The increasing global generation of waste fats, oils, and greases (FOGs) is resulting in a
cascade of economic, environmental, and public health issues as mismanagement is a …

The triterpene squalene is a natural compound that has demonstrated an extraordinary
diversity of uses in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and personal care industries. Emboldened …

Squalene is a natural linear triterpene that can be found in high amounts in certain fish liver
oils, especially from deep-sea sharks, and to a lesser extent in a wide variety of vegeTable …

In the present study, modified extraction methods using supercritical CO 2 were investigated
in order to obtain high-added value compounds from rapeseed oil deodorizer distillate and …

Oil spills into ocean or coastal waters can result in significant damage to the environment via
pollution of aquatic ecosystems. Absorbents based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) foams …

Tocopherols and tocotrienols, widely described as vitamin E derivatives, have been proven
to take part in a number of important biological functions. Among them, antioxidant …

In this work, the soap phase residue of neutralization process of palm oil (Elaeis guineensis
Jacq) submitted to catalytic cracking to produce gasoline-like hydrocarbons fuels. The …

Phytosterols, a group of naturally occurring compounds found in plant cell membranes, are
structurally similar to the body's cholesterol and compete with that for absorption in the …

The removal of graffiti or over-painting requires special attention in order to not induce the
surface destruction but to also address all of the important eco-compatibility concerns …

All fruits, vegetables, grains and other plant materials contain small amounts of plant sterols,
which are essential for the function of the biological membranes in living cells. The average …