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Transesterification of used cooking sunflower oil catalyzed by hazelnut shell ash
(Renewable Energy, 2022)
Hazelnut shell ash was investigated as a new base catalyst for the transesterification of used cooking sunflower oil to biodiesel. To understand its catalytic properties, the prepared ash was characterized by EDX, XRD, ...
Methacrylate-Based Polymeric Sorbents for Recovery of Metals from Aqueous Solutions
(MDPI, 2022)
The industrialization and urbanization expansion have increased the demand for precious and rare earth elements (REEs). In addition, environmental concerns regarding the toxic effects of heavy metals on living organisms ...
Novel Biocomposite Films Based on High Methoxyl Pectin Reinforced with Zeolite Y for Food Packaging Applications
(Foods, 2022)
Pectin is a natural biopolymer with broad applications in the food industry and it is suitable to prepare edible films to prolong food shelf-life. However, the main limitation of pectin-based films is their poor mechanical ...
Use of chènevotte, a valuable co-product of industrial hemp fiber, as adsorbent for copper ions: Kinetic studies and modeling
(Elsevier B.V., 2022)
In this study, a series of hemp shives (chènevotte) with different chemical compositions and properties, namely a raw (SHI-R), a washed with water (SHI-W), three samples chemically modified with KOH (SHI-OH), Na2CO3 (SHI-C) ...
Extraction of lyophilized olive mill wastewater using supercritical CO2 processes
(Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2022)
The olive growing in Tunisia has an economic dominance and agricultural importance. However, the huge extraction of olive oil generates a large quantity of olive mill wastewater (OMW), which is discharged to the surroundings. ...
Dispersive Solid–Liquid Microextraction Based on the Poly(HDDA)/Graphene Sorbent Followed by ICP-MS for the Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Coal Fly Ash Leachate
(MDPI, 2022)
A dispersive solid-phase microextraction (DSPME) sorbent consisting of poly(1,6-hexanedi-ol diacrylate)-based polymer microspheres, with embedded graphene microparticles (poly(HDDA)/g-raphene), was synthesized by microfluidic ...
Continuous production of fructo-oligosaccharides using selectively immobilized fructosyltransferase from Aspergillus aculeatus onto Purolite® A109
(Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry, 2023)
Within this study, the investigation of potential selective immobilization of fructosyltransferase (FTase) derived from Aspergillus aculeatus (from commercial enzyme preparation Pectinex® Ultra SP-L) onto the polystyrenic ...
New copper (II) complexes derived from azo pyridone dyes: Structure characterization, thermal properties, and molecular docking studies
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2023)
Two azo dye ligands, bearing different substituents (chlorine atom or methoxy group) in the para-position of the phenyl ring, were employed for the synthesis of two Cu(II) chelates. Full structural affirmation of complexes ...
The impact of production operating parameters on mechanical and thermophysical characteristics of commercial wood pellets
(Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2021)
This study presents the experimental results of the mechanical and thermophysical properties of wood pellet samples important for their utilization in pellet stoves and boilers for heat production. The impact of operational ...
The development of a combined enzymatic and microbial fermentation as a viable technology for the spent coffee ground full utilization
(Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023)
This study demonstrated the innovative biotransformation aspect of spent coffee grounds (SCG) by application of the specific enzymatic cocktail with addition of lactic acid bacteria strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus (ATCC (R) ...