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Bioresource Technology Papers published in Volumes 39-42 CONTENTS OF VOLUME 39
Number 1 Method for Evaluating Algal Production and Degradation Based on Nitrogen Levels in Particulate Organic Matter. MARIE-LUCE DE CASABIA I(/CA-CHAS SAI~4Y (France) Generalized versus Site-Specific Biomass Regression Equations for Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and Thu]aplicata in Coastal British Columbia M. C. FE! ! E R (Canada) Sugarcane Bagasse Pith Dry Pretreatment for Single Cell Protein Production REFUGRO RODRIGUEZ-VAZQUEZ, GUADALUPE VII l ANUEVAVENTURA & ELVIRA RIOS-LEAL (Mexico) The Impact of Shock Loadings on the Performance of Thermophilic Anaerobic Filters with Porous and Non-Porous Packings . A. UGURLU & C. E FORSTER (UK) Hormonal Control of Triterpenols Synthesis in Euphorbia characias Calli MANUEL FERNANDES-FERREIRA, JI)LIO M. NOVAIS & M. SALOMI~ S. PAIS (Portugal) Anaerobic Digestion of the Barcelona Central Food Market Organic Wastes: Experimental Study JOAN MATA-ALVAREZ, P. lJ ;ABPkS(Spain), FRANCO CECCHI & PAOLO PAVAN (Italy) Humic Fertilizer Effects on the Rate of Nitrification in Soil Tests. FRANCISCO A. RIERA, RICARDO ALVAREZ & JOSI~ COCA (Spain) Temperature Effects on Ciliates Diversity and Abundance in a Rotating Biological Reactor VICTOR MANUEL LUNA-PABELLO, ANTONIETA ALADRO-LUBEL & CARMEN DURAN-DE-BAZUA (Mexico) Anaerobic Treatment of Kraft Pulp-Mill Waste Activated Sludge: Gas Production and Solids Reduction JAAKO A. PUHAKKA, h ~ q ~ L F . N AI_~VAKERI (Finland)'& W. K. SHIEH (USA) Anaerobic Treatment of Kraft Pulp-Mill Waste Activated-Sludge: Sludge Dewaterability and Filtrate Quality JAAKO A. PUHAKKA, MATTILEN ALAVAKERI (Finland) & W. K. SHIEH (USA) Characterization of Fulvic Acids Extracted from Some Organic Manures and Wastes by Potentiometric Titration S. B. PANDEYA (India) Changes in Microbial Population Numbers During the Composting of Pine Bark. C. L. DAVIS, S. A. HINCH, C. J. DONKIN & P. J. GERMISHUIZEN (Republic of South Africa) Short Communication Citrus Waste: An Alternative Substrate for Pectinase Production in Solid-State Culture CLAUDIA G. GARZON & ROQUE A. HOURS (Argentina) Announcements. -
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Number 2 Papers from the lEA Workshop: Biotechnology for the Conversion of Lignocellulosics Guest Editorial . JACK SADDLER (Canada) Enzymic Hydrolysis of Cellulose: An Overview . MICHAEL P. COUGHLAN (Republic of Ireland) Comparison of Ezymatic Hydrolysis in a Worldwide Round Robin Assay HERMANN ESTERBAUER, WALTER STEINER, WOLFGANG KREINER, WOLFGANG SATTLER & MARIANNE HAYN (Austria) Production and Characterization of Cellulolytic Enzymes from Trichoderma reesei Grown on Various Carbon Sources. MICHAEL WARZYWODA, ELISABETH LARBRE & JACQUES POURQUII~ (France) Production of Thermostable Xylan-Degrading Enzymes by Talaromyces emersonii MARIA G. TUOHY & MICHAEL P. COUGHLAN (Republic of Ireland) Influence of fl-Glucosidase on the Filter Paper Activity and Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Substrates . C. BREUIL, M. CHAN, M. GILBERT & J. N. SADDLER (Canada) Characterisation of Cellulolytic Activities in Commercial Trichoderma reesei Preparations: An Approach Using Small, Chromogenic Substrates . M. CLAEYSSENS & G. AERTS (Belgium) Characterization of the Enzymes Present in the Cellulase System of Thielavia terrestris 255B . MICHEL GILBERT, COLETTE BREUIL & J. N. SADDLER (Canada) Comparison of Pretreatment Methods on the Basis of Available Surface Area DAVID N. THOMPSON & HSIN-CHIH CHEN (USA) Fractionation and Bioconversion of Steam-Exploded Wheat Straw P. L. BELTRAME, P. CARNITI, A. VISCIGLIO, B. FOCHER & A. MARZETTI (Italy) Enzymatic Saccharification of Hemicellulose Obtained from Hydrothermally Pretreated Sugar Cane Bagasse and Beech Bark . E. WALCH, A. ZEMANN, E SCHINNER, G. BONN & O. BOBLETER (Austria) Normal Papers Biomass Fuel Supply: A Methodology for Determining Marginal Costs FREDERICK L. JOUTZ (USA) Recovery of Calcium Tartrate and Calcium Malate in Effluents from Grape Sugar Production by Electrodialysis E SMAGGHE, J. MOURGUES, J. L. ESCUDIER, T. CONTE, J. MOLINIER & C. MALMARY (France) Treatment of Beet Molasses for Citric Acid Production by a Potent Strain of Aspergillus niger van Tieghem M. S. EL-ABYAD, E A. HAMISSA & ANBAR S. GAD (Egypt) A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Applicability of Aluminate as an Autocausticizing Agent in the Kraft Process AI J .AN JOHANSSON (Finland)
