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THE EFFECT OF LOG SORTING STRATEGY ON THE FORECASTED LUMBER VALUE AFTER SAWING PINE WOOD
PublicationThe optimal transformation path for the resource is determined by the quality of a log combined with its dimension. The commercial value of derived products is also closely connected with the size and extent of containing wood deficiencies. The results of studies with three diverse strategies for log sorting are presented in the paper. Resource assessment by a worker without extensive experience in sorting logs, the certified grading...
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Photolysis for the Removal and Transformation of Pesticide Residues During Food Processing: A State-of-the-Art Minireview
PublicationPesticide residues are of great significant issue that exerted adverse effects on humans. There is a need for effective and non-toxic decontamination of pesticide residues during food processing. In this minireview, the recent advances in the degradation of pesticide residues by photolysis have been firstly described during food processing. The mechanisms of pesticide residues destruction by photolysis were discussed accordingly....
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Particulate Matter Production of Small Heat Source Depending on the Bark Content in Wood Pellets
PublicationWood pellets as biofuel are more and more used in small heat sources in Europe. Standard wood pellets are produced from wood sawdust without bark. The paper deals about the impact of bark in wood pellets on their properties and combustion process. Special attention in this work is paid to production of particulate matter during combustion of wood pellets depending on bark content. There were experimentally produced spruce wood...
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Increasing the Seismic Resistance of Wood-frame Buildings by Applying PU Foam as Thermal Insulation
PublicationWood-frame buildings are very common in regions that are exposed to earthquakes. Most of residential buildings are constructed using this technology; therefore, the seismic resistance of them is really essential in order to prevent human losses and structural damage. The aim of the present article is to show the results of the detailed numerical FEM analysis focused on the seismic behaviour of the wood-frame house with different...
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Cavitation-based technologies for pretreatment and processing of food wastes: Major applications and mechanisms – A review
PublicationConversion of food wastes to valuable products is an important topic for sustainable development. Feedstock hydrolysis is a stage strongly affecting the anaerobic digestion process, and resistance of food waste towards hydrolysis causes a decrease in product yield. Such as biomethane, biohydrogen, biohythane, VFAs, and lactic acids. Moreover, mass transfer is a serious limitation of transesterification for the production of biodiesel....
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Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography - promising technique for analysis of complex food matrices
PublicationThe present paper is focused on brief description of operational principle of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) technique, instrumentation and data processing. Furthermore, the examples of application in the field of food analysis, performed also in the author's laboratory, are given. The detailed discussion of GC×GC characterization and comparison of the volatile composition of berries of different blue...
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AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PREDICTION ENERGETIC EFFECTS OF WOOD CUTTING PROCESS WITH CIRCULAR-SAW BLADES
PublicationIn the classical approach, energetic effects (cutting forces and cutting power) of wood sawing process are generally calculated on the basis of the specific cutting resistance, which is in the case of wood cutting the function of more or less important factors. The aim of the paper is to present a new calculating model using the application of modern fracture mechanics and to compare cutting parameters of native beech, Bendywood...
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Influence of high temperature air-steam mixture application on time wood drying process
PublicationThe results of influence gas-steam mixture drying process on time wood drying process are presented. Wood species, namely oak (Quercus L.), beech (Fagus L.), pine (Pinus L.) and spruce (Picea K.) from the northern part of Pomerania region in Poland, were subject of air-steam mixture drying process. Main focus of those tests was to shorten the time of drying process and afterward to check properties of wood.
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New approaches to cutting resistance estimation of wood cutting process with circular-saw blades
PublicationTheoretical and experimental determination of values of cutting resistance belongs to the basic and simultaneously the most developed field of mechanics of this process. Energetic effects of wood sawing process are mainly calculated on the basis of the specific cutting resistance which, in wood cutting, is a function on a lot of factors. In this paper new method for calculation of cutting resistance is described. The latter method...
