Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) acts as a prebiotic, a food component that is not digested but stimulates the growth of beneficial microorganisms present in the intestine, such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, improving the ...

BACKGROUND: A batch electrochemical reactor with a rotating cylinder electrode is analysed for the transformation of sulfur dioxide into either sulfuric acid or colloidal sulfur. RESULTS: Potentiostatic experiments carried ...

Biodiesel production is becoming more relevant due to its environmental advantages together with the global petroleum situation regarding decreases of the reserves, instability of the prices and so on. The kinetics of the ...

This study was aimed at determining the range and spatial distribution of mercury in a geographical area influenced by the emissions of phosphate fertilizers industries in Rio Grande, Brazil. The case study demonstrated ...

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have a promising application in many advanced products, such as biomedical applications and hydrogels. In this research, industrial cotton waste was treated using alkali and bleaching to ...

The results of a study on the parametric sensitivity of acetic acid production by hydrolysis of acetic anhydride, using acid homogeneous catalysis in a batch reactor, are presented. Dimensionless parameters of mass and ...

[1] Surface-based measurements of atmospheric formic acid (HCOOH), acetic acid (CH3COOH), sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen chloride (HCl), and nitric acid (HNO3) were made in central São Paulo State, Brazil, between April ...

[1] Surface-based measurements of atmospheric formic acid (HCOOH), acetic acid (CH3COOH), sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen chloride (HCl), and nitric acid (HNO3) were made in central São Paulo State, Brazil, between April ...

Reactions of bis(diethylamino) and dimorpholinosulfane with [Cu(H2O)6](ClO4)2 in acetonitrile and with CuCl2·2H2O in ethanol yield Cu(I) compounds and SO2. The reaction product of dimorpholinosulfane and CuCl2 in ethanol ...