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permeability, etc ; hydrodynamics; models; particle size distribution; porosity; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Espresso extraction is a diffusion-convection process involving both intra-granular pores, and the intergranular pores of the packed bed. Bed hydrodynamics and overall end-cup quality are governed by the bulk porosity, set by the dry coffee bed compression before extraction. In this work, the impact of the initial bed compression on the water permeability during espresso extraction is studied. Coa ...
permeability, etc ; calcium; cyclophilins; cyclosporine; electrophysiology; mitochondria; mitochondrial membrane; protective effect; therapeutics; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) is a phenomenon that the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) loses its selective permeability, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and cell injury. Electrophysiological evidence indicates the presence of a mega-channel commonly called permeability transition pore (PTP) whose opening is responsible for MPT. However, the molecular identity of the PTP is st ...
permeability, etc ; cold; deformation; energy; heat; mathematical models; modulus of elasticity; temperature; Show all 8 Subjects
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... During heat extraction in enhanced geothermal system (EGS) reservoirs, thermal contraction is induced by cold fluid injection, resulting in thermoelastic deformation. The induced thermoelasticity can alter rock properties, including their fracture aperture and permeability; therefore, the thermoelastic effect is crucial in understanding EGS reservoir behaviour. Based on coupled thermo-hydro-mechan ...
permeability, etc ; asymmetric membranes; electrostatic interactions; environmental science; graphene oxide; hydrophilicity; molecular dynamics; nanosheets; wettability; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) membranes are theoretically more conducive to the rapid transport of water molecules in their channels compared with graphene oxide (GO) membranes, as they have fewer oxygen-containing functional groups and more non-oxidized regions. However, the weak hydrophilicity of RGO membranes inhibits water entry into their channels, resulting in their low water permeability. In ...
... Protein transmission, permeate flux and energy consumption during MF of skim milk was evaluated at 7 °C using two discrete 800 kDa polymeric MF membranes. Filtration trials determined optimum process parameters (i.e., transmembrane pressure and volume concentration factor) and membrane configuration (in-series or in-parallel) to maximise serum protein permeation. This study demonstrated that a com ...
... Organophosphates (OPs) are an integral part of modern agriculture; however, due to overexploitation, OPs pesticides residues are leaching and accumulating in the soil, and groundwater contaminated terrestrial and aquatic food webs. Acute exposure to OPs could produce toxicity in insects, plants, animals, and humans. OPs are known for covalent inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme in pests and ...
permeability, etc ; ammonia; cellulose; color; food chemistry; freshness; minced pork; nanofibers; pH; radishes; refrigeration; temperature; transmittance; water vapor; Show all 14 Subjects
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... A cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-based pH-sensitive indicator was developed by mixing CNF with red radish color extract (RRCE) to analyze the freshness of minced pork. Among various mixing conditions of RRCE solutions (0.4–1.6%) and CNF (0.5–1.25%), 0.8% RRCE/1% CNF showing higher mechanical properties, lower response to water, lower leakage of RRCE, and higher sensitivity to ammonia was selected as op ...
permeability, etc ; Gibbs free energy; activated sludge; bound water; environment; hydrophobicity; lysozyme; nitrous acid; polymers; protein secondary structure; zeta potential; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Reducing the water content of waste activated sludge (WAS) is critical for sludge treatment and disposal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In this study, a new combined conditioning processes by using lysozyme (LZM) and free nitrous acid (FNA) were proposed and demonstrated to enhance the dewaterability of WAS. The water content of sludge cake dropped from 82.82 % to 68.42 % (1 h FNA treatme ...
Adna Prado Massarioli; Alan Giovanini de Oliveira Sartori; Fernanda Francetto Juliano; José Eduardo Pedroso Gomes do Amaral; Roseane Cavalcanti dos Santos; Liziane Maria de Lima; Severino Matias de Alencar
permeability, etc ; antioxidants; bioavailability; digestive tract; food chemistry; human cell lines; in vitro digestion; intestines; models; p-coumaric acid; peanuts; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Data concerning physiological recovery of whole peanut major phenolics throughout the gastrointestinal tract are scarce. In our study, the bioaccessibility and intestinal permeability of peanuts major phenolics were predicted by simulated digestion followed by Caco-2 cells monolayer model. Phenolics identification and quantification were performed by HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS and HPLC-PDA, respectively. As ...
permeability, etc ; antioxidants; cinnamon; droplet size; droplets; emulsions; essential oils; food chemistry; gelatin; lignocellulose; micropores; sunflower oil; tensile strength; water vapor; Show all 14 Subjects
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... The Pickering emulsions containing cinnamon essential oil (CEO) stabilized by lignocellulose nanocrystals-tannic acid (LCNC-TA) complexes were used to improve properties of gelatin film. The influences of various volume proportion mixed oil (sunflower oil/CEO 1:0, 5:1, 2:1 and 1:1) were investigated. Introducing CEO reduced the droplet size approximately from 57 to 30 μm, facilitating droplet dist ...
permeability, etc ; X-radiation; carbon; computed tomography; diffusivity; electrolytes; energy; foams; fuels; isotropy; ligaments; mass transfer; nickel; polymers; porosity; surface area; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Nickel foams are excellent candidate materials for gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) and this is due to their superior structural and transport properties. A highly computationally-efficient framework has been developed to not only estimate the key structural and mass transport properties but also to examine the multi-dimensional uniformity and/or the isotropy ...
