Dindigul Campus Connect

CO 2 capture 

CO 2 capture 

CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI) in Karaikudi has found a technology to capture the polluting Carbon-di-oxide (CO 2) from thermal power plant flue gas. The know-how has been transferred to Summits Hygronics in Coimbatore. This technology find its applications in thermal power plants, submarines, biogas enrichment, automotive sector and direct air capturing in highly polluted cities, thereby minimising CO 2 concentration and global warming. The captured CO 2 can also be converted into value-added industrially important chemicals like methanol, formic acid and adipic acid. This technology is in alignment with one of the United Nation’s “Sustainable Development Goals on Climate Action” (SDG 13) and Government of India’s mission on “Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS).”

Timeless language

The Research Department of Tamil in association with GTN Research and Development Cell  organised a one-day seminar on ‘Tamizhlal  Virivom’ (Let us expand our horizon through Tamil) on June 17. S. Sujatha, Convener and Head, Department of Tamil, welcomed the gathering. Principal P.Balagurusamy delivered the presidential address. College secretary K.Rethinam and Director Durai Rethinam presided over the seminar. B.R.Kavitha, Assistant Professor of Tamil, introduced the resource person K. Parthiba Raja, Assistant Professor of Tamil, Sacred Heart College,Tirupattur. Mr. Raja said Tamil is one of the very few languages of the world with a classical past and a robust literary tradition that continues to this day. Despite many foreign occupations and outside influences, this noble language always shined, producing vibrant literature for over 2,000 years. S.Masiladevi proposed the vote of thanks. Around 150 students took part in the seminar.