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Creator:: Kumar, Deepak
Abstract:: Unlike other industries, overall efficiency of construction projects has been growing minimally which directly causes cost overruns of projects. Though reducing idle time and increasing operational efficiency of construction equipment could result in significant cost saving, there is lack of practical knowledge of adjusting operational efficiency and integrating cost and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Hohenschuh, William, Kumar, Deepak, and Murthy, Ganti S.
Abstract:: Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a renewable, biodegradable biopolymer that has shown great promise to offset the use of hydrocarbon-derived plastics. The genes encoding the bacterial PHB production pathway have been engineered into several higher order plant species providing an opportunity to produce PHB as a co-product on an industrial, agricultural scale....
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: Mochizuki, Junko, Yanagida, John F., Kumar, Deepak, Takara, Devin, and Murthy, Ganti S.
Abstract:: This study conducted well-to-pump and well-to wheel life-cycle assessment of fossil energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during ethanol production from tropical Banagrass (Pennisetum purpureum) using green-processing (with the use of fresh feedstocks) and dry or conventional processing (with the use of dried feedstocks) in the state of Hawaii....
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: Kumar, Deepak
Abstract:: Ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstock has been under intense scrutiny as a transportation fuel due to its potential to address concerns of increasing energy consumption, limited fossil energy resources, climate changes due to greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, and especially use of non-food biomaterials, which address the biggest limitation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Kumar, Deepak and Murthy, Ganti S.
Abstract:: Background: During cellulosic ethanol production, cellulose hydrolysis is achieved by synergistic action of cellulase enzyme complex consisting of multiple enzymes with different mode of actions. Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose is one of the bottlenecks in the commercialization of the process due to low hydrolysis rates and high cost of enzymes....
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: Juneja, Ankita, Kumar, Deepak, and Murthy, Ganti S.
Abstract:: Bioethanol produced from the lignocellulosic feedstock is a potential alternative to fossil fuels in transportation sector and can help in reducing environmental burdens. Straw produced from perennial ryegrass (PR) and wheat is a non-food, cellulosic biomass resource available in abundance in the Pacific Northwest U.S. The aim of this study...
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: Juneja, Ankita, Kumar, Deepak, Williams, John D., Wysocki, Donald J., and Murthy, Ganti S.
Abstract:: Increase in energy demand has led towards considering lignocellulosic feedstocks as potential for ethanol production. Aim of this study was to estimate the potential of grass straws from conservation reserve program (CRP) lands as feedstocks for ethanol production. The CRP was initiated to ensure reduction in soil erosion with a...
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: Kumar, Deepak and Murthy, Ganti S.
Abstract:: Background, aim and scope: The aim of this study was to perform a well-to-pump life cycle assessment (LCA) to investigate the overall net energy balance and environmental impact of bioethanol production using Tall Fescue grass straw as feedstock. The energy requirements and green house gas (GHG) emissions were compared to...
Resource Type:: Article

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