Pyrolysis of balsam fir needles was carried out to investigate the effect of both the heating rate and particle size on cellulosic component (hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin and char) yields using thermogravimetric a...
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Pyrolysis of balsam fir needles was carried out to investigate the effect of both the heating rate and particle size on cellulosic component (hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin and char) yields using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Three sizes of particles of 150, 250 and 425 μm were prepared and each subjected to a final temperature of 800 oC at five different heating rates: 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 oC/min. The mass change (TGA) and rate of mass change (DTG/DTA) plots and data were then analysed to obtain the pyrolysis characteristics (Vtotal, whemiceelulose, wcellulose, wlignin, wchar, wrate, max, Tmax and Tchar) and kinetic parameters (Ea, n and A). The curves exhibited five distinct degradation zones. The heating rate and particle size had a significant effect on the yield of total volatiles and char resulting from pyrolysis of balsam fir needles. The total volatiles yield was highest (68.08%) at 40 oC/min heating rate and particle size 425 μm. The activation energy and pre-exponential factors are in the range of 60 to 260 kJ/mol and 1011 to >1023. From the overall result, it is concluded that finer particle size gives out more energy for solid fuel production and coarser particle size gives out more energy for liquid fuel production.
Background:Shoulder pain is one of the most commonly reported musculoskeletal problems after low back *** common reason for the shoulder pain is supraspinatus tendinitis that is often associated with impingement ***:T...
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Background:Shoulder pain is one of the most commonly reported musculoskeletal problems after low back *** common reason for the shoulder pain is supraspinatus tendinitis that is often associated with impingement ***:To find the effects of kinesio taping in reducing pain and disability in subjects with supraspinatus ***:In this study,patients were randomly allocated the treatment using a set of predefined inclusion and exclusion *** were managed with kinesio ***-and post-evaluation of the patients was done using Numerical Pain Rating Scale(NPRS)and Disability of Arm Shoulder&Hand Questionnaire(DASH)score and the data gathered was entered and analyzed using SPSS version ***:Mean difference of 2.65 was reported between the pretreatment and post treatment values of NPRS in KT taping group which was significant(P<0.05).Mean difference of 27.25 was reported between the pre-treatment and post-treatment values of DASH score in KT taping group which was significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Kinesio taping is an effective Program in management of supraspinatus tendinitis.
The spectrum of disorders involving the tracheobronchial tree is diverse and tracheal diverticulum is an extremely rare entity accounting for 1%-2% of cases. Tracheal diverticulum is mainly asymptomatic and discovered...
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The spectrum of disorders involving the tracheobronchial tree is diverse and tracheal diverticulum is an extremely rare entity accounting for 1%-2% of cases. Tracheal diverticulum is mainly asymptomatic and discovered incidentally either on radiological examination or at autopsy. We hereby report two cases of tracheal diverticulum with hoarseness in one case and dysphagia in the second case, where intubation was difficult in both cases. However, laryngeal mask airway was inserted successfully in case one and endotracheal intubation using a smaller size intubation tube in case two.
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