A hyphenated technique using ultrasound-assisted supercritical CO₂ extraction (UASCE) was developed to obtain flavonoids from Cosmos sulphureus. The highest total flavonoids content (TFC) achieved at 25 MPa pressure, 55°C temperature, 10% cosolvent concentration, and 0.21 W/mL ultrasound energy...

The public is seriously at risk for major health problems due to environment contamination from lead ions (Pb²⁺) and heavy metal bioaccumulation in agricultural goods. In this study, core-shell silver-coated gold nanorods (Au@Ag NRs) were created and treated with glutathione (GSH) and...

Salmonella is a zoonotic pathogen that is commonly transmitted through food. External disinfection of shell eggs is of crucial importance to health in reducing egg-borne salmonellosis, because Salmonella on shells can be easily transmitted to other food products or infect food handlers. A new...

A new type of durian-shaped Fe₃O₄@Au@Ag@Au (DFAAA) multilayer core-shell composite was prepared as an efficient surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. The optimization process and SERS enhancement mechanism of the substrate were further explained with finite-difference time-domain...

In this work, a magnetic adsorption material based on a metal-organic framework (Fe₃O₄@PPy@MIL-53(Fe)) was designed and prepared, as well as used as an adsorbent for the extraction of fungicides from fresh juice and environmental water. The material was subjected to a series of characterization...

Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge cold plasma (CP) is an effective method for inactivating microorganism contamination. However, improving CP inactivation efficiency as affected by CP reactor parameters still remains unstudied. In this study, the effects of discharge voltage,...

In this study, black sesame seeds were fermented by Lactobacillus Plantarum NCU116 and then hydrolyzed using acid protease to improve Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity. The random forest-particle swarm optimization (RF-PSO) model was applied to predict the ACE inhibitory...

In nuclear industry, tributyl phosphate (TBP) is used as organic extracting solvent to separate uranium and plutonium. The spent TBP is finally discarded as the radioactive organic waste, which should be treated due to its potential risk. In this study, TBP degradation by Fenton oxidation was...

Bioenergy production relies on resources such as agricultural waste, which has prompted extensive research on biofuels. The heating value is a crucial parameter for evaluating energy sources. This study aims to analyze and propose formulations for estimating the higher heating value (HHV) based on...

This paper presents the possibility of using hydrated cerium(III) chloride (CeCl₃.7H₂O) recovered from a spent polishing agent containing cerium(IV) dioxide (CeO₂) to remove phosphate and other impurities from brewery wastewater phosphate 43.0 mg/L, total P 19.8 mg/L, pH 7.5, COD_(Cr) 827 mg O₂/L,...