The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

Vegetable oils present a valuable class of bioresources with applications in both food and
non-food industries and a production that has been steadily increasing over the past twenty …

In order to replace wood in particleboard manufacturing, two agricultural by-products were
studied: the flax shives and the sunflower bark, which are abundant, renewable and little …

This study focuses on manufacturing by thermo-pressing new low-environmental-impact bio-
insulation fiberboards from bamboo fibers and bone glue, modified with sodium …

Rapeseed (RSM) and sunflower (SFM) meals are highly abundant and protein-rich by-
products from the oilseed industry. Besides their basic use as animal feed, they are seen …

Sunflower is grown almost exclusively for the production of vegetable oil from its seeds.
Sunflower stalks (or straw) are typically left on the field and have no market value. The pith …

Reducing energy consumption for future buildings using bio-based insulation materials is
currently one of the most attractive research pursuits. The specific purpose of this research …

This study investigated the use of a mixture of n-hexane and methanol as a binary solvent
for the direct oil extraction and resin separation from Calophyllum seeds, in a single step …

Efficient dewatering and drying at lower cost have been a requirement in reducing the cost
of microalgal biomass production. The self-flocculation capacity of Scenedesmus obliquus …

With the growing consumption of coconut water, high amounts of wastes that are hard to
manage are produced. Such biomass should be recycled for reducing the accumulation of …