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106 articles for “Bacteria”
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A Review on Potential use of Bioherbicides for preventing the growth of weed plants
Abstract: Like pests, disease and other hazards weeds are one of the major problems for farmers. They not only compete with crops for water, nutrients, sunlight, and space but also harbor insect and disease pests, clog irrigation and drainage systems undermine crop quality and deposit weed seeds into crop harvests. They can heavily damage the production of crops as well as they reduce the value of land. Weeds can also host …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 10–13 Read article
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Extraction of Nicotine from Tobacco Leaves used for Animal Cleansing
Abstract: Nicotine is addictive. An average cigarette yields about 2 mg of absorbed nicotine, and in lesser doses of that order, the substance acts as a stimulant in mammals, while high amounts (50-100 mg) can be harmful. This stimulant effect is a contributing factor to the addictive properties of tobacco smoking. Nicotine’s addictive nature includes psychoactive effects, drug-reinforced behavior, compulsive use, and relapse after abstinence, physical dependence and tolerance. Nicotine can …
Published in International Journal of Green Chemistry · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Bioremediation: An Approach for Environmental Clean-Up
Abstract: Bioremediation is defined as the remediation process wherein naturally occurring microorganisms or deliberately introduced microbes are exploited for inducing breakdown of environmental pollutants with the idea to make our surroundings clean. Here, an overview about this technology is provided for the beginners. Keywords: bacteria, biodegradation, bioremediation, detoxification, microbial biota
Published in International Journal of Green Chemistry · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 13–14 Read article
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Invitro Studies on Isolation, Screening and Characterization of Streptokinase from Bacillus SPP
Abstract: Streptokinase have isolated from the Bacillus spp. by using fermentation. The soil sample have collected from the different area of the Lucknow. The Gram’s staining was used to determining Bacillus spp. The screening method was used for the characterization for the bacteria. The enzyme concentration measured by using Lowry’s protein estimation method. Caseinolytic activity have performed to study the enzyme activity. Many different enzymes are required to bring about the …
Published in International Journal of Green Chemistry · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 19–35 Read article
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Predicting the TPH Concentration along Horizontal Direction of Stagnated Water Contaminated with Crude Oil
Abstract: The research predicts and models TPH concentration along Horizontal Direction of Stagnated water contaminated with Crude Oil. TPH diffusion in the stagnant water media was studied using Developed Dispersion and Degradation Model incorporated with first order degradation rate and the Monod equation. TPH content decreased with increase in time, but randomly varied across the depths. The impact of crude oil was more in the fresh water compared to salt water …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Separation Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 12–22 Read article
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Effect of Elephant Grass for the Remediation of Contaminated Swampy and Clay Soils Environment
Abstract: The research on the effect of Elephant grass and effectiveness to enhance remediation of crude oil polluted soil environment was studied. The experiment carried out in order to ascertain the performance of the locally sourced braw material for remediation of the contaminated soil. The physiochemical parameters of the contaminants such as crude oil, as well as the elephant grass in powdered form, swampy and clay soils were determined in terms …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 25–30 Read article
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Studies on Phytoplanktons and Their Role in Environmental Monitoring and Management
Abstract: Several parameters are known to affect the quality of environment. These parameters or properties can be physical, chemical or biological. Physical properties of water quality include temperature and turbidity. Chemical characteristics involve parameters such as pH and dissolved oxygen. Biological indicators of water quality typically are the algae and phytoplankton. These parameters are relevant not only to surface water studies of the ocean, lakes and rivers, but to groundwater and …
Published in International Journal of Environmental Chemistry · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 30–33 Read article
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Biodegradation of Plastic using Micro-organisms
Abstract: Plastics have become an important of modern life and are used in different sectors of application. In a year about 260 million tons of plastics are produced worldwide. Demand for plastics in India reached about 9.99 million tons in year 2014-2015. Plastics are high molecular weight organic source materials. In the present in view of the increasing use of plastics and its harmful effects, it has become necessary to prepare …
Published in International Journal of Environmental Chemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Effect of Temperature on Fungi Concentration in Crude Oil Remediation in an Aerated Bioreactor
Abstract: This research work was conducted to demonstrate the significance of temperature on the characteristics of fungi growth of crude oil degradation in fresh and salt water media. Comparison of fresh and salt contaminated water media was examined, the effect of temperature on crude oil degradation and the characteristics of total heterotrophic bacteria and fungi action. For Total Heterotrophic Fungi (THF) were Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, mucor sp, penicillium sp, Aspergillus …
Published in International Journal of Environmental Chemistry · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 12–21 Read article
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Development of Efficient Electrode and Design of Microbial Fuel Cell to Generate Electricity from Waste Water
Abstract: The study was focused on the development of composite electrodes and design of Continuous Microbial Fuel Cell to generate electricity from waste water. The electrodes were developed with different combinations of catalysts using phase inversion technique. In MFC Nafion 117 membrane was used as a proton exchange membrane and sewage waste water as substrate for the E.coli bacteria, which decomposes the organic matter and produces electrons. Different combination of electrodes …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 7–18 Read article
