CHARACTERISTIC STUDY ON BIOCHAR PRODUCTION FROM BIOLOGICAL SUBSTRATES BY SLOW PYROLYSIS FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION

This present study compares the characteristics of biochars produced by slow pyrolysis at 400-450°C for the biological substrates namely, Coccus nucifera shells (CNS) and Prosopis glandulosa hard wood (PGH). Biochar yield of the biomass substrates varied from 25-28 %. C/N ratio and Cation Exchange C[r]

2.4 Environmental Effects of Coal Combustion By- Products
Coal combustion by-products are most commonly classed as a special waste, though some states regulate under RCRA subtitle D, and some expect FBC ashes to receive mandatory subtitle D or even[r]

The adsorptive capability of superheated steam activated biochar (SSAB) produced from Colocasia esculenta was investigated for removal of Cu2+, Fe2+ and As5+ from simulated coal mine wastewater. SSAB was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Bruna[r]

*Error estimation in percentage: (estimated conc. – analytical conc.)/analytical conc. ×100
Slight foaming was also observed but in this study, its accumulation was not severe. Foaming had to be eliminated during the testing, to prevent the gas been trapped and affecting the CO 2 profil[r]

The biomass production of Trichoderma species is greatly influenced by the type of nutritional sources besides environmental factors. To evaluate the influence of nutrient sources on the biomass production of T. viride various carbon sources such as peptone, mannitol, glucose and nitrogen sources su[r]

the (111) direction. In the optical studies, the band gap value decreased from 2.72 to 2.60 eV as the substrate temperature was increased from 483 to 589 K. In the current–voltage studies, the departure of the ideality factor from unity was due to the existence of a laterally[r]

One of the largest sinks of organic carbon on the global scale is the organic matter stored in soils, it contains about 1500 Gt C in the top one meter. Changes in the size and the turnover rate of the soil carbon pools could possibly have an effect on the atmospheric CO2 concentration and the global[r]

The lipid yields with respect to carbon substrate consumption, YL/C, were almost similar for glucose and starch (both concentrations) as the carbon substrates (Tab[r]

Different substrates for the production of different oyster (Pleurotus eoeus, Pleurotus florida, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Hypsizygous ulmarious) mushrooms was studied. Substrates viz. maize stover, maize rind, maize sheath or cob sheath and paddy straw as control were evaluated as substrates. Further,[r]

The developed ANN models for predicting the SOM in the present study by ETM-Landsat explained 84% and 91% of the total SOM variability within the two selected landscapes. A part of the unexplained variability is probably due to the management practices such as grazing and de[r]

The restoration of soil quality through carbon sequestration is major concern for tropical soils. The accelerated decomposition of soil organic carbon due to agriculture resulting in loss of carbon to the atmosphere and its contribution to the greenhouse effect is a serious global problem.

The development of agricultural systems with low input of energy compared to the output of food would result in improvement of energy use efficiency and reduction of the environmental impacts [9].
Improving the energy efficiency not only helps in improving competitiveness through cost reduction[r]

In the present study, a total 124 participants were judged for their knowledge gain after training on Mushroom Production Technologies. The training programme on Mushroom Production technologies were arranged for rural youth, farmers and farm women of district Barnala, Punjab. Maximum knowledge gain[r]

The plant biomass and agro-industrial wastes show great potential for their use as attractive low cost substrates in biotechnological processes. Wheat straw and corn cob as hemicellulosic substrates were acid hydrolyzed and enzymatically saccharified for high xylose production.

In this study, we isolated and characterized an Enterococcus faecalis isolate from a diseased cultured Tilapia. Initial isolation of putative E. faecalis was carried out on streptococcus enrichment broth for 36 h. Characteristic, gram-positive, black color colony was selectively sub-cultured and sub[r]

This article reports on how sulfur - carbon nanocomposite was prepared by melt infiltration method with Ketjenblack EC-600JD carbon functionalized by H2O2. The mixture of sulfur and carbon was converted to the nanocomposite by sintering in nitrogen atmosphere at 160oC for 6 hours and 180o C for 2 ho[r]

14 Risks from going clean 17 Impact on competitiveness 18 Impact on operating costs and profit 18 CORPORATE PREPAREDNESS FOR A LOW-CARBON FUTURE 20 Modelling the impact of carbon prices [r]

by Cree Research, Inc.) were used as substrates. The 4H-SiC substrates had 8 ˚ -off Si- terminated (0001) surfaces inclined toward a [-2110] direction because only 4H-type structure of SiC with polymorph (e.g. 3C, 4H, 6H, 15R etc.) was controllable by lateral growth o[r]

Disease-mediated therapeutic protein–drug interactions have recently gained attention from regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical industries in the development of new biological products. In this study, we developed a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model using SimCYP to predict the imp[r]

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