Biogas Anaerobic Digester Considerations for Swine Farms in North Carolina Collecting biogas from anaerobic digestion of swine manure can benefit the environment by reducing methane emissions (has potential value for equivalent carbon credits or greenhouse gas (GHG) credits)‚ and by providing energy‚ as biogas is about 60 to 70 percent methane. Methane has an energy value of about 1‚000 BTU/SCF1‚ so biogas can have an energy value of about 600 BTU/SCF. Plug-flow or complete-mix anaerobic digesters
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What is yeast? To most people yeast is just something that is in the food that we eat; However to the scientific community yeast is much more then that. According to the Dictionary of Student Science yeast is a one-celled fungi that can cause the fermentation of carbohydrates‚ producing carbon dioxide and alcohol. ( ) Yeasts are found in the soil‚ in water‚ on the surface of plants‚ and on the skin of humans and other animals. Like other fungi‚ yeasts obtain food from the organic matter around
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Title: Confirming the Presence of Fermentation in the Conversion of Milk to Kefir Authors: Michael Ahrens‚ Nicholas Fiore‚ Garrett Hages‚ Melissa Cullom University of Kansas‚ Biol 402‚ Fall 2014‚ 3:00pm room 6040 Abstract: In this experiment milk was fermented into Kefir‚ then a series of tests were used to confirm that fermentation actually occurred. The tests used to confirm the fermentation were a gas production test‚ pH test‚ Gram stain‚ and turbidity test. The results showed during the conversion
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selfish genetic element: the 2-μm plasmid of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Evol Biol 25(11): 2348-56. What are the actors (e.g.‚ what parts of the organism are in conflict) and what are they in conflict over? The 2 μm plasmid of Saccharomyces yeast is in conflict with the cell host‚ this plasmid cost the host through using the cells’ resources ; meaning a burden on the host to synthesize more proteins as well as increasing the amount of DNA the host cells needs to accommodate. What is the
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Laboratory Order Form 1 DESIGN 1.1 Defining the problem Focus / Research question How does osmosis work and what effect will this have on the raisin at different sucrose concentrations? Hypothesis The raisin in the beaker with most diluted sucrose solution will gain the most mass‚ therefore the control (0% sucrose solution) should be the most successful (in relation to the aim.) Background Information / theory Osmosis may occur when there is a partially permeable membrane‚ such
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hypotheses based on predictions questions. First‚ yeast will metabolize sugar and produce a gas. This is because yeast is a living organism and all living organisms like yeast must use energy (such as sugar) to obtain energy. Yeast will metabolize sugar and gives off carbon dioxide as a by-product. For the second hypothesis‚ we were expecting that yeast will produce a gas when sugar is available. For the third hypothesis‚ we did not expect yeast to produce a gas when no sugar or other food is available
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cellular respiration and fermentation. However in terms of the process‚ it can be difficult to understand‚ due to the many steps involved in a single phase. Some students hypothesized that if a human contracts their forearm muscles repetitively‚ then the muscles will be fatigued. But if yeast is awoken from its dormant state‚ the balloon’s circumference and weight will increase‚ the pH will decrease‚ and the process of cellular respiration will be replaced by fermentation. Parts of the hypothesis
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THE PROCESS OF FERMENTATION THROUGH DIFFERENT KINDS OF SUGARS In order to produce ethyl alcohol fermentation‚ we had to determine what sugars used‚ such as glucose (a single sugar) sucrose (table sugar) and lactose (milk sugar) will react with yeast to produce ethyl alcohol fermentation. My hypothesis is that the sugar lactose would produce the highest amount of bubbles and ferment. INTRODUCTION: The significance of fermentation is a lengthy process that has been practiced by humankind
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Cellular Respiration through Alcoholic Fermentation Abstract: The experiment was conducted to determine the impact different yeast amounts had on yeast fermentation. It was hypothesized that the more yeast added the more CO2 would be produced. The carbon dioxide production was measured in the fermentation of yeast with solution of no yeast in test tube 1‚ 1mL yeast in test tube 2‚ and 3mL of yeast in test tube 3 over a period of twenty minutes. All of the yeast amounts produced CO2‚ but test tube
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Introduction As stated in the Bio 107 Laboratory Manual‚ alcohol fermentation in yeast breaks down sugars into carbon dioxide and ethanol which is very important in many fields such as biofuel‚ industrial‚pharmaceutical and others. Amylase is an enzyme that break down starch/amylose in plants. Corn kernel contains starch‚ sugars and cellulose. This experiment focused on the effect of amylase on corn extract in respect to the rate of fermentation. Since amylase breaks down starch‚ the part of corn that contains
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