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A Study on the Use of Biogas from Cowdung for Storage Insect Control S. MOHAN & M. GOPALAN (India) Studies on the Rumen Degradation Kinetics and Utilization of Apple Pomace B. SINGH & M. P. NARANG (India) n-Propylamine Pretreatment of Buffered Solvent Pulp to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis. H. M. KITSOS, R. S. ROBERTS & J. D. MUZZY (USA) Economics of Fuel Energy in an Indian Village Ecosystem . SURENDRA K. NISANKA, MALAYA K. MISRA & NIRMAL C. SAHU (India) Chopping Parameters for Separation of Sweet Sorghum Pith and Rind-Leaf J. S. CUNDIFF & J. W. WORI F Y (USA) Recovery of Proteinases and Protein Hydrolysates from Fish Viscera. A. GILDBERG (Norway) Production of Cellulolytic Enzymes by Neurospora sitophila Grown on Cellulosic Materials GBEKELOLUWA OGUNTIMEIN (Nigeria), DAGMAR VLACH & MURRAY MOO-YOUNG (Canada) Nitrogen Mineralization of Sludge-Amended Soil M. D. SERNA & F. POMARES (Spain) Short Communication Cotton Yarn and Fabric Finishing Wastewater Treatment Using an Anaerobic Expanded Bed Reactor N. ATHANASO~)ULOS (Greece)
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Number I Pilot-Scale Ethanol Fermentation by Zymomonas mobilis from Simultaneously Saccharified Sago Starch CHUL-HO KIM (Korea), ZAINAL ABIDIN, CHONG CHOK NGEE (Malaysia) & SANG-KI REE (Korea) Loss of Nitrogen during Sprinkler Irrigation of Swine Lagoon Liquid . L. M. SAFLEY JR, J. C. BARKER & P. W. WESTERMAN (USA) The Use of Waste Matter after Olive Grove Pruning for the Preparation of Charcoal. The Influence of the Type of Matter, Particle Size and Pyrolysis Temperature C. VALENZUELA CALAHORRO, V. GOMEZ SERRANO, J. HERNANDEZ ALVARO & A. BERNALTE GARCIA (Spain) Aerobic Treatment of Silage-Effluent -- Laboratory Experiments E. A. DEANS & I. E SVOBODA (UK) Poultry Slurry Microbial Population: Composition and Evolution during Storage. R. NODAR, M. J. ACEA & T. CARBAI J AS (Spain) Grape Mare as a Source of Feedstuff after Chemical Treatments and Fermentation with Fungi . C. VACCARINO, R. B. LO CURTO, M. M. TRIPODO, R.'PATANI~'& A. RAGNO (Italy) Anaerobic Digestion of Fruit and Vegetable Processing Wastes for Biogas Production. PREMA VISWANATH, S. SUMITHRA DEVI & KRISHNA NAND (India) Chemical and Biological Evaluation of Left Over Leavened and Unleavened Bread and Products RADIA KHATIB, NASIM F, USMANI, S. SHAHID HUSAIN, SHAHNAZ ABMED & SHAHIM AKHTER (Pakistan) Corrosion of Galvanised Steel in Animal Waste Environments L. M. SAFLEY JR, P. W. WESTERMAN, M. M. KIM & D. S. CARR (USA) Microbiology of Fish Grown in a Sewage-Fed Pond S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, M. R. RAJAN & S. P. RAJ (India) Utilization of Diets Containing Composted Aquatic Weed (Salvina cuculata) by the Indian Major Carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita Ham.), Fingerlings (India). ARUN KUMAR RAY & ISITA DAS (India)
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Preconcentration and Removal of Trace Metals from Water by Apple Waste E. MARAlqON &. H. SASTRE (Spain) Short Communications Treatment of Settled Cattle-Wastewaters by Downflow Anaerobic Filter E. SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ & Xl RODRIGUEZ (Cuba) Effects of the Use of H2SO 4 in Producing Humic Materials from Kraft Black Liquors. CARLOS GONZ/t, LEZ, RICARDO ALVAREZ & JOSl~ COCA (Spain) A Study on the Utilization of Jack Fruit Waste K. SUBBURAMU, M. SINGARAVELU, A. N A Z A R & I. IRULAPPAN (India) Degraded Gum from Ramie in Binder Composition for Jute-Stick Particle Board S. K. BHADURI, A. DAY, S. B. MONDAL & S. K. SEN (India)
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Number 2 Utilisation of Dual-Purpose Linseed Stalk for Extraction of Fibre (Flax) and Paper Making. A. J. SHAIKH, P. V. VARADARAJAN, K. H. SAWAKHANDE, N. C. PAN & B. SRINATHAN (India) Pelletization of Biomass in a Hybrid Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (HABR) Treating Acidified Wastewater. R. BOOPATHY (USA) & A. TILCHE (Italy) Cultivation of Duckweeds in Septage-Loaded Earthen Ponds P. EDWARDS, M. S. HASSAN, C. H. CHAO & C. PACHARAPRAKITI (Thailand) Bench-Scale Composting of Two Agricultural Wastes. J. J. BONO, N. CHALAUX & B. CHABBERT (France) Pig-Slurry Composts as Wheat Fertilizers J. L. GONZALEZ, I. C. BENITEZ, M. I. PEREZ & M. MEDINA (Spain) Fractionation of Eucalyptus Wood in Acetic Acid Media D. VAZQUEZ, M. A. LAGE, J. C. PARAJO & G. V/~ZQUEZ (Spain) Composition of Fresh, Aerobic and Anaerobic Farm Animal Dungs H. KIRCHMANN & E. WITTER (Sweden) Grain Replacement Value of Cassava Peels for Growing Goats A. O. AKINSOYINU (Nigeria) Rheological Properties of Moroccan Dairy Cattle Manure . ABDELLATIF ACHKARI-BEGDOURI (Morocco) & PHILIP R. GOODRICH (USA) Waste Yield, Proximate and Mineral Composition of Shrimp Resources in Nigeria's Coastal Waters ADEBISI M. BALOGUN & YEMI AKEGBEJO-SAMSONS (Nigeria) Torula Yeast Wastewater Treatment by Downflow Anaerobic Filters . E. P. SANCHEZ HERN/~NDEZ (Cuba) Efficiencies of Conversion of Some Lignocellulosic Waste Materials by Goats A. ADELOYE (Nigeria) CatalYtic Hydropyrolysis of Lignin: Influence of Reaction Conditions on the Formation and Composition of Liquid Products . DIETRICH MEIER, RONALD ANTE & OSKAR FAIX (Germany) Short Communications Effects of Adsorbents on Anaerobic Digestion of Water Hyacinth-Cattle Dung . VIKRAM PATEL, ANAMI PATEL & DATTA MADAMWAR (India) Sewage Treatment Using Immobilized Microalgae L. TRAVIESO, F. BENITEZ & R. DUPEIRON iCuba) Announcements .
