Ammonium Hydroxide Treatment on Wheat Straw

Ammonium Hydroxide Treatment of Wheat Straw

Chopped wheat straw, containing increasing amounts of added water was treated with a constant level of ammonia (3.3 percent of straw dry matter) as ammonium hydroxide, and stored for I to 60 days before determing in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVD MD), nitrogen content and fiber-bound nitrogen (ADF-N) versus free ammonia nitrogen (NH3N) of the treated sample. The overall improvement (e.g., ...

Chemical Treatment of Wheat Straw

Effect of Particle Length and Sodium Hydroxide Treatment of Wheat Straw on Site and Extent of Digestion by Lambs

Two lamb trials were conducted to determine the effects of particle length (PL; 2.5 vs 10 cm) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) treatment (0 vs 4%) of wheat straw on dry matter (DM) intake and site and extent of DM and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) digestion. Lambs in the first trial were fed ad libitum once daily. Lambs in the second trail were fed four t imes/d at 6-h intervals and were sacrificed ...

The effect of wheat straw bleaching on some mechanical properties of wheat straw/LDPE biocomposites

Using biocomposites containing wheat straw (WS) and synthetic polymers like polyethylene (PE) has gained tremendous popularity, but its application in the packaging industry is not substantial. Due to the prevalence of raw WS color which manifests itself in the WS/LDPE biocomposite, the present investigation is dedicated to fabricate a bleached WS/LDPE composite. Thus, raw WS and the pulp of WS...

Biodegradable Nanocomposites from Wheat Straw

We investigate the mechanical and thermal properties of cellulose nanofiber reinforced starch based thermoplastic composites. Cellulose nanofibers were isolated from wheat straw by a chemi-mechanical technique. Their morphology, physicochemical and thermal properties were investigated to examine potential applications as reinforcement fibers in biocomposites. Transmission electron microscopy re...