Das maximale Trubaufnahmevermögen eines Filterkuchens ist ein wichtiges Kriterium für die Vorhersagbarkeit der Standzeit des Filters. In Praxisfiltrationen in Brauereien konnte nachgewiesen werden, dass sich die Filtration mit Zellulose als Filterhilfsmittel grundsätzlich in zwei Bereiche unterteilen lässt. Zunächst verläuft der Anstieg der Druckdifferenz linear, geht dann aber zu jeweils versuchsspezifisch unterschiedlichen Zeitpunkten in den exponentiellen Verlauf über, was auf eine Kompaktierung der freien Durchgangskanäle des Filterkuchens zurückzuführen ist. Mehrmalige Regenerationen verbessern die Trübungsreduzierung der Filterhilfsmittelmischung, was durch verminderte Wasserwerte und Darcy-Werte im Labor nachgewiesen werden konnte. Wie bereits aus der Kieselgurfiltration bekannt, sind Standzeit und Trübungsreduzierung der Zellulosefiltration in entscheidendem Maß von der Filtrierbarkeit der Biere abhängig und mit den Werten eines Kieselgurfilters vergleichbar.

Stale bread contributes to the biggest volume of food waste in Sweden. Current method on recovering bread waste is by producing biogas or bioethanol. Despite advantages in the energy sector, the bread which still has relatively high quality could be recovered into new products with higher value, such as food for human consumption. Development of a product, termed ‘fungal cake’ by solid state fermentation on bread waste using Neurospora intermedia in small scale petri dishes have previously been successfully conducted. This study aims to scale up the production of fungal cake into bench scale production. Two systems using different bioreactors were used in this study. The first system operated in batch mode using a tray bioreactor, in which the effect of particle size, mixing, and bread loading were evaluated. The fermentation was conducted during 5 days. Bread crumb with a larger particle size of 2 mm resulted in similar outcomes as bread crumb with a smaller particle size of 0.5 mm in terms of CO2 evolution rate, cumulative CO2 production, starch, and protein content of the final product. However, larger particle size resulted in a more homogeneous growth of the fungus throughout the product, which is preferred. The presence of daily mixing had no significant effect compared to static condition for all measured variables. Thus, mixing could be introduced to promote product homogeneity. Likewise, bread loading had no significant effect on the measured variables, which implies that a higher productivity can be achieved using a higher bread loading. The second system operated in continuous mode using a newly developed continuous tubular bioreactor with product recycle. Two experiments, in which the residence time (48h and 24h) and recycle ratio (10/65 and 20/55) were conducted. Both experiments yielded product with stable starch and protein content, indicated by a stable CO2 evolution rate over time. The performance using continuous tubular bioreactor was compared to batch fermentation in tray bioreactor using the same ratio of inoculum and both system yielded product with the same starch and protein content. Successful operation in continuous bioreactor certainly improved the productivity of fungal cake production.

