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Effect of Tire-Char Ash on the Extent of Synergy during CO2 Cogasification with Hydrochar from Potassium-Rich Coconut Fiber
2020
The influence of inherent tire char ash during co-gasification with coconut hydrochar prepared at different intensities was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis to ascertain the extent to which synergistic interaction, reactivity, and activation energy reduction were altered. High-ash tire tread (TT) and low-ash sidewall (SW) both exhibited enhanced synergy, reactivity, and activation reduction upon co-gasification with hydrochars; however, the extent of promotion was more pronounced in SW-hydrochar blends. This difference was caused by the inhibiting nature of TT inherent ash, particularly the role of Si-containing compounds. Inhibition in TT-hydrochar blends was mainly due to the pr…
Growth Pattern of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Cassava Mill Effluents
2018
Nigeria is the world leading producer of cassava. During processing of gari from cassava tuber large volume of effluents are discharged in the environment which is toxic to the environment and some of its associated biota. This study evaluated the growth pattern of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in cassava mill effluents. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae was isolated from palm wine following standard microbiological procedure. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae was inoculated into the sterile effluents and incubated for 15 days. At every 3days interval, 1ml of the effluents was obtained from the medium and the population density determined. Results of the growth showed that the population of Saccharomyces …
Cardiovascular, ventilatory and haematological responses of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.), to the combined effects of acidity and aluminium in humic …
1995
Two year old brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) were exposed for 7 days to pH 4.7 alone and with aluminium at concentrations of 0.28 and 0.45 mg l−1, respectively, in the water of River Rutajoki, Central Finland. The labile aluminium accounted for less than 30% of the total added amount in the humic water. During the exposures the fish were monitored by a non-contact bioelectronic monitoring system which records heart and ventilation rates of the fish. Terminal blood samples were obtained to evaluate the degree of stress. No mortality occurred during any of the exposures. Acid stress alone and with aluminium caused an immediate acute response in heart and ventilation rates, which remained higher…
Influence of K on the transport of Cs-137 in soil–plant root and root-leaf systems in sugar beet
2015
The main aim of this study was to determine the influence of K-40 activity in the soil on the transport of Cs-137 from the soil to plants and the impact of its activity on the internal transport of Cs-137 between anatomical parts of the sugar beet. The activity concentration of Cs-137 in the soil was bigger than that in the beet. The highest activity concentration of K-40 was observed in beet leaves, while its content in roots and the soil were comparable.
Mucin Glycopeptide-Protein Conjugates - Promising Antitumor Vaccine Candidates
2015
Recent efforts towards the development of synthetic glycopeptide vaccines, which aim at the active immunization of patients against their own tumor tissues, are outlined. To achieve sufficient tumor selectivity, glycopeptides of the tandem repeat region of tumor-associated mucin, MUC1, have been synthesized. Since the endogenous structures usually exert low immunogenicity, these glycopeptide antigens, as B-cell epitopes, were conjugated with immunostimulating components. In the present short review, work is outlined in which the MUC1 B-cell epitope peptides are conjugated with bovine serum albumin (BSA), keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), or tetanus toxoid (TTox). In particular, the synthetic…
ChemInform Abstract: Mucin Glycopeptide-Protein Conjugates - Promising Antitumor Vaccine Candidates
2015
Recent efforts towards the development of synthetic glycopeptide vaccines, which aim at the active immunization of patients against their own tumor tissues, are outlined. To achieve sufficient tumor selectivity, glycopeptides of the tandem repeat region of tumor-associated mucin, MUC1, have been synthesized. Since the endogenous structures usually exert low immunogenicity, these glycopeptide antigens, as B-cell epitopes, were conjugated with immunostimulating components. In the present short review, work is outlined in which the MUC1 B-cell epitope peptides are conjugated with bovine serum albumin (BSA), keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), or tetanus toxoid (TTox). In particular, the synthetic…
Caramel odor: Contribution of volatile compounds according to their odor qualities to caramel typicality
2014
Abstract Odor of food constitutes one of the main drivers of the consumers' acceptance. Its characterization thus represents a main challenge for the food industry. Gas chromatography/olfactometry (GC/O) constitutes an intersection between physico-chemical and sensory studies by using the human nose as a detector to evaluate the odor properties of volatile compounds. As GC/O does not make possible the evaluation of mixture of odorants, we propose an original approach to evaluate the impact of compounds on the typicality of caramel aroma by considering their odor qualities in mixtures. Indeed, the present study relies on the main hypothesis that the qualitative properties are as important as…
Transport parameters for aroma compounds through i-carrageenan and sodium alginate-based edible films
2011
In an effort to produce more environmentally friendly materials, renewable and biodegradable biopolymers have been investigated as coating materials. Edible films obtained from i-carrageenan and sodium alginates have good mechanical characteristics, are emulsion stabilizers, and decrease oxygen transfer. The addition of lipids to form emulsified films decreases the water vapour transfer and could be used to encapsulate active substances or aroma compounds. The aim of this work was to measure permeability, sorption and diffusion coefficient of the n-hexanal and D-limonene aroma compounds through emulsified (wf) and non-emulsified (wof) i-carrageenan and sodium alginate-based films to finally…
Survival in the soil of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor and the effects of a mycorrhiza helper Pseudomonas fluorescens
2001
In disinfected forest nursery soils, inoculating Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seedlings with the ectomycorrhizal fungal strain Laccaria bicolor S238N significantly increases tree growth after outplantating. However, the success of the inoculation depends on survival of the fungal inoculum in the soil during the pre-symbiotic life of the fungus. We followed the survival of L. bicolor S238N in autoclaved nursery soil in the glasshouse, and under gnotobiotic conditions in autoclaved or γ-irradiated nursery soil. We also studied the effect of the mycorrhiza helper bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens BBc6R8, which promotes the Douglas fir-L. bicolor S238N symbiosis, on fungal viability. In …
Effect of season and soil treatments on carbohydrate concentrations in Norway spruce (Picea abies) mycorrhizae
1998
We studied effects of season and soil treatments (watering, acidification, liming and combinations of these treatments) on soluble carbohydrates of mycorrhizal roots of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Arabinose, arabitol, fructose, glucose, inositol, lactose, mannitol, pinite, quinate, raffinose, shikimate, stachyose and trehalose were identified by HPLC. Concentrations of inositol, lactose and pinite were constant throughout the year, whereas concentrations of raffinose, stachyose and trehalose were higher in winter than in summer, and concentrations of glucose, fructose and mannitol increased from February to September. Soil acidification and liming had no effect on the annual me…