21 research outputs found
Habitual Booking System for LPG with Leakage and Fire Sensing Sanctuary
The design of a wireless LPG leakage monitoring system is proposed for home safety. The aim of this paper is to monitor for LPG leakage to avoid fire accidents providing house safety feature where security has been an important issue and alerts the consumer about the leak by SMS and as an emergency measure the system will turn off the power supply, while activating the alarm. In this paper we proposed the additional advantage of the system is that it continuously monitors the level of the LPG present in the cylinder using load sensor and if the gas level reaches below the threshold limit of gas around 2kg so that the user can replace the old cylinder with new in time and automatically books the cylinder using a GSM module. The device ensures safety and prevents suffocation and explosion due to gas leakage. We have also included DC battery in the system to operate even when the power goes off due to the power cut
Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles: plants, animals and microbial aspects
The green synthesis (GS) of different metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) has re-evaluated plants, animals and microorganisms for their natural potential to reduce metallic ions into neutral atoms at no expense of toxic and hazardous chemicals. Contrary to chemically synthesized MNPs, GS offers advantages of enhanced biocompatibility and thus has better scope for biomedical applications. Plant, animals and microorganisms belonging to lower and higher taxonomic groups have been experimented for GS of MNPs, such as gold (Au), silver (Ag), copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO), iron (Fe2O3), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), nickel oxide (NiO) and magnesium oxide (MgO). Among the different plant groups used for GS, angiosperms and algae have been explored the most with great success. GS with animal-derived biomaterials, such as chitin, silk (sericin, fibroin and spider silk) or cell extract of invertebrates have also been reported. Gram positive and gram negative bacteria, different fungal species and virus particles have also shown their abilities in the reduction of metal ions. However, not a thumb rule, most of the reducing agents sourced from living world also act as capping agents and render MNPs less toxic or more biocompatible. The most unexplored area so far in GS is the mechanism studies for different natural reducing agents expect for few of them, such as tea and neem plants. This review encompasses the recent advances in the GS of MNPs using plants, animals and microorganisms and analyzes the key points and further discusses the pros and cons of GS in respect of chemical synthesis.Fil: Das, Ratul Kumar. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; Canadá. The Energy and Resources Institute; IndiaFil: Pachapur, Vinayak Laxman. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; CanadáFil: Lonappan, Linson. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; CanadáFil: Naghdi, Mitra. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; CanadáFil: Pulicharla, Rama. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; CanadáFil: Maiti, Sampa. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; CanadáFil: CledĂłn, Maximiliano. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; Canadá. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn Aplicada y Transferencia TecnolĂłgica en Recursos Marinos "Almirante Storni". - Provincia de RĂo Negro. Ministerio de Agricultura, GanaderĂa y Pesca. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn Aplicada y Transferencia TecnolĂłgica en Recursos Marinos "Almirante Storni". - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Centro CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico Conicet - Centro Nacional PatagĂłnico. Centro de InvestigaciĂłn Aplicada y Transferencia TecnolĂłgica en Recursos Marinos "Almirante Storni"; ArgentinaFil: Dalila, Larios Martinez Araceli. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; CanadáFil: Sarma, Saurabh Jyoti. University of Calgary; CanadáFil: Brar, Satinder Kaur. UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec a Montreal; Canad