Pulsed light, Pulsed Electric Field and Cold plasma modification of Starches: Technological Advancements & Effects on Functional Properties

CO2 and HDPE Upcycling: A Plasma Catalysis Alternative

“…Interestingly, when using a perovskite, the formation of all products except for nonadecane (C 19 H 40 ) showed higher values at a longer time (240 min). − Furthermore, it is possible to observe that our presented route generates straight-chain hydrocarbons, which can be further processed into diesel via hydrocracking reactions . The higher yield observed for straight chains could be due to the interaction of the intermediaries with the electric field and the polarized perovskite, thus enhancing the stabilization of the charged species . Specifically, synthetic fuel can be produced from the current product streams generated, comprising C 5 –C 11 naphtha, which can be blended into gasoline; C 9 –C 20 diesel, which has a high cetane number; and C 20+ waxes, which can also be converted into diesel through hydrocracking.…”

“…106 The higher yield observed for straight chains could be due to the interaction of the intermediaries with the electric field and the polarized perovskite, thus enhancing the stabilization of the charged species. 107 Specifically, synthetic fuel can be produced from the current product streams generated, comprising C 5 −C 11 naphtha, which can be blended into gasoline; C 9 −C 20 diesel, which has a high cetane number; and C 20+ waxes, which can also be converted into diesel through hydrocracking. Interestingly, the mixture obtained shows the presence of benzene, which could possibly influence the octane number and performance characteristics of a fuel.…”

Dry surface biofilms in the food processing industry: An overview on surface characteristics, adhesion and biofilm formation, detection of biofilms, and dry sanitization methods

“…Alcohol Cell membrane disruption and protein denaturation (Andersen, 2016;Ashok et al, 2022;Boyce, 2018;Nair et al, 2017) Hot air Oxidation and dehydration of chemical components (Moerman & Mager, 2016;Sheaffer & Warrier, 2021) UV-C Structural changes in DNA and RNA and interruption of transcription and replication, inducing cell death (Hazell et al, 2019;Sánchez-Maldonado et al, 2018) Pulsed light DNA damage and possible physical cell damage and disruption of microorganism by thermal stress (Jildeh et al, 2021;Mandal et al, 2020;Moraru & Uesugi, 2009;Pankaj et al, 2018;Singh et al, 2022) Gaseous ozone Cell membrane damage, oxidation of cellular components, and DNA damage (Kaur et al, 2022;Niveditha et al, 2021;Panebianco, Rubiola, & Di Ciccio, 2022) Cold atmospheric plasma…”

“…The UV‐C radiation is obtained from xenon gas or medium pressure UV lamps. Flash lamps are the most important element of a PL system, and are formed by an envelope, seals, and electrodes (Mandal et al., 2020; Pankaj et al., 2018; Singh et al., 2022). The PL equipment differs according to the manufacturers, and are designed for batch or continuous treatments (Moraru & Uesugi, 2009).…”

A novel alkylpolyglucoside‐modified montmorillonite‐filled starch bionanocomposites produced by extrusion

“…Chemical and physical modification of starch molecules, and the hybrid system produced by the addition of polymer molecules and nanomaterials, have proved to be promising approaches to overcoming these issues. 1,[5][6][7][8] Several studies in the literature have focused on the use and evaluation of some promising and sustainable alternatives named green technologies to improve the properties of starch-based materials, highlighting chemical treatments with ozone 4,9-14 and cross-linking agents from natural sources [15][16][17][18][19][20] ; and some physical treatments, such as dry heating treatment (DHT), [21][22][23][24] heat moisture treatment (HMT), 25,26 pulsed electric field (PEF), [27][28][29] cold plasma (CP) 29 and ultrasound (US). 30,31 According to Maniglia et al, 24 dry heating treatment is an effective approach for starch modification.…”