Sustainable removal of caffeine and acetaminophen from water using biomass waste-derived activated carbon: Synthesis, characterization, and modelling
Chemosphere. 2024 Mar 23:141787. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141787. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe removal of caffeine (CFN) and acetaminophen (ACT) from water using low-cost activated carbons prepared from artichoke leaves (AAC) and pomegranate peels (PAC) was reported in this paper. These activated carbons were characterized using various analytical techniques. The results showed that AAC and PAC had surface areas of 1203 and 1095 m2 g-1, respectively. The prepared adsorbents were tested for the adsorption of these pharmaceuticals in single and binary solutions. These experiments were performed under different op...
Source: Chemosphere - March 25, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Abir Melliti Manel Touihri Jana Kofro ňová Chiraz Hannachi Lotfi Sellaoui Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet Radek Vurm Source Type: research
Sustainable removal of caffeine and acetaminophen from water using biomass waste-derived activated carbon: Synthesis, characterization, and modelling
Chemosphere. 2024 Mar 23:141787. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141787. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe removal of caffeine (CFN) and acetaminophen (ACT) from water using low-cost activated carbons prepared from artichoke leaves (AAC) and pomegranate peels (PAC) was reported in this paper. These activated carbons were characterized using various analytical techniques. The results showed that AAC and PAC had surface areas of 1203 and 1095 m2 g-1, respectively. The prepared adsorbents were tested for the adsorption of these pharmaceuticals in single and binary solutions. These experiments were performed under different op...
Source: Chemosphere - March 25, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Abir Melliti Manel Touihri Jana Kofro ňová Chiraz Hannachi Lotfi Sellaoui Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet Radek Vurm Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 1456: Acylated Inulin as a Potential Shale Hydration Inhibitor in Water Based Drilling Fluids for Wellbore Stabilization
In this study, inulin, a fructo-oligosaccharide extracted from Jerusalem artichoke roots, was modified by acylation with three acyl chlorides, and the products (C10-, C12-, and C14-inulin) were investigated for their use as novel shale hydration inhibitors. The inhibition properties were evaluated through the shale cuttings hot-rolling dispersion test, the sodium-based bentonite hydration test, and capillary suction. The three acylated inulins exhibited superb hydration-inhibiting performance at low concentrations, compared to the commonly used inhibitors of KCl and poly (ester amine). An inhibition mechanism was proposed ...
Source: Molecules - March 24, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Kaihe Lv Haokun Shen Jinsheng Sun Xianbin Huang Hongyan Du Tags: Article Source Type: research
Mystery illness among U.S. diplomats did not cause permanent brain damage
For several years, dozens of U.S. diplomats and intelligence agents have fallen ill with a perplexing array of symptoms that some politicians, intelligence analysts, and physicians have speculated may have been triggered by a so-called directed-energy weapon. Whatever caused these anomalous health incidents (AHIs), as the cases have been labeled by the U.S. government, it did not leave lasting brain damage, two new studies suggest.
“We hope these results will alleviate concerns about AHIs being associated with severe neurodegenerative changes in the brain,” says Carlo Pierpaoli, chief of the Laboratory on Quantit...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 18, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effects of Jerusalem artichoke-enriched diet on water quality, growth performance, feed utilization, proximate body composition, and hematology and biochemical parameters in common carp fingerlings
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2024 Feb 29;70(2):235-243. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2024.70.2.33.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of Jerusalem artichoke tubers (Helianthus tuberosus L.), a natural prebiotic, on the growth performance, proximate body composition, feed utilization, hematology, and biochemical parameters in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings. Four JA-supplemented diets were formulated at 0.0% (control), 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. Fish were reared for ten weeks in cages placed in concrete ponds. Based on the results, an increase in the levels of JA supplementation led to significant impro...
Source: Mol Biol Cell - March 2, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Samad S Omar Source Type: research
Effects of Jerusalem artichoke-enriched diet on water quality, growth performance, feed utilization, proximate body composition, and hematology and biochemical parameters in common carp fingerlings
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2024 Feb 29;70(2):235-243. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2024.70.2.33.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of Jerusalem artichoke tubers (Helianthus tuberosus L.), a natural prebiotic, on the growth performance, proximate body composition, feed utilization, hematology, and biochemical parameters in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings. Four JA-supplemented diets were formulated at 0.0% (control), 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. Fish were reared for ten weeks in cages placed in concrete ponds. Based on the results, an increase in the levels of JA supplementation led to significant impro...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - March 2, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Samad S Omar Source Type: research
Effects of Jerusalem artichoke-enriched diet on water quality, growth performance, feed utilization, proximate body composition, and hematology and biochemical parameters in common carp fingerlings
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2024 Feb 29;70(2):235-243. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2024.70.2.33.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of Jerusalem artichoke tubers (Helianthus tuberosus L.), a natural prebiotic, on the growth performance, proximate body composition, feed utilization, hematology, and biochemical parameters in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings. Four JA-supplemented diets were formulated at 0.0% (control), 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. Fish were reared for ten weeks in cages placed in concrete ponds. Based on the results, an increase in the levels of JA supplementation led to significant impro...
Source: Mol Biol Cell - March 2, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Samad S Omar Source Type: research
Evaluation of the phenolic content and the nutraceutical potential of ancestor and cultivated artichoke
Chem Biodivers. 2024 Feb 26:e202400203. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202400203. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWild cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. sylvestris) is the ancestor of many cultivated forms, including globe artichoke (C. cardunculus var. scolymus). Four organs (receptacles, bracts, leaves and stems) of wild and cultivated artichokes (organic and conventional) were assessed considering their individual phenolic constituents (HPLC-DAD), total phenol-flavonoid content, and pharmaceutical potentials (antibacterial and antioxidant). All three sources of artichokes had the highest concentration of 1,3-dicaffeoylquinic acid (cyna...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - February 26, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Arzu Ucar Turker Sevinc Basay Ayca Cimen Yavuz Baba Arzu Birinci Yildirim Source Type: research
The influence of low-temperature resistant lactic acid bacteria on the enhancement of quality and the microbial community in winter Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) silage on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.), an emerging “food and fodder” economic crop on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. To tackle problems such as incomplete fermentation and nutrient loss occurring during the low-temperature ensilage of Jerusalem Artichokes in the plateau’s winter, this study inoculated two strains of low-temperature resistant lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus plantarum (GN02) and Lactobacillus brevis (XN25), along with their mixed components, into Jerusalem Artichoke silage material. We investigated how low-temperature resistant lactic acid bacteria enhance the quality of low-temperature silage ...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - January 29, 2024 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Comparative Evaluation of Medicinal Plant Extracts and Antimicrobial Magistrals
New Microbiol. 2024 Jan;46(4):361-366.ABSTRACTThe in vitro antimicrobial activity of the active ingredient in antimicrobial magistral drug formulations and plant extracts used in folk medicine were investigated comparatively. Borax, sulfur colloid, hydrogen peroxide, benzoic acid, rivanol, brilliant green and plant extracts as active ingredients, namely: Helianthus tuberosus tuber-H2O (aqueous extract), Cydonia oblonga leaves-H2O, Allium porrum whole plant-H2O, Cistus laurifolius leaves-EtOH, Solanum muricalum-H2O, and Fumaria cilicica leaves-EtOH were studied to determine their antimicrobial activity against different bac...
Source: New Microbiologica - January 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hager Muftah Berrin Özçelik Ozlem Oyardi Didem Deliorman Orhan Source Type: research
