Lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer on Earth, right after cellulose, with a highly complex chemical structure that hinders its possible utilizations. As a consequence, it is mostly burned as an inexpensive resource, generating green electricity or heat that in turn can be used for the deconstruction of biomass itself. Applications that utilize lignin in different manners are of great ...

Electrospinning is a versatile process used to prepare micro- and nano- sized fibers from various polymers dissolved in volatile solvents. In this report, cellulose and cellulose-heparin composite fibers are prepared from nonvolatile room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) solvents by electrospinning. RTILs are extracted from the biopolymer fiber after the fiber formation using a cosolvent. Micron...

Soil improvement using biopolymers has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with the aim to reduce harmful environmental effects of traditional materials, such as cement. This paper aims provide a review on assessment binders soil improvement, biopolymer-treated characteristics, well most important factors affecting behavior treated soil. In more detail, benefits and concerns about...

Novel Pickering emulsions were stabilized by complex interfaces in the presence of zein colloidal particles (ZCPs), propylene glycol alginate (PGA), and rhamnolipid (Rha) for delivery ?-carotene. The influence particle-surfactant, particle-biopolymer, particle-biopolymer-surfactant mixed on physiochemical properties digestion fate was investigated. It is first time that three different types em...

Surfactant-based nanostructures are promising materials for designing novel colorimetric biosensors based on aggregation/disaggregation phenomena. In this work, a sensor the plasmonic shift of surfactant-capped gold nanoparticles via disaggregation mechanism was developed. To perform this, optimum SDS concentration firstly determined in order to form Au@16-s-16/SDS complex aggregates with well-...

Silicates are well known for their bioactivity, here we are reporting the bioactivity of diopside (CaMgSi2O6) synthesized by sol-gel combustion process by using citric acid and succinic acid as a mixed fuel. The phase formation of the prepared sample was confirmed by powder X-Ray Diffraction. In-vitro bioactivity of the diopside in conjugation with biopolymer chitin in various proportions were ...

Cellulose, the major constituent of all plant materials and the most abundant organic molecule on the Earth, is a linear biopolymer of glucose molecules, connected by β-1,4-glycosidic bonds. Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose requires mixtures of hydrolytic enzymes including endoglucanases, exoglucanases (cellobiohydrolases), and β-glucosidases acting in a synergistic manner. In biopolymer hydro...

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DNA-wrapped halloysite nanotubes were obtained by a mechanochemical reaction in the solid state. The characterization by scanning electron microscopy showed that the nanotubes were cut into shorter lengths and were completely covered with DNA. This resulted in a high aqueous solubility of the product with stability of the solution for about 6 weeks. The nanotubes were cut to different fractions...