bacillus subtilis k40b was isolated from rice rhizospheres and its potential for production of xylanase was evaluated using biochemical methods. the gene for xylanase in b. subtilis k40b was amplified, sequenced and assigned to the ncbi genebank. the gene size was estimated to be 563 bp encoding 413 amino acids. comparison of the xylanase gene with reference sequences showed that the xylanase o...

a chemically modified carbon paste electrode with multiwall carbon nanotube (mwcnt) was prepared and used as a sensor for cu2+ ion. the unique chemical and physical properties of cnt have paved the way  to  new  and  improved  sensing  devices.  a  central  composite chemometrics  design  was  applied  for  multivariate  optimization  of the  effects  of  three  significant  parameters  (graphi...

incorporation of functional foods and nutraceuticals such as carotenoids which suffer from poor water solubility and low bioavailability into nano-sized delivery systems can improve their solubility, stability and oral bioavailability. the aim of this study was to prepare β-carotene nanodispersion and investigate the effects of preparation parameters by means of response surface methodology usi...

abstract: aqueous enzymatic extraction of oil from pistacia khinjuk was performed using cellulase. the central composite design was used to optimize the parameters that are significant to the process. the influence of three regressors on the percentage of oil recovery from seed was evaluated using second-order polynomial multiple regression model. analysis of variance showed a high coefficient ...

This paper investigates the effect of different cutting parameters (cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut) on cutting force components and material removal rate (MRR) in dry and wet hard turning processes. The workpiece material, hardened alloy steel AISI 52100, was machined on a CNC lathe with coated carbide tool under different settings of cutting parameters. Three cutting parameters eac...

In the present investigation, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (NCIM 2074) which can utilize phenol as a sole source of carbon and energy was selected for the degradation of phenol. Experiments were made as a function of carbon source (glucose), inorganic nitrogen (ammonium chloride) and metal ion concentration (zinc ion). In this work, a 23full factorial Central Composite Design was employed combining w...

When mechanically induced progressive failure of rock and the associated changes in hydro fracturing process, it is difficult to track the dynamic evolution of fractures beneath the earth. To overcome this, recent developments in hydro-fracturing technique have tended to follow hybrid approaches. An attempt was made to develop an empirical relationship to predict the Fracture length in millimet...

The mutant strain Trichoderma reesei WX-112 with high cellulase activity was isolated by a newly invented plate. The mutant’s ability to produce cellulase increased 1.95 times after the treatment with UV and N-methyl-N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Also, the medium composition was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). A fractional factorial design (2) was applied to elucidate ...