CE-792: COMMUNICATION SKILLS – II

ASSIGNMENT 1

[Date: 13th January 2019]

Submitted by:

Name Ankur Tiwari

Roll No. 183040019
Specialization M.Tech. Geotech. 2018-20
Research Theme Application of Zeolites in
Geotechnical Engineering.

Submitted to:

Prof. Eswar Rajasekaran

Department of Civil Engineering

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY

POWAI, MUMBAI-400076
  SELECTED PAPERS
S.No. Research Paper Reasons for Selection
1. Kolay, P. K., and D. N. Singh. "Effect of The research explores one of the waste
zeolitization on physicochemico-mineralogical formed zeolite i.e. fly ash zeolite which
and geotechnical properties of lagoon ash." has several geotechnical and
Canadian Geotechnical Journal 38, no. 5 environmental applications if the
(2001): 1105-1112. simulation is well studied.
2. Yukselen-Aksoy, Yeliz. "Characterization of Research on the zeolite rich samples
two natural zeolites for geotechnical and essentially containing clinoptilolite,
geoenvironmental applications." Applied Clay showed promising results in field of
Science 50, no. 1 (2010): 130-136. Landfill Liner applications.
3. Ören, Ali Hakan, Abidin Kaya, and Arif Şengün Investigation on increase in hydraulic
Kayalar. "Hydraulic conductivity of zeolite– conductivity of porous media and
bentonite mixtures in comparison with sand– importance of zeolites particle sizes with
bentonite mixtures." Canadian Geotechnical respect to sand bentonite sizes.
Journal 48, no. 9 (2011): 1343-1353.
4. Joanna, Fronczyk, and Garbulewski Kazimierz. The study further explores the suitability
"Evaluation of zeolite-sand mixtures as reactive in waste management i.e. positive
materials protecting groundwater at waste reactions to protect the groundwater from
disposal sites." Journal of Environmental leachates with soils as zeolites.
Sciences 25, no. 9 (2013): 1764-1772.
5. Du, Y. J., R. D. Fan, S. Y. Liu, K. R. Reddy, The study is important for the
and F. Jin. "Workability, compressibility and improvisation of several properties of
hydraulic conductivity of zeolite-amended clayey soil to provide remarkably
clayey soil/calcium-bentonite backfills for reduced leachate through the cut-off
slurry-trench cut-off walls." Engineering walls applications.
Geology 195 (2015): 258-268.
6. Öncü, Şerife, and Huriye Bilsel. "Effect of Important findings of decrease in swell
zeolite utilization on volume change and potential to 85%, increase in strength
strength properties of expansive soil as landfill proving zeolites applicability in the field
barrier." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54, of waste containment barriers.
no. 9 (2017): 1320-1330.
  REJECTED PAPERS

S.No. Research Paper Reasons for Rejection

1. Allerton, D. K., G. A. Desborough, H. W. Olsen, The work in the paper gives the initial
and N. Y. Chang. "Waste containment barrier idea of barrier system doped with
enhancement with zeolite." In Tailings and Mine zeolites but the actual technicalities and
Waste, no. 96 (1996): 255-264. mechanism are not stated clearly.

2. Singh, D. N., and P. K. Kolay. "Simulation of The paper findings are repetition to the
ash–water interaction and its influence on ash selected paper no. 1 thus not considered
characteristics." Progress in Energy and again.
Combustion Science 28, no. 3 (2002): 267-299.
3. Inglezakis, Vassilis J. "The concept of The ion-exchange concept has been well
“capacity” in zeolite ion-exchange systems." established, but little has been explained
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 281, about the recharge of zeolities and their
no. 1 (2005): 68-79. practical usage.

4. Koshy, Nevin, and D. N. Singh. "Fly ash zeolites The paper primarily focuses on zeolites
for water treatment applications." Journal of in water treatment thus more important
Environmental Chemical Engineering 4, no. 2 from environmental treatment point and
(2016): 1460-1472. pertaining less to geotechnical
applicability.

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