A. K.Bhattacherjee and B. K. Pandey
Dissipation of carbendazim in mango after pre- and post-harvest treatments
...sponding values in fruit pulp after 12 days were 0.57 and 1.26 mg kg . In another experiment, cold water dip treatment in carbendazim solution @0.05 and 0.1 percent was given for 10 min to a separate lot of fruit having no pre harvest spray. Dissipation of carbendazim in whole fruit again followed first order rate kinetics with 0.92 and 2.06 mg kg of the fungicide recovered after 10 days of storage from 0.05 and 0.1 percent doses, respectively. The correspondi...
Muhammad Iqbal1, Khalid Usman2*, Muhammad Munir3 and Muhammad Sohail Khan1
...weight (14.23, 14.44 g), pulp weight (13.45, 13.33 g), reducing sugars (21.25, 21.18% ) and total sugars (29.36, 28.85 %). This study proved that pollination at spath opening day was more effective for optimum fruit set and economic yield. However, delayed pollination improved the fruit quality characters but at the expense of decreased fruit set and yield and increased percent fruit drop. ...
Faisal Khalil, Khalid Mahmood Qureshi, Ammaz Khan, Fakhar-ul-Hassan and Nabila Bibi*
EFFECT OF GIRDLING AND PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON PRODUCTIVITY IN OLIVE (OLEA EUROPAEA)
...ruit size, fruit weight, pulp weight and oil contents followed by girdling, NAA and SA. All growth parameters were found enhanced in Uslu (V ) with exception for fruit drop percentage, fruit size and fruit weight 1 which was improved in Nochlerra (V ). ...
Muhammad Adnan Khan1*, Majid Suhail Hashmi1, Ali Muhammad1, Muhammad Muneeb1, Haris Bilal1 and Gul Wali2
...ed by the combination of pulp: sugar: water, with 3: 4: 1 ratio respectively. All samples were tested for total soluble solids (TSS), pH, titratable acidity, reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar, ascorbic acid and sensory properties as flavor, color and overall acceptability. Samples were stored for three months and readings were recorded at every 15 days interval. During storage intervals, TSS increased from 48.0 to 51.31°Brix, pH increased 3.82 to 4.25, ti...
Irfan Ali Sabir1, Saeed Ahmad1*, Muhammad Nafees2, Ahmad Sattar Khan1, Maryam3 and Ishtiaq Ahmad2
...ly high fruit weight and pulp contents in ‘Kensington Pride’. Total soluble solids (TSS) were higher (21.9 B°) in ‘Chaunsa’, while, titratable acidity (TA) was lowest in ‘Lambay Alfansu’ and ‘Momi-K’. However, reducing sugars (RS) (4.83%), non-reducing sugars (NRS) (16.38%) and total sugars (TS) (21.21%) were significantly high in ‘Surkha Burma’. Ascorbic acid contents (AA) were high in ‘Mom...
Muhammad Babar Khawar, Nadeem Sheikh*
Effect of paper industry leachate on various serological indices and serum proteins of wistar rats
...various toxic aspects of pulp and paper industry waste water. Study design involved the division of Wistar ratsof about 245±5g in three groups (n=5) viz, Control group (4ml/ kg normal saline), Group 1 (4ml/ kg leachate) and Group 2 (4ml/ kg 1:10 diluted leachate). All the animals received the treatment through intraperitoneal injection. After 24h of the injection, all the animals were sacrificed and blood was collected, sera were separated and processed...
Azeem Haider1, Muhammad Mohsin Alam2*, Azhar Ali Khan3 and Muhammad Asif Zulfiqar3
...s (L.) isolates to treat pulp and paper industrial effluent on a shake flask were studied. In the shake flask studies, Pleurotus ostreatus (L.) decolorized the effluent 69.68 %, on 7th day of incubation. Various cultural conditions including different glucose concentrations, nitrogen sources, pH, temperature and incubation period influence on biomass and different enzymes viz; xylanase, CMCase and laccase production by Pleurotus ostreatus were optimized in sha...
Adel E.M. Mahmoud1, AdamCieślak2, Paulina Szulc2, Anna Łukomska3 and Małgorzata Szumacher-Strabel2,*
...ains by dried sugar beet pulp on rumen parameters. The yellow corn was substituted by dried sugar beet pulp at 25 (D1), 50 (D2), 75 (D3), and 100% (D4). Results of chemical composition analyses indicated that DM, OM, ash and CP contents did not differ among treatments. Crude fiber content increased linearly with increased dried sugar beet pulp percentage in rations, with significant differ...
Sabbah M. Allam, T.M. El-Bedawy, M.H. Bakr and A.E.M. Mahmoud*
...ct of using dried orange pulp (DOP), as an alternative energy source in the ration of Holstein dairy cows, on nutrient digestibility, blood constituents, level of antioxidants in plasma, and presence and count of fecal pathogenic bacteria e.g. E. coli and Salmonella spp. Forty lactating Holstein cows, weighing 550±50 kg, with an average of 20 kg daily milk yield, were randomly divided into four groups (ten in each group). Animals we...
Rehman Ullah Khan* and Muhammad Ayub
... guava aloe vera blended pulp. The treatments were as GABP0 (control), GABP1 (0.1% P.S), GABP2 (0.1% K.M.S), GABP3 (0.1% S.B), GABP4 (0.05% each P.S and K.M.S), GABP5 (0.05% each P.S and S.B), GABP6 (0.05% each K.M.S and S.B), GABP7 (0.033% each P.S+ KMS and SB). The guava aloe vera blended pulp samples of all treatments were packed in pet bottles and stored at ambient conditions for six months. The results revealed signific...
Ghulam Mohi Uddin Paracha* and Yasser Durrani
...smn; 5°C) of blended pulp of peach and persimmon. Effect of preservatives on physico-chemical parameters (total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, total phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid content and antioxidant activity) and sensory evaluation of blends was carried out. The treatments in this study included BPo [peach persimmon blend (6:4)], BP1 [peach persimmon blend (6:4) + potassium sorbate (0.1%)], BP2 [peach persimmon blend (6:4) + potassium meta...
Fehmina Ashraf1*, Muhammad Irfan2, Hafiz Abdullah Shakir1, Shaukat Ali3, Muhammad Khan1
...ies like food, paper and pulp, pharmaceutical and textile etc. Both laccases and mediators have been used in different process like delignification of pulp. Laccases from bacterial species are used in dye decolouration and biobleaching processes. This review article describes the whole overview of laccases.
Arshad Ali1, Hashim Nisar Hashmi2
TREATMENT FEASIBILITY OF THE BLEACHING EFFLUENT OBTAINED FROM NSSC PULP AND PAPER MILL IN A UASB REACTOR
...luent obtained from NSSC pulp and paper mill at mesophilic temperature and neutral pH. Methanol as a source of an easily biodegradable substance along with an activated carbon of effective size 1.5-2.5mm was added to the reactor R-I to evaluate its efficiency. It was observed that corresponding to an OLR of 2.14kg-COD/m3-day the overall COD removal efficiency of the reactors R-I and R-II was 83% and 64%, respectively. And the AOX removal ef...
Muhammad Faisal Ayoob1,2, Zaheer Ahmed Nizamani1, Asghar Ali Kamboh3, Mansoor Ayoob4, Waseem Ali Vistro3 and Abdul Sattar Baloch3*
...ially in the area of red pulp. Haemagglutination inhibition titer of all experimental groups was found higher on day 21 as compared to day 0 and 7. Taken together, experimental data showed the susceptibility of Japanese quails and mynas to experimental intramuscular and oral inoculation with VVND virus. Moreover, clinical VVND does not occur in Japanese quails upon contact exposure to VVND virus infected chickens although there is sero-conversion.
...
Rukhsar Ali* and Ali Muhammad
...mango and loquat blended pulp was conducted to study the effect of selected food chemical preservatives i.e. sodium benzoate (SB), potassium metabisulphite (KMS) and potassium sorbate (PS) on physicochemical qualities (total soluble solids, pH, acidity, phenolic compounds, total sugars, antioxidant activity, Vitamin C content) and sensory evaluation as color, taste, and overall acceptability stored at ambient conditions (25±2⁰C) for six months with tw...
Aneeqa Saleem1, Muhammad Islam1, Hamid Saeed1* and Mehwish Iqtedar2
...effects of both peel and pulp extractives of Cucumis melo L., in mice model of nephrolithiasis. Extractives of peel and pulp were obtained using hot and cold methods. Ethylene glycol (0.75% V/V) was used IP for 10 days to develop mice model of nephrolithiasis. Extracts were administered at a dose of 400 µg/g for 11 – 21 days. Outcome measures included serum creatinine, uric acid and BUN levels. Significant...
Damat Damat1*, Roy Hendroko Setyobudi2, Juris Burlakovs3, Zane Vincēviča-Gaile4,
Devi Dwi Siskawardani1, Rista Anggriani1 and Anas Tain5
...ition of various seaweed pulp concentrations and spice formulations on the characteristics of analog rice. Various formulas of concentrated seaweed pulp (5 g, 10 g, and 15 g) and spice formulations (onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, and lemongrass) were applied, and a Randomized Block Design with three replications was used. Subsequently, observation variables included analysis of water content, ash, carbohydrate, protein, fa...
Assessment on Coffee Cherry Flour of Mengani Arabica Coffee, Bali, Indonesia as Iron Non-Heme Source
Roy Hendroko Setyobudi1, Erkata Yandri2, Yogo Adi Nugroho3, Mardiana Sri Susanti4,
Satriyo Krido Wahono5, Wahyu Widodo1, Lili Zalizar1, Elfi Anis Saati1, Maftuchah Maftuchah1,
Manar Fayiz Mousa Atoum6, Muhannad Illayan Massadeh6, Dwi Yono3, Rangga Kala Mahaswa7,
Herry Susanto2, Damat Damat1*, Dyah Roeswitawati1, Praptiningsih Gamawati Adinurani8 and
Susi Mindarti1
...les were picked from the pulper, oven-dried at 80 °C for 15 h, and then grounded using a coffee grinder. Analyses on Mengani’s CCF and La Boite’s comprised Fe content (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer) as well as five enhancer agents – vitamin C (Iodimetric titration), beta carotene (UV-Vis spectrophotometer), amino acid (amino acid analyzer), and reducing sugars (colorimetric method). Utilizing descriptive statist...
T.S. Rizvi and F. Shahina†
...rullus colocynthis seed, pulp, fruit and creeper extracts were evaluated against rootknot
nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) at 28 ± 2 C in laboratory. Gas chromatograph interfaced to a Mass
spectrometer (GC-MS) results indicated that C. colocynthis contains various bioactive compounds. The mentholic
extracts of seed had the highest mortality (100%) at highest exposure time (72 hrs) while, the pulp...
Saqib Ali Rustam1, Shoaib Sultan Afridi2, Muhammad Inamullah Malik1*, Shakeeb Ullah1, Syed Muhammad Kamal Shah1, Faiqah Ramzan1, Arsalan Khan3, Israr ud Din3, Wasimullah3, Hafiz Ahmad Raza4
... urea treated sugar beet pulp feeding versus simple in different concentration on weight gain of Bulkhi breed’s lambs were carried out. The trials were done on 12 lambs of age under 24-30 weeks and also have weight about 30 ±1.5kg. Lambs were grouped as A, B, C and D and each group contained 3 lambs. Groups were fed by four rations as ration containing 4% urea, 2% urea treatment, only sugar beet pulp, and contro...
Qasim Ali1, Mudssar Ali1*, Muhammad Awais Ahmad1, Asif Sajjad2 and Shafqat Saeed1
...ruit dimensions, weight, pulp content, and seed count per fruit) and biochemical parameters (including Total Soluble Solids (TSS), Titrable Acidity (TA), pH, and Vitamin C). The pollinator community observed consisted of two species of bees and eight species of flies. Among these, Episyrphis balteatus emerged as the most prevalent insect pollinator, closely followed by Apis florea and Calliphora sp. The highest visitation rate was recorded for Apis dorsata, fo...