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel, is an economic tephritid that invaded Senegal in 2004 (Vayssieres et al. 2011). This work determined 1) Impact of B. dorsalis on mango crop production and value, and marketing practices, 2) Effect of neem and kaolin on its behavior and development (laboratory and field), and 3) Effect of treated soil with neem seed cake (NSC) and neem seed powder (NSP) on the larval-pupal survival and development (laboratory and field). Results revealed crop value (price/kg) was associated with infestation levels. P<0.0001, crop value decreased in highly infested orchards. Southern Orchards were heavily infested than northern orchards. Early harvest, orchard sanitation, decreasing the purchase quantity, sorting infested mangoes and lowering prices were strategies used by growers and traders. Laboratory bioassays showed females landed and spent time on fruit identically on control and neem. On kaolin there were fewer landings and less time spent. P<0.0001, mean pupae was higher in control than in treated mangoes. In the field, percent of infested mangoes was higher in neem than in control and kaolin. However, the number of emerged flies was higher in the control than in either the neem or kaolin-treated fruit. Treated soil with NSC and with NSP did not have effect on pupation; all larvae pupated in the lab. However, treated soil decreased significantly the number of emerged flies. In the field, there were no significant differences between untreated and treated soil in number of emerged flies. / Master of Science in Life Sciences

Nanofiltration (NF) is an attractive option for the treatment of wastewater e.g. municipal wastewater and landfill leachate. However, membrane fouling can be a major obstacle in the implementation of this technology. Fouling of nanofiltration membranes by hu-mic acids (HA) was investigated using bisphenol A (BPA) as an indicator chemical to dif-ferentiate between various mechanisms that may lead to a change in solute rejection. Three commercially available NF membranes were investigated and an accelerated foul-ing condition was achieved with a foulant mixture containing humic acids in an electro-lyte matrix. The effects of membrane fouling on the rejection of BPA were interpreted with respect to the membrane pore sizes and the fouling characteristics. Results report-ed here indicate that calcium concentration in the feed solution could be a major factor governing the humic acid fouling process. Moreover, a critical concentration of calcium in the feed solution was observed, at which membrane fouling was most severe. Mem-brane fouling characteristics were observed by their influence on BPA rejection. Such influence could result in either an increase or decrease in rejection of BPA by the three different membranes depending on the rejection mechanisms involved. It is hypothe-sised that these mechanisms could occur simultaneously and that the effects of each might not be easily distinguished. However, it was observed that their relative contribu-tion was largely dependent upon membrane pore size. Pore blocking, which resulted in a considerable improvement in rejection, was prominent for the more open pore size TFC-SR2 membrane. In contrast, the cake-enhanced concentration polarisation (CECP) effect was more severe for the tighter NF270 and NF90 membranes. For hydrophobic solutes such as BPA, the formation of the fouling layer could also interfere with the so-lute-membrane interaction, and therefore, exert considerable influence on the separa-tion process. The combined impact of humic acid fouling and CaCO3 scaling on the rejection of trace organic contaminants by a commercially available nanofiltration membrane was inves-tigated in this study. Due to the presence of humic acid in the feed solution, CaCO3 scal-ing behaviour differed substantially from that of a pure CaCO3 solution. A prolonged induction period was consistently observed prior to the onset of membrane scaling. In addition, membrane scaling following humic acid fouling did not result in a complete loss of permeate flux. This is consistent with the absence of any large CaCO3 crystals. In fact, the CaCO3 crystals on the membrane surface were quite small and similar in size, which would result in a relatively porous cake layer. At the onset of CaCO3 scaling the rejection of all three trace organic contaminants started to decrease dramatically. The observed decrease in rejection of the trace organic contaminants was much more se-vere than that