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coconuts, etc ; agricultural industry; case studies; income; sugars; Indonesia; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Coconut is one of the key plantation commodities in the Mempawah Regency that needs to be developed. This is necessary in order to increase the income of coconut sugar craftsmen and also allow them gain knowledge of the industrial scale through feasibility studies on the agro-industry. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the structure of production cost and operating income as well as the feasib ...
coconuts, etc ; climate; climate change; coasts; temperature; trees; India; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Climate change and climate variability are projected to alter the geographic suitability of lands for crop cultivation. Early awareness of the future climate of the current cultivation areas for a perennial tree crop like coconut is needed for its adaptation and sustainable cultivation in vulnerable areas. We analyzed coconut’s vulnerability to climate change in India, based on climate projections ...
coconuts, etc ; capacitance; catalysts; cations; graphene; hydrogen production; transportation; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The development of simple methods for preparing three-dimensional (3D) mesopore graphene, as well as a comprehension of the connection between pore structure and catalytic characteristics, are critical for building highly efficient Pt-based electrocatalysts, but still challenging. Herein, 3D graphene-like materials with varying mesopore ratios were synthesized from coconut shells using a simple py ...
coconuts, etc ; biocomposites; egg shell; gelatin; hardness; jute; microstructure; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Coconut jute/ egg shell (CJ/ES) bio-composite is synthesized using the powder processing technique where gelatin acts as a binding agent and eggshell as the matrix material. Coconut jute fibres serve as a reinforcement material used to characterize the varying composition of CJ/ES. EDX and XRD are used to analyze the microstructure incorporation of gelatin gel affecting the density and Shore D har ...
coconuts, etc ; aerial photography; fruits; hulls; industry; research; surveys; Indonesia; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The objective of this research is to know the local tall coconut population, production and productivity in Taliabu Island, North Maluku Province, which is crucial for the industry. The aerial photography method using drones has been carried out to determine the distribution of coconut diversity, palm age, production potential and local coconut productivity. Production data and coconut fruit compo ...
Dayana Lima Maciel; Julián Andrés Castillo Vargas; Rafael Mezzomo; Marco Antônio Sundfeld da Gama; Laudi Cunha Leite; Ícaro Rainyer Rodrigues de Castro; Luis Rennan Sampaio Oliveira; Maria Luiza Costa Farias; Werbest Brenner dos Santos Luz; Kaliandra Souza Alves
coconuts, etc ; cheeses; dairy cows; milk production; odors; physicochemical properties; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Alternative feeds can reduce milk production costs, but quality attributes of dairy products may also be affected. The physicochemical, sensory, and fatty acid (FA) profiles of Minas frescal cheese produced from grazing cows fed different levels of cracked babassu coconut (CBC) were investigated in the present study. Actual and adjusted cheese yields in kg cow⁻¹ d⁻¹ decreased as CBC levels increas ...
coconuts, etc ; Cocos nucifera; Phytoplasma; insects; leaves; micropropagation; Florida; Mexico; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The coconut palm is an important crop worldwide. In America, it is affected by lethal yellowing (LY) disease, associated with the presence of 16SrIV ribosomal group phytoplasmas. Studies in Florida using insect-proof cages indicate Haplaxius crudus as a vector of LY phytoplasmas to palm species, including coconut. Here, an in vitro transmission system was used to verify that H. crudus collected in ...
coconuts, etc ; cocoa industry; fermentation; food research; odor compounds; odors; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Parallel application of an aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) to the volatiles isolated from a sample of fermented cocoa with an atypically pronounced coconut note and to the volatiles isolated from a reference cocoa sample revealed coconut-like smelling compounds δ-octalactone, δ-2-octenolactone, γ-nonalactone, γ-decalactone, δ-decalactone, and δ-2-decenolactone as potential causative odorant ...
coconuts, etc ; biodegradability; corrosion; mathematical models; response surface methodology; thermoplastics; wood; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a practical 3D printing technology to print thermoplastic and composite materials. The FDM 3D printing process has gained substantial attention due to its capability to produce complex and accurate components. Recently, the wood particles-based filament in 3D printing has become a subject of interest, which is due to their prominent advantages, such as thermal re ...
coconuts, etc ; bagasse; biomass; corn stover; energy; particle size; temperature; torrefaction; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Three locally available biomasses namely bagasse, corn stalk and leaves (CSL) and coconut shell (CS) were subjected to torrefaction in this study. Three parameters were varied namely temperature residence time and particles sizes to determine the optimum torrefaction conditions. The enhancement factor which is a ratio between the GCV of torrefied biomass to GCV of untorrefied biomass was found to ...
