Separations, Volume 9, Issue 3

The wastewater reuse is an important measure to face water shortage, thus improving the resilience of agricultural production chains. However, treated wastewater can contain residual organic micropollutants residues that may result in crop contaminat...

Many gluten-free products are deficient in amino acids, especially in essential amino acids (EAA). Therefore, the incorporation of additives rich in free amino acids (FAA) into gluten-free products can be a promising strategy to alleviate certain sym...

Cuticular waxes can be used in high-value applications, including cosmetics, foods and nutraceuticals, among the others. The extraction process determines their quality and purity that are of particular interest when biocompatibility, biodegradabilit...

Rice crops are especially vulnerable to arsenic exposure compared to other cereal crops because flooding growing conditions facilitates its uptake. Besides, there are still many unknown questions about arsenic’s mode of action in rice. Here, we apply...

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable premature death and disease in the U [...]

Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture to prevent insects, fungi, weeds, and other pests, from damaging crops. In addition, some types of pesticides are used after harvest as sprout suppressant agents help keeping the quality parameters of crop...

Morus spp. leaves (MSLs) show various beneficial effects in the treatment of metabolic-related diseases, which have created a growing interest in MSL development as dietary supplements and functional foods. The illustration of chemical compositions a...

One of the plants used in Indonesian traditional medicine, namely, Patiwala (Lantana camara), is traditionally used to treat some diseases, including itching, wounds, ulcers, swelling, eczema, tetanus, malaria, tumors, rheumatism, and headaches. This...

A novel hydrocyclone sand washer featured by connecting a cylindrical hydrocyclone and a conical-cylindric hydrocyclone in series was developed to improve the poor grading performance in current machine-made sand processing technology. The former hyd...

Copper ions bind to biomolecules (e.g., peptides and proteins) playing an essential role in many biological and physiological pathways in the human body. The resulting complexes may contribute to the initiation of neurodegenerative diseases, cancer,...