Pulp Production from Pineapple Leaf Waste for Sustainable Paper Manufacturing
The agricultural sector generates considerable amounts of waste annually, particularly during harvest periods. This study explored the potential of pineapple (Ananas comosus Merr.) leaves, a cellulose-rich byproduct of the pineapple industry, as a ...
Md. Didarul Alam Chowdhury +9 more
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Agricultural waste, particularly from pineapple plantations, poses significant environmental and disposal challenges due to its abundance and underutilization.
Norazwina Zainol +2 more
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Functionalization of cellulose nanocrystals extracted from pineapple leaves as a UV-absorbing agent in poly(lactic acid). [PDF]
Pornbencha K +7 more
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Pre- and postharvest metabolism of crown leaves of pineapple fruit
Crown burn on exported pineapple fruit causes serious economical losses. In this study, crown burn occurrence was hypothesized to be related to Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM).
Godts, C +4 more
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Dietary melatonin and its benefits on cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality globally, with a disproportionate burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Melatonin, a hormone primarily produced by the pineal gland, exhibits notable antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties that may confer cardiovascular benefits.
Karabo Tisane +2 more
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Erythrocyte ‘Feierzeit’ reaction: Novel filamentous and vesicular response to n‐butyl acetate
Abstract Human erythrocytes (red blood cells; RBCs) undergo spontaneous disassembly after several hours of exposure to n‐butyl acetate (nBA). Images of the morphological changes were captured in time‐lapse sequences using differential interference contrast (DIC) light microscopy.
Philip W. Kuchel
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WASHFASTNESS PROPERTIES OF DYED PINEAPPLE LEAF FIBRE USING DIFFERENT DYEING TECHNIQUES
Pineapple leaf is categorised as natural fibre resources hence creating an initiative to reduce usage of synthetic fibre. Pineapple fruits commercially have high demand in the industry causing the leaves discarded as agricultural waste. As an alternative
Anis Nazahah Binti Mohd Amin +5 more
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A Novel Yeast Genus and Two Novel Species Isolated from Pineapple Leaves in Thailand: Savitreella phatthalungensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Goffeauzyma siamensis sp. nov. [PDF]
Nutaratat P, Boontham W, Khunnamwong P.
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Embedded Pesticide Use: Exploring the Pesticide‐Land Nexus
ABSTRACT Since the turn of the century, global land grabs, farmland financialization and land‐based food sovereignty movements have returned the land question to the heart of agrarian studies. Meanwhile, abiding interest in pesticides has been reanimated in the face of changes in production, regulation and knowledge of toxicity.
Julie Guthman, Marion Werner
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Newsletter of the Pineapple Working Group, International Society for Horticultural ...
Pineapple Working Group, International Society for Horticultural Science
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