Phenolic compounds from plant sources have significant health-promoting properties and
are known to be an integral part of folk and herbal medicines. Consumption of phenolics is …

Biodiesel is envisaged as environmentally benign fuel due to its unique properties, such as
biodegradability, renewability and non-toxicity. Its utilisation leads to the reduction of sulphur …

In recent decades new recycling technologies for mixed plastic waste have emerged. In
pyrolysis, the polymer chains are thermally broken (pyrolyzed) to obtain hydrocarbon …

Due to the increasing air pollution from diesel engines and the shortage of conventional
fossil fuels, many experimental and numerical types of research have been carried out and …

In Europe, pine forests are one of the most extended forests formations, making pine
residues and by-products an important source of compounds with high industrial interest as …

Over 30% of the total citrus fruits grown all over the World are processed, generating large
quantities of peel waste from which essential citrus oils are often extracted by traditional …

For the first time, the characterization of antioxidant activity and phenolic profile of apple tree
(Malus domestica) bark, core and roots was carried out. Phenolic compounds were …

Natural compounds from agro-food by-products have fostered interest in food industries. The
aim of this study was to unravel potential uses for Pinus pinaster bark extracts (PBE). As …

Abstract Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is native to the western Mediterranean basin and
has an economic importance in southwestern Europe. This importance is based on the use …

To better design and optimize the separation process of plant essential oils obtained by
microwave-assisted hydrodistillation, it is necessary to fully understand the kinetic …