Soybean lecithin: acetone insoluble residue fractionation and their volatile components

Characterization of Enzymes Associated with Degradation of Insoluble Fiber of Soybean Curd Residue by Bacillus subtilis

Valorization of Agricultural Residues by Fractionation of their Components

The combined production of the most abundant agricultural residues in Spain (viz. cereal straw, sunflower stalks, vine shoots, cotton stalks, olive, orange and peach tree prunings, and horticultural and related residues) amounts to over 50 million tons per year, more than 20% of which is generated by Andalusia alone. Agricultural residues must be disposed of for various reasons including the fa...

Evaporative fractionation of volatile stable isotopes and their bearing on the origin of the Moon.

The Moon is depleted in volatile elements relative to the Earth and Mars. Low abundances of volatile elements, fractionated stable isotope ratios of S, Cl, K and Zn, high μ ((238)U/(204)Pb) and long-term Rb/Sr depletion are distinguishing features of the Moon, relative to the Earth. These geochemical characteristics indicate both inheritance of volatile-depleted materials that formed the Moon a...

Optimization of continuous hydrogenation of soybean lecithin using factorial design

Soybean lecithin containing a mixture of phospholipids (PLs) is an important co product obtained during soybean oil refining. Saturated rich PLs find several applications in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical areas. The present study reports a simple, rapid, efficient and continuous hydrogenation process using 10% Pd/C catalyst at various temperatures and pressures. Degree of hydrogenation was m...

Fractionation and Molecular Analysis of a Vacuum Residue Asphaltenes

/ Petroleum asphaltenes are defined as the n-pentane or n-heptane insoluble but toluene soluble fraction of crude oils or petroleum residua. This operational definition is a consequence of the extremely complex structure of asphaltenes which consist of thousands of compounds containing highly aromatic cores, long chain aliphatic groups, heteroatoms (sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen) as well as trac...