Enhanced oil-water emulsion separation through coalescence filtration utilizing milkweed fiber: a sustainable paradigm.

Over the past few years, the environment and public safety have suffered due to the detrimental effects of oily industrial effluents. Natural fibers have gained popularity for their affordability, reusability, and effectiveness in separating oil from oily wastewater. Milkweed fibers were characterized using FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy), and contact angle techniques.

Diabetes Mellitus With Renal and Müllerian Anomalies.

Objective: Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) type 5 is caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the gene. Our objective was to report a case of a young girl with bicornuate uterus and recurrent renal stones with diabetes mellitus (DM) without a family history that was diagnosed to be MODY 5.

Case Report: A 12-year-old girl presented with recurrent renal stones that were managed with lithotripsy and double-J stenting at various time points.

Oil separation from oil in water emulsion by coalescence filtration using kapok fibre.

In this study, the stable emulsion of engine oil in water of concentration 10% was prepared using a non-ionic surfactant. Kapok fibres were used as filter beds to separate oil from the oil-water emulsion. The surface morphology of fibres was investigated using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis and chemical bond analysis of fibres done using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR).

Optimization of an extracellular protease of Chrysosporium keratinophilum and its potential in bioremediation of keratinic wastes.

Chrysosporium keratinophilum IMI 338142 isolated from a waste site containing organopollutants was studied for its ability to produce extracellular proteases on glucose-gelatin medium. Fungus was observed to be a potent producer of such enzymes. Enzyme secretion was best at 15 days of incubation period at pH 8 and temperature 40 degrees C.