The adoption of alternative energy resources is essential in the current scenario of energy demand to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The production of biofuels from oleaginous microorganisms is of increasing interest because of its potential benefits on plant-based biofuels. The sustainability of microbial biofuel and its complete independence from food crops make it an attractive option for biofuel production. However, one of the key barriers identified in the commercialization of biofuel from oleaginous microbes is to find a low-cost substrate to reduce the capital cost. In this study, the biofuel potential of bacterial lipids is successfully presented using food waste as a substrate. Oleaginous bacteria (n= 24) were isolated from crude oil and screened for their ability to store lipids using different types of food processing waste (apple, orange and mango waste) as a substrate. Five potent strains were used to test their tendency to reduce the pollution load in terms of removal of organic matter from different types of waste, in which strain KM9 and strain KM15 (Bacillus cereus) had the competent potential for degradation. The strain KM15 represented a greater potential for degradation of mango waste (volatile solids and COD removal up to 38.5% and 48.9%, respectively) while simultaneously exhibiting lipid accumulation up to 41.5% in 96 hours. Strain KM9 showed the highest potential for the treatment of orange waste with 47% removal of VS and 60% removal of COD. Further experiments confirmed the potential of KM9 to degrade citrus waste. The comparative study of strain KM9 with R. erythropolis (known oleaginous strain) showed that biomass production could be increased by supplementation of waste with nitrogen and carbon sources. xix These two strains also represented the potential for storing considerable lipids using waste as a substrate and modified limonene medium. GC-MS analysis revealed that both strains (KM9 and KM15) were able to store more saturated fatty acids (SFA) (38.4% and 39%, respectively) in their cells using a modified limonene medium compared to waste as substrate, however, the use of orange waste triggered the accumulation of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA). The high proportion of palmitic acid and stearic acid indicated its close resemblance to plant-based biofuels. The results of this study not only provide insights into the accumulation of bacterial lipids for sustainable biofuel production in order to meet the growing energy demand, but also offer an added benefit of minimizing waste.
ڈاکٹر سید عبداﷲ ڈاکٹر سید عبداﷲ ۱۴؍ اگست ۱۹۸۶ء کو لاہور میں اس عالم فانی کو چھوڑ کر عالم جاودانی کو سدھارے، اس خبر کو سن کر دل کو ویسی ہی چوٹ لگی جیسے اپنے خاندان کے کسی عزیز فرد کی دائمی جدائی سے لگ سکتی تھی، ان کی رحلت سے علم و ادب کی ایک زمردیں مسند خالی ہوگئی، وہ علمی حلقوں میں عربی زبان کے قدر شناس، فارسی شعر و ادب کے رمز شناس، اردو کے عناصر خمسہ اور شعراء کے اداشناس، علامہ محمد اقبال کے جوہر شناس، اور اپنی نظر و فکر کے نکتہ شناس کی حیثیت سے یاد کیے جائیں گے، پاکستان میں اردو کو قومی زبان بنانے میں شاہین اور عقاب بن کر جس طرح جھپٹے، پلٹے اور پلٹ کر جھپٹے، اس کی یادیں بھی لوگوں کے دلوں کو گرماتی رہیں گی، ان کی تصانیف سے یونیورسٹی کے اساتذہ نے اردو کے ادیبوں اور شاعروں کو سمجھ کر جس طرح طلبہ کو سمجھایا، اس کی عنبریں یادیں بھی زریں حروف سے لکھی جائیں گی، اور پھر انسائیکلوپیڈیا آف اسلام کی تکمیل کر کے لوگوں کی دیرینہ آرزوؤں کے ریگ زار کو جس طرح شاداب مرغزار بنادیا، اس کی یادوں کے کنول بھی ہمیشہ کھلے رہیں گے، اور کس کو اس سے انکار ہوسکتا ہے کہ وہ علم و فن کے سیاروں میں عطارد بن کررہے، اور ساٹھ ۶۰ سال کی علمی خدمت کے بعد اسی حیثیت سے رخصت ہوئے۔ میری یادوں کی شبستان میں وہ اس طرح دکھائی دیں گے کہ وہ مجھ سے مل رہے ہیں، گلے لگارہے ہیں، اور کہہ رہے ہیں کہ میں تو اپنے کو مولانا سید سلیمان ندویؒ کا فرزند معنوی سمجھتا ہوں، ان ہی کی تحریروں سے تحقیق کرنا سیکھا ہے، میں تم سے ملتا ہوں تو محسوس کرتا ہوں کہ سگے بھائی سے مل رہا...
