The advances and limitations in biodiesel production: feedstocks, oil extraction methods, production, and environmental life cycle assessment

K Pikula, A Zakharenko, A Stratidakis… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Although fossil fuels remain the main source of energy, the volume of renewable sources of
energy is constantly increasing. Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel due to the number …

Cotton agriculture in Turkey and worldwide economic impacts of Turkish cotton

D Tokel, I Dogan, A Hocaoglu-Ozyigit… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cotton is a product that provides wealth for humanity with its widespread and compulsory
usage, and alongside creating employment opportunities in the producer countries. Due to …

Comprehensive Evaluation and Transcriptome Analysis Reveal the Salt Tolerance Mechanism in Semi-Wild Cotton (Gossypium purpurascens)

Z Peng, A Rehman, X Li, X Jiang, C Tian… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Elevated salinity significantly threatens cotton growth, particularly during the germination
and seedling stages. The utilization of primitive species of Gossypium hirsutum, specifically …

A review of cottonseed protein chemistry and non-food applications

HN Cheng, Z He, C Ford, W Wyckoff, Q Wu - Sustainable Chemistry, 2020 - mdpi.com
There has been increasing interest in recent years in the use of agro-based raw materials for
the production of bio-friendly and sustainable products. Plant-based proteins are among the …

Chemical composition and thermogravimetric behaviors of glanded and glandless cottonseed kernels

Z He, S Nam, H Zhang, OM Olanya - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Common “glanded”(Gd) cottonseeds contain the toxic compound gossypol that restricts
human consumption of the derived products. The “glandless”(Gl) cottonseeds of a new …

Drought deteriorated the nutritional quality of cottonseed by altering fatty acids and amino acids compositions in cultivars with contrasting drought sensitivity

Y Li, J Zou, H Zhu, J He, TL Setter, Y Wang… - Environmental and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cottonseed is an excellent source of vegetable oil and plant protein for food industry due to
its natural ability of high oil and protein content. This study is designed to examine the …

Characterization of the nonpolar and polar extractable components of glanded cottonseed for its valorization

Z He, S Nam, S Liu, Q Zhao - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cottonseed is the second major product of cotton (Gossypium spp.) crops after fiber. Thus,
the characterization and valorization of cottonseed are important parts of cotton utilization …

Soil drought decreases oil synthesis and increases protein synthesis in cottonseed kernel during the flowering and boll formation of cotton

Y Li, W Hu, TL Setter, J He, J Zou, H Zhu… - Environmental and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In cotton production, drought is particularly prominent in the flowering and boll formation
stage, which significantly affects the cottonseed yield and quality. As the two main storage …

A 90− day subchronic toxicity study of transgenic cotton expressing Cry1Ac, Cry2A and CP4− EPSPS proteins in Sprague− Dawley rats

Q Ali, IB Salisu, AA Shahid, A Liaqat, AQ Rao - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Genetically engineered crops expressing insecticidal and herbicide-tolerant traits offer a
new strategy for crop protection and enhanced production; however, at the same time …

Thellungiella halophila ST5 improves salt tolerance in cotton

T Nazish, A Javaid, M Ali, Y Zhu, J Li, H Zhang… - Journal of Cotton …, 2022 - Springer
Background Salinity is a major abiotic stress to global agriculture which hampers crop
growth and development, and eventually reduces yield. Transgenic technology is an …