Skip to Content

4 Results Found

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,219 Views
20 Pages

Scale-Up and Application of a Green Detergent Under Industrial Conditions to Remove Petroleum Derivatives: Comparison with Commercial Degreasers

  • Rita de Cássia Freire Soares da Silva,
  • Thaís Cavalcante de Souza,
  • Charles Bronzo Barbosa Farias,
  • Ivison Amaro da Silva,
  • Joyce Alves de Oliveira,
  • Attilio Converti,
  • Renata Laranjeiras Gouveia and
  • Leonie Asfora Sarubbo

The widespread use of petroleum derivatives in industrial settings poses a challenge due to their toxicity and the difficulty of removing them from tanks, pipes, and equipment. Conventional degreasers are generally expensive, toxic, and harmful to wo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,307 Views
15 Pages

First Stage of the Development of an Eco-Friendly Detergent Formulation for Efficient Removal of Carbonized Soil

  • Andreia P. M. Fernandes,
  • Ana M. Ferreira,
  • Marco Sebastião,
  • Ricardo Santos,
  • Catarina M. S. S. Neves and
  • João A. P. Coutinho

2 November 2022

Detergent formulations for cleaning a carbonized soil—degreasers—typically comprise surfactants, organic solvents, phosphate-based cleaning agents, and alkaline agents, which results in high pH values (>11) that raise human and environ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research Progress of Surfactants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
8,441 Views
21 Pages

Waste-Derived NPK Nanofertilizer Enhances Growth and Productivity of Capsicum annuum L.

  • Heba M. M. Abdel-Aziz,
  • Magda I. Soliman,
  • Aml M. Abo Al-Saoud and
  • Ghada A. El-Sherbeny

4 June 2021

Waste generation is a global issue that necessitates effective management for both human and animal health as well as environment. There are several ways to reduce waste, but recycling appears to be the best choice. By recycling, not only will the pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Nano-Particles under Combined Stress on Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
10,045 Views
10 Pages

Effects of Defatting Methods on the Physicochemical Properties of Proteins Extracted from Hermetia illucens Larvae

  • Tae-Kyung Kim,
  • Jae-Hoon Lee,
  • Hae In Yong,
  • Min-Cheoul Kang,
  • Ji Yoon Cha,
  • Ji Yeon Chun and
  • Yun-Sang Choi

12 May 2022

In this study, we investigated the effects of various defatting methods, including organic solvent (aqueous, acetone, ethanol, and hexane) extraction and physical (cold pressure) extraction, on the nutritional, physicochemical, and functional propert...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Edible Insects as Innovative Foods: Nutritional, Functional and Acceptability Assessments II)