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A broad class of substances encompassing all those that do not include carbon and its derivatives as their principal elements. However, carbides, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and carbon disulfide are included in this class.
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We benefit from various sensors in our daily life with or without being aware of them, and carbon materials are often used as the sensing materials. Here, carbon-based sensors, including their sensing possibilities, are reviewed by classifying the materials into fibrous (carbon nanotubes and nanofibers), graphene-related (graphene, reduced graphene...
A one-year observation campaign from December 2020 to December 2021 was carried out in Jinan, a city that previously suffered from severe fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution. The meteorological parameters and ambient concentrations of the air pollutants were recorded, and PM2.5 samples were collected during the campaign. The inorganic chemica...
Controlled self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles has the potential to generate complex nanostructures with distinctive properties. The advancement of more precise techniques empowers researchers in constructing and assembling diverse building blocks, marking a pivotal evolution in nanotechnology and biomedicine. This progress enables the creatio...
In 2001, Tang’s team discovered a unique type of luminogens with substantial enhanced fluorescence upon aggregation and introduced the concept of “aggregation-induced emission (AIE)”. Unlike conventional fluorescent materials, AIE luminogens (AIEgens) emit weak or no fluorescence in solution but become highly fluorescent in aggregated or solid stat...
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Rice husk, a widely available agricultural by-product lignocellulosic biomass, is a promising and sustainable feedstock for organic and inorganic chemicals due to the rich silica content. However, its current application is largely limited, with most being incinerated as waste. This study introduces a novel multi-step pre-treatment pro...
The early-life stage (ELS) toxicity syndrome for fish is well described and has been reported in hundreds of toxicity studies. It is generally characterized by a reduced heart rate, yolk sac and pericardial edemas, and various morphological abnormalities, the most common being spinal curvature. For many of those studies it appears that the ELS toxi...
Fabrication of heavy density mortar using aggregates reinforced with available solid inorganic chemical additives is of a great importance as a protective layer to mitigate radiations in nuclear facilities. The effect of lead oxide and borax decahydrate on the hydration kinetics was evaluated by determining setting time, leachability and compressiv...
Import demand elasticity (IDE) is a critical metric often employed to guide government decisions regarding tariffs and non-tariff barriers, ensuring that foreign trade remains uninterrupted while optimizing tax revenues. This study, however, leverages IDE to assess the impact of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on Türkiye’s decarboniza...
The diamondback moth is the most important insect pest of collards in Kenya. The pest has been known to cause total yield losses during dry spells. On the other hand, kale is the most important leafy vegetable in Kenya. The crop is mainly produced in the highlands, where rampant use of inorganic chemicals to control pests has been recorded. To redu...
The intensification of anthropogenic activities, driven by the growing global population and the need to meet modern demands for food and goods, has led to the release of various contaminants into the environment. These contaminants, ranging from organic and inorganic chemicals to aerosols and heavy metals, pose significant environmental and health...
The occurrence of blue stain fungi is one of the severe problems in the pine wood industry. This significantly reduces the market value of pine wood due to its visible discoloration. This study investigates the occurrence of blue stain fungi growth in pine wood plantations in Sri Lanka, the effectiveness of organic and inorganic preservatives, and...
The use of incorrect agricultural methods and utilization of land, excessive inorganic chemical applications, misguided cultivation, and nutrient mining have all contributed to a considerable deterioration in soil health globally. To meet the requirements of growing inhabitants, farmers have turned to unsustainable methods including monoculture, ex...
Modern agricultural practices, such as conventional tillage and excessive fertilizer use, have led to severe environmental challenges, including soil erosion, loss of organic carbon, nutrient imbalances, and eutrophication of water bodies. These issues have not only threatened long-term food security but also contributed to greenhouse gas (GHG) emi...
Urban water bodies are facing a growing crisis due to contamination from a diverse array of pollutants, encompassing heavy metals, oil and grease, organic and inorganic chemicals, industrial effluents, and pathogenic microorganisms. This study focuses on the burgeoning field of utilizing metal oxide nanoparticles (MONs) as a potential solution to t...
The excessive of chemical fertilizers with minimal organic inputs in modern agriculture are resulted in nutrient deficiencies and environmental problems. The inorganic chemical fertilizers cannot sustain plant nutrition in highly intensive agricultural systems. Sustainable yield and crop performance are difficult to improve without balanced applica...
Biocontrol, or protection, involves using living organisms such as microbes, insects, and their by-products to safeguard food security against harmful pathogens and pests in agriculture. Excessive use of synthetic inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides in farming can lead to soil accumulation and crust formation over time. Inorganic chemical pol...
Organic manure plays an important role in soil fertility, microbial communities and sustainable agricultural strategies. In organic cultivation of crops, manures are mostly used without any calculation of the nutrients added to soil through their application. The quantities of nutrients supplied by the organic manures to the crop have to equalize t...
Pesticides are compounds with strong insecticidal properties that are used to manage undesired plants, animals, and microbes. In the current era, increase in world's population effect the essential human needs like food, healthcare, and many more others. The main objective of this research was to formulate inorganic pesticide spray and its efficien...
Accurately assessing and managing risks associated with inorganic pollutants in groundwater is imperative. Historic water quality databases are often sparse due to rationale or financial budgets for sample collection and analysis, posing challenges in evaluating exposure or water treatment effectiveness. We utilized and compared two advanced multip...
The aim of this systematic review was to assess the antimicrobial effectiveness of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) incorporated to different orthodontic bonding systems. Additionally, the review investigated the impact of AgNPs on the bonding properties of these materials. The hypothesis posed that the addition of AgNPs would enhance the antimicrobial...
The cleanliness of accessible water is not always assured as it might become contaminated with bacteria during transmission through pipes, leading to the potential spread of waterborne infections. Creating a water distillation system is recognized as one of the earliest techniques for treating water, effectively removing inorganic chemicals, germs,...
Synthetic and inorganic chemical ingredients in cosmetic products pose serious health impacts on skin and hair. Much emphasis has been laid on the development of cost-effective, eco-friendly and user-friendly cosmetic products from time to time. Manufacturing cosmetics using natural ingredients is considered as a viable alternative to overcome the...
Organic and inorganic chemicals co-occur in household dust, and these chemicals have been determined to have endocrine and metabolic disrupting effects. While there is increasing study of chemical mixtures, the effects of complex mixtures mimicking household dust and other environmental matrices have not been well studied and their potential metabo...
Banana stems have the potential to be used as filter media in the laundry wastewater treatment process. Laundry wastewater will contain hazardous substances that have the potential to pollute the environment if it is not treated adequately before disposal. Considering the fact that banana stems have a high hygroscopic capacity and cellulose content...
Introduction: The availability of different brands of bottled water on the national market, combined with the growing consumption by the population, makes it important to assess the quality of its chemical composition. Objective: To quantify inorganic chemical substances (nutrients and toxic metals) in samples of bottled water from national and imp...
This work presents a material flow analysis of fourteen organic and inorganic chemicals in the United States, tracking their lifecycle from production through to intermediate conversions, end-products, and end-of-life (EoL) disposal on an annual basis. We show that only 10% of the 158 million metric tons (Mt) of chemicals produced each year are rec...
Soil and water are two natural resources that deliver various functional services to humanity. Advanced soil and water management is highly needed in the tropics. This revision focused on soil and water management issues in the tropics, soil and water management linkages to major soil functional groups (soil health, soil quality, soil fertility, wa...
Water quality concerns the physical, chemical, and biological factors that could negatively impact human health through its consumption, potentially causing infectious and chronic diseases due to immediate or prolonged exposure. In this context, the objective of this study is to identify diseases that are correlated with the quality of drinking wat...
The growing global need for uncontaminated water in the face of escalating pollution levels has emphasized the urgent requirement for efficient wastewater treatment. This comprehensive review explores advanced techniques in wastewater treatment, addressing the necessity for effective wastewater management due to increasing water scarcity and pollut...
The swift pace of industrialization, urbanization, and burgeoning populations propel the surge in demand for manufactured goods and infrastructure. The wastewater produced during leather processing comprises a cocktail of organic and inorganic chemical contaminants that have the potential to affect the environment. This study focuses on conducting...
Growing demands on ocean resources are placing increasing pressures on ocean ecosystems. To assess the current state of knowledge of future human pressures on the ocean, we conducted a literature review of recent and projected trends of 25 anthropogenic pressures, comprising most of the identified human pressures on the global oceans. To better und...
The potential of utilizing inorganic constituents in processed animal proteins (PAPs) for species identification in animal feeds was investigated, with the aim of using these constituents to ensure the quality and authenticity of the products. This study aimed to quantify the inorganic content across various PAP species and assess whether inorganic...
This research study into the impact of various factors on the profitability of India's crucial inorganic chemical industry, examining the interplay between a company's profitability and key variables such as Research and Development Intensity (RDI), net fixed asset turnover ratio, leverage, Export Intensity, and net working capital requirement. Uti...
