In the present study, the natural biosorption capacity of Acacia nilotica sawdust (wood biomass) was studied for the removal of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) heavy metal ions. The process was optimized for several important factors such as pH, contact time, biomass amount, and metal ion concentration....

The pines needle falls approximately 2-3 ha^-1 year^-1 on the forest floors resulting in a considerable amount of lignocellulosic biowaste. The present study aimed to develop pine needles based lignocellulosic active paper and investigate the effect of 5, 20, and 30% (v/w) nano zeolite addition on...

Catalytic advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) utilising UV irradiation have been reported to be highly efficient for the degradation of recalcitrant compounds. The focus of present study was to evaluate the potential of steel industry waste as an alternative to homogenous iron salts often used in...

Bamboo is one of the non-timber forest products used extensively for a variety of purposes; however, efforts to maintain and improve its cultivation are outweighed by its numerous uses, leading to its decrease in the natural world. Therefore, to sustain the bamboo resource base and enhance the...

Torrefaction of Acacia nilotica was carried out in a quartz fixed-bed reactor. Temperature and residence time varied from 220 to 280°C and 20-60 min. The fuel (volatile ignitability (VI), combustibility index (CI), fuel ratio (FR)), and flow (Hausner ratio (HR), cohesion coefficient (C), Carr...

Raloxifene is a well-known modulator of estrogen receptors which is structurally similar to tamoxifen. As flavonoids can interact with the estrogen modulator raloxifene in vitro, we performed an in vitro stability study and in situ permeability assay of raloxifene and cladrin in female...

The current study was envisioned to valorize red cabbage pomace, an industrial waste produced during color and nutrition processing for extraction of pectin and its utilization to improve the stability of anthocyanins from commercially important Rhododendron arboreum flowers. To formulate...

Mango hopper is an important pest of mango that causes severe losses in yield and lower quality of fruit. The objective of the study was to investigate the susceptibility of mango hopper to the selected chemical and botanical insecticides and to find out the efficacy of different concentrations of...

Since time immemorial Boswellia serrata has been a useful traditional plant and its oleo-gum-resin is regularly used as an important constituent in herbal medicines for inflammation, cancer sufferers and cosmetics. This study focuses on the antibacterial and anticancer activities of B. serrata...

Multi-location field experiments were conducted in five districts of Punjab (India) during kharif (May-October) 2019 cropping season to evaluate the effect of four doses (1250, 1875, 2500 and 3125 ml ha^-1) of home-made neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) extract against pod sucking bug, Clavigralla...