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Oseweuba Valentine Okoro
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Thermochemical Liquefaction of Pomace Using Sub/Supercritical Ethanol: an Integrated Experimental and Preliminary Economic Feasibility Study
Fossil sourced chemicals such as aromatics, are widely employed in the chemical industry for the production of commodity items. Recognizing the un-sustainability of existing approaches in the production of the...
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Technoeconomic and Environmental Assessment of Alternative Biorefineries for Bioenergy and Polyphenolic Production from Pomace Biomass
Pomace is generated during fruit processing and is regarded as a highly polluting waste stream due to its high moisture content, biological instability, and acidic properties. To facilitate pomace management, ...
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Proteins and Polypeptides as Biomaterials Inks for 3D Printing
Protein-based materials have recently gained extensive attention as ink and bioink for 3D printing application due to their tunable properties and biocompatibility with the ability to mimic the biochemistry of...
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Chitosan-Based Nanocomposites as Efficient Wound Dressing Materials
play a key role with conventional wound dressings typically based on . These synthetic polymers however present several risks such as poor biocompatible and toxicity, which are capable of hindering cell ...
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Evaluation of two fungal exopolysaccharides as potential biomaterials for wound healing applications
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are mostly produced by bacteria and fungi and have potential use in the production of biomedical products such as nutraceuticals and in tissue engineering applications. The ...
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Enhanced keratin extraction from wool waste using a deep eutectic solvent
In this study, the solubilization of waste coarse wool as a precursory step for the large-scale valorization of keratin was investigated using a green deep eutectic solvent (DES) based on L-cysteine and lactic...
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Valorization of Waste Apple Pomace for Production of Platform Biochemicals: A Multi-Objective Optimization Study
In line with the prevailing global interest in value extraction from biomass waste streams, the current study explored the technical feasibility of valorizing waste apple pomace (WAP) to produce high-value bio...
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The characterisation of biochar and biocrude products of the hydrothermal liquefaction of raw digestate biomass
The ease and simplicity of applying the anaerobic digestion technology in the generation of cheap bioenergy has led to its global acceptance as a viable technique for simultaneous value extraction from high mo...
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Open AccessKinetic modelling of the solid–liquid extraction process of polyphenolic compounds from apple pomace: influence of solvent composition and temperature
This study aims to assess kinetic modelling of the solid–liquid extraction process of total polyphenolic compounds (TPC) from apple pomace (AP). In this regard, we investigated the effects of temperature and s...
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An Investigation into the Applicability of Pyrolyzed Tyre Char and Tyre Crumb for the Recovery of Gold from Acidic Solutions
The present study has assessed the performance of pyrolytic tyre char and tyre crumb as cheap adsorbents for gold recovery from acidic solutions. The performances of the aforementioned cheap adsorbents, prior ...
