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Elsa M. Gonçalves, Mafalda Silva, Luiza Andrade and Joaquina Pinheiro
In the wake of escalating global concerns over the environmental impact of plastic pollution, there has been an unprecedented call for sustainable alternatives. The food-packaging industry, responsible for a staggering 40% of global plastic consumption, ...
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Xinpei Wei, Benkang Xie, Chu Wan, Renfeng Song, Wanru Zhong, Shuquan Xin and Kai Song
Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in maintaining the structure and function of soil ecosystems. This study aims to explore the effects of microbial fertilizers on improving soil physicochemical properties and promoting plant growth. The results sho...
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Melody Ruvimbo Mukandi, Moses Basitere, Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe and Boredi Silas Chidi
The study focused on isolating bioflocculant-producing microorganisms from poultry slaughterhouse wastewater (PSW). Microorganisms (n = 20) were isolated, and the D2 isolate, identified as Bacillus megaterium using 16S rDNA and RpoD (sigma 70), had maxim...
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Haipeng Lin, Xuefeng Song, Fei Dai, Fengwei Zhang, Qiang Xie and Huhu Chen
Hardness is a critical mechanical property of grains. Accurate predictions of grain hardness play a crucial role in improving grain milling efficiency, reducing grain breakage during transportation, and selecting high-quality crops. In this study, we dev...
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Yalin Gao, Jinghai Wang, Yanlin Ma, Minhua Yin, Qiong Jia, Rongrong Tian, Yanxia Kang, Guangping Qi, Chen Wang, Yuanbo Jiang and Haiyan Li
Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.) production in arid and semi-arid areas is drastically affected by the low utilization rate of soil and water resources and the irrational application of water and nitrogen fertilizers. Thus, this study explored a high-yield...
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Selale Öncü Glaue, Tolga Akcan and Sebnem Tavman
Utilizing chemical and physicochemical techniques, the mucilage part of okra was extracted with the use of ultrasound, and the polysaccharide extract?s structural and thermal characteristics were assessed. Analysis of the extraction yield revealed that t...
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Jiabei Xia, Xingyu Mei, Huan Cheng, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye and Jianle Chen
The rhizome of Polygonatum, which has been consumed in China for nearly 2000 years, is rich in oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, saponins, and alkaloids and has various effects such as lowering blood sugar and anti-aging. Its aerial parts are often disc...
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Yuanman Yue, Zepeng Zang, Fangxin Wan, Qian Zhang, Jianwei Shang, Yanrui Xu, Chunhui Jiang, Tongxun Wang and Xiaopeng Huang
In this paper, the effects of ultrasonic pretreatment on the drying kinetics, bioactive components (polysaccharides, total phenols, total flavonoids and antioxidant), qualitative characteristics (color index, lobetyolin and syringin) and microstructure o...
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Yun Ha Song, Hee Chul Woo and Jaekyoung Lee
Marine biomass has attracted attention as an environmentally sustainable energy source that can replace petroleum-based resources. Alginates, the main natural polysaccharides extracted from seaweeds, are used in various fields, such as food, pharmaceutic...
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Simone Cappello, Francesco Smedile, Gabriella Caruso, Sabrina Patania, Alessia Lunetta and Maurizio Azzaro
Within the Svalbard archipelago, Kongsfjorden is an important marine ecosystem that is recognised as one of the main representative Arctic glacial fjords. Prokaryotic organisms are key drivers of important ecological processes such as carbon fluxes, nutr...
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