Birla Institute of Technology and Science

About: Birla Institute of Technology and Science is a education organization based out in Pilāni, Rajasthan, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Population. The organization has 8897 authors who have published 13947 publications receiving 170008 citations.

Carbon capture by absorption – Path covered and ahead

Abstract: Global warming and associated climate change has resulted in serious efforts towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide through carbon capture. There are various technical options in pre- and post-combustion modes available viz., adsorption, absorption, membrane separation, chemical looping combustion with and without oxygen uncoupling and cryogenic separations. Among all these, absorption technology which could be deployed as a post-combustion option to be integrated with power plant, has been commercialized with amines as solvents long back. But there is a long way to go to improve this process in terms of economic viability due to large regeneration costs involved and to make it more environmental friendly with minimum toxic and corrosion problems due to solvents. In this review, absorption based carbon capture has been reviewed comprehensively and critically in terms of various aspects like solvents and their synthesis protocols, performance analysis of different solvent systems, contactors, kinetics and thermodynamics, modeling and simulation studies etc. Every section has been discussed in terms of the trends and developments observed including the contemporary status besides citing future challenges and prospects to improve the technology.

Integrating AHP with QFD for robot selection under requirement perspective

Abstract: Selection of a robot is an important task, as improper selection may adversely affect a firm's production by reducing the quality of the product, thereby reducing productivity as well as profitability. To effectively select a robot for a specified job, several factors have to be considered. The objective of this paper is to explain how, using a combined AHP/QFD model, the authors are able to determine if the deployment of robots in industry helped in performance enhancement from requirement perspective. Incorporating a simple and novel cost factor measure in the proposed integrated AHP/QFD model aids justification of the implementation of a robotic system in a manufacturing firm from an economic point of view also. The proposed integrated approach also identifies technical requirements followed by customer requirements. In this paper, an integrated model combining AHP and QFD has been delineated for the industrial robot selection problem. Seven technical requirement factors have been considered for the case study.

Multiparticulate formulation approach to colon specific drug delivery: current perspectives.

Abstract: Colon specific drug delivery has gained increased importance not just for the delivery of drugs for the treatment of local diseases associated with the colon but also as potential site for the systemic delivery of therapeutic peptide and proteins. To achieve successful colon targeted drug delivery, a drug needs to be protected from degradation, release and/or absorption in the upper portion of the GI tract and then ensure abrupt or controlled release in the proximal colon. Drug modifications through covalent linkages with carrier or prodrug approach and formulation based approaches can be used for colonic delivery. Report suggests that drug carrier systems larger than 200 mm possess very low gastric transit time due to physiological condition of the bowel in colitis. And for this reason and considering the selective uptake of micron or sub-micron particles by cancerous and inflamed cells/ tissues a multiparticulate approach based on pellets, granules, microsphere or nanoparticle type formulation is expected to have better pharmacological effect in the colon. The review is aimed at understanding recent advancements made in multiparticulate formulation approach for colon specific delivery of medicaments.