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SC-CO2 Processing: Extraction, Scale-up and Impregnation of Essential Oil from Mentha × piperita
DownloadFall 2023
Mentha × piperita is an important aromatic plant in the Lamiaceae family with great industrial potential. In the first study, the research aimed to explore the potential of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) to extract essential oil from peppermint leaves as well as evaluate the scale-up of...
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Starch-based Films Incorporated with Different Bioactive Compounds for Food Packaging Using Pressurized Hot Water Technology
DownloadSpring 2019
In recent years, biodegradable polymers, like starch, have been studied as potential packaging materials to deal with the increasing concern on plastic disposal/degradation and to extend food products shelf-life. This objective of this thesis was to develop bioactive starch-based films using...