Green chemicals from used cooking oils: Trends, challenges, and opportunities

A Orjuela, J Clark - Current opinion in green and sustainable chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•World production of used cooking oils (UCOs) and current market
data.•Identification of life cycle impact reduction by exploitation of UCOs.•Review of current …

Recent advances in biotechnological itaconic acid production, and application for a sustainable approach

BE Teleky, DC Vodnar - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intense research has been conducted to produce environmentally friendly biopolymers
obtained from renewable feedstock to substitute fossil-based materials. This is an essential …

Bioactive Potential of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.): Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activity, Bioaccessibility and Prebiotic Potential

IM Haș, BE Teleky, K Szabo, E Simon, F Ranga… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to its abundance of physiologically active ingredients, one of the oldest medicinal
herbs, elderberry (EB) Sambucus nigra L., is beneficial for both therapeutic and dietary …

Active packaging—poly (vinyl alcohol) films enriched with tomato by-products extract

K Szabo, BE Teleky, L Mitrea, LF Călinoiu, GA Martău… - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Active films were prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) blended with itaconic acid (Ia), and
with chitosan (Ch), enriched with tomato processing by-products extract (TBE) in order to …

The physicochemical properties of five vegetable oils exposed at high temperature for a short-time-interval

L Mitrea, BE Teleky, LF Leopold, SA Nemes… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of five
vegetable oils exposed to high temperatures for a short time interval. Sunflower, rapeseed …

Nanocarriers for sustainable active packaging: An overview during and post COVID-19

MS Pascuta, DC Vodnar - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lockdown has been installed due to the fast spread of COVID-19, and several challenges
have occurred. Active packaging was considered a sustainable option for mitigating risks to …

Microencapsulation and Bioaccessibility of Phenolic Compounds of Vaccinium Leaf Extracts

BE Ștefănescu, SA Nemes, BE Teleky, LF Călinoiu… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, Vaccinium spp.(bilberry-VMT, lingonberry-VVIT, and blueberry-VCS) have
sparked particular interest for their prospective health benefits. The latest investigations …

The effect of crude glycerol impurities on 1, 3-propanediol biosynthesis by Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026

M Laura, T Monica, V Dan-Cristian - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the ability of Klebsiella pneumoniae DSMZ 2026 to
biosynthesize 1, 3-propanediol (1, 3-PD) during batch fermentations when pure glycerol was …

Development and characterization of active native and cross-linked pearl millet starch-based film loaded with fenugreek oil

SB Dhull, SP Bangar, R Deswal, P Dhandhi, M Kumar… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, cross-linked pearl millet starch and fenugreek oil was used to develop active
starch edible films to overcome the limitations of native starch and to substitute artificial …

Lactobacilli displacement and Candida albicans inhibition on initial adhesion assays: a probiotic analysis

RJ Rodríguez-Arias, BO Guachi-Álvarez… - BMC Research …, 2022 - Springer
Objective This study evaluates the probiotic activity of three vaginal Lactobacillus gasseri
(H59. 2, IMAUFB014, and JCM1131) and one non-vaginal L. plantarum ATCC14917 against …