Influence of fractional distillation on the yield and quality of biofuels obtained through thermal catalytic cracking of crude palm oil

This paper investigates the influence of the fractional distillation on the yield and quality of biofuels obtained in a laboratory unit (Vigreux column) at atmospheric pressure, producing three distilled fractions: (1) green gasoline, (2) green aviation kerosene, and (3) green diesel.The quality of the distilled fractions was evaluated through phys

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Tobacco Use Worldwide: Legislative Efforts to Curb Consumption

Tobacco smoking is recognized as a major preventable cause of disease worldwide and is linked to 6 million deaths annually, 30% of which are due to cancer.The negative health consequences of smoking currently represent one of the greatest public health challenges.Secondhand smoke, declared carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Ca

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A Novel Widespread MITE Element in the Repeat-Rich Genome of the Cardinium Endosymbiont of the Spider Oedothorax gibbosus

ABSTRACT Free-living bacteria have evolved multiple times to become host-restricted endosymbionts.The transition from a free-living to a host-restricted lifestyle comes with a number of different genomic changes, including a massive loss of genes.In host-restricted endosymbionts, gene inactivation and genome reduction are facilitated by mobile gene

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