NATIONAL SEMINAR ON

"WASTE TO WEALTH: OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGES"

4-6thMarch, 2020 at Hotel ApolloDimora, Trivandrum

INAUGURATION SCHEDULE
Dr.Suresh K.
9:30 am Welcome Principal, Government Engineering College,
Bartonhill

Dr.Suja R.,
9:35 am Briefing about National Seminar Co-ordinator, TPLC
Government College, Bartonhill
Dr.K.P.Indiradevi
9:40 am Presidential Address Director of Technical Education, Government
of Kerala
Inauguration
9: 50 am  Save Trivandrum Challenge Dr.Usha Titus
 Launching Spatial IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of
InformationSystem for GEC Higher Education, Government of Kerala
Bartonhill

Dr. K. P. Sudheer
10:00 am Special Address: Ex Officio Principal Secretary, KSCSTE
Chairman Pollution Control Board
Government of Kerala
Prof.MunishChandel
10:10 am Keynote Speaker Associate Professor,
Centre for Environmental Science and
Engineering
IIT Bombay

1. Dr.K Jayaraj
10: 30 am Felicitations: HoD, Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering, GEC Bartonhill

2. Dr.P V Unnikrishnan
Strategic Advisor, K-DISC

10:45 am Vote of Thanks Smt. Ardra S Nair

Managing Partner, Ecoloop360

Group Photo

PP POSTER PRESENTATION & STALLS

 Schedule of Technical Sessions
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4 -March-2020 11.30am-01.00pm
A1 Technical Session - 1

Session chair:Dr.Suja R., Co-ordinator, TPLC

Theme: "Before we talk about Waste"

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Sri. Sridhar Radhakrishnan
“How „Sapien‟ are We?-Thoughts from a
A1-1 Director, People Planet and
Wasting Species” Sustainability
Are we getting ready for circular economy? Sri. Shibu K. Nair
A1-2 India Co-ordinator
GAIA Asia Pacific
LUNCH BREAK 01.00pm-02.00pm
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4 -March-2020 02.00pm-03.30pm

A2 Technical Session - 2

Session chair:Sri.Kiran C J, Assistant Professor, GEC Bartonhill

Theme: Waste as Construction Materials

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Plastics in Construction Industry Dr. R. Vasudevan,
Plastic Man of India
A2-1 Dean ECA and Professor
Dept. Of. Chemistry
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Plastics in Road Construction Dr. A. Ramalinga Chandra Sekar
Assistant Professor
A2-2 Dept. Of. Chemistry
Thiagarajar College of Engineering

TEA BREAK 03.30pm-03.45pm

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4 -March-2020 03.45pm-05.00pm

A3 Technical Session - 3

Session chair:Dr.B.Anil, Former Principal, GEC Bartonhill, Trivandrum

Theme: Waste to Energy

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Challenge Sessions Dr. B. Anil

A3-1 Former Principal, GEC Bartonhill,

Trivandrum

Extraction of bio-fume using Water ShubhamAwasthi

Hyacinth Assistant Professor, Mechanical
A3-2 Engineering Department, TEQIP Co-
ordinator, GEC Banswara
 5th-March-2020 09.30am-11.45am

B1 Technical Session - 4

Session chair:Dr.Hema Ramachandran

Theme: Waste to Energy and Wealth

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Bio-processing of Waste for Energy and/or Dr. T. R. Sreekrishnan
B1-1 (By) Product Recovery Professor, IIT Delhi

Waste to Wealth - Banana Fiber and How AnjuBist

Its Redefining the Experience of Co-Director, Amrita SeRVe
B2-2
Menstruation

Plastic as a wonderful incomplete Kevin Jacob

B3-3 innovation EIT Digital Alumni

TEA BREAK 11.00am-11.15am

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5 -March-2020 11.45am-01.15pm

B2 Technical Session - 5

Session chair:Dr.G.NagendraPrabhu, Principal Investigator, Centre for Research

on Aquatic Resources, S.D. College, Alleppey

Theme: Water weeds up-cycling

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Development of Sustainable model for the Sourav Kumar
utilisation of water hyacinth using GIS data
B2-1 Scientist, CSIR-Central Scientific
Instruments Organization

Water Hyacinth as A Source for Green, Narendra Reddy

Sustainable and Value Added Bio-products Professor
Centre for Incubation Innovation
B2-2 Research and Consultancy
Jyothy Institute of Technology
Bengaluru

LUNCH BREAK 01.15pm-02.15pm

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5 -March-2020 02.15pm-03.45pm

B3 Technical Session - 6

Session chair:Dr.P.G.Jairaj, Professor, College of Engineering,

Thiruvananthapuram

Theme: Trash to Cash-Successful stories

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Profit & Loss Accounts of Waste Sunil Ahamed C H
B3-1 Management Companies CEO, Venad Resource Management
 Weeds to Wonders - A Sustainable Journey Abdul Mujeeb
B3-2
Founder, Allika
TEA BREAK 03.45pm-04.00pm
Entertainment programme 06.00pm-09.30pm
EP Network Dinner

6th-March-2020 9.30am-11.00am

C1 Technical Session - 7

Session chair:Dr. Lea Mathew, Associate Professor, Department of Civil

Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum

Theme: Art of Waste Recycling

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Waste to Energy-Opportunities and Dr.Babu J Alappat
C1-1 Challenges Professor, IIT Delhi

Change in Scenario in Waste Recycling Dr.AjayakumarVarma

C2-2 Former Executive Director
Suchitwa Mission
TEA BREAK 11.00am-11.15am
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6 -March-2020 11.15am-12.45pm

C2 Technical Session - 8

Session chair:Dr.K.B.Radhakrishnan, Professor & Head, Department of

Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, SreeChitraThirunal College of
Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram
Theme: Waste to Energy
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Waste-to-Energy Technologies Dr.Gaurav Mishra
Director
Sardar Patel Renewable Energy
C2-1 Research Institute (SPRERI)
VallabhVidyanagar, Gujarat

Banana Stem Waste-to-Fiber/Yarn and its Dr. Amrita Doshi

C2-2 Utilization in Textiles Assistant Professor, M S
University, Vadodara, Gujarat
LUNCH BREAK 12.45pm-01.45pm
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6 -March-2020 01.45pm-03.15pm

C3 Technical Session - 9

Session chair:Dr.Hema Ramachandran, Faculty, TPLC

Theme: Trash to Cash-Successful stories

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Of The Lake, From The Lake, For The Smt. MadhulikaChoudhary
C3-1 Lake Head, Dhruvansh NGO, Hyderabad,
Telangana
 Trash to Cash-An Eco-Friendly Approach Sri. Abhijith K M
C3-2 Founder
Carbon Kraft and ECO LOOP 360
TEA BREAK 03.15pm-04.00pm

6th-March-2020 04.00pm-05.00pm

Special “Waste to Wealth-Opportunities and Adv. V.K.Prasanth

Challenges with respect to Member of the Kerala Legislative
Session Thiruvananthapuram Corporation” Assembly
for Vattiyoorkavu

VALEDICTORY SCHEDULE

6th-March-2020
Welcome Dr.Suresh K.
Principal, Government Engineering
College, Bartonhill
Feedback from Participants
Valedictory Address Dr.K.P.Indiradevi
Director of Technical Education,
Government of Kerala
Distribution of Prizes and Certificates
Vote of Thanks Dr.Suja R.
Co-ordinator, TPLC

Group Photo