In this study, we have evaluated the effect of potassium hydroxide (KOH) on energy storage performance metal-free carbon-based materials prepared from molasses. Molasses are a renewable-resource biomass and economical by-product sugar refinement, used here as carbon precursor. Two co-doped using molasses were synthesized via time cost-efficient microwave carbonization process, with ammonium pol...

Sugar cane plantations have been expanding over a large area of the world for many centuries. During that time, sugar and several types of liquor, particularly rum, have been manufactured in huge quantities. In Brazil, about 300 million L of aguardente de cana are produced annually (Anon., 1953) by distilling fermented cane juice. Although the natural yeast flora of sugar cane juice may contrib...

The aim of this study was to increase productivity Komagataeibacter xylinus C3 strain on nutrient media using industrial wastes as carbon source. By-product sugar production, molasses, selected for the cultivation bacterial cellulose (BC) producer. It has been shown that significant accumulation BC (11.9 g/L) occurs molasses medium with 7 days in static conditions, which is 1.6 times higher tha...

Pomegranate molasses (PM) is a large compound of the eastern diets, yet no research has been performed on this product. In this study, we measured the total polyphenols content of PM, compared to fresh pomegranate juice, obtaining 252.28 and 79.49 mg of Gallic Acid equivalent/L respectively. The antioxidant effect of PM and juice was then measured in vitro using electrolysis as a free radical g...

As a result of deterioration in the colour and polarisation of the VHP sugar caused by abnormal cane quality during October of the 1983/84 crushing season, it was decided to test a modified boiling system at Illovo as proposed by van Hengel at the SASTA Congress of 1983. The results achieved for the period before, during and after the trial are presented and compared. It was found that the qual...