We have investigated different properties (thickness, moisture loss, oil uptake, breaking force, color, puffing ratio during 0.5–5 min frying, microstructure, and sensory evaluation) of raw pork skins with varying thickness (2, 3, and 4 mm) after drying, intended as deep-fried snacks. We have found that the oil content, breaking force, and puffing ...
In oil-immersed power transformers, the insulation system is constituted of a dielectric oil–solid combination. The insulation oil generally used is mineral oil; however, this fluid has started to be substituted by natural and synthetic esters due to their higher biodegradability and flash point. The introduction of a new fluid in the insulation sy...
Published in Journal of food science
Craft beer because of its fresh flavor, unique taste, and rich nutrition is becoming more popular to consumers. Compared with industry beer, craft beer is often nonfiltered and nonpasteurized, for this reason, it has a short shelf life and is more susceptible to microbial spoilage, which may cause the quality deterioration of craft beer and the for...
Published in ACS nano
A critical hurdle in the clinical translation of nucleic acid drugs is the inefficiency in testing formulations for therapeutic potential. Specifically, the ability to quantitatively predict gene expression is lacking when transitioning between cell culture and animal studies. We address this challenge by developing a mathematical framework that ca...
Deep eutectic solvents (DES) using magnesium chloride hexahydrate [MgCl2·6H2O] and urea [U] proportions (1:1) and (2:1), were prepared for their use as extracting and stabilizer agents for red and violet betalains from beetroot (Beta vulgaris) waste. The synthetized DES [MgCl2·6H2O] [U] showed similar properties to eutectic mixtures, such as, liqui...
Published in Biotechnology and bioengineering
Enzymatic hydrolysis is a rate-limiting process in lignocellulose biorefinery. The reaction involves complex enzyme-substrate and enzyme-lignin interactions in both liquid and solid phases, and has not been well characterized numerically. In this study, a kinetic model was developed to incorporate dynamic enzyme adsorption and product inhibition pa...
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an essential microorganism in food biotechnology, particularly in wine- and beermaking. During wine fermentation, yeasts transform sugars present in grape juice into ethanol and carbon dioxide. The process occurs under batch conditions and is, for the most part, an anaerobic process. Previous studies linked nit...
Published in Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B
AbstractThe possibility of stabilizing the detonation combustion of kerosene and gasoline vapors in a supersonic air flow entering an axisymmetric convergent–divergent nozzle with a central body under atmospheric conditions at an altitude of 16 km is studied numerically. The central body provides direct initiation of detonation due to the thermal a...
Published in International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
The mass transfer among the multiphase interactions among the steel, slag, lining refractory, and nonmetallic inclusions during the refining process of a bearing steel was studied using laboratory experiments and numerical kinetic prediction. Experiments on the system with and without the slag phase were carried out to evaluate the influence of the...
This study investigated the use of weathered halloysite as an ion exchange material for ammonium removal from water. The study was conducted under static and dynamic conditions. The influence of such parameters as the preliminary concentration of ammonium ions, dose of halloysite, and pH was examined in periodic studies. The ion exchange capacity o...
