Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Studies on Bi36 Fe2 O57 Ceramic Synthesized by Chemical Route

Manish Kumar Verma,Vinod Kumar,Upakar Patel,Vishnu Shankar Rai,Anup Kumar,Arup Kumar De,Aditya Kumar Prajapati,Dinesh Prajapati,Kedar Sahoo,Tapas Das,N. B. Singh,K. D. Mandal 한국전기전자재료학회 2023 Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Material Vol.24 No.5

Bi36 Fe2 O57 (BFO) polycrystalline ceramic was synthesized by economical chemical route. The single-phase formation of BFO ceramic was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction studies. Nanosized formation of BFO ceramics established by XRD and TEM analysis. The bimodal distribution of grain size is observed with size ranging from 50 to 600 nm. It observed that the Bi36 Fe2 O57 photocatalyst exhibited higher catalytic activity for the degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) under visible-light irradiation The oxidation state of elements present in the BFO ceramic, was confirmed by XPS studies. The pseudocapacitive nature of BFO ceramic was observed by cyclic Voltammetry. The dielectric constant of BFO ceramic was found 375 at 1 kHz at 300 K. The dielectric loss was found 0.51 at 100 kHz and 300 K.

Investigating water quality of an urban water body using ground and space observations

Kumar Manish,Kumar Mukesh,Denis Derrick Mario,Verma Om Prakash,Mahato Lakhan Lal,Pandey Kamal 대한공간정보학회 2021 Spatial Information Research Vol.29 No.6

Satellite based water quality monitoring and assessment is a thrust area of research. Present study focuses on use of space observations and ground data for assessment of spatial pattern in water quality parameters of an urban water body in Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh, India. Water quality parameters namely, pH, Total Dissolved Solid, Turbidity, Total Hardness, Dissolved Oxygen and Biological Oxygen Demand were measured from the spatially distributed samples collected from the lake. Multiple linear regression models were developed using Landsat-8 OLI data and water quality sampling data to estimate the spatial patterns. It was observed that all the water quality parameters are significantly correlated with the radiance values of the Landsat-8 OLI sensor. Results of the regression model indicate a good agreement between the measured and estimated value of all the water quality parameters i.e., 82%, 70%, 90%, 66%, 84% and 79% respectively. Also, water quality maps when validated with lab tested value showed 71%, 62%, 71%, 55%, 75% and 86% accuracy. This study provides an effective and quick approach for mapping and planning of surface water (Lake) in urban areas with acceptable level of accuracy.

Efficacy of Sweet Potato Powder and Added Water as Fat Replacer on the Quality Attributes of Low-fat Pork Patties

Verma, Akhilesh K.,Chatli, Manish Kumar,Kumar, Devendra,Kumar, Pavan,Mehta, Nitin Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.2

The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of sweet potato powder (SPP) and water as a fat replacer in low-fat pork patties. Low-fat pork patties were developed by replacing the added fat with combinations of SPP and chilled water. Three different levels of SPP/chilled water viz. 0.5/9.5% (T-1), 1.0/9.0% (T-2), and 1.5/8.5% (T-3) were compared with a control containing 10% animal fat. The quality of low-fat pork patties was evaluated for physico-chemical (pH, emulsion stability, cooking yield, $a_w$), proximate, instrumental colour and textural profile, and sensory attributes. The cooking yield and emulsion stability improved (p<0.05) in all treatments over the control and were highest in T-2. Instrumental texture profile attributes and hardness decreased, whereas cohesiveness increased compared with control, irrespective of SPP level. Dimensional parameters (% gain in height and % decrease in diameter) were better maintained during cooking in the low-fat product than control. The sensory quality attributes juiciness, texture and overall acceptability of T-2 and T-3 were (p<0.05) higher than control. Results concluded that low-fat pork patties with acceptable sensory attributes, improved cooking yield and textural attributes can be successfully developed with the incorporation of a combination of 1.0% SPP and 9.0% chilled water.

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Sapota Powder in Pork Patties Stored under Different Packaging Conditions

Pavan Kumar,Manish Kumar Chatli,Nitin Mehta,Om Prakash Malav,Akhilesh Kumar Verma,Devendra Kumar,Manjeet Rathour 한국축산식품학회 2018 한국축산식품학회지 Vol.38 No.3

The present study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of sapota powder (SP) as natural preservatives and its better utilization in food processing with the incorporation of various levels of SP (2, 4, and 6%) by replacing lean meat. Based on the sensory attributes, pork patties with 4% incorporation of SP was found optimum and selected for further storage studies with control under aerobic and modified atmosphere packaging at refrigeration temperature (4±1℃) for 42 days for assessing its antioxidant and antimicrobial efficiency. During entire storage period, indicators of lipid oxidative parameters such as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), free fatty acids (FFA) and peroxide value (PV) followed an increasing trend for control as well as treated products; however, treated product showed a significantly (p<0.05) lower value than control. A significantly lower (p<0.05) microbial count in treated patties than control was noted during entire storage. The sensory attributes are better retained in treated product as compared to control and even on 42nd day, overall acceptability of treated patties was found to fall in moderately acceptable category (5.95 in aerobic packets and 5.91 in modified atmosphere packets). Therefore SP has potential to enhance antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of pork patties during storage.

