Decay resistance variability of European wood species thermally modified by industrial process [PDF]
, 2015 Thermal modification is now considered as a new ecofriendly industrial wood modification process improving mainly the material decay resistance and its dimensional stability.
Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo +27 more
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Direct extraction of oil from sunflower seeds by twin-screw extruder according to an aqueous extraction process: Feasibility study and influence of operating conditions [PDF]
, 2007 The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of an aqueous process to extract sunflower seed oil using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. Aqueous extraction was carried out using whole seeds and the influence of the operating conditions on
Amalia Kartika +26 more
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Fractionation of Waste MDF by Steam Refining
Molecules, 2020 In view of the expected increase in available waste medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and the current insufficient and unsatisfactory disposal capacities, efficient ways of recycling the waste material need to be developed.
Sebastian Hagel, Bodo Saake
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Tensile testing of cellulose based natural fibers for structural composite applications [PDF]
, 2009 A series of tensile tests were conducted on a Lloyd LRX tensile testing machine for numerous natural fibers deemed potential candidates for development in composite applications.
Anthony Kelly +12 more
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Revue bibliographique sur les méthodes d'analyse des polysaccharides structuraux des biomasses lignocellulosiques [PDF]
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2011 Review on analytical methods for lignocellulosic biomass structural polysaccharides. Structural polysaccharides and lignin represent the major part of the lignocellulosic biomass.
Godin, B. +6 more
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Molecules, 2019 Sweet maize stems were treated with hot water and potassium hydroxide to fractionate hemicellulosic polymers. The results showed that the water-soluble hemicelluloses were mainly composed of glucose (27.83%), xylose (27.32%), and galactose (16.81%).
Xiaopeng Peng +4 more
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Extracting Organic Compounds from Brewer's Spent Grain by Various Methods
Техника и технология пищевых производств, 2022 Brewer's spent grain is a brewing industry waste product that contains various valuable biologically active substances. However, polymers can complicate their extraction.
Irina N. Gribkova +5 more
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Acetylation of Raw Cotton for Oil Spill Cleanup Application: an FTIR and 13-C MAS NMR Spectroscopic Investigation [PDF]
, 2004 Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and 13C MAS NMR spectroscopy have been used to investigate the acetylation of raw cotton samples with acetic anhydride without solvents in the presence of different amounts of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) catalyst ...
Adebajo, Moses, Frost, Raymond
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Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 Background In view of the natural resistance of hemicelluloses in lignocellulosic biomass on bioconversion of cellulose into fermentable sugars, alkali extraction is considered as an effective method for gradually fractionating hemicelluloses and ...
Shao-Fei Sun +5 more
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Comparative Analysis of Herbaceous and Woody Cell Wall Digestibility by Pathogenic Fungi
Molecules, 2021 Fungal pathogens have evolved combinations of plant cell-wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) to deconstruct host plant cell walls (PCWs). An understanding of this process is hoped to create a basis for improving plant biomass conversion efficiency into ...
Yanhua Dou +15 more
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