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Viability of Brazilwood seeds (Caesalpinia echinata Lam.) stored at room temperature in controlled atmospheres

Journal of Seed Science, 2015
Seed storage at room temperature is an important and low-cost tool for ex situ conservation. However, the high rates of seed deterioration could reduce the potential for storage in this condition.
Nestor Martini Neto, Claudio José Barbedo   +1 more
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Potential Use of Aeration in Soybean and Corn Stored in the Northwest of Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Drying agricultural products is a crucial step in maintaining post-harvest quality. Understanding the use of equilibrium moisture content is essential in grain processing, as it is an inherent property of grains. The objective of this study was to assess
Letícia Silva, Patrícia Carvalho Barbosa, Cristiane Fernandes Lisboa, Luís César da Silva, Hellen Pinto Ferreira Deckers, Anderson Barbosa Evaristo, Camilla Sena da Silva   +6 more
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Adsorption isotherms and isosteric heat in Coffea arabica beans

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2019
The knowledge of the adsorption hygroscopic equilibrium in coffee is pertinent for the adequacy of its storage, thus ensuring the quality of the product to the end consumer. The present study aimed to determine the adsorption isotherms of Arabica coffee (
Samuel Gonçalves Ferreira dos Santos, Daniel Pereira da Silva, Jefferson Kran Sarti, Vinícius Gonçalves Almeida, Renato Souza Rodovalho   +4 more
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MOISTURE SORPTION ISOTHERMS OF QUINOA SEEDS: THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS [PDF]

Engenharia Agrícola, 2018
The present research aimed to study the water sorption behavior of quinoa seeds analyzing the hysteresis phenomenon and determining thermodynamic properties. Static gravimetric technique was used to obtain the equilibrium moisture content of quinoa seeds
Jaime D. Bustos-Vanegas, Paulo C. Corrêa, Juliana S. Zeymer, Fernanda M. Baptestini, Renata C. Campos   +4 more
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Seasonal variation of aerosol water uptake and its impact on the direct radiative effect at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard [PDF]

, 2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 LicenseIn this study we investigated the impact of water uptake by aerosol particles in ambient atmosphere on their optical properties and their direct radiative effect
Ekman, A. M. L., Lund University., Maturilli, M., Rastak, N., Riipinen, I., Silvergren, Sanna, Strom, J., Svenningsson, Birgitta,, Tesche, M., Tunved, P., Wideqvist, U., Zieger, P.   +11 more
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Importance of composition and hygroscopicity of BC particles to the effect of BC mitigation on cloud properties: Application to California conditions [PDF]

, 2012
Black carbon (BC) has many effects on climate including the direct effect on atmospheric absorption, indirect and semi-direct effects on clouds, snow effects, and others.
Adams, Peter, Bahadur, Ranjit, Jacobson, Mark Z., Nenes, Athanasios, Prather, Kimberly, Russell, Lynn M., Seinfeld, John H.   +6 more
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Hygroscopic expansion of bulk fill composites: A three-month report

Brazilian Dental Science, 2018
Polymer networks are considered to be largely affected by water and chemical absorption from environment. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hygroscopic expansion of bulk-fill composite.
Elham Hasani, Narges Panahandeh, Sayna Shamszadeh, Ahmad Najafi Abrandabadi, Seyedeh Mahsa Sheikh-Al-Eslamian   +4 more
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Nano-apatite/polymer composites: mechanical and physicochemical characteristics [PDF]

, 1997
Hydrothermally synthesized acicular nano-apatite (Nap) was used as filler to make composites with a polyethylene glycol/poly(butylene terephthalate) (PEG/PBT) block copolymer (Polyactive™70:30).
Blitterswijk, C.A. van, Liu, Qing, Wijn, J.R. de   +2 more
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Moisture absorption kinetics of FruitPad for packaging of fresh strawberry [PDF]

, 2017
This study analysed the moisture absorption kinetics of FruitPad embedded with different concentrations of fructose with further application of such pads in packaging of fresh strawberries.
Bovi, Graziele G., Caleb, Oluwafemi J., Klaus, Eylin, Mahajan, Pramod V., Rauh, Cornelia, Tintchev, Filip   +5 more
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Briquettes of Sugarcane Bagasse and Eucalyptus spp Sawdust: Characterization and Hygroscopic Equilibrium

Revista Virtual de Química, 2017
Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Ciencias Ambientais, Rodovia Joao Leme dos Santos,Km 110,SP 264, Sorocaba, SP ...
Alo, Livia L., Konishi, Paula A., Belini, Gabriela B., Silva, Juliette P. da, Martins, Mariana P., Nakashima, Gabriela T., Caraschi, Jose C., Yamaji, Fabio M.   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources