Background: Sugar substitutes like maltitol are reported to be noncariogenic ingredients and may not lead the development of dental caries (DC), in contrast sugars other fermentable carbohydrates. The current study aimed investigate effects maltitol-based sugar-free chocolates on factors associated with DC. Methods: This was an ope...

India is the largest producer of sugarcane in Asia and its sugar industry represents second agro-based industry. Sugarcane bagasse (SCB), a major waste from industries, indisputably lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) embedding ∼60 % carbohydrates, making it renewable source fermentable sugars. Despite unique chemical composition, SCB primarily used for co-generation. The enormous potential can be un...

BACKGROUND Ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment is receiving significant attention as a potential process that enables fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass and produces high yields of fermentable sugars suitable for the production of renewable fuels. However, successful optimization and scale up of IL pretreatment involves challenges, such as high solids loading, biomass handling and transfer, wa...

This work focuses on conversion of agricultural wastes into fermentable sugar via acid hydrolysis. Proximate and ultimate analysis was carried out to ascertain the physiochemical properties biomass feedstock sugar. Mineral such as hydrochloric (HCl) sulfuric (H2SO4) used media for plantain peels water yam Concentration glucose analyzed using DNS techniques. Modelling process done three establis...

The present paper focuses on the utilization of steam explosion method for efficient pretreatment rice straw, used as a prominent substrate bioethanol production. Native straw contains abundant chemical compounds in form cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin 32.4%, 57%, 12.5%, respectively. Pretreatment with different concentrations H2O2 (0.05%, 0.1%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, 1%) was impregnating age...

Acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production from renewable resources has been widely reported. In this study, Clostridium butyricum EB6 was employed for ABE fermentation using fermentable sugar derived from treated oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB). A higher amount of ABE (2.61 g/l) was produced in a fermentation using treated OPEFB as the substrate when compared to a glucose based medium that pr...

Carbohydrates, together with fats and proteins, provide the necessary energy needs for humans, and constitute, therefore, an integral part of a normal diet. An etiological model for caries that considers local and host factors is presented, highlighting the interaction of bacteria, saliva, minerals, and trace elements with food residues and with other intrinsic environmental and behavioral char...

Wheat straw is a sufficient agricultural by-product with a low market price. The biofuel produced from lignocellulosic material exhibits energetic, economic and environmental benefits in contrast to bio-ethanol from starch or sugar. Until now, physical and chemical difficulty caused by the close connection of the main components of lignocellulosic biomass, discourage the hydrolysis of cellulose...