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Desorption isotherms and isosteric heat of niger grains (Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.)

Agro@mbiente On-line, 2018
Niger seed oil has excellent quality and quantity (30-50%) and is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, mainly linoleic acid (about 70%). Thus, control of environmental temperature and relative humidity, and of seed moisture content is essential to ...
Valdiney Cambuy Siqueira, Fernanda Pimentel da Silva, Wellytton Darci Quequeto, Rodrigo Aparecido Jordan, Rafael Araujo Leite, Geraldo Acácio Mabasso   +5 more
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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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In situ aerosol measurements taken during the 2007 COPS field campaign at the Hornisgrinde ground site [PDF]

, 2011
Copyright @ 2011 Royal Meteorological Society.The Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS) campaign was conducted during the summer of 2007.
Irwin, M, T. W. Choularton, Crosier, J, Jones, H. M., Crosier, J.; id_orcid, Coe, H, McFiggans, G.; id_orcid, G. McFiggans, Flynn, M, A. Russell, Coe, H.; id_orcid, H. Coe, McFiggans, G, J. Crosier, Flynn, M. J.; id_orcid, Choularton, T. W.; id_orcid, Russell, A, Irwin, M., Choularton, T, M. Irwin, Russell, A., Jones, H, M. J. Flynn, H. M. Jones   +23 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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Relating hygroscopicity and composition of organic aerosol particulate matter [PDF]

, 2010
A hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer (HTDMA) was used to measure the water uptake (hygroscopicity) of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed during the chemical and photochemical oxidation of several organic precursors in a smog chamber.
D. R. Worsnop, Tomlinson, J., Baltensperger, U., Collins, D. R., Aiken, A. C., A. Metzger, Barmpadimos, I., De Carlo, P. F., J. Tomlinson, Baltensperger, Urs, Prevot, A. S H, Weingartner, E., P. F. DeCarlo, Dommen, J., M. R. Canagaratna, Jimenez, Jose Luis, Tomlinson, Jason M., DeCarlo, Peter F., Alfarra, M. R., Canagaratna, Manjula R., J. Dommen, Worsnop, D. R., Prevot, André Stephan Henry, Collins, Donald R., Aiken, Allison C., Jimenez, J. L., Barmpadimos, Iakovos, Metzger, A., J. L. Jimenez, D. R. Collins, E. Weingartner, Weingartner, Ernest, A. S. H. Prevot, Dommen, Josef, Gysel, M., Alfarra, M. Rami, Worsnop, Douglas R., U. Baltensperger, A. C. Aiken, Prevot, A. S. H., Tritscher, T., Gysel, Martin, Canagaratna, M. R., J. Duplissy, DeCarlo, P. F., Duplissy, J., Duplissy, Jonathan, I. Barmpadimos, Metzger, Axel, Tritscher, Torsten, M. R. Alfarra, T. Tritscher, M. Gysel   +52 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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The Effect of Kelvin Effect on the Equilibrium Effective Radii and Hygroscopic Growth of Atmospheric Aerosols [PDF]

, 2015
In this paper we extracted microphysical properties of six types of atmospheric aerosols from Optical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds (OPAC) and numerically analyzed the analytical expressions for the changes in the equilibrium relative humidity (RH ...
Adamu, I. D., Tijjani, B.I., Galadanci, G.S.M., Koki, F. S., Nura, A. M., Uba, S., Saleh, M., Abubakar, A.I.   +7 more
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Droplet activation, separation, and compositional analysis: laboratory studies and atmospheric measurements [PDF]

, 2011
Droplets produced in a cloud condensation nuclei chamber (CCNC) as a function of supersaturation have been separated from unactivated aerosol particles using counterflow virtual impaction.
Cziczo, Daniel J., Pekour, Mikhail S., Kohn, Monika, Shilling, John E., Nelson, Danny A., Hiranuma, Naruki   +5 more
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