Abd-Alfattah Abd-Alhamid Alderey1, Nabila Elsaid Mahmod El-Kassas1, Eman Said El-Hadad1*, Manal Hamdy Gomaa1, Eman Ashour Hussein2
...poration of sieved olive pulp (SOP) treated with Econase (E), dry yeast (DY), or both on productive performance of laying hens. Total of 147 Mandarah laying hens (28-week old) were assigned to seven groups. The first group was fed a control diet, while six treatment groups were fed diets containing 15 or 20% SOP with Econase (0.1g/kg), DY (0.3g/kg), or both. The tested diets were isonitrogenous and isoenergetics (16% CP and 2750 kcal ME/kg). During a feeding p...
Eman, M. Abd El-Mottaleb.*; Ahmed, S.A."; Maysa, H.M.*; Salem, S.A.* and M. M. El-Shenawy
.... Depletion of the white pulp of the spleen as well as edema in the lymph node. The brain of inculcated mice showed intracytoplasmic inclusion body. Electron microscopy (EM) were applied on brain of infected mice and showed intracytoplasmic small number of bullet shape particles.
Virological and pathological results were discussed.
...
Wagner Antonio Gorozabel Muñoz1*, Mayra Jossenka Loor Solórzano1, Josselyn Gema Palacio Intriago1, Virginia Vanessa Andrade Andrade1 and Carlos Alfredo Cedeño-Palacios1,2
...flours obtained from the pulp of three squash varieties: vermilion squash, pepo and macre. For the research project, the squash samples were subjected to a process of selection, classification, sectioning process, dehydration at 60°C for 12 hours, and grinding at 210 mm. The physicochemical evaluation was determined by: fat NTE INEN-ISO11085AOAC 2003.06, ash NTE INEN-ISO 2171, moisture NTE INEN-ISO 712, protein NTE INEN-ISO 20483, fiber NTE INEN 542, carbo...
Zhijie Xu,Yongqiang Wei,G.J. Duns,Zuodong Qin,Lanfang Wu,Xuelian Wang,Jishuang Chen
Li Min1, Yong Chen2, Shunying Wu3, Xuefei Zheng1 and Mucheng Xu1*
...ration ability of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) in young and adult rats after inflammatory stimulation. For this study, 15 young rats and 15 adult rats were selected, and juvenile dental pulp stem cells (JDPSCs) of young rats and adult dental pulp stem cells (ADPSCs) were isolated respectively. The JDPSCsof young rats were divided into groups A and B, respectively at 0 μ m/m and 1 μ...
Muhammad Umair Khan*, Zahid Rauf, Abdur Rehman, Tanvir Hussain and Mansoor Ali Khan
...ation of new species for pulp and paper production is the need of the day. In this regard, a little work has been done in Pakistan instead of abundance of various hardwood species which would be regarded as fine sources of pulp and paper production. There is a dire need for pulp and paper industry of Pakistan to find out locally available potential sources of raw material for
Muhammad Bilal Zia1*, Ashar Farooq1, Hammad Ud Din1, Barkat Ullah Khan1 and Samee Ud Din2
...cope is also emerging in pulp and paper industry. Uses of Paulownia standing in field or its products either timber or non-timber based, has grown interest for its expansion to develop advanced processes for its utilization....
Tanvir Hussain1, Said Akhtar2, Khalid Hussain3* and Zahid Rauf4
...ted for manufacturing of pulp and paper products.
Keywords: Fiber morphology, Hardwoods, Lalkoo-Swat....
Keywords: Fiber morphology, Hardwoods, Lalkoo-Swat....
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir and Ayaz Khan
...may also be suitable for pulp and paper making....
G. M. Nasir
...may also be suitable for pulp and paper manufacture....
Tanvir Hussain, Zahid Rauf and G. M. Nasir
...used as raw material for pulp and paper manufacture, however Quercus wood may not be suitable....
Zahid Rauf and Syed Jawad Raza
...echanical properties and pulping characteristics to find out its better utilization. Results revealed that the comparatively high value of cleavage made it better for carving and cutting works. A comparison of physico-mechanical properties of Chinar (Platanus orientalis) wood with that of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) wood properties also showed that the wood could be used as a substitute for Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) wood for manufacturing ...
