The influence of different drying methods on physical and nutritional properties of shrimp meat was investigated in this study. Peeled shrimps were dried separately using an air-oven dryer and a tunnel solar dryer. The drying profile of shrimp meat was determined in the two drying systems by monitoring moisture loss over the drying period. Changes in color, proximate composition, and rehydratio...

Production of iron through BF route is still a dominant route and coke is a major raw material and energy source for the blast furnaces. The process of coal carbonization in slot ovens is one of the major sources of atmospheric pollution in an Integrated Steel Plant. Coke making process involves coal preparation, carbonization and coke handling operations. To meet the demand of Blast Furnaces o...

BY KENNETH MAINORD M any are familiar with "cleaning with heat" whether they realize it or not. Abandoning their rubber gloves, scrub brushes, and chemical cleaners, millions of households across America have been quick to accept a better and easier way to clean their kitchen ovens. This ready acceptance has made the self-cleaning oven one of the most successful new products introduced to the c...

The microwave leakage from current microwave ovens, which are manufactured to meet government emission standards, is reviewed. Typical leakage values imply exposure values well below the most conservative exposure standards in the world. A review of recent developments discloses increasingly stringent government regulation along with advances in techniques for suppression of microwave leakage. ...

We have developed PCR detection of HBV DNA on serum samples. However, serum treatment before the amplification reaction is a major limiting step and involves a high risk of contamination between samples. Such a problem is probably linked either to the temperature resistance of the virus or to serum inhibition. Microwaves have been previously applied to in situ hybridization for DNA denaturation...