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Influence of wood steam drying process on fracture toughness and shear yield strength determination
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań wiązkości (energii właściwej na tworzenie nowej powierzchni) oraz naprężeń ścinających w strefie skrawania drewna dębowego i sosnowego na podstawie mocy skrawania przy przecinaniu piłami. Badane drewno było wcześniej suszone w specjalnej eksperymentalnej suszarni w otoczeniu pary. Zaobserwowano, że tego typu suszenie powoduje znaczne skrócenie czasu suszenia, jednakże, wspomniane właściwości mechaniczne...
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GOOD HEALTH PRODUCTS AND POLYMER COMPOSITES OBTAINED WITH THE USE OF NATURAL ORIGIN MICRO- AND NANOFIBERS
PublicationThe aim of this work was focused on good health products and polymer composites obtained with the use of natural origin micro- and nanofibers. Many different type of the natural plants are used in the production of good health products and polymer processing like curcuma, cellulose, microalgae and others. Often are used as a antioxidants and fillers. In this work the effect of algae and cellulose as a microfillers on the chosen...
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The effect of current signal filtering method on the value of cutting power while sawing wood
PublicationThe goal of this work was to investigate an effect of various signal pre-processings on the outline of the electrical power curve and its influence on the measured cutting force estimation. Two signal processing methods were selected for the needs of the experiment, including digital filter and wavelet transform. The filter used was Butterworth, 3rd order band-stop with the cut-out band from 45 Hz to 55 Hz. The second approach...
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Semantic technologies based method of collection, processing and sharing information along food chain
PublicationIn the paper the method of collecting, processing and sharing information along food chain is presented. Innovative features of that method result from advantages of data engineering based on semantic technologies. The source to build ontology are standards and regulations related to food production, and data collected in databases owned by food chain participants. It allows food chain information resources can be represented in...
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The emissions of monoaromatic hydrocarbons from small polymeric toys placed in chocolate food products
PublicationThe article presents findings on the emissions of selected monoaromatic hydrocarbons from children's toys placed in chocolate food products. The emission test system involved the application of a new type of microscale stationary emission chamber, μ-CTE™ 250. In order to determine the type of the applied polymer in the manufacture of the tested toys, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis coupled...
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Modeling of wood frame structures with different insulation materials under damaging dynamic loading
PublicationWood frame buildings are very popular in regions that are exposed to different dynamic excitations, such as damaging earthquakes. Their seismic resistance is really important in order to prevent structural damages and human losses. This paper presents the results of advanced numerical investigation carried out using the FEM. Based on the models of wall panels, the numerical model of real structure of the wood frame building has...
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Warstwy tlenkowe TiO2 oraz MoO3 jako fotoanody aktywne w świetle widzialnym
PublicationNiniejsza rozprawa doktorska poświęcona jest opracowaniu metod otrzymywania i charakterystyki warstw elektrodowych dwóch półprzewodników tlenkowych a) TiO2 i b) MoO3, jako potencjalnych fotoanod aktywnych w świetle widzialnym. Zakres pracy doktorskiej obejmuje: a) opracowanie metody wytwarzania nanorurek ditlenku tytanu (TiO2NT) oraz ich modyfikację prowadzącą do zwiększenia fotoaktywności i pojemności elektrycznej, a także charakterystykę...
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The Effect of Openings’ Size and Location on Selected Dynamical Properties of Typical Wood Frame Walls
PublicationThe wooden frame constructions are now popular in many developed countries of the world. Many of these locations where such buildings are constructed are exposed to seismic and other shocks which are generated by human activities. This paper discusses the effect of the size and location of openings in the wooden frame walls under dynamic loadings. Natural frequencies of such frames with and without openings have been determined....
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Effect of pine impregnation and feed speed on sound level and cutting power in wood sawing
PublicationThe sound levels along with the cutting power registered during the sawing process of the impregnated and non-impregnated pine wood at two feed speeds are shown and compared in this paper. Statistically significant differences in the acoustic signals occurred at the lower feed rate. The differences became smaller with an increase in the feed speed. In contrast to the sound signal, the differences...
