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Sawdust
About: Sawdust is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5526 publications have been published within this topic receiving 86499 citations. The topic is also known as: wood dust & hard wood dust.
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TL;DR: Adsorption process follows first order kinetic and adsorption of Cr(VI) on sawdust has the spontaneous nature, and removal of chromium ion was found as highly dependent on pH and initial Cr( VI) concentration of the solution.
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TL;DR: Results suggested that the biosorption of methyl violet dye from aqueous solution using Mansonia wood sawdust was a spontaneous and endothermic process.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the suitability of sawdust wood residue as a filler for thermoplastics has been tested using two different mesh sizes (20 and 60), as well as by varying the weight percentage of fibres from 10% to 40%.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors aimed at characterizing compost maturity and organic matter transformation during this process, by the use of nondestructive spectroscopic and thermal techniques, together with some chemical analysis.
Abstract: This work is aimed at characterizing compost maturity and, organic matter transformation during this process, by the use of nondestructive spectroscopic and thermal techniques, together with some chemical analysis. Composting was conducted in a laboratory over a period of one year using the organic fraction of domestic wastes, fresh farmyard manure, spent coffee and sawdust as the raw materials. Samples were retired after different periods of composting and were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy as well as by routine chemical parameters including temperature, pH, C/N, ash content and humic-like substances content. Results showed that in case of domestic wastes, spent coffee and farmyard manure, the C/N ratios, ash and humic acid content showed a typical high rate of change during the first 197 days of composting and tended to stabilize thereafter, probably as a result of the maturity of the produced composts. In contrast, sawdust underwe...
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TL;DR: In this article, sawdust, rice husks, peanut shells, coconut fibres and palm fruit fibres were densified into briquettes at modest pressures of 5-7 MPa using a piston and die type of press.
Abstract: Biomass material, including sawdust, rice husks, peanut shells, coconut fibres and palm fruit fibres, was densified into briquettes at modest pressures of 5–7 MPa using a piston and die type of press. The briquettes were tested to evaluate their relaxation behaviour, mechanical strength and burning characteristics. The sawdust briquettes were found to have better overall handling characteristics. But briquettes of different biomass materials required different optimum conditions of fabrication and generally showed a promising potential for further development.
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