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1179 articles for “productivity”
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Implementation of Product Lifecycle Management in Small Scale Foundry in the Area of Product Data Management: A Case Study
Abstract: In this paper, the PDXpert engineering data management software utilized for case study in the domain of Product data management (PDM) of product lifecycle management (PLM) in a small scale foundry. The implementation of PDM helped the manufacturers to manage the information traditionally contained in engineering documents, plant floor routings, change orders, sales orders and quality documentation, within a single solution that shared across the enterprise. Also, improved the accessibility …
Published in International Journal of Computer Aided Manufacturing · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 46–52 Read article
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Examination of White Specie Onion for Production of Oil: Integration for Pharmaceutical Production
Abstract: Research work was carried out to examiner the characteristics of oil produced from white specie of onion obtained in Nigeria. The following functional parameters were examined with therefractive index of 1.34926, density of 1.1036g/cm3, viscosity of 2.45cst, iodine value of 28.1083%, saponification value of 10.94%, free fatty acid (FFA) of 11.264%, peroxide value of 45% and acid value of 2.104%. The result obtained reveals the significance of white onion specie …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Synthesis and Chemical Reactions · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–14 Read article
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Industrial Biotechnology: Transforming Waste into Valuable Bio-Based Products
Abstract: Industrial biotechnology, often referred to as “white biotechnology,” is a rapidly advancing field that harnesses biological systems, microorganisms, and enzymes to transform waste materials into valuable bio-based products. This innovative approach has emerged as a crucial solution to the growing environmental concerns associated with traditional industrial processes, which are often energy-intensive and produce significant waste. Industrial biotechnology leverages renewable resources, including agricultural, industrial, and municipal waste, to create a wide …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 46–50 Read article
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Production of Biogas from the Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Cow-Dung and Tannery By-Products
Abstract: This work was majorly focused on the production of biogas anaerobically through the co-digestion of cow-dungs and tannery waste and also to reduce the concentration of sulphide by direct inclusion of facultative lagoon sediment with sodium and calcium alginate. Various tannery fleshing to cow-dung ratio of 1:0, 1:0.5, 1:1 and 1:2 were investigated. The optimum was established to be ratio 1:2 is designated as a top methane concentration up to …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Recent Trends in Production, Characterization, and Utilization of Fungal Chitosan
Abstract: Chitosan is the second most abundant biopolymer in nature after cellulose that can be extracted from marine sources, as well as from agricultural waste products such as mushrooms or other fungal sources following chitin deacetylation. The consistent production of these glycans by fungi is unaffected by seasonal changes, allowing for precise process control. This results in a more consistent quality of the final product. Currently, crustacean shells and other marine …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 23–31 Read article
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Analysis of Key Factors Affecting Labour Productivity in Building Rehabilitation Projects
Abstract: Productivity is a very challenging aspect and momentous concern in construction industry because it controls the overall project performance. Complications are typically related to the labour performance. In the construction sector, there are several internal and external aspects that are variables and are terribly troublesome to predict. Also, this results to never-ending deviation in productivity of labours we tend to come through at sites, so it’s momentous to assure decrease …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 13–34 Read article
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Assessment of Agricultural Mechanization Utilization Status and Analysis of Productivity and Wage Employment at Siltie Zone, Central Ethiopia
Abstract: There was no alternative solution except the utilization of farm machinery to enhance crop productivity. While in Ethiopia, the level of usage of agricultural machinery remains quite low and heavily relies on traditional power sources. Therefore, assessing, understanding the fundamental roots and their effect on agricultural productivity was crucial. Using data collected from a household survey of 240 farmers in four major wheat and maize producing districts of the Siltie …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–15 Read article
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A Review on Bio-Oil Production from Agricultural Waste Based on Various Processes, Bio-Oil Yield and Energy Recovery
Abstract: Agricultural waste generated through cultivation of crops, vegetables, fruits, and poultry can pollute the environment and affect the health of both humans and animals. Traditionally, most agricultural wastes are either burned or disposed of in landfills which cause acute environmental pollution. These easily accessible and underutilized agro-wastes remain a potential resource for biofuel production. This review analyses several thermochemical and biochemical methods encompassing pyrolysis, gasification, and hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and …
Published in International Journal of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 9–19 Read article
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Kinetic Model for Production of Carbon(iv)oxide (CO2) from Brewers Spent Grain Using Anaerobic Digester
Abstract: In this research paper, investigation studies were carried out to determine which model best predicts the amount of using the linear, power, growth rate decay, and non-elementary rate models, the kinetics of the biogas produced under the impact of biodegradation were explored. Carbon(iv)oxide was produced as a fraction of the biogas acquired from the experimental conditions. Either of the linear, power, growth rate decay, and non-elementary rate models can be …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 17–31 Read article
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Major Analytical Problems in Current Pharmaceutical Drug Products
Abstract: Substances of pharmaceutical drug products go through thorough analyses to check the safety, efficacy as well as the quality of the final product. There are a number of shortcomings even though much has been done in the analytical methods used in recalls. Such challenges are those concerning method validation, sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility, and regulation. This article on major analytical problems in current pharmaceutical drug products outlines major limitations in the …
Published in International Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 29–39 Read article
