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[en] In this paper, the effect of wheat straw (WS) pretreatments and glue formulations on mechanical (i.e. Compressive Strength (CS) and Impact Strength (IS)) and water resistance properties (i.e. Thickness Swelling (TS) and water absorption (WA)) of particle board have been investigated and the results have been compared with conventional wooden particleboard. Wheat straw was treated with steam available at 110 degree C and 20 psig, for the retention time of 5, 10 and 15 min. The solution of 10% HCl was also used for removing the lignin. Particleboard was prepared by bonding treated WS with four types of glue recipes of synthetic and natural binders like urea formaldehyde (UF), polyvinyl acetate (PVA), corn flour (CF) and wheat flour (WF). The particle board was formed at the hydraulic pressure and temperature of 2800 psig and 80 degree C respectively. It was observed that WS particleboard has low mechanical strength and high water resistance in comparison with conventional board. The particle board prepared with HCl cured wheat straw and glue having high urea formaldehyde and corn flour has higher CS and IS as well as low TS and WA. It may be concluded that wheat straw is a good substitute of wood for particle board while using HCl as a modifying chemical and strong binders like urea formaldehyde and corn flour. (author)
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Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan; ISSN 0253-5106;
; v. 36(1); p. 50-55

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Kuchur, S.S.
Sakharov readings 2013: environmental problems of the XXI century. Proceedings of the 13 international scientific conference2013
Sakharov readings 2013: environmental problems of the XXI century. Proceedings of the 13 international scientific conference2013
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[en] Comparative analysis has been conducted of energy potential for one type of raw material of different manufactures. (authors)
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Raschet ehnergeticheskogo potentsiala syr'ya dlya biogazovykh ustanovok
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Kundas, S.P.; Poznyak, S.S.; Lysukho, N.A. (International A. Sakharov environmental univ., Minsk (Belarus)); Ministerstvo obrazovaniya Respubliki Belarus', Minsk (Belarus); Ministerstvo prirodnykh resursov i okhrany okruzhayushchej sredy Respubliki Belarus', Minsk (Belarus); Departament po likvidatsii posledstvij katastrofy na Chernobyl'skoj AEhS Ministerstva po chrezvychainym situatsiyam Respubliki Belarus', Minsk (Belarus); Obshchestvennyj sovet Bazovoj organizatsii po ehkologicheskomu obrazovaniyu stran SNG, Minsk (Belarus); Illinois univ., Chicago, (United States); International A. Sakharov environmental univ., Minsk (Belarus); 350 p; ISBN 978-985-551-002-5;
; May 2013; p. 319-320; 13. International scientific conference 'Sakharov readings 2013: environmental problems of the XXI century'; 13. Mezhdunarodnaya nauchnaya konferentsiya 'Sakharovskie chteniya 2013 goda: ehkologicheskie problemy XXI veka'; Minsk (Belarus); 16-17 May 2013

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[en] Chemical transformation of agricultural wastes commonly encountered in Pakistan, was attempted using sulfuric acid as hydrolyzing agent. The yield of sugar from sugarcane leaves after hydrolysis with 0.6 N-sulfuric acid was the highest that was 34%, while the yield of sugar from grass, rice husk and wheat straw was about 22%. Other sample also exhibited good results. (author)
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Science International (Lahore); ISSN 1013-5316;
; v. 21(4); p. 289-290

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National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2001
National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2001
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[en] The DOE is in the process of developing technologies for converting plant matter other than feed stock, e.g., corn stover, into biofuels. The goal of this research project was to determine what the farming community thinks of ethanol as a fuel source, and specifically what they think of bioethanol produced from corn stover. This project also assessed the image of the DOE and the biofuels program and determined the perceived barriers to ethanol-from-stover production
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19 Nov 2001; [vp.]; AC36-99GO10337; Available from National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
