Course Overview: This course is a technical review of sustainable raw materials for the rubber industry. This will include recycled polymers, carbon blacks, oils and green fillers. We will review where they come from, how they are produced and how you can use them. Course Content: Devulcanized vs. Reclaim Rubber Devulcanized Methods - Cryogenically ground - Micro ground - Water jet - High shear twin screw - Chemical Compounding with Devulc - Polymer replacement - Non-polymer add Devulc Additives Devulc Case Studies Recycled Carbon Black Processes Compounding with RCB - Substitution levels and grades RCB Case Studies Recycled Minerals - Silica - Calcium carbonate - Zinc - Magnesium Recycled Minerals Case Study Sustainable Fillers - Rice husk - Other Plant based polymers Plant based oils.
Plastic Technology Department arranged Webinars for students on topics related to field of Plastics during April 2020 to May 2021
Manthan Patel, Student of B.E. Sem VIIth was declared the Zonal Champion from West Zone in the Ultra Tech India Next Stimulus – an exclusive quiz competition designed for the Civil Engineering students across India by Ultra Tech Pvt. Ltd. This year quiz had participation from 492 institutes, with over 2000 students from 22 states and 4 Union Territories. Quiz was conducted digitally at various levels with the Zonal and the Final rounds as most crucial. Manthan Patel turned out to be Zonal Champion under the guidance of Prof.C.D.Patel.
A brainstorming meet was organised on 18/7/2021 morning with some of the notable alumni to plan the road-map for celebration of 75th year.
Aditya Pal & Monit Pal, students of the 3rd Year Civil Engineering , secured 1st Runner up Position in “ National Level Event ICI National Concrete Quizathon on 26th – 28th Feb’2021” organized by Department of Civil Engineering and Indian Concrete Institute Students Chapter, Nirma University in association with Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd. Prof.Poonam I. Modi had mentored all the students. Out of 134 teams from across India had participated out of which 9 teams from department had qualified the Eliminator Round to enter into the Qualifier round. 5 out of these 9 teams made to the Final Round.
Aditya Pal, Shruti Tripathi & Dhraiya Chavda got 1st Runner up position in Sparkling Star contest finale held on 27th March 2021. The students bagged The contest is organized by Ultra-tech Pvt. Ltd. Out of 3 teams which had participated in contest held in offline mode on 8th & 9th March’2021, 2 teams were shortlisted for the finale round. Prof.Poonam I. Modi had mentored all the 3 teams.
Venica Maclean, 3rd Year Civil Engineering, Volunteer of NSS, LDCE, represented Gujarat on Rajpath, Delhi in the parade held on the auspicious day of 72nd Republic Day on 26thJan’2021. She bought laurels to the college as she became part of the NSS Platoon.
Organized by ISA STUDENT SECTION INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, L.D COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
LDCE ARIIA Report-2020-21
L.D. College of Engineering ranked 1st with 5 Star rating in the State of Gujarat