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir and Khalid Hussain Solangi
...ing of particleboard and pulp and paper in addition to its conventional uses....
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
...may also be suitable for pulp and paper manufacture....
Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi and Sanam Zarif Satti
...d weight (2.3 to 3.3gm), pulp weight (2.0 to 2.8gm), pulp seed ratio (0.66 to 0.86), average length (10.14 to 15.33mm) and average diameter (8.5 to 10.25mm). Vitamin C concentration increased from October to November followed by gradual decrease from the month of November to February (22.45%). Samples stored at room temperature showed rapid reduction in Vitamin C (24.49%) and those stored under controlled conditions (25...
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
...used as raw material for pulp and paper manufacture, whereas, Neem and Beri Patta may not be suitable....
G. M. Nasir and Iqbal Mahmood
... it may also be used for pulp and paper manufacturing due to higher morphological characteristics of fibers....
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Ghulam Mustafa Nasir and Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi
...rown on farmlands may be pulped by using Kraft process. Chips were cooked for 3 hours at 170oC and using 15 percent Active Alkali and 25 percent Sulphidity. Yield of the unbleached pulp was 42.5 percent. Pulp was easily bleachable by DEP bleaching sequence and brightness of the pulp was 80 percent. Planting of Sesbania may improve the salt aff...
Shad K. Khalil, John G. Mexal, Abdur Rehman, A. Z. Khan and Iftikhar Hussain Khalil
...n addition to its use in pulp and other wood products. Rapid and complete germination is one of the problems associated with this species. Osmoconditioning has been used for the speedy germination of most plant species. Eldarica pine seeds were osmoconditioned with the objective to evaluate its response to priming. Seeds were preconditioned in an aerated solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000 and water for 1, 4, 8, and 12 days. The osmotic potential of P...
G. M. Nasir and Noreen Fatima
...may also be suitable for pulp and paper manufacture....
Maryam Aziz, Noreen Fatima, Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi and Kanwar Muhammad Suleman
...zedarach wood may be pulped by Kraft process. At 15 percent active alkali and 25 percent sulphidity, yield of the pulp was about 50.3 percent. As far as strength properties were concerned, at 66 SRo (Schopper Regiler), Breaking Length of the paper was recorded 6181 km. These results clearly indicate that pulp industry can use Melia azedarach wood for Kraft
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Noreen Fatima and Kanwar Muhammad Suleman
...lai can also be used for pulp and paper manufacturing on the basis of higher fibre morphological characteristics....
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq, Nasreen Fatima Rao and Altaf Hussain
...sic density and yield of pulp. The results revealed that about 30.2 million cubic metre of eucalyptus pulpwood can be produced annually from plantations raised on saline and waterlogged lands in Pakistan per year. This supply of pulpwood is sufficient for the sustained production of 1.225, million tonnes/annum of kraft pulp. After meeting the domestic de...
Shams-ur-Rehman, Altaf Hussain and Riaz A. Khattak
...441) is sold to a nearby pulp mill. Simultaneously, growing nitrogen fixing tree species on these problematic sites in the region would not only improve fertility level but could also reduce the problem of fodder and fuel wood to certain extent.
Key words: poverty reduction, salinity, choice of species.
The paper was presented in an Asia-pacific regional workshop on Forests for poverty reduction can community forestry make money?
Sponsored by C...
Khalid Hussain and G. M. Nasir
...the wood can be used for pulp and paper manufacture....
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir and Ayaz Khan Marwat
... deteriorates. Moreover, pulp and paper products may also be manufactured from this species....
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir and Iqbal Mahmood
...wood and can be used for pulp and paper due to
favourable fiber morphological characteristics. On the
basis of physical and mechanical properties, the wood is
suitable for various purposes where high strength is not
required. It has favorable relation between tangential
and radial shrinkage and is suitable for framework where
the stability is of high importance. The wood can also
be used for making various kinds of boxes, cases,
cupboards, tablets, cra...