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Feasibility of Wastewater Treatment Using the Activated-Algae Process M. A. AZIZ & W. J. NG (Singapore) Waste Fe 3÷/Cr 3+ Sludge as Flocodant for the Treatment of Dairy Wastewater C. NAMASIVAYAM & K. RANGANATHAN (India) Carbonisation of Oil Palm Trunks at Moderate Temperatures K. O. LIM &. K. S. LIM (Malaysia) Thermal Effects of Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose. A. E. ABASAEED & M. E. MANSOUR (Saudi Arabia) Bulk Density and Thermal Properties of Moroccan Dairy Cattle Manure ABDE! J ATIF ACHKARI-BEGDOURI (Morocco) & PHILIP R. GOODRICH (USA) Fluidized-Bed Steam Gasification of Rice Hull A. E. BOATENG, W. P. WALAWENDER, L. T. FAN & C. S. CHEE (USA) Combustion of Cotton Gin Residues in a Lime Kiln Reactor ADAMANTIOS D. SKORDILIS (Greece) Paper from Thysanolaena maxima D. C. SAIKIA, T. GOSWAMI & B. P. CHALIHA (India) Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Particle Boards Made from Farm Residues A. SAMPATHRAJAN, N. C. VDAYARAGHAVAN & K. R. SWAMINATHAN (India) Determination of Kinetic Constants for a Two-Stage Anaerobic Upflow Packed-Bed Reactor for Dairy WasteWater JAYSHREE VENKATARAMAN, S. N. KAUL & SHANTA SATYANARAYAN (India) Energy Analysis of Ethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum J. W. WORI.EY, D. H. VAUGHAN & J. S. CUNDIFF (USA) Chemical Characterization of Humic Substances Extracted from Organic-Waste-Amended Soils A. PICCOLO, P. ZACCHEO & P. G. GENEVINI (Italy) Book Reviews
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Number I Utilization Pattern of Animal Draft Power and Cow Dung in Bangladesh B. K. BALA, M. A. SATTER & B. K. BISWAS (Bangladesh) Environmental Impacts of On-Farm Poultry Waste Disposal--A Review D. R. EDWARDS & T. C. DANIEL (USA) The Methane Fermentation of Citrus unshu Peel Pretreated with Fungus Enzymes T. AKAO, E. MIZUKI, H. SAITO, S. OKUMURA & S. MURAO (Japan) Utilization of Date-Seed Lipid and Hydrolysate in the Fermentative Formation of Oxytetracycline by Streptomyces rimosus ABOU-ZEID A. ABOU-ZEID & NABIH A. BAESHIN (Saudi Arabia) Performance of an Anaerobic Biofilter for 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid Degradation M. G. S. YAP, W. J. NG & H. CHUA (Singapore) Characterization of Humic Acids from Uncomposted and Composted Sewage Sludge by Degradative and Non-degradative Techniques C. GARC/A, T. HERNANDEZ & E COSTA (Spain) Non-destructive Estimation of Biomass of Salix dasyclados. THEO VERWffST & NILS-ERIK NORDH (Sweden) Influence of Sugarcane Millmud, Lime, and Phosphorus on Soil Chemical Properties and the Growth of Leucaena leucocephala in an Oxisol from Fiji R. NAIDU (Viii) & J. K. SYERS (UK) Pre-granulated Seeds for UASB reactors: How Necessary are They? . J. A. S. GOODWIN, D. A. J. WASE & C. E FORSTER (UK)
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Short Communications Effect of Crop Residues Amendments to Soil for the Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes MOHAMMAD AKHTAR & M. MASHKOOR ALAM (India) Effect of Wood Ash on Tannin Content of Oak (Quercus incana) Leaves H. P. S. MAKKAR & B. SINGH (India) Book Reviews Announcement .
