This study investigated the quality of biomass fuel briquettes; a Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) made from bio-wastes generated local farm produce market in Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria, known as Umuokomoche daily market. The wastes were mainly waste groceries; vegetable stems, leaves, fruits, plantain peels and yam potato peels, corn hob all sorts discarded food / agro materials which constitute over 70...

The technique of replica casting of ceramic materials and the various methods of mounting and examination are described. Co-ordination of optical properties of the peels and X-ray analysis is considered. The uses of peels in showing orientation of clays settled under gravitation and also effects of plastic deformation are discussed.

The present experiment aimed at increasing orange peel and sugar beet pulp protein content through solid-state fermentation by Trichoderma reesei and Trichoderma viride. In vitro digestibility and changes in the chemical composition of the fermented products were determined after seven days of fungal cultivation using gas production tests. The cultivation of T. reesei and T. viride on orange pe...

BACKGROUND Melasma is acquired symmetric hypermelanosis characterized by light-to-deep brown pigmentation over cheeks, forehead, upper lip, and nose. Treatment of this condition is difficult and associated with high recurrence rates. Chemical peels have become a popular modality in the treatment of melasma. OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of glycolic acid (35%) ...

Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) existing in most potato tissues are toxic to humans when the fresh weight is over 200 mg kg?1, and high SGAs content would also damage quality of tubers. Sterol side chain reductase 2 (StSSR2) a key enzyme biosynthetic potatoes. To reduce concentration tetraploid cultivated (Solanum tuberosum L.), gene StSSR2 was edited by CRISPR/Cas9 system. A total number 64 mu...

A comparative study between the antioxidant properties of peel (flavedo and albedo) and juice of some commercially grown citrus fruit (Rutaceae), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), lemon (Citrus limon), lime (Citrusxaurantiifolia) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) was performed. Different in vitro assays were applied to the volatile and polar fractions of peels and to crude and polar fraction of ju...