ML3022 Materials for Green Engineering Syllabus:
ML3022 Materials for Green Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The main learning objective of this course is to prepare the students for
1. Acquiring knowledge on green energy technology.
2. Getting knowledge on different sources of renewable energies.
3. Getting introduced nanotechnology in green energy.
4. Obtaining knowledge on different green energy materials.
5. Having an overview about the green management concept and its applications.
UNIT I GREEN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Global warming; greenhouse gas emissions, impacts, mitigation and adaptation; future energy Systems- clean/green energy technologies. Criteria for choosing appropriate green energy technologies, life cycle cost; the emerging trends – process/product innovation-, technological/environmental aspects.
UNIT II RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
Current energy requirements – Review ofconventional energy resources. Solar Energy and its conversion methods, solar thermal collectors – photovoltaic; Wind energy – Ocean, Wave and Tidal energy. Smart batteries – Fuel Cells and Types – Materials. Other Sources: Hydropower, Nuclear fission and fusion-Geothermal energy.
UNIT III GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY
Nanoparticles preparation techniques, Greener Nanosynthesis: Greener Synthetic Methods for Functionalized Metal Nanoparticles, Greener Preparations of Semiconductor and Inorganic Oxide Nanoparticles, green synthesis of Metal nanoparticles, Nanomaterials for Alternative Energy: Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Generation and storage, Nanostrcutures for efficient solar hydrogen production, Metal Nanoclusters in Hydrogen Storage Applications, Metal Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts in Fuel Cells, Nanowires as Hydrogen Sensors, Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Devices: MWNT for Li Ion Batteries, Nanomaterials in Electrodes, Hybrid Nanotubes: Anode Material, Supercapacitor, Battery Electrodes
UNIT IV PROCESSING OF GREEN ENERGY MATERIALS
Silicon processing methods – Fabrication methods: physical and chemical vapour deposition techniques, photolithography, electroless and electrochemical deposition, etching, mask plating. Newer Energy Materials: Carbon nano-tubes (CNTs) and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) – methods of production, properties and its utility in energy devices.
UNIT V GREEN MANAGEMENT
Concept of green management; evolution; nature, scope, importance and types; developing a theory; green management in India; relevance in twenty first century.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to
1. Discuss on the green energy technology.
2. Explain the different sources of renewable energies.
3. Elaborate technological and economical aspects of conversion of renewable energies into useful forms.
4. Explain the energy sciences, its importance and utility.
5. Elaborate the green management concept and its applications.
REFERENCES:
1. A. Johansson, Clean Technology”, Lewis 1992.
2. Ed K. Mulder, Sustainable Development for Engineering, Greenleaf Publishing, 2006.
3. Green Management and Green Technologies: Exploring the Causal Relationship by Jazmin SeijasNogarida, 2008.
4. J Fiksel, Design for Environment, Mcgraw Hill, 1996.
5. M. Charter and U. Tischner, Sustainable Solutions, Greenleaf Publishing, 2001.
6. M. Graziani and P. Fornasiero, Renewable resources and renewable energy- A global challenge, CRC-Taylor and Francis, 2007.