Efficacy of Sweet Potato Powder and Added Water as Fat Replacer on the Quality Attributes of Low-fat Pork Patties

Akhilesh K. Verma,Manish Kumar Chatli,Devendra Kumar,Pavan Kumar,Nitin Mehta 아세아·태평양축산학회 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.2

The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of sweet potato powder (SPP) and water as a fat replacer in low-fat pork patties. Low-fat pork patties were developed by replacing the added fat with combinations of SPP and chilled water. Three different levels of SPP/chilled water viz. 0.5/9.5% (T-1), 1.0/9.0% (T-2), and 1.5/8.5% (T-3) were compared with a control containing 10% animal fat. The quality of low-fat pork patties was evaluated for physico-chemical (pH, emulsion stability, cooking yield, aw), proximate, instrumental colour and textural profile, and sensory attributes. The cooking yield and emulsion stability improved (p<0.05) in all treatments over the control and were highest in T-2. Instrumental texture profile attributes and hardness decreased, whereas cohesiveness increased compared with control, irrespective of SPP level. Dimensional parameters (% gain in height and % decrease in diameter) were better maintained during cooking in the low-fat product than control. The sensory quality attributes juiciness, texture and overall acceptability of T-2 and T-3 were (p<0.05) higher than control. Results concluded that low-fat pork patties with acceptable sensory attributes, improved cooking yield and textural attributes can be successfully developed with the incorporation of a combination of 1.0% SPP and 9.0% chilled water.

Recent Advances for Fabricating Smart Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Textile: A Comprehensive Review

Sarika Verma,Manish Dhangar,Sriparna Paul,Kamna Chaturvedi,Mohammed Akram Khan,Avanish Kumar Srivastava 대한금속·재료학회 2022 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.18 No.4

A sharp elevation in the generation of electromagnetic interference (EMI) is observed, directly proportional to the increasein digital and electronic appliances. With the high growing population and enhancement in the number of electrical devicesused in personal, industrial and medical sites, the issues arising due to EMI are also at their peak. EM wave interference isknown to cause malfunctioning of the nearby electronic devices, destroying the signals and affecting human health, causingnausea, headaches, neural deformities etc. To avoid the harmful effect of these interferences, the personnel in its vicinity needa shielding material, protecting them from the ill effects of the electromagnetic waves. In this review article, EMI shieldingtextiles are being focused upon. Cotton, spandex, PET, PAN, silk fabric, etc., are modified through various methods andtechniques like drop-casting, layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembly, click chemistry, and inkjet printing to perform thefunction of shielding of EM waves. These smart, flexible, hydrophobic and light weighing fabrics can be revolutionary indiminishing the deteriorating effects of EM waves in the human body. Surface modified having high electrical conductivitiesand EMI SE of up to and beyond 90 dB in various frequency ranges have been reported, providing promising and alternativepersonal protective equipment for electromagnetic interference shielding.

The Effect of Rare Earth Metal Doping in  Bi2/3Cu3Ti4O12 Ceramic on Microstructure, Dielectric and Electrical Properties

Dinesh Prajapati,Vishnu Shankar Rai,Vinod Kumar,Manish Kumar Verma,Atendra Kumar,N. B. Singh,K. D. Mandal 한국전기전자재료학회 2023 Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Material Vol.24 No.3

An Aurivillius oxide, Bi(2/3)-xGdxCu3Ti4O12 (x = 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20) ceramic designated as BGCTO-0.05, BGCTO-0.1 and BGCTO-0.2 has been fabricated by modified solid-state route resemble with semi wet route and characterized by using various techniques including XRD, SEM, EDX, TEM and XPS for getting information about phase formation, morphology, particle size distribution and oxidation state of elements of synthesized ceramics. X-ray diffraction pattern confirmed the single-phase formation of BGCTO ceramic. The crystalline nature of BGCTO ceramic for few selected compositions, x = 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 were observed by TEM analysis. Further, particle size was determined with the help of Image J software and found to be 90.85 ± 5 nm, 75.35 ± 5 nm and 72.43 ± 5 nm, respectively for BGCTO-0.05, BGCTO-0.1 and BGCTO-0.2 ceramic. The dielectric permittivity (εr) as well as tangent loss (tan δ) was observed at room temperature and 1 kHz for all synthesized ceramics. The electrical behaviour of BGCTO ceramic revealed the presence of semiconducting grain separated by grain boundaries.