Showing papers in "Industrial Crops and Products in 2009"

TL;DR: In this article, chemical composition, X-ray powder diffraction, and morphological studies and thermal behavior aspects in respect of banana, sugarcane bagasse sponge gourd fibers of Brazilian origin are presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the acid methanolysis combined with GC analysis is a convenient method for obtaining the sugar unit composition and amount of non-crystalline polysaccharides in different plant materials.

TL;DR: The variation in the content and composition of Origanum majorana L. essential oil has been studied in this article, showing that the later vegetative stage is characterized by the highest contents of bioactive compounds and therefore it could be considered as the best stage for harvesting marjoram plants.

TL;DR: In this article, the chemical composition and physical properties of Mediterranean (Tunisian) spiny and spineless cladodes (O. ficus indica f. amylocea and O. inermis) were studied.

TL;DR: In this paper, different kinds of tannin foams are compared with their chemical composition and properties, including water absorption, compression resistance, direct flame behavior and foam cells dimensions.

TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model was evaluated to predict the essential oil recovery by steam distillation of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), and lavender (Lavandula dentata L.).

TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to determine variations of plant properties (fruit yield per plant, 1000-fruit weight, essential oil content and composition during four different maturation stages (immature, premature, mature and full mature) in sweet fennel fruit.

TL;DR: Higher nitrogen levels caused an increase in dry matter production of oregano for both experiment years and a decrease in essential oil content in 2007, which can be explained in terms of dilution effect.

TL;DR: The findings of the present study suggest that the essential oils have a potential to be used as herbicide as well as fungicide and hexane extracts of the plant samples relatively rich in n-alkanes, fatty acids and fatty acid esters as compared with the oil.

TL;DR: The wasted barks of Rhizophora apiculata mangrove from charcoal industry were explored as a potential source in producing tannins-based adsorbent for heavy metal ions as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The better behaviour of Arper salt-challenged leaves compared to those of Aristo may be related to their higher water content and polyphenol accumulation mainly anthocyanins which showed to participate efficiently in restriction of oxidative damages caused by the H 2 O 2 generation.

TL;DR: The relationships of chemotypes with soil type and climatic conditions of collected regions were assessed, as probable reasons of high variations in essential oil components, and discussed.

TL;DR: High antioviposition effectiveness was found in all selected oils, and almost 100% deterrence of female oviposition was determined for all oils in concentrations of 0.02%.

TL;DR: It is suggested that foliar Zn and Mn application can improve the seed yield and seed quality of safflower grown under drought stress.

TL;DR: In this paper, the color, phenols content and global chemical composition of four fresh varieties of olive leaves (Chemlali, Chemchali, Zarrazi and Chetoui) were determined.

TL;DR: In this article, the fatty acid profiles and tocopherol and phytosterol contents of crude oils of cress ( Lepidium sativum L.) and field pennycress ( Thlaspi arvense L.) are reported, along with yields from the corresponding seeds.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of cornstarch-quebracho tannin-based resins designed as adhesive in the plywood production was evaluated and the results showed that these resins improved tensile strength, wood failure and 3-point bending strength.

TL;DR: In this article, the chemical structure of milled-wood lignin isolated from Paulownia fortunei wood was investigated, and the lignins were characterized by analytical pyrolysis and two-dimensional NMR that indicated a predominance of guaiacyl (G) over syringyl (S) units, and only showed small amounts of p-hydroxyphenyl (H) units.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential of chestnut shell and eucalyptus bark extracts as phenol substitutes in the formulation of adhesives, as chrome substitutes in leather tanning and as a source of antioxidants compounds has been studied.

TL;DR: In this article, ten agro industrial wastes were assessed for their suitability as fungus immobilization carrier for solid-state fermentation (SSF), including creosote bush leaves, Larrea tridentata, variegated Caribbean agave (Agave lechuguilla), lemon peel, Citrus aurantifolia), orange peel (Citrus sinensis), apple pomace (Malus domestica), pistachio shell (Pistacia vera), wheat bran (Triticum spp.), coconut husk (Cocos nucifer

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of water deficit on growth, essential oil and fatty acid composition of caraway ( Carum carvi L.) seeds were investigated, where plants were treated with different levels of water deficiency: control, moderate water deficit and severe water deficit.

TL;DR: A glasshouse experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different NaCl concentrations (25, 50, 75 and 100 mM) on plant growth, essential oil production and composition of Salvia officinalis fruits as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Mentha spicata L. (spearmint) was collected from different sub-tropical and temperate zones of North-West Himalayan region of India and one accession was found rich in carvone along with low limonene content.

TL;DR: In this paper, essential oils from 25 species of medicinal plants were tested as mycelial growth inhibitors against six important pathogenic and toxinogenic fungal species, and the results showed that the essential oils used in their experiment evidently affected growth of these fungi.

TL;DR: Palm esters were synthesized through enzymatic transesterification of various palm oil fractions with oleyl alcohol using Lipozyme RM IM as the catalyst as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: A comparative study on the chemical composition of oak cork and corresponding industrial residues and birch ( Betula pendula L.) outer bark is reported in this article, which revealed that C18 and C22 ω-hydroxyfatty acids (including mid-chain epoxy- and dihydroxy-derivatives), followed by α,ω-dicarboxylic acids, are the main components in both suberins.

TL;DR: The static coefficient of friction of jatropha fruit increased linearly against the surfaces of three structural materials, namely plywood (47.81%), mild steel (62.88%), and aluminium (34.82%), as the moisture content increased from 7.97% to 23.33% d.b..

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the pretreatment and the pressure conditions on the physical-mechanical responses of the fiberboard was evaluated and the conditions maximizing the responses were found.

TL;DR: In this paper, the use of these aromatic substrates from natural materials to trap some heavy metal ions dissolved in water solutions is described, and the results have been achieved using different mimosa bark tannin (Acacia mearnsii formerly mollissima, De Wildt) and pine bark tANNin (Pinus radiata) mixed foams.

TL;DR: In this article, Thymus zygis ssp. gracilis shrubs were used as an experimental crop under different watering level, in order to achieve 81, 63, 44 and 30% of the local potential evapotranspiration (ETo).