5 research outputs found
Monitoring of pollution in Egyptian Red Sea
The level of the Egyptian Red Sea water pollution by oil was studied to assess the general pattern of oil pollutants and to evaluate the hydrocarbon origin (anthropogenic, petrogenic or biogenic) with emphasis on the poly aromatic hydrocarbons in surface water. The oil extracted from the samples was analyzed by gas chromatography to determine the concentrations and distribution of aliphatic and alicyclic n-alkanes. Results obtained indicate that most of the organic species present in water samples consist of petrogenic hydrocarbons with additional biogenic types. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique was used to study the poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) fingerprints of the studied water samples. The results obtained indicate the presence of PAHs of both pyrogenic and petrogenic origins
Monitoring of pollution in sediments
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHs) were analyzed in surface sediments collected from Suez till Hurgharda coasts to establish baseline levels for various types of organic pollutants before the anticipated identification of anthropogenic activities, petrogenic and biogenic. AHs for all samples were dominated by unresolved complex mixture (UCM), and petrogenic mixed with biogenic sources. Results also revealed that sedimentary PAHs mainly originated from pyrolysis sources
Direct conversion of an agricultural solid waste to hydrocarbon gases via the pyrolysis technique
The increased awareness toward the global warming and the environmental pollution problems has stimulated the utilization of the alternative energy sources since they can positively take part in minimizing such problems. Among these sources, biomass based solid wastes is counted as one of the most promising in the field of energy production. Thus, the current research work focuses on the conversion of rice straw (a biomass-based solid waste) into hydrocarbon gases in general and methane (main constituent of natural gas) in particular. The reduction of the operational temperature and the elevated rate of solid-to-gas conversion are newly presented approaches in this research. Specifically, the used operating temperature, in this study, had been 250 °C while the well-known temperature range for slow pyrolysis is 380–550 °C. Another approach is represented in this work via the orientation of the obtained biogas to become mainly hydrocarbon gases instead of CO, CO2 and CH4 mixture, as the common for such pyrolysis processes. The attained high rate of solid-to-gas conversion (80%) while at low temperature is also a new approach of this study since such high rate is just possible in the flash pyrolysis (750–900 °C). The increased conversion rate was achieved via reducing the particles size of the used solid-biomass to a nano-sized range. Keywords: Environmental biomass pollutant, Slow pyrolysis, Bio-fuels, Green energy, Waste managemen
First Cytogenetic Profile of Omani Patients with de novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes : Comparison with data from Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America
Clonal cytogenetic abnormalities have been reported among 30–80% of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); however, 20–70% of patients with MDS show a normal karyotype that may nevertheless harbour a cryptic genetic alteration. Earlier reports have suggested that the distribution of specific chromosomal aberrations varies among Western and Asian countries, with geographical and ethnic differences in the frequency of specific chromosomal aberrations. This article compared the cytogenetic data of 36 adult Omani patients with MDS to previously reported data from other populations. Differences were noted between the percentages of clonal aberrations and the median age of Omani subjects at presentation in comparison to individuals of different ethnicities and from various geographical locations. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report to describe the cytogenetic data of patients with MDS from Oman
First Cytogenetic Profile of Omani Patients with de novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Comparison with data from Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America
Clonal cytogenetic abnormalities have been reported among 30–80% of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); however, 20–70% of patients with MDS show a normal karyotype that may nevertheless harbour a cryptic genetic alteration. Earlier reports have suggested that the distribution of specific chromosomal aberrations varies among Western and Asian countries, with geographical and ethnic differences in the frequency of specific chromosomal aberrations. This article compared the cytogenetic data of 36 adult Omani patients with MDS to previously reported data from other populations. Differences were noted between the percentages of clonal aberrations and the median age of Omani subjects at presentation in comparison to individuals of different ethnicities and from various geographical locations. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report to describe the cytogenetic data of patients with MDS from Oman