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Extraction of Carbohydrates and Phenolics from Barley Hull using Pressurized/Subcritical Fluids
DownloadSpring 2013
Canada is one of the largest barley producers, generating barley hull which accounts for 10-13% wt of the grain. Barley hull has valuable components, such as carbohydrates and phenolics. This thesis studied the extraction of total carbohydrates and phenolics from the hull of a new barley variety...
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Nanofiber production from agricultural straw biomass using pressurized fluids and ultrasound processing for tissue engineering scaffolds
DownloadSpring 2020
Agricultural straw is an abundant lignocellulosic biomass mainly composed of cellulose (33-75%), hemicellulose (13-37%) and lignin (3-31%) that offers great potential as a feed material for a biorefinery. Emerging technologies such as pressurized fluid fractionation and high-intensity ultrasound...
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Pressurized fluid extraction of anthocyanins from cranberry pomace and its use in bioactive food coatings for almonds
DownloadFall 2017
About 94% of total cranberry production is mainly used by the juice industry, generating cranberry pomace, which is a rich source of anthocyanins. Pressurized fluids have been used to extract phytochemicals from different by-products. Such phytochemicals can be used in edible food coatings to...