Steam explosion technology based for oil extraction from sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seed
Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 Steam explosion, an adiabatic expansion and conversion process of thermal energy into mechanical energy, was employed to extract oil from sesame seed. Steam explosion was performed with different pressure levels and retention time periods (2.0 MPa 10 s ...
Junpeng Yi +5 more
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Assessment of different pre-treatment methods for the removal of limonene in citrus waste and their effect on methane potential and methane production rate [PDF]
, 2016 The objective of this study was to assess the limonene removal efficiency of three pre-treatment methods when applied to citrus waste and to evaluate their effects on the biochemical methane potential (BMP) and the methane production rate (MPR) using
de Benito, Amparo +3 more
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Explosive Formation and Dynamics of Vapor Nanobubbles around a Continuously Heated Gold Nanosphere [PDF]
, 2015 We form sub-micrometer-sized vapor bubbles around a single laser heating gold nanoparticle in a liquid and monitor them through optical scattering of a probe laser.
Hou, Lei +3 more
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Molecules, 2018 Steam explosion pretreatment was conducted on seabuckthom pomace. Response surface methodology was used to optimize the treatment conditions of steam explosion, including steam pressure, duration and particle size.
Jianqiu Tu +4 more
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Second-generation bioethanol from industrial wood waste of South American species [PDF]
, 2017 There is a global interest in replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy. The present review evaluates the significance of South-American wood industrial wastes for bioethanol production. Four countries have been chosen for this review, i.e.,
Area, Maria Cristina +2 more
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Oppression as a Statutory Ground for Corporate Dissolution [PDF]
, 1965 In the case of a severe accident in a nuclear power plant the reactor may heat up, melt and mix with fuel material to form a substance called corium.
Cassirer, Albin, Gullberg, Daniel
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman +12 more
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Straw biomass - potential raw material for ethanol production [PDF]
, 2007 Barley straw was found to be suitable raw material for ethanol production. Straw could be easily pre-treated with steam explosion, hydrolysed to monosaccharides and fermented to ethanol.
Kontturi, Markku, Pahkala, Katri
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Pretreatment Processes of Biomass for Biorefineries: Current Status and Prospects [PDF]
, 2019 Producción CientíficaThis article seeks to be a handy document for the academy and the industry to get quickly up to speed on the current status and prospects of biomass pretreatment for biorefineries.
Cantero Sposetti, Danilo Alberto +6 more
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Beyond Brown: Lignin's Emerging Role in Structural Color
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Lignin, long regarded as a brown industrial byproduct, is emerging as a sustainable platform for structural color. This Perspective highlights how lignin's refractive index, intrinsic absorption, and nanoscale assembly enable tunable photonic responses in colloidal and thin‐film architectures, and outlines design strategies to advance scalable, bio ...
Ravi Shanker, Anna Justina Svagan
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