permeability, etc ; avocados; carbon dioxide; ethylene; firmness; food chemistry; oxygen; potassium permanganate; pumice; shelf life; sodium chloride; water binding capacity; water vapor; Show all 13 Subjects
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... This study aimed to develop a low-density polyethylene-based multilayer active packaging film with three layers. The core layer was an active layer containing pumice and potassium permanganate, while the skin layer was the barrier layer impregnated with sodium chloride. The multilayer film showed an ethylene scavenging capacity of 1.6 μmol/(25 in²) within 8 d at 25 °C and was endowed with water ab ...
permeability, etc ; bioavailability; crosslinking; disulfide bonds; encapsulation; enzymatic hydrolysis; food chemistry; gastrointestinal system; hydrophobicity; mucus; nanocarriers; protein subunits; proteolysis; soy protein isolate; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Modulating the size and surface charge of nanocarriers provides an efficacious strategy to enhance bioavailability of encapsulated cargos through increased mucus penetration. In this study, mucus-permHeable soy protein nanoparticles (SPNPs) were successfully fabricated via gastrointestinal proteolysis coupled with heating and pH-shifting treatment. Results showed that treatment at 65 °C and 75 °C ...
Eleonora Iaccheri; Valentina Siracusa; Luigi Ragni; Ana Cristina De Aguiar Saldanha Pinheiro; Santina Romani; Pietro Rocculi; Marco Dalla Rosa; Paulo José do Amaral Sobral
permeability, etc ; Eugenia uniflora; X-ray diffraction; biopolymers; cassava starch; chitosan; dielectric properties; glass transition temperature; leaves; models; sorption; starch; water content; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Cassava starch (CS) and chitosan (CH) are biopolymers used alone or blended (CS/CH) to produce films, thanks to their excellent film-forming properties. Their main physical properties have been characterized, but their physical and water state have not yet been studied. The objective of this research was to study the water and macromolecular physical state of CS, CH and CS/CH films by DSC and diel ...
... Petroleum industry wastewater contains high level of crude oil and other types of organic substances that can cause immense harm to the agriculture, aquatic as well as terrestrial organisms. Organic solvent resistance of membranes is very important to treat such wastewater that contains high level of organic pollutants. This work reports the designing of a superhydrophilic and organic solvent resi ...
... Super-hydrophilic/underwater super-oleophobic materials composed of biomass show great advantages for the treatment of oily wastewater due to their inherent fouling resistance. However, the development of three-dimensional materials from biomass for oil–water separation is still a challenge. It is universally acknowledged that constructing a rough structure on the surface of hydrophilic substrates ...
permeability, etc ; Morinda citrifolia; antioxidants; chitosan; fruit extracts; fruits; hydrocolloids; microstructure; opacity; pectins; phytochemicals; roughness; thermal stability; water content; water solubility; water vapor; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruit is a natural food source rich in antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds. In this study, the phytochemicals of noni fruit extract (NFE) were identified by using HPLC-ESI-qTOF/MS method. Subsequently, casting method was adopted to prepare pectin and/or chitosan (CH)-based films incorporated with NFE. The influence of NFE addition on the physicochemical, microstructur ...
permeability, etc ; crystal structure; food chemistry; hydrogen; nisin; novel foods; oat protein; oxygen; pullulan; shelf life; transmittance; ultrasonic treatment; ultrasonics; water content; water vapor; Show all 15 Subjects
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... This study developed two novel food packaging films, oat protein/pullulan (Op/Pul) and Nisin-loaded oat protein/pullulan (Nis@Op/Pul) films. Ultrasound was introduced to improve its mechanical, structural and physicochemical properties. The Op/Pul film has lower light transmittance, water vapour and oxygen permeability (OP) and improved film uniformity than pure oat protein and pullulan film. The ...
permeability, etc ; Citrus; acetylation; apples; contact angle; crosslinking; esterification; figs; galacturonic acid; hydrocolloids; hydrophobicity; oxygen; pectins; solar drying; strength (mechanics); wastes; water solubility; water vapor; Show all 18 Subjects
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... This study aimed to explore the characteristics of novel fig pectin films. For this purpose, films of crude fig pectin (CFP) extracted from low-grade sun-dried fruits and films of crude (CSP) and purified (PSP) stalk pectins extracted from stalk waste of processed high-quality sun-dried figs were evaluated for their physicochemical properties. The properties of pristine (CFP, CSP, and PSP films) a ...
Sulafa B.H. Hashim; Haroon Elrasheid Tahir; Li Lui; Junjun Zhang; Xiaodong Zhai; Amer Ali Mahdi; Nosyba A. Ibrahim; Gustav Komla Mahunu; Mahmoud M. Hassan; Zou Xiaobo; Shi Jiyong
permeability, etc ; Chinese cabbage; Helianthus annuus; agar; ammonia; anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; biomarkers; breasts; chickens; color; food chemistry; freshness; hydrophobicity; light; methylcellulose; microstructure; pH; water vapor; Show all 19 Subjects
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... Innovative pH-colorimetric sensor film was fabricated from agar and methylcellulose matrix (AM) with various concentrations of sunflower wax (SFW) (6%, 9%, 12%, and 15% w/w) combined with purple Chinese cabbage (CPC) anthocyanins for tracking chicken breast freshness. A bio-composition film AM/CPC with (hydrophobic) SFW exhibited significant color variations in acidic pH level of (2–6) and a sligh ...