Preparation of Activated Carbons from Hemicellulose Pre-Extraction Residue of Eucalyptus Heartwood and Sapwood and their Application in Toluene Adsorption by Xixiang Huang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Zhiwei Wang, Yanhong Wang, Yun Zhou, Hao Cheng, Penghui Li, Shubin Wu

“…Using the HPR of eucalyptus heartwood as raw material, the activated carbon carbonized at 400 °C exhibited the highest BET surface area (3699 m2·g-1) and pore volume (1.90 cm3·g-1). …”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Sodalite from Feldspar Mesawa Minerals by Ida Ifdaliah Amin, Abdul Wahid Wahab, Paulina Taba, Rino R. Mukti, Giovanno Alvin S, Bulkis Musa, Hijrah A. Azis

“… The mineral feldspar is a potential raw material in zeolite synthesis because of the high content of SiO2 and Al2O3. …”
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Sonochemical Effects on Wheat Starch by Sergey A. Bredikhin, Alexander N. Martekha, Vasily V. Toroptsev, Yuliya E. Kaverina, Igor A. Korotkiy

“…Starch is one of the most common food ingredients, both as a raw material or a property-modifying additive. The research objective was to study the effect of sonochemical action on the structural and mechanical properties of wheat starch suspensions. …”
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First Geoarchaeological and Archaeometric Investigation at the Lucanian (4th–3rd Century BCE) Site of Laurelli (Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark—Southern I... by Ettore Valente, Antonia Serritella, Maria Luigia Rizzo, Michele Scafuro, Carlo Scirocco, Domenico Guida, Mario Valiante, Chiara Comegna, Giuseppina Balassone, Alberto De Bonis, Celestino Grifa, Elda Russo Ermolli

“…Geomorphological, stratigraphical, archaeobotanical and archaeometric analyses were carried out to understand the following: (1) the choice to settle at the site of the town of Laurelli; (2) the origin of the raw material used to build the town; (3) the vegetation present during the lifetime of the town; and (4) the causes of its abandonment. …”
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Cooperative Preparation of Glass-ceramics by Blast Furnace Slag and Low-carbon Chromium Iron Alloy Slag by Yifan WANG, Yici WANG, Ruixin WANG, Fengguang ZHAO, Yifan CHAI, Guoping LUO

“…In order to make high-value utilization and harmless treatment of bulk industrial solid waste, CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-Cr2O3 system glass-ceramics were prepared by melting method with Baotou Steel blast furnace slag, low-carbon chromium iron alloy slag and quartz sand as the raw materials. The optimum ratio of raw materials was explored by means of differential thermal analysis (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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DIVERSITY OF THE PUMPKIN COLLECTION AND ITS HEREDITARY POTENTIAL. RESULTS AND PROSPECTS OF BREEDING PRACTICE by A. G. Elatskova

“…It is widely used by national cuisines in many countries and utilized as raw material for canning industry and in pharmacy to prepare drugs. …”
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Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity... by Rafael Mesquita de Moura, Bruna Xisto Silva Sampaio, Isabella Diniz Oliveira, Josué Furbino de Melo, Brunela Pereira da Silva, Fernando Cotting, Daniel Bastos de Rezende

“…A stearic acid feed of 2.4 x 104 m3 year-1 was used as a base, representing the average feed of fatty raw material practiced in biodiesel plants located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Innovative Application of Fermented Red Bean Seeds in Constructing Foods with Increased Biological Activity by Małgorzata Gumienna, Małgorzata Lasik-Kurdyś, Krystyna Szymandera-Buszka, Barbara Górna-Szweda, Dorota Walkowiak-Tomczak, Anna Jędrusek-Golińska

“…In the process of constructing the snacks, the focus was on the maximum use of the raw material, including aquafaba, to improve nutritional properties, sensory acceptability, and biological activity. …”
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Optimization of Polysaccharide Extraction Process from Rosa rugosa Residue and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity in Vitro by Tingyang ZHANG, Ling ZHANG, Yuqin JIANG, Yang LIU, Xinhui WANG, Xinxin ZHAO, Baohe MIAO

“…Rose flower residue, a major by-product of rose essential oil extraction, was used as the raw material in this study. The extraction process of polysaccharides from rose flower residue was optimized using single factor experiments combined with the Box-Behnken response surface method, with ultrasonic assistance and a composite enzyme treatment of cellulase and pectinase. …”
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Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of TiB/Ti6Al4V composites based on selective laser melting by Huang X., Zhu Y.-T., Huang W.-D., Qin S.-S., Wang L.