reported previously with a single layer of either organic or colloidal foul-ing. Such severe decrease in rejection can be attributed to the extended cake-enhanced concentration polarisation effect occurring as a result of the combination of membrane fouling and scaling. The porous CaCO3 scaling layer could lead to a substantial cake-enhanced concentration polarisation effect. In addition, the top CaCO3 scaling layer could reduce the wall shear rate within the underlying humic acid fouling layer, causing an additional concentration polarisation (CP) effect.:1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Fundamentals of NF/RO 1 1.1.1 Solute transport through NF/RO membranes 2 1.1.2 Separation mechanisms 3 1.1.2.1 Steric size exclusion 3 1.1.2.2 Donnan effect 3 1.1.2.3 Electrostatic repulsion 4 1.1.2.4 Adsorption 4 1.1.3 Environmental applications of NF/RO 5 1.1.4 Drinking water treatment from groundwater and surface water sources 5 1.1.5 Water/Wastewater reclamation 7 1.2 Classification and materials of NF/RO membranes 7 1.2.1 Membrane classes 7 1.2.2 Membrane materials 8 1.2.3 Organic membrane materials 9 1.2.3.1 Polyamide membranes 9 1.2.3.2 Cellulose acetate membranes 9 1.2.4 Inorganic membrane materials 10 1.3 Removal of trace organic contaminants 11 1.3.1 Impact of membrane characteristics 14 1.3.1.1 Molecular weight cut-off/pore size 14 1.3.1.2 Surface charge 14 1.3.1.3 Hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity 15 1.3.1.4 Surface morphology 15 1.3.2 Impact of feed characteristics 17 1.3.2.1 pH value 17 1.3.2.2 Ionic strength 18 1.3.2.3 Organic matter 19 1.3.2.4 Presence of divalent ions 20 1.3.2.5 Presence of foulants 20 1.3.2.6 Temperature 20 1.3.3 Impact of solute characteristics 22 1.3.3.1 Molecular weight 22 1.3.3.2 Molecular size (length and width)/molecular volume 22 1.3.3.3 Minimum projection area/Equivalent width 23 1.3.3.4 Charge 23 1.3.3.5 Hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity 24 1.3.4 Impact of operational characteristics 25 1.3.4.1 Transmembrane pressure/permeate or transmembrane flux 25 1.3.4.2 Cross-flow velocity/recovery/concentration polarisation 25 1.3.5 Impact of fouling on rejection 26 1.3.5.1 Organic fouling 28 1.3.5.2 Colloidal fouling 30 1.3.5.3 Inorganic fouling (scaling) 31 1.3.5.4 Biological fouling 32 1.3.6 Impact of membrane cleaning on rejection 32 1.3.6.1 Changes of membrane morphology due to cleaning 32 1.3.6.2 Impact on rejection of TrOCs due to cleaning 33 1.3.7 Validation at pilot and full scale systems 35 2 MEMBRANE FOULING IN THE NANOFILTRATION OF LANDFILL LEACHATE AND ITS IMPACT ON TRACE CONTAMINANT REMOVAL 37 2.1 Introduction 37 2.2 Materials and Methods 40 2.2.1 Analytical reagents and chemicals 40 2.2.2 Nanofiltration membrane 40 2.2.3 Membrane filtration set-up and protocol 41 2.2.4 Analytical technique 42 2.3 Results and discussion 42 2.3.1 Landfill leachate characterisation 42 2.3.2 Physico-chemical properties of bisphenol A 43 2.3.3 Influence of the calcium concentration on the flux 44 2.3.4 Influence of fouling on the rejection of organic contaminants 46 2.4 Conclusions 48 3 CHARACTERISING HUMIC ACID FOULING OF NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES USING BISPHENOL A AS A MOLECULAR INDICATOR 50 3.1 Introduction 50 3.2 Materials and methods 52 3.2.1 Model NF membranes and membrane characterisation 52 3.2.2 Model trace organic contaminant 52 3.2.3 Organic foulant 53 3.2.4 Membrane filtration set-up 54 3.2.5 Filtration protocol 55 3.2.6 Analytical technique 56 3.3 Results and discussions 56 3.3.1 Membrane characteristics 56 3.3.2 Membrane fouling behaviour 58 3.3.3 Change of membrane hydrophobicity 61 3.3.4 Effects of organic fouling on the nanofiltration of BPA 63 3.3.5 Effects of organic fouling on rejection: the mechanisms 65 3.4 Conclusions 67 4 EFFECTS OF FOULING AND SCALING ON THE REJECTION OF TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS BY A NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE: THE ROLE OF CAKE-ENHANCED CONCENTRATION POLARISATION 69 4.1 Introduction 69 4.2 Materials and methods 71 4.2.1 Nanofiltration membrane 71 4.2.2 Chemicals and reagents 71 4.2.3 Crossflow membrane filtration system 72 4.2.4 Experimental protocol 73 4.2.5 SEM-EDS analysis 74 4.2.6 Analytical methods 75 4.3 Results and discussion 75 4.3.1 Membrane characteristics 75 4.3.2 Membrane fouling and scaling development 76 4.3.3 Effects of fouling/scaling on the membrane rejection behaviour 79 4.3.4 Cake-enhanced concentration polarisation 85 4.4 Conclusions 87 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 88 6 REFERENCES 94 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 112

