Dyes, inorganic and organic solvents, heavy metals and oils represent a substantial danger
to water supplies, which is a major global problem. Advanced research and development in …

There are many hydrophobic or poorly soluble nutrients and bioactive compounds which are
essential for human health, such as phenolic compounds, carotenoids, essential oils …

The prominent cultivation of lemongrass (Cymbopogon spp.) relies on the pharmacological
incentives of its essential oil. Lemongrass essential oil (LEO) carries a significant amount of …

Frequent foodborne diseases and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria have
prompted researchers to find natural antiseptic alternatives to synthetic antibiotics to meet …

As the demand for botanical food additives and eco-friendly food packaging materials
grows, the use of essential oils, edible biodegradable films and coatings are becoming more …

Agro-and industrial processes that utilises medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) generates
various kinds of residues like residual biomasses from distillation of aromatic plant and non …

Background Recently, the production of 'clean label'products as a potential strategy to
eliminate the generation and utilization of synthetic ingredients (particularly preservatives) …

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a flexible, water-soluble, non-immunogenic, as well as
biocompatible polymer, and it could synergize with polysaccharides for food applications …

Essential oils (EOs), black pepper essential oil (BPEO), and ginger essential oil (GEO)
exhibit excellent antimicrobial, antioxidant, nutritional, and biomedical properties; however …

Multilayer edible films were fabricated with the stacking order of hydrophobic zein outer
layer, hybrid zein/gelatin middle layer and the hydrophilic gelatin inner layer (Z-ZG-G). Cross …