unilever reduces water use across much of its value chain

... series of 0, 5, 10, , 100 % of ethanol in 3.10-2 MnSO4 solution Similarly, working solutions of Mn(VII) include series of 0, 5, 10, , 100 % of ethanol in 2.10-2 M KMnO4 solution The procedure of ... dried denaturated laterite with size of 0.5 – 1.0 mm diameter and dropped into colloidal solution of MnO2 Then softly shook the mixture in 60 When almost of MnO2 particles adsorbed on the laterite ... image of nanodimensional MnO2 Figure showed TEM image of MnO2 nanoparticles The almost of MnO2 particles have the same dimension with the length approximate 60 nm and the width 20 nm The effect of...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 10:20

... New York Water Use Figure 10- Ohio Water Use Figure 11- Ontario Water Use Figure 12- Pennsylvania Water Use Figure 13- .Quebec Water Use Figure ... LAKES BASIN SUMMARY TABLES Water Use by Jurisdiction Water Use by Basin Water Use by Category SUMMARY REPORT - GREAT LAKES BASIN Units: Bgal(US)/d Year Of Data: 2006 Water- Use by Jurisdiction - All ... .Consumptive Use Coefficients Figure 5- Illinois Water Use Figure 6- .Indiana Water Use Figure 7- Michigan Water Use Figure 8- Minnesota Water Use Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 22:20

... of PECVD-grown CNTs b TEM image of ALD ZnO-coated CNTs c and d SEM images of ALD ZnO-coated CNTs e TEM image of ALD AlxOy-coated CNTs Fig Raman spectrum of CNTs before (a) and after (b) ALD of ... was controlled by the numbers of the ALD cycles A typical deposition consists of 80 cycles For ALD of alumina (AlxOy), trimethylaluminum [Al(CH3)3] and water were used as aluminum and oxygen source, ... Figure 1a shows the TEM image of the typical morphology of the PECVD CNTs prior to deposition Most of the nanotubes are multiwall tubes, and the average diameter of the CNTs is about nm Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 08:20

... paid to amining the effects of mycorrhizas exon water- use efficiency (WUE = ratio of CO assimilation to transpiration) of host plants, yet WUE constitutes a major aspect of plant growth limitation ... time of year provide an estimation of the physiological status of the plant just prior to planting-out (Guehl et al, 1989) All the plants of the different treatments were dormant at the period of ... needle dry weight of the plants (fig 1c) Water- use efficiency The mean transpiration rates of the mycorrhizal plants (table III) were not significantly different from those of the control plants...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:24

... values of CO as2 similation rate (A), stomatal conductance (g) and water- use efficiency (WUE A/g) in the different treatments before transplanting, in the experiments TtP and LI exhibited A values ... B, Virgona J, Barlow EWR (1988) The influence of CO enrichment, phosphorus deficiency and water stress on the growth, conductance and water used of Pinus radiata D Don Plant Cell Environ 11, ... were watered twice -1 a week with the 10 mg·l P nutrient solution in -1 order to maintain the moisture of the peat near field capacity Water status, gas exchange, root regeneration (number of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:25

... of net assimilated carbon lost through respiration, allocation to symbionts or exudation; proportion of water lost independently of photosynthesis; FWU: final water- use during the last days of ... expression in different water- use strategies Very few results were available on the water relations of F albada, and the genetical variability of ecophysiological traits related to water economy remains ... growth of the rooting system of this phreatophytic species is the first component of the success of its establishment During the juvenile stage, the water economy, which is mainly under control of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... unstable - and thus non-optimal values of aEf7A in response to increasing AW (Fig 2a) P macrocarpaalso had the highest c7Elc?A at high water poten- - tial (Fig 2b) Growth of the pre-existent roots ... menziesii (Fig 4.) Conclusions exchange rates and exhibited the least conservative water economy The high drought adaptation of P macrocarpa seems to be due mainly to gas Unexpectedly, in the present ... 117-124 Grieu P., Guehl J.M & Aussenac G (1988) The effects of soil and atmospheric drought on photosynthesis and stomatal control of gas exchange in three coniferous species Physiol Plant 73,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... under conditions of good water supply, Douglas fir had a higher water- use efficiency than Norway spruce; 2) turgor loss point values for mature Douglas fir twigs were lower than those of spruce, ) ... reduced (Figs 1, 2) The degree of reduction depended pri- upon intensity of water stress but also modified by water vapor saturation deficit (WSD) and the level of the turgor loss point (Figs ... those of spruce, ) (Fig.1) thus Water- use efficiency was greater for both species under conditions of limited water supply, indicating different kinetics for C0 and water vapor diffusion or sto2...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... maximum of demand function crosses the C;regulation line We can observe that, if WUE of maize is higher than the WUE of lilac or potato, the junction occurs within the same range of values of g ... concerned Above these values of g water is wasted , c References European hedgerow II Stomatal response, hydraulic conductivity in the root/leaf pathway Oecologia (Berlin) 64, 344- water use, and Bethenod ... Bierhuizen J.F & Slatyer R.O (1965) Effect of atmospheric concentration of water vapor and C0 in determining transpiration photosynthesis relationship of cotton leaves Agric Meteorol 2, 259-270...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... on the basis of actual 13C/12C isotope ratios instead of the relative d13C values Over the broad range of input values used in the present studies, this approximation yielded d13C values nearly ... levels in the field primarily because of deployment of ceiling shades intended to maintain greenhouse temperatures within tolerable limits No supplemental lighting was used; thus, day lengths were ... derivations of soil correction calculations for root mass and d13C values might be developed on the basis of knowledge of the carbon composition of the plants and soil With the exception of barnyardgrass,...

