Essential oils are natural products which have many interesting applications. Extraction of
essential oils from plants is performed by classical and innovative methods. Numerous …

Naturally produced by aromatic plants, essential oils (EO) contain a wide range of volatile
molecules, including mostly secondary metabolites, which possess several biological …

Essential oils are highly demanded in recent decades due to their antioxidant and
antimicrobial properties, protecting food from spoilage. However, their incorporation into low …

Abstract Background Essential oils (EOs) have remained in the limelight of the scientific
community due their versatility coupled with consumers increasing demand for natural, safe …

Starches modified with octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) have been used in a range of
industrial applications, particularly as a food additive, for more than half a century. Interest in …

This review article discusses the use of nanotechnology in combination with botanical
insecticides in order to develop systems for pest control in agriculture. The main types of …

Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of volatile compounds extracted from different
parts of plants by different methods. There is a large diversity of these natural substances …

Protected cultivation in modern agriculture relies extensively on plastic-originated mulch
films, nets, packaging, pi**, silage, and various applications. Polyolefins synthesized from …

Bioactive oils are commonly used for their pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutritional
properties. Generally, these are volatile substances sensitive to oxygen, light, moisture, and …

Written at a level comprehensible to non-experts, this handbook covers the current state of
encapsulation and controlled released technologies, presenting the fundamental processes …