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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.
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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).

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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.)

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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Calcium oxalate crystals inOpuntia ficusindica (L.) mill.: Development and relation to mucilage cells — A stereological analysis

TL;DR: Development of calcium oxalate crystals was followed from the shoot apex to its base, using stereological analysis, and the stereological parameters relating to the crystal cells were compared with those of mucilage cells, of the same tissue.
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