THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS. By Oscar Kempthorne. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1952. 631 pp. $8.50. This book by a teacher of statistics (as well as a consultant for \"experimenters\") is a comprehensive study of the philosophical background for the statistical design of experiment. It is necessary to have some facility with algebraic notation and manipulation to be able to use the volume intelligently. The problems are presented from the theoretical point of view, without such practical examples as would be helpful for those not acquainted with mathematics. The mathematical justification for the techniques is given. As a somewhat advanced treatment of the design and analysis of experiments, this volume will be interesting and helpful for many who approach statistics theoretically as well as practically. With emphasis on the \"why,\" and with description given broadly, the author relates the subject matter to the general theory of statistics and to the general problem of experimental inference. MARGARET J. ROBERTSON

The Design and Analysis of Experiments

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Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation

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Techniques for extraction of bioactive compounds from plant materials: A review

Fossil fuel consumption in transportation system and energy-intensive sectors as the principal pillar of civilization is associated with progressive release of greenhouse gases. Hydrogen as a promising energy carrier is a perfect candidate to supply the energy demand of the world and concomitantly reduce toxic emissions. This article gives an overview of the state-of-the-art hydrogen production technologies using renewable and sustainable energy resources. Hydrogen from supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of biomass is the most cost effective thermochemical process. Highly moisturized biomass is utilized directly in SCWG without any high cost drying process. In SCWG, hydrogen is produced at high pressure and small amount of energy is required to pressurize hydrogen in the storage tank. Tar and char formation decreases drastically in biomass SCWG. The low efficiency of solar to hydrogen system as well as expensive photovoltaic cell are the most important barriers for the widespread commercial development of solar-based hydrogen production. Since electricity costs play a crucial role on the final hydrogen price, to generate carbon free hydrogen from solar and wind energy at a competitive price with fossil fuels, the electrical energy cost should be four times less than commercial electricity prices.

Hydrogen production from renewable and sustainable energy resources: Promising green energy carrier for clean development

Production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic materials via the biochemical pathway: a review.

Various novel techniques including ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and accelerated solvent extraction have been developed for the extraction of nutraceuticals from plants in order to shorten the extraction time, decrease the solvent consumption, increase the extraction yield, and enhance the quality of extracts. A critical review was conducted to introduce and compare the conventional Soxhlet extraction and the new alternative methods used for the extraction of nutraceuticals from plants. The practical issues of each extraction method were discussed. Potential uses of those methods for the extraction of nutraceuticals from plant materials was finally summarized.

Recent advances in extraction of nutraceuticals from plants

Gasification technology has been investigated to effectively and economically convert low-value and highly distributed solid biomass to a uniform gaseous mixture mainly including hydrogen (H 2 ), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH 4 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). This gaseous mixture can be further used as an industrial feedstock for heat and power generation, H 2 production and synthesis of liquid fuels. Significant advances have been made in the technology of biomass gasification and syngas utilization. This review was conducted to introduce the recent advances in biomass gasification and syngas utilization. The critical technical issues and perspectives of biomass gasification were discussed.

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Contemporary issues in thermal gasification of biomass and its application to electricity and fuel production.

Measurement errors in water vapor permeability of highly permeable, hydrophilic edible films

This article gives an overview of research on the development of edible food films made from protein sources, particularly corn and wheat proteins. Information on the mechanism and the chemistry of formation of these films is included.

Edible films and coatings from wheat and corn proteins.

Soy protein isolate (SPI) and wheat gluten (WG) films can be cast from appropriate solvent systems. Such films can find use in edible or nonedible food packaging materials. The effect of pH of WG and SPI film-forming solutions on film formation, tensile strength (TS), percentage elongation at break (E), and water vapor permeability (WVP) win investigated. WG films formed within pH 2-4 and 9-13, wherein SPI films formed within pH 1-3 and 6-12. Film formation win inhibited by poor protein dispersion around the isoelectric pH region of SPI (pH 4.5) and WG (pH 1.6). SPI films prepared from pH 6 to 11 had significantly (P<0.05) higher TS, higher E, and lower WVP than films from pH I to 3

Curtis L. Weller

Papers

Recent advances in extraction of nutraceuticals from plants

Contemporary issues in thermal gasification of biomass and its application to electricity and fuel production.

Measurement errors in water vapor permeability of highly permeable, hydrophilic edible films

Edible films and coatings from wheat and corn proteins.

Effect of pH on properties of wheat gluten and soy protein isolate films