In order to elucidate and quantify nitrogen transformations occurring during aerobic treatment of pig slurry, two laboratory experiments were carried out with contrasting levels of aeration, high level (experiment 1) and low level (experiment 2) of aeration. During these experiments, after reaching steadystate conditions, a single pulse of NO3 -N tracer was added directly to the reactor. When n...

Miners in Australia frequently perform physically demanding work under high ambient temperatures and humidity, often whilst wearing personal protective equipment, leading to heat-related illnesses. This study investigated effects of replacing 100% and 50% sweat losses with 5% carbohydrate liquid or ice-slurry solution on core temperature during simulated mining conditions. Five randomized tread...

in the construction process of a plastic concrete cut-off wall, concreting is usually performed using the termie pipe method. in this method, concreting is performed from the lowest point in the excavated trench (containing the slurry) using a funnel and the pipe connected to it. the concrete poured in the funnel gradually settles in the panel through the termie pipe which is beneath the slurry...

A Study of Annular Slurry Jet for Abrasive Waterjet Cutting

Many studies have been performed on microbial community succession and/or predominant taxa during the composting process; however, the ecophysiological roles of microorganisms are not well understood because microbial community structures are highly diverse and dynamic. Bacteria are the most important contributors to the organic-waste decomposition process, while decayed bacterial cells can ser...

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Alternative forages can be used to provide valuable home-grown feed for ruminant livestock. Utilising these different forages could affect the manure value and the implications of incorporating these forages into farming systems, needs to be better understood. An experiment tested the hypothesis that applying slurries from ruminants, fed ensiled red clover (Trifolium pratense), lucerne (Medicag...

ethylene was polymerized in slurry phase over a ticl4/mg(oc2h5)2 catalyst activated by al(c2h5)3. it was shown experimentally that mass transfer resistance has no effect on polymerization kinetics. after estimation ofthe active site concentration by inhibition method with carbon monoxide, the effects of polymerization temperature, monomer and cocatalyst  oncentrations and hydrogen were investig...

copolymerization of ethylene and propylene was investigated using a 4th generation phthalate ziegler-natta catalyst in normal hexane in a buchi reactor. the effects of different mole fractions of [al]/[ti], [si]/[al] and various amounts of hydrogen on productivity and weight percent of ethylene on the product, were studied. in the copolymerization reactions, tri-isobutyl aluminum (tibal) was us...