Renewable resources and biotechnology for material applications / G.E. Zaikov, D.P. Pudel, Grzegorz Spychalski, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zaikov, G. E. (Gennadiĭ Efremovich), 1935-

Pudel, Frank.

Spychalski, Grzegorz.

Series:

Materials science and technologies series.

Materials science and technologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant biotechnology.

Renewable natural resources.

Materials--Biotechnology.

Materials.

Biomass energy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of renewable resources and biotechnology for material applications. Topics discussed include the potential of sorghum varieties as a bioenergy crop; enzyme modified grain by-product reinforced polypropylene composites; biomass as combustion fuel; efficiency of hemp essentials oil depending inflorescence harvest and the new biostymulator for increasing crops resistance to drought stress.

Contents:

""RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIAL APPLICATIONS ""; ""RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIAL APPLICATIONS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""SORGHUM AS BIOGAS CROP ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. AIM AND BACKGROUND ""; ""3. MATERIAL AND METHODS ""; ""3.1. Study Site ""; ""3.2. Experimental Design ""; ""3.3. Crop Measurements ""; ""4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ""; ""4.1. Yield Performance and Dry Matter Content of Different Sorghum Types ""; ""4.2. Yield Performance of Sorghum and Maize under Different Growing Conditions""

""4.3. Nutrient Composition and Theoretical Methane Production and Yield """"CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""ENZYME MODIFIED GRAIN BY-PRODUCT REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""EXPERIMENTS ""; ""Materials ""; ""Polymeric Matrix ""; ""Rice Husk""; ""Fibre Treatment ""; ""Fibre Characterization ""; ""Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) ""; ""Composites Preparation ""; ""Composites Characterization ""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ""; ""Temperature ""; ""Duration and Dosing Rate ""; ""Fibre Characterisation ""

""Composites Properties """"Physical Properties ""; ""Mechanical Properties ""; ""Rheology ""; ""CONCLUSIONS ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIOMASS AS COMBUSTION FUEL � EXPERIENCES AND FINDINGS ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. ANALYTICAL PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT BIOMATERIALS AND BIO RESIDUES ""; ""3. COMBUSTION STUDIES WITH ENERGY CROPS AND BIO RESIDUES ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""EFFICIENCY OF HEMP ESSENTIALS OIL DEPENDING ON SOWING DENSITY AND TIME OF INFLORESCENCE HARVEST ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""RESULTS ""; ""DISCUSSION ""; ""CONCLUSIONS ""; ""REFERENCES""

""IWN-11 THE NEW BIOSTYMULATOR FOR INCREASING CROPS RESISTANCE TO DROUGHT STRESS """"ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS ""; ""Objectives""; ""Scope of Research ""; ""RESULTS ""; ""Laboratory Experiments""; ""Pot Experiments (EF PÄ?tkowo) ""; ""Spring Wheat ""; ""Spring Barley ""; ""Spring Rape ""; ""Fibre Flax ""; ""Preliminary Field Trials ""; ""Winter Triticale ""; ""Winter Wheat ""; ""Winter Barley""; ""Winter Rape ""; ""Sugar Beet ""; ""CONCLUSIONS ""; ""REFERENCES""

""YELLOW NATURAL DYESTUFFS AND THEIR LIGHT FASTNESS PROPERTIES AND UV PROTECTION ON NATURAL FABRICS """"EXPERIMENTAL ""; ""Materials ""; ""1. The Sources of Natural Dyestuffs Cultivated in Experimental Farm INF ""; ""Yellow Colors ""; ""2. Natural Sources of Color Used in Our Study of Colors are ""; ""3. Method of Dyeing ""; ""3.1. Extraction of Dye ""; ""3.2. Mordants ""; ""3.3. Development of Color on Linen, Hemp and Silk Fabrics ""; ""3.4. Equipment ""; ""MEASUREMENT OF COLOR FASTNESS ""; ""1. Light Fastness ""; ""Color Fastness to Sunlight ""

""2. Measurement of Color Fastness to Wash ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-257-3

OCLC:

923654058