يكشف هذا البحث عن أن تجربة الوحي ليست تجربة عادية، بل هي تجربة من مستوى فوق طبيعي، وإن استكناه حقيقة الوحي أمر متعال، وغير قابل للخضوع إلى أي نوع من أنواع المعرفة الإنسانية. على نحو، أن هذا الوحي القرآني يقدم أصول منهج متكامل في التعامل مع التاريخ البشري. علاوة على ذلك فقد تناول القرآن المسألة التاريخية ضمن العديد من سياقات سوره وآيه، تدرجت بين سرد أحداث القصص القرآني، والعرض المباشر لتجارب السابقين سواء كانوا أفرادا أو جماعات، انتهاء إلى استخلاص القوانين التي تحكم الظواهر الاجتماعية التاريخية. ولتحقيق أهداف البحث استخدمت الباحثة مقاربة تحليلية تهدف إلى تفكيك الظواهر ودراستها دراسة تفصيلية. وقد توصل البحث إلى مجموعة من النتائج أهمها أن حدثا كان له تأثير كبير عل تشكيل، ورسم معالم الفكر والتاريخ الإنسانيين يتمثل في القرآن بما يجليه من تأثير في مجمل مراتب ومناحي هذا الفكر، بل يمكن التأكيد أن التاريخ البشري قد تميز، بقوة، بحدث سجل حضوره القوي وبصم تأثيره عبر العصور المتلاحقة، وسيظل كذلك، هو القرآن الكريم.
This thesis constitutes a series of studies on the effects of divalent dopants (A) in place of Bi in the BiFeO 3 (BFO) multiferroic systems. In addition the effect of film thickness on the multiferroic properties of BFO has also been investigated. The studies include a complete set of structural, electronic, magnetic, optical and dielectric studies on the Bi 1- x Sr x FeO 3-δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) and Bi 0.75 A 0.25 FeO 3 (A = Pb, Ba) systems. The studies have been carried out with the knowledge that substitution of trivalent Bi with the respective divalent ions will induce changes in the crystalline as well as electronic structures which in turn would affect the multiferroic properties of the system. Accordingly we find that in contrast to the weak ferromagnetism of the parent material each of the x=0.25 doped systems exhibits ferromagnetism at room temperature. A strong correlation is observed between the magnetic and structural properties, e.g. in the case of Sr doped BFO there is a strong enhancement of ferromagnetism between x=0.15 and x=0.25 that coincides with a structural transition from rhombohedral to cubic phase (R3c → Pm-3m) at x=0.25. Magnetic moment was observed to increase with increase in the radius of A-site ion being largest for the Ba doped system. Further insight into the origins of the ferromagnetism enhancement was obtained through Mössbauer measurements which showed that despite being doped with a divalent ion, the Fe ions in BFO retained their trivalent state. We find that A 2+ ion substitution at Bi 3+ site results in oxygen deficiency and consequently in a tetrahedral coordination for some of the Fe−O ions. The role of oxygen vacancies in promoting ferromagnetism was evident from the decrease in ferromagnetic moment in oxygen annealed samples. Thus the ferromagnetism in these systems is correlated with the structural transformation at x=0.25 which tends to destroy/weaken the parent antiferromagnetic cycloidal spin structure while induced changes in the superexchange interactions, due to size differences and oxygen vacancy effects, also contribute to the observed differences. We find a systematic but anomalous decrease in the magnetic coercivity at low temperatures which is explained in terms of an effective magnetic anisotropy that includes the effects of magnetoelectric coupling. The dielectric response for these doped systems depends in general on the structural details as well as the presence of oxygen vacancies. The Sr x=0.45 composition shows a marked anomaly in ε(T) which is explained in terms of relaxation effects originating presumably in nanoscale polar inhomogeneities. The lone pair substituent Pb leads to the largest dielectric | ixconstant, enhanced magnetization, and large effects on the low-temperature magnetic hysteresis. The optical response of multiferroic Bi 1-x Sr x FeO 3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.45) samples is studied in the spectral range from 1 eV to 4 eV by means of UV/Vis spectrometry. Optical response in the studied spectral range was dominated by two charge transfer transitions and two doubly degenerate d-d transitions for all samples. The d-d transitions weakened as the Sr content was increased which is attributed to the transformation of the crystal structure from rhombohedral to cubic. A red shift in the d-d transition energies was observed with increasing Sr concentration which is related to an increase in the crystal field strength. The direct band gap was found to decrease whereas the indirect band gap decreased as the Sr content is increased from x = 0 to 0.45. The ultimate source of the decrease in the energy band gap values and the observed red shift in the d-d transition energies is ascribed to the chemical pressure induced reduction in unit cell volume. For Ba and Pb doped samples the differences in these optical properties are also consistent with the associated changes in the unit cell volume. BFO thin films with thickness increasing from 40 to 480 nm were successfully grown on LaNiO 3 buffered Pt/Ti/SiO 2 /Si(100) substrate and the effects of thickness evolution on magnetic and ferroelectric properties have been investigated. All the BFO films exhibited weak ferromagnetic response at room temperature and saturation magnetization decreases with increase in film thickness. Well saturated ferroelectric hysteresis loops were obtained for thicker films; however, the leakage current dominated the ferroelectric properties in thinner films. The mechanisms for the evolution of ferromagnetic and ferroelectric characteristics in these films have been discussed.