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Innovative binary sorption of Cobalt(II) and methylene blue by Sargassum latifolium using Taguchi and hybrid artificial neural network paradigms

Scientific Reports, 2022
The present investigation has been designed by Taguchi and hybrid artificial neural network (ANN) paradigms to improve and optimize the binary sorption of Cobalt(II) and methylene blue (MB) from an aqueous solution, depending on modifying physicochemical
Zeiad Moussa, Abeer A. Ghoniem, Ashraf Elsayed, Amenah S. Alotaibi, Asma Massad Alenzi, Sahar E. Hamed, Khaled M. Elattar, WesamEldin I. A. Saber   +7 more
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Pseudomonas alcaliphila NEWG-2 as biosorbent agent for methylene blue dye: optimization, equilibrium isotherms, and kinetic processes

Scientific Reports, 2023
In comparison to physicochemical and chemical methods, microbial dye biosorption is regarded as an eco-effective and economically viable alternative and is a widely applied method due to its high efficiency and compatibility with the environment ...
Abeer A. Ghoniem, Zeiad Moussa, Asma Massad Alenzi, Amenah S. Alotaibi, Hala Fakhry, Ayman Y. El-Khateeb, WesamEldin I. A. Saber, Ashraf Elsayed   +7 more
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Kinetic Study of Encapsulated β-Carotene Degradation in Dried Systems: A Review

Foods, 2022
β-Carotene serves as a precursor of vitamin A and provides relevant health benefits. To overcome the low bioavailability of β-carotene from natural sources, technologies have been designed for its encapsulation in micro- and nano-structures followed by ...
Vera Lavelli, Jolanta Sereikaitė
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Statistical modeling-approach for optimization of Cu2+ biosorption by Azotobacter nigricans NEWG-1; characterization and application of immobilized cells for metal removal

Scientific Reports, 2020
Heavy metals are environmental pollutants affect the integrity and distribution of living organisms in the ecosystem and also humans across the food chain.
Abeer Abdulkhalek Ghoniem, Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar, WesamEldin I. A. Saber, Mohammed S. El-Hersh, Ayman Y. El-khateeb   +4 more
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Interacting Environmental Stress Factors Affect Metabolomics Profiles in Stored Naturally Contaminated Maize

Microorganisms, 2022
There is interest in understanding the relationship between naturally contaminated commodities and the potential for the production of different useful and toxic secondary metabolites (SMs).
Esther Garcia-Cela, Michael Sulyok, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen, Angel Medina, Rudolf Krska, Naresh Magan   +5 more
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Assessment of the antifungal efficacy of whey fermentate alone or in combination with citrus extract to control Aspergillus flavus mold in semi-moist pet food for dogs

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Semi-moist pet foods contain moisture levels ranging from 15 to 40%, making them ideal for mold growth and mycotoxin production. To control spoilage, synthetic mold inhibitors such as potassium sorbate have been used, but consumers prefer “natural ...
Samuel Kiprotich, Janak Dhakal, Cynthia Rasmussen, Greg Aldrich   +3 more
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Air drying of blueberry fruits: Drying kinetics, mathematical modeling and physical properties [PDF]

Journal on Processing and Energy in Agriculture, 2019
The hot air convective drying of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) in a thin layer was performed using a laboratory-scale dryer. The experiments were carried out at drying air temperatures of 60, 70 and 80 o C, and drying air velocities of 0.5 and 1.5 m/
Pavkov Ivan, Stamenković Zoran, Radojčin Milivoj, Krstan Kešelj, Bikić Siniša, Lutovska Monika, Ponjičan Ondrej   +6 more
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Constraints on water activity at the Zhurong landing site in Utopia Planitia, Mars

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023
Mineralogical evidence of water–rock interactions is a strong indicator of the presence of liquid water on ancient Mars. Previous observations have found widely distributed hydrated minerals in the southern highlands, whereas such discoveries have been ...
ChengZheng Yong, ZiYao Fang, CongCong Zhang, JunFeng Zhen, LiPing Qin   +4 more
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Gingerbread with Fruit Filling: Preservation Factor Assessment [PDF]

Техника и технология пищевых производств, 2019
The ratio of ‘bound’ and ‘free’ water plays an important role in the studies of staling of various baked confectionery products. Gingerbread with fruit filling is a traditional flour confectionery product with intermediate moisture, which causes transfer
Kondratev N., Fedorko K., Krylova E., Pesterev M., Osipov M.   +4 more
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Effect of Pulsed Electric Field Pre-Treatment and the Freezing Methods on the Kinetics of the Freeze-Drying Process of Apple and Its Selected Physical Properties

Foods, 2022
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of application of pulsed electric field (PEF) and different freezing methods (fast, slow and vacuum freezing) on the drying kinetics as well as selected physical properties of freeze-dried apple.
Dorota Nowak, Ewa Jakubczyk
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