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman and Nadeem Kausar
...ark
may be successfully pulped by Kraft, Soda and Alkaline
Peroxide Mechanical Pulping (APMP) processes. Kraft pulp
from Paper mulberry whole wood has the superior strength
properties compared to the Soda or APMP pulps. However,
APMP process gives the higher yield than Soda or Kraft
pulps. High yield
Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry and Jehangir Ghauri
...tiple uses i.e.
poles, pulp, fuel, charcoal, fiber board, chipboard
etc. and above all it gives high and early return.
Due to these characters Eucalyptus Camaldulensis has been liked very much by farmers. Planting of Eucalyptus is being done by the farmers on field boundaries, in rows along water channels, on farm approach roads, as woodlots and in compact blocks in fields with agricultural crops at variable spacings.
In this paper...
Suitability of some woody and non-woody raw-materials for pulp and paper as based on fiber dimension
Muhammad Ayaz
...Pakistan is deficient in pulp and paper. This is mainly
because of shortage of raw material for this industry in
the country. To broaden the raw material base for paper
manufacture, studies were under taken to investigate the
suitability of some of the home grown materials like
woods, grasses and shrubs, for this use, on the basis of
their fiber dimensions. Among all the species
investigated softwoods are the best material for p...
Mohammad Ayaz
...d for the production of
pulp and paper of good quality. Mazri fibers being
medium longcan supplement hardwood and non-woody pulps as pulp furnish. At present low and scattered supplies and competition from traditional uses are the technical and economic constraints in it's utilization as a raw-material for pulp and paper....
K. M. Suleman
...Bambusa tulda)
were pulped by soda process to investigate their pulping
potential as a source of long fiber pulp in Pakistan.
All the species can be pulped by soda process. D.
hamiltonii gave the highest yield and the best tearing
strength properties. Tearing properties were comparable
to the kraft pulp...
Kanwar M. Suleman and R. W. Rice
...Eucalyptus market pulp were compared in this study. Strategic advantages of each country was evaluated on the basis of raw material resources, economies of scale, the level of technology, wood cost, the level of integration, geographical specialization and market share. Brazil and Portugal have clear advantages over the less industrialized countries like Thailand and Pakistan in hardwood pulping. However, increasing d...
M. Ismail Chaudhry and Hanif Gul
... products is causing the pulp wood and construction industries to expand dramatically to keep pace with the enlarging population, and this is motivating the plywood and lumber mills to intensify their demands. This ever increasing requirements for new products put more and more pressure on tree growers to maximize wood yield from the same land in the shortest possible time....
Aaron S. M. Mgeni
...ate owned sawmill and a
pulp and paper mill. Managing this forest on a
non-declining yield basis is the main objective. Since
the forest structure is abnormal, yield regulation is
necessary. A Feasibility study was conducted using the
area-volume check method which is currently identified
as a feasible model. It is suggested that management of
this forest on the basis of non-declining yield is
possible. Where computing facilities are limited this
meth...
K. M. Siddiqui
...tory studies of wood and pulping properties of chir pine trees of different age groups were described in the earlier articles in this series. These studies indicated the superiority of 36-45 year old trees for pulp manufacture. Therefore, 200 trees of this age were
procured for pilot scale pulping and paper making tests. Approximately 41.5 tons of chir pine wood in green condition was chi...
K.M. Siddiqui
...d in the first part. The pulping
studies on wood samples of this species on laboratory
scale are presented in this article. Trial cooks were
made to determine the most suitable kraft (sulphate) pulping conditions for producing bleachable pulp with
Kappa number of about 25 from 15 chir pine trees of
three age groups. In laboratory tests trees of 36 - 45
years age gave maximum
K.M. Siddiqui
...nvestigation on wood and pulping properties of Chir
pine from natural forests in Hazara region of Pakistan
at laboratory and pilot scale. Tests were conducted to
examine the effect of tree age and the presence of resin
in Chir pine wood on its pulping characteristics.
Physical, anatomical and chemical properties of wood
samples from 15 trees of three age groups were
determined in the standard manner. Considerable
var...