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Agrupis, S.C.; Ballard, T.; Bansal, S.; Haag, L.; Vadlani, P.; Staggenborg, S., E-mail: shirleyagrupis@yahoo.com
31st Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium: Science and Engineering Education, Research and Innovation Toward National Development and Global Competitiveness2011
31st Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium: Science and Engineering Education, Research and Innovation Toward National Development and Global Competitiveness2011
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[en] Corn stover is a common agricultural product in areas with large amounts of corn production. It consists of the leaves and stalks of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) plants left in field following harvest of the cereal grain. Stover makes up about half of the yield of a crop and is similar to straw. This material can be processed as cellulosic ethanol without diverting food for fuel. Unlike grain ethanol, ethanol from stover has a positive effect on food supply and grain price. Diverting corn grain into making fuel has been blamed as one of the causes of the world-wide increase in food prices. The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential of producing cellulose ethanol from corn stover under different seeding densities. The study was an output of the research fellowship of the main author in Kansas State University (KSU), under the USDA International Borlaug Fellowship. Corn stover was collected from the experimental set up of the Agronomy Department at KSU where Manhattan Corn was planted 2X, 1.5X, 1X, 0.5X the recommended 64K plants/ha; and no competition. A randomized complete block design was used with four replications. Stover preparation for fermentation began by drying, grinding to 200 μm, mild acid pre-treatment, and enzymatic hydrolysis using the combined activity of Cellulase and Novozyme under strictly controlled laboratory conditions. Cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin contet were determined for each sample using NREL protocols. Glucose and Xylose released per gm of biomass after acid pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis were determined using HPLC. Baker's yeast (S. cereviaccae) was introduced to the biomass following enzymatic saccharification. Fermentation carried out at 300C in a centrifuge running at 100 rpm for 48 hours. Compositional analysis of corn stover fractions was highest in plant population with no competition but remained fairly comparable across planting densities. Cellulos varied from 36 to 42%, hemicellulose, 24-27%, and Lignin, 14-16%. Saccharification efficiency (glucose released from cellulose), ranges from 26-37%. 100% conversion of cellulose to glucose was far from ideal due to presence of lignin in the biomass that restricted due to the presence of lignin in biomass that restricted the full exposure fiber for enzymatic reaction. The recommended seeding rate showed the highest yield of fermentable carbohydrates but did not differ significantly from the other seeding rates. Ethanol conversion based on the glucose released after enzymatic saccharification ranged from 81.42 to 91.67%. Given the saccharification and ethanol conversion efficiencies derived from this experiment, the mean ethanol yield per dry ton biomass of corn stover was approximately 88 L-142 L. Normal seeding density yields 5.66 tons dry corn stover/ha. (author)
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Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) (Philippines); [vp.]; 2011; [1 p.]; 31. Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium: Science and Engineering Education, Research and Innovation Toward National Development and Global Competitiveness; Quezon City (Philippines); 15-18 Jun 2011; Available from PNRI Library; Abstract only
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[en] Data concerning the methods of synthesis, chemical transformations and application of levulinic acid are analysed and generalised. The wide synthetic potential of levulinic acid, particularly as a key compound in the synthesis of various heterocyclic systems, saturated and unsaturated ketones and diketones, difficultly accessible acids and other compounds is demonstrated. The accessibility of levulinic acid from hexose-containing wood-processing and agricultural wastes is noted. The bibliography includes 260 references.
