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Chapter and Conference Paper
Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Switchgrass Production in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils
The increased demand for biomass to produce bioenergy is arousing prices and land-use concurrence. These conflicts may be solved by producing dedicated crops for energy on surplus land that cannot be used for ...
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Chapter
Edible Active Coating Systems for Food Purposes
Currently, many foods are wasted because they are highly perishable or have not been properly packaged, and when they reach the final consumer, they do not meet minimum quality requisites. To overcome this pro...
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Chapter
Effectiveness and Release Studies of Bioactive Systems
The recent advances in food science and technology have made available alternative methods to preserve foodstuff others than those traditional processes. Active food packaging is one of those current developin...
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Article
Evaluation of Industrial Sour Cherry Liquor Wastes as an Ecofriendly Source of Added Value Chemical Compounds and Energy
There has been a growing interest in the recovery and valorization of chemical products from biomass wastes. In the present study pomace from sour cherry liquor was analyzed in order to evaluate its potential ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Production of Nanocellulose from Lignocellulosic Biomass Wastes: Prospects and Limitations
The search for renewable alternatives to petroleum products for industrial applications is increasing. Each year, many tons of inedible plant material is produced, much of which is landfilled. Cellulose, the ...
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Chapter
Production of Energy Crops in Heavy Metals Contaminated Land: Opportunities and Risks
An increasing global awareness that the supply and security of petroleum-based materials is diminishing, coupled with environmental concerns related to climate change, water availability, and soil degradation,...
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Article
Substitution of sodium chloride by potassium chloride in São João cheese of Pico Island
The effect of partial to total substitution of NaCl with KCl on the physicochemical, microbiological, textural, and sensory properties of São João cheese, a soft cheese produced in Pico Island, Portugal, was s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Wastewaters Reuse for Energy Crops Cultivation
This study evaluated wastewaters reuse in the production of perennial crops Arundo donax and Miscanthus x giganteus. The trials were conducted in pots under controlled conditions, with different water regimes (95...
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Chapter
Phytoremediation of Inorganic Compounds
Phytoremediation, the use of plants and their associated microbes for soil, water, and air decontamination, is a cost-effective, solar-driven, and alternative/complementary technology for physicochemical appro...
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Article
Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy and Bio-Based Products from Perennial Grasses Cultivated on Marginal Land in the Mediterranean Region
Agricultural systems in the Mediterranean region are increasingly getting under pressure due to both global warming and the aggravating competition for agricultural land. Perennial grasses have the potential t...
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Article
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils Using the Perennial Energy Crops Miscanthus spp. and Arundo donax L.
Giant reed (Arundo donax) and Miscanthus spp. were tested to evaluate their tolerance and phytoremediation capacity in soils contaminated with heavy metals. Giant reed was tested under 450 and 900 mg Zn kg−1, 300...
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Perennial Grass Production Opportunities on Marginal Mediterranean Land
An increasing global awareness that the supply and security of petroleum-based materials is diminishing, coupled with environmental concerns related to climate change, water availability, and soil degradation,...
