Sustainable development in the bio-treatment of large-scale biomass bulks requires high performance enzymes adapted to extreme conditions. An extracellular keratinolytic extract was obtained from the culture broth of a halotolerant strain of Salicola marasensis. Keratin hydrolyzing activity of the concentrated enzyme extract was observed on a 100 mg of pretreated feather waste...

b a ckground:   eco-faunistic  studies  are  inevitable  step  in  environmental  researches.  aquatic  organisms  like caddisflies are known as biological indicators for water quality assessment and water resource management. they have special role for energy flow in the freshwater habitats as food web and food chain among aquatic creatures. methods: in addition to an extensive literature revi...

phytoplanktons are the first bio- indicators of pollution in aquatic ecosystems. phytoplankton assemblage and aquatic ecosystems are always influenced by environmental factors therefore these environmental changes and threats must be understood in any ecosystem. phytoplankton are inexpensive and readily available bio- indicators. in the present study, phytoplankton were used to study the sefid ...

This study has demonstrated, for the first time, a simple, fast and flexible microwave processing method simultaneous preparation of bio-products (bio-oil, bio-gas biochar) using methodology that avoids any form catalyst or chemical activation. The dielectric properties biomass physicochemical characterisation such as TGA, elemental proximate analysis, XRD, SEM/EDX textural properties, showed 8...

OBJECTIVES We have evaluated the recently Conformité Européenne (CE)-marked Bio-Rad Geenius human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)1/2 as a rapid and simple alternative to western blot for confirmation of HIV screening results. METHODS A total of 160 serum samples were tested: 44 HIV-1 reactive samples by a fourth-generation Murex HIV Ag/Ab and/or Vidas HIV Duo Ultra, five HIV-2 reactive samples, ...

Introduction Hydrogen as a fuel has recently been an important issue due to developments in fuel cell technology. Hydrogen production from sustainable sources, e.g. biomass, is gaining attention for a CO2 neutral energy supply. Recent developments in flash pyrolysis technologies make it possible to convert lignocellulosic biomass efficiently to a bio-oil, which is easier for handling and transp...

We demonstrate a new Droplet-Train SPR technique for label-free detection and quantification of bio-interactions on fixed volumes of samples. Bio-samples are first discretized within ~100 nL plug droplets separated by an immiscible phase. The plugs are sequentially transported onto SPR sensing sites within a surface-modified PDMS microchip. The measured kinetic constants ka and kd for the model...

in order to evaluate the effect of using zinc granulated phosphorous biofertilizer on yield and yield components of white bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.), a field experiment based on a randomized complete block design with three replications was performed. experimental treatment were included of using phosphate and triple super phosphorous chemical fertilizer at five levels (without using of chemi...

Wheat straw was submitted to a pre-treatment by the basidiomycetous fungi Euc-1 and Irpex lacteus, aiming to improve the accessibility of cellulose towards enzymatic hydrolysis via previous selective bio-delignification. This allowed the increase of substrate saccharification nearly four and three times while applying the basidiomycetes Euc-1 and I. lacteus, respectively. The cellulose/lignin r...