Introduction: The bursting of crackers during in any occasion increases the concentration of dust and pollutants. The fine dust that settles after bursting crackers is rich in pollutants like oxides …
Introduction β – Carotene the precursor of Vitamin A is a red-orange pigment present in plants and fruits like carrot, broccoli, lettuce, sweet potato, tomato, and winter squash and gives …
Abstract: Alpha-amylase is considered to be one of the primary enzymes responsible for starch degradation in cereals. During grain germination, α-amylase initiates the conversion of starch into simple sugars to …
Keywords: Hydrocarbon, Solid Phase Extraction, Paraffin, Gas Chromatography. Introduction A simple, fast gas chromatographic-flame ionization detection (GC/FID) method combined with a solid phase extraction (SPE) has been established to determine …
Introduction Phosphorus is a hazardous impurity (poison) in steel. Steel with high phosphorus content becomes extremely brittle at a low temperature, and the mechanical properties of steel exhibit worsening impact …
A brief discussion on Lead acid battery recycling and associated challenges Lead acid batteries (LAB) are easy to design, low cost in manufacturing, safe and reliable. Most of the lead …
Introduction Portland cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials like sand or gravels to bind them together. It is a backbone material for any kind …
NPK fertilizers are a class of complex fertilizers that contain the elements nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Nitrogen is used by the plants to provide leafy growth and formation of stems …
Introduction: Fire assaying is an age-old technique which uses intense heat and dry reagents called fluxes to extract precious metals for its ores. Nowadays, lead fire assay and nickel sulfide …
Introduction: Activated carbon is a common term for a family of highly porous carbonaceous materials that cannot be defined by a structural formula, or by chemical analysis. In other words, …
