Acrylonitrile was graft polymerized onto ground, water-washed wheat straw using Fe2 +-H 20 2 as initiator. Reaction conditions were selected to minimize homopolymer formation and ma.xi.mize the amount of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) grafted to straw. Polymerizations typically yielded straw-g-PAN containing 30-35% PAN. A two-step fractionation scheme was developed for determining the relative amounts...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different physical forms and urea treatment of rice straw on feed intake, rumen fermentation, and milk production. Four, multiparous Holstein crossbred dairy cows in mid-lactation with initial body weight (BW) of 409±20 kg were randomly assigned according to a 4×4 Latin square design to receive four dietary treatments. The dietary treatments ...

In this work, a novel copper-based nanocomposite catalyst was fabricated by using magnetic maize straw as support for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). Magnetic prepared amidation reaction amine-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles (NH2–Fe3O4) with succinylated (S-MS). After (Mag-S-MS) mixed cupric ions aqueous solution, Cu(II) could be captured amino and carboxylate groups reduced sodiu...

Conservation tillage is widely recognized as an important way to improve soil quality, ensure food security and mitigate climate change. However, relatively little attention has been paid the subject in terms of sustainable evaluation environmental economic benefits combination no straw returning for maize production arid irrigated areas. In this study, grain yield (GY) water use efficiency bas...

Mesophilic bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes varied during composting cycles with high numbers in the initial and final cycles with maximal values in compost C and D, and sharply decreased in the heating cycles. Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis were dominated at the initial composting cycle. Whereas, at maturity Bacillus subtilis was the major followed by B.badi...

The current study evaluated the impact of intercropping Cowpea and Moong bean on Maize yield its constituent parts. Nine different treatments were used in experiment viz., (T1) sole Maize, (T2) Cowpea, (T3) bean, (T4) + (1:1), (T5) (1:2), (T6) (1:3), (T7) (T8) (1:2) and, (T9) (2:1) a randomized block design with three replications Kharif season. findings showed that intercropped plants had grea...