detailed understanding of the physical and mechanical properties required to design improvised medical devices such as scaffolds, stents, implants and prostheses with biocompatible biomaterial. To improve performance and extend life of medical devices, thermophysical, chemical, physiochemical and mechanical analysis play important role. Also,...

Microalgae biodiesel can be a suitable alternative for fossil fuel in future. They are considered as better third generation biodiesel feed stock and can adapt in wide variety of environ-ment and adverse environment such as domestic and industrial effluents. Hence selection of oleagi-nous microalgae based on native biomass and lipid production is an important step. In this study Chlorella sp...

Hazardous chemicals escape into the environment due to many natural and manmade activities. They cause adverse effects on human health and environment. Natural dye-sensitized solar cells (NDSSCs) have gained considerable attention in the field of solar energy due to their simple fabrication, good efficiency, and low production cost. Natural dyes are environmentally and economically superior to...

The protease producing halophilic bacteria were isolated from the banks of different regions of the Indian Ocean near Chennai. In the preliminary screening twelve halophilic bacterial isolates exhibited protease production. Protease enzyme was produced and its activity was assessed through Kunitz assay method. Among them one isolate was taken and identified by Bergey's manual of systemic...

An investigation on the antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Scenedesmus obliquus RDS01, a freshwater unicellular alga was carried out. The methanolic extract from the dried sample of Scenedesmus obliquus RDS01 was prepared and examined for its phenolic compounds. The sample exhibited noticeable scavenging effects in DPPH free radical scavenging assay. It has also been evaluated the...

An investigation of the heat transfer dependence for 3 DSSC (Dye Sensitized Solar Cells) modules in presence of Cocinia Indica, Eclipta Alba and Solanum Melongena Dye and 3 commercial microcrystalline flat type silicon solar cell, V-grooved Si-cell without Microlens and V-grooved Si-cell with Microlens have been carried out under controlled air mass conditions. The cell temperature has been...

An efficient shoot regeneration protocol based on callus induction and multiple shoot development has been standardized for Plectranthus barbatus. The leaf explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) [1] medium supplemented with α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA at 2.68 - 16.11 μM) alone or in combination with Kinetin (KIN) and 6-benzyladenine (BA) for callus induction. The best...