Abstract Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of isoeugenol was carried out at 200 °C and 30 bar H 2 in a batch reactor using series bifunctional catalysts consisting platinum supported on zeolite H-Beta-25 or H-Beta-300 Bindzil as binder. The purpose the matrix to understand effect binder reaction, emulating components industrial therefore facilitating catalyst scale-up. supports acid strength, location m...

Co-processing of n-hexadecane with lignin derived isoeugenol as a model compound was investigated in this work using low-cost mono- and bimetallic iron nickel supported on H-Y-5.1 zeolite. Different Fe-Ni metal ratios the catalyst led to different reaction rates processes product distribution. The presence just 0.26 wt% mixture made hydroisomerization-hydrocracking latter two-fold less active. ...

Waterlogged archaeological wood is often in need of consolidation prior to drying to prevent shrinkage and cracking of the object. There is a need for new greener materials (than for example polyethylene glycol) and methods for consolidation to be developed. The use of wood-based components could provide good interaction between the consolidant and the remaining wood structure and would also su...

In which cells of the flower volatile biosynthesis takes place is unclear. In rose and snapdragon, some enzymes of the volatile phenylpropanoid/benzenoid pathway have been shown to be present in the epidermal cells of petals. It is therefore generally believed that the production of these compounds occurs in these cells. However, whether the entire pathway is active in these cells and whether i...

An improved method of sample preparation was used in a microplate assay to evaluate the bactericidal activity levels of 96 essential oils and 23 oil compounds against Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enterica obtained from food and clinical sources. Bactericidal activity (BA50) was defined as the percentage of the sample in the assay mixture...

Floral scent, which is determined by a complex mixture of low molecular weight volatile molecules, plays a major role in the plant’s life cycle. Phenylpropanoid volatiles are the main determinants of floral scent in petunia (Petunia hybrida). A screen using virus-induced gene silencing for regulators of scent production in petunia flowers yielded a novel R2R3-MYB–like regulatory factor of pheny...