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Effect of chemo-mechanical disintegration on sludge anaerobic digestion for enhanced biogas production
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
The effect of combined surfactant-dispersion pretreatment on dairy waste activated sludge (WAS) reduction in anaerobic digesters was investigated. The experiments were performed with surfactant, Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) ...
Comparative analysis of vermicompost quality produced from rice straw and paper waste employing earthworm Eisenia fetida (Sav.)
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018)
Present study was undertaken to investigate the vermicomposting of two different organic wastes (rice straw and paper waste) employing, Eisenia fetida. Nine feedstocks were prepared with different ratios of wastes using ...
Chemical composition and antioxidant and antibacterial activities of cultured mycelia of four clavicipitaceous mushrooms (Ascomycetes) from the Indian Himalayas
(Begell House Inc., 2017)
Cultured mycelia of 4 clavicipitaceous fungi belonging to 2 genera, Cordyceps (C. gracilis, C. cicadae, C. sinclairii) and Metacordyceps (M. dhauladharensis), were analyzed for their chemical composition and antioxidant ...
Evaluation of mycelial nutrients, bioactive compounds, and antioxidants of five Himalayan entomopathogenic ascomyceteous fungi from India
(Begell House Inc., 2015)
In this study, using standard methods, mycelial nutrients, bioactive compounds, and antioxidants were analyzed for the first time for five fungal species: Isaria sinclairii (Berk.) Lloyd, I. tenuipes Peck, I. japonica ...
Evaluation of nutritional, nutraceutical, and antioxidant composition of eight wild culinary mushrooms (Higher basidiomycetes) from the Northwest Himalayas
(Begell House Inc., 2016)
In this article, 8 culinary mushroom species?namely, Agaricus arvensis, Lepiota leucothites, Amanita caesarea, Gymnopilus junonius, Coprinus atramentarius, Hygrocybe coccinea, Hygrophorus pustulatus, and Lactarius ...
Optimization, composition, and antioxidant activities of exo-and intracellular polysaccharides in submerged culture of cordyceps gracilis (Grev.) durieu & Mont.
(Hindawi Limited, 2015)
Under present experiments, EPS and IPS production, monosaccharide composition, and antioxidant activities of C. gracilis were studied for the first time under submerged culture conditions. Effect of different factors on ...
Prospecting Ammoniphilus sp. JF isolated from agricultural fields for butachlor degradation
(Springer Verlag, 2018)
Butachlor is a chloroacetamide herbicide used worldwide for controlling weeds in plants of rice, corn, soybean and other crops. In this study, indigenous bacterial species Ammoniphilus sp. JF was isolated from the agricultural ...
Response of diatoms to water quality in Khajiyar lake, Himachal Pradesh
(EM International, 2016)
The present investigation was carried out to study the presence, abundance and distribution of diatoms in relation to the water quality of Khajiyar Lake, Himachal Pradesh during April, 2011 to January, 2012. The lake is ...
Taxonomical establishment and compositional studies of a new cordyceps (ascomycetes) species from the northwest himalayas (India)
(Begell House Inc., 2016)
During a frequent survey in the northwest Indian Himalayan region, a new species-Cordyceps macleodganensis-was encountered. This species is described on the basis of its macromorphological features, microscopic details, ...
Sequestration of copper (II) from simulated wastewater using pre?treated rice husk waste biomass
(Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 2016)
This paper reports the potential of rice husk waste biomass to remove copper (II) from simulated wastewater under different experimental conditions. For this, rice husk has been pre?treated by boiling, formaldehyde and ...