Ngày tải lên: 04/09/2015, 07:24

... how often bankruptcy is used in a panel of 35 countries It next investigates the relation between specific design features of insolvency regimes, considering also the relation of the quality of ... with fewer use of bankruptcy, independently of the efficiency of the judicial system These findings suggest that the relationship between specific creditor rights features and the use of bankruptcy ... relationship of the distribution of firm size with the occurrence of bankruptcy On one hand, a larger share of small firms may reduce the number of bankruptcy relative to the total number of firms,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/04/2016, 07:14

... and the removal of nitrogen should be considered, too References [1] Department of Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment, Japan July 2002 Outline of Administration of Water Environment ... tank outflow upflow arrangements of flow third tank Figure Schematic diagram for improvement of water quality by removal of SS and biological filtration in closed water bodies a a: screw motor Ｍ ... diagram of experimental equipment The actual experiment was carried out using a pilot plant The height of this plant is 1.5 m and diameter is 0.5 m A 1000-ton of closed water body and a raft of 20×20...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 08:40

... Application is made as of _(date) at (city), _(state) Name of Applicant FOR CORPORATIONS ONLY: THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR ANY VICE PRESIDENT AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, SECRETARY, ... Security Agreement and Pledge For Use with Letter of Credit The signer(s) certifies that he/she is authorized to execute this Credit Application on behalf of the Applicant named below, and that ... PRINT NAME PRINT NAME Secretary TITLE Chief Financial Officer Assistant Secretary PRINT NAME Assistant Treasurer TITLE BANK USE ONLY Sales Officer’s Name Phone ( ) Business Site Inspection Performed...

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 17:15

... of NirF would heavily rely on its cellular location For all these reasons we wanted to develop an in vivo system to investigate its role by making use of the generation and characterization of ... demonstrated that Asp129 of NirF could not be essential for any function similar to that in Asp141 of Met8P The idea of NirF being a dehydrogenase is appealing because of the presence of a putative nucleotide-binding ... of the protein sequence and also because there is a need for oxidation in the d1 heme biosynthetic pathway, for example, oxidation of C17 propionate to give an acrylate side chain This type of...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 01:20

... fresh water supply World fresh water supply About 97.5% of all water on About 97.5%saltall water on Earth is of water Earth is salt water Only 2.5% of all the water on Only Earth is fresh water ... increasing volume of wastewater that we produce are at the heart of the wastewater crisis The way we produce our food uses 70–90 per cent of the available fresh water, returning much of this water to ... and reuse of human, household, agricultural, storm and industrial wastewater and run-off More than 80 percent of wastewater is discharged untreated into water bodies This untreated wastewater...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20

... impaired the use of his left side, and he complained much of his breath, and of a straitness across his stomach; at length, an anasarca and ascites appearing, I had no doubt as to the cause of the ... powers of some of their congenera, or from the empirical usages and experience of the populace An Account of the Foxglove and some of its by William Withering The first method has not yet been much ... thrice in a day, at physical hours The use of these two things of late has done, in consumptive cases, great wonders But be cautious of its use, for it is of a vomiting nature In these things begin...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 23:20

... impaired the use of his left side, and he complained much of his breath, and of a straitness across his stomach; at length, an anasarca and ascites appearing, I had no doubt as to the cause of the ... powers of some of their congenera, or from the empirical usages and experience of the populace An Account of the Foxglove and some of its by William Withering The first method has not yet been much ... thrice in a day, at physical hours The use of these two things of late has done, in consumptive cases, great wonders But be cautious of its use, for it is of a vomiting nature In these things begin...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 11:20

... addition of thiol reagents than those of PIP, indicating that the C-peptide of HPI reduces the stability of the disulfide bonds more than that of PIP The reduced disulfide bond stability of HPI may ... proinsulin, in which a connecting peptide of 35 residues links the C terminus of the B chain and N terminus of the A chain After digestion by a specific set of protein enzymes in the B-cell granule, ... molecular mass of the disulfide isomers of HPI and the enzyme-digested fragments were measured by ESI MS The molecular mass of the mixture of scrambled isomers was measured by MALDI-TOF MS CD studies...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 12:20

... aminoethanethiosulfonate of the sulfhydryls exposed by selective reduction of the Table Monomeric derivatives of BS-RNase LC50 is the protein concentration producing 50% of cell death Mixed LC50 ... a 24 molar excess of CRI Monomers MSSAE and MSSG could not be tested as such for inhibition by CRI, because the strongly reducing conditions of the assay produce the cleavage of their mixed disuldes ... action of CRI We tested the cytotoxic activity of the monomeric derivatives described above on malignant SVT2-3T3 broblasts by measuring cell survival after 48 h of growth in the presence of increasing...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 11:20

... typically increased the free R values by 0.1% Although the R and free R values of the four structures were in the range of the values of the published structures, those of the N and G structures were ... lowestresolution shell and the high B values from a Wilson plot (Table 1) In spite of these unfavourable values, the main chain and the side chain were clearly identified in the 2FoFc electron density map, ... electron density of l-glutamate became more pronounced upon the addition of Tris The location and orientation of l-glutamate were determined on the basis of the lower electron density of FEBS Journal...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 09:22