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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1070/RC1999v068n01ABEH000381; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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Russian Chemical Reviews (Print); ISSN 0036-021X;
; v. 68(1); p. 73-84

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[en] Rice husk is being used as a source of energy in many heat generating system because of its high calorific value and its availability in many rice producing areas. Rice husk contains approximately 20% silica which is presented in hydrated form. This hydrated silica can be retrieved as amorphous silica under controlled thermal conditions. Uncontrolled burning of rice husk produces crystalline silica which is not reactive silica but can be used as filler in many applications. Amorphous silica is reactive silica which has better market value due to its reactive nature in process industry. The present study deals with the production of amorphous silica at various temperatures from rice husk. Various ashes were prepared in tube furnace by changing the burning temperatures for fixed time intervals and analyzed by XRD. It has been observed that for two hours calculation's of rice husk renders mostly amorphous silica at 650 degree C where as at higher temperatures crystalline silica was obtained. (author)
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Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers; ISSN 1813-4092;
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[en] This study investigated saccharification and protein-level responses to the candidate biofuel feedstocks corn stover (CS) and soybean residue (SR) by the gut of a lower termite. The focus termite was Reticulitermes flavipes, which is a highly efficient digester of wood lignocellulose that houses a mixture of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes in its gut. Our specific objectives were to (i) measure saccharification potential of the CS and SR feedstocks by termite gut protein extracts, (ii) identify specific proteins in the termite gut responding to feeding on CS and SR diets, and (iii) evaluate gut lignocellulase and accessory enzyme activity responses to CS and SR feeding. Cellulose paper was the control diet. Although CS was saccharified at higher levels, termite gut protein extracts saccharified both CS and SR irrespective of feedstock loading. Consumption of the CS and SR feedstocks by termites resulted in surprisingly few differences in gut protein profiles, with the main exception being elevated myosin abundance with SR feeding. Activity of potential lignocellulases and accessory enzymes was generally similar between CS and SR fed guts as well; however, cellobiohydrolase/exoglucanase activity was higher with CS feeding and glutathione peroxidase activity with SR feeding. These findings have significance from two perspectives. First, SR feeding/digestion appears to cause physiological stress in the termite gut that likely would extend to other types of microbial environments including those within industrial bioreactors. Second, because termites can survive on exclusive CS and SR diets and their guts exhibit clear CS and SR saccharification activity, this validates the R. flavipes system as a potential source for CS and SR degrading enzymes; in particular, cellobiohydrolases/exoglucanases and glutathione peroxidases from this system may play roles in CS and SR breakdown.
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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2017.00005; Copyright (c) 2017 Rajarapu and Scharf.; This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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Frontiers in Energy Research; ISSN 2296-598X;
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Sung, Chwa-Kyung
Impregnated Fibrous Materials. Report of a Study Group on Impregnated Fibrous Materials1968
Impregnated Fibrous Materials. Report of a Study Group on Impregnated Fibrous Materials1968
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[en] In describing the present status of composite materials made from fibrous materials and synthetic polymers, it should first be mentioned that Korea produces almost no polymer-wood combinations. However, Korea has been very active in the production of various resin-fibrous material combinations that mainly employ thermosetting resins as binding agents to improve the quality of woods and other fibrous materials. Plywood, chip board, hard board and straw board are some examples. Korean forest resources are not sufficient to meet industrial needs. Only a small amount of domestic pine timber is used for ground pulp production. However, plywood production, which started some ten years ago, has increased to where domestic consumption is now fully supplied and annual exports are now worth more than 40 million US dollars. Although whole log timber for the industry is imported, urea and formalin for adhesives are produced domestically. To develop an effective means for using waste lumber, chip board, fibre board and hard board have been produced since 1962 and the production of straw board has been started as a means of utilizing agricultural wastes
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International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria); 395 p; Oct 1968; p. 264-266; Study Group on Impregnated Fibrous Materials; Bangkok (Thailand); 20-24 Nov 1967
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[en] Activated carbon was prepared from Agricultural wastes, such as coconut shell, Palm oil Shell and mangrove trunk by destructive distillation under vakuum. Chemical and Physical properties of the activated carbon were studied and some potentially useful application in the fields of chemistry was also carried out
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Penyediaan dan pencirian karbon aktif
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1994; 9 p; National seminar on the assessment of IRPA research achievement in 5th Malaysian Plan: industrial sector; Seminar kebangsaan menilai pencapaian penyelidikan IRPA dalam Rancangan Malaysia ke 5 sektor perindustrian; Kedah (Malaysia); 20-24 Dec 1991
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