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Examining the Rate of Change of Some Physicochemical Properties of a Polluted Water Environment as a Result of Crude Oil Spill
Abstract: This study was designed to look at how the physicochemical characteristics of the aquatic environment changed as a result of crude oil spillage. Samples were collected for analysis of physicochemical parameters, Total Dissolved Oxygen, Total Bacteria Counts (TBC) and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) content etc., for a period 84 days at 14 days intervals. Over the course of the analysis, the value of oil & grease varied between sampling points …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 29–34 Read article
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Investigation of Mild Steel Corrosion by Clay Soil Environment
Abstract: This research work was carried out to observe the microbiologically induced corrosion in relation to mild steel of clay soil environments. We analyzed the physicochemical parameters and ascertained their biological features and impacts in the soil environment. In course of this research work, clay soil samples were collected in exactly four different locations at 100 m to 200 m and mixed together to form a single sample (sample D). The …
Published in International journal of Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 54–63 Read article
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Self-Healing of Concrete
Abstract: In this research paper detail of self-healing of concrete is specified. Various developments are running to study self-healing mechanisms. In this mechanism bacteria are mixed in concrete that make concrete structures water tight and upsurges durability. The concrete that can hit its own crashes.
Published in International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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A Review on Old Building Environment and Indoor Microbials
Abstract: People naturally want to comprehend their surroundings. Today, developed nations spend over 90% of their populations indoors, mostly in structures and environments constructed, controlled, and planned by humans. Since individuals go from their homes to their employment, germs are continuous with and around them. Indoor microorganisms cohabit with outside soil and water bacteria. It is commonly found in animals, plants, rodents, and water tracked indoors on shoes and breathed in. …
Published in International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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A STUDY ON PRODUCTION OF NEXT GENERATION CONCRETE : GREEN CONCRETE
Abstract: This proposal aims to study the production of eco friendly, sustainable and efficient self healing concrete. Concrete is the most widely used material in construction, concrete is a composite material composed of course aggregates bonded with wet cements which hardens over time. Production of bioconcrete is done in order to reduce the cracks, reduces the corrosion of steel present inside the building. Modern methods of construction and technology have taken …
Published in International Journal of Concrete Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 17–20 Read article
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Treatment of Dairy Wastewater Using Constructed Wetland
Abstract: Naturally existing wetlands have been used for dumping various types of wastewaters and have been promised to dispose of these wastewaters. As a matter of fact, in some areas, natural wetlands still serve this purpose solely and are nothing more than dumping sites. However, extensive research suggested the use of Wetlands for Treatment purposes. Understanding the dynamics of the processes in natural wetlands leads to the use of those processes …
Published in International Journal of Water Resources Engineering · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 55–66 Read article
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Deep Learning to Detect Pneumonia from Chest X-Ray Image
Abstract: Pneumonia is an acute pulmonary infection that is caused by viruses or by bacteria and it causes inflammation in the lungs. In 2019, a total of 2.5 million people died because of pneumonia, out of which, one third were younger than the age of 5. This infection was diagnosed by taking a chest Xray. The prediction of diseases is mainly based on human knowledge. In this, the probability of human …
Published in International Journal of Image Processing and Pattern Recognition · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 8–14 Read article
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity using Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
Abstract: The goal of the study was to use common laboratory techniques to create Zinc Oxide nanoparticles in a short amount of time and to check the antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles on gram negative and gram positive bacteria. Wet chemical technique was used to make zinc oxide nanoparticles. Activity augmentation for Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were studied when used in combination with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. The Nps are …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 24–27 Read article
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Recent Developments in Microcantilever-based Biosensors for Detection of Pathogens and Toxins
Abstract: Microcantilever-based biosensors have emerged as a highly promising platform for the rapid, sensitive, and label-free detection of pathogens and toxins. This paper provides an in-depth review of recent advancements in microcantilever biosensor technology, encompassing developments in microcantilever array fabrication, surface functionalization, motion detection methods, and specialized software for sensor system operation and analysis. The focus lies on applications pertaining to the detection of viruses, bacteria, and biological toxins. Additionally, the …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 26–32 Read article
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Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity and in-vitro cytotoxicity of Dy and Fe doped hydroxyapatite nanomaterials
Abstract: Dy- and Fe-doped hydroxyapatite (HAp) was synthesized by the facile aqueous precipitation method. The samples were characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In this work, the antibacterial activities of Dy- and Fe-doped HAp were tested against gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas putida) bacteria by agar diffusion test. It was found that Dy(5)-and Fe(5)-doped HAp …
Published in International Journal of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 46–54 Read article