The overall objective of this investigation is to develop a technology to employ biomass as substitute fuel for coal to help reduce NOx.. It was achieved by governing NOx formation kinetics through in-furnace air and fuel staged co-combustion technology. An extensive series of experimentation was carried out in a 20 kW down fired combustor to evaluate the effect of co-firing of Shea meal, Cotto...

In a recent issue of this journal William H. Shea has discussed the question of Belshazzar in the light of current scholarship, concluding among other things that the writer of Dan 5 was an eyewitness of the events narrated in that chapter.2 While some of the article is devoted to giving evidence for this conclusion, much of it is predicated on the assumption that Dan 5 is historically accurate...

The present study was designed to evaluate the composition and acceptability of biscuits prepared by partially replacing hydrogenated vegetable shortening with peanut butter to reduce the fats and enhance the nutritional value. For this objective five different treatments of biscuits were prepared from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) butter and hydrogenated vegetable shortening (Banaspati) i.e. T1(0:...

  Margarine contains a higher level of unsaturated and trans-fatty acids (TFA) than butter. The aim of this study was to investigate the physicochemical properties of these products in Iranian market during storage. Physicochemical analyses included fatty acid composition, peroxide and Anisidine values, slip melting point (SMP), color, chlorophyll content, solid fat content (SFC) and texture an...

Shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) are common in African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Sudan, and others. When fully ripe, the tree's green fruit turns yellow. The tree is well-known valued for its versatility. Its entire composition useful food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic industries. Among applications production of butter from nuts, while rest left to rot or discarded. This study focu...

Transdermal drug delivery of ibuprofen, a well known NSAID has sparked considerable research interest in the recent years. The hydrophobic nature of the drug as well as its water insolubility is a significant deterrent for its uptake through the skin and its bioavailability at the targeted site of pain/inflammation. This work addresses both concerns through a novel microemulsion formulation syn...