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Carbon bio-sequestration by anhydrase enzyme extracted from spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
(2018)Demand for sustainable and new technologies striving for sequestration of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, is an area of considerable focus. In recent years there has been an increased interest in using an ... -
Chemical de-polymerization for reuse of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) towards a circular economy
(2022)Sustainable and effective waste management is very important to address environmental pollution. This is especially the case for plastics as their inherent resistance to breakdown leads to their accumulation the environment. ... -
Enhanced hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics by ozone and ultrasound pretreatment
(2021)The rapidly accumulating post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics pose a great threat to our environment as they constitute one of the most used products in our day-to-day life. As a result, degradation ... -
Enzymatic hydrolysis of primary paper mill sludge and fermentative production of microbial lipids
(2018)Canada is known for its abundant forests and thriving forest products industry. For every ton of paper produced in mills across the country, approximately 30 kg of dry primary sludge is produced. The dry sludge is then ... -
Extraction of phytochemicals betulin and betulinic acid from the chaga mushroom and their effect on MCF-7 Cells
(2018)Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) grows on birch trees found mainly in temperate regions like Canada, Northern United States and Siberia. It contains phytochemicals such as betulin and betulinic acid, which are a ... -
The impact of alternate pretreatment methods and osmotic dehydration for the preservation of wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium)
(2018)This study investigated the effects of selected pretreatments and rigorous optimization of osmotic dehydration (OD) of lowbush blueberries using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to produce dehydrated blueberries with ... -
Improved anti-melanoma and anti-melanogenic effects of birch bark triterpenes delivered in ethosomes
(2018)North American birch species of the boreal forest contain significant amounts of pentacyclic triterpenes in their outer bark. Betulin (BE) and betulinic acid (BA), pentacyclic triterpenes readily extracted from outer birch ... -
Microbial methylation of mercury in the North Harbour of Lake Superior
(2019)Mercury is a known contaminant in the North Harbour of Lake Superior due to the decommissioned “Thunder Bay Fine Papers” pulp and paper mill. The cause for concern for organisms in the lake and for humans occurs when ... -
Sustainability analysis of carbon dioxide emissions on combustion of biomass for electricity
(2022)The transition towards renewable, low-carbon energy is a fundamental element of climate change mitigation. Many countries around the world have set their decarbonization strategies to reduce emissions. The European Union ...