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Number 2 Effect of the Earthworm (Eisenia foetida) on Salmonella enteritidis in Horse Manure . ACIE C. MURRY, JR & LYNN S. HINCKLEY (USA) Leaching of Caustic Potash from Cocoa Husk Ash G. AFRANE (Ghana) Biogas Production from Calotropis procera: A Latex Plant Found in West Africa. ALFRED S. TRAORE (Burkina Faso) Zooplankton Response to Biogas Slurry in Carp Ponds HARJEET S. SEHGAL, KAMALDEEP KAUR & GURPREET K. SEHGAL (India) A Laboratory Study of Struvite Precipitation after Anaerobic Digestion of Piggery Wastes T. J. WRIGLEY, K. M. WEBB & H. VENKITACHALM (Australia) Utilization of Salmon Farm Mortalities: Fish Silage Y. GAO, K. V. LO & P. H. LIAO (Canada) Fuelwood Characteristics of Certain Hardwood and Softwood Tree Species of India . RAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN (India) A Field Study on the Influence of Urea on Microbial Decontamination and Digestibility of Broiler Litter U. LOBER, H.-J. EISENGARTEN & G. FLACHOWSKY (Germany) The Effect of Sulphur Dioxide Application Level on the Biodegradation of Wheat Straw Carbohydrates by Rumen Microorganisms and by Trichoderma viride Cellulase. JOSHUA MIRON & DANIEL BEN-GHEDALIA (Israel) Aeration Experiments for Swine Waste Composting A. K. LAU, K. V. LO, P. H. LIAO & J. C. YU (Canada) Potential Economic Returns from Fiber Residues Produced as By-products of Juice Expression from Sweet Sorghum. J. W. WORLEY, J. S. CUNDIFF & D. H. VAUGHAN (USA) Variability in Straw Quality and Mushroom Production: Importance of Fungicide Schedules on Chemical Composition and Potential Degradability of Wheat Straw J.-M. SAVOIE, N. CHALAUX & J.-M. OLIVIER (France) Performance of a Low Temperature Lagoon Digester. L. M. SAFLEY, JR & P. W. WESTERMAN (USA) Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metal Ions by Bacillus circulans. D. K. SAHOO, R. N. KAR & R. P. DAS (India) Short Communication Anaerobic Digestion of Rendering Waste in an Upfiow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Digester. CONLY L. HANSEN & GREGERY T. WEST (USA) Announcement .
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Biomethanation of Plant Materials V. C. KALIA, A. KUMAR, S. R. JAIN & A. P. JOSI-I] (India) Recycling of Biogas-Plant Effluent through Aquatic Plant (Lemna) Culture . E R. BALASUBRAMANIAN & R. KASTURI BAI (India) Influence of Biodigested Slurry on Rice-Gram Cultivation . A. GNANAMANI & R. KASTURI BAI (india) Biokinetics of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor Treating Whey Permeate S. H. HWANG, C. L. HANSEN & D. K. STEVENS (USA) Utilisation of Soybean Residue for the Production of fl-Fructofuranosidase . SACHIO HAYASHI, KATSUHIRO MATSUZAKI, TOSHIKAZU KAWAHARA, YOSHIYUKI TAKASAKI & KIYOHISA IMADA (Japan) Materials Flow and Possibilities of Treating Liquid and Solid Wastes from Slaughterhouses in Germany. A Review W. E TRITT & E SCHUCHARDT (Germany) Production of Yeast Polygalacturonase on Dairy Wastes H. A. MURAD & M. S. FODA (Egypt) Nitrogen Leaching Losses from Pig Slurry Applied to a Shallow Soil . S. P. PANDEY, K. C. CAMERON & A. J. DAKERS (New Zealand) Methanogenic Fermentation of Cassava Peel Using a Pilot Plug Flow Digester N. CUZIN (Congo), J. L. FARINET (France), C. SEGRETAIN & M. LABAT (Congo) Relationships between Organic Carbon and Total Organic Matter in Municipal Solid Wastes and City Refuse Composts
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Number 1 Tests of Media with Vinasse for Chlamydomonas reinhardii for Possible Reduction in Vinasse Pollution ASIM KADIOI3LU & OMER FARUK AI~GUI~ (Turkey)" Nutrient Dynamics and Growth of a Cattail Crop (Typha latifolia L.) Developed in an Effluent with High Eutrophic Potential -- Application to Wastewater Purification Systems . I. MARTIN & J. FERNANDEZ (Spain) Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Waste Newspaper to Ethanol A. SAXENA, S. K. GARG & J. VERMA (India) Toxicity of Kraft Bleaching Effluents on Thermophilic and Mesophilic VFA Methanation . JUKKA RINTALA, RAGHIDA LEPISTO (Finland) & SURESH CHAND (India) Fermentation of Grain Sorghum Starch by Co-cultivation of Schwanniomyces occidentalis
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Performance of a Dairy Manure Anaerobic Lagoon L. M. SAFLEY, JR & R W. WESTERMAN (USA) Intensive or Extensive Cultivation of Short Rotation Hybrid Poplar Coppice on Forest Land . DANIEL AUCLAIR & LUC BOUVAREL (France) Relative Efficacy of Different Doses of Organic Fertilizer and Supplement Feed Utilization Under Intensive Fish Farming N. K. YADAVA & S. K. GARG (India) The Effects of Medium Composition on Biomass, Sterols and Triterpenols Production by In-Vitro Cultures of Euphorbia characias M. FERNANDES-FERREIRA, M. SALO'MI~ PAls& J. M. NOVAIS (Portugal) Book Review -
