Biosystems Engineering

Jun 6, 2024 | enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Biosystems Engineering |Natalia Calixto Mancipe |Brett Barney

INTRODUCTION The introduction of plastics to society in the 19th century ushered in a new age of materials that are used in everything from packaging and toys to automobile parts. The lightweight and highly malleable nature of these materials makes them ideal for manufacturing purposes and creates barriers to protect items such as foods from external elements (Andrady & Neal, 2009; Biron, 2016; Geyer et al., 2017).

Dec 5, 2023 | nationalhogfarmer.com | Daniel Andersen |Biosystems Engineering |Dennis Smith

By Daniel Andersen, Iowa State University Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringThis past year there were more frequent reports of foam on swine manure storages. Historically, we have seen that late fall and winter are critical times for remembering safety principles, especially when the barn is empty during cold weather when ventilation is reduced.  A minimum ventilation rate of 1.8 CFM could result in a methane concentration of approximately half the explosive limit.

Apr 3, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Biosystems Engineering |Kwame Nkrumah

Patricia Amankwaa-Yeboah1*, Fati Aruna2, William Amponsah2, Stephen Yeboah1, Mavis B. Brempong1 and Agbesi K. Keteku1 1CSIR Crops Research Istitute, Ghana 2Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.