Whole grains and phenolic acids: A review on bioactivity, functionality, health benefits and bioavailability

LF Călinoiu, DC Vodnar - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cereal grains represent one of the major sources of human food and nowadays, their
production has increased to fulfill the needs of the world's population. Among whole grains …

Chitosan coating applications in probiotic microencapsulation

LF Călinoiu, BE Ştefănescu, ID Pop, L Muntean… - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, probiotic bacteria are extensively used as health-related components in novel
foods with the aim of added-value for the food industry. Ingested probiotic bacteria must …

Biomass-derived production of itaconic acid as a building block in specialty polymers

BE Teleky, DC Vodnar - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biomass, the only source of renewable organic carbon on Earth, offers an efficient substrate
for bio-based organic acid production as an alternative to the leading petrochemical industry …

Chemicals production from glycerol through heterogeneous catalysis: a review

P Koranian, Q Huang, AK Dalai, R Sammynaiken - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Utilization of biofuels generated from renewable sources has attracted broad attention due
to their benefits such as reducing consumption of fossil fuels, sustainability, and …

Biochemistry, genetics and biotechnology of glycerol utilization in Pseudomonas species

I Poblete‐Castro, C Wittmann… - Microbial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of renewable waste feedstocks is an environment‐friendly choice contributing to the
reduction of waste treatment costs and increasing the economic value of industrial by …

Recent advances in the biotechnological production of erythritol and mannitol

GA Martău, V Coman, DC Vodnar - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Dietary habits that include an excess of added sugars have been strongly associated with
an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and tooth decay. With this association …

Solid-state yeast fermented wheat and oat bran as a route for delivery of antioxidants

LF Călinoiu, AF Cătoi, DC Vodnar - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the potential of solid-state yeast fermentation
(SSYF) in improving the phenolic acid content and composition, and the antioxidant activity …

The effect of crude glycerol impurities on 1, 3-propanediol biosynthesis by Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026

M Laura, T Monica, V Dan-Cristian - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the ability of Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026 to
biosynthesize 1, 3-propanediol (1, 3-PD) during batch fermentations when pure glycerol was …

[HTML][HTML] Waste cooking oil and crude glycerol as efficient renewable biomass for the production of platform organic chemicals through oleophilic yeast strain of …

L Mitrea, LF Călinoiu, BE Teleky, K Szabo… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic acids like succinic and citric acids are of great interest as platform organic products
that play important roles as precursors for a wide range of bio-based materials. Succinic and …

Poly (vinyl alcohol)-based biofilms plasticized with polyols and colored with pigments extracted from tomato by-products

L Mitrea, LF Călinoiu, GA Martău, K Szabo, BE Teleky… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the current work the physicochemical features of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVOH) biofilms,
enriched with eco-friendly polyols and with carotenoid-rich extracts, were investigated. The …