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Effect of Zn-Enriched Organic Manures of Zn Nutrition on Wheat and Residual Effect on Soyabean V. K. GUPTA, C. E SINGH & R S. RELAN (India) Utilization of Waste Stems of Sarkandas and Castor as Nesting Tunnels for Culturing/ Keeping Wild Bee Pollinators of Some Crops R. C. SIHAG (India) Book Review
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Number 3 Improving the Productivity of a Degraded Ultisol in Nigeria Using Organic and Inorganic Amendments. Part 2: Changes in Physical Properties . J. S. C. MBAGWU (Nigeria) The Formation of Oxytetracycline in a Date Medium by Mutants of Streptomyces rimosus Induced by Chemical Mutagens . NABIH A. BAESHIN, ABOU-ZEID A. ABOU-ZEID & AHMED O. BAGHLAF (Saudi Arabia) Some Physiological Parameters for Ethanol Production from Beet Molasses by Saccharomyces cervisiae Y- 7 A. H. EL-REFAL, M. S. EL-ABYAD, A. I. EL-DIWANY, L. A. SA1.1 A M & REDA E AI .I.AM (Egypt) Effect of Some Fermentation Parameters on Ethanol Production from Beet Molasses by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y-7 A. I. EL-DIWANY, M. S. EL-ABYAD, A. H. EL-REFAI, L. A. SA! .! A M & REDA E A 1J A M (Egypt) Large-Scale Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Agricultural Lignocellulosic Biomass. Part 1: Pretreatment Procedures M. ROPARS, R. MARCHAL, J. POURQUIE & J. E VANDECASTEELE (France) Large-Scale Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Agricultural LignoceUulosic Biomass. Part 2: Conversion into Acetone-Butanol R. MARCHAL, M. ROPARS, J. POURQUIE, E FAYOI J .E & J. E VANDECASTEELE (France) Pyrolysis, a Promising Route for Biomass Utilization . G. MASCHIO, C. KOUFOPANOS & A. LUCCHESI (Italy) Effects of the Application of Pig Slurry on Some Physico-Chemical and Physical Properties of Calcareous Soils M. E BERNAL, A. ROIG, A. LAX & A. E NAVARRO (Spain) The Influence of the Raw Wastes Dosing System on Technological Parameters of the Rotating Biological Disc (RBD) Process WOJCIECH JANCZUKOWICZ & EWA KLIMIUK (Poland) Nitrogen and Phosphorous Reclamation from Municipal Wastewater through an Artificial Food-Chain System M. R. TREDICI, M. C. MARGHERI, G. CHINI ZITTEI J1,1,S. BIAGIOLINI, E. CAPOLINO & M. NATALI (Italy)
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Number 2 Papers from the lEA Workshop: Biotechnology for the Conversion of Lignocellulosics Guest Editorial . JACK SADDLER (Canada) Enzymic Hydrolysis of Cellulose: An Overview . MICHAEL P. COUGHLAN (Republic of Ireland) Comparison of Ezymatic Hydrolysis in a Worldwide Round Robin Assay HERMANN ESTERBAUER, WALTER STEINER, WOLFGANG KREINER, WOLFGANG SATTLER & MARIANNE HAYN (Austria) Production and Characterization of Cellulolytic Enzymes from Trichoderma reesei Grown on Various Carbon Sources. MICHAEL WARZYWODA, ELISABETH LARBRE & JACQUES POURQUII~ (France) Production of Thermostable Xylan-Degrading Enzymes by Talaromyces emersonii MARIA G. TUOHY & MICHAEL P. COUGHLAN (Republic of Ireland) Influence of fl-Glucosidase on the Filter Paper Activity and Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Substrates . C. BREUIL, M. CHAN, M. GILBERT & J. N. SADDLER (Canada) Characterisation of Cellulolytic Activities in Commercial Trichoderma reesei Preparations: An Approach Using Small, Chromogenic Substrates . M. CLAEYSSENS & G. AERTS (Belgium) Characterization of the Enzymes Present in the Cellulase System of Thielavia terrestris 255B . MICHEL GILBERT, COLETTE BREUIL & J. N. SADDLER (Canada) Comparison of Pretreatment Methods on the Basis of Available Surface Area DAVID N. THOMPSON & HSIN-CHIH CHEN (USA) Fractionation and Bioconversion of Steam-Exploded Wheat Straw P. L. BELTRAME, P. CARNITI, A. VISCIGLIO, B. FOCHER & A. MARZETTI (Italy) Enzymatic Saccharification of Hemicellulose Obtained from Hydrothermally Pretreated Sugar Cane Bagasse and Beech Bark . E. WALCH, A. ZEMANN, E SCHINNER, G. BONN & O. BOBLETER (Austria) Normal Papers Biomass Fuel Supply: A Methodology for Determining Marginal Costs FREDERICK L. JOUTZ (USA) Recovery of Calcium Tartrate and Calcium Malate in Effluents from Grape Sugar Production by Electrodialysis E SMAGGHE, J. MOURGUES, J. L. ESCUDIER, T. CONTE, J. MOLINIER & C. MALMARY (France) Treatment of Beet Molasses for Citric Acid Production by a Potent Strain of Aspergillus niger van Tieghem M. S. EL-ABYAD, E A. HAMISSA & ANBAR S. GAD (Egypt) A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Applicability of Aluminate as an Autocausticizing Agent in the Kraft Process AI J .AN JOHANSSON (Finland)
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A Study on the Use of Biogas from Cowdung for Storage Insect Control S. MOHAN & M. GOPALAN (India) Studies on the Rumen Degradation Kinetics and Utilization of Apple Pomace B. SINGH & M. P. NARANG (India) n-Propylamine Pretreatment of Buffered Solvent Pulp to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis. H. M. KITSOS, R. S. ROBERTS & J. D. MUZZY (USA) Economics of Fuel Energy in an Indian Village Ecosystem . SURENDRA K. NISANKA, MALAYA K. MISRA & NIRMAL C. SAHU (India) Chopping Parameters for Separation of Sweet Sorghum Pith and Rind-Leaf J. S. CUNDIFF & J. W. WORI F Y (USA) Recovery of Proteinases and Protein Hydrolysates from Fish Viscera. A. GILDBERG (Norway) Production of Cellulolytic Enzymes by Neurospora sitophila Grown on Cellulosic Materials GBEKELOLUWA OGUNTIMEIN (Nigeria), DAGMAR VLACH & MURRAY MOO-YOUNG (Canada) Nitrogen Mineralization of Sludge-Amended Soil M. D. SERNA & F. POMARES (Spain) Short Communication Cotton Yarn and Fabric Finishing Wastewater Treatment Using an Anaerobic Expanded Bed Reactor N. ATHANASO~)ULOS (Greece)