G. M. Khattak, Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh and Abdul Khaliq
...d wood products - mostly pulp and paper - worth 550 million rupees are imported every year on the average. And the scarcity of firewood forces the rural people to use anything combustible as fuel - animal dung, agricultural waste, leaves and twigs. And in towns, firewood prices are generally out of the reach of the common man. This scarcity is likely to be exacerbated as gas reserves dwindle and oil generated thermal power becomes more expensive....
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
...cted in November were de-pulped by rubbing on wire gauze and on cement floor with a piece of brick. The material was then washed under tap to drain off the refuse and pulp. The clean seed was soaked in water for 20 hours arid then subjected to floatation test on water to find out if the filled seed could be separated from the empty. 500 seeds each were taken from the settled and floated seeds of each locality and cut open....
F. H. Shah, M. H. Sedi and B. A. Nadeem
...grasses with water after pulping
increased the extractability of protein up to 183%. The
yield of the extractable protein/per hectare/per year
was up to 502 kg.
...
M.Ismail Chaudhry and Bashir Hussain Shah
...s very useful for paper-pulp, match and plywood industries. With the separation of East Pakistan where most of the match and paper industries were situated, the country is facing a grave situation. A huge amount of foreign exchange is being spent on import of these products and the government is planning to establish match and paper industries in N.W.F.P. and other parts of the country. Raising of poplar plantations would be needed t...
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
...raw material to feed the pulp and paper industry in Pakistan, planting of fast growing species in irrigated forest plantations, extensive practice of agro-forestry and involvement of private enterprise in such projects of national importance has been recommended....
Hina Ilyas1, Umar Hanif2, Anser Ali1, Zahid Hassan Tarar3,Hamza Javed4, Tehreem Tahir5, Muhammad Rafiq6*
...m leaves, fruit peel and pulp of Citrus bergamia (C. bergamia) and, leaves and fruit of Ficus carica (F. carica) were prepared which were further processed for fractional distillation using ethyl acetate (EA), n-hexane (n-Hx) and chloroform (CHCl3) preparing total 20 extracts aiming to test their anti-tyrosinase potential, in-vitro. Our results confirmed that all C. bergamia and F. carica crude extracts showed significant anti-oxidant activity with IC50 range ...
Coffee Pulp Characterization and Utilization in Coffee Cherry Flour for Circular Economy Improvement
Damat Damat1, Roy Hendroko Setyobudi2, Shazma Anwar3, Mohammed Ali Wedyan4,
Zane Vincevica-Gaile5, Yogo Adhi Nugroho2, Tony Liwang2, Thontowi Djauhari Nur Subchi1*,
Ahmad Fauzi1, Hanif Alamudin Manshur1, Devi Dwi Siskawardani1, Vritta Amroini Wahyudi1,
Yolla Muvika Ananda1 and Hemalia Agustin Rachmawati1
...offee processing, coffee pulp (CP), and coffee husk (CH) has not been optimally explored for value-added products despite the essential nutrients contained. In fact, this solid waste causes various environmental pollution problems. This study aimed to ascertain the characteristics of Indonesian locally-grown CP and confirm its feasibility for coffee cherry flour (CCF) production. Dried CP samples from Ijen, Karangploso and Mengani farms were assessed for miner...
Abdur Rehman*, Muhammad Umair Khan, Zahid Rauf, Saeed Akhtar, Abdur Rahman Khan and Mansoor Khan
... substantial request for pulp and paper raw material. To fulfill the eco-friendly sources demand and The longevity of their forthcoming industries necessitates an alternative supply from rapidly maturing tree species (Agro-forestry). The sources for the pulp and paper manufacturing sectors would be broaden by investigating the pulping capacities of underutilized humid-zone Broadleaf woods....
Muhammad Suleman Aziz1, Muhammad Iqbal1, Muhammad Sohail Khan1, Imran Khan1*, Muhammad Munir2, Khalida Musa3 and Asim Iqbal1
...width (3.06 and 3.13 cm) pulp weight (23.80 and 23.93 g), moisture content (63.11 and 62.89%) and T.S.S (33.13 and 33.35%) were recorded in T12 (3 strands having 110 flowers) during both years of study as compared to other treatments. While all these parameters have shown lowest values in control (No Pollination). However, the findings of this research investigate that all the treatment consistently improved quantitative, qualitative and yield characteristics ...
