4–1 Wood, like many natural materials, is hygroscopic; it takes on moisture from the surrounding environment. Moisture exchange between wood and air depends on the relative humidity and temperature of the air and the current amount of water in the wood. This moisture relationship has an important influence on wood properties and performance. Many of the challenges of using wood as an engineerin...

Coconut palm is one of the most important plantation crops in world. Selecting best planting materials for field assures higher productivity. Cost production coconut seedling very high nurseries, because as coir dust becoming scarce even within Triangle. The use potting mixture might not be feasible near future. Therefore, it to test suitability other options available replacing dust. Moisture ...

Effluents from dye and dyeing industries constitute serious environmental threat attracting attention. Activated carbon prepared guinea corn husk maize cobs waste materials was used as a precursor to prepare activated carbon. Variable ratios of the constituent ashes ( 1:1, 1:3 3:1) were prepared. The ashed in murfle furnace at 400-500oc for 2.5 h. Acid activation carried out by washing with HCl...

Besides its decorative handicraft antiques and other conventional uses, the importance of bamboo crop has been increased due to its use in textiles as a vegetable fibre. The absorbent nature of bamboo fibre has lead to its various applications in textiles. The focus of present research is to optimize the quality of bamboo/cotton blends. Therefore, present study investigates the influence of bam...

A new calibration technique was developed for Implementation with microwave moisture sensors. The calibration permittivity function used for this purpose allows computation of moisture content in granular materials with significant differences In shape, dimensions, and composition, independent of bulk density and with temperature compensation. A three dimensional (3-13) representation is used t...

Abstract—Thermal insulation materials based on natural fibers represent a very promising area of materials based on natural easy renewable row sources. These materials may be in terms of the properties of most competing synthetic insulations, but show somewhat higher moisture sensitivity and thermal insulation properties are strongly influenced by the density and orientation of fibers. The pape...