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Number I Pilot-Scale Ethanol Fermentation by Zymomonas mobilis from Simultaneously Saccharified Sago Starch CHUL-HO KIM (Korea), ZAINAL ABIDIN, CHONG CHOK NGEE (Malaysia) & SANG-KI REE (Korea) Loss of Nitrogen during Sprinkler Irrigation of Swine Lagoon Liquid . L. M. SAFLEY JR, J. C. BARKER & P. W. WESTERMAN (USA) The Use of Waste Matter after Olive Grove Pruning for the Preparation of Charcoal. The Influence of the Type of Matter, Particle Size and Pyrolysis Temperature C. VALENZUELA CALAHORRO, V. GOMEZ SERRANO, J. HERNANDEZ ALVARO & A. BERNALTE GARCIA (Spain) Aerobic Treatment of Silage-Effluent -- Laboratory Experiments E. A. DEANS & I. E SVOBODA (UK) Poultry Slurry Microbial Population: Composition and Evolution during Storage. R. NODAR, M. J. ACEA & T. CARBAI J AS (Spain) Grape Mare as a Source of Feedstuff after Chemical Treatments and Fermentation with Fungi . C. VACCARINO, R. B. LO CURTO, M. M. TRIPODO, R.'PATANI~'& A. RAGNO (Italy) Anaerobic Digestion of Fruit and Vegetable Processing Wastes for Biogas Production. PREMA VISWANATH, S. SUMITHRA DEVI & KRISHNA NAND (India) Chemical and Biological Evaluation of Left Over Leavened and Unleavened Bread and Products RADIA KHATIB, NASIM F, USMANI, S. SHAHID HUSAIN, SHAHNAZ ABMED & SHAHIM AKHTER (Pakistan) Corrosion of Galvanised Steel in Animal Waste Environments L. M. SAFLEY JR, P. W. WESTERMAN, M. M. KIM & D. S. CARR (USA) Microbiology of Fish Grown in a Sewage-Fed Pond S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, M. R. RAJAN & S. P. RAJ (India) Utilization of Diets Containing Composted Aquatic Weed (Salvina cuculata) by the Indian Major Carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita Ham.), Fingerlings (India). ARUN KUMAR RAY & ISITA DAS (India)
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Preconcentration and Removal of Trace Metals from Water by Apple Waste E. MARAlqON &. H. SASTRE (Spain) Short Communications Treatment of Settled Cattle-Wastewaters by Downflow Anaerobic Filter E. SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ & Xl RODRIGUEZ (Cuba) Effects of the Use of H2SO 4 in Producing Humic Materials from Kraft Black Liquors. CARLOS GONZ/t, LEZ, RICARDO ALVAREZ & JOSl~ COCA (Spain) A Study on the Utilization of Jack Fruit Waste K. SUBBURAMU, M. SINGARAVELU, A. N A Z A R & I. IRULAPPAN (India) Degraded Gum from Ramie in Binder Composition for Jute-Stick Particle Board S. K. BHADURI, A. DAY, S. B. MONDAL & S. K. SEN (India)
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Number 2 Utilisation of Dual-Purpose Linseed Stalk for Extraction of Fibre (Flax) and Paper Making. A. J. SHAIKH, P. V. VARADARAJAN, K. H. SAWAKHANDE, N. C. PAN & B. SRINATHAN (India) Pelletization of Biomass in a Hybrid Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (HABR) Treating Acidified Wastewater. R. BOOPATHY (USA) & A. TILCHE (Italy) Cultivation of Duckweeds in Septage-Loaded Earthen Ponds P. EDWARDS, M. S. HASSAN, C. H. CHAO & C. PACHARAPRAKITI (Thailand) Bench-Scale Composting of Two Agricultural Wastes. J. J. BONO, N. CHALAUX & B. CHABBERT (France) Pig-Slurry Composts as Wheat Fertilizers J. L. GONZALEZ, I. C. BENITEZ, M. I. PEREZ & M. MEDINA (Spain) Fractionation of Eucalyptus Wood in Acetic Acid Media D. VAZQUEZ, M. A. LAGE, J. C. PARAJO & G. V/~ZQUEZ (Spain) Composition of Fresh, Aerobic and Anaerobic Farm Animal Dungs H. KIRCHMANN & E. WITTER (Sweden) Grain Replacement Value of Cassava Peels for Growing Goats A. O. AKINSOYINU (Nigeria) Rheological Properties of Moroccan Dairy Cattle Manure . ABDELLATIF ACHKARI-BEGDOURI (Morocco) & PHILIP R. GOODRICH (USA) Waste Yield, Proximate and Mineral Composition of Shrimp Resources in Nigeria's Coastal Waters ADEBISI M. BALOGUN & YEMI AKEGBEJO-SAMSONS (Nigeria) Torula Yeast Wastewater Treatment by Downflow Anaerobic Filters . E. P. SANCHEZ HERN/~NDEZ (Cuba) Efficiencies of Conversion of Some Lignocellulosic Waste Materials by Goats A. ADELOYE (Nigeria) CatalYtic Hydropyrolysis of Lignin: Influence of Reaction Conditions on the Formation and Composition of Liquid Products . DIETRICH MEIER, RONALD ANTE & OSKAR FAIX (Germany) Short Communications Effects of Adsorbents on Anaerobic Digestion of Water Hyacinth-Cattle Dung . VIKRAM PATEL, ANAMI PATEL & DATTA MADAMWAR (India) Sewage Treatment Using Immobilized Microalgae L. TRAVIESO, F. BENITEZ & R. DUPEIRON iCuba) Announcements .