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Use of the electrolysis hydrogen bubbles and process of vibroturbulization for advanced gasfilled materials production
Abstract: Production of gasfilled materials with the high physical mechanical properties plays a large role for effective use of these materials in chemical industry, medicine, machine building and space technology. Existing methods of gasfilled materials production such as the creation and the foaming of the water dispersions of high polymers using the thermal decomposition of organic and inorganic matter, using the radiation destruction of thermoplastic polymer or using the injection of …
Published in International Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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The Production Advanced Carbon Nanocomposite Materials by Using the Method of Vibro-turbulization
Abstract: Nanocomposites are materials that contain nano-sized particles in a matrix of a standard material. The addition of nanoparticles to the matrix results in a sharp improvement in the properties of the resulting nanomaterial, including mechanical strength, toughness, and electrical or thermal conductivity. Existing methods for the synthesis of nanocomposites, consisting in the laser decomposition of an aerosol of a ferrocene solution in toluene, as a result of which a nanocomposite …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 10–14 Read article
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A Pre-domestic Approach for Farm Animal Production: Free Range, Resource-efficient, Organic-driven and Fair-trade-directed
Abstract: Food security and Human Nutrition are two topics of interest for modern world farming. Food scarcity does not allow proper nutrient intake in some areas of the modern world and even in locations where food is abundant concern is persistent given the use of bioaccumulable agrochemicals for their production. Animal welfare is also a modern concern. To this regard, organic and free-range farming meet the demand of a reduced number …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Increased Efficiency and Shelf Life of Functional Foods Through Nanoparticle-Based Products in Food Packing and Processing Industries
Abstract: In recent years there is an upsurge in food industries as numerous food products are launched to enhance its shelf life and storage efficiency. In resolving these issues nanotechnology especially in food sector including food processing, food monitoring, food packaging, development of food modifying colors, production of functional foods, nutritional or flavoring properties according to a dietary need of a person as well as production of stronger coloring, flavorings and …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 39–44 Read article
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Synthesis of Various Products from Different Feed Stocks–an Insight Into Application of Biotechnology
Abstract: Synthesis of various products in energy efficient manner with minimum environmental foot print is important area of research in chemical engineering. Chemical pathways are energy intensive and many of the reactions are high temperature reactions. Many compounds like ethanol, amino acids, and acetic acids can be synthesized by biological methods. Biochemical reactions are low temperature reactions under mild conditions. Use of waste material as feedstock for production of useful compounds …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Synthesis and Chemical Reactions · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 18–21 Read article
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The new method of composite materials production
Abstract: The existing methods for production, for example, polymer composite materials: the pressing (direct, injection, profile), the injection molding (injection, intrusion, centrifugal molding, and autoclaving), the extrusion, the pultrusion, the contact molding, the winding, vacuum molding and pneumatic molding do not permit to reach the main goal of the production of unique composite materials with a basis (matrix) filled by uniformly distributed filler (armoured element), having high strength and rigidity. The …
Published in International Journal of Composite and Constituent Materials · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 18–22 Read article
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Production of Dental Materials by Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technologies
Abstract: The aim of the present paper is to make a review of the modern trends in the development of the technologies for production of dental materials. An understanding of the currently available bonding strategies to CA/CAM materials can help the clinician to select the most indicated system for each category of materials. Three are the main trends in production technologies in dentistry last 30 years: digitalization, simulation and implementation of …
Published in International Journal of Computer Aided Manufacturing · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 36–39 Read article
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Characterization of Urine for Production of Bio-Hydrogen Gas forEnergy Utilization using Wood Saw Dusts
Abstract: Research has demonstrated the significance of urine in the area of production of BioH 2 gas for the purpose of energy utilization using wood saw dust as the raw material. The bio-nutrients of the urine was characterized by considering the following parameter and its value determined as demonstrated in the area of pH (6.80), Total Solids (TS) (6050mg/l), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) (4250mg/l), Total Suspended Solid (TSS) (1800mg/l), Chemical Oxygen …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Comprehensive Manufacturing Processes, Chemical Syntheses, and Mass Balance Analyses for Ten Essential Fungicides in Agrochemical Production
Abstract: This research paper presents a detailed examination of the manufacturing processes for ten key fungicides used in agrochemical applications: Amisulbrom, Azoxystrobin, Benzovindiflupyr, Bixafen, Boscalid, Carboxin, Carpropamid, Cyazofamid, Cyclobutrifluram, and Cyflufenamid. For each fungicide, the synthesis pathways are outlined, including step-by-step chemical reactions, basic chemistry, reactant stoichiometries, and mass calculations based on a standardized production scale of 1000 kg of the final product. Mass balances are provided to account for inputs …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Synthesis and Chemical Reactions · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 1–21 Read article
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Technical Insights into the Industrial Synthesis and Production of Ten Prominent Plant Growth Regulator Molecules: Process Flow and Mass Balance Determination
Abstract: Plant Growth Regulators (PGPRs) are indispensable tools in modern agriculture, offering precise control over various aspects of plant development and enhancing crop productivity. While their diverse applications are widely recognized, detailed technical insights into their industrial manufacturing processes, including synthesis routes, process flow, and mass balance, are often limited. This manuscript addresses this gap by presenting a comprehensive technical analysis of the industrial synthesis and production of ten prominent PGPR …
Published in International Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025 Read article