THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES Name: Faheema Kareema Baksh I.D. #: 811001905 Course: Introduction to Engineering- MENG1006 Plant Visit Report National Flour Mills Limited Plant Visited On 13th October‚ 2011 Report Due On 14th November‚ 2011 Contents Abstract The purpose of this report is to relate what was learned when the engineering student had a site visit to National Flour Mills Limited‚ a company which specialises in the manufacturing of flour and other staple
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Genetically Modified Plants and Animals Why should we know about the genetic modification of plants and animals? In this world today we are seeing different labels on our foods but does anyone even really know what they mean? For example what is the difference between a regular tomato and an organic tomato? We should know what foods we are consuming and how they affect our bodies. I believe that more regulations should be put into place by the Food and Drug Administration so that we are better
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A. If the price of natural gas‚ a resource used by manufacturers throughout the United States‚ were to double‚ the cost of production of notebooks would most likely increase as well. This would then lead to a decrease in supply (a shift to the left). Changes in Equilibrium of Notebooks Price: Increase Quantity: Decrease Determinant: (ROTTEN) Resource: cost and availability B. If the government were to provide a subsidy for notebook manufacturers‚ the cost of production would
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Natural rubber is produced by over 2000 plants species and its main constituent is poly (cis-I‚4-isoprene).a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon. Since 1914 there have been efforts to investigate microbial rubber degradation: However‚ only recently have the first proteins involved in this process have been identified and characterized and have the corresponding genes cloned. Analysis of the degradation product of natural rubber and synthetic rubbers isolated from various bacterial cultures
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CO2 if that same amount of energy was made from burning coal. For every 22 tonnes of uranium used in the nuclear power plant‚ one million tonnes of CO2 emissions isn’t put into the environment. If the world doubled its nuclear output‚ it would reduce CO2 emissions by about a fourth. Nuclear energy uses less than 6% of their output energy to make their nuclear power plant run. Wind power would usually cost up to two times more per kWh than nuclear power plants. Many people fear nuclear energy. Some
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deeper insights. Valerus Cryogenic Processing Plant Modular‚ flexible‚ standard designs optimize delivery times and maximize recovery. Natural gas is composed of a wide range of hydrocarbon compounds that will condense to form liquids at particular temperatures. The more energy-dense‚ or “heavier‚” components can condense at operating temperatures and can cause operational problems within pipelines‚ compressors and other midstream equipment. These natural gas liquids (NGLs) also have a high market value
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Plants and Life on Earth What is the environment? The environment is everything that lives on Earth plus the air‚ sun‚ water‚ weather‚ and the Earth itself. Sing a Song about the Role of Plants! Teachers—download lesson plans to use in your classroom! Plants help the environment (and us!) in many different ways: Plants make food Plants are the only organisms that can convert light energy from the sun into food. And plants produce ALL of the food that animals‚ including people‚ eat.
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feasibility of methanol production in Trinidad and Tobago. Specifically‚ this report outlines a proposed four-stage process for producing methanol: STAGE 1: Syngas production STAGE 2: Upstream processing STAGE 3: Methanol production STAGE 4: Downstream processing The proposed design produces 5‚116 MTPD of 99.85 wt% methanol. As designed‚ the total bare module cost of the plant is $372 million. The inside battery limit and outside battery limit costs are $349 million and $23 million respectively
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CHAPTER 1: NATURAL GAS IN INDIA * Importance of natural gas Natural Gas is a new age fuel. Natural Gas is the cleanest of fossil fuels. Natural Gas satisfies most of the requirements for fuel in a modern day industrial society‚ being efficient‚ non-polluting and relatively economical. Natural Gas requires a strong distribution network to not only support existing demand‚ but also fuel future demand. A big challenge lies in bridging the physical gap between demand and supply centers in an efficient
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All surface water and some groundwaters require treatment prior to consumption to ensure that they do not represent a health risk to the user. Health risks to consumers from poor quality water can be due to microbiological‚ chemical‚ physical or radioactive contamination. However‚ microbiological contamination is generally the most important to human health as this leads to infectious diseases which affect all populations groups‚ many of which may cause epidemics and can be fatal. Chemical contamination
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