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Feasibility of Wastewater Treatment Using the Activated-Algae Process M. A. AZIZ & W. J. NG (Singapore) Waste Fe 3÷/Cr 3+ Sludge as Flocodant for the Treatment of Dairy Wastewater C. NAMASIVAYAM & K. RANGANATHAN (India) Carbonisation of Oil Palm Trunks at Moderate Temperatures K. O. LIM &. K. S. LIM (Malaysia) Thermal Effects of Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose. A. E. ABASAEED & M. E. MANSOUR (Saudi Arabia) Bulk Density and Thermal Properties of Moroccan Dairy Cattle Manure ABDE! J ATIF ACHKARI-BEGDOURI (Morocco) & PHILIP R. GOODRICH (USA) Fluidized-Bed Steam Gasification of Rice Hull A. E. BOATENG, W. P. WALAWENDER, L. T. FAN & C. S. CHEE (USA) Combustion of Cotton Gin Residues in a Lime Kiln Reactor ADAMANTIOS D. SKORDILIS (Greece) Paper from Thysanolaena maxima D. C. SAIKIA, T. GOSWAMI & B. P. CHALIHA (India) Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Particle Boards Made from Farm Residues A. SAMPATHRAJAN, N. C. VDAYARAGHAVAN & K. R. SWAMINATHAN (India) Determination of Kinetic Constants for a Two-Stage Anaerobic Upflow Packed-Bed Reactor for Dairy WasteWater JAYSHREE VENKATARAMAN, S. N. KAUL & SHANTA SATYANARAYAN (India) Energy Analysis of Ethanol Production from Sweet Sorghum J. W. WORI.EY, D. H. VAUGHAN & J. S. CUNDIFF (USA) Chemical Characterization of Humic Substances Extracted from Organic-Waste-Amended Soils A. PICCOLO, P. ZACCHEO & P. G. GENEVINI (Italy) Book Reviews
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Number I Utilization Pattern of Animal Draft Power and Cow Dung in Bangladesh B. K. BALA, M. A. SATTER & B. K. BISWAS (Bangladesh) Environmental Impacts of On-Farm Poultry Waste Disposal--A Review D. R. EDWARDS & T. C. DANIEL (USA) The Methane Fermentation of Citrus unshu Peel Pretreated with Fungus Enzymes T. AKAO, E. MIZUKI, H. SAITO, S. OKUMURA & S. MURAO (Japan) Utilization of Date-Seed Lipid and Hydrolysate in the Fermentative Formation of Oxytetracycline by Streptomyces rimosus ABOU-ZEID A. ABOU-ZEID & NABIH A. BAESHIN (Saudi Arabia) Performance of an Anaerobic Biofilter for 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid Degradation M. G. S. YAP, W. J. NG & H. CHUA (Singapore) Characterization of Humic Acids from Uncomposted and Composted Sewage Sludge by Degradative and Non-degradative Techniques C. GARC/A, T. HERNANDEZ & E COSTA (Spain) Non-destructive Estimation of Biomass of Salix dasyclados. THEO VERWffST & NILS-ERIK NORDH (Sweden) Influence of Sugarcane Millmud, Lime, and Phosphorus on Soil Chemical Properties and the Growth of Leucaena leucocephala in an Oxisol from Fiji R. NAIDU (Viii) & J. K. SYERS (UK) Pre-granulated Seeds for UASB reactors: How Necessary are They? . J. A. S. GOODWIN, D. A. J. WASE & C. E FORSTER (UK)
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Short Communications Effect of Crop Residues Amendments to Soil for the Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes MOHAMMAD AKHTAR & M. MASHKOOR ALAM (India) Effect of Wood Ash on Tannin Content of Oak (Quercus incana) Leaves H. P. S. MAKKAR & B. SINGH (India) Book Reviews Announcement .
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Number 2 Effect of the Earthworm (Eisenia foetida) on Salmonella enteritidis in Horse Manure . ACIE C. MURRY, JR & LYNN S. HINCKLEY (USA) Leaching of Caustic Potash from Cocoa Husk Ash G. AFRANE (Ghana) Biogas Production from Calotropis procera: A Latex Plant Found in West Africa. ALFRED S. TRAORE (Burkina Faso) Zooplankton Response to Biogas Slurry in Carp Ponds HARJEET S. SEHGAL, KAMALDEEP KAUR & GURPREET K. SEHGAL (India) A Laboratory Study of Struvite Precipitation after Anaerobic Digestion of Piggery Wastes T. J. WRIGLEY, K. M. WEBB & H. VENKITACHALM (Australia) Utilization of Salmon Farm Mortalities: Fish Silage Y. GAO, K. V. LO & P. H. LIAO (Canada) Fuelwood Characteristics of Certain Hardwood and Softwood Tree Species of India . RAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN (India) A Field Study on the Influence of Urea on Microbial Decontamination and Digestibility of Broiler Litter U. LOBER, H.-J. EISENGARTEN & G. FLACHOWSKY (Germany) The Effect of Sulphur Dioxide Application Level on the Biodegradation of Wheat Straw Carbohydrates by Rumen Microorganisms and by Trichoderma viride Cellulase. JOSHUA MIRON & DANIEL BEN-GHEDALIA (Israel) Aeration Experiments for Swine Waste Composting A. K. LAU, K. V. LO, P. H. LIAO & J. C. YU (Canada) Potential Economic Returns from Fiber Residues Produced as By-products of Juice Expression from Sweet Sorghum. J. W. WORLEY, J. S. CUNDIFF & D. H. VAUGHAN (USA) Variability in Straw Quality and Mushroom Production: Importance of Fungicide Schedules on Chemical Composition and Potential Degradability of Wheat Straw J.-M. SAVOIE, N. CHALAUX & J.-M. OLIVIER (France) Performance of a Low Temperature Lagoon Digester. L. M. SAFLEY, JR & P. W. WESTERMAN (USA) Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metal Ions by Bacillus circulans. D. K. SAHOO, R. N. KAR & R. P. DAS (India) Short Communication Anaerobic Digestion of Rendering Waste in an Upfiow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Digester. CONLY L. HANSEN & GREGERY T. WEST (USA) Announcement .
