[HTML][HTML] Rice straw as a valuable source of cellulose and polyphenols: Applications in the food industry

M Ramos, E Laveriano, L San Sebastián… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Rice plants generate a large amount of straw after harvesting, which is currently
managed mainly by incineration or used as animal bedding, animal fodder or wrapping of …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from chestnut processing waste using response surface methodology

IT Tomasi, SCR Santos, RAR Boaventura… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Portugal is one of the world's top ten chestnut producers. The nut shells generated in the
industrial processing have been discarded for use as soil conditioner or energy production …

Bark from Nordic tree species–a sustainable source for amphiphilic polymers and surfactants

I Kwan, T Huang, M Ek, R Seppänen… - Nordic Pulp & Paper …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Many of the amphiphilic molecules, or surfactants, are produced from fossil-based raw
materials. With the increasing awareness of the climate situation, focus has shifted toward …

The effect of the pyrolysis temperature and biomass type on the biocarbons characteristics

A Iurchenkova, A Kobets, Z Ahaliabadeh… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of biomass and natural wastes into carbon‐based materials for various
applications such as catalysts and energy‐related materials is a fascinating and sustainable …

Effect of the Carbohydrate Composition of Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp on Its Dissolution and Regeneration Using [mTBN-H][OAc]

P Ahokas, A Khakalo, A Jaiswal, T Koso… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Regenerated cellulose products are attracting increasing attention as sustainable
alternatives to petroleum-based materials, especially in the packaging and textile industries …

Antimicrobial and flame-retardant coatings prepared from nano-and microparticles of unmodified and nitrogen-modified polyphenols

P Widsten, S Salo, T Hakkarainen, TL Nguyen… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the structures and functional properties of tannin-
and lignin-derived nano-and microparticles and the coatings prepared from them …

New insights into the chemical activation of lignins and tannins using K2CO3—a combined thermoanalytical and structural study

C Guizani, P Widsten, V Siipola, R Paalijärvi, J Berg… - Carbon Letters, 2024 - Springer
Engineering of activated carbons (ACs) through chemical activation of organic precursors
has been extensively studied for a wide variety of biopolymers, biomasses, wastes and other …

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Innovative Sorbents in Restoring Enzymatic Activity of Soil Contaminated with Bisphenol A (BPA)

M Zaborowska, J Wyszkowska, A Borowik, J Kucharski - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
As part of the multifaceted strategies developed to shape the common environmental policy,
considerable attention is now being paid to assessing the degree of environmental …

[PDF][PDF] New insights into the chemical activation of lignins and tannins using K

C Guizani, P Widsten, V Siipola, R Paalijärvi, J Berg… - 2023 - cris.vtt.fi
Engineering of activated carbons (ACs) through chemical activation of organic precursors
has been extensively studied for a wide variety of biopolymers, biomasses, wastes and other …