Pretreatment methods as a means of boosting methane production from sewage sludge and its mixtures with grease trap sludge

The main objective of this study was to determine the applicability of the selected pretreatment methods as a means of intensification of methane production from sewage sludge as well as its mixtures with grease trap sludge.The addition of the fat rich material to the OXY BLEACH PWD digester treating sewage sludge resulted in an increased methane y

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Intakes of culinary herbs and spices from a food frequency questionnaire evaluated against 28-days estimated records

Abstract Background Worldwide, herbs and spices are much used food flavourings.However, little data exist regarding actual dietary intake of culinary herbs and spices.We developed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for the assessment of habitual diet the preceding year, with focus on phytochemical rich food, including herbs and spices.The aim of

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Genomic Analysis of the SUMO-Conjugating Enzyme and Genes under Abiotic Stress in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

SUMO-conjugating enzymes (SCE) and SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifiers) genes are important components of SUMOylation.SCE has a crucial role during the SUMOylation process which acts as a catalyst to transfer SUMO to the target protein.Comprehensive studies on SCE and SUMO have been performed in some plants, but studies on these genes remain limit

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