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Biomethanation of Plant Materials V. C. KALIA, A. KUMAR, S. R. JAIN & A. P. JOSI-I] (India) Recycling of Biogas-Plant Effluent through Aquatic Plant (Lemna) Culture . E R. BALASUBRAMANIAN & R. KASTURI BAI (India) Influence of Biodigested Slurry on Rice-Gram Cultivation . A. GNANAMANI & R. KASTURI BAI (india) Biokinetics of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor Treating Whey Permeate S. H. HWANG, C. L. HANSEN & D. K. STEVENS (USA) Utilisation of Soybean Residue for the Production of fl-Fructofuranosidase . SACHIO HAYASHI, KATSUHIRO MATSUZAKI, TOSHIKAZU KAWAHARA, YOSHIYUKI TAKASAKI & KIYOHISA IMADA (Japan) Materials Flow and Possibilities of Treating Liquid and Solid Wastes from Slaughterhouses in Germany. A Review W. E TRITT & E SCHUCHARDT (Germany) Production of Yeast Polygalacturonase on Dairy Wastes H. A. MURAD & M. S. FODA (Egypt) Nitrogen Leaching Losses from Pig Slurry Applied to a Shallow Soil . S. P. PANDEY, K. C. CAMERON & A. J. DAKERS (New Zealand) Methanogenic Fermentation of Cassava Peel Using a Pilot Plug Flow Digester N. CUZIN (Congo), J. L. FARINET (France), C. SEGRETAIN & M. LABAT (Congo) Relationships between Organic Carbon and Total Organic Matter in Municipal Solid Wastes and City Refuse Composts
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Number 1 Tests of Media with Vinasse for Chlamydomonas reinhardii for Possible Reduction in Vinasse Pollution ASIM KADIOI3LU & OMER FARUK AI~GUI~ (Turkey)" Nutrient Dynamics and Growth of a Cattail Crop (Typha latifolia L.) Developed in an Effluent with High Eutrophic Potential -- Application to Wastewater Purification Systems . I. MARTIN & J. FERNANDEZ (Spain) Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Waste Newspaper to Ethanol A. SAXENA, S. K. GARG & J. VERMA (India) Toxicity of Kraft Bleaching Effluents on Thermophilic and Mesophilic VFA Methanation . JUKKA RINTALA, RAGHIDA LEPISTO (Finland) & SURESH CHAND (India) Fermentation of Grain Sorghum Starch by Co-cultivation of Schwanniomyces occidentalis
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Performance of a Dairy Manure Anaerobic Lagoon L. M. SAFLEY, JR & R W. WESTERMAN (USA) Intensive or Extensive Cultivation of Short Rotation Hybrid Poplar Coppice on Forest Land . DANIEL AUCLAIR & LUC BOUVAREL (France) Relative Efficacy of Different Doses of Organic Fertilizer and Supplement Feed Utilization Under Intensive Fish Farming N. K. YADAVA & S. K. GARG (India) The Effects of Medium Composition on Biomass, Sterols and Triterpenols Production by In-Vitro Cultures of Euphorbia characias M. FERNANDES-FERREIRA, M. SALO'MI~ PAls& J. M. NOVAIS (Portugal) Book Review -
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Effect of Zn-Enriched Organic Manures of Zn Nutrition on Wheat and Residual Effect on Soyabean V. K. GUPTA, C. E SINGH & R S. RELAN (India) Utilization of Waste Stems of Sarkandas and Castor as Nesting Tunnels for Culturing/ Keeping Wild Bee Pollinators of Some Crops R. C. SIHAG (India) Book Review
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Number 3 Improving the Productivity of a Degraded Ultisol in Nigeria Using Organic and Inorganic Amendments. Part 2: Changes in Physical Properties . J. S. C. MBAGWU (Nigeria) The Formation of Oxytetracycline in a Date Medium by Mutants of Streptomyces rimosus Induced by Chemical Mutagens . NABIH A. BAESHIN, ABOU-ZEID A. ABOU-ZEID & AHMED O. BAGHLAF (Saudi Arabia) Some Physiological Parameters for Ethanol Production from Beet Molasses by Saccharomyces cervisiae Y- 7 A. H. EL-REFAL, M. S. EL-ABYAD, A. I. EL-DIWANY, L. A. SA1.1 A M & REDA E AI .I.AM (Egypt) Effect of Some Fermentation Parameters on Ethanol Production from Beet Molasses by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y-7 A. I. EL-DIWANY, M. S. EL-ABYAD, A. H. EL-REFAI, L. A. SA! .! A M & REDA E A 1J A M (Egypt) Large-Scale Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Agricultural Lignocellulosic Biomass. Part 1: Pretreatment Procedures M. ROPARS, R. MARCHAL, J. POURQUIE & J. E VANDECASTEELE (France) Large-Scale Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Agricultural LignoceUulosic Biomass. Part 2: Conversion into Acetone-Butanol R. MARCHAL, M. ROPARS, J. POURQUIE, E FAYOI J .E & J. E VANDECASTEELE (France) Pyrolysis, a Promising Route for Biomass Utilization . G. MASCHIO, C. KOUFOPANOS & A. LUCCHESI (Italy) Effects of the Application of Pig Slurry on Some Physico-Chemical and Physical Properties of Calcareous Soils M. E BERNAL, A. ROIG, A. LAX & A. E NAVARRO (Spain) The Influence of the Raw Wastes Dosing System on Technological Parameters of the Rotating Biological Disc (RBD) Process WOJCIECH JANCZUKOWICZ & EWA KLIMIUK (Poland) Nitrogen and Phosphorous Reclamation from Municipal Wastewater through an Artificial Food-Chain System M. R. TREDICI, M. C. MARGHERI, G. CHINI ZITTEI J1,1,S. BIAGIOLINI, E. CAPOLINO & M. NATALI (Italy)
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