Significant interest for utilizing and processing natural fibers (NF) to develop sustainable fully biodegradable composites evolved as the global environmental concerns upsurge. Date palm tree (DPT) accounts more than 2.8 million tons of waste annually, making it most abundant agricultural biomass in MENA region. This study investigates effect date fiber (DPF) density, diameter size content on ...

Occurrence of surplus bread (SB) is common in the baking industry. Edible can be utilized as a new dough ingredient; however, it creates technological challenges that affect quality bread. In this study, interactions SB with macromolecules were studied gluten-starch model system and subsequent Moreover, dextran or maltosyl-isomalto-oligosaccharides (MIMO) produced by dextransucrase preparation,...

The use of lime to reduce or eliminate pathogen content is a cost-effective treatment currently employed in many Class B biosolids production plants in the United States. A bench scale model of lime stabilization was designed to evaluate the survival of adenovirus type 5, rotavirus Wa, and the male specific bacteriophage, MS2, in various matrices. Each virus was initially evaluated independentl...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of some boron compounds, which have fire retardant properties, as well as melamineurea-formaldehyde (MUF) resins having different melamine contents (10%, 15%, and 20%) on some physical and mechanical properties of medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels. It was found that the water absorption (WA) and thickness swelling (TS) of MDF panels ...

The aerogel-modified expanded perlite aggregate and clay (AEP/C) composite boards were produced, physical mechanical properties investigated. aerogel modification of was carried out with optimization the two-step acid-base catalyzed sol–gel method. shrinkage under high-temperature annealing prevented by covering surfaces modification. (AEP) wrapped matrix successfully produced. unit volume mass...

An in-depth study was carried out in Rajapur, an arsenic-affected village in West Bengal, India, to determine the degree of groundwater contamination with arsenic and the impact of this contamination on residents. The flow injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-HG-AAS) method was used to measure arsenic concentrations in water and biological samples. Dermatologists reco...

In pig growth models, masses of body lipid (L) and body protein (P) are key state variables that can be related quantitatively to chemical and physical body composition for predicting growth response and carcass characteristics. The main chemical constituents in the empty body weight (EBW) are water (Wa), L, P, and ash. Within pig genotypes, Wa is independent of L and closely related to P (e.g....

Project Title: Radionuclide Sensors for Water Monitoring Publication Date: 06/29/2004 DOE Report Number: Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Jay W. Grate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Box 999, Richland, WA 99352 509-376-4242 (voice); [email protected], Co-Investigator: Dr. Oleg B. Egorov Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Box 999, Richland, WA 99352 509-376-3485 (voice); [email protected]...

The purpose of this study is to summarize water, carbohydrate (CHO), and electrolyte absorption from carbohydrate-electrolyte (CHO-E) solutions based on all of the triple-lumen-perfusion studies in humans since the early 1960s. The current statistical analysis included 30 reports from which were obtained information on water absorption, CHO absorption, total solute absorption, CHO concentration...

background: this study was carried out to determination of heavy metals (cd, cr, cu, fe, pb, ni and zn) concentration in upstream and downstream of the entry of the wastewater (untreated urban, traditional slaughterhouse waste, leachate from solid wastes has accumulated in river and  run off waters flowing across the city ) to the tembi river. methods: samples were collected for 1 year, before ...