An Improved Method for Preparation of Feces for Bomb Calorimetry

Abstract

As a preliminary to bomb calorimetry, weighed, homogenized fecal slurries are prefrozen and lyophilized. Advantages of this method over the method of drying in a vacuum oven include: more moisture is removed from the sample initially, drying time is reduced from 48 h to 16 h, grinding is eliminated, and objectionable odors are eliminated during sample processing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 1969
Accession Number
AD0714846

Entities

People

  • Emmett J. Stork
  • Hubert G. Lovelady

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Calorimetry
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Copyrights
  • Drying
  • Freeze Drying
  • Measurement
  • Moisture

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology