Fifty Ohm radio frequency heating treatment under controlled atmosphere for inactivating Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 inoculated on almond kernels
18/02/2020 -
In the present study, the protective effects of sesamol and resveratrol on high oleic acid peanut oil were investigated. Different amounts of sesamol, resveratrol, and their combinations were added...
Study on intestinal survival and cholesterol metabolism of probiotics
18/02/2020 -
Consumers' demand is increasing for natural, high-quality, synthetic preservative-free products that at the same time are safe and stable. We investigated thermosensitization of A. niger,...
Synergistic effect of humic acid on alkali pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for the recovery of lignin with phenomenal properties
07/02/2020 -
Lignin forms a recalcitrant structure in lignocellulosic biomass and hence huge amount of enzymes are required for disintegrating it into their subsequent components, like glucose and other...
(?)-Epigallocatechin gallate protected molecular structure of collagen fibers in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus body wall during thermal treatment
05/02/2020 -
Blends of cereals and nutrient dense plant materials are increasingly being explored as a strategy for food-to-food fortification in areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, where processing is often applied to...
Formic acid pretreatment for enhanced production of bioenergy and biochemicals from organic solid waste
10/01/2020 -
Organic solid waste is one of the most promising feedstocks for the implementation of the circular economy principles in waste management. Its anaerobic treatment can indeed promote organic matter...
Optimization of an organosolv method using glycerol with iron catalysts for the pretreatment of water hyacinth
10/01/2020 -
Organosolv pretreatment reactions with glycerol, applied to water hyacinth, were performed with evaluation of the effects of the following variables: time (10–120 min), temperature...
Biofuel production potential from wastewater in India by integrating anaerobic membrane reactor with algal photobioreactor
20/12/2019 -
A critical analysis of the novel sewage treatment concept of anaerobic digestion followed by CO2 capture by microalgae has been carried out, with particular reference to India. The anaerobic...
Effects of enzyme addition on biogas and methane yields in the batch anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste (silage, straw, and animal manure)
13/12/2019 -
The anaerobic digestion (AD) of the organic fractions of solid wastes has been recognized as an economical and highly renewable resource for biogas production. The challenges lie in maximizing the...
Single reagent treatment and degradation of switchgrass using iron(III)chloride: The effects on hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin
26/11/2019 -
The possibility of using abundant metal chlorides as a single reagent for pretreatment and degradation of switchgrass biomass was studied. Three metal chlorides: MgCl2, CaCl2 and FeCl3 were tested...
Post treatment of microalgae treated pharmaceutical wastewater in photosynthetic microbial fuel cell (PMFC) and biodiesel production
26/11/2019 -
Microalgae can utilize the pollutants from wastewater as substrate and act as a renewable feedstock for biodiesel production. In this study, the pharmaceutical wastewater was pretreated in...
Niches for bioelectrochemical systems on the recovery of water, carbon and nitrogen in wastewater treatment plants
30/09/2019 -
Climate change and future depletion of resources are two of the most important environmental challenges that humankind have ever faced. This mini-review aims to give a second chance to...
Process optimization and mass balance studies of pilot scale steam explosion pretreatment of rice straw for higher sugar release
27/09/2019 -
The present study deals to visualise the impact of various process parameters, i.e. particle size and impregnation media over sugar released during steam explosion pretreatment. For this, 5, 10...
Alcoholic fermentation of thermochemical and biological hydrolysates derived from Miscanthus biomass by Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824
27/09/2019 -
This laboratory scale study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of thermochemical and biological saccharification of Miscanthus giganteus (MG) for generation of fermentable saccharides...
Methane production kinetics of pretreated slaughterhouse wastewater
25/09/2019 -
The aim of this work was to analyze the methane production kinetics of pretreated slaughterhouse wastewater through biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests, where the volumetric ratio and,...
Torrefaction of wheat-barley straw: Composition and toxicity of torrefaction condensates
27/08/2019 -
Until now, few studies on the valorisation of torrefaction condensable volatiles (condensates) have been performed. The composition and toxicity of torrefaction condensable volatiles determine...
Quorum sensing control and wastewater treatment in quorum quenching/ submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (SMEBR(QQ)) hybrid system
09/08/2019 -
Membrane biofouling, in terms of quorum sensing (QS), reduction with hollow cylindrical quorum quenching (QQ) beads in submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR(QQ)) and submerged membrane...
Using C4 perennial rangeland grasses for bioenergy
24/07/2019 -
The aim of this paper was to determine the potential of bioethanol production using two rangeland communities dominated by Spartina argentinensis Parodi or Panicum prionitis...
Low-temperature sodium hydroxide pretreatment for ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse without washing process
24/07/2019 -
A low-temperature sodium hydroxide (NaOH) pretreatment for sugarcane bagasse (SCB) was obtained via the surface response design in this study. However, a large quantity of water consumption and...
Co-catalysis of magnesium chloride and ferrous chloride for xylo-oligosaccharides and glucose production from sugarcane bagasse
24/07/2019 -
Inorganic salt treatment is a novel, high-yield, and environmentally friendly approach for the production of xylo-oligosaccharides from Sugarcane bagasse with degree of polymerization of 2-5. A...
Decision support systems (DSS) for wastewater treatment plants – A review of the state of the art
24/07/2019 -
The use of decision support systems (DSS) allows integrating all the issues related with sustainable development in view of providing a useful support to solve multi-scenario problems. In this...
