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Extraction and characterization of mucilage in Opuntia spp.
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The colour analysis showed a high L* value and the chromatic co-ordinates were in the yellow-greenish spectrum, and the use of isopropyl alcohol is recommended in ratio 1:3, since its commercial value is lower in comparison with ethanol.About:
This article is published in Journal of Arid Environments.The article was published on 2007-03-01. It has received 239 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mucilage & Extraction (chemistry).read more
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Toward Understanding the Efficacy and Mechanism of Opuntia spp. as a Natural Coagulant for Potential Application in Water Treatment
TL;DR: Comparison of zeta potential measurements and transmission electron microscopy images of flocs formed by Opuntia spp.
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Response surface methodology for optimization of extraction yield, viscosity, hue and emulsion stability of mucilage extracted from Lepidium perfoliatum seeds
TL;DR: In this article, a second-order polynomial model was developed using multiple linear regression analysis to determine the optimum processing conditions that give maximum extraction yield, viscosity, hue and emulsion stability, as well as, minimum protein content for the gum extracted from Lepidium perfoliatum seed.
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Headway on natural polymeric coagulants in water and wastewater treatment operations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a review of green and biobased coagulants for water and wastewater treatment operations, and the factors militating against the transition of the applications of these non-conventional coagULs from bench-scale to real-life applications were discussed.
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Polysaccharide extraction from Abelmoschus esculentus: Optimization by response surface methodology
TL;DR: Crude polysaccharide extraction from the Iranian Abelmoschus esculentus was performed using water decoction using Response surface methodology and the experimental yield was 16.895±0.29%, which is well in close agreement with the value predicted by the model 16.916%.
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Development and Characterization of Edible Films Based on Mucilage of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.)
Miguel Espino-Díaz,J. De Jesús Ornelas-Paz,Miguel Ángel Martínez-Téllez,Carlos Santillán,Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas,Paul Baruk Zamudio-Flores,Guadalupe I. Olivas +6 more
TL;DR: It can be considered that mucilage films without modification of pH and without the addition of calcium have the best water vapor barrier properties and tensile strength.
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Methylation analysis of the mucilage of Opuntia ficus-indica☆
TL;DR: The mucilage of Opuntia ficus-indica and a partially degraded mucilage have been investigated by methylation analysis and periodate oxidation as mentioned in this paper, and the results show that the mucilage is composed of 1,4-α-D -galactopyranosyluronic acid and 1,2-β-L -rhamnopyrano-pyranoyl residues.
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Cactus (Opuntia spp.) as forage
TL;DR: The use of the cactus Opuntia as forage for livestock in various countries is discussed in this article, where the authors present current scientific and practical information on the use of this plant.
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Mechanical properties of gels formed by mixtures of mucilage gum (Opuntia ficus indica) and carrageenans
TL;DR: In this article, the mechanical properties of gels formed by either mixtures of mucilage gum from Opuntia ficus indica and κ-carrageenan or i-carrageenan have been examined using dynamic shear and uniaxial compression measurements.