Insights on applications of bentonite clays for the removal of dyes and heavy metals from wastewater: a review

AK Dhar, HA Himu, M Bhattacharjee… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
In recent decades, increased industrial, agricultural, and domestic activities have resulted in
the release of various pollutants into the aquatic systems, which require a reliable and …

Preparation of ricinoleic acid from castor oil: A review

FO Nitbani, PJP Tjitda, HE Wogo… - Journal of oleo …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Castor oil is a vegetable product extracted from Ricinus communis L (castor seed), which is
primarily considered an important commercial value for the manufacturing of soaps …

Antioxidants from natural sources

H Anwar, G Hussain, I Mustafa - Antioxidants in foods and its …, 2018 - books.google.com
Antioxidants are the defense system of the body against the damage of reactive oxygen
species, which is normally produced during the various physiological processes in the body …

Advanced characterization of immobilized enzymes as heterogeneous biocatalysts

JM Bolivar, I Eisl, B Nidetzky - Catalysis Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Like in chemical catalysis, there is a clear trend in biocatalysis to carry out synthetic
transformations at the manufacturing scale heterogeneously catalyzed. Recycling of …

Oxidative stability of vegetal oil-based lubricants

C Murru, R Badía-Laíño… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lipids are widely distributed in nature and are one of the most important components of
natural foods, synthetic compounds, and emulsions. To date, there is a strong social …

Efficiency of an alkaline, thermostable, detergent compatible, and organic solvent tolerant lipase with hydrolytic potential in biotreatment of wastewater

S Ariaeenejad, K Kavousi, JL Han, XZ Ding… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Discharging the tannery wastewater into the environment is a serious challenge worldwide
due to the release of severe recalcitrant pollutants such as oil compounds and organic …

[HTML][HTML] Function of PD-L1 in antitumor immunity of glioma cells

Y Lou, J Shi, D Guo, AK Qureshi, L Song - Saudi Journal of Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Human glioma is a highly fatal tumor with a significant feature of immune suppression. The
functions of PD-L1 refer to co-simulation and immune regulation. To investigate expression …

Two-step enzymatic production of environmentally friendly biolubricants using castor oil: Enzyme selection and product characterization

J Greco-Duarte, ED Cavalcanti-Oliveira, JAC Da Silva… - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
We performed two-step enzymatic biolubricant production: castor oil hydrolysis and
esterification of castor oil free fatty acids (COFFA) rich in ricinoleic acid. The hydrolysis step …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of filter paper activities of cellulase with microplate-based assay

X Yu, Y Liu, Y Cui, Q Cheng, Z Zhang, JH Lu… - Saudi Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
It is always a challenge to determine the total cellulase activity efficiently without reducing
accuracy. The most common total cellulase activity assay is the filter paper assay (FPA) …

Electrosprayed cashew gum microparticles for the encapsulation of highly sensitive bioactive materials

Y Vázquez-González, C Prieto, MF Filizoglu… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the production and characterization of electrosprayed cashew gum
(CG) microparticles that encapsulate β-carotene. CG is an inexpensive, non-toxic …