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Fall 2019
Canada is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to mitigate the effects of global warming. A major source of GHG emissions is coal-based power generation. Replacing (fossil) coal with biomass-based feedstocks for the generation of electricity could help reduce these emissions....
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Effect of Pressure Assisted Thermal Processing on Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Mate and Mate Sweetened with Stevia rebaudiana
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Mate Ilex paraguarensis is gaining considerable interest worldwide due to its health benefits in the prevention of chronic diseases like cancer, mainly attributed to its content of bioactive compounds. In this study, the effect of Pressure Assisted Thermal Processing (PATP) on total phenolics,...
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Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Ascophyllum nodosum for the Co-Production of Biofuels and Value-Added Products
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Vargas Sepulveda, Hector Mauricio
There has been an increasing interest in the use of biorefining feedstocks for the production of value-added products. Seaweeds are of special interest, due to the fact that they do not compete for land use with food crops, have low to no lignin content, and can be grown in waste water or at sea,...
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Start-up Analysis of a Partial Nitrification Aerobic Granular Sludge System Treating High-Strength Municipal Digestate Supernatant
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Ammonia pollution is a growing environmental concern affecting wastewater treatment. With rising concerns about energy consumption and increasingly strict discharge regulations, mitigation of energy expenditure and maintenance of high pollutant removal efficiency have fueled advances in...