Abdussalam Muhyideen Zainab Funmilayo and Lee-Hoon Ho*
...ed to blend the beetroot pulp with distilled water. After that, pectinase was added at a concentration of 1.5 U/mL for 4hrs and 40°C, and then clarified with pectinase and cellulase and their combination, at concentration of 1.0 U/ mL for 50°C and 15 min. After that, the mixtures were all kept at 90°C for five minutes in order to pasteurize the juice. Beetroot juice without treatment: fresh juice and juice with enzyme extraction but not pasteurised...
Mohamed T. A. Soliman1, Hadeer M. Shosha2, Hala M. Ebaid2, Heba Nageh Gad El-Hak2, Heba M.A. Abdelrazek3*
...hypertrophy in the white pulp of the spleen. The results suggested that when pregnant rats are exposed to moderate levels of COC, their offspring experience changes in their immune system and oxidative damage, which may be shown through alterations in the structure and function of the spleen. The immunologic alteration may be due exposure to pregnant rats to high concentration of copper in the COC treatment that transported to their male neonates and induced o...
Muhammad Umair Khan1*, Abdur Rehman1, Mansoor Ali Khan1, Abdur Rahman Khan1, Sajid Ali1 and Zeeshan Ahmad2
...due to the growth of the pulp and paper sector in Pakistan and around the world. Because of scarce forest resources and abundance of agricultural leftovers, Pakistan has a great opportunity to produce pulp and paper utilizing raw materials of non-wood. In nations where the supply of wood for this industry is declining, the utilization of non-wood for pulp and paper production has increased...
A. Arif Rahman1, Renny Fatmyah Utamy2*, Ambo Ako2, Mohammad Mijanur Rahman3, Siti Annisa Sukri1
...e effects of using cocoa pulp as filler and tapioca meal as an adhesive in UMMB production on Holstein Friesian dairy cows’ performance, milk yield, and milk quality. The experiment applied a complete randomized design (CRD) with three treatments, namely without UMMB supplementation (T0 as control), supplementation with 500g of regular UMMB (T1), and supplementation with 500g of UMMB made with cocoa pulp and tapioca me...
Muhammad Ridla1,2*, Nahrowi1,2
...re consisting of Cassava pulp (C) and Indigofera zollingeriana branch (I) silage. The basal feed silage (CI) was supplemented with protein sources including Indigofera zollingeriana leaf meal (CIIZM), jack bean meal (CIJBM), palm kernel meal (CIPKM), soybean meal (CISBM), and black soldier fly larvae meal (CIBSM). The results showed that gas production was highest in CISBM (159.40 ml/g DM) and CIBSM (159.17 ml/g DM), but lowest in CI (141.92 ml/g DM). Methane ...
Hassan A. Faisal1, Ahmad Y.L. Hzaa2* and Yahya N. Kalaf1
...ber of tannin layers and pulp cells. The Nsi-500 mg.L-1 spray treatment performed well in increasing the thickness of the inner pulp layer. There were no significant differences between the spray and control treatments in the other anatomical characteristics of the fruits. The above results demonstrated the significant role of nanosilica and rice water extract in improving fruit characteristics and quality by alleviating the...
Diego Armando Tuárez García1, Hernán Humberto Chevez Véliz2, Luis Humberto Vásquez Cortez3,5, Kerly Estefanía Alvarado Vásquez4, Jaime Fabián Vera Chang1, Cynthia Yadira Erazo Solorzano1 and Frank Guillermo Intriago Flor6*
...ed firmness, length, and pulp/peel ratio, while chemical parameters comprised acidity, pH, humidity, ash, and Brix degrees. Proximal analysis quantified fat, protein, fiber, and polyphenols. Notably, samples from La Maná exhibited slower firmness loss, attributed to higher fiber content, total solids, and protein levels. These findings provide a comprehensive understanding of Maqueño bananas, underscoring their suitability for nutritional and fun...
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