Intentional poisoning by exogenous agents occurs with certain frequency and represents a high percentage of the causes of death in small animals in Veterinary Medicine. The carbamate popularly known in Brazil as “chumbinho”, is often linked to cases of criminal poisoning of domestic animals in the country, being sold illegally and widely used as a...
Introducción La socioformación se presenta como un modelo pedagógico innovador que busca formar individuos capaces de enfrentar y resolver problemas reales del entorno profesional y social. Este enfoque educativo se fundamenta en la integración del conocimiento, el desarrollo de competencias y la colaboración para la construcción de soluciones prác...
Low productivity of corn can be overcome by using fertilizer regularly. Regular fertilization has several benefits, including increasing production and yield quality. Fertilization is divided into organic fertilizers and inorganic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are fertilizers composed of biological material, one of which is chicken manure. Inorg...
The growing demand for agricultural products for food requirements caused the use of excessive inorganic chemical fertilisers, insecticides, fungicides, and pesticides for a quick and simple way to maximise and boost crop yield. This practice harmed food safety and caused the degradation of environmental, physical, and biological conditions. It has...
A busca por novos biocombustíveis alternativos, tendo em vista o cenário atual da dependência de fontes não renováveis, gera uma preocupação mundial acerca dos recursos energéticos a serem utilizados para a substituição da matriz energética vigente. Em meio a isso, surgem soluções que vêm se destacando no cenário das pesquisas realizadas na área, p...
I am sincerely honored to announce the publication of my chapter, "Industrial Gases and Inorganic chemicals," in the distinguished volume "Industrial Chemistry and Biopolymers."
As an alternative to synthetic inorganic chemical pesticides, entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) are classified as biological (i.e., microbial) control agents of agricultural pests that are important and major. After a given amount of shelf life, they are very biodegradable, sustainable, and environmentally beneficial. They do not affect non-target pest...
Bioremediation, which uses biological processes to cleanse and heal polluted environments, offers a more sustainable alternative to standard remediation approaches. This field uses microbes, plants, and fungi to break down, convert, or sequester toxic pollutants in soil, water, and air. Among these biological entities, cyanobacteria stand out for t...
Majority of farmers in Ketapang 1. Rantau Panjang District are accustomed to using inorganic chemical fertilizers and a few use organic fertilizers. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers will have a negative effect on soil fertility, physically, chemically and biologically. Infertile soil can cause the soil to become hard and cause plant roots to d...
Molecular motor can be defined as the collection of a separate number of molecular features (that is, a supra-molecular structure) which has been developed to carry out a function through the mechanical movements of its components, which occurs when it is appropriately stimulated externally. Therefore, molecular motors include a part with a motor,...
Chemicals such as hydroquinone, mercury, lead and arsenic are used for treating skin issues, bleaching and firming up the skin but their damaging, degenerative and toxicity effects on the skin tissues has resulted in more harm than good. Extracts of a wide variety of trees are non-toxic and hypoallergenic, they are natural antioxidants, anti-ageing...
Climate change is a major threat to food security under the new realities of Nigeria's high and geometrically progressing population. This research assessed the awareness of the respondents of signs of climate change, identified the activities of humans in the study area that contribute to climate change, identified the challenges posed to agricult...
A Química Bioinorgánica representa a disciplina emerxente da ciencia que estuda o papel que xogan os elementos inorgánicos en medios biolóxicos. Os elementos químicos inorgánicos inciden nos organismos vivos por múltiples vías. Nalgúns casos son esenciais para o desenvolvemento de funcións vitais dos organismos, ao estar presentes de forma natural...
This review presents a novel and comprehensive analysis of various sealants used in diverse coating applications, focusing on their role in corrosion prevention. Sealants are crucial in shielding the coating materials from various environmental factors. This review categorizes the sealants into polymer, ceramic, inorganic chemical, and composite ba...
Particulate matter with diameters ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) has been identified as a significant air pollutant contributing to premature mortality. Nevertheless, the specific compositions within PM2.5 that play the most crucial role remain unclear, especially in areas with high pollution concentrations. This study aims to investigate the individual and joint...
Drought, a detrimental abiotic stress, disturbs many vital processes critical to plant growth and development resulting in subpar crop yield. Unconventional measures such as biofertilizers and nanofertilizers have been reported as reliable solutions to this, however, outcomes vary greatly depending upon the type of organism/ particle and its mode o...
