Pretreatment of secondary effluents in view of optimal ozone-based AOP removal of trace organic contaminants : bench-scale comparison of efficiency and energy consumption [PDF]
, 2020 This study compares the performance of several ozone-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), in combination with filtration, in terms of trace organic contaminant (TrOC) removal efficiency and energy and cost requirement.
Demeestere, Kristof +2 more
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Heat-shock pretreatment inhibits sorbitol-induced apoptosis in K562, U937 and HeLa cells. [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of this study was to determine whether heat-shock pretreatment exerted a protective effect against sorbitol-induced apoptotic cell death in K562, U937 and HeLa cell lines and whether such protection was associated with a decreased cytochrome c
Aventaggiato, Michele +8 more
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Argon plasma treatment techniques on steel and effects on diamond-like carbon structure and delamination [PDF]
, 2011 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.We demonstrate alteration in diamond-like carbon (DLC) film structure, chemistry and adhesion on steel, related to variation in the argon plasma pretreatment stage of plasma enhanced chemical vapour ...
B.J. Jones +28 more
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Enhancement of microalgae anaerobic digestion by thermo-alkaline pretreatment with lime (CaO) [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to evaluate for the first time the effect of a thermo-alkaline pretreatment with lime (CaO) on microalgae anaerobic digestion. The pretreatment was carried out by adding different CaO doses (4 and 10%) at different temperatures (
Carrère, H. +3 more
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Enzymatic pretreatment of microalgae using fungal broth from Trametes versicolor and commercial laccase for improved biogas production [PDF]
, 2016 Coupling microalgae production to wastewater treatment can reduce the costs of microalgae production for non-food bioproducts and energy consumption for wastewater treatment.
Blánquez, Paqui +4 more
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Foods, 2022 Pulsed electric fields (PEF) at low field strength is considered a non-thermal technique allowing membrane permeabilization in plant-based tissue, hence possibly impacting biochemical conversions and the concomitant volatile profile.
Sophie M. Delbaere +6 more
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Energies, 2022 Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose materials has been identified as the rate-limiting step during anaerobic digestion. The application of pretreatment techniques can influence the biodegradability of lignocellulose substrate.
Kehinde O. Olatunji +3 more
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Effects of propidium monoazide (PMA) treatment on mycobiome and bacteriome analysis of cystic fibrosis airways during exacerbation [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction and Purpose : Propidium monoazide (PMA)-pretreatment has increasingly been applied to remove the bias from dead or damaged cell artefacts, which could impact the microbiota analysis by high-throughput sequencing. Our study aimed to determine
Audebert, Christophe +8 more
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Vaccines, 2021 Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), caused by the FMD virus (FMDV), is controlled by vaccine policy in many countries. For vaccine potency, the content of intact virus particles (146S antigens) is critical, and the sucrose density gradient (SDG) fractionation ...
Ah-Young Kim +7 more
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Evaluation of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) as a measure of cell wall degradation during enzymatic treatment of microalgae [PDF]
, 2016 The feasibility of using Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) measurements as a means to assess the efficacy of an enzyme-assisted pretreatment on the recovery of lipids from microalgae was investigated.
Lavecchia, Roberto +2 more
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