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Production of dicarboxylic acid platform chemicals using yeasts: focus on succinic acid [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The biotechnological production of biobased dicarboxylic acids has recently become a hot topic in industrial biotechnology, with many investments involved in the development, piloting, and validation at demonstration scale of diverse processes using ...
Carolas, Ana   +6 more
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Chemical qualities of oils from some fresh and market vegetable crops within Kwara State of Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The potential of Nigeria leading Africa and the world in the area of biofuel and oleochemical production was examined by evaluating the oil yield and chemical qualities of oil extracted from fresh and market sample of some naturally abundant vegetables
Afolabi , Israel Sunmola
core   +1 more source

Viscoelasticity and shear-thinning effects on bio-polymer solution and suspended particle behaviours under oscillatory curve Couette flow conditions

open access: yesBiosurface and Biotribology, 2018
Formation of wear particles within total hip replacement is one of the main causes of its failure. In addition to improving the lubrication and wear resistance of materials used as bearing surfaces, understanding of wear particle distribution patterns ...
Alaleh Safari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a circular oriented bioprocess for microbial oil production using diversified mixed confectionery side-streams [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Diversified mixed confectionery waste streams were utilized in a two-stage bioprocess to formulate a nutrient-rich fermentation media for microbial oil production.
Kachrimanidou, Vasiliki   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The future belongs to renewable resources

open access: yes, 2006
Degussa has held its first conference on natural raw materials and their importance for the chemical industry. The drift of the conference was that there is a plethora of possibilities for corn, plant oils, enzymes, and bacteria and that these ...
Nordhoff, S. (Stefan)
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Biolubricants Based on Epoxidized Vegetable Oils: A Review on Chemical Modifications, Tribological Properties, and Sustainability

open access: yesLubricants
The growing demand for sustainable and high-performance lubricants has accelerated interest in biolubricants derived from renewable feedstocks. Vegetable oils are attractive candidates due to their biodegradability, low toxicity, and favorable viscosity ...
Diana C. M. Ribeiro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy Recovery from Municipal Sewage Sludge: An Environmentally Friendly Source for the Production of Biochemicals

open access: yesApplied Sciences
In this work, a detailed analysis of the lipid component in primary sludge and sewage scum up-taken from several wastewater treatment plants located in southern Italy was carried out.
Luigi di Bitonto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vegetable oils as hydraulic fluids for agricultural applications

open access: yesGrasas y Aceites, 2011
The formulation of environmentally friendly lubricants following the criterion of the European EcoLabel is expensive owing to the lack of technological development in this area.
G. Mendoza   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Antioxidant and Pour Point Depressant Capacity of Turmeric Rhizome Extract in Biolubricants

open access: yesLubricants
Natural polyphenols found in plants are secondary metabolites and act as natural antioxidants. Phenols prevent lipid oxidation by donating their hydrogen to free radicals generated between reactions of oxygen with unsaturated fatty acids.
Joseph Samuel   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Manufacturing of environment friendly biolubricants from vegetable oils

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2017
Environment friendly products such as fuels and lubricants are among the candidates which are studied in several countries including Egypt. The purpose of this work was to utilize commercially available palm oil and Jatropha oil for the production of ...
Ebtisam K. Heikal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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