The article defines the directions of Ukraine’s trade policy under multipolar globalization, which assumes that the centers of development and trade are concentrated both among developed and developing economies. The article analyzes the development of Ukraine's trade with the leading economies of Asia - China, India, Japan and the Republic of Kore...
Many years of foundry practice and much more accurate analytical methods have shown that sands with organic binders, in addition to their many technological advantages, pose risks associated with the emission of many compounds, including harmful ones (e.g., formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and sulfur), arising during...
Reed (Phragmites autralis) is a plant species with a seasonal reproductive cycle, it has a very high biomass in U Minh Thuong National Park. This characteristic that management of forest fire is dificult in Vietnam. To evaluate height, diameter, density, growth, biomass of fresh and dry, biochar on reed plants; it include plant, stem, leaves, flowe...
Remediation of hydrocarbon contaminations requires much attention nowadays since it causes detrimental effects on land and even worse impacts on aquatic environments. Tools of bioremediation especially filamentous fungi permissible for cleaning up as much as conceivable, at least they turn into non-toxic residues with less consumed periods. Inorgan...
The study of the influence of various chemical elements on the human body is an important direction because it allows determining the patterns of the distribution and migration of these elements in tissues, as well as their role in the development of specific diseases. Among inorganic chemical compounds, a special place is occupied by lithium salts...
A study has been conducted on the changes occurring in the soil cover of the Mykolaiv region due to military activities, aiming to develop strategies for protecting ecosystems and their revitalization. Military actions lead to significant soil pollution with inorganic chemicals and petroleum products and have a toxic impact on biota. Explosions and...
In recent years, nanoparticles have gained significant attention in the field of cancer treatment due to their extensive potential and wide range of uses. The research mostly focuses on the inorganic chemicals, with a specific emphasis on metals, in order to enhance the comprehension of functional nanoparticles synthesis. This undertaking is motiva...
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of various resistance-inducing chemicals against phomopsis blight disease of brinjal at the Department of Plant Pathology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India, during the kharif season of 2019. The experiment involved seed treatment and foliar application of sodium phosph...
Effect of inorganic chemicals in rice cv. ADT 43
Cowpea is valued for its nutrition and nitrogen-fixing ability, and investigating bio-fertilizers offers a sustainable way to enhance cowpea growth and yield. A field experiment was conducted from February to June 2022 in the Nawalparasi West, Nepal, to investigate the impact of different fertilizers, including bio-fertilizers and chemical fertiliz...
This study explores the complex effects of inorganic chemicals on the quality of meat and the health of consumers at different stages of processing. It is determined that nitrites, phosphates, potassium sorbate, sodium chloride, antioxidants, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) contribute to improving meat products' sensory qualities, shelf life, and ox...
The present research focuses on the different ways that inorganic chemicals can affect processed meat quality and its impact on the Finial food quality. The processed meat products (ham, bacon, frankfurters, sausages, salami, and so on) are treated with food additives to increase its shelf life and/or taste (curing, smoking, salting, or the applica...
While cytochrome P450 (CYP; P450) enzymes are commonly associated with the metabolism of organic xenobiotics and drugs or the biosynthesis of organic signaling molecules, they are also impacted by a variety of inorganic species. Metallic nanoparticles, clusters, ions, and complexes can alter CYP expression, modify enzyme interactions with reductase...
Textile industry effluents contain considerable volumes of dyes, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), organic and inorganic chemicals, all of which, if not managed appropriately, can cause threats to the environment.. Many treatment technologies are already in use, but due to their drawbacks st...
Four main and two secondary feeding provinces with minerals and soil forming material are determined: Bistritsa River feeding province, Struma River feeding province, Struma Diorite Formation feeding province and Neogene Conglomerate Sandstone feeding province. Montmorillonite from the clay minerals, quartz, magnetite, and chlorite shales are deter...
Food additives comprise the amounts of xenobiotics that are known to affect the physiological metabolic pathways of living tissues. Although organic and inorganic chemicals are considered xenobiotics, organic compounds, the basic chemical entity for most constituents, are reported to be responsible for 80-90% xenobiotics-induced toxicity. Food addi...
Caves are ubiquitous subterranean voids, accounting for a still largely unexplored surface of the Earth underground. Due to the absence of sunlight and physical segregation, caves are naturally colonized by microorganisms that have developed distinctive capabilities to thrive under extreme conditions of darkness and oligotrophy. Here, the microbiom...
In this study, the concentrations of metals and trace elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) were determined in the muscle tissue of adult roach and white bream at two different sites in the Belgrade section of the Danube. Twenty-six fatty acids, consisting of nine saturated FA (SFAs), seven monosaturated FA (MUFAs) and ten polysaturated...
The recently developed time-of-flight aerosol chemical speciation monitor with a capture vaporizer and a PM2.5 aerodynamic lens (TOF-ACSM-CV-PM2.5) aims to improve the collection efficiency and chemical characterization of aerosol particles with a diameter smaller than 2.5 µm. In this study, comprehensive cross-comparisons were performed between re...
The liquid that seeps into the earth from landfills and removes garbage is called landfill leachate. Pollutants like organic and inorganic chemicals, xenobiotic substances, etc. are found in landfill leachate which contaminates groundwater. To study the contamination and treatment of landfill leachate to groundwater, Datong landfill was selected as...
Nosema apis and Nosema cerenae cause nosemosis in adult honeybees (Apis mellifera), and these factors settle in the digestive system of adult bees. Nosemosis most commonly causes significant bee losses to the body and the world. This disease causes disruptions in the system, the average lifespan of bees, the continuation of colonies, honey producti...
We define bipartite and monopartite relational networks of chemical elements and compounds using two different datasets of inorganic chemical and material compounds, as well as study their topology. We discover that the connectivity between elements and compounds is distributed exponentially for materials, and with a fat tail for chemicals. Compoun...
Solar desalination provides a sustainable and eco-friendly solution for purifying wastewater, addressing environmental challenges associated with wastewater treatment. This study focuses on the purification of inorganic contaminants from laboratory chemical wastewater (ICWW) using a spherical solar still (SSS). To enhance the evaporation rate and o...
Stunting is a long-term nutritional deficiency from insufficient intake and recurrent infectious diseases. One of the factors that can influence stunting is the limited access to clean water. This research analyzes the relationship between healthy behavior and environmental sanitation with water quality in stunting occurrences. This is a quantitati...
Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is the most common curing agent for solidification/stabilization (S/S) of fly ash (FA), however, the treatment is not efficient. This study aims to investigate the S/S of FA with the modified calcium aluminate cement (CAC) as a binder. The modified CAC was obtained by adding sodium dihydrogen phosphate (NaH2PO4), an i...
Due to its high regional significance, Tanjung Api-api, currently the mainstay of South Sumatra Province, serves as a focal point for agro-industrial development programs. This research aims to identify the potential for liquid waste pollution in rivers from agro-industries around Tanjung Api-api. This research was carried out through four stages:...
Acidity is an essential characteristic of aerosol particles that influences chemical and physical properties. Aerosol particles in tropical Asia, such as Singapore, have been reported as highly acidic due to intense anthropogenic sulfur emissions. At the same time, the region has also been experiencing wildfire over tropical peatlands, which is rec...
Environmental contamination due to the discard of organic and inorganic chemicals into freshwater systems is currently a worldwide threat to wildlife, including in remote areas of the Amazon basin. Mercury, cadmium, lead, aluminum, arsenic, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, and zinc were evaluated in terms of their toxicity to five genera of Amazo...
Introdução: A análise do sangue periférico é uma técnica não invasiva e de baixo custo que possui relevância diagnóstica para muitas doenças, incluindo o câncer de boca. O carcinoma de células escamosas bucal (CCEB) é uma neoplasia maligna que se origina do epitélio de revestimento da mucosa oral e representa 90% de todas as malignidades que podem...
Extending the vase life of flowers is a crucial aspect of the floricultural industry. However, to date, inorganic
chemicals have been widely and predominantly used in this industry. Therefore, researchers are now in search of
effective, eco-friendly and sustainable floral preservatives. Plant based floral preservatives have become the main
focus in...
Soils perform various functions for the purpose of supporting agroecosystems. Numerous agroecosystem support functions rely on the properties of soils. Inappropriate agricultural techniques and land usage have led to a global 12.5% drop in soil health during the previous few decades. Inappropriate cultivation, nutrient mining, and overuse of inorga...
Molecular motor can be defined as the collection of a separate number of molecular features (that is, a supramolecular structure) which has been developed to carry out a function through the mechanical movements of its components, which occurs when it is appropriately stimulated externally. Therefore, molecular motors include a part with a motor, w...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin is polymerized to produce different shapes of plastic materials. Unplasticized Polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) polymer is a rigid plastic. In Pakistan, UPVC plastics pipes are commonly used as a sewer and clean water carrying pipes. Besides the PVC resins, the pipe making industry uses a known percentage of calcium carbonat...
The article discusses the thermodynamic criterion for predicting the feasibility of a chemical reaction. According to the theory, a chemical reaction can be implemented in the case if the Gibbs potential of this reaction decreases: ΔGr<0. In the opposite case, when ΔGr>0 the chemical reaction cannot take place. Examples of reactions that do and do...
Supercapacitors are highly sought after by the expanding new energy industry due to their advantages of high power and long life. However, porous carbon, a crucial electrode material, has been...
Objectives : The study was aimed to systematically understand the nitrogen budget from 2015 to 2019, and to determine the annual nitrogen balance in South Korea.Methods : The nitrogen budget was calculated by classifying into agricultural and livestock, city, and forest areas. The nitrogen input was estimated from deposition, biological fixation, a...
Micro algal cultivation is emerging field in biological science especially algological domain. Before going mass cultivation these algal species to prepare mother culture under axenic species under suitable culture medium. Many researchers and algologists are trying their best combinations different organic, inorganic chemical with precious proport...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally characterized by a high prevalence of Fusobacterium nucleatum ( F. nucleatum ), a spindle‐shaped, Gram‐negative anaerobe pathogen derived from the oral cavity. This tumor‐resident microorganism has been closely correlated with the occurrence, progression, chemoresistance and immunosuppressive microenvironment of...
Black liquor is a residual cooking liquid containing organic chemicals utilized as fuel in the recovery boiler and inorganic chemicals that can be recovered into cooking liquid through the recovery boiler process. The recovery boiler is a specialized boiler unit used to restore black liquor by reducing sodium sulfate into sodium sulfide. The resear...
Broccoli is a vegetable commodity that has high commercial value and prospects in Indonesia, because of its role in fulfilling food, feed, and industrial needs. In cultivating broccoli plants, they still face production problems due to nutrient availability problems. Farmers generally use chemical fertilizers continuously. Continuous use of chemica...
Inorganic chemical fertilizer and pesticides had a negative impact who have lost , not only for humans but also with the environment and organism and have a bad impact of soil fertility negative because of the influence of chemical molecule who break the regeneration of humus .The price of fertilizer or manure inorganic chemistry that the higher an...
PT Semen Tonasa, especially in the Quality Control unit, still has samples that are tested manually, including the Blaine test, residue test, kiln feed and cement, moisture, and LOI (Loss Of Ignition) so it takes a long time for sample preparation to sample testing. The time to test each sample takes an average of 60 minutes. One type of test that...
Abstract
Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a lethal mammary carcinoma subtype that affects females
and is associated with a worse prognosis. Chemotherapy is the only conventional therapy available for patients with
TNBC due to the lack of therapeutic targets. Yttrium oxide (Y2O3) is a rare earth metal oxide, whose nanoparticle
(NPs...
Microplastics (MPs) and surfactants (STs) are emerging pollutants in the environment. While many studies have focused on the interactions of STs with MPs, there has not been a comprehensive review focusing on the effect of STs on MPs in aquatic ecosystems. This review summarizes methods for removal of MPs from wastewater (e.g., filtration, flotatio...
Increasing global food demand necessitates the intensification of crop production in modern agriculture, which entails the significant use of synthetic fertilizers to increase crop output. Plant parasitic nematodes pose a grave danger to agricultural production. Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp., has been deemed a limiting factor in the producti...
A phase change material (PCM) is an organic (or inorganic) chemical that may store and release thermal energy in latent form as it changes physical states. This investigation aims to see how phase transition materials influence the thermal efficiency of the solar dryer. For the performance analysis, three PCMs were used: paraffin wax, lauric acid,...
Resumo: Cerca de 25% da população mundial não possui acesso à água tratada, enfatizando a necessidade da difusão ao acesso universal à água potável. A maioria das Estações de Tratamento de Água (ETA) no Brasil utiliza o sistema convencional ou de ciclo completo nos tratamentos de água. Com o avanço das tecnologias, percebeu-se que a intensa utiliza...
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published criteria for determining the quality of drinking water since 1958. Since 1984, these criteria were termed “guidelines” to emphasize that they are not national standards, but rather guidelines for nations to develop their own national standards, which may take into account local environmen...
Detergents are complex mixtures that contain harmful organic and inorganic chemical constituents which help in dirt removal. The present study was planned to assess the potential cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of powdered laundry detergents available in Sri Lanka by Allium cepa bioassay. Five detergents were selected including four (A, B, C, and D)...