Cette étude porte sur la filtration des particules métalliques contenues dans les fumées de métallisation. Des retours d'expériences spécifiques aux dépoussiéreurs filtrants les fumées de métallisation témoignent d'un colmatage des filtres très rapide ainsi que de l'inefficacité des techniques de décolmatage pneumatique habituellement utilisées. Il en résulte une durée de vie des éléments filtrants très réduite. L'objectif de cette étude est de caractériser le colmatage puis le décolmatage afin d'améliorer les performances des dépoussiéreurs à cartouches filtrantes vis-à-vis des fumées de métallisation. Trois axes de recherches ont été exploré sur un banc pilote spécialement équipé : - la caractérisation des fumées de métallisation. Elle a permis de qualifier la structure spatiale de la particule par la dimension fractale et le facteur de forme dynamique grâce au couplage série DMA-ELPI et à une méthodologie originale d'analyse des données validée sur différents aérosols. Les caractéristiques obtenues expliquent les propriétés colmatantes des fumées de métallisation. - La caractérisation du dépôt engendré au cours de la phase de filtration (ou de colmatage). Elle montre une structure incompressible dans la gamme de filtration habituellement pratiquée en industrie. Ces travaux ont permis d'estimer la porosité expérimentale du dépôt formé par les fumées de métallisation. - L'étude sur le décolmatage. Elle décrit et explique l'inefficacité des décolmatages utilisés en industrie. Il ressort que seule une très faible surface du média plissé est décolmatée. L'alternative du precoating se révèle très efficace mais seulement en mode off-line / This study deals with the filtration of metallic particles contained in the metallization fumes. Experience feedback specific to the filtration of metallization fumes by dust collectors report a rapid clogging of filters and the inefficiency of pneumatic cleaning techniques commonly used. This leads to a high reduction in filters lifetime. The objective of this study is characterize clogging then unclogging in order to improve the performance of dust cartridge filter against metallization fumes. Three research axes were explored on a dedicated bench : - Metallization fumes characterization. It allows describing the spatial structure of the particle by the fractal dimension and the dynamic shape factor with the DMA-ELPI serial coupling and thanks to an original data analysis methodology validated on various aerosols. The characteristics obtained explain the clogging properties of metallization fumes. - Characterization of the cake generated during the filtration phase (or clogging). It shows a incompressible structure in the velocities filtration range of industry. The experimental porosity of the cake formed by filtering metallization fumes is estimated thanks to these studies. - Study on cleaning. It describes and explains the inefficiency of pneumatic cleaning techniques employed in industry. It appears that only a very small surface of the pleated media is unclogged. The precoating alternative is shown to be very efficient provided that it is combined with off-line cleaning procedures

Les écoulements de suspensions dans des milieux poreux sont particulièrement complexes, notamment à cause du couplage d’écoulements de cisaillement et d’écoulements élongationnels (Herzig, Leclerc et Goff, 1970). On les retrouve fréquemment dans les applications industrielles, l’une des applications principales se trouvant lors des opérations de production de pétrole et de gaz. Lors de la construction d'un puits, des additifs polymères anti perte de fluide empêchent à plusieurs étapes l'écoulement de fluide entre le puits et la formation de roche poreuse environnante. La perte de fluide est un problème grave si elle n’est pas maîtrisée ; elle s’ajoute alors au coût total des opérations et pourrait surtout avoir des conséquences néfastes pour l’environnement et les opérateurs. Parmi les technologies disponibles, des additifs polymères connus sous le nom d'additifs anti perte de fluide, tels que des microgels et des particules de latex, sont ajoutés aux fluides injectés pour limiter les pertes de fluide (généralement de l'eau) via un mécanisme de colmatage / blocage de pores du support poreux.Le comportement de blocage de beaucoup de ces additifs anti perte de fluide a été testé par des méthodes conventionnelles qui impliquent