Thapar University

About: Thapar University is a education organization based out in Patiāla, Punjab, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Cloud computing. The organization has 2944 authors who have published 8558 publications receiving 130392 citations.

Removal of Mercury(II) from Aqueous Solution: A Review of Recent Work

Abstract: Mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals in existence. It is toxic at one in one billion part quantities. Just like chemical toxicity, heavy metal toxicity has become one of the most dangerous health hazards nowadays. The removal of these heavy toxic metals by conventional methods generate a huge quantity of toxic chemical sludge and are not economical both in terms of operating and capital costs. Extensive research has been done by earlier researchers to minimize the impact of mercury because indirectly it is responsible for affecting our environment such as water, air, and land pollution and often leads to health hazards. Several researchers have developed a new alternative and low cost removal technique at laboratory scales which may have great potential for commercial applications. The purpose of this review article is to provide the summary of various techniques or methods available for removal of mercury(II) from aqueous solutions based on adsorption capacity and removal efficiencies. Some of t...

An Analysis of Investor’s Risk Perception towards Mutual Funds Services

Abstract: Financial markets are constantly becoming more efficient by providing more promising solutions to the investors. Being a part of financial markets although mutual funds industry is responding very fast by understanding the dynamics of investor’s perception towards rewards, still they are continuously following this race in their endeavor to differentiate their products responding to sudden changes in the economy. Thus, it is high time to understand and analyze investor’s perception and expectations, and unveil some extremely valuable information to support financial decision making of mutual funds. Financial markets are becoming more exhaustive with financial products seeking new innovations and to some extent innovations are also visible in designing mutual funds portfolio but these changes need alignment in accordance with investor’s expectations. Thus, it has become imperative to study mutual funds from a different angle, i.e, to focus on investor’s expectations and uncover the unidentified parameters that account for their dissatisfaction. Present research proposes to identify critical gaps in the existing framework for mutual funds and further extend it to understand realizing the need of redesigning existing mutual fund services by acknowledging Investor Oriented Service Quality Arrangements (IOSQA) in order to comprehend investor’s behavior while introducing any financial innovations.

Use of silicon and ferrosilicon industry by-products (silica fume) in cement paste and mortar

Abstract: With increased environmental awareness, recycling/utilization of industrial byproducts is gaining ground. One such by-product is silica fume (SF), which is byproduct of the smelting process in the silicon and ferrosilicon industry. By-products of the production of silicon metal and the ferrosilicon alloys having silicon contents of 75% or more contain 85–95% non crystalline silica. Silica fume is very useful in the design and development of high quality cement paste/mortar and concrete. This paper presents comprehensive details of the physical, chemical, properties, and its reaction mechanism. It also covers the hydration characteristics, consistency, setting times, workability and compressive strength of cement paste and mortar.