The goal of this study was to investigate the influence emulsifier system on changes in oil droplet size occurring during drying step spray emulsions. Atomization and experiments were performed with emulsions stabilized whey protein isolate (WPI) alone or combination low molecular weight emulsifiers (lecithin, mono- diglycerides (MoDi), citrem). Oil coalescence observed for systems WPI/Citrem W...

The properties of virtually all real-world materials change with time, causing their bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDFs) to be time varying. However, none of the existing BRDF models and databases take time variation into consideration; they represent the appearance of a material at a single time instance. In this paper, we address the acquisition, analysis, modeling, and r...

The objective of the present study was to develop self micro emulsifying formulation (SMEF) of valsartan to improve its oral bioavailability. The formulations were screened on the basis of solubility, stability, emulsification efficiency, particle size and zeta potential. The optimized liquid SMEF contains valsartan (20% w/w), Capmul MCM C8 (16% w/w), Tween 80 (42.66% w/w) and PEG 400 (21.33% w...

AIMS To study the influence of culture preservation methods and culture conditions on the production of the mycotoxins patulin and citrinin by Penicillium expansum. METHODS AND RESULTS Ten strains of Penicillium expansum were preserved using subculture and maintenance at 4 degrees C, mineral oil, drying on silica gel and freeze-drying. Patulin and citrinin production was assessed on yeast ext...

Intermediate pyrolysis can be used to obtain high-quality biofuels from low-value residues such as sewage sludge or digestate. A major obstacle is the high water content of sludgy biomass, which requires an energy-intensive and expensive drying step before pyrolysis. Solar greenhouse efficient sustainable alternative a thermally heated belt dryer. In this study, techno-economic assessment inter...

alkyd resins were prepared into four different sets by varying the percentage concentrationof the glycerol content. various properties such as the viscosity, surface drying time, solubilityand color of the alkyd resins were evaluated for the various sets. the alkyd resin with the highestglycerol content was the most viscous, brownish in color and having the highest molecularweight this is due t...

Anti-diabetic capacity of Curcuma longa volatile oil in terms of its ability to inhibit glucosidase activities was evaluated. Turmeric volatile oils inhibited glucosidase enzymes more effectively than the reference standard drug acarbose. Drying of rhizomes was found to enhance α-glucosidase (IC₅₀ = 1.32-0.38 μg/ml) and α-amylase (IC₅₀ = 64.7-34.3 μg/ml) inhibitory capacities of volatile oils. ...