The present study was conducted to prepare dietary fiber rich chicken meat rolls and patties. The combination of two different sources of dietary fiber has been used viz. rice bran and psyllium husk. Three different levels of rice bran and psyllium husk viz. 10% rice bran and 2% psyllium husk, 10% rice bran and 4% psyllium husk and 10% rice bran and 6% psyllium husk were tried. The sensory char...

Al/MgAl2O4in situ metal matrix composites have been synthesized using value-added silica sources (microsilica and rice husk ash) containing ∼97% SiO2 in Al-5 wt.% Mg alloy. The thermodynamics and kinetics of MgAl2O4 formation are discussed in detail. The MgO and MgAl2O4 phases were found to dominate in microsilica (MS) and rice husk ash (RHA) value-added composites, respectively, during the ini...

Ionic liquids that dissolve cellulose provide an option to pretreat lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, potential application of three ionic liquids in pretreating rice husk and their abilities in dissolving rice husk cellulose were investigated. The ionic liquids applied were 1-butyl-3methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]OAc), and 1-ethyl-3-meth...

This paper presents the effect of natural aging upon the performance of the polymeric insulat ion materials made from Epoxy resins, Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and Rice husk ash compound. The sa mples of epoxy resin insulation material consist of Dig lycidyl Ether of Bisphenol A (DGEBA), Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) as curing agent, and 325 mesh Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as filler, treated with var...

mohaddeseh seddighi was born in rasht, guilan, i. r. iran (1985). she received b.sc. in applied chemistry from isfahan university of technology (iut) (2007) and his m.sc. in organic chemistry from isfahan university of technology (2010) under the direction of professor abdol. r. hajipour. she began her ph.d. studies at university of guilan under supervision of professor farhad shirini from 2011...

Background Rice straw and husk are globally significant sources of cellulose-rich biomass and there is great interest in converting them to bioethanol. However, rice husk is reportedly much more recalcitrant than rice straw and produces larger quantities of fermentation inhibitors. The aim of this study was to explore the underlying differences between rice straw and rice husk with reference to...

The performances of outdoor polymeric insulators are influenced by environmental conditions. The use of polymeric materials in a particular composition can be produced insulators that are resistant to environmental influences. This paper presents the effect of artificial tropical climate on the hydrophobicity, equivalent salt deposit density (ESDD), surface leakage current, flashover voltage, a...

Nanofluids, colloidal suspensions consisting of base fluids and nanoparticles, are a new generation of engineering working fluids. Nanofluids have shown great potential in heat/mass transfer applications. However, their practical applications are limited by the high production cost and low stability. In this study, a low-cost agricultural waste, rice husk ash (RHA), was used as a silicon source...

Soil stabilization has become a major issue in construction engineering and the researches regarding the effectiveness of using industrial wastes are rapidly increasing. The present experimental work briefly describes the suitability of the locally available Rice Husk Ash (RHA) to be used in the local construction industry in a way to minimize the amount of waste to be disposed to the environme...