coconuts, etc ; Ceratocystis paradoxa; Streptomyces; biopesticides; ethyl acetate; fungal growth; research; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Several compounds produced by Actinomycetes group of bacteria have proven potential in inhibiting plant pathogenic fungi. In the present study, two microbial ethyl acetate extracts from Streptomyces were tested for their antifungal properties against Thielaviopsis paradoxa, the causal organism of stem bleeding disease in coconut. The cultural filtrates of 2 strains of Streptomyces (AFL-1 and AFL-2 ...
coconuts, etc ; acetic acid; acetylation; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; catalysts; lignin; solubility; sunscreens; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The optimization of the parameters involved in lignin extraction is crucial for obtaining a lignin with specific structural features for its further valorization. The aim of this work was to develop an eco-friendly organosolv protocol for tuning the acetylation degree of coconut shell lignins (CSLs) by using MgCl₂ and HCl as catalyst and co-catalyst, respectively. CSLs were obtained by mixing coco ...
coconuts, etc ; absorption; agroindustrial byproducts; biomass; carbon; electrical conductivity; magnetic materials; magnetism; nanocomposites; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Lightweight and low-cost carbon material have recently been considered as a promising microwave absorbing material (MAM), especially, biomass-derived carbon with diverse porous structures has attracted a lot of attention, because they are sustainable and easily modifiable. The excellent electrical conductivity of carbon material facilitates the attenuation of microwaves. At the same time, the appl ...
coconuts, etc ; activated carbon; aluminum; batteries; cathodes; graphene; porous media; surface area; toxicity; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Most commercial rechargeable battery types suffer from several drawbacks, including high cost, toxic and hazardous materials, poor performance and general non-sustainability. Aluminium-ion batteries (AIBs), with aluminium as the most common metal in the Earth's crust, can theoretically overcome almost all these shortcomings. However, the intercalation of large-sized chloroaluminate (AlCl₄⁻) active ...
coconuts, etc ; adsorbents; biomass; odors; porosity; raw materials; surface area; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) use granular activated carbons (GACs) as odor retainers because of their high surface area and porosity. The volatile compounds retained in these GAC beds saturate their pores and are periodically replaced by pristine GACs, which are frequently made from biomass materials such as coconut shell. Here, in order to recycle these exhausted GACs and reuse them again ...
coconuts, etc ; Arenga pinnata; absorbance; absorption; acoustics; air; coir; corn husks; hemp; jute; polyurethanes; Show all 11 Subjects
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... During the last few years remarkable efforts were taken for the development of natural sound-absorbing material. Recent advances in acoustic materials lead to a variety of natural sound-absorbing materials like jute, arenga pinnata, hemp, corn husk, to name a few. This article speaks for the sound absorption characteristics of coconut coir fibers with polyurethane resin. Results of this study reve ...
coconuts, etc ; Arenga pinnata; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; absorbance; adulterated products; least squares; sugars; Show all 7 Subjects
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... In this study, Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) and infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was employed to detect the level of adulteration of Arenga pinnata sugar (AS) with coconut sugar (CS). Various concentrations of CS ranging from 0 to 100% were added to AS, and the absorbance spectra of the resulting mixtures were measured by FT-NIR and FT-IR. The spectra were pre-processed via the normalizat ...
coconuts, etc ; arrowroot; betel; breadfruits; leaves; rice; sugarcane; taro; uncertainty; yams; Guinea; Indian Ocean; Show all 12 Subjects
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... In his 1959 book, Africa: Its Peoples and Their Culture History, George P. Murdock suggested that a Malaysian complex of crops dispersed to Africa in ancient times across the Indian Ocean along the Sabaean Lane. The Malaysian complex comprised bananas, sugarcane, taro, three yam species, rice, Polynesian arrowroot, breadfruit, coconut, areca palm, and betel leaf. Except for rice, arrowroot, and po ...
coconuts, etc ; adsorbents; adsorption; formaldehyde; human health; polymers; process design; van der Waals forces; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Formaldehyde (HCHO) is one of the most universal and harmful indoor gas pollutants nowadays. Even a very low concentration of HCHO does great harm to human health. Herein, we developed a kind of porous organic polymer (P-CDP) as an adsorbent for the rapid removal of HCHO. The adsorption capacity of HCHO on P-CDP is 2.78 mg g–¹ and the average adsorption rate in 10 min is 0.18 mg g–¹ min–¹ at a HCH ...
coconuts, etc ; air; diffusivity; equations; hygroscopicity; jaggery; mass transfer; osmotic treatment; rehydration; solutes; sucrose; Show all 11 Subjects
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... The feasibility of using non-conventional osmotic agents such as coconut sugar, and jaggery in coconut chips production was evaluated, and compared with sucrose treated chips in terms of quality and sensory attributes. Samples were processed at the identical condition of 0.60 mm slice thickness, 45 ᵒBrix solution concentration, and 65 °C drying temperature. Osmotic dehydration ability of different ...