A review on biomass: importance, chemistry, classification, and conversion

A Tursi - Biofuel Research Journal, 2019 - biofueljournal.com
Biomass is currently the most widespread form of renewable energy and its exploitation is
further increasing due to the concerns over the devastative impacts of fossil fuel …

Bacteriocins, antimicrobial peptides from bacterial origin: overview of their biology and their impact against multidrug-resistant bacteria

A Simons, K Alhanout, RE Duval - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, the emergence and ongoing dissemination of antimicrobial resistance among
bacteria are critical health and economic issue, leading to increased rates of morbidity and …

Contributions of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria as biotechnological tools in food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications

GM Daba, MO Elnahas, WA Elkhateeb - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are important bioproducts produced by some genera of lactic
acid bacteria. EPS are famous for their shelf-life improving properties, techno-functional …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion

L Setti, F Passarini, G De Gennaro, P Barbieri… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives A number of studies have shown that the airborne transmission route could
spread some viruses over a distance of 2 meters from an infected person. An epidemic …

Model application of entomopathogenic fungi as alternatives to chemical pesticides: Prospects, challenges, and insights for next-generation sustainable agriculture

BS Bamisile, KS Akutse, JA Siddiqui, Y Xu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the past few decades, the control of pests and diseases of cultivated plants using natural
and biological measures has drawn increasing attention in the quest to reduce the level of …

Recovery of lithium and cobalt from spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) using organic acids as leaching reagents: A review

R Golmohammadzadeh, F Faraji, F Rashchi - … , Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Environmental restrictions and economic benefits have obliged countries to promote
recycling processes from secondary resources like spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) instead …

Food-borne and water-borne diseases under climate change in low-and middle-income countries: Further efforts needed for reducing environmental health exposure …

G Cissé - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides a view of the major facts and figures related to infectious diseases with
a focus on food-borne and water-borne diseases and their link with environmental factors …

Past, present and future of surgical meshes: a review

K Baylón, P Rodríguez-Camarillo, A Elías-Zúñiga… - Membranes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Surgical meshes, in particular those used to repair hernias, have been in use since 1891.
Since then, research in the area has expanded, given the vast number of post-surgery …

Recombinant lipases and phospholipases and their use as biocatalysts for industrial applications

GM Borrelli, D Trono - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Lipases and phospholipases are interfacial enzymes that hydrolyze hydrophobic ester
linkages of triacylglycerols and phospholipids, respectively. In addition to their role as …

Advances in bacterial exopolysaccharides: from production to biotechnological applications

F Freitas, VD Alves, MAM Reis - Trends in biotechnology, 2011 - cell.com
A vast number of bacterial extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs) have been reported over
recent decades, and their composition, structure, biosynthesis and functional properties …