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Effect of the Drying Method of Pine and Beech Wood on Fracture Toughness and Shear Yield Stress
PublicationThe modern wood converting processes consists of several stages and material drying belongs to the most influencing future performances of products. The procedure of drying wood is usually realized between subsequent sawing operations, affecting significantly cutting conditions and general properties of material. An alternative methodology for determination of mechanical properties (fracture toughness and shear yield stress) based...
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Experimental and numerical analysis of the pyrolysis dynamics of a single wood particle: presentation of the radiographic technique
PublicationPyrolysis is an oxygen-free process for the thermal decomposition of raw materials. The heat conduction and flow of pyrolysis products (i.e., the gas fraction and liquid vapour generated during pyrolysis) influence the process and products. In this work, the influence of the orientation of wooden particle fibres with respect to the direction of the heat source on the dynamics of the process was investigated, where there were two...
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Microscopic Imaging to Visualize the Distribution of Dietary Nucleic Acids in Food Products of Various Origins
PublicationDietary nucleic acids (dietNAs) are being increasingly recognized as important food components with nutritional value. However, the precise dietary recommendations for dietNAs are limited, because established methods for determining the quantity and nutritional role of dietNAs are still lacking. One of the tools to narrow this gap could be microscopic imaging, as a convenient approach to visualize the abundance and distribution...
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Controlling crystallites orientation and facet exposure for enhanced electrochemical properties of polycrystalline MoO3 films
PublicationThis study focuses on the development and optimization of MoO3 films on commercially available FTO substrates using the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. By carefully selecting deposition conditions and implementing post-treatment procedures, precise control over crystallite orientation relative to the substrate is achieved. Deposition at 450 °C in O2 atmosphere results in random crystallite arrangement, while introducing...
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Nanofiltration-Assisted Concentration Processes of Phenolic Fractions and Carotenoids from Natural Food Matrices
PublicationIn new food formulations, carotenoids and phenolic compounds are likely to be the most sought after food ingredients according to their bioactivity, nutraceutical, nutritional value, and compatibility properties once incorporated into food formulations. Such solutes are naturally present in many plant-based sources, and some portions are directly consumed when enriching food products and formulations; however, some portions, which...
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Feed forces during cutting of wood on frame sawing machines with narrow-kerf saws.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wybrane efekty energetyczne procesu przecinania drewna na pilarce ramowej za pomocą cienkich pił. Opisano wyniki badań eksperymentalnych sił posuwu przy zastosowaniu pił o dobrej jakości krawędzi skrawających (piły ostre) oraz pił których krawędzie skrawające były obarczone błędami wykonania w postaci wyszczerbień i wykruszeń krawędzi skrawających. Badania przeprowadzono na pilarce ramowej PRW15M.
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A Combined Analysis of Gut and Skin Microbiota in Infants with Food Allergy and Atopic Dermatitis: A Pilot Study
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The effect of the wood temperature upon specific cutting resistance during machining with narrow-kerf saws
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych właściwego powierzchniowego oporu skrawania drewna sosny w funkcji wilgotności drewna, temperatury drewna oraz prędkości posuwu podczas przecinania cienkimi piłami. Proces cięcia prowadzono na pilarce ramowej wielopiłowej PRW15M. Sosnowe próbki przed badaniami mrożono w komorze klimatycznej - temperatura drewna -5 C deg., -20 C deg., +20 C deg. Czas wymrażania przed próbami określano...
