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CEA presents you the Episode 10 of our 180Research@CE-ITM Season 2 by Ms. Diya M, a research scholar of Environmental Engineering guided by Professor Shiva Nagendra on the topic "Investigation Of Air Quality Characteristics in Urban Hotspots and Identifying Economical Solution to Improve The Air Quality"

Ms. Diya M's brief about her video:
The non-uniform distribution of air concentrations in urban areas creates hotspots in cities, which makes it hard to get optimum for the citizens.
What is the cost-effective and ?

CEA presents you the ninth episode of the second season of our 180Research@CE-ITM by Mr. Aswin Giri, a research scholar of Environmental Engineering guided by Professor Shiva Nagendra S M on the topic "Reducing air pollution: How your camera can play a part in it."

Aswin Giri's brief about his 180Research video:
Do you wish to know the air quality outside your house but can't? Fret not; your camera can find it. We can estimate the air pollution levels from images using deep learning techniques. Identifying areas with very high can help implement specific and localized mitigation measures to reduce air pollution. Effective of information can help citizens make better decisions. This video explains how air quality can be managed using computer vision, low-cost air quality sensors, and a comprehensive .

CEA presents you the eighth episode of the second season of our 180Research@CE-ITM by Ms. Asha B, a research scholar of Building Technology and Construction Management Division guided by Professor Manu Santhanam on the topic "Let us go green"

Speaker's brief about her 180Research video:
Limestone, primarily an essential raw material for cement and metallurgical industries, is a calcareous sedimentary rock formed by the accumulation of sediments composed mainly of calcium or magnesium carbonate. In India, more than 60% of limestone is used in the cement industry. Around 1.5 tonnes of limestone is required for the production of 1 tonne of cement. According to the Indian Bureau of Mines, the following specification of limestone is required for cement production i.e., CaO 40% (min.), MgO 5% (max.), and SiO2, Al2O3 and Fe2O3 to satisfy LSF, silica modulus and alumina modulus (Indian Minerals Yearbook 2021). In limestone quarries, a major portion of limestone is being rejected due to the presence of impurities like silica, dolomite etc. beyond the above limits which makes it unsuitable for cement production (henceforth called low-grade limestone). However, low-grade limestone can be beneficiated to make it suitable for use in concrete. There are many techniques available for mineral beneficiation like floatation, grinding, optical sorting etc. These low-grade limestones may also have a potential to be used as a partial replacement in cements. Binary systems as well as ternary systems with these low-grade limestones are expected to produce cements of adequate strength. If this limestone can be utilized in the production of cement, the advantages are twofold: it can lead to sustainable construction through the production of cement of low carbon footprint and the environmental issues associated with the dumping of this limestone reject will be alleviated

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CEA presents you the seventh episode of the second season of our 180Research@CE-ITM by Ms. Bipina T V, a research scholar of Building Technology and Construction Management division guided by Professor PIYUSH CHAUNSALI on the topic "Development of Low CO2 Cement by Using Industrial By-products"

Speaker's brief about her 180Research video:
Manufacturing of conventional cement results in a large amount of CO2 emission. Calcium Sulfoaluminate-Belite (CSAB) cement is considered as an environmentally advantageous, technically adequate alternative to the conventional Portland cement. The difference in chemical composition of this cement brings down the CO2 emissions as well as allowing its manufacturing using alternative raw materials. In this video, the advantages of CSAB cement and utilization of locally available alternative raw materials for its production are discussed.
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