The aim of this paper is to show that blends or portmanteau words form an intermediate category between monomorphemic and polymorphemic words. First, it will be shown that one must distinguish between two types of concatenations of portions of two words.
Camiel Hamans
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The Impact of Sewage Sludge-Sweet Sorghum Blends on the Biogas Production for Energy Purposes
The paper presents research on the impact of adding various forms of sorghum to sewage sludge on the anaerobic digestion process. The use of liquid sewage sludge alone in biogas plants at wastewater treatment plants is inefficient due to the low total ...
Hubert Prask +5 more
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Development and Performance of a Multi-Fuel Residential Boiler Burning Agricultural Residues
The combustion behavior of selected agricultural residues (olive and peach kernels, almond and walnut shells) and their blends was investigated in a prototype low-investment combustion unit of nominal capacity 65 kWth. Blending ratio for olive kernel was
Despina Vamvuka +5 more
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Correlation between morphological properties and ionic conductivity in an electrolyte based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) [PDF]
Materials based on a mixture of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) and LiClO4 were produced to evaluate their ionic behavior and morphological structure to determine if they can be used as an electrolyte in ...
Lívio Bruno J. S. +3 more
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In this study, we evaluated the pelleting characteristics of southern yellow pine (SYP), switchgrass (SG), and their blends for thermochemical conversion processes, such as pyrolysis and gasification.
Jaya Shankar Tumuluru +7 more
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Extruded corn flour changed the functionality behaviour of blends
Functionalities and relationships between raw and extruded maize flour blends were studied. The extruded flour had higher water absorption and water solubility indices, and had no differential scanning calorimetry endotherm.
Jie Zeng +3 more
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The Effect of Polystyrene on the Crystallization of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [PDF]
Mechanical properties, morphology and nonisothermal crystallization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and blends of PHB and polystyrene (PS) were studied by tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
Renate Maria Ramos Wellen +5 more
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Native rice starch and linseed gum blends: Effect on the pasting, thermal and rheological properties
Native rice starch was replaced at 3, 6, 9, and 12% with linseed gum. The objective of replacement was to modify the starch properties as an alternative to chemical and enzymatic modification.
Shahzad Hussain
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Wettability and Morphological Characterization of a Polymeric Bacterial Cellulose / corn Starch Membrane [PDF]
The uses of polymer blends have stimulated research to promote a better performance of existing raw materials. The implementation of blends in the production of polymeric membranes has shown great results in regenerative medicine and consequently it has ...
Carina Maiara da Silva +5 more
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Blend or not to blend? What faculty member think about blended learning?
In this study, it is aimed to reveal the opinions of the academics who have experienced the blended method in the course of blended courses. The study was carried out using a parallel mixed design. Research data were collected from academics who were determined by convenient sampling method.
Erhan Sengel, Niyazi Aktaş
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