l'application d'une différence de pression élevée (typiquement 35-70 bars) sur le fluide formulé comprenant les additifs contre un filtre représentatif de la taille typique des pores de la formation (une grille métallique, de la céramique ou du papier filtre) et la mesure du volume de filtrat en fonction du temps. Cependant, ces méthodes standard ne permettent pas de comprendre le mécanisme sous-jacent de la dynamique de blocage des supports poreux. Par conséquent, une meilleure compréhension du mécanisme de blocage d’un support poreux par des additifs industriels anti perte de fluide est nécessaire.Dans ce travail, nous utilisons des suspensions de microgels réticulés chimiquement comme additifs anti perte de fluide et nous étudions leur comportement de blocage dans des milieux poreux modèles transparents. Nous utilisons des dispositifs à base de polydiméthylsiloxane (PDMS) comme modèle de support poreux permettant l'observation directe du processus de blocage couplée à des mesures quantitatives. Nous fabriquons des dispositifs microfluidiques de filtration frontale et de filtration latérale avec différentes tailles de pores afin de déterminer comment des paramètres tels que la mouillabilité de la surface, la concentration en particules, la taille des particules et le débit affectent la formation du gâteau de filtration.Nous présentons une méthode de contrôle de la taille des particules constituant les suspensions de microgels. Nous décrivons ensuite une approche pour préparer des suspensions à plus haute concentration et étudions la rhéologie des suspensions en fonction de la concentration en particules. De plus, nous présentons un procédé simple pour former un gâteau de filtration à partir de la suspension de microgels sur une membrane et estimons la perméabilité à l’eau du gâteau de filtration formé selon la loi de Darcy. / The flow of suspensions in porous media is a complex phenomenon due to the mechanisms involved such as both shear and extensional flows (Herzig, Leclerc, & Goff, 1970). Their use in industrial applications is quite extensive with one of the major applications being at various stages of oil and gas production operations. At several stages of a well construction, flow of fluid between the well and the surrounding porous rock formation is prevented thanks to the polymeric fluid loss control additives. Fluid loss is a severe problem if not controlled, which would add up to the total cost of operations and more importantly could have hazardous impacts on the environment or operators. Among several technologies industrially available, polymeric additives popularly known as fluid loss additives such as microgels and latex particles are added to the injected fluids to limit the loss of fluid (usually water) via the mechanism of pore clogging/jamming in porous media.Many of these fluid loss additives have been tested for their jamming behaviour by conventional methods which involve the application of a high pressure difference (typically 35-70 bars) on the formulated fluid comprising of the additives against a filter representative of the formation’s typical pore size (either a metallic grid, ceramic or filter paper) and the measurement of the filtrate volume versus time. However, these standard methods do not give any insight in understanding the underlying mechanism of jamming dynamics in porous media, hence, a better understanding of the mechanism of jamming in porous media by industrial fluid loss additives is needed.In this work, we use chemically cross-linked microgel suspensions as the fluid loss additive and study its jamming behaviour in transparent model porous media. We make use of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) devices as model porous media which allows direct observation of the jamming process coupled with quantitative measurements. We fabricate microfluidic devices for frontal flow filtration and lateral flow filtration with different pore sizes to see how parameters like surface wettability, particle concentration, particle size and flow rates affect the filter cake formation.We present a method of controlling the size of the microgel suspensions. We then describe an approach for preparing higher concentration suspensions and investigate the rheology of the suspensions as a function of concentration. Furthermore, we present a simple method of forming a filter cake of the microgel suspension on a supporting membrane and estimate the permeability of the filter cake formed for the flow of water using Darcy’s law.

A fécula de açafrão (Curcuma longa L.) apresenta grande potencial para a indústria de alimentos, pois está presente em abundância nos rizomas do açafrão, podendo assim, ser considerada uma fonte alternativa aos amidos já comercializados. Muitos amidos tem passado por modificações físicas, como a aplicação da irradiação gama, para que este adquira novas características e aumente sua aplicabilidade. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi estudar a influência de diferentes doses de radiação sobre a fécula de açafrão (Curcuma longa L.) e avaliar sua aplicação tecnológica em bolo de cenoura. A composição centesimal não foi influenciada significativamente pelas doses de radiação. No entanto, a textura dos géis foi afetada, bem como as soluções gelatinizadas. A solução não gelatinizada apresentou comportamento dilatante e a gelatinizada foi caracterizada como pseudoplástica. Em relação a substituição parcial da farinha de trigo pela fécula de açafrão sob todas as doses estudadas, o resultado se mostrou viável na elaboração do bolo de cenoura, indicando que esta fécula pode ser aplicada em diversos alimentos, sem provocar a rejeição do produto final. / The saffron starch (Curcuma longa L.) presents great potential for the food industry, as it is present in abundance in the saffron rhizomes, and can therefore be considered an alternative source to already commercialized starches. Many starches have undergone physical modifications, such as the application of gamma irradiation, so that it acquires new characteristics and increases its applicability. The objective of this research was to study the influence of different doses of radiation on safflower starch (Curcuma longa L.) and to evaluate its technological application in carrot cake. The centesimal composition was not significantly influenced by radiation doses. However, the texture of the gels was affected, as well as the gelatinized solutions. The non-gelatinized solution presented dilating behavior and the gelatinized solution was characterized as pseudoplastic. Regarding the partial substitution of wheat flour for saffron starch under all doses studied, the result was viable in the preparation of the carrot cake, indicating that this starch can be applied in several foods without causing the rejection of the final product.

<p>Osnovni cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrđivanje mogućnosti proizvodnje funkcionalnog niskoenergetskog prehrambenog namaza na bazi bra&scaron;na od semena tikve golice i hidrokoloida ugljenohidratnog porekla.<br />Utvrđivanju ove mogućnosti prethodilo je potpuno karakterisanje i definisanje sastavnih komponenti namaza. To su bra&scaron;no od semena tikve golice i prehrambeni hidrokoloidi na bazi vlakana. Bra&scaron;no od semena tikve golice analizirano je radi određivanja njegovih fizičko&ndash;hemijskih karakteristika, funkcionalnih svojstava, mikrobiolo&scaron;ke ispravnosti i mikrostrukturalne prirode. Analizama bra&scaron;na stečen je uvid u fizičke, nutritivne i mikrobiolo&scaron;ke karakteristike i u svojstva pona&scaron;anja, s ciljem utvrđivanja mogućnosti primene bra&scaron;na od semena tikve u daljem radu. Takođe, ispitane su dve vrste hidrokoloida ugljenohidratnog porekla metodom mikrostrukturalne analize, metodom određivanja raspodele veličina čestica, reolo&scaron;kim određivanjima i teksturalnim karakterisanjem sistema. Cilj ovog ispitivanja je definisanje vrste i koncentracije vlakana u gel strukturi hidrokoloida, koja ima sposobnost da ostvari ulogu nosača bra&scaron;na, odnosno kontinualne faze u namazu. Time je predviđeno i pona&scaron;anje ugljenohidratnih hidrokoloida u prehrambenom sistemu tipa namaza.<br />Nakon definisanja sastavnih komponenti, radi utvrđivanja optimalnih svojstava namaza, analizirani su namazi sa različitom vrstom i koncentacijom vlakana u gel sistemu i različitim udelom primenjenog hidrokoloida u sastavu namaza. Pri ispitivanju značajnosti uticaja promenljivih faktora na svojstva dobijenih namaza kori&scaron;ćena je metoda planiranja eksperimenta (DOE&ndash;design of experiment) u okviru koje je primenjen potpuni faktorijalni dizajn. Takođe, međusobna linearna zavisnost<br />između pojedinih promenljivih određena je metodom korelacije sa ciljem utvrđivanja povezanosti parametara senzorske analize sa instrumentalno određenim karakteristikama.<br />Cilj objedinjenja svih analiza je definisanje sastava namaza optimalnih svojstava i formulacija niskoenergetskog prehrambenog namaza na bazi bra&scaron;na od semena tikve.<br />Na osnovu prikazanih rezultata istraživanja u okviru ove doktorske disertacije izvedeni su zaključci da je bra&scaron;no od semena tikve golice nutritivno i biolo&scaron;ki vrlo vredna sirovina dobre održivost, bez patogenih mikroorganizama i da predstavlja pogodnu sirovinu za proizvodnju namaza. Takođe, hidrokoloid Vivapur MCG 611F se odlikuje<br />povoljnijim reolo&scaron;kim i teksturalnim svojstvima od hidrokoloida Vitacel WFG HS73, jer tiksotropno protiče, ima veći stepen uređenosti i povezanosti strukture sa izraženom elastičnom prirodom koja mu omogućava manju podložnost deformacijama i čini ga pogodnim za proizvodnju namaza.<br />Na osnovu analize uticaja promenljivih faktora, koji se odnose na sastav namaza, zaključeno je da posmatrani namazi predstavljaju realne reolo&scaron;ke sisteme i da sastav namaza izraženo utiče na njihove reolo&scaron;ke, teksturalne i senzorske osobine.<br />Na osnovu sprovedenih istraživanja zaključuje se da je moguća proizvodnja niskoenergetskog namaza na bazi bra&scaron;na od semena tikve golice. Pri tome namaz treba da sadrži 80% MCG zamenjivača masti (na masu namaza) koncentracije hidrokoloidnog gela 7% i 20% bra&scaron;na od semena tikve golice (na masu namaza). Namaz optimalnih svojstava je polidisperzan sistem sa uređenom strukturom u<br />kojoj su čestice primenjene količine bra&scaron;na uklopljene u kontinuiranu mrežu hidratisanih MCG vlakana i potpuno obložene dostupnom količinom zamenjivača masti. Zahvaljujući takvoj organizaciji i strukturi sistema optimalni namaz ispoljava dobre reolo&scaron;ke karakteristike, optimalnu mazivost, dobro prijanjanje na povr&scaron;inu i laku manipulaciju namazom tokom proizvodnje i tokom primene. Dobijeni namaz predstavlja nutritivno vredan proizvod koji se na osnovu sastava i zdravstvenog uticaja komponenti može svrstati u funkcionalne prehrambene proizvode.</p> / <p>The main objective of this study was to determine the possibility of production the low-fat functional food spreads based on flour of pumpkin seed and carbohydrate<br />hydrocolloids.<br />That included complete characterization of components of the spreads, the flour of hull&ndash;less pumpkin seed and fiber based food hydrocolloids. Flour of pumpkin seed was analyzed in order to determine its physico&ndash;chemical characteristics, functional characteristics, microbiological safety and microstructural nature. These analyses of flour defined the physical, nutritional and microbiological characteristics and behavior of flour, with the aim of determine the possibilities of its application in further work.<br />Also, two types of carbohydrate based hydrocolloids were examined by microstructural aspect, by particle size distribution, rheological determinations and textural characterization. The aim of these analysis was to define the type and concentration of fibers in the gel structure of hydrocolloids, which has the ability of to flour carrier and the role of continuous phase in the spread. This predicted<br />the behavior of carbohydrate based hydrocolloids in the food system such as spreads.<br />The determination of main components of the spreads was followed by determination of optimal properties of the spreads, which included analysis of spreads with different type and concentrations of fibers in the gel system and the<br />different amount of the applied hydrocolloid. To determine the significance of the influence of variable factors on the properties of the obtained spreads, the method of design of experiment (DOE) was used, with applied full factorial design. Also, correlation between certain sensory and instrumentally determined parameters was defined.<br />The aim of all analysis was to define the composition of the spread with optimal properties and to formulate the low&ndash;fat food spread based on flour of pumpkin seed<br />Based on the results obtained within this doctoral thesis, it was concluded that the flour of pumpkin seed cake is nutritionally and biologically very valuable raw material<br />with good sustainability, without pathogenic microorganisms, thus it is a suitable raw material for the production of spread. Also, Vivapur MCG 611F was characterized as hydrocolloid with better rheological and textural properties than the hydrocolloid Vitacel WFG HS73, because of its thixotropic flow properties, higher degree of<br />networking and pronounced elastic nature of structure that provides lower susceptibility to deformation and makes it suitable for the production of spread.<br />Based on the influence of variable factors, related to the composition of spreads, it was concluded that the observed spreads were real rheological systems and that the<br />composition of spreads signifficantly influenced on their rheological, textural and sensory characteristics. Obtained resultes of this research suggested that the production of low&ndash;fat food spread based on flour of pumpkin seed is possible. This spread contains 80% of MCG 611F fiber based hydrocolloid ( on the mass of the spread) with gel concentration of 7% and 20% of flour of pumpkin seed cake ( on the mass of the spread). The spread with optimal properties is poydisperse system with compact structure in which the flour particles are incorporated into continious network of hydrated MCG fibers and completly coated with avaliable amount of fat relacer. Due to this organization and structure of the system, optimal spread exhibits good properties for manipulation during production and application, such as good rheological characteristics, optimal spreadability and good adhesion to the surface. Obtained spread is nutritionaly valuable food product which can be classified into functional food product based on the composition and health inffluance.</p>

My work revolves around exploring identity of the in-between, occupying the Venn diagram middle of two cultures. As a Romanian-born, American-raised artist, I want to preserve and broadcast links to the cultures of my upbringing and birthplace. In attempts to ground and define my own “in-between” identity, I look to my parents and grandparents for cues on how they made home for themselves wherever they went, reflecting their experiences with voluntary and involuntary displacement. This text connects the research and influential family practices that shaped its companion exhibition, ranging from the role of portability in emotional transnationalism to the lasting mythology the soap opera “Dallas” holds in Romania.

Up to date, sludge filterability has been characterized by the Ruth&rsquo / s classical filtration theory and quantified by the well-known parameter specific cake resistance (SCR). However, the complexity of the actual phenomenon is clearly underestimated by the classical filtration theory and SCR is often not satisfactory in describing filterability. Although many scientific studies were conducted for a better analysis and understanding of the filtration theory, still a practically applicable solution to replace the classical theory for a better description of filterability has not been proposed yet. In the present study, blocking filtration laws proposed by Hermans and Bred&eacute / e, dating back to 1936, which have been extensively used in the membrane literature for the analysis of fouling phenomenon and the multiphase filtration theory developed by Willis and Tosun (1980) highlighting the importance of the cake-septum interface in determining the overall filtration rate have been adopted for the analysis of filterability of sludge systems. Firstly, the inadequacy of the classical filtration theory in characterizing the filterability of real sludge systems and also the lack of the currently used methodology in simulating filtration operation was highlighted. Secondly, to better understand the effect of slurry characteristics and operational conditions on filtration, model slurries of spherical and incompressible Meliodent particles were formed. Finally, a methodology was developed with the gathered filtration data to assess the filterability of the sludge systems by both theories. The results clearly show that both approaches were superior to the classical approach in terms of characterizing the filterability of sludge systems. While blocking laws yielded a slurry specific characterization parameter to replace the commonly used SCR, the multiphase theory provided a better understanding of the physical reality of the overall process.