Cellulose hydrolysis to glucose using a heterogeneous catalyst is necessary step in producing bio-based chemicals and polymers. The requirement for energy-intensive pretreatments, such as ball milling, increase the reactivity of cellulose one major issues this area. Here, we show that by solvent-assisted adsorption pretreatment step, can be adsorbed on surface carbon catalyst. For pretreatment,...

Auto-catalyzed hydrothermal pretreatment (A-HTP) and sulfuric-acid-catalyzed (SA-HTP) were applied to quinoa stalks in order reduce their recalcitrance towards enzymatic saccharification. Prior pretreatment, extracted with either water or a 50:50 (v/v) ethanol–water mixture for removing saponins. Extraction aqueous ethanol, respectively, led removal of 52 75% (w/w) the saponins contained raw ma...

Objective: Button mushrooms (Agaricus Bisporus) are among the most widely produced and consumed mushrooms in the world. Generally speaking, mushrooms are of great nutritional value, which due to their high content of moisture and their corruptibility particular attention is required to be paid to their conservation and health. Drying is one of the most important ways to preserve the yi...

This paper reviews pretreatment techniques to enhance the anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste, including mechanical, thermal, chemical and biological methods. The effects of various pretreatment methods are discussed independently and in combination. Pretreatment methods are compared in terms of their efficiency, energy balance, environmental sustainability as well as capital, operationa...

BACKGROUND The best pharmaceutical prevention of contrast-medium-induced nephropathy for emergency procedures remains unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of short-duration antioxidant pretreatment on contrast-medium-induced cytotoxicity. METHODS Human embryonic kidney cells were treated with three different contrast media: ionic ioxitalamate, non-ionic low-osmolar iopromi...

Electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment is a recent observation which has been shown to induce ischemic tolerance mimicking the ischemic pretreatment, suggesting that EA pretreatment may be a promising preventive strategy for the patients with high risk of acute ischemia/reperfusion injury. It was first described in the brain, then in the heart where EA stimulation at acupoint prior to ischemia le...

The effectiveness of ethanol pretreatment on preventing calcification of glutaraldehyde-fixed porcine aortic bioprosthetic heart valve (BPHV) cusps was previously demonstrated, and the mechanism of action of ethanol was attributed in part to both lipid removal and a specific collagen conformational change. In the present work, the effect of ethanol pretreatment on BPHV aortic wall calcification...

Objective(s): To investigate the protective effect of S-nitrosoglutathione (SNG) pretreatment on acute lung injury (ALI) in septic rats. Materials and Methods: We constructed a rat model of sepsis by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP), and randomly divided into Sham, CLP, and CLP+SNG (0.25 and 0.5 mg/kg) groups. We used H&E; staining an...

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an ATP-dependent efflux membrane transporter involved in many drug pharmacokinetics in humans. Decreasing its expression could enhance the bioavailability of substrates as digoxin. We have recently found that human recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL2) in vivo decreases P-gp expression in intestine and brain of mice and modifies oral digoxin pharmacokinetics. The aim of the ...

This study was conducted to know the effectiveness of topical 0.5% timolol maleate for intraocular pressure rise after Nd-YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. Ninety-six eyes 92 patients undergoing capsulotomy were randomly selected pretreatment with maleate, 48 (Group A) or control B). The mean IOP group A 14.8±3.0 mmHg before and 15.7±3.4 (P >0.05), whereas 15.1±3.3 17.2±4.3 <0.05) B. There...