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Tribological synergy between classical ZDDP and innovative MoS2 and MoO3 nanotube additives at elevated temperatures
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Designing sustainable school facilities for public health promotion. Selected issues and examples of good practice
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Enterococci isolated from plant-derived food - Analysis of antibiotic resistance and the occurrence of resistance genes
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Inhalation risk to PAHs and BTEX during barbecuing: The role of fuel/food type and route of exposure
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International seminar: good practices in oral history methodology, March 4th–5th 2013, Liberec
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Ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol, T-2 and HT-2 toxins – occurrence in food and their effect on the human body
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Ammonium Enhances Food Waste Fermentation to High-Value Optically Active l-Lactic acid
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Chemometric Assessment and Best-Fit Function Modelling of the Toxic Potential of Selected Food Packaging Extracts
PublicationFood packaging materials constitute an ever more threatening environmental pollutant. This study examined options to specifically assess the ecotoxicity of packaged wastes, such as cans, subjected to various experimental treatments (in terms of extraction media, time of exposure, and temperature) that imitate several basic conditions of the process of food production. The extracts were studied for their ecotoxicity with bioluminescent...
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Stabilizing lactate production through repeated batch fermentation of food waste and waste activated sludge
PublicationBio-valorization of organic waste streams, such as food waste and waste activated sludge, to lactic acid (LA) has recently drawn much attention. It offers an opportunity for resource recovery, alleviates environmental issues and potentially turns a profit. In this study, both stable and high LA yield (0.72 ± 0.15 g/g total chemical oxygen demand) and productivity rate (0.53 g/L•h) were obtained through repeated batch fermentation....
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The effect of morphology and crystalline structure of Mo/MoO3 layers on photocatalytic degradation of water organic pollutants
PublicationMolybdenum oxide layers were formed by anodization of the Mo metallic foil in a water/ethylene glycol-based electrolyte containing fluoride ions. The as-prepared, amorphous samples were annealed in air at different temperatures in a range from 100 �C to 700 �C. The crystal phase and morphology of anodized and annealed MoO3 layers were investigated using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The...
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How Good Is My Project? Experiences from Projecting Software Quality Using a Reference Set
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The change of mechanical properties of selected wood species after drying process under various conditions
PublicationThe result of mechanical properties change of selected wood species after drying process under various parameters are presented. The global elasticity modulus and bending strength for steam dried, air-steam mixture dried and air dried samples as reference were measured. It allowed to reveal the effect of wood stream, air-steam mixture and their temperature on mechanical properties of wood. It has been recognized that steam and...
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CUTTING POWER FORECASTING WHILE WOOD SAWING: FRACTURE MECHANICS APPROACH AND AXELSSON’S MODEL COMPARISON
PublicationIn the classical approach, energetic effects (cutting forces and cutting power) of wood sawing process are generally calculated on the basis of the specific cutting resistance, which is in the case of wood cutting the function of more or less important factors. On the other hand, cutting forces (power) could be considered from a point of view of modern fracture mechanics. Another way is to forecast cutting power consumption on...
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Determination of Moisture Content Profiles of Spruce Wood After High Temperature Process and Air Drying
PublicationThe results of moisture content of wood after the process of its drying under high temperature conditions and air drying are presented. Wood samples, namely spruce (Picea abies Karst.) from the northern part of Pomerania region in Poland, were subject of steam and air drying.The aim of experiments was to measure moisture content of wood in its cross sections using moisture meter WRD-100. The samples of thickness 70 mm and length...
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Application of magnetic nanoparticles for magnetic solid-phase extraction in preparing biological, environmental and food samples
PublicationThe need to obtain meaningful results as the basis for determining the content of trace amounts of analytes has become the driving force behind the development of modern analytical techniques, including sample-preparation techniques, such as solid-phase extraction (SPE). Recently, great interest was aroused in the use of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in SPE. These materials exhibit high selectivity, and, in small amounts, can provide...
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A newly-developed model for predicting cutting power during wood sawing with circular saw blades
PublicationIn the classical approach, cutting forces and cutting power in sawing processes of orthotropic materials such as wood are generally calculated on the basis of the specific cutting resistance kc (cutting force per unit area of cut). For every type of sawing kinematics (frame saws, band saws and circular sawing machines) different empirical values of specific cutting resistance kc have to be applied. It should be emphasised that...
