Comparative analysis of fatty acids composition of cruciferous plant oil as a perspective biofuel source and eco-friendly biodiesel production from camelina

With the increasing needs in the alternative fuels scientists offer new sources to obtain biodiesel. To evaluate potential of tyfon, oilseed radish and camelina (false flax) forms and varieties of Ukrainian breeding their seed oil content, fatty acid composition and oil yield were determined. Basing on fatty acid composition camelina form FEORZhYaFD was chosen as best biodiesel source, which exceed …

Framtida översvämningsscenarier i Falun

The last couple of years we have seen an increase in the amount of flooding and many of these occur because our climate is changing. This project has the purpose of developing a method for visualizing and calculating the effects of flooding. The method is then applied to the town Falun in Sweden. It is useful to be able to …

Agricultural application of halobacteria and their compatible solutes in enhancing plant salinity endurance

Halobacteria were tested as solutions for increasing agricultural productivity in high salinity soils. Halotolerants produce osmoprotectants, such as ectoine and betaine, which can be applied to plants to enhance their salinity endurance. Sixteen halotolerant bacteria were isolated from six coastal areas in South Korea. After optimizing culture conditions, lettuce was grown for three weeks with a treatment divided into four …

Banana Peel- Only A Waste Or Something Else

A banana is a fruit of a banana plant. It is protected from external influences with a yellow peel that contains a lot of vitamins, minerals and other nutrient substances. Most people throw the peel away, usually in the trash, because they are not aware of the fact that they can put it to good advantage for the preparation of …

An Investigation into the Effects of Enzymes used in Animal Feed Additives on the Lifespan of Caenorhabditis Elegans

Our project deals with environmental protection. We have investigated what effects the enzymes found in animal feed additives have on the soil nematode C. elegans . Following the culturing of C. elegans in the presence of βglucanase, xylanase and phytase, behavioural assays were performed. It was observed that βglucanase and phytase alter sensory abilities, while all shorten lifespan. Once such …

Fuel extracted from plastic

World faces the problem of garbage and others are fading like plastic so we have devised solution that can get rid of plastic in a safe manner including the plastic organic materials of hydrocarbon of long chains which can be scrapping to short chains using catalytic thermal fracturing process. We have been able to work through in the oven thermally …

Subvolcanic intrusions in South Bohemia

Field, microscopic and analytical research of obsidian and porphyric intrusions in the South Bohemian moldanubicum allows the merging of the two occurrences into an identical volcanic event. Amongst the observed minerals in thin sections was highly deformed biotite, both potassium and sodium-calcium feldspar, spherolitic orthoclase, quartz grains, sagenite, amphibole and apatite. The chemistry of the samples proves that they were …

Solar-driven Fenton treatment for the removal of antibiotic-related microcontaminants in an urban wastewater effluents

Water scarcity and water quality deterioration is a major cause of water stress.Irrigation and domestic demands are the main pressures on water resources so there is an active consideration of alternative water resource utilization, including wastewater reuse, but in order to make wastewater a safe and widely applied practice, potential risks towards human health and environmental matrices must be managed.One …