“….% TiB2 composite powder was used as a raw material to synthesize TiB whiskers in situ and prepare composites reinforced with TiB/Ti6Al4V whiskers by selective laser melting (SLM). …”
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Archaeozoological material from the Late Antique fortified settlement near the modern-day town of Dimovo, northwestern Bulgaria by Zlatozar Boev, Alexander Manev, Alexander Harizanov, Ivaylo Dedov

“…A large set of bone and antler finds bears traces of different stages of processing, indicating that some animals were used as a source of raw material for the production of crafted items. Wild birds, albeit in significantly smaller amounts, were represented by the great bustard, mute swan, graylag goose, lesser white-fronted goose, grey partridge, grey heron, common woodpigeon, common buzzard, white-tailed sea-eagle, rook, and the disappeared black grouse. …”
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Thermal and economic evaluation of replacing pulverized coal with torrefied biomass in a small industrial burner in Thailand using computational fluid dynamics by Rachapat Chaiyo, Jakrapop Wongwiwat, Yanin Sukjai

“…This method improves the fuel's quality, reducing its moisture content and enhancing grindability, though it requires heat energy and raw material compensation for mass loss. This study employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling using ANSYS Fluent to analyze the combustion behavior of torrefied biomass produced under varying severity conditions. …”
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Phenolic Compounds from Apples: Reviewing their Occurrence, Absorption, Bioavailability, Processing, and Antioxidant Activity – a Review by Małgorzata Starowicz, Bohdan Achrem–Achremowicz, Mariusz K. Piskuła, Henryk Zieliński

“…The gathered studies have confirmed that the choice of polyphenol-rich raw material as well as proper processing are important to achieve high-quality fruit-based products with a high content of antioxidants after a few stages of production. …”
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Identification and characterization of soybean phytochrome-interacting factors and their potential roles in abiotic stress by Dewei Mu, Zhaowei Shui, Haoyu Guo, Hengke Jiang, Yuhan Liu, Liqiu Luo, Yanpeng Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Jiaxin Yu, Shulin Liao, Liang Yu, Chunyan Liu, Junbo Du

“…Additionally, it is a vital industrial raw material and a lucrative cash crop. Nevertheless, research on PIFs in soybean is relatively scarce. …”
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Adaptability of high-protein barley genotypes under the conditions of the Volga-Vyatka region by I. Yu. Zaytseva, I. N. Shchennikova, L. V. Panikhina, E. V. Dyagileva

“…Barley grain is unique raw material of versatile uses. More than 60% of the grain produced In the Volga-Vyatka region goes directly to fodder production purposes. …”
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The use of nano-structured cellulose to improve plywood: A review by L.C. Lirya Silva, F.O. Lima, S.N. Monteiro, A.R.G. Azevedo, A.L. Christoforo, B.S. Ferreira, D. Goveia, C.I. de Campos

“…The great availability of forest resources in Brazil enables the constant growth of industrial sectors that employ wood as a raw material. Hence, several products and production techniques were developed to maximize the availability of this resource, giving rise to wood-based panels and highlighting plywood as a structural use. …”
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Techno-structural and 3-D geometric morphometric analysis applied for investigating the variability of Holocene unifacial tools in tropical Central Brazil. by Marina González-Varas, Antoine Lourdeau, Letícia Gonçalves, Rafael Lemos de Souza, Diego Teixeira Mendes, Tatyana Beltrão de Oliveira, Gustavo Furlaneto Silva, Hubert Forestier, Rolando Romero, Antonio Pérez-Balarezo

“…Lithic technology during this period was mainly marked by localized sourcing of raw materials, the use of multifunctional tools, a variety of projectile point designs, and the frequently utilization of unifacial shaping technology. …”
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Development of binder based on phosphogypsum hardening by mixed type by T. А. Bakhtina, N. V. Lyubomirskiy, A. S. Bakhtin, G. R. Bilenko, I. A. Tyunyukov

“…Creation of waste-free technologies for production of low-energy building materials and products involving recycling of secondary raw materials is one of the priority areas of economic development in most countries. …”
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An exergy-based analysis for the synthesis of aromatics from biomass by Mohammed Usman, Joseph Akintola, Gabriel Umoh, Joseph Akpan, Ekpotu Wilson, Queen Moses, Philemon Udom, Edose Osagie

“…For methanol synthesis, cellulose (biomass) is used as the initial raw material, leading to the synthesis of aromatics through a reaction with pentanes. …”
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Effect of Used Motor Oil and Bitumen as Additive on the Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Low Plastic Soil by Kamran Iqbal, Chengshun Xu, Hassan Nasir, Muhammad Alam, Asim Farooq, Edward J. Williams

“…Moreover, this research work by experiment supported and strengthened the idea of soil pavement stabilization through bitumen, which gives antiwater stability, and facilitates low-cost construction by obtaining raw material on the spot. UMO adversely affects soil properties beyond 4% addition by weight.…”
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