Parboiling is a widely used paddy processing method where paddy is soaked in water to hydrate before the subsequent steaming, drying and milling operations. A significant amount of water is used in this soaking operation ...

Phytases is an enzyme belonging to the histidine acid phosphatase family which has the capability to initiate the stepwise dephosphorylation of phytate, the primary storage form of phosphorus in most seeds and cereal grains. ...

Adsorption of textile dyes onto rice husk based adsorbents from aqueous solutions was studied. Batch experiments were conducted to determine the effect of method or treatment of rice husk on adsorption. Raw rice husk, ...

This study analysed the competitive adsorption of multicomponent systems onto coir pith, readily available and environmentally friendly adsorbent chosen for the study. The efficacy of unmodified coir pith as an adsorbent ...

Rice is the staple diet of Sri Lankans and mainly consumed as steamed rice. In addition to this pre gelatinized milled rice flour is used by some food industries, for the production of rice noodles, instant hoppers and ...

Algal blooms have been identified as one of the most devastating issues in the urban water bodies. Enrichment of nutrient such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium stimulate algal blooms. Even though the fraction of urine ...

Drying process has been identified as one of the most important preprocessing techniques in cinnamon oil production industry. Drying at closed and controlled environment was selected as a solution to mitigate the drawbacks ...

A fast growing interest in applying nanomaterials in various fields has been observed in recent years. Nano-silica is one of the widely used nanomaterials in adhesives, fiber optic strands, sealants, surface coatings, ...

The effect of chlorine on NOx and N2O emissions has been studied in an electrically heated bed of fluidized sand. Pyridine (C5H5N) was burnt as a model compound in a mixture of O2 and N2 to produce NO and N2O. The experiments ...

The waste biomass substrates for microbial fuel cell (MFC) were tested using a batch type MFC. The performances of each cell were measured individually by recording the Open Circuit Voltage (OCV) against time using three ...