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e-Technologie w Kształceniu Inżynierów – otwarte pytania o MOOC w zdalnej edukacji
PublicationJeżeli chcemy dobrze i skutecznie uczyć, nie obędzie się bez głębokich zmian zarówno na poziomie myślenia o dydaktyce akademickiej, jak i o metodach jej rozwoju. 30 kwietnia 2015 r. odbyła się na Politechnice Gdańskiej druga edycja Konferencji „e Technologie w Kształceniu Inżynierów”. Wśród ponad 120 uczestników Konferencji mieliśmy przyjemność gościć między innymi przedstawicieli ponad dwudziestu...
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The influence of photointercalaction and photochromism effects on the photocatalytic properties of electrochemically obtained maze-like MoO3 microstructures
PublicationMolybdenum oxide (α-MoO3) thin films with oriented crystalline facets were synthesised by anodization of Mo foils. The obtained samples were exposed to UV–Vis illumination in aqueous electrolytes providing different cations. The morphology and structure of modified samples were investigated. The effect of photointercalated alkali metal cations (Li+, Na+, K+) on optical and structural properties was studied using UV–vis and Raman...
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The influence of high temperature wood drying conditions using air-steam mixture on its properties
PublicationThe results of properties change of beech wood after drying process are presented. The wood taken to experiments was from northern part of Pomeranian region in Poland. Before the main high temperature drying process using air-steam mixture, wood was initially dried in an open air conditions. The high temperature drying process was conducted at temperature 120oC, humidity 48%, flow rate of drying medium 2.5m/s and atmospheric pressure....
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Juices from non-typical edible fruits as health-promoting acidity regulators for food industry
PublicationThe study verifies the possibility of application of juices from selected fruits characterized by the high antioxidant potential as natural acidity regulators with improved nutritional properties. The tested non-typical fruits included mirabelle plum, sea buckthorn and blue-berried honeysuckle. Beetroot juice whose pH is about 6.0 served as a model food product. Potentiometric titration was used to compare the efficacy of tested...
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Resourcing in social enterprise – content analysis of 'good practices' profiled in 'Atlas of social economy' in Poland
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to analyze and show what processes accompany resource mobilization among social enterprises. For this, the author uses a sample of 25 ‘good practice’ examples selected and presented in ‘Atlas of social economy’ in Poland, in the most popular and well-established knowledge base web portal on social economy and social enterprise in Poland. The author makes an attempt at deconstructing the profiles of the...
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Forecasting values of cutting power for the sawing process of impregnated pine wood on band sawing machine
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono prognozowane wartości mocy skrawania dla pilarki taśmowej (ST100R firmy STENNER), które są stosowane w polskich tartakach. Wartości mocy skrawania oszacowano dla drewna sosny zwyczajnej (Pinus sylvestris L.), które zostało poddane impregnacji. Dla porównania wyznaczono również wartości mocy skrawania dla drewna niezaimpregnowanego. Wartości te określono za pomocą innowacyjnej metody prognozowania sił skrawania,...
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The impact of drying and steaming processes on surface color changes of tension ad normal beech wood
PublicationThe aim of the article is to present the influence of high temperature to selected properties of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.). The properties such as moisture content, color changes and longitudinal warping were analyzed. The quality of beech wood is determined based on structure and properties of wood, frequency of defects in wood material. The tension wood is considered as an important wood defect causing negative alterations...
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The dying medium temperature impact on the final moisture content of pine wood at constant drying time
PublicationThe results of final moisture content of pine wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) after drying process are presented. The wood in the experiments was taken from the northern part of Pomeranian region in Poland. The drying process was performed in the experimental chamber equipped with the micro-jet heat exchanger. The air at temperatures of 40°C, 60°C, 80°C, 100°C and 120°C with relative humidity about 60% and atmospheric pressure was the...