Yi Yang¹, Zhaodi Wu¹, Lili Ji², Shiyao Lu², Hua Jing², Jiaxing Sun², Jian Guo¹, Wendong Song³, Yaning Wang², Lu Cai^4,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.11, pp. 1869-1881, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015952

Abstract In this work, carbonized mussel shell powder (CMSP) was modified by alkyl polyglucosides (APG) and rhamnolipid (RL) to render porous biomass a lipophilic surface, which was innovatively utilized as an environmentally friendly tableware cleaning material. The modified method was two-step hydrotherm-assisted synthesis. A contact angle meter was used to determine the surface hydrophobic property of modified samples (MTAR). The pore and the surface structure of CMSP and MTAR were characterized by BET, SEM, XRD, FTIR and XPS. The effect of removing oil was tested by gravimetric method. The results showed that the surface of MTAR was more porous and fluffier… More > Graphic Abstract

EMILIA MANOLE^1,2,#, LAURA DUMITRESCU^2,3,#, CRISTINA NICULIȚE^1,3, BOGDAN OVIDIU POPESCU^1,2,3, LAURA CRISTINA CEAFALAN^1,3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.1, pp. 1-16, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.013452

Abstract An increasing number of studies provide evidence for the existence of a microbiota-gut-brain axis and its potential involvement in the development of sporadic Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. The neuropathologic hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is the presence of brain intraneuronal aggregates of misfolded alpha-synuclein, known as Lewy bodies. Some gut microbiota products may trigger alpha-synuclein conformational changes in the neurons of the enteric nervous system, which can then spread to the brain in a prion-like fashion through the vagus nerve. Others may interfere with neuroinflammatory pathways and susceptibility to neurodegeneration. In this review, we assess the potential role of… More >

Jingfa Li¹, Bo Yu^1,*, Qianqian Shao², Dongliang Sun¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.125, No.2, pp. 541-563, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.011835

Abstract In this work, the drag-reducing mechanism of high-Reynoldsnumber turbulent channel flow with surfactant additives is investigated by using large eddy simulation (LES) method. An N-parallel finitely extensible nonlinear elastic model with Peterlin’s approximation (FENE-P) is used to describe the rheological behaviors of non-Newtonian fluid with surfactant. To close the filtered LES equations, a hybrid subgrid scale (SGS) model coupling the spatial filter and temporal filter is applied to compute the subgrid stress and other subfilter terms. The finite difference method and projection algorithm are adopted to solve the LES governing equations. To validate the correctness of our LES method and… More >

Hongze Gang^1,2, Qiqi Zhang¹, Wei Wang¹, Bangxin Cai¹, Jinfeng Liu^1,2, Shizhong Yang^1,2, Bozhong Mu^1,2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.4, pp. 417-429, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.09201

Abstract Waste cooking oils and non-edible vegetable oils are abundant and renewable resources for bio-based materials which have showed great potential applications in many industries. In this study, five fatty acids commonly found in non-edible vegetable oils, including palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, ricinoleic acid, and their mixtures, were used to produce bio-based zwitterionic surfactants through a facile and high-yield chemical modification. These surfactants demonstrated excellent surface/interfacial properties with the minimum surface tensions ranging from 28.4 mN/m to 32.8 mN/m in aqueous solutions. The interfacial tensions between crude oil and surfactant solutions were remarkably reduced to lower values… More >

Méndez-Trujillo V¹, M Carrillo-Beltrán¹, B Valdez-Salas¹, D Gonzalez-Mendoza²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 225-230, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.225

Abstract The aim of the present study was to isolate autochthonous microorganisms with biosurfactants capacities from the rhizospere of the cotton (Gossypium spp.), cachanilla (Pluchea sericea) and salicornia (Salicornia bigelovii) in the Mexicali valley. The biosurfactant activity and biosurfactant productions by the strains isolated from the rhizosphere of the cotton (Bs-Alg), cachanilla (Bs-Cach) and salicornia (Bs-Cach01) were determined using oil spreading technique and emulsification activity with corn, olive, soybean and diesel oils, respectively. The analysis of the 16S rRNA showed that strains Bs-Alg, Bs-Cach and Bs-Cach01 are closely related among them and with respect to all Bacillus subtilis with more than… More >

Mohsen Ghorbani¹, Hossein Eisazadeh²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 67-68, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.013.067

Abstract Polypyrrole/Poly(vinyl acetate) (PPy/PVAc) copolymer was prepared by the copolymerization of vinyl acetate and pyrrole using FeCl3 and benzoylperoxide as an oxidant in the presence of various surfactants such as sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and poly (ethylene glycol) in the aqueous/non-aqueous media. The PPy/PVAc copolymer was characterized in terms of conductivity, morphology, chemical structure, particle size and yield. The results indicate that the morphology, particle size, yield and electrical conductivity of the products are dependent on the type of surfactant and the arrangement of monomer injection. The chemical structure of obtained product was determined by FTIR spectroscopy. By comparison FTIR spectra between pure… More >

Fadhel Aloulou^1,*, Sabrine Alila², Habib Sammouda¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.8, pp. 763-774, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.04071

Abstract The influence of nanofiberwood on the properties of the fresh condition of cement based mortars is not known in detail, despite recent advances in nanocellulose technology and it is related composite materials. Nanofiber wood from industrial waste, produced by high-pressure homogenization, was used as cement partial replacement for cement paste at a content ranging from 0% to 2% by weight of cement. The effect of the nanofiber wood content on the porosity, the compressive strength and the degree of hydration of the cement was investigated. Results have shown an improvement in the compressive strength by more than 50% with 1%… More >

Fadhel Aloulou^1,*, Alila Sabrine², Habib Sammouda¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.7, pp. 631-641, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.04070

Abstract Wood nanofibers from industrial waste have been used as polymeric material to reinforce the cement paste to a content of up to 2% by weight of cement. The effect of the wood nanofibre content on the porosity, the compressive strength and the degree of hydration of the cement was studied. The results showed an improvement in compressive strength of over 50% with 1% of added fiberwood. Chemical modification of nanofiber wood by grafting alkyl chains to their surface can reduce the amount of water absorbed by the sample. Addition of an anionic additive (SDBS) to the mixing water improves the… More >

Fadhel Aloulou^1,*, Sabrine Alila²

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.6, pp. 557-566, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.00141

Abstract Nanofibrillated wood fiber was used as fillers in the partial cement matrix replacing the cement to a content of up to 2% by weight of cement. The nanofibrillated effect of wood fibers on porosity, thermal properties and compressive strength was studied. The results obtained showed an improvement in compressive strength of more than 40% with 1% by weight of wood fiber nanofibrillate. The addition of nanofibrillated wood fiber shows a good pore reduction, and the best result was obtained with emulsion of a mixture incorporating 1% by weight of wood fiber nanofibrillate in the presence of an anionic surfactant (SDBS).… More >

Ragab E. Abou-Zeid^1*, Mohamed A. Diab¹, Salah A. A. Mohamed², Ahmed Salama¹, Hind Abdullah Aljohani³, Kamel Rizq Shoueir⁴

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.6, No.4, pp. 394-401, 2018, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2017.634156

Abstract The current article addresses a new strategy for the preparation of polylactic acid/cellulose nanocrystal (PLA/CNCs) nanobiocomposite films with improved structural morphology, mechanical and barrier properties for food packaging applications. The addition of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) as cationic and anionic surfactants respectively, was found to play a crucial role in preventing re-aggregation of the CNCs during drying and improving the dispersion of CNCs in the PLA. The coated paper was characterized using mechanical tests, water vapor permeability (WVP), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and air permeability. The results showed that the paper coated with… More >