ALUMNI SERIES - I, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Autonomous Engineering Institution, Coimbatore, India

Department of Chemical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology organised a webinar.on Biomass from waste as a part of Alumni series I on August 29,2022 between 2-3pm for the benefit of students. A total of 75 participants attended the program.  Resource person for the  programme is Dr. A. Balasubramanian, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai. Dr. E. Nakkeeran, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, KPRIET  was the convener of the event. He welcomed all the students and introduced the Resource person to the students.  Resource person started his lecture from the definition of  biomass and waste  and also highlighted the same with salient features. He emphasized that biomass has the potential to add colossal value to practically everything and anything, it doesn't always have to be of monetary value which is why it plays such an important role in engineering, which can strengthen market uptake of raw materials solutions and build a bigger platform for a greener future. He urged students that in this constantly advancing world, engineers need to constantly improve and innovate ideas in order to continue this advancement. This webinar aimed in bringing awareness on how to convert waste into an useful product for the betterment of society and the common man. All the year students got benefit out of this which attracted their mind to become a successful businessman and entrepreneur accordingly.Students get themselves interacted nicely with the resource person by asking highly interesting questions and got cleared their doubts. Mr. A. Suganraj